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1 When Indian Space Research Organization was founded?

15 August 1969

2 When was Election Commission of India formed? 25 January 1950

3 How many events are there in the 2020 National Games of India?

30

4 Union Govt aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by _ under PMAY-G

2022

5 What is the largest city of Africa? Lagos

6 Make in India a type of Swadeshi movement covering _ sectors of the Indian economy

25

7 TelanganaGovt to soon begin testing of Novel Corona Virus in _

Hyderabad

8 When Indian Coast Guard was founded? 18 August 1978

9 Which state government planned to set up testing of Novel Corona Virus?

Telangana

10 Who is appointed as chairman of CBIC ahead of Budget?

M Ajit Kumar

11 The agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities was signed in 1988 between which two countries?

India and Pakistan

12 From which Indian organization, the four personnel have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022?

IAF

13 Who will launch the “Earth shot Prize” to motivate new solution to tackle climate crisis?

Duke of Cambridge

14 Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Karta Vibhag?

Chief of Defence

15 Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?

Palau

16 The US was recently praised by the UAE for its role in the Global Coalition against Daesh. What is the other name for Daesh?

ISIS

17 Which is the world’s first major city to celebrate the start of the 2020 New Year and new decade?

Auckland

18 What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Karman Award?

Production

19 What is the aim of the recently formed AkhilBharatiya Gujarati SamajSankalanSamiti?

Incluude non-resident Gujaratis in the state’s development process

20 What is Landouriatonywhitteni that was named after Tony Whitten?

Snail

21 When Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority was founded?

1986

22 When Make in India was launched? 2014

23 Defense Ministers of nearly _ countries confirmed their participation for the DefExpo20

40

24 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981

25 Who inaugurated Surajkund crafts fair? Shri Ram NathKovind

26 When PradhanMantriGraminAwaasYojana was launched?

2015

27 Goa 2020 National Games unveils _ as mascot Rubigula

28 When Indian Air Force was founded? 1932

29 World’s First Tran catheter Mitral Valve approved in _ region

Europe

30 Which space centre launches low-cost satellite launch vehicles?

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

31 Where was the Shri Ram Chandra Mission headquarters located?

Hyderabad

32 When Yogesh Kumar Joshi was born? 5 January 1962

33 Chandigarh’s Vijayveer won the junior men’s 25m Pistol with an aggregate score of _.

585

34 VijayveerSidhu won the men’s _ Pistol T2 event in the National Shooting

25m

35 When Shri Ram Chandra Mission was founded? 1945

36 Yogesh Kumar Joshi commanded _ JAK RIF in Operation Vijay and Parakram.

13

37 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981

38 Operation Vijay the unit awarded a total of _ gallantry awards.

37

39 Where was the headquarters of Indian Railways located?

New Delhi

40 Which country declared public health emergency over spread of corona virus?

USA

41 Who inaugurated New Global Headquarters of Ram Chanda Mission?

Shri Ram NathKovind

42 When Life Insurance Corporation was formed? 1 September 1956

43 Who won the women’s 10m Air Rifle T1 event? Ayonika Paul

44 How many crores did Indian Railways demand for setting up Pension Fund?

50,000

45 Who is appointed as new Northern Command chief? YK Joshi

46 Mary Higgins Clark, who died recently, was a famous person of which profession?

Author

47 Veer Smriti Memorial has been inaugurated in which state?

Nagaland

48 Which country had set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held?

Nepal

49 Which Bhajan Singer recently received Padma Shri award?

Munna Master

50 Who received the 2019-20 PEN Yusuf Jameel

GauriLankeshAward?

51 Which district topped the list of aspiration districts ranked by the government think tank NitiAayog?

Chandauli

52 Who has been appointed as the Special Expenditure Observer of Election Commission of India?

B Murli Kumar

53 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was being celebrated in which city?

Mumbai

54 The first-ever fruit train to Jawaharlal Nehru Port was sent from which state recently?

Andhra Pradesh

55 Which scheme has been launched to provide for higher insurance coverage?

NiryatRinVikasYojana

56 Which is the theme state of the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2020?

Himachal Pradesh

57 Which bird is the official mascot for the Goa 2020 National Games?

Rubigula

58 Which country has recently declared nation emergency to battle locusts?

Pakistan

59 Which country rejoins Commonwealth after quitting over criticism of its human rights record?

Maldives

60 Who won the Australian Open Tennis 2020? Sofia Kenin

61 How many teams will be participating ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup?

17

62 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in _.

Karnataka

63 When British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards was was presented?

1949

64 When Tejas Express was first launched? 24 May 2017

65 When World Wetlands Day was first celebrated? 2 March 1971

66 When was CADD centre launched? 1988

67 Oracle Corp opened its first data center facility at _ in 2019

Mumbai

68 Where were Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation located?

New Delhi

69 Which year did Novak Djokovic won Davis Cup? 2010

70 What is the estimated cost of the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project?

6.9 billion

71 When was PradhanMantriMatritvaVandanaYojana launched?

72 When Central Board of Direct Taxes was formed? 1944

73 Novak Djokovic won his record _ Men’s singles title 8th

74 National Level India’s Biggest Rural Technical Festival showcased _ prototypes

300

75 Where was the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited located?

Bangalore

76 When UDAN Scheme was launched? 2017

77 When Jan ShikshanSansthan Scheme was launched? 1968

78 New Tax Regime Reduces Tax Payable for Individuals Earning _?

12 to 15 Lakhs

79 How many courses are introduced by CADD Centre recently?

12

80 When World Wetlands Day was observed? February 2nd

81 India will get its _ private train Third

82 U 19 World Cup 2020 Held at _? South Africa

83 Who inaugurated the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karnataka?

ShriVenkaiah Naidu

84 When Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies was founded?

March 2008

85 Who inaugurated Ekushey Book Fair? Sheikh Hasina

86 Which country became a global data centre? India

87 When Central Board of Revenue Act was came into force?

1963

88 Which state bagged first position for implementation of PMMVY?

Madhya Pradesh

89 Which country declared national emergency to battle locusts?

Pakistan

90 Who is appointed as Iraq Prime Minister? Mohammed Allawi

91 Amitabh Bhatt appointed as _ Chief Executive Officer

92 _ percent of UAE GDP depends Upon Oil and Gas 30

93 MOI to Install Liaison Office in North Eastern Region to Nourish Agri Business signed by

APEDA-CFTRI

94 Post Aussie Open Sofia Kenin Ranked _ position in WTA

7

95 NTPC Signed a Largest Single Foreign Currency Loan of _

750 Million Dollars

96 IADR John Clarkson Fellowship granted to Dr. SaimaYunus Khan For

5 Months

97 Theme Announced for the World Cancer Day year 2019-21 is

I Am and I Will

98 Current Vaccine Used for Swine Flu is _ Lapinised CSF

99 _ of Natural Gas Reserve found in UAE 80 trillion cubic feet

100 “Year of the Rat” has started in which country? China

101 What is the new Income Tax Rate for those falling in the salary bracket of Rs 5-10 lakh?

10 percent

102 Under the Union Budget 2020, the government has allocated how much amount for the education sector?

Rs 99300 crore

103 Which among the following sites will not be transformed into an iconic site under the Government’s proposal in Union Budget 2020?

Panipat

104 When is World Cancer Day observed every year? 4th February

105 What is the name of the annual joint military SAMPRITI-IX

exercise that began recently in Meghalaya between India and Bangladesh?

106 Which Indian state has declared coronavirus outbreak as ‘state disaster’ after three confirmed cases?

Kerala

107 Who among the following was recently appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka?

GopalBaglay

108 Which nation has discovered a massive new natural gas reserve?

UAE

109 The Union Government has ruled out disinvestment in which among the following public sector enterprises?

BHEL

110 A DNA Analysis Centre has been set up under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme in this city.

Chandigarh

111 MoU signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in _ State

Assam

112 Privatization of Air India and BPCL is fundamental for meeting the record _

Rs 2.1 lakh crore

113 Flue-gas Desulphurization (FGD) Network build to reduce _ from Thermal Power Plants

Sulphor Dioxide

114 IADR Felowship was Given to Dr. Saimayunus Khan to traine and experience in _

General Dental Health

115 Prior to SandeepMathrani, _ was the CEO of WeWork

Mathrani

116 Amitabh Bhatt is the _ of Indo Russian Helicopter Limited

Director

117 The New Multipurpose Project is to built across the _ River

Ujh

118 Dr. Jitendra Singh is the Minister of _ North Eastern Development

119 Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee Remain Repo Rate at

5.15%

120 World Cancer Day Was Started from the Year 2008

121 What is the name of the trust that will be set up for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya?

Shri Ram JanmabhoomiTeerthKshetra

122 Which international magazine has named RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as the ‘Central Banker of the Year-2020’?

