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with a digital profile, including an online product catalog and e-
2. Which of the following became the first Indian shipyard to build commerce store.
and deliver 100 warships?
A) Telangana State GlobalConnect
A) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd. B) Telangana State GlobalLinker
B) Cochin Shipyard Ltd. C) Telangana State MSMEConnect
C) Western India Shipyard Ltd. D) Telangana State GlobalMSME
D) Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Ltd. E) Telangana State MSMELinker
E) Goa Shipyard Ltd.
12. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of
3. Who among the following was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya PolicyX.com in March 2019?
Samman Award 2019 for his/her contributions in the field of
A) Gautam Gambhir B) Virender Sehwag
science, education, and medicine?
A) Mala Mehta B) Rajaram Sanjaya C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Rahul Dravid
E) Sourav Ganguly
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C) Kanwal Singh Bakhshi D) Rajendra Kumar Joshi
E) Vasdev Chanchlani
13. Which of the following has become the first Indian port
operator to handle cargo movement of 200 million tonnes (MT) in
4. According to OpenSignal's measurements for 4G availability, 2018-19?
which of the following cities passed the 95% mark in 2019?
A) APM Terminals
1.Delhi
B) Adani Port and Special Economic Zone
2.Ranchi
C) Kamarajar Port Limited
3.Mumbai
D) Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd.
A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Only 3 D) Only 1 and 3 E) All of the above E) Visakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd.
5. Read the following statements carefully: 14. Read the following statements carefully:
1. The European Parliament has approved a law banning a wide-
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1. The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Biomedical
range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds, and Research Career Programme (BRCP).
cutlery, by 2021. 2. BRCP has made it attractive for high-quality Indian scientists
2. The law stipulates that 10 single-use plastic items will be working abroad to return to India.
banned in order to curb ocean pollution. 3. BRCP has increased the number of locations geographically
3. The new plans come after it was found that plastics make up within India where world-class biomedical research is undertaken.
more than 80% of marine litter, which has disastrous effects on Which of the above statements is/are correct?
wildlife and habitats.
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct
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8. Which of the following is the highest polling station in the C) Baroda Kisan D) Baroda Haat
world? E) Kisan Haat
A) Tashigang B) Srinagar C) Shimla D) Awantipora E) Gulmarg
17. For the first time in the world, researchers at the GRAPES-3
9. Where was the 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working muon telescope facility in ________ have measured the electrical
Group on Counter-Terrorism and its Expert Sub-group held in potential, size, and height of a thundercloud that passed overhead
March 2019? on 1 December 2014.
A) New Delhi B) Toronto C) Montreal D) Ottawa E) Chandigarh A) Darjeeling B) Ooty C) Shimla D) Bengaluru E) Coimbatore
10. Google launched a ________ membered global advisory council 18. Which bank appointed N S Srinath as Non-Executive Chairman
to consider ethical issues around artificial intelligence and other for a period of three years in March 2019?
emerging technologies in March 2019.
A) Axis Bank B) City Union Bank
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9
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20. In which state has the Election Commission come up with a
mobile application called 'PWD' for making voting easier? A) Frankfurt B) Perth C) Shanghai D) Hamburg E) Yanqing
A) Kerala B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) Telangana E) Odisha 29. India has offered USD ________ million credit to Bolivia after
President Ram Nath Kovind held productive and extensive talks
21. Where will the Centre for Development of Advanced with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales.
Computing (C-DAC) host 2 days 'Technology Conclave' in April
2019? A) 60 B) 75 C) 90 D) 100 E) 150
A) Noida B) Pune C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad E) Indore 30. Who will receive the '2019 Peabody Career Achievement
Award' in May 2019?
22. Which of the following was presented the 'Best Sports
Federation' Award in the country by the Association Chambers of A) Vashti McCollum B) Rita Moreno
Commerce and Industry in March 2019? C) Fareed Zakaria D) Stanley Nelson Jr.
A) All India Football Federation E) David Letterman
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B) Board of Control for Cricket in India
C) National Rifle Association of India
31. Where was a two-day sports literature festival, 'Play Write
D) Indian Boxing Federation
2019', inaugurated in March 2019?
E) Badminton Association of India
A) Bhopal B) Kolkata C) Chandigarh D) Mumbai E) Ahmedabad
23. As per the World Meteorological Organisation's annual state of
global climate report 2018-19, earth is said to be nearly ________ 32. Which country has been designated as the Guest of Honour at
Paris Livre (Paris Book Fair) in 2020?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
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degree Celsius warmer than when the industrial age started.
E) 5 A) Australia B) India C) USA D) Japan E) China
33. The RBI cleared Rs 19,240.91 crore towards Cash Credit Limit
24. Who has partnered with IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on
industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and artificial for which state for the purchase of wheat in the Rabi marketing
intelligence (AI)? season in 2019?
A) B) C) Tech D) HCL E) A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar E) Madhya Pradesh
infosys Wipro Mahindra Technologies Capgemini
34. The RBI has set the average base rate to be charged from
25. Read the following statements carefully: borrowers by NBFCs and Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) at
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1. The Finance Ministry has decided to keep the interest rate ________% for the first quarter of the next fiscal.
unchanged on small savings schemes for the 3 month period A) 8.13 B) 8.84 C) 9.21 D) 9.83 E) 10.03
beginning 1 April 2019.
2. The announcement covers small-saving schemes such as the 35. Where is National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) setting
Post Office Saving Accounts, Post Office Time Deposits, National up a 25 MW floating solar power plant in its water storage
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39. In which state did Mukesh Sahu launch the 'Enajori' initiative 51. Who among the following has been honored with the Turing
with an objective to make Lok Sabha Elections accessible to Award in March 2019?
Persons with Disability voters, in 2019? 1. Geoffrey Hinton
2. Yann LeCun
A) ArunachalB) C) D) E) West 3. Yoshua Bengio
Pradesh Meghalaya Assam Odisha Bengal
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
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40. How many MoUs were signed between India and Bolivia on C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
the second day of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to that E) All are correct
country?
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9
52. Who was awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal in March
2019?
41. In March 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs formed a ________
which will take coordinated action in all registered cases that A) Raghuram Rajan B) Jagdish Bhagwati
relate to terror financing and terror-related activities. C) Amartya Sen D) Kaushik Basu
A) Terror Surveillance Squad B) Terror Monitoring Group E) Bimal Jalan
C) Anti Terror Action Force D) Terror Reconnoitre Force
E) Terror Fighting Unit 53. Who has been barred by Venezuela from holding public office
for 15 years, in March 2019?
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42. As per the Reserve Bank of India's data, India’s current A) Nicolás Maduro B) Marco Rubio
account deficit (CAD) for the third quarter narrowed to ________% C) Juan Guaido D) Mike Pence
of the GDP.
E) Julio Borges
A) 2.8 B) 2.6 C) 2.5 D) 2.3 E) 2.1
43. Who is the author of the book 'Indian Fiscal Federalism'? 54. Recently, Valery Bykovsky passed away. He was a ________
cosmonaut.
A) Y. V. Reddy B) N.K. Singh
A) American B) Russian C) Chinese D) Japanese E) Australian
C) Bimal Jalan D) Vijay Kelkar
E) Raghuram Rajan 55. Who launched blockchain based coffee e-marketplace through
video conferencing in New Delhi in March 2019?
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44. President Ram Nath Kovind is the ________ President of India to A) Dr. Inderjit Singh B) Dr.Anup Wadhawan
visit Bolivia. C) Pradeep Kumar Sinha D) A.K. Dhasmana
A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th E) S. K. Sinha
45. Which of the following departed from Mumbai for Port Beira in
Mozambique with essential relief material for the cyclone-ravaged 56. Which state has launched initiatives to educate voters in
areas? March 2019?
A) INS Airavat B) INS Gharial A) Arunachal PradeshB) AssamC) MeghalayaD) ManipurE) Mizoram
C) INS Magar D) INS Shardul 57. Read the following statements carefully:
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category?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Neetu Singh B) Rashmi Nair
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
C) Manu Gulati D) Mugdha Bisht
E) All are correct
E) Rupali Dutt
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58. Who will serve as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket board
48. Which country has extended by six months an embargo on on an ad-hoc basis from March 2019?
weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted in October 2018?
A) Justice Madan Lokur B) Justice D K Jain
A) France B) Germany C) Japan D) Russia E) India
C) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha D) Justice K. M. Joseph
49. The Reserve Bank of India is set to lift the ban on ‘exotic E) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
currency derivatives’ that were banned in ________ amid
allegations of mis-selling.
59. Read the following statements carefully:
A) 2005-06 B) 2006-07 C) 2007-08 D) 2009-10 E) 2011-12 1. UNSC has unanimously passed the first-ever resolution ordering
members to enforce laws against terror financing.
50. A ceremony was held at Air Force Station _________ in March 2. UNSC resolution demands all states "ensure that their domestic
2019 to felicitate meritorious sportsmen of IAF who have excelled laws and regulations establish serious criminal offenses" to collect
at National and International arena.
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E) All are correct
72. Read the following statements carefully:
60. In March 2019, the Finance Ministry has decided to infuse Rs 1. Transfer of shares of listed companies can be done only in the
________ crore into state-owned Bank of Baroda. demat form from 1 April 2019, as said by RBI on 27 March 2019.
2. Shares in the demat form would help in maintaining a
A) 4,529 B) 4,923 C) 5,042 D) 5,896 E) 6,023 transparent record of shareholding at companies amid rising
concerns over beneficial ownership of entities.
61. Who has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa 3. The move does not prohibit an investor from holding the shares
in March 2019? in physical form even after April 1.
A) Digambar Kamat B) Shripad Naik Which of the above statements is/are correct?
C) Manohar Ajgaonkar D) Pratapsingh Rane A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
E) Vijai Sardesai C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) All of the above
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62. The PM of which country interacted with the Indian Air Force
team and sat in a Tejas aircraft during the Langkawi International 73. Which of the following has announced an oil discovery in its
Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2019? Krishna Godavari basin block in the Bay of Bengal on 27 March
A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) Laos E) Vietnam 2019?
A) Petronet LNG Ltd B) Cairn Oil and Gas
63. As per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms,
released in 2019, at least ________ of the 521 sitting MPs are C) ONGC D) Hindustan Oil Exploration
crorepatis. Company Ltd.
A) 290 B) 310 C) 370 D) 430 E) 490 E) Tata Petrodyne Ltd.
64. Where will the third installment of the Joint Naval Exercise of 74. Read the following statements carefully:
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India and Australia 'AUSINDEX' be held in April 2019? 1. SEBI deferred implementation of revised norms pertaining to
A) Mumbai B) Vishakhapatnam C) Kochi D) Chennai E) Gandhidham royalty payment by listed companies to related parties by 3
months, on 27 March 2019.
65. Which of the following can be detected by an AI-based 2. The implementation of a provision of the amended norms has
electronic hardware system developed by the researchers at IIT been deferred till June 30, 2019.
Delhi? 3. The amendments were made to Sebi (Listing Obligations and
A) Malaria B) Tuberculosis Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - payment relating to
royalty and brand usage.
C) Jaundice D) Only 1 and 2
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
E) All of the above A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
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Paris Olympics?
68. Which country has signed an agreement with India for 1. Breakdancing
exchange of country-by-country (CbC) report in March 2019? 2. Skateboarding
A) France B) Israel C) US D) China E) Russia 3. Surfing
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
69. Which country's airport has been crowned the world's best
aviation hub at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019?
A) India B) UAE C) Japan D) Singapore E) South Korea
70. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki
India Ltd. in March 2019?
A) Kenichi Ayukawa B) Harada Naomasa
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) All are correct
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77. Which High Court barred the mentioning of caste in the FIRs in A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) Philippines D) Singapore E) Brazil
March 2019?
A) Delhi High Court B) Patna High Court 87. With which country did the Union Cabinet approve the MoU on
Startup Cooperation that was signed in February 2019?
C) Punjab and Haryana High D) Telangana High Court
Court A) Switzerland B) Republic of Korea C) Portugal D) Belgium E) Japan
E) Madras High Court 88. The Union Cabinet gave its approval on the MoU between
India and ________ in the field of tourism which was signed on 26
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78. The Government of Nepal is organizing Nepal Investment March 2019.
Summit 2019 in which ________ projects worth 31.93 billion dollars A) Serbia B) Bulgaria C) Croatia D) Hungary E) Austria
in various sectors will be showcased.
