Studyiq Best 300 MCQ April To September 2k20 PRDP PDF

300 Best MCQs April Part-1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg

Important Days :-
● International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance - 4th April
● National Maritime Day - 5th April.
● International Day of Conscience – 5th April.
● Army Medical Corps Raising Day – 3th April.

Obituaries :-
● Tamil actress and folk singer Paravai Muniyamma passed away.
● Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passed away due to coronavirus.
● Professor Arjun Dev, the legendary educationist and historian, passed away.
● Emmy winner Adam Schlesinger, best known as the co-founder of the 2000s pop-rock band Fountains of
Wayne passed away.
● Kannada Comedy actor Bullet Prakash passed away.
● World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee passed away.

Q) Which state has launched a mobile app PRAGYAAM to issue e-passes to everyone associated with delivery
of essential services?
A.Bihar B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Jharkhand D.Gujarat

Q) Air Vice Marshall Chandan Singh Rathore, who passed away recently, was the recipient of which award?
A.Param Vir Chakra B.Vir Chakra
C.Shaurya Chakra D.Maha Vir Chakra

Q) Which IIT institution has built a mobile app named ‘CORONTINE’?
A.IIT Bombay B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Gandhinagar D.IIT Hyderabad

Q) Which among the following has designed a casualty evacuation bag to transport or isolate persons infected
with COVID-19?
A.Reliance B.Tata Sons
C.DRDO D.IIT Madras

Q) The Government of India has sold its stake in THDC India Ltd and NEEPCO (North Eastern Electric Power
Corp) to which Indian public sector undertaking?
A.ONGC B.SAIL
C.GAIL D.NTPC

Q) Which ministry has launched a portal ‘Stranded in India’ to help foreign tourists who are stuck in various
parts of the country?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of External Affairs
C.Ministry of Tourism D.Ministry of Law and Justice

Q) China has identified “Tan Re Qing” as the best cure for COVID-19, this traditional medicine carries the bile
of which animal?
A.Deer B.Bear
C.Rabbit D.Sheep

Q) Who is the author of the book The Death of Jesus?
A.Paul Celan B. J M Coetzee C.Albert Camus D.Arundhati Roy

Q) As per the latest UNCTAD report, the world economy will go into recession with the exception of which two
countries?
A.China & Japan B.United States & China C.India & China D.South Korea & China
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Q) Which state observed Utkal Diwas on 1 April 2020?
A.Karnataka B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Odisha D.Kerala

Q) Tata Power JV commission has started commercial operation of a 178 megawatt hydropower project in
which country?
A.Armenia B.Georgia
C.Turkey D.Russia

Q) Which Space Agency has announced the SunRISE mission to study giant solar particle storms?
A.ISRO B.JAXA
C.Roscosmos D.NASA

Q) RBI has hiked the limit for foreign portfolio investors’ (FPI) investment in corporate bonds to _______
percent of outstanding stock for FY 2020-21?
A.10% B.12%
C.17% D.15%

Q) Which Company has bought 5.45% stake in SpiceJet?
A.HDFC trustee Company B.SBI trustee Company
C.ICICI trustee Company D.PNB trustee Company

Q) Which Indian newspaper that used to get published in the United States for 50 years has ceased its printed
edition?
A.India Bulletin B.India Currents
C.Biz India D.India Abroad

Q) Which Bank has offered $1 billion for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency Project?
A.World Bank B.Asian Development Bank
C.International Monetary Fund D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Q) What is the theme of the World Autism Awareness Day 2020?
A.The Transition to Adulthood B.Employment: The Autism Advantage
C.Empowering Women and Girls with Autism D.Autism and the 2030 Agenda

Q) Philip Warren Anderson, who passed away recently, was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in which subject?
A.Chemistry B.Medicine
C.Physics D.Literature

Q) Which state has launched a mobile application ‘Corona Watch’?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Karnataka

Q) First UNSC meeting on COVID-19 will be held soon. Which country currently holds the Presidency of the
United Nations Security Council?
A.Vietnam B.Belgium
C.China D.Dominican Republic

● Security Council Presidency in 2020 :-
○ Vietnam - January ○ Germany - July
○ Belgium - February ○ Indonesia - August
○ China - March ○ Niger - September
○ Dominican Republic - April ○ Russia - October
○ Estonia - May ○ St Vincent and Grenadines - November
○ France - June ○ South Africa - December


Q) Which company has acquired a popular weather app Dark Sky?
A.Samsung B.Apple
C.Facebook D.Google

Q) What is the full form of MOM which is designed by the personnel from Naval Dockyard in
Visakhapatnam?
A.Many-feed Oxygen Meter B.Micro-feed Oxygen Manifold
C.Multi-feed Oxygen Manifold D.Many-free Oxygen Meter

Q) India and which country have postponed all the events planned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their
diplomatic relations due to COVID-19?
A.China B.Japan
C.Russia D.Israel

Q) Which state will distribute 25 lakh houses sites to the poor under Navaratnalu - Pedalandariki Illu (houses
for all the poor) programme?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Odisha D.Telangana

Q) Insurance Australia General (IAG) has sold its entire 26% stake held in which Insurance company of India?
A.Tata AIG General Insurance B.Oriental Insurance Company
C.SBI General Insurance D.ICICI Lombard

Q) As per the notification by GoI, any person who has resided in J&K for the period of ________ years would
be considered as domicile of J&K?
A.10 years B.15 years
C.12 years D.20 years

Q) Which FMCG company has successfully completed the merger of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Ltd (GSKCH) with itself?
A.ITC Limited B.Hindustan Unilever
C.Parle Agro D.Procter and Gamble

Q) Name the woman who is behind India's first testing kit Patho Detect?
A.Minal Dakhave Bhosale B.Gita Ramjee
C.Radhika Sharma D.Anjali Patil

Q) One of the men behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) passed away recently, what was his name?
A.Tony Lewis B. Frank Duckworth
C.Nat Thomson D.William Cooper

Q) Which is the o cial COVID-19 tracking app that has been launched by the Government of India?
A.COVID Setu B.COVID Info
C.Aarogya Setu D.Swasthya Setu

Q) UN’s COP 26 climate summit has been postponed. Which city was scheduled to host the summit this year?
A.Tokyo B.London
C.New Delhi D.Glasgow

Q) Which company has introduced ‘Watson Assistant for Citizens’ in India free of cost to address COVID-19
queries?
A.Google B.IBM
C.Microsoft D.Intel

Q) Which bank has listed Green Bonds of $100 million on India INX’s Global Securities Market Green Platform
(GSM)?
A.State Bank of India B.Axis Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.Punjab National Bank

Q) As per the recent changes in the direct tax regime, what is the number of days NRIs needed to spend in
India to qualify as Indian tax resident?
A.120 days B.182 days
C.160 days D.150 days

Q) Indian Air Force (IAF) has airlifted 6.2 tonne essential medicines and hospital consumables to Maldives
under which Operation?
A.Surya B.Sahyog
C.Sanjeevani D.Madad

Q) The Civil Aviation Ministry under which initiative is supplying medical and essential supplies across the
country?
A.Sanjeevani Udan B.Lifeline Udan
C.Covid Udan D.Life Udan

Q) The government of India has announced setting up of a "cargo air-bridge" with which country to transport
critical medical supplies?
A.Russia B.Maldives
C.Sri Lanka D.China

Q) Which country will host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games in November 2021?
A.South Korea B.Vietnam
C.Japan D.China

Q) Which state has launched an online cultural competition “Mo Prativa” in collaboration with UNICEF?
C.Odisha D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) What is the name of the mascot chosen for the 19th Asian Games scheduled to be held in 2022?
A.Dragon B.Cobi & Petra
C.Oski D.Smart Triplets

Q) Which manufacturing unit of Indian Railways has set the Limca Book of Records for producing record 431
locomotives in the FY20 in 292 working days?
A.Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) B.Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
C.Chittaranjan Locomotive- Works (CLW) D.Rail Coach Factory (RCF)

Q) Which Indian NGO has been awarded the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2020 for its
exceptional work in the maternal and child health space in India?
A.Goonj B.ARMMAN
C.PEHAL D.Deepalaya

Govt cuts interest rates on small savings schemes for Apr-Jun quarter ::

Q) Department of Science & Technology in a rapid response to combat COVID-19 has approved setting up of
a CAWACH. What does “W” in CAWACH stand for?
A.World B.War
C.Wage D.Warrior
● CAWACH - Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis.

Q) Associations representing o cers of Central Civil Services, including IAS and the IPS, have launched which
initiative to support the government's efforts in fighting coronavirus?
A.Prerna B.Samvedhna
C.Anukampa D.Caruna

Q) ICICI Securities (I-Sec) has partnered with N S Raghavan Centre of Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL)to
support startups in the fintech space. NSRCEL is start up hub of which IIM institution?
A.IIM Ahmedabad B.IIM Indore
C.IIM Bangalore D.IIM Lucknow

Q) National Cadet Corps (NCC) has offered its volunteer cadets for national duty to fight COVID-19 under
which initiative?
A.Exercise NCC Yogdan B.Project NCC Saathi
C.Exercise NCC Karma D.Target NCC Covid

Q) CCI has approved acquisition of 18.95 per cent stake in which health Insurance company by Trishikhar
Ventures under the green channel route?
A.Religare B.Apollo Munich
C.Future Generali India D.Max Bupa

Q) IISc Bengaluru has developed a prototype of an indigenous ventilator under which project?
A.Raksha B.Vaayu
C.Praana D.Umeed

Q) JEEVAN, is a low-cost energy e cient ventilator made by the Rail Coach Factory, located in which city?
A.Lucknow B.Raebareli
C.Tiruchirapalli D.Kapurthala

Q) Name the Chief Minister of India who was conferred with the ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by PETA India?
A.Arvind Kejriwal B.Pema Khandu
C.Bhupesh Baghel D.Naveen Patnaik

Q) Which edition of the National Maritime Day was observed in India on 5th April, 2020?
A.55th B.57th
th
C.60 D.48th

Q) What is the theme of the World Health Day 2020?
A.Support nurses and midwives B.Move for health
C.Depression: Let's talk D.Working together for health

Q) Which state has banned the sale of chewing gums till June 30 over coronavirus?
A.Goa B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Gujarat

Q) UB Pravin Rao has been appointed as the Chairman of which company?
A.NASSCOM B.Infosys
C.Wipro D.ASSOCHAM

Q) The Union Cabinet has approved a ___% cut in the salaries of all Members of Parliament for a year?
A.20 % B.25 %
C.30 % D.40 %

Q) The union cabinet has suspended the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme for how many years?
A.3 years B.1 year
C.2 years D.4 years


Q) Which IIT institutions has developed a low-cost portable ventilator Prana-Vayu in association with
AIIMS-Rishikesh?
A.IIT Mandi B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Kharagpur D.IIT Gandhinagar

Q) As per the recent survey, conducted by which organization, about one-fourth of the consumers in India
currently pay for news?
A.World Economic Forum B.National Sample Survey O ce
C.World Trade Organization D.Press Trust of India

Q) Which company has decided to shut down its 'Neighbourly' app?
A.Facebook B.Wipro
C.Google D.Microsoft

Q) 2021 World Games which has been postponed to 2022 were scheduled to take place in which city?
A.London B.Manchester
C.Birmingham D.Bristol



Obituaries :-
● British Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor passes away.
● Veteran Malayalam music composer MK Arjunan, popularly known as Arjunan Master,
passed away.
● British Formula One racing driver Stirling Moss died aged 90 in London.
● American folk singer John Prine passed away.
● Former Madhya Pradesh minister Hazarilal Raghuwanshi passed away.
● Former Speaker of the Mizoram Assembly and veteran politician Hiphei died.
● Malayalam actor Sasi Kalinga, passed away.
● Rifat Chadirji, known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, passed away.
● Former Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passed away.

Important days :-
● 101st anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre marked on April 13, 2020.
● The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is celebrating the Play True Day 2020 on 9 April.
● World Homeopathy Day - April 10.
○ The theme is "Enhancing the scope of Homoeopathy in Public Health".
● International Day of Human Space Flight 2020 -April 12, 2020.
● International Day of Conscience - April 5.

Q) Which player posthumously, has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?
A.LeBron James B.Kobe Bryant
C.Anthony Davis D.Stephen Curry

Q) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will now accept which document as a birth proof to
change the birth date online?
A.Driving license B.PAN Card
C.Voter Card D.Aadhar Card

Q) Which state has launched the Annapurna & Supply Mitra Portals for citizens?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Rajasthan D.Madhya Pradesh

Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PokerStars?
A.Varun Dhawan B.MS Dhoni
C.Virat Kohli D.Sushant Singh Rajput

Q) Who has been appointed as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs?
A.Raveesh Kumar B.Debasish Panda
C.Ajay Narayan Jha D.Anurag Srivastava

Q) Which satellite of NASA will give early warning signals of Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?
A.Juno B.CIRES
C.Aura D.Envisat

Q) Which state/UT government has launched a 5T action plan to fight COVID-19?
A.Delhi B.Puducherry C.Tamil Nadu D.Andhra Pradesh

Q) The Union Cabinet has approved three schemes to boost large-scale electronics manufacturing in India.
Which among the following schemes is not included in the list?
A.EMC 2.0 B.PLI C.SPECS D.STAR

● EMC 2.0 - Electronics Manufacturing Clusters.
● SPECS - Scheme for Promotion of manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors.
● PLI - Production Linked Incentive Scheme.

Q) Which division of Indian Railways has deployed ‘Doodh Duronto Special’ trains to transport essential
commodities during the lockdown?
A.Central Railway B.South-Central Railway
C.Northern Railway D.Western Railway

Q) NASA has unveiled its plan to set up the first human base camp Artemis on the Moon's south pole by which
year?
A.2025 B.2023
C.2022 D.2024

Q) Which Airline has operated the country's first cargo-on-seat flight carrying vital supplies?
A.SpiceJet B.IndiGo
C.Air India D.GoAir

Q) NHAI has achieved the highest ever construction of National Highways in FY 2019-20 by constructing what
km of national highways?
A.3,979 km B.4,671 km
C.2,897 km D.5,120 km

Q) Which ministry has designated DigiLocker as the sole National Academic Depository (NAD)?
A.Ministry of Finance B.Ministry of Science and Technology
C.Ministry of Planning D.Ministry of Human Resource Development

Q) Police in which district of Chhattisgarh have developed a ‘Rakhsa Sarv’ app to track the quarantined
people through Google Map?
A.Bastar B.Raipur
C.Bilaspur D.Janjgir-Champa

Q) The Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Human Resource has launched which online challenge to invite ideas
and innovations that can help fight against the novel coronavirus?
A.Samadhan B.Sadhan
C.Upay D.Suraksha

Q) Jack Dorsey who has decided to donate $1 billion to charities working towards combating the global
COVID-19 pandemic is a CEO of which company?
A.You Tube B.Twitter
C.LinkedIn D.Samsung

Q) Madhuban is a biofortified variety of which among the following?
A.Potato B.Radish
C.Turnip D.Carrot

Q) Pharmacists, popularly known as _______ are delivering essential services and medicines at doorstep of
patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)?
A.Swasthya ke Sipahi B.Kalyan Sipahi
C.Aarogya Sipahi D.Sehat ke Sipahi

Q) The Department of Personnel and Training has launched which online learning platform to train all
healthcare and COVID-19 warriors of India?
A.eGOT B.cGOT
C.vGOT D.iGOT

Q) According to a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ,the COVID-19 crisis has the
potential to push around ___________ crore informal sector workers in India deeper into poverty?
A.20 crore B.50 crore
C.40 crore D.30 crore


Q) NASA recently marked the 50th anniversary of which mission which has become to known as “a successful
failure”?
A.Pioneer B.Apollo 13
C.Landsat 6 D.Viking 1

Q) As per the report by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which country has become the top
filer of international patents in 2019?
A.Japan B.China
C.United States D.Germany

Q) Which state has launched the portal named ‘Padhai Tunhar Dwar’ (education at your doorstep)?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Jharkhand
C.Chhattisgarh D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) Which company has signed a contract with the Indian Army for setting up an advanced IT-enabled system
to operate the Armed Forces network?
A.GMR Group B.Larsen & Toubro
C.Reliance Infrastructure D.Tata Projects

Q) The government has constituted an empowered group for coordination with private sector, NGOs and
international organisations for COVID-19 related response activities. Who will head this group?
A.Amitabh Kant B.Mohan Bhatnagar
C.Gopal Baglay D.Kamal Kishor

Q) India has received 1.70 lakh personal protection equipment (PPE) coveralls donated by which country?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.China D.Israel

Q) Which port trust has become the first state-owned port trust to invoke the force majeure clause in the wake
of the outbreak of the coronavirus?
A.Mumbai port trust B.Kolkata port trust
C.Chennai port trust D.Kandla port trust

Q) Who has been named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2019?
A.Virat Kohli B.Ben Stokes
C.Kane Williamson D.Ross Taylor

● In the Women's category, Ellyse Perry has been named as “Leading Women Cricketer”.
● Wisden's Leading T20 Cricketer: Andre Russell.

Q) Who has become the apparent Democratic nominee for the US Presidential Elections 2020?
A.Bernie Sanders B.Tom Perez
C.Joe Biden D.Pat Brown

Q) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company has appointed whom as the new Managing Director & Chief Executive
O cer?
A.Parag Raja B.Vipin Anand
C.Mukesh Gupta D.Suseel Kumar

Q) Which state has launched the Top Parent mobile app?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar

Q) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive O cer of IFFCO Tokio General
Insurance Company?
A.Anamika Roy Rashtrawar B.Tapan Singhel
C.Ritesh Kumar D.Shikha Sharma


Q) The Ministry of HRD has launched which campaign for Crowd Sourcing of Ideas in order to improve the
online education ecosystem of India?
A.Desh Padhe Online B.Waqt Hain Online ka
C.Bharat Padhe Online D.Ruke Na Padhai

Q) Which company has unveiled a new Braille keyboard for Android smartphones?
A.Apple B.Samsung
C.Oppo D.Google

Q) Which state/UT has launched 'Operation SHIELD' in 21 containment zones to curb the spread of
COVID-19?
A.Puducherry B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Delhi

Q) Name the Tropical Cyclone which recently hit Fiji along with Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
A.Cindy B.Harold
C.Idalia D.Kirk

Q) Which state/UT has recently accorded sanction for establishment of two Centres for Invention, Innovation,
Incubation and Training (CIIIT) in partnership with Tata Technologies?
A.Delhi B.Jammu & Kashmir
C.Gujarat D.Punjab

Q) Indian Railways’ Coach Rehabilitation Workshop has designed a “mobile doctor booth” named “what” in
Bhopal?
A.Charak B.Parth
C.Suraksha D.Saarthi

Q) Who is the author of the book Memoirs and Misinformation?
A.Tom Cruise B.Brad Pitt
C.Will Smith D.Jim Carrey

Q) April 9 is celebrated as Valour Day or Shaurya Diwas of which of the security forces of the Central Armed
Police Forces?
A.Assam Rifles (AR) B.Border Security Force (BSF)
C.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) D.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

● The Army Medical Corps (AMC) celebrated its 256th Raising Day on April 3.

Q) Which state/UT has rolled out the NAADI app for COVID-19?
A.Puducherry B.Delhi
C.Gujarat D.Jharkhand

Q) National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on April 11 which is the birth anniversary of ______ ?
A.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit B.Sarojini Naidu C.Kasturba Gandhi D.Lakshmi Sahgal

Q) Which bank has assured India $2.2 billion in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic?
A.New Development Bank B.World Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.Asian Development Bank

Q) Which Small Finance Bank has launched DigiGen platform where customers can digitally open a savings
account and fixed deposit instantly?
A.Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank B.Jana Small Finance Bank
C.Utkarsh Small Finance Bank D.Equitas Small Finance Bank

Q) The Reserve Bank of India launched a twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of
payment. Who is the face of this campaign?
A.Hrithik Roshan B.Deepika Padukone
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Sara Ali Khan

Q) Padma Shri awardee Shanti Hiranand Chawla, who passed away recently, was a renowned _____?
A.Classical Dancer B.Classical Singer
C.Painter D.Doctor

Q) Volcano Anak Krakatau, which is in the news recently, is located in which country?
A.Thailand B.Japan
C.Indonesia D.Vietnam

Q) The Ministry of Home Affairs has exempted which industry from Lock Down?
A.Fishing And Aquaculture B.Leather
C.Coal D.Steel

Q) A team of 15 Indian doctors and healthcare professionals has been sent by India to which country for
helping the country in Covid 19 pandemic?
A.Oman B.Saudi Arabia
C.Qatar D.Kuwait

Q) Which company will acquire Gurgaon Palwal Transmission Limited (GPTL) for Rs 1,080 crore?
A.IndiGrid B.IndInfravit Trust
C.Oriental InfraTrust D.Tower Infrastructure Trust

Q) Sanjay Agarwal has been reappointed as the managing director and CEO of which Small Finance Bank?
A.Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B.AU Small Finance Bank
C.Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank D.Equitas Small Finance Bank

Q) Which bank has received RBI nod for reappointment of Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for the next
three years?
A.Karnataka Bank B.Karur Vysya Bank
C.Kotak Mahindra Bank D.IndusInd Bank

Q) The administration of which UT has decided to halt the ‘Darbar Move’?
A.Puducherry B.Chandigarh
C.Ladakh D.Jammu and Kashmir

Q) IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva has named 12 people including which former RBI governor to her external
advisory group?
A.Urjit Patel B.D. Subbarao
C.Raghuram Rajan D.Bimal Jalan

Q) China’s central bank has bought 1.01 percent stake in which financial services company of India?
A.HDFC B.ICICI C.DHFL D.IFCI

Q) Apple has collaborated with which company to build a Bluetooth-based COVID contact tracing platform?
A.Microsoft B.Intel C.Google D.IBM

Q) The Ministry for HRD has launched a web-portal named YUKTI. What Does “I” in YUKTI stand for?
A.Intelligence B.Innovation
C.Integrated D.Information

● YUKTI → Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation.
● COVIDCARE APP - Arunachal Pradesh.
● Rakhsa Sarv - Chhattisgarh Police.
● PRAGYAAM APP - Jharkhand.
● Corona Sahayata App , GARUR APP - Bihar.
● COVA Punjab app - Punjab.
● Corona Mukt Himachal App - Himachal Pradesh.
● Corona Watch App - Karnataka.
● Corontine App - IIT BOMBAY.
● NAADI APP - Puducherry.
● Self Deceleration Covid-19 App - Nagaland.
● Arogya Setu, Corona Kavach, CoWin-20 app – Indian Government.

Q) Which Railway Station has become the first station to install the Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel?
A.Bhopal Station B.Lucknow Station
C.Ahmedabad Station D.Kochi Station

Q) Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharti has launched a new channel specifically dedicated to old classics
called _________?
A.DD Gold B.DD Classic
C.DD Vintage D.DD Retro

Q) The government of India is planning to set up a chain of 20 lakh retail shops called as _________?
A.Grocery Banks B.Suraksha Stores
C.Kartavya Stores D.Samridh Banks

Q) Which IIT has developed a ‘smart stethoscope’ which can hear heartbeats from a distance?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Delhi C.IIT Lucknow D.IIT Bombay

Q) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has validated the use of TrueNat for Covid-19 testing. It is
a machine that is used to detect which disease?
A.Stroke B.Lung Cancer
C.Cirrhosis D.Tuberculosis

Q) For the first time, scientists of NASA have directly measured wind speed on which celestial object?
A.Red Dwarf B.Yellow Dwarf
C.Brown Dwarf D.Orange Dwarf

Q) Abdul Majed, who was hanged recently in Dhaka, was the killer of which former President of Bangladesh?
A.Sheikh Mujibur Rahman B.Ziaur Rahman
C.Shahabuddin Ahmed D.Abdur Rahman Biswas

Q) Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti is celebrated as the ________ New Year?
A.Odia B.Tamil
C.Tulu D.Telugu

Other New Year festivals :-
● Baisakhi: Harvest Festival Of Punjab ● Puthandu: Tamil New Year
● Vishu: Malayalam New Year (Kerala) ● Poila Boishakh: Bengali New Year
● Bihu: Harvest Festival Of Assam

Q) A Tropical Butterfly Conservatory has been developed in which state to create awareness among the public
about the importance of the butterfly and its ecology?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Kerala C.Tamil Nadu D.Karnataka


Important Days :-
● World Creativity and Innovation Day: 21 April.
● World Liver Day observed globally: 19 April.
● UN Chinese Language Day: April 20.
● World Heritage Day - April 18.
○ Theme is "Shared Culture', 'Shared heritage' and 'Shared responsibility".
● World Voice Day - 16th of April.
● World Art Day - April 15.
● 14 April as the first World Chagas Disease Day.

Obituaries :-
● Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has passed away.
● BMW Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away.
● Best-selling Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda has died of Covid-19 in Spain.
● Veteran tribal leader and former Odisha Minister Saharai Oram died.
● Former American football player Willie Davis passed away.
● Freedom fighter R V Bhuskute passes away.
● Veteran actor Ranjit Chowdhry passes away.
● Former pro golfer Doug Sanders passes away.
● Swiss Ice Hockey player Roger Chappot passed away due to Coronavirus.
● Former Attorney General of India Ashok Desai passed away.

Q) Which among the following is organizing 'Break the CORONA Chain' Social Awareness Campaign?
A.FICCI B.IFFCO
C.NITI Aayog D.TRIFED

Q) Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & National Informatics Centre (NIC) have jointly launched which
collaborative network to help students to create 3D Computer Aided Designs?
A.EasyCAD B.SimpleCad
C.InoCAD D.CollabCAD

Q) Name the herbal medication which has been developed by National Innovation Foundation India (NIF) for
livestock owners?
A.Wormies B.Wormivet
C.HerbsVet D.OrganicVet

Q) Which country will host the Asian Boxing Championship for men and women in November-December this
year?
A.China B.Japan
C.India D.South Korea

Q) Birupaksha Mishra has become the new Executive Director of which bank?
A.Union Bank of India B.Bank of Baroda
C.Bank of India D.Canara Bank

Q) AIIMS has set up India’s first remote health monitoring system in which city?
A.Bhopal B.New Delhi
C.Rishikesh D.Bhubaneswar

Q) Ambedkar Jayanti was observed on 14th April. BR Ambedkar was born in ______?
A.Betul B.Mhow
C.Damoh D.Datia

Q) The pan-India Agriculture trading portal e-NAM was launched by PM Narendra Modi in which year?
A.2017 B.2018 C.2015 D.2016

Q) Which country has approved the sale of Harpoon missiles and torpedoes to India?
A.United States B.Russia
C.Israel D.Japan

Q) Indian Army observed which edition of Siachen day on April 13, 2020?
A.35th B.23rd
C.36th D.29th

Q) Which of the following ministries has launched the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series?
A.Ministry of HRD B.Ministry of Home Affairs
C.Ministry of Science & Tech D.Ministry of Tourism

Q) Which state has become the first state to start pool testing of covid-19 samples?
A.Gujarat B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Maharashtra

Q) Which Bank has tripled the size of its Covid-19 response package for its member nations to $ 20 billion?
A.Asian Development Bank B.World Bank
C.International Monetary Fund D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Q) DRDO has developed a kiosk for Covid-19 sample collection. What is the name of this kiosk?
A.COVSAMP B.COVSACK
C.COVCALL D.COVTEST

Q) As per the recent data released by RBI, Bank credit growth decelerated to an over five-decade low of
__________ per cent in the fiscal ended March 31, 2020?
A.4.16% B.5.15%
C.6.14% D.6.23%

Q) Which national park has set up India's first quarantine facility for animals?
A.Jim Corbett National Park B.Kanha National Park
C.Kaziranga National Park D.Kuno National Park

Q) Who has coined the term Helicopter Money, which is in the news recently?
A.Adam Smith B.Milton Friedman
C.David Ricardo D.Irving Fisher

Q) Which among the following companies has won the Edison Award under the social innovation category?
A.NTPC Ltd B.Tata Power
C.Power Grid D.SJVN Ltd

Q) Which National Institute of Technology (NIT) has developed a disinfectant chamber called Zero-Cov?
A.NIT Mizoram B.NIT Puducherry
C.NIT Andhra Pradesh D.NIT Karnataka

Q) Which state has launched the ‘YSR - NIRMAN’ portal for hassle-free supply of cement for government
projects?
A.Odisha B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Telangana

Q) Which session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, scheduled to be held in China, has been
postponed?
A.39th B.29th
th th
C.40 D.44

Q) Who has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive O cer of CARE Ratings?
A.Ajay Mahajan B.TN Arun Kumar
C.SB Mainak D.Ashu Suyash

Q) The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has rolled out an Integrated Geospatial Platform known
as _______________?
A.SHAURYA B.SHIKHAR
C.VISHAL D.SAHYOG

Q) Who has been appointed as the new managing director and chief executive o cer of Paytm General
Insurance Ltd?
A.Ravneet Singh Gill B.Ronojoy Dutta
C.Vineet Arora D.Ishwar Mewada

Q) Which app has become the world’s highest downloaded app in just 13 days?
A.Corona Kavach B.Aarogya Setu
C.Big Basket D.Pokémon GO

Q) GMR has received an approval for the development of greenfield Bhogapuram International Airport in
which state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Kerala
C.Karnataka D.Andhra Pradesh

Q) On 15 April 2020, 108th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic ship was observed. The ship sank into which
ocean?
A.North Atlantic Ocean B.North Pacific Ocean
C.South Atlantic Ocean D.Indian Ocean

Q) Which state has launched the Muhkya Mantri Didi Kitchen (MMDK) for providing free food to the needy?
A.Jharkhand B.West Bengal
C.Bihar D.Chhattisgarh

Q) Name the mascot for the 4th Asian Para Games scheduled to be held in Hangzhou?
A.Linlin B.Feifei
C.Dindin D.Chinchin

Q) Who has become the brand ambassador of 'CricKingdom', a cricket academy based in Dubai?
A.Virat Kohli B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Rohit Sharma D.Rahul Dravid

Q) According to the IMF, Asia's economy is likely to suffer zero growth in 2020 for the first time in ____years?
A.40 years B.50 years
C.30 years D.60 years

Q) Which bank has launched a Safety Grid campaign to encourage and reinforce social distancing while
waiting at shops?
A.HDFC Bank B.Yes Bank
C.Axis Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q) Who has become the new Ambassador for World Wide Fund (WWF) India’s Environment Education
programme?
A.Mary Kom B.Pankaj Advani
C.Viswanathan Anand D.Saina Nehwal

Q) Which state has launched a website ‘Cghaat’ to provide home delivery of fruits and vegetables during the
lockdown?
A.Karnataka B.Chhattisgarh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Haryana

Q) The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of which Co-operative Bank?
A.Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd B.Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-Op Bank Ltd
C.Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd D.Karad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd

Q) Who has taken over the additional charge of chairman and managing director of Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam Limited?
A.Ramesh Paliwal B.Mohit Bhatia
C.P K Purwar D.S K Nigam

Q) Reserve Bank of India has reduced the Reverse Repo Rate by how many basis points?
A.25 bps B.15 bps
C.20 bps D.10 bps

Q) Which state/UT has launched “Assess Koro Na” application to conduct door to door survey
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Tamil Nadu

Q) A new species of green pit viper found in which state has been named Salazar Slytherin, one of the
characters of Harry Potter?
A.Assam B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Nagaland D.Manipur

Q) The Central Government has decided to provide a compensation of Rs _______ lakh each to all postal
employees succumbing to COVID-19 on duty?
A.Rs 10 lakh B.Rs 20 lakh
C.Rs 15 lakh D.Rs 30 lakh

Q) Union agriculture minister has launched which transport aggregator mobile app which will bring 5 lakh
trucks on mobile platform for transporting farm produce to markets from farm gate?
A.Kisan Yatra B.Kisan Rath
C.Kisan Gadhi D.Kisan Tractor

Q) TVS Motor Company has acquired Britain’s which iconic sporting motorcycle Brand?
A.Norton B.Greeves
C.Hesketh D.Megelli

Q) According to the Gartner 2019 Digital Workplace Survey which is the most digitally dexterous country in the
world?
A.United States B.India
C.Germany D.United Kingdom

Q) The Chairmanship of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2020 is held by which country?
A.Brunei B.Thailand
C.Vietnam D.Singapore

Q) Which IIT institution has launched the ‘WardBot’ to deliver Food & Medicines to COVID-19 patients?
A.IIT Indore B.IIT Ropar
C.IIT Kanpur D.IIT Mandi

Q) Which country has stopped funding to the World Health Organization over coronavirus
failure?
A.Italy B.Spain
C.United States D.United Kingdom

Q) Spitting in public is now an offence under which section of Disaster Management Act?
A.Section 51 (b) B.Section 50 (c)
C.Section 21 (d) D.Section 71 (a)

Q) Who is the author of the book Shutting to the Top: The Story of P V Sindhu?
A.Vijayan Bala B.Krishnaswamy V
C.Mahesh Dutt Sharma D.Sachin Singhal


Q) What is the name of the virtual braille keyboard launched by Google?
A.SeeThru B.TalkBack
C.CallBack D.VisionCam

Q) NASA has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, called Kepler–1649c, which is how many light years away
from earth?
A.200 light-years B.400 light-years
C.100 light-years D.300 light-years

Q) Which airline has become the first to launch the blood test for coronavirus for its passengers?
A.Qantas Airways B.Emirates
C.Korean Air D.Etihad Airways

Q)Which IIM institution has developed a website 'COVID FYI' (covidfyi.in) which is a one-stop digital directory
for all COVID-19 related services and help?
A.IIM Bangalore B.IIM Kozhikode
C.IIM Indore D.IIM Ahmedabad

Q) Moon Jae-in has won the Presidential elections of which country?
A.Philippines B.Japan
C.Vietnam D.South Korea

Q) The India women's cricket team has qualified for the Women's Cricket World Cup 2021 to be held in which
country?
A.Australia B.South Africa
C.New Zealand D.United Kingdom

Q) Which mountain in Swiss Alps lights up with Indian flag in show of solidarity with India in its fight against
the coronavirus?
A.Mont Blanc B.Liskamm
C.Weisshorn D.Matterhorn

Q) An Air Evacuation Pod (AEP) was indigenously designed and fabricated by Naval Aircraft Yard under
which Naval Command?
A.Southern Naval Command B.Western Naval Command
C.Eastern Naval Command D.North Eastern Naval Command

Q) Which Indian footballer has been featured in #WeWillWin campaign of FIFA?
A.Sunil Chhetri B.Bhaichung Bhutia
C.Subrata Pal D.Sandesh Jhingan

Q) Which IIT institution is developing a magnetic RAM to enable higher data storage?
A.IIT Mandi B.IIT Kanpur
C.IIT Kharagpur D.IIT Guwahati

Q) 'PUSA decontamination and sanitizing tunnel‘ has been developed by which organization?
A.Arid Forest Research Institute B.Indian Agricultural Research Institute
C.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research D.Defence Research and Development Organisation

Q) The Union government has set the production target for foodgrains at a record _________million tonnes
for 2020-21 crop year (July-June)?
A.321.1 million tonnes B.189.2 million tonnes
C.421.2 million tonnes D.298.3 million tonnes

Q) Which among the following has launched the Order Books, Inventories And Capacity Utilisation Survey
(OBICUS) on the manufacturing sector?
A.FICCI B.RBI
C.SEBI D.NSE

Q) Daporijo bridge was recently completed by the Border Roads Organisation in which state?
A.Assam B.Sikkim
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Manipur

Q) Which state will provide free online medical consultation to sick people through e-sanjeevani-opd?
A.Uttarakhand B.Himachal Pradesh

Q) When is National civil services day observed in India?
A.21 April B.20 April
C.19 April D.18 April

● World Creativity and Innovation Day → 21 April.

