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Important 400 MCQ’s of December 2019
1. Recently, India has become first country to make D) Russia

entire Haj process. Minority minister has signed an E) UK
agreement with which country for annual Haj Answer: A
process 2020? 2019 G20 Summit was held in Osaka, Japan.
A) Iran Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation to assume
B) Iraq the G20 presidency after it took over from Japan.
C) UAE The Saudi G20 presidency is committed to continuing
D) Saudi Arabia the work from Osaka and promoting multilateral
E) Oman consensus.
Answer: D
India has become the first country to make the entire 4. Vijayawada station has secured the prestigious
process for pilgrims going on Haj completely digital. Environmental Standard ISO 14001:2015
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated certification. The station comes under which railway
that after signing the bilateral agreement for next year’s zone?
pilgrimage with the Saudi Haj Minister in Jeddah. A) Southern Railway zone
The minister signed the bilateral annual Haj 2020 B) Southeast Railway Zone
agreement between India and Saudi Arabia with Haj C) South Central Railway Zone
and Umrah Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Saleh D) Eastern Railway Zone
bin Taher Benten. E) Central Railway Zone
Answer: C
2. Which ministry would be maintaining the Vijayawada station has secured the prestigious
databank portal? Environmental Standard ISO 14001:2015 certification,
A) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology making it an eco-smart station for efficient
B) Ministry of Human Resource Development implementation of environment management system.
C) Ministry of Finance Vijayawada is one of the three stations selected under
D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs South Central Railway, in addition to Secunderabad
E) Ministry of Home Affairs and Kacheguda, for development into eco-smart
Answer: D stations in tune with the National Green Tribunal
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), under directive.
the Corporate ministry, would be maintaining the
databank portal. 5. Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the
The government launched a databank of independent Indian Navy. She belongs to which state?
directors which will be a “comprehensive repository” A) Assam
of existing as well as those eligible to be independent B) Manipur
directors. C) Rajasthan
It has set up under the Companies Act, 2013, D) Bihar
independent directors are required to register E) Haryana
themselves with the databank within three months from Answer: D
December 1, as per rules notified by the corporate Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot
affairs ministry. for the Indian Navy.
Shivangi was born in the city of Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
3. Saudi Arabia has taken the presidency of G20. Shivangi was commissioned into the Indian Navy last
2019 G20 Summit was held in which country? year after her initial training.
A) Japan She will be flying the Dornier surveillance aircraft of
B) China the Indian Navy
C) USA
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6. Hari Mohan took over as the new chairman of C) Germany

Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). He succeeded D) Japan
_________. E) France
A) Ajay Kumar Answer: B
B) Saurabh Kumar A two-week International Climate Conference started
C) Ram Manohar in Madrid, Spain
D) Injeti Srinivas United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has
E) Vimal Srivastava stated that the world’s efforts to stop climate change
Answer: B have been utterly inadequate so far and there is a
Senior Indian Ordnance Factories’ Service officer danger global warming could pass the point of no
(IOFS) Hari Mohan took over as the new chairman of return.
the city-headquartered Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
He succeeds Shri Saurabh Kumar who superannuated 10. Which among the following has joined hands
from the services. with National Council of Science Museums and IIT
Gandhinagar to launch Gandhipedia?
7. Adel Abdul Mahdi has resigned as the Prime A) IIT Kanpur
Minister of which country? B) IIT Bombay
A) Iraq C) IIT Madras
B) Ethiopia D) IIT Guwahati
C) Nauru E) IIT Kharagpur
D) Egypt Answer: E
E) Algeria Gandhipedia, a one-stop repository on the life and
Answer: A times as well as the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi,
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has submitted is being created with the help of Artificial Intelligence
his resignation to Parliament amid ongoing anti- (AI), by Indian researchers.
government protests in the country. The venture is the collaborative effort of the IIT KGP
The Iraqi protesters demand the overhaul of a political (Kharagpur) has joined hands with National Council of
system which they say is corrupt and keeps them in Science Museums and IIT Gandhinagar.
poverty and without opportunity.
11. What edition of South Asian Games was held in
8. Former RBI governor HR has become the Kathmandu, Nepal?
chairman of CRL Panel. What does ‘L’ denote in A) 11th
CRL? B) 12th
A) Lending C) 13th
B) Liability D) 14th
C) Limit E) 15th
D) Liquidity Answer: C
E) Labelled 13th South Asian Games was held in Kathmandu, the
Answer: A capital of Nepal.
Former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Chairman of
(RBI), H R Khan has been appointed as the first National Assembly Ganesh Timilsina, Deputy Prime
chairman of the steering committee of the Code for Minister Ishwor Pokharel, Ministers from South Asian
Responsible Lending (CRL) in micro-credit. countries and a large number of other dignitaries also
The CRL is a self-regulatory step for the micro-credit graced the opening ceremony.
industry making diverse entities like banks, NBFC- During 10 days biggest sporting event of South Asia,
MFIs and NBFCs adhere to standards of customer 2715 athletes compete for 1119 medals including 319
protection. Gold in 26 game categories. India was represented by
487 athletes.
9. A two-week International Climate Conference
was held in _________. 12. Which among the following is the Lewis
A) Serbia Hamilton’s 11th win in the 2019 Formula 1 Racing?
B) Spain A) German Grand Prix

B) Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 15. Who has launched Intensified Mission
C) US Grand Prix Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 2019 to
D) French Grand Prix March 2020?
E) Belgium Grand Prix A) Harsh Vardhan
Answer: B B) Smriti Irani
World champion Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory C) Amit Shah
from pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, D) Narendra Modi
capping another stellar season with an 11th win and E) Dharmendra Pradhan
84th overall. Answer: A
The six-time Formula One champion is now only seven The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Harsh
wins behind seven-time F1 champion Michael Vardhan has launched Intensified Mission
Schumacher’s all-time record of 91, which he could Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 2019 to March
realistically overtake next season 2020.
The IMI 2.0 portal was launched that has been designed
13. Vinesh Phogat has defeated Anju to win the gold to capture information on the block wise target of
medal in the 55Kg categorat the Senior Wrestling children and pregnant women to be vaccinated during
National Championships in Jalandhar. Anju the IMI drive and also the coverage data during the
represented which state? rounds of activity.
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Manipur 16. What edition of Konark Festival was held in
C) Haryana Odisha recently?
D) Bihar A) 26th
E) Assam B) 27th
Answer: C C) 28th
Star wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik win in D) 29th
the finals to claim gold medals at the Senior Wrestling E) 30th
National Championships in Jalandhar. Answer: E
While Phogat beat 20-year-old Haryana’s Anju 7-3 in Konark Festival and International Sand Art Festival
the 55kg category, Olympic bronze medalist Malik began in Odisha’s Konark. The 30th edition of Konark
defeated Radhika of Haryana 4-2 in the 62kg category. Festival was held at backdrop of the Sun Temple.
International Sand Art Festival was held at
14. The International Day for the Abolition of Chandrabhaga beach.123 artists from India and artists
Slavery is observed annually on which date? from USA, Ireland, Denmark, Russia, Canada, Togo
A) December 2 and Sri Lanka participated in the Sand Art Festival.
B) December 1
C) December 4 17. The Punjab Cabinet gave in-principle approval
D) December 3 to amend the Punjab Village Common Land
E) December 5 (Regulation) Rules, 1964. Which land does not come
Answer: A under habitation and cultivation?
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is A) Sarkar land
observed annually by the United Nations(UN) on B) Samkar land
December 2nd. C) Shasti land
The day was adopted by the UN General D) Shamlat land
Assembly(UNGA) in the year 1949 based on the E) None of the above
convention of suppression of the trafficking in persons Answer: D
and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others. The Punjab Cabinet gave in-principle approval to
The day aims to eradicate slavery like human amend the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation)
trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced Rules, 1964, to create land banks in rural areas to boost
marriage etc. industrial development.
The new rule would pave the way for transfer of
‘Shamlat’ land for industrial projects to the industry

department and state-owned Punjab Small Industries & The award, which came into being in 2008, includes a
Export Corporation (PSIEC) cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a trophy.
Shamlat land is one that does not come under habitation
and cultivation and is considered as consolidated land 21. India, Japan held the first ‘two-plus-two’
holdings for common use dialogue. Who among the following led the Indian
delegation?
18. Who among the following is the RBI-appointed A) Amit Shah
administrator for DHFL? B) Rajnath Singh
A) Puskar Verma C) Nirmala Sitharaman
B) Vimal Anand D) Narendra Modi
C) Vinod Kumar E) Ramesh Pokhriyal
D) Aravind Subramaniam Answer: B
E) Subramaniakumar India and Japan held their inaugural foreign and
Answer: E defence ministerial dialogue with an aim to give further
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) referred Dewan momentum to their special strategic partnership,
Housing Finance Corp. Ltd (DHFL), which has a debt particularly in the maritime domain.
of Rs. 83,873 crore, to the National Company Law Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs
Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency proceedings. Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian delegation while
Subramaniakumar, the RBI-appointed administrator for the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister
DHFL, will take over the lender’s affairs once his Toshi-mitsu Motegi and Minister of Defence Taro
appointment is approved by the NCLT. Kono.
19. Masatsugu Asakawa has been elected 22. The two-day Regional Conference on ‘Ek Bharat
__________ President of the Asian Development Shreshta Bharat’ focusing on ‘Jal Shakti’ and
Bank. ‘Disaster Management’ concluded with adoption of
A) 9th _________ resolution.
B) 10th A) Sahyatri - Sankalp
C) 11th B) Prapti - Sankalp
D) 12t C) Sahyog-Sankalp
E) 8th D) Nivisha - Sankalp
Answer: B E) None of the above
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected Answer: C
President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its The deliberations of two-day Regional Conference on
Board of Governors. ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ focusing on ‘Jal Shakti’
Asakawa currently Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime and ‘Disaster Management’ concluded with adoption of
Minister and Minister of Finance, will assume office as Sahyog-Sankalp resolution.
ADB’s 10th President on 17 January 2020. He will This conference will help in sharing technical expertise
succeed Takehiko Nakao. between the two participating regions which will
eventually help in developing the infrastructure
20. Tony Joseph was declared the winner of the regarding disaster response mechanism in the Union
what prize? Territory of J&K.
A) Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2019
B) ET Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service 23. Lionel Messi claimed a record sixth Ballon d’Or
2019 award. He belongs to which country?
C) Right Livelihood Award for the year 2019 A) Australia
D) Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019 B) New Zealand
E) Bharat Award for bravery C) England
Answer: A D) Greece
Author Tony Joseph was declared the winner of the E) Argentina
Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2019for his book Early Answer: E
Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Lionel Messi claimed a record sixth Ballon d’Or award,
Came From. beating Liverpool’s leading nominees and Cristiano

Ronaldo to lift football’s most prestigious individual Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is in the
trophy. process of launching another program to provide relief
The Argentine, who won the Liga title with Barcelona to poor patients as part of the health scheme.
but only managed third place in the Copa America with YSR Arogya Asara will be launched at Guntur General
his country, added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and Hospital. After the surgery, the patients are offered a
2015 trophies. maximum of Rs.225 per day or a maximum of Rs 5,000
per month for the prescribed relaxation time.
24. Tukaram Dighole former Minister of
Maharashtra passed away. He was the Minister of 27. Which among the following has cut the India’s
State for _____________ in the BJP led government. GDP growth to 5.1% from 6.3%?
A) Power A) IMF
B) Finance B) ADB
C) Home Affairs C) Moody’s
D) Corporate Affairs D) CRISIL
E) Human Resource Development E) RBI
Answer: A Answer: D
Tukaram Dighole former Minister of Maharashtra CRISIL has slashed India’s FY20 growth to 1% over
passed away after following a brief illness. slump across sectors.
He was the Minister of State for Power and Rural Rating agency CRISIL sharply cut its growth forecast
Development in the Shiv Sena-BJP government and for the current financial year to 1 per cent from an
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in earlier estimate of 6.3 per cent.
Maharashtra from 1995-1999.
28. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed
25. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the to advance a loan of US $206 million to develop
“Bharatiya Poshan Anthem. It has been penned by _______________ in Trichy.
_________. A) Water Supply
A) Shanta Gokhale B) Road Infrastructure
B) Kumar Mangalam C) Climate Action
C) Prasoon Joshi D) Dam Renovation
D) Abhishek Sarkar E) Rural Development
E) Neeraj Sharma Answer: A
Answer: C The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the advance a loan of US $206 million to develop water
“Bharatiya Poshan Anthem” which aims at taking the supply and sewerage infrastructure in Tiruchy and other
message of making India malnutrition free to all cities in Tamil Nadu and strengthen the capacities of
corners of the country. urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service
The anthem has been penned by noted lyricist Prasoon delivery in the state.
Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan. The programme aims to develop climate-resilient water
Poshan Abhiyan was launched by Prime Minister supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure in 10
Narendra Modi in March 2018 with an objective to cities of Tamil Nadu. The first project under the
make India malnutrition free by 2022. programme, with USD 169 million financing, is
currently under implementation.
26. YSR Arogya Asara has offered a maximum of
_________ per day to the patients after the surgery. 29. International Finance Corp. (IFC) was leading a
A) Rs. 265 $200-million debt financing in __________.
B) Rs. 225 A) Bajaj Finance Limited
C) Rs. 275 B) Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services
D) Rs. 245 C) Shriram Transport Finance Company
E) Rs. 255 D) Bajaj Finance Limited
Answer: B E) Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd
Answer: B

World Bank Group’s International Finance Corp. (IFC) Google’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai
was leading a $200-million debt financing in Mahindra will be assuming the role of the parent company
and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd as part of its plan Alphabet’s CEO.
to create a dedicated pool of financing for micro, small Google’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in low-income announced that they are stepping down from
states. Alphabet’s leadership role. Sundar will be the CEO of
both Google and Alphabet.
30. 78 % depositors of the PMC Bank have been
allowed to withdraw their entire deposits. 33. Walmart has tied up with HDFC Bank to launch
Accountholders are allowed to withdraw up to co-branded credit card for members of B2B cash
_________ Lakh in case of emergency. and carry stores. The card was launched at
A) Rs. 1 Lakh ___________.
B) Rs. 1.25 Lakh A) Bengaluru
C) 1.5 Lakh B) Chennai
D) Rs. 1.75 Lakh C) Hyderabad
E) Rs. 2 Lakh D) Mumbai
Answer: A E) Pune
As per the Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Answer: C
Sitharaman, nearly 78 % depositors of the scam-hit Walmart announced that it has tied up with HDFC
Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank Bank to launch a co-branded credit card exclusively for
have been allowed to withdraw their entire deposits members of its Best Price Modern Wholesale “B2B
even though the ceiling of Rs 50,000 on withdrawal Cash and Carry” stores.
continues. The card was launched at Hyderabad store, as well as
Also account holders are allowed to withdraw up to Rs 26 other Best Price Modern Wholesale Store locations
1 lakh in case of medical emergency, marriage and pan India.
other serious situations.
34. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited
31. Who among the following is the elected vice (ABHICL), has entered into a strategic alliance with
president of Mauritius? MobiKwik to offer simple sachet health insurance
A) Prithvirajsing Roopun products. The cancer-protect policy covers across all
B) Pravind Kumar Jugnauth major stages of cancer with a __________ payout.
C) Sauli Niinisto A) 50%
D) Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon B) 60%
E) None of the above C) 75%
Answer: D D) 80%
The National Assembly of Republic of Mauritius has E) 100%
unanimously elected Prithvirajsing Roopun, as new Answer: E
President of the island nation, a largely ceremonial Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL),
post. has entered into a strategic alliance with MobiKwik, a
The Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar fintech platform, to offer simple sachet health insurance
Jugnauth also presented motion for election of Marie products.
Cyril Eddy Boissezon, as new Vice-President of the An innovative Cancer Protect Cover is the first product
island nation. launched under this partnership between MobiKwik
and ABHICL.
32. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet. He The cancer-protect policy covers across all major stages
replaced ______________. of cancer with a 100 per cent pay-out and includes a
A) Larry Page larger age group of 18 to 60 years.
B) Bob Miner
C) Charles Ranlett Flint 35. What edition of Hand in Hand – 2019 exercise
D) Larry Ellison was held between India and China at Umroi,
E) Ed Oates Meghalaya?
Answer: A A) 8th

B) 9th A) Austria
C) 7th B) Switzerland
D) 6th C) Spain
E) 10th D) USA
Answer: A E) Italy
The 8th India-China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in- Answer: A
Hand 2019’ with the theme counter-terrorism under International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) is
United Nations mandate is scheduled to be conducted at headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
Umroi, Meghalaya. In 2002, the international Union of Soil Sciences
The aim of the exercise is to practice joint planning and (IUSS) made a resolution to propose December 5 as
conduct of counter terrorist operations in semi urban World Soil Day.
terrain. World Soil Day is observed on December 5 every year
across the world. The day highlights the soil’s
36. India successfully test-fired its indigenously importance on Earth
developed ___________ nuclear-capable Prithvi-II For the year 2019, the theme for World Soil Day is
missile off Odisha coast. ‘Stop soil erosion, Save our future’
A) Air to Surface
B) Air to Air 39. Which among the following has come up at
C) Surface-to-Air Lothal in Gujarat?
D) Surface-to-Surface A) Elephant Hospital
E) None of the above B) Transgender University
Answer: D C) Auto Shredding Plant
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed D) Maritime Museum
surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile off E) Defence Museum
Odisha coast. Answer: D
The missile weighs about 4,600 kg, is capable of India is all set to get a boost with the government
carrying 500 to one thousand kilograms of warheads deciding to establish a National Maritime Heritage
and is thrust by liquid propulsion twin engines. Museum at Lothal, a Harappan site on the Saurashtra
It has developed under the joint collaboration of coast in Gujarat.
Defence Research and Development Organization and The museum will also be an independent research
Bharat Dynamics Limited, the missile was first test- centre of underwater archaeology for reconstruction of
fired on 27 January 1996. maritime history, archaeology of boat building and
materials traded.
37. What was the theme of International Volunteer
Day 2019? 40. Which state has planned to set up India’s first
A) Volunteers build Resilient Communities Auto Shredding Plant?
B) Volunteer for an inclusive future A) Rajasthan
C) Volunteers Act First B) Punjab
D) Global Applause – give volunteers a hand C) Haryana
E) Your world is changing. Are you? Volunteer! D) Uttarakhand
Answer: B E) Gujarat
International Volunteer Day (IVD) is celebrated on 5 Answer: B
December every year. This day provides a chance for Punjab is also set to get India’s first Auto Shredding
volunteers and organisations to celebrate their efforts, Plant, with capacity to handle two lakh cars per annum
values and promote their work among their in an 8- hour shift.
communities, etc. To combat the growing problem of environmental
The theme of 2019 IVD is “Volunteer for an inclusive pollution in the state, the Punjab Government has
future”. partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to
design a Public-Private pilot on shared, clean and
38. IUSS made a resolution to propose December 5 electric mobility.
as World Soil Day. The IUSS is headquartered in
__________.

41. Uttar Pradesh government has decided to The North East Food Show is being jointly organized
provide _________ subsidy and 100% stamp duty by the Meghalaya Government in association with
waiver for setting up defence industry SIAL India and Inter Ads Exhibitions Private Limited.
A) 15%
B) 20% 44. As per the 5th bimonthly Monetary Policy, What
C) 25% is the current Reverse repo Rate?
D) 50% A) 4.9%
E) 74% B) 4.8%
Answer: C C) 4.75%
Uttar Pradesh government has decided to provide 25 D) 5.05%
per cent subsidy and 100 per cent stamp duty waiver for E) 5.15%
setting up defence industry in the state. Answer: A
State will also provide all facilities including power, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its fifth bi-monthly
road and fencing of land to the companies that will set Monetary Policy has kept the policy repo rate
up defence industries. unchanged at 5.15 per cent.
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
42. The app ‘Madhu’ is developed by ____________ headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das unanimously
district administration for school students. voted for a status quo policy.
A) Angul The reverse credit policy has also maintained the
B) Cuttack reverse repo rate at 4.90 per cent and the marginal
C) Ganjam standing facility rate and Bank Rate at 5.40 per cent.
D) Balasore GDP growth for 2019-20 has been revised downwards
E) Koraput from 6.1 per cent in the October policy to 5.0 per cent.
Answer: C
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched 45. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank and
‘Madhu’ app, an e-learning mobile phone application ____________ signed an MoU for bancassurance.
for school students to understand their subjects in a A) Aviva Life Insurance Company
better and efficient way. B) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance
The app named after ‘Utkal Gourab’ Madhusudan Das C) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company
is developed by Ganjam district administration for D) Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life
school students. Insurance Company
It is aimed at helping school students in learning their E) Aviva Life Insurance Company
lessons taught in school classrooms through videos and Answer: D
practicing them. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) and Canara
HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
43. The 3-day long North East Food show was Company Ltd. signed an MoU for bancassurance (for
organized by the Meghalaya Government in selling life insurance products through the branches of
association with ______________ and Inter Ads KVGB)
Exhibitions Private Limited. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank will market products
A) BEML of Canara HSBC through its 636 branches.
B) BHEL
C) HPCL 46. Upender Singh Rawat has been concurrently
D) SIAL India accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the
E) GAIL Ltd Republic of Costa Rica. Presently, He is the
Answer: D ambassador of __________.
The three-day-long North East Food Show which can A) Bolivia
be dubbed as the biggest ever food show of the region B) Nauru
began today at Polo Grounds, Shillong. C) Panama
The first-ever North East Food Show was inaugurated D) Tunisia
by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. E) Belgium
Answer: C

Shri Upender Singh Rawat presently Ambassador of

India to the Republic of Panama has been concurrently 50. Which state has received the award for the best
accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the state in the implementation of Sugamya Bharat
Republic of Costa Rica. Abhiyan?
A) Kerala
47. TRAI prescribed _________ working days B) Uttar Pradesh
timeline for port out requests within a service area. C) Assam
A) 2 D) Bihar
B) 3 E) Manipur
C) 5 Answer: B
D) 4 Uttar Pradesh also received the award for the best state
E) 7 in the implementation of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan.
Answer: B Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Telecom regulator Trai revamped mobile number conferred Uttar Pradesh with the National Award of
portability (MNP) rules, making the entire process Excellence, which was given by Vice president M
faster and simpler, and prescribed three working days Venkaiah Naidu, for doing a commendable job in the
timeline for port out requests within a service area. field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
Similarly, timeline of five working days has been (Divyangjan).
prescribed for requests for port out from one circle to
another. 51. FSSAI, along with __________ and Indian
Railways Catering Tourism Corporation, has
48. Joaquin Phoenix named by PETA as its 2019 trained food handlers, both in canteens and base
Person of the Year. He has recently appeared in an kitchens.
advertisement of PETA titled __________. A) Eastern Railways
A) Protect Animals B) South Central Railways
B) We are all animals C) Southern Railways
C) Safety for Animals D) Western Railways
D) Love Animals E) Northern Railways
E) Don’t Hurt Animals Answer: D
Answer: B The Mumbai Central station of Railways was conferred
Joker star Joaquin Phoenix has been named by the with the ‘Eat Right Station’ certification with four stars
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as its 2019 rating by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of
Person of the Year. India (FSSAI), as a part of ‘Eat Right India’ movement
He has recently appeared in an advertisement of PETA launched.
titled “We are all animals”, which was displayed in the FSSAI, along with Western Railways (WR) and Indian
Times Square and Sunset billboards to promote the Railways Catering Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), has
prohibition of travelling wild-animal circuses. trained food handlers, both in canteens and base
kitchens. They inspected catering establishments at the
49. Arun Jaitley was bestowed with the Economic station and certified and rated the standard of food.
Times (ET) Lifetime Achievement award for Public
Service 2019. He was the former __________. 52. The ___________ - India Business Council and
A) Defence Minister Defence and Security Organisation announced the
B) Corporate Minister establishment of an Aerospace and Defence Industry
C) Finance Minister Group.
D) HRD Minister A) US
E) Home Affairs Minister B) UK
Answer: C C) France
Arun Jaitley former Finance Minister of India was D) China
bestowed with the Economic Times (ET) Lifetime E) Russia
Achievement award for Public Service 2019. Answer: B
The award was received by Arun Jaitley’s spouse The UK India Business Council (Ukibc) And The
Sangeeta Jaitley. Defence And Security Organisation (Dso) Announced

The Establishment Of An Aerospace And Defence D) Narmada

Industry Group. The Group Will Be Supported By The E) Mahanadi
Uk Defence Solutions Centre (Uk Dsc), Ads Group Answer: B
Ltd, The Department For International Trade (Dit), And The Uttarakhand state forest minister Shri Harak Singh
Industry. Rawat laid foundation stone of India’s first Ganga
The UK-India relationship in aerospace and defence is centralised aqualab at Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
driven by distinct and powerful drivers on both sides Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The aqualabs will be set up under the National Mission
53. The youth skilling initiative ‘YuWaah’ has been for Clean Ganga (NMCG). Various aquatic life forms
launched by UNICEF and __________. found in the 2525-kilometer-long Ganga river would be
A) Ministry of Rural Development preserved in the lab WII.
B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 56. According to the new guidelines of KALIA
D) Ministry of Human Resource Development scheme, the poor farmers will get __________.
E) Ministry of Finance A) Rs. 6000
Answer: B B) Rs.4000
National initiative – YuWaah – aimed at imparting C) Rs. 10000
skills among the youth and providing employment to D) Rs. 16000
more than 300 million young Indians was launched by E) Rs. 12000
Women and Child Development Minister with an Answer: C
alliance of national and international partners, including According to the new guidelines of KALIA scheme, the
Unicef. poor farmers will get Rs. 10000.
With the aim to transform the countries involved into The Odisha government has decided to merge its
hubs of education, skilling and employment for its flagship scheme to provide assistance to farmers with
more than 300 million young people aged 10-24 years. the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
(PM-Kisan) yojana, apparently due to financial
54. ‘YSR Law Nestham’ scheme has offered constraint.
__________ into the accounts of beneficiary junior According to the provisions of the ‘Kalia’ scheme,
lawyers with the click of the button. farmers, mostly small and marginal cultivators, are
A) Rs. 1500 entitled to get Rs 10,000 in two instalments for two
B) Rs. 5000 crops in a year. The landless agricultural farmers are
C) Rs. 2500 also eligible to get Rs 12,000 per annum for three years.
D) Rs. 2000
E) Rs. 1000 57. RBI proposed the introduction of a prepaid
Answer: B payment instrument (PPI) for transactions up to Rs.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched YSR 10,000 on goods and services. How many types of
Law Nestham scheme at Tadepalli and a stipend of Rs PPIs are available?
5,000 has been credited into the accounts of beneficiary A) 2
junior lawyers with the click of the button. B) 3
Junior lawyers will be eligible for the scheme for the C) 4
remaining three years after completing the first three D) 5
years of practice. Also, senior lawyers with 15 years of E) None of the above
practice experience and who are currently active in Answer: B
practice with certification from the Bar Association are There are currently three kinds of PPIs allowed by RBI
also applicable for the scheme. — closed system PPIs, semi-closed system PPIs and
open system PPIs.
55. The foundation stone of India’s first __________ The Reserve Bank proposed the introduction of a
centralised Aqualab at Wildlife Institute of India prepaid payment instrument (PPI) for transactions up to
(WII) Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Rs. 10,000 on goods and services.
A) Yamuna PPIs have been playing an important role in promoting
B) Ganga digital payments and bringing in the new PPI will
C) Brahmaputra further facilitate its usage.