A) 49 B) 55 C) 63 D) 77 E) 85 89. Who bagged a Gold medal in the 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team
event at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship at Taoyuan in Taipei?
79. An agreement was signed between India and the ________ in A) Manu Bhaker and Jitu Rai
March 2019 to establish health sciences collaborative platform. B) Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
A) European Union B) Organization of American C) Apurvi Chandela and Jitu Rai
States D) Apurvi Chandela and Saurabh Chaudhary
E) Anjali Bhagwat and Saurabh Chaudhary
C) African Union D) Economic Community of West
African States
90. Read the following statements carefully:
E) ASEAN 1. All 8 members of the Lokpal were administered the oath of
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office on 27 March 2019.
80. The US circulated a draft resolution to UN Security Council to 2. Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to them.
blacklist ________ in March 2019. 3. Dilip B. Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, and Abhilasha Kumari,
and Ajay Kumar Tripathi are the judicial members and the non-
A) Afzal Guru B) Masood Azhar
judicial members are Archana Ramasundaram, Dinesh Kumar Jain,
C) Azam Tariq D) Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar Mahender Singh, and Indrajeet Prasad Gautam.
E) Yasin Malik Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
81. Read the following statements carefully: C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
1. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited E) All of the above
imparting distance degree programmes in agriculture.
2. As per UGC Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2015,
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professional programmes such as medicine and engineering are 91. Where was the India-Croatia Economic Forum meeting held in
not permitted to be offered in distance mode. March 2019?
3. YCMOU and IGNOU are among the institutions offering degree A) Split B) Zagreb C) Pula D) Trogir E) Solin
and diploma programmes in agriculture science.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 92. Which of the following has made its first investment in India's
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 burgeoning airports sector by buying 20% stake in the GMR
group's airports vertical in March 2019?
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
A) Tata group B) Reliance Industries
E) All are correct
C) Aditya Birla Group D) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
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E) Mission Udan
E) Ajit Kumar
94. ITC has sold its John Players apparel brand and related
84. The Union Cabinet approved the creation of additional posts trademarks and intellectual property to ________ in 2019.
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of ________ Judicial Members and ________ Technical Members in A) Reliance Retail B) Pantaloons Retail
the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal in March 2019. C) Provogue India Ltd. D) Lifestyle International Pvt Ltd
A) 2, 3 B) 3, 3 C) 4, 2 D) 3, 4 E) 4, 4
E) Future Group
85. The Union Cabinet approved the acquiring of ________ sq.
yards out of 10 acres of land including the compound wall in the 95. Which of the following companies incorporated by the Ministry
eastern side of CWC land by the Telangana Government in March of Railways, will open its initial public offering for subscription in
2019. March 2019?
A) 234 B) 372 C) 416 D) 482 E) 524 A) Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd.
B) RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.
86. With which country did India sign an MoU on combating illicit C) Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and its D) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
precursors for a period of five years? E) Indian Railway Finance Corporation
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C) Ankur Patel D) Shambhu S. Kumaran
107. With which country will India start a cruise service from 29
E) V. Venkateswara March 2019?
A) Sri Lanka B) Bangladesh C) Malaysia D) Myanmar E) Maldives
98. Read the following statements carefully:
1. The Pakistan government approved a proposal to establish a 108. 1st Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt ________
corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharada was flagged off by Director General Military Training in March
Peeth. 2019.
2. It is an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan- A) Manaslu B) Makalu C) Mera Peak D) Pumori E) Yala Peak
controlled Kashmir (PcK).
3. Established in 237 BC during the reign of Ashoka, the Sharada 109. As per a report by the International Energy Agency, India
Peeth is 5000 years old. emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a ________
Which of the above statements is/are correct? % rise from 2017.
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 A) 1.2 B) 2.4 C) 3.6 D) 4.8 E) 6.0
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110. Who among the following is/are among 8 people, who will be
E) All of the above
honoured by the University of Oxford at a ceremony in June 2019?
1. Cyrus Poonawalla
99. ________ researchers have discovered huge underwater lakes 2. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
beneath the Totten glacier in East Antarctica in March 2019. 3. Dilip Shanghvi
A) Australian B) American C) Chinese D) Japanese E) Russian A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
100. Which of the following will participate in the 15th edition of
Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA- E) All are correct
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A) INS Kamorta B) INS Kadmatt 111. Who assumed the charge as the Flag Officer Commanding
C) INS Kavaratti D) INS Kiltan Maharashtra Naval Area in March 2019?
A) A. A. Pawar B) Rajesh Pendharkar
E) INS Shakti
C) Ajit Kumar D) Karambir Singh
101. Who was honoured with Croatia's highest civilian award, the E) Anil Kumar Chawla
Grand Order of the King of Tomislav in March 2019?
A) Rajnath Singh B) Ram Nath Kovind 112. Who has been appointed as Special Central Police Observer
C) Narendra Modi D) Venkaiah Naidu for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand in March 2019?.
A) A K Mitra B) H P Bhatnagar
E) Pranab Mukherjee
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105. On which bank did RBI slap a penalty of Rs 2 crore for non- 115. Who has been appointed as the Head of Brand Marketing by
compliance of regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT Reliance-owned fashion e-commerce platform Ajio.com in March
operations in March 2019? 2019?
A) PNB B) Canara Bank A) Anita Devraj Mookerjee B) Vineet Nair
C) Oriental Bank of Commerce D) Axis Bank C) Kiara Advani D) Subroto Som
E) DCB Bank E) Sriram Venkatraman
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1. SEBI reviewed and modified the commission as well as 124. Which of the following launched the Bharat Consumption
disclosure norms for the mutual fund industry on 25 March 2019. Scheme in March 2019?
2. The move came after RBI in October 2018 asked the asset A) SBI Mutual Fund B) ICICI Prudential AMC
management companies (AMC) to adopt full trail model of
commission in all schemes. C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance D) HDFC Asset Management
3. The commission will be paid from AMC’s books and only the first E) Birla Sun Life Asset
SIP(s) purchased by the new investor will be eligible for Management
upfronting.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 125. Which of the following railway stations has received Gold
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 Rating by the Indian Green Building Council in March 2019?
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 A) Charbagh railway station india
E) All of the above B) Howrah Junction railway station
C) Vijayawada railway station
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D) Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
118. Read the following statements carefully: E) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station
1. New drugs approved for use in select developed markets will be
automatically allowed in India if the global trials included Indian 126. Recently, Scott Walker passed away. He was a /an ________.
patients.
A) Actor B) Singer C) Politician D) Judge E) Journalist
2. The new Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, has done away
with the formality of conducting local trials.
127. Who won a bronze medal at the ITTF Challenge Plus Oman
3. It will reduce the time taken by the company to introduce the
Open in March 2019?
drug in India and prevent duplication of studies.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Sharath Kamal B) G Sathiyan
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Anthony Amalraj D) Harmeet Desai
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) Soumyajit Ghosh
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E) All of the above
128. What is the rank of India as per the global energy transition
index, released in March 2019?
119. According to an India digital report by the Reuters Institute,
________% of Internet users were concerned that expressing their A) 54 B) 68 C) 76 D) 81 E) 88
political views online could get them into trouble with the
authorities. 129. Apple announced its ________ streaming service along with a
handful of original TV shows that are in the works, in March 2019.
A) 81 B) 73 C) 68 D) 55 E) 42
A) Entertainment Plus B) Apple Original Plus
120. Which journal has published for the first time facts related to C) Apple TV Plus D) Apple Fun Plus
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of the distance to the moon. India and Oman concluded at Jabel AI Akhdar training camp, Oman
A) Chandrayaan 1 B) Chandrayaan 2 in March 2019?
A) Nomadic Elephant 2019 B) AL NAGAH 2019
C) Chandrayaan 3 D) Chandrayaan 4
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Federation of India in March 2019? 146. Recently, Shahnaz Rahmatullah passed away. She was a/an
A) Chander Mukhi Sharma B) Arshpreet Bhullar ________.
C) K. Govindaraj D) Satnam Singh A) Singer B) Spiritual Leader C) Journalist D) Judge E) Politician
E) Gurvinder Gill 147. Recently, Ghulam Nabi Rathar passed away. He was a/an
________.
136. According to the ICRA report, Housing finance companies are A) Actor B) Judge C) Social activist D) Singer E) Politician
expected to report a ________% credit growth in FY19.
A) 5-7 B) 8-10 C) 13-15 D) 18-20 E) 22-24 148. Which of the following signed an MoU with the Philippines-
based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in March 2019 to
137. Which of the following has secured $413 million in a funding take collaborative research projects on rice in the State?
round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund in 2019? A) Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
B) Professor Jayashakar Telangana State Agricultural University
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A) Agarwal Packers & Movers Ltd.
B) Delhivery Pvt. Ltd. C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University
C) Blue Dart Express Ltd. D) Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University
D) Allcargo Logistics Ltd. E) Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University
E) Aegis Logistics Ltd.
149. At which of the following a yarn bank has been set up in
138. Which of the following subjects is/are being introduced by March 2019 to benefit the state’s weavers?
CBSE in school curriculum from the upcoming academic session? A) Thirubhuvanam Silk Handloom
1.Artificial intelligence B) Sri Balaji Silk Handloom Weavers Co-Operative Society
2.Early childhood care education C) Mysore Powerloom Silk Manufacturers Cooperative Society
3.Yoga D) Alltex Silk Co Operative Society Limited
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 E) Arignar Anna Silk Cooperative Society
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C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
150. With which of the following countries revisions in the DTAAs
E) All of the above will come into effect from April 1, 2019?
A) B) C) D) Both 1 and E) Both 2 and
139. According to commerce ministry data, India's gold imports Mauritius Malaysia Singapore 3 3
dipped about 5.5% in value terms to $________ billion in April-
February 2018-19. 151. Which bank reported a fraud to RBI amounting to Rs 13.26
A) 29.5 B) 31.2 C) 37.6 D) 43.8 E) 49.7 crore in the fund-based working capital facility extended to SRS
Finance?
140. Sale of 'enemy shares' and buyback of stocks by CPSEs A) State Bank of India B) Canara Bank
together yielded the government over ₹11,300 crore in the fiscal
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141. Which of the following along with the National Investments ________, developed by DRDO on April 1, 2019.
and Infrastructure Fund of India is the anchor investor in Green A) GSAT-31 B) EMISAT C) RISAT-1 D) SCATSAT E) Astrosat-2
Growth Equity Fund?
A) UK B) USA C) Russia D) Germany E) France 154. Which country held its first general election after five years
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in March 2019?
A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Pune D) Hyderabad E) Patna
C) Udham Singh D) Ajit Pal Singh
159. India achieved an ________% reduction in tuberculosis deaths
among people living with HIV by 2017.
A) 58 B) 62 C) 70 D) 84 E) 89
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168. Where was the maiden High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific
3. A group of researchers recently studied the distribution, Cooperation held in March 2019?
abundance, and dangers to this species in the waters of Andaman
and Nicobar islands. A) India B) Australia C) Japan D) Indonesia E) Malaysia
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
169. Which of the following has launched smart garbage bins in
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 India in March 2019?
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 A) Enviro Analysts & Engineers Pvt Ltd
E) All are correct B) Swelect Energy Systems Ltd
C) Steel Authority of India Ltd
D) Doshion Ltd
161. A book titled ‘Every Vote Counts’ was launched by former
E) Gujarat Environment Protection & Infrastructure Ltd
Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi. Who is the
author of this book?
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170. On 20 March 2019, which bank said that it will raise up to
A) Jaipal Reddy B) Navin Chawla ₹250 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds bearing face value
C) N. Gopalaswami D) S. Y. Quraishi of ₹1 lakh each?
E) Achal Kumar Jyoti A) Andhra Bank B) South Indian Bank
C) Karnataka Bank D) Bank of India
162. Which of the following G7 countries became the first to sign E) Dena Bank
a “non-binding” protocol with China to take part in Beijing’s new
“Silk Road”?
171. Read the following statements carefully:
A) France B) Italy C) Germany D) USA E) Canada 1. Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (MCCIL), an arm
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D) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar 172. Read the following statements carefully:
E) Vice Admiral Anirudh Joshi 1. Reserve Bank of India has proposed a rule-based approach in
fixing new Ways and Means limits for the state governments,
165. When is the World Tuberculosis Day observed every year? replacing the previous expenditure-based system.
A) March 24 B) March 25 C) March 26 D) March 27 E) March 28 2. It will set up a panel to recommend parameters of the new
system which is aimed at preventing automatic monetisation of
166. What is the name of the bracelet that has been developed to deficits.
give out alerts whenever a condition called hypothermia is seen in 3. RBI acts as debt manager for state governments and provides a
newborns? short-term loan to them.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Bempu B) Dempu C) Nempu D) Tempu E) Kempu
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
167. Who was named in the Standing Committee of the Olympic C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
Council of Asia at its 38th General Assembly held in Bangkok?
