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Banking and financial Awareness Previous Year Questions

Q 281. Which of the following has been created as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for higher education, which were being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education and All India Council for Technical Education ?

(a) National Testing Agency
(b) UGC NET
(c) Education Website
(d) National Examination Board
(e) Indian Institute of Education
Ans: (a)

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Q 282. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to provide a safety net for the poor in these areas. The MGNREGA Working is for how many days?

(a) 100/200 days
(b) 200/250 days
(c) 150/200 days
(d) 100/150 days
(e) 50/100 days
Ans: (d)

Q 283. PV Sindhu is an ace shuttler and silver medalist. PV Sindhu is from _________.

(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)

Q 284. What is the full form of CVV Number?

(a) Card Verification Value
(b) Consumer Verification Value
(c) Card Value Verification
(d) Card Validity Value
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 285. Financial Literacy Week 2018-

(a) From 08th January
(b) From 21st March
(c) From 04th June
(d) From 14th September
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 286. RISE stands for-

(a) Rate of Infrastructure and Systems in Education
(b) Registered Institute of Systematic Education
(c) Rate of Infrastructure and Science in Education
(d) Revitalising of Infrastructure and Systems in Education
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 287. The Book Hit refresh written by-

(a) Satya Nadella
(b) Mark Zuckerberg
(c) Larry Page
(d) Sundar Pichai
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 288. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. ICAN based in-

(a) Geneva
(b) Hague
(c) Ottawa
(d) paris
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 289. Where is the Salar Jung Museum-

(a) Kolkata
(b) Amritsar
(c) Chennai
(d) Hyderabad
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 290. Where is the headquarters of Interpol-

(a) Ottawa
(b) Paris
(c) Lyon
(d) London
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 291. UN MSME Day celebrated on-

(a) 16th May
(b) 21st August
(c) 08th March
(d) 27th June
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 292. Kirana gharana belogs to which state-

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 293. Sai Praneeth belong to which sport-

(a) Badminton
(b) Cricket
(c) Tennis
(d) Hockey
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 294. Pitch Black Military Exercise is held in-

(a) Japan
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) Russia
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 295. What does the First S stand for in BIMSTEC?

(a) State
(b) Sectoral
(c) Study
(d) Securities
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 296. Lusaka is the capital of

(a) Zambia
(b) Gaborone
(c) Antananarvino
(d) Windhoek
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 297. Golden Glove award was conferred to

(a) Kylian Mbappe
(b) Luka Modric
(c) Antoine Griezmann
(d) Thibaut Courtois
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 298. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is located in

(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Panaji
(c) Chennai
(d) Bhopal
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 299. Nokrek National Park is in

(a) Nagaland
(b) Meghalaya
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 300. Mahanadi, a major river in East Central India, originates from which of the following states?

(a) Jharkhand
(b) West Bengal
(c) Odisha
(d) Chhatisgarh
(e) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: (d)

Q 301. Angelique Kerber is a professional tennis player and former world No. 1 and a three time Grand Slam champion. He belongs to which country?

(a) German
(b) American
(c) France
(d) Swiss
(e) Australian
Ans: (a)

Q 302. Aaron James Finch, an Australian sportsperson, plays which of the following sports?

(a) F1 Race
(b) Football
(c) Badminton
(d) Tennis
(e) Cricket
Ans: (e)

Q 303. World’s first thermal battery power plant was started in ___________

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Gujarat
Ans: (a)

Q 304. What is called the difference between exports and imports?

(a) assets and liabilities
(b) balance of payment
(c) GDP
(d) balance of trade
(e) depreciation
Ans: (d)

Q 305. Which among the following is the second supersonic fighter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited after the HAL HF-24 Marut?

(a) Trishul
(b) Prithavi
(c) Vikrant
(d) Akash
(e) Tejas
Ans: (e)

Q 306. Lok Adalat is considered as the alternative dispute redressal mechanism with which disputes/cases pending in the court of law or at pre-litigation stage are settled/ compromised amicably. The minimum charge to file a case in a Lok Adalat is __________.

(a) No court fee
(b) ` 10
(c) ` 50
(d) ` 05
(e) ` 100
Ans: (a)

Q 307. An organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India in 1970. It was known as _________.