61. Ram Nath Kovind presented the National

58. ‘ My:health Woman Suraksha policy’ has been Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel
launched by which among the following? in New Delhi. International Nurses Day is observed
A) Bharti AXA General Insurance on which date?
B) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company A) December 4
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance B) December 5
D) Future Generali India Insurance C) December 6
E) Apollo Munich Health Insurance D) December 2
Answer: B E) December 3
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company announced Answer: B
the launch of ‘ my:health Woman Suraksha policy’. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
It is specially designed to cover women against presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to
numerous illnesses and contingencies they may face nursing personnel in New Delhi (December 5, 2019) on
during their lifetime, thereby providing financial aid in the occasion of International Nurses Day.
case of medical contingencies. Nurses play a vital role in delivering quality and cost
This policy is offered to women between 18-65 years of effective healthcare, addressing multiple health
age and offers a sum insured ranging from Rs. 1 lakh to challenges and responding to health needs of
1 crore. individuals, families and communities
59. Black Buck has partnered with ___________ to 62. Roger Federer is to become the first living Swiss
provide FASTags to truck owners free of cost. to have a __________ silver coin minted in their
A) IDFC Bank & YES Bank honour.
B) IDFC Bank & Bandhan Bank A) 5 Franc
C) IDFC Bank & Federal Bank B) 10 Franc
D) ICICI Bank & YES Bank C) 100 Franc
E) HDFC Bank & YES Bank D) 20 Franc
Answer: A E) 50 Franc
Black Buck has partnered with private lenders IDFC Answer: D
Bank and Yes Bank to provide FASTags to truck Roger Federer is to become the first living Swiss to
owners free of cost. have a coin minted in their honour, with a
Truck owners can order FASTags on Black Buck’s commemorative 20 franc (USD 20.06) silver piece
Boss App, a digital services platform exclusively for bearing his image being issued in January.
truck fleet owners, and it will be delivered at their The 38-year-old 20-time Grand Slam champion is
doorstep free of cost until December 31, 2019. regarded by many as the greatest tennis player ever and
is a national hero in Switzerland.
60. Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with
Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. The award was 63. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were
given by __________. bestowed with awards for organ donation the event
A) UNESCO was organized by NOTTO. NOTTO is
B) WHO headquartered in ____________.
C) UNDP A) Hyderabad
D) EU B) Pune
E) UNICEF C) Mumbai
Answer: E D) New Delhi
Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with UNICEF’s E) Vadodara
Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. Answer: D
The India star was named the 2019 recipient of the NOTTO is headquartered in New Delhi.
Humanitarian Award by the United Nations Children’s Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were
Fund in June this year and received the award at the bestowed with awards for organ donation the event was
Snowflake Ball. organized by NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue
Transplant Organization) of Union Health and Family
Welfare Ministry (MoHFW) headed by Harsh Vardhan.

Tamil Nadu (TN) was bestowed with Best State award D) IIT Guwahati
in cadaveric organ donation for the fifth time, Gujarat E) IIT Kharagpur
won three awards for the Best SOTTO (State Organ Answer: A
Tissue Transplant Organization), Best hospital and Best The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh
coordinator in the organ donation field and Madhya Shekhawat has addressed the 4th India Water Impact
Pradesh (MP) won the Best SOTTO award. Summit 2019 with the theme “Valuing Water
Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) Transforming Ganga” held with the focus on integrated
in Chennai, Tamil Nadu won the Best Performing water resources management in urban and rural areas.
Hospital award. The summit was organized by Ministry of Jal Shakti,
Government of India (GoI) and the Centre for Ganga
64. The 2019 London Summit of the NATO was the River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) led by
___________ formal meeting of the heads of state IIT Kanpur.
and heads of government of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. 67. Rural areas in all States, UTs become Open
A) 28th Defecation Free. Urban areas of all the States and
B) 29th Union Territories except ___________ have been
C) 30th declared Open Defecation Free.
D) 31st A) Tamil Nadu
E) 32nd B) West Bengal
Answer: C C) Manipur
The 2019 London Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty D) Arunachal Pradesh
Organization (NATO) was the 30th formal meeting of E) Meghalaya
the heads of state and heads of government of the North Answer: B
Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was held in The Grove, Rural areas in all the States and Union Territories have
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. become Open Defecation Free in the country.
The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the Urban areas of all the States and Union Territories
summit. It was attended by NATO leaders and chaired except West Bengal have been declared Open
by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Defecation Free.
65. International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated on 68. The government has approved __________
7 December. What is the theme of ICAD 2019-23? projects for setting up FM transmitters in the
A) Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left premises of Sashastra Seema Bal to strengthen FM
Behind coverage along the Indo-Nepal border
B) 75 years of connecting the world A) Five
C) Promoting the safety, efficiency B) Six
D) Social and Economical Development C) Seven
E) Global Rapid Transit Network D) Eight
Answer: B E) Nine
International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated on 7 Answer: C
December to raise awareness about the importance of The government has approved seven projects for setting
the role played by the organisation of the International up FM transmitters in the premises of Sashastra Seema
Civil Aviation in air transport. Bal (SSB) to strengthen FM coverage along the Indo-
The theme of ICAD 2019-2023 is “75 years of Nepal border.
connecting the world”. These 7 projects will set up inBihar (Bathnaha village
of Araria district, Narkatiaganj town in West
66. 4th India Water Impact Summit 2019 was Champaran district, and Sitamarhi district), Uttar
organized by Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Centre Pradesh-UP (Gadaniya village in Lakhimpur Kheri
for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies district, Nanpara town in Bahraich district ,and
(cGanga) led by ____________. Maharajganj district) , Uttarakhand (Champawat
A) IIT Kanpur district).
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Delhi

69. The Finance Commission submitted its report Paikas in 1817 against the British Rule which is often
for the financial year 2020-21. It was constituted by termed as the First War of Independence.
the President of India under Article __________ of The proposed project will come up at the foothills of
the Constitution. Barunei hills in Khurda district. The memorial is seen
A) 224 as an epitome of Odisha’s valour and will serve as an
B) 232 inspiration for the youth.
C) 246
D) 280 72. According to the new rules, ___________ cannot
E) 256 acquire financial assets from a bank or financial
Answer: D institution.
The Finance Commission on Friday submitted its report A) Insurance Companies
for the financial year 2020-21 to Finance Minister B) Non-Banking Financial Companies
Nirmala Sitharaman. The panel is headed by N K C) Asset Reconstruction Companies
Singh. D) Mutual Funds
The 15th Finance Commission was constituted by the E) Small Finance Banks
President of India under Article 280 of the Constitution Answer: C
on November 27, 2017, to make recommendations for a According to the new rules, ARCs cannot acquire
period of five years from April 2020 to March 2025. financial assets from a bank or financial institution,
which is the sponsor of the ARC, on a bilateral basis.
70. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened norms for
launched Enable Startup Track Acceleration asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), restricting
(ESTAC) programme. It will be commencing from them from buying financial assets from their sponsor
___________. firms and lenders on a bilateral basis. However, the
A) March 1, 2020 regulator has allowed the ARCs to participate in
B) January 1, 2020 auctions of such assets.
C) April 1, 2020
D) September 1, 2020 73. Bank customers will be able to transfer funds
E) July 1, 2020 round-the-clock through the NEFT system. It was
Answer: A issued by RBI under Section _________ of the
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Enable Startup Track Acceleration (ESTAC) A) 6
programme during Progressive Punjab Investors B) 8
Summit-2019, with an aim to foster entrepreneurship C) 12
and innovation in the state. D) 14
It will be a six-month programme commencing from E) 18
March 1, 2020. Ten selected startups will be given the Answer: E
opportunity to participate in the ESTAC programme Bank customers will be able to transfer funds round-
and secure pilot projects with the government of the-clock through the National Electronic Funds
Punjab. Transfer (NEFT) system from 16 December.
This means you will be able to send and receive money
71. Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for anytime. The NEFT payment system so far is available
a memorial to mark completion of 200 years of for customers from 8 am to 7 pm on all working days,
Paika Rebellion in which district? except the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
A) Jhansi This direction was issued by RBI under Section 10B)
B) Khruda read with Section 18 of the Payment and Settlement
C) Balasore Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007).
D) Cuttack
E) Varanasi 74. Which country’s Pension Plan Investment Board
Answer: B is investing up to $600 million in India’s National
In Odisha, President Ram Nath Kovind laid the Investment and Infrastructure Fund?
foundation stone for a memorial to mark completion of A) Germany
200 years of Paika Rebellion, a valiant uprising of B) France

C) Canada D) New York

D) Australia E) London
E) USA Answer: A
Answer: C The 7th edition of the OPEC (Organization of the
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is Petroleum Exporting Countries) and non-OPEC
investing up to $600 million in India’s National Ministerial Meeting was held in Vienna, Austria.
Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), as it seeks The meeting was held under the Co-Chairmanship of
to grow its infrastructure bets in Asia’s third-largest OPEC’s President, Manuel Salvador Quevedo
economy. Fernandez, People’s Minister of Petroleum of the
The deal includes a commitment of $150 million in Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and Alexander
NIIF’s Master Fund and co-investment rights of up to Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
$450 million in future opportunities to invest alongside
the Master Fund. 77. Zozibini Tunzi crowned the Miss Universe 2019.
She belongs to which country?
75. As per the new guidelines of RBI, __________ A) Saudi Arabia
will be given scheduled bank status immediately B) South Africa
upon commencement of operations. C) Mexico
A) Payments Bank D) Bolivia
B) Small Finance Banks E) Croatia
C) NBFCs Answer: B
D) Mutual Funds South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe
E) ARCs 2019. Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison
Answer: B Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss
The Reserve Bank of India released on its website, Universe title. Miss Universe Mexico is the second-
“Guidelines for ‘on tap’ Licensing of Small Finance runner up.
Banks in the Private Sector”.
Major changes from the earlier Guidelines on Small 78. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi was appointed
Finance Banks are chairman of the National Stock Exchange. He also
The licensing window will be open on-tap minimum serves as the non-executive chairman of _________.
paid-up voting equity capital / net worth requirement A) HDFC Bank
shall be Rs. 200 crore; for Primary (Urban) Co- B) ICICI Bank
operative Banks (UCBs), desirous of voluntarily C) Axis Bank
transiting into Small Finance Banks (SFBs) initial D) State Bank of India
requirement of net worth shall be at Rs. 100 crore, E) Canara Bank
which will have to be increased to Rs. 200 crore within Answer: B
five years from the date of commencement of business. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi, the former petroleum
Incidentally, the net-worth of all SFBs currently in secretary, was appointed chairman of the National
operation is in excess of Rs. 200 crore; Stock Exchange (NSE).
SFBs will be given scheduled bank status immediately The chairman’s post was vacant since January,
upon commencement of operations; following Ashok Chawla’s resignation.
SFBs will have general permission to open banking Chaturvedi has been a civil servant. He also serves as
outlets from the date of commencement of operations; non-executive chairman of ICICI Bank.
Payments Banks can apply for conversion into SFB
after five years of operations, if they are otherwise 79. The Aberdeen police station in Andaman district
eligible as per these guidelines. tops the list of the country’s top 10 police stations.
The police station in which state has bagged the
76. The 7th edition of the OPEC (Organization of second prize?
the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and non-OPEC A) Madhya Pradesh
Ministerial Meeting was held in ____________. B) Tamil Nadu
A) Vienna C) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Rome D) Gujarat
C) Basel E) Rajasthan

Answer: D A) 29th
The Aberdeen police station in Andaman district tops B) 45th
the list of the country”s top 10 police stations released C) 23rd
by the government of India. D) 37th
Police stations in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have E) 32nd
bagged the second and third spots, respectively, on the Answer: D
list. With a police station figuring at second position Caroline Wozniacki former World No.1 tennis player
and another at the 10th position, Madhya Pradesh announced her retirement from tennis after next
enjoys the distinction of having two police stations in month’s Australian Open, the first Grand Slam
this year’s top 10 list. tournament of the year 2019 and WTA (Women’s
Tennis Association) event in Auckland.
80. India has ranked at 129th place in the 2019 Since 2009, Wozniacki has consistently ranked in the
Human Development Index South Asia was the top 10. She held the No. 1 spot from 2010 to 2012 and
fastest growing region witnessing __________ most recently occupied the top spot after winning the
growth during 1990-2018. 2018 Australian Open. Wozniacki is ranked 37th in the
A) 37% world.
B) 29%
C) 43% 83. The Indian junior women’s team won the three-
D) 46% nation hockey tournament even after losing to
E) 32% _____________ in the finals.
Answer: D A) Bangladesh
South Asia was the fastest growing region witnessing B) Thailand
46 per cent growth during 1990-2018, followed by East C) Australia
Asia and the Pacific at 43 per cent. D) Japan
India climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in E) Russia
the 2019 human development index, according to a Answer: C
report released by the United Nations Development The Indian junior women’s team won the three-nation
Programme (UNDP). hockey tournament even though they lost to Australia
In 2018, India’s human development index (HDI) value 1-2 in the final game at Canberra.
of 0.647 had put it at 130 rank. The Indian eves finished top on the point table, with
seven points from four matches. They were ahead of
81. Sanna Marin has become Finland’s youngest the hosts, Australia on goal difference. New Zealand
ever prime minister. She serves _________minister finished third, with only three points from their four
in the country. matches.
A) Education
B) Water Resource 84. Shashini Puvi from Karnataka has won the
C) Finance coveted gold medal in the recently held National
D) Transportation Schools Chess Championship in which place?
E) Home Affairs A) Vadodara
Answer: D B) Ahmedabad
Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation C) Prayagraj
minister, will also become the country’s youngest ever D) Aurangabad
prime minister. E) Varanasi
Marin narrowly won a vote among Social Democrat Answer: D
lawmakers, and replaces outgoing Prime Minister Antti Shashini Puvi from Karnataka has won the coveted
Rinne, who resigned after coalition partner the Centre gold medal in the recently held National Schools Chess
Party said it had lost confidence in him over his Championship in Aurangabad.
handling of a postal workers’ strike. Mumbai girl Myrah Sachdev has bagged the silver
medal in the championship.
82. Caroline Wozniacki former World No.1 tennis
player announced her retirement from tennis. 85. Bhawani Mukherji passed away recently. He
Wozniacki is ranked _________ in the world. was the Former Indian Head coach of which game?

A) Tennis D) Mumbai
B) Table Tennis E) Jakarta
C) Hockey Answer: C
D) Football China will suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong and
E) Kabaddi sanction a range of pro-democracy non-governmental
Answer: B organizations.
Former India table tennis head coach Bhawani This is in retaliation for US Congress passing
Mukherji passed away. He was suffering from a legislation supporting human rights in the semi-
stomach ailment. autonomous territory.
The first Dronacharya awardee in table tennis. He China has long accused foreign groups and
joined the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala in governments of fomenting the six-month-old
the mid-1970s after obtaining diploma in coaching. demonstrations in Hong Kong.
86. What was the theme of World AIDS Day, 89. Ajit Doval was awarded the honorary doctorate
observed on December 1? degree at the convocation ceremony of the Hemwati
A) Know Your Status Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. He serves
B) My Health, My Right as the ___________.
C) Communities make the difference A) Indian Army Chief
D) Getting to Zero B) India Navy Chief
E) Prevent HIV: Test and Treat All C) Chief Election Commissioner
Answer: C D) Chief Economic Advisor
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every E) National Security Advisor
year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to Answer: E
raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was awarded the
spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have honorary doctorate degree at the convocation ceremony
died of the disease. of the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Theme 2019 - “Communities make the difference”. in Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh
87. National Pollution Control Day is observed to Pokhriyal Nishank was also present at the ceremony.
commemorate the people who lost their lives in the
incident of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in __________. 90. In which categoty, Arjun (Services) has won
A) 1982 against Ajay at the senior national championships in
B) 1983 Jalandhar?
C) 1984 A) 45 Kg
D) 1985 B) 87 Kg
E) 1986 C) 55 Kg
Answer: C D) 67 Kg
National Pollution Control Day is observed every year E) 72 Kg
on December 2. The aim behind the celebration of this Answer: C
day is to commemorate the people who lost their lives In wrestling, Asian Championships silver medallists
in the unfortunate incident of Bhopal Gas Tragedy that Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar clinched gold medals
occurred on this day in the year 1984. on the final day of the senior national championships in
National Pollution Control Day is celebrated to make Jalandhar.
everyone aware of the significance of the pollution In the 55 kg category, Arjun, representing Services,
control acts and ways to prevent the industrial pollution won against Ajay by technical superiority.
that is a result of human negligence.
91. 2019 Pension week is celebrated from
88. China would suspend US Navy visits to which _______________ to _____________.
city? A) November 29 to December 5
A) Tokyo B) November 30 to December 6
B) Oslo C) December 1 to December 7
C) Hong Kong D) December 2 to December 8

E) November 28 to December 4 A) Odisha

Answer: B B) West Bengal
Pension week is being celebrated from November 30 to C) Maharashtra
December 6, the central function of the event was D) Gujarat
inaugurated by Minister of State(I/C) for Labour and E) Rajasthan
Employment, Santhosh Gangwar. Answer: A
The Pension week aims at enrolling 1 crore recipients Prominent theatre artist of Odisha, Paramananda Sahu
under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan passed away due to old age-related illness.
(PM-SYM) and 50 lakh recipients under National Sahu had directed and acted in more than a hundred
Pension Scheme for traders and self-employees (NPS- dramas, besides being an artist in All India Radio and
Traders) by March 2020. Doordarshan.
He had also acted in several Odia and Bengali soaps
92. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have overseen the and received several awards.
launch of a pipeline to take natural gas from
___________ to northeast China. 95. Laxminarayan Nayak has died recently. He was
A) Stavropol Krai a ___________.
B) Amur Oblast A) Singer
C) Altai Republic B) Actor
D) Siberia C) Playwright
E) Chechnya D) Sand Artist
Answer: D E) Politician
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese Answer: E
counterpart Xi Jinping have overseen the launch of a Laxminarayan Nayak, centenarian freedom fighter and
pipeline to take natural gas from Siberia to northeast former MP, passes away due to age-related illness.
China, an economic and political boost to ties between He had represented Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat from
Moscow and Beijing. 1997 -1980. Before that, he was elected as MLA from
The move cements China’s spot as Russia’s top export Niwari assembly seat in 1957.
market and gives Russia a potentially enormous new
market outside Europe. 96. What was the theme of the International Anti-
Corruption Day?
93. The ___________ powered technology enables A) Sustainable Development Goals
automatic toll payments when the vehicle passes B) Break the corruption Chain
through a NETC-supported gate or ETC lane on a C) United Against Corruption
toll plaza. D) Your No Counts
A) ULCC E) Let’s fight Corruption
B) MFID Answer: C
C) AI The International Anti-Corruption Day is observed
D) RFID annually on December 9, under the United Nations
E) UVID (UN) resolution (A/RES/58/4).
Answer: D The day was selected to be observed, in order to create
The RFID-powered technology enables automatic toll awareness on corruption and combating and preventing
payments when the vehicle passes through a NETC- corruption.
supported gate or ETC lane on a toll plaza. The theme for the year 2019 is “United Against
FASTags are prepaid rechargeable tags developed by Corruption”
the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) 97. The government has been disbursed Rs. 36000
program to meet the electronic tolling requirements in crore to farmers under which scheme?
India. A) PM Jan Dhan Yojana
B) PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
94. Paramananda Sahu passed away due to old age- C) PM Jan Arogya Yojana
related illness. She was the theatre artist of which D) PM Suraksha Bima Yojana
state? E) PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana

Answer: B D) Defence Procurement

Around 36 thousand crore rupees have been disbursed E) Sewage Facility
under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi as on Answer: D
30th of November this year. India has provided USD 500 million (Rs 3,561 crore)
The government is striving to double the farmer’s line of credit to Bangladesh for defence-related
income by 2022.The Agriculture Export Policy, 2018 procurement in the neighbouring country.
strives to increase India’s Agriculture and allied exports Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) entered into
which in turn would help in achieving the goal of an agreement on April 11 with Bangladesh’s Armed
doubling the farmer’s income. Forces Division for making available to the latter a
Government of India-supported line of credit (LoC) of
98. Human library Event was organized in Mysuru. USD 500 million.
Who among the following is the founder of Human
Library, Mysuru? 101. Zestmoney has partnered with Micredit which
A) Pavithra K allows customers to avail instant credit as low as
B) Amutha J __________ into their bank accounts instantly.
C) Lakshmi R A) Rs. 2000
D) Selvi M B) Rs. 5000
E) Brindha S C) Rs. 3000
Answer: A D) Rs. 7000
A human library, a concept which seeks to replace E) Rs. 1000
books with humans, will be organised in Mysuru. Answer: D
The human library aims to break past long-standing ZestMoney, India’s first and largest AI-driven EMI
prejudices and stereotypes by creating a safe financing platform announced the company’s foray into
framework for conservations by using a library analogy cash loans with Xiaomi.
of lending people rather than books. The new product called MiCredit allows customers to
In India the organisation is located in various places avail instant credit as low as INR 7,000 into their bank
like Hyderabad(Telangana), Mumbai(Maharashtra), accounts almost instantly.
Delhi, Bengaluru(Karnataka), etc. Pavithra K is the
founder of Human Library, Mysuru Chapter. 102. Who among the following has been appointed
as the first Secretary-General and Executive
99. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Director of News Broadcasters Federation?
has inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious ICCC. What A) Arnab Goswami
does first ‘C’ mean in ICCC? B) Jai Krishna
A) Control C) Rahul Rawat
B) Centre D) Siddhant Mishra
C) Command E) Chandrasekhar Kumar
D) City Answer: B
E) Cost The News Broadcasters Federation has elected
Answer: C journalist Arnab Goswami as the president of its
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has governing board.
inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command The NBF board members elected R. Jai Krishna, a
and Control Centre (ICCC). former journalist and public policy specialist in the
It has been developed as the nerve centre to provide media sector, as the first Secretary-General and
multifaceted online smart services to people. Executive Director of NBF.
The Integrated Command and Control Centre was built The broadcaster’s body comprises of 78 news channels
at the cost of 38 crore rupees. in 14 languages from 25 states.
100. EXIM Bank has provided USD 500 million line 103. Sugandh Rajaram was appointed as the High
of credit to Bangladesh fro what purpose? Commissioner of India to ___________.
A) Road Infrastructure A) Gambia
B) Medicine Procurement B) Ghana
C) Water Supply C) Croatia