E) All are correct
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Foundation in March 2019?
A) France B) Japan C) Germany D) Singapore E) Laos 184. Who among the following was/were appointed as Deputy
Chief Minister/Ministers of Goa in March 2019?
175. Who will be honoured with the Vyas Samman 2018 by the KK A) Sudin Dhavalikar B) Vijai Sardesai
Birla Foundation for his collection of poems 'Jitne Log Utne Prem'?
C) Pawan Kalyan D) Both 1 and 2
A) Kunwar Narayan B) Kedarnath Singh
E) Both 1 and 3
C) Leeladhar Jagudi D) Arun Kamal
E) Naresh Mehta
185. Who was elected as Chairman of Automotive Tyre
Manufacturers' Association (ATMA) in March 2019?
176. Defence Ministry cleared a major project for the Indian Army A) K.M. Philip B) K M Mammen
for the acquisition of ________ lakh 'Made in India' multi-mode hand
grenades In March 2019. C) Ramani Joseph D) Siddarth Varadarajan
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A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 10 E) 15 E) Pawan Kalyan
177. Who was presented the ‘Coach of the Year’ Award at the 186. Read the following statements carefully:
annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) 1. A Geneva-based non-profit organisation recognised the
Awards 2019? Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management
A) S. M. Arif B) Misbun Sidek developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of
C) P. Gopichand D) Tony Gunawan Forests (NCCF), an Indian NGO.
2. India now has a globally recognised forest-certification scheme
E) Rashid Sidek developed for Indian forests.
3. The NCCF was set up by forest-based industries, non-profits,
178. Which of the following was named ‘Association of the Year’ and government forest departments.
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at the annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Awards 2019? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Kerala Badminton Shuttle Association C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
B) Badminton Association of Telangana
C) Gujarat Badminton Association E) All are correct
D) Tamilnadu Badminton Association
E) Udaipur Badminton Association 187. India has extended Nepalese Rs ________ million as financial
assistance for the construction of an educational campus in Nepal
179. Who was given the ‘Outstanding Performer’ Award at the in March 2019.
annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Awards A) 35.0 B) 35.5 C) 40.0 D) 45.0 E) 45.5
2019?
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A) P.V. Sindhu B) Jwala Gutta 188. Who won the $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in the non-
C) Saina Nehwa D) Deepika Kumari fiction category for his debut book, The Farthest Field: An Indian
Story Of The Second World War?
E) N. Sikki Reddy
A) Vasant Karnad B) Vikram Seth
C) Raghu Karnad D) Aravind Adiga
180. Who was named ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at the annual
Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Awards 2019? E) Shashi Tharoor
A) P.V. Sindhu B) N. Sikki Reddy
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C) Saina Nehwal D) Jwala Gutta 189. Who has topped the Forbes' list released in 2019 of richest
sports team owners with a net worth of around $50 billion?
E) Dipika Pallikal Karthik
A) Steve Ballmer B) Hasso Plattner
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C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) IIT Guwahati
193. Who won the Australian Grand Prix in March 2019? E) All of the above
A) Lewis Hamilton B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Valtteri Bottas D) Fernando Alonso 201. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief
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Executive Officer of Tata Coffee in March 2019?
E) Nico Rosberg
A) Martin Pieters B) Shinzo Nakanishi
C) Parmit Jhaveri D) Chacko Purackal Thomas
194. Who won the maiden Indian Super League Football title in
March 2019? E) BD Park
A) Kerala Blasters FC B) Chennaiyin FC
C) Bengaluru FC D) Jamshedpur FC 202. Which of the following countries will be funding Pakistan
over US$ 2 billion loans to provide a boost to its ailing economy, in
E) Mumbai City FC March 2019?
A) USA B) China C) Russia D) North Korea E) Israel
195. Who will retire from international cricket after 2020 T20
World Cup? 203. Which of the following sports organizations of India launched
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A) Lasith Malinga B) Suresh Raina its ambitious coaching education pathway in March 2019?
C) Rohit Sharma D) Kumar Sangakkara A) Board of Control for Cricket in India
B) Hockey India
E) AB de Villiers C) All India Football Federation
D) Indian Olympic Association
196. FIFA banned former Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) E) Badminton Association of India
President ________ for life in March 2019.
A) Marco Polo Del Nero B) Luis Chiriboga 204. Where will Facebook organise 'AI for India Summit' in March
2019?
C) Rafael Salguero D) Jeffrey Webb
A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad E) Chennai
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E) Luis Segura
205. Which bank launched an issuance of 5-year senior unsecured
197. Which of the following entered into a partnership with ICICI bonds to the extent of US$ 400 million under Medium Term Note
Lombard General Insurance to provide cyber insurance cover for programme, through its London branch in March 2019?
the mobile wallet users? A) Canara B) Axis C) PNB D) HDFC E) Bank of India
A) Paytm B) FreeCharge C) PhonePe D) MobiKwik E) Myntra
206. The RBI rejected IDBI Bank's proposal to change its name
198. Indian Coast Guard Ship ________ became the first-ever Coast following the transfer of controlling 51% stake to ________ from the
s
199. Which state government's transport department suspended 207. Which of the following branches of AIIMS launched mobile
methadone vans in March 2019?
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218. Recently, Goldie Small, the oldest person in Broome County
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 in ________ passed away.
A) Los Angeles B) New York C) Chicago D) Brooklyn E) London
210. Which country announced in March 2019 that it will 221. State-owned Power Finance Corporation will acquire the
entire ________ percent shares of the government in REC for Rs
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recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights?
A) China B) UK C) France D) USA E) Russia 14,500 crore, a move that will help the center to meet its
disinvestment target.
211. Who has become the longest-living president in United A) 48.65 B) 50.18 C) 52.63 D) 54.32 E) 56.92
States history by March 2019?
A) Ronald Reagan B) George W. Bush 222. Which of the following banks raised Rs. 1,251.30 crore by
issuing Basel III-compliant bonds in March 2019?
C) Jimmy Carter D) Bill Clinton
A) PNB B) ICICI C) SBI D) HDFC E) UCO
E) George H. W. Bush
223. Which of the following days is observed in India on 23
212. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of Karnataka March?
Lok Sabha Elections 2019? A) World Forestry Day B) Earth Day
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A) Devendra Jhajharia B) Muhammed Anas Yahiya C) National Technology Day D) Martyrs' day
C) Jinson Johnson D) Girish N Gowda E) Indian Air Force Day
E) Manish Singh Rawat
224. When is the World Meteorological Day (WMD) observed
213. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of every year?
PhonePe in March 2019? A) 21 March B) 22 March C) 23 March D) 24 March E) 25 March
A) Shahrukh Khan B) Kareena Kapoor
225. Which country won the SAFF Women's Championship in
C) Aamir Khan D) Hrithik Roshan March 2019?
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214. Which of the following has been acquired by NSEIT, the IT- 226. Which of the following countries will be visited by the
services subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange, in March President Ram Nath Kovind from 25 March 2019?
2019? A) Croatia, Bolivia, and Chile
A) Alphabetz Network Pvt. Ltd. B) Croatia, Argentina, and Chile
B) Phronesis Corporate Intelligence Services Pvt Ltd C) Argentina, Bolivia, and Venezuela
C) Jetair Private Limited D) Venezuela, Bolivia, and Chile
E) Croatia, Bolivia, and Argentina
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for 2019'? 2. IS retains a presence in the region and has affiliates in several
other countries such as Nigeria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and the
A) 5 B) 7 C) 11 D) 15 E) 23
Philippines.
3. The Kurdish-led SDF alliance began its final assault on IS in
216. The RBI informed the Bombay High Court that it constituted
March 2019.
a ________ member committee to look into the issue of currency
Which of the above statements is/are true?
notes, which will be helpful to blind people.
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
217. Read the following statements carefully: E) All of the above
1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has postponed the rollout of the
new accounting standards (IndAS) for the second time.
2. It is awaiting amendments to the banking laws before adopting 228. According to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
the norms. payroll data, net employment generation in the formal sector
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230. Where will Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA-
2019) take place? 240. Which of the following will launch 'eMulya', an intelligent
A) Singapore B) Brunei C) Malaysia D) Cambodia E) Vietnam block chain?
A) Google B) Rubikloud
231. Which of the following has been recognized as the
'Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2019' winner, for outstanding C) Microsoft D) Intain Fintech
achievement in Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership? E) None of the above
A) Nexteer Automotive B) Inventec
C) Foxconn D) Giti Tire 241. Which of the following Indian cricketer joined the BJP in
March 2019?
E) BULL Machines
A) Virender Sehwag B) Rahul Dravid
232. Who has won the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work blending C) Gautam Gambhir D) Dinesh Karthik
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science and spirituality? E) Robin Uthappa
A) Jim Yong Kim B) Marcelo Gleiser
C) David Rubenstein D) Oscar Munoz 242. Radhika G.R., Superintendent of Police from the Andhra
Pradesh clinched a peak in ________ in March 2019.
E) Lawrence Summers
A) USA B) Canada C) Papua New Guinea D) Austria E) Italy
233. ________ has been awarded Frost Radar best practices award 243. ________ assembly passed a bill in March 2019 to bring back
for Growth, Innovation and Leadership in the global building total prohibition of liquor in the northeastern state after four
energy management system segment in 2019. years.
A) Suzlon energy Ltd. B) ReGen Powertech A) Manipur B) Nagaland C) Mizoram D) Assam E) Tripura
C) EcoEnergy Insights D) Vestas
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244. Recently, Malayalam director KG Rajesekharan passed away.
E) Enercon
He had entered the film industry as the assistant director of
________ in 1968.
234. Which of the following was named Next Gen Security A) Karthika B) Karutha Kai
Company of the Year at the 2019 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec
Awards? C) Padunna Puzha D) Midumidukki
A) Cisco B) Palo Alto Networks C) ColorTokens Inc. D) McAfee E) IBM E) Manaswini
235. Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the 245. L.V. Sharada, veteran actor of ________ cinema, passed away
next financial year starting April 1 2019, to ________% from its in March 2019.
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264. Which country requested the Indian Navy to provide
252. When is the International World Water Day held annually? Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) to the local
population post-cyclone 'IDAI'?
A) 20 March B) 21 March C) 22 March D) 23 March E) 24 March
A) Angola B) Madagascar C) Mauritania D) Mozambique E) Somalia
253. Recently, NASA discovered a pulsar hurtling through space
at nearly 4 million km/h. Pulsars are ________. 265. Which bank signed an MoU with Bank of China (BoC) to
enhance business synergies between both the banks in March
A) Neutron stars B) Comets C) Asteroids D) Oort Cloud E) Moons
2019?
254. In which state has the India's deepest shaft cave 'Krem Um A) ICICI B) SBI C) HDFC D) OBC E) PNB
Ladaw' been discovered in March 2019?
266. ________ Arab states signed on to the first regional team to
A) Mizoram B) Meghalaya C) Nagaland D) Manipur E) Assam
cooperate on a space programme in March 2019.
A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) 13 E) 15
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255. Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-
bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid ________
in March 2019. 267. Which of the following was recognized by FICCI at the
recently concluded 2nd Edition of the FICCI PICUP Conference for
A) Apophis B) Didymos C) Bennu D) Aten E) Pallas
'Innovation in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics'?
256. Which of the following was officially crowned the I-League A) Vymo B) GenSigma
champion in March 2019? C) Curespring D) Bloomont Solutions
A) Shillong Lajong Football Club E) FloCareer
B) East Bengal Football Club
C) Chennai City Football Club
D) Kerala Blasters Football Club 268. Delaware Governor John Carney signed an executive
E) Mumbai City Football Club proclamation naming ________ 2019 as the 'Delaware Sikh
Awareness and Appreciation Month'.