The Banker

123 Which among the following South-Asian countries recently developed a new classic swine fever vaccine?

India

124 Which state has launched the Janasevaka scheme? Karnataka

125 Who has become the first Indian no.4 cricketer to hit a century outside India in four years?

ShreyasIyer

126 Which country recently introduced ‘Sustainable Development Tax’ for regional tourism?

Bhutan

127 Daniel ArapMoi passed away on February 4, 2020. Kenya

He was the longest-serving president of which nation?

128 According to the World Health Organisation, the cases of which disease can rise to 81 percent by 2040?

Cancer

129 To Support and to enable Financial Control on _ Banks RBI passed the New Amendments’

Cooperative Banks

130 Crude is Measured by Barrels Per Day

131 IOC Signed Annual Deal to Buy Crude from Rosneft

132 DefExpo 2020 is the _ Edition of India 11th

133 India’s First Integrated Steel Plant Established at _ Rourkela

134 Immigrants From India Move to Low or No Tax Nations to

Avoid Tax pay in India

135 Udayanotsav is a Festival Conducted Each Year at _ RashtrapatiBhawan

136 G7 Summit to be Held on 10th June 2020

137 New Schemes to Promote Jammu and Kashmir State were Approved Under

SwadeshDarshan&Prashad

138 DefExpo 2020 commenced by _ Rajnath Singh

139 Karnataka State Offers Home Delivery for _ Services 53

140 Dooms Day Glacier otherwise Known as _ Thwaites Glacier

141 Operation Vanilla is being carried out by India to help which country?

Madagascar

142 How much rise is expected in imposed duty in the sales of cigarettes?

7%

143 Which of the following won the Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary Film?

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

144 Which state got the first prize in the category of best performance since inception of the PMMVY scheme?

Madhya Pradesh

145 Santusht Portal was launched by which ministry? Ministry of Labour and Employment

146 81st National Table Tennis Championships was organized in which city?

Hyderabad

147 Who won the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open?

Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury

148 3rd Defence Attaches Conference was organized in which place?

New Delhi

149 Who is to become the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

SouravGanguly

150 The Supreme Court of India directed the states to establish “Gram Nyayalayas” within four weeks’ time span. In which year the Gram Nyayalayas act was passed?

2008

151 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under the Individual category?

Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu

152 Where was the 35th edition of the Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships held?

Guwahati

153 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under the Trust category?

Leprosy Mission Trust

154 Who won gold at Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships under the 64kg category?

RakhiHalder

155 Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE) is a laboratory of _.

DRDO

156 What is the theme of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020?

Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Addition

157 What was the setting up of the academy began? 2011

158 Who is organizing the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020?

Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) & Seafood

Exporters Association of India (SEAI)

159 Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? B S Yediyurappa

160 When was the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) established?

1978

161 Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting the _ edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) from 7-9 February 2020.

22nd

162 Who is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya? Conrad K Sangma

163 Where will the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 be held?

Kochi

164 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to amend the Banking Regulation Act. The amendment will bring the cooperative banks under the regulatory mechanism of _.

RBI

165 The _ edition of DefExpo 2020 is being held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

11th

166 Which State cabinet has approved the proposal for allotment of 5-acre land to Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque?

Uttar Pradesh

167 What is the theme of the DefExpo 2020? India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub

168 When did the Supreme Court order the UP state government to allocate 5-acre land to UP Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case?

2019

169 Who inaugurated the DefExpo 2020? Prime Minister NarendraModi

170 The government is to introduce a new programme which will allow them _ to take care of senior citizens, who are living alone, in their homes.

NGOs

171 SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant produces _ of Hot Stip of Steel

3 MTPA

172 Which company will be manufacturing LED TVs for Samsung India Electronics?

Dixon Technologies

173 Which country’s delegation of educational Norway

institutions recently visited India and signed agreements in the fields of higher education and research?

174 Which Indian actor was recently presented with the ‘Kishore Kumar Samman’ Award for 2018, by the Madhya Pradesh government?

WaheedaRehman

175 Pranab Kumar Gogoi, who recently passed away, was a famous personality in which field?

Politics

176 Which Indian city is set to play host to the 15th East Asia Summit conference, 2020?

Chennai

177 The flagship biennial Defence exhibition of India ‘DefExpo’ is organized in which Indian city?

Lucknow

178 Which Asian country recently introduced a “sustainable development fee” for regional tourists including Indian visitors?

Bhutan

179 What is the GDP growth rate of India in the 2020-21 fiscal, as estimated by the Moody’s Investors Service?

5.5%

180 Former world champion MirabaiChanu, who recently set a new national record in the National Weightlifting Championships, belongs to which state?

Manipur

181 Who unveiled children’s protection fund for India? Prince Charles

182 _ signed a Technology Development Contract with Rosoboronexport Russia for the development of spectrum of high energy materials required for missiles, rockets, and guns.

HEMRL

183 Which Minister is responsible for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?

NirmalaSitharaman

184 The UK has earlier offered the design of its _ class carrier to the Indian Navy for the third aircraft carrier.

Queen Elizabeth

185 Which Ministry is to launch Spice+ form to increase the ease of doing business?

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

186 When did India and the UK agree to extend cooperation to develop advanced defence products such as gas turbine engine and air defence missile systems?

2017

187 Where is Bidar airport located? Karnataka

188 With which country did India sign an agreement to partner on developing jet engine technology?

UK

189 Nepal’s census has been scheduled for _. June 2021

190 India and several African countries have agreed to deepen cooperation to combat the growing threat of terrorism at _ India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave in Lucknow.

1st

191 Which of the following country to count a “third gender” category, LGBT people, in its next population census for the first time?

Nepal

192 Taxpayers in India are divided into _ as per the age. 3

193 Incentive component of AtalBhujalYojana with an outlay of _.

Rs.4600 crore

194 As per the new personal income tax regime, _ tax is levied on an annual income between Rs.2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.

5%

195 Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building component of AtalBhujalYojana with an outlay of _.

Rs.1400 crore

196 _ signed an MOU with Israel-based defense electronics company Elbit Systems to promote and market the Digital Head-Up Displays (HUD) units.

HAL

197 The financial assistance for the AtalBhujalYojana is provided by the _ with a sharing pattern of 50:50 with the Indian Government.

World Bank

198 When was the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on the Joint manufacturing of spares in India that was signed at Vladivostok, Russia?

2019

199 How much did the GoI allocate for the AtalBhujalYojana?

Rs.6000 crore

200 How many MoUs were exchanged between the Russian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the Indian companies during the fifth round of India-Russia Military Industrial Conference (IRMIC)?

14

201 The announcement was made by the UK Minister for Defence Procurement James Heappey on _ February.

6th February

202 Signing of MoUs to achieve Prime Minister’s $5 billion defence exports target in the next _ years.

5

203 Which country founded Missile Technology Control Regime?

Japan

204 AtalBhujalYojana was launched to commerate the 95th Birth Anniversary of _

AtalBihari Vajpayee

205 India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave was attended by _ Defence Ministers

12

206 When the Spice+ will be launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?

15 February 2020

207 Where was Elbit Systems located? Haifa

208 How many partnerships are involved in the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on the third day of DefExpo 2020?

200

209 How many billions defence export target to be achieved by 2024?

five

210 When Bodo agreement was signed on _ January 27

211 When did Tata group had announced that it is to sell its consumer mobile business to Bharti Airtel?

2017

212 Directorate General Quality Assurance functions under _.

Ministry of Defence

213 RBI announced that it is to introduce a framework for establishing a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the digital payment system by _.

April 2020

214 Which of the following countries formed the India-Central Asia Business council?

India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and

Uzbekistan

215 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) approved the merger of the consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with _.