(a) Save Silent Valley Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Namantar Andolan
(d) Chipko movement
(e) Narmada Bachao Andolan
Ans: (d)

Q 308. Damdama lake is located in which of the following states?

(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Bihar
Ans: (c)

Q 309. The United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated on __________.

(a) 29th June
(b) 21st June
(c) 12th June
(d) 26th June
(e) 05th June
Ans: (d)

Q 310. The Mobile Application “Jan Dhan Darshak” as a part of financial inclusion was launched by __________.

(a) Finance Ministry
(b) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(e) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ans: (a)

Q 311. The four pillars of smart planning are key to the success of Smart Cities and the Regional Smart City Initiatives. Which of the following is not included in these pillars?

(a) MOBILITY
(b) SUSTAINABILITY
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE
(d) CONNECTIVITY
(e) SECURITY
Ans: (c)

Q 312. Public Sector Enterprises comes under________.

(a) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(c) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(e) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ans: (a)

Q 313. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, Authorised Dealers may freely allow remittances by resident individuals up to what amount per Financial Year for any permitted current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.

(a) USD 3,00,000
(b) USD 3,50,000
(c) USD 2,00,000
(d) USD 2,50,000
(e) USD 1,00,000
Ans: (d)

Q 314. ___________ is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of States in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.

(a) RBI
(b) IRDAI
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Planning Commission
(e) CBDT
Ans: (c)

Q 315. Which of the following conducts and publishes the World Economic Outlook survey?

(a) WTO
(b) World Bank
(c) UNCTAD
(d) New Development Bank
(e) International Monetary Fund
Ans: (e)

Q 316. Public Affairs Centre engages in action research focussing on Sustainable Development Goals in the context of India. PAC is located at __________.

(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai
Ans: (b)

Q 317. Which bollywood actor unveiled the trophy of Women’s T20 World Cup in Melbourne?

(a) Katrina Kaif
(b) Kareena Kapoor Khan
(c) Shah Rukh khan
(d) Salman Khan
(e) Deepika Padukone
Ans: (b)

Q 318. Which zone of the Indian Railways recently conducted the ‘Operation Dhanush’ against ticket touts involved in e-ticketing?

(a) Northern Railway Zone
(b) Southern Railway Zone
(c) Central Railway Zone
(d) Eastern Railway Zone
(e) Western Railway Zone
Ans: (c)

Q 319. Who became the first Indian to win prestigious Italian award for Sand Art?

(a) Manisha
(b) Sarvam Patel
(c) Sudarsan Pattnaik
(d) Neha Umak
(e) Rahul Arya
Ans: (c)

Q 320. Which of the following institutions has recently created the first Indian Brain Atlas?

(a) IIT Mumbai
(b) IISC Bangalore
(c) IIIT, Hyderabad
(d) IIT Mandi
(e) BITS Pilani
Ans: (c)

Q 321. Which of the following has become the first State in country to get law on contract farming?

(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
(e) Odisha
Ans: (c)

Q 322. Name the city which has won the UNESCO title of ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’?

(a) Patna
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jaipur
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Pune
Ans: (d)

Q 323. Name the company which has signed an MoU with NTPC Limited and The Energy and Resources Institute for decarbonisation?

(a) Robert Bosch Limited
(b) Miele Limited
(c) Siemens Limited
(d) ABB Limited
(e) General Electric Limited
Ans: (c)

Q 324. What percentage of total GDP is spent on health by India?

(a) 1.05%
(b) 1.04%
(c) 1.03%
(d) 1.02%
(e) 1.01%
Ans: (d)

Q 325. Where is the Headquarter of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank?

(a) Bangalore
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
(e) New Delhi
Ans: (a)

Q 326. Who is the author of the book “Unquiet River: A Biography of Brahmaputra River”?

(a) Chetan Bhagat
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Arupjyoti Saikia
(d) Amitav Ghosh
(e) Vikram Seth
Ans: (c)

Q 327. Vikram Solar Company is based in which city?

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
(e) New Delhi
Ans: (c)

Q 328. Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice is established by?

(a) Church of North India
(b) All India Christian Council
(c) Harmony Foundation
(d) Church of South India
(e) Bible Society of India
Ans: (c)

Q 329. ______________________ is an annual publication of the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence .

