a. Prime Minister of India
b. Chief Justice of India
c. Home Minister of India
d. President of India
e. Social Activist Anna Hazare
2. In India, the concept of constitutional ombudsman (Lokpal or Lokayukta) was first proposed by ___________.
a. Former Home Minister Ashwini Saini
b. Former Finance Minister KN Swami
c. Former IT Minister Ramesh Bakshi
d. Former Law Minister Ashok KumarSen
e. Former CJI Rajiv Mehra
3. India has lifted South Asian Football Federation SAFF Women's Championship fifth time in a row. It has defeated which of the following team?
a. Myanmar
b. Bhutan
c. Nepal
d. Maldives
e. Sri Lanka
4. Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated on ________ to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB.
a. March 16
b. March 21
c. March 24
d. March 22
e. March 26
5. What is the theme for the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019?
a. End TB by 2025
b. It's time
c. It's Now or Never
d. High Time to End TB
e. None of the given theme is correct
6. The Government of India has appointed ______________ as next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from May 31, 2019.
a. Vice Admiral Akhil Agnihotri
b. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh
c. Vice Admiral Prithvi Singh Rathore
d. Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjeet Singh
e. Vice Admiral Navneet Singh
7. Which among the following organization /board launched a new podcast app 'Shiksha Vani' that will disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner?
a. IB
b. UPSC
c. ICSC
d. CBSC
e. NCERT
8. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, GoI, accorded a GI tag, 'Sirsi Supari', to arecanut grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of _____________.
a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Bihar
e. Jharkhand
9. Who among the following has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work blending science and spirituality?
a. Tim Berners-Lee
b. Noam Chomsky
c. Marcelo Gleiser
d. James Watson
e. Stephen Hawking
10. Which of the following country has renamed its capital as Nursultan?
a. Turkmenistan
b. Indonesia
c. Kazakhstan
d. Turkey
e. Uzbekistan
11. What is India's rank in World Happiness Report 2019?
a. 113
b. 137
c. 131
d. 140
e. 156
12. The International Day of Forests is held annually on_________.
a. 21 March
b. 22 March
c. 18 March
d. 20 March
e. 25 March
13. The theme for International Day of Forests 2019 is _________.
a. Human, Animal and Forests
b. Learn to Save Forests
c. Educate To save Forests
d. I, We and Forests
e. Forests and Education
14. Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has surpassed the top Chinese manufacturers and became the single largest rail coach manufacturer in the world. It is located in ___________.
a. Pune
b. Chennai
c. Kochi
d. Nagpur
e. Ahmedabad
15. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his resignation after nearly 30 years in power. He was the president of ___________.
a. Namibia
b. Uzbekistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Kazakhstan
e. Singapore
16. Name the social activist who has become the First Transgender Election Ambassador of India.
a. Srisri Devi
b. Gauri Sawant
c. Sushanta Sen
d. Pradeepa Das
e. Gaurisha Das
17. Name the University of Texas professor who has become the first woman to win the Abel Prize in 2019.
a. Karen Uhlenbeck
b. Jacob Abraham
c. Deji Akinwande
d. Maruthi Akella
e. David Allen
18. International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on____________.
a. 20 March
b. 22 March
c. 10 March
d. 12 March
e. 16 March
19. The theme for International Day of Happiness 2019 is __________.
a. No medicine cures what happiness cannot
b. Sustainably Happier
c. Happier Together
d. Happy You, Happy Us
e. None of the given theme is true
20. Name the Indian journalist, author and chief of The Wire, who received the prestigious Windham-Campbell prize of USD 165,000 for his debut book, 'Farthest Field: An Indian story of Second World War'
a. Nimish Bangar
b. Anurag Mankad
c. Raghu Karnad
d. Sudesh Singh
e. Prabhukar Das
21. In which of the following state, the 'i-help' initiative has been launched to promote digital electoral literacy in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls?
a. Meghalaya
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Tripura
e. Nagaland
22. Ram Kumar Parrikar Ram Kumar Parrikar. Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India & ________.
a. Africa
b. Sri Lanka
c. Singapore
d. Switzerland
e. Poland
23. Who among the following has been swornin as 11th Chief Minister of Goa, succeeding Manohar Parrikar?
a. Ram Kumar Parrikar
b. Kumar Abhay Sawant
c. Dinesh Arya
d. Ramesh Shukla
e. Pramod Sawant
24. The inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India and African nations called AFINDEX-19 held at___________.
a. Panaji
b. Pune
c. Mumbai
d. Nagpur
e. Chennai
25. Who among the following player clinched the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix?
a. Max Verstappen
b. Lewis Hamilton
c. Sebastian Vettel
d. Valtteri Bottas
e. Sergio Perez
26. Which of the following football club clinched their maiden Indian Super League title?
a. Bengaluru FC
b. Pune FC
c. Mohun Bagan
d. Delhi Dynamos FC
e. Kerala Blasters FC
27. Name the cyclone which hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi recently?
a. Harry
b. Katrina
c. Idai
d. Udai
e. Omi
28. Which of the following bank has launched a new service called 'YONO Cash' for its customers using which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using debit cards?
a. PNB
b. SBI
c. BOB
d. BOI
e. Dena Bank
29. The first BRICS Sherpa meeting held in Curitiba under the Presidency of ____________.
a. Russia
b. India
c. China
d. South Africa
e. Brazil
30. Which Indian city hosted the 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival?
a. New Delhi
b. Shillong
c. Gangtok
d. Guwahati
e. Silchar
31. Which of the following Indian Coast Guard Ship became the first-ever Indian Coast Guard ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia?
a. Vikrant
b. Vijit
c. Khukri
d. Sindhu
e. Gangotri
32. Which of the following country will host the Under-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020?
a. UAE
b. Indonesia
c. Singapore
d. Sri Lanka
e. India
33. Which of the following organisation has released the 6th edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'?
a. IMF
b. UNEP
c. World bank
d. NIIF
e. ADB
34. Which of the following city topped the Mercer's annual Quality of Living Survey 2019?
a. Zurich
b. Auckland
c. Munich
d. Vancouver
e. Vienna
35. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?
a. MR Kumar
b. Umesh Anand
c. TC Suseel Kumar
d. Vipin Anand
e. Gunjan Kapoor
36. Exercise Sampriti-VIII, a joint military exercise was held between______ and ________.
a. India, Afghanistan
b. India, Singapore
c. India, Nepal
d. India, Sri Lanka
e. India, Bangladesh
37. Who among the following has been named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region?
a. Rashmi V Mahesh
b. Satyendra Dubey
c. Ashok Khemka
d. Sanjukta Parashar
e. Padmanaban Gopalan
38. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on15 march. What is the theme for World Consumers day 2019?
a. We Stand Against Market Abuses
b. Trusted Smart Products
c. Social Injustices And Consumer's Right
d. Internet And Trusted Products
e. None of the above option is the right answer
Answers :
1. d 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. c
11. d 12. a 13. e 14. b 15. d 16. b 17. a 18. a 19.c 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. e 24. b 25. d 26. a 27. c 28. b 29. e 30. a
31. b 32. e 33. b 34. e 35. a 36. e 37. e 38. b
