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 NATIONAL NEWS
1. To tackle hacking attacks from China and Pakistan, Indian Defence Ministry will form a
Defence Cyber Agency (DCA), headquartered in New Delhi, to be headed by Navy
officer Mohit Gupta.
• DCA is one of the three agencies along with the Special Forces and Space to be set
up after the discussion at the Combined Commanders' Conference in Jodhpur last
year.

iwf 2. Chandrayaan 2- ISRO’s second mission to moon- would be launched in July.

• It has three modules- Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan)
• Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle- GSLV MKIII will carry the modules into
space.
• Purpose: - It will attempt a soft landing on moon.
• Chandrayaan 1 was launched in 2008 by using PSLV rocket.
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3. According to data of Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Iraq
has been the top oil suppliers to India in 2018-19 with 46.61 million tonnes during April
2018- March 2019, 2% more than 45.74 mt in 2017-18 fiscal.
• India provisionally imported 207.3 mt of crude oil in 2018-19, down from 220.4 mt in
the previous financial year.

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4. Ministry of Defence has given a ₹6,311 crore contract to build 8 Anti-Submarine

Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWCs) for the Indian Navy to Garden Reach
Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE).
 • Cochin Shipyard Ltd. has also got the contract to build 8 ASWSWCs at ₹6,311 crore
for the Indian Navy.

5. A unique life size stucco sculpture (1.73 meters in height and 35cm in width) has been
excavated at the Buddhist site Phangiri, Telangana by the State Archaeological
Department.
• The human sized figurine represents a Bodhisattva belonging to Jathaka Chakra.

6. For the second time after 8 years, India will hold a pavilion in the 58th Venice Biennale
Arts event.
• The pavilion’s theme will be “Hundred and Fifty Years of Mahatma Gandhi”
• The Venice Biennale’s 2019 theme will be “Our Time for a Future Caring”.

7. For the first time, Indian Air Force will fly its Sukhoi SU 30 fighter jets from the civilian
airports at Assam, West Bengal and Mizoram to improve wartime preparedness.
• The Sukhoi Su-30 are developed by Russia's Sukhoi.
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8. Mangaluru, Karnataka has launched an all women police force ‘Rani Abbakka Force’ to
handle issues related to women and children.

9. The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and IIT-
Delhi have signed an MoU for Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies,
in commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Reason:- To implement sustainable, scientific and technological solutions for waste
management.
 10. With the launch of 'Bharat Fibre', BSNL has become the first operator to start optical
ing fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
• This is the first such FTTH (Fibre-To-The-Home) service deployment in the (Kashmir)
Valley under this unique revenue share model.

11. Ministry of Defence has cleared Indian Navy's procurement deal with Russia for 10
Kamov-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control choppers for around Rs 3,600 crores.
• Purpose - to strengthen capability against aerial threats to its aircraft carriers and
large warships.

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12. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) planned to launch its latest Radar
Imaging Reconnaissance Satellite ‘RISAT 2BR1’ towards the end of May 2019.
• The RISAT is a remote sensing satellite which provides all-weather surveillance using
Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR).
• RISATs are the first all-weather observation satellites from ISRO.

13. After having served for 36 years, INS Ranjit, the Indian Navy’s frontline missile
destroyer, will be decommissioned at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam on May 6.
• It was commissioned in 1983.

14. On occasion of Gujarat’s foundation day, ‘Gujarat Shops and Establishments

(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019’ came into force from
May 1.
• It enables shops and commercial establishments to remain open round the clock.
• It replaces ‘Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act of 1948’ which prohibited shops
and other businesses from remaining open between 12 am to 6 am.

15. According to the Sample Registration System’s (SRS) special bulletin 2018 on ‘Maternal
Mortality in India 2014-16’, MMR across India was 130 per 1,00,000 live births.
• MMR is the proportion of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births reported under
the SRS.
• Kerala recorded the lowest MMR at 46 whereas Assam recorded the highest MMR
at 237.
• 5 states with Lowest MMR
CITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO (MMR)
KERALA 46
MAHARASHTRA 61
TAMIL NADU 66
 ANDHRA PRADESH 74
TELANGANA 81

16. India is likely to build a state-of-the-art ‘copycat supercarrier’ INS Vishal (of 65,000 tons
capacity) for Britain by 2022 along the lines of HMS Queen Elizabeth.

17. Department of Personnel and Training has set up a 7-member high-level expert
committee headed by Former Finance Secretary Ratan P. Watal to examine various
aspects of the recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on Non-
Functional Upgradation (NFU).
• Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU/NFU) is a raise in salary and perks that
are given to the personnel when they cannot be promoted because of lack of
vacancies.

ink18. IIT-Kanpur and e-Governance Services India Limited have partnered to upscale Unnat
Bharat Abhiyan.
• IIT-Kanpur has integrated 15 higher education institutes of Uttar Pradesh in this
programme.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
Launched 2014
Under Ministry of Human Resource Development
Purpose To accelerate sustainable growth in rural India by
integrating higher education institutions.

19. Delhi needs 43 more judges as per the analysis under Delhi High Court’s ‘Zero Pendency
Courts Projects’ in addition to the existing 143 Judges to resolve the pending cases
within 1 year.
• Zero Pendency Courts Project started in 2017 by Delhi High court aims to study the
actual, real-time ‘flow of cases’ from the date of institution till final disposal and to
suggest methodology for quick resolution of cases.

20. A survey conducted by Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF), (a non-profit

organization) found over 300 nests of the endangered species- Grizzled giant squirrels
in the Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee in Tamil Nadu.
• Only four species of giant squirrels are found in the world out of which 3 exist in
India in - Chinnar Wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, Anamalai Tiger Reserve and Grizzled
Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
 • Malayan giant squirrel and Indian giant squirrel are the two other species.

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21. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is setting up a National Skills
Registry (database) to match skilled job seekers and apprentices with employers.
• The database is created by IBM Company.
• Reason:- To increase job opportunities.

22. The IBSA (India, Brazil & South Africa) Sherpas’ Meeting, following the 9th IBSA
Trilateral Ministerial Meeting, was held in Cochin.
• IBSAMAR (India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime) is the joint trilateral naval exercise
which was last held in October 2018.

23. India with French collaboration has launched the fourth of six underwater warships-
Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela of Project 75 at the Mazagon Dockyard in Mumbai.
• INS Vela was first commissioned in 1973.
• Under Project 75, Indian Navy intends to acquire six diesel electric submarines.

24. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has distributed more than 1 lakh bee-
boxes in less than two years among farmers and unemployed youths across the country
as part of its Honey Mission.
About • 'Honey Mission' was launched in 2017 following the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
money call for 'Sweet Revolution' to promote beekeeping.
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25. GRIHA Council launched its rating system ‘GRIHA for Existing Day Schools’ for
evaluation of ‘greenness’ of existing day schools.
• Parameters for ratings are: - Energy, Comfort, Water, Sustainable Waste
Management, Trees, Social.
• GRIHA- Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment is a tool of rating adopted
by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to ‘rate’ a building on the degree of its
'greenness'.

26. Cyclone Fani destructed Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary,
Nandankanan Zoological Park in Odisha.
 27. Floating restaurant Marina (the first of its kind boat on Tehri Lake) is half-submerged in
Tehri Lake, Uttarakhand.
• Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi river is highest and tallest dam in India.

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28. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, Global Status Report on Road
ink Safety released during the on-going UN-Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May) 1.35
million deaths occur annually killing people aged between 5-29 years.
• In India, road crashes kill close to 1,50,000 people each year.

29. Arctic Council re-elected India as an observer to intergovernmental forum in its 11th
Arctic Council ministerial meeting in Finland.
• The Arctic Council is eight nation council which explores the Arctic region.
• The council has Canada, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and
the USA as its members.
• Headquarters of Arctic Council: Tromso, in Norway.
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30. Fall armyworms (FAW)- Spodoptera Frugiperda- attacks maize the most.
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Major • Mizoram and Adilabad, Telangana are the areas affected by FAW. NABARD
• Maize is the 3rd major crop of India.
crops • Four major organisations — United States Agency for International Development
of (USAID), International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRSAT),
India International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and Consultative
Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) — have joined hands to
prepare strategy to address the issue.

31. 4th Serendipity Arts Festival organized by Serendipity Arts Foundation (SAF) will take
place between December 15-22, 2019 in Goa.
 • It is a multi-disciplinary arts festival across seven disciplines — craft, music, theatre,
dance, culinary arts, visual arts and photography.

32. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) under Ministry of Human Resource
Development and National Health Mission of Public Health Department (NHMPH),
Government of Maharashtra signed an MoU.
• Reason: - To provide vocational programme to Health Service Providers of National
Health Mission (NHM) with the help of NIOS.

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33. Ministry of Home Affairs has put an end to the local adverse lists also known as ‘Black
Lists’ of Indian-origin people.
• Black Lists of Indian-origin people is a list which contains records of the Indian-origin
people who have taken asylum (i.e. right to seek international protection in the
other country) abroad under plea of alleged persecution in India.
• It is kept by Indian Embassies in different countries and posts abroad.
• Those who are in list are denied visa services by Indian missions and posts in
respective country.

34. Rajasthan ILD Skill University (the first Government Skill University of the country) has
signed an MoU with Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd. to provide skill
development to rural youth.
• Scope:- Training in dairy technology, solar energy, security equipment maintenance
and electric vehicle charging stations will be provided.

35. A new species of reddish-brown Arunachal pit viper (a poisonous snake with a unique
heat-sensing system) has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh.

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 • It is a fifth brown pit viper (Trimeresurus arunachalensis) apart from Malabar,
horseshoe, hump-nosed and Himalayan.
• Arunachal Pradesh state is the first state to have a pit viper being named after it.

inff36. Chennai’s Neela Bhaskar has become India’s first Full Cave and Technical Diver after
diving inside the flooded cavern ‘Angelita’ in the Mayan city of Tulum, Mexico.

37. INS Kolkata and INS Shakti participated in the joint navy exercise (or the group sail
exercise) between United States, Japan and Phillipines in the South China Sea (SCS).
• South China Sea is a disputed maritime region where China claims its sole strategic
holdings.

38. According to National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO) recent Technical Report on
Service Sector Enterprises in India for the period of July 2016- June 17, 36% of the
companies found in the MCA-21 database are not traceable or are wrongly classified.
• MCA-21 database is also used for GDP calculations.
• MCA-21 database is the e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
to register a company and file statutory documents quickly and easily.