(a) National Health Profile
(b) Health care in India
(c) Health Systems for a New India
(d) World Health Report
(e) Universal Health Report
Ans: (a)

Q 330. Which state government has launched a major water conservation scheme “Jalamrutha”?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana
Ans: (c)

Q 331. What is the theme of International Day of Happiness 2019?

(a) Happiness is everyone’s right share it
(b) Make happiness and entertainment a part of your lifestyle
(c) Share Happiness and be a part of Something Amazing
(d) Global happiness, the biggest contributor to global development
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 332. Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the _________________ mark.

(a) `10 lakh crore
(b) `5 lakh crore
(c) `1 lakh crore
(d) `15 lakh crore
(e) `20 lakh crore
Ans: (c)

Q 333. Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by which of the following organizations?

(a) JAXA
(b) ISRO
(c) NASA
(d) DRDO
(e) Boeing
Ans: (d)

Q 334. Name the company who has partnered with The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to deploy Microsoft’s Project Sangam to train functionaries and officers across India on Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal?

(a) Flipkart India
(b) Facebook India
(c) SBI
(d) Google India
(e) Microsoft India
Ans: (e)

Q 335. Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the launch of a new space company, New Space India Limited , which will serve as the commercial arm of-

(a) PRL
(b) ISRO
(c) IIRS
(d) DRDO
(e) CSIR
Ans: (b)

Q 336. Which country has inaugurated first model village built with Indian assistance recently?

(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Japan
Ans: (d)

Q 337. Which city named UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming the second city of the country after Ahmedabad to get the recognition?

(a) Amritsar
(b) Kanpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Raipur
(e) Shimla
Ans: (c)

Q 338. The World Happiness Report 2019 was produced in partnership with-

(a) The Ernesto Illy Foundation
(b) Gruppo Eduventures
(c) The Steva Solutions Pvt. Ltd
(d) The Andrea and Suns
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 339. Which state/UT has topped the list of states with maximum percentage of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries availing at least four refills?

(a) Delhi
(b) Punjab
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)

Q 340. The report’s Gender Gap Index ranks countries according to calculated gender gap between women and men in four key areas. Which area is not them?

(a) Politics
(b) Environment
(c) Economy
(d) Health
(e) Education
Ans: (b)

Q 341. 19th August is celebrated as-

(a) International Holocaust Day
(b) World AIDS Day
(c) World Photography Day
(d) International Women’s day
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 342. Male is the capital city of-

(a) Maldives
(b) Singapore
(c) Malaysia
(d) Tanzania
(e) Bhutan
Ans: (a)

Q 343. War Over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960 Book has been authored by-

(a) Devika Sethi
(b) Deepak Nayyar
(c) Meira Kumar
(d) Kapil Isapuari
(e) Poonam Surie
Ans: (a)

Q 344. Amrabad Tiger Reserve located in-

(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Telangana
(e) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (d)

Q 345. Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in-

(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 346. Where is the headquarters of National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research?

(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Indore
(d) Jaipur
(e) Kochi
Ans: (b)

Q 347. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture based in-

(a) USA
(b) Chine
(c) UAE
(d) UK
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 348. Kawal Tiger Reserve was located at-

(a) Karnataka
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Telangana
Ans: (e)

Q 349. Balphakram National Park was located at-

(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 350. Hanoi is the capital of-

(a) Brunei
(b) Cambodia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Vietnam
(e) Laos
Ans: (d)

Q 351. In which stadium, Cricket World Cup final match was held?

(a) Lord’s, London.
(b) Headingley, Leeds.
(c) Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
(d) Edgbaston, Birmingham.
(e) The Oval, London.
Ans: (a)

Q 352. Which sport is associated with Ajay Singh?

(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Boxing
(d) Hockey
(e) Football
Ans: (c)

Q 353. What is the constituency of Arjun Munda?

(a) Garhwa
(b) Latehar
(c) Giridih
(d) Khunti
(e) Dhanbad
Ans: (d)

Q 354. What is the Headquarters of National Cricket Academy?

(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi
(e) Kolkata
Ans: (a)

Q 355. Civil Aviation Training Center was located at?

(a) Iran
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) UK
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 356. Which of the following has launched STRIDE scheme recently, aimed at strengthening research culture and innovation in universities and colleges of the country?

