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Who among these astronauts has created new record of longest single spaceflight by a woman?
Peggy Whitson
Anne McClain
Yi So-yeon
Christina Koch
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Answer: Option DExplanation
On December 28, 2019, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch created the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, which was earlier held by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2017.
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In 2019 fund raising through IPOs stood at _______.
Rs 12,362 crore
Rs 18,327 crore
Rs 21,636 crore
Rs 52,387 crore
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The fund raising through IPOs plunged to a low Rs 12,362 crore in 2019, down a full 60 per cent from 2018 when the street mopped up Rs 30,959 crore. The outgoing year saw only 16 initial public offerings (IPOs) as against 24 in 2018.
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Deepika Kumari was in news recently, she is associated with which sport ?
Tennis
Badminton
Archery
Shooting
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Deepika Kumari is associated with Archery.She was in news recently because she won 2nd Olympic Quota for India. It is also to be noted that the Indian men’s recurve team had already secured the Olympic quota during the 2019 World Archery Championships that was held in the Netherlands.
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Name the scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy that provides postoperative sustenance allowance of Rs.225 medical allocation for each person for a day or Rs 5000 per month .
YSR Matsyakara Nestham Scheme
YSR Aasaraa Scheme
YSR Anna Vidya Deevena Scheme
YSR Adarsham Scheme
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 2nd December 2019, Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister (CM) of Andhra Pradesh (AP) launched the YSR Aasaraa Scheme in Guntur Medical College, Guntur Andhra Pradesh.The YSR Aasaraa scheme provides postoperative sustenance allowance of Rs.225 medical allocation for each person for a day or or Rs 5000 per month, who come under the Aarogyasri Scheme, this scheme is a Community Health Insurance Scheme launched in 2008 in Andhra Pradesh.
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Where was the 21st Asian Archery Championship for the year 2019 held ?
Washington D.C., United States
Moscow, Russia
Beijing, China
Bangkok, Thailand
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The 21st Asian Archery Championship for the year 2019 was held at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand from November 21-28, 2019. India secured second position in the overall medal tally while South Korea topped the list. The third position was obtained by China.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019-20 is which edition of the annual ranking?
Fourth
First
Second
Third
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Answer: Option CExplanation
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019-20 on December 30, 2019. This is the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, which indicates where the country and its States and UTs currently are on SDG implementation.
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Which is appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff
Dalbir Singh Suhag
Karambir Singh
Birender Singh Dhanoa
Bipin Rawat
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Answer: Option DExplanation
General Bipin Rawat took over as the first CDS on 1st January 2020. He will serve a full three-year term till December 2022.
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Who has been named as the most famous teenager in the world by the United Nations?
Greta Thunberg
Malala Yousafzai
Millie Bobby Brown
Storm Reid
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was declared as the ‘most famous teenager in the world’ by the United Nations in its ‘decade in review’ report released on December 23, 2019. The young education activist was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while taking a bus from school in October 2012.
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Which e-commerce platform has signed MoU with Government of India for selling the products made by women self-help groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) ?
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On December 30, 2019 Government of India signed MoU with Flipkart for selling the products made by women self-help groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) on the e-commerce platform.DAY-NULM consists of 44 lakh women across the country which aims to make women financially independent.According to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, 12 lakh people have trained in the past five years and nearly 5.06 lakh people were given funds by the government to start their own business.
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Where was a function organized to commemorate the 76th Anniversary of First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in December 2019?
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Answer: Option CExplanation
A function was organized to commemorate the 76th Anniversary of First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Port Blair on 30 Dec 2019.
Lt. Governor Admiral D.K. Joshi, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey hoisted the National Flag at Flag Point, Port Blair.
Subhash Mela Committee Swarajdweep organised bike rally on 30 Dec 2019.
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In December 2019, who among the following Indian women boxers booked their place for the Olympic qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.?
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Five Indian women boxers booked their place for the Olympic qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
Mary Kom defeated Nikhat Zareen 9-1 in 51kg category while in 57kg Sakshi Chaudhary outclassed her opponent.
In the 60kg event, Simranjit Kaur won her bout.
In the 69kg and 75kg category, Lovlina Borgohain and Pooja Rani won their respective matches.
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Name the first Indian Ophthalmologist, who won the Life Achievement Honor Award 2019, the highest award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) .
Dr. Satish Mehta
Dr. Santosh Gajanan Honavar
Dr. Navin Sakhuja
Dr. Lalit Varma
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Indian ophthalmologist from Pune (Maharashtra) & director of the Department of Ocular Oncology and Oculoplasty at Centre for Sight, Hyderabad, Telangana, has become the 1st Indian Ophthalmologist (doctor who specializes in eye and vision care) to won the Life Achievement Honor Award 2019, the highest award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) conferred to its members.
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Name the 1st ever women, who was appointed as the 13th Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD) of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) on December 21, 2019 .
