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Q1. Which state recently launched the ‘Plants for Plastic’ campaign?

Answer: Assam

Explanation: In Assam, in order to gradually collect and remove the harmful plastics from the ecosystem

Bongaigaon District administration has launched a campaign ‘Plants for Plastic’. The campaign aims to

encourage people to collect and remove plastic from their houses, commercial establishments and educational

institutions.

Q2. Which state retained its top place in Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI)?

Answer: Kerala

Explanation: Kerala has retained their places as the best states in terms of school education in the country. The

revelation came in the Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI) for the year 2016-17 which was

released recently. Tamil Nadu retained the second spot.

rated as the world’s best real-time payment service in an analysis of 54 countries that have similar facilities.

Q3. According to RBI data,India’s current account deficit narrowed to how much percent of GDP?

Answer: 2%

Explanation: India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to 14.3 billion dollars or two per cent of the gross

domestic product (GDP) during April to June, data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed.

Q4. The World Tournoi satellite competition is being held in which country?

Answer: Belgium

Explanation: Indian fencer C. A. Bhavani Devi clinched the silver medal in the women’s sabre individual

category in the Tournoi satellite competition (World level) at Ghent, Belgium. Bhavani lost 15-10 to Anna Bashta

of Azerbaijan in the final.

Q5. Who has won Russian Grand Prix?

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

Explanation: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix

(Formula 1 GP) at Sochi Autodrom race track in Russia. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (Finland) and Ferrari’s Charles

Leclerc (Monaco) won the second and third spot respectively.

Q6. Who has been appointed as the Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau?

Answer: KS Dhatwalia

Explanation: Senior Indian Information Service officer, KS Dhatwalia, has been appointed as the Principal

Director General of Press Information Bureau.

Q7. Recently Jessie Norman passed away.She was related to which field?

Answer: Opera star

Explanation: Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her

four Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor, has passed away. She was 74.

Q8. On the occasion of which birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,PM Modi declared India to be an ‘open

defecation free’ (ODF) country?

Answer: 150th

Explanation: On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on 2nd October declared India to be an ‘open defecation free’ (ODF) country.






Q9. Recently Smriti Irani inaugurated world’s largest plastic made charkha in which city/UT?

Answer: Noida

Explanation: Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated a 1,650-kg ‘charkha’ (spinning wheel) made of plastic

waste in Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.

Q10. Recently Ram Vilas Paswan launched which application for registering consumer grievances?

Answer: Consumer App

Explanation: In order to fast-track consumer grievance redressal process and provide an effective forum for

consumers to give their valuable suggestions to the Department on consumer related issues, Union Minister of

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched the ‘Consumer App’.

Q11. Recently Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched DIN.What does “I” stands in DIN?

Answer: Identification

Explanation: The Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

has come into existence with the generation of about 17,500 communications with DIN on the very first day,

the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Q12. Which state government has launched the ‘Village Secretariat system’?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the ‘Village Secretariat system’ in the state and asserted that the state government aims to strengthen the village ecosystem.

Q13. Which state has recently has launched five new schemes like Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyaan on

October 2 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Explanation: Chhattisgarh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched five

new schemes on October 2 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Q14. The exercise KAZIND is a exercise between India and which other country?

Answer: Kazakhstan

Explanation: Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan began at Pithoragarh,

Uttarakhand. The exercise will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan Army who

would be sharing their experience gained during conduct of various counter insurgency and counter terrorism

operations in the past.

Q15. Who scripted history by scoring the highest-ever individual score in women’s T20I?

Answer: Alyssa Healy

Explanation: Australia women batter Alyssa Healy scripted a record by scoring the highest-ever individual score

in women’s T20I at North Sydney Oval stadium.

Q16. Who was appointed as executive director for India at International Monetary Fund?

Answer: Surjit S Bhalla

Explanation: The government appointed Economist Dr Surjit S Bhalla as Executive Director for India at

International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of three years.

Q17. Who was presented with most effective Swachchta Ambassador Award by President Ram Nath Kovind?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar






Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award to

legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Q18. Recently Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Vande Bharat Express from which city/UT to Shri

Mata Vaishnodevi Katra?

Answer: New Delhi

Explanation: Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express (Train 18)

between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Q19. Recently as per Railway Minister Piyush Goyal,India Railways will connect the country from Kashmir to

Kanyakumari by which year?

Answer: 2022

Explanation: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways will connect the country from Kashmir to

Kanyakumari before August 15, 2022.

Q20. Which state government launched an awareness campaign — Urjagiri — which aims at stopping power

theft and saving?

Answer: Uttarakhand

Explanation: Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched an awareness campaign — Urjagiri — which aims

at stopping power theft and saving.