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 39. India (Ministry of Commerce) and China signed a protocol to export chilli meals to
impf China.

for • Chilli Meals are the residues of the chillies after oil extraction, which are used in the
industrial processes such as making chilli sauce etc.
NABARD• This is the fourth protocol signed between India and China. The other three
protocols were signed in 2018 for basmati and non-basmati rice, tobacco leaves, fish
meal and oil.
• India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of chillies across the world.
Chilly is the largest exported spice of India.

40. PM Narendra Modi has become the world’s 2nd most followed politician on social
ink media platforms (like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) with a 110.9 million followers
globally, according to the digital marketing firm’s SEMrush’s report.
• Former US President Barack Obama is 1st on the list with 182.7 million followers
whereas present US President Donald Trump is 3rd with 96 million followers.

41. Indian Army has designated ‘2019’ as ‘Year of Next of Kin’ to provide awareness to the
next of kin of the deceased and serving soldiers’ about their financial entitlements and
public welfare schemes and to resolve their pension related issues.
• The Directorate of Indian Army Veterans will be the nodal agency.

42. According to a recent research, it is found out that climate change and rising sea level
may cause extinction of Royal Bengal Tiger from the Sundarbans.
• In 2010, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature state that a minor 11-inch rise in water
levels can also destroy the tiger population in the area by 96%.
• Royal Bengal Tigers are on the red list of International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) since 2008.
• India has the largest number of tiger population at 2,226.

43. A 30-member all women Anti-Naxal Commando Unit called 'Danteshwari Ladake' has
been deployed in Naxal-affected areas of Bastar and Dantewada, in Chhattisgarh.
• This is first-of-its-kind military unit.
 44. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad has been ranked at the 8th position

ing among the 132 airports surveyed by AirHelp.

• Hamad International Airport, Qatar has been ranked at the first position.
• Lisbon Portela Airport, Portugal is at 132nd position.
• In terms of Airline Experience, Qatar Airways is the best airlines and Thomas Cook
Airline is at the last(72).

45. Built at a height of 14000 ft above the sea level, India has created its first ever natural
ice café in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
• The Border Road Organisation (BRO) officials have created this café.

46. The government has prohibited import of second-hand or refurbished electronics and
IT goods without registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
• Under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration)
order 2012, imports of these goods is allowed through the registration with the BIS
or on specific exemption letter from the Ministry of IT and Electronics (MeitY).
• According to a report, the country's electronics imports has increased to USD 55.6
billion in 2018-19 from USD 51.5 billion in 2017-18.
 47. IIT Bombay has developed a microprocessor called ‘AJIT’, the first to be conceptualised,
designed, developed and manufactured in India.
• It could reduce the country’s dependence on imports of microprocessors..

48. US aerospace major Boeing has handed over first of the 22 AH-64E (I) Apache Guardian
attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force.
• The Apache is seen as the first attack helicopter in India’s defence arsenal.

49. As per the report titled ‘Sand and Sustainability: finding new solutions for
environmental governance of global sand resources‘, released by United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), India and China top a list where illegal sand mining
has become a key environmental issue.
• After water, sand and gravel are the second largest natural resources extracted.
AA • In 2017, China recorded the highest use of cement (which includes sand aggregates)
in the world at an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes.
• India was at second position with 270 million tonnes.
• It was followed by the USA at 86.3 million tonnes.

50. Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has signed a contract agreement with Nepal's
Department of Railways to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets.
• DEMU stands for Diesel Electric Multiple Unit.

51. According to WHO paper titled ‘Forecasting the future need and gaps in requirements
for public health professionals in India up to 2026’ published in the ‘WHO South-East
Asia Journal of Public Health‘, India is facing acute shortage of doctors in Bihar,
Jharkhand, UP and Rajasthan.
• Delhi, Kerala, Punjab and Gujarat are relatively better, according to the research
paper.
 52. Department of Higher Education has made the norms stricter for the teachers at the
Universities or Higher Education levels for pursuing research under the UGC Faculty
Improvement Programme (FIP).
• The Department notifies that teachers leaving their research midway or failing to
submit their thesis within the 6 months after due date will have to pay penalty.
Penalty Penalty of the entire amount received by them during research, along
with the contingency grant, salary paid to the substitute teacher and a
penalty of ₹25,000 along with interest
Eligible Professors at University or Higher Education level up to 45 years of age.

• FIP aims to facilitate teachers at Universities or Higher Education levels to pursue

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53. The two-day World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting of 22 developing
countries is being held in New Delhi to discuss the urgent appointment of judges to the
Appellate Body of the WTO.
• The 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan in 2020.
• The US seeks to terminate the existence of the Appellate Body at the WTO so to
ensure that there is no independent and impartial judicial mechanism that rules
against the US’s trade measures.
• US also seeks to implement “differentiation” to deny special treatment to
developing countries like India, South Africa, Indonesia.

54. India and Mongolia are expected to sign a pact for the construction of Mongolia’s first
petrochemical refinery to be built near Sainshand in Domogovi Province at an
estimated cost of $1.25 billion.
• Purpose – to cut Mongolia’s dependence on Russia for oil to some extent.
• It is expected to be completed by 2022.
• The project (when signed) will be the largest under Line of Credit programme being
carried out by Indian Government.

55. Lecanorchis taiwaniana – one of the India’s smallest orchids in terms of size and
inp blooming duration- has been recently discovered in Assam.
tor • It is a myco-heterotroph – one of the parasitic plants that has abandoned
photosynthesis.
NABARD
• It is also found in Japan, Taiwan and Laos. Its height is 40 cms and blooming period is
5-6 days.
 56. Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has updated its Orange Book for
Disaster Management- SOP (Standard Operations Procedures) and emergency action
plan and has also prepared the ‘Monsoon preparedness and emergency response plan’.
• The Orange book (which was earlier called the ‘Handbook on Disaster Management)
describes the SOP for the respective emergency department at State, districts and
taluks level.
• It has been published in Malayalam.

57. ISRO’s ‘Yuvika- Yuva Vigyani Karyakaram’- a 2-week residential training programme for
school children- inaugurated in Bengaluru.
• 110 students of class 9th from all over the country, will visit 4 space centres- Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre (Thiruvananathapuram), U.R. Rao Satellite Centre
(Bengaluru), Space Application Centre (Ahmedabad), North-Eastern Space
Application Centre (Shillong).
• Purpose: - To give basic knowledge of space related activities to the students and
arouse their interest in space activities.

58. Rhino DNA Indexing System (RhoDIS) program to build a DNA database of the existing
ink rhino populations to produce scientific evidence for prosecuting wildlife offenders was
initiated under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC).
 • The project is being carried out by the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-
India) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
• Indian Rhinoceros will be the first animal in India to have all its members DNA
sequenced.

59. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Ministry of Science And Technology has
launched human tissue mapping project known as MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative.
• Purpose: - To map every single tissue of human body to deeply understand the role
of tissues and cells linked to a variety of ailments.

60. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad has sequenced the entire
genome of the Asiatic Lion for the first time. The study was led by Dr. Ajay Gaur.
• Objective:- To study the evolution of Asiatic lion and compare it with other big cats.
• Genome is the genetic structure present in a cell of an organism.

61. Aarohi Pandit (aged 23) has become the world’s first female pilot to fly solo across the
im Atlantic Ocean in a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) called as Mahi.
• Amelia Mary Earhart was the first woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean.
62. India is chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster
Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020.
• GFDRR is a global partnership that supports disaster risk management projects
worldwide.
• India became a member of CG of GFDRR in 2015.

63. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted
the flight test of 'Abhyas'- a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) at the Interim
Test Range, Chandipur, in Odisha.

64. A pilot project to assess the yield estimates at the panchayat level by using technologies
such as satellite and remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicles and artificial
intelligence is being undertaken by Agriculture Ministry.
• Purpose: - to reduce the time consumption of the Crop-Cutting Experiments (CCE)
and to provide an accurate database of the yield for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana.
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PURPOSE To provides a comprehensive insurance cover against failure of the crop
thus, stabilising the income of the farmers.

65. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) (a biodiversity hotspot in the Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve) holds the largest tiger population (75 tigers) in Kerala (176 total), according to
the monitoring programme of the Forest Department for 2017-18.
• The Periyar and Parambikulam tiger reserves were at the second spot with 25 tigers
each, identified in camera traps.

66. Kerala has proposed guidelines to de-link the brain death certification and organ
donation to optimise ICU care facilities in the state.
 • Implication - After de-linking, the patients with brain death cases whose family has
refused to donate the organs, will no longer be provided the ICU care.
• In India, brain death has been defined only in connection with organ donation, in the
Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994.

67. ICMR- National Institute of Immunohaematology (NIIH), Mumbai has developed the
cost-effective Point Of Care (POC) rapid diagnostic test for Haemophilia A and Von
Willebrand Disease (VWD).
• This is world’s first POC test for specific diagnosis of any common bleeding disorder.
• According to Hemophilia Federation of India, approx. 20727 people are suffering
from Hemophilia in India (data till 31st March 2018) and about 3% is attributable to
von Willebrand disease (VWD).
• It costs less than ₹50, while other existing diagnostic kits cost between ₹4,000 and
₹10,000.

68. ‘International Army Scouts Masters Competition’- a part of the 5th Edition Of
International Army Games- will be hosted by India in Jaisalmer for the first time.
• Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe, Armenia, Belarus and China and India
are participating.
 69. Indian Army, Navy and Air Force held a joint exercise “Bull Strike” in Teressa Island
Andaman and Nicobar.

70. Geological Survey of India (GSI) found 35% of India’s graphite deposits in Arunachal
iwf Pradesh.
• Arunachal Pradesh could be the leading producer of graphite in the country in
future, reducing the country’s graphite imports.

71. Indian Central Government has extended the ban on LTTE (The Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam) for 5 years.
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72. According to 2011 Census data, English is the primary language (mother tongue) of Census
256,000 people, the second language of 83 million people, and the third language of covered
another 46 million people, making it the second-most widely spoken language after
Hindi in India.
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• 528 million speak Hindi as a first language. It is both the most widely spoken first paid
and second language in India. course
• English is the 44th most widely spoken first language and it is the second most
widely spoken 2nd language of India.