(a) National Human Rights Commission
(b) National Commission for Women
(c) University Grants Commission
(d) Competition Commission of India
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 357. Dutee Chand becomes the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Summer Universiade which was held at-

(a) Ireland
(b) Italy
(c) Brazil
(d) Austria
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 358. Amit panghal is related to which sport?

(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Football
(d) Cricket
(e) Tennis
Ans: (a)

Q 359. Name the women who became the 1st women Vice- Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University?

(a) Nisha Dubey
(b) Meena Rajiv Chandawarkar
(c) Najma Akhtar
(d) Jancy James
(e) Priya Chetty-Rajagopal
Ans: (c)

Q 360. India’s 1st Aqua Mega Food Park is situated in which state?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (e)

Q 361. Name the first Indian shipyard to deliver 100 ships.

(a) Mazagon Dock Limited
(b) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
(c) Cochin Shipyard Limited
(d) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd
(e) Goa Shipyard Limited
Ans: (d)

Q 362. Vikramjit sawhney is the president of which organization?

(a) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(b) International Chamber of Commerce – India
(c) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(d) Competition Commission of India
(e) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Ans: (b)

Q 363. Who is the present President of the World Bank?

(a) David Malpass
(b) Kristalina Georgieva
(c) Takehiko Nakao
(d) Christine Lagarde
(e) Jin Liqun
Ans: (a)

Q 364. The Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Services Selection Board was opened at which place?

(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Goa
Ans: (a)

Q 365. Electric Vehicles in India to get which color number plates?

(a) Blue
(b) White
(c) Reed
(d) Green
(e) Pink
Ans: (d)

Q 366. The Book “Coming Round the Mountain: In the Year of Independence” is written by?

(a) R.K. Narayan
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) Ruskin Bond
(e) Jhumpa Lahiri
Ans: (d)

Q 367. “Best Higher Education Institute Overall” was awarded to which university?

(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIT Mandi
(c) IIT Benguluru
(d) IIT Bombay
(e) IIT Delhi
Ans: (a)

Q 368. Name the Indian woman scientist elected as Fellows of the British Royal Society.

(a) Soumya Swaminathan
(b) Gagandeep Kang
(c) Margaret Chan
(d) Manju Sharma
(e) Anuradha Lohia
Ans: (b)

Q 369. Name the company which partnered with India Post for transforming into a New-age Digital Hub Offering Smart Mail.

(a) Infosys Limited
(b) Tata Consultancy Services
(c) Google
(d) Microsoft
(e) Facebook
Ans: (b)

Q 370. National Aluminium Company, Hindustan Copper Ltd and Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd have formally inked the joint venture agreement to form Khanij Bidesh India Ltd for the acquisition and exploration of?

(a) Coal
(b) Uranium
(c) Iron
(d) Gold
(e) Mineral Assets like Lithium and Cobalt
Ans: (e)

Q 371. Who was the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India?

(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Gulzarilal Nanda
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(e) Morarji Desai
Ans: (c)

Q 372. Who is the chairperson of National Green tribunal ?

(a) Rajiv Mehrishi
(b) Samant kumar Goel
(c) Yogesh Chander Modi
(d) Arvind Kumar
(e) Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Ans: (e)

Q 373. Who has the authority to appoint Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

(a) Chief justice Of India
(b) President of India
(c) Vice President
(d) Prime Minister
(e) Finance Minister
Ans: (b)

Q 374. Where is the headquarter of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ?

(a) New York, USA
(b) Geneva, Switzerland
(c) London, United Kingdom
(d) The Hague, Netherlands
(e) Paris, France
Ans: (e)

Q 375. Which country is not the member of BRICS group?

(a) India
(b) China
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) South Africa
(e) Brazil
Ans: (c)

Q 376. How many members of Rajya Sabha retire after every second year?

(a) Half of the Members of Rajya Sabha
(b) One-third Members of Rajya Sabha
(c) One-fourth Members of Rajya Sabha
(d) One-fifth Members of Rajya Sabha
(e) One-tenth Members of Rajya Sabha
Ans: (b)

Q 377. Jaspal Rana is related to which sport?

(a) Shooting
(b) Wrestling
(c) Shot Put
(d) Cricket
(e) Hockey
Ans: (a)

Q 378. Puthandu festival is celebrated in which state?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala
(e) Assam
Ans: (a)

Q 379. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India guarantees to all its citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression?