Q21. Which country unveiled the DF-41 intercontinental-range ballistic missile?

Answer: China

Explanation: China unveiled the DF-41 intercontinental-range ballistic missile, touted to be the most powerful

missile on the planet.

Q22. At how much percent world trade will grow for 2019 according to World Trade Organisation?

Answer: 1.2%

Explanation: The World Trade Organisation has lowered its growth projection for world merchandise trade for

2019 to 1.2 per cent against a 3 per cent growth achieved the previous year.

Q23. What is the interest rate for Public Provident Fund for the third quarter of FY 20?

Answer: 7.9%

Explanation: The government has kept the post office small savings schemes unchanged for October to

December quarter (third quarter of FY20). The interest rates are as:Public Provident Fund (PPF) —

7.9%,National Savings Certificate (NSC) — 7.9%,Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSY) — 8.4%,Senior Citizen Savings

Scheme (SCSS) — 8.6%

Q24. Recently the NBA is bringing India’s first-ever Floating Basketball Court in which city/UT?

Answer: Mumbai

Explanation: The NBA brought to India the first-ever Floating Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea near Bandra

Worli Sealink in Mumbai.

Q25. Who is the author of book “India and the Netherlands – Past, Present and Future”?

Answer: Venu Rajamony

Explanation: India and the Netherlands – Past, Present and Future’, a book authored by India’s Ambassador to

the Netherlands, Venu Rajamony, was released in the Netherlands.






Q26. Recently Tourism Ministry launched which application for 12 sites of India on occasion of Paryatan Parv

2019?

Answer: Audio Odigos

Explanation: Tourism Ministry has launched the Audio Guide facility “Audio Odigos” for 12 sites of India

(including Iconic Sites) on the occasion of “Paryatan Parv 2019”.

Q27. Recently government launched which portal for monitoring coal supply to power plants?

Answer: PRAKASH

Explanation: Power Minister RK Singh and Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi have

jointly launched PRAKASH – Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony- portal in New Delhi.

Q28. Recently CMYogi Adityanath flagged off Tejas Express from Lucknow to which city/UT?

Answer: New Delhi

Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express from capital

of Uttar Pradesh. It is the first ‘private train’ of the country by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation) with world-class luxury and comfort.

Q29. Recently Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan and Harsimrat Kaur Badal flagged off which

express at New Delhi Railway Station?

Answer: Sarbat Da Bhala Express

Explanation: Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Harsh Vardhan and Harsimrat Kaur Badal flagged off ‘Sarbat Da

Bhala Express’ train at New Delhi railway station. The renamed New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity Express will ply

from New Delhi to Lohian Khas via holy city Sultanpur Lodhi.

Q30. Which city railway station topped the list of cleanest railway stations in the country, as per a report

‘Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat 2019’ released by Ministry of Railways?

Answer: Jaipur

Explanation: Jaipur topped the list of cleanest railway stations in the country, as per a report ‘Swachh Rail,

Swachh Bharat 2019’ released by Ministry of Railways.

Q31. Recently the RBI lowered the GDP growth forecast for current financial year 2019-20 to how much

percent?

Answer: 6.1%

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut repo rate for the fifth consecutive time this calendar year to

5.15 per cent from the current 5.4 per cent in a bid to support government measures for boosting economic

activity amid benign inflation.

Q32. Recently Indian men’s hockey team defeated which country to maintain their 100 percent record in the

tour?

Answer: Belgium

Explanation: The Indian men’s hockey team produced an attacking masterclass to defeat reigning world and

European champions Belgium 5-1 in the fifth and last match to maintain their 100 per cent record in their tour

of Belgium. The Indian team won all five matches during the tour, beating Belgium 2-0 in the opening match,

and registering 6-1 and 5-1 wins over Spain in the next two games, before finishing off their Tour with two wins

against Belgium (2-1 and 5-1).






Q33. Who was appointed as the Managing Director(MD)and Chief Executive of the Punjab National

Bank(PNB)?

Answer: SS Mallikarjuna Rao

Explanation: SS Mallikarjuna Rao was appointed as the Managing Director(MD)and Chief Executive of the

Punjab National Bank(PNB). He will replace Sunil Mehta.

Q34. Who was appointed the chief executive officer of MyGov India, the government’s citizen-centric online

platform?

Answer: Abhishek Singh

Explanation: Senior IAS officer Abhishek Singh was appointed the chief executive officer of MyGov India, the

government’s citizen-centric online platform.

Q35. Who is the author of book “The Tech Whisperer”?

Answer: Jaspreet Bindra

Explanation: A new book entitled “The Tech Whisperer”, written by digital transformation expert Jaspreet

Bindra, features a chapter on AI (Artificial Intelligence). The book has been published by Penguin India.