D) Algeria D) Egypt
E) Bolivia E) Monaco
Answer: B Answer: C
Sugandh Rajaram was appointed as the High Priyanka Chopra Jonas was awarded at Festival
Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. International Du Film De Marrakech in Morocco.
He is the current Consul General, Consulate General of The event was held at the popular Jemaa el Fna square
India,Munich, Germany. in Morocco.
Other honourees in the festival were, Robert Redford,
104. Who among the following has topped the Men’s actor and director, Bertrand Tavernier, French
10 m air rifle category? filmmaker and Mouna Gettou, actor.
A) Raninder Singh
B) Vijay Kumar 107. Viswanath Prasad Tiwari has been honoured
C) Saurabh Chadhary with the prestigious ‘Gangadhar National Award’.
D) Divyansh Singh Panwar He is a _________ poet.
E) Gagan Narang A) Sanskrit
Answer: D B) Hindi
While Panwar topped the men’s 10 metres air rifle C) Marathi
category, young Valarivan ended as number 1 in the D) Punjabi
women’s 10 metres air rifle competition. Chaudhary E) Assamese
ended the year as the top-ranked shooter in the men’s Answer: B
10 metres air pistol category. Hindi poet Viswanath Prasad Tiwari would be
Saurabh Chaudhary, Divyansh Singh Panwar and honoured with the prestigious ‘Gangadhar National
Elavenil Valarivan, who finished as the number 1 Award’ during the 53rd Foundation Day celebrations of
shooters in their respective categories in the year-end the Sambalpur University.
world rankings, were awarded the prestigious “Golden Viswanath was the former President of the Sahitya
Target” award by the International Shooting Sports Akademi between 2013-2014 and was born in
Federation (ISSF). Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
105. How many diplomats have been honoured with 108. Goa hosted the 2nd edition of Start-up India
‘The Diwali – Power of One’ award? Global Venture Capital Summit in the partnership
A) Two with ____________.
B) Three A) NITI Aayog
C) Four B) DPIIT
D) Five C) CII
E) Six D) Invest India
Answer: C E) CCI
Four prominent diplomats have been honoured with Answer: B
‘The Diwali – Power of One’ award in recognition and The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
celebration of their work, especially at the United Trade (DPIIT), in partnership with Government of Goa,
Nations, for a secure and peaceful world. has organized the 2nd edition of the Startup India
The diplomats who were honoured are former foreign Global Venture Capital Summit for Fund Managers and
minister and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan Limited Partners of Top Global Venture Capital Firms.
to the UN Kairat Abdrakhmanov, former Permanent The theme for Startup India Global Venture Capital
Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Summit 2019 is India Opportunity – Investing in
Nicholas Emiliou. tomorrow together.
106. Priyanka Chopra Jonas was awarded at 109. R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Open
Festival International Du Film De Marrakech in category of the London Chess Classic, which
which country? concluded with a tally of ___________ points out of
A) Tunisia nine rounds.
B) Libya A) 7.5
C) Morocco B) 8

C) 8.5 Answer: C
D) 9 Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December
E) 7 annually across the world, as it was on this day in 1948
Answer: A that United Nations General Assembly adopted and
India’s R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Open proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
category of the London Chess Classic, which concluded (UDHR).
with a tally of 7.5 points out of nine rounds. This day is observed to protect the fundamental human
The tournament, organized by the World Chess rights of all people and their basic human freedom.
Federation (FIDE), was held at Olympia London in The theme of 2019 is Youth Standing Up for Human
London, United Kingdom. Rights.
110. Manav Thakkar has won the U-21 men’s 113. Abu Dhabi has been selected for the
singles at the ITTF Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo __________ time as the world’s leading Sports
North American Open in ___________. tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the World
A) Calgary Travel Awards.
B) Victoria A) 5th
C) Toronto B) 6th
D) Markham C) 8th
E) Halifax D) 7th
Answer: D E) 4th
Manav Thakkar, became the first Indian since 2017 to Answer: D
win a U-21 men’s singles title when he lifted the crown Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s leading
at the ITTF Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo North Sports tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the
American Open in Markham, Canada. World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in Muscat.
It was India’s first U-21 men’s singles title since the This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi has
ITTF Challenge Series became an entity in January been selected for this coveted award.
2017, as opposed to be an integral part of the ITTF
World Tour. 114. NSE has launched interest rate options on
__________ year government bonds to provide
111. ‘Mountains matter for Youth’ is the theme of institutional investors ability to manage risk
International Mountain Day 2019. The day is through a non-linear product.
celebrated on which date? A) 5
A) December 8 B) 3
B) December 9 C) 7
C) December 10 D) 10
D) December 11 E) 12
E) December 12 Answer: D
Answer: D NSE has launched interest rate options on 10-year
International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 government bonds to provide institutional investors
December every year to educate children and people ability to manage risk through a non-linear product.
about the role that mountains play in providing fresh Interest rate options will provide institutional investors
water, clean energy, food, and recreation. the ability to manage risk through a non-linear product,
The theme of 2019 is ‘Mountains matter for Youth’. which is otherwise not available to them.
112. Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 115. Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu dedicated
December annually across the world. It was adopted the __________ metre-long Multi Cell Box Type
by United Nations General Assembly in which year? Load Class 70 bridge to the Nation in Rajouri.
A) 1934 A) 68 m
B) 1942 B) 58 m
C) 1948 C) 84 m
D) 1954 D) 72 m
E) 1963 E) 96 m

Answer: D B) State Bank of Mysuru

Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu dedicated the 72- C) State Bank of Patiala
metre-long Multi Cell Box Type Load Class 70 bridge D) Federal Bank
to the Nation in Rajouri. E) Bandhan Bank
Draj bridge is an important bridge for military as well Answer: A
as for socio-economic development of the Rajouri V Viswanathan has been appointed as Additional
district as a whole. This bridge will facilitate all Director on the Board of Dhanlaxmi Bank.
weather and speedy movement of Army troops as well Viswanathan, who retired as Chief General Manager of
as locals. State Bank of Hyderabad in 2017.
The Bank had appointed G Venkatanarayanan as
116. Himachal Pradesh has signed a MoU to sell Additional Director with effect from October 31, 2019.
water from the Yamuna. The state government
would earn _________ per annum. 119. An MoU has been signed recently between
A) Rs. 15 Crore NSIC and Aramco Asia for the development of
B) Rs. 19 Crore MSME Ecosystem in India in _________ Sector.
C) Rs. 21 Crore A) Medical
D) Rs. 26 Crore B) Banking
E) Rs. 32 Crore C) Oil & Gas
Answer: C D) Defence
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved signing of an E) Tourism
MoU to sell water from the Yamuna. Answer: C
The state government would earn Rs 21 crore per An MoU has been signed recently between NSIC and
annum from this decision. Aramco Asia for the development of MSME
The cabinet also decided to fill up as many as 3,636 Ecosystem in India in Oil & Gas Sector. This MoU will
posts of JBT, Classical and Vernacular (C&V) and pave a way for accredited Indian MSMEs to carve out a
TGT categories of teachers in elementary education space as vendors in the Global space.
department.
120. _____________ was honoured for her
117. Uttar Pradesh Cabinet cleared a proposal to set pioneering and persistent work in securing women’s
up ________ fast-track courts for hearing cases rights in China.
pertaining to crimes against children and rapes. A) Hutukara Yanomami
A) 165 B) Aminatou Haidar
B) 178 C) Davi Kopenawa
C) 218 D) Guo Jianmei
D) 234 E) Greta Thunberg
E) 258 Answer: D
Answer: C 2019 new Right Livelihood laureates are Aminatou
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday cleared a proposal to Haidar of Western Sahara; Guo Jianmei of China; Davi
set up 218 fast-track courts for hearing cases pertaining Kopenawa and the Hutukara Yanomami Association of
to crimes against children and rapes. Brazil; and Sweden’s own Greta Thunberg.
Of these, 144 courts will hear cases of rape, while 74 Aminatou Haidar has defended human rights in
courts will hear cases in which POCSO Act has been Western Sahara for decades. For this, Morocco
slapped. imprisoned and tortured her for years.
For these fast-track courts, 218 posts of additional Guo Jianmei was honoured for her pioneering and
session judge have been created, and staff posts for the persistent work in securing women’s rights in China.
court will also be created.
121. Abanindranath Tagore’s Book ‘Nalak’ has
118. V Viswanathan has been appointed as been translated in which language by Urbi Bhaduri?
Additional Director on the Board of Dhanlaxmi A) Bengali
Bank. He retired as the Chief General Manager of B) English
__________. C) Hindi
A) State Bank of Hyderabad D) Sanskrit

E) Gujarati The United States(US) decided to shut down the appeal

Answer: B court of WTO (World Trade Organisation) in response
A book by Rabindranath Tagore’s nephew to WTOs decisions against the federal trade rules
Abanindranath which parallelly examines the journey imposed by the US administration.
of the Buddha through various stages of his life as well WTO’s appeal court acts as a trade dispute settlement
as that of a young village lad has been translated into body for its member countries.
English.
“Nalak” in its English translation has no chapters. 125. PMMY has been provided loans up to
Another feature is a bunch of new illustrations in the ____________ Lakh to non-corporate, non-farm
pen-and-ink style. small/micro enterprises.
A) Rs. 10 Lakh
122. A joint military exercise named ‘Iron Union – B) Rs. 2 Lakh
12’ was held between which two countries? C) Rs. 1 Lakh
A) UAE & USA D) Rs. 25 Lakh
B) UK & UAE E) Rs. 5 Lakh
C) Iran & USA Answer: A
D) China & USA The PMMY is a scheme launched by the prime minister
E) UAE & China on April 8, 2015, for providing loans up to Rs 10 lakh
Answer: A to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
‘Iron Union 12’, a joint military exercise between the Under the PradhanMantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY),
ground forces of the UAE and the United States, 20.84 crore loan accounts totalling an amount of Rs
commenced. 10.24 lakh crore.
‘Iron Union 12’ will see the two sides take part in joint
military cooperation to enhance combat and tactical 126. What is the premium contribution of the
capabilities. Centre and States under the PM Jan Arogya
Yojana?
123. India finished on top with ____________ A) 40:60
medals at the 13th edition of Asian Games concluded B) 50:50
in Nepal. C) 60:40
A) 174 D) 70:30
B) 312 E) 75:25
C) 93 Answer: C
D) 45 Under the health insurance scheme, the Centre and
E) 234 state’s ratio of contribution towards premium is 60:40
Answer: B in all the states except the northeast and the Himalayan
13th South Asian Games concluded held at historic region, where the ratio is 90:10.
Dasaratha Rangshala in Kathmandu Nepal. Over 65 lakh patients were provided treatment worth
India finished on top with 312 medals comprising 174 RsRs 9,549 crore under the Centre’s flagship
gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze. Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantriYojana (AB-
Host Nepal remained second and Sri Lanka got third PMJAY).
place. Out of the total 65,45,733 patients, treatment
amounting to Rs 6,133 crore was provided to 35,34,695
124. Which among the following decided to shut through private hospitals.
down the appeal court of WTO in response to Under the AB-PMJAY, 1392 health benefits packages
WTOs decisions against the federal trade rules? and their rates have been defined for providing
A) USA secondary and tertiary healthcare to the beneficiaries at
B) UK the empanelled hospitals.
C) China
D) Russia 127. Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Indian
E) Pakistan Culture web portal in New Delhi.It has been
Answer: A developed by ____________.
A) IIT Kanpur

B) IIT Bombay The report states that about 46% of students were found
C) IIT Kharagpur to be employable or ready to take-up jobs as against
D) IIT Delhi 33% in 2014.
E) IIT Mandi Wheebox findings stated that the most employable
Answer: B candidates as per the courses were MBA Students with
The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, 54% as against 40% in the last two years.
Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Indian Culture web
portal in New Delhi. 130. Which among the following has been roped
The Indian Culture portal was envisioned by the Sunil Chhetri as the Brand Ambassador
Ministry of Culture and developed by a team from the A) Liberty
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, while B) Adidas
the data was curated by Indira Gandhi National Open C) Nike
University (IGNOU). D) Puma
The Indian culture portal is the first Government E) Bata
authorized portal where knowledge and cultural Answer: D
resources of organizations of the Ministry of Culture Global sports brand PUMA has announced that Sunil
are now available in the public domain on a single Chhetri, captain of the Indian National Football team
platform. and Bengaluru FC signed with the brand.
A captain, leader and a legend, he is the second-highest
128. The First PashuKisan credit cards in India after Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of active
were distributed to ___________ animal farmers in international scorers in world football.
Bhiwani in Haryana.
A) 51 131. Who among the following has been appointed
B) 101 as the brand ambassador of PepsiCo?
C) 21 A) Salman Khan
D) 11 B) Sharukh Khan
E) 111 C) Akshay Kumar
Answer: B D) Ranbir Kapoor
The First PashuKisan credit cards in India were E) Virat Kohli
distributed to 101 animal farmers in Bhiwani in Answer: A
Haryana. PepsiCo has roped in Bollywood actor Salman Khan as
Haryana Government has set a target to issue 10 lakh the new face of its flagship Pepsi brand of carbonated
PashuKisan Credit cards by March 2021. beverage in India.
Under the Scheme, banks give Rs 40783 for a cow and Khan had previously endorsed PepsiCo’s Mountain
Rs 60249 for a buffalo. The credit amount for goat and Dew drink. Now, he will be a crucial cog in its flagship
sheep each is Rs 4063. In the case of a pig, it is Rs brand’s campaigns against RanbirKapoor-endorsed
16337 per pig. For Hens, it is Rs 720 per layer and Rs Coca Cola.
161 per broiler hen.
132. Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand
129. As per India Skills Report 2019-20, about ambassador for the National Anti-Doping Agency.
_____________ of students were found to be Who is the CEO of NADA?
employable or ready to take up jobs. A) Mallikarjuna Rao
A) 49% B) Rajkiran Rai
B) 33% C) Amitabh Kant
C) 46% D) Navin Agarwal
D) 41% E) Siddhant Mishra
E) 37% Answer: D
Answer: C Navin Agarwal is the Chief Executive officer of
India Skills Report 2019-20 that was released showed National Anti-Doping Agency.
an overall positive trend in comparison with the past 6 Bollywood actor SunielShetty was appointed as the
years for talent supply. brand ambassador for the National Anti-Doping
Agency (NADA).

The appointment took place in the presence of Answer: B

KirenRijiju, Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs Odisha has bagged ‘India Geospatial Excellence
and Sports. Award’ along with Tata Trusts for technological
innovation in empowering the urban poor through Jaga
133. What is the forecasted GDP growth rate for Mission.
India in the Financial Year 2019-20? Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) also known
A) 6.2% as Jaga Mission has won the bronze medal at the World
B) 5.1% Habitat Awards.
C) 5.7% The State government’s initiative has been awarded for
D) 5.3% granting land rights and upgrading slums through state-
E) 5.5% wide government legislation.
Answer: B
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sharply 136. Switzerland will be the partner country for 17th
scaled down its projection for India’s economic growth edition of BioAsia 2020. __________ is a state
to 5.1 per cent in 2019-20 from 6.5 per cent projected committed to promoting innovation and
earlier because of the crisis in the non-banking finance entrepreneurship.
companies and impact on consumption due to rural A) Telangana
distress and a dismal job scenario. B) Andhra Pradesh
India’s economy expanded by 5 per cent in the first C) Gujarat
quarter and 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of the D) Odisha
current fiscal year. E) Maharashtra
Answer: A
134. Dell Technologies announced a new Switzerland will be the partner country for BioAsia
partnership with___________ MGIEP to enable 2020 scheduled to be held between February 17-19.
schoolteachers to adopt technology in classrooms. Switzerland has an outstanding reputation globally as
A) UNESCO an extremely specialised production location for
B) UNICEF innovative life science products.
C) World Bank Telangana is a state committed to promoting innovation
D) UNEP and entrepreneurship, and the focus of BioAsia has
E) UNDP been centred around innovation over the years.
Answer: A 2019 Theme is ‘Today for Tomorrow’.
Dell Technologies announced a new partnership at
TECH 2019 between its Dell in India operation and 137. What edition of biennial flagship event
UNESCO MGIEP to enable school teachers to adopt DefExpo 2020 will be held in Lucknow?
technology in classrooms. A) 13th
Through this partnership, ‘Dell Aarambh’ a PC for B) 12th
education program by Dell and UNESCO MGIEP’s C) 11th
‘FramerSpace’ platform, will collaborate to train D) 14th
identified teachers. E) 15th
This partnership is a resultant of meeting the common Answer: C
objective of equipping teachers with the requisite The 11th edition of the biennial flagship event
knowledge to implement technology in classrooms. ‘DefExpo 2020’ will be held in Uttar Pradesh capital
Lucknow.
135. Odisha has bagged ‘India Geospatial To focus on path-breaking topics and will be streamed
Excellence Award’ along with ____________ for worldwide. The topics would be of academic interest
technological innovation in empowering the urban and relevance to Defence, Aerospace and Security
poor through Jaga Mission. Industry, academia and student fraternity.
A) IBM The DefExpo 2020 will cover the complete spectrum of
B) Tata Trusts the country’s aerospace, defence, and homeland
C) TCS security interests.
D) Reliance
E) Amazon

The theme is India –The Emerging Defence Answer: E

Manufacturing Hub and Digital Transformation of Green banks across the world have supported projects
Defence. worth $50 billion in the last five years.
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
138. The world’s first fully electric commercial (IREDA) is considering an allocation of $20 million in
flight has taken off in __________. seed funding to set up its pioneering “Green Window”
A) Switzerland aimed toward catalyzing private investment and
B) Canada expanding the Indian clean energy market.
C) None of these A green window is a financing approach designed
D) Russia leverage limited government funds to attract private
E) Japan capital to achieve climate and clean energy goals.
Answer: B
An all-electric powered seaplane has taken flight in 141. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is not
Vancouver, Canada, the operators describe as a “world applicable to how many tribal states of India?
first” for the aviation industry. A) 2
The short test flight by Harbour Air and magniX B) 5
involved a six-passenger aircraft fitted with an electric C) 3
motor. D) 4
It is manufactured by Harbour Air and Magnix and E) 6
involves a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver Answer: D
with a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion The members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and
system, and was piloted by Greg McDougall, founder Christian communities who have come from Pakistan,
and Chief Executive of Harbour Air. Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014
and facing religious persecution there will not be
139. What edition of International Seminar cum treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian
Exhibition on Naval Weapon Systems ‘NAVARMS citizenship.
– 2019 was held in New Delhi? The amendment is not applicable to the tribal areas of
A) 3rd Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram or Tripura as included in
B) 4th the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution and in the areas
C) 5th covered under the Inner Line Permit.
D) 6th The Inner Line Permit regime is applicable in
E) 7th Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram
Answer: B
The fourth edition of International Seminar cum 142. Which ministry hosted the 6th Indian Ocean
Exhibition on Naval Weapon Systems ‘NAVARMS – Dialogue and Delhi Dialogue XI in New Delhi?
2019’ with the theme ‘Make in India – Fight Category: A) Ministry of HRD
Opportunities and Imperatives’ was inaugurated by B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Admiral Karambir Singh. C) Ministry of External Affairs
The NAVARMS – 2019 Exhibition on defence D) Ministry of Finance
technology was inaugurated by the CNS. The E) Both B) and D)
Exhibition comprised of exhibits from Ordnance Answer: C
Factory, DPSUs, private industries (both domestic and External Affairs Ministry will host the 6th Indian
international) and Indian Navy showcasing cutting edge Ocean Dialogue and Delhi Dialogue XI at the Pravasi
and niche defence technologies. Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi.
For the first time, these two dialogues will be held
140. Green banks across the world have supported consecutively and on similar Indo-Pacific theme.
projects worth ________ in the last five years. The theme for Indian Ocean Dialogue is “Indo-Pacific:
A) $ 25 billion Re-imagining the Indian Ocean through an Expanded
B) $ 5 billion Geography”.
C) $10 billion
D) $20 billion 143. Rajnath Singh and Subramanyam Jaishankar
E) $50 billion led the Indian delegation of Second India-US 2 Plus

2 Ministerial Dialogue. The constituency of C) UK

Jaishankar is ________. D) Australia
A) Bangalore North E) Maldives
B) Ahmedabad Answer: C
C) Pune Boris Johnson is set to be re-elected as British prime
D) Vadodara minister with a landslide majority in the country’s
E) Rajya Sabha general elections, an exit poll suggested on Friday, a
Answer: E victory that will end the uncertainty over Brexit and
Jaishankar is the Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. will help him to take the UK out of the European union.
The Second India-US 2 Plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue
will be held in Washington DC on 18th December. 147. Licypriya Kangujam is the Youngest Activist in
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs the world. She is from which state?
Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation. A) Manipur
B) Assam
144. Ekamra Kshetra has been replicated the C) Meghalaya
____________ project. D) Mizoram
A) Badrinath Temple E) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Konark Temple Answer: A
C) Jagannath Temple Kangujam may be the youngest climate activist in the
D) Brihadeeswara Temple world . Eight-year-old Licypriya Kangujam from
E) Somnath Temple Manipur speaks at the Climate Summit in Madrid,
Answer: C spain.
After the positive response for beautification project of The young activist from Manipur who has already
Jagannath Temple in Puri, Chief Minister Naveen spoken in 21 countries on climate change, gave the
Patnaik announced a package for revival and world a glimpse of her resolve as she urged global
preservation of the heritage value and grandeur of leaders to “act now against climate change”. Madrid,
Lingaraj Temple and its surroundings on 66 acre of Spain.
land.
148. Bougainville has become the world’s newest
145. Which among the following has planned to nation. Bougainville is an island in which country?
make a high resolution weather forecast model to A) Palau
rely on user generated data to improve the accuracy B) Samoa
of forecasts available? C) Papua New Guinea
A) Google D) Fiji
B) IBM E) Tonga
C) Amazon Answer: C
D) Oracle The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted to
E) Infosys become the world’s newest nation by gaining
Answer: B independence from Papua New Guinea.
IBM Plans to make a high resolution weather forecast Bougainville is an island in Papua New Guinea. The
model that will also rely on user generated data to Bougainville referendum is a key part of a 2001 peace
improve the accuracy of forecasts available in India. agreement that ended a civil war in which at least
IBM GARF, as the forecast system is called, can 15,000 people died in the cluster of islands to the east
generate forecasts at a resolution of 3kms. This is a of Papua New Guinea mainland.
significantly higher resolution than the 12-km models
used by the India Meterological department to generate 149. Vipin Sondhi replaces Vinod Dasari as the
forecasts. CEO of Adhok Ley Land. Vinod Dasari hs been
joined as the CEO of __________.
146. Boris Johnson has been re-elected to the Prime A) Tata Motors
Minister of which country? B) Maruti Suzuki
A) Mauritius C) TVS Motors
B) Bangladesh D) Royal Enfield