BhartiAirtel

216 When was the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) established?

1972

217 Who developed a helmet that can stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters?

Anoop Mishra

218 Where is the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) headquarters located?

Kochi

219 Where is the College of Military Engineering (CME) located?

Pune

220 What is the estimated cost of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to upgrade fishing harbours in India?

Rs.2500 crore

221 _ conducted a seminar to spread awareness about the various Schemes of the Ministry of Defence to facilitate the domestic defence industry in DefExpo 2020.

Directorate General Quality Assurance

222 The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) along with the Central government is to take up the upgradation and modernization of _ fishing harbors in the country.

25

223 Who was the first woman to travel in space on a solo mission?

Valentina Tereshkova

224 Who is the President of Sri Lanka? GotabayaRajapaksa

225 Which female NASA astronaut set the record for a single spaceflight by a woman of 289 days in 2016-17?

Peggy Whitson

226 Who is appointed as the High Commissioner to India by the British government?

Philip Barton

227 NASA astronaut _ returned to Earth on 6 February after spending 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS).

Christina Koch

228 What is the current Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of RBI? 4%

229 Where are the Bodotribals present? Assam

230 What is the Reverse Repo Rate set by RBI after the 4.90%

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?

231 The first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave was recently held in which city?

Lucknow

232 Which famous writer was recently selected for the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)?

Manoj Das

233 The fifth India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was recently organized in which city?

Lucknow

234 What is the projected growth rate of India, during the next financial year 2020-21, as per the recent Monetary policy of RBI?

6%

235 Which organization is set to release Digital Payments Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalization of payments in the country?

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

236 Which city plays host to the 22nd India International Seafood Show, after a gap of 12 years?

Kochi

237 Which state/UT has recently renamed its Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department as the ‘Jal Shakti Department’?

Jammu and Kashmir

238 The indigenous air to ground missile ‘Khagantak’, which was unveiled during the ongoing DefExpo 2020, is built by which firm/organization?

JSR Dynamics

239 What is the theme for this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on February 6?

Unleashing Youth Power

240 Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre?

K Parasaran

241 Over _ partnerships involving the signing of Transfer of Technology and Product and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were held at the DefExpo 2020.

200

242 Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Rajasthan?

BhanwarlalMeghwal

243 During the DefExpo2020, the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) certificate for _ was issued to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)

244 Where was the DefExpo2018 held? Tamil Nadu

245 Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? MahindaRajapaksa

246 Where was the DefExpo2020 held? Uttar Pradesh

247 Which of following Britain’s ambassador to the United States resigned his position in 2019 over his controversial comments on US President Donald Trump in leaked diplomatic cables?

Kim Darroch

248 When was the Defence Exhibition Organization of GoI established?

1981

249 Who is appointed as Britain’s ambassador to the United States?

Dame Karen Pierce

250 Who is the Defence Minister in India? Rajnath Singh

251 Which govt is to create separate identity cards for the transgender community in the state?

Rajasthan

252 Which State/UT is to announce a horticulture policy with an aim to tackle upcoming marketing challenges and increase the production manifold?

J&K

253 Which of the following animal is found to be the origin of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China?

Pangolin

254 Who organized the DefExpo 2020? Ministry of Defence

255 _ is to create a digital payments index (DPI) by July 2020.

RBI

256 The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that was recently making news, belongs to which country?

Iran

257 How many major ports of India are named after individuals?

Four

258 The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in the news, is related to which of the following fields?

Business & Economy

259 The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related to which of the following tech giants?

Apple

260 Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C, thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?

Argentina

261 Seer Goverdhanpur in Uttar Pradesh is the birthplace of which Bhakti saint?

Ravidas

262 In the wake of the corona virus fears, recently the Baltic Dry Index sank to all-time low plunging into negative territory. What is tracked by Baltic Dry Index?

Freight Rates

263 On February 8, 2020, Thaipoosam festival was celebrated by the Tamil community around the world. This festival marks the birthday of which deity?

Murugan

264 Which Indian crop faces danger due to a fungus called Alternariabrassicae as per recent news?

Mustard

265 Which Hollywood actor is playing Dr. Kalam in his upcoming biopic?

Muhammad Ali

266 The BBIN nations held a meeting recently to deliberate on proposed MoU for the implementation of the Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). Which among this country is not a part of BBIN nation?

Indonesia

267 GirirajKishore, has passed away at the age of 82. He was a renowned _

Writer

268 Armand Duplantis has broken the world pole vault record recently. He plays for which country?

Sweden

269 Where was the 23rd edition of the National Conference on e-Governance 2020 held?

Mumbai

270 P Parameswaran who died recently was a veteran activist of which organization?

RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS)

271 Who set the world record in men’s pole vault in 2014?

Renaud Lavillenie

272 When did the UNGA proclaim the observation of World Pulses Day?

2019

273 Who set the world record at men’s pole vault the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting?

Mondo Duplantis

274 Which year was observed as the International Year of Pulses (IYP)?

2016

275 Which movie won the Best picture awards in Oscars 2020?

Parasite

276 When is the World Pulses Day observed? 10 February

277 Who won the Best Actor award in Oscars 2020? Joaquin Phoenix

278 Where is Mt. Aconcagua located? Argentina

279 The _ Academy (Oscars) Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on 9 February 2020.

92nd

280 Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua?

KaamyaKarthikeyan

281 What is the theme of the National Conference on e-Governance?

India 2020: Digital Transformation

282 Which of the following will the Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) cause in Children?

malnutrition, anemia, impaired mental, physical and cognitive

development

283 Where the National Conference on e-Governance was was held?

Mumbai

284 When was the National Deworming Day observed for the first time?

2015

285 When was the UDAN scheme launched? 2017

286 Which Ministry initiated the National Deworming Day?

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

287 Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) operationalized the first-ever helicopter services from Sahastradhara helipad to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur. Where is Sahastradhara helipad located?

Uttarakhand

288 When is the National Deworming Day observed? 10 February

289 The Andhra Pradesh state government plans to set up a total of _ such police stations across the state to exclusively deal with crimes against women and

18

children.

290 Guru Ravidas Jayanti was from _. Uttar Pradesh

291 Which country recently failed to launch satellite Zafar into orbit?

Iran

292 India is home to _ species of hornbills. 9

293 Addis Ababa is the capital of _. Ethiopia

294 How many living species are there in the Hornbill family?

55

295 Where was the African Union (AU) summit held? Addis Ababa

296 Which State celebrates Hornbill Festival as Festival of Festivals?

Nagaland

297 The UP state government announced that _ of girls will be compulsorily recruited in the police department in the state so that they can contribute towards the state’s security.

20%

298 _ sent a new probe toward the Sun to map its poles. NASA

299 Which State is to introduce an Internship scheme for students?

Uttar Pradesh

300 Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned 2,636 Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging stations under FAME India scheme phase _.

II

301 The _ Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held during 17-22 February 2020 in India.

13th

302 When was the Sangeet Natak Akademi established? 1952

303 How many species have been identified for the preparation of the Conservation and Recovery Action Plan in India?

7

304 The first-ever Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival has been scheduled to be held in _.

305 India has been a signatory to the Convention on CMS since _.

Mumbai

306 When did the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declare the International Day of Women and Girls in Science?

2015

307 Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is an environmental treaty under _.

UNEP

308 What is the theme of 2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science?

Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth

309 What is the theme of the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?

Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them home

310 When is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed?

11 February

311 The Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention Gujarat

on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held at _.

312 When was the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) established?

1993

313 Which country is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?

India

314 The government has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad as _.

ArunJaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM)

315 When was the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) established?

1986

316 Andhra Pradesh government is to set up _ Rythu Bharosa Kendras across the state by June.

11,158

317 _ directed the NCRB to compile data on missing children and women with an aim to identify the areas prone to trafficking.

Supreme Court

318 Which State govt signed MoUs with 11 Agri institutions to provide technical assistance to farmers?

Andhra Pradesh

319 The NCRB study on women and child trafficking was based on the annual Crime in India Report compiled by the agency for the year/s _.

2016, 2017 & 2018

320 Which of the following has approved the two light metro rail projects recently to ease the public transport in the state?