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257. Where will the Special Olympic Games 2021 be held? A) March B) April C) May D) June E) July
A) Switzerland B) Norway C) Sweden D) Finland E) Netherlands
269. Which tennis player made it to the main draw of the Miami
258. Read the following statements carefully: Open in March 2019?
1. A UK court remanded the fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, in A) Ramkumar Ramanathan B) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
custody till March 29, 2019. C) Yuki Bhambri D) Sumit Nagal
2. Nirav was arrested in Holborn on 20 March 2019.
3. He is the main accused in the 13,500 crore rupees PNB scam E) Divij Sharan
case.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
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Oil and Gas signed a $3.85 billion deal to build an oil refinery in
C) Royal Challengers Bangalore D) Rajasthan Royals
________.
E) Kolkata Knight Riders A) India B) Oman C) Maldives D) Sri Lanka E) Bangladesh
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260. According to a report released in March 2019, which country 272. What is the name of the video-game streaming platform
has topped the global happiness ranking? unveiled by Google in March 2019?
A) USA B) Norway C) Finland D) France E) Sweden A) Stadia B) Gamez C) Rog D) G-Arena E) G-one
261. China’s SAIC-owned British vehicle manufacturer Morris 273. Shares of Vodafone Idea (VIL), tumbled after its board
Garages announced the signing of actor ________ as the brand approved Rs ________ crore rights issue, one of the largest in
ambassador for its India operations. Indian markets in 2019.
A) Tom Hiddleston B) Robert Downey Jr. A) 15,000 B) 20,000 C) 25,000 D) 30,000 E) 35,000
C) Benedict Cumberbatch D) Chris Evans
274. Read the following statements carefully:
E) Chris Pratt 1. Scientists have designed a way to levitate and propel objects
using only light, by creating nanoscale patterns on the objects'
262. Recently, R. Kanakaraj passed away. He was a/an ________. surfaces.
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E) All of the above C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) All of the above
275. Which of the following places was chosen as the starting
point for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay? 284. Who has become the first woman to win the Abel prize?
A) Osaka B) Yokohama C) Fukushima D) Hiroshima E) Kobe A) Karen Uhlenbeck B) Emmy Noether
C) Cathleen Synge Morawetz D) Raman Parimala
276. Who created history in Canada by making debut in the
House of Commons as the first non-white leader of a major E) Julia Robinson
opposition party in the country?
A) Bhupendar Singh B) Bhagwant Mann 285. When is the World Sparrow Day observed every year?
C) Prakash Singh Badal D) Jagmeet Singh A) 18 March B) 19 March C) 20 March D) 21 March E) 22 March
E) Mankirat Singh 286. Which of the following days is observed on 20th of March
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every year?
277. To which state will the 15th Finance Commission be visiting A) World Wildlife Day B) International Day of
on 25-26 March 2019? Happiness
A) Assam B) Manipur C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya E) Nagaland C) World Cancer Day D) Zero Discrimination Day
278. In March 2019, Kazakhstan's Parliament voted to rename the E) International Women's Day
country's capital Astana as ________.
A) Karaganda B) Aktau C) Nursultan D) Baikonur E) Taraz 287. Which of the following has become the largest rail coach
maker in the world in March 2019?
279. The Election Commission appointed transgender social A) Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
activist ________ as one of the 12 election ambassadors from B) Integral Coach Factory Chennai
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Maharashtra in 2019. C) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
A) Gauri Sawant B) Sunita Deshmukh D) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol
E) Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
C) Veena Bhosle D) Amrita Sawant
E) Sheila Gaitonde 288. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his
resignation in March 2019. He was the president of which country?
280. For which state has the Election Commission appointed A) Kyrgyzstan B) Kazakhstan
Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observer for the upcoming C) Turkmenistan D) Tajikistan
Lok Sabha Elections in 2019?
E) Afghanistan
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Bihar
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Institute of Alternatives Ladakh ( HIAL), village youths 2. Australia remained the leading individual country for
enthusiastically participated in building the ice Stupas. applications in 2018, however, on a regional basis, Asia's surge
Which of the above statements is/are true? continued.
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 3. India registered the largest innovation jump. Patent applications
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294. Who won the gold medal in Judo at Special Olympics World 307. Who among the following was/were awarded Kirti Chakras in
Games in March 2019? March 2019?
A) Avtar Singh B) Sonu Kumar A) Ashok Kumar B) Sowar Vijay Kumar
C) Navjot Chana D) Akram Shah C) Pradip Kumar Panda D) Both 2 and 3
E) Sandeep Byala E) All are correct
295. Which of the following has signed a five-year agreement with 308. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU)
the organisers of the T10 Cricket League? Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019, which of the following cities
A) Dubai B) Riyadh C) Abu Dhabi D) Muscat E) Bangkok has/have topped the list?
1. Singapore
296. What is the rank of Lakshya Sen in Men’s singles players in 2. Hong Kong
the latest World Badminton Rankings released in March 2019? 3. Paris
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A) 48 B) 52 C) 68 D) 76 E) 82 A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
297. Recently, Satya Brata Sinha passed away. He was a ________.
E) All are correct
A) Politicain B) Journalist C) Judge D) Actor E) Cricketer
298. Ramen Roy Chowdhury passed away in March 2019. He was 309. Where was the Operational Readiness Exercise reviewed?
a renowned ________. A) Kochi B) Visakhapatnam C) Goa D) Mumbai E) None of these
A) Journalist B) Actor C) Politican D) Author E) Musician
310. India's ________ rose to career-high rank of 84 in the latest
299. Which bank gave a loan of $ 83.11 million to Congo to men's rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP).
finance three solar power projects in the central African country in A) Yuki Bhambri B) Rohan Bopanna
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March 2019? C) Prajnesh Gunneswaran D) Ramesh Krishnan
A) National Housing Bank B) Exim Bank E) Saketh Myneni
C) SIDBI D) IDBI
E) None of the above 311. Scientists have created a self-healing electronic ________.
A) Arm B) Skin C) Leg D) Tissue E) None of these
300. Which of the following has inked an agreement to invest $
50 million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt. 312. Where is the India's first IFSC situated?
Ltd. in March 2019? A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan
A) New Development Bank B) Asian Development Bank C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
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303. With which country will India conduct the exercise MITRA C) Rory McIlroy D) Justin Rose
SHAKTI in March-April 2019?
A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lanka C) Bhutan D) Nepal E) Myanmar E) Adam Scott
304. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India signed an MoU 315. The Pakistan Cricket Board paid the BCCI approximately USD
with ________ to seek effective implementation of the Insolvency ________ as compensation after losing the case in the ICC's Dispute
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and its allied rules and Resolution Committee.
regulations. A) 1.6 million B) 2.5 billion
A) SEBI B) RBI C) SBI D) IRDAI E) NABARD C) 1.4 billion D) 1.2 billion
305. Where did the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa E) 2.2 billion
Project Partnerships conclude?
A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Patna E) Jaipur
317. Who has been appointed as the new ATMA Chairman? 328. Who has been named as the new CM of Goa after Manohar
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A) Anshuman Singhania B) Rajeev Anand Parrikar?
C) K.M. Mammen D) Anant Goenka A) Kamal Nath B) Pramod Sawant
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330. Read the following statements carefully:
319. Which of these states got a nod to rename one of its 1. Global Recycling Day is held on March 18 every year.
villages? 2. Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to help recognise,
A) B) C) ArunachalD) E) None of and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our
Assam Mizoram Pradesh Nagaland these precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet.
3. The theme of 2019 is ‘Recycling to protect the Future'.
320. Alan Krueger, who passed away recently. He was a noted Which of the above statements is/are true?
_________. A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Cricketer B) Economist C) Journalist D) Film Director E) Singer C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
321. Which of these US states is the first to ban most plastics at E) All of the above
restaurants?
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A) Hawaii B) Texas C) Florida D) California E) New York 331. Who has assumed charge as Flag Officer Sea Training at
Kochi in March 2019?
322. Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp will together invest A) Rear Admiral S.K. Grewal
how much in Ola? B) Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
A) $ 500 million B) $ 200 million C) Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
D) Rear Admiral Ravindra Jayanti Nadkarni
C) $ 300 million D) $ 100 million
E) Rear Admiral S.N. Alamanda
E) None of these
332. Who has been appointed as the Cultural and Tourism
323. The net direct tax collection figure crossed the Rs Ambassador of Uzbekistan in India in March 2019?
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renowned ________.
326. Who amongst these have qualified for the World Athletics A) Journalist B) Painter C) Actor D) Politician E) Singer
Championships in marathon?
A) Budhia Singh B) Arun Bhardwaj 335. Darryl D'Monte passed away in March 2019. He was a
renowned ________.
C) Ashok Nath D) Gopi Thonakal
A) Journalist B) Politician C) Director D) Sportsperson E) Musician
E) Shivnath Singh
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348. The National Green Tribunal has directed the CPCB to
prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan. Who is
337. How many states have been directed by the National Green the chairperson of NGT?
Tribunal to submit action plans for bringing air quality standards
A) Justice Uday Lalit
within the prescribed norms by 30 April 2019?
B) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 E) 14 C) Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
D) Justice Madan Lokur
338. Which of the following will back India's first real estate E) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
investment trust which is going to come up in 2019?
A) Dewan Housing Finance B) Embassy Office Parks 349. With which country did India exchange 3 agreements on visa
Corporation facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders,
C) DLF D) Godrej Properties development cooperation and renewable energy in March 2019?
A) Seychelles B) Maldives C) Thailand D) Mauritius E) Sri Lanka
E) Phoenix Mills
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350. Who is likely to be India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman or
339. What is the name of the political party launched by Shah Lokpal?
Faesal in Srinagar? A) Madan Lokur B) Anil R. Dave
A) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Party
C) Pinaki Chandra Ghose D) S.B. Sinha
B) Jammu and Kashmir Janta Party
C) Democratic Party of Jammu and Kashmir E) A. R. Lakshmanan
D) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Movement
E) Republican Party of Jammu and Kashmir 351. Which of the following Indian athlete became the first India
athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
340. AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes has
A) Vikas Gowda B) K.T. Irfan
quit Facebook following the live-streaming of terror attack on two
mosques in New Zealand's ________ in March 2019. C) Ayyasamy Dharun D) Parupalli Kashyap
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A) Auckland B) Christchurch C) Wellington D) Queenstown E) Napier E) Tejaswin Shankar
341. The National Green Tribunal has imposed a ₹5-crore fine on 352. Election Commission barred political parties from releasing
the Adani Group over its power plant in ________. election manifestos ________ hours before both single and
A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan E) Haryana multiphase polling.
A) 12 B) 24 C) 36 D) 48 E) 60
342. Where will the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure be inaugurated in March 2019? 353. Which javelin thrower (women) qualified for the Asian
A) Delhi B) Maharashtra C) Assam D) Uttarakhand E) Gujarat Championships to be held in Doha in 2019?
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344. Who won gold in the squat contest after lifting 385 kg in 354. Who won the Swiss Open Badminton tournament in Basel in
Special Olympics 2019? March 2019?
A) Rajinder Singh Rahelu B) Ranvir Singh Saini A) Chen Long B) Lin Dan C) Lee Chong Wei D) Shi Yuqi E) Liu Yuchen
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1.Folk Singer Teejan Bai, scientist S. Nambi Narayanan were A) Talent B) Transports C) Total D) Team E) Target
among the 54 noted citizens to be conferred with the Padma
award by President Ram Nath Kovind on 16 March 2019. 370. Read the following statements carefully:
2.Teejan Bai and Naik received the Padma Vibhushan Award. 1. To ensure faster implementation of electronic toll collection,
3.The awards were conferred in two ceremonies with 47 Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) has inked a
dignitaries receiving the honour on March 11, while 54 were pact with CSC e-Governance Services for the issuance of FASTags
honoured on 16 March 2019 through common service centers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 2. IHMCL is promoted by the National Highways Authority of India.
A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 3. It has been mandated to implement the National Electronic Toll
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 Collection programme under the brand name FASTag.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
E) All are correct
A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
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360. Where was India Pavilion inaugurated in March 2019?
A) Paris B) Cape Town C) London D) Rome E) New York E) All are correct
361. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of 371. The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) has set-
Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board in March 2019? up a 17-member high-level committee on reforming higher
A) N. Sreedhar Reddy B) Aditya Kumar Misra education in Delhi. It will be chaired by ________.
C) Ravikant Dubey D) Sanjeev Tyagi A) Meira Kumar B) Triloki Nath Kaul
365. According to the World Economic Forum, who among the E) Yuvraj Singh
following is/are in the list of Indians featuring in Young Global
Leaders 2018-19? 375. Who will step down as the Chairman and Non-Executive
1.Nara Lokesh Director of Bajaj Finserv in May 2019?