Q36. Which bank has launched digital fixed deposit product “Express FD”?

Answer: Axis Bank

Explanation: Private sector lender Axis Bank has announced the launch of a digital fixed-deposit product. Called

‘Express FD’, a customer can open an Express FD account in three minutes through the digital mode without

opening a savings account with the bank.

Q37. Recently PM Modi inaugurated metro service and ENT hospital in which country?

Answer: Mauritius

Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian premier Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated a

metro express service and a hospital in Mauritius via video conferencing and described the projects as a symbol

of New Delhi’s strong commitment towards the development of the island nation.

Q38. Who will head the committee that has been setup to prepare the contours of a new industrial policy to

make India a manufacturing hub?

Answer: Guruprasad Mohapatra

Explanation: The government has constituted a working group to prepare the contours of a new industrial

policy to make India a manufacturing hub. The group will be headed by Guruprasad Mohapatra, secretary of the

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Q39. In which city,India’s first e waste clinic will be set up?

Answer: Bhopal

Explanation: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have

joined hands to set up the country’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, that would enable

segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.

Q40. Which became the first state to launch policy on Pneumoconiosis?

Answer: Rajasthan

Explanation: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched the Silicosis policy under which those suffering

from the disease will be treated on a par with differently abled persons and will get a pension – up to Rs 1,250 –

under social justice and empowerment department, the civil liberty groups demanded that they should get a






pension of Rs 5,000 per month along the lines of Haryana.

Q41. Recently which state gets in-principle nod from Centre to set up its first SEZ at Sabroom?

Answer: Tripura

Explanation: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has announced the setting up of state’s first-ever Special

Economic Zone (SEZ) at Sabroom, after it got approved by the Central government. Sabroom in South Tripura is

130 km away from Agartala.

Q42. Which city to host National Health Informatics Meet in 2020?

Answer: Kochi

Explanation: The Health Informatics and Information Management Association (HIIMA), Kerala, and the Health

Records Association of India (HERAI) are jointly organising the 20th annual national conference in Kochi, Kerala

on February 7 and 8 next year.

Q43. Recently Claudio Marchisio announced his retirement from which sport?

Answer: Football

Explanation: Former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio (Italian) has announced his retirement from

professional football.

Q44. What is the theme of this year’s World Space Week?

Answer: The Moon: Gateway to the Stars

Explanation: World Space Week (WSW) is an annually observed from 4 to 10 October in various parts of the

world, including Europe and Asia. World Space Week is officially defined as “an international celebration of

science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition”.The theme of World

Space Week 2019 is “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”.

Q45. What is the theme of this year’s Wildlife Week?

Answer: Life below water: for people and planet

Explanation: Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October from 2nd to 8th October

every year with the view to preserve the fauna means the animal life of the India.The 2019 theme is “Life below

water: for people and planet”

Q46. Recently Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Rath of which bank?

Answer: HDFC Bank

Explanation: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Rath of the HDFC bank.

Pragati Rath will provide financial and digital literacy to the people during a month-long initiative by moving to

different parts of Himachal Pradesh.

Q47. Which state government launched the YSR Vahana Mitra scheme?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Vahana Mitra scheme which provides Rs

10,000 allowance to self-employed drivers of autos, taxis and maxi cabs.

Q48. Which state government launched a campaign to make state pothole-free?

Answer: Delhi

Explanation: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a campaign to make Delhi pothole-free which will be

undertaken by the Public Works Department under his government.






Q49. What is the rank of India in the Global Firepower Index 2019?

Answer: 4th

Explanation: In the Global Firepower Index (GFP) /Military Strength Ranking 2019 of the Global Firepower which

ranks each nation’s potential war-making capability across land, sea and air with conventional weapons, India

was ranked 4th with the PowerIndex (PwrIndx) score of 0.1065 and in South Asia, it stood at the No 1 position.

Q50. Which bank launched three new digital products called, UCash, Digilocker and an app in Kolkata, West

Bengal?

Answer: 6.5%

Explanation: UCO Bank has launched three new digital products called, UCash, Digilocker and an app in Kolkata,

West Bengal.

Q51. Recently which platform got Corporate Agency license from Insurance Regulatory Development

Authority (IRDA).?

Answer: InstantPay

Explanation: InstantPay, India’s largest Inclusive and Neo Banking platform, announced that it has received the

Corporate Agency license from Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA).

Q52. Who will be given the prestigious Mahaveer Award-2019 instituted by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation

for his contributions in the field of education?

Answer: Anand Kumar

Explanation: Anand Kumar of Super 30 will be given the prestigious Mahaveer Award-2019 instituted by

Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation for his contributions in the field of education.

