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Who was sworn-in as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?
Jerome H Powell
Rene Williams
Randal Quarles
Janet Yellen
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Jerome Hayden Powell was sworn-in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve for a four-year term on February 5, 2018. The oath was administered by Vice Chairman Randal K. Quarles in the Board Room. He succeeded Janet Yellen, the first woman to lead the US central bank in its 100-year history.
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Which of the following tribes perform Sangrai dance, which was recently in news?
Mog tribe
Nishi tribe
Angami tribe
Rengma tribe
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Answer: Option AExplanation
‘Sangrai dance’ is performed by the Mog tribal community on the occasion of Sangrai festival during the month of Chaitra (in April) of the Bengali calendar year. The Mogs are one of the 19 tribes in Tripura.
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Which digital currency was launched by the central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
Aber
Riyal
Ayan
Aux
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia have launched a common digital currency called “Aber”, which will be used in financial settlements between the two countries through Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers technologies.
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Which application was launched by the Defence Ministry on the occasion of 70th Republic Day?
RDP India 2019
India 2019
Bharat Vande 2019
Parade 2019
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Answer: Option AExplanation
People can watch the highlights of this year’s Republic Day parade at the Rajpath on a mobile application which has been launched by the Defence Ministry. The “RDP India 2019”app was launched on the occasion of the 70th Republic Day.
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Which company took the title of world’s most valued IT services brand according to Brand Finance?
Accenture
TCS
HCL
IBM
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Accenture took the title of world’s most valued brand. India’s TCS has been ranked 3rd most valued IT services brand globally in 2018-19, after Accenture and IBM, according to a report by Brand Finance.Accenture took the title of world’s most valued brand.
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What is the rank of India in Global Corruption Index 2018 released by The Transparency International?
78th
75th
72nd
80th
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Answer: Option AExplanation
India rose by three points to 78 in the list of 180 countries in the world, while China ranked 87 in the Global Corruption Index. Denmark topped the list.
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Which country topped the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018?
Singapore
Denmark
New Zealand
United States
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Answer: Option BExplanation
This Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 was released by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International on January 29, 2019. According to the Index, Denmark is the least corrupt country followed by New Zealand; while Somalia, Syria and South Sudan are the most corrupt countries in the world.
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Which State presented its annual budget of Rs 19,548.69 crore for the year 2019-20 on January 30, 2019?
Goa
Puducherry
Kerala
Jharkhand
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Answer: Option AExplanation
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who also holds Finance portfolio, presented annual budget of Rs 19,548.69 crore for the year 2019-20 as against Rs 17,123.28 crore for the year 2018-19, representing an increase of 14.16 percent over last year
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Who among the following has been selected for Padam Shri 2019?
Teejan Bai
Nambi Narayan
Bachendri Pal
Gautam Gambhir
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Padma Awards 2019, one of the highest civilian awards of India, were announced on January 25, 2019 on the occasion of Republic Day eve. Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, and Late Kader Khan are among the Padma Shri awardees this year.
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Who will replace Rana Kapoor as Yes bank’s MD and CEO, on 1st March 2019?
Prithvi Jain
Anmol Sinha
Ranveet Gill
Anuradha Ramakrishnan
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On January 24, 2019,Yes bank got its approval to appoint Deutsche Bank India head Ravneet Singh Gill as the successor to Rana Kapoor.His tenure will begin from March 1,2019. Yes Bank’s hunt for new CEO ended up in Ranveet Gill as RBI rejected Rana Kapoor’s query extend to next three years. Though Kapoor’s CEO position ends up on January 31, 2019,He will still hold 10 percent in the bank share and will be entitled as the ‘Indian Partner’. Kapoor’s term at the bank ends on Jan. 31, after which there will be a month-long gap before Gill takes over,so the board of directors have decided to appoint a interim head to hold the post for that period.
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Which Ministry notified the 2019 Coastal Regulation Zone norms recently?
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of Shipping
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Ministry of Power
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Answer: Option AExplanation
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on January 18, 2019 notified the 2019 Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, replacing the existing CRZ norms of 2011. The new CRZ norms, issued under Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, aim to promote sustainable development based on scientific principles taking into account the natural hazards such as increasing sea levels due to global warming.
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Name the app developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar to help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?