73. Indian Coast Guard ship- ICGS Vigraha was decommissioned at Visakhapatnam.
• ICGS Vigraha was commissioned in 1990.

74. The GOI has set up a ‘Special Operations Command’ which will include the Special
info Operations, Cyber and Space divisions. The command has been set up to handle warfare
situations and tasks in all three areas.
 • The tri-services division has been set up on Naresh Chandra Committee’s
recommendation in 2012.
• Major A K Dhingra has been appointed as the First commander of the Special
Operations Division of this tri-divisions.
• Navy’s Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta will be the chief of the Defence Cyber Agency.
• Air Force’s Vice Marshall will head the Defence Space Agency.

75. Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) has been inaugurated at
Diamond Harbour, near Kolkata for the selection of both Permanent and Short Service
Commission officers.
• The other Boards are located in Bhopal, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Coimbatore.

76. India has signed the ‘Christchurch Call To Action’ which is pioneered by New Zealand
and France governments following the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand.
• Purpose: - To eliminate the spread of extremist and terror provoking content
through online platforms.
• Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Facebook and Amazon and 26 countries were the
participants in the Christchurch Call Summit which took place in Paris.

77. Kerala government has decided to digitize all its legislative records under the National e-
Vidhan Application (NeVA) Project.
• Himachal Pradesh is the first Digital Legislature of the country.
National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) Project
Launched 2018
Ministry Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs- nodal ministry (Providing funds); Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (Providing technical support)
Purpose To NeVA aims to bring all the legislatures of the country together, in digital
one platform.

78. Sculptor Anish Kapur (aged 65) has topped 'Hurun India Art List 2019' with sales
touching Rs 168.25 Crores.
 • The list ranks top 50 Indian artists alive on the basis of their works at public auctions
from April 2018 to March 2019.
79. National Mission for Clean Ganga signed a tripartite MoU with HCL Foundation and
Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH).
• Purpose: - For plantation of 10,000 Rudrakash trees alongside Ganga catchment
area as a part of CSR initiative under the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme.

80. Mumbai witnessed the Zero Shadow Day phenomenon.

• Zero Shadow Day occurs when the sun is exactly above you and no shadow is being
formed. It occurs twice a year.

81. Election Commission has for the first time, invoked Article 324 to stop the election
campaigning a day before its deadline in nine West Bengal constituencies due to the
violence in Kolkata.
• Part XV, Article 324 of Indian Constitution provides that the power of
superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures,
the office of President of India and the office of Vice-President of India shall be
vested in the Election Commission.
• Powers for conduction of elections for the Municipal Corporation is vested with
State Election Commissions.

82. The Lancet’s report, “Trends in cause-specific mortality among children aged 5–14 year
from 2005 to 2016 in India, China, Brazil, and Mexico: an analysis of nationally
representative mortality studies” shows the following:-
• Approximately 1 million deaths of children aged 5–14 years occurs every year.
• These countries are home to about 40% of the world’s children aged 5–14 years and
experience more than 200,000 deaths annually.
• In 2016, India had the highest death rates in nearly every category, including from
communicable diseases.

83. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has also implemented the project
SPARROW-CBIC- the first of its kind in terms of scale- to provide the Annual
Performance Appraisal Report (APARs) for Group B and C officers through online
platform SPARROW.
• SPARROW stands for Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online
Window.
• It is conducted for Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in Customs and Central
Excise in 2016-17.
 84. According to research by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published in
The Lancet Global Health, shows that India has more than halved its mortality rate of
children under five years from 2.5 million in 2000 to 1.2 million in 2015.
• India records the highest number of births (26 million) every year and also child
deaths.
• The ratio of the highest regional mortality rate (Northeast region) vs. the lowest
(South region), and found that that ratio increased from 1.4 in 2000 to 2.1 in 2015.
Cause of death (U-5) Highest Lowest
Pre-term birth complications UP (84,362) Rajasthan (30,402)
Pneumonia UP (53,681) Rajasthan (14,467)
Intrapartum related events UP (36,685) Andhra Pradesh & Telangana (7822)
Diarrhoea UP (35 381+) Rajasthan (7274+)

Any other state

85. Meghalaya government has approved to establish the ‘Farmers’ Commission’ to look
into the problems faced by farmers.
• The decision is in line with the resolution passed at the ‘farmers’ parliament’ first of
its kind, which took place in December 2018 to discuss issues related to the
agriculture situation in the State.

86. India gave two Mi-24 attack helicopters to Afghanistan which are being purchased from
Belarus by India.
• These helicopters are a replacement for the four attack helicopters gifted by India to
Afghanistan in 2015.
• India has also donated more than USD 3 billion to Afghanistan.

87. INS Kolkata and INS Shakti have participated in a three-day Asia Pacific naval and
maritime exhibition- International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) which was
held in Singapore.
• After this event, India and Singapore will start their joint naval exercise “SIMBEX”.

88. UNESCO’s report titled 'Global Education Monitoring' (GEM) showed International help
A for education to India has fallen 26% to $464 million in 2017 as compared to $634
million it received in 2016.
• In 2017, total financial grant to education was $13.2 billion globally, down 2 percent
to $288 million compared to 2016.
• Aid to secondary education fell by 80%, while for post-secondary education it rose
by 20%.
 • International Development Association (IDA) gave $240 million in aid in 2017, as
compared to $447 million it had offered in 2016.
Number of Out of School Children Declined
Category 2006 2016
Primary Sections 17% 5%
Secondary lower schools 22% 9%

89. Assam Sahitya Sabha has issued a diktat to the state government that, people without
the knowledge of Assamese or other indigenous language of the state would not be
allowed to work in the state.

90. Maharashtra government will amend the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes
Act to provide reservation to Maratha students in post-graduate medical courses.

91. India has been chosen as an ‘observer’ in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organisation (CTBTO) with an access to the International Monitoring System (IMS)
data.
• CTBTO is an international organization that will be established once the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is enforced into law.
• The treaty, which was signed in 1996, outlaws nuclear test explosions.

92. Website of the Lokpal was inaugurated by the Chairperson, Justice Shri Pinaki Chandra
Ghose which has been developed by the National Informatics Centre.
• Lokpal has been established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and Ghose
is the first chairperson of this independent organization.
93. India successfully test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) through
INS Kochi and INS Chennai.
• MRSAM has been jointly developed by DRDO and Israel’s Aerospace Industries.
• The MRSAM is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL).

94. National Training Workshop of the Master Trainers had been organized by the Ministry
of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) in New Delhi.
• Objective: - To provide training to Master trainers (enumerators and supervisors)
engaged in Seventh Economic Census (7th EC).

95. Lt. Col J P Kumar led 7-memeber team of National Security Guards (NSG) have climbed
the Mt. Everest (8,848 metre tall) in their first attempt, making it a history.
• NSG is also called as ‘Black Cats’ was formed in 1984 to counter-terror and hijack
contingency.

96. Women will handle the entire work of counting votes in Harda district, Madhya
Pradesh, making the first of its kind initiative for the empowerment of women.
• Harda district is a part of Betul parliamentary seat in MP.

97. Afghanistan’s High Peace Council Secretary - Umer Daudzai visited India where he
briefed on the historic ‘Loya Jirga’ or peace meeting in Kabul.
• 3,200 delegates participated in the ‘Loya Jirga’ or grand assembly to seek a common
approach to peace talks with the Taliban.

98. Odisha government has prepared a plan called “Five Year Action Plan on Revival of
Coastal Shelter Belt and Afforestation Programme” to plant trees in the cyclone Fani
affected areas.
• Budget – Rs 200 Crore for plantation in 8000 hectare area.
• 1.30 crore saplings will be distributed in 2019-20 while 5 lakh saplings will be planted
under the urban tree plantation programme in the next five year.

99. ISRO has announced SEVEN MEGA MISSIONS for the upcoming next 10 years.
 • Defined Missions:- XPoSat and Aditya-L1
• Undefined Missions: - Mangalyaan-2, Venus mission, Lunar Polar Exploration/
Chandrayaan-3 and Exoworlds (the undefined missions).
imd Category Expected Deadline Purpose
XPoSat 2020 To study cosmic radiation
Aditya-L1 2021 India’s 1st Mission to the Sun
Mangalyaan-2 2022 Mission to the Mars
Venus mission No dates are announced yet Mission to Venus
Lunar Polar 2024 Mission to Moon
Exploration
Exoworlds 2028 Exploration outside the solar system

100. Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued a drought advisory to six States
namely, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil
Nadu.
Drought advisory is issued to states when the water level in reservoirs is 20% less than
the average of live water storage figures of the past 10 years

101. Rajasthan government is planning to revamp its “Ujala Clinics” for adolescents by
appointing peer educators and “shadow educators” for counselling of youngsters and
ensure better coordination with other medical and health schemes.
• Ujala Clincs under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram was launched in 2014 with
Peer Education Programme as one of the component.
• Under this, Peer Educators are selected and trained on six thematic areas of RKSK
namely- nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, substance misuse, non -
communicable diseases, mental health, injuries and violence.

102. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) new study called “Social,
biological and programmatic factors link adolescent pregnancy to early childhood
 undernutrition: a path analysis of India’s 2016 National Family and Health Survey
(NHFS)”, published in the journal Lancet Child and Adolescent Health asserts that
Children born to teenage mothers are more likely to be undernourished/ stunted than
children of adult mothers.
• According to the study, India has the highest number of stunted children and is one
of the ten countries with the largest burden of teenage pregnancy.
• As per the 2016 NHFS-4, 27% of girls are married before 18 years and further, 31%
of married Indian women gave birth by the age of 18 years.

103. India-Myanmar began the 8th edition of their joint naval coordinated patrol-
IMCOR.
• CORPAT (coordinated patrol) aims to address issues of terrorism, illegal fishing, drug
trafficking, human trafficking, poaching and other illegal activities inimical to interest
of both nations.
• The initiative was started in 2013.

104. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Girls’ Mountaineering Expedition to Mt.
Tenchenkhang in Sikkim was ‘Flagged Off’.

105. Indian government has recently opposed the First-ever report on the Situation of
Human Rights in Kashmir (2018) released by Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
 • Reason:- According to India, the outrageous numbers of violence by security forces
in Kashmir as shown in the report is ‘biased’ and ‘unauthenticated’.