Q) Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali has developed e cient low-cost electro-catalysts for
rechargeable metal-air battery by using _________?
A.Bear Bile B.Fish Gills
C.Deer Saliva D.Plants

Q) Who has been appointed as the Secretary to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind?
A.Sanjay Kothari B.Ajay Goyal
C.Vipin Trivedi D.Kapil Dev Tripathi

Q) Which institute has developed a sensitive and low-cost sensor called ‘bug sniffer’ to rapidly detect bacteria?
A.Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) B.Indian Institutes of Technology, Delhi
C.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research D.Rajendra Memorial Research Institute

Q) Which state has launched the Chief Minister COVID-19 Yoddha Kalyan Yojan?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Bihar

Seven volcanic summits :-
1. Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) - Chile - South America
2. Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) - Tanzania – Africa
3. Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) - Russia – Europe
4. Mount Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) - Mexico - North America
5. Mt Damavand (5,610 m) - Iran – Asia
6. Mt Giluwe (4,368 m) - Papua New Guinea - Australia
7. Mt Sidley (4,285 m) - Antarctica


Important Days :-
● World Book And Copyright Day 2020 - April 23.
● National Panchayati Raj Day 2020 -April 24.
● International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is observed on 24th April.
● World Malaria Day 2020 - April 25.
➢ This year's theme is "Zero malaria starts with me".
● International Delegate’s Day - 25 April.
● World Intellectual Property Day - April 26.
➢ The theme for The World Intellectual Property Day 2020 is ‘Innovate for a Green Future.
● World Veterinary Day 2020 – 25 April.
➢ The theme of World Veterinary Day this year is ‘Environment Protection for Improving Animal and
Human Health’.
● Basava Jayanthi - 26 April.
● International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day - April 26.
● World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020 - April 28.
➢ Theme - 'stop the pandemic.‘
● World Penguin Day 2020 - April 25.
● International Dance Day 2020 - April 29.
Obituaries :-
● Eminent theatre personality Usha Ganguly.
● Former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha Basanta Das.
● Former Australian cricketer Graeme Watson.
● Former Governor of Bihar, Tripura & West Bengal and veteran Congress leader
Devanand Konwar.
● Veteran Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passed away.
● Troy Sneed, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer.
Q) Who is the author of the book How the Onion Got Its Layers?
A.Sudha Murty B.Salman Rushdie
C.Arundhati Roy D.Amish Tripathy
Q) Which organization has announced to provide Rs 50,000 crore support to SIDBI, NHB &
NABARD?
A.Asian Development Bank B.Reserve Bank of India
C.World Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Q) The Administration of which district of Kerala has launched a vehicle called ‘Tiranga’
(Total India Remote Analysis Nirogya Abhiyaan) for rapid screening of COVID-19
symptoms?
A.Ernakulam B.Thrissur
C.Palakkad D.Pathanamthitta
National Parks in Kerala :-

● Eravikulam National Park.
● Anamudi Shola National Park.
● Mathikettan Shola National Park.
● Pampadum Shola National Park.
● Periyar National Park.
● Silent Valley National Park.
Q) Which state has given the approval of the third edition of his government’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay
Abhiyan’ ?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Gujarat D.Himachal Pradesh
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National Parks of Gujarat :-
● Vansda National Park.
● Blackbuck (Velavadar) National Park.
● Gir National Park.
● Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) National Park.
Q) Who has won William E. Colby Award for his book Midnight in Chernobyl?
A.Grigori Medvedev B.Adam Higginbotham
C.Serhii Plokhii D.Andrew Leatherbarrow
Q) Which state has launched the Aayu & Sehat Sathi app?
A.Gujarat B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Rajasthan
Q) Which of the following ministries has launched the 'COVID INDIA SEVA’ Platform?
A.Ministry of Earth Sciences B.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare D.Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Q) The Union government approved the promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act,
1897, under which in cases of attacks on healthcare workers, the investigation will be completed within
________days?
A.60 days B.30 days
C.15 days D.40 days
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive O cer of Huawei Telecommunications India?
A.Jay Chen B.Chung Mong
C.David Li D.Jim Hackett
● GoAir CEO - Vinay Dube.

● ACC CMD - Sridhar Balakrishnan.
● Bajaj Auto CMD - Rajiv Bajaj.
● Walmart India CEO - Sameer Aggarwal.
● NASSCOM Chairman - UB Pravin Rao.
● Paytm Money CMD - Pravin Jadhav.
● Twitter CEO - Jack Dorsey.
● Coal India Ltd CMD - Pramod Agrawal.
● Pawan Hans CMD - Sanjeev Razdan.
● Air India CMD - Rajiv Bansal.
● GAIL (India) CMD - Manoj Jain.
Q) N Kamakodi has been reappointed as MD & CEO of which bank?

A.Karur Vysya Bank B.City Union Bank
C.Axis Bank D.Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q) What is the theme of the Earth Day 2020?

A.Save Our Species B.Trees for the Earth
C.Climate Action D.Save Bees
Q) What is the rank of India in the global press freedom index?

A.142nd B.140th
th
C.129 D.135th
Q) Which mission was recently completed by NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, and Oleg
Skripochka who returned to earth recently from the International Space Station?
A.Expedition 31 B.Expedition 84
C.Expedition 55 D.Expedition 62

Q) The Human Resource Development Ministry has e-launched which program for inviting e-learning content
contributions in New Delhi?
A.VidyaDaan 2.0 B.ShikshaDaan 2.0
C.JyotiDaan 2.0 D.Niketan 2.0
Q) Which institution has developed a mobile app named ‘WashKaro’?

A.NIT – Karnataka B.IIT – Madras
C.TIFR – Mumbai D.IIIT-Delhi
Q) Reliance Jio has sold its 9.99 per cent stake to which company for $5.7 billion?
A.Google B.Amazon
C.Facebook D.Twitter
Q) Who has been selected as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s “I am
badminton” awareness campaign?
A.Saina Nehwal B.P V Sindhu
C.Kidambi Srikanth D.B Sai Praneeth
Q) Which state has launched "Apthamitra" helpline with an exclusive toll free number and a mobile app?
A.Odisha B.Bihar
Q) Which country has successfully launched its first-ever military satellite named ‘Noor’ into orbit?
A.Armenia B.Iran
C.Turkey D.Turkmenistan
Q) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will launch the first fully digital bank of which country?
A.Iraq B.Niger
C.Israel D.Chad
Q) The government has approved reconstitution of the National Shipping Board. Who will head this board?
A.Malini Shankar B.Amitabh Kumar
C.Nirmala Sitharaman D.Mansukh Mandaviya
Q) Oscar-winning animator Gene Deitch, who passed away recently, was known for directing which famous
cartoon?
A.Scooby-Doo B.Tom and Jerry
C.Dexter D.Johnny Bravo
Q) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a permanent bridge on which river which connects
Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country?
A.Sutlej B.Beas
C.Ravi D.Chenab
Q) World Book Day 2020 was observed on 23 April. Which country is chosen as the World Book Capital for
2020?
A.Jakarta B.Rome
C.Kuala Lumpur D.Paris
● English Language Day 2020 - April 23.

● Other o cial languages of UN are celebrated on :-
➢ Arabic (December 18).
➢ Chinese (April 20).
➢ French (March 20).
➢ Russian (June 6).
➢ Spanish (April 23).

Q) Which among the following organizations has launched a ‘Lockdown Learners’ series’ in India?
A.UNICEF B.WHO
C.UNODC D.UNHCR
Q) On World Book Day, the Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has
launched which campaign on Twitter?
A.#MyBookMyFriend B.#MySaathiMyBook
C.#BooksInLockdown D.#BooksTheBestGuide
Q) The State legal Services Authority of which state/UT has launched a helpline under 'Serve-the-Seniors’
Initiative?
A.Delhi B.Jammu & Kashmir
C.Gujarat D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) PM Narendra Modi has launched which yojana in which drones will be used in mapping of properties in
villages?
A.eGram Swaraj B.GeoRural
C.Swamitva D.Pehal
Q) The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) has named its first Mars Exploration mission
as_____?
A.Dong Fang B.Tianwen-1
C.Shenzhou 1 D.Nanhai
Q) Which of the following states has observed the Khongjom Day on April 23?
A.Manipur B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Nagaland D.Assam
Q) Which state has become the first state with an in-house facility of virtual courts?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Maharashtra
Q) Who has taken oath as the Central Vigilance Commissioner?

A.Sanjay Kothari B.Bimal Jalan
C.K. V. Chowdary D.Sharad Kumar
Q) Which space agency has developed a high-pressure ventilator called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention
Technology Accessible Locally) to treat COVID-19 patients?
A.ISRO B.JAXA
C.NASA D.CNSA
Q5) Which among the following has launched an e-o ce application named ‘e-karyalay’?
A.Border Security Force (BSF) B.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
C.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) D.Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Q) Singapore’s Caladium Investment has raised its stake in which private bank to 4.49%?
A.Bandhan Bank B.Karur Vysya Bank
C.IndusInd Bank D.Bandhan Bank
Q) Which country is set to enter into an agreement with RBI for a currency swap worth USD 400 million to
boost the foreign reserves ?
A.Nepal B.Sri Lanka
C.Bangladesh D.Pakistan
Q) What is the theme of the World Immunization Week which is being observed from 24 april – 30 April?
A.Protected Together B.Vaccines Work
C.Close the immunization gap D.Vaccines work for All

Q) NASA celebrated the 30th anniversary of which Space Telescope on April 24?
A.James Webb B.Hubble
C.Spitzer D.FermiGamma
Q) According to the World Bank remittances to India are likely to drop by what percent in 2020?
A.23 % B.15 %
C.30 % D.27 %
Q) The CCEA has approved the inclusion of which complex fertilizer under the nutrient-based subsidy scheme?
A.Calcium Cyanamide B.Diammonium phosphate
C.Sodium Nitrate D.Ammonium Phosphate
Q) India’s first Mobile Virology Diagnostics and Research Laboratory (MVRDL) was inaugurated in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Hyderabad
C.Mumbai D.Bengaluru
Q) The World Bank has approved 82 million US dollars (585 crore rupees) for the State Roads Transformation
Project of which state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Bihar
Q) Government has declared the banking industry as a public utility service till which date?
A.21 October B.20 November
C.18 September D.28 August
Q) Which among the following has acquired 6.43 per cent stake in debt-trapped Reliance Capital?
A.HDFC B.Bharti AXA
C.Paytm D.Kotak Mahindra
Q) Which state has deployed a robot named ‘KARMI-Bot’ to serve food and medicines to COVID-19 patients?
A.Karnataka B.Kerala
C.Gujarat D.Tamil Nadu
Q) Which state has launched the Dhanwantari scheme for home delivery of medicines?
A.Assam B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) What is the name of the AI search engine developed by IIITM-K for COVID-19 studies?
A.Trilonika B.Aniweshika
C.Nilonika D.Vilokana
Q) Which state has launched the Jeevan-Shakti Yojana?

C.Maharashtra D.Bihar
Q) The coal production target of the country for the Financial Year 2020-21 has been fixed at __________
million tonnes by Coal Ministry?
A.710 mt B.610 mt
C.510 mt D.810 mt
Q) Name the company which has acquired 3.36% share in Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd (HLFL)?
A.TATA Motors B.Maruti Suzuki
C.Mahindra & Mahindra D.Ashok Leyland
Q) Which state has launched a mobile app Covid Pharma to keep a track of people purchasing medicines
over-the-counter (OTC) for cough, cold and fever from medical stores across the state?
C.Kerala D.Tamil Nadu

Q) Which country has abolished flogging as a form of punishment?
A.Malaysia B.Tanzania
C.Saudi Arabia D.UAE

Q) Haryana has launched which mobile application to provide all the necessary services to the needy in the
state?
A.CareMe B.WithYou
C.HelpMe D.TogetherWe

Q) Which among the following has received RBI nod to issue co-branded prepaid cards, wallets?
A.Citrus B.EBS
C.Instamojo D.Transcorp

Q) A team from IIT Bombay, NIT Srinagar and IUST Awantipora has developed a low-cost ventilator under
which name?
A.Ruhdaar B.Trishul
C.Saksham D.Vaayu

Q) The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is to distribute 6 lakh
metric tonnes of pulses under which government scheme?
A.Antyodaya Anna Yojana B.Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana
C.Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi Yojana D.Annapurna Yojana

Q) Which among the following company has launched a Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh and New
Delhi ?
A.NTPC B.SJVN
C.NHPC D.Tata Power

Q) Airtel has signed a $1 billion deal with which company to enhance network capacity?
A.Google B.Samsung
C.Nokia D.Wipro

Q) Name the Indian-American diplomat who has been nominated by the US President as America's next
envoy to the OECD?
A.Navdeep Kohli B.Manisha Singh
C.Abhishek Jha D.Kuldeep Saxena

Q) Which state has launched the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Telangana
C.Tamil Nadu D.Odisha

Q) Which IIT institution has developed a web-based dashboard called – PRACRITI?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Jodhpur D.IIT Delhi

Q) The finance ministry has established the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). The
HQs of it will be located at?
A.Lucknow B.New Delhi
C.Gandhinagar D.Bengaluru

Q) Which bank will acquire 29 percent stake in Max Life Insurance?
A.HDFC Bank B.Kotak Mahindra
C.ICICI Bank D.Axis Bank

Q) Preeti Sudan, who is in the news recently, is the secretary of which union ministry?
A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare B.Ministry of Culture
C.Ministry of Petroleum D.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways


Other Appointments :-
● Tarun Bajaj → Department of Economic Affairs ● Aramane Giridhar will be the Secretary in the
Secretary. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
● Arvind Kumar Sharma → Secretary in the ● Rameshwar Prasad Gupta has been appointed as
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. the Secretary in the Ministry of Environment,
● Preeti Sudan → Department of Health and Forest and Climate Change.
Family Welfare. ● Pradip Kumar Tripathi → Secretary, the Ministry
● Amit Khare, the Secretary of the Department of of Steel.
Higher Education, has been given additional ● Tarun Kapoor → Secretary of the Ministry of
charge as the Secretary, Ministry of Information Petroleum and Natural Gas.
& Broadcasting. ● Leena Nandan → Consumer Affairs Secretary.
● Nagendra Nath Sinha → Secretary of Rural ● Rajesh Verma → Secretary, Ministry of Corporate
Development Department. Affairs.
● Ravi Mittal has been moved out as Secretary, ● Anand Kumar → Culture Secretary.
Department of Sports.
Q) Which state has promulgated an ordinance to make blocking of 'dignified' burial or cremation of people,
who had died of a notified disease, a punishable crime?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Tamil Nadu D.Gujarat
Q) Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Housing and Urban Development
Corporation (HUDCO)?
A.Rajesh Ratan B.Shiv Das Meena
C.Pradip Tripathi D.Arun Kumar
Q) Who has sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court?
A.Dipankar Datta B.Sanjay Karol
C.Pankaj Mithal D.Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
Q) Which state has launched a unique initiative called Umbare Aanganwadi (doorstep Aanganwadi) to reach
out to children during the lockdown?
A.Odisha B.Rajasthan
C.Gujarat D.Haryana

300 Best MCQs May Set 1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS :-

● International Jazz Day observed globally on 30 April.
● International Labour Day 2020 – 1 May.
● World Tuna Day 2020 – 2 May.
● The Spring Astronomy Day 2020 - May 2, 2020.
● The Autumn Astronomy Day 2020 - September 26, 2020.
● World Press Freedom Day 2020 - May 3.
➢ Theme → "Journalism without Fear or Favour".
● World Laughter Day 2020 – 3 May.
● International Firefighters' Day 2020 - May 4.
● Coal Miners Day 2020 - May 4.
● World Asthma Day 2020 - May 5.
➢ Theme → "Enough Asthma Deaths".
● International Day of Midwives 2020 - May 5.
➢ Theme → "Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilise. Unite".
● World Hand Hygiene Day 2020 - May 5.
➢ Theme → "SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands".
OBITUARIES :-
● Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away.
● Film and Television Producers Guild of India CEO, Kulmeet Makkar, died of Heart Attack.
● Chuni Goswami, captain of the 1962 Asian Games football gold medal winning India team, passed away.
● Finding Nemo' Story Artist Rob Gibbs.
● South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg passed away.
● Delhi's famed chronicler and author, Ronald Vivian Smith, passed away .
● Padma Shri Freedom Fighter Hema Bharali from Assam, passed away at 101.
● Former Liverpool striker, Michael Robinson passed away.
● Lokpal member Justice AK Tripathi (retd) passed away.
● Former Union Minister Dalit Ezhilmalai passes away.
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Q) Who has been appointed as the interim Managing Director and CEO of the PNB Housing Finance?
A.Neeraj Vyas B.Sanjaya Gupta
C.Shikha Sharma D.Usha Ananthasubramanian
Q) Which state has launched the Jeevan Amrit Yojana, a unique scheme to boost the immunity system of
citizens of the state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar
Q) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Nations?
A.T.S. Tirumurti B.Tarun Bajaj
C.Amit Khare D.Ravit Mittal
● "Deepak Mittal" has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Qatar.

● "Piyush Srivastava" has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Bahrain.
● "Jaideep Mazumdar" appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria.
● "Namrata S. Kumar" appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Slovenia.
Q) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 346 million loan to Indian government to provide
reliable power connection in rural areas of which state?
A.Rajasthan B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Maharashtra D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) Who has taken oath as the Vigilance Commissioner?
A.Sanjay Kothari B.Suresh N Patel
C.Mahesh Patil D.Sunil Kumar

Q) Shipping ministry has declared a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for people employed with major ports in the
country. How many major ports are there in India?
A.Eight B.Ten
C.Fifteen D.Thirteen

Major Ports. India has 13 major ports :-
1. Kolkata Port 6. Mumbai Port 11. Ennore Port
2. Paradip Port 7. Kandla Port 12. Mormugao Port
3. New Mangalore Port 8. Visakhapatnam Port 13. Port Blair Port.
4. Cochin Port 9. Chennai Port
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Port 10. Tuticorin port

Q) Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated across the country every year on which date?
A.29 April B.28 April
C.30 April D.27 April

Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?
A.Sumit Mittal B.Shashank Garg
C.Rajiv Kumar D.Sanjay Jha

Q) As per data released by the Ministry of Rural Development, which state has topped all states in providing
employment to MNREGA workers?
A.Rajasthan B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Chhattisgarh D.Odisha

Q) India has been placed at which position in terms of budget transparency and accountability?
A.41st B.53rd
th
C.69 D.75th

Q) As per the report by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), how many people in India were
displaced in 2019 due to disasters, including cyclones and monsoon floods?
A.3 million B.2 million
C.1 million D.5 million

Q) Which regional rural bank has launched a loan scheme called Vikas Abhaya?
A.Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank B.Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
C.Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank D.Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank

Q) Who has been conferred the 'Order of Rising Sun' by the Japan government?
A.Thangjam Dhabali Singh B.Triloknath Pandit
C.Akhil Gupta D.Tanka Bahadur Subba

Q) Which company has acquired 49 percent stake in the Mahindra Asset Management Company?
A.Munich Re B.Talanx
C.Barclays D.Manulife

Q) Which company has increased its stake in US-based tech company SkyTran to 26.3%?
A.Tata B.Wipro
C.Reliance D.Infosys

Q) Which two states observed its foundation day on May 1?
A.Maharashtra & Himachal Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
C.Maharashtra & Gujarat D.Tripura & Goa


Q) Chak-Hao, the black rice of which state has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
A.Tripura B.West Bengal
C.Sikkim D.Manipur

● Gorakhpur Terracotta (Uttar Pradesh) and Kovilpatti kadalai mittai (Tamil Nadu) gets GI tag.

Q) What is the full form of YASH – a programme launched by NCSTC & DST?
A.Year of Acknowledgment of Science & Health B.Young and Adults in Science & Health
C.Year of Awareness on Science & Health D.Youth Awareness on Science & Health

Q) Who has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 in the 'Science and Technology' category?
A.Ramamurti Shankar B. T. Pradeep
C.Anant Agarwal D.Ramayya Krishnan

Q) The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Delhi Police organised which programme for Delhi Police
personals?
A.AYURAKSHA B.SHOURYA
C.VEERPURUSH D.SWASTHSAATHI

Q) The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has developed which app to connect farmers to the
supply chain and freight transportation management system?
A.Krishak Karyakram B.Kisan Kray
C.Kisan Sabha D.Krishi Upaj

Q) Who has been elected as an International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences?
A.Shobhana Narasimhan B.Jayati Ghosh
C.Amitabh Mattoo D.Prabhat Patnaik

Q) The Bank of Schemes, Ideas, Innovation and Research portal has been launched by which ministry?
A.Ministry of Agriculture B.Ministry of MSME
C.Ministry of Finance D.Ministry of Railways

Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune has developed a microwave steriliser - that can
disintegrate Covid-19 virus within 30 seconds. What’s the name of this steriliser?
A.Veer B.Raksha
C.Atulya D.Dhanush

Q) Who has become the first Indian to be nominated for the Fed Cup Heart Award from the Asia/Oceania
zone?
A.Sania Mirza B.Ankita Raina
C.Jwala Gutta D.Prerna Bhambri

Q) Name the Indian-origin girl who got the honour of naming Nasa's first Mars helicopter?
A.Neha Shrivastava B.Mukta Bhatiya
C.Vaneeza Rupani D.Tanya Singh

Q) Who is the author of the book "Shivaji in South Block: The Unwritten History of a Proud People"?
A.Pradeep Khera B.Girish Kuber
C.Shubham Pandey D.Himanshu Jain

Q) Indian Railways has announced to run which trains to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students
stranded at different places due to lock down?
A.Garib Rath B.Shramik Special
C.Kalyan Rath D.Migrants Special


Q) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced to launch which national e-commerce
marketplace for all retail traders?
A.Vikraymarket B.Bharatmarket
C.Instantmarket D.Saathimarket

Q) Which has become the first state in India to provide free and cashless insurance protection to its people?
A.Rajasthan B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Maharashtra D.Gujarat

Q) Which bank has released a collaborative song titled #HumHaarNahiMaanenge (We will not lose)?
A.Axis Bank B.ICICI Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q) Which state has decided to launch the Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna guaranteeing at
least 120 days employment to those living in urban areas?
A.Uttarakhand B.Assam
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) Which has become the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand

Q) The United States, Food and Drug regulatory body FDA has allowed emergency use of the which drug for
treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients?
A.Lopinavir B.Ritonavir
C.Rifampin D.Remdesivir

Q) To enhance and safeguard the coastal and marine resources of India which bank has approved USD 400
million support?
A.New Development Bank B.Asian Development Bank
C.World Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Q) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Brazil?
A.Jaideep Mazumdar B.Suresh K. Reddy
C.Piyush Srivastava D.Deepak Mittal

Q) Who is the author of the book “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir”?
A.John Bolton B.Bill Clinton
C.Mike Pence D.Joe Biden

Q) The seventh season of Commonwealth Youth Games has been postponed to which year because of clash of
dates with Tokyo Olympics?
A.2022 B.2023
C.2024 D.2021

Q) India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over an order by that country’s supreme court allowing the
conduct of general elections in which province?
A.Balochistan B.Gilgit-Baltistan
C.Sindh D.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Q) RBI has decided to extend the regulatory benefits announced under (SLF-MF) scheme to all banks. What
does SLF stands for?
A.Statutory Liquidity Fund B.Stakeholder Liability Facility
C.Standing Liquidity Facility D.Share Liquidation Facility

Q) Which country will provide $3 million to India through Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and
Longevity (PAHAL) project?
A.Russia B.England C.United States D.Israel

Q) PM Narendra Modi would participate in the virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Which
country is the current Chair of NAM?
A.Venezuela B.Iran
C.Egypt D.Azerbaijan

Q) The show Ramayana becomes the most watched entertainment show in the world with ______crore viewers
on 16th of April?
A.6.8 crore B.7.2 crore
C.7.7 crore D.8.1 crore

Q) Which country will launch the first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate?
A.United States B.Norway
C.Sweden D.Russia

Q) Who has been named winner of the 2020 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?
A.Jineth Bedoya Lima B.Daniel Santoro
C.Emilia Delfino D.Lyas Hallas

Q) Sandeep Kumari, who has been banned for four years by WADA, is associated with which sports?
A.Javelin throw B.Discus throw
C.Shot put D.Wrestling

Q) RBI has cancelled the licence of Mumbai-based CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd. The HQ of the bank is located
in which city?
A.Gurugram B.New Delhi

Q) Which company has collaborated with Bollywood for ‘I FOR INDIA’ concert?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Paytm D.Amazon

Q) Name the Indian journalist who has been honoured with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in the field of feature
photography?
A.Dar Yasin B.Mukhtar Khan
C.Channi Anand D.All of the above

Q) Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched a multimedia guide on the Covid-19 disease named
“what”?
A.COVID Katha B.COVID Suchna
C.COVID Kahani D.COVID Saransh

Q) The Indian Navy has launched which operation as a part of the nation's efforts to bring back Indian
citizens from abroad?
A.Jal Setu B.Sagar setu
C.Jheel Setu D.Samudra Setu

Q) As per the survey conducted by NSTMIS (National Science and Technology Management Information
System), what is the rank of India in scientific publication?
A.Fourth B.Fifth
C.Sixth D.Third

Q) Which among the following has developed an ultra violet (UV) disinfection tower named UV Blaster for
rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection-prone areas?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIIT Dharwad C.DRDO D.TIFR

Q) Who has received the Young Career Award 2020 in Nano Science and Technology by the Department of
Science and Technology?
A.Saurabh Lodha B.Arnab Maity C.Hrishikesh Gadgil D.Aniruddha Sinha

Q) Which state has launched an Exit app for stranded people of other states?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.West Bengal
C.Gujarat D.Bihar

Q) Who has assumed command of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC)?
A.Lt. General Saurabh Jain B.Lt. General Abhishel Pachauri
C.Lt. General Raj Shukla D.Lt. General Sunil Kashyap

Q) Reliance Jio has sold 1.15 per cent stake to which United States based private equity (PE) firm?
A.Silver Lake B.Austin
C.CapitalG D.Maveron

Q) Name the Indian-American who has been nominated by Donald Trump as a representative to the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development?
A.Raj Shah B.Neil Chatterjee
C.Ashok Michael Pinto D.Ajit Pai

Q) Which state has launched the 'Ayush Kavach' app?
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) Which bank has become the first bank to extend the moratorium to non-banking finance companies
(NBFC)?
A.Punjab National Bank B.Bank of Baroda
C.State Bank of India D.Canara Bank

Q) The Union government has appointed whom as a director on the central board of Reserve Bank of India
(RBI)?
A.Anil Kumar Gupta B.Rajiv Gauba
C.Samany Goel D.Tarun Bajaj

Q) Who was recently awarded the commemorative World War II medal by Russia?
A.Chung Sye-kyun B.Narendra Modi
C.Kim Jong-Un D.Donald Trump

Q) Who has been appointed as the managing director (MD) and chief executive o cer (CEO) of the Max
Bupa Health Insurance?
A.Atanu Kumar Das B.Krishnan Ramachandran
C.Sanjiv Chadha D.Vinay Dube


Important Days
● International Nurses Day - May 12.
➢ The theme for International Nurses Day 2020 is "Nursing the World to Health".
● National Technology Day – 11 May.
● World Migratory Bird Day - May 9.
➢ The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2020 is “Birds Connect Our World”.
● World Athletics Day-2020 - 7 May.
● Vesak Day 2020 - 7 May.
● World Thalassaemia Day 2020 - 8th of May.
➢ The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is ‘’The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for
a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients”.
● World Red Cross Day - May 8.
Obituaries
● Former national table tennis champion Manmeet Singh Walia passes away at 58.
● Jerry Stiller, US comedian and Seinfeld actor passed away.
● Founding father of Rock ‘n’ roll Little Richard passes away.
● Former Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka and senior Janta Dal(S) leader Raja Rangappa Naik passed away.
● Eminent historian Hari Shankar Vasudevan died.
Q) Who has become the first Hindu person to be appointed as a pilot in Pakistan Air Force?
A.Anuj Sahani B.Rahul Dev
C.Rakesh Bhatiya D.Ajay Sharma
Q) According to the ‘Lost at Home’ report, published by UNICEF, which country constituted the highest
number of new internal displacements in the world in 2019?
A.Philippines B. Bangladesh
C.China D.India
Q) Which state has launched the Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, Neelambar Pitambar JAL Sammridhi Yojana and
the Poto Ho Khel Vikas Scheme?
A.Bihar B.Odisha
C.Rajasthan D.Jharkhand
Q) Which Indian Journalist is among the 17 journalists from 14 countries who are being presented the Deutsche
Welle’s Freedom of Speech Award 2020 ?
A.Sidharth Bhatia B.Ravish Kumar
C.Siddharth Varadarajan D.Arnab Goswami
Q) The first instance of African swine fever has been reported in which state of India?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.West Bengal
C.Goa D.Assam
Q) By making an amendment in which Act, the bamboo was removed from the category of tree?
A.Indian Forest Act, 1930 B.Indian Forest Act, 1956
C.Indian Forest Act, 1927 D.Indian Forest Act, 1950
Q) Under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’, how much amount will be given to youths who are in their
final year in colleges or Universities as a grant for Smartphones?
A.Rs 6,000 B.Rs 5,000
C.Rs 4,000 D.Rs 7,000

Q) Mustafa Al Kadhimi has become the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Iran B.Egypt
C.Israel D.Iraq

Q) The Union government has begun which evacuation exercise to bring home nearly 14,800 Indian nationals
stranded abroad?
A.Bharat Bhare Udaan Mission B.Vande Bharat Mission
C.Bharat Nagrik Mission D.Sujalam Mission

Q) Which gas was recently leaked from LG Polymers industry in Visakhapatnam in which over 10 people died
and many were hospitalised?
A.Styrene B.Nitrogen dioxide
C.Methyl isocyanate D.Hydrogen cyanide

Q) Who has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC)?
A.Gopal Narayan Singh B.Vivek Thakur
C.Narendra Jadhav D.Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Q) A unique vehicle named “Sanjeevani” has been developed at local level in which state?
C.Tamil Nadu D.Rajasthan

Q) Which country’s national currency will be changed from the rial to the Toman?
A.Armenia B.Turkmenistan
C.Iran D.Turkey

Q) Which state has launched a mobile application CMAPP (Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price,
and Procurement)?
C.Odisha D.Andhra Pradesh

Q) Which state government has increased the retirement age of government employees from 58 to 59?
A.Odisha B.Karnataka
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Tamil Nadu

Q) Name the bollywood actress who is the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) for India?
A.Dia Mirza B.Deepika Padukone
C.Yami Gautam D.Kareena Kapoor

Q) NITI Aayog in association with which organization has launched a campaign “Surakshit Dada-Dadi &
Nana-Nani Abhiyan” ?
A.Reliance Foundation B.Bill Gates Foundation
C.Tata Trust D.Piramal Foundation

Q) Who among the following has won the ‘Marcus Wallenberg Prize (MWP) 2020’ or the Nobel Prize for forest
sector?
A.Nicholas C. Coops B.Richard H. Waring
C.Joseph J. Landsberg D.All of the above

Q) Which of the following ministries has launched a GARUD (Government Authorisation for Relief Using
Drones) portal?
A.Ministry of Defence B.Ministry of Civil Aviation
C.Ministry of Home Affairs D.Ministry of External Affairs

Q) Coir Board has signed an MoU with which IIT to establish a Centre of Excellence for Coir Applications?
A.IIT Lucknow B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Bombay

Q) As per the Supreme Court judgement, which category of banks come under the ambit of (SARFAESI) Act
of 2002?
A.Small Finance Banks B.Regional Rural Banks
C.Retail Banks D.Cooperative Banks

Q) Which state has passed an ordinance to suspend most of the labour laws in the state for three years?
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Bihar

Q) Which state has launched ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ app for migrant Workers?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jharkhand

Q) Vista Equity Partners (Vista) will invest ₹11,367 crore to buy _________% stake in Jio Platforms Limited?
A.2.32% B.1.20%
C.1.1% D.2.2%

Q) Which bank has approved a $500 million loan to India to help the country to deal with coronavirus
pandemic?
A.World Bank B.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
C.International Monetary Fund D.New Development Bank

Q) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for the abolition of 9,304 posts in the Military
Engineering Service (MES) following the recommendation of which committee?
A.D.B. Shekatkar B.Satinder Kumar Saini
C.P R Venkatesh D.S T Upasani

Q) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has dedicated to the nation a new route for Kailash Mansarovar yatra via
which Pass?
A.Jelep La B.Zoji La
C.Lipulekh D.Nathula

Q) The government is planning to build highways worth Rs _______lakh crore in the next two years, as per
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?
A.Rs 15 lakh crore B.Rs 20 lakh crore
C.Rs 10 lakh crore D.Rs 22 lakh crore

Q) Which among the following is set to serve a second term as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
A.Mitchell Marsh B.Sanath Jayasuriya
C.Kumar Sangakkara D.Daniel Vettori

Q) Which state has decided to promote the students of Class 5th-10th under the state School Education Board
without exams?
A.Haryana B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Punjab

Q) WHO and the UN's postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on the 40th anniversary
of the eradication of which disease?
A.Polio B.Smallpox
C.Rinderpest D.Black fever

Q) GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has sold its _______ per cent stake in Hindustan Unilever (HUL) for $3.35 billion?
A.6.3% B.4.2%
C.5.7% D.2.5%

Q) Who has taken charge as Director General of the Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and
Employment?
A. D P S Negi B.Alok Sinha C. M. V. Rao D.Nagendra Nath Sinha

Q) Which state government has re-launched its ambitious Sambal Yojana?
C.Jharkhand D.Chhattisgarh

Q) The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched which app to generate data on acceptance and
usage of AYUSH advocacies?
A.AYUSH Sanjivani B.AYUSH Arogya
C.Swasthya Sanjivani D.Ayusj Arogya

Q) Which city has launched the Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine
respiratory health?
A.Bhopal B.Bengaluru
C.New Delhi D.Kolkata

Q) Country's first ever 'FIR Aapke Dwar' Yojana has been launched in which state?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Assam D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) The State Education Department of which state in collaboration with Doordarshan has started online
classes for students of government schools?
A.Rajasthan B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Jharkhand

Q) The Government of India has launched which Mission on 10 May to help five island nations in Indian Ocean
during COVID-19 crisis?
A.Mission Mitrata B.Mission Sagar
C.Mission Shantidoot D.Mission Saathi

Q) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has formed a committee under whose chairmanship to prepare a SOP
for phased resumption of training?
A.Sandip Pradhan B.Rajesh Rajagopalan
C.BK Nayak D.Rohit Bharadwaj

Q) Which airport has won the SKYTRAX Award for Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia?
A.Kempegowda International Airport B.Indira Gandhi International Airport
C.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport D.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Q) Which of the following ministries has launched the CHAMPIONS portal www.Champions.gov.in?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Railways
C.Ministry of Defence D.Ministry of MSME

Q) Who has assumed charge as new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy?
A.Anand Kumar B.Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi
C.Rohit Bhargava D.Atanu Chakraborty

Q) National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), has developed a non-invasive BiPAP Ventilator under which
name?
A.ShudhHawa B.Amrit
C.SwasthVayu D.Pawan

Q) Which country has named its one of the streets after Rabindranath Tagore on the poet's 159th birthday?
A.Israel B.Turkey
C.United Kingdom D.Australia

Q) ELSA Corp - an Edu-tech company has appointed whom as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East,
ANZ & SAARC?
A.Virat Kohli B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Hrithik Roshan D.Ajinkya Rahane

Q) The police personnel of which state will be honoured with the Karmaveer Medal for rendering their services
for thirty days in the fight against Corona?
C.Bihar D.Rajasthan

Q) Which state has launched two schemes ''Sneher Porosh'' for migrant labourers, and ''Prochesta'' for workers
in the unorganised sector?
A.Odisha B.West Bengal
C.Jharkhand D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) The conference RE-START – ‘Reboot the Economy through Science, Technology and Research Translations’
was organized by which among the following?
A.FICCI B.NITI Aayog
C.Technology Development Board D.NASSCOM

Q) According to data released by the Registrar General of India, which state has the worst Infant mortality
rate (IMR) in the country at 48?