J&K

321 Which state has recently launched an initiative to establish hotels to provide meals at a subsidized price called ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels?

Kerala

322 Which Metro rail service in India has become the second-largest operational metro rail network in the country?

Hyderabad Metro

323 What is the profession of Anoop Mishra, who has been in news recently?

Army Major

324 Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?

Haryana

325 Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country, to be built with assistance from India?

Nepal

326 The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for e-Governance 2019-20?

Andhra Pradesh

327 Which country has reportedly auctioned licenses to hunt elephants, to tackle human-animal conflict?

Botswana

328 The book- ‘A Child of Destiny’, which was recently released by the Indian Vice President, is an

K. Ramakrishna Rao

autobiography of which Indian educationist?

329 Which city’s police recently launched an initiative called ‘Operation Nakai’ to verify the identity of auto-drivers?

Ghaziabad

330 Municipal Performance Index (MPI), is an index recently launched by which organization/ Ministry?

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

331 Who is the President of the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte

332 World Health Organization (WHO) has named new corona virus as _ officially.

Covid-19

333 Who wrote the book titled “A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981”?

K KKhandelwal

334 Which Country scrapped a 20-year-old security pact with the United States?

Philippines

335 National Productivity Council of India (NPC) functions under _.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

336 When was the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the US and the Philippines signed?

1998

337 When was the National Productivity Council of India (NPC) established?

1958

338 Who released the State of the World’s Children Report 2019?

UNICEF

339 When is the National Productivity Day observed? 12 February

340 Who took charge of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA)?

Rear Admiral Puruvir Das

341 Where is the headquarters of Union Bank of India located?

Mumbai

342 How many VanDhan Kendras has the GoI sanctioned so far?

1101

343 When was the Union Bank of India established? 1919

344 TRIFED functions under the _. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

345 The government of India has announced _ medical devices sold in the country would be treated as “drugs” with effect from 1 April 2020.

23, 42 & 50

346 Who is the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda

347 Who is the Chairman of Bank of Baroda? HasmukhAdhia

348 Who organized the workshop on Van Dhan and Entrepreneurship Development?

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India

349 Centre has announced that all devices will be regulated under the _

Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940

350 Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) functions under __.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

351 When was the Bank of Baroda established? 1908

352 Health Ministry has made some amendments to the _ called Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020.

Medical Devices Rules, 2017

353 UBI has reduced its 3-month MCLR rate to _ from 7.80%

7.85%.

354 Which is the capital of the Philippines? Manila

355 Where was the National Horticulture Fair 2020 held? Bengaluru

356 Union Cabinet approved the Signing and Ratification of the Protocol amending the Agreement between India and _ for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Sri Lanka

357 World Unnani Day marks the birth anniversary of _. Hakim Ajmal Khan

358 Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and _ in the field of Fisheries.

Iceland

359 When is the World Unnani Day observed? 11 February

360 Who developed BhabhaKavach? BARC

361 Who is the first female governor of India? Sarojini Naidu

362 When was the first National Women’s Day observed?

2014

363 Which state approved annual funds for juvenile homes for the children in the state?

Maharashtra

364 As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, _, the setting up of the Juvenile Justice Fund for children in institutional care is mandatory.

2015

365 National Women’s Day marks the birth anniversary of _.

Sarojini Naidu

366 How much did the Maharashtra state cabinet approve for the Juvenile Justice Fund for the welfare and rehabilitation of children in juvenile homes across the state on 12 February 2020?

Rs.2 crore

367 When is the National Women’s Day observed? 13 February

368 Which country unveiled the Artificial Intelligence (AI) cop called Ella to the country’s police force?

New Zealand

369 National Winter Games will be hosted in the world-famous ski destination Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir under _.

Khelo India programme

370 What is the theme of the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)?

Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030

371 Where will the National Winter Games be held? Gulmarg

372 When was the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) established?

1974

373 When was the United Nations Radio established? 1946

374 The _ session of the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced that with the current progress the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 cannot be achieved.

43rd

375 Where is Puri located? Odisha

376 Where was the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held?

Rome

377 When was BIMSTEC established? 1997

378 How much capital infusion did the Cabinet allow for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), namely OICL, UIICL, and NICL?

Rs.2500 Crore

379 Which country holds the Chairmanship of BIMSTEC? Sri Lanka

380 Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the in-principle approval for capital infusion for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies namely _.

NICL, OICL, UIICL

381 How many member states are there in BIMSTEC? 7

382 Who developed the curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat?

National Council of Educational Research and Training

383 Which of the following is not a BIMSTEC member? Indonesia

384 Who organized the India Action Plan 2020 Summit? Times Now

385 The _ BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise on flood rescue exercise highlighted the historicity and diversity of cultural heritage sites in the BIMSTEC region.

2nd

386 Where was the India Action Plan 2020 Summit held? Delhi

387 Where was the BIMSTEC disaster management exercise-2020 organized?

Puri

388 Who was famously called Nightingale of India? Sarojini Naidu

389 What is the theme of 2020 World Radio Day? Radio and Diversity

390 Who is the author of Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity?

Sarojini Naidu

391 The fifth edition of joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 began at _.

Salisbury Plains

392 A Group on Defence and Internal Security was formed under the chairmanship of _ to seek views on the report of the panel for 2020-21 and on the outlook for nominal Gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 to 2025-26.

N.K. Singh

393 Ajeya Warrior 2020 is a joint military exercise between India and _.

China

394 Who formed a Group on Defence and Internal Security?

Fifteenth Finance Commission

395 RK Pachauri who passed away recently was the former _.

TERI

396 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj and Monigram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. Where is this corridor located?

West Bengal D. Uttar Pradesh

397 Which Indian Navy’s ship arrived in Colombo, Sri INS Jamuna

Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka?

398 The Fifteenth Finance Commission has formed a _ member Group on Defence and Internal Security under the Chairmanship of N K Sinha.

5

399 Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) MansukhMandaviya announced that the government is to increase cargo volume from 30, 00,000 MT to _ on Ganga to develop inland waterways.

70,00,000 MT

400 What is the estimated cost of the Phase- I of the East-West corridor up to Howrah Maidan of Kolkata Metro?

Rs.2431 crore

401 When was the Insurance Institute of India (III) established?

1955

402 Who is the Minister of Railways and Commerce? PiyushGoyal

403 Who organized the National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer?

National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) & Insurance

Institute of India (III)

404 When is Valentine’s day celebrated? 14 February

405 Where was the National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer?

Mumbai

406 Where is International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) headquarters located?

Switzerland

407 Where will the National Organic Festival be held? New Delhi

408 When was the International Hockey Federation (FIH) established?

1924

409 Who is to organize the National Organic Festival with a special focus on women entrepreneurs?

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) & Ministry of Women and

Child Development (MoWCD)

410 Who won the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Men’s Player of the Year award?

Manpreet Singh

411 Where was the National Conference on Policy Framework for Skilling of Women and Children held?

New Delhi

412 Who organized a workshop will focus on fostering steel usage in the Railways and Defence sectors?

Ministry of Steel & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

413 Ministries of Women & Child Development (WCD) partnered with _ to enable and empower the women and youth of India with skilling in every segment where India is competent to make a mark.

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

414 When did the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement came up with lists of countries classified as per their level of development?

1998

415 _ removed India from developing country list. United States Trade Representative

(USTR)

416 When was Central Reserve Police Force established? 1939

417 What is the currency of Portugal? Euro

418 What is the motto of CRPF? Seva and Nishtha

419 What is the capital of Portugal? Lisbon

420 Where is the memorial to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel inaugurated?

J & K

421 Which state radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin? Madhya Pradesh

422 When the Khelo India Youth Games first event held? 2018

423 When General Insurance Corporation of India was founded?

22 November 1972

424 Which state government announced DA hike for employees?

Odisha

425 Who will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister? ArvindKejriwal

426 Who inaugurated Cha-Chai art work at National Museum?

Prahlad Singh Patel

427 How many medical colleges sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir recently?

9

428 Which IIT institute to celebrate Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat?

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

429 How many crores did union Government cleared investments in stuck residential properties?

540 crores

430 With which of the following country India has signed a cooperation agreement in the field of Maritime Transport and ports?