(a) Article 19(a)
(b) Article 25(c)
(c) Article 35
(d) Article 144
(e) Article 11(e)
Ans: (a)

Q 380. Rani Rampal is associated with which sport?

(a) Cricket
(b) Badminton
(c) Tennis
(d) Hockey
(e) Basketball
Ans: (d)

Q 381. “Operation Sunrise” is conducted between India and which country?

(a) Bangladesh
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Vietnam
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 382. Where is Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project inaugurated?

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Telangana
(d) Odisha
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 383. Who is appointed as the first female referee of ICC ?

(a) GS Lakshmi
(b) Vishakha Satpathi
(c) Anjana Rawat
(d) Shafali Varma
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 384. Which state has topped the NITI AAYOG Health Index?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Sikkim
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 385. Where is the headquarter of Think-Tank Atlantic Council?

(a) New York
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Washington
(d) Texas
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 386. Where is Tadoba National Park situated?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Assam
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 387. Rural roads come under which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
(c) Ministry of Rural Development
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 388. Hemis festival is celebrated in which region of India?

(a) Leh-Ladakh region
(b) Assam region
(c) Mizoram region
(d) Kerala region
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 389. “Relentless” is the autobiography of which personality?

(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Yashwant Sinha
(c) Lal Krishna Advani
(d) Ghulam Nabi Azad
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 390. United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on-

(a) 14th September
(b) 5th September
(c) 21st September
(d) 27th September
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 391. Who has been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Saurav Ganguly
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Yuvraj Singh
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 392. ________ is an Indian folk dance originating from the “Konkan” region which is the costal region of the states of Goa and Maharashtra.

(a) Lavani
(b) Fugdi
(c) Giddha
(d) Oppana
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 393. TRC Turf Ground is a football ground in-

(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Assam
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q 394. The production of India’s first semi high-speed train has come to a grinding halt at the Integral Coach Factory in-

(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Raipur
(d) Lucknow
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 395. Name the woman, who created history by becoming the first woman pilot to cross both Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft.

(a) Avani Chaturvedi
(b) Aarohi Pandit
(c) Bhawana Kanth
(d) Nivedita Bhasin
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 396. Makers of chips, soups, biscuits, juices and other packaged foods will soon have to display ________ colour coding on the front of packets of products that have high levels of fat, sugar or salt.

(a) Yellow
(b) White
(c) Blue
(d) Red
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

Q 397. The 10th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Ministerial Meeting was held in-

(a) Seoul
(b) Manila
(c) Bangkok
(d) Hanoi
(e) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q 398. ……. forest Cover of India W.R.T the geographical area of the country.

(a) 20.62%
(b) 21.77%
(c) 12.25%
(d) 29.50%
(e) 24.56%
Ans: (e)

Q 399. Name of India’s first UNESCO Heritage City –

(a) Bhopal
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Kochi
(e) Udaipur
Ans: (b)

Q 400. Headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency is located at-

(a) Berlin
(b) Paris
(c) Rome
(d) Vienna
(e) Venice
Ans: (d)

Q 401. Great Himalayan National Park belongs to which state/UT?

(a) Assam
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Ladakh
Ans: (c)

Q 402. The cricketer “Peter Siddle” belongs to which country?

(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) England
(d) South Africa
(e) Scotland
Ans: (b)

Q 403. 10th February is celebrated as –

(a) World Meteorological Day
(b) International Labour Day
(c) World Environment Day
(d) World Pulses Day
(e) World Tourism Day
Ans: (d)

Q 404. National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January in the memory of –

(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
(e) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Ans: (b)

Q 405. Young Scientist Laboratories is associated with –

(a) ISRO
(b) DRDO
(c) INSA
(d) CSIR
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Q 406. Headquarters of SWIFT is located in which country?

(a) Belgium
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Austria
(e) Portugal
Ans: (a)

Q 407. Who won Noble Prize for Literature in 2019?

(a) Peter Handke
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Sarunas Paunksnis
(d) Sophie Ansel
(e) Anna Burns
Ans: (a)

Q 408. Where is located Headquarters of New Development Bank ?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Brasilia
(c) Moscow
(d) Cape Town
(e) Shanghai
Ans: (e)

Q 409. Konark Festival is associated to which state?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Odisha
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (d)

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