Highlights :-
● India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has improved very marginally from 33 per 1,000 live births in 2017 to
32 in 2018.
● Madhya Pradesh continues to have the worst IMR in the country at 48.
● Nagaland has the best IMR at 4.
● Among large states, Kerala is the best performer being the only state with an IMR in single digits at 7.
● The largest decline in IMR has been registered by Mizoram with a decline from 15 to 5.
● India’s birth rate stood at 20, the death rate was 6.2.
● Chhattisgarh has the highest death rate in the country at 8, while Delhi has the lowest at 3.

Q) Who has become the new chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?
A.Anita Karwal B.Manoj Ahuja
C.Deepak Sharma D.Archana Chitnis

Q) Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the of _____ lakh
crore rupees?
A. Rs 20 lakh crore B. Rs 10 lakh crore
C. Rs 25 lakh crore D. Rs 15 lakh crore

Q) FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be held in which country from 17 Feb 2021?
A.Australia B.South Korea
C.Spain D.India

Q) Sohrai Khovar painting of which state has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
A.Jharkhand B.Chhattisgarh
C.Bihar D.Assam

■ Telangana’s Telia Rumal received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

Q) Nirmala Sitharaman has announced how much amount of collateral-free loans for businesses?
A.₹2 lakh crore B.₹3 lakh crore
C.₹5 lakh crore D.₹7 lakh crore



IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Metrology Day - 20th May.
➢ Theme → "Measurements for global trade".
● International Tea Day 2020 – 21 May.
● Anti Terrorism Day 2020 - 21st May.
● World Bee Day - 20th May.
➢ Theme → "Bee Engaged".
● International Museum Day 2020: May 18.
➢ Theme → "Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion".
● World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - 18 May.
● World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2020 – 17 May.
● World Hypertension Day - May 17.
● International Day of Light - 16 May.
● National dengue day 2020 – 16 May.
● International Day of Families - May 15.
➢ Theme → "Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25".

OBITUARIES
● Veteran Marathi writer and playwright Ratnakar Matkari passed away.
● Iran's longtime OPEC governor, Hossein Kazempour Ardebili passes away.
● Baseball player Bob Watson passed away.
● Veteran Bengali author, Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy passes away at 84.
● Splitsvilla famed PK Actor Sai Gundewar Passes Away at 42.
● Padma Bhushan recipient Professor Anisuzzaman passes away in Bangladesh.

Q) Arumbavur wood carvings of which state has received the Geographical Indications tag?
C.Tamil Nadu D.Himachal Pradesh

● Thanjavur Netti Works from Tamil Nadu also gets a GI tag.

Q) What is the rank of India in the World Energy Transition Index?
A.60th B.74th
th
C.50 D.40th

● Total 115 economies have been ranked by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
● Sweden has topped the Energy Transition Index for the third consecutive year and is followed by
Switzerland and Finland in the top three.
● France (ranked 8th) and the UK (7th) are the only G20 countries in the top 10.

Q) Which state has launched a portal named “HOPE - Helping Out People Everywhere” to help unemployed
youth get jobs?
A.Assam B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Uttarakhand D.Goa

Q) The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has launched which song to strengthen India's fight
against covid-19?
A.United We Fight B.United By Emotions
C.With Eachother D.We Will Come Stronger

Q) Which bank has provided one billion emergency assistance loan to India?
A.World Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Development Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank


Q) Who has become the new Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
A.Aruna Sundararajan B.Poonam Malakondaiah
C.V. Vidyavathi D.Shantha Sheela Nair

Q) Which institution has developed Spirulina groundnut Chikki that can provide micronutrients and boost
immunity?
A.CFTRI B.IIFPT
C.NIFTEM D.CIFE

Q) Which state will host the 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2021?
A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Maharashtra D.Uttar Pradesh

● Uttar Pradesh Hockey will host 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021.
● The 2021 Junior Men’s National Championship and Sub Junior Men’s National Championship will be
hosted by Haryana while the corresponding women’s events will be held in Jharkhand.

Q) Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has dedicated which testing machine to the nation for
COVID-19 cases?
A.COTAS-1800 B.COBAS-6800
C.COVID-3200 D.CONAS-7200

Q) Which state has launched a Matir Smristi scheme to utilise 50,000 acres of barren land in six districts?
A.Assam B.Odisha
C.West Bengal D.Bihar

Q) Which has become the first coronavirus-free country in Europe?
A.Germany B.France
C.Iceland D.Slovenia

Q) Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has commissioned which Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) in Goa via
video conference?
A.ICGS Sachet B.ICGS Sujeet
C.ICGS Sajag D.ICGS Shoor

Q) Which bank has approved $1 billion under 'Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response
Program‘?
A.Asian Development Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.World Bank

Q) According to new guidelines the data captured by the Aarogya Setu app can be retained _____ days at
the maximum?
A.180 days B.90 days
C.60 days D.45 days

Q) Which of the following ministries has launched the GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) programme?
A.Ministry of Tribal Affairs B.Ministry of Textiles
C.Ministry of Steel D.Ministry of Jal Shakti

Q) According to CERT-In, Android users who use mobile banking might be vulnerable to a new malware called
______?
A.Exploit B.Hacktool
C.SpyEye D.EventBot

Q) Indian government and AIIB have signed an agreement for USD 145 million to improve irrigation services
and flood management in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Tamil Nadu C.West Bengal D.Odisha

Q) Under Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana, loans up to how much amount will be given to small
traders?
A.Rs 1 lakh B.Rs 2 lakh
C.Rs 3 lakh D.Rs 5 lakh

Q) Which among the following ministry has approved Rs 400 crore DTIS scheme?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Defence
C.Ministry of HRD D.Ministry of Coal

Q) The Ministry of Human Resource Development has developed an e-Governance platform named “what” to
provide quality education to students?
A.Saksham ERP B.Vedant ERP
C.SAMARTH ERP D.Atulya ERP

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City’?
A.Hua Yu B.Mo Yan
C.Su Tong D.Fang Fang

Q) Name the seventh Landing Craft Utility (LCU) MK-IV class ship which was inducted
into Indian Navy at Port Blair?
A.INLCU G56 B.INLCU L57
C.INLCU K50 D.INLCU N45

Q) Which country gave the name Amphan for cyclone Amphan?
A.Bangladesh B.India
C.Thailand D.Vietnam

Q) Who has been appointed as the new managing director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank?
A.Aamir Siddqui B.Umar mirza
C.Aatif Sheikh D.Zubair Iqbal

Q) Which state has decided to launch ''Rajiv Gandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana”?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Kerala
C.Rajasthan D.Chhattisgarh

Q) The government will launch a _________crore rupees Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for the
development of marine and inland fisheries?
A.12,000 B.10,000
C.15,000 D.20,000

Q) Which company has acquired Giphy— a popular website for making and sharing animated images or GIF?
A.Google B.Facebook
C.Apple D.Microsoft

Q) The pan-India electronic agriculture trading portal, e-NAM has reached the milestone of _____ Mandis
across 18 States and three Union Territories?
A.2,000 B.1,500
C.2,500 D.1,000

Q) Which IIT institution has developed an interactive web portal moodofindia?
A.IIT Kharagpur B.IIT Kanpur
C.IIT Tirupati D.IIT Roorkee

Q) Which among the following has developed an online Dashboard - National Migrant Information System
(NMIS)?
A.FICCI B.NDMA
C.Ministry of Labour D.IIT Delhi

Q) Nepal will publish a new political map asserting its claim over the Kalapani region. The region is
located in which state?
A.Bihar B.Uttarakhand
C.Sikkim D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) FDI limit in the defence manufacturing under automatic route will be raised
from 49% to ________%?
A.55 % B.74 %
C.66 % D.100 %

Q) Reliance Jio has sold its _______ per cent to New-York
headquartered private equity firm General Atlantic?
A.1.34 % B.2.26 %
C.3.56 % D.4.21 %

Q) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national
election, securing a record ________ term in o ce?
A.Fourth B.Fifth
C.Third D.Sixth

Q) The Baltic nations have recently opened their borders to one
another, creating a coronavirus "travel bubble” (Baltic Travel Bubble).
Which country is not a Baltic country?
A.Estonia B.Latvia
C.Lithuania D.Albania

Q) Which of the following state has Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers?
A.Bihar B.Uttar Pradesh

Q) The modified Ujh Multipurpose Project (MPP) is located on river Ujh, which is one of the main tributaries of
which river?
A.Brahmputra B.Ravi
C.Kaveri D.Mahanadi

Q) The government has decided to increase the borrowing limits of states to________% of the Gross State
Domestic Product (GSDP) for the year 2020-21?
A.3% B.5%
C.4% D.6%

Q) Which bank has become the first bank in India to allow video KYC?
A.HDFC Bank B.Kotak Mahindra
C.ICICI Bank D.Yes Bank

Q) Which state has launched its first cyber security-specific accelerator programme 'H.A.C.K' for start-ups
recently?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Odisha
C.Tamil Nadu D.Karnataka

Q) India Post, Mumbai has released a Special Postal Cover dedicated to whom?
A.Doctors B.Migrant Workers
C.Police D.Cleanliness Workers

Q) ICC Committee under whose chairmanship has recommended the ban on saliva due to coronavirus
pandemic?
A.Anil Kumble B.Shane Warne
C.Daniel Vettori D.Graeme Smith

Q) Which country has launched its new space defense unit (Space Operations Squadron) to monitor and
counter threats to the country''s satellites?
A.Israel B.United States
C.Japan D.Russia

Q) To promote online education across the country, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched
which initiative?
A.PM e- SHIKSHA B.PM e- KAKSHA
C.PM e- PARIKSHA D.PM e-VIDYA

■ Manodarpan initiative - for psychosocial support to students, teachers and families for mental health and
emotional wellbeing.
■ A National Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Mission - for ensuring that every child in the country
necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy in Grade 3 by 2025.

Q) Which Union Territory has become the COVID-19 free after recovering from all the active cases?
A.Puducherry B.Ladakh
C.Lakshadweep D.Jammu & Kashmir

Q) Which ministry has launched a new mobile app named - ‘National Test Abhyas‘?
A.Ministry of Science and Technology B.Ministry of Human Resource Development
C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q) Who is the author of the book Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes?
A.Vikram Seth B.Salman Rushdie
C.Durjoy Datta D.Ruskin Bond

Q) Which railway zone has developed a robotic device, “RAIL-BOT” (R-BOT) to assist in
hospital management functions?
A.South Eastern Railway B.South Central Railway
C.Western Railway D.East Coast Railway

Q) Who among the following has won the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award?
A.Ashok Kumar B.Sushil Kumar
C.Vinay Badhwar D.Arun Prakash

Q) In a first of its kind proposal, the Army plans to take civilians on a _______ year ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) or
‘short service’ on a trial basis to serve in the force?
A.Two year B.One year
C.Four year D.Three year

Q) Which company has announced the acquisition of Ahmedabad-based Byte Prophecy for an undisclosed
sum?
A.Accenture B.Microsoft
C.Cognizant D.Deloitte

Q) Which of the following cities is included in the ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag recently given by government?
A.Indore B.Surat
C.Ambikapur D.All of these

Q) Which among the following state/ Union Territory has launched an initiative named ‘SUKOON’ - COVID-19
Beat the Stress“?
A.Ladakh B.Gujarat
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Jammu & Kashmir

Q) Who has taken over as President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA)?
A.T V Narendran B.Dilip Oommen C.Anil Kumar Jha D.Manoj Jain

Q) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of the executive Board of
which organization?
A.World Health Organization B.World Trade Organization
C.Food and Agriculture Organization D.UNICEF

Q) Didi Vehicle Service has been launched in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Mandsaur B.Harda
C.Jhabua D.Dhar

Q) Who has been appointed as the chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) ?
A.Govinda Rajulu Chintal B.Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
C.Harsh Kumar Bhanwala D.Ashok Gulati

Q) Mee Annapurna initiative has been launched in which state?
A.Odisha B.Tamil Nadu
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Maharashtra

Q) Who has been appointed as the new Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group?
A.Anshula Kant B.Carmen Reinhart
C.Shaolin Yang D.Sandie Okoro

Q) Indian Railways has operationalised its first 12,000 hp electric Locomotive named as ________?
A.TAB13C B.WAG12B
C.TAG15D D.RAL10S

Q) An e-commerce app named “OrderMe” has been launched by?
A.Patanjali B.Tata
C.Reliance D.Parle Agro

Q) Facebook has launched a shopping platform under which name for Small Businesses?
A.Direct Shops B.Facebook Shops
C.Small Shops D.Shopy

Q) The Union Cabinet has approved extension of ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’ (PMVVY) for how
many years?
A.Two years B.One year
C.Three years D.Four years

Q) The Government of India has launched a scheme for 100 per cent solarisation of which temple?
A.Surya Pahar temple B.Surya Narayana temple
C.Martand Sun temple D.Konark Sun temple


Important Days
● World Menstrual Hygiene Day - May 28.
✓ Theme is “Periods in Pandemic”.
● World Digestive Health Day: 29th May.
✓ Theme for the World Digestive Health Day 2020 campaign is “Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective”.
● International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2020 - May 29.
✓ Theme is “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”.
● World Hunger Day - May 28.
● World Thyroid Day 2020 - May 25.
● World Turtle Day - May 23.
● International Missing Children's Day: 25 May.
● International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) - May 22.
✓ Theme is “Our solutions are in nature”.
Obituaries
● Triple Olympic gold medallist Hockey Balbir Singh Senior Passed away.
● Actor Mohit Baghel passed away.
● Former Tamil Nadu football player and coach R Shanmugam passes away at 77.
● Renowned Vocalist Shyamala G Bhave passed away.
● Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89.
● Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur, known as Yogesh in the film industry, passed away.
● Ajit Jogi, the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh passed away.
● Noted Urdu Writer Mujtaba Hussain Passes Away.
● Former Inter Milan coach Gigi Simoni passes away.
● Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler who starred in the Netflix reality series “Terrace House: Tokyo,” has
died
● Four-time Grand Slam winner Ashley Cooper passed away.
Q) Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme has crossed the milestone of how many beneficiaries?
A.2 crore B.1 crore
C.75 lakh D.50 lakh
Q) Kevin Mayer has become the Chief Executive Officer of which popular platform?
A.Instagram B.You Tube
C.Twitter D.TikTok
Q) All people who have resided in Jammu & Kashmir for how many years are eligible for getting a domicile certificate?
A.10 year B.15 year
C.12 year D.18 year
Q) The Union Cabinet has given its approval for "Scheme for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME)"
for the Unorganized Sector with an outlay of________?
A.Rs.15,000 crore B.Rs.12,000 crore
C.Rs.10,000 crore D.Rs.8,000 crore

Q) Which state will launch the 'Everybody will get employment' scheme?
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Odisha
Q) The Reserve Bank of India in its latest Monetary Policy Statement for 2020-21 has reduced the repo rate to _________?
A.4.40% B.4.00%
C.3.75% D.4.20%
■ Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate - reduced to 4.25 per cent from 4.65 percent
■ Reverse Repo Rate reduced to 3.35 per cent from 3.75 per cent.
Q) The government has notified amendments to General Financial Rules (GFR) to ensure that goods and services valued less
than _______crore are being procured from domestic firms?
A. Rs 200 crore B. Rs 300 crore
C. Rs 400 crore D. Rs 100 crore
Q) Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, which textiles are to be used in rural road development?
A. Coir Geo textiles B. Jute Textiles
C. Asbestos textiles D. Hemp textiles
Q) Who has been appointed as the National President of FICCI Ladies Organization
(FLO)?
A. Harjinder Kaur Talwar B. Suchi Mukherjee
C. Priya Paul D. Jahnabi Phookan
Q) Private equity firm KKR is set to invest Rs 11367 crore in Jio Platforms for
________% stake?
A. 2.32 % B. 1.79 %
C. 2.01 % D. 1.55 %
Q) IRDAI has approved which bank’s proposal to continue with its 30% holding in IndiaFirst Life Insurance?
A. Canara Bank B. Indian Bank
C. Union Bank of India D. Central Bank of India
Q) The Cabinet has approved a scheme for the development of the fisheries sector with a total estimated investment of Rs
_______crore in the next five years?
A. Rs 15,000 crore B. Rs 20,050 crore
C. Rs 10,500 crore D. Rs 12,800 crore
Q) The Reserve Bank has announced a Rs 15,000-crore line of credit to which bank?
A. SIDBI Bank B. UCO Bank
C. Bank of Maharashtra D. EXIM Bank
Q) Government has allocated _________ crore rupees towards beekeeping under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan?
A. 100 crore rupees B. 500 crore rupees
C. 300 crore rupees D. 1000 crore rupees
Q) ‘Break the Chain’ cartoon campaign was inaugurated by which state?

A. Karnataka B. Gujarat
C. Kerala D. Tamil Nadu
Q) United Nations has listed the KHUDOL initiative of which state as one of the top 10 global initiatives to fight against
COVID-19?
A. Assam B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Goa D. Manipur

Q) A high-level committee of experts has been formed by the government to recommend reforms in India's drug regulatory
system. Who will head this committee?
A.Rajesh Bhushan B.Prashant Khare
C.Avinash Bhatia D.Kailash Kanitkar
Q) Name the Indian economist who has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster
management in South Asia?
A.Avinash Dixit B.Debraj Ray
C.Abhas Jha D.Amit Mitra
Q) Which state has inaugurated 'Shram Siddhi Abhiyan’ to provide jobs to labourers?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the 100% acquisition of which cement company by Nuvoco
Vistas Corp Ltd?
A.Ambuja Cement B.India Cements
C.Barak Valley Cements D.Emami Cement
Q) Which company has been given permission to drill hydrocarbons in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park area in Assam?
A.Bharat Petroleum B.Oil India
C.Reliance Petroleum D.Gas Authority of India
● Sonitpur
● Dihing-Patkai ER
● Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong
● Dhansiri-Lungding ER
● Chirang-Ripu ER
Q) Tsai Ing-wen has become the President of which country?

A.Taiwan B.Japan
C.South Korea D.Philippines
Q) Which Insurance company has launched an app-based motor insurance own damage (OD) floater policy named
SWITCH?
A.Bajaj Allianz B.Bharti AXA
C.Cholamandalam MS D.Edelweiss
Q) HIL (INDIA) will supply 25 tonnes of pesticides to which country to control locust invasion?
A.Turkey B.Maldives
C.Bangladesh D.Iran
Q) Rayalaseema Lift Scheme is a project of which state?

A.Telangana B.Kerala

Q) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will operationalise its No.18 Squadron equipped with LCA Tejas aircraft in which city?
A.Pune B.Coimbatore
C.Lucknow D.Dehradun
Q) Which state will form a migration commission to identify the skills of returning migrant workers and provide
employment to them?
A.Gujarat B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Maharashtra
Q) Which state has accorded ‘industry’ status to sports?

A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Nagaland D.Mizoram
Q) Other States will now have to take the permission from which state before engaging workers of the state?
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand
Q) Indian Navy has formed which PPE kit with innovative breathable fabric material?
A.NavRakshak B.SwasthNav
C.UdayRakshak D.SwasthyaNAv
Q) India has helped which country to set up a military war game centre named 'INDIA‘ in Jinja district?
A.Uganda B.Tanzania
C.South Sudan D.Kenya
Q) The red and blue colored flag reads 'Khidmat aur Himmat' is a flag of the Police of which region?
A.Ladakh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jammu & Kashmir
Q) Which state will host the 39th edition of the National Games in 2022?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Odisha
C.Nagaland D.Meghalaya
Q) Which bollywood actor has launched his new Grooming & Personal Care Brand FRSH?
A.Shahrukh Khan B.Hrithik Roshan
C.Salman Khan D.Varun Dhawan
Q) Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO, has developed which application which allows non-contact based personnel
verification?
A.CINA B.AINA
C.NINA D.TINA
Q) A tropical storm Mangga is evolving in the southern Indian Ocean. Which country has given the name Mangga?
A.Thailand B.India
C.Indonesia D.Malaysia
Q) Prem K. Nair has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Uganda B.Saudi Arabia
C.Japan D.Niger
Q) Name the Indian Army Officer who has won the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019)?
A.Priya Jhingan B.Anjana Bhaduria
C.Punita Arora D.Suman Gawani
Q) Which social networking platform has come with an application named Catch-Up?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Instagram D.LinkedIn

Q) NASA has renamed its next-generation space telescope “Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)” after which
astronomer?
A.Jill Cornell Tarter B.Nancy Grace Roman
C.Christina Koch D.Jessica Meir
Q) Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the ____ metre-long tunnel as part of the Chardham
Connectivity Project in Chamba?
A.350 metre B.440 metre
C.540 metre D.280 metre
Q) Kheer Bhawani Mela is an annual event of which State/Union Territory?

A.Jammu & Kashmir B.Ladakh
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which state government has decided to consider lac cultivation as an agriculture activity in the state?
C.Haryana D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Name the Indian American who has bagged the prestigious Inventor of the Year award 2020?
A.Thomas Anantharaman B.Jogesh Pati
C.Rajiv Joshi D.Narendra Karmarkar
Q) Which state has launched a new programme christened ‘ReStart’ to support the MSME sector in the State?
C.Kerala D.Odisha
Q) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a modified PM Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme with
assured interest rate of __________ p.a. for FY 2020-21?
A.5.50% B.6.90%
C.7.12% D.7.40%
Q) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has deposited Rs _______each as out of pocket allowance in accounts of 2749 Khelo
India athletes?
A.Rs 20,000 B.Rs 30,000
C.Rs 15,000 D.Rs 40,000
Q) Who has become the new Chairman and MD of Oriental Insurance Company?
A.SN Rajeswari B.Varun Dua
C.Tapan Singhel D.Prasun Kumar Sikdar
Q) Who has been elected as the next President of New Development Bank (NDB)?
A.KV Kamath B.Marcos Prado Troyjo
C.Anil Kishora D.Anton Siluanov
Q) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched an AI based chatbot named ________?
A.NAi B.ANi
C.KAi D.PAi
Q) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has signed a 177 million dollar loan to upgrade 450
kilometers of state highways in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Assam
Q) Which country has started building its first stealth bomber under its Perspective Aviation Complex for Long Range
Aviation (PAKDA) programme,?
A.Israel B.China
C.Russia D.France

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘The Ickabog‘?
A.Charlotte Bronte B.J.K Rowling
C.Stephen King D.Margaret Atwood
Q) Which state government will develop 800 km roads as Herbal roads in the state?
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Gujarat
Q) The Karnataka government has decided to name Bengaluru's Yelahanka flyover after which personality?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Bangaru Laxman
C.Arun jaitely D.Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
● Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has been renamed as Central Institute of
Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET).
Q) Who has become the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala?
A.Kanchan Chaudhary B.R Sreelekha
C.Sonia Narang D.Sanjukta Parashar
Q) Who has become the new CEO of Capgemini Group?

A.Aiman Ezzat B.Paul Hermelin
C.Arvind Krishna D.Bob Swan
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer And Managing Director of Wipro?
A.Abidali Neemuchwala B.Rajesh Gopinathan
C.Thierry Delaporte D.Punit Renjen
Q) Which company has acquired Amsterdam-based electric scooter-maker Etergo?

A.Ashok Leyland B.Eicher Motors
C.Ola Electric D.Mahindra & Mahindra
Q) India’s first dolphin observatory is being built in which state?

A.Odisha B.Bihar
C.Kerala D.Maharashtra
Q) An inter-state bridge on the Swan river which is being constructed will benefit many villages of which states?
A.Punjab & Haryana B.Bihar & Jharkhand
C.Punjab & Himachal Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh
Q) Which state government has started the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Kerala
Q) The foundation stone for a missile park “Agneeprastha” was laid at which place?
A.INS Dwarka B.INS Kalinga
C.INS Jarawa D.INS Minicoy
Q) Which state has inaugurated the “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants?
C.Bihar D.Uttarakhand
Q) Who has been appointed as a member of the Olympic Channel Commission?

A.Narinder Batra B.Arjun Munda
C.Chander Mukhi Sharma D.Ajay Kumar Singhania
Q) Indian economy grew at an 11-year-low of ________% in 2019-20, according to the Central Statistics Office?
A.3.5% B.4.2% C.4.5% D.3.9%

300 Best MCQs June Set 4 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Hydrography Day 2020 – 21 June
✓ Theme - “Hydrography – enabling autonomous technologies”.
● World Music Day or Fête de la Musique 2020 - June 21
● 25th National Reading Day - June 19
● International Widows’ Day: 23rd June
● International Olympic Day – 23 June
● Day of the Seafarer: 25 June
✓ The 2020 campaign for the day: “Seafarers are Key Workers”.
● Passport Seva Divas (PSD) - 24 June, 2020
● International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - 26th June
✓ Theme for 2020: “Better Knowledge for Better Care”.
● Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day : 27 June
● PC Mahalanobis' Birth Anniversary Observed As National Statistics Day on 29 June
OBITUARIES
● Sqn Ldr Parvez Jamasji (retd), who was awarded the Vir Chakra passed away recently.
● Veteran journalist, freedom fighter Dinu Randive passes away.
● Former left-arm spin legend Rajinder Goel passed away.
● American Movie producer Steve Bing passed away.
● Veteran journalist, former MP Vishwa Mohan Gupta passes away.
● Former Indian Shooter Pournima Zanane passed away at the age of 42 after long cancer battle.
● Former Karnataka basketball star player, K Raghunath passed away.
● Hollywood Director Joel Schumacher passed away.
● Trinamool Congress MLA Tamonash Ghosh passed away at the age of 60.
Q) For the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 positive patients across the country, which medicine has been
recommended recently by the government of India?
A.Favipiravir B.Ceftriaxone
C.Mefloquine D.Tenofovir
● International Yoga Day 2020 – 21 June.

● This year's theme is "Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family".
● The theme set by the United Nations for this year is “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”.
Q) Which state has launched a mobile application “TS-Weather” that enables people to access information about weather
conditions?
C.Karnataka D.Telangana
Q) Who will be awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his decades-long work around issues of global
justice?
A.Kailash Satyarthi B.Amartya Sen
C.Raghuram Rajan D.Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Q) The Sports Ministry has decided to establish how many Khelo India Centres (KIC) at the district level across the country?
A.500 B.1500
C.1000 D.1200
Q) Which among the following in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF) will launch the “Decarbonising
Transport in India” project on 24 June?
A.FICCI B.ASSOCHAM
C.Wipro D.NITI Aayog

Q) A Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million has been extended by the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) to
which country?
A.Nicaragua B.Panama
C.Costa Rica D.Honduras
Q) Who has been appointed as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) by the U.S. Senate?
A.Dr Madhvi Aya B.Dr Rajat Gupta
C.Dr Satyendra Khanna D.Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan
Q) Who has been elected to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) men’s player panel and will represent the Asia-Oceania
zone?
A.Niki Poonacha B.Yuki Bhambri
C.Somdev Devvarman D.Divij Sharan
Q) Which state will launch the Mukhyamantri SHRAMIK (Shahri Rozgar Manjuri For Kamgar) Yojna for urban unskilled
workers?
A.Odisha B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Jharkhand D.Bihar
Q) Which state government has decided to start a scheme called ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ which means ‘Play little, Study
little’?
A.Manipur B.West Bengal
C.Odisha D.Tripura
Q) Under which brand name, Hetero Pharmaceuticals’ generic version of Remdesivir will be marketed in India?
A.REMOFIR B.COVIFOR
C.COVFLU D.REMFLU
Q) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Zimbabwe?

A.Vinay Kumar B.Satbir Singh
C.Vijay Khanduja D.Srikumar Menon
PM Modi launches Rs 50,000 crore Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan for Migrant Workers
Highlights
● States with more than 25,000 migrant returnees.
● Currently the campaign will be launched in six states (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand
and Odisha).
● The programme will run in “mission mode” for 125 days across 116 districts in six states to help migrant workers get
jobs in their home states.
● The campaign will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide jobs and
create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country.
● Besides this, twelve different ministries or departments will participate in the programme, which includes, rural
development, panchayati raj, transport, mines, drinking water, environment, railways, petroleum, new and renewable
energy, border roads, telecom and agriculture.
Q) Which space agency has received a patent for its Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment (LCHG) for human spaceflight?
A.JAXA B.NASA
C.ISRO D.Roscosmos
Q) Which among the following companies has launched the ayurvedic medicines 'Coronil and Swasari‘ to treat Covid 19?
A.Dabur India Ltd B.Patanjali Ayurved Ltd
C.Navayur Herbals D.Biolife Technologies
Q) Which IIT institution has developed a receiver chip - Dhruva – that can be used in smartphones and navigation devices to
find locations and routes within the country?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Bombay
C.IIT Delhi D.IIT Guwahati

Q) Which state government has decided to launch the Indira Rasoi Yojna?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Rajasthan
C.Bihar D.Kerala
Q) YUKTI 2.0 (Young India combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) is an initiative of which
Ministry?
A.Ministry of Science & Technology B.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C.Ministry of Human Resource Development D.Ministry of Earth Sciences
Q) According to a poll conducted on social media by Wisden India, who is the greatest Indian batsman in Test cricket in the
last 50 years?
A.Rahul Dravid B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Sunil Gavaskar D.Virat Kohli
Q) Which country has successfully launched its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) recently?
A.Japan B.South Korea
C.Israel D.China
Q) Which state has won the first prize under e-Panchayat Puraskar-2020?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Manipur
C.Gujarat D.Tripura
Q) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has collaborated with which company to introduce Skills
Build Reignite and the Skills Build Innovation Camp?
A.Microsoft B.IBM
C.Adobe D.Intel
Q) Which country has awarded the project management consultancy contract for the development of 500 megawatts (MW)
solar park to NTPC?
A.Mali B.Liberia
C.Ghana D.Senegal
Q) Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated two bridges Devika and Puneja at which place recently?
A.Uttarakhand B.Jammu & Kashmir
C.Ladakh D.Himachal Pradesh
Q) Vidyut Vitaran Company of which state has launched the Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Rajasthan
C.Madhya pradesh D.Gujarat
Q) Union Cabinet has given International Airport status to Kushinagar Airport which is located in which state?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched which Mobile Application in partnership with the Indian Red
Cross Society (IRCS)?
A.eBlood Services B.eRaktkosh
C.eDonation Call D.eRaktDan
Q) The world's first yoga university, VaYU, outside India has been launched in which city?
A.Toronto B.Tokyo
C.Sydney D. Los Angeles
Q) Which state and Reliance Jio TV have entered into an agreement to educate around 52 lakh school children in rural areas?
A.Punjab B.Rajasthan
C.Haryana D.Jharkhand

Q) Which country has decided to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty which is a global pact to regulate arms sales in the world?
A.China B.Iran
C.Israel D.India
Q) Which football club has won the English Premier League 2019-20 title?
A.Chelsea B.Liverpool
C.Arsenal D.Juventus
Q) Which state government has launched a Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme?
A.Uttarakhand B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Tripura
Q) Which airport has become the first airport to get the Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS)?
A.Indira Gandhi International Airport B.Kempegowda International Airport
C.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport D.Mangalore International Airport
Q) Who is set to become the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history?
A.Clare Connor B.Karen Rolton
C.Peta Verco D.Betty Wilson
Q) Who among the following are appointed as the ambassadors for the 45th edition of Toronto International Film Festival
(TIFF)?
A.Hrithik Roshan & Alia Bhatt B.Karan Johar & Kangana Ranaut
C.Priyanka Chopra & Anurag Kashyap D.Amitabh Bachchan & Tigmanshu Dhulia
Q) Which among the following has launched a behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’?
A.Wipro B.NITI Aayog
C.FICCI D.Infosys
Q) Which country is planning to establish a permanent military base in the Indian Ocean by March 2021?
A.Iran B.Australia
C.Indonesia D.India
Q) The Health Minister of which state was invited by the United Nations to participate in a panel discussion on World
Public Service Day 2020?
A.Gujarat B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Kerala
Q) Which state has recently launched the sixth phase of Haritha Haram programme?
A.Gujarat B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Rajasthan D.Telangana
Q) Who is the author of the book “Too Much and Never Enough”?
A.Mary Trump B.Ivanka Trump
C.Tiffany Trump D.Melania Trump
Q) Which bank has partnered with UDMA Technologies to launch its digital wallet solution ‘Yuva Pay’ mobile app?
A.ICICI Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.Axis Bank
Q) According to the latest SNB data, India has moved to which rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises
with Swiss banks at the end of 2019?
A.99th B.55th
th
C.77 D.44th

Key Points
● Among the top-ranked jurisdictions, the UK is followed by the US, West Indies, France and Hong Kong in the top five.
● Funds parked by Indians fell by 5.8 per cent in 2019 to 899 million Swiss francs (Rs 6,625 crore).
● Indian individuals and enterprises in Swiss banks, including through their India-based branches, account for just about
0.06 percent of the aggregate funds parked by all foreign clients of Switzerland-based banks.
● In comparison, the top-ranked UK accounted for close to 27 per cent of the total foreign funds parked with Swiss banks
at the end of 2019.
● The top-15 countries account for nearly 75 percent of all foreign money in Swiss banks, while the contribution of the
top-30 is almost 90 per cent.
Q) Maharashtra government has announced which plan to attract fresh investments in industries?
A.Maha Parwana B.Maha Suvidha
C.Maha Tark D.Maha Teevrata
Q) Which two countries were handed the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup football tournament?
A.Indonesia and Singapore B.New Zealand & Fiji
C.Australia & Indonesia D.Australia and New Zealand
Q) 36th ASEAN Summit was held virtually in which country?