106. Telangana's Karimnagar Municipal Corporation has launched the “Antim Yatra-
Akhri Safar” scheme for the poor people at just Rs 1.
• Under the scheme, the expenses of the funeral will be borne by the municipal
corporation.
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107. Gujarat government has planned to supply treated waste water to the industries slates
instead of the fresh water which will be used for drinking and irrigation purposes only.
• As of today, Gujarat’s total sewage water generation is 4,000 MLD (million litres per
day), and treatment capacity is 3,500 MLD.
• In the next 2-3 years, the government is planning to add new capacity of 1,500 MLD,
with the setting up of new Sewerage Treatment Plants and expanding the existing
ones.

108. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India and UN Environment have launched the
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A campaign “Not All Animals Migrate by Choice” to be displayed at major airports across
the country.
• Purpose: - To raise awareness about the illegal wildlife trade.
• The campaign was inaugurated by UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza.
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109. Niti Aayog has proposed to provide Rs 7,500 crore for creating an institutional
framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.
• Under the framework, cloud computing platform called AIRAWAT will be developed.
• The mission entails investing in funding five institutes or Centres Of Research
Excellence (CORE), 20 International Centres for Transformational AI (ICTAI).
 110. ISRO successfully launched its all-weather ‘spy’ satellite RISAT-2B from the PSLV C-
46 launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
• RISAT-2B (Radar Imaging Satellite- 2B) can click clear images in all weather conditions
and will increase vigilance capability of India.

111. UNESCO has included Indian part of Kailash Mansarovar into its tentative list of
World Heritage Site (Cultural and Natural Heritage).
• Kailash Mansarovar (also known as Mount Kailash) is the highest peak in Kailash
range located in Lake Mansarovar in the remote south-western portion of the Tibet
Autonomous Region of China.

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112. Vice President Venkiaha Naidu has called to promote and protect the Ongole Cattle

a Breed (Bos Indicus) which originates Prakasam District in the state of Andhra Pradesh
• It derived its name from the place Ongole.
• Ongole cattle forms a major chunk of the bilateral trade between India and Brazil
and the potential of this breed.

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113. Haryana has decided to launch pilot project of Crop Diversification in seven blocks
A by inclining farmers to grow maize and pulses or oilseeds instead of Wheat and Paddy
crops due to water crises.
• Financial Assistance of ₹2,000 per acre will be provided in two parts.
 • Maize crop insurance premium of ₹766 per hectare will also be borne by the
government under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
• ‘Tur’ seeds will also be provided free of cost.

114. Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh is hosting a first-of-its-kind Gur Mahotsav (jaggery

festival) beginning on May 30 under the State government’s ‘one district, one product’
scheme.
• Muzaffarnagar is the biggest jaggery market in Asia with around 60 varieties of it
being produced here.

115. Maharashtra government is planning to propose the Land-Titling Act in the state
assembly in mid-June.
• Under this land-title registration system, all records of land title will be recorded
digitally under one-single window mechanism.
• State will first set up the Maharashtra Land Titling Authority to undertake the
implementation.

116. Japan, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to develop a container terminal at the Port
of Colombo to increase its capacity, for which the MoU will be signed in upcoming
months.
• Sri Lanka will hold a 51% stake while India and Japan will have a 49% stake together.
• The port has received major investments from China under its Belt and Road
Initiative.
117. FSSAI has permitted small organic producers (with annual turnover of over Rs 12
lakh) to sell their produce directly to the consumers without certification till April, 2020.
• However, they are not allowed to use ‘Jaivik Bharat logo’ on their products.
• A similar relaxation is also given to 'aggregators' (annual turnover of Rs 50 lakh).
• The organic food retail firms have to comply with the certification norm.

118. Kids Rights Foundation’s index “Kids Rights Index 2019” ranks India at 117th
int position.
• Parameters: Right to Life, Right to Health, Right to Education, Right to Protection,
Enabling Environment for Child Rights.
 119. Maharashtra government has signed the Socially and Educationally Backward
Classes (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2019 which will give reservation in
post-graduate Medical and Dental courses under Maratha Quota.
• Besides courses, the ordinance will provide reservation in government jobs in the
state.

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120. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology and the
A Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) have signed an MoU to boost joint research in
Cancer and bring a change in present scenario.
• DAE is represented by its Tata Memorial Centre which functions as the coordinating
centre on behalf of The National Cancer Grid of India.

121. Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard have signed a 'Charter of Affiliation' to utilise
each other's assets for operational training, sports and adventure.
• Affiliation has been carried out between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles
and the Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Shaurya'.

122. Indian Air Force has successfully test-fired the BrahMos air missile from its Su-30
MKI fighter aircraft.
• BrahMos Aerospace is the joint venture entity between India's Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia
(NPOM).

123. Flight Lt. Bhawana Kanth has become the first Indian woman fighter pilot to be
ink qualified to undertake combat missions.
• She completed operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on Mig-21
Bison aircraft during day time.

124. Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) will hold an international summit for the
managing directors of the airports of member countries of International Solar Alliance.
• Purpose:- To provide consultancy for adopting the CIAL model at global level.
• Cochin International became the world’s first solar-powered airport in 2015.
 125. ISRO flagged off the shipment of India's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank (with
120 kilolitres capacity) at VRV Asia Pacific production plant in Sri City.
• VRV Asia Pacific has manufactured the storage tank with a liquid nitrogen (LIN)
shield, in collaboration with Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, under Make
in India initiative.
• Liquid hydrogen is used as fuel for satellite launch vehicles.

126. Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare has released the Comprehensive Multi-Year
Plan For Immunization, which will cost an estimated ₹52,220 crore between 2018 and
2022.
• It is 52% higher than the ₹34,336 crore the country had spent between 2013 and
2017.
• India will soon have to fully finance its universal immunization programme as it will
stop receiving support from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
(GAVI) which provided $749.6 million between 2000 to 2018.
• Health Ministry aims to achieve 90% immunization coverage by 2020 through
Mission Indradhanush.
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127. According to a draft report of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) Ground
wee water found at a depth of about 100 metres in north-west India will be exhausted within
the next 10 years, indicating its over-exploitation in the region.
• As per data from 1994 to May 2018, an annual gross groundwater withdrawal was
35.78 billion cubic meters (BCM) against the annual recharge of 21.58 BCM.
 • Groundwater level has been falling at the rate of 51cm every year and, at present, it
is at a depth of 10-65 metres in the region.
• The all available groundwater resources till a depth of 300 metres in Punjab, Haryana
and Rajasthan will be exhausted in the next 20-25 years.
• The extraction of ground water in the region has increased from 149% in 2013 to
165% in 2018.

128. Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance has won the 17th Lok
Sabha Election 2019 with 303 seats out of 542 constituencies.

129. ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) inaugurated in Bengaluru.
• Purpose: - To scale up industry participation in Indian space programmes by
commercially utilising research and development activities carried out by ISRO.
• It will produce Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) through technology transfer mechanisms.

130. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired a
500kg class guided bomb developed indigenously, from the Su-30 MKI Aircraft at
Pokhran in Rajasthan.

131. 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, including Transport India, Solar India, Buildings
India and Water India expos, was inaugurated at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
• The event focuses upon Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ initiative 'Smart
Cities Mission'.
• Smart Cities Mission is an initiative to drive economic growth and improve the
quality of life in around 100 cities within a duration of five years (FY2015-16 to
FY2019-20).
 132. Priyanka Mohite became the first Indian woman to climb world 5th highest peak
Mt. Makalu (8,481 metres).
• The first climb on Makalu was made by an American team led by Riley Keegan in
1954.
• Mt Makalu is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount
Everest, on the border between Nepal and China.

133. Ministry of Home Affairs has banned the Bangladesh’s terror organization- Jamaat-
ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) under First Schedule to the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967.

134. Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) has certified Indian Air
Force's (IAF) An-32 transport aircraft fleet to operate on blended aviation fuel
containing up to 10% of indigenous bio-jet fuel.
• Indigenous bio-jet fuel was first produced by the Indian Institute of Petroleum,
Dehradun in 2013.

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135. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has approved the
merger of Central Statistical Organization (CSO) and National Sample Survey
Organization (NSSO) to form the new entity called “National Statistical Office” (NSO).
• Purpose:- To “streamline and strengthen the present nodal functions” and “to bring
in more synergy by integrating its administrative functions within the ministry.
• The policy is based on a 2005 decision in the UPA led by Congress regime, following
the recommendations of the report of the National Statistical Commission, headed
by C Rangarajan.
 • The proposed NSO is to be headed by MoSPI secretary.
• A Data Quality Assurance Division has also been set up, replacing the Data
Processing Division.

136. India has restricted the import of bio-fuels including ethyl alcohol, bio-diesel and
petroleum oils for all purposes.
• Now their import will require import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign
Trade (DGFT).

137. ‘Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Schemes and Child Marriages in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana’ report by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, in
collaboration with NGOs and government departments analysed the potential of CCTs to
delay the age of marriage and address discrimination and gender inequality.
• CCTs surveyed here, includes, Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak scheme which
was launched in 2014 by Telangana govt and recently adopted by Andhra Pradesh.
• Purpose of scheme – To provide financial assistance for marriages to poor families.

138. The Great Silence- documentary set in the backdrop of 2018 Kerala floods- is a story
of a young girl, Shadia, and her journey during that time.
• It has been written and directed by K.B. Selvamony.

139. According to the Supreme Court’s judgement, an employer cannot be forced to pay
full back wages to a staff member released of a criminal charge unless the prosecution
itself was mala fide (malicious in intent) by a court.
• The court justified that an employee during his imprisonment had not served to the
organization, therefore, his acquittal would not entitle him to claim back wages.
140. On the International Day of Biodiversity on May 22, Chennai has launched the tree
ambulance, on the proposal of ‘Green Man of India’ Dr. K Abdul Ghani.
• The project is being sponsored by the SASA Group.
• Purpose: - The ‘ambulance’ will take tree experts to various parts of the city to revive
and hopefully even replant hundreds of uprooted trees.

141. Over 25 States have missed the April 30 (set by NGT) deadline for submission of
their action plans on disposal of plastic waste under to Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB).
• Subsequently, these states may have to pay a fine as environment compensation of
₹1 crore each.
• States were required to submit the action plan under Plastic Waste Management
(PWM) Rules 2016, as amended, 2018.
• Except Sikkim, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry, 25 states and UTs
were given a deadline to submit an action plan, or else face the penalty.

142. Indian Army has imposed new restrictions on buying cars from CSD (Canteen Store
Department) Canteens.
• Now, the officers can buy cheaper cars (up to 2500 cc) from CSD canteens valued up
to Rs 12 lakh excluding GST once in 8 years w.e.f. June 1.
• As per the new order, jawans would be allowed to buy cars once during their regular
service and once after retirement worth around Rs 6.5 lakh including GST.
• Reason: - To cut down CSD Canteens’ expenditure on procurement of cars.