E) Ford Motors E) China

Answer: D Answer: B
Chennai based commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Teen activist Greta Thunberg to be named Time’s
Leyland appointed Vipin Sondhi as its MD and CEO Person of the Year.She is the youngest person to be
for a period of 5 yrs. honoured with the title in the 92 year history of TIME
Sondhi was the MD and CEO of JCB india for about 14 magazine.
years. Prior to Sondhi, the Hinduja group company was Greta Thunberg, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, she
being led by Vinod Dasari, who quit to join Royal began a global movement in August 2018 creating a
Enfield as CEO in April. campaign outside the Parliament of Sweden called
‘Fridays for Future’, a global student movement
150. What is the rank of Nirmala Sitharaman in the pushing the government to take immediate action on
Forbes’ ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’? climate change, by her active involvement she became
A) 65th the most compelling voice on the significant issue of
B) 23rd Global Warming faced by today’s world.
C) 34th
D) 39th 153. The Siu-Ka-Pha Award was presented to Dr.
E) 28th Padmeswar Gogoi for his effort and contribution in
Answer: C the field of _________.
The Forbes 2019 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most A) Physics
Powerful Women’ has been topped by German B) Chemistry
Chancellor Angela Merkel C) Zoology
Sitharaman, a newcomer on the Forbes most powerful D) Botany
women list, is ranked 34th. E) Human Psychology
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Answer: D
Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar The Siu-Ka-Pha Award was presented to noted
Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw educationist, Botanist and folklore researcher Dr.
have been named among the world’s 100 most Padmeswar Gogoi.
powerful women by Forbes. The award recognized his effort and contribution in the
field of botany and science.
151. Blue sky analytics has created an application Siu-Ka-Pha Award was instituted by the central
called zuri that won the Copernicus masters award. committee of different ethnic groups and organizations
The company is based in which place? of Golaghat district, Assam.
A) Gurugram
B) Pune 154. ISRO launched radar imaging earth
C) Mumbai observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 on board the
D) Hyderabad ____________ from Sriharikota.
E) Bengaluru A) PSLV C-46
Answer: A B) PSLV C-47
The Gurugram based startup blue sky analytics has C) PSLV C-48
created an application called zuri that won the D) PSLV C-49
Copernicus masters award also called spaceoscars, E) PSLV C-45
under the social entrepreneurship category. Answer: C
The award was given by earth observation program The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully
managed by EU in parternership with European space launched radar imaging earth observation satellite
agency (ESA). RISAT-2BR1 on board the Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle-C48 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space
152. Greta Thunberg has been named Time’s Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Person of the Year. She belongs to which country? Nine other foreign commercial satellites were also
A) Serbia launched on board the PLSV-C48 to mark its 50th
B) Sweden mission.
C) Bolivia
D) Greece

155. NASA scientists have developed a map detailing generate entrepreneurship and employment
the presence of water ice on which planet/satellite? opportunities.
A) Moon
B) Venus 158. Mastercard Identity Check is a global
C) Mars authentication program that uses the latest
D) Jupiter authentication standards of EMV 3-D Secure to
E) Saturn provide an additional layer of security for digital
Answer: C transactions. What is ‘M’ in EMV?
NASA scientists have developed a map detailing the A) Money
presence of water ice on Mars, with some believed to B) Manual
be as little as 2.5 centimetres below the Red Planet’s C) Machine
surface. D) Merchant
The researchers, including those from the American E) None of the above
space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Answer: E
California, said in a press statement that water ice will EMV – Europay, Mastercard and Visa.
be a key consideration for any potential landing site on Mastercard has joined hands with Federal Bank to
Mars. provide an additional layer of security for digital
transactions.
156. _____________ in association with the Mastercard Identity Check is a global authentication
Ministry of AYUSH, organized a Symposium on program that uses the latest authentication standards of
“Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health”, in EMV 3-D Secure to provide an additional layer of
New Delhi. security for digital transactions and facilitate higher
A) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship approval rates, improving the authentication experience
B) Ministry of External Affairs for merchants, issuers and cardholders.
C) Ministry of Science and Technology
D) Ministry of Home Affairs 159. The government has decided to sell its
E) Ministry of Rural Development ________ per cent stake in Air India under the
Answer: B proposed disinvestment process
The Ministry of External Affairs, in association with A) 76%
the Ministry of AYUSH, organized a Symposium on B) 51%
“Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health”, in C) 24%
New Delhi. D) 49%
The objective of the symposium was to create E) 100%
awareness on the potentials & efficacy of Ayurveda and Answer: E
other systems of AYUSH and to promote AYUSH at a The government has decided to sell its entire 100 per
global level. cent stake in Air India under the proposed
disinvestment process.
157. Who has inaugurated the workshop on Bamboo The national carrier, which has a debt burden of more
cultivation in Jammu? than Rs 50,000 crore, has been making loss for long
A) Rajnath Singh and as part of revival efforts, the government has
B) Amit Shah decided on disinvestment.
C) Jitendra Singh
D) Hardeep Singh Puri 160. Tech Mahindra has bagged a smart city project
E) Smriti Irani worth _________ from Pimpri Chinchwad
Answer: C Municipal Corporation in Pune.
In Jammu and Kashmir, a first of its kind workshop on A) Rs. 500 Crore
Bamboo cultivation will be held in Jammu. B) Rs. 250 Crore
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the C) Rs. 100 Crore
exhibition. D) Rs. 200 Crore
The workshop will focus on promotion of Bamboo E) Rs. 400 Crore
cultivation in the potential Kandi areas of Jammu and Answer: A
its value addition as an economic activity and to

Tech Mahindra has bagged a smart city project worth

Rs 500 crore from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal 164. Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as spin
Corporation (PCMC) in Pune. bowling consultant by which cricket board?
Through this project, Tech Mahindra will engage with A) India
more than 15 lakh citizens of PCMC in Pune district by B) Australia
enabling the technology-led transformation to convert it C) Saudi Arabia
into a smart and sustainable city. D) New Zealand
E) Pakistan
161. Moody’s has cut India’s GDP rate for the CY Answer: E
2021 to __________. The Pakistan cricket board has appointed former test
A) 6.4% leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling consultant
B) 6.5% for a one year term
C) 6.6%
D) 6.7% 165. Wasim Jaffer became the first player in Indian
E) 6.3% cricket to feature in 150 Ranji matches. He is from
Answer: D which state?
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday said it has A) Maharashtra
lowered its 2019 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.6 B) Gujarat
per cent as slow employment growth weighs on C) Madhya Pradesh
consumption. D) Haryana
It expects economic growth to pick up in 2020 and E) Odisha
2021 to 6.6 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively. Answer: A
Veteran opener Wasim Jaffer became the first player in
162. Who among the following has won the FICCI’s Indian cricket to feature in 150 Ranji matches.
Para Athlete Award? The 41-year-old from Maharashtra, who has been an
A) Manasi Joshi important part of the title-winning Vidarbha team in the
B) Sandeep Chaudhary last two years, achieved the rare distinction during their
C) Saurabh Chaudhary Group A opener against Andhra Pradesh
D) Amit Panghal
E) Satyanarayana 166. The WTA has announced Ashleigh Barty as its
Answer: B Player of the Year. She belongs to which country?
Sportsperson of the Year (Female) -Rani Rampal A) Australia
Sportsperson of the Year (Male) -Saurabh Chaudhary B) England
Para-Athlete of the Year -Sandeep Chaudhary C) France
Special Recognition Para-Athlete of the Year -Manasi D) Germany
Joshi E) Sweden
Breakthrough Sports Person of the Year -Amit Panghal Answer: A
The WTA has announced world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty
163. Who among the following has been appointed as its Player of the Year.
as the brand ambassador of La Liga? The 23-year-old won four titles from six finals in 2019,
A) Rohit Sharma including the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and her maiden
B) MS Dhoni Grand Slam singles trophy at the French Open.
C) Virat Kholi Barty became the first Australian to be named WTA
D) Hardik Pandya world No. 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976,
E) Jasprit Bumrah and recorded the most matches won on tour this season,
Answer: A with 57.
Rohit is the first non-footballer in the league’s history
to become brand ambassador 167. Gollapudi Maruthi Rao has died recently. He
One of international cricket’s premier batsmen, Rohit was a well-known _________.
Sharma was on Thursday named the first-ever India A) Singer
brand ambassador of La Liga, the top Spanish football B) Dancer
league. C) Novelist

D) Actor E) 2032
E) Sand Artist Answer: A
Answer: D Women in Bihar are expected to outlive their male
Veteran actor and literary figure Gollapudi Maruthi counterparts by the year 2035 according to a report by
Rao passed away at Gollapudi, who established himself National Commission on Population, which falls under
as a writer, had worked for a regional news paper as a the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Family
sub editor in 1959. Welfare, Government of India.
He also worked in All India Radio for two decades. The report titled ‘Population Projections For India and
States 2011-2036’, has projected a major increase in the
168. SamagraShiksha – an integrated scheme was population of Bihar as well.
implemented by which among the following
ministry? 171. The Ministry of environment, forest and
A) Ministry of HRD climate change set up the NCSCM in ____________
B) Ministry of Home Affairs to undertake studies and research in the area of
C) Ministry of Science and Development Coastal Zone Management.
D) Ministry of Finance A) Hyderabad
E) Ministry of Defence B) Mumbai
Answer: A C) Cuttack
Ministry of Human Resource Development is D) Kochi
implementing the Scheme of Vocationalisation of E) Chennai
School Education under the umbrella of Answer: E
‘SamagraShiksha – an integrated scheme for school The Ministry of environment, forest and climate change
education’. set up the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal
Under the scheme a vocational subject is offered for Management (NCSCM), Chennai to undertake studies
Classes IX to XII along with the general education to and research in the area of Coastal Zone Management
provide necessary employability and vocational skills including coastal resources and environment.
for variety of occupations.
172. The 37th National Symposium of Heads of
169. What edition of census was recently launched Police Training Institutions was organized by
in New Delhi? Bureau of Police Research & Development
A) 4th (BPR&D) in _________.
B) 5th A) Mumbai
C) 6th B) New Delhi
D) 7th C) Pune
E) 8th D) Chennai
Answer: D E) Guwahati
The Seventh Economic Census was launched in the Answer: B
National Capital Territory of Delhi.The Ministry of The 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police
Statistics and Programme Implementation has tied up Training Institutions was organized by Bureau of Police
with Common Service Centre to carry out the economic Research & Development (BPR&D) in New Delhi.
census. The theme of the two day Symposium was ‘Optimal
For the first time the entire census is being conducted Utilization of Resources-Through Sharing and
on a digital platform by the use of an application which Networking’.
will ensure high accuracy and data security.
173. Which edition of International Geological
170. Women in Bihar are expected to outlive their Congress was held in March 2020?
male counterparts by __________ according to a A) 33rd
report by National Commission on Population B) 34th
A) 2035 C) 35th
B) 2024 D) 36th
C) 2026 E) 37th
D) 2028 Answer: D

India is gearing up to host the 36th International 21 courts would be dedicated for cases of rape and
Geological Congress (IGC) in the capital during the sexual harassment of women.
first week of March next year. The remaining 24 fast track courts will specifically deal
The theme of the forthcoming conference is with Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
‘Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable (POCSO) cases.
Development’.
177. According to the Disha Act, Sexual abuse and
174. “Namaste Orchha” festival will be held in attacks on children would attract 354(F), with
which state? punishments ranging from ________ in jail to life
A) Gujarat term.
B) Madhya Pradesh A) 12 years
C) Assam B) 10 years
D) Bihar C) 14 years
E) Arunachal Pradesh D) 15 years
Answer: B E) 18 years
“Namaste Orchha” festival marking the cultural Answer: C
landscape of Madhya Pradesh will be held in the Sexual abuse and attacks on children would attract
ancient town in March next year. 354(F), with punishments ranging from 14 years in jail
The three-day festival will be organised by the state to life term.
government from March 6 to March 8 in Orchha, which The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the draft
won the award for the best heritage city for 2017-18. Disha Act that provides for harsher punishments,
including death sentence, to those guilty of heinous
175. ‘Virtual Police Stations’ in educational crimes against women.
institutions has been inaugurated in which state? The Cabinet accepted the draft, which calls for
A) Telangana completion of trial in 21 days and awarding death
B) Andhra Pradesh sentence in rape cases. The Act would cover sexual
C) Tamil Nadu offences against women and children, acid attacks and
D) Maharashtra harassment of women.
E) Haryana
Answer: B 178. Odisha’s Mo Sarkar is based on the 5T mantra.
The setting up of ‘Virtual Police Stations’ in Which among the following is not one of the ‘T’?
educational institutions is set to become a reality soon, A) Time
with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy B) Teamwork
scheduled to inaugurate the first such facility in the C) Trial
State at Andhra University. D) Technology
The AU facility is being looked at as a pilot project, E) Transparency
and this will later be replicated at other educational Answer: C
institutions. The Odisha government has brought Agriculture and
Farmers Empowerment Department under its flagship
176. Odisha has set up __________ new fast track initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’.
courts to expedite the trial of cases relating to The Odisha State Higher Education department will
women and children. also soon come under the purview of “Mo Sarkar”
A) 45 program of 5T initiative.
B) 64 The 5-T mantra is based on the philosophy that
C) 79 transparency, teamwork, technology and time leads to
D) 126 transformation.
E) 112
Answer: A 179. ___________ Indian-origin politicians have
To expedite the trial of cases relating to women and entered the House of the House of Commons in the
children, 45 new fast track courts will be set up in historic general election.
Odisha. A) 11
B) 12

C) 13 D) Amitabh Kant
D) 14 E) Narendra Modi
E) 15 Answer: A
Answer: E Deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Modi has
15 Indian-origin politicians have entered the House of replaced Union Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman as
the House of Commons in the historic general election. the head of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST).
registered a thumping majority. Indian-origin She was previously mentioned as the chairperson of the
candidates across both, the ruling Conservative and GST council to discuss issues related to IGST with
Opposition Labour parties registered equally strong Finance Ministers of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and
results of seven wins each. Rajasthan and deputy chief ministers of Delhi and
Puducherry.
180. The trial run on Dhaka-_________ and Dhaka-
Darjeeling bus routes have started. 183. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has been shortlisted
A) Gangtok to be the next chief of ____________.
B) Imphal A) BPCL
C) Dispur B) HPCL
D) Dehradun C) GAIL
E) Shimla D) SAIL
Answer: A E) Indian Oil
The trial run on Dhaka-Gangtok and Dhaka-Darjeeling Answer: E
bus routes. The Public Enterprise Selection Board has shortlisted
The trial run was inaugurated by Bangladesh Road Shrikant Madhav Vaidya to be the next Chairman of
Transport Corporation Chairman EhsanElahi. The bus Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
will return back to Dhaka. Darjeeling and Gangtok are Vaidya is presently the Director (Finance) at IndianOil.
popular tourist destinations for Bangladeshi visitors. He is slated to take over from Sanjiv Singh, who retires
in June 2020.
181. IRDAI has constituted a _______ member
committee to suggest segment-wise ways and means 184. Who among the following has been appointed
to improve loss prevention and loss minimisation in as the secretary of Information and Broadcasting?
the general insurance industry. A) Sushil Kumar
A) 6 B) Ravi Mittal
B) 7 C) Praveen Kumar
C) 10 D) Rajesh Bhushan
D) 12 E) Sunil Kumar
E) 15 Answer: B
Answer: C Mr Mittal, who belongs to 1986 batch of Bihar Cadre
A ten-member working group has been constituted by of Indian Administrative Service, will replace
the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority MrAmitKhare who has been appointed as the new
of India (IRDAI) to suggest segment-wise ways and secretary of the Department of Higher Education.
means to improve loss prevention and loss MrSushil Kumar will be the Mines Secretary while Mr
minimisation in the general insurance industry. Praveen Kumar will be Secretary in Ministry of Skill
The move is aimed at all stakeholders working together Development and Entrepreneurship.
towards a common end on a common platform. The Mr Rajesh Bhushan will be the Secretary, Department
group will be chaired by TL Alamelu. of Rural Development and Mr Sunil Kumar will be the
new Secretary in Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
182. Who has replaced Nirmala Sitharaman as the
head of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the 185. TV Somanathan has appointed as secretary in
Integrated Goods and Services Tax? the expenditure department. He was commercial
A) Sushil Modi taxes commissioner and principal secretary
B) Amit Shah (Planning & Development) in which state govt?
C) Aravind Subramanyam A) Tamil Nadu

B) Kerala E) NITI Aayog

(3)West Bengal Answer: C
D) Odisha Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
E) Jharkhand has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Answer: A with Nasscom foundation to develop an app and set up
The government appointed TV Somanathan as a 24×7 helpline number to connect donors with surplus
secretary in the expenditure department of the Ministry eatables with food distribution organisations.
of Finance. FSSAI and NASSCOM Foundation have signed a
Prior to his appointment as expenditure secretary, MoUto jointly build a technology platform for Food
Somanathan was commercial taxes commissioner and Donation in India.
principal secretary (Planning & Development) in the
Tamil Nadu government 189. ICAR and _________signed a MoU to facilitate
the action research and up-scaling of the various
186. Rahul Adhikari has won the Wharton-QS Stars technologies and innovative farmer models
Reimagine Education Award, popularly known as A) IRDAI
the “Oscars” of education, in _________. B) NABARD
A) New York C) SEBI
B) New Delhi D) RBI
C) London E) NHB
D) Beijing Answer: B
E) Moscow To promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient
Answer: C farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural
“International Changemaker Olympiad”, a global Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of
program founded by Rahul Adhikari, an IIT Gold- Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of
Medalist, has won the Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to
Education Award, popularly known as the “Oscars” of facilitate the action research and up-scaling of the
education, in London for their transformative work in various technologies and innovative farmer models
the education space. developed by the ICAR that includes the successful
climate resilient practices, models and integrated and
187. ShireenDalvi returned an award she had hi-tech farming practices in a participatory model
received in 2011 to protest against the Citizenship through adoptive research on watershed platform.
(Amendment) Bill. She is a ___________ journalist.
A) Marathi 190. India and Indonesia resolved to strengthen
B) Urdu cooperation in areas of defence and security,
C) Hindi connectivity and trade. What is the currency of
D) English Indonesia?
E) Kannada A) Rupiah
Answer: B B) Dinar
Urdu journalist ShireenDalvi returned an award she had C) Riyal
received in 2011 to protest against the Citizenship D) Real
(Amendment) Bill. E) Sol
Dalvi was awarded the 2011 Special Prize by the Answer: A
Maharashtra State Urdu SahityaAkademi. Rupiah is the currency of Indonesia.
India and Indonesia resolved to strengthen cooperation
188. FSSAI has signed a MoU with ___________ to in areas of defence and security, connectivity and trade
develop an app and set up a 24×7 helpline number during talks between External Affairs Minister S
to connect donors with surplus eatables with food Jaishankar and his Indonesian counterpart
distribution organisations. RetnoMarsudi.
A) FCI The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of ties at the
B) FAO 6th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).
C) NASSCOM
D) CII

191. Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the According to data furnished by the oil ministry to
Consultative Committee of Parliament for the parliamentary committee, the US supplied 5.4 million
Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. What is the tonnes of crude oil during the first six months of 2019-
subject of the meeting? 20.
A) BRO
B) CPRF 194. The International Hockey Federation (FIH)
C) BSF unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 in
D) Indian Army ____________.
E) Indian Navy A) Lausanne
Answer: A B) Brussels
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of C) Washington DC
the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the D) Basel
Ministry of Defence in New Delhi . E) Geneva
The subject of the meeting was Border Roads Answer: A
Organisation, BRO. Director General BRO Lt Gen The International Hockey Federation (FIH) unveiled a
Harpal Singh gave a detailed presentation on the new world ranking system for 2020 in Lausanne,
working of the organisation, especially on maintaining Switzerland.
operational road infrastructure for the armed forces in For a better reflection of current performances, the new
border areas. ranking will be match-based instead of tournament-
based calculation. The new world ranking system has
192. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers been launched after 12 months of painstaking research,
(GRSE) has delivered an LCU to the Indian Navy. analysis and testing.
What does ‘C’ mean in LCU?
A) Can 195. Tara Sinha passed away at the age of 87 . She
B) Carry was India’s first __________.
C) Craft A) Woman CJI
D) Cruise B) Female doctor
E) Carried C) Woman CEA
Answer: C D) Advertising Lady
Warship builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and E) Woman Director
Engineers (GRSE) has delivered a Landing Craft Answer: D
Utility (LCU) to the Indian Navy. The advertising industry’s doyenne Tara Sinha passed
The amphibious ship, that can transport and deploy away at 87 years.
main battle tanks, armoured vehicles, troops and With over 50 years of experience, she was also the first
equipment from ship to the shore, is seventh of eight woman to set up a national advertising agency, Tara
such vessels being built for the Navy by GRSE Sinha Associates (TSA), in the 1980s
193. The United States has surpassed Kuwait to 196. Energy conversion week is celebrated in which
become India’s sixth largest oil supplier as it month?
supplied ______ more crude during April- A) November
September. B) December
A) 40% C) January
B) 70% D) August
C) 90% E) September
D) 85% Answer: B
E) 80% Energy conservation day is celebrated on December 14
Answer: B since 1991 every year.
The United States has surpassed Kuwait to become Energy conservation is the effort made to reduce the
India’s sixth largest oil supplier as it supplied 70 per consumption of energy by using less of an energy
cent more crude to the world’s third largest energy service.
consumer during April-September. In order to create mass awareness on the importance of
conservation and efficiency of energy, BEE observed

National Energy Conservation Week from 9th to 14th 200. Every year, the International Day of Neutrality
December 2019. is observed on December 12. Which country is an
example of neutrality?
197. ____________ has decided to establish a A) Brazil
‘Sustainable Development Cell’ in order to promote B) Rome
environmentally sustainable coal mining in the C) Argentina
country D) Spain
A) Ministry of Power E) Switzerland
B) Ministry of Coal Answer: E
C) Ministry of Environment Every year on December 12th, the International Day of
D) Ministry of Science & Technology Neutrality promotes the importance of peaceful,
E) None of the above friendly, and mutually beneficial relations between
Answer: B countries.
The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a When a country is neutral, it means they are not taking
‘Sustainable Development Cell’ in order to promote a side in times of war or conflict. One of the best-
environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country known examples of neutrality is the country of
and address environmental concerns during the Switzerland.
decommissioning or closure of mines.
201. India has joined the elite club to enable free
198. Uttarakhand will get a ‘Centre of Excellence 24x7 ___________ transfer facility.
for Skilling’ in which district? A) RTGS
A) Almora B) BHIM
B) Nainital C) Bharat QR
C) Uttarkashi D) NEFT
D) Haridwar E) UPI
E) Chamoli Answer: D
Answer: C India moved to round-the-clock payment transfer
Uttarakhand will soon get a ‘Centre of Excellence for system effectively joining only a handful of countries
Skilling’ in Uttarkashi district. globally to do so. On top of it, the Reserve Bank of
A skill university will also come up to train youths of India (RBI) stated that effective from January 1, banks
the hill state. should not charge anything to their savings account
The Ministry of Skill Development and holders for availing such a facility through online or
Entrepreneurship will send experts for discussing mobile modes. The facility got activated, and banks
avenues for promotion of skill development and have started offering their customers round-the-clock
entrepreneurship. The team will look into areas and NEFT services, except for a half an hour break.
aspects which require skill development such as
wellness, healthcare, tourism and adventure sports. 202. The Centre has released ________crore GST
compensation to states and UTs.
199. What is the theme of Universal Health A) Rs. 40000 Crore
Coverage Day 2019? B) Rs. 50000 Crore
A) Take care of your Health C) Rs. 25000 Crore
B) Keep the Promise D) Rs. 35000 Crore
C) Health for all E) Rs. 30000 Crore
D) Primary Health Care Answer: D
E) Quality Health Care The Centre has released about Rs.35,000 crore to states
Answer: B and Union Territories as pending compensation. The
International Universal Health Coverage Day aims to GST Council, the highest decision-making body of the
raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient indirect tax regime, is slated to hold its meeting on
health systems and universal health coverage with December 18. Most of the states ruled that the delay in
multi-stakeholder partners. It is celebrated annually on payment has put pressure on their finances affecting
December 12. Theme 2019 is Keep the promise. many development works.