A.Thailand B.Vietnam
C.Myanmar D.Brunei
Q) The Indian Navy has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system. What is the name of this system?
A.Varunastra B.Maareech
C.Sagarika D.Ashoka
Q) Which state has launched the Godhan Nyay Yojana?

A.Rajasthan B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Chhattisgarh D.Bihar
Q) IRDAI has formulated a 9-member working group (WG) under whose chairmanship to look into Drone Insurance?
A.Arthi Mathur B.Anjan Dey
C.Mukesh Kewalramani D.Savio Fernandes
Q) NGT has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship to investigate the blowout at Assam’s Baghjan oil well of
Oil India Limited (OIL)?
A.Siddhanta Das B.B P Katakey
C.Ajit Hazarika D.Abhay Kumar Johari
Q) Which state government will launch the Adarsh police station scheme from July 1?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh
C.Rajasthan D.Jharkhand
Q) World Athletics has launched which online tool to track the qualification process for next year's Olympic Games?
A.Way to Tokyo B.Aim for Tokyo
C.Road to Tokyo D.En Route Tokyo
Q) Who has become the first woman Chief Secretary of Punjab?

A.Vini Mahajan B.Smita Sabharwal
C.Ritu Maheshwari D.Vinita Rai

Q) The US Space Agency, NASA has announced to rename its headquarters in Washington after whom?
A.Jim Bridenstine B. Mary W Jackson
C.Jessica Meir D.Peggy Whitson
Q) Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan is a collaborative effort between NITI Aayog and which organization?
A.Piramal Foundation B.Tata Group
C.Microsoft D.Reliance Foundation
Q) Which ministry has decided to celebrate “Sankalp Parva” from June 28 to July 12, 2020?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Culture
C.Ministry of Agriculture D.Ministry of Communications
Q) Micheal Martin has become the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Norway B.Netherland
C.France D.Ireland
Q) Name the Indian umpire who was included in the ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21?
A.Sundaram Ravi B.Krishna Hariharan
C.Nitin Menon D.Srinivas Venkatraghavan
Q) Lazarus Chakwera has won which country’s rerun presidential election?

A.Cuba B.Malawi
C.Tanzania D.Mozambique
Q) Which state will launch a "Kill Corona“ campaign from July 1 to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state?
A.Rajasthan B.Maharashtra
C.Odisha D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Which bank has set up the Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund to facilitate free onboarding of MSMEs on TReDS
platform?
A.EXIM Bank B.SIDBI
C.NABARD D.RBI
Q) Which government is set to launch Project Platina, a plasma therapy trial on COVID-19 patients?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Maharashtra
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Uttar Pradesh

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Blood Donor Day 2020 - 14 June
○ The theme for the Blood donor day 2020 is “Safe Blood Saves Lives”.
● World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is observed on 15th June
● World Wind Day, also known as Global Wind Day - 15th June
● International Day of Family Remittances 2020 - 16th June
○ Theme - “Building resilience in times of crisis”.
● Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed globally on 18th June every year.
● Autistic Pride Day 2020 - June 18
● World Refugee Day – 20 June
○ The theme of 2020 World Refugee Day: “Every Action Counts”.
● 19th Great June Uprising Day observed in Manipur – 18 June
● World Sickle Cell Day - 19 June
OBITUARIES
● Former cricketer and historian Vasant Raiji passed away
● Former member of Planning Commission, A. Vaidyanathan passed away
● Atul Srivastava, Director (Personnel), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) passed away
● Noted Uttarakhand folk singer Heera Singh Rana passes away
● Samir Bangara, the co-founder and chief executive of digital music platform Qyuki Digital Media, passed away
● Malayalam screenwriter and director K R Sachidanandan, popularly known as Sachy, passed away.
● Veteran economist and the member of 10th Finance Commission, B.P.R. Vithal passes away
Q) UTI Asset Management Company has appointed whom as its chief executive officer (CEO)?
A.Sundeep Sikka B.Imtaiyazur Rahman
C.Chandresh Nigam D.Ashwani Bhatia
Q) Which state has renamed its Environment Ministry as Environment and Climate change ministry?
C.Maharashtra D.Karnataka
Q) The Union government has launched which portal to provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies for
manufacturers, suppliers and customers?
A.Aarogyapath B.Ayushpath
C.Swasthyapath D.Nirogyapath
Q) The new Integrated Flood Warning System (IFLOWS) was recently inaugurated in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Bhubaneswar
C.Kolkata D.Mumbai
Q) Used mask disposal device "BIN-19" and "UV SPOT" has been launched in which state?
C.Tamil Nadu D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Who will be conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia” 2020?

A.Kaushiki Chakraborty B.Shashikala Dani
C.Gayatri Sankaran D.Shobha Sekhar
Q) Which state has decided to adopt the scheme of Flatted Factory Model?
A.Karnataka B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Assam
Q) The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement with GMR Airports Ltd for construction of a greenfield
international airport at Bhogapuram in which district?
A.Vizianagaram B.Anantapur C.Nellore D.Srikakulam

Q) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed which sanitizing chamber named to sanitise
uniforms of security forces?
A.SaniKlean B.BugKlean
C.MicroKlean D.GermiKlean
Q) Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a line of credit (LOC) worth $215.68 million to which country?
A.Kenya B.Lesotho
C.Malawi D. Mozambique
Q) Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Philippines?

A.Shambhu S. Kumaran B.Rahul Shrivastava
C.Prem K. Nair D.Raveesh Kumar
Q) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi by the state government?
A.Satrughan sinha B.Manoj Bajpayee
C.Sanjay Misra D.Pankaj Tripathi
Q) Which Railway zone has set up a body screening facility called FebriEye in Mumbai?
A.South Central Railway B.Western Railway
C.Central Railway D.West Central Railway
Q) Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) is an initiative of which among the following?
A.NITI Aayog B.KVIC
C.CIC D.NCDC
Q) World's longest railway platform with dimensions of 1,400 metres length and 10 metres width is being built at which
Railway station?
A.Hubballi B.Howrah
C.Vijayawada D.Cuttack
Q) The Petroleum Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to inquire into the blowout at an Oil India Ltd well in
Assam under whose chairmanship?
A.SCL Das B.B C Bora
C.T K Sengupta D.T N Dubey
Q) An ancient 500 year old temple that remained submerged in which River in Odisha has been found?
A.Mahanadi B.Subarnarekha
C.Brahmani D.Bhargavi
Q) Which state government is planning to establish a monkey park?

A.Karnataka B.Uttarakhand
C.Sikkim D.Kerala
Q) Which company will invest USD 3 million to provide safe water access to agricultural communities in West Bengal and
Maharashtra?
A.Reliance B.Tata
C.Pepsico D.Wipro
Q) Which Indian state would now be producing the high-quality Australian Merino sheep wool indigenously?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Uttarakhand D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) Who will become the first Sikh woman to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York?
A.Anmol Narang B.Manjit Gill
C.Shay Grewal D.Preet Kaur
Q) Which Payments Bank has launched a Suraksha Salary account for micro, small and medium enterprises?
A.Airtel Payments Bank B.India Post Payments Bank C.Fino Payments Bank D.Jio Payments Bank

Q) Union Minister of State for Home affairs G. Kishan Reddy has launched which microbe-killing device?
A.GermiBAN B.GermKill
C.Cold Spray D.PestKill
Q) Which Bank has introduced an online overdraft(od) facility ‘Insta FlexiCash’ for its salary account
customers?
A.HDFC Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.ICICI Bank
Q) Who is the author of the book Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism?

A.Dinyar Patel B.Chitra Divakaruni
C.Ranjit Kaur D. Namrata Verghese
Q) According to UNCTAD, India was the world's ________th largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDI) in 2019?
A.6th B.7th
th
C.4 D.9th
Q) What is the rank of India in the World Competitiveness Index 2020?

A.71st B.23rd
C.43rd D.56th
Q) Which state has become the top state in the country to provide employment to the workers under MGNREGA scheme?
A.Gujarat B.Rajasthan
C.Odisha D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) IBBI has reconstituted the Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution & Liquidation under whose
chairmanship?
A.Amitabh Chaudhry B.Uday Kotak
C.Sunil Mehta D.Aditya Puri
Q) A new fish species named as “Schizothorax sikusirumensis” has been discovered in which state recently?
A.Assam B.West Bengal
C.Kerala D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) Which state has launched a job portal 'KarmaBhumi' for IT professionals who have returned to the state ?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Odisha
C.West Bengal D.Gujarat
Q) Which among the following has won the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award?
A.Haritika B.Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti
C.Dreams Alive D.Deccan Development Society
Q) Which insurance company has launched the country's first drone cover?
A.TATA AIG B.Bharti AXA
C.HDFC Ergo D.Bajaj Allianz
Q) India has pledged to construct a Rs.2.33 crore sanitation facility at the complex of which temple?
A.Pashupatinath Temple B.Budanilkantha
C.Dakshinkali D.Gokarna Mahadev Temple
Q) Which bank has approved a $750 million loan to India

C.New Development Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Q) Who has been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?

A.India B.Ireland
C.Mexico D.All of the above

Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a scheme on June 20 to boost livelihood opportunities in rural India?
A.Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan B.Grameen Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
C.Grameen Rojgar Abhiyaan D.Garib Kalyan Rojgar
Q) Which country will host the fourth Asian Youth Para Games in December 2021?
A.Qatar B.Oman
C.Australia D.Bahrain
Q) Volkan Bozkir who has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly hails from which
country?
A.Israel B.Turkey
C.Oman D.Estonia
Q) Which two Indian firms have been figured in a new list of Tech Pioneers released by the World Economic Forum
(WEF)?
A.Razorpay and PayPal B.ZestMoney and Stellapps
C.PayKun and Razorpay D.CCAvenue and Atom
Q) The first patient to be successfully cured of COVID-19 infection through plasma therapy was discharged recently in
which state?
A.Odisha B.Maharashtra
C.Karnataka D.Kerala
Q) British Petroleum is going to set up a Global Business Service Centre in which city?
A.Kolkata B.Bengaluru
C.Pune D.Gurugram
Q) ICICI Home Finance Company Limited (HFC) has launched which loan to provide home loans in urban and rural areas?
A.Saanjh B.Saral
C.Prerna D.Naitik
Q) Which state observed the ‘Mask Day’ on 18 June 2020?

A.Odisha B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Assam D.Karnataka
Q) Which city has launched the ‘Air-Venti’ App to provide information on ICU beds, ventilators?
A.Pune B.Amravati
C.Mumbai D.Delhi
Q) According to EPFO, the formal employment in India grew by a robust _______ % in 2019-20?
A.13.7% B.28.6%
C.19.5% D.20.4%
Q) Kubatbek Boronov was appointed as the Prime Minister of which country?

A.Turkey B.Israel
C.Kyrgyzstan D.Turkmenistan
Q) Which country has committed to provide 200 million euros to aid India’s COVID-19 response?
A.France B.Germany
C.Greece D.Ireland
Q) Acharya Shri Mahapragya was the ______th head of the Shwetambar Terapanth order of Jainism?
A.9th B.10th
th
C.8 D.5th
Q) Who is the author of the book Klara and the Sun?

A.Fern Britton B.George Orwell
C.Kazuo Ishiguro D.Daniel Paul Singh

Q) In the first, Central Railway zone has installed a newly innovated ATMA – Automated Ticket Checking & Managing
Access machine at which railway station?
A.Pune B.Bhusawal
C.Mumbai D.Nagpur
Q) The Serum Institute of India will provide _____million doses of the

pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, to lower-income countries under a new supply
agreement with UNICEF?
Q) Which country’s Public Investment Fund will invest ₹11,367 crore in Jio
Platforms for 2.32% stake?
A.United Arab Emirates B.Saudi Arabia
C.Qatar D.Australia
Q) The mines ministry has announced to launch which portal with an aim to
promote research and development in the mining and minerals sector?
A.SATYABHAMA B.SURGEEV
C.NISHTHA D.ARJUN
Q) JSW Cement has signed whom as its brand ambassadors?

A.Rohit Sharma & Saina Nehwal B.Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri
C.Himas Das & Virat Kohli D.Mithali Raj & Anil Kumble
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?
A.Vijay Kelkar B.R Gandhi
C.Sunil Mehta D.Urjit Patel
Q) India will serve as the President of the powerful 15-nation UN Security Council
for which month?
A.September 2020 B.August 2021
C.January 2021 D.December 2020
Q) Which has become India’s first $150-billion company in terms of market capitalisation?
A.Asian Paints Limited B.TATA Consultancy Services
C.Reliance Industries Limited D.Larsen & Toubro Limited
Q) Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has signed an agreement with which ministry to implement PM
Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)?
A.Ministry of Labour and Employment B.Ministry of Textiles
C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs D.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q) Facebook has acquired which Swedish mapping technology company?

A.Mapillary B.Skycatch
C.Ericsson D.Telia
Q) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has constituted a Project Development Cell to
attract investment in the clean energy sector under whose chairmanship?
A.Ruchin Gupta B.Amitesh Kumar Sinha
C.Tulsi Tanti D.J.P. Chalasani
Q) Who is the author of the book 'Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India‘?
A.Amish Tripathi B.Arvind Parashar
C.Ajay Pandey D.Chetan Bhagat

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Pest Day or World Pest Awareness day - June 6
● World Oceans Day 2020 - June 8
✓ Theme - “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.
● World Food Safety Day 2020 - 7 June
✓ Theme - “Food safety, everyone's business”.
● World Brain Tumor Day - 8 June
● World Day Against Child Labour 2020 - June 12
✓ Theme - “COVID-19 - Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”.
● World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2020 - 9th June
✓ Theme - “Accreditation: Improving Food Safety”.
● International Albinism Awareness Day 2020 - June 13
✓ Theme - “Made To Shine”.
OBITUARIES
● Former India footballer Hamza Koya passes away in Kerala after Covid-19 infection.
● Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja passes away.
● Ved Marwah, former chief of Delhi Police, passes away in Goa.
● The first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, Kurt Thomas passed away.
● Former Union Water Resources Minister Arjun Charan Sethi passed away.
● Television Actor Jagesh Mukati passes away.
● Acclaimed management guru and Padma Shri awardee, Pritam Singh, passed away.
● Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza passed away.
● Manchester United’s European Cup-winning defender Tony Dunne passed away.
● Veteran Urdu poet, Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi passed away.
Q) Which Language Day was observed by the United Nations on 6th June?
A.Arabic B.Chinese
C.Russian D.Spanish
Other official languages of UN are celebrated on

● English - April 23
● Spanish (April 23)
● Arabic (December 18)
● Chinese (April 20)
● French (March 20)
✓ 21 February - International Mother Language Day.
✓ 30 September - International Translation Day.
Q) Who has become the only Indian to win the prestigious Richard Dawkins award?
A.Anupam Kher B.Javed Akhtar
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Anurag Kashyap
Q) Who has been named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020?

A.Uday Kotak B.Narayana Murthy
C.Kiran Mazumdar Shaw D.Indra Nooyi
Q) Which among the following ministry has launched the booklet titled 'Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19‘ ?
A.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting B.Ministry of Human Resource Development
C.Ministry of Science & Technology D.Ministry of Health
Q) Non-Banking finance company IIFL Finance has appointed whom as its first-ever brand ambassador?
A.Virat Kohli B.Sonu Sood
C.Rohit Sharma D.Varun Dhawan

Q) Which International Airport of India has received the ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Platinum Recognition 2020 in 15
to 35 million passengers per annum category?
A.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport B.Indira Gandhi International Airport
C.Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport D.Kempegowda International Airport
Q) Government has set up a taskforce under whose chairmanship to examine maternal mortality rate, age of motherhood?
A.Jaya Jaitly B.Debashree Chaudhuri
C.Smriti Irani D.Krishna Raj
Q) Which state has launched the Raj Kaushal Portal and Online Shramik Employment Exchange through video conferencing?
Q) Which state government has launched the country’s first online Waste Exchange Platform?
A.Odisha B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Kerala D.Assam
Q) Which has become the first foreign bank to start operations at IFSC GIFT City?
A.Citi Bank B.Standard Chartered Bank
C.HSBC India D.Deutsche Bank
Q) Rahul Shrivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Serbia B.Romania
C.Hungary D.Bulgaria
● Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland.
Q) Gairsain has been declared as the new summer capital of which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Uttarakhand
A.Arunachal Pradesh C.Sikkim
Q) Which among the following has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to promote innovation in India?
A.UNICEF B.CSIR
C.ISRO D.ASI
Q) What is the name of the Pod developed by Indian Air Force (IAF) for evacuation of critical patients with infectious
diseases, including Covid-19?
A.AKASH B.VINDHYA
C.ARPIT D.AGNI
Q) Which state among larger states has topped the India's Food Safety Index released by FSSAI?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Maharashtra
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Gujarat
● Gujarat has topped among larger states in terms of food safety index. It is followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
● Among UTs, Chandigarh, Delhi and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have secured top ranks.
● Among smaller states, Goa is followed by Manipur and Meghalaya.
Q) India and which country has signed an MoU to boost cooperation in the power sector?
A.Germany B.Denmark
C.France D.Russia
● The Odisha has accorded the State song status to ‘Bande Utkala Janani’, a patriotic poem written by Kantakabi
Laxmikant Mohapatra.
Q) Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Jharkhand

Q) A Plant Health Clinic was recently inaugurated in which state?
A.Manipur B.Assam
C.Sikkim D.Nagaland
Q) What is the name of the country's first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system launched for the
Covid 19 patients?
A.COVID BEAT B.COVID BREATHE
C.COVID OXYGEN D.COVID BEEP
Q) In which state a plantation drive named "Thank Mom" was started?

A.Gujarat B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Goa
Q) What is the rank of India in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)?
A.168th B.54th
th
C.114 D.98th
Q) Which state has launched “Meghasandesha" App that would provide real-time information as well as forecast on rains?
A.Kerala B.Tamil Nadu
C.Odisha D.Karnataka
Q) The World Bank has given Rs. 1,950 crore loans to the which state government for tackling COVID
situation?
A.Rajasthan B.Chhattisgarh
C.Tamil Nadu D.West Bengal
Q) Who is the author of the book “Lockdown Liaisons: Leaving and Other Stories”?
A.Shobhaa De B.Deeksha Tripathi
C.Preeti Shenoy D.Pooja Gupta
Q) Students of which IIT institution have developed a mobile application, called ‘Flyzy’?
A.IIT Bhilai B.IIT Dharwad
C.IIT Indore D.IIT Guwahati
Q) What is the name of the disinfectant spray which has been developed by the Defence Institute of Advanced
Technology(DIAT)?
A.Anant B.Avinash
C.Ananya D.Ankur
Q) Which country has decided to set up its first Coal Exchange?

A.India B.Bangladesh
C.Australia D.Iran
Q) Who has been honoured with “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal”?
A.Renjith Kumar B.RK Chetty Pandipati
C.Kamlesh Lulla D. Suresh B Kulkarni
Q) Saurashtra-Narmada Avataran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana is a scheme of which state?

A.Maharashtra B.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Which state government has amended the 65 years old cow slaughter act in the state?
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who is the author of the novel – “A Burning”?

A.Megha Majumdar B.Sejal Badani
C.Amita Trasi D.Shobha Rao

Q) Which institution secured the top rank in the 2021 QS World University rankings?
A.Stanford University B.University of Oxford
C.Harvard University D.Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Q) What is the name of the last boat in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) which was recently delivered Indian Coast
Guard by GRSE?
A.ICGS Priyadarshini B.ICGS Annie Besant
C.ICGS Kanaklata Barua D.ICGS Amrit Kaur
Q) The Ministry of Home Affairs has reconstituted a committee to look into the welfare of freedom fighters. Who is the
chairman of this committee?
A.Dinakar Bhai Desai B.G Kishan Reddy
C.Amit Shah D.Subhas Chandra
Q) Tamil Nadu Government has changed the name of the Coimbatore city to ______?
A.Thooththukkudi B.Thiruvaroor
C.Koyampuththoor D.Koodaloor
Q) According to Mercer's '2020 Cost of Living Survey‘, which is the most expensive city in India for expatriates in terms of
cost of living?
A.New Delhi B.Chennai
C.Bengaluru D.Mumbai
Q) A Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was recently inaugurated in which city recently?
A.Visakhapatnam B.Kochi
C.Port Blair D.Mumbai
Q) Which state government has ordered an enquiry into the Baghjan well incident?
A.Manipur B.Sikkim
C.Assam D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which state has recently inaugurated the Rozgar Setu Portal to provide work to migrant labourers?
C.Gujarat D.Rajasthan
Q) An MoU has been signed between India and which country for environment protection and cooperation for a period of 10
years?
A.Nepal B.Bhutan
C.Maldives D.Indonesia
Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Gargo International?

A.Amitabh Bachchan B.Ayushmann Khurrana
C.Sonu Sood D.Akshay Kumar
Q) Who has become the first woman to reach the deepest known spot in the ocean known as Challenger Deep?
A.Kathy Sullivan B.Marie Tharp
C.Rachel Carson D.Katy Payne
Q) Which institution has topped the overall list of educational institutions in the NIRF India Rankings 2020?
A.IIT Madras B.IISc Bangalore
C.IIT Delhi D.IIM Ahmedabad

Q) Which state observed the green day throughout the state on June 11, 2020?
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Mizoram
Q) Senior lawmakers from how many countries have come together to form a new International Parliamentary Alliance on
China (IPAC)?
A.Eight B.Five
C.Ten D.Twelve
Q) Which company has won the world’s largest solar contract from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to develop 8
GW of solar projects worth $6 billion?
A.Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd B.Adani Green Energy Limited
C.Suzlon Energy Ltd D.ACME Solar Holdings Ltd
Q) Railways of which country has become the first Railway to run Double Stack Container train in high rise Over Head
Equipment (OHE) territory?
A.China B.Japan
C.India D.United States
Q) Which state has launched the "Panchavati Yojana" for senior citizens of rural areas in the state?
C.Bihar D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Which state has launched the ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme to provide financial assistance to tailors, barbers and
washermen?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Telangana
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Karnataka
Q) Uttarakhand forest department has opened the state's biggest biodiversity park in which city?
A.Rishikesh B.Haridwar
C.Dehradun D.Haldwani
Q) Which country has launched an initiative named ‘Shohojodha’ which is an online network to facilitate plasma exchange?
A.Bangladesh B.India
C.Australia D.Italy
Q) Which state has become the first state to get ISO for tribal hostels?
A.Jharkhand B.Assam
C.Bihar D.Odisha
Q) Which state has given the ‘corona warriors’ status to Divyang Anganwadi workers?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Rajasthan
Q) Which has become the first construction sector to go fully digital in India?
A.Larsen & Toubro B.Reliance Infrastructure Limited
C.Hindustan Construction Company D.National Highway Authority of India
Q) Who has been named as the recipient of the World Food Prize 2020?
A.Rattan Lal B.Hiranmoy Das
C.Vasudev Meena D.Abhay Shirale
Q) Hyderabad City Police has launched which initiative to support and empower women victims of domestic violence and
abuse?
A.FREE B.STREE
C.SHAKTI D.KALI

Q) Which state has launched the Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana ?
A.Gujarat B.Haryana
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Punjab
Q) Operation Desert Chase was launched by which state?

A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Gujarat D.Rajasthan
Q) Which Railway zone has launched a Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice) to
intensify the screening and surveillance?
A.South Eastern Railway B.West Central Railway
C.Central Railway D.East Coast Railway
Q) Which state has launched a mobile app - “Ghar Ghar Nigrani”?

A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Maharashtra D.Jharkhand
Q) RBI has constituted an Internal Working Group to review the structure of private sector banks under whose
chairmanship?
A.Michael Patra B.P K Mohanty
C.Viral Acharya D.MK Jain

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 worldwide
✓ This year, the theme of the World no Tobacco Day is “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and
preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”.
✓ Campaign is #TobaccoExposed.
● World Milk Day 2020 – 1 June.
✓ The theme for World Milk day 2020 is “the 20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”.
● Global Day of Parents is celebrated on June 1.
● World Bicycle Day celebrated on 3rd June.
● International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on June 4.
● International Sex Workers Day is observed on 2 June.
OBITUARIES
● Music director-singer Wajid Khan passes away.
● Former two-time Tamil Nadu State BJP president K N Lakshmanan died.
● American sprinter Bobby Joe Morrow passed away.
● Former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, P Namgyal, passed away.
● Archery coach Jayantilal Nanoma passes away in a road accident.
● Filmmaker-screenwriter Basu Chatterjee passed away.
● Bollywood producer Anil Suri passed away.
● British Producer and songwriter Rupert Hine passes away.
● Lyricist Anwar Sagar passes away.
Q) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned credit of Rs 1,050 crore in the
current fiscal to which state?
C.Karnataka D.Gujarat
Q) State-run Power Finance Corporation has appointed whom as its Chairman and Managing Director?
A.Ravinder Singh Dhillon B.Rajeev Sharma
C.Anil Kumar Chaudhary D.Shashi Shanker
Q) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) has appointed whom as its Managing Director?
A.P.R. Jaishankar B.Ravi Subramanian
C.Alok Dubey D.Kamal Pandey
Q) Google has launched which app that will help people maintain distance in real life using augmented reality?
A.Nodar B.Radar
C.Sodar D.Modar
Q) Which state will launch its free internet project K-FON in December?
A.Karnataka B.Gujarat
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Kerala
Q) Who has become the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020, according to the annual Forbes list?
A.Cristiano Ronaldo B.Lionel Messi
C.Roger Federer D.Neymar
Q) Which country has come up with a ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative?
A.India B.United States C.Australia D.Norway
Q) Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew by ___________% to a record of $49.97 billion in the 2019-20 financial
year, according to official data?
A.17% B.10% C.15% D.13%

Q) National Career Service (NCS) portal is an initiative of which ministry?
A.Ministry of Corporate Affairs B.Ministry of Textiles
C.Ministry of Labour and Employment D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q) The National Program for the youth titled “Responsible AI for Youth” has been launched by which Ministry?
A.Ministry of Defence B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
C.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology D.Ministry of Science and Technology
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
A.Pawan Agarwal B.GSG Ayyangar
C.Arun Singhal D.Ritesh Nigam
Q) Which among the following companies has launched an app called Collab for creating short music videos?
A.YouTube B.Facebook
C.Google D.Instagram
Q) Who has been roped in by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene?
A.Manushi Chhillar B.Priyanka Chopra
C.Sushmita Sen D.Deepika Padukone
Q) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has reconstituted its advisory committee on service providers
under whose chairmanship?
A.Mohandas Pai B.Akhil Gupta
C.P R Ramesh D.Sameer Sharma
Q) The dredging methodology of which IIT institution has helped Odisha's Chilika Lake to triple Irrawaddy Dolphin
population?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Madras
C.IIT Bhubaneswar D.IIT Bombay
Q) Who has taken over the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel?
A.Harsh Vardhan Shringla B.Pradip Kumar Tripathi
C.Ajay Bhushan Pandey D.Suresh Chandra
Q) A cyclonic storm Nisarga has developed off the eastern coast of India. Which country has proposed the name Nisarga?
A.India B.Bangladesh
C.Indonesia D.Vietnam
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched which technology platform to provide one stop solutions to MSMEs?
A.Achiever B.Gain
C.Champions D.Reach
Q) Which station will have India's first stainless steel foot over bridge by the end of 2020?
A.Bhayandar station B.Bhopal station
C.Dahod Station D.Haldwani Station
Q) Which state observed its formation day on June 2?

A.Telangana B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Kerala
Q) Which organization has launched the ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ for equitable access to life-saving tech?
A.UNICEF B.WTO
C.UNHRC D.WHO
Q) Which bank has acquired 24.19 per cent in Dish TV?

A.Axis Bank B.YES Bank
C.ICICI Bank D.HDFC Bank

Q) The government has ordered internet service providers to block which computer file sharing website due to security
reasons?
A.WeTransfer B.Dropbox
C.Hightail D.Smash
Q) SpaceX's which spacecraft with two NASA astronauts has been successfully docked with the International Space Station?
A.Falcon 9 B.Dragon
C.Starship D.Arabsat
Q) Ultra Swachh has been developed by which among the following to disinfect a wide range of materials, including PPEs,
electronics items, fabrics and others?
A.IIT Delhi B.DRDO
C.NIT Trichy D.ARI Pune
Q) PM SVANIDHI scheme has been launched for providing affordable loans to whom?
A.Farmers B.Cottage Industries
C.Artisans D.Street Vendors
Cabinet Clears Changes In Definition Of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
As per the new definition
✓ Micro - if a company has invested Rs 1 crore and earns turnover of Rs 5 crore, it will be classified as a micro
company.
✓ Small - a company has invested Rs 10 crore and has a turnover of Rs 50 crore will be classified as a small enterprise.
✓ Medium - the investment limit has been increased to Rs 50 crore and that of turnover hiked to Rs 250 crore.
Q) What is the name of voice bot launched by Tata Capital for its customers looking for a new loan or getting queries
resolved, etc?
A.PAI B.TIA
C.RIA D.KAI
Q) Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Papua New Guinea?
A.Sushil Kumar Singhal B.Vijay Kumar
C.Raveesh Kumar D.Gaitri Kumar
● Gaitri Kumar Appointed India's Next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
● Raveesh Kumar Appointed India's Next Ambassador to Finland.
● Sibi George appointed India’s next Ambassador to Kuwait.
Q) The sovereign rating of India has been downgraded by the Moody's Investors Service to “_________”?
A.Baa2 B.AAA
C.BBB- D.Baa3
Q) What is the rank of India in the StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2020?
A.23rd B.17th
C.34th D.27th
Q) Subramanian Sundar is the MD and CEO of which private sector bank?

A.Nainital Bank B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
C.Karur Vysya Bank D.Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Q) Which Tropical Storm has killed at least 20 people in Central America?

A.Amanda B.Dorian
C.Sandy D.Wilma
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
The University is situated in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Pune
C.Bengaluru D.Hyderabad

Q) The government has given the approval to rename which Port as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port?
A.Paradip Port B.Kolkata Port
C.Kandla Port D.Tuticorin port
Q) PM Narendra Modi has appointed a committee under whose chairmanship to resolve any problem in the implementation
of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs?
A.Rajnath Singh B.Nitin Gadkari
C.Giriraj Singh D.Nirmala Sitharaman
Q) Who has been given additional charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of National Fertilizers Limited?
A.Sriram Kalyanaraman B.Nalin Shinghal
C.Siddhartha Mohanty D.Virendra Nath Datt
Q) In an effort to map the skills of workers returning to India from overseas, the government will conduct a skill mapping
exercise under which initiative?
A.START B.SWADES
C.STRIVE D.OUTREACH
Q) The Government of India has launched a Kisan Credit Card (KCC) campaign for how many Dairy Farmers?
A.1 Crore B.2 Crore
C.2.5 Crore D.1.5 Crore
Q) Who has taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21?
A.Uday Kotak B.Vikram Kirloskar
C.Sanjiv Bajaj D.Ratan Tata
Q) Which company is in talks with Bharti Airtel to buy stakes worth at least $2 billion in the company?
A.Facebook B.Amazon
C.Flipkart D.Microsoft
Q) Twitter has appointed whom as the company's new chairman of the board?
A.Omid Kordestani B.Jan Koum
C.Patrick Pichette D.Adam Mosseri
Q) Which ministry has launched a ‘One Year of Modi 2.0 – Towards A Self-Reliant India’ e-book?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Communications
C.Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs D.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q) Facebook has signed a global licensing deal with which music label of India?
A.Universal Music B.Tips
C.Saregama D.Virgin Records
Q) The World Health Organization (WHO) has conferred the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 to which NGO of India?
A.Goonj B.Katha
C.SEEDS D.Kutumb
Q) Who has become the first person of color to be named as the chairperson of BAFTA in its 73 year-long history?
A.Krishnendu Majumdar B.Pippa Harris
C.Praveen Sattaru D.David Barrett
Q) Power Minister R K Singh has formally launched pan-India real-time market in electricity, which allows consumers to
buy power just how much time before delivery?
A.1 hour B.2 hour
C.3 hour D.4 hour
Q) Which state government has launched the Spandan Campaign to contain incidents of suicide and fratricide involving
police personnel?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Madhya Pradesh C.Himachal Pradesh D.Jharkhand

Q) Which State/UT has launched a salary tracker mobile app ''MeraVetan'' aimed at providing salary-related information to
government employees?
A.Delhi B.Goa
C.Jammu & Kashmir D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which among the following has decided to set up a Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) of Rs 500 crore?
A.NPCI B.RBI
C.NABARD D.SEBI
Q) Which country hosted the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020?

A.United States B.France
C.United Kingdom D.Argentina
Q) Which among the following has developed a device “SUMERU-PACS” that helps wearers of PPE to feel comfortable
without sweating?
A.IIT Delhi B.TIFR
C.IIT Madras D.DRDO
Q) What is the theme of the World Environment Day 2020?