Q53. What is the theme of this year’s World Teachers Day 2019?

Answer: Young Teachers: The future of the Profession

Explanation: World Teachers’ Day or International Teachers’ Days is celebrated on October 5 with the aim to

acknowledge the significant role of educators across the world. It commemorates the anniversary of the

adoption of UNESCO’s 1966 recommendation concerning the status of teachers.This year’s theme is ‘Young

Teachers: The future of the Profession’.

Q54. The 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training “Nomadic Elephant” held in which state?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Explanation: 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV has

commenced at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.

Q55. Recently the The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry

launched which application on oral health awareness?

Answer: eDantSeva

Explanation: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry

launched the first-ever website and mobile application on oral health awareness.

Q56. Which city hosted the 39th World Congress of Poets?

Answer: Bhubaneswar

Explanation: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 39th World Congress of Poets (WCP) at the Kalinga

Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.






Q57. Peddapalli district of which state topped the rural Swachhta survey?

Answer: Telangana

Explanation: Peddapalli in Telangana has jumped two places in the annual sanitation survey to become the

cleanest district replacing Satara in Maharashtra. The most remarkable improvement was recorded by

Faridabad which jumped to the second rank in the 2019 rural swachhta survey findings from a lowly 71 a year

back.

Q58. Recently Indian Army biggest mountain combat exercise ‘Him Vijay’ held in which state?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation: Indian Army undergoing its biggest transformation has started its biggest mountain assault

exercise called ‘Him Vijay’ in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise is to test mobility, communication and

coordination of such huge body of fast-moving troops in difficult terrain.

Q59. The exercise Ekuverin is between India and which other country?

Answer: Maldives

Explanation: Tenth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives

National Defence Force was organised at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra. The Indian Army and the

Maldives National Defence Forces have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi

language since 2009.

Q60. Who will head the panel set up by IRDA to standardise title insurance for home buyers in India?

Answer: TL Alamelu

Explanation: Regulator IRDAI has started the process to standardise ‘title insurance’ with an aim to promote the

product which provides indemnity to property buyers against loss arising from defects in title deeds. Towards

this, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has set a working group to revisit the

product structure of title insurance.

Q61. Who has become the 1st Indian to play 100 T20 International matches?

Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

Explanation: Harmanpreet Kaur has become the 1st Indian to play 100 T20 International matches. She has

joined the club of 10 female players who have reached the three figure mark in terms of appearances.

Q62. Who has won women’s China Open 2019?

Answer: Naomi Osaka

Explanation: Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the China Open held in Beijing, China. She defeated world number

one Ashleigh Barty with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Q63. Who has been appointed as new PM of Portugal?

Answer: Antonia Costa

Explanation: Portugal’s Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa, has won the second term in the elections held in

Portuguese.

Q64. Who has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology?

Answer: Gregg L. Semenza, William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

Explanation: The Nobel Assembly has decided to award the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to

William G. Kaelin Jr. (US), Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe (UK) and Gregg L. Semenza (US) for their discoveries of how cells

sense and adapt to oxygen availability.






Q65. What is the theme of this year’s World Habitat Day?

Answer: Frontier Technologies as an innovative Tool to Transform Waste into Wealth

Explanation: The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to

reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also

intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities

and towns.It was observed on 7th October 2019 this year.The 2019 theme is ‘Frontier Technologies as an

innovative Tool to Transform Waste into Wealth’.

Static GK Questions Based on Current Affairs

Q1. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

Answer: Nursultan

Q2. Where is the HQ of Central Board of Direct Taxes?

Answer: New Delhi

Q3. Where is the HQ of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry?

Answer: New Delhi

Q4. Where is the HQ of UNESCO?

Answer: Paris




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Q5. What is the currency of Netherlands?

Answer: Euro

Q6. Where is the HQ of Paytm?

Answer: Noida

Q7. Where is the HQ of National Basketball Association?

Answer: New York

Q8. Where is the HQ of World Trade Organisation?

Answer: Geneva

Q9. Where is the HQ of Bank of Baroda?

Answer: Vadodra

Q10. What is the currency of Croatia?

Answer: Kuna

Q11. Where is the HQ of National Building Construction Corporation?

Answer: New Delhi

Q12. Where is the HQ of UCO Bank?

Answer: Kolkata

Q13. What is the currency of Mongolia?

Answer: Togrog

Q14. Where is the HQ of HDFC Bank?

Answer: Mumbai

Q15. What is the currency of Mauritius?

Answer: Rupee

Q16. Where is the HQ of IRDAI?

Answer: Hyderabad

Q17. What is the capital of Maldives?

Answer: Male

Q18. Where is the HQ Of Indian Meterology Department?

Answer: New Delhi






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