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E) All of the above 376. Who was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the
Republic of Uzbekistan in March 2019?
366. RBI relaxed norms for imports of capital and non-capital A) Santosh Jha B) Subimal Dutt
goods by raising the trade credit limit to USD ________ million
under the automatic route in March 2019. C) Vikas Swarup D) Syed Akbaruddin
A) 100 B) 125 C) 150 D) 175 E) 200 E) Shashank
367. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced ________, 377. As per the ________ Global Environment Outlook report,
Indias biggest sports game, as the official partner for the Indian released in March 2019, air pollution from vehicles and industry as
Premier League (IPL) in March 2019. well as burning fuels was resulting in about seven-million deaths
A) bet365 B) Dream11 C) Big Bash League D) William Hill E) Play12 annually.
A) 4th B) 5th C) 6th D) 7th E) 8th
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C) Juul Labs Inc's D) Fumare's E) Havells Max Pvt. Ltd.
E) Kwit Stick's
390. Who was appointed as the CEO of Sterlite Copper by
380. The Principal Bench of NGT has suspended the expansion Vedanta Ltd. in March 2019?
plan of the thermal plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd. at Yellur A) Vivek Sisodhiya B) Varun Mehta
in March 2019. The thermal power plant got the Environmental C) Anup Rawat D) Pankaj Kumar
Clearance in ________.
E) Saurabh Sharma
A) 2014 B) 2015 C) 2016 D) 2017 E) 2018
381. Where was the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly 391. In March 2019, IDBI Bank announced that ________ had
held in March 2019? ceased to be its Non-Executive Chairman as he no longer heads
A) Copenhagen B) Nairobi C) Paris D) New Delhi E) Beijing the parent company LIC.
A) Hemant Bhargava B) Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi
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382. As per the 'Affordable Housing: The Blue-Eyed Boy of Indian C) Nitin Paranjpe D) Pankaj Kumar
Real Estate' report, released in March 2019, affordable housing
units cost between ________. E) Sahil Trivedi
A) ₹5 lakh - ₹15 lakh B) ₹10 lakh - ₹20 lakh
392. Who was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of
C) ₹20 lakh - ₹30 lakh D) ₹25 lakh - ₹35 lakh
Unilever in March 2019?
E) ₹40 lakh - ₹50 lakh A) Pankaj Sharma B) Nitin Paranjpe
C) Hemant Bhargava D) Alok Tyagi
383. Which of the following will adopt Amazon Web Services
Educate programme in 2019? E) Ravikant Singh
A) IIT Kharagpur B) IIM Ahmedabad
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393. Canadian investor Brookfield-led India Infrastructure Trust
C) Manipal University D) IIT Kanpur
agreed to buy Mukesh Ambani's East-West gas pipeline. It
E) FMS Delhi originates from __________ and ends in Gujarat.
A) Odisha B) West Bengal
384. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit the C) Andhra Pradesh D) Assam
Maldives on a two-day visit beginning on 17 March 2019. The
capital of Maldives is ________. E) Arunachal Pradesh
A) Jakarta B) Male C) Tirana D) Baku E) Tarawa
394. Who booked a berth in the Asian Championships 2019 in
385. Who was presented with the 'BusinessLine Changemaker Of Doha in men's javelin throw by crossing the qualifying standard
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386. Where was the 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival 395. Who won a gold medal in the women's discus throw event at
inaugurated in March 2019? Federation Cup in Patiala in March 2019?
A) Navjeet Kaur Dhillon B) Kamalpreet Kaur
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clean, usable water. 396. Who has been awarded lifetime achievement award for his
2. It relies on hydrogels, gel-polymer hybrid materials designed to innovations at the National Grassroots Innovators 2019 at
be 'super sponges' that can retain large amounts of water. Grambharti in Gujarat?
3. The technology could be used in disaster situations, water A) Ravindra Ranagnath Chavan B) Dipak Vitthalrao Shinde
crises or poverty-stricken areas and developing countries.
Which of the above statements is/are true? C) Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi D) K.V. Rakesh
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 E) Ram Lal Chauhan
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
397. The government of India sent a special medical team to
E) All of the above ________ from where a confirmed case of West Nile Virus (WNV)
fever, a mosquito-borne disease was reported.
388. What is the name of the cyclone that made the landfall at A) Telangana B) Tamil Nadu C) Kerala D) Karnataka E) Maharashtra
the port city of Biera in Mozambique in March 2019?
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customers withdraw cash without a physical debit card. alerts through the ‘Observer App’.
A) YONO Fast B) YONO Money 3.It will also help them get their deployment status and download
the ID card.
C) YONO Cash D) YONO Currency Which of the above statements is/are correct?
E) YONO Quick A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
400. Which country will launch a seven-nation Indian Ocean
E) All are correct
military exercise on 18 March 2019?
A) Sri Lanka B) India C) Australia D) Myanmar E) Singapore
409. The US Senate has voted to confirm Indian-origin ________ as
401. Who grabbed the gold for India by winning the boys' 110 a judge on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2019.
metres hurdles at the Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2019 A) Navdeep Bains B) Parm Gill
in Hong Kong?
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C) Neomi Rao D) Ruby Dhalla
A) Vipin Kumar B) Philip Maheswaran Thabitha E) Deepak Obhrai
C) Deepak Yadav D) Saurabh Chaudhary
E) Vikas Gowda 410. Which of the following defeated Maharashtra by 8 wickets in
the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019?
402. Read the following statements carefully: A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Delhi E) Rajasthan
1.On 15 March 2019, the Reserve Bank of India came out with
guidelines to prevent misuse of price-sensitive information by 411. What is the name of the prominent woman pontiff of
participants in markets for financial instruments. Lingayat community and seer of the 'Basava Dharma Peetha' who
2.Market participants shall not undertake any action with the died at a private hospital in March 2019?
intention to manipulate the calculation of a benchmark rate or a A) Guruma Madhobi Maa B) Maate Mahadevi
reference rate.
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C) Anandmurti Gurumaa D) Anasuya Devi
3.The guidelines have come into effect from 15 March 2019.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? E) Mirra Alfassa
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 412. Who is appointed as the mediator for resolving various
disputes related to cricket administration in the country in March
E) All are correct 2019?
A) Hasmukh Adhia B) P S Narasimha
403. Who was nominated to become the North Atlantic Treaty
C) Shaktikanta Das D) Rajiv Mehrishi
Organisation's (NATO) Chief in March 2019?
E) Nripendra Misra
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405. Who was given the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' award 2019 for her A) Fly B) Around Town
contribution towards women empowerment over the last 15
C) Right Where I’m Supposed To D) Send Them Off
years?
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A) Geeta Kapoor B) Arushi Nishank
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Acuité Ratings and Research board in March 2019?
A) P S Narasimha B) S. S. Mundra
C) Only 1 and 2 D) Only 1 and 3
C) M.R. Kumar D) Sankar Chakraborti
E) Viral Acharya
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417. A recent count of the Ganges River Dolphin in rivers, Gandak
and Ghaghara, has revealed the presence of ________ dolphins. 429. Who chaired the meeting of the sub-committee of the
Financial Stability and Development Council held in March 2019?
A) 200 B) 250 C) 280 D) 300 E) 320
A) Shaktikanta Das B) Piyush Goyal
418. Who was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth C) Rakesh Mohan D) Bimal Jalan
Award for the Asian region in London in March 2019? E) Arun Jaitley
A) Ritesh Agarwal B) Deepak Ravindran
C) Padmanaban Gopalan D) Farrhad Acidwalla 430. How many districts of Rajasthan will have a Media
E) Shravan Kumaran Certification and Monitoring Committee in 2019?
A) 33 B) 28 C) 24 D) 18 E) 10
419. Read the following statements carefully:
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1.The Supreme Court has set aside the life ban on cricketer S 431. Which journal has published the discovery of 83 quasars
Sreesanth, imposed by the BCCI. powered by supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away
2.The disciplinary committee of the BCCI may reconsider within from the Earth?
three months the quantum of punishment to be given to A) Astroparticle Physics
Sreesanth. B) The Astrophysical Journal
3.The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in C) Acta Astronomica
India, BCCI imposed the ban on Sreesanth for his alleged D) International Journal of Cosmology, Astronomy and
involvement in the 2011 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Astrophysics
Which of the above statements is/are correct? E) Connaissance des Temps
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
432. Where did DRDO successfully test fire Man Portable Anti-
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________ denomination to mark five years since Russia staged a A) IDBI Bank B) Allahabad Bank
disputed referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea. C) Andhra Bank D) Bank Of India
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20 E) 25 E) UCO Bank
423. When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated every year?
435. Which bank has launched a doorstep banking service for
A) 14 March B) 15 March C) 16 March D) 17 March E) 18 March
senior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled
customers in March 2019?
424. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the
Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in March 2019? A) Bank OfB) C) D) Central Bank of E) Axis
Baroda PNB SBI India Bank
A) Delhi B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra E) Karnataka
436. How many US nuclear power plants will be established in
425. YS Vivekananda Reddy, passed away on 15 March 2019. He
India according to the commitment made at the 9th round of the
was a ________
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The Cabinet approved the proposal for accession of India to:
1.The Nice Agreement concerning the International classification
of Goods and Services for the purposes of registration of marks, C) TC Suseel Kumar D) Both 1 and 3
2.The Paris Agreement establishing International Classification of
the figurative elements of marks,
3.The Locarno Agreement establishing International classification
for industrial designs.
Which of the above statements is are true?
A) Only 1 B) Only 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) Both 2 and 3
E) All of the above
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446. Which bank appointed Rakesh Makhija as its non-executive
439. Which Bank raised Rs 487 crore through Basel III compliant
chairman for a term of 3 years, with effect from July 18, in March
bonds to fund its growth plans in March 2019?
2019?
A) Dena Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank
A) Axis Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) Lakshmi Vilas Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Yes Bank D) ICICI Bank
E) Federal Bank
E) Punjab National Bank
Plan on Business & Human Rights (NAP) by 2025. A) Kidneys And Women's Health: Include, Value, Empower
Which of the above statements is/are correct? B) Kidney Disease & Obesity
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere
D) Kidney Disease & Children: Act early to prevent it
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
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1.Scientists, using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),
observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the
456. Which bank launched Crèche – Child Daycare facility within Moon.
its Mumbai Corporate Office premises in March 2019? 2.This would help them learn about the accessibility of water that
A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank can be used by humans in future lunar missions.
3.Scientists have hypothesised that hydrogen ions in the solar
C) Bank Of Baroda D) Dena Bank
wind may be the source of most of the Moon's surface water.
E) Central Bank of India Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
457. Read the following statements carefully: C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
1. A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking
place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, E) All are correct
television-quality video transmission from a 2-person submersible.
2. The first transmission came from 60 meters (200 feet) down. 467. Which bank raised Rs 660.80 crore by issuing shares to
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3. Monsoon storms and underwater current continued to present a employees under Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS) in
challenge at greater depths. March 2019?
Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Punjab National Bank B) Bank of Maharashtra
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Bank of India D) Bank of Baroda
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) Central Bank of India
E) All of the above
468. Read the following statements carefully:
458. Where will the Pallivetta ceremony of the annual Sabarimala 1.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation decided to ground
festival be held in March 2019? Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with immediate effect.
A) Sannidhanam B) Saramkuthi 2.The decision came in the wake of American Airlines crash on 10
March 2019 in Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board.
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C) Sabarimala D) Appachimedu
3.Spice Jet has around 12 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts in its fleet,
E) Neelimala while Jet Airways has five in the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
459. Where will Indian and Pakistani officials meet in March 2019 A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
for finalising the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor? C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
A) Bathinda B) Attari C) Batala D) Sangrur E) Basarke
E) All are correct
460. As per a study published in March 2019 in PLOS Biology,
what is the rank of India in human impacts on species? 469. As per the '7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security'
survey released in March 2019, ________% of organizations were
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A) 10 B) 12 C) 16 D) 18 E) 20
hit by online attacks in 2018.
461. YouTube launched its paid service, YouTube Premium and A) 62 B) 66 C) 71 D) 76 E) 82
music streaming app, ________, in India.
A) YouTube Gaana B) YouTube 24*7 470. How many states in India have banned Electronic Nicotine
Delivery Systems up to March 2019, following an advisory from
C) YouTube Music D) YouTube Sound the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued in 2018?