A.Beat Plastic Pollution B.Connecting People to Nature
C.Biodiversity D.Green Economy
Q) The team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered an 1100-year-old Shiva lingam in which country during
temple excavation?
A.Nepal B.Vietnam
C.Sri Lanka D.Indonesia
Q) Who has become India’s new ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
A.Brajendra Navnit B.Taranjit Singh Sandhu
C.Rahul Shrivastava D.Santosh Jha
Q) Who has been appointed as senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Director by PM Modi-led Appointments
Committee ?
A.Lekhan Thakkar B.Rajeev Topno
C.Vivek Kumar D.Ravi Kota
Q)Who has been appointed as a ''Goodwill Ambassador to the Poor'' for the United Nations Association for Development
And Peace (UNADAP)?
A.Laxmi Vijaya B.Nidhi Kumari
C.Gayatri Menon D.M. Nethra
Q) GoI along with AICTE has launched which online portal that aims to provide internship opportunities to fresh graduates
in all Urban Local Bodies and Smart Cities?
A.CLICK B.TULIP
C.LINKED D.ULIP
Q) Which among the following organizations has announced to host a “Twin Summit” in January 2021?
A.World Health Organization B.SAARC
C.United Nations D.World Economic Forum
Q) The government has decided to set up an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) which will be chaired by?
A.Finance Minister B.Home Minister
C.Cabinet Secretary D.NITI Aayog CEO
Q) Name the Tropical Storm that is formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico?
A.Richard B.Marco
C.Julian D.Cristobal

Q) The Government has announced the Urban Forest scheme to develop 200 ‘Nagar Van’ across the country in next how
many years?
A.4 years B.5 years
C.2 years D.3 years
Q) EESL in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) which program has launched the
“Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings” initiative?
A.MAITREE B.SUGAM
C.SANRAKSHAN D.SAMARPIT
Q) Who is the only Indian to feature on Forbes 2020 list of World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities?
A.Salman Khan B.Amitabh Bachchan
C.Akshay Kumar D.Shahrukh Khan
Q) The Power Ministry has launched which initiative on World Environment Day to create a robust and resilient energy
system in the future?
A.#cEnergy B.#iCommit
C.#iGreenEnergy D.#WeConnect
Q) Which country has bagged the right to host the Women's Asian Football Cup 2022?
A.Japan B.Jordan
C.India D.Australia
Q) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Adidas?

A.Milind Soman B.Alia Bhatt
C.Sunil Chhetri D.Manushi Chhillar
Q) India has signed a Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA) with which country?
A.China B.Japan
C.Russia D.Australia
Q) Which bank has launched the ‘Summer Treats’ campaign?

A.Axis Bank B.HDFC Bank
C.ICICI Bank D.Federal Bank

300 Best MCQs July Set 1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS
● International Day of Parliamentarism: 30 June
● World Asteroid Day 2020 – 30 June
✓ Tunguska is the largest asteroid, recorded in history, to impact the earth.
● National Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1
✓ Theme - “Lessen the mortality of COVID 19”.
● National Charted Accountants Day 2020 – July 1
● World Sports Journalists Day 2020 - 2nd July
● World UFO Day - 2 July
● Dharma Chakra Day - July 4
● International Day of Cooperatives 2020 – July 4 (first Saturday of July)
✓ Theme - “Cooperatives For Climate Action”.
OBITUARIES
● Noted Kannada novelist Geetha Nagabhushan passes away.
● Legendary comedian, Carl Reiner passed away.
● Former Mizoram assembly speaker Upa Rokamlova dies at 79.
● Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan passes away.
● West Indies Cricketer Everton Weekes passed away.
Q) Which state has developed India’s first lichen park in Munsiyari?

C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Sikkim
Q) India has signed an agreement with which country for the construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu joint venture
hydroelectric project ?
A.Nepal B.Indonesia
C.Sri Lanka D.Bhutan
Q) Nitin Gadkari has announced for the development of 280-km-long Chambal Expressway between Rajasthan and which
state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) The World Bank has approved a USD 500 million loan to improve the quality and governance of school education in how
many Indian states?
A.Five B.Three
C.Six D.Eight
Q) Which state has launched the ‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ campaign?

A.Bihar B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Uttarakhand D.Himachal Pradesh
Q) India has signed an agreement with the World Bank to provide affordable housing to the people of which state?
A.Telangana B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Odisha D.Tamil Nadu
Q) Which state has decided to recruit 1000 AYUSH assistants and 22 AYUSH coaches for 'Yogshalas‘?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Punjab
Q) The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has launched which mobile application to help athletes Stay Updated about
Prohibited Substances?
A.NADA LIST B.NADA BAN
C.NADA INDIA D.NADA DOPE

Q) Which state has launched a ‘Skill Connect Forum’, a portal that connects job seekers with employers on a common
platform?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Odisha
Q) India’s first Plasma Bank for treating covid-19 patients will be launched in which city?
A.Delhi B.Mumbai
C.Bhubaneswar D.Amravati
Q) Who has been conferred with the first Prof. P C Mahalanobis Award?
A.Urjit Patel B.Bimal Jalan
C.Chakravarthi Rangarajan D.Duvvuri Subbarao
Q) Which bank has approved a $750 million emergency response fund for India's MSME sector?
A.Asian Development Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.World Bank
Q) Which state has launched the online cash aid initiative – “At One Click” for MSMEs and textile industries?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Gujarat
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Odisha
Q) Uttar Pradesh government has launched a piped water project ''Har Ghar Jal'' for which region?
A.Purvanchal B.Awadh
C.Bundelkhand D.Baghelkhand
Q) Name the India’s first Covid-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech which has got the DCGI nod for human trials?
A.Covaxin B.CoFlu
C.Corovax D.CovidX
Q) Which bank has launched the ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers all over India?
A.HDFC Bank B.Axis Bank
Q) Who has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international
organisations in Geneva?
A.Rajiv K Chander B.Indra Mani Pandey
C.Murlidhar Sharma D.Akhilesh Patil
Q) Who was named as India's ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Ravindra Jadeja
Q) Who has taken charge as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
A.Sanjiv Singh B.Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C.Shrikant Madhav Vaidya D.Shashi Shanker
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC)?
A.Ravinder Bhakar B.Anurag Srivastava
C.Prasoon Joshi D.Ashok Pandit
Q) Asia’s first-ever Continuous Galvanized Rebar (CGR) manufacturing facility was launched in which state?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
Q) The World Bank has approved a loan of how much amount for rejuvenation of the Ganga River under the 'Namami
Gange Programme'?
A.$500 million B.$300 million
C.$600 million D.$400 million

Q) The Centre has announced to release the commemorative stamp to honour which former Prime Minister of India?
A.Lal Bahadur Shastri B. PV Narasimha Rao
C.Morarji Desai D.Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Q) Which IIT institution has developed a classroom-to-home teaching setup 'Mobile Masterjee‘?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Guwahati
C.IIT Mandi D.IIT Kanpur
Q) Union ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special power Act) (AFSPA) 1958 in which
state for another six months?
A.Assam B.Manipur
C.Tripura D.Nagaland
Q) Who is the author of the book “Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends”?
A.Lakshmi Narayanan B.V Pattabhi Ram
C.T N Manoharan D.Mukul Deva
Q) According to Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), which state has occupied
the top spot in annual fish production in 2019?
A.West Bengal B.Gujarat
C.Tamil Nadu D.Kerala
Key Points
● India’s marine fish production has increased marginally by 2.1% to 3.56 million tonnes (mt) in 2019 as compared to
3.49 mt in 2018.
● Tamil Nadu grabbed the first position with 7.75 lakh tonne followed by Gujarat (7.49 lakh t).
● Top Fishes netted - red- toothed triggerfish (2.74 lakh t) , Ribbon fish (2.19 lakh t) and cephalopod (2.18 lakh t).
Q) Which among the following has launched a new scheme called ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ (AV)?
A.NITI Aayog B.SERB
C.IIT Madras D.CSIR
Q) Who are the two agricultural experts from India that are named by the UN chief to the scientific group for 2021 food
summit?
A.Rattan Lal & Uma Lele B.Dinesh Kumar & Krishna Gaur
C.Sanjay Manjay & Vishakha Lalwani D.Vijay Dhavala & Anubhuti Lahoti
Q) AIIMS doctors along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed which app to track plasma donors?
A.NOVIL 19 B.COPAL 19
C.KONID 19 D.COPA 19
Q) The Odisha government has planned to plant 13.11 crore saplings under a new initiative called _____?
A.Sabuja Odisha B.Ropan Odisha
C.Bageecha Odisha D.Vatika Odisha
Q) Which state government has announced a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees to junior lawyers for two years to overcome
financial difficulties?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Kerala
Q) Which state government has launched the Balaram Yojana to provide agricultural credit to landless farmers?
A.Karnataka B.Assam
Q) Who has won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize award for her short story The Great Indian Tee and Snakes?
A.Kritika Pandey B.Meghna Pant
C.Jayanti Dalal D.Rambha Gandhi

Q) Which bank has decided to offer ZipDrive instant auto loans to customers in 1,000 cities across India?
A.ICICI Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) ''Podhe Lagao, Paryavaran Bachao'' (Plant Trees, Save Environment) campaign will be launched by which state/ UT?
A.Puducherry B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Delhi D.Chhattisgarh
Q) As per the report titled ‘Global E-waste Monitor 2020’ by the United Nations, India is the _____th largest contributor to
e-waste in the world in 2019?
A.First B.Third
C.Second D.Fourth
Q) Who has become the new Prime Minister of France?

A.Manuel Valls B.Jean Castex
C.Laurent Fabius D.Lionel Jospin
Q) Union Government has sanctioned 4,000 crore rupees under Atmanirbhar programme to improve infrastructure for the
Food Parks in which state?
C.Karnataka D.Odisha
Q) IRDAI has set up a committee under whose chairmanship to examine Surety Bonds for road contracts?
A.G Srinivasan B.Shankar Garigiparthy
C.Neelesh Garg D. Roopam Asthana
Q) Lin Dan, who has announced his retirement from Badminton, has won how many Olympic Titles?
A.One B.Two
C.Three D.Four
Q) Phobos is the closest and biggest moon of which planet?

A.Venus B.Mars
C.Neptune D.Jupiter
Q) Name the Indian girl who has been chosen for the 2020 Diana Award for her Recycler App?
A.Kavita Shukla B.Sreelakshmi Suresh
C.Trishna Arora D.Freya Thakral
Q) Researchers of which IIT institution have developed a ‘Unisaviour’ box that can be used to sterilize personal belongings,
medical equipments?
A.IIT Mandi B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Kanpur D.IIT Bombay
Q) NLC India Ltd and Coal India Ltd have formed a joint venture to develop solar and thermal power assets to the tune of
________ megawatts of power?
A.5,000 MW B.3,000 MW
C.6,000 MW D.4,000 MW
Q) Which state has launched the 'Mission Vriksharopan-2020' under which more than 25 crore saplings
will be planted?
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Bihar
Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver’?
A.Urjit Patel B.Raghuram Ranjan
C.Shaktikanta Das D.Amitav Ghosh

Q) Which state/ UT government has launched an e-learning portal named as “LEAD”?
A.Ladakh B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Delhi
Q) In order to attract tourists which state has launched the 'Intzaar Aap Ka‘ campaign on social media platforms?
A.Tripura B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Goa D.Uttarakhand
Q) National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) will build its smart data centre
in which city at an investment of Rs 500 crore?
A.Hyderabad B.Bengaluru
C.New Delhi D.Pune
Q) Which social media platform has launched the campaign “It's Between You” in India?
A.Facebook B.Telegram
C.Instagram D.Whatsapp
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Asia's largest 750 MW Rewa ultra mega solar plant in which state?
A.Jharkhand B.Chhattisgarh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Who is the author of the book “36 Days”?

A.Kamlesh Sutar B.Jitendra Dixit
C.Rajivs konikals D.Anirudh Patidar
Q) Indian Railway in collaboration with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has set up a 1.7
Megawatt solar power plant in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Indore B.Bhopal
C.Satna D.Bina
Q) Which state has become the first state in the country where 100% households have liquefied petroleum gas connections?
C.Gujarat D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Which state has launched the Nekara Samman Yojane under which financial aid of ₹2,000 will be given to handloom
weavers?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Karnataka
C.Kerala D.Telangana
Q) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)?
A.Injeti Srinivas B.Bhagwan Lal Sahni
C.Sanjay Kothari D.Utpal Bora
Q) Which country has successfully launched the “Ofek 16” spy satellite into orbit ?
A.Iran B.China
C.Israel D.Russia
Q) Who is the author of the book “Getting Competitive: A Practitioner’s Guide for India”?
A.Uttam Bose B.RC Bhargava
C.Natarajan Chandrasekaran D.Rahul Bajaj
Q) The National Human Rights Commission has constituted a committee under whose chairmanship to study COVID impact
on human rights?
A.K S Reddy B.Nimesh G Desai
C.Abhey Shukla D.Viraf Mehta
Q) ‘Shree Saptmai Gurukul Sanskrit Vidhyalaya’ was built by India in which country?
A.Sri Lanka B.Bhutan
C.Nepal D.Indonesia

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Population Day celebrated on 11th July
✓ Theme - “How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now”.
● National Fish Farmers Day: 10th July
● Malala Day - 12th July
● World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) 2020 – 15th July
✓ Theme - “Skills for a Resilient Youth”.
OBITUARIES
● Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away.
● Country Music Hall of Fame musician, Charlie Daniels passed away.
● Former Health Minister of Goa Suresh Amonkar passed away due to COVID-19.
● Footballer Jack Charlton passed away.
● Hawkins Cookers Chairman, Brahm Vasudeva passed away.
● Renowned cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami, popularly known as “Jami” passed away.
Q) Which state government has launched the 'Self Scan' app to scan documents?
A.Karnataka B.West Bengal
C.Tamil Nadu D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and which company have signed an agreement to provide digital
skills to over 1 lakh youth in the country over the next 12 months?
A.Wipro B.Infosys
C.Microsoft D.IBM
Q) Bhavishya savings account facility has been launched by which Payments Bank?
A.Airtel Payments Bank B.India Post Payments Bank
C.Paytm Payments Bank D.Fino Payments Bank
Q) The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Jharkhand new administrative and the academic building have been
named which politician?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C.Arun Jaitely D.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Q) Which Butterfly has been named as the India’s largest butterfly?

A.Southern Birdwing B.Golden Birdwing
C.Common birdwing D.Rose windmill
Q) Indian Railways has decided to transform itself as 'Net Zero' Carbon Emission Mass Transportation Network by which
year?
A.2030 B.2028
C.2032 D.2026
Q) Which state government has approved a proposal to bring an ordinance to give 75 per cent reservation in private sector
jobs to the youth of the state?
A.Punjab B.Jharkhand
C.Gujarat D.Haryana
Q) Which state government has decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park?
A.Sikkim B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Assam D.Nagaland

Q) What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020’ released by JLL?
A.34th B.24th
C.17th D.44th
Q) Which countries have become the first two countries in the WHO’s South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and
rubella ahead of a 2023 target?
A.Sri Lanka & Thailand B.Maldives & Myanmar
C.Sri Lanka & Maldives D.Thailand & Timor-Leste
Q) Google has officially relaunched its former social networking platform Google+ as_________?
A.Google New B.Google Instant
C.Google Fast D.Google Currents
Q) Which among will acquire general insurance company Raheja QBE in a deal worth around $76 million, or Rs 570 crore?
A.Phone Pe B.Axis Bank
C.Paytm D.Yes Bank
Q) Who is the author of the book “Mahaveer: The Soldier who never died”?
A.Rupa Srikumar & A.K. Srikumar B.Pavan Choudary & Seema Choudary
C.Kewal Dheer & Neha Dheer D.Durjoy Datta & Avantika Datta
Q) Sitana dharwarensis, which was recently discovered in Karnataka, is a species of _________?

A.Frog B.Lizard
C.Snake D.Fish
Q) Luxury Ride has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?

A.Varun Dhawan B.Rajkumar Rao
C.Sukhbir Singh D.B Praak
Q) Which state has launched eight technology driven solutions under 5T initiatives for Home and General Administration
departments?
A.Odisha B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Karnataka D.Jharkhand
Q) Which state government has constituted a five-member commission to protect rights of tribal castes like Rabari, Bharwad
and Charan?
A.Rajasthan B.Chhattisgarh
C.Gujarat D.Jharkhand
Q) IRDAI has set up a committee under whose chairmanship to set up a “pandemic risk pool”?
A.Subhash Chandra Khuntia B.Praveen Kutumbe
C.Sujay Banarji D.Suresh Mathur
Q) The Ministry of Skilled Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched which digital portal to help skilled
people find sustainable livelihood opportunities?
A.ASEEM B.ABHI
C.NETRA D.VIDHUSHI
● ‘Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal.
Q) According to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which state has topped market borrowings among States in the
country?
A.Maharashtra B.Rajasthan
C.Tamil Nadu D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which IIT institution is collaborating with NVIDIA to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ (NVAITC)?
A.IIT Mandi B.IIT Hyderabad
C.IIT Delhi D.IIT Bombay

Q) Which has become the first Arab country to send a probe to Mars (Hope Probe)?
A.Qatar B.Saudi Arabia
C.UAE D.Bahrain
Q) Which country will host the Asia Cricket Cup in June 2021?
A.Pakistan B.India
C.Bangladesh D.Sri Lanka
Q) Which US aerospace major has delivered the final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force?
A.Lockheed Martin B.Airbus
C.Boeing D.Dassault
Q) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated how many new bridges in Jammu Division of Union Territory of J&K?
A.Five B.Three
C.Two D.Six
Q) Nadaun Police Station of Hamirpur district of which state has been ranked as one of the best Police Stations of the
country?
C.West Bengal D.Sikkim
Q) Ypthima watsoni, which has been rediscovered in Tripura, is a species of ______?

A.Butterfly B.Lizard
C.Bird D.Frog
Q) Asia’s largest certified tier IV data centre “Yotta NM1” was inaugurated in which city?
A.Delhi B.Bengaluru
C.Gurugram D.Mumbai
Q) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Amazonia-1 satellite of which country?
A.United States B.Brazil
C.Mexico D.Spain
Q) India has been ranked at which place for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries, according to a new report
by the Economist Intelligence Unit?
A.Fourth B.Sixth
C.Third D.Eighth
Q) India has planned to invite which country to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just Japan and
the U.S?
A.Russia B.Australia
C.Indonesia D.South Korea
Q) The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting 108 volumes of which Buddhist canonical text under the
National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)?
A.Mongolian Kanjur B.Sutta Pitaka
C.Vinaya Pitaka D.Abhidhamma Pitaka
Q) Which state government has launched a campaign ”Pure for Sure” to ensure purity of milk & dairy products?
A.West Bengal B.Bihar
Q) The first State Level ‘E-Lok Adalat’ of India was conducted successfully by the High Court of which state?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Rajasthan

Q) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has re-constituted its advisory committee on mutual funds under
whose chairmanship?
A.Shikha Sharma B.Usha Thorat
C.Bimal Jamal D.Amitav Ghosh
Q) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has hosted a Webinar along with which company for sensitization of Members of Parliament
from Scheduled Tribe Constituencies on Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) Project?
A.Amazon B.Google
C.Facebook D.Microsoft
Q) Kuaizhou-11 is a carrier rocket of which country?

A.South Korea B.China
C.Israel D.Japan
Q) Which country has recently expressed an interest to have an Open Sky Agreement with India?
A.UAE B.Saudi Arabia
C.Norway D.Denmark
Q) Hagia Sophia museum of which country has been turned back into a mosque?
A.Turkey B.Iran
C.Egypt D.Saudi Arabia
Q) Which tropical storm has made landfall in New Jersey state of the United states?
A.Arthur B.Hanna
C.Dolly D.Fay
Q) The Ministry of Shipping has issued the draft of Aids to Navigation Bill, 2020 to replace the almost nine decades old
which Act?
A.Lighthouse Act, 1918 B.Lighthouse Act, 1927
C.Lighthouse Act, 1912 D.Lighthouse Act, 1950
Q) Name the Chief Minister who has been honoured with the Paul Harris Fellow recognition by Rotary Foundation?
A.Naveen Patnaik B.Edappadi K Palaniswami
C.Pinarayi Vijayan D.Pramod Sawant
Q) Google has announced the investment of _________ billion dollars into India over the next five to
seven years through the ‘Google for India Digitization Fund’?
A.$ 5 billion B.$15 billion
C.$10 billion D.$ 4 billion
Q) Who is the author of the book ‘A Song of India’?

A.Ruskin Bond B.Arun Joshi
C.Karan Bajaj D.Pankaj Mishra
Q) Who among the following has bagged the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for a short documentary “Chi Lupo”?
A.Adil Hussain B.Kezang D Thongdok
C.Lin Laishram D.Danny Denzongpa
Q) The Arad and the Carmel are the two assault rifles of which country?
A.Iran B.Israel
C.Turkey D.Russia
Q) According to the data by the commerce ministry, which country has remained India's top trading partner for the second
consecutive fiscal in 2019-20?
A.China B.UAE
C.Russia D.United States

Q) Which among the following company has won the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019?
A.ONGC B.POWERGRID
C.NTPC D.SAIL
Q) WHO has set up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel will be co chaired by
_______?
A.Malcolm Turnbull & Tony Abbott B.Bill English & John Key
C.Jens Stoltenberg & Mark Rutte D.Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Q) Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in which state?

Q) Andrzej Duda has won the Presidential Election of which country?

A.Greece B.Slovakia
C.Poland D.Belarus
Q) The IUCN has put the world’s costliest fungus “Ophiocordyceps sinensis” also known as Himalayan Viagra into which
category?
A.Vulnerable B.Critically Endangered
C.Endangered D.Extinct
Q) The Indian Railways has operated its first-ever special parcel train to Bangladesh transporting which product from
Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur?
A.Turmeric B.Dry chillies
C.Kokam D.Sirsi Supari
Q) Which state has started the 'Roko -Toko' campaign for those who do not wear masks?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Goa
C.Maharashtra D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who has been appointed the vice-president Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
A.Diwakar Gupta B.Ashok Lavasa
C.Nagendra Singh D.Amitabh Kant
Q) Union Human Resource Development Ministry has released ‘which’ guidelines for Digital Education?
A.Prabhalta B.Pravesh
C.Prayas D.Pragyata
Q) Who is the author of the book “If It Bleeds”?

A.Bryan Garner B.Erik Larson
C.Benjamin Dreyer D.Stephen King
Q) Which country has successfully launched the “APSTAR-6D” telecommunication satellite?

A.United States B.India
C.China D.Russia
Q) Which among the following has organised its first ‘Digital Choupal’ to mark its 39th foundation day?
A.RBI B.SEBI
C.NABARD D.FICCI
Q) UNICEF INDIA has partnered with FICCI and SEDF to jointly develop which Campaign?
A.#Reimagine B.#Recreate
C.#Revision D.#Restart
Q) Which state has topped in implementing the PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme?

Q) Vikram Doraiswami has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to which country?
A.Nepal B.Afghanistan
C.Bangladesh D.Bhutan
● Hemant Harishchandra Kotalwar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic.
● Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Afghanistan.
Q) Which company has announced its partnership with CBSE to help 1 million teachers conduct classes online by the end of
the year?
A.Microsoft B.Amazon
C.Google D.Wipro
Q) Who has taken over as the Chairman of an e-commerce committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry for the year
2020-21?
A.Sachin Bansal B.Kunal Bahl
C.Vijay Shekhar D.Sameer Nigam
Q) Google will acquire what percent stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 33,737 crore?
A.7.7% B.6.7%
C.4.5% D.5.8%
Q) Poba Reserve Forest is located in which state?

A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Nagaland
C.Assam D.Sikkim

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Day for International Justice - 17 July
● Nelson Mandela International Day - 18 July
● Space Exploration Day - July 20
● National Mango Day 2020 - 22 July
● International Chess Day - July 20
OBITUARIES
● Neela Satyanarayan, Maharashtra’s first woman chief election commissioner.
● Shree Purushottam Priyadasji Swamishree Maharaj passed away.
● Arjuna awardee, para-athlete and para-badminton player, Ramesh Tikaram passed away.
● Renowned ceramic artist, Jyotsna Bhatt passed away.
● C.S. Seshadri, a leader of Indian mathematics, passes away in Chennai.
● Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon passed away.
● John Lewis, the civil rights leader of the United States passed away.
Q) Which state has emerged as the country’s top investment destination in the first quarter of this financial year?
A.Gujarat B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Tamil Nadu
Q) Railway Board has announced to connect all the capitals of North-Eastern states to the rail network by which year?
A.2023 B.2022
C.2021 D.2024
Q) Which country has recorded the largest reduction in the number of people living in multidimensional poverty between
2005-6 and 2015-16, as per the Oxford-UN study?
A.Chad B.Malawi
C.India D.Liberia
Q) Which IIM institution has come up with a unique user-friendly wearable device named “Veli Band”?
A.IIM Indore B.IIM Ahmedabad
C.IIM Kozhikode D.IIM Bangalore
Q) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has opened the first-of-its-kind footwear training center in which city?
A.Pune B.Delhi
C.Bengaluru D.Hyderabad
Q) Tamil Nadu government has proposed to establish a Turmeric Research Institute in which district?
A.Dindigul B.Chennai
C.Coimbatore D.Erode
Q) Name the android malware which has been discovered recently that steals data such as credit card details, password from
337 applications?
A.Backdoor B.Exploit
C.BlackRock D.Hacktool
Q) Which government has launched the "Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Ration Yojna”?
A.Gujarat B.Delhi
C.Jharkhand D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Union Food Processing Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the Zoram Mega Food Park in which state?
A.Manipur B.Assam
C.Mizoram D.Nagaland

Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Suraj Kade Marda Nahi’ (sun never dies)?
A.Baldev Singh Sadaknama B.Nand Kishore Acharya
C.Tarun Kanti Mishra D.Bandi Narayana Swamy
Q) Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched which initiative to provide psychosocial
support to students?
A.Darpan B.Manodasha
C.Arpan D.Manodarpan
Q) UAE successfully launched the Hope probe or Al-Amal Mars mission from the space centre of which
country?
A.Russia B.Japan
C.United States D.Israel
Q) The country's first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza has been set up in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Pune
C.Bengaluru D.Mumbai
Q) Which Ministry has partnered with UNICEF to strengthen resolve to mobilise 1 crore youth volunteers to achieve goals
of Atmanirbhar Bharat?
A.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
C.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports D.Ministry of Human Resource Development
Q) DRDO has provided its indigenously-developed which drone to the Indian Army for accurate surveillance along the
China border?
A.Bharat B.Rustom
C.Nishant D.Shoor
Q) Indian naval ships conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the navy of which country?
A.Russia B.United States
C.Japan D.Australia
Q) Which has become the first State in the country to use drones for aerial surveillance and inspection of extra high voltage
(EHV) power transmission lines and towers?
C.Madhya pradesh D.Maharashtra
Q) The Income Tax Department has launched a revised which Form in order to enhance the flow of information between
taxpayers and tax authorities?
A.Form 26AS B.Form 12BS
C.Form 32IT D.Form 64 ITR
Q) Which Ministry has set up an Investment Clearance Cell for prompt assistance and clearance of proposals?
A.Ministry of Finance B.Ministry of Ministry of Consumer Affairs
C.Ministry of Civil Aviation D.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q) Recently, the union environment ministry has approved the Zonal Master Plan for which Eco-Sensitive Zone?
A.Ganga B.Bhagirathi
C.Brahmaputra D.Kaveri
Q) Ramesh Babu Boddu has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of which bank?
A.Dhanlaxmi Bank B.Karnataka Bank
C.Bandhan Bank D.Karur Vysya Bank
Q) Which country has launched its first-ever military communications satellite ANASIS-II ?
A.Israel B.Russia
C.South Korea D.Japan

Q) Which state Cabinet has approved a ‘One-Stop Shop’ Scheme to fast-track investments and help revive industries?
A.Maharashtra B.Rajasthan
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Mineral Development Corporation
(NMDC)?
A.Rajeev Pal B.Sunil Mittal
C.Avinash Shukla D.Sumit Deb
Q) The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in which country?
A.UAE B.Sri Lanka
C.South Africa D.New Zealand
Q) Which state has launched the Godhan Nyay Yojna under which the government will procure cow dung from cattle rearers
at Rs 2 per kg for production of organic fertilizers?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh
C.Jharkhand D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) ASSOCHAM has partnered with which brand for 'Illness to Wellness' initiative?
A.Dettol B.Savlon
C.Lifebuoy D.Medimix
Q) International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has announced the launch of which e-portal?
A.INSPIRE B.TECHNO
C.ASPIRE D.CHORD
Q) Which state has launched the ''Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana'' for an all round development of the Scheduled Castes?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Odisha
Q) Which Payment App has announced the launch of India’s first numberless card?
A.FreeCharge B.Paytm
C.PhonePe D.FamPay
Q) Niti Aayog has decided to recommend the government to mandate the use of recycled materials up to_______per cent in
large infrastructure projects?
A.10% B.15%
C.25% D.20%
Q) Who is the author of the book “The Endgame”?

A.Hussain Zaidi B.Nidhi Agrawal
C.Kritika Sharma D.Daniel Paul Singh
Q) NASA in collaboration with which space agency is conducting Solar Orbiter Mission?
A.Roscosmos B.European Space Agency
C.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency D.Indian Space Research Organisation
Q) Aarogyasri healthcare scheme is being implemented in which state?

A.Tamil Nadu B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Who has bagged the Jagjivan Ram Innovative Farmer Award instituted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR)?
A.T. Purushothaman B.Subhash Palekar
C.Babulal Dahiya D.Jagdish Parikh
Q) CBSE in collaboration with which company a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) course for class XI and XII in the current
academic year (2020-2021)?
A.Microsoft B.Wipro
C.IBM D.Google

Q) What is the rank of India in the Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) report?
A.Fifth B.Tenth
C.Seventh D.Third
Q) Which state government has decided to convert waste generated in the state to electricity under an initiative titled ‘Waste
to Energy’?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Assam
Q) Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed as the first woman Prime Minister of which country?
A.Congo B.Cameroon
C.Niger D.Gabon
Q) DRDO has developed P7 Heavy Drop System which is capable of para dropping heavy machinery from which aircraft?
A.BL 56 aircraft B.NL 43 aircraft
C.IL 76 aircraft D.KJ 23 aircraft
Q) DGCI has given approval to India’s first fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia. The vaccine has been
developed by which company?
A.Serum Institute of India B.Panacea Biotec Limited
C.Biocon Limited D.Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited
Q) On the occasion of the Harela festival, which state government has inaugurated 'Smriti Van'?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Rajasthan
C.Uttarakhand D.Jharkhand
Q) Which company will acquire 100 per cent stake in Texas-based Orchestra Technology?
A.Infosys B.Wipro
C.Tech Mahindra D.L&T Technology Services
Q) Shyam Srinivasan has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which bank?
A.Yes Bank B.Federal Bank
C.IndusInd Bank D.Karur Vysya Bank
Q) Which state Government has announced to include transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana?
A.Karnataka B.Odisha
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who has been appointed as Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind?
A.P. Praveen Siddharth B.Ajay Bhadoo
C.Pankaj Sharma D.Randhir Kumar Jaiswal
Q) 700 MW Azad Pattan hydel power project has been signed between Pakistan and which country?
A.India B.Afghanistan
C.China D.Iran
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the HCL Technologies?

A.Shiv Nadar B.Roshni Nadar Malhotra
C.Shikhar Malhotra D.Nishi Vasudeva
Q) Which IIT institution has developed a portable hospital called “MediCAB”?

A.IIT Hyderabad B.IIT Delhi
C.IIT Bombay D.IIT Madras
Q) The Police of which state has rolled out the “CybHer”campaign?

A.Madhya Pradesh B.Telangana

Q) First online NISHTHA programme has been launched in which state?
A.Assam B.Goa
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) The first trial container ship from Kolkata to which city through Chattogram port was recently flagged off?
A.Guwahati B.Shillong
C.Kohima D.Agartala
Q) UNICEF India has partnered with which among the following to offer career counselling to young people in the country?
A.Wipro B.SAP India
C.Infosys D.FICCI
Q) Which state government has introduced a one-time settlement scheme called ‘Samadhan se Vikas’?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Rajasthan
C.Haryana D.Jharkhand
Q) Who is the author of the book ”The Spirit of Cricket – India”?

A.Steve Waugh B.Kapil Dev
C.Brett Lee D.David Warner
Q) Haryana government has decided to set up a bottled mineral drinking water plant under the brand name _________?
A.Haryana Water Plus B.Haryana Pure
C.Haryana Neer D.Haryana Fresh
Q) SBI cards and Payment Services has appointed whom as its new Managing Director and chief executive officer?
A.Amit Kapoor B.Rubal Walia
C.Vishwas Patel D.Ashwini Kumar Tewari
Q) Chan Santokhi, an Indian-origin former police chief, has been elected as the new President of which country?
A.Guyana B.Suriname
C.Peru D.Chile
Q) India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge ‘Anji Khad bridge‘ is being constructed by the Indian Railways’ in which of the
following places?
C.Jammu & Kashmir D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) Who has been signed by SportsAdda as its brand ambassador?

A.Rohit Sharma B.Brett Lee
C.Kane Williamson D.Mitchell Starc
Q) Which Railway Coach Factory has developed a "post-Covid Coach" to fight the virus?
A.Kapurthala B.Raebareli
C.Chennai D.Bhopal
Q) India and Bhutan have opened a new trade route between which place in West Bengal and Pasakha in Bhutan?
A.Durgapur B.Jaigaon
C.Siliguri D.Darjeeling
Q) The number of undernourished people in India has declined by ______ million in over a decade, according to a UN
report?
Key Points
● Almost 690 million people globally were undernourished (or hungry) in 2019, up by 10 million from 2018.
● The number of undernourished people in India declined from 249.4 million in 2004-06 to 189.2 million in 2017-19.
● In percentage terms, the prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in India declined from 21.7 % in
2004-06 to 14 % in 2017-19.

Q) Name the Indian who will receive the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Global Leadership Award 2020?
A.Cyrus Pallonji Mistry B.Azim Premji
C.Anand Mahindra D.Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Q) India has handed over outdoor fitness equipment for 61 islands across which nation?
A.Maldives B.Sri Lanka
C.Comoros D.Madagascar
Q) Which IIT institution has developed the Smartphone operated Handy Ultraviolet Disinfection Helper (SHUDH) to make
the room Covid free?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Delhi
C.IIT Bombay D.IIT Kanpur
Q) The Union Government aims at gradually increasing the public health expenditure to _____ per cent of the nation's GDP
by the year 2025?
A.1.5% B.2.0%
C.3.0% D.2.5%
Q) Dr. Vidhu P. Nair has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Turkmenistan B.Germany
C.Oman D.Saudi Arabia
Q) Who has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Von Karman Award of the International Academy of Astronautics?
A.G Satheesh Reddy B.Kailasavadivoo Sivan
C.Avinash Chander D.A S Kiran Kumar
Q) Which state has been awarded with the “Elites Excellence Awards 2020”?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Karnataka
Q) Construction work has begun in Lincolnshire on the world’s longest subsea power cable, which will run between Britain
and which country?
A.France B.Denmark
C.Germany D.Netherlands
Q) Mera Pani Meri Virasat is a scheme of which state?

C.Punjab D.Gujarat
Q) Dhanvanatari Raths are Mobile Medical Vans of which state?