Portugal

431 Which of the following state has hiked dearness allowance up to 5%?

Odisha

432 In which of the following state/UT, the memorial for Central Reserve Police Force is located?

Jammu and Kashmir

433 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj and Monogram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. Where is this corridor located?

West Bengal

434 Which of the following Indian Navy’s ship has arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka?

INS Jamuna

435 Which of the following launched a system to track client securities?

SEBI

436 Who flagged off “Apiary on Wheels-A concept for Bee Keeping”?

NitinGadkari

437 When the first AIIMS was established? 1956

438 Who has been elected new president of All India Chess Federation?

Ajay Patel

439 PravasiBhartiya Kendra in New Delhi is to be renamed after which politician?

SushmaSwaraj

440 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is on a 4-day visit to Portugal

India is the President of which country?

441 When World Pangolin Day was founded? 15th February

442 IIT Bombay was the _ Indian Institutes of Technology to be established in 1958

Second

443 Maharashtra _ largest state of India spans multiple cultures and has a long history of Marathi saints.

3rd

444 Who inaugurated India’s first inter-city electric bus service?

ShriNitinGadkari

445 When Real Estate Regulation and Development Act was established?

2013

446 The union government disbursed _ per cent of the total arrears for the revised salary

40

447 When Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was founded? 2015

448 Where was the Khelo India Youth Games headquarters located?

New Delhi

449 Who was CEO of Air India? Pradeep Singh Kharola

450 Where the General Insurance Corporation of India was?

Mumbai

451 When was National Museum founded? 15 August 1949

452 When International Campaign to Ban Landmines founded?

1992

453 When Airports Authority of India was founded? 1 April 1995

454 Where Adani Group headquarters was founded? Ahmedabad

455 Where was the Airports Authority of India headquarters located?

New Delhi

456 How many crores project did Narendra Modi launched at Varanasi recently?

1000

457 Who is the President of Portugal? Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

458 When Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was established?

1958

459 When Indian Railways was founded? 16 April 1853

460 Which country gears up for mega multilateral naval exercise Milan?

India

461 AAI signs concession agreements with Adani Group for _ airports

3

462 India and _ marching hand-in-hand to foster business relations

Thailand

463 Mini-conferences will be held in Srinagar and Jammu in the month of _.

March

464 How many agreements did Portugal sign with India recently?

14

465 How many projects did NarendraModi introduced Rs 1,000 Crore During Varanasi?

34

466 Who won the men’s title at the 77th Senior National Squash Championship?

SauravGhosal

467 Which state is to replace YashBharti Awards with Uttar Pradesh

State Cultural Award?

468 Cha-Chai, is an installation of art work of which Portuguese artist?

Joana Vasconcelos

469 According to IISS’s annual “Military Balance” report, global spending on defence in 2019 has risen by what amount?

4%

470 According to I-T department, PAN not linked with Aadhaar will become inoperative after which date?

31st March

471 Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in women’s 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships?

BhawnaJat

472 Union Government has recently cleared __ investments in stuck residential properties?

Rs 540 crore

473 India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been launched between which cities?

Mumbai and Pune

474 Who won the women’s title at the 77th Senior National Squash Championship?

JoshnaChinappa

475 Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, was organized in which city?

Panaji

476 Which medal did India win at the Badminton Asia Team Championships?

Bronze

477 Which app has been launched by CREDAI to connect homebuyers with its member developers to purchase properties?

CredaiAwaas

478 Which state has launched ‘Yodhavu’ mobile app? Kerala

479 Ambala city bus stand was renamed after which person?

SushmaSwaraj

480 Sonam Sherpa, who recently died at 48, was a famous person of which field?

Guitarist

481 In which state is Umroi located? Meghalaya

482 The joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IBangladeshX is concluded between India and _.

Bangladesh

483 Which is the capital of Norway? Oslo

484 The _ edition of the military exercise SAMPRITI-IX was aimed to strengthen the military ties between India and Bangladesh.

9th

485 Which among the following athlete has recently set a new world record in a 5 km road race?

Joshua Cheptegei

486 Where was the Exercise SAMPRITI-IX held? Umroi, Meghalaya

487 Who created history by setting a 5km road world record in Monaco?

Joshua Cheptegei

488 When was the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force (IAF) established?

1959

489 Who is the Union Minister of Home Affairs? Amit Shah

490 Where is the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force Adampur, Punjab

(IAF) located?

491 Delhi Police functions under _. Ministry of Home Affairs

492 Who is the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?

K. G. Balakrishnan

493 Delhi Police celebrated _ Raising Day on 16 February 2020.

73rd

494 When was the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?

1985

495 Where was the GulFood 2020 event held? Dubai

496 Where was the All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) held?

New Delhi

497 The _ Edition of the GulFood 2020 aimed at accelerating the pace of export of food products from India to the western market.

25th

498 Which is the capital of Dadra & Nagar Haveli? Silvassa

499 Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at 25th Edition of the GulFood 2020 in Dubai on 16 February?

HarsimratKaurBadal

500 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was a _. politician

501 With which country did India agree to partner with to mitigate marine plastic litter and micro plastics on sidelines of the 13th Conference of Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?

Norway

502 Where was the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya unveiled?

Uttar Pradesh

503 Which state government has recently announced to give Rs. 6 crore prize money to Olympics Gold Medal winners?

Haryana

504 What is the name of a train connecting Varanasi to Ujjain inaugurated by PM Modi recently?

Kashi-Mahakal Express

505 What is the name of CREDAI’s new app to help connect home buyers and developers?

CREDAI Awaas app

506 Which film has recently won the best film award in Filmfare Awards 2020?

Gully Boy

507 Which Indian state has recently started India’s first intercity electric bus service?

Maharashtra

508 Which of the following countries will host the 13th COP (Conference of Parties) on conservation of migratory species of wildlife?

India

509 Which state is hosting ‘Bio Asia 2020 Today Tomorrow’ conference?

Telangana

510 According to the RBI notification, who will sign the new one Rupee currency note?

Finance Secretary

511 The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue reported that Hindi is the _ most spoken language of the world in 2019.

3rd

512 Australia appointed former New South Wales Premier _ as the next high commissioner to India.

Barry O’Farrell

513 Which language ranked first in the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue?

English

514 When was the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) established?

1965

515 Where was the first National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held?

Lucknow

516 The Government has announced that it is to rename the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) as _

ManoharParrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

517 Udaipur is located in _. Rajasthan

518 What is the official motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Citius, Altius, Fortius

519 Who is the chairman of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ society?

Defence Minister

520 Where was the National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held?

Udaipur

521 What is the motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee?

United by Emotion

522 Who inaugurated the National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana?

Secretary of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (FW)Sanjay Agarwal

523 Where is the Barakah plant located? United Arab Emirates

524 Which is the first country to make the entire Haj 2020 process digital?

India

525 Tata has invested _ through his investment arm RNT Associates in the North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB).

Rs.40 crore

526 E-MASIHA app is an app for _ 2020 process. Haj

527 Assam’s finance minister HimantaBiswaSarma and TATA Trust chairman Ratan Tata launched the first _ branches of NESFB.

28

528 The government of India has provided _ digital/online Haj process in India with an objective of Ease of Doing Haj for the Indian Muslims.

100%

529 Which of the following is the first small bank of North India?

North East Small Finance Bank

530 With which country did India make a deal for the production of Kamov helicopters and Kalashnikov rifles?

Russia

531 ‘Yodhavu’ (Warrior), a mobile application for curbing drug menace, is an initiative of which state?

Kerala

532 The late External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was born in which city, where she was elected as MLA twice?

AmbalaCantt, Haryana

533 What is the current accounting year of the Reserve January-December

Bank of India (RBI)?

534 What is the objective of the ‘CREDAI Awaas’ mobile application, recently launched by CREDAI?

Ease of purchase of Residential properties

535 JoshnaChinappa and SauravGhosal are associated with which sports?

Squash

536 Which city was host to the India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise?

Umroi

537 As of 2020, which is the only Bollywood movie to win 13 Film fare Awards?

Gully Boy

538 What is the theme of Telangana’s biotechnology and life sciences forum ‘BioAsia 2020’?

Today For Tomorrow

539 ‘Appreciate and Commend’ is a scheme of which state, which aims to honour outstanding Police officers?