E) YouTube Play A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 20 E) 22
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462. A ________ based team created a voice nicknamed Q that 471. From which state was a star-speckled frog species with
was presented at the South by Southwest (SXSW) creative festival several features resembling frogs found in South America and
in Texas and is designed to be perceived as neither male or Central Africa was discovered in March 2019?
female. A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra E) Odisha
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resurfaced in a survey conducted by scientists in the ________
Wildlife Sanctuary.
476. To which country did India extend a grant assistance of USD
250 million for the reconstruction of infrastructures in the areas of A) B) C) D) Gautam E)
housing, education, and health in March 2019? Coringa Eaglenest Meghamalai Budha Achanakmar
A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Afghanistan D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar 488. As per the data released by Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute on 11 March 2019, which country has become
477. Retail inflation rose to a 4-month high of ________% in the largest arms importer?
February 2019.
A) India B) Saudi Arabia C) Pakistan D) Iran E) Iraq
A) 2.32 B) 2.57 C) 2.65 D) 2.73 E) 2.87
489. Where have the archaeologists stumbled upon a massive
478. Which country announced a donation of Rs 22 Lakh burial site dating back to the Harappan civilization with more than
($31,800) to the Rabindra Bharati Museum in March 2019? 250 graves in March 2019?
A) USA B) Japan C) Russia D) Saudi Arabia E) Israel
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A) GujaratB) HaryanaC) PunjabD) Jammu and KashmirE) Rajasthan
479. Who won the 4th national selection trial in the women's 50m 490. The RBI is set to become the tenth largest holder of the gold
rifle 3 positions event in March 2019? worldwide, displacing the ________.
A) Anjum Moudgil B) Apurvi Chandela A) Sweden B) Netherlands C) Denmark D) Germany E) France
C) Tejaswini Sawant D) Mehuli Ghosh
E) Manu Bhaker 491. Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM AVSM ADC Chairman COSC and
Chief of the Naval Staff is on an official tour to ________ from 12-15
March 2019.
480. Markets regulator SEBI withdrew the ________% limit on
A) UK B) USA C) Brazil D) Argentina E) Chile
investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporate bonds of
an entity in March 2019.
492. Retired IAS officer C Lalsawta became the first Lokayukta of
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A) 15 B) 18 C) 20 D) 22 E) 24 which state?
A) Sikkim B) Tripura C) Meghalaya D) Mizoram E) Manipur
481. Which state got its first centre for palliative care programme
and treatment of cancer patients in March 2019?
493. Read the following statements carefully:
A) Punjab B) Jharkhand 1.DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with a range of 'combat
C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Bihar casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the trooper is
shifted to hospital.
E) Chhattisgarh
2.The spectrum includes bleeding wound sealants, super
absorptive dressings, and glycerinated salines.
482. As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office, 3.Chances of survival and minimum disability are highest when
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industrial output growth stood at ________% in January 2019. effective first aid care is given within the golden hour.
A) 1.2 B) 1.7 C) 1.9 D) 2.2 E) 2.4 Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
483. Read the following statements carefully:
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
1.Francesco Molinari of France topped an international
leaderboard at Bay Hill. E) All are correct
2.He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in fine style, with three
Englishmen, a Spaniard, a Northern Irishman and two South 494. The new visa agreement between ________ and India came
Koreans all within the top-10. into force from 11 March 2019 that will allow their businessmen
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3.He is 36-year-old and world number 10 and tourists to stay in India for 90 days without a visa.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) USA B) Maldives C) Singapore D) UK E) Brazil
A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 495. With which country has Narendra Modi jointly unveiled e-
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plaques on 11 March 2019 for the supply of buses and trucks, the
E) All are correct
inauguration of 36 community clinics, and 11 water treatment
plants?
484. Liquor firm United Breweries Ltd said the Debt Recovery A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Myanmar D) Bangladesh E) Sri Lanka
Tribunal (DRT) in Bengaluru has transferred ________ percent stake
held by Vijay Mallya-linked United Breweries (Holdings) in the 496. Where has the 34th edition of AAHAR - the International
company. Food and Hospitality fair - begun on 12 March 2019?
A) 2.60 B) 2.80 C) 3.00 D) 3.20 E) 3.40 A) Mumbai B) Pune C) Lucknow D) New Delhi E) Ranchi
485. Who has become the first snooker player to make 1,000 497. Recently, Vinod Kashyap has passed away. She was a/an
competitive centuries? ________.
A) Ding Junhui B) Mark Selby A) Newsreader B) Actor C) Politician D) Spiritual Leader E) Singer
C) Ronnie O’Sullivan D) Judd Trump
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A) Bhagwat Singh B) Ajay Singh
C) Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar D) Bhupendra Singh E) All are correct
E) Arvind Singh Mewar
509. Where will the Ministry of Commerce and Industry be
500. ________ will collaborate with Central and state governments organising the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave from March 17-19,
to upskill around 1 million female students over a period of 3 2019?
years. A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Patna E) Raipur
A) IBM B) Microsoft C) Lenovo D) Oracle Corporation E) Intel
510. Where was India's first HIV treatment centre and holistic
501. According to data from the Union Health Ministry, which clinic for the LGBTQ community inaugurated by Humsafar Trust?
state has reported 4,551 swine flu cases and 162 deaths, the A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Jaipur E) Patna
highest in the country?
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A) Bihar B) Rajasthan C) Punjab D) Odisha E) Jharkhand 511. Which state has announced 33% quota for women in the
allocation of Lok Sabha tickets of BJD party in March 2019?
502. The USA will become a net exporter of oil from ________, a A) Bihar B) Odisha C) Rajasthan D) Haryana E) Gujarat
development which should reinforce global energy security.
A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 E) 2024 512. Which of the following was awarded the coveted Golden
Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019?
503. Russia's arms export to India, fell by ________% between A) Policybazaar B) ICICI Lombard
2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a SIPRI report. C) United India Insurance D) ACKO General Insurance
A) 32 B) 36 C) 38 D) 42 E) 46
E) Future Generali India
Insurance
504. Country’s organized grocery stores registered ________%
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growth in sales, according to Reformatting Retail in India report by
Nielsen India released in March 2019. 513. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of
A) 12 B) 16 C) 18 D) 22 E) 26 Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB) in March 2019?
A) Rajiv Bansal B) Anup Kumar Dubey
505. Who was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy C) Aditya Kumar Misra D) Sushil Kumar
in San Jose by the University of Peace in March 2019?
E) E. Sreedharan
A) Sharad Pawar B) Venkaiah Naidu
C) Rajnath Singh D) Aditya Thackeray
514. Read the following statements carefully:
E) Ram Nath Kovind 1.The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has started paving way
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527. In how many phases will the elections to the 17th Lok Sabha
be conducted across the country from April 11 to May 19?
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A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9
C) Jet Airways (India) Ltd D) SpiceJet
528. Who among the following won the gold medal at the 38th
GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland on 10 March 2019?
A) Sumit Sangwan B) Kavinder Singh Bisht
C) Shiva Thapa D) Govind Sahani
E) Naveen Kumar
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519. ________, with India’s worst-bad loan ratio will sell 100 billion
C) Rami Hamdallah D) Yasser Arafat
rupees of stressed assets.
A) SBI B) IDBI Bank Ltd. C) ICICI Bank D) HDFC Bank E) PNB E) Yitzhak Rabin
520. Whose appointment was approved by the J&K Governor’s 530. When is the National Immunisation Day observed?
administration as the principal adviser to two mass rapid transit A) 7 March B) 8 March C) 9 March D) 10 March E) 11 March
systems to be built in the State?
A) Naresh Chandra B) E. Sreedharan 531. Who was honored as the world's oldest living person by
C) T.N. Seshan D) Raju Narayana Swamy Guinness World Records in March 2019?
A) Chiyo Miyako B) Kane Tanaka
E) Sridhar Tayur
C) Nabi Tajima D) Jeanne Calment
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521. Which of the following has set up a task force with the Life E) Susannah Mushatt Jones
Insurance Corporation of India to implement synergies in 2019?
A) SBI B) IDBI Bank Ltd. C) PNB D) HDFC Bank E) ICICI Bank 532. With which country has India signed a US$ 3 billion deal for
leasing of a nuclear-powered attack submarine for the Indian Navy
522. Who among the following will be in the 3-member committee for a period of 10 years on 7 March 2019?
formed by the Election Commission to assess the situation on the A) Russia B) USA C) Japan D) France E) UK
ground in Jammu and Kashmir?
1.Noor Mohammed 533. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has signed a
2.Rakesh Asthana Cooperation Agreement with ________ to assist IBBI to further build
3.Vinod Zutshi the capacity of insolvency professionals.
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535. Which country has won the First Prize in the category of 'TV
525. As per the Nokia Mobile Broadband Index 2018, mobile Cinema Spot' at the prestigious international 'Golden City Gate
internet penetration in India is set to reach ________% in 2022. Tourism Awards 2019'?
A) 30.2 B) 44.5 C) 56.7 D) 72.6 E) 83.8 A) Germany B) India C) USA D) Russia E) Thailand
526. Read the following statements carefully: 536. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the
1. The Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Department launched foundation stone for the ________ ropeway project on 6 March
the first round of 'Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization’ programme 2019.
on 10 March 2019. A) Dehradun-Rishikesh B) Haridwar-Rishikesh
2. It is targeting to administer polio drops to all eligible children up
to 5 years throughout the state in 2274 polio booths. C) Dehradun-Haridwar D) Dehradun-Mussoorie
3. More than 17 crore children below 5 years across the country E) Mussoorie-Haridwar
will be given polio drops as part of the central government's drive.
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E) Ministry of Rural Development A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
538. Which of the following won the 'Green Era Award for
Sustainability' on 4 March 2019 at Lisbon in Portugal? E) All are correct
A) TVS Motor B) Bajaj Auto
549. The Marayoor jaggery of which district received the
C) Hero MotoCorp D) Honda Motor Company
Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the government of India in
E) Suzuki March 2019?
A) Idukki B) Wayanad C) Kottayam D) Thrissur E) Kollam
539. Which country has become the 124th member of the
International Criminal Court (ICC)? 550. Where has India launched its third IT corridor in China in
A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) Laos E) Vietnam March 2019?
A) Dalian B) Guiyang C) Jiangsu D) Shandong E) Yunnan
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540. Which of the following signed a loan agreement of $328-
million with the government of India and government of Andhra 551. Read the following statements carefully:
Pradesh for AP Health Systems Strengthening Project (APHSSP) on 1. The government of India approved a strategy for creating an
6 March 2019? additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide
A) International Monetary Fund equivalent through forest and tree cover by 2025.
B) World Bank 2. The strategy will help in fighting against climate change.
C) Asian Development Bank 3. Carbon sinks are natural or artificial reservoirs that absorb and
D) New Development Bank store the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide through physical and
E) International Bank For Reconstruction and Development biological mechanisms.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
541. The scientists have confirmed the existence of the exoplanet A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
named ________ in March 2019.
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C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
A) 55 Cancri B) Gliese C) Kepler-1658 D) 55 CancriE)
E) All of the above
e 581c b d PH1b
542. The Delhi government launched ________ mobile application 552. Where was the inaugural India-Japan Space Dialogue held on
on 5 March 2019 to provide a real-time location of bus stops and 8 March 2019?
buses. A) Tokyo B) Bengaluru C) New Delhi D) Kyoto E) Yokohama
A) Move Delhi B) e-Track C) Live Bus D) One Delhi E) Track Bus
553. Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty of South
543. The joint working group formed by the Insurance Regulatory Coast Railway on 8 March 2019?
and Development Authority of India and the National Health A) Ashish Reddy B) S.S. Srinivas
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A) West B) C) D) E) Uttar 555. As per the government report, the total liabilities of the
Bengal Bihar Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Pradesh government increased to ₹________ lakh crore at the end of the
December 2018 quarter.
545. Which state launched the 'Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit A) 53.40
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A) DCV B) DTV C) SOV D) DCM E) TOI A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
559. On the occasion of International Women's Day, ________ E) All of the above
successful mothers were awarded the 'Ratnagarbha' award in
2019.
569. Who will head the 5 member committee to examine issues
A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 18 E) 20
related to framing of a structured scheme for providing insurance
cover to advocates?