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On December 21, 2019, Harjeet Kaur Joshi has been appointed as the full-time Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD) of privatization-bound Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). With this appointment, she became the 13th CMD and also the 1st ever woman CMD of SCI and will serve till her superannuation on May 31, 2022, or until further orders. Joshi has replaced Capt. Anoop Kumar Sharma who served as the CMD for the past three years. Meanwhile, the government has also decided to sell its 63.75% stake in SCI, to a private strategic buyer and the stake sale is in process.
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In Golf, who claimed a one-shot win at the season-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur in December 2019?
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Answer: Option CExplanation
In Golf, Udayan Mane claimed a one-shot win at the season-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur on 29 Dec 2019.
His 67-66-64-65 determined final round effort saw him establish a new PGTI record for the lowest tournament total as he closed the week with a 26-under-262 at the Golmuri Golf Course.
It was his 8th professional title and his 2nd win on the PGTI this season.
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Which life insuarnce partners with Paytm to expand its distribution?
AEGON Life Insurance
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Answer: Option BExplanation
HDFC Life Insurance partnered with Paytm to expand its distribution.The main objective is to enable customers of Paytm to purchase insurance products from HDFC Life.
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Which Indian female chess player recently won the World Rapid Championship title?
Koneru Hampy
Pragya Vajpayee
Ankita Bhambri
Nutan Awasthi
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Answer: Option AExplanation
India’s female chess player Koneru Hampi won the title by defeating China’s Lei Tingji in the World Rapid Chess Championship in the tiebreaker’s series (Armageddon). Koneru Hampi has been awarded the ‘Arjuna Award’ in the year 2003 and ‘Padma Shri’ in the year 2007.
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Name the Education Loan Subsidy scheme launched by Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal
Krishi Sinchai Yojana
Kaushalya Yojana
Abhinandan Scheme
Krishak Swahid Scheme
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On December 27, 2019, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal has launched an Education Loan Subsidy scheme called “Abhinandan”, during a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The scheme will provide a one-time subsidy of up to Rs 50,000 to all educational loans that sanctioned till 31st March, 2019.The CM also distributed subsidy sanction letters under this scheme to 1,546 students during the event.
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Who was appointed as the new President of ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) on December 23, 2019 ?
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Groups has taken the charge of Assocham’s (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) new President on December 23, 2019. He replaces Welspun Group Chairman Balkrishan Goenka. Asscham has celebrated its centenary meet in New Delhi recently. PM Modi was the chief guest for the event and spoke about the economic challenges and the preparations to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy.
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What is the name of common currency recently announced by western Africa?
ROAR
ECO
COIN
NAT
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Eight countries in West Africa have decided to change the name of their common currency to ‘Eco’. These countries also decided to leave the current currency ‘CFA franc’. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo in West Africa are currently using this currency.
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Which bank had recently received the “Best Performing Bank Award”?
SBI Bank
ICICI Bank
Jammu and Kashmir Bank
Andhra Bank
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj had recently awarded the “Best Performing Bank Award” to the Andhra Bank for the financial year 2018-19. It was awarded for setting up 14 Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Kerala. The RSETIs function under the Andhra Bank Rural Development Trust.
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As per a statement by Nirmala Sitharaman, no MDR will be applicable on transactions through homegrown RuPay and UPI platforms beginning 1 January 2020. What does “M” stand for in MDR?
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Answer: Option BExplanation
No Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will be applicable on transactions through homegrown RuPay and UPI platforms beginning 1 January 2020.
Nirmala Sitharaman announced this in New Delhi recently.
MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via digital means.
The merchant discount rate is expressed in percentage of the transaction amount.
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How many indicators are indicated Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Indicator Framework?
312 indicators
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Answer: Option BExplanation
NITI Aayog launches the Dashboard 2019-20. The SDG India Index and Dashboard track the progress of States and rank all States and Union Territories on 100 indicators drawn from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Indicator Framework comprising 306 indicators.
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Who was sworn in as the new deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Ajit Pawar
Nawab Malik
Aditya Thackeray
Amit Deshmukh
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Ajit Pawar was sworn in as the deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on December 30, 2019. Besides him, Aditya Thackeray and 36 new MLAs from Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress were also sworn in as ministers
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Sudarsan Pattnaik recently won the People’s Choice Prize at Boston International Sand Art Championship. What was the theme of his art?
Stop Plastic Pollution Save the Earth
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Answer: Option AExplanation
India’s renowned sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has won the People’s Choice Prize recently held International Sand Art Championship at Boston. Total of 15 sculptors participated in the competition. He wowed the American public with his sculpture that had the message of combating plastic pollution in oceans” Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean”.
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Which one Indian tennis player is the only one to represents Indian in Men’s single competition in French Open 2019
Yuki Bhambri
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Saketh Myneni
Ramkumar Ramanathan
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
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Which Institute has developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum or vermilion in India?
IIT Hyderabad
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Scientists at IIT Hyderabad have developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum or vermilion in India.
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Name the Project launched by government of India to provide internet facility to all villages with an objective to promote Digital India
IndiaNet
BharatNet
NationNet
ConnectNet
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On December 25,2019, To promote Digital India and make the internet accessible to the rural people, the central Government will provide free Wi-Fi will be provided to all villages across the country through BharatNet project.
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