A.Madhya Pradesh B.Maharashtra
C.Gujarat D.Uttarakhand

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Hepatitis Day 2020 - July 28.
○ Theme - “Hepatitis-free future”.
● Global Tiger Day - 29 July.
● World Nature Conservation Day 2020 – 28 July.
● International Day of Friendship: 30th July.
● World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: 30th July.
○ Theme for the World Day Against Trafficking: “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End
Human Trafficking”.
● Raising Day of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) – 27 July
● Kargil Vijay Diwas - 26th of July.
OBITUARIES
● Veteran Odia Actor Bijay Mohanty passes away.
● Tanzania’s Former President, Benjamin Mkapa passed away.
● Actor John Saxon Passed away.
● Oscar-Winning Actress Olivia De Havilland passed away.
● Veteran Bollywood actor Kumkum passed away. Her real name was Zaibunnissa.
● Bollywood action director Parvez Khan passes away.
Q) Who has been appointed by Tata AIA Life Limited as its Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
A.Rishi Srivastava B.Naveen Tahilyani
C.Saurabh Agrawal D.Harish Bhat
Q) Largest Solar Power Plant of Indian Navy has been commissioned at Indian Naval Academy located in which state?
A.Kerala B.Maharashtra
Q) Who has been appointed an honorary adviser to the steering committee for the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCI) young leaders for the period 2020-2023?
A.Anand Shukla B.Sahil Seth
C.Vijay Sinha D.Vishal Talreja
Q) Which NBFC has launched the portal “RestartIndia” for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector?
A.Cholamandalam B.HDB Finance Services
C.Muthoot Finance Ltd D.Aditya Birla Finance Ltd
Q) Partha Pratim Sengupta has been appointed the new Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer of which bank?
A.Yes Bank B.Federal Bank
C.Bank of Baroda D.Indian Overseas Bank
Q) Which has become the first Indian port to sign the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?
A.Kandla Port B.Adani Port
C.Jawaharlal Nehru Port D.Mumbai Port
Q) Name the Indian Origin Nurse who was conferred with President's Award In Singapore for outstanding services?
A.Kala Narayanasamy B.Anita Malani
C.Sharmila Iyer D.Radhikha Singh
Q) Which state has launched e-Sachivalaya portal to help people to take online appointments for virtual meetings with the
Chief Minister?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
C.Uttarakhand D.Haryana

Q) Which Space Agency will launch ASTHROS Mission from Antarctica in December 2023?
A.NASA B.ISRO
C.JAXA D.Roscosmos
■ ASTHROS - Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at

Submillimeter-wavelengths.
Q) Who is the author of the book “The Pandemic Century”?

A.Swapneil Parikh B.David Quammen
C.Mark Honigsbaum D.Elizabeth Kolbert
Q) Which has become the 87th country to sign the International Solar Alliance(ISA) Framework
Agreement?
A.Costa Rica B.Honduras
C.Nicaragua D.Niger
Q) Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited by which
Port?
A.Mundra Port B.Dahej Port
C.Dhamra Port D.Adani Ports
Q) Who has become the new Chief Executive Officer & Director of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)?
A.Nagendra Shukla B.Vaibhav Tiwari
C.Alok Misra D.Vikas Swarup
Q) Who has been appointed Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Financial Reporting Authority
(NFRA)?
A.Udesh Kohli B.R Narayanaswamy
C.Dilip Shanghvi D.Raghavendra Narayan
Q) Who has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance Ltd?
A.Niraj Baja B.Shekhar Bajaj
C.Sanjiv Bajaj D.Madhur Bajaj
Q) India will sign the Defence Logistics Sharing Pact with which country?
A.Japan B.Russia
C.France D.United States
Q) Which state has extended the retirement age of doctors from 62 to 65 years to ensure their availability in COVID 19
pandemic?
A.Karnataka B.Maharashtra
Q) China has successfully launched its first independent mission to Mars. What is the name of the mission?
A.Shenzhou-1 B.Tianwen-1
C.MarCO -1 D.Yinghuo-1
Q) Who has been named winner of the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity?
A.Malala Yousafzai B.Bana Alabed
C.Timoci Naulusala D.Greta Thunberg
Q) Who has been nominated as Vice-Chairman of International Union of Railways (UIC, Union Internationale Des
Chemins)?
A.Ashwani Lohani B.Vinod Kumar Yadav
C.Arun Kumar D.Vivek Sahai
Q) 'Dhruvastra’, whose flight test was conducted successfully by India, is a type of which missile?
A.Anti-submarine missile B.Wire-guided missile
C.Tactical ballistic missile D.Anti-tank guided missile

Q) Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer of SBI General Insurance?
A.Varun Dua B.Tapan Singhel
C.Prakash Chandra Kandpal D.Prasun Kumar Sikdar
Q) Thammampatti wood carvings of which state has received the Geographical Indications (GI) tag?
A.Kerala B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Tamil Nadu D.Karnataka
Q) Which state has developed a ‘Green’ Ramayana Park with plant species associated with Lord Rama?
C.Gujarat D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which actor has launched the Pravasi Rojgar app to help migrants find job opportunities?
A.Shekhar Suman B.Hrithik Roshan
C.Shatrughan Sinha D.Sonu Sood
Q) Paytm Money has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer ?
A.Varun Sridhar B.Pravin Jadhav
C.Amit Nayyar D.Sameer Nigam
Q) Who has been honoured with “Karamveer Chakra Award” instituted by United Nations and International Confederation
of NGO (iCONGO)?
A.Sandeep Maheshwari B.Vivek Bindra
C.Ujjwal Patani D.Sunil yadav SS
Q) A fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets landed at which Air Force base of India?
A.Pathankot B.Jorhat
C.Ambala D.Bathinda
Q) ICRA Ltd has appointed whom as the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the credit rating agency
for three years?
A.Rohit Karan Sawhney B.Ananda Bhoumik
C.N Sivaraman D.Tarun Bansal
Q) Dubai-based Indian-origin author Avni Doshi is among the 13 authors

shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize for her novel?
A.Burnt Sugar B.Deadly Shadows
C.A Girl to Remember D.Hunted by the Sky
Q) Which has become the first DGCA-approved drone training school of the
country?
A.Hyderabad Flying Club B.Chennai Flying Club
C.Pune Flying Club D.Bombay Flying Club
Q) The Union Government has approved an MoU between India & which country on cooperation in traditional medicine,
homeopathy?
A.Australia B.Zimbabwe
C.Canada D.United States
Q) The Centre, in collaboration with which bank has decided to convert a large area of ravines in Gwalior-Chambal belt of
Madhya Pradesh into arable land?
A.Asian Development Bank B.World Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.New Development Bank

Q) Which Insurance company has launched its crop insurance campaign - 'Bohot Zaroori Hai' for farmers in Maharashtra and
Karnataka?
A.Acko General Insurance B.Bajaj Allianz
C.Bharti Axa D.HDFC ERGO
Q) Indian Oil Corp has formed an equal joint venture with which oil and gas company of France to manufacture and market
high-quality bitumen derivatives?
A.Engie B.Poweo
C.Kakljug D.Total SA
Q) Name the Indian activist who has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new Youth Advisory
Group on Climate Change?
A.Sunita Narain B.Vandana Shiva
C.Archana Soreng D.Vaishali Banerjee
Q) Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has launched which mobile app for consumers to check the authenticity of
ISI and hallmark quality certified products?
A.BIS-Check B.BIS-Care
C.BIS-Quick D.BIS-ISI
Fourth All India Tiger Estimation 2018 was released by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on the eve
of Global Tiger Day (29 July).
● The Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand has the highest number of 231 big cats in the country followed by
Nagarhole and Bandipore reserves in Karnataka with 127 and 126 tigers respectively.
● Out of the 50 tiger reserves in the country, three reserves - Mizoram's Dampa reserve, West Bengal's Buxa reserve
and Jharkhand's Palamau reserve - have no tigers left.
● Currently, the tiger population within the reserves is 1,923 (65% of the total tiger population of India).
● In the state-wise distribution of tigers, Madhya Pradesh was found with maximum tigers at 526 followed by
Karnataka at 524 and 442 in Uttarakhand.
● There are currently 13 tiger range countries -- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
● India’s tiger population currently stands at 2,967 which is 70 percent of the global tiger population.
Q) Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister of which country?
A.Ethiopia B.Kenya
C.Djibouti D.Somalia
Q) Who has become the 7th bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket?
A.Trent Boult B.Stuart Broad
C.Mitchell Starc D.Jasprit Bumrah
Q) India will set up its own Cotton Warehouse in which country to boost Exports?
A.Vietnam B.Laos
C.Cambodia D.Philippines
Q) Under the Digital India initiative of the Government of India, which ministry has launched a World-Class Knowledge
Resource Centre Network (KRCNet)?
A.Ministry of Earth Sciences B.Ministry of Home Affairs
C.Ministry of Informational & Technology D.Ministry of Human Resource Development
Q) DRDO has launched its which innovation contest on the 5th death anniversary of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam?
A.Dare to Aim 2.0 B.Dare to Dream 2.0
C.Dream to Fly 2.0 D.Reach the Sky 2.0

Q) Who is the author of the book “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World”?
A.Shashi Tharoor B.Piyush Goyal
C.S Jaishankar D.Manmohan Singh
Q) Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan has launched which mobile application which will provide city-wise weather
forecasts, nowcasts and other warnings?
A.Basant B.Suchna
C.Barsaat D.Mausam
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Tunisia?

A.Hichem Mechichi B.Ali Laarayedh
C.Youssef Chahed D.Elyes Fakhfakh
Q) As per the Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by RBI, the gross NPA ratio of all SCBs may increase to what
percent by March 2021?
A.11.5% B.12.5%
C.10.2% D.13.4%
Q) Texas, which is one of the largest hotspots for Covid-19 in the US, has been hit by which Hurricane recently?
A.Arthur B.Sally
C.Marco D.Hanna
Q) Who is the author of the book Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India?
A.Viral V. Acharya B.S. S. Mundra
C.R. Gandhi D.N. S. Vishwanathan
Q) Which country has launched the Operation Legend?

A.United Kingdom B.Denmark
C.United States D.New Zealand
Q) Which state/ UT government has launched a portal named ‘Rozgar Bazar‘?

A.Ladakh B.Delhi
C.Gujarat D.Goa
Q) The Indian Railways is constructing the world's first electrified double-stack container tunnel near which state?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
C.Haryana D.Assam
Q) The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has set up a “Stay in India and Study in India” committee under
whose chairmanship?
A.Amit Khare B.Pankaj Mittal
C.Anil Sahasrabudhe D.D.P. Singh

Q) As per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) by FAO, what is the rank of India in the world in terms of
gaining forest areas in the last decade?
A.Fourth B.Fifth
C.Third D.Ninth
Key points :-
● Top 10 Countries are - China, Australia, India, Chile, Vietnam, Turkey, the United States, France, Italy and Romania.
● India accounts for two per cent of the total global forest area.
● India reported 0.38 per cent annual gain in forest, or 266,000 ha of forest increase every year at an average.
● The Asian continent reported the highest net gain in forest area in 2010-2020.
● It recorded 1.17 million hectares (ha) per year net increase in forests in the last decade.
Q) The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has entered into a partnership with which
IIT for ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ (UBA)?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Madras
C.IIT Roorkee D.IIT Bombay
Q) Which state had organized the five-day long Sub-Tropical Fruit Expo 2020?
A.Punjab B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Haryana
Q) Which among the following has launched COVID-19 Law Lab for implementing legal frameworks to manage pandemic?
A.G-20 B.UNICEF
C.UNHRC D.WHO
Q) The Indian government has sent $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to which country as per a request from
WHO?
A.South Korea B.North Korea
C.Turkey D.Pakistan
Q) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed an agreement for extending a $400-million currency swap facility to which
country?
A.Nepal B.Maldives
Q) India’s first honey testing laboratory has been set up at which district of Gujarat?
A.Ahmedabad B.Surat
C.Anand D.Rajkot
Q) Who has been appointed as new Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
A.Rajesh Bhushan B.Nripendra Mishra
C.Kapil Dev Tripathi D.Sanjay Agarwal
Q) Which country has successfully sent a new high-resolution mapping satellite “Ziyuan III 03” into space?
A.Japan B.China
C.South Korea D.North Korea
Q) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has virtually launched the pilot project of the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) for
which two states?
A.Madhya Pradesh & Telangana B.Maharashtra & Assam
C.Tripura & Nagaland D.Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh
Q) Which state will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Punjab
C.Odisha D.Haryana

300 Best MCQs August Set 1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS
● Muslim Women’s Rights Day in India - 1st August
● World Sanskrit Day 2020 - 03 August
● Hiroshima Day 2020 - 6 August
● World Breastfeeding Week 2020 - 1 to 7 August
✓ The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 - “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”.
OBITUARIES
● Malayalam actor Anil Murali passed away.
● Folk musician and Padma Shri awardee Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away.
● Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui passed away.
● Rajya Sabha MP and former SP leader Amar Singh passes away.
● Celebrated Urdu Writer and Translator Nusrat Zaheer Passes Away.
● Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Kamal Rani passed away.
● The Nobel Peace Prize winner and prominent Northern Ireland politician John Hume passed away.
● Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passed away in Pune.
● The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English passed away.
Q) Who has been appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A.Hardik Satishchandra Shah B.Navin Verma
C.Ajay Bhushan Pandey D.Suresh Chandra
Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has developed which medical bed isolation system to combat
Covid-19?
A.Samarth B.Karna
C.Aashray D.Suvidha
Q) Thudiyurulippara hill, which has been given the status of biodiversity heritage site, is located in which state?
C.Telangana D.Kerala
Q) Which digital wallet company has “mpay.me” UPI link service that allows users to send and receive money from any UPI
payment app?
A.HDFC PayZapp B.ICICI Pockets
C.Mobikwik D.Amazon Pay
Q) The first government-run inter-state chopper service was flagged off from which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.Assam
C.Sikkim D.Uttarakhand
Q) Who has been awarded with the Life Time Excellence National Award given by Ministry of Earth Sciences?
A.M. Ravichandran B.Ashok Sahni
C.S. S. Sarma D.Suresh Babu
Q) As per the National Education Policy 2020, 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by which curricular
structure?
A.5+3+3+4 B.6+2+3+4
C.5+2+2+4 D.3+4+2+6

Highlights:
● GER (Gross enrolment ratio) in higher education to be raised to 50 % by 2035; 3.5 crore seats to be added in higher
education
● New Policy aims for Universalization of Education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % GER in school
education by 2030.
● A new National Assessment Centre, PARAKH- Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for
Holistic Development, will be set up as a standard-setting body.
● Teaching up to at least Grade 5 to be in mother tongue/ regional language.
● Sanskrit to be offered at all school levels and higher education as option, including in three-language formula.
● MPhil courses to be discontinued under the new policy.
● All higher education institutions, except legal and medical colleges, will be governed by a single regulator.
● Public investment in the education sector to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest.
Q) Jin Liqun has been elected as the President of which International Financial Institution?
A.World Bank B.International Monetary Fund
C.Asian Development Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Q) Who is the author of the book “Greenlights”?

A.Dustin Hoffman B.Matthew McConaughey
C.Johnny Depp D.Bradley Cooper
Q) Which state has taken up a new approach of Aerial Seeding to plant seeds across Aravalli hills?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q) What is the name of India’s first solar-powered ferry which has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for
Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating?
A.Aditya B.Agni
C.Noor D.Nakul
Q) Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has appointed whom as an additional and independent director for a term of five
years?
A.Urjit Patel B.D. Subbarao
C.Raghuram Rajan D.R Gandhi
Q) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has constituted a Selection Committee for National Sports Awards 2020 under whose
Chairmanship?
A.Raghunandan Swarup B.Mukundakam Sharma
C.Dipak Misra D.Madan Lokur
Q) Which state has launched the Agni-Shama Seva online portal for issuance of Fire Safety Certificates to different
categories of buildings through online mode?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Kerala
Q) Which Division of Central Railway (CR) has designed a health assistant robot ‘Rakshak’ who can remotely communicate
between doctor and patient?
A.Nagpur B.Pune
C.Mumbai D.Bhusawal
Q) Hamed Bakayoko has been named as the Prime Minister of which country?
A.Chile B.Burkina Faso
C.Mali D.Ivory Coast
Q) The Ministry of Housing And Urban has additionally selected which two cities to develop them as smart cities?
A.Leh & Jammu B.Leh & Kargil
C.Kargil & Srinagar D.Gulmarg & Kargil

Q) Which has become the first Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to receive supplies from the Khadi & Village Industries
Commission?
A.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) B.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
C.Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) D.Border Security Force (BSF)
Q) Which state has launched a public awareness campaign called ‘Ek Mask-Anek Zindagi’?
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Jharkhand
Q) Which Bank has announced the launch of a two-month long campaign called ‘Kona Kona Umeed’?
C.Kotak Mahindra Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Who has won the Prem Bhatia Award for political reporting for his work on issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic?
A.Barkha Dutt B.Dipankar Ghose
C.Nidhi Razdan D.Rohit Sardana
Q) Name the cricketer who has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament?
A.Michael Vaughan B.James Anderson
C.Ian Botham D.Kevin Pietersen
Q) Barakah nuclear power plant, which is in the news recently, is located in which country?
A.Saudi Arabia B.UAE
C.Israel D.Iran
Q) Samarth programme, which has supported over six lakh artisans, weavers and craftsmen across India, is started by which
company?
A.Amazon B.Tata CLiQ
C.Flipkart D.Tribes India
Q) Which country has recently completed its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System constellation?
A.Japan B.South Korea
C.North Korea D.China
Q)Which of the following ministries organizes the Smart India Hackathon?

A.Ministry of Human Resources Development B.Ministry of Science & Technology
C.Ministry of Earth Sciences D.Ministry of Defence
Q) Which country has decided to mint a coin to honour Mahatma Gandhi?

A.United States B.South Africa
C.France D.United Kingdom
Q) Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the upstream carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi
bridge built over which river in Bihar?
A.Ganga B.Koshi
C.Ghagra D.Bagmati
Q) Which bank will contribute 70 % of the total amount in the implementation of Maharashtra Agribusiness Network
(MagNet) project?
C.New Development Bank D.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Q) Which state has launched an innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme named as ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’?
C.Telangana D.Tamil Nadu
Q) Who is the author of the book “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata”?

A.Hriday Narayan Dikshit B.Vijay Kumar Choudhary
C.Hitendra Nath Goswami D.Lal Bahadur Das

Q) Mohamed Irfaan Ali has become the new President of which country?
A.Suriname B.Venezuela
C.Chad D.Guyana
■ Brigadier Mark Phillips was also sworn in as Prime Minister of Guyana.
Q) Which state celebrates Aadi Perukku Festival?

A.Kerala B.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which will be a single-window nodal agency for enabling and regulating space activities and the use of Isro facilities by
the private sector?
A.IN-SPACe B.Team Indus
C.Dhruva Space D.Kawa Space
Q) Bharat Air Fibre Services is an initiative of which telecom company?

A.Vodafone Idea B.Jio
C.Airtel D.BSNL
Q) The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has set up a panel under whose chairmanship to develop
international retail business at IFSC?
A.Prakash Subramanian B.Nitin Jaiswal
C.Sujit Prasad D.Pradip Shah
Q) Which IIT institution has been conferred the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020’ for developing a
mechanism for generating electricity from wet clothes?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Kharagpur
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Roorkee
Q) Which IT company has started a coronavirus screening service 'Mhealthy‘?

A.Tech Mahindra B.Wipro
C.Infosys D.TCS
Q) Which Railway zone has started the first-ever Vyapar Mala Express train?
A.Central Railway B.Eastern Railway
C.Southern Railway D.Northern Railway
Q) India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation Centre will be opened in which city?
A.Dehradun B.Almora
C.Chamba D.Uttarkashi
Q) Which state has launched the iMASQ mobile covid-19 testing centers in containment zones?
C.Telangana D.Karnataka
Q) The South Western Railway has commissioned the Lachyan-Hotgi section of the bridge. The bridge is built on which river?
A.Kali B.Bhima
C.Godavari D.Mithi
Q) Who is going to be the next Managing Director And Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank?
A.Amitabh Chaudhry B.Sandeep Bakhshi
C.Sashidhar Jagdishan D.Dilip Shanghvi
Q) Ministry of defence has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020) in
which it aims at doubling the current domestic procurement to ₹1,40,000 crore by which year?
A.2024 B.2026
C.2025 D.2023

Q) Thenzawl Golf Course was recently inaugurated in which state?
A.Manipur B.Mizoram
C.Assam D.Nagaland
Q) Under the Indira Rasoi Yojana which will be started by the Rajasthan Government, the needy and poor will get healthy
and nutritious food at Rs ___________ per plate?
A.Rs 8 per plate B.Rs 10 per plate
C.Rs 5 per plate D.Rs 12 per plate
Q) The foundation stone of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, or IIM Sirmaur, has been laid down in which state by
the Union Education Minister?
A.Uttarakhand B.Rajasthan
C.Haryana D.Himachal Pradesh
Q) Who is the author of the book Vishesh: Code To Win?

A.Nirupama Yadav B.Anita Bhogle
C.Mallika Bajaj D.Kadambari Murali
Q) Who is the Chairman of the High Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance
Commission?
A.Radha Singh B.Sanjay Sacheti
C.Jai Shroff D.Sanjiv Puri
Q) Businesses with turnover above Rs _______crore are mandated to submit E-invoicing?

A.Rs 500 crore B.Rs 100 crore
C.Rs 200 crore D.Rs 300 crore
Q) Which company has rolled out the next phase of its consumer marketing campaign in India – ‘More Together’?
A.Google B.Facebook
C.Amazon D.Flipkart
Q) What is the name of the Incubator Capabilities Enhancement Program launched by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)?
A.AIM-eCRAFT B.AIM-iSTAR
C.AIM-iCREST D.Aim-eSTEM
Q) Which company has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to study 5G and
emerging technologies?
A.Samsung B.Microsoft
C.Motorola D.Nokia
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
A.Manoj Sinha B.Jagdish Mukhi
C.Draupadi Murmu D.Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Q) Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has launched which mobile app to provide online
education?
A.E- Shiksha Sakhi B.E-Gyan Mitra
C.E- Shikshak D.E- Pathshala
Q) Which sports organization has started the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme for players?
A.Sports Authority of India B.Badminton Association of India
C.BasketBall Federation of India D.Board of Control for Cricket in India
Q) Which Architecture Style will be followed in building Ayodhya's Ram Temple?

A.Dravidian architecture B.Nagara architecture
C.Kalinga architecture D.Champa architecture

Q) Which state has launched Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Jharkhand D.Odisha
Q) Which among the following has received a regulatory approval to set up the country's third power exchange platform
from CERC?
A.Tata Power B.NTPC Ltd
C.Coal India D.PTC India
Q) Which state has launched the country's only ICMR-approved mobile RT-PCR lab which is capable of conducting 9000
tests per month?
A.Maharashtra B.Andhra Pradesh
Q) On which date the Government of India revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir by modifying Article 370 of
the Constitution?
A.August 5, 2019 B.August 6, 2019
C.August 7, 2019 D.August 4, 2019

IMPORTANT DAYS
● International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: 9 August.
✓ The theme for 2020 is - “COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience”.
● World Biofuel Day celebrated on 10th August.
● International Youth Day : 12th August.
✓ The theme of International Youth Day 2020 - “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.
● World Organ Donation Day : 13 August.
OBITUARIES
● Ebrahim Alkazi, father of modern Indian theatre, passed away.
● Ram D Pradhan former chief secretary of Maharashtra and the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh passed away.
● The famous fiction writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Shirley Ann Grau passed away.
● Renowned TV actor, Sameer Sharma passed away.
● Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori passed away.
● Former India and Mohun Bagan player Manitombi Singh passes away.
● Congress leader and spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi passed away.
Q) Which institution has won the first prize in the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2020?
A.Defence Institute of Advanced Technology B.Birla Institute of Technology
C.International Institute of Information Technology D.Homi Bhabha National Institute
Q) The country's first Kisan Special Parcel Train or Kisan Rail will transport material between Maharashtra's Devlali and
which station of Bihar?
A.Mansi railway station B.Danapur Railway station
C.Kishanganj railway station D.Buxar railway station
Q) India has extended Line of Credit worth 18 million US dollars to the Government of which country for the expansion of
fishing facilities?
A.Maldives B.Laos
C.Vietnam D.Cambodia
Q) Which state has launched a unique identity card — called Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP)?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
Q) A new species of pygmy grasshopper, discovered after 116 years by a group of foreign researchers in Sri Lanka, has been
named after whom?
A.Dhaneesh Bhaskar B.Raman Sukumar
C.Aparajita Datta D.Priya Davidar
Q) Which state has launched a Works Management System portal to manage and monitor development works in all urban
local bodies in the state?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
C.Haryana D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?
A.Shashi Kant Sharma B.Girish Chandra Murmu
C.Rajiv Mehrishi D.Vinod Rai
Q) The Supreme Court has made it mandatory for all municipal corporations and state pollution control boards to use which
App for tracking biomedical waste daily?
A.COVID19BWM App B.COVBIO APP
C.COVID19BIO App D.COVIDWASTE App

Q) Who is the author of the book “RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations”?
A.Pratap Chatterjee B.Upendra Rai
C.Arun Shourie D.Yatish Yadav
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
A.Arvind Saxena B.Vinay Mittal
C.Pradeep Kumar Joshi D.Sanjay Kumar Singh
Q) Indian Railways has launched which app for real-time monitoring of trains?
A.OHE Inspection B.OHE Monitor
C.OHE Tracking D.OHE Riding
Q) WTF Sports has appointed whom as its global brand ambassadors?

A.Rohit Sharma and Mithali Raj B.Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana
C.Shikhar Dhawan and Shafali Verma D.Harmanpreet Kaur and Suresh Raina
Q) In a first two coastal villages of which state have been recognised as being “Tsunami Ready” by UNESCO?
A.Kerala B.Odisha
Q) Under the ‘YSR Cheyutha’ scheme how much amount will be given to the eligible women beneficiaries?
A.Rs 75,000 B.Rs 50,000
C.Rs 25,000 D.Rs 45,000
Q) Which state has launched the ‘Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana’?
A.Punjab B.Gujarat
Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana

✓ fortified flavoured skimmed milk powder would be provided to children between one and six years of age in
anganwadi centres and pregnant and lactating mothers under the integrated child development scheme.
Q) Which Malayalam Movie has won the Best film Award at 20th New York Indian Film Festival?
A.Kappela B.Moothon
C.Mariyam Vannu D.Kozhipporu
Q) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar has launched a dedicated Doordarshan channel for
which state?
A.Assam B.Arunachal Pradesh
C.Sikkim D.Goa
Q) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship for resolution of Covid-19
related stressed assets?
A.Romesh Sobti B.Aditya Puri
C.Rana Kapoor D.KV Kamath
Q) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given approval to which company for its Project Kuiper low
orbit satellite constellation?
A.Amazon B.Space X
C.Microsoft D.Google
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and the Managing Director of Oriental Insurance Company Limited?
A.Manoj Jain B.S N Rajeswari
C.Deepak Parekh D.Shikha Sharma
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting which city and Port
Blair on 10 August?
A.Kochi B.Salem
C.Chennai D.Erode

Q) Which among the following has launched the ‘MSME Saksham’ portal, in association with TransUnion CIBIL?
A.RBI B.SEBI
C.SIDBI D.EXIM Bank
Q) Bengaluru startup Vernacular.ai in partnership with which bank will launch the AI-powered multilingual voice bot “AXAA”?
C.HDFC Bank D.Yes Bank
Q) The Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the limit for loans against gold from 75% to _________?
A.80% B.85%
C.95% D.90%
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated which interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission?
A.Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra B.Rashtriya Safaai Kendra
C.Rashtriya Nirmal Kendra D.None of the above
Q) India will participate in Kavkaz 2020 multilateral military exercise in which country?
A.China B.Russia
C.Japan D.Singapore
Q) Who is the author of the book “Amazing Ayodhya”

A.Yatish Yadav B.Neena Rai
C.Mannu Bhandari D.Teji Grover
Q) Who is the author of the book Making Sense of Indian Democracy?

A.Manish Sisodia B.Rajendra Pal Gautam
C.Yogendra Yadav D.Satyendra Kumar Jain
Q) What is the Repo rate decided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its second bi-monthly
monetary?
A.4.25% B.3.35%
C.4.75% D.4.0%
✓ Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank rate remain unchanged at 4.25 per cent.
✓ Reverse Repo Rate stands unchanged at 3.35 per cent.
Q) National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has tied up with which IIT to set up a Centre of
Excellence for Advance Data Management System for Highways?
A.IIT Kanpur B.IIT Delhi
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Hyderabad
Q) The government has constituted a committee under chose chairmanship for determination of ceiling rates under a scheme
for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters?
A.G K Pillai B.Ajay Bhushan Pandey
C.Suresh Chandra D.Vinod Rai
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the PNB Housing Finance Ltd?
A.Partha Pratim Sengupta B.Shyam Srinivasan
C.Naveen Tahilyani D.Hardayal Prasad
Q) Which country will host the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2021?
A.Australia B.South Africa
C.India D.England
Q) Which country has declared a state of environmental emergency after a Japanese shipwreck caused a massive fuel spill
into Indian Ocean?
A.Maldives B.Mauritius
C.Seychelles D.Sri Lanka

Q) The Export-Import bank of India has extended a Line of Credit of USD 250 million to which country?
A.Tanzania B.Malawi
C.Mozambique D.Zambia
Q) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has acquired _______% of YES Bank via open market purchase?
A.3.23% B.5.46%
C.7.12% D.4.23%
Q) Indian Railways has developed a Malgudi museum at which of the following stations?
A.Delang railway station B.Sakhigopal railway station
C.Arasalu Railway Station D.Pantihal railway station
Q) Which of the following products of Goa has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
A.Khaje B.Harmal Chilli
C.Moira Banana D.All of the above
Q) Which company has launched a new file sharing feature Nearby Share for Android users?
A.Apple B.Facebook
C.Google D.Samsung
Q) Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for _______th time?
A.Second B.Fourth
C.Third D.Fifth
Q) What is the name of the week long campaign launched for swachhata launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the
run up to Independence Day?
A.Gandagi Mukt Bharat B.Safai Ki Aur
C.Bharat Ke Safai Karmi D.Swachh Bharat
Q) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 6, 2020 has brought which sector under the purview of Priority Sector
Lending (PSL)?
A.Agriculture B.MSMEs
C.Education D.Startups
Q) Which state is planning to build India’s first electric vehicle park?

C.Tamil Nadu D.Gujarat
Q) Which among the following organization has released the Business Confidence Index (BCI)?
A.NITI Aayog B.SIDBI
C.NCAER D.CCI
Q) Which Indian pharmaceutical industry has partnered with GAVI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to produce
100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines?
A.Panacea Biotec B.GlaxoSmithKline
C.Bharat Biotech D.Serum Institute of India
Q) Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has dedicated a Railway Museum at which railway station of Karnataka through
video conferencing?
A.Hubballi B.Bidar
C.Chikmagalur D.Kalaburagi
Q) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) wil open first of its kind training-cum-production centre of silk in
which state?
A.Sikkim B.West Bengal
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Nagaland
Q) Which International Airport has developed a first-of-its-kind web portal named ‘AIR SUVIDHA’?
A.Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport B.Bengaluru International Airport
C.Hyderabad International Airport D.Delhi International Airport

Q) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the upper limit of a payment transaction in offline mode at Rs __________?
A.Rs 1000 B.Rs 200
C.Rs 500 D.Rs 100
Q) Walter Roger Martos Ruiz has become the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Sweden B.Chile
C.Peru D.Mexico
Q) Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive term as a President of which country?
A.Lithuania B.Latvia
C.Belarus D.Poland
Q) Name the Indian Umpire who has been included in ICC’s international panel of umpires recently?
A.Anil Chaudhary B.Surya Prakash Rao
C.KN Ananthapadmanabhan D.Sundaram Ravi
Q) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a National Portal on Human Elephant conflict called _____?
A.SAMVEDNA B.MANAVTA
C.MITRATA D.SURAKHSYA
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania?

A.Mohamed Salem B.Sidi Mohamed
C.Mohamed Ould Bilal D.Mohamed Khouna Ould
Q) Which state has decided to open ‘Sanskriti Model Schools’ in the state to further improve the quality of education?
A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Gujarat D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) The Cricket Association of which state has decided to name its Mullanpur International Cricket Stadium after late
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh?
A.Punjab B.Rajasthan
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Which state has announced the launch of ''Indira Van Mitan Yojana'' to make forest-dwellers self-reliant?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Chhattisgarh
C.Bihar D.Gujarat
Q) Who has been selected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board as the next Chairman of SAIL?
A.Shashi Shanker B.Shikha Sharma
C.Nalin Shinghal D.Soma Mondal
Q) India and which country have signed a contract for development of five eco-tourism zones in Addu atoll?
A.Indonesia B.Thailand
C.Maldives D.Singapore
Q) Volcano Mount Sinabung, which was recently erupted, is located in which country?
A.Vietnam B.Indonesia
C.Laos D.Cambodia
Q) Which has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and signage?
A.Bengaluru B.Delhi
C.Mumbai D.Hyderabad
Q) Which state government has launched the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana?
A.Madhya Pradesh B.Haryana C.Rajasthan D.Gujarat
Q) Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched ICAR’s data recovery centre in Hyderabad. What is the name
of this centre?
A.Krishak Shodh B.Krishi Megh C.Kisan Sampark D.Krishi Karya

Q) Which country has registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine under the name 'Sputnik V’?
A.China B.Germany
C.Russia D.Japan
Q) Which has become the first Municipal Corporation of the country to provide forest land right certificates to people of
urban area?
A.Jagdalpur B.Bhopal
C.Mumbai D.Shivamogga
Q) Which ministry has launched the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ (self-reliant India week)?
A.Ministry of Finance B.Ministry of Defence
C.Ministry of Education D.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Q) Which Platform has launched its first Startup Accelerator Program named “Leap”?
A.Amazon B.Facebook
C.Google D.Flipkart
Q) Who has been appointed as executive Chairman of Capital India Finance?

A.R Gandhi B.Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
C.Ashok Gulati D.Nagendra Nath Sinha
Q) Which state will start the Orunodoi (Arunodoi) scheme for women empowerment?
A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Manipur
C.Nagaland D.Assam
Q) A Historic Peace Agreement has signed between Israel and which Arab Nation?
A.Saudi Arabia B.UAE
C.Oman D.Qatar
Q) What is the name of the fourth Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard Ship that was recently launched?
A.Shaurya B.Shoor
C.Shaunak D.Sarthak
Q) Which country has successfully tested their advanced missile defence system, Arrow-2?
A.Iran B.Japan
C.Israel D.China
Q) Who is the author of the book Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World?
A.Dalai Lama B.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
C.Dandapani D.Acharya Prashant
Q) The Union government has constituted a National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration under whose chairmanship?
A.Randeep Guleria B.VK Paul
C.Vijaya Srivastava D.Ramesh Bidhuri
Q) Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been inaugurated in which city?