203. Mukund Naravane has become the next chief of A) 102

_________. B) 104
A) Indian Army C) 108
B) Indian Navy D) 112
C) CRPF E) 118
D) NSF Answer: C
E) BSF India is 112th among nations ranked in terms of the gap
Answer: A between genders, and it was among the bottom five for
Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who is women’s health and survival and economic
currently Vice Chief of Army Staff, has been named as participation.
the next Indian Army Chief. He is also the Colonel of Iceland remained the world’s most gender-neutral
the Regiment of the Sikh Light Infantry. Naravane will country on the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap
replace General Bipin Rawat, who became Army Chief Report. India moved down the ladder from its 108th
on December 31, 2016. position last year to rank below countries like China
(106th), Sri Lanka (102nd), Nepal (101st), Brazil
204. Gujarat state police has become ___________ (92nd), Indonesia (85th) and Bangladesh (50th).
police force to the ‘President’s Colours’
A) 6th 207. Which player has achieved the top spot in the
B) 7th latest ICC Test rankings?
C) 5th A) Steve Smith
D) 8th B) Virat Kohli
E) 9th C) Joe Root
Answer: B D) Eoin Morgan
The Gujarat Police will become the seventh state police E) Shikhar Dhawan
force in the country to be bestowed with the honour of Answer: B
the President’s Colours, after Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Indian skipper Virat Kohli retained his top spot among
Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Tripura and batsmen in the latest ICC Test rankings With 928
Assam. President’s Colours, also called as ‘Nishaan’, points, Kohli is 17 points clear of Australia’s Steve
an emblem which all police officers of Gujarat would Smith who scored 43 and 16 in the first Test against
wear on the left-hand sleeve of their uniform. New Zealand which Australia won by 296 runs.
205. A 3 day “International Seminar on Climate 208. Former Union Minister ID Swami passed away
Smart Farming Systems” for ______ countries will recently. He was a parliamentarian from which
be held in Delhi. state?
A) SAARC A) Uttarakhand
B) SCO B) Uttar Pradesh
C) BRICS C) Haryana
D) BIMSTEC D) West Bengal
E) G7 E) Odisha
Answer: D Answer: C
‘International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Former Minister of State for Home Affairs ID Swami
Systems’ for BIMSTEC countries is being held in passed away due to a heart ailment. He was 90.
Delhi. It has been organized by the Ministry of Swami, a two-time parliamentarian from Karnal,
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Haryana was given the charge of the Union Minister of
The objective of the seminar is to share experiences to State for Home Affairs.
enable the improvement of tropical smallholder farming
systems for greater productivity and resilience to 209. Peter Snell, who passed away recently, was
climate change. related to which field?
A) Boxing
206. As per the recent WEF rankings on gender gap, B) Wrestling
India has been ranked at 122. It moves from which C) Gymnastics
place? D) Cycling

E) Running A) 2010
Answer: E B) 2011
Famed New Zealand Olympic middle distance runner C) 2012
Peter Snell has passed away in Dallas at age 80. D) 2013
He won three Olympic gold medals. He took the 800 E) 2014
metres at the 1960 Rome Games and won both the 800 Answer: B
and 1,500 metres at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World is a 2011
He is the only man since 1920 to have won both events book written by the14th Dalai Lama. It is about the
at the same Olympics. He set world records in the mile usage of Secular ethics in our everyday life. Such ethics
and 800 metres and also won dual gold at the 1962. can be used by both religious and non-religious people.
There are many suggestions about getting rid of
210. Belgian carnival has been removed from destructive emotions and helping other people.
___________ Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
A) UNICEF 213. As per the National Broadband Mission, the
B) UNESCO Government has promised broadband access in all
C) UNO villages by which year?
D) WHO A) 2021
E) UNDP B) 2022
Answer: B C) 2014
Belgian carnival has been removed from UNESCO’s D) 2026
Intangible Cultural Heritage list after officials found the E) 2025
‘recurrence of racist and anti-Semitic representations’ Answer: B
to be incompatible with its principles. The government promised broadband access in all
Aalst Carnival was recognized by the United Nations villages by 2022, as it launched the ambitious National
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Broadband Mission entailing stakeholder investment of
(UNESCO), but has been widely condemned by Jewish Rs 7 lakh crore in the coming years.
organizations. The mission will facilitate universal and equitable
access to broadband services across the country,
211. India has donated solar-powered lamps to especially in rural and remote areas. It also involves
marginalised children in Palestine. The lamps are laying of incremental 30 lakh route km of Optical Fiber
supplied by _____________. Cable and increase in tower density from 0.42 to 1
A) IIT Kanpur tower per thousand of population by 2024.
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Madras 214. GEM has launched which program to facilitate
D) IIT Hyderabad on-boarding of local sellers on the marketplace?
E) IIT Bombay A) Gem Samvaad
Answer: E B) Gem Sahyog
India has donated solar powered study lamps to C) Gem Sahayta
Palestinian elementary school children from a D) Gem Sankalp
marginalised Bedouin community to spread the E) Gem Markets
principles of self-sufficiency and raise awareness Answer: A
towards the adverse effects of climate change. A national outreach Programme, GeM Samvaad, was
The lamps were donated as part of the 150th Gandhi launched by Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Department
Jayanti Students Solar Ambassador Workshop. The of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
solar powered study lamps supplied by Indian Institute Government of India and Chairman, GeM in New
of Technology (IIT) Bombay aims at making the Delhi.
student beneficiaries for the future propagators of The outreach programme will take place with
renewable energy. stakeholders across the country and with local sellers in
order to facilitate on-boarding of local sellers on the
212. Dalai Lama has written the book Beyond marketplace while catering to specific requirements and
Religion: Ethics for a Whole World. It is a procurement needs of buyers.
_________ year book.

215. Which country has launched the World’s first A) 14th

liquid hydrogen carrier ship ? B) 15th
A) Russia C) 16th
B) USA D) 17th
C) Germany E) 18th
D) Japan Answer: C
E) France The 16th State-level Orange Festival began in Manipur.
Answer: D The 3-day festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries debuted the world’s N. Biren Singh at district headquarters Tamenglong.
first marine carrier that transports liquefied hydrogen, The festival will have many programmes like
using technology that will vastly expand cargo capacity competition for adventure sports, best orange recipes
of the green energy source. The carrier would transport and orange peel products, orange eating competition,
to Japan hydrogen produced in Australia from cheap children’s fair, choir competition, traditional games,
coal, with trial shipments due to begin before March traditional fashion show, cultural dances, rock concert
2021. by various rock bands.
216. India has signed an agreement with ADB for 219. Which state government has set up Rs. 1000
_________million loan to expand energy efficiency crore Farmers Welfare Fund to boost agricultural
investments in India produce and income?
A) $ 150 million A) Punjab
B) $250 million B) Bihar
C) $ 100 million C) Uttarakhand
D) $ 50 million D) Rajasthan
E) $ 300 million E) Odisha
Answer: B Answer: D
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the The Rajasthan government has constituted Rs 1,000
Government of India signed a $250 million loan to crore Farmers Welfare Fund to provide them a
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to expand reasonable price for agricultural produce and boost
energy efficiency investments in India that would their income.
benefit agricultural, residential and institutional On completion of one year of the present state
consumers. government, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the
fund at ‘Kisan Sammelan’.
217. IOCL and which bank have launched a co-
branded credit card for cashless payments? 220. Who among the following has been appointed
A) HDFC Bank as the new CMD of NALCO?
B) Federal Bank A) Anil Nayak
C) Bandhan Bank B) V Balasubramaniyam
D) ICICI Bank C) Tapan Chand
E) Axis Bank D) Sridhar Patra
Answer: E E) Nalin Mehta
Axis Bank announced the launch of co-branded credit Answer: D
card in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Sridhar Patra was appointed as the chairman-cum-
(IOCL). managing director of NALCO.
The co-branded card is for customers who prefer Patra is at present Director (Finance) in the National
cashless and hassle-free payments. This partnership is Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).
an effort from Axis Bank and IOCL to expand their He has been appointed as the CMD of NALCO till the
presence in the fast- developing credit card ecosystem date of his superannuation, i.e. October 31, 2024.
in India, with an aim to offer attractive rewards and
benefits for its customers 221. Who has won the 2019 DSC Prize for South
Asian Literature 2019?
218. What edition of Orange Festival was organized A) Sadia Abbas
in Manipur? B) Jamil JanKochai

C) Basant Thakur 224. The International Astronomical Union has

D) Amitabha Bagchi announced the name of a white yellow star in the
E) Arunava Sinhga Sextans constellation as Bibha. The IAU is
Answer: D headquartered in ___________.
The 8th edition of the IME Nepal Literature Festival, at A) Paris
Pokhara, concluded with the announcement of the B) Rome
winner of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019. C) London
The $25,000 award went to Amitabha Bagchi for his D) The Hague
2018 novel, Half the Night is Gone. E) Beijing
The six shortlisted books included one translated work Answer: A
(Manoranjan Byapari There’s Gunpowder in the Air, The IAU is Headquartered in Paris.
translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha), a novel by A white yellow star in Sextans constellation and its
Pakistan-born author Jamil Jan Kochai and another by Jupiter like exo-planets, which were hitherto named HD
Sadia Abbas, who grew up in Pakistan and Singapore, 86081 and 86081b, will now have Indian names.
besides fiction by Indian authors. The International Astronomical Union announced that
the star will be called Bibhā, the planet will be called
222. Indra 2019 was held between India and Russia Santamasa.
in Pune and _______ for Air Force elements.
A) Pokhran 225. Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) headed by
B) Gwalior ________ has suggested restoration of statehood to
C) Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir.
D) Bengaluru A) Derek O’Brien
E) Balsore B) Rahul Gandhi
Answer: B C) Yashwant Sinha
Exercise INDRA - 2019 is the second edition of Joint D) Gulam Nabi Azad
Tri Services Exercise between Indian and Russian E) MallikArjun Kharge
Armed Forces which is being conducted from 10-20 Answer: C
December 2019 simultaneously at Pune and Gwalior The Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) headed by
for Air Force elements. former finance minister and BJP leader Yashwant
The broad theme for the exercise is to organise a Joint Sinha said the Union government should restore
Task Force for undertaking planning and execution of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir by reuniting the two
air operations for eliminating terrorists at the request of union territories to bring back normalcy in the Valley.
the third country under UN mandate. Based on the groups’ two visits to Kashmir in
September and November this year, the CCG said that
223. Laura Marsh recently announced international the Centre should alleviate the fears of the Kashmiris
retirement. She is associated with which game? about their future by starting a multi-level dialogue
A) Tennis process with all those affected by the events following
B) Cricket August 5 announcement.
C) Table Tennis
D) Football 226. Indian Railways has installed the first
E) Hockey atmospheric water generator called ____ to harvest
Answer: B water directly from air through a series of steps.
England off-spinner Laura Marsh has ended her A) Ritu
international career in a 13-year span that included B) Varsha
three World Cup wins, the England and Wales Cricket C) Aquatech
Board (ECB) . D) Maitri
The 33-year-old made her debut as a pace bowler in E) Meghdoot
2006 before switching to spin and signs off with 217 Answer: E
international wickets, making her the most successful ‘Meghdoot’ harvests water directly from air through a
women’s spinner in English cricket. series of step
In a first-of-its-kind initiative by Indian Railways,
South Central Railway has installed an ‘atmospheric

water generator’ kiosk at Secunderabad Railway The MP e-cop app has been introduced amid national
Station. The ‘atmospheric water generator’ is called debates over women's safety triggered by a spate
Meghdoot. of crimes against women all over the country.
227. The GoI has signed a $ 250 million loan with 230. Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched the braille
the ________ to Energy Efficiency Services Ltd to edition of the Book “Exam Warriors”. The book has
expand energy efficiency investments in India. authored by ___________.
A) World Bank A) Narendra Modi
B) IMF B) Amit Shah
C) AIIB C) Arun Jaitley
D) ADB D) Sushma Swaraj
E) NDB E) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: D Answer: A
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
Government of India signed a $250 million loan to Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot released the Braille Edition
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to expand of the book ‘Exam Warriors’ authored by Prime
energy efficiency investments in India that will benefit Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
agricultural, residential and institutional consumers. In This release of Braille Edition of ‘Exam Warriors’ is
addition, $46 million financing will be provided from taking place at an opportune time when Exams of
the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), to be administered Secondary and Higher Secondary Standards are fast
by ADB. approaching.
228. The ________ international rail link will 231. Who has become the oldest person ever to
connect Raxaul, Bihar to Kathmandu. complete in the Antarctic Ice Marathon?
A) 122 km A) Kenny Kipchoge
B) 114 km B) William Haffertry
C) 108 km C) Ron Margins
D) 136 km D) Dutch Kennedy
E) 148 km E) Roy Jorgen Svenningsen
Answer: D Answer: E
A direct rail ride to Nepal’s capital Kathmandu from An 84-year-old Canadian national named Roy Jorgen
India may become possible in the near future. Indian Svenningsen has become the oldest person ever to
Railways has announced that the survey work on the complete the Antarctic Ice Marathon.
136-km international railway from Raxaul on the Bihar Roy, a retired oil worker, is from the Canadian city of
border has been completed and is targeted for Edmonton, and he has been running since 1964. He
completion by 2030. spent a year training for 42-km Antarctic marathon.
The project would cost Rs 16,550 crore excluding the The Antarctic Ice Marathon is the planet’s
cost of acquisition of land by Nepal. southernmost race and is considered one of the
toughest.
229. Madhya Pradesh state police has launched
_______ app for women’s safety. 232. CPPIB will invest _________ in the India
A) e-step Resurgence Fund.
B) e-cop A) $450 million
C) Digicop B) $200 million
D) epolice C) $450 million
E) eplan D) $325 million
Answer: B E) $225 million
The Madhya Pradesh police have launched ‘MP e- Answer: E
Cop’, a mobile app to facilitate girls to get immediate Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will invest
back-up just by the push of a button. $225 million in India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF), a
distressed asset buyout platform. CPPIB, through its
wholly owned subsidiary

CPPIB Credit Investments Inc, will infuse money into Renowned French film actor Isabelle Huppert was
the fund, which was set up by Piramal Enterprises and honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bain Capital Credit.
236. Which Bank has crossed $100 billion in market
233. In which state, the first Agro-Based Food cap, becoming the third firm in the country?
Processing SEZ will be set up ? A) SBI
A) Assam B) ICICI
B) Bihar C) HDFC
C) Haryana D) PNB
D) Manipur E) Axis Bank
E) Tripura Answer: C
Answer: E HDFC Bank Ltd crossed the $100 billion market
Tripura SEZ to open Avenues for Investment and capitalisation, becoming only the third firm in the
Connectivity. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry country to achieve this milestone.
has notified the setting up of the first ever Special The lender is now in the league of Reliance Industries
Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tripura. Ltd, which has a market cap of $140.74 billion, and
The SEZ is being set-up at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom, Tata Consultancy Services that has a market cap of
South Tripura District, which is 130 km away from $114.60 billion.
Agartala. It will be a Sector Specific Economic Zone
for Agro-Based Food Processing. The estimated 237. The GST Council has fixed a uniform tax rate
investment in the project will be around 1550 Crore. of ______ percent on both states and private
lotteries.
234. What edition of Regional Quality Conclave A) 12%
(RQC) was held at Rudrapur, Uttarakhand? B) 8%
A) 9th C) 16%
B) 10th D) 24%
C) 11th E) 28%
D) 12th Answer: E
E) 13th The 38th meeting of the GST Council met under the
Answer: C Chairmanship of the Union Minister for
Quality Council of India (QCI) along with PHD Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) is . It has decided to keep the tax slabs untouched for the
organizing its 11th Regional Quality Conclave (RQC) time being and has fixed a uniform tax rate of 28 per
on 20th December 2019 at, Rudrapur, district Udham cent on both state and private lotteries, effective from
Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. March 1, 2020.
The theme of the Rudrapur RQC is “Advance
Manufacturing with Quality, Innovation & Technology 238. Who is the largest contributor of troops to UN
Interventions.” peacekeeping operations?
A) UK
235. Who has been bestowed with the Icon of the B) India
Jubilee award at the Golden Jubilee edition of the C) USA
International Film Festival of India? D) Russia
A) Dilip Kumar E) China
B) Amitabh Bachan Answer: B
C) Meena Kumari India is among the largest troop contributing countries
D) RajniKanth to UN peacekeeping operations.
E) Kamal Hassan Currently, 2,342 Indian troops and 25 police personnel
Answer: D are deployed with the UN Mission in South Sudan
The Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film (UNMISS).
Festival of India (IFFI) held in Panaji, Goa. Renowned About 850 Indian peacekeepers serving in South Sudan
Superstar Rajinikanth was bestowed with the Icon of have been awarded the prestigious UN medal for their
the Jubilee Award.

service and contribution to building peace in the strife-

torn nation and supporting the local communities. 242. Which state government has started Janta
Clinic to provide free primary healthcare to the
239. Kamal Nath has inaugurated __________ needy?
Khajuraho International Film Festival. A) Assam
A) 4th B) Haryana
B) 3rd C) Rajasthan
C) 5th D) Himachal Pradesh
D) 6th E) Uttarakhand
E) 7th Answer: C
Answer: C Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot inaugurated the first
Shri Kamal Nath was inaugurating the 5th International Janta clinic at Valmiki Basti in the Malviya Nagar area
Film Festival in Khajuraho. The 5th Khajuraho to provide free primary health care to people living in
International Festival organized in joint aegis of slums.
Culture and Tourism Departments in collaboration with In its first phase, 12 Janta Clinics will be opened in
Prayas Production, Mumbai was inaugurated with the Jaipur where people would get free medicines, and free
screening of Gandhi Film on the 150th Birth medical examination in some cases. Later, in the
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. second and third phases of this scheme, Janta Clinics
will be opened in other areas.
240. Which state has organized the Golden Jubilee
edition of the International Film Festival of India 243. Which country has signed a new law to ban gay
(IFFI)? ‘conversion therapy’?
A) Assam A) Canada
B) Goa B) Germany
C) Odisha C) France
D) West Bengal D) UK
E) Haryana E) New Zealand
Answer: B Answer: B
The Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film The German government signed off on a new law
Festival of India (IFFI) held in Panaji, Goa. banning ‘conversion therapies’ designed to force
Renowned Superstar Rajinikanth was bestowed with heterosexuality on homosexuals.
the Icon of the Jubilee Award. Renowned French film The legislation, set to be introduced next year, would
actor Isabelle Huppert was honoured with the Lifetime see the practice made punishable with up to a year in
Achievement Award. prison and fines of up to 30,000 euros ($33,000).
241. Which state government has launched the 244. India is the world’s ____________ largest
‘Jalsathi’ program? publisher of science & engineering articles.
A) Manipur A) 2nd
B) Bihar B) 3rd
C) Odisha C) 4th
D) Tripura D) 5th
E) Mizoram E) 6th
Answer: C Answer: B
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched the With over 1.35 lakh scientific papers published, India
‘Jalsathi’ programme to ensure supply of safe drinking has become the world’s third largest publisher of
water to all households in the state. science and engineering articles, according to a US
The inclusion of women volunteers from Mission government agency data, topped by China.
Shakti for piped water supply will boost their economic As per the statistics compiled by the US National
empowerment. Science Foundation (NSF), the number of scientific
Patnaik also distributed water quality testing kits and papers published worldwide increased from 1,755,850
POS (point of sale) machines to the women volunteers in 2008 to 2,555,959 in 2018.
‘Jalasathis’.

The data, which was released on Tuesday, stated that in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cybersecurity
2008, India published 48,998 science and engineering over the next three years.
articles. The ‘Future Skills PRIME’ programme will be jointly
rolled out by the information technology ministry and
245. GEM has signed two MoUs with which banks industry body Nasscom and will seek to position the
for payment related services? initiative as India stack for digital talent.
A) Axis Bank and HDFC India is upping the ante in digital skilling at a time
B) HDFC and UCO Bank when it is poised to see over 90 million people joining
C) Bank of Maharashtra and UCO Bank the overall workforce by 2030.
D) Bank of Maharashtra and Axis Bank
E) Axis Bank and UCO Bank 248. BP Raju from which organisation has won the
Answer: C ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year’ award?
The Government e- Marketplace signed two MoUs A) CBI
with Bank of Maharashtra and UCO Bank to offer a B) RAW
number of services including transfer of funds through C) IB
GeM Pool Accounts (GPA), advising of Performance D) CISF
Bank Guarantees (e-PBG) and Earnest Money Deposit E) CRPF
(EMD) to the registered users on the portal. Answer: A
Integration for payments and various banking services CBI officer B P Raju has won the ‘India Cyber Cop of
is one of the priorities for GeM towards the cherished the Year 2019’ award by NASSCOM-
goal of a paperless, contactless and cashless system. DSCI for cracking a fraud case in an online entrance
GeM has already signed MoUs with 19 Public Sector exam conducted by an engineering college in
and Private Banks to enable these functionalities. Rajasthan.
The award was given to Raju by Secretary, Ministry of
246. Which Ministry has notified the setting up of Electronics and Information Technology, Ajay Prakash
First ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tripura? Sawhney, during the annual Information Security
Summit held at Gurgaon.
A) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
B) Ministry of Consumer Affairs 249. Who got Sahitya Akademi award for Konkani
C) Ministry of MSME language?
D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry A) Anuradha Patil
E) Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers B) Penna Madhusudan
Answer: D C) Kumar Manish Arvind
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified D) Phukan Ch. Basumatary
the setting up of the first ever Special Economic Zone E) Sri Nilba A. Khandekar
(SEZ) in Tripura on December 16, 2019. Answer: E
The SEZ is being set-up at Paschim Jalefa, Sabroom, Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Sahitya
South Tripura District, which is 130 km away from Akademi Awards in 23 languages.
Agartala. It will be a Sector Specific Economic Zone Seven books of poetry, four of novel, six of short
for Agro-Based Food Processing. stories, three of essays and one each of non- fiction,
autobiography and biography have won the Sahitya
247. The Future Skill Prime programme to train Akademi Awards 2019.
professionals in futuristic skills will be jointly rolled Seven books of poetry were awarded to Dr. Phukan Ch.
out by NASSCOM and ___________ Ministry. Basumatary (Bodo), Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya
A) MEITY (Hindi), Sri Nilba A. Khandekar (Konkani), Sri Kumar
B) Finance Ministry Manish Arvind (Maithili), Sri V. Madhusoodanan Nair
C) Power Ministry (Malayalam), Smt. Anuradha Patil (Marathi) and Prof.
D) Corporate Affairs Ministry Penna Madhusudan (Sanskrit).
E) HRD Ministry
Answer: A 250. Shriram Lagoo who passed away recently was a
The government announced Rs 436 crore outlay for famous ________ .
skilling 4 lakh professionals in futuristic areas such as A) Singer

B) Producer C) 50 km
C) Actor D) 75 km
D) Writer E) 125 km
E) Director Answer: D
Answer: C Pinaka Missile System developed by Defence Research
Eminent theatre and film actor Shriram Lagoo, who and Development Organisation (DRDO) was
played an important role in the growth of theatre passed successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test
away following a cardiac arrest. Lagoo's roles in Range, Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
Marathi plays such as ‘Natsamrat’ and ‘Himalayachi Pinaka is an Artillery Missile System capable of
Saoli’ and films like ‘Pinjra’ made him popular. He striking into enemy territory up to a range of 75
essayed memorable roles in Bollywood films such as kilometres with high precision.
‘Ek Din Achanak’, ‘Gharonda’ and ‘Lawaris’.
254. How much amount has been allotted by the
251. Which is the first city in India to get online Central Government for the Kerala semi-high speed
portal to exchange reusable products? rail project?
A) New Delhi A) 45000 Crore
B) Guwahati B) 20000 Crore
C) Pune C) 56000 Crore
D) Chennai D) 66000 Crore
E) Coimbatore E) 70000 Crore
Answer: D Answer: D
Chennai residents can now buy and sell reusable and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that the
recycled products online as the Greater Centre had given in-principle approval to the Rs.66,000
Chennai Corporation launched a new website that crores Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod semi-high
facilitates waste-trading. The first-of-its-kind website in speed rail (SHSR) corridor project. It is a joint venture
India, www.madraswasteexchange.com, has a variety of the Kerala government and the Ministry of Railways.
of products made from dry and wet waste such as SHSR, named Silver Line, is envisaged to cut travel
school bags, slippers, vermi-compost, manure, coconut time between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod from
powder, lemon dishwash among other products. 12 hours to 4 hours.
252. Zeena Khitta has won the women’s national 255. RBI has recently conducted a special OMO
________ Air Rifle at the 63rd National Shooting (Similar to ‘Operation Twist’ of US) for what
Championship Competitions? purpose?
A) 20 m A) Simultaneous sale & purchase of bonds
B) 50 m B) Credit monitoring
C) 30 m C) NBFC liquidity window
D) 10 m D) Linking bank rate with the repo rate
E) 25 m E) Selling bonds in exchange for gold
Answer: D Answer: A
Himachal’s Zeena Khitta stunned West Bengal’s The Reserve Bank of India will conduct a simultaneous
Mehuli Ghosh and World No.3 Apurvi Chandela to sale and purchase of bonds, in a move seen by market
emerge as the new national champion in the Women’s participants as an attempt to bring longer-term yields
10 metres Air Rifle event at the ongoing 63rd National lower.
Shooting Championship Competitions Rifle and Pistol It is the first time the RBI has conducted a special open
in Bhopal . market operation (OMO) of this kind, similar to the
‘Operation Twist’ carried out in the United States near
253. Pinaka Missile System was successfully flight- the start of the decade.
tested from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
off the Odisha coast. It has a capacity of striking up 256. Madhya Pradesh has signed a ________ Loan
to a range of _________. with ADB India for PPP to state highways and
A) 100 km major district roads.
B) 200 km A) $ 420 Million