Rajasthan

540 Which city plays host to ‘GulFood 2020’, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition?

Abu Dhabi

541 Which state does not border with Uttar Pradesh? Odisha

542 Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is located in _.

New Delhi

543 Who is the governor of Uttar Pradesh? Anandiben Patel

544 Who certified Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as the first single-use plastic-free airport?

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

545 The Performance Regulation Act _ of UP will now get financial compensation for the delay in solving their complaints by the power department.

2019

546 Which airport became the first airport to be free of single-use plastic usage in India?

Indira Gandhi International Airport

547 Which state passed the Performance Regulation Act for the power department?

Uttar Pradesh

548 Who is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines? Pralhad Joshi

549 Afghanistan borders with _. Pakistan, Iran & Turkmenistan

550 India has decided to stop the import of thermal coal from _.

FY 2023-24

551 Which is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul

552 When was the Soil Health Card Scheme launched? 19 February 2015

553 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani won for the _ term. second

554 Which year was observed as the International Year of Soils?

2015

555 Who has been elected as the President of Afghanistan?

Ashraf Ghani

556 When is the Soil Health Card Day observed? 19 February

557 When was the last time India won the Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships?

1993

558 Who is the Prime Minister of Norway? Erna Solberg

559 _ won India’s first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships in 27 years on 18

PappuYadav

February.

560 With which country did India open the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development?

Norway

561 When did Pakistan conduct a training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi?

2020

562 Which state allocated funds for the Jewar airport? Uttar Pradesh

563 What is the range of the Ra’ad-II cruise missile? 600 km

564 What is the slogan of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020?

Kick Off The Dream

565 Which country tested Ra’ad-II cruise missile? Pakistan

566 When was Pakistan placed on the grey list by the Paris-based watchdog FATF?

2018

567 Which country is to host final of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup?

India

568 International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed Pakistan in the _ list.

grey

569 The Uttar Pradesh state government has allocated _ for the Noida international airport that is being set up at Jewar.

Rs.2,000 crore

570 State of India’s Birds 2020 reported that _ of the bird species are on a decline in the last five years.

79%

571 When was the twenty-first Law Commission of India ended?

31 August 2018

572 Who is the Chief Minister of Manipur? N. Biren Singh

573 Who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year?

Simone Bile

574 With which country did India sign MoU for the commencement of a bus service from April 2020 to promote tourism and visits between people of the two cities?

Myanmar

575 Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award?

Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi

576 _ became Assam’s first zero-waste town. Titabor

577 The Law Commission of India was constituted by the Government of India in _.

1955

578 When was NITI Aayog formed? 2015

579 When was Central Information Commission established?

2005

580 Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog? Amitabh Kant

581 Union Cabinet approved the _ Law Commission of India for a period of three years.

22nd

582 The Law Commission of India is reconstituted every _ years.

3

583 Where will the exhibition “Historical Gastronomica- New Delhi

The Indus Dining Experience” be hosted?

584 The Central Vigilance Commission was established in _.

1964

585 Bronze Dancing Girl was excavated from _. Mohenjodaro

586 Who is appointed as the Information Commissioner? Anita Pandove

587 Who is hosting the Historical Gastronomica -The Indus Dining Experience exhibition?

National Museum, One Station Million Stories (OSMS) & Chef Saby

588 Who is appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner? Suresh Patel

589 Which of the following Bill will constitute the National Board to protect women’s reproductive rights?

Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020

590 Who is appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?

BimalJulka

591 When was the World Day of Social Justice observed for the first time?

2009

592 Who is appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?

Sanjay Kothari

593 What is the theme of the 2020 World Day of Social Justice?

Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice

594 Who is to organize Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States?

NITI Aayog

595 When is the World Day of Social Justice observed? 20 February

596 When was National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) set up?

2004

597 When was a bilateral MoU was signed by SEBI with securities regulators of 27 member states of EU and European Economic Area, including FC), United Kingdom?

2014

598 Which is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? Itanagar

599 Union Cabinet led by PM NarendraModi approved Elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG), Gujarat as __.

Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-

informatics (BISAG(N))

600 Who is the Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda

601 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival (CBFF) began at _.

West Bengal

602 The first-ever Khelo India University Games is to be held in _.

Odisha

603 _ Protein of corona virus attaches itself and infects human cells.

spike

604 India ranked _ in Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2018 list.

40th

605 Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Women’s Committee has announced that India will host the _ AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

2022

606 Who released the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) list?

Economist Intelligence Unit

607 Who won gold at the SL3 Men’s singles at Brazil Para Badminton International Championships?

PramodBhagat

608 India ranks _ in Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019 list.

35th

609 Who commissioned the reports of the Sustainability Index and Flourishing Index that was assessed by over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world?

World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) & The Lancet

610 Which is the capital of the United Kingdom? London

611 International Mother Language Day is observed every year on _.

21 February

612 India to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from April 1. BS-VI has a sulphur content of _ ppm.

10

613 Prime Minister NarendraModi greets on the Herath festival. The Herath festival is mainly observed by _.

Kashmiri Pandits

614 Which of the following institutes has topped the Nature Ranking Index-2020?

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

615 Which of the following state government has launched Project Te in partnership with MedTechConnect to help entrepreneurs test their innovative ideas in the field of medical technologies?

Telangana

616 The Central Pollution Board (CPCB) has identified 60 pollution river stretches based on BOD in different northeastern states. BOD stands for _.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

617 Which of the following state governmnet has alocated 100 cr to develop ‘Nehru Baal SanrakshanKosh’ to prevent child labour and trafficking?

Rajasthan

618 Which of the following state government has recently organized a ‘Run for India Tea’ event?

Tripura

619 Who among the following has won the won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award

P V Sindhu

620 Who among the following has become the second Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships after NavjotKaur?

DivyaKakran

621 What is the corpus of the dedicated fund raised from the fines charged from the defaulting pesticides companies and contributions from the Central and state governments under the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020?

Rs. 40,000 Crore

622 Which all three items are not under GST as of February 2020?

Fuel, Construction, Alcohol

623 Under the GST regime, E-Way bill is mandatory of Rs. 50,000

the value of inter-state movement of goods is more than _?

624 What is the highest income tax rate slab in India after Budget 2020-21?

30%

625 A paramilitary Sufi group called Ahlu Sunna Waljama, which is recently in news, is fighting with radical i lamist group in Civil War of which country?

Somalia

626 The term “Operation Car Wash” that was making news recently, is related to which country?

Brazil

627 Recently, Ashraf Ghani was re-elected in the Afghanistan Presidential elections. What is the name of political party of Ashraf Ghani?

Independent

628 The term “Key Starting Material (KSM)”, recently in news, is related to which industry?

Pharmaceutical Industry

629 The Far East Development Fund, which recently submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for the beleaguered Jet Airways, is based in which country?

Russia

630 Which Supranational union has recently proposed a “framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence”?

European Union

631 What is the cost of the acquisition of 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US?

2.6 bn

632 Where is the headquarters of Dhanlaxmi Bank located?

Thrissur, Kerala

633 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of India approved the procurement of _ from the US.

24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters

634 Who is the Chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank? Sajeev Krishnan

635 When did Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approve the procurement of 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US?

2018

636 When was Dhanlaxmi Bank established? 1927

637 Who is the Minister of Information & Broadcasting? PrakashJavadekar

638 Who was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank?

Sunil Gurbaxani

639 _ has launched the “5G Hackathon” on 21 February to promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm.

Department of Telecommunications

640 Who launched the National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020?

Ministry of MSME

641 Who is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? BhupeshBaghel

642 Where is AnandVihar Terminal Station located? Delhi

643 Who is the governor of Chhattisgarh? AnusuiyaUikey

644 India Networking Reception was hosted at 2020 _. Berlinale

645 Where is Bhilai Steel Plant located? Chhattisgarh

646 Who hosted the India Networking Reception at Berlinale 2020?

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Mo I&B) &

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

647 When did National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban cultivation centres of Thai Mangur fish?

2000

648 The 2020 Berlinale marked the _ edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.

70th

649 Which state banned the cultivation centres of Thai Mangur fish?

Maharashtra

650 The 5G Hackathon will be held in _ phases beginning from 21 February.

3

651 The “Pandemic Bonds” are issued by which multilateral development bank?

World Bank

652 The Shanidar Cave, a hotspot for Neanderthal remains, is located in which country?

Iraq

653 Which country is the supplier of the majority of mined Cobalt, which is used in cathodes for lithium-ion batteries used in cell phones and Electric vehicles?