A.Pune B.Hyderabad
C.Delhi D.Bhopal
Q) The Supreme Court has ruled that daughters have coparcenary rights on father’s property by referring to which Act?
A.Hindu Succession (amendment) Act 2015 B.Hindu Succession (amendment) Act 2005
C.Hindu Succession (amendment) Act 2014 D.Hindu Succession (amendment) Act 2002
Q) Which e-commerce platform has rolled out its seller driven campaign ‘Itna Aasan Hai’?
A.Flipkart B.Myntra
C.Nykaa D.Amazon

IMPORTANT DAYS
● Patriots’ day is observed annually on August 13 in Manipur..
● On August 14, 2020, the 74th Naga Independence Day was celebrated in the states of Nagaland and Manipur.
● World Humanitarian Day - 19 August.
● Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day – 20 August.
● Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable Energy Day - 20th August.
● World Mosquito Day 2020: August 20.
OBITUARIES
● Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan passed away due to Covid-19.
● Malayalam lyricist Chunakkara Ramankutty passes away.
● Nishikant Kamat, director of Drishyam and Madaari, dies at 50 of multiple organ failure.
● Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj passed away.
● Computer scientist Russell Kirsch, who invented pixel, passed away at 91.
Q) 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will take place in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Assam
C.Goa D.Karnataka
Q) The largest Tribal Freedom Fighters museum is being constructed in which of the following states?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya pradesh
● Rajpipla - Gujarat
● Ranchi (Jharkhand) - Birsa Munda
● Raipur (Chhattisgarh) - Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh
● Lambasingi (Andhra Pradesh) - Shri Alluri Seetha Ram Raju
● Kozhikode (Kerala)
● Hyderabad (Telangana)
● Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) - Tantia Bhil , Shaheed Bhima Nayak , Ramji Gond
● Senapati (Manipur) - Rani Gaidinilu
● Kelsi (Mizoram)
Q) Which has become the first private company to test rocket engine named “Raman” in India?
A.Agnikul Cosmos B.Bellatrix Aerospace
C.Pixxel D.Skyroot Aerospace
Q) Which state has launched a Smart Connect Scheme to provide free smartphones to the students of class 12?
A.Gujarat B.Punjab
Q) Which state government has launched 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' scheme?

A.Chhattisgarh B.Rajasthan
C.West Bengal D.Assam
Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed a Ayurvedic based Biodegradable face mask named
“what”?
A.Abhay B.Shudhi
C.Pavitrapati D.Aarya
Q) Which country has launched the Clean Plate Campaign?

A.India B.China
C.Japan D.Australia

Q) eBikeGO has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Virat Kohli B.Rohit Sharma
C.Suresh Raina D.Harbhajan Singh
Q) Who has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBHFL)?
A.Harun R. Khan B.Rakesh Mohan
C.Subhash Sheoratan Mundra D.Anand Sinha
Q) Which state has launched a centralized e-commerce platform named “Yellow Chain”?
A.Manipur B.Goa
C.Nagaland D.Himachal Pradesh
Q) Which bank has launched the “Shaurya KGC Card” that will offer agriculture loans for military and paramilitary
professionals?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank
Q) Which bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking
channels?
A.Punjab National Bank B.State Bank of India
C.Bank of Baroda D.Canara Bank
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir?

A.Rohit Nandan B.Kaushik Khona
C.Ajay Singh D.Rono Dutta
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the launch of which new campaign under which all Indians will be given
health IDs?
A.India Health Mission B.Digital Health Cards
C.Electronic Health Mission D.National Digital Health Mission
Q) Which of the following ministries has launched a portal named as SRIJAN?

A.Ministry of Agriculture B.Ministry of AYUSH
C.Ministry of Defence D.Ministry of Education
Q) Which state has topped in implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme
(AMRUT)?
A.Odisha B.Madhya pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which IIT has developed a UVGI based room disinfectant device named “UV Safe”
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Ropar D.IIT Bombay
Q) India and which African country have signed an agreement on space cooperation?
A.Sudan B.Libya
C.Nigeria D.Ethiopia
Q) According to data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which dwarf planet holds large reservoirs of sea water beneath its
surface?
A.Eris B.Makemake
C.Haume D.Ceres
Q) Microsoft Research Lab has developed a Machine Translation tool for which Tribal language?
A.Gondi B.Santali
C.Maria D.Lodha

Q) Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System is a project of which state?
A.West Bengal B.Rajasthan
C.Jharkhand D.Odisha
Q) Who has won the title of the World Snooker Championship 2020?
A.Ray Reardon B.Steve Davis
C.Kyren Wilson D.Ronnie O'Sullivan
Q) Who is the author of the book “One arranged murder”?

A.Chetan Bhagat B.Manav Kaul
C.Sudeep Nagarkar D.Nikhil Mahajan
Q) The Indian Railways is constructing the world's tallest pier bridge across which river in Manipur?
A.Ijai B.Barak
C.Teesta D.Sonai
Q) The Core Investment Companies with assets over ______ will have to appoint a chief risk officer (CRO) as per the
guidelines of RBI?
A.Rs 2,000 crore B.Rs 1,000 crore
C.Rs 5,000 crore D.Rs 4,000 crore
Q) European Union has launched the project ‘Nirmanshree’ for which two states?
A.Gujarat & Rajasthan B.Maharashtra & Odisha
C.Goa & Assam D.Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Q) RBI has approved the transfer of how much amount as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year
2019-20?
A.₹30,128 crore B.₹60,128 crore
C.₹47,128 crore D.₹57,128 crore
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ''Atal Tunnel” in which state in September 2020?
Q) PM Narendra Modi launched which Project during his speech at the 74th Independence Day celebrations?
A.Project Tiger B.Project Elephant
C.Project Great Indian bustard D.Project Dolphin
Q) Which state has announced to launch “Padhai Tuhar Para” scheme?

C.Rajasthan D.Chhattisgarh
Other Schemes launched -

✓ Bultu Ke Bol - A Bluetooth-based programme will be rolled out to provide study materials to students living in
remote areas and do not have access to internet facility.
✓ Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana - to offer health facilities to the people at their doorstep with the help of 70
mobile medical units in all the 14 municipal corporations.
✓ Radhabai Diagnostic Centre Scheme - will be rolled out to offer pathology and other testing facilities to people at
concessional rates.
Q) The Ministry of AYUSH has launched a three-month campaign to raise awareness about affordable practices for boosting
immunity. Name the campaign?
A.Food and Immunity B.Diet and Health
C.Natural Immunity D.Ayush for Immunity

Q) Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF)?
A.S S Deswal B.Rakesh Asthana
C.Rajesh Ranjan D.Rajni Kant Misra
Q) Which company has won the title sponsorship for Indian Premier League 2020?
A.Dream 11 B.Patanjali
C.Byju’s D.Unacademy
Q) Satya Pal Malik has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?
A.Assam B.Meghalaya
C.Chhattisgarh D.Uttarakhand
Q) Government has formed a five member panel to probe into Kozhikode plane crash under whose chairmanship?
A.Ravi Krishna B. S S Chahar
C.Ashutosh Vasistha D.G. Rajsekhar
Q) The Gwalior-Chambal Expressway will be named after which late Political Leader?
A.Arun Jaitely B.Sushma Swaraj
C. Manohar Parrikar D.Atal Bihar Vajpayee
Q) The All India Football Federation and Sports Authority of India have joined hands to launch
which web platform to promote football?
A.E-Pathshala B.E- Shiksha
C.E- Khel D.E- Sambhawna
Q) Who is the author of the book “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″?
A.Satish Kumar Sareen B.Anil Yashwant Tipnis
C.Arjun Subramaniam D.Pradeep Vasant Naik
Q) Which Payments Bank has launched an Aadhaar Authentication based digital savings account Jan
BachatKhata?
C.Fino Payments Bank D.Jio Payments Bank
Q) Which IIT Institution has won the top position in the ARIIA 2020 under the ‘Best Centrally Funded Institution’ category?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Hyderabad
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Kharagpur
Institute of National Importance, Central Universities & CFTIs :-

● Rank 1: IIT-Madras
● Rank 2: IIT-Bombay
● Rank 3: IIT-Delhi
● Rank 4: IISc, Karnataka
● Rank 5: IIT-Kharagpur
In government and government-aided universities, the rank-holders were :-

● Rank 1: Institute of Chemical Technology
● Rank 2: Panjab University
● Rank 3: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
● Rank 4: Anand Agricultural University
● Rank 5: Periyar University
✓ For the first time, ARIIA 2020 rankings had a special prize category for women-only higher educational institutions. The
winners of this category included:
1. Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women (Tamil Nadu)
2. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

Q) Sports eyewear brand “Oakley” has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador for India?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Virat Kohli
C.Ajinkya Rahane D.Hardik Pandya
Q) Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has inaugurated an e-portal on tribal health and nutrition. What is the name of this
Portal?
A.Swasthya B.Sehat
C.Sudhar D.Shakti
Q) Which company has announced a new initiative called The Anywhere School?
A.Facebook B.Infosys
C.Wipro D.Google
Q) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the Uttar Pradesh government's request to change the name of which
Railway Station to “Banaras”?
A.Manduadih B.Azamgarh
C.Padrauna D.Bijnor
Q) Who has been conferred with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's special award?
A.Soumya Swaminathan B.Nandini Harinath
C.Ramesh Raskar D.Shivram Bhoje
Q) The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched an online farm-to-fork service platform called ______?
A.Krishak.com B.VedKrishi.com
C.JevikKrishi.com D.Kisan.com
Q) The first World Solar Technology Summit will be inaugurated by whom?

A.Jean Castex B.Narendra Modi
C.Scott Morrison D.Donald Trump
Q) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired a majority stake of which Online Pharmacy for ₹ 620 Crore?
A.EMEDIX B.Myramed
C.Netmeds D.Swasthyashopee
Q) Which bank has launched a unique digital solution called ‘Loan against Securities’?
Q) Luis Rodolfo Abinader has sworn in as President of which country?

A.Haiti B.Nicaragua
C.Jamaica D.Dominican Republic
Q) The Union Cabinet has accorded its approval for leasing which AAI airport through PPP mode to M/s Adani Enterprises
Ltd for a period of 50 years?
A.Jaipur B.Guwahati
C.Thiruvananthapuram D.All of the above
Q) Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has asked to use _______ per cent of
CAMPA funds for plantation drives and afforestation?
A.80% B.50%
C.60% D.40%
Q) India along with Japan and which country will launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)?
A.Russia B.Australia
C.United States D.South Korea
Q) Which city has been declared as the cleanest city of india in Swachh Survekshan 2020?
A.Surat B.Indore
C.Navi Mumbai D.Bhopal

POSITION STATE NAME ULB NAME SCORE
#1 Madhya Pradesh Indore 5647.56
#2 Gujarat Surat 5519.59
#3 Maharashtra Navi Mumbai 5467.89
#4 Chhattisgarh Ambikapur 5428.31
#5 Karnataka Mysore 5298.61
#6 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada 5270.32
States with Less than 100 ULBs :- States with More than 100 ULBs :-
POSITION STATE NAME SCORE POSITION STATE NAME SCORE
#1 Jharkhand 2325.42 #1 Chhattisgarh 3293.56
#2 Haryana 1678.84 #2 Maharashtra 2895.29
#3 Uttarakhand 1230.00 #3 Madhya Pradesh 2358.05
#4 Sikkim 1222.88 #4 Gujarat 2308.48
#5 Assam 1217.78 #5 Punjab 1836.64
Q) Who has sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago?
A.Keith Rowley B.Patrick Manning
C.Basdeo Panday D.George Chambers
Q) Which company will be the official sponsor of the Indian team for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics?
A.Reliance Industries B.INOX Group
C.Edelweiss Group D.Byju’s
Q) Francisco Asue was reappointed as Prime Minister of which country?

A.Cameroon B.Equatorial Guinea
C.Gabon D.Cuba
Q) Which state has announced to reserve all the government jobs for the people of the state?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Uttar Pradesh
Q) People’s Bank of China has acquired a very small stake in which private bank of India?
A.ICICI Bank B.Yes Bank
C.Axis Bank D.Bandhan Bank
Q) Which has become the second zoo to house hunting cheetahs as part of the Animal Exchange Programme?
A.Bengaluru zoo B.Lucknow zoo
C.Mysuru zoo D.Thrissur Zoo

IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Senior Citizen Day: 21 August
● World Gujarati Day : 24 August
● Women's Equality Day: 26 August
● National Sports Day: 29th August
● International Day against Nuclear Tests: 29 August
OBITUARIES
● Former Indian cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan passed away.
● British Tennis legend Angela Buxton passes away.
● Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba passed away.
● Writer-journalist Gail Sheehy, author of bestselling book ‘Passages,’ dies at 83.
● Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman passed away after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
● Veteran Assamese singer Archana Mahanta passed away.
Q) Which state government has decided to provide Rs 50 lakh insurance cover to private doctors who die of COVID-19
infection?
A.Gujarat B.Maharashtra
C.Punjab D.Haryana
Q) The Government of India has appointed whom as the new Election Commissioner of India?
A.Rajiv Kumar B.Ashok Lavasa
C.Sushil Chandra D.Atanu Chakraborty
Q) Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Arjun Munda has e-launched the tertiary processing centres of “Trifood Project” of
TRIFED in which two states?
A.Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand B.Odisha & Jharkhand
C.Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra D.Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
Q) A new logo has been launched for which organization of the Labour Ministry?
A.Employees State Insurance Scheme B.Employees Provident Fund Organisation
C.India Labour Archives D.Labour Bureau
Q) Who is the author of the book “Grandparents’ Bag of Stories”?

A.Sudha Murty B.Kiran Desai
C.Anita Desai D.Anuja Chauhan
Q) Which state has exempted all serving and retired soldiers from the Gram Panchayat property tax?
C.Maharashtra D.Uttarakhand
Q) Manika Batra, who has won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, is associated with which sports?
A.Table Tennis B.Badminton
C.Swimming D.Archery
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Q) Interceptor Boat 'ICGS C-454‘ which was recently inaugurated in Surat is built by which company?
A.Larsen and Toubro B.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C.Cochin Shipyard Limited D.Bharat Dynamics
● INS Shivaji – President’s colours

● INS Kavaratti – GRSE – Anti-submarine
● Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS), Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur – GRSE
● L&T-built Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad
● ICGS Sachet – Goa Shipyard Limited
● ICGS Kanaklata Barua – GRSE
● C-448 (a high-speed interceptor boat) of Indian Coast Guard – L&T-built
Q) Which IT company has collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer ‘Open P-TECH’?
A.Microsoft B.Intel
C.IBM D.Wipro
Q) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
A.Rana Kapoor B.Suresh Mathur
C.Sunil Mehta D.Ashwani Bhatia
Q) Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched an interactive first-of-its-kind game on COVID-19. What is the name of
this game?
A.Corona Fighters B.Corona Warriors
C.Corona Frontline D.Corona Army
Q) What is the rank of India in the Digital Quality of Life Index 2020?
A.67th B.45th
th
C.57 D.28th
Q) National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025 (NSFE) was launched by which financial organization?
A.NABARD B.SIDBI
C.SEBI D.RBI
Q) Which company has launched FerroHaat, a first-of-its-kind mobile application, to source steel scrap from the traders?
A.Essar Steel B.Tata Steel
C.Jindal Stainless D.JSW Steel
Q) Which company has launched the Kormo Jobs app in India to help people find jobs?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Microsoft D.Amazon
Q) Which bank has launched its hiring initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’?

A.Yes Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Federal Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Nitin Gadkari has launched which mobile app to monitor plantation along national highways?
A.Navya Marg B.Hariyali Rath
C.Raj Path D.Harit Path
Q) The Centre has constituted the National Council For Transgender Persons. Who will head this council?
A.Union Home Minister B.Union Social Justice Minister
C.Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare D.Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Q) Which state will organize the state Dragonfly Festival christened ‘Thumbi Mahotsavam 2020’?

Q) Under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyna Yojna, the payment of relief has been enhanced to ________ per cent of average
wages of three months?
A.65% B.50%
C.35% D.45%
Q) India will launch a new cargo ferry service to the Maldives, which will link Kochi and which city with Male?
A.Tuticorin B.Erode
C.Chennai D.Vellore
Q) India’s population is expected to be more feminine by which year, according to a report by National Commission on
Population?
A.2032 B.2029
C.2034 D.2036
Q) India has signed a loan agreement worth USD 500 million with AIIB for Urban Transport Project-III in which city?
A.Hyderabad B.Delhi
Q) Which state has launched the NRI unified portal?

C.Goa D.Assam
Q) Which Football club has won the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title?
A.Paris Saint-Germain B.Lyon
C.Juventus D.Bayern Munich
Q) Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched which mobile application to provide career-related information to aspirants as a part
of Digital India initiative?
A.MY Career B.MY AIM
C.FLY IAF D.MY IAF
Q) Who has won the first-ever gold for India in Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO)
held in London?
A.Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash B.Akrit Jaswal
C.Kautilya Pandit D.Aravind Chithambaram
Q) Which bank will acquire 17% in Max Life Insurance?

A.ICICI Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Which General Insurance Company has launched its new product “Shagun – Gift an insurance policy”?
A.SBI B.Bajaj Allianz
C.Cholamandalam D.Reliance
Q) Who has become the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets by dismissing Pakistan's captain Azhar Ali?
A.Chris Gayle B.James Anderson
C.Dale Steyn D.Shaun Marsh

Q) World Health Organization has declared which continent free Of Poliovirus?
A.Asia B.Africa
C.Antarctica D.North America
Q) Which state Government will come up with a bill called ‘Land Grabbing Prohibition Act’?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Goa
C.Gujarat D.Assam
Q) The Reserve Bank has projected India's growth rate at what percent for 2020-21?
A.- 3.5 % B.- 5.5 %
C.- 4.5 % D.- 2.5 %
Q) Which has become the first bank in India to use the Satellite Data to assess credit worthiness of farmers?
A.Yes Bank B.ICICI Bank
C.Axis Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Which bank has launched a new savings account called the Liberty Savings Account?
A.Yes Bank B.ICICI Bank
C.Axis Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Which among the following organization has launched the Vendor Performance Evaluation System?
A.National Highways Authority of India B.National Housing Bank
C.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India D.Securities and Exchange Board of India
Q) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has won the International Booker Prize for the year 2020 for her which
novel?
A.A. Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree B.The Discomfort of Evening
C.The Memory Police D.The Adventures of China Iron
Q) Who became the first Indian cricketer to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL)?
A.Yuvraj Singh B.Harbhajan Singh
C.Zaheer Khan D.Pravin Tambe
Q) Who has become the new MD and CEO of SBI Mutual Fund?
A.Abhay Singh B.Vinay Tonse
C.Sanjeev Srinivasan D.Tapan Singhel
Q) Who is the author of the book “Cricket Drona”?

A. Jatin Paranjpe B.Jatin Sapru
C.Sushil Doshi D.Sambit Bal
Q) Which State/UT government has launched 'Healthy Body, Healthy Mind' campaign for students
restricted to homes?
C.Punjab D.Goa
Q) Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has launched which mobile App for online training of NCC cadets?
A.DGNCC B.NSNCC
C.NCCDT D.OTNCC
Q) Which Life Insurance Company has launched a real time virtual assistance called 'Smart Assist‘?
A.Kotak Mahindra B.Aditya Birla
C.Bajaj Allianz D.Bharti AXA
Q) Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has launched which helpline number to enable access to mental health resources?
A.Asha B.Umeed
C.Kiran D.Bharosa

Q) The Ministry of Culture has announced how many new circles of Archaeological Survey of India?
A.Seven B.Four
C.Nine D.Ten
Q) Which state has topped the Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020?
A.Maharashtra B.Gujarat
Key Points
● Among the landlocked states, Rajasthan has performed the best, followed by Telangana and Haryana.
● Across Union Territories, Delhi has performed the best, followed by Goa and Chandigarh.
● Among the Himalayan states, Uttarakhand topped the chart, followed by Tripura and Himachal Pradesh.
Q) India will open a new trade route with which country from September 3, 2020?
A.Maldives B.Iran
Q) Government has decided to sell how much stake in Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL)?
A.10% B.25%
C.15% D.20%
Q) Who has become the first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket?
A.Pat Cummins B.Dwayne Bravo
C.Trent Boult D.Chris Woakes
Q) How many new routes have been approved under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’
(UDAN)?
A.58 B.78
C.45 D.90
Q) DRDO has constituted the five-member committee under whose chairmanship to review the charter of its laboratories?
A.Subhasis Chaudhuri B.Budaraju Srinivasa Murty
C.V Ramagopal Rao D.Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi
Q) The first marine ambulance “Pratheeksha” was acquired by which state?

C.Gujarat D.Tamil Nadu
Q) The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) celebrated its Golden Jubilee Anniversary on which date?
A.28th August B.29th August
th
C.27 August D.30th August
Q) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has established a new forum on artificial intelligence under whose chairmanship?
A.Salil Parekh B.Pawan Munjal
C.Sandip Patel D.Varun Berry
Q) India's first international women's trade centre will be established in which state?
A.Goa B.Kerala
C.West Bengal D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which country is planning to host the BRICS Games in 2021?

A.Brazil B.South Africa
C.India D.China
Q) Scientists of which University has designed a WARBOT which can prevent the doctors from getting infected while they
come in contact with patients infected with the virus?
A.Delhi University B.Tripura University
C.Mumbai University D.Bhopal University

Q) Which Insurance company has launched an insurance cover for Pet Dogs?
A.Kotak Mahindra B.Aditya Birla
C.Bajaj Allianz D.Bharti AXA
Q) What is the name of the hurricane that has hit the Louisiana and Texas states of the United States?
A.Arthur B.Laura
C.Sally D.Teddy
Q) The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to ________ lakh rupees from the previous
amount of 7.5 lakh rupees?
A.25 lakh B.15 lakh
C.10 lakh D.20 lakh
Q) Noor Inayat Khan has become the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with Blue Plaque in which country?
A.United States B.Australia
C.Canada D.United Kingdom

300 Best MCQs September Set 1 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
IMPORTANT DAYS
● World Coconut Day 2020 - 2 September.
✓ The theme of World Coconut Day 2020 - “Invest in Coconut to save the world”.
● National Wildlife Day - September 4.
● International Day of Charity - 5 September.
OBITUARIES
● American animator Joe Ruby, co-creator of the highly admired animated series “Scooby-Doo”, passed away.
● Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away.
● India’s first female cardiologist Dr S Padmavati died at 103 of COVID-19.
● Former England Cricketer David Capel passes away.
Q) Who has been appointed as Secretary in Lok Sabha with effect from september 1?
A. Utpal Kumar Singh B.Adwait Kumar Singh
C.Amit Prakash Yadav D.Harpreet Singh Sudan
Q) Which Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) has launched a mobile app ‘Pension Corner’ for its retired personnels?
A.Border Security Force (BSF) B.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
C.Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) D.Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Q) Asara, Sampoorna Poshana and Vidya Kanuka are the schemes of which state?
C.Kerala D.Odisha
Q) NITI Aayog has launched India Component of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport Initiative for Asia
(TIA) program. What is the time duration of NDC-TIA program?
A.5 years B.3 years
C.4 years D.6 years
Q) Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL) has acquired Future Group’s retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing
businesses for how much amount?
A.₹24,713 crore B.₹14,900 crore
C.₹30,234 crore D.₹33,126 crore
Q) Who has been re-elected as President of the African Development Bank Group?
A.Omar Kabbaj B.Godwin Gondwe
C.Donald Kaberuka D.Akinwumi Adesina
Q) Who has become the first woman DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security?
A.Rina Ray B.Usha Padhee
C.Renu Swarup D.Nilam Sawhney
Q) Which bank has approved $1 billion loan for construction of Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India?
A.World Bank B.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
C.Asian Development Bank D.New Development Bank
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to celebrate September 2020 as the month of “_______”?
A.Sewakarmi Maah B.Poshan Maah
C.Swasthya Maah D.Swachhata Maah
Q) As per the data released by the National Statistical Office(NSO), India’s economy contracted by a record ___________
per cent in the first quarter of 2020-21?
A.23.9% B.25.4%
C.15.6% D.19.7%

Q) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has installed the world’s largest ‘solar tree’ in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Uttar Pradesh
C.West Bengal D.Gujarat
Q) Indian Railways has developed a remote-controlled medical trolley named “what” to deliver food, medicines to
COVID-19 patient?
A.MEDBOT B.LEDBOT
C.NETBOT D.ALLBOT
Q) Gujarat government will officially inaugurate the first ever sea plane service between Ahmedabad and Statue of Unity on
the birth anniversary of which politician?
A.Arun Jaitely B.Sushma Swaraj
C.Veer Savarkar D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q) Which state has launched the Major Dhyan Chand Vijay Path scheme?
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Punjab
Q) Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Press Trust of India?
A.Vijay Sharma B.Anand Bhatiya
C.Anugrah Shrivastava D.Aveek Sarkar
Q) E-commerce website Myntra has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?

A.Kriti Sanon B.Disha Patani
C.Kiara Advani D.Jacqueline Fernandez
Q) Adani Group has acquired what percent of stakes in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)?
A.60% B.74%
C.56% D.34%
Q) Which state has appointed India’s first-ever woman ambulance driver under a new initiative?
A.West Bengal B.Tamil Nadu
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Telangana
Q) Mustapha Adib is set to become the next Prime Minister of which country?
A.Lebanon B.Syria
C.Tunisia D.Niger
Q) Which country has built a bronze statue of an Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis?
A.United Kingdom B.China
C.Australia D.Russia
Q) India's first toy manufacturing cluster will come up in which state?

A.West Bengal B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Karnataka
Q) Which has become the first African country to end sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)?
A.Kenya B.Togo
C.Benin D.Libya
Q) Which bank has launched the virtual property exhibition ‘Home Utsav’?
A.Axis Bank B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q) Amul has become the first Indian dairy company to get featured in the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list.
The company stood at what rank?
A.16th B.11th
C.14th D.19th

Q) Students of which IIT institution has launched AIR Scanner, a free-of-cost document-scanning mobile application?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Hyderabad
C.IIT Bombay D.IIT Roorkee
Q) Which International Airport has won the CII - Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC) 'National Energy Leader' and
'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' award?
A.Hyderabad B.Visakhapatnam
C.Indira Gandhi D.Kempegowda
Q) Who has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL)?
A.Madhu Nair B.Hemant Khatri
C.Narayan Prasad D.Vipin Saxena
Q) Which Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced an Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice chatbot, “LiGo”, on
Google Assistant?
A.Edelweiss Tokio B.PNB MetLife
C.ICICI Prudential D.Bajaj Allianz
Q) Who is the author of the book The Big Thoughts Of Little Luv?
A.Twinkle Khanna B.Shobhaa De
C.Vivek Agnihotri D.Karan Johar
Q) Which bank will invest 650 million Euro into the construction of Kanpur's first city metro line?
C.European Investment Bank D.New Development Bank
Q) Which state has launched the ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign?

C.Madhya Pradesh D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Which state government has decided to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in every district?
A.Jharkhand B.Odisha
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q) Who has become the first Indian footballer to have a stadium named after him?
A.Bhaichung Bhutia B.Sunil Chhetri
C.Pradip Kumar Banerjee D.Subrata Pal
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board?
A.Manjula Rangarajan B.Pradeep Kumar
C.PC Sharma D.VK Yadav
Q) What is the rank of India in Global Innovation Index 2020?

A.48th B.34th
th
C.50 D.44th
Q) Which new language has been added to the official language of Jammu & Kashmir?
A.Kashmiri B.Hindi
C.Dogri D.All of the above
Q) 118 mobile Chinese apps have been blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology by invoking it’s
power under section which section of the Information Technology Act?
A.30B B.69A
C.45C D.56A
Q) Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched for which of the following sectors?
A.Steel B.Coffee
C.Electricity D.Bamboo

Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance?
A.Vicky Kaushal B.Ayushmann Khurrana
C.Ranveer Singh D.Rajkumar Rao
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) which is
dubbed as ___________?
A.Mission Paripakv B.Mission Rahi
C.Mission Shoorveer D.Mission Karmayogi
Q) Which among the following organizations has launched the book The Little Book of Green Nudges?
A.UNICEF B.UNEP
C.UNESCO D.UNWTO
Q) Qutub Minar was illuminated in red and white lights to mark the 40th anniversary of the solidarity movement of which
country?
A.Finland B.France
C.Australia D.Poland
Q) Which of the following companies has launched a portable ventilator named as SpiceOxy?
A.Sun Pharma B.SpiceJet
C.Wipro D.Cipla
Q) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab & Sind Bank?
A.Sanjiv Chadha B.Pramod Agrawal
C.S Krishnan D.Sanjeev Razdan
Q) Who is the author of the book “Let Us Dream”?

A.Pope Benedict B.Pope Francis
C.Pope John D.Pope Leo
Q) Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Croatia B.Poland
C.Peru D.Belgium
Q) INDRA NAVY is a maritime exercise which is conducted between India and which country?
A.China B.Singapore
C.Russia D.France
Q) The Election Commission will set up the country's first regional voters' awareness centre in which city?
A.New Delhi B.Mumbai
C.Bhopal D.Jaipur
Q) Which University has been ranked first in the “THE World University Rankings 2021”?
A.Stanford University B.Harvard University
C.Oxford University D.Tsinghua University
Q) Who is the author of the book The Commonwealth of Cricket?

A.Richard Osman B.Ramachandra Guha
C.Amitav Ghosh D.Sanjeev Sanyal
Q) Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of South Indian Bank?
A.Anil Kumar Chaudhary B.Siddhartha Mohanty
C.Murali Ramakrishnan D.Rajiv Bansal
Q) The Sonamura - Daudkandi inland waterways route will connect which Indian state to Bangladesh?
A.Assam B.Sikkim
C.Tripura D.Nagaland

Q) Which IIT institution has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Delhi
C.IIT Hyderabad D.IIT Roorkee
Q) Which state has banned online games such as Poker and Rummy by amending Gaming Act 1974 of the state?
C.Kerala D.Telangana
Q) The Union government has approved an MoU with which country for cooperation in the field of geology and mineral
resources?
A.Germany B.Greece
C.Finland D.Canada
Q) Which state has rolled out the "I Rakhwali" App to ensure greenery and to protect the environment?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Gujarat D.Bihar
Q) Which company has acquired US-based product design and development firm, Kaleidoscope Innovation, for $42 million?
A.Wipro B.Infosys
C.HCL Technologies D.Tata Consultancy Services
Q) Which country will host the Quad meet and 2+2 dialogue later this year?
A.Australia B.Japan
C.India D.United States
Q) The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a 10-member biodiversity council under whose chairmanship?
A.Uday Singh B.Mohit Gera
C.Prahlad Sethi D.Sanjay Pradhan
Q) Which state is going to start river cruises to boost tourism?

C.Maharashtra D.Odisha
Q) India and which country have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India?
A.Russia B.France
C.United States D.Israel
Q) Which state government has relaunched the SVAYEM scheme?

A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Chhattisgarh D.Assam
Q) Which country has launched its Indo-Pacific strategy with India?

A.Mexico B.France
C.Chile D.Germany
Q) 600 acres land in Aarey Colony of which state will be reserved as forest?
C.Jharkhand D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Dr. Neena Malhotra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?
A.Denmark B.Germany
C.Italy D.France
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Gold Council?
A.Randy Smallwood B.Roland Wang
C.Terry Heymann D.John Reade

‘State of the Young Child’ in India Report :-
● Kerala, Goa, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram are among the top five States for well-being of children.
● Report brought out by non-governmental organisation Mobile Creches and launched by Vice-President Venkaiah
Naidu.
Q) Who has officially became the oldest pope in history?

A.Pope Benedict XVI B.Pope Francis
C.Pope Paul VI D.Pope Leo XI
Q) Pashu Sanjeevani which is an animal Ambulance Service was launched in which city recently?
A.Kochi B.Bhopal
C.Mysuru D.Pune
Q) Which state government has launched the Kifayati LED Bulb Yojna?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Jharkhand
Q) Kerala's First Open Varsity will be named after whom?

A.Chattampi Swamikal B.Swami Sivayogi
C.Narayana Guru D.Kumaran Asan
Q) Which state has topped the 'State Business Reform Action Plan 2019' (BARP) ranking?
C.Andhra Pradesh D.Rajasthan
Q) Which bank has launched the ‘Second Innings Tap VRS-2020‘ scheme?
A.Bank of Baroda B.Punjab National Bank
C.Canara Bank D.State Bank of India

IMPORTANT DAYS
● The very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies - September 7th, 2020.
● International Literacy Day 2020 - September 8.
✓ Theme - “Literacy teaching and learning in the Covid-19 crisis and beyond.”
● World Suicide Prevention Day - 10 September.
✓ Theme - “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”.
● International Day to Protect Education from Attack - 9 September.
● World First Aid Day 2020 - September 12.
OBITUARIES
● Swami Kesavananda Bharati, seer of Edneer Mutt passed away.
● Father of India's Radio Astronomy Govind Swarup passed away.
● Oscar-winning Czech film director, Jiri Menzel passed away.
● Veteran Telugu stage and film actor Jayaprakash Reddy passed away.
● Dame Diana Rigg: Avengers, Bond and Game of Thrones actress passed away.
● Anuradha Paudwal's son, music composer Aditya Paudwal passed away.
Q) Which state/UT has launched the second edition of its “10 Hafte-10 Baje-10 Minute” (10 weeks, 10 o’ clock, 10
minutes) campaign against dengue and other vector-borne diseases?
A.Puducherry B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Delhi
Q) The first ever cannabis medicine project will soon be set up in which city?
A.Jammu B.Dehradhun
C.Shimla D.Gangtok
Q) Vodafone Idea has announced its new unified brand identity by renaming all its products under which new name?
A.iV B.Vi
C.Void D.Idvo
Q) Which Payments Bank has ceased to be a banking company within the meaning of the Banking Regulation Act?
C.NSDL Payments Bank D.Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
Q) Which state is set to implement the ‘Rejuvenating watershed for agriculture resilience through innovative development’
(REWARD) project?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Tamil Nadu
Q) NITI Aayog has constituted Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) under whose chairmanship?
A.Vishaka Lalwani B.Namrata Kaur
C.Vijaylaxmi Iyer D.Sanyukta Samaddar
Q) LQ2) Australian government has appointed whom as trade envoy to India?

A.Sammy Jones B.Mitchell Starc
C.Matthew Hayden D.Shane Warne
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Patrika Gate in which of the following cities?
A.Bhopal B.Varanasi
C.Delhi D.Jaipur
Q) According to National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, which is the least literate state in India?
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Andhra Pradesh
Highlights
● After Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 per cent, followed by Uttarakhand's 87.6 percent.
● Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 percent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent,
● Overall literacy rate in the country at about 77.7 per cent.
● In rural areas, the literacy rate is 73.5 percent compared to 87.7 per cent in urban areas of the country.
● At all-India level, the male literacy rate is higher at 84.7 percent compared to 70.3 per cent among women.