560. What is the title of the strategy document launched by the
Bureau of Energy Efficiency on 8 March 2019? A) Alok Srivastava B) Nirupama Rao
A) PRAGATI B) SANKALP C) UNNATEE D) VRADDHI E) UTKARSH C) Nalin Surie D) Brijesh Mishra
E) Sujata Singh
561. Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has
launched a ________ year roadmap named as 'India Cooling Action
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Plan' on 8 March 2019. 570. Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary in the Ministry
of Finance on 8 March 2019?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20 E) 25
A) Ashu Khullar B) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
562. The State Bank of India has decided to link the interest rate C) Subhash Chandra Garg D) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
paid on the savings bank balance of over Rs. ________ lakh to the
E) Shivshankar Menon
repo rate in 2019.
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
571. According to the Deloitte report ‘Empowering Women & Girls
563. Who will be the chairman of the 3-member panel to mediate in India’, the female labour force participation in India has fallen to
in Ayodhya dispute? ________% in 2018 from 36.7% in 2005.
A) Ravi Shankar B) F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla A) 24 B) 26 C) 28 D) 32 E) 34
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C) Sriram Panchu D) Fali S Nariman 572. Ram Nath Kovind appointed Jagdish Mukhi as the Governor
E) Soli J Sorabjee of Mizoram on 8 March 2019. He also holds the office of Governor
of ________.
564. Which of the following signed a $137 Million loan agreement A) Andhra Pradesh B) Manipur C) Assam D) Nagaland E) Meghalaya
with the Government Of India for financing the Dam Rehabilitation
and Improvement Project on 8 march 2019? 573. Who was appointed by the United Nations Development
Programme as its Goodwill Ambassador on 7 March 2019?
A) World Bank B) Asian Development Bank
A) Padma Lakshmi B) Priyanka Chopra Jonas
C) New Development bank D) International Monetary Fund
C) Kamala Harris D) Indra Nooyi
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E) Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank E) Mindy Kaling
565. Which of the following signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement 574. Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath has decided to include
with the Government of India for improving drainage which ancient tribal language in the primary education curriculum
infrastructure in Assam on 8 March 2019? of the state's tribal-dominated districts in March 2019?
A) World Bank B) International Monetary Fund A) Gondi B) Kui C) Murmi D) Bodo E) Mikir
C) Asian Infrastructure D) Asian Development Bank 575. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of India to
s
E) Hamid Ansari
Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology on 9 March 2019?
A) Gurugram B) New Delhi C) Faridabad D) Greater Noida E) Hisar
576. For which of the following temples did PM Narendra Modi lay
567. Where will the 2 new benches of National Company Law the foundation stone of corridor and beautification on 8 March
Tribunal, approved by the Government of India in March 2019, be 2019?
established? A) Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple B) Kamakhya Temple
A) Ranchi and Indore B) Amaravati and Indore C) Kashi Vishwanath Temple D) Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
C) Amaravati and Ranchi D) Kanpur and Ranchi E) Jagannath Temple
E) Indore and Kanpur
577. Read the following statements carefully:
568. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Union Cabinet approved the creation of the Post of Technical
Member in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai.
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C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct
E) All of the above
588. The Union Cabinet approved an MoU between India and
578. What is the name of the GIS-based mapping application ________ on Cancer Research Initiative on 7 March 2019.
launched in 2019? A) USA B) UK C) China D) Russia E) Germany
A) e-Bhoomi B) e-Prithvi C) e-Dharti D) e-Gagan E) e-Zameen
589. The Union Cabinet approved FMBAP for Flood Management
579. What is the title of the book released by Suresh Prabhu on 7 Works in the entire country. What does 'A' stand for in FMBAP?
March 2019 that throws light on achievements made in the civil A) Action B) Across C) Areas D) Assimilate E) Accurate
aviation sector during 2018?
A) Cruising New Heights- FlyingB) Wonder Wings 590. How many women were presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar
For All 2018, in New Delhi, on International Women’s Day, i.e. 8 March
2019?
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C) Touching the Sky with Glory D) Flying High
A) 24 B) 34 C) 44 D) 54 E) 64
E) Incredible Aviation
591. What is the theme for the 2019 International Women's Day?
580. What is the title of the compilation of selected speeches of A) Think equal, build smart, innovate for change
PM Narendra Modi which was released by Arun Jaitley on 8 March B) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030
2019? C) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
A) Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam B) NaMo D) Equality for Women is Progress for All
C) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas D) Modi Ki Vaani E) Empower Rural Women, End Poverty and Hunger
E) Swadesh 592. With which country has ISRO signed an agreement to set up
a joint maritime surveillance system in India on 6 March 2019?
581. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the
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A) France B) USA C) Japan D) Australia E) South Korea
Directorate General of Mines Safety on 7 March 2019?
A) NewmontB) C) D) E) BHP 593. The government doubled the income tax exemption limit for
Mining SIMTARS Fresnillo RioTinto Billiton gratuity to Rs ________ lakh on 6 March 2019.
A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 35
582. With which country has India signed an MoU on Cooperation
in the field of Occupational Safety and Health which was approved 594. The government announced new Rs 20 coin on 7 March
by the Union cabinet on 7 March 2019? 2019 which will be shaped like a ________.
A) France B) Germany C) UK D) Italy E) USA A) Hexagon B) Octagon C) Decagon D) Dodecagon E) Circle
585. The advanced braking systems and technologies for 596. Read the following statements carefully:
improved road safety and reducing accidents will be binding on all 1.The Centre amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes
vehicles with ________ seats and above as per a notification issued (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
on 7 March 2019. 2.This was done to include a prohibition on the import of solid
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10 plastic waste even in special economic zones (SEZ) and by export-
oriented units (EOU).
586. With which country has India signed an MoU on Technology 3.The amendment has been done keeping into consideration the
Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector on 7 March 2019? 'Ease of Doing Business' and boosting 'Make in India' initiative.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Switzerland B) Poland C) Austria D) Belgium E) Germany
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
587. Read the following statements carefully: C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
1.The Union Cabinet approved the scheme to rebate state and
E) All of the above
central embedded taxes to support the textile sector.
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609. Which of the following topped the ranking of aspirational
C) Bajaj D) Grasim Industries Ltd
districts by Niti Aayog for the December-January period of 2018-
E) None of the above 19?
1. Sonbhadra
599. Which of the following along with the SBI has launched their 2.Sahibganj
merchant-acquiring joint venture, SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd in 3.Chatra
Mumbai? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Hitachi Payment Services Pvt.B) Fino PayTech Ltd. C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
Ltd.
E) All are correct
C) Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd. D) Airtel Payments Bank
E) Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. 610. Which state launched a scheme Mukhya Mantri Karigar
Sahayata on 6 March 2019?
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600. The center is all set to launch a national portal ________ of A) Odisha B) Gujarat C) Punjab D) Jharkhand E) Haryana
publicly-funded research facilities and equipment in 2019.
A) A-STEM B) E-STEM C) I-STEM D) T-STEM E) V-STEM 611. The income tax department notified the modified norms for
startups to enable them to seek 'angel tax' exemption for
601. Who was moved from the position of Deputy Director- investments of up to Rs ________ crore.
General of World Health Organization on 7 March 2019? A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 25 E) 30
A) Margaret Chan B) Gro Harlem Brundtland
612. A per an MoU signed on 6 March 2019, ________ will support
C) Robert Mugabe D) Soumya Swaminathan NCGG for utilization of infrastructure facilities during the training
E) Anders Nordström programme of NCGG at Delhi and for academic & intellectual
interactions for 5 years.
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602. What is the name of the Automatic Fare Collection Gating A) Indian Institute of Corporate Affair
System which was presented by Bharat Electronics Ltd. in 2019? B) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
A) SANGRAH B) SWAGAT C) SEVA D) SAVAR E) SAMPAN C) National Company Law Tribunal
D) Competition Commission of India
603. When will the Janaushadhi Diwas be celebrated across the E) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
country in 2019?
613. Which city bagged the cleanest city award under Swachh
A) 7 March B) 8 March C) 9 March D) 10 March E) 11 March Survekshan 2019?
604. In the felicitation event for Web Wonder Women held in New A) Mysore B) Kochi C) Indore D) Bengaluru E) Bhopal
Delhi on 6 March 2019, ________ women were honoured by the
614. Which of the following schemes was launched by NABL for
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2019?
A) Sanjeeb Sahoo B) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
A) TATA Consultancy Services B) Xiaomi
C) Rajnish Kumar D) Avinash Kumar Agarwal
C) Facebook D) Google
E) Alok Mittal
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website, which state recorded the highest number of reported 630. Which state has signed a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement with
hate crimes in 2018? the Government of India and the World Bank on 5 March 2019 to
A) Haryana B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan E) Bihar support the State's Reforms in Expenditure Management?
A) Gujarat B) Chhattisgarh C) Punjab D) Haryana E) Bihar
620. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has signed an
agreement to invest ₹________ crore in ECL Finance Ltd. on 5 631. With which of the following did the Govt of India sign a $250
March 2019. Million Agreement for the National Rural Economic Transformation
A) 1,000 B) 1,400 C) 1,800 D) 2,000 E) 2,200 Project (NRETP) in Delhi on 5 March 2019?
A) International Monetary Fund
621. The TMA scheme was introduced on 5 March 2019 to provide B) Asian Development Bank
financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture C) World Bank
products. What does 'A' stand for in TMA? D) International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
A) Action B) Assistance E) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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C) Allowance D) Arrangement 632. Read the following statements carefully:
E) Assimilation 1. PM Narendra Modi visited Kalaburagi in Karnataka and
Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on 6 March 2019 to launch various
development projects.
622. Who was appointed as the director-general of the National
2. He dedicated to the nation the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Archives of India in March 2019?
Terminal and ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Bengaluru.
A) P V Ramesh B) Satyendra Dubey 3. He also unveiled multiple projects in roadways, railways, and
C) U. Sagayam D) Narendra Kumar energy sector at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
E) S. R. Sankaran
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
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623. Who was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all
time by Forbes magazine in 2019? E) All of the above
A) Gigi Hadid B) Weili Dai
C) Pamela Slim D) Kylie Jenner 633. Recently, UN expert David Boyd said over ________ billion
people regularly inhale air so polluted that it puts their life, health,
E) Tory Burch
and well-being at risk.
A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 E) 14
624. Read the following statements carefully:
1.Ministry of Defence has taken steps to ensure implementation of
634. On 4 March 2019, the
3rd group of 22 officials of
grant of Permanent Commission to Women officers in the Armed
Nepal's Ministry of Finance joined their training
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Forces.
2.Women officers will be granted Permanent Commission in the course on ‘Global Perspectives on Public Financial
Indian Army in all the 14 branches where women are inducted for Management’ in ________.
Short Service Commission.
A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) New Delhi E) Chandigarh
3.All branches, in IAF, including Fighter Pilots are now open for
women officers.
635. With which country will India conduct the 3rd edition of the
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
bilateral joint exercise, Al Nagah 2019, from 12 March 2019?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Qatar B) UAE C) Kuwait D) Oman E) Bahrain
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
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2019 to build a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for 3D printing? 2. It is created by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Kerala D) Telangana E) Karnataka pays homage to all unsung heroes of freedom struggle of the
nation.
626. What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani according to the Forbes 3. The museum is 10th in the series of recently inaugurated
World's Billionaire list 2019? museums in the Red Fort Complex including Subhash Chandra
A) 9 B) 11 C) 13 D) 15 E) 19 Bose museum.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
627. How many Nobel prizes in literature will be awarded in 2019? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
628. With which state did the World Bank sign a $96 Million Loan E) All of the above
Agreement on 5 March 2019 to provide additional funds for the
State's post-disaster recovery plans? 637. Read the following statements carefully:
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Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
E) All of the above
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A) West Bengal B) Rajasthan C) Assam D) Sikkim E) Punjab 2019?
A) India B) Sweden C) Norway D) Denmark E) Australia
640. Coal Minister Piyush Goyal dedicated to the nation a
________-Megawatt thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu 649. On which of the following banks did RBI impose a monetary
Power Ltd. on 4 March 2019. fine of Rs 4 crore on 4 March 2019?
A) 1000 B) 1200 C) 1400 D) 1500 E) 1800 A) Karnataka Bank B) United Bank of India
641. Who has been appointed as the Vice President, Human C) Karur Vysya Bank D) Dena Bank
Resources, India and South West Asia by Beverage major Coca- E) Yes Bank
Cola India in 2019?
A) Nishi Kulshreshtha Chaturvedi B) T. Krishnakumar 650. Who among the following joined the top 5 club in the latest
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C) Ajoyendra Mukherjee D) Nandita Gurjar ICC women's cricket rankings for ODI bowlers issued on March 4,
2019?