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

654 What is the current (2020) number of telecom companies in India?

4

655 Which country is world’s biggest palm oil importer? India

656 Currently, which Economic Census is underway in India?

7th

657 As per the National Population Register (NPR), a person is “usual resident” who has resided in a local area for past how many months / years?

6 months

658 Who heads the 12-member “Technology Group” to advise ministries, departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) on technology implementation?

Dr. K Vijay Raghavan

659 Which country has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020?

Egypt

660 The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the “Time-Bound Clearance Act” which shall ensure the time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects?

Madhya Pradesh

661 Where was the Exhibition and Conference on Agri-technology and Innovation held?

Hyderabad

662 Where is Motera Stadium located? Ahmedabad

663 Who is the Cabinet Secretary of India? Rajiv Gauba

664 What is the cost of India’s tallest pier bridge? Rs.283.5 crore

665 AtalKisan-Majdoor canteens provide affordable and cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of _ per plate.

Rs.10

666 What is the height of India’s tallest pier bridge? 100 m

667 Who is the governor of Haryana? Satyadev Narayan Arya

668 Where is India’s tallest railway pier bridge located? Manipur

669 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the _ 2nd

Edition of Exhibition and Conference on Agri-technology & Innovation at Hyderabad.

670 Which state government to open AtalKisan-Majdoor canteens to provide meals?

Haryana

671 Where is Tamenglong located? Manipur

672 Krishna Bose who passed away recently was a _. politician

673 India’s tallest railway pier bridge is built across river _.

Makru

674 When was Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission (SPMRM) launched?

2016

675 Who constructed India’s tallest railway pier bridge? Northeast Frontier Railway Construction

676 Which edition of BharatiyaChhatraSansad is being organized in New Delhi?

10th

677 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival is to begin in which city?

Ahmedabad

678 Which of the following released “Delivering Road Safety in India” report?

World Bank

679 How many medals did India win at the Brazil Para Badminton International Championships?

11

680 As per UN report, what is India’s rank in Child Flourishing Index?

131

681 Which country will be the Guest of Honour at the International Tourism Fair of Madagascar?

India

682 Who was conferred with the PSU Leadership Award? SK Barua

683 Which of the following has not been classified as “endangered migratory species” by the UN’s Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species?

Striped Hyena

684 Who will be the next Chairman of NABARD? G.R. Chintala

685 Who inaugurated the National Organic Food Festival?

SmritiIrani

686 Who won the gold in women’s 59kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship?

SaritaMor

687 Who became the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game – Test, ODI & T20?

Ross Taylor

688 Leo Varadkar, who recently resigned was the Prime Minister of which country?

Ireland

689 Which country has created two $1 million prizes for solutions to feed billions of people?

Sweden

690 Who received the Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award?

P. Ramakrishna

691 Who is the Minister of Finance? Nirmala Sitharaman

692 Where is Sabarmati Ashram located? Gujarat

693 When was ISNV Tarini inducted into the Indian Navy?

2017

694 Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) is set to Export Cold Zone

launch _, an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products.

695 The women researchers who are awarded the “SERB Women Excellence Award” will be supported with a research grant of _ per annum for a period of 3 years.

Rs.5 lakh

696 Taliban is a _ Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country.

Sunni

697 Who received the SERB Women Excellence Award 2020?

Dr. Niti Kumar

698 When is the first anniversary of the iconic National War Memorial (NWM) observed?

25 February

699 Which country agreed to sign a peace deal with the Taliban if the truce holds?

US

700 Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) _ began its sail for the Bay of Bengal Offshore Sailing Expedition on 22 February 2020.

Mhadei & Tarini

701 When was the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) established?

1855

702 When was the National War Memorial dedicated? 2019

703 When was Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) Mhadei inducted into the Indian Navy?

2009

704 When was the PM-KISAN mobile application launched?

2020

705 When was the Central Excise and Salt Act enacted? 1944

706 Which place ranked last in the list of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani?

Hyderabad

707 How much has the Central government released so far?

Rs.50850 crores

708 When is the Central Excise Day observed? 24 February

709 _ carried the analysis of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani.

Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition

710 What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF?

131

711 When was the PM-KISAN scheme launched? 24 February

712 Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state?

Telangana

713 As per the annual ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020”, which Indian institution is ranked in the first place in the country?

Council of Scientic and Industrial Research (CSIR)

714 In which year, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were granted Indian statehood?

1987

715 What does CCPA stand for, in the context of Consumer Protection Act 2019?

Central Consumer Protection Authority

716 Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?

KiranMazumdar-Shaw

717 Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’?

New Delhi

718 Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year?

P V Sindhu

719 Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery?

Rail Madad

720 Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?

Guwahati

721 Who was re-elected as Rowing Federation of India president?

Rajalaxmi Singh Deo

722 Which city to host 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships?

Chandigarh

723 Where is the HQ of Rowing Federation of India? Mumbai

724 Who emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in Cannes, France?

D Gukesh

725 Which became the first Indian team to qualify for the group stages of the AFC Champions League?

FC Goa

726 Who clinched a gold medal in the 57 kg men’s at Asian Wrestling Championships?

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

727 Which Company launched an interactive AI Powered ChatBot solution LIDEA for its customers on WhatsApp?

BirlaEstates

728 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir?

WatanKoJano

729 Recently in which city Gandhi Peace Centre was inaugurated?

Bhubaneswar

730 Recently Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation. He was the former PM of which country?

Malaysia

731 Recently the government launched which application for farmers on the occasion of 1st anniversary of launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)?

PM KISAN

732 In which state,Losar festival was celebrated? Himachal Pradesh

733 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir?

WatanKoJano

734 In which state,Herath festival was celebrated? J&K

735 What is the currency of France? Euro

736 EESL functions under _. Ministry of Power

737 The government formally approved the twenty-second Law Commission of India for a period of _ years.

3

738 India’s Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) is operational in _.

Delhi, Bihar, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh

739 The Chairperson of the Law Commission of India is usually _.

retired Supreme Court judge & retired chief justice of a high court

740 Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river _. Yamuna

741 Who released the progress report on Poshan Abhiyaan (Nutrition Mission)?

NITI Aayog

742 When was the Taj Mahal added to the list of World Heritage Sites?

1983

743 NITI Aayog reported _ payments for maternity benefit scheme credited to the wrong account.

28

744 When the TajMahal was declared a centrally protected monument of national importance?

1920

745 Which Ministry reviewed the progress of the Public and Private institutions which were considered to be given the status of Institutions of Eminence (IoE)?

Minister of Human Resource Development

746 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?

Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table

Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?

747 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?

Tomokazu Harimoto

748 Where was the Hungarian Open 2020 held? Budapest

749 _ signed MoU to renovate or develop the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand.

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), State Program Management

Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK) & Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT)

750 What is the estimated cost of the project to renovate or develop the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand?

Rs.26.64 crore

751 Algal Bloom hotspot is/are _. North Eastern Arabian Sea, Coastal waters of Kerala & Gulf of Mannar and

coastal waters of Gopalpur

752 GISAT is an earth observation satellite that will be placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit at _ altitude.

36,000 km

753 When was the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) established?

1999

754 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch new-age geo- imaging satellite GISAT-1 from Sriharikota in _.

March

755 Who launched Swell Surge Forecast System? INCOIS

756 Odisha has about _ of bauxite resources in India. 51%

757 Who is appointed as India’s Ambassador to Nepal? Vinay Mohan Kwatra

758 Where is NALCO headquartered? Bhubaneswar

759 Who is appointed as India’s next Ambassador to France?

Jawed Ashraf

760 Indian government holds _ equity of NALCO. 52%

761 Who is the President of Egypt? Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

762 NALCO functions under _. Ministry of Mines

763 Which is the capital of Egypt? Cairo

764 When was NALCO incorporated? 1981

765 Hosni Mubarak who passed away recently was the former President of _.

Egypt

766 Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi laid the foundation stone of Crusher and Conveyor System at _ to feed bauxite for the 5th stream of the Alumina Refinery of the company.