Digital Eye
Rishi
Roshni
RupeeCount
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On January 24,2019, The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has developed an app Roshni that would help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes. The app can recognise both old and new notes and gives audio information as to which note you are holding in your hands.This app was launched in Chandigarh. Roshni is the first Android app,which recognise INR currency notes. The user have to bring the currency note in front of phone camera and the App would give a audio intimation about the currency note denomination. This app is now formed enough to recognise Indian money of any denominations, whereas we can expect its upgrade version in further even to identify the Indian coins as well as foreign currency notes.. This app is bug free and is available in beta version of the play store.
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Which football player was conferred the Padma Shri 2019 award?
Bhaichung Bhutia
Sunil Chhetri
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Subrata Pal
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Padma Shri, Instituted on 2 January 1954,is given for “distinguished service of a high order without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex.” This year President approved the conferment of Padma Shri to 94 Persons.
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Name the author of the novel “Nireeshwaran” that won the best novel award in the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2017, announced on 23rd January 2019?
Mariam Dunstan
VJ James
Sarika Devi
Parvathy Nair
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 23rd January 2019,Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2017 was announced, Malayalam Novelist VJ James’s, Novel Nireeshwaran won the best novel award. V J James was born in Vazhapally, Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala. His debut novel was Purappadinte Pusthakam. Other Accolades he received:DC Silver Jubilee Award, Malayattor Prize in 1999, Rotary Literary Award for Purappadinte Pusthakam, Thoppil Ravi Award, Kerala Bhasha Institute Basheer Award (2015) for Nireeshwaran.
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Amul launched Camel milk for the first time in the brand name of ‘Amul Camel Milk’ in selective areas of which state, on 24th January 2019?
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
None of these
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On January 24th,2019 Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd,venture of diary brand Anand Milk Union Limited or Amul has launched the Camel milk first time in the brand name of ‘Amul Camel Milk’ in selective areas of Gujarat. Initially ‘Amul Camel Milk’ will be launched in areas like Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and the Kutch of Gujarat.Price of 500ml will be Rs.50 and it should be refrigerated with shelf life of three days.Amul has already introduced the Camel Milk Chocolate.
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Which of the following trains has been named as Vande Bharat Express?
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express. The train is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160kmph. The 16-coach train is designed and manufactured by the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at a cost of approx Rs 97 crore. It is regarded as a successor to the 30-year-old Shatabdi Express. Train 18 is also the first locomotive-less train in the country. The fully air-conditioned train will stop at Kanpur and Allahabad and will have two executive chair cars. It has diffused lighting, automatic doors and footsteps besides GPS-based Passenger Information System.
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Oxford dictionaries has declared which word as the Hindi word for the year 2018?
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Oxford dictionaries has declared “Nari Shakti” as the Hindi word for the year 2018. The announcement was made during a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the Diggi Palace. According to the Oxford dictionaries, the word has been derived from Sanskrit and is used today to symbolise women “taking charge of their lives”. The word was selected by the Oxford Dictionaries (India) with the help of an advisory panel of language experts, including Namita Gokhale, Randhir Thakur, Kritika Agrawal and Saurabh Dwivedi. Oxford had named ‘Aadhaar’ as its Hindi word for the year 2017.
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Which Indian golfer has won the New South Wales men’s Amateur Golf Championship in Australia?
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Kartik Sharma from India has won the New South Wales men’s Amateur Golf Championship in Australia. Kartik notched up a magnificent win over Australia’s Nathan Barberie in the scheduled 36-hole final to emerge as champion. Kartik has been playing for India since the age of 10 as part of the National Squad. He had been selected to represent Indian Golf Union for three events in Australia.
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NASA’s Opportunity rover has completed ________ years of its touchdown on the surface of Mars as on 25 January 2019.
12
13
14
15
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Answer: Option DExplanation
NASA’s Opportunity rover has completed 15 years of its touchdown on the surface of Mars. The rover landed in a region of Mars called Meridiani Planum on 24 January 2004. The solar-powered rover went silent since a global dust storm in June 2018. The rover was designed to travel 1,006 metres and operate on the Red Planet for 90 Martian days.
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Which South Africa cricketer has announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket on 24 January 2019?