B) $ 340 Million B) Kochi

C) $ 370 Million C) Ahmedabad
D) $ 280 Million D) Varanasi
E) $ 490 Million E) Jhansi
Answer: E Answer: B
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the The Exercise Apharan—a large scale anti-hijacking
Government of India signed a $490 million loan for exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in collaboration
public-private partnership (PPP) project to upgrade with the Indian Coast Guard, Cochin Port Trust and
about 1,600 km of state highways and major district other stakeholders.
roads (MDRs) from single-lane to two-lane widths in The exercise was conducted for the first time in Kerala
the state of Madhya Pradesh. at such a scale and saw the participation of multiple
An additional $286 million investment will be agencies including more than 12 ships and helicopters
mobilised through private sector participation under the of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Cochin
PPP modality. Port Trust.
257. Jammu & Kashmir has inked an MoU with 260. India is ranked at 108th position on the latest
__________ to strengthen immunization supply FIFA ranking list. India lost _______ places
chain system. throughout the year.
A) ADB A) 8
B) UNDP B) 4
C) AIIB C) 11
D) NDB D) 13
E) UNEP E) 12
Answer: B Answer: C
The Jammu and Kashmir administration signed a The Indian men’s football team remained static at 108th
Memorandum of Understanding with the UNDP India spot in the year-ending FIFA rankings.
to strengthen immunization supply chain system in the India, however, lost 11 places throughout the year.
union territory. With 1187 total points, India is placed at the 19th spot
It aims to implement Electronic Vaccine Intelligence among Asian countries headed by Japan 28th.
Network (eVIN).
261. Zeena Khitta has won the women’s national
258. Devesh Srivastava has been appointed as the 10m Air Rifle. The event was held in which city?
CMD of ___________. A) Indore
A) NALCO B) Gwalior
B) NICL C) Pune
C) NIACL D) Bhopal
D) GIC E) New Delhi
E) AIC Answer: D
Answer: D Himachal’s Zeena Khitta stunned West Bengal’s
Devesh Srivastava has been elevated to the position of Mehuli Ghosh and World No.3 Apurvi Chandela to
Chairman and Managing Director at General Insurance emerge as the new national champion in the Women’s
Corporation of India (GIC Re). 10 metres Air Rifle event at the ongoing 63rd National
He was managing the departments of human resources Shooting Championship Competitions Rifle and Pistol
and training, ReInsurance Worldwide (RIWW), in Bhopal .
corporate communications, CMD’s secretariat and Mehuli had to settle for the silver while Apurvi won the
innovation centre. bronze.
Srivastava began his career with Oriental Insurance
Company Ltd at Indore. 262. December 20 is observed annually as which
day?
259. Indian Navy has conducted an anti-hijacking A) World Water Day
exercise by the name of Apharan at ____________. B) World Refugee Day
A) Cuttack C) Minorities Rights Day

D) International Human Solidarity Day 265. RBI has planned to buy, sell govt bonds worth
E) Human Rights Day Rs 10,000 crore. Participants will submit their bid
Answer: D on which platform?
International Human Solidarity Day is observed on 20 A) CRIS
December annually to highlight the importance of unity B) CTS
in diversity. C) E-Kuber
This day also reminds people to work together in D) CBS
fighting against poverty, hunger, and disease. E) Open Bidding System
A day to encourage debate on the ways to promote Answer: C
solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will simultaneously
Development Goals, including poverty eradication, a purchase and sell government securities worth 10,000
day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty crore rupees under a special Open Market Operation
eradication. (OMO).
Such exercises are done by the central bank when the
263. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban proceeds from the sale of short-term securities are used
Transformation (AMRUT) Mission has been to buy long-term government securities or bonds in a
extended to which year? bid to bring down interest rates on long-term securities.
A) 2021 RBI stated that the eligible participants should submit
B) 2022 their bids and offers in electronic format on the RBI’s
C) 2023 Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system between
D) 2024 10.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon on the 23rd of this month.
E) 2025
Answer: B 266. Writer LS Sheshagiri Rao has died recently.
The Centre has decided to extend the mission period of She was a ________ writer.
its flagship initiative Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and A) Telugu
Urban Transformation (AMRUT) by two more years. B) Tamil
It was launched on June 25, 2015 by Prime Minister C) Kannada
Narendra Modi, AMRUT completes its mission period D) Konkani
in March 2020. E) Maithili
The ministry of housing and urban affairs has now Answer: C
decided to extend the mission by two more years till Kannada writer, critic and lexicographer L S Sheshagiri
March 2022. Rao breathed his last at his residence in the city.
He was 94 and was suffering from age related
264. Dr. Harsh Vardhan recently inaugurated the complications. An English professor at Bangalore
CGHS Wellness Centre in New Delhi. CGHS University, most of his literary output was in Kannada.
services have now been extended to how many
cities? 267. ICC has partnered with which organization for
A) 175 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup?
B) 120 A) BYJU’s
C) 150 B) UNICEF
D) 100 C) Facebook
E) 200 D) UNESCO
Answer: D E) Google
CGHS services shall be now be extended to 100 cities”. Answer: B
This was stated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare as he it has extended its partnership with UNICEF through to
inaugurated the new CGHS Wellness Centre at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 with the focus
Vikaspuri, New Delhi, in the presence of Shri Parvesh on empowering women and girls through cricket.
Saheb Singh Verma, Member of Parliament, West The extension of the partnership will once again see the
Delhi. ICC provide UNICEF with a platform for fundraising
to help bring positive change to women and girls and
drive awareness for the work that UNICEF does as a

global champion for children’s rights in cricket playing A) TN Manoharan

nations. B) Anand Mahindra
C) Pawan Goenka
268. Where have the World’s oldest fossil trees been D) Vikram Mehta
recently discovered? E) Keshub Mahindra
A) Ontario Answer: B
B) Chicago Anand Mahindra will step down as Executive
C) New York Chairman from April 1, 2020.
D) Houston With effect from April 1, 2020, Mahindra will
E) Wisconsin transition to the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the
Answer: C board of Mahindra & Mahindra. This is in
Fossilized trees dating back 386 million years have accordance with the Sebi guidelines Pawan Goenka
been discovered at an abandoned quarry in New York. will be re-designated as Managing Director and Chief
Scientists believe they’ve found a forest so gigantic that Executive from April 1.
it once stretched beyond Pennsylvania from the quarry
in Cairo, New York ,nestled in the foothills of the 272. __________ has announced USD 210 million
Catskill Mountains. loan for irrigation & solar energy projects in India.
A) ADB
269. India has ranked at __________ on the World B) World Bank
Anti-Doping Agency list for violations. C) AIIB
A) 2nd D) NDB
B) 5th E) IMF
C) 4th Answer: C
D) 7th The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment
E) 10th Bank (AIIB) announced a total loan of USD 210
Answer: D million for irrigation and solar energy projects in India.
The World Anti-Doping Agency consisting of dope The multilateral institution will lend USD 145 million
infractions recorded in 2017 across the world has to improve irrigation services and strengthen flood risk
revealed that India was fifth-highest when it came to management in West Bengal, while USD 65 million
total number of positive dope tests in Adverse has been earmarked for a 250-megawatt (MW) solar
Analytical Findings (AAF), while it was seventh- project in Rajasthan promoted by Hero Future Energies.
highest in the list of Anti- Doping Rule Violations
(ADRV). 273. Fitch Ratings has reduced India’s GDP growth
forecast to _________ in FY20
270. Which country has won the FIFA Team of the A) 5%
Year? B) 4.8%
A) Argentina C) 4.6%
B) Spain D) 4.5%
C) France E) 5.1%
D) Belgium Answer: C
E) Brazil Fitch Ratings cut India’s GDP growth forecast for the
Answer: D 2019-20 fiscal year to 4.6 per cent on deterioration in
Belgium have been crowned FIFA ‘Team of the Year’ business and consumer confidence.
for the second successive time after a record-breaking It affirmed India’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer
year for the global ladder. Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-‘ with a Stable Outlook.
World champions France remains in second place
ahead of Brazil in third, the positions they held in 274. ________ has partnered with NASSCOM to
December 2018, but the make-up of the year-end top upskill 10,000 engineering students.
five has changed. A) Infosys
B) IBM
271. Who has decided to step down from the C) TCS
position of Mahindra Group’s executive chairman? D) Wipro

E) CTS D) Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: D E) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Bengaluru-based Wipro Ltd has partnered with the Answer: B
National Association of Software and Services Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry has
Companies (Nasscom) to train 10,000 students from finalized a plan for setting up 500 skill hubs and labs in
over 20 engineering colleges in India as part of the government schools. It has taken several initiatives to
‘Future Skills’ platform impart skill training to the youth of the country.
The programme has now been extended to students The Ministry aims to Skill on a large scale with high
directly through Future Skills, which is a Nasscom Standards in order to achieve its vision of a Skilled
initiative to bridge the industry-academia skill gap and India.
help students keep pace with emerging technologies
such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cloud 278. Who has won the Bengaluru Open Golf
computing, cybersecurity, and internet of things (IoT). Championship?
A) Dinesh Singh
275. Ethiopia has launched its first satellite from B) Sujith Mohan
which country? C) Abhinav Lohan
A) Russia D) Ashwin Mehta
B) India E) Amit Chauhan
C) China Answer: C
D) USA Abhinav Lohan lifted PGTI title securing a narrow one-
E) UK shot triumph at the Bengaluru Open golf
Answer: C Championship.
Ethiopia launched its first satellite, a landmark It was Lohan’s first title on the TATA Steel PGTI and
achievement for the country’s space program that caps second win of the year as he had also emerged
a banner year for the African space industry. victorious at the PGTI Feeder Tour event in Lucknow.
The launch of the Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite
(ERTSS) took place at a space station in China. 279. Maisnam Meiraba Luwang has won the
The launch makes Ethiopia the eleventh African Bangladesh Junior International Badminton Series
country to put a satellite into space. Egypt was the first by beating which player?
in 1998. A) Wonchi Jiantanet
B) Chei Yufei
276. Who has addressed the annual general meeting C) Lin Dan
of ASSOCHAM Annual Conference in New Delhi? D) Min Chen Wang
E) Ken Yong Ong
A) Ram Nath Kovind Answer: E
B) Venkaiah Naidu India's shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang has won the
C) Narendra Modi Men's singles Bangladesh Junior International
D) Nirmala Sitharaman Badminton Series 2019 in Dhaka. Top-seeded Meiraba,
E) Amit Shah who hails from Manipur, beat Ken Yong Ong 21, 14,
Answer: C 21-18 in the final lasting 38 minutes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the annual Meiraba had defeated another Malaysian, M Fazriq
general meeting of Associated Chambers of Commerce Mohamad Razif, in the semifinals. He was one of the
and Industry of India in New Delhi. five Indians in the main draw. Meiraba had also
The theme of the event was ‘New India Aspiring for a clinched the boys' singles U-19 title at the Woncheon
USD 5 trillion economy’. The event was organized on Yonex Korea Junior Open International Challenge last
the completion of 100 years of ASSOCHAM. month.
277. Which ministry has decided to set up 500 skills 280. Oman and which country have signed an MoU
hub and labs in govt schools? to enhance trade & economic cooperation?
A) Ministry of Human Resource Development A) India
B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship B) Iraq
C) Ministry of Finance C) Iran

D) UAE
E) Saudi Arabia 283.______________ has received three Green
Answer: D Channel combinations for automatic approval
The UAE federal export credit company, Etihad Credit under the competition law.
Insurance (ECI) has signed a Memorandum of A) CCI
Understanding (MoU) with the Export Credit B) CII
Guarantee Agency of Oman (Credit Oman) to enhance C) NITI Aayog
trade and economic cooperation between the two D) Invest India
countries. E) NIIF
The signing took place during the 10th AMAN UNION Answer: A
General Assembly, held in Muscat. The MoU was The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has
signed by Massimo Falcioni, CEO at ECI and Sheikh received three Green Channel combinations for
Khalil bin Ahmed Al-Harthy, recently appointed CEO automatic approval under the competition law.
at Credit Oman, in the presence of senior officials from One of the combinations is related to 100 per cent
both the institutions. acquisition of both IDBI Asset Management Ltd
(IAML) and IDBI MF Trustee Company Ltd (IMTL)
281. Who has won the Bharat Award for bravery by Muthoot Finance Ltd (MFL).
for rescuing people from a burning bus? The other combination is the acquisition of Adani
A) Sudesh Singh Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) and Adani Electricity
B) Aditya K. Mumbai Services Ltd (AEMSL) by Qatar Holding LLC
C) Ramesh B (QH).
D) Muhammed Mohsin
E) Fatah 284. Reliance Infrastructure has won an arbitration
Answer: B award against Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
Aditya K. of Ramanattukara, Kozhikode, has become for how many crore?
the first child from the State to bag the Bharat Award A) 1000
for bravery. B) 1500
The Prime Minister will give away the awards at the C) 1250
Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. D) 1400
The most prestigious of the National Bravery Awards, E) 1450
given away by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Answer: C
the Bharat Award has gone to Aditya for rescuing 20 Reliance Infrastructure has won an arbitration award of
people from a burning bus that was on the move. Rs 1,250 crore against Damodar Valley Corporation
(DVC). The proceeds will be used to pay lenders and
282. Renowned Archaeologist R. Nagaswamy was reduce the debt of the company, the infrastructure firm
honoured for his contribution to art, archaeology, in a filing to BSE.
history, and culture by which country? A three-member arbitration tribunal unanimously gave
A) Japan the award in favour of Reliance Infrastructure.
B) Singapore
C) Myanmar 285. Telangana Express adorned with “Singareni
D) Thailand Colours” has started its run between Hyderabad
E) Bangladesh and which Indian city?
Answer: E A) Chennai
Renowned archaeologist R. Nagaswamy was honoured B) Amravati
at the Silver Jubilee International Conference of Art C) Bengaluru
held in Dhaka by Bangladesh Culture Minister K.M. D) Guwahati
Khalid. E) New Delhi
He was honoured for the contribution of Nagaswamy to Answer: E
art, archaeology, history, and culture. In the first of its kind initiative by South Central
The Silver Jubilee volume of the Journal of Bengal Art Railway, Hyderabad-New Delhi- Hyderabad Telangana
was dedicated to Mr. Nagaswamy. The art carries Express, the iconic train that connects the State and the
articles by international scholars. Nation’s Capital, has been wrapped with the colors of

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), the their earlier currency CFA Franc's links to former
Government owned Coal producing giant of India and colonial ruler France.
also a premier freight customer of the Railways. The CFA Franc was initially pegged to the French franc
The Secunderabad Division of SCR has tied up with and has been linked to the euro for about two decades.
M/s. SCCL and one rake of Hyderabad- New Delhi Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast,
Telangana Express has been vinyl wrapped by SCCL. Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo currently use the
currency. All the countries are former French colonies
286. India's First 'Water From Air' System with the exception of Guinea-Bissau.
generator has been installed at which railway
station? 289. 'Oxygen Parlour' has set up which railway
A) Patna station to combat the rising air pollution?
B) Ranchi A) Visakhapatnam
C) Visakhapatnam B) Chennai
D) New Delhi (3)New Delhi
E) Secunderabad D) Guwahati
Answer: E E) Nashik
The Indian Railways announced that it has installed a Answer: E
first-of-its-kind 'atmospheric water generator (AWG) In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in
system called 'Meghdoot,' which converts humid air cities, an 'Oxygen Parlour' has been opened at Nashik
into potable drinking water, at Secunderabad railway railway station to provide an experience of breathing
station in Telangana. clean air to the commuters.
The AWG device is developed by Telangana-based The initiative comes with the efforts of Airo Guard in
watertech company Maithri Aquatech collaboration with the Indian Railways.
The device was installed under SCR's green initiatives The co-founder of Airo Guard, Amit Amritkar said that
and water conservation measures programme. the concept of Oxygen Parlour is based on the
recommendation of the National Aeronautics and Space
287. YSR Neetanna Nestham scheme has been Administration (NASA).
launched in which district of Andhra Pradesh?
A) Kurnool 290. CBERS-4A is a bilateral programme of which
B) Krishna two countries?
C) Chittoor A) Pakistan & China
D) Srikakulam B) Ethiopia & Brazil
E) Vizianagaram C) Brazil & China
Answer: B D) Russia & Brazil
The YSR Neetanna Nestham scheme was launched in E) Russia & India
Krishna district's Pedana town by Andhra Pradesh Answer: C
Panchayati Raj Minister P Ramachandra Reddy. The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A
Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy had seen the (CBERS-4A), a new satellite jointly developed by
problems of handloom weavers in his foot march and China and Brazil as part of a bilateral programme, was
he introduced the scheme for about 75,000 weavers recently sent into space, thus further pushes forward the
under which they would be given Rs 24,000 annually. aerospace cooperation between the two countries. It
was launched on a Long March-4B carrier from
288. How many West African nations have decided Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province of
to have a common currency ‘Eco’? China. The same rocket also put into orbits another 8
A) 10 satellites, including a wide-range multispectral remote-
B) 9 sensing microsatellite donated to Ethiopia (which is
C) 8 also Ethiopia’s first satellite).
D) 6
E) 5 291. Who has been named as Cuba’s first prime
Answer: C minister?
Eight West African countries have agreed to change the A) Raul Castro
name of their common currency to Eco and severed B) Manuel Marrero Cruz

C) Carlos Batista C) AutoPayments at Tolls

D) Miguel Díaz-Canel D) Payment of Penalties online
E) Jose Miguel E) Recharging of Fast Tags
Answer: D Answer: C
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has appointed the The government has notified rules for fixation of
country's first prime minister in more than 40 years - microdots identifiers on motor vehicles and their parts.
the tourism minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz. Mr Road Transport and Highways Ministry stated ,
Marrero was named tourism minister in 2004 by Fidel microdots will enhance the security of vehicles. The
Castro and has since overseen a major boost in tourism notification was issued after consideration of
to the island. suggestions and objections on the draft notification
The post of prime minister was scrapped in 1976 by the issued in July this year. The invisible microdots will
then revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. now come affixed on vehicles and their parts to prevent
theft as well as to check fake spare parts.
292. The National Farmers day or Kisan Diwas is
celebrated across the country on which date? 295. Which state government will have schools be
A) December 28 marked into ‘hard’ , ‘soft’ and ‘medium’ ?
B) December 25 A) Haryana
C) December 26 B) Punjab
D) December 23 C) West Bengal
E) December 27 D) Assam
Answer: D E) Arunachal Pradesh
Kisan Divas or Farmer’s Day in India or National Answer: E
Farmer’s Day is celebrated on 23 December across the Arunachal Pradesh will soon have schools marked
country to commemorate the birth anniversary of the ‘hard’, ‘soft’ and ‘medium’. Geography, lack of
former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. infrastructure and reluctance of teachers to work
beyond their comfort zones are the reasons for this
293. Indian Railways is planning to modernize its categorisation.
Signalling system, with trials of over a route of
_________ kilometre. 296. According to the government data, only
A) 450 ________ percent of the new taxpayers have paid
B) 640 taxes.
C) 720 A) 10%
D) 350 B) 12%
E) 490 C) 15%
Answer: B D) 18%
Indian Railways has decided to modernize its E) 20%
Signalling system on its entire network by Answer: C
implementing Modern Train Control system. A range of measures to go after tax defaulters and
Ministry of Railways stated that, this is one of the most simplifying the GST filing process was discussed by
ambitious modernization projects which envisages up- the Group of Ministers headed by Bihar Deputy Chief
gradation of a signaling system for improving safety, Minister Sushil Modi in Bengaluru.
Line Capacity and to run trains at a higher speed. The Briefing media persons in Bengaluru, Sushil Modi
Ministry stated, four works of the total 640-kilometre informed that the number of active GST taxpayers has
route at a cost of 1810 crore rupees have been gone up to one crore twenty-one lakh of which 66.79
sanctioned as pilot projects in Supplementary Works lakh are new registrations, since the launch of GST.
Programmes 2018-19 for extensive trials of Modern However, only 15 percent of the new taxpayers have
Train Control System. paid taxes.
294. Government has notified rules for fixation of 297. Which state government has laid down the
microdots. What is the purpose of microdots? foundation stone for Rs 15,000 crore steel plants?
A) Irrigation technology
B) Prevent vehicular theft A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Andhra Pradesh Traditionally, the winners are conferred the honour by

C) Odisha the President of India.
D) Jharkhand However, this time the President will be hosting a high
E) Bihar tea for the winners. Union Minister for Information and
Answer: B Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar also attended the
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan ceremony.
Reddy laid the foundation stone for establishing a high-
grade steel plant at Sunnapuralla palli village in his 301. Who has received the Janakavi P Sawlaram
native Kadapa district. Memorial Award for contribution in the field of
The Rs 15,000-crore plant with a three-million-tonne cinema and theatre?
capacity per annum would provide jobs to about 25,000 A) Ashok Saraf
people, and would be completed in three years. B) Vikram Gokhale
C) Bharat Jadhav
298. Sangeeta Reddy has been appointed as the D) Usha Naik
president of _________. E) Sharad Ponkshe
A) CII Answer: E
B) FCI Noted Marathi actor Sharad Ponkshe has got the
C) CWC Janakavi P Sawlaram Memorial Award for his
D) FSSAI contribution in the field of cinema and theatre.
E) FICCI Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske presented the award to
Answer: E Ponkshe. The award is jointly given by the Thane
Sangita Reddy, joint managing director, Apollo Municipal Corporation and the Janakavi P Savlaram
Hospitals Group has taken over as the President of Kala Samiti.
industry chamber FICCI for 2019-20.
She succeeds Sandip Somany, vice chairman and 302. Army Tech Seminar ‘ARTECH 2019’ for
managing director, HSIL. ‘Make in India’ Defence industry will take place in
_________.
299. Government extends tenure of _________ chief A) Surat
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala by six months. B) New Delhi
A) IRDAI C) Pune
B) NHB D) Lucknow
C) EXIM Bank E) Bengaluru
D) SIDBI Answer: B
E) NABARD ARTECH Seminar was launched in 2016 as part of
Answer: E overall vision of ‘Make in India’ and is conducted
The tenure of NABARD chairman Harsh Kumar every year as a part of events leading up to Army Day
Bhanwala was extended by six months. celebrations.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has The seminar is the flagship event of Indian Army which
approved a six-month extension to the tenure of sets the agenda for focus areas of harvesting indigenous
Bhanwala, with effect from December 18, 2019. capabilities in the Defence sector.
300. Venkaiah Naidu has handed out the The ARTECH platform provides an opportunity to
__________ National Film Awards at Vigyan practitioners of military operations, policy makers in
Bhawan, New Delhi. the Ministry of Defence, industry, and academia to put
A) 62nd forth their contemporary Defence related capabilities.
B) 64th
C) 66th 303. Startup India, ___________ has partnered with
D) 68th which organisation to Launch WING Program for
E) 69th Women Entrepreneurs in Telangana.
Answer: C A) DPIIT
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu honoured the winners B) DARPG
of the 66th National Film Awards at a ceremony held in C) Ministry of Women and Development
New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan. D) Niti Aayog

E) Both B) and C) 306. Which city has got a Provisional Clearance to

Answer: A Host FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020
WE Hub, India’s first state led incubator to foster and Games?
promote women entrepreneurship to startup, scale-up A) Bengaluru
and accelerate with global market access, announced its B) Surat
partnership with Start-up India, DPIIT. C) Ahmedabad
The two have joined hands to launch Startup India’s D) Calicut
flagship program for women entrepreneurs called E) Cuttack
WING (Women Rise Together program) in Telangana. Answer: C
We Hub, will drive the program for women Ahmedabad has been cleared as a provisional venue for
entrepreneurs in Telangana in collaboration with FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 by
KSUM and provide them with access to incubation, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) . The World
investors and business support. Cup is set to take place in the country next year from
November 2-21.
304. President Kovind has released a mobile app of Ahmedabad received the provisional clearance after the
the Red Cross in ___________. FIFA delegation visited the country last month and
A) New Delhi checked the facilities in Kolkata, Guwahati,
B) Mumbai Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai.
C) Imphal
D) Hyderabad 307. What is the 2019 theme of National Consumer
E) Chennai Rights Day, observed annually on December 24?
Answer: D A) Consumer first
President Ram Nath Kovind released the mobile app of B) Trusted smart products
the Red Cross Society of India in Hyderabad. The C) Consumer Satisfaction
President is in Hyderabad on his Southern Sojourn. D) Consumer complaints
Developed by the Telangana Centre for Good E) Timely disposal of complaints
Governance in less than three months, the mobile app is Answer: B
accessible in all languages. National Consumers Right Day is observed on 24
The developers informed that the access to blood bank December to raise awareness about the rights of
and Red Cross membership will become easy with the consumers and responsibilities.
launching of the mobile app. This is the day when the Consumer Protection Act,
1986 had received the assent of the President.
305. Rakhi Halder has created two new national The theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2019 was
records at the Qatar International Cup in ‘Trusted Smart Products’
__________.
A) Muscat 308. Which among the following has received the
B) Dubai Best Featured Film at 66th National Film Awards?
C) Abu Dhabi A) Badhai Ho
D) Doha B) Raazi
E) New Delhi C) Andhadhun
Answer: D D) Hellaro
Indian weightlifter Rakhi Halder with creating two new E) Uri
national records clinched a bronze medal in the Answer: D
women’s 64kg weight category at the Qatar Vice President Venkaiah Naidu honoured the winners
International Cup in Doha. of the 66th National Film Awards at a ceremony held in
The Commonwealth Championship gold medal list New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan.
superseded the senior national record in both snatch and Traditionally, the winners are conferred the honour by
total lift with her personal best effort of 218kg 95kg in the President of India. However, this time the President
the snatch with 123 kg. will be hosting a high tea for the winners. Union
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash
Javadekar also attended the ceremony.