143. Madhya Pradesh’s “Orchha” town has been included in tentative list of the World
Heritage Sites of UNESCO.
• Orchha is rich in ancient architecture of Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha Fort Complex,
Raja Mahal, two elevated minarets - Saavan and Bhadon; and four palaces -
Jahangir Palace, Rai Praveen Mahal, Raja Mahal, and Sheesh Mahal among others.
• It has ‘Sri Ram Raja Mandir’- only place in India where Lord Ram is worshipped as a
King, not as a deity.

144. India has been elected to the “Executive Board” of the first United Nations Human
Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Assembly held in Nairobi, Kenya.
• UN-Habitat is the coordinating agency within the United Nations System for human
settlement activities and is responsible for implementation of the Sustainable
 Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, Goal 11 of “Making cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
• Theme for the UN-Habitat Assembly is "Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities
and Communities".

145. According to TRA Research (consumer-insights company), Virat Kohli is India's most
trusted sports personality 2019.
• Kohli has 100m followers on social media, which makes him India's most followed
sportsperson and the world's most followed cricketer on social media.
Most Trusted Personality 2019
Bollywood Actor (Male) Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone
South Indian Actor Rajnikanth
Business Personalities Ratan Tata
Social Activist Anna Hazare

146. India has invited the leaders of BIMSTEC Member States for the swearing-in
ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 30 in line with the Neighbourhood
first and Act East policy.
• BIMSTEC stands for ‘The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation’.
• Apart from BIMSTEC members, Sooronbay Jeenbekov (Kyrgyzstan’s President) and
Pravind Jugnauth (Mauritius Prime Minister) are also invited.

147. India has set up a tribunal for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient reason
to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) group.

148. DRDO successfully test fired indigenously developed Akash-1S surface to air defence
missile system which has the capability to neutralise aerial targets such as fighter jets,
cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles and ballistic missiles, off the Odisha coast.
• It is the new version of the Akash missile which is fit with an indigenous seeker,
developed as part of the Integrated Guided-Missile Development Programme
(IGMDP).
• It is the 2nd successful missile test conducted by DRDO in last two days.
• Other IGMDP missiles are Nag, Agni, Prithvi and Trishul.

149. Indian Air Force (IAF) paid tribute to the IAF personnel killed during the ‘Operation
Safed Sagar’ in 1999 Kargil war.
 • Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa led a group of four Mig-21 aircraft that flew in a
“missing man" formation (air salute) in the sky.

150. Karnataka is going to have 4 new wildlife sanctuaries as Kappatagudda Wildlife

Sanctuary, Kammasandra Wildlife sanctuary, Bukkaptana wildlife sanctuary and also
the extension of Guddekote wildlife sanctuary would be taken up this year.

151. Kerala will impose a 1% Flood cess on most goods and services in the state from 1
June to raise funds for rebuilding the state from the destruction caused 2018 floods
announced in FY20 state budget.
• It will not be levied on small traders (with an annual turnover of less than Rs 1.5
crore) or on goods with GST rate of 5% or below.
• 0.25% cess will be levied on gold products.
• The expected additional revenue is of Rs 600 crore.

152. India is going to launch the Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP) for the
textile industry.
• SLCP is an initiative to eliminate audit fatigue by replacing current proprietary tools
with a standard-neutral Converged Assessment Framework.
• SLCP aims to improve working conditions by allowing resources that were previously
designated for compliance audits to be redirected towards the improvement of
social and labour conditions.

153. Delhi government amended the “Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) for Delhi 2016”
for commercial buildings (in the wake of Surat fire tragedy) to include the fire-safety
changes which includes: -
No storage of No temporary roofing over the roof
Banning of kitchens and cooking
inflammable or terrace using fibre reinforced
in rooftops and basements of
materials on plastic (FRP) or any inflammable
commercial buildings
rooftops material will be allowed
Fire NOC for guest houses will not
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doors with fire-
detectors in all rooms than four floors (excluding
resistance rating
basement and stilt floor)

154. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in association with

Nasscom will set up a Centre of Excellence in Internet of Things in Visakhapatnam.
• Purpose: - To promote the use of artificial intelligence by the industries.
 • Vishakhapatnam will be benefited under National Policy on Software Products
(2019) which aims to develop India as a Software Product Nation.

155. Speedtest Global Index by Ookla Speedtest company has ranked India at 121 in the
mobile speed and 68 in fixed broadband speed in April 2019.
Top 5 countries in Mobile speed Top 5 countries in Fixed Broadband speed

156. Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma launched the “Aroma Mission” and also
inaugurated the Processing Unit of Essential Oil at Byrwa village in Ri Bhoi District to
boost the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
• Furthermore, broomsticks and bay leaves will now be categorized as 'Agro Forestry'
items so that "farmers can easily engage in the sale of these products".

157. Telangana released a draft blockchain policy, under which India’s first ‘Blockchain
District’ will be created in the state.
• The district would focus on banking, financial services and insurance; pharma and
healthcare; logistics and supply chain; and the government sectors.

158. IIT Guwahati and ISRO have signed an MoU to set up an “IITG-ISRO Space
ing Technology Cell (STC)” at the institute.
• It would be a first of its kind in the North-East region where research and capacity
building processes in field of space-technology would be conducted.

159. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched a theme
ink song ‘Hawa Aane De’ on air pollution to spread awareness regarding protecting
environment as the World Environment Day (June 5) is approaching.

160. National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.(NSIC) signed MOU with MSMEs Ministry
for 2019-20.
• Under the scheme of National SC-ST Hub assistance to the SC/ST Entrepreneurs will
also be provided which are being implemented by NSIC on behalf of the Ministry.
 161. India has been ranked at the 43rd position moving up from 44th position on the IMD
ing World Competitiveness Rankings-2019.
• Singapore has ranked as the world’s most competitive economy for the first time
since 2010.
• Venezuela is at the last position at 63rd rank.
• The economies were judged in four categories — Economic Performance,
Infrastructure, Government Efficiency and Business Efficiency.

162. Three women Indian Air Force officers were part of the country's first all-women
crew to fly a medium lift helicopter Mi-17 V5.
• Among these three, Flt Lt Parul Bhardwaj is also the first woman pilot to fly the Mi-
17 V5 and Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh is the first woman flight
engineer of the IAF.

163. ISRO and Indian Air Force have signed a MoU for crew selection and training for the
ambitious Gaganyaan mission.
• Gaganyaan Mission is India’s first Human Spaceflight Programme expected to take
place in 2022.
• The mission is intended to send 3 astronauts to space for a minimum of seven days.

164. The first Rafale combat aircraft would be inducted into the Indian Air Force's
'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron which was commanded by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa
during the Kargil war in 1999.
• The first Rafale is expected to be handed over to the Indian Air Force in September
2019 which will undergo 1500 hours of testing.

165. Indore's Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar airport has been declared as an International airport
In pursuance of sub-rule (b) of rule 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950.

166. The 10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFI) will be organised in Tripura
on January and February 2020.
 167. Odisha’s Chandrani Murmu, 25 year old, has become the youngest Member of
Parliament.

168. India, Sri Lanka and Japan have signed an Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to
jointly develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka.
• The project holds a lot of commercial significance for India as more than 70% of the
transhipment business at ECT is linked to India.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. US has tightened the asylum policies.
• Now it will charge fees from asylum seekers.
• Barred illegal US entrants from receiving work authorization before any relief or
protection is granted.
• Additionally, US gave the limit of 180 days to court for the trial of asylum seekers.

2. Russia signed “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the
country’s internet.
• The bill will lead to censorship over wide parts of the Internet.

3. United Kingdom’s Parliament has, for the first time in world, declared a “Environment
im and Climate Emergency” to intensify governmental action for climate improvement.
• The UK are legally committed to a 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050
(relative to their 1990 levels).

4. A new database named Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD) has been released by
imp Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to count deaths caused by all
forms of violence across the world.
• It works on the Sustainable Development Goals-Goal 16 - ‘significantly reduce all
forms of violence and related death rates everywhere’ by 2030.

5. G7 countries’ Environment Ministers held a meeting in France to discuss methods to

“tackle degradation of coral reefs, plastic pollution and deforestation” and try to form
alliances between nations to act on them.
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6. An action plan worth $5 Billion has been launched by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
for ‘Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies’ (for a period of 2019-2024) for
the Asia and Pacific region at its 52nd annual meeting.

7. Japanese aerospace startup Interstellar Technology has launched Japan’s first privately
built rocket “MOMO-3” into outer space.

8. Global Assessment report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On

Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services (IPBES) states that 1 million species (out of 8
million estimated) in the world are at a risk of extinction.
• Major Reasons for Extinction:- changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of
organisms; climate change; pollution and invasive alien species.

9. SpaceX has launched its “Dragon Spacecraft” with cargo (filled with supplies) to
International Space Station (ISS) on a Falcon 9 rocket, as part of its CRS-17 mission.
• CRS-17 Mission of SpaceX is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the ISS.
10. US successfully tested the laser weapons system- Self-Protect High Energy Laser
Demonstrator (SHiELD) to shoot down multiple missiles while in flight.
• SHiELD will be later added to aircrafts.

11. Iran threatens to pull out of the nuclear deal following the US’s last year’s withdrawal
from the 2015 multilateral deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA) and sanctions on Iran.
• JCPOA, also known as Iran Nuclear deal, is an agreement between UN security
council’s 5 permanent members (US, UK, Russia, China, France) + 1 (Germany) and
Iran to limit the uranium enrichment programme of Iran.

12. Australia’s Qantas Ariways flew world’s first zero-waste commercial flight as part of its
plan to eliminate 100 million single-use plastics by end-2020 and cut 75% of the airline’s
waste by end-2021.

13. Singapore has recently passed the “Anti-fake News” bill which will allow the
government to delete or modify the “inappropriate or false” content from social media
platforms including private chats.