Q) Which state has signed a $82 million loan agreement with the World Bank for the implementation of the State Roads
Transformation Project?
A.Uttarakhand B.Assam
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Bihar
Q) Which among the following financial company has decided to launch PayBima?
A.Bajaj Finance B.Tata Capital
C.Mahindra Finance D.HDB Finance Services
Q) Which state government has signed an MoU with the Government of Netherlands for collaboration in the agri sector?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Goa D.Assam
Q) The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019 was conferred on whom?
A.David Attenborough B.Greg Dyke
C.Jeremy Vine D.Jonathan Dimbleby
Q) Which typhoon has recently hit Japan and South Korea?

A.Haishen B.Yutu
C.Jebi D.Noul
Q) Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, has inaugurated an Organic Food Processing
Unit in which state?
A.Karnataka B.Punjab
Q) Which state has launched an educational WhatsApp chatbot ''Apka Mitra'' to resolve any admission-related queries?
A.Punjab B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Jharkhand D.Haryana
Q) Who has become the new President of All India Tennis Association?
A.Mahendra Nath B.Rohit Rajpal
C.Ashwini Kumar D.Anil Jain
Q) World’s first floating Apple Store was recently unveiled in which country?
A.United States B.Australia
C.Singapore D.Netherlands
Q) R. Masakui has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which country?
A.Jamaica B.Colombia
C.Cuba D.Haiti
Q) Who has designed the logo for National Bamboo Mission (NBM)?
A.Mohammad Ali Baig B.Sai Ram Goudi Edigi
C.Nerella Venu Madhav D.Narla Tata Rao
Q) Who is the author of the book Breaking The Cocoon @ 40?

A.Sudha Murty B.Roopa Pai
C.Radha Nair D.Stuti Gupta
Q) Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
A.Joseph Kabila B.Nana Akufo-Addo
C.Muhammadu Buhari D.Brigi Rafini
Q) Playerzpot has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?

A.Saina Nehwal B.Smriti Mandhana
C.Sania Mirza D.Mithali Raj
Q) Northrop Grumman has named its NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft after whom?
A.Kalpana Chawla B.Sunita Williams
C.Jessica Meir D.Christina Koch

Q) Which among the following companies has announced its new feature named “Verified Calls”?
A.Facebook B.Google
C.Apple D.Samsung
Q) Which North Eastern state has launched an e-Office File Management System of the State Government?
A.Manipur B.Sikkim
C.Nagaland D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) Which country has launched a campaign named ‘Asol Chini’ or ‘real-sugar’ to fight fake information and rumour
spreading on social media?
A.India B.Singapore
C.Sri Lanka D.Bangladesh
Q) India and which country have signed an agreement on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between forces of
both countries?
A.France B.Japan
C.Russia D.United States
Q) Which bank is planning to launch a loan product named “SAFAL” for organic cotton growers?
A.State Bank of India B.Punjab National Bank
C.Bank of Baroda D.Bank of India
Q) Which state has recently inaugurated the ‘Veer Savarkar’ flyover in Yelahanka?
C.Goa D.Karnataka
Q) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for St.Botanica?

A.Vaani Kapoor B.Tara Sutaria
C.Kriti Sanon D.Bhumi Pednekar
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which mobile app to provide farmers marketplace for livestock?
A.e-Amrita B.e-Dhenu
C.e-Gopala D.e- Gavya
Q) Which bank has topped the EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0 in the ‘Top Performing Banks’ category ?
A.State Bank of India B.Bank of Baroda
C.Oriental Bank of Commerce D.Union Bank of India

Q) Which company has started manufacturing space suits for Indian astronauts who are likely to be part of the Gaganyaan
mission?
A.Zvezda B.ILC Dover
C.Feitian D.Under Armour
Q) e-filing consumer complaint system has been launched by which state or UT?
A.Jammu & Kashmir B.Gujarat
C.Delhi D.Goa
Q) India, United states and which country have begun collaboration in developing 5G technology?
A.Israel B.Japan
C.Russia D.France
Q) Which company in collaboration with Nasscom’s FutureSkills will launch a nation-wide initiative in India to skill
students in Artificial Intelligence?
A.IBM B.Google
C.Microsoft D.Facebook
Q) India’s first state-of-the-art integrated air ambulance service was launched in which state, recently?
C.Tamil Nadu D.Goa
Q) Ministry of Shipping has launched which platform to address the disputes of maritime sector?
A.SAROD-Ports B.GAROD-Ports
C.Abhay-Ports D.Navik-Ports
Q) The first ‘Kisan Rail’ from south India was flagged off from which state to the national capital New Delhi?
A.Telangana B.Karnataka
C.Kerala D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National School of Drama (NSD)?
A.Naseeruddin Shah B.Paresh Rawal
C.Anupam Kher D.Pankaj Kapoor
Q) Which bank has launched the ‘iStartup2.0’ programme for start-ups?

A.Axis Bank B.HDFC Bank
Q) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched which initiative to boost research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and
startups?
A.ARISE-ANIC B.RISE-NIC
C.HIGH-AIM D.SET-NIC
Q) Which Railway Station will be named after Sri Siddharoodha Swami?

A.Wadi Railway Station B.Yelahanka Railway Station
C.Arsikere Railway Station D.Hubballi Railway Station
Q) Who has been crowned the Wushu World Championship 2019?

A.Pooja Kadian B.Poonam Khatri
C.Sapna Devi D.Rajni Deori
Q) Government of India has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship to assess the relief to bank borrowers?
A.Ravindra Dholakia B.B. Sriram
C.Rajiv Mehrishi D.Sunil Kumar
Q) Name the former Health Secretary who has been appointed to the WHO’s panel for pandemic preparedness and response?
A.Preeti Sudan B.Kamal Pande
C.Niharika Singh D.Arun Kumar Gupta
Q) Which University has completed its 100 years on 9 September 2020?

A.University of Delhi B.Nalanda University
C.Jawaharlal Nehru University D.Aligarh Muslim University

Q) What is the rank of India in the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?
A.98th B.105th
th
C.77 D.111th
Q) The 13th edition of Aero India-21 will be held in which city?

A.Hyderabad B.New Delhi
C.Bengaluru D.Pune
Q) UNICEF has appointed which actor as a celebrity advocate for a children's rights campaign?
C.Tiger Shroff D.Ayushmann Khurrana
Q) Which temple has recently been registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010?
A.Golden Temple B.Omkareshwar Temple
C.Kamakhya Temple D.Kedarnath Temple
Q) Which state government has launched Piggery Mission with an outlay of Rs 200 Crore?
A.Goa B.Meghalaya
C.Kerala D.Nagaland
Q) Which state has launched the Aasara scheme to empower women economically and socially?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) Which state has launched its first heritage tourism policy?

A.Gujarat B.Chhattisgarh
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand
Q) Which state has launched a tele-medicine platform to enable people to have access to qualified doctors for consultation?
A.Manipur B.Nagaland
C.Mizoram D.Arunachal Pradesh
Q) Which state has topped the State Startup Rankings 2019 released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade ?
A.Gujarat B.Kerala
Q) Which country has conducted its annual exercise ‘Zolfaghar-99’ amid tensions with US?
A.Israel B.China
C.Iran D.Turkey
Q) Who has become the second men’s player to score 100 international goals?
A.Lionel Messi B.Luis Suárez
C.Cristiano Ronaldo D.Sergio Agüero
Q) Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex will be set up at which place?

A.New Delhi B.Kathua
C.Shimla D.Gangtok
Q) Who is the author of the book “Azaadi”?

A.Shashi Tharoor B.Arundhati Roy
C.Suresh Prabu D.Chetan Bhagat
Q) Which state has launched ‘GARIMA’ Scheme for Sanitation Workers?

A.Karnataka B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Odisha
Q) The government has constituted an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) under whose chairmanship to Oversee
OFB's Corporatisation?
A.Amit Shah B.Nitin Gadkari
C.Rajnath Singh D.Nirmala Sitharaman

Q) Who has become the first female Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup?
A.Jane Fraser B.Abigail Johnson
C.Mary Barra D.Ana Botin
Q) Which ministry has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0?
A.Ministry of Environment B.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
C.Ministry of Tourism D.Ministry of Home Affairs
Q) Who is set to become the first USA cricketer to feature in IPL 2020?
A.Adil Bhatti B.Jaskaran Malhotra
C.Xavier Marshall D.Ali Khan
Q) Which social media platform has launched the ThereIsHelp initiative to prevent suicides?
A.Facebook B.Twitter
C.Instagram D.LinkedIn
Q) Who has won the women’s singles title of the US Open 2020?
A.Victoria Azarenka B.Naomi Osaka
C.Petra Kvitova D.Serena Williams
● Men’s single US Open - Dominic Thiem.
Q) Which among the following departments has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages?
A.Department of Bio-Technology B.Department of Commerce
C.Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion D.Department of Post
Q) From the year 2016-17 to 2018-19, India’s defence export has grown to _________%?
A.400% B.500%
C.700% D.600%
Q) The High Court of which state has instructed to appoint woman IPS officer in every district of the state to monitor the
probe of POCSO cases?
A.Odisha B.Kerala
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Bihar
Q) Nvidia will acquire the British chip designer Arm from SoftBank for how much amount?
A.$40 billion B.$50 billion
C.$70 billion D.$90 billion
Q) Which bollywood actor will lend his voice to Alexa in India from 2021?
A.Shahrukh Khan B.Akshay Kumar
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Ajay Devgan
Q) Delhi government has launched which campaign to check Oxygen levels of people?
A.Oximitra B.Oxometre
C.Oxicare D.Oxysaathi
Q) The wreckage of which World War II-era German warship was found recently?
A.Arizona B.Bahia
C.Tamarisk D.Karlsruhe
Q) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced to convert the airstrip, located in which district, into an
airport?
A.Amroha B.Sonbhadra
C.Ghazipur D.Mahoba

IMPORTANT DAYS
● International Day of Democracy - 15th September.
● National Engineer’s Day- 15 September.
● World Ozone Day 2020 - 16 September.
✓ Theme - “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”.
● World Bamboo Day - 18 September.
✓ Theme - “BAMBOO NOW”.
● International Equal Pay Day - 18 September.
● World Patient Safety Day - 17 September.
✓ Theme - “Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety”.
✓ Slogan - “Safe health workers, Safe patients”.
● International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2020 - September 19.
✓ Theme - “Achieving a Trash free coastline”.
● International Day Of Peace 2020 - September 21.
✓ Theme - “Shaping Peace Together”.
OBITUARIES
● Former Union Minister for Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away.
● Social activist and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh passed away.
● Leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture and art history, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan passed away.
● Former Chhattisgarh minister and veteran Congress leader Chanesh Ram Rathiya died of COVID-19 at a hospital in
Raigarh.
● Mali’s former president Moussa Traore dies at 83.
● First-time Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka Ashok Gasti, passed away.
● Tirupati MP and YSRCP leader Balli Durga Prasad Rao passed away.
● US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away.
Q) Who has been elected as the chairman of the board of governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
A.Vishnu Shukla B.Avinash Kakkar
C.Sanjay Sharma D.Subhash Kamath
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan?

A.Tadamori Oshima B.Yoshihide Suga
C.Yukio Edano D.Anami Yoichi
Q) Which state has decided to set up a Special Security Force which can search and arrest without a warrant?
A.Goa B.Maharashtra
Q) Which State will launch the Mukhyamantri Mahila Kalyan Scheme (MMKS)?
A.Rajasthan B.Jharkhand
Q) As per the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda, by which year India will be self-reliant
in the production of fertilizers?
A.2022 B.2025
C.2023 D.2024
Q) A Research lab of DRDO will be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region of which district of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Dhar B.Mandsaur
C.Tikamgarh D.Morena
Q) Which state government has won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Award for Sabuj Sathi project?
C.Karnataka D.Rajasthan
Q) Which state government has launched the My family-My Responsibility Campaign?

A.Gujarat B.Assam
C.Arunachal Pradesh D.Maharashtra

Q) Bahrain has become the ________th Arab country to recognise Israel?
A.Second B.Fourth
C.Third D.Fifth
Q) Country's first Airport Covid-19 testing facility was launched at which Airport?
A.Kempegowda International Airport B.Raja Bhoj International Airport
C.Indira Gandhi International Airport D.Cochin International Airport
Q) Who has been appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

A.Manoj Kumar Jha B.JP Nadda
C.Harivansh Narayan Singh D.Ghulam Nabi Azad
Q) Which state has rolled out a "Smart Ration Card" scheme?

A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Rajasthan D.Bihar
Q) India has been elected as a member of the United Nations Commission on Status of Women for how many years?
A.Four years B.Five years
C.Three years D.Two years
Q) Which state government has accorded ambulance status to the vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year?
A.Maharashtra B.Gujarat
C.Karnataka D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who has been appointed as Executive Director of the World Bank?

A.Rajesh Bhushan B.Arun Singhal
C.Rajiv Bansal D.Rajesh Khullar
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at which
place in Bihar?
A.Muzaffarpur B.Darbhanga
C.Rajgir D.Madhubani
Q) Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 by Euromoney?
A.Partha Pratim Sengupta B.Naveen Tahilyani
C.Sanjiv Bajaj D.Aditya Puri
Q) Who is the author of the book “My Life In Design”?

A.Gauri Khan B.Twinkle Khanna
C.Sussanne Khan D.Tahira Kashyap
Q) Paytm First Games has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?

A.Sunil Chhetri B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Srikanth Kidambi D.Parupalli Kashyap
Q) Which IT company will acquire Czech Republic-based GuideVision for up to 30 million euros?
A.Wipro B.TCS
C.Infosys D.Tech Mahindra
Q) Online poker platform 9stacks has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Suresh Raina B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Ajinkya Rahane
Q) The Union Cabinet has approved a Orbital Rail Corridor Project in which state?
A.Punjab B.Haryana
C.Goa D.Assam
Q) Which telecom company has launched GIGAnet- the integrated 4G network?

A.Airtel B.Jio
C.BSNL D.Vi

Q) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed whom as its new Country Director for India?
A.Takeo Konishi B.Karen Murray
C.Takahiro Yasui D.Kenzo Ohe
Q) Educational technology company Great Learning has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Q) A postage stamp commemorating the first successful test of which anti test missile was launched?
A.B-SAT B.C-SAT
C.G-SAT D.A-SAT
Q) “Backyard Horticulture” Programme under CAPEX scheme was recently launched in

which Union Territory
A.Ladakh B.Puducherry
C.Jammu & Kashmir D.Chandigarh
Q) Which State or UT has launched a Sehat evam Poshan Saathinwas helpline?

A.Goa B.Delhi
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Ladakh
Q) Which state is the happiest state in India according to the India Happiness Report 2020?
A.Mizoram B.Punjab
C.Haryana D.Assam
Highlights
● Overall - Mizoram, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the top three.
● Among the big states - Punjab, Gujarat, and Telangana are among the top three states.
● Among smaller states - Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top three states.
● Among union territories - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep are the top three.
● Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir are neutral.
● Maharashtra, Delhi, and Haryana have shown the worst possible impact of COVID-19.
Q) Which country has issued the world’s first sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United
Nations?
A.Finland B.France
C.Germany D.Mexico
Q) Which country has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, as Observer?
A.Australia B.India
C.Russia D.Canada
Q) Which among the following has launched a new loan scheme Apna Ghar Dreamz?
A.ICICI Home Finance B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.Kotak Mahindra
Q) Among Indian cities, which city has topped the 2020 Smart City Index released by Institute for Management
Development?
A.New Delhi B.Mumbai
C.Hyderabad D.Bengaluru
Q) Lok Sabha has passed a bill to reduce the salaries of MPs by what per cent for one year?
A.25% B.50%
C.30% D.40%
Q) Which has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax?
A.Fiumicino International Airport B.Los Angeles International Airport
C.Dubai International Airport D.Tokyo Haneda Airport
Q) Which state has launched the loan disbursal programme “Arthika Spandana”?
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Karnataka

Q) Which company has won the bid to construct the new Parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore?
A.Tata Projects B.Larsen & Toubro
C.Shapoorji Pallonji D.Hindustan Construction
Q) Which watch company and State Bank of India have launched India’s first contactless payment watch?
A.Fossil B.Fastrack
C.Diesel D.Titan
Q) Who has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime achievement award?
A.Margaret Atwood B.Sharon Stone
C.Avni Doshi D.Brandon Taylor
Q) Who will be honoured with the prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer Award?
A.Ranveer Brar B.Sanjeev Kapoor
C.Vikas Khanna D.Kunal Kapur
Q) Who has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries?
A.Nitin Gadkari B.Piyush Goyal
C.Prakash Javadekar D.Narendra Singh Tomar
Q) Who is the author of the book “A promised land”?

A.Barack Obama B.Justin Trudeau
C.Scott Morrison D.Boris Johnson
Q) What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index?
A.88th B.99th
th
C.116 D.126th
Q) Which state government has decided to give cows to the families with malnourished children?
C.Odisha D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Which state has recently inaugurated the Swachhata Café in its Solan District?
C.Punjab D.Assam
Q) Kosi Rail Mega Bridge was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which state?
A.Jharkhand B.Bihar
C.Chhattisgarh D.Madhya Pradesh
Q) Which e-commerce company has set up an all-women delivery station in Kadi, Gujarat?
A.Flipkart B.Myntra
C.Amazon D.Nykaa
Q) Which Bank has agreed to invest $500 million to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation’s (BMRCL) line?
A.World Bank B.New Development Bank
C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.Asian Development Bank
Q) Which bank has decided to introduce OTP-based cash withdrawal for Rs 10,000 and above throughout the day?
A.Bank of Baroda B.Punjab National Bank
C.State Bank Of India D.Canara Bank
Q) Abraham Accord has been signed among Israel, UAE and which country?
A.India B.Qatar
C.Pakistan D.Bahrain
Q) Under the Balasaheb Thackeray Accidental Insurance Scheme, treatment up to how much amount will be provided free of
charge to the victims of road accident ?
A.Rs 30,000 B.Rs 40,000
C.Rs 50,000 D.Rs 25,000

Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassadors of JSW Paints?
A.Alia Bhatt & Ranbir Kapur B.Ayushmann Khurrana & Shraddha Kapoor
C.Alia Bhatt & Ayushman Khurrana D.Sara Ali Khan & Akshay Kumar
Q) The Union Government has set a target to increase the number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras
(PMBJK) to 10,500 by which year?
A.2022 B.2025
C.2023 D.2021
Q) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed which cup as the “Billie Jean King Cup”?
A.Davis Cup B.Laver Cup
C.Hopman Cup D.Fed Cup
Q) India’s first exclusive terminal for private airplanes has been inaugurated at which airport?
A.Chennai International Airport B.Visakhapatnam International Airport
C.Kempegowda International Airport D.Indira Gandhi International Airport
Q) Pakistan has decided to elevate the status of which region to a full-fledged province?
A.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa B.Gilgit-Baltistan
C.Sindh D.Mirpur
Q) Which Indian has been named by the UN in the list of 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals?
A.Garvita Gulhati B.Tanishq Abraham
C.Udit Singhal D.Samaira Mehta
Q) The union government has allowed how much Foreign Direct Investment in Defence Production through automatic route?
A.49% B.65%
C.100% D.74%
Q) The Union government has set up an expert committee under whose chairmanship to probe China Watching?
A.Rajesh Pant B.Rishi Kumar Shukla
C.Ranjit Sinha D.Joginder Singh
Q) Which bank has launched a lead management system (LMS) - i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0)?
A.Bank Of India B.Canara Bank
C.Kotak Mahindra Bank D.Punjab National Bank
Q) How many beaches from India have been recommended for the coveted International Blue Flag eco-label certification?
A.Seven B.Five
C.Eight D.Ten
The eight beaches are –
1. Shivrajpur in Gujarat
2. Ghoghla in Daman and Diu
3. Kasarkod and Padubidri beaches in Karnataka
4. Kappad in Kerala
5. Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh
6. Golden Beach in Odisha
7. Radhanagar beach in Andaman and Nicobar.
Q) Which date marked the 60th anniversary of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between India and Pakistan?
A.September 19 B.September 20
C.September 17 D.September 18
Q) Which PSU of India has exited from Sudan after the African nation refused to pay for oil it lifted from the oil fields?
A.GAIL B.IOC
C.NTPC D.ONGC
Q) The Centre has set up a high-level committee to prepare a roadmap for regularisation of land leasing in the agriculture
sector under whose chairmanship?
A.Madhu Thota B.Sunil kumar Gupta
C.Ajay Tirkey D.Saurabh Agrawal

Q) Uttar Pradesh has announced to set up the country’s “biggest” film city in which district?
A.Gautam Buddh Nagar B.Lucknow
C.Farrukhabad D.Siddharth Nagar
Q) Which bank has launched a new gold loan scheme Vikas Laghu Suvarna?
A.Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank B.Prathama UP Gramin Bank
C.Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank D.Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
Q) Defence Research Institute DRDO has set up how many advanced technology centres to carry out research on futuristic
military applications?
A.Two B.Eight
C.Five D.Four
Q) Maha Tirtha Bhumi & Maha Punnya Bhumi are the two programmes of which state?
A.Uttar Pradesh B.Assam
C.West Bengal D.Chhattisgarh
Q) Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit will be inaugurated on the birth anniversary of which personality?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee B.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Chandra Shekhar Azad
Q) Which cricketer would set up a cricket academy in Jammu and Kashmir to train aspiring cricketers?
A.Mahendra Singh Dhoni B.Sachin Tendulkar
C.Suresh Raina D.Rohit Sharma
Q) The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which was passed by Rajya Sabha will amend which previous act?
A.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 B.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1920
C.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1972 D.Epidemic Diseases Act, 1948
Q) What is the name of the week long campaign which was launched to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi?
A.Seva Bhav B.Seva Satkaar
C.Seva Saptah D.Seva Kutumb
Q) Which Indian-American filmmaker has received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media at 45th Toronto International
Film Festival?
A.Gurinder Chadha B.Mira Nair
C.Deepa Mehta D. Deepak Nayar
Q) Who has been appointed as the chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)?
A.Anil Dhasmana B.Rajinder Khanna
C.Samant Goel D.Alok Joshi
Q) Who has been appointed as the Secretary, Ministry of Culture?

A.Ajay Bhushan Pandey B.Suresh Chandra
C.Raghvendra Singh D.Barun Mitra
● Anand Kumar - Secretary of the National Commission for Backward Classes.

● Apurva Chandra - Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Q) Who is the author of the book “From Bihar to Tihar”?

A.Kanhaiya Kumar B.Aishe Ghosh
C.Umar Khalid D.Shehla Rashid
Q) Which has become India’s first airline to offer in-flight Wi-Fi internet?
A.SpiceJet B.Vistara
C.Air India D.AirAsia

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OBITUARIES
● Veteran Rabindra Sangeet exponent Purba Dam.
● Veteran Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar.
● Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner.
● Nepal's legendary mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa.
● Assam musician Bibhuranjan Choudhury.
● Minister of State for Railways Suresh Chanabasappa Angadi.
● Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones.
● Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Sekhar Basu.
● Veteran playback singer SP Balasubramaniam.
● Actor Bhupesh Pandya passed away.
● Eminent economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia.
● Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh.
● Assam's only woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimur passed away.
Q) Who is the author of the book ‘Judiciary, Judges and the Administration of Justice’?
A.R. Banumathi B.Hrishikesh Roy
C.Indira Banerjee D.Ajay Rastogi
Q) Which Ministry has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Women and Child Development for
controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan?
A.Ministry of Education B.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs D.Ministry of AYUSH
Q) Which has become the first state in the country to come out with the policies on Artificial
Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity?
A.Telangana B.Tamil Nadu
Q) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
in how many most affected districts?
A.180 B.258
C.272 D.320

Q) Name the two women officers who have been selected to join as ‘Observers’ (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy’s
helicopter stream?
A.Kumudini Tyagi & Riti Singh B.P Swathi & Pratibha Jamwal
C.Payal Gupta & Aishwarya Boddapati D.Shubhangi Swaroop & Punita Arora
Q) Which state has launched 3401 mobile public distribution outlets under the ‘Amma Mobile Ration Shops’?
A.Andhra Pradesh B.Tamil Nadu
Q) Which IIIT institute has developed a low cost ventilation device “Swasner”?
A.IIIT Bhubaneswar B.IIIT Gwalior
C.IIIT Allahabad D.IIIT Chennai
Q) Who is the author of the book “Kitchens of Gratitude”?

A.Sanjeev Kapoor B.Ranveer Brar
C.Vikas Khanna D.Kunal Kapur
Q) Who has won the men’s single title of the 2020 Italian Open?
A.Novak Djokovic B.Roger Federer
C.Rafael Nadal D.Diego Schwartzman
● In Women’s single, Simona Halep won the 2020 Italian Open title.
Q) Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year. Who is the head of
this committee?
A.Ajay Bhushan Pandey B.Rajesh Verma
C.Rakesh Bohra D.Pramod Kumar Singh
Q) Which state has launched the e- peek pahani mobile application to reduce hardships of farmers?
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Tadej Pogacar who has won the Tour de France cycling event hails from which country?
A.Slovenia B.Argentina
C.Germany D.France
Q) Which company will acquire game publisher Bethesda Softworks's parent company, ZeniMax, for $7.5 Billion?
A.Google B.Facebook
C.Microsoft D.Intel
Q) Who has been appointed as Regional Ambassador (RA) for India by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP)?
A.Khushi Chindaliya B.Licypriya Kangujam
C.Ridhima Pandey D.Aditi Mukarji
Q) Which social media company has launched a new feature Business Suite to help small businesses?
A.LinkedIn B.Facebook
C.Twitter D.Google
Q) Union government has planned to set up a Neutrino Observatory in which state?

A.Andhra Pradesh B.Karnataka
C.Tamil Nadu D.Kerala
Q) Which state has launched the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana?
C.Chhattisgarh D.Jharkhand
Q) To combat crimes against women and children Project Shield initiative was launched in five districts of which state?
A.Tamil Nadu B.Bihar
C.Goa D.Rajasthan

Q) Indian government along with UNICEF has launched which global multi-stakeholder platform in India?
A.SakSham B.YuWaah
C.AbHay D.SamRat
Q) Sebi has set-up a technical committee on the social stock exchange under whose chairmanship?
A.Harsh Kumar Bhanwala B.Ashok Gulati
C.Govinda Rajulu Chintala D.Santhosh Jayaram
Q) Who is set to become India's first woman fighter pilot to fly the Rafale aircraft?
A.Payal Gupta B.Aishwarya Boddapati
C. Shivangi Singh D.Shubhangi Swaroop
Q) Who is the author of the book Voices of Dissent?

A.Romila Thapar B.Irfan Habib
C.Ramachandra Guha D.Aparna Vaidik
Q) Mohamed Hussein Roble has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Kenya B.Somalia
C.Ethiopia D.Nigeria
Q) Who was the only actor from India who made it to the list of TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for the
year 2020?
C.Ayushmann Khurrana D.Akshay Kumar
Q) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has announced which hackathon under the National Agricultural
Higher Education Project (NAHEP)?
A.Kritagya B.Sampoorna
C.Khushi D.Maitree
Q) Which state has launched the Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020?

A.Bihar B.Gujarat
C.Rajasthan D.Uttar Pradesh
Q) Which Union Minister chaired ‘Aarogya Manthan’ 2.0 celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan
Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)?
A.Narendra Singh Tomar B.Harsh Vardhan
C.Ram Vilas Paswan D.Piyush Goyal
Q) Which state has launched the “Mukhyamantri Grammya Paribahan Achoni'' (Chief Minister''s Rural Transport Scheme)?
C.Nagaland D.Manipur
Q) Union Minister for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik and Union Minister of State PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh have jointly
launched the Post-Harvest Management Centre for Medicinal Plants at which place?
A.Sonbhadra B.Bhopal
C.Kota D.Bhaderwah
Q) Which singer has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
A.Katy Perry B.Yemi Alade
C.Billie Eilish D.Dua Lipa
Q) Acer India has appointed which bollywood actor as its brand ambassador?
A.Ayushmann Khurrana B.Varun Dhawan
C.Sonu Sood D.Aditya Roy Kapoor
Q) Which state has launched a unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ to guide students in learning, career counselling, and getting
employment?
A.Gujarat B.Haryana
C.Punjab D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) Ceat Tyres has signed which Bollywood actor as its brand ambassador for two years?
A.Akshay Kumar B.Aamir Khan
C.Salman Khan D.Hrithik Roshan
Q) What is the rank of India in the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020?
A.78th B.54th
th
C.89 D.48th
Q) Which state has won the United Nations award for its "outstanding contribution" towards the non-communicable diseases?
A.Odisha B.Kerala
C.Sikkim D.Goa
Q) Which bank will launch “SafePay” a contactless debit card-based payment facility?
A.IDFC First Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Kotak Mahindra Bank D.Indusind Bank
Q) RBI has planned to enhance cybersecurity of urban co-operative banks (UCBs) by using it which five-pillared strategic
approach?
A.IMAGE B.VISTA
C.PAINT D.GUARD
Q) The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India, IFFI will be held in which state in 2021?
A.Maharashtra B.Goa
C.Rajasthan D.Karnataka
Q) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) along with which organization will organize RAISE
2020 Summit?
A.ASSOCHAM B.NASSCOM
C.NITI Aayog D.FICCI
Q) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has appointed whom as its Advisor?
A.Tarun Tahiliani B.Masaba Gupta
C.Sunil Sethi D.Anamika Khanna
Q) JIMEX is a maritime exercise which is held between India and which country?
A.Jordan B.Japan
C.Singapore D.Russia
Q) Recently, the foundation stone for Centre for Disability Sports was laid in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
A.Gwalior B.Bhopal
C.Jabalpur D.Ujjain
Q) The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed how many years of inception on
25 September 2020?
A.2 years B.4 years
C.5 years D.3 years
Q) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has appointed whom as its new Managing Director?
A.Rajat Sud B.Abhay Patidar
C.Saurabh Kumar D.Viral Tokas
Q) India's first Coast Guard academy will be established in which city?

A.Kolkata B.Mangaluru
C.Dehradun D.Pune
Q) Which airport of India has been granted the Airport Health Accreditation(AHA) by ACI?
A.Indira Gandhi International Airport B.Cochin International Airport
C.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport D.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Q) Who has been awarded the Golden Pen of Freedom award 2020?
A.Jineth Bedoya Lima B.Daniel Santoro
C.Emilia Delfino D.Lyas Hallas

Q) Who has been appointed as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A.Susanti Rahayu B.Simanchala Dash
C.Smita Sabharwal D.Ritu Maheshwari
Q) Uttar Pradesh's first vulture conservation and breeding centre will come up at which place?
A.Lucknow B.Noida
C.Meerut D.Gorakhpur
Q) India has signed an MoU with which country in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) Cooperation?
A.Panama B.Tunisia
C.Iceland D.Denmark
Q) Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the women’s selection committee by BCCI?
A.Neetu David B.Mithu Mukherjee
C.Renu Margaret D.Arati Vaidya
Q) Regulator IRDAI has identified which among the following as domestic systemically important insurers (D-SIIs)?
A.Insurance Corporation of India B.General Insurance Corporation of India
C.New India Assurance D.All of the above
Q) Which company has won the arbitration case against India in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague?
A.Vodafone B.Google
C.Microsoft D.Facebook
Q) Which cricketer has broken the MS Dhoni's record of having most dismissals as a wicket-keeper in T20Is?
A.Suzie Bates B.Rachael Haynes
C.Alyssa Healy D.Amelia Kerr
Q) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) observed its 79th Foundation Day on 26 September. The
organization was established in which year?
A.1952 B.1942
C.1962 D.1949
Q) Which IIT institution has developed ‘MOUSHIK’ Microprocessor for IoT devices?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Bombay
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Roorkee
Q) A new ‘Cable Stayed Bridge’ constructed across Durgam Cheruvu Lake was recently inaugurated in which city?
A.Kochi B.Amravati
C.Chennai D.Hyderabad
Q) Ed-tech start-up Vedantu has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?

A.Aamir Khan B.Mary Kom
C.Saina Nehwal D.Suresh Raina
Q) A tram library has recently been opened in which Indian city?

A.Kolkata B.Jaipur
C.Shillong D.Kohima
Q) Which state has launched the Radio Pathshala program for students upto class 8?
A.Karnataka B.Goa
C.Odisha D.Rajasthan
Q) The Centre has unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System train that can attain a top speed of ___ km
per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor?
A.200 km B.120 km
C.180 km D.240 km
Q) Which state has launched the Paryatan Sanjeevani Scheme?

A.Nagaland B.Goa
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Assam

Q) Reserve Bank of India has roped in which Bollywood for the customer awareness campaign?
A.Akshay Kumar B.Aamir Khan
C.Amitabh Bachchan D.Shahrukh Khan
Q) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs 2,200 crore loan to develop the secondary towns of which state?
Q) A Medical Device Park MedSpark will be established in which state?

A.Kerala B.Karnataka
C.Odisha D.Andhra Pradesh
Q) JKLC Sixer Cement has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?

A.Virat Kohli B.Rohit Sharma
C.Mahendra Singh Dhoni D.Suresh Raina
Q) The Shrine Board of which temple will launch a mobile app for live darshan of the temple?
A.Mata Vaishno Devi B.Shridi Sai Baba
C.Tirumala Venkateswara D.Golden Temple
Q) Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
A.Sunil Chhetri B.Yuvraj Singh
C.Mahesh Bhupati D.Leander Paes
Q) Which ministry has celebrated the foundation day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
as Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge?
A.Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
C.Ministry of Rural Development D.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q) Which state has decided to provide food kits to 1,000 transgender persons of the state?
A.Karnataka B.Rajasthan
C.Odisha D.Kerala
Q) Which bank has launched the Warehouse Commodity Finance App?

C.IndusInd Bank D.HDFC Bank
Q) Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)?
A.Sunil Kumar Gupta B.PD Vaghela
C.Pradeep Rao D.Abhay Karandikar
Q) Which among the following has announced the launch of its new brand campaign, Contactless Connections?
A.Axis Card B.HDFC Card
C.SBI Card D.ICICI Card
Q) Moctar Ouane has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A.Sudan B.Mali
C.Nigeria D.Nigeria
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first museum on Ganga “Ganga Avalokan” in which state?
A.Himachal Pradesh B.West Bengal
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Uttarakhand
Q) Which state has decided to launch Operation Durachari in order to check crimes against women ?
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand
Q) Toyota has appointed whom as the brand ambassador for the soon-to-be launched SUV model Urban Cruiser?
A.Ayushmann Khurrana B.Varun Dhawan
C.Akshay Kumar D.Ranbir Kapoor

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