The 66th National Film Awards were announced by A total number of 232 qualified Tennis Players have
Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury for feature films Best gathered in Delhi selected from 23 states for the
Feature Film :Hellaro National Level competition here. These players will
compete in different categories for the next four days.
309. Vernon Philander announced his retirement
from International cricket. He played for which 312. Dharmendra Pradhan has unveiled India’s
country? First CNG Bus that can run around ______
A) New Zealand kilometers in a single fill.
B) England A) 2000
C) South Africa B) 1300
D) USA C) 1000
E) UAE D) 1200
Answer: C E) 1500
Seasoned South Africa pacer Vernon Philander will Answer: C
retire from international cricket following the upcoming Delhi has witnessed a revolution in shift towards
Test series against England. cleaner gas based fuels
Philander was an important part of the Proteas pace Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural
troika, comprising Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, both Gas and Steel, unveiled India’s first long distance CNG
of whom have retired from Tests. bus fitted with composite CNG cylinders, which can
travel around 1000 kms in a single fill.
310. The Good Governance Day is observed The project has been executed by Indraprastha Gas
annually on which date ? Limited (IGL) and has been achieved through
A) December 30 pioneering design of Type IV Composite Cylinders in
B) December 29 buses, replacing traditional very heavy Type-I Carbon
C) December 28 Steel cylinders.
D) December 25
E) December 27 313. The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto
Answer: D approval to agreement on Security Cooperation
Good Governance Day in India is observed on 25 between India and which country?
December to commemorate the birth anniversary of A) Oman
Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He died at the age of 93 on 16 B) Myanmar
August, 2018. The Good C) Singapore
Governance Day was established in 2014 to pay tribute D) Thailand
to the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to raise E) Saudi Arabia
awareness about the accountability in governance Answer: E
among the people of India. The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval on
an Agreement on Security Cooperation between the
311. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Government of the Republic of India and the
‘Nishank’ has inaugurated the _________ National Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
School Games of SGFI in New Delhi The Agreement aims to improve the effectiveness of
A) 62nd both countries in the prevention and suppression of
B) 63rd crimes including crime relating to terrorism and its
C) 64th financing and organized crime and to establish a
D) 65th framework for enhancing cooperation between the
E) 66th officials of intelligence and law-enforcement agencies
Answer: D of the two countries, in line with national and
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ international obligations.
inaugurated Lawn Tennis Event (Under 19, Boys &
Girls) of 65th National School Games organised by 314. The Cabinet has given approval to the
School Games Federation of India (SGFI) at R.K. agreement between India and Sweden related to
Khanna Stadium in New Delhi . what?
A) Recognition of medical degrees & certificates

B) Disaster management agreement C) 4000 crore

C) Base erosion & profit shifting agreement D) 5000 crore
D) Recognition of maritime education &training E) 6000 crore
E) Advanced pricing agreement Answer: E
Answer: D Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Atal
The Agreement will pave the way for recognition of Bhujal Yojana in New Delhi . The Central Government
maritime education and training, certificates of scheme will promote Panchayat led ground water
competency, endorsements, training and documentary management and behavioural changes with primary
evidence and medical fitness certificates for seafarers focus on demand side management.
issued by the Government of both the countries, in Union Cabinet approved the 6,000 crore rupees scheme
accordance with the provision of regulation 1/10 of the at a meeting. Information and Broadcasting Minister
STCW Convention, and cooperation between the two Prakash Javadekar stated that, the scheme will be
countries in the training certification and management implemented over a period of 5 years in identified areas
of seafarers. in Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
The Agreement will be beneficial to both the countries Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
as Sweden is a ship owning nation while India is a net
seafarer supplying nation. 318. Leaders from which countries have recently
reiterated their commitment to ending North
315. I&B minister Prakash Javadekar has Korea’s nuclear program?
announced the launch of Digital Radio in which A) Japan, Russia, China
year? B) China, Japan, South Korea
A) 2020 C) China, Russia, South Korea
B) 2024 D) Japan, Russia, South Korea
C) 2022 E) South Korea, Russia, China
D) 2025 Answer: B
E) 2023 Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated
Answer: B their commitment to ending North Korea’s nuclear and
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash missile programs at a trilateral summit that comes
Javadekar has stated that the NDA government is against the backdrop of increasing demands by
bringing Digital Radio in 2024. Addressing the annual Pyongyang for sanctions relief.
Akashvani awards function in New Delhi. Free trade and economic cooperation were also at the
forefront of the meetings between Chinese Premier Li
316. PM Modi has unveiled the statue of Atal Bihari Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and
Vajapayee in Lucknow. What is the height of the South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the
statue? southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.
A) 20 feet
B) 25 feet 319. The RBI has capped the lending on P2P
C) 15 feet platforms. What is the upper limit of the aggregate
D) 30 feet exposure of a lender to all borrowers?
E) 35 feet A) 45 Lakh
Answer: B B) 60 Lakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a statue of C) 50 Lakh
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in D) 25 Lakh
Lucknow . Mr Modi will unveil the 25-feet bronze E) 20 Lakh
statue at Lok Bhawan, the secretariat of Uttar Pradesh Answer: C
government. Prime Minister will also lay the To protect consumers interest, the Reserve Bank stated
foundation stone of Atal Bihari Medical University. that on a peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platform the
permissible exposure of a lender to all borrowers
317. PM Modi has recently launched the Atal Bhujal should not exceed Rs 50 lakh at any given point of
Yojana. What is the project outlay of the scheme? time.
A) 3000 crore On a review, it has been decided that the aggregate
B) 4500 crore exposure of a lender to all borrowers at any point of

time, across all P2P platforms, shall be subject to a cap Market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board
of Rs 50,00,000 provided that such investments of the of India) has signed a bilateral memorandum of
lenders on P2P platforms are consistent with their net- understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan-based Astana
worth. Financial Services Authority (AFSA) for mutual
cooperation and technical assistance.
320. Which company has opened the first farm The MoU was signed by SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi
collection centre in Pune ? and the acting chief executive officer (CEO) of AFSA
A) Flipkart Mukhtar Bubeyev.
B) Amazon
C) Microsoft 323. Bharti Infratel has extended the deadline for
D) IBM the merger with which company by two more
E) Walmart months?
Answer: B A) Tata Towers
Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd, the retail arm of e- B) Indus Towers
commerce giant Amazon, will soon open its first farm C) Reliance Towers
collection center in Pune, sources privy to the D) Tower Vision
development said. Under its farm-to-fork initiative, E) Infra Towers
Amazon will directly purchase vegetables from Answer: B
farmers, who would be paid within 24 hours. Bharti Infratel stated it has extended the deadline for a
This is pursuant to Amazon’s focus on using merger with mobile tower company Indus Towers by
technology to enable farmers to directly offer the two more months to February 24, as it has not received
products to customers and unlock greater value. the necessary government approvals so far.
321. The Gross NPAs of banks have declined from 324. Tamil Nadu has inked an agreement under
11.2% to ________ percent in H1 ofFY20 as per Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF) with which
RBI. among the following?
A) 10.5 A) NIIF
B) 9.5 B) NABARD
C) 10.2 C) FASSI
D) 8.5 D) FICCI
E) 9.1 E) NHB
Answer: E Answer: B
The banking sector has shown good signs with The first tripartite Memorandum of Agreement was
improvement in the gross non performing assets signed between the Department of Fisheries under the
(GNPA), however, a fall in interest income adversely Government of India, NARBARD, and the Government
affected urban co-operative banks’ profitability among of Tamil Nadu for the implementation of Fisheries and
rural co-operatives. Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF).
The banking sector showed improvement with the A dedicated fund has been created, viz the Fisheries
GNPA ratio of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
declining from 11.2 per cent in March 2018 to 9.1 per (FIDF), with a total of Rs. 7,522.48 crore to address the
cent in March 2019 and a return to profitability in H1 infrastructure requirement for fisheries sector.
of 2019- 20.
325. Rohtang tunnel named after former Prime
322. Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, connects which two
has inked pact for mutual and technical cooperation places?
with organization? A) Lahaul Valley and Dharmashala
A) SEBI B) Kullu and Spiti
B) RBI C) Kullu and Lahaul Valley
C) PFRDA D) Lahaul Valley and Spiti
D) NHB E) Dharamshala and Kullu
E) NABARD Answer: C
Answer: A

On the eve of the birth anniversary(25TH Dec) of Hemant Soren is an Indian politician from Jharkhand,
former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the who is the current 11th Chief Minister designate of
Central government announced to name the Rohtang Jharkhand. He had also served as the 5th Chief Minister
tunnel, a road link between Kullu and landlocked of Jharkhand.
Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh, after Vajpayee. He is elected as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand second
The Union Cabinet approved two schemes in his time. He is also the president of the Jharkhand Mukti
honour: one to improve groundwater management in Morcha, a political party in Jharkhand.
villages and the other to rename the tunnel being built
under the Rohtang Pass after him. 329. Who has been felicitated by Army Chief Bipin
The tunnel, being constructed from Manali to Leh, Rawat for developing a bulletproof jacket?
would be renamed as the ‘Atal Tunnel’. A) Rajiv Singh
B) Anup Malik
326. Which Small Finance Bank has appointed PR C) Deepak Thakar
Ravi Mohan as its new chairman? D) Rajiv Singh
A) Ujjivan SFB E) Anoop Mishra
B) AU SFB Answer: E
C) Jana SFB In 2014, Maj. Anoop Mishra was hit by a bullet while
D) ESAF SFB serving in Kashmir valley. Luckily, the bullet hit his
E) Uttarkashi SFB armour plate but he went through deep trauma
Answer: D following which he decided to work on developing an
P R Ravi Mohan has been appointed as the new armour that can withstand hits from all kinds of
chairman of Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank. ammunition.
He replaced R Prabha, who completed his tenure as the He was felicitated by Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat
chairman. Mohan worked as chief general manager with the Army Design Bureau (ADB) excellence award
with the Department of Banking Operations and for indigenously developing Sarvatra bulletproof jacket
Development of the Reserve Bank of India, where he that can provide protection against various ammunition
was involved in the regulation of the commercial including that of sniper rifles.
banking system.
330. UNICEF has awarded the Kamareddy district
327. Who among the following has been taken over of ____________ state for effective Swachh Bharat
as the new President of Assocham? implementation.
A) Ashok Mehta A) Karnataka
B) Niranjan Hiranandani B) Tamil Nadu
C) Ramesh Mirchandani C) Telangana
D) Balkrishan Goenka D) Madhya Pradesh
E) Rishad Premji E) Mizoram
Answer: B Answer: C
Niranjan Hiranandani, Co-Founder and Managing Kamareddy district in Telangana secured the United
Director of the respected and well-diversified Nations International Children's Education Fund
Hiranandani Group has taken over as the new President (Unicef)-2019 Award for effective implementation of
of the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry Swachh Bharat Mission in water sanitation and hygiene
of India (ASSOCHAM), the country’s apex sectors.
organisation of industry and trade. The district stood in the forefront in the country in
construction of individual sanitary lavatories, swachh
328. Hemant Soren has been sworn in as 5th Chief darpan wall paintings, swachh survekshan, swachh
Minister of which state?? sundar shouchalay and other activities.
A) Meghalaya
B) Maharashtra 331. The Cabinet has approved an MoU between
B) Mizoram India and Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field
D) Jharkhand of _____________.
E) Karnataka A) Climate Action
Answer: D B) Defence

C) Service 334. As per the ICC Test rankings, who has become
D) Water Resources the top ranked batman for 2019?
E) Renewable Energy A) Babar Azam
Answer: E B) Virat Kohli
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri C) Steve Smith
Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of D) Kane Williamson
Understanding between the Ministry of New and E) Rohit Sharma
Renewable Energy of the Answer: B
Government of India and the Ministry of Energy of the Virat Kohli will end the year as the top ranked batsman
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of in the latest ICC Test rankings issued With 928 points,
Renewable Energy. Kohli is 17 points ahead of Australia's Steve
Cabinet approves Signing of MoU between India and Smith who occupies the second spot. New Zealand
Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation skipper Kane Willamson ends the year at number three
with 864 points.
332. India has successfully test-fired Quick Reaction Cheteshwar Pujara retained his fourth place but Rahane
Surface to Air Missile system. It has been developed slipped to seventh. He was replaced by Pakistan’s
by which agency? Babar Azam. India’s Mayank Agarwal occupies the
A) GRSE 12th position while limited overs Vice Captain Rohit
B) DRDO Sharma occupies the 15th spot.
C) ISRO
D) HAL 335. Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala have
E) SAIL clinched five gold medals at National Shooting
Answer: B Championships. The event was held in ________ .
India successfully test-fired its Quick Reaction Surface A) Guwahati
to Air Missile (QRSAM) system, likely to be inducted B) Gwalior
into the armed forces by 2021, from a base off Odisha C) Cuttack
coast. D) Chennai
The missile, developed by the Defence Research and E) Bhopal
Development Organisation (DRDO), was flight-tested Answer: E
from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. Commonwealth Games champions Manu Bhaker and
The QRSAM was flight-tested with full configuration Anish Bhanwala clinched gold medals at the 63rd
in deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air. National Shooting Championships in Bhopal. The 17-
year-old Bhaker, representing Haryana, clinched four
333. Which state has topped in the maximum gold medals (individual and team events in senior and
coverage area under micro-irrigation ? junior) in the women’s 10 meter air pistol. She shot 243
A) Karnataka to emerge triumphant in the eight-woman final.
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra 336. Which state government has topped the Good
D) Tamil Nadu Governance Index among North East and hill states
E) Punjab category?
Answer: D A) Manipur
Tamil Nadu has emerged as the topper in coverage of B) Meghalaya
area under micro-irrigation (MI). C) Goa
Of about 3.64 lakh hectares brought under MI, Tamil D) Himachal Pradesh
Nadu accounts for around 1.39 lakh hectares, E) Nagaland
accounting for 38% of the total coverage in the country, Answer: D
according to the website of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi The Good Governance Day is observed on the birth
Sinchayee Yojana (https://pmksy.gov.in), a scheme anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
aimed at improving on-farm water use efficiency Vajpayee.
through a number of measures such as MI. Dr Singh stated that Good Governance Index has been
scientifically designed on various parameters of
governance.

Tamil Nadu topped the Good Governance Index Union Cabinet approves conduct of Census of India
launched by the Centre. Maharashtra, Karnataka, 2021 and updation of National Population Register.
Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh followed among the Cabinet approved expenditure of over 8 thousand 754
‘Big States’ crore rupees for the exercise of Census of India 2021
In the North East and hill states category, Himachal and over 3 thousand 941 crore rupees for updation of
Pradesh ranked first. It was followed by Uttarakhand, National Population Register. The next decennial
Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim. Census is due in 2021 and would be conducted in two
phases.
337. The Central government has planned to
convert how many hospitals into medical colleges? 340. Which city has launched the Housing Scheme
A) 95 for Residents Of Unauthorized Colonies?
B) 90 A) Mumbai
C) 85 B) Surat
D) 80 C) Ranchi
E) 75 D) Delhi
Answer: E E) Pune
Harsh vardhan Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Answer: D
has stated the Centre is planning to convert 75 hospitals Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the
in aspirational districts across the country into medical Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana for the residents of
colleges in a phased manner. Jhuggi-Jhopri (JJ) clusters would provide a pucca house
A target has been set to convert 49 hospitals, including to every citizen of Delhi.
six in Odisha, into medical colleges within the next five 65,000 families residing in slum areas were distributed
years. ownership certificates and they would soon be provided
pucca houses. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement
338. Who has been selected for the Harivarasanam Board (DUSIB), which is mandated to construct houses
award for 2020? for the slum dwellers, had launched a survey in June
A) Yuvan Sankar Raja this year to ascertain the number of beneficiaries to be
B) KJ Yesudas provided pucca houses.
C) Gangai Amaran
D) AR Rahman 341. Delhi cabinet has approved the policy on
E) Ilaiyaraja electric vehicles to curb pollution. It aims to convert
Answer: E _____ percent vehicles to electric vehicles.
Renowned musician and composer Ilaiyaraja has been A) 45
selected for this year’s Harivarasanam award. The B) 25
award, comprising a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh, a citation C) 30
and a plaque, will be presented at a function at D) 35
Sabarimala Sannidhanam next month in Kerala. E) 40
Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran announced Answer: B
the award. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government
Among the previous recipients of the award are KJ approved a policy on electric vehicles (EVs) with a
Yesudas, SB Balasubramanyam, MG Sreekumar, focus on two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles, and
Gangai Amaran, KS Chitra and P Susheela. commercial vehicles to lead the change to electric
mobility, at a time when the state is grappling with
339. Government has approved the updation of severe levels of pollution.
National Population Register. The next census will By 2024, They want that 25% of the vehicles to be
be taken place in which year? electric vehicles. The aim is to reduce air pollution and
A) 2022 create large scale jobs. The emphasis is on two-
B) 2021 wheelers and public transport because they operate
C) 2023 more.
D) 2024
E) 2025 342. 11th National Street Food Festival was held in
Answer: B collaboration of NVSVI and ___________.

A) NABARD ground, wherein over 1,350 artistes from 25 states in

B) FSSAI India and six other countries are expected to take part.
C) FCCI
D) FCI 345. India’s first university for transgender
E) FAO community has come up in which state?
Answer: B A) West Bengal
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India B) Karnataka
(FSSAI) in collaboration with the National Association C) Andhra Pradesh
of Street Vendors of India (NVSVI) is organizing the D) Uttar Pradesh
11th edition of the National Street Food Festival. E) Madhya Pradesh
The five-day festival begins on December 25, 2019, Answer: D
and will continue up to the29th of December. The first university for the transgender community in
The festival with a vibrant representation of tastes from India will be opened in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar
across the country is organized at the Jawaharlal Nehru district.
Stadium in New Delhi. The theme of the 11th National In the university, the transgender community will be
Street Food Festival: Healthier Diets able to study right from class one to PG and even do
The FSSAI will also be organizing its ‘ National Eat research and get PhD degree.
Right Mela’ during the National Street Food Festival to The university, which will come up in Fazilnagar block
promote healthy foods for a healthier life. This will be of Kushinagar district, is being built by the
the second edition of the National Eat Right Mela. AkhilBhartiya Kinnar Siksha Seva Trust (All-India
transgender education service trust).
343. Which state government has raised the
retirement age of employees of the Road Transport 346. GST Council has decided to setup GRC at
Corporation? zonal and state level. What does ‘R’ denote in GRC?
A) Tamil Nadu A) Risk
B) Maharashtra B) Revenue
C) Karnataka C) Redressal
D) Telangana D) Resolve
E) Delhi E) Revised
Answer: D Answer: C
Telangana government has decided to raise the The GST Council on announced setting up the
retirement age of employees of the Road Transport Grievance Redressal Committees (GRC) at zonal and
Corporation, RTC to 60 from the current 58 years. The state levels to resolve issues related to the Goods and
decision will be applicable to all cadres of employees Services Tax (GST). Approved by the council in its 38th
of the state-owned RTC. The increase in age limit for meeting, the committee will consist of both central tax
retirement will be extended to each and every employee and state tax officers, representatives of trade and
of the TSRTC. industry and other GST stakeholders.
This will help in speedy redressal of grievances of
344. Rahul Gandhi has launch tribal dance festival taxpayers pertaining to tax related issues and the related
in which state? procedure. The committee will meet once every quarter
A) Himachal Pradesh or more frequently as decided by the co- chairs.
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Andhra Pradesh 347. RBI has introduced a new prepaid payment
D) Madhya Pradesh instrument for purchase & sales of goods up to a
E) Kerala limit of ____________.
Answer: B A) Rs.16000
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit B) Rs.11000
Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on December 27 to take C) Rs.12000
part in the opening ceremony of the national tribal D) Rs.10000
dance festival. E) Rs.15000
The state is going to hold a three-day National Tribal Answer: D
Dance Festival 2019' at the Science College

The Reserve Bank has introduced a new type of prepaid The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has
payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for chosen the Hubballi project for the certificate of merit
purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs under the “Best Smart Health Project” category.
10,000 per month.
To give impetus to small value digital payments and for 350. Which railway station has been conferred with
enhanced user experience, it has been decided to the ‘Eat Right’station certification?
introduce a new type of semi-closed PPI. A) Jaipur railway station
PPIs are financial instruments that facilitate the B) Raipur railway station
purchase of goods and services against the value stored C) Secunderabad railway station
on such instruments. D) New Delhi railway station
The amount loaded in such PPIs during any month shall E) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
not exceed Rs 10,000 and the total amount loaded Answer: E
during the financial year shall not exceed Rs 1,20,000. Iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
railway station in Mumbai has been conferred with ‘Eat
348. NTPC has been planning to add _________ of Right Station’ certification with the five-star rating by
solar energy capacity by 2022. the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
A) 5 GW (FSSAI) for food safety and hygiene.
B) 8 GW The CSMT is the first station on the Central Railway to
C) 12 GW get this certification.
D) 10 GW The CSMT has been judged on the basis of compliance
E) 15 GW of food safety and hygiene, availability of healthy diet,
Answer: D food handling at preparation, food waste management,
State -owned power giant NTPC is planning to add promotion of local and seasonal food and creating
10GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022, awareness on food safety and healthy diet.
which entails an investment of around Rs 50,000 crore,
to be funded mainly by green bonds. 351. Who has been named among five Wisden
Currently, NTPC has 920 MW of commissioned cricketers of the decade?
renewable energy projects comprising 11 solar photo- A) Ellyse Perry
voltaic projects with a capacity of 870 MW and one B) AB de Villiers
wind energy project of 50 MW. It has formulated a C) Steve Smith
long term plan to become a 130 GW company by 2032 D) Virat Kohli
with 30 per cent non-fossil fuel or renewable energy E) MS Dhoni
capacity. Answer: D
Kohli Indian skipper Virat Kohli is one of the five
349. Hubballi has been chosen by which for players named in the Wisden Cricketers of the Decade.
certificate of merit for healthcare project under Best Kohli joins Australian batsman Steve Smith, and South
Smart Health Project category? Africans, Dale Steyn, and AB de Villiers.
A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry is the only female
B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs cricketer in the list.
C) Ministry of Human Resource Development
D) Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate 352. Who has been named as the captain of Cricket
Change Australia ODI team of the decade ?
E) None of the above A) Ab de Villiers
Answer: B B) MS Dhoni
Chitaguppi Hospital is short-listed for the recognition C) Hashim A
under Smart City-Empowering India Awards. D) Virat Kohli
A project under the Smart City Scheme pertaining to E) Rohit Sharma
the development of Chitguppi Hospital in Hubli, Answer: B
Karnataka has been chosen for the award of certificates World Cup-winning India superstar MS Dhoni has been
of merit under the Smart City-Empowering India named the captain of the ODI Team of the Decade
Awards of the Union government. compiled by Cricket Australia.