CIL

767 Who was invited to address Jatiya Sangsad, a special session of Bangladesh Parliament, on the occasion of the centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?

Former President Pranab Mukherjee

768 Who is the first President of Bharatiya Adim Jati Seva lSangh?

Dr.Rajendra Prasad

769 JatiyaSangsadsi the parliament of _. Bangladesh

770 Who founded the BharatiyaAdimJatiSevalSangh? PujyaThakkarBapa

771 When was the first census conducted in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary?

2015

772 When was the Bharatiya Adim Jati Seva lSangh formed?

1948

773 Dolphin has been listed as _ species on the International Union in the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.

endangered

774 Who organized the All India Tribal Workers Meet? Bharatiya Adim Jati Sevak Sangh

775 Dolphin, the sea mammal, was included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act _.

1972

776 Who is the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development?

Sanjay Dhotre

777 Where is Bhitarkanika National Park located? Odisha

778 Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) organized an exhibition at _.

IIT-Delhi

779 Where is the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary located? Odisha

780 When was the Center of Excellence for Research in Clean Air (CERCA) established?

2018

781 Who is the Governor of Maharashtra? Bhagat Singh Koshyari

782 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2020?

VasudevKamath

783 Who is appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University?

Ratan Tata

784 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2019?

Prof. J.S. Khanderao

785 Industrialist Ratan Tata is appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act _.

2016

786 Five Zonal Councils were set up under _. States Reorganization Act, 1956

787 _ has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India.

NTPC Limited

788 When was the Zonal Councils set up in India? 1957

789 NTPC Limited has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up _ Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India.

25

790 How many Zonal Councils are there in India? 5

791 Where was the International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine (ICoSDiTAUS-2020) concluded?

New Delhi

792 Who is the chairman of the Zonal Councils in India? Home Minister

793 When did the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) internationally recognize the observation of World NGO Day?

2018

794 The 24th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council will be held on 28 February 2020 at _.

Odisha

795 When was the observation of World NGO Day founded?

2009

796 Xiaomi is to use ISRO’s _ to its smart phones for Navigation?

NavIC technology

797 Who initiated the observation of World NGO Day? Marcis Liors Skadmanis

798 Who has partnered with ISRO to use the space agency’s navigation technologies to its smart phones?

Xiaomi

799 When is the World NGO Day observed? 27 February

800 Which country became India’s top trading partner as per the Ministry of Commerce?

US

801 The Consumer Protection Act 2019, that makes provisions related to the ‘class action suits’ will come into force from _.

April 2020

802 The Commonwealth Games, 2022 and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2020 will be organized in which Indian State?

Chandigarh

803 India’s Central Vista Project, which was recently in news, is coming up in which city?

New Delhi

804 Which one of these African countries have been listed in FATF’s grey list?

Mauritius

805 Who is the head of the IRDA Committee that is working on the indemnity based health insurance products for life insurance companies?

MR Kumar

806 Which of the following supranational banks has listed ‘Masala Bonds’ in the Global Securities Market?

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

807 What is the exact number of members in the ‘BIMSTEC Grouping’?

7

808 The MoU to establish the ‘BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection’ was signed in which year?

2015

809 The Santusht App has been proposed for the beneficiaries of which scheme?

Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI)

810 Microsoft has joined which bank to train and offer jobs to differently-abled people?

SBI

811 What is the exact date for Rajya Sabha’s Biennial Elections, 2020?

26th March 2020

812 The largest cricket stadium of the world is situated in which of the following countries?

India

813 Which country has recently initiated a training course on ‘Vessel Search Technique’ for Indian Coast Guard and Customs personnel at Chennai?

Australia

814 Which of the following city is hosting the cultural fair named ‘Vasantotsa’?

Gandhi Nagar

815 _ hosted the ‘International Conference on Banana’ organized by ICAR?

Tiruchirappalli

816 Which Indian PSU is about to acquire government’s stake in ‘THDC India’ and ‘North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd’ (NEEPCO)?

NTPC Limited

817 Which Indian State recently organized a National Integration Camp?

Sikkim

818 Which Indian organization/ ministry has launched the ‘5G Hackathon’?

Ministry of Communication

819 Who has become the new managing director of Trans Union CIBIL Limited?

Rajesh Kumar

820 _ has become the only Indian company, which has been featured in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020.

Tata Consultancy Services

821 Who will become the new CEO of Mastercard? Micheal Miebach

822 The Species of ‘Red Throated Thrush and Plumbeous Water Redstart’ were recently found in which of the Indian state/UT?

Ladakh

823 Which Indian city hosted the “Microsoft Future Mumbai

Decoded – CEO Summit”?

824 Abhay Kumar Singh has become the Chairman & Managing Director of which Indian PSU?

NHPC Limited

825 Which welfare scheme completed its one year of launch on February 24?

PM-KISAN

826 Who instituted the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award?

My Home India

827 What is the theme of the 2020 National Science Day?

Women in Science

828 Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award was conferred for the first time in _.

2013

829 Raman Research Institute is established in _. Bengaluru

830 Who was awarded the 2020 Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award?

JadavPayeng

831 Who discovered the scattering of light as it passes through different materials?

Sir C.V. Raman

832 When was the IndusInd Bank Limited established? 1994

833 When was Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) established?

2000

834 Who is appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Induslnd Bank Ltd.?

Amitabh Chaudhry

835 National Science Day (NSD) commemorates the discovery of _.

Raman Effect

836 NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with the _ launched an AI-based Module rolled out for students in Indian schools.

National Association of Software and Services Companies

837 Who is the Ambassador of India to Myanmar? Saurabh Kumar

838 Who is the Prime Minister of Malaysia? Mahathir Mohamad

839 The Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) _.

Kundli&Thanjavur

840 What is the currency of Malaysia? Ringgit

841 As, per the 2011 census, which Union Territory had the highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India?

Lakshadweep

842 Maharashtra has announced that it is to pay for plastic bags buyback?

Rs.15 per kg

843 As, per the 2011 census, which State had the highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India?

Mizoram

844 NITI Aayog has selected _ for the first pilot project among all States and UTs on Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG).

J&K

845 Union Cabinet approved the amendment of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, _. The amendment will confer occupancy rights to the

1965

Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the union territory (UT).

846 Which State has announced that it will become single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020?

Maharashtra

847 Which is the capital of Lakshadweep? Kavaratti

848 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was created by _. Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

849 Who is the 4th Prime Minister of India? Morarji Desai

850 Where the first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was was established?

Puducherry

851 When is the birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai celebrated?

29 February

852 When the first KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) was established?

1974

853 Government of India paid tribute to former PM Morarji Desai on his ______ birth anniversary in the year 2020.

124th

854 What is the estimated investment of the 32 projects that were sanctioned under the ‘Unit’ scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)?

Rs.406 crore

855 Where was the National KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 held?

New Delhi

856 The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be established under the ________.

Consumer Protection Act, 2019

857 When did Sri Lanka pass the resolution for the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation?

2015

858 Ministry of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan announced that the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be set up by ______.

2020

859 Which country formally announced the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that it was withdrawing from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation?

Sri Lanka

860 Where will the next JWG on Counter-Terrorism meeting are held?

France

861 Which Air Craft has recently launched freighter services to help shrimp farmers?

Spice Jet

862 Bob Iger recently offered his resignation from the post of CEO of which of the following international companies?

Walt Disney Company

863 What is the exact Foreign Direct Investment limit allowed in the insurance intermediaries for 2020?

100%

864 ISRO has announced to launch a new satellite _ on March 5, 2020.

GISAT – 1

865 Hosni Mubarak was the former president of which of the following countries?

Egypt

866 According to the new agreement between the Container Corporation of India and RZD Logistics JSC, the new cargos will be transported to ______.

Iran

867 Suella Braverman has become the Indian-origin Attorney General of which of the following countries?

United Kingdom

868 Which of the following country recently developed an antibody test to identify COVID-19?

Singapore

869 Which country has the highest number of billionaires according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2020?

China

870 Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘Higher Education Leadership Development Programmed for Administrator’?

Ministry of Human Resource Development

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