Faf du Plessis
Kagiso Rabada
Johan Botha
Morne Morkel
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Answer: Option CExplanation
South Africa cricketer Johan Botha has announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket on 24 January 2019. He played for South Africa in five test matches, 78 one-day internationals, and 40 T20 Internationals from 2005 to 2012. He captained South Africa in 10 ODIs and took the team to the No. 1 ranking after they defeated Australia 4-1 in Australia in 2009.
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President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma Awards to ________ people from various disciplines on 25 January 2019.
100
112
120
132
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 25 January 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the category, to 112 people from various disciplines. The awards were conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri awardees. Twenty-one of the awardees are women.
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Which state government launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme on 12th January 2019, under which for every family one government job has been allotted?
Assam
Telangana
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
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Answer: Option DExplanation
On January 12, 2019, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme, under which for every family one government job has been allotted, in Gangtok. New recruits were taken for Group C and Group D posts in 12 departments. As part of the scheme, a “Rojgar Mela” (employment fair) was organised at the Paljor stadium in Gangtok, where over 12,000 unemployed youths, from 32 constituencies, were handed out appointment letters. Letters were given to families, by the Department of Personnel, which do not have a government job. He also announced that over 25,000 already employed but unregularised government employees would also be subsequently regularised within 2019. Thus, Sikkim became the first state in the country to carry out such a programme for the people entitling them to state government employee benefits.
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The Union Cabinet approved the signing of Terms of Reference (TOR) to provide tax assistance to which nation?
Sweden
Egypt
Eswatini
Switzerland
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Answer: Option CExplanation
The Union Cabinet has approved the Signing of Terms of Reference (TOR) governing the engagement of the designated Indian Expert to provide tax assistance to Swaziland (now known as Eswatini) under the Tax Inspectors without Borders (TIWB) programme between India and Eswatini.
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Who among the following India-born economist has become only the second Indian to hold the position of Chief Economist of International Monetary Fund?
Kaushik Basu
V K R V Rao
Gita Gopinath
Rama Gopal
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Answer: Option CExplanation
India-born economist Gita Gopinath took over as the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top post. Gopinath became the second India-born economist to hold the position after former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan.
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ISRO is planning to send it first manned mission to space by when?
December 2020
March 2021
March 2019
December 2021
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Answer: Option DExplanation
ISRO announced on January 11, 2018 that it is well prepared to meet the targets of launching Gaganyaan manned mission to outer space by December 2021. Addressing a press conference, ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan has said a human space centre is set up for this mission.
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With which of the following university did the Telangana-based SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX) company sign an MoU?
Cranfield University
Harvard University
Edinberg University
Cambridge University
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Answer: Option AExplanation
SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX), a Telangana-based technology business incubator, and Cranfield University (U.K.) signed a collaborative agreement to provide British and Indian entrepreneurs access to new businesses and academic expertise.
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Where was Sanskriti Kumbh, a 29 days cultural extravaganza inaugurated on 10th January 2019?
Rajkot, Gujarat
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On 10th January 2019, Sanskriti Kumbh, a 29 days cultural extravaganza inaugurated by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik in the presence of the Union Minister of state for Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma in Kumbh Mela area, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Sanskriti Kumbh is celebrating the conglomeration of Spiritual Consciousness and Cultural Heritage of India in the main premises of Kumbh Mela area in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest tradition in the world which showcases the unity in diversity of our country. The significance of Kumbh Mela has been enhanced at the Global level as the UNESCO has inscribed Kumbh Mela on the list of Intangible Cultural heritage for humanity in 2017 This time Kumbh is being organized in the city of Prayagraj which is located at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and Mystic river of Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh.
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Two new AIIMS will soon be coming up in which among the following states?
Telangana
Jammu and Kashmir
Odisha
Gujarat
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The Union Cabinet on January 10, 2019 approved the establishment of three more All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to boost healthcare infrastructure in the country. Among them, while two will be set up in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Pulwama districts, the third AIIMS will be set up in Rajkot, Gujarat.
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RBI on 08 Jan released guidelines on tokenisation for various card transactions including debit and credit cards. What is tokenisation refers to?
Safe and Secure payment system
No extra cost on card payments
Card loan
None of them
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Answer: Option AExplanation
RBI on 08 Jan released guidelines on tokenisation for various card transactions including debit and credit cards. Tokenisation is possibly a safer and secure payment system than others. It actually converts the actual card details with a unique alternate code called the Token. This token will be unique for a combination of card, token requestor and identified devices.
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