3 Indians are part of the 11-man team, which includes The scheme, which envisages an assured rate of return
some of the best one-day players of the 2010s. of 8% annually, is being implemented through Life
MS Dhoni, who led India to World Cup glory in 2011, Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The scheme was
also handles the wicketkeeping duties in ODI team. announced in Union Budgets of 2017-18 and 2018-19.
PMVVY is a pension scheme for senior citizens
353. Researchers from which institute have found a implemented through LIC of India.
link between a tissue-remodelling enzyme and The scheme was announced in two versions in Union
hypertension risk? Budget 2017-18 and 2018-19.
A) IIT Guwahati It offers assured rate of return in the range of 8-8.3
B) IIT Bombay percent depending on the mode of pension that the
C) IIT Hyderabad individual chooses.
D) IIT Delhi
E) IIT Madras 356. KVIC has decided to distribute 1000 Bee Boxes,
Answer: E 100 Pottery Wheels and Leather Kits in which city?
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) A) Noida
Madras have found an association between a particular B) Chennai
tissue-remodelling enzyme called ‘MMP7’ and risk of C) Agartala
hypertension, the premier science institute. D) Gwalior
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role E) Hyderabad
in hypertension-induced heart tissue remodelling, Answer: C
which results in alterations in the structural and To commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma
mechanical support to blood vessels. Gandhi and to support the weaker section of the society
in Agartala, Khadi and Village Industries Commission
354. Ganga Prasad Vimal, who passed away (KVIC) organized a distribution of 1000 Bee Boxes,
recently, was a famous _______ writer. 100 Pottery Wheels and 100 Advanced Leather Tool
A) English kits 100 Farmers, 100 Potters and 100 Leather Artisans.
B) Hindi
C) Kannada 357. Dr. Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated the
D) Sanskrit __________ Edition of “Eat Right Mela” in New
E) Assamese Delhi.
Answer: B A) 1st
Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal and his B) 2nd
two family members passed away in a road accident in C) 3rd
southern Sri Lanka. D) 4th
He wrote more than one dozen poetry collections, short E) 5th
story collections and novels. His last novel, Answer: B
Manushkhor, was published in 2013. He received “The right kind of diet will help to reduce the disease
several Hindi literary awards. burden in the country”. This was stated by r. Harsh
Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare
355. Aadhaar has been made mandatory for which while inaugurating the second edition of the ‘Eat Right
among the following schemes? Mela’ at JawaharLal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
A) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated that the Eat Right Mela of
B) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana FSSAI is a commendable effort and outreach activity
C) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for citizens to nudge them towards eating right. “Let the
D) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana ‘Eat Right Melas’ be part of public gatherings like local
E) Atal Pension Yojana melas, community programs etc.The Union Minister
Answer: D launched
The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for ‘The PURPLE Book’ a handbook on diets for diseases.
subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme for senior 358. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurate the LPG bottling
citizens. plant of BPCL in Bolangir, Odisha. What is the
project outlay?

A) Rs. 23 Crore B) United Bank of India

B) Rs. 56 Crore C) Allahabad Bank
C) Rs. 83 Crore D) Punjab National Bank
D) Rs. 98 Crore E) Syndicate Bank
E) Rs. 103 Crore Answer: C
Answer: E State-owned Allahabad Bank stated it will get a fresh
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is scheduled to visit capital infusion of Rs 2,153 crore from the government
Balangir district of Odisha to inaugurate an LPG in the current financial year. The capital infusion is
bottling plant of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited towards the contribution of the central government in
and to attend the platinum jubilee function of Rajendra the preferential allotment of equity shares of the bank
College in Balangir. during the financial year 2019-20 as the government’s
The bottling plant has been established at an investment.
expenditure of 103 crore rupees and has capacity of
manufacturing 42 lakh cylinders annually. 362. NPCI is now offering recharge option for
FASTag through which app?
359. HRD Minister has launched ___________ A) Ola Pay
documents developed by UGC. B) Amazon Pay
A) Two C) Google Pay
B) Three D) BHIM UPI
C) Four E) Phone Pe
D) Five Answer: D
E) Six National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) stated
Answer: D that customers can recharge NETC FASTags through
Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh BHIM UPI. Any BHIM UPI-enabled mobile app would
Pokhriyal Nishank launched the five documents now give vehicle owners the opportunity to recharge
developed by University Grants Commission, UGC their FASTags on the go and avoid queues at toll
covering the 5 verticals of Quality Mandate in New plazas.
Delhi . The National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) is a
These five documents cover evaluation reforms, eco- programme designed to meet the electronic tolling
friendly and sustainable university campuses, human needs of the Indian market.
values and professional ethics, faculty induction and
academic research integrity. 363. Which bank will introduce OTP based ATM
cash withdrawal to protect customers from
360. Italy has approved ________ Digital Tax on unauthorised transactions?
Large Tech Companies from 2020. A) SBI
A) 3% B) PNB
B) 4% C) Canara Bank
C) 5% D) LVB
D) 2% E) KVB
E) 6% Answer: A
Answer: A State Bank of India (SBI) will be introducing one time
Italy has recently decided to implement a new tax on password (OTP) based cash withdrawal system to help
technology giants that will put a three percent digital protect its customers from unauthorised transactions at
tax on companies like Google and Amazon. ATMs. The OTP-based cash withdrawal system shall
According to global figures, technology companies be active across all SBI ATMs effective 1 January 2020
make over $831 million in global revenue and between 8 pm to 8 am.
approximately $6 million from transactions and
operation in Italy alone. 364. Pine Labs has partnered with which bank to
enable EMIs on debit cards ?
361. Which bank will get fresh capital of Rs. 2,153 (A) HDFC
crore from the government? B) Punjab National Bank
A) Union Bank C) Kotak Mahindra Bank

D) ICICI 367. Who has written the book ‘Dreams of a Billion:

E) SBI India and the Olympic Games’?
Answer: C A) Rashmie Deskhmuk
Pine Labs, one of India’s largest merchant-focused B) Nalim Mehta
companies and Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) C) Ajay Doval
announced a tie-up to enable EMI payments via Kotak D) Sunil Mehta
Debit Cards. This arrangement enables over 10 million E) Chetan Bhagat
eligible Kotak debit card customers to pay for their Answer: B
purchases in easy instalments via the Pine Labs POS ‘Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games’
terminals. has written by Boria Majumdar with Nalin Mehta will
be brought out by HarperCollins India in January 2020.
365. Researchers from which institute have The book provides an inside view of what goes on
unravelled the mechanism of action of a protein that backstage in the Indian Olympics world alongside a
repairs damaged DNA? quick history of how India has fared at the Olympics
A) IIT Madras over the past century and a look at how the Indian
B) IIT Guwahati Olympics world has changed
C) IIT Bombay
D) IIT Hyderabad 368. The government of which state/UT will have
E) IIT Delhi menus in Braille for the visually impaired?
Answer: D A) Madhya Pradesh
In the evolution of life forms, what determines the B) Maharashtra
formation of a bacteria? It’s Deoxyribonucleic Acid C) Karnataka
(DNA), which is the blueprint of the life form. It also D) Gujarat
encodes the directions that life form must take. Any E) New Delhi
damage to the DNA causes a range of diseases and Answer: E
problems. The Delhi State Commissioner of Person with
Nature has evolved techniques to not only protect the Disabilities (PWD) has recently passed an order to
DNA but also repair it to an extent. In humans, one almost 400 hotel and restaurants stating that they
such repair mechanism involves activation of a special should print menus in Braille for the benefit of the
class of proteins called ‘DNA repair proteins’. visually impaired.
In a significant development, researchers at the Indian
Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have 369. More than 1 cr houses have been sanctioned
unravelled the mechanism of action of a protein ( alkB under PM Awas Yojana (Urban). In which year was
homolog 3, or ALKBH3) that repairs damaged DNA. the scheme launched?
A) 2011
366. Which healthcare company has developed a B) 2012
software to provide fast and accurate diagnosis of C) 2015
Tuberculosis? D) 2013
A) Bot.ai E) 2014
B) Qure.ai Answer: C
C) Niki.ai Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri
D) Pic.ai informed that one crore houses have already been
E) Quess.ai sanctioned out of a validated demand of 1.12 crore
Answer: B houses in urban areas.
Tuberculosis kills around 1.5 million people every year A total of 57 lakh houses are in various stages of
in India and one of the reasons behind this is a late construction of which, nearly 30 Lakh houses have
diagnosis of the infectious disease, reports reveal. To been completed. PMAY (U) is one of the largest
deal with this scenario, healthcare start-up Qure.ai has affordable housing programmes in the world. The
developed software qXR using a database of 2.5 implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
million X-rays, which provides fast and accurate (Urban) has induced a remarkable investment in
diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB). housing sector especially in the affordable housing
segment.

5,000 students in Assam are currently pursuing higher

370. Vikas Sabnis has died recently. He was a studies in the state.
famous _______________.
A) Writer 373. Losar Festival which denotes the start of the
B) Singer New Year is being celebrated in ___________.
C) Dancer A) Ladakh
D) Cartoonist B) Imphal
E) Politician C) Guwahati
Answer: D D) Mysuru
Veteran Political cartoonist Vikas Sabnis passed away E) Kochi
due to cardiac arrest. Answer: A
He had completed 50 years of illustrious career in 2018. The Losar celebration denotes the start of the New Year
He had started his career in 1968. and is thought to be the most critical celebration of the
Since then, for over 50 years, Sabnis has worked as a locale Ladakh/Tibet. Amid this celebration, the Ladakhi
staff cartoonist at various newspapers, including the Buddhists make a religious offering before their
Times of India and the Mid-day. divinities in the local holy places or in the Gompas.
371. UN has given green light for a draft treaty to 374. Madhya Pradesh hosted the __________edition
combat which issue? of the Mandu Festival.
A) Desertification A) 2nd
B) Climate change B) 3rd
C) Terror financing C) 4th
D) Cybercrime D) 1st
E) Money laundering E) 5th
Answer: D Answer: D
The UN General Assembly approved a resolution that The first edition of Mandu Festival will begin at
will start the process of drafting a new international Mandu, picturesque fort city of Madhya Pradesh.
treaty to combat cybercrime over objections from the The five-day event organized by Madhya Pradesh
European Union, the United States and other countries. Tourism Board will witness a celebration of the historic
The Russian-drafted resolution was approved by the heritage blended with the modern vibrancy of the city
193-member world body by a vote of 79-60 with 33 culture.
abstentions.
The resolution establishes an expert committee 375. According to the UIDAI, the total number of
representing all regions of the world & to elaborate a people having Aadhar cards is now over 125 crore
comprehensive international convention on countering people. It is a __________ digit number.
the use of information and communications A) 11
technologies for criminal purposes. It says the B) 12
committee will meet in August 2020 to agree on an C) 16
outline of its activities. D) 8
E) 9
372. Which state Government has launched the Answer: B
‘Abhinandan’ scheme to benefit students ? The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
A) Himachal Pradesh has announced a milestone of sorts with the total
B) Assam number of Aadhaar cards issued so far crossing the 1.25
C) Manipur billion mark. With this, 125 crore residents of the
D) Mizoram country have received their own 12-digit unique
E) Arunachal Pradesh identity number since the service was rolled out in
Answer: B 2009.
Assam State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
attended the ceremonial launch of ‘Abhinandan’, an 376. Which bank as a part of its digital initiative has
education loan subsidy scheme that will provide a one- launched ‘Xpress SB Accounts’?
time subsidy of Rs. 50,000 in loan to 1546 students. A) ICICI

B) HDFC
C) Syndicate Bank 379. Which company has launched its own digital
D) UCO Bank wallet to process and credit refunds ?
E) Karnataka Bank A) FoodPanda
Answer: E B) Swiggy
Karnataka Bank, as part of its digital initiative, C) Uber Eats
launched ‘KBL Xpress SB Accounts’ a digitised D) Flipkart
version for opening Savings Bank account through E) Zomato
TAB Banking on the spot. Answer: B
Using the TAB banking account opening process, the The Bengaluru-headquartered company has launched
Bank can on-board the prospective customer and open its own wallet – Swiggy Money.
the Savings Bank Account. The Bank official will visit According to a notification in its FAQ (frequently
the customer’s place and open the account using the asked questions) column, the wallet will initially be
TAB within 10 minutes and issue the pre-activated used to credit amounts for cancelled orders. Later,
Debit Card and Mobile and Internet Banking will be however, Swiggy Money will function as a usual digital
activated instantly. wallet to store money and for transactions on the
platform.
377. Which bank has been appointed as the lead The Meituan-backed firm’s wallet is powered by ICICI
convener for the union territory of Jammu & Bank and is a fully Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-
Kashmir? compliant Prepaid Payment Instrument.
A) Union Bank of India
B) PNB 380. Ashok Leyland has inked an MoU with which
C) J&K Bank organisation for commercial vehicles’ financing?
D) SBI A) Shriram Transport Finance Company
E) Bank of Baroda B) Bajaj Fincorp
Answer: C C) Citicorp Finance India Ltd
The Reserve Bank appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank D) Bajaj Finance Limited
as the lead banker for the newly carved out union E) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited
territory of Jammu and Kashmir. State Bank of India Answer: C
(SBI) will be the lead convenor bank for union territory Hinduja Group’s flagship firm Ashok Leyland o stated
of Ladakh. it has partnered with Citicorp Finance India Ltd for
financing commercial vehicles.
378. RBI has directed large co-op banks to report The company has signed a memorandum of
exposures of 5 crore and more to the CRILC? What understanding (MoU) with Citicorp Finance to enter
does second ‘C’ represent in ‘CRILC’? into a strategic financing partnership for two years, to
A) Centre offer customised financial solutions to customers across
B) Credits India.
C) Cash
D) Cooperation 381. Aayushi Dholakia been crowned as Miss Teen
E) Commerce International 2019. She is from which city?
Answer: B A) Gurugram
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed large B) Guwahati
cooperative banks to report all exposures of 5 crore C) Ahmedabad
rupees and more to the Central Repository of D) Vadodara
Information on Large Credits (CRILC). E) Jhansi
The move is aimed at early detection of financial Answer: D
distress. The Reserve Bank has created a CRILC of Vadodara’s Aayushi Dholakia has bagged the title of
commercial banks, all India financial institutions and Miss Teen International 2019, vying with the girls from
certain non-banking financial companies with multiple 22 countries, becoming the first Asian to do so in the
objectives, which, among others, include strengthening last 27 years.
offsite supervision and early recognition of financial Yessenia Garcia from Paraguay and Anicia Gaothusi
distress. from Botswana became the First and second Runners-

Up respectively. The event was held at Kingdom of brochures and e- books; maps and directions of the
Dreams, Gurugram. Miss Teen International is the venues and city weather.
world’s oldest running teen pageant.
385. Finance Minister has launched which app for
382. Who has been declared the most famous online auction of assets attached by banks?
teenager of decade by UN? A) eSell
A) Malala Yousafzai B) eBaich
B) Greta Thurnberg C) eBkray
C) Justin Bieber D) eBuy
D) Keisha Castle E) eBikau
E) Nikhat Zareen Answer: C
Answer: A PSBs have attached assets worth over Rs. 2.3 lakh crore
The United Nations (UN) has declared Pakistani over the last three financial years and to enable online
education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai auction by banks of attached assets transparently and
as ‘the most famous teenager in the world’ in its cleanly for improved realisation of value, eBkray, a
Decade. common e-auction platform was launched by the
Finance Minister.
383. Which country has inducted the first Avangard The platform is equipped with property search features
hypersonic missiles into service? and navigational links to all PSB e- auction sites,
A) US provides single-window access to information on
B) China properties up for e-auction as well as facility for
C) UAE comparison of similar properties, and also contains
D) Japan photographs and videos of uploaded properties.
E) Russia
Answer: E 386. Prakash Javadekar has been inaugurated the
Russia inducted first Avangard hypersonic missiles into two-day long _________ conference of central and
service. state pollution control boards and pollution
The nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 committees in Patna.
times the speed of sound and put Russia ahead of other A) 64th
nations They have a "glide system" that B) 65th
affords great manoeuvrability and could make them C) 62nd\
impossible to defend against. D) 66th
E) 70th
384. Who has launched the DefExpo 2020 mobile Answer: A
app to provide detailed information on day to day Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar
events? will inaugurate the two-day long 64th conference of
A) Nirmala Sitharaman central and state pollution control boards and pollution
B) Rajnath Singh committees, which is scheduled to start from January
C) Bipin Rawat 16 to 17 in Patna.
D) Amit Shah During the inaugural session, issues related to
E) Subash Bhamre implementation, challenges and enforcement strategies
Answer: B for effective management of solid waste including
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the mobile plastic would be discussed.
app of the forthcoming DefExpo 2020. Bihar State Pollution Control Board spokesperson
The app is available on Apple App Store and Android Birendra Kumar told that officials of 28 state pollution
Play Store. control bodies and six pollution control committees
The main features of the app are ‘inform, engage and from various U/Ts including Delhi, Lakshadweep,
feedback’. It provides detailed information about the Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman
day-to-day events; participating exhibitors; Defence Diu and Nagar Haveli have been invited to participate
Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), guest speakers of in it.
seminars,webinars, publications i.e., electronic

387. To deepen industry collaboration between The report titled ‘World Economic League Table 2020’
___________, they have signed Industrial Security stated that India is also set to become a 5 trillion dollar
annex. economy by 2026, 2 years later than the government’s
A) India & Iran target of 2024.
B) India & China
(India & Bangladesh 390. Which state government will conduct a survey
D) India & Mauritius on snow leopards with the help of ITBP?
E) India & USA A) Uttarakhand
Answer: E B) Sikkim
The signing of the Industrial Security Annex between C) Himachal Pradesh
India and the US will deepen industry collaboration, D) Assam
enable the release of more advanced technology and E) Mizoram
information to India and help make it part of the global Answer: A
supply chain in the defence sector. Uttarakhand is all geared up to conduct its maiden
During the 2nd edition of the 2+2 dialogue held last survey on snow leopards for which the Indo- Tibetan
week, India and the US agreed to further expand their Border Police will be roped in for the nearly two-year
defence ties and concluded the crucial Industrial exercise.
Security Annex (ISA). The census will be conducted on the basis of camera
trap pictures, pugmark, excreta and other evidence.
388. According to the ______ issue of RBI’s Work will start after winters are over for the project
Financial Stability Report, the country’s financial ‘Secure Himalaya’.
system remains stable despite slowing economic
growth. 391. Who has been honoured with Dadasaheb
A) 16th Phalke Award by President Ram Nath Kovind?
B) 17th A) Kader Khan
C) 18th B) Dilip Kumar
D) 20th C) Amitabh Bachchan
E) 19th D) Rajini Kanth
Answer: D E) Ilaya Raja
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the 20th Answer: C
issue of the Financial Stability Report. It says that the Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was presented the
global economy confronted a number of uncertainties Dadasaheb Phalke award by President Ram Nath
that leads to significant deceleration in growth. As Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
regards the domestic economy, aggregate demand Mr Bachhan expressed gratitude towards government,
slackened in the second quarter of this year, further Information and Broadcasting Ministry and all the jury
extending the growth deceleration. members after being conferred with the Award.
Amitabh Bachhan made his debut in Hindi film
389. According to the report by CEBR, India is industry in the same year with ‘Saat Hindustani’
likely to surpass which country to become the third-
largest economy in 2034? 392. The Biopic on Malala Yousafzai has been
(A) Japan named ______ and is to hit the screens on January
(B) France 31.
(C) China A) Hidden Figures
(D) USA B) Amadeus
(E) Germany C) Gul Makai
Answer: A D) Walk the line
India will overtake Germany to become the fourth- E) My left foot
largest economy in the world by the year 2026. Answer: C
According to a report by the UK-based Centre for Gul Makai, a biopic on Nobel Peace Prize winner
Economics and Business Research (CEBR), India is all Malala Yousafzai, is slated to be released on January
set to overtake Japan to become the third-largest 31, 2020. The film has been directed by HE Amjad
economy by 2034.

Khan and produced by Sanjay Singla. It is presented by 396. Which team has won the MCC’s Spirit of
Jayantilal Gada and Tekno Films. Cricket award?
A) South Africa
393. S Gurumurthy has released a book titled B) New Zealand
_______, which has been written by R P N Singh. C) West Indies
A) The Fifth Risk D) England
B) Permanent Record E) Australia
C) Politics of Opportunism Answer: B
D) The Indian Political System The award recognises the team’s exemplary show of
E) Life of a Politician sportsmanship during the epic final of the ICC World
Answer: C Cup at Lord’s in July, which it lost under controversial
Noted Economist and Political Analyst S Gurumurthy circumstances
released a book titled ‘Politics of Opportunism’ written The New Zealand cricket team has been bestowed with
by R P N Singh in New Delhi. Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award for
It talks about the relation between the centre and states its exemplary show of sportsmanship during the epic
& the growth of regional parties in India. final of the ICC World Cup at Lord’s in July, which it
RNP Singh is a former Intelligence Bureau(IB) officer. lost under controversial circumstances.
He received the prestigious Presidents’ Police Medal, The New Zealand team was presented the award during
Indian Police Medal, the Sukriti & Kautilya the drawn second Test against England at Hamilton’s
awards for his commendable services. Seddon Park.
394. Udayan Mane is related to which sport? 397. Shiv Sharma passed away in Gurugram. He
A) Rugby was the former Director General of which
B) Golf organisation?
C) Cricket A) IFFCO
D) Tennis B) Prasar Bharti
E) Football C) Doordarshan
Answer: B D) UJVNL
In Golf, Udayan Mane produced a flawless seven-under E) BSNL
65 on the final day to claim a thrilling one-shot win at Answer: C
the season-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship in Former Director-General of Doordarshan Shiv Sharma
Jamshedpur. passed away in Gurugram in Haryana. He was 85. He
Mane’s 67-66-64-65 determined final round effort saw has also supervised coverage of various national and
him establish a new PGTI record for the lowest international events. Earlier, He has also served in All
tournament total as he closed the week with a jaw- India Radio.
dropping 26-under-262 at the Golmuri Golf Course.
398. Which state government has launched a new
395. Koneru Humpy has become the 2019 Women’s policy for population control ?
World Rapid Chess Champion in __________. A) Assam
A) Beijing B) Bihar
B) Shanghai C) Maharashtra
C) New Delhi D) Jharkhand
D) Dubai E) Andhra Pradesh
E) Moscow Answer: B
Answer: E Bihar, one of the most populous states in the country,
Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy has become the will have a new population-control policy soon.
2019 Women’s World Rapid Champion. She defeated The new policy will be aimed at increasing the use of
China’s Lei Tingjie in a dramatic final in Moscow, injectable contraceptives, creating more awareness
Russia. After losing the opening game, Humpy made an among men and women — particularly young women
impressive comeback and collected nine points each in in high schools and colleges — on population control
12 rounds to be tied with Tingjie. and the use of contraceptives, expanding existing

medical festivals and, most likely, offering a package of

incentives and disincentives. 400. What edition of science conference was
inaugurated by PM Modi in Bengaluru?
399. Which state has ranked at the bottom of the UN A) 106th
SDG index? B) 107th
A) Himachal Pradesh C) 108th
B) Sikkim D) 109th
C) Chhattisgarh E) 105th
D) Assam Answer: B
E) Bihar The 107th science conference was inaugurated by PM
Answer: E Modi in Bengaluru.
Kerala tops states in progress towards UN Sustainable Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
Development Goals, while Bihar is at the bottom of 107th Indian Science Congress, organised by the
Niti Aayog’s SDG Index, released. University of Agricultural Sciences.
Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim have joined all the More than 15,000 participants, including Nobel
southern states in the top tier of front runners who laureates, scientists, intellectuals, academicians,
scored more than 65 points out of a possible 100. policymakers, students and delegates from various
Bihar, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are the worst institutions of 24 countries are expected to participate
performing states in this year’s Index for Sustainable in the six-day event whose focal theme is ‘Science and
Development Goals (SDGs) The SDGs are a set of 17 Technology: Rural Development’.
broad-based global goals adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly in 2015, and intended to be
achieved by 2030.

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