14. International Food and Beverages Alliance (IFBA) and World Health Organization
(WHO) have partnered to curb the “industrially produced trans fats” (iTFAs) from the
global food supply by 2023.
• IFBA has committed to ensure that the amount of trans fat does not exceed 2 gram
of iTFA per 100 grams of fat/oil in all of their products by 2023..
• As per WHO, around 500,000 people die due to coronary heart diseases caused by
trans-fat.
• IFBA member:-
15. Food and Drug Administration (FDA/USFDA) has approved world’s first dengue vaccine
“Dengvaxia” (CYD-TDV) which has been developed by French pharmaceutical company
Sanofi Pasteur.
• Mexico was the first country to approve it in the year 2015.
• On the recommendation of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has
designated May 16 as the National Dengue Day to create awareness about the
disease.

16. US has launched the first of its kind ‘Global Health Security Strategy’ to combat
biological threats and pandemic (epidemics) diseases from spreading US as well as
between other countries.

17. Samsung has launched the world’s first highest resolution image sensor of 64
megapixels.
• The objective is to meet the growing demand for smartphones with better image
quality.

18. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has decided to hold Ocean Conference 2020
in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Theme: “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the
implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions.”

19. Singapore has detected the first ever case of “monkey pox virus”.
• Monkey pox is a rare disease caused by the virus that is transmitted from animals,
such as rodents and monkeys (through the hunting and consumption of bush meat),
to humans.

20. Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train – ALFA-X – capable of reaching 400
kilometers per hour (249 mph).
• The ALFA-X is the version of Shinkansen train.
• Shinkansen is the term used to describe bullet trains in Japan.
 21. Republic of Ireland has become the second country in world to declare a climate
emergency.
• UK was the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency.

22. Conference of the Parties (COP) took place in Geneva, Switzerland to address the three
Basic joint conventions- 9th Stockholm Convention, 9th Rotterdam Convention and 14th
info Basel Convention.
and • The meetings were held from April 29 to May 10 2019 under the theme of ‘Clean
recent Planet, Healthy People: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste.’
amendments
Stockholm Convention To protect human health and the environment from Persistent
about Organic Pollutants (POPs)
these Rotterdam Convention multilateral environmental agreement on the import and
are export of certain hazardous chemicals
Basel Convention To reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations
enough and specifically from developed to less developed countries

• The Basel convention now includes the regulation of Plastic Waste.

23. Hinduja Brothers - Srichand and Gopichand- have for the third time topped the Sunday
Times Rich List with a wealth of 22 billion pounds.
• The list evaluates wealth of 1,000 richest people in United Kingdom.

24. China has raised tariffs worth $60 billion on US goods following US’s decision to hike
tariffs worth $200 billion on Chinese goods.

25. China has launched two Type052D missile destroyers- Tangshan and Suzhou from its
Daliyan shipyard in the Northeast. They are 19th and 20th ships of this class.
26. US’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab under its Department of Energy has developed
100% recyclable plastic Polydiketoenamine (PDK) which can be recycled repeatedly
without the loss of quality.

27. China is hosting the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations in Beijing.

• Asian culture carnival and Asian Civilization Week will be a conducted as part of this
conference.

28. The sea phase of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Maritime
Security Field Training Exercise (MS FTX) was concluded in Singapore.
• It has been co-organized by Singapore and South Korea.

29. NASA has renamed its mission to send humans – particularly woman astronaut to moon
as ‘Artemis’ (a Greek goddess) by 2024.
Name India's mission tomoon
• No woman has ever been to moon. of
30. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to give $6 billion bailout to Pakistan, to
be provided over three-years. This is 13th bailout of Pakistan from IMF since 1980s.
• Purpose: - To strengthen a slowing economy.

31. Alabama Senate passed the abortion Bill, which restricts the termination of pregnancy,
even in cases of rape and incest, and could imprison doctors who perform the
procedure.

32. Nepal’s Sherpa Kami Rita (aged 49) climbed Mt. Everest for the 23rd time, the
maximum number of climbing till now.
Any other country to
do
33. China has blocked Wikipedia in all language versions. Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and
ban
Whatsapp were among the app/sites that had been blocked by China. these 7
• Wikipedia had joined a growing list of websites that were inaccessible in China,
which in recent years has tightened its grip on access to information online.
 34. 6th Session of the biennial Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 started in
Geneva, Switzerland under the theme of ‘Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable
and Inclusive Societies’.
• It is co-chaired by Switzerland and UNISDR.
• Purpose: - To check the implementation of Sendai Framework.
• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is a 15-year, voluntary,
non-binding agreement that aims to reduce the loss of life and livelihood.

35. China has discovered fossils of new species of dinosaur’s with a pair of bat-like wings,
called as Ambopteryx longibranchium (from the Latin means “both wings, long upper
arm”).

36. The new finding, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society,
acknowledged the presence of White-throated rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri) that were
extinct for more than 136,000 years reappeared on Indian Ocean Island.
• The bird has become flightless again.
• White-throated rails are originally from Madagascar after that they migrated to
Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.

37. Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalise the same sex marriage.
int
38. US is likely to implement the Point-Based System For Immigration.
• Point-Based System For Immigration (if implemented) would grant green card to
people based on merit credentials such as education, age and English proficiency.
39. US Commerce Department has blacklisted the Chinese technology company- Huawei
for alleged security threats.

40. For the first time, Saudi Arabia’s government has approved of "Privileged Iqama"
system which offers a permanent residency to certain expatriates to boost domestic
economy.
• It can be renewed annually to highly skilled expatriates and owners of capital funds.
• The scheme will allow them to own real estate in the kingdom and stay with their
families without a Saudi sponsor.

41. US has approved more than $600 million in air-defense missile sales to South Korea and
Japan.
• US has approved 94 SM-2 missiles (Standard Missiles) used by ships against air
threats, along with 12 guidance systems for a total cost of $313.9 million.
• It separately approved the sale of 160 anti-air AMRAAM missiles and related
guidance equipment to Japan for $317 million.
• AMRAAM missiles - Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile

42. Australian National University has developed a computer programme called “Flye” to
find out a person’s genetic makeup which can help in developing precision medicine.
• It will provide a step-by-step procedure for computers to assemble genomes (a
person's complete set of genes).

43. 2019 Shanghai Cooperation Group (SCO) meeting is scheduled to take place in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan.

44. Saray Khumalo (aged 47) became the first black African woman to climb the Mt.
Everest (8,848-metre) in her 4th attempt.
• The first black person to climb Mt. Everest is Sibusiso Vilane in 2003.
45. UAE has launched the permanent residency scheme called the “Golden Card
Programme” to attract investors and exceptional talents such as doctors, engineers etc.
• The Golden card visa holders will have unprecedented benefits.
• In the first batch, a total of 6,800 investors whose total investments exceed Dh100
billion have been given Golden Cards.

46. Nepal has banned WeChat Pay (owned by Tencet) and Alipay (owned by Alibaba)-
Chinese e-wallet payment companies.
• Reason: - To prevent the loss of foreign currency earnings from tens of thousands of
Chinese tourists.

47. A meeting to discuss the ground-breaking of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India

(TAPI) gas pipeline, also known as Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, was held in Ashgabat,
Turkmentisan.
• Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is set to be completed
by 2022.
• United States and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are supporting this project.
• 56-inch diameter 1,680-kilometer pipeline with design capacity of 3.2 billion cubic
feet of natural gas per annum (Bcfd) project.

48. United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution seeking transfer of Chagos
Archipelago’s sovereignty from United Kingdom to Mauritius (to which the Island
originally belonged).
• UK has bought the island from Mauritius in 1965 in exchange of the latter’s
independence.
 • Chagos Archipelago had been renamed as British Indian Ocean Territory under UK’s
reign.

49. Pakistan has successfully test fired an intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic

missile- Shaheen-II aimed at the Arabian Sea.
• Shaheen-II Missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads
upto a range of 1,500 km.

50. China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jets to Pakistan’s Air
Force as part of their joint project.
• China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-
engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago.

51. According to a new study published in the Journal Nature, China (particularly two
eastern provinces- Hebei and Shandong) is the major producers of CFC 11
(trichlorofluoromethane) which is banned under the Montreal Protocol (on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer).
• Montreal Protocol (1987) is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone
layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for
ozone depletion.

52. US, Japan, Australia and South Korean naval forces conducted their first joint exercise-
“Pacific Vanguard Exercise”- near the US Island Guam in the Western Pacific ocean.
 53. Algeria and Argentina have been declared ‘Malaria-free’ countries by WHO with no

in cases of malaria being recorded since 2013 and 2010 respectively.

• Now there are 38 WHO declared Malaria free countries.
• Malaria is caused from the bite of female mosquito Anopheles.
• According to WHO, India had recorded approx. 9.5 million malaria cases in 2017.

54. World Health Organization suggested a new strategy aimed to half the deaths and
injuries from snakebites by 2030, intimating that lack of antivenoms could soon spark a
"public health emergency".
• According to WHO, nearly 3 million people are bitten by poisonous snakes every
year, with estimated 81,000-138,000 deaths. Another 400,000 survivors suffer
permanent disabilities and other after-effects.
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55. International Labour Organisation (ILO) report "Women in Business and Management:
The business case for change" (1919-2019) assessed how gender diversity policies
impact business outcomes.
• The survey was conducted in approx. 13,000 enterprises across 70 countries.
• In India, over 70% of enterprises report that initiatives on gender diversity and
equality have improved business outcomes.
56. 2nd U20 meet 2019 was held in Tokyo under the themes of Climate Action, Circular
Economy, Social Inclusion and Integration, Sustainable Economic Growth, Gender
Equality.
• “Decarbonization by 2050” is the agenda decided at U20 meet which will be
presented in G20 2019 summit in Osaka.
• Urban 20 or U20 (2017) is an initiative under the leadership of the Mayors of Buenos
Aires and Paris, and jointly convened by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
(C40) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).

57. SpaceX has launched the first batch of 60 small satellites (from Falcon 9 rocket) into
low-Earth orbit for Elon Musk’s new Starlink internet service from Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, US.

58. 2nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization- SCO Mass Media Forum was inaugurated by
President of Kyrgyz Republic Mr. S. Jeenbeko at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• It aims to strengthen the exchange and cooperation in the field of mass media
amongst SCO countries.
• India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcast, invited all the SCO members to the
Golden Jubilee edition of International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa in
November 2019.

59. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) inter-sessional meeting was held
in Bangkok, Thailand.
• The key agenda discussed in the meet was reduction in the tariffs of steel and
aluminium imports in India.
 RCEP is a regional trade agreement spanning the 10 Asean countries and the
group’s six free-trade agreement partners — Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
China, South Korea and India.
India’s merchandise exports to the
RCEP members together account for
region were $55.3 billion while
35% of total aluminium imports into
imports were $145.9 billion, leaving a
India, which increased by 17% from
trade deficit of $90.6 billion of which
591 kilo tonne (kt) in FY17 to 690 kt
$53.4 billion was with China alone in
in FY18.
the whole of FY19.
Citing a Niti Aayog study, the
India is the third largest aluminium
aluminium association said that
producer globally after China and
India’s trade deficit with China for
Russia.
aluminum is around $690 million.

60. Rosatom (Russia's nuclear energy agency) has launched world’s largest nuclear-
powered ice breaker Ural (173 metre-long) at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
• It is the third nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220.
• Other two nuclear-powered ice breaker- Arktika (Arctic) and Sibir (Siberia) are under
construction now.

61. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts that weak El Niño conditions
would persist from June through August.
• Conditions may ease in September-November, and El Niño could further reduce its
intensity or even turn neutral, according to WMO.
• El Niño is a climate pattern that occurs when sea surface temperatures in the
tropical Pacific Ocean rise to above-normal levels.

62. In order to curb the violence against women, WHO has created a “RESPECT Women”
in Framework- to be adopted by policy makers- based on the UN framework for action to
prevent violence against women from 2015 and updated new evidence.
• Nearly 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual
violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence, not including sexual harassment,
by any perpetrator, as per WHO.
• Globally, 30% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an
intimate partner in their lifetime.

Each letter RESPECT represents steps and

of
initiatives that needs to be adopted by Policy
makers
63. WHO has for the first time put burnout as a medical condition in its International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) list, which is used globally as a benchmark for health
diagnosis.
• The updated ICD list was drafted in 2018 and will be effective from January 2020.
• WHO classified burnout as "a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic
workplace stress that has not been successfully managed."
• Another breakthrough was the inclusion of ‘video gaming’ as an addiction in ICD list
for the first time.

64. President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (popularly known as Oscar
Academy), John Bailey e-launched the Hindi translation of Academy publication Digital
Dilemma.
• Digital Dilemma is written by Milt Shelton and Andy Maltz.
• The National Film Archives of India and Academy had signed an MoU to translate it.
 BANKING AND ECONOMY
1. SEBI has banned National Stock Exchange (NSE) for a period of six months from
if accessing securities markets for co-location.
• They are penalised to pay around Rs 1,000 crore ((i.e. ₹624.89 crore plus 12%
interest since April 2014).
• Co-location refers to the system wherein a broker’s server is kept in the exchange
premises to reduce latency, or delay in computing terms, while executing trades.
• This has been found out under SEBI (PFUTP) Regulations – Prohibition of Fraudulent
and Unfair Trade Practices.

2. Income Tax department and GST Network will soon sign an MoU to share their data
with each other to avoid mismatches in GST and Income tax returns.

3. Microsoft and Dell have entered into a partnership to improvise and upgrade the cloud
based technology.
• VMWare virtualization software (owned by Dell) will now run on Azure cloud
(owned by Microsoft).

4. RBI released its annual report of the Banking Ombudsman for the year 2017-18.
• The Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 1995 was notified by RBI under Section 35-A of
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to provide a faster complaint redressal platform to
the customers of banks.

5. Bharti AXA General Insurance and Wishfin (web aggregator) have partnered together to
provide the two wheeler insurance policy via WhatsApp.
• It is the first company in the domestic non-life insurance industry to provide such
option.

6. Fitch Group’s agency India Ratings and Research depicted a lower growth rate up to
7.3% from 7.5% for India for 2019-20.
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7. According to the ‘Cyber Insurance in India- Mitigating Risks amid Changing Regulations
and Uncertainties' report by Data Security Council of India, “Cyber Insurance”
witnessed a 40% rise to 350 insurance policies sold in 2018.

8. Forbes’ inaugural Blockchain 50 List – the first of its kind list by Forbes – has recognised
Metlife for its Vitana innovation. F
• Vitana is the world’s first, automated insurance solution using blockchain technology
to provide financial protection to pregnant women in case of gestational diabetes in
Singapore.
• The list was refined to only rank those operating on U.S. soil and having minimum
valuation of $1 billion.

9. Flipkart owned PhonePe launched the first of its kind, ‘Keyboard’ to facilitate quick and
easy transactions.

10. OYO Rooms acquired for the first time internationally, European rental @LeisureGroup
from German based Axel Springer SE for $369.5 million.

11. Asian Development Bank has agreed to finance four metro rail projects and granted a
funding of Rs 30,000 to Delhi-Meerut’s Rapid Rail Corridor to improve urban transport.
• ADB had funded for Jaipur and Mumbai metro expansion.

12. State Bank of India has implemented the linking of its deposit (of savings accounts with
deposits over 1 lakh) and lending (of short term loans) rates to the repo rate of RBI
(Already covered in March).

13. Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have fallen to 27% in 2018 to $1.1 trillion as
compared to 16% fall in 2017, according to Organization of Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD).
• The FDI in 2018 is equivalent to 1.3% of global GDP indicating the lowest level since
1999.
• Reason: - US tax reforms.
 14. According to World Gold Council (WCI), Global gold reserves have risen to 145.5 tons in
the first quarter of 2019, showing a 68% hike from previous year.
• Russia remains the largest buyer of gold reserves in the Q1 to replace US dollar and
assets dependence as part of a de-dollarization drive.
• India’s demand for gold was at 125.4 tonnes in the Q1 (5% hike from last year)
• De-dollarization Drive is undertaken by several countries to reduce dependence on
see financial dollarization (reserving the local assets in the form of dollar to avoid price
fluctuation and uncertainty in times of inflation) and to promote local currencies.

15. Kerala’s Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) is the only state-government
imd body which is participating in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) listing event to list its
‘Masala Bonds’.
• Masala Bonds are rupee-denominated borrowings issued by Indian entities in
overseas markets.
• It was first issued in 2014 by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to raise money
for infrastructure initiatives in India.

16. Vodafone Idea Ltd. has signed a five-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with
tech giant IBM. (Size of the deal not confirmed)
• They will partner together in domains like cloud, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and IoT
(Internet of Things).

17. RBI has imposed penalties on five Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuerss for
violation of regulatory norms.
• The powers vested under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act,
2007.
• Imposed on – Vodafone m-pesa, PhonePe, Private and GI Technology. And Y-Cash
Software Solutions.
• PPIs are instruments which come with a preloaded value.
 • PPI issuer is an entity operating in a payment system who issues PPIs to individuals
or organisations and uses money so collected to make payment to merchants.

18. MakeMyTrip has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based corporate travel

management startup Quest2Travel.
• Reason: - For extension of MakeMyTrip’s service offerings to large corporates for
their travel requirements.

19. Rating Agency ICRA has downgraded Yes Bank’s ranking from AA to AA- (negative) to fix
Yes Bank at 10th spot below Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank at a
capitalization of Rs. 38.515.71 crore.
• HDFC Bank is the India’s most valuable bank at Rs 6.34 trillion, followed by State
Bank of India and Kotak Mahindra Bank with valuation of ₹2.76 trillion and 2.68
trillion, respectively.

20. Tata Motors and TVS Auto Assist will roll out first of its kind industry service of
breakdown assistance for women drivers – ‘Women Assist Program’ from June 1.
• The urgent service would be provided to woman driver of Tata Motors passenger
vehicles between 8 pm to 5 am, on all days.

21. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Piramal Enterprises have agreed to
set up India’s first renewable energy-focused Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)
with an initial corpus of $600 million.
• Piramal will hold 15% stake (with USD 90 million) and CPPIB will hold 60% stake
(with USD 360 million) as of 7th May.

22. Reserve Bank of India has increased the housing loan limits for Regional Rural Banks
imb (RRBs) and Small Finance Banks (SFBs) for individuals to become eligibile under priority
sector lending.
• The limit for RRBs and SFBs has been raised to ₹35 lakh in metropolitan centres (with
population of 10 lakh and above) and ₹25 lakh in other centres, provided that the
dwelling per unit cost should not exceed ₹45 lakh and ₹30 lakh respectively.
• The current loan limit for RRB is Rs 20 lakh against the dwelling unit cost of Rs 25
lakh and for SFB is Rs 28 lakh in metropolitan cities and Rs 20 lakh in other centres.

23. Microsoft has launched its own fully-managed Azure Blockchain Service which will allow
businesses to create their own application on this cloud-based platform.
• Microsoft and JP Morgon have partnered to run Quorum (an enterprise-focused
version of open-sourced platform Ethereum).
24. RBI’s foreign exchange reserves have increased by USD 4.368 billion to USD 418.515
billion due to the second dollar-rupee swap auction, as per RBI’s data on April 26.
• Inspired by gains in the currency swap, RBI is also planning to conduct another dollar
swap after elections.

25. India and the U.S. registers a growth of 12.6% from $126 billion in 2017 to $142 billion
in 2018 in bilateral Goods and Services, according to the data released by Ministry of
Commerce and Industry.

26. Reliance Brands (Reliance Industries Ltd. subsidiary) buys a 100% stake in British toy
major Hamleys from the C Banner International, a Hong Kong listed company.

27. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has set the threshold limits for filing class action suits
which states that member or members representing five per cent of the total members
of a company can file a class action lawsuit.
• For an unlisted company, a member or members holding at least 5% of the issued
share capital and for listed companies, the limit is 2% which can file for class action
lawsuit.
• The amendment is under the National Company Law Tribunal Rules 2016 under the
Companies Act, 2013.
• Under Section 245 of the Companies Act, investors can file a class action suit in case
they feel that the management or conduct of the affairs of a company are prejudicial
to their interests.

28. Yes Bank will hire people through the AI-based ‘touchless’ technology to be provided by
Talocity company in order to eliminate prejudice in hiring process.

29. BharatPe launched a new app “BharatPe for Merchants” which will allow merchants to
digitally record their cash/credit (Udhar) sales customer wise, request accounts
receivable from customers via SMS payment links, and keep track of accounts payable to
suppliers, etc.
 • BharatPe is India's first Fintech start-up to enable payments for merchants through
interoperable UPI QR codes.

30. Microsoft has launched a free open source software development Kit (SDK) called
“ElectionGuard” in association with Galois Company as part of its Defending Democracy
programme to enable verifiable and just elections.
• ElectionGuard will provide an end to end verification to the voters and the state
administration by allowing them to track the auditing of their votes.

31. Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) has surpassed Reliance Industries Limited to become
India’s most valued firm in terms of market capitalization.
• As per BSE data, the market-cap of TCS stood at Rs. 8.13 trillion whereas the market-
cap of RIL was Rs.7.95 trillion.

32. According to RBI’s data, Mobile wallet based transactions witnessed a rise of 12% to
Rs15,990 crores in March for the first time in five months.
• A total of 384.89 million transactions were recorded in March as compared to
345.03 million transactions worth Rs 14,279 crores in February.
• According to NITI Aayog’s report “Digital Payments (2018 edition)”, India’s digital
payments industry is estimated to grow to $1 Tn by 2023 driven by growth in mobile
payments.

33. Nabventures- a subsidiary of NABARD- has announced Rs 700 crores fund -

int NABVENTURES Fund I (Rs 500 crores is the initial corpus with an option of over-
subscriptions of Rs 200 crores) to promote agriculture, food and rural- focused startups.

34. According to RBI’s data, External Commercial Borrowings by firms have risen by 58% to
be at $41 billion during 2018-19 as compared to $26 billion in previous year.
 • Total ECB borrowing in March 2019 were at a high of $12.17 billion.

35. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India are
expected to change provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by
implementing Universal Debt Relief scheme for the MSMEs.

Eligible MSMEs (formed as partnership or proprietorship) with the annual

income not exceeding Rs 60,000 or less, outstanding loans worth Rs
35,000 or less and assets worth Rs 20,000 or less across sectors.
Budget The scheme’s cost is unlikely to exceed Rs 20,000 crores
Laws to be Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 and the Provincial Insolvency
replaced Act, 1920 will be replaced by this new law.

• The scheme could be implemented through an online system within the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
• Individuals can any time opt out of the scheme to protect their credit history.

36. Ministry of Finance wants to exclude the data protection provisions from the e-
commerce policy.
 • E- Commerce Policy bill is being prepared by the Department of Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Ministry of Commerce.
• Draft on Personal Data Protection Bill is being prepared by Ministry of Electronics
and IT.

37. NiYo- the digital banking solutions providers for the salaried people- has launched the
first ever NiYO Global forex card with zero forex mark-up, which means the card-
holders will not have to pay any exchange premium and international transaction fee.

38. Standard Chartered’s research called as “Thematic Research”, has shown the following:
• It shows a 7% persistent growth rate for South Asian countries in the 2020s decade,
reflecting dominance of south Asian countries and 2020s being forecasted to be the
“the Asian decade”.
• Vietnam is expected to increase its per capita income to $10,400 in 2030 from the
current $2,500 per capita income. (compare Vietnam and India to understand how
fast Vietnam is growing)
• India’s per capita income is estimated to grow to $ 5,400.
• According to the research, the South Asian countries will account for about 1/5th of
the world’s population by 2030.

39. RBI has proposed a mobile app to help visually impaired people recognize the Indian
Currency notes.

40. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched the ‘Mosquito Disease
Protection Policy’ covering people from 91 days to 65 years of age.
• This policy also provides international cover to individuals and covers all the
vector-borne diseases listed in the policy document.
 41. RBI’s research paper shows that the growth of deposits with banks is slower than the
impf growth of credits which indicates the chances of structural liquidation gap in the long
run.
• What is the exact fall in deposit growth?
o In FY19, the deposits grew by 10%. The outstanding deposits of scheduled
commercial banks (SCBs) accounted for 128.7% of outstanding bank credit
(lower than 132.5% a year ago).
• What is the major reason behind this fall in deposit growth?
o According to RBI, disposable income of the household is a more important
factor than the interest rates for deposit mobilizations of banks in short and
long run.
• How can deposit growth improve?
o Financial Inclusion can be a major boost for deposit mobilisation in the long
run.

42. State Bank of India (SBI) has written off over ₹1 trillion (₹61,663 cr. in 2018-19 and
₹40,809 cr. in 2017-18) worth of loans in the 2 years ended 31 March 2019.
• With this write off, SBI’s outstanding gross non-performing assets (NPAs)
declined 23% year-on-year (y-o-y) to ₹1.72 trillion.

43. Citibank India and Paytm have together launched Paytm’s firs Credit Card called as the
Paytm First Card that will give 1% cashback on every transaction.
• The card comes at a fee of Rs 500 per year, but it will be exempted if the annual
spends on the card exceed Rs 50,000.
44. According to Bloomberg’s data, India’s total market capitalization has fallen 4.8% in
terms of dollar, losing $104.7 billion in May, sliding two notches down to 9th position
from its earlier position with market cap of $2.08 trillion.
• China witnessed the highest downfall upto 5.59%. US tops this index of market cap.

45. Bharati Airtel has partnered with HDFC Life Insurance to provide a term life insurance to
the value of 4 lakh to its prepaid customers (between 18 to 54 years of age) buying the
plan of Rs 249.

46. ICICI Bank and Goibibo has launched the co-branded multicurrency travel card called
‘Goibibo ICICI Bank Travel Card’ which is accepted across 200 countries and 49 million
merchants.
• Customers will get 40 paise discount on the currency conversion rate on loading of
minimum USD 1,000 in addition to the complimentary card protection from
theft/loss up to Rs 5 lakh.
• Non-ICICI customers can also apply for this card.

47. World Insurance Report 2019 published by Capegemini and Efma reveals policyholders
are concerned that their insurance coverage has become insufficient for emerging risks,
from cybersecurity to environmental threats.
• Among business customers, 87% are at risk of cyberattacks with less than 18%
comprehensively insured; and almost 75% are threatened by rising natural
catastrophes, for which just 22% are effectively covered.
48. Bitcoin has risen above the $8,000 mark, almost doubling in value since the start of the
year.
• Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a form of electronic cash.

49. Tata Global Beverages Ltd and Tata Chemicals Ltd are merging in an all-stock
transaction.
• The new merged entity will be called Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

50. RBI’s Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019–2021 targets to achieve a
‘highly digital’ and ‘cash-lite’ society through the goal posts of competition, cost
effectiveness, convenience and confidence (4Cs).
• RBI aims to increase the digital payments four times in 2 years.

51. Alternative investment funds (AIFs) got investments worth ₹1.17 trillion in fiscal 2019,
signalling a growing investor’s interest in Asia’s third-largest economy, according to
SEBI’s data.
• Sebi introduced the AIF in 2012 to ease capital flows into alternative asset classes
such as private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and realty, private credit, and
hedge funds.

52. National Stock Exchange (NSE) penalized 250 companies for not adhering to SEBI’s
various regulations of Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement Regulations
(LODR) amendment 2018 for the quarter ended March 2019.
• SEBI’s Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement Regulations (LODR) was first
implemented in 2015 and amendment took place in 2018.
• The fine shall be credited to the "Investor Protection Fund" of NSE as per the SEBI
circular.

Read about LODR

53. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the number of ATMs across the country
has declined over the last 2 years despite the rising transactions.
• According to RBI data, India had 222,066 operational ATMs as of March 2019.
• Only 22 ATMs for every 100,000 adults, India lags behind its BRICS peers on this
count.

54. Grofers has raised $200 million from the Softbank Vision Funds, making it the largest
amount being invested in India’s online grocery delivery industry so far.
• Softbank is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered
in Tokyo, Japan.
55. HDFC has partnered with India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) for a
mortgage guarantee-backed home loan.
• Mortgage guarantee compensates banks or financial institutions for losses that may
arise when borrower of a home loan defaults on a mortgage loan.

56. RBI imposed ₹1 crore penalty on Nainital Bank under the provisions of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
• Reason: - For failing to fully automate the non- performing asset (NPA)
identification process, despite specific directions issued in this regard.

57. Bombay Stock Exchange has launched 'BSE StAR MF' app to make processing of mutual
funds transactions faster and to increase participation.
• BSE StAR MF is the BSE’s platform which aids distributors in purchasing and
redeeming the mutual fund units on behalf of their clients.

58. Doordarshan partners with Amazon to launch souvenir store offering merchandise like
t-shirts, coffee mugs and sippers under the tagline “I am in your DNA, I am your
Doordarshan".
• Purpose: - To establish a stronger relationship with viewers of Doordarshan channel.

59. RBI has mandated all NBFCs with a size of over ₹5,000 crore to appoint Chief Risk
Officers (CROs) for a fixed tenure to manage risks of NBFCs.
• CRO should be a senior official of the NBFC with adequate professional qualification/
experience.

60. European Union’s (EU’s) anti-trust authority has fined five top banks for collusion in the
forex currency market particularly participating in foreign exchange spot trading cartel.
• Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland, JPMorgan, Barclays and Japan’s MUFG Bank
were fined €1.07 billion.

61. SIDBI has launched a pilot scheme to provide financial aid of up to ₹10 crore to new-age
fintech non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to strengthen digital lending.
• SIDBI has set the exposure cap for lending to a single new-age fintech NBFC at 30%
of Net Owned Funds, subject to maximum cap of ₹10 crore.
• 0.075% to 0.25% of the sanctioned amount along with applicable taxes is charged.

62. HDFC Ergo and IBM have together set up an AI-ML (Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning) lab.
 • Reason: - To analyse the customer data and develop customised solutions to
improve business efficiency and profitability.

63. According to CRISIL’s report, bad loans or NPAs recovered through the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy code is 43% at Rs 70,000 crores in FY19 as compared to 23% at Rs 35.500
crores (approx.) from other regimes.
• Banking sector’s gross NPA (aggregate) has declined to 10% as of FY19, from 11.5%
in FY18, according to CRISIL. NOTE
66
RBI in an RTI reply had
disclosed that over 6,800 cases
of bank fraud involving an
unprecedented Rs 71,500
crore were reported in 2018-19
as against a total of 5,916 such
cases in 2017-18 involving Rs
41,167.03 crore.
It

64. Aadhar Architect, Nandan Nilekani-led “Committee on Deepening of Digital Payments”

has submitted its report on the current status of financial inclusion and digitization in
the country to RBI.
• The 5-member was formed by RBI in Jan 2019, to examine the digital payments with
a view to encourage digitisation of payments and enhance financial inclusion
through digitisation.

65. Bajaj Finserv has launched an insurance cover called the “Mumbai Local Train Cover”
for passengers of local trains in Mumbai (covering the people of 18-70 years).
• The cover will be of Rs 1 Lakh with an annual premium of Rs 399.

66. HDFC Capital Advisors has launched ‘HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology
Program (HeART)’ initiative to