E) Saurabh Govil 1.Jhulan Goswami
2.Shikha Pandey
642. Which of the following will sell its UAE food delivery business 3.Poonam Yadav
to Germany’s Delivery Hero Group for about $172 million? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2
A) Deliveroo B) Food On Click C) Talabat D) Zomato E) Faasos C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
643. Which of the following will be setting up a network of solar- E) All are correct
based electric vehicle chargers on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway?
651. Where did the 8th edition of joint military exercise Sampriti
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A) 67.5 B) 79.9 C) 83.4 D) 90.7 E) 99.8 called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram”.
A) ISRO
645. As per the study report of International Food Policy Research B) DRDO
Institute, unveiled on 4 March 2019, air pollution due to crop C) Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
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stubble burning in northern India causes an economic loss of D) Ministry of Science and Technology
$________ billion annually. E) Indian Institute of Science
A) 20 B) 30 C) 40 D) 50 E) 60
654. Who was named as the secretary of the Ministry of Road
646. PM Narendra Modi will launch civilian flight operations from Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in March 2019?
________ airbase on 8 March 2019. A) Rajiv Gauba B) Ajit Seth
A) Charbatia B) Pathankot C) Palam D) Hindon E) Ambala
C) P. K. Sinha D) Sanjeev Ranjan
647. For which of the following reasons has the Prayagraj Kumbh E) K. M. Chandrasekhar
Mela 2019 secured a place in the Guinness Book of World
Records? 655. Which city topped the list of the most polluted cities in the
1.Largest crowd management world in a recent study conducted by NGO Greenpeace India?
2.Largest sanitation drive
A) Noida B) Mumbai C) Gurugram D) Hyderabad E) Pune
3.Largest painting exercise of public sites.
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658. Read the following statements carefully: Development Corporation and Chinese paper manufacturing firm
1. The US officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, 'Nine Dragons' to invest Rs _______ crores in the state.
downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the A) 3500 B) 4000 C) 4500 D) 5000 E) 5500
Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.
2. The consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the 668. Which Public sector bank bagged the Best Bank Award from
Palestinians for decades. the Tamil Nadu government on 3 March 2019?
3. The symbolic shift hands authority over U.S. diplomatic A) Allahabad Bank B) Canara Bank
channels with the West Bank and Gaza to Ambassador David
Friedman. C) Indian Bank D) Central Bank of India
Which of the above statements is/are true? E) Indian Overseas Bank
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 669. The ordinance that allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID
proof for opening bank accounts and buying SIM cards will omit
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E) All of the above
Section ________ of the Aadhaar Act.
A) 29 B) 37 C) 43 D) 57 E) 61
659. Read the following statements carefully:
1. India signed a deal with a French firm to manufacture 7.5 lakh 670. On which bank did RBI impose a monetary penalty of Rs 3
AK-203 rifles, the latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles. crore on 2 March 2019?
2. The AK-203 rifles will be produced at the Indian Ordnance
Factory at Amethi's Korwa. A) Dena Bank B) United Bank C) ICICI D) PNB E) IDBI
3. The new rifles will replace the indigenous INSAS rifles in the
Army, Air Force, and Navy. 671. Where will PM Narendra Modi launch the Pradhan Mantri
Which of the above statements is/are true? Shram-Yogi Maandhan Yojana (PM-SYM) on 5 March 2019?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 A) Gujarat B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Bihar E) Rajasthan
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C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 672. Where did PM Narendra Modi launch 'One Nation One Card'
E) All of the above on 4 March 2019?
A) Bhopal B) Lucknow C) Ahmedabad D) Pune E) Nagpur
660. SpaceX launched an unmanned Crew Dragon craft from
________ to the International Space Station on 2 March 2019. 673. Which Indian wrestler won a gold medal in 65 KG freestyle in
Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Bulgaria on 2 March 2019?
A) Kansas B) Kentucky C) California D) Florida E) Alaska
A) Bajrang Punia B) Yogeshwar Dutt
661. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis flagged off 11.28 km C) Sushil Kumar D) Saurabh Chaudhary
long 2nd phase of the ________ monorail network on 3 March 2019.
E) Amit Panghal
A) Coimbatore B) Tiruchirappalli C) Mumbai D) Kanchipuram E) Ooty
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662. Who has assumed charge as the chairman of the newly 674. Essar Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Ltd received
constituted National Commission for Backward Classes? environment clearance for exploring shale gas reserves in
________.
A) Devendra Fadnavis B) Bhagwan Lal Sahni
A) Jharkhand B) West Bengal
C) Ashok Chavan D) Pema Khandu
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh
E) Raghubar Das
E) Maharashtra
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663. As per World Bank's 'Women, business and the law 2019'
report, how many countries in the world have been found to 675. Which district has been ranked 1st among the 112
enshrine gender equality in laws affecting work? aspirational districts of India based on the performance during
November-December 2018 and January 2019 as per the report
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 from NITI Aayog?
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665. The government has approved Adani Power's ₹14,000-crore 677. Who will be the 1st recipient of the ‘Bhagwan Mahavir
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in ________ that will export Ahimsa Puraskar’ on 17 April 2019?
power generated to Bangladesh. A) Om Prakash Mehra B) Abhinandan Varthaman
A) Jharkhand B) Bihar C) West Bengal D) Meghalaya E) Sikkim C) Kuldip Prakash D) Suraj Prakash Khosla
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A) Novak Djokovic B) Andy Murray C) Kedar Jadhav D) Ambati Rayudu
C) Roger Federer D) Rafael Nadal E) Ravindra Jadeja
E) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
690. Read the following statements carefully:
680. Who won the presidential elections of Senegal on 28 1.The government of India has extended ban on the Students
February 2019? Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
2.It was involved in a series of terror acts in the country, for five
A) Macky Sall B) Abdou Diouf years.
C) Abdoulaye Wade D) Léopold Sédar Senghor 3.The Ministry of Home Affairs termed the SIMI as an unlawful
E) Moustapha Niasse association.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2
681. Which bank appointed LIC's Chairman and Managing
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Director Hemant Bhargava as its Non-Executive and Non-Whole C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3
time Chairman for 3 years on 26 February 2019? E) All are correct
A) IDBI B) Axis Bank C) Bank of Baroda D) HDFC E) PNB
691. Where was the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign Language (ISL)
682. The Reserve Bank of India will infuse Rs ________ crore into Dictionary launched on 27 February 2019?
the banking system through Open Market Operations in 2019.
A) Mumbai B) Patna C) Chennai D) New Delhi E) Hyderabad
A) 10,000 B) 15,000 C) 20,000 D) 25,000 E) 30,000
692. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) launched
683. Where was National workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation STARS scheme to fund science projects. What does 'A' stand for in
and Management of Heat Wave conducted on 27 and 28 February STARS?
2019?
A) Action B) According C) Advanced D) Allow E) Ability
A) B) C) D) Tamil E) Madhya
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Delhi Maharashtra Rajasthan Nadu Pradesh 693. With which country did India hold a three-day ‘Mainamati
Maitree Exercise 2019’?
684. Who was conferred with the prestigious 'Missile Systems
Award 2019' for his leadership role in the Indian missile A) Bangladesh B) Bhutan C) Sri Lanka D) Maldives E) Myanmar
programmes?
694. As per the ‘Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in
A) Sudhir Mishra B) Chitra Rajgopal South Asia’ report, the share of trade in India’s GDP has fallen
C) Samir Vankatpati Kamat D) G Satheesh Reddy from 55.8% to ________% between 2012 and 2017.
E) S Christopher A) 53.2 B) 45.9 C) 41.1 D) 39.2 E) 35.9
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C) Hamza bin Laden D) Abu Ayyub al-Masri E) All are correct
E) Omar bin Laden
709. As per Moody's quarterly Global Macro Outlook report, the
Indian economy is expected to grow at ________% in the calendar
701. Indian Air Force Wing Commander, ________ arrived in India years 2019 and 2020.
on 1 March 2019.
A) 7.0 B) 7.1 C) 7.2 D) 7.3 E) 7.4
A) Abhinandan Varthman B) Raghunath Nambiar
C) Rajesh Kumar D) Harjit Singh Arora 710. Who took charge as the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of private sector lender Yes Bank on 1 March
E) R. K. S. Shera
2019?
A) Jitendra Singh B) Bibek Debroy
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702. Who joined the Fifteenth Finance Commission as its Member
on 1 March 2019? C) Ravneet Gill D) Balesh Sharma
A) Vijay Keshav Gokhale B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha E) Nripendra Misra
C) Ajay Narayan Jha D) Nripendra Misra
711. According to the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing
E) Anil Kakodkar
Managers’ Index, the manufacturing activity expanded to a 14-
month high of ________ in February 2019.
703. Where will the second edition of Indo-Pacific Regional A) 52.2 B) 54.3 C) 56.8 D) 58.4 E) 60.2
Dialogue (IPRD) - 2019 be held on 5 and 6 March 2019?
A) Lucknow B) Hyderabad C) Noida D) New Delhi E) Pune 712. SEBI has lowered the regulatory fee that it charges from
market intermediaries. The fee that brokers have to pay to SEBI
704. Where was a book titled, 'Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution has been reduced by ________%.
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on Radio' released by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 2 March A) 23.33 B) 33.33 C) 43.33 D) 53.33 E) 63.33
2019?
A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Kanpur E) Noida 713. Who was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of
Baroda (BoB) for three years on 1 March 2019?
705. Who was appointed as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of A) Balesh Sharma B) Shaktikanta Das
Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force on 1 March 2019?
A) Raghunath Nambiar B) Shashikant Oak C) Hasmukh Adhia D) Nripendra Misra
E) Pawan Kapoor
714. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
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chairman of the Jet Airways board on 28 February 2019?
729. RBI approved the amalgamation of 'DBS Bank, India' with
A) Anthony Davis B) Naresh Goyal
________ on 28 February 2019.
C) Shashank Agrawal D) Harsh Trivedi A) Corporation Bank B) DBS Bank India
E) Aditya Bhatnagar C) City Union Bank D) South Indian Bank
E) Karur Vysya Bank
721. Read the following statements carefully:
1. A new breed of blast-proof composite Liquified Petroleum Gas
(LPG) cylinders will soon be available in India. 730. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved
2. Confidence Petroleum India Limited and Time Technoplast construction of, ________ km long, 4-lane bridge on South Bank on
Limited announced the launch of their brand ‘LPG Elite’ in NH-127 B in the State of Assam/Meghalaya.
Mumbai. A) 11.243 B) 13.899 C) 17.786 D) 19.282 E) 21.542
3. The lightweight cylinders are manufactured using composite
material and are non-corrosive, UV-protected &100% recyclable. 731. The Union cabinet approved the MoU between India and
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Which of the above statements is/are true? ________ on cooperation in the field of Medical Products Regulation
A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 on 28 February 2019.
C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 A) Syria B) Saudi Arabia C) Argentina D) Bangladesh E) Singapore
E) All of the above 732. With which bank has RBI signed a Bilateral Swap
Arrangement (BSA) on 28 February 2019?
722. According to the government data showed on 28 February A) European Central Bank B) Bank of England
2019, India's GDP stood at ________% in the quarter ended
C) Bank of Japan D) People's Bank of China
December 31, 2018.
A) 6.2 B) 6.4 C) 6.5 D) 6.6 E) 6.8 E) Reserve Bank of Australia
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723. Where did Shripad Yesso Naik lay the foundation stone of 733. With which country did India sign an agreement for the
National Institute of Unani Medicine on March 1, 2019? Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect
A) New Delhi B) Noida C) Gurugram D) Ghaziabad E) Meerut to Taxes (TIEA) on 28 February 2019?
A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Vietnam D) Brunei E) Laos
724. The Cabinet approved the promulgation of an ordinance to
allow voluntary use of ________ as identity proof for opening bank 734. Where was a National Conference on Deendayal Disabled
account on 28 February 2019. Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) organized on 1 March 2019?
A) Voters ID B) Aadhaar C) Passport D) Driver License E) PAN Card A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Ranchi E) Lucknow
725. When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed every year? 735. As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the growth in GDP
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A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7
Knitting and Knitwear Sector under PowerTex India on 28 February
728. Read the following statements carefully: 2019?
1.The Union Cabinet has approved the Constitution (Application to A) Chennai B) Jaipur C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi E) Patna
Jammu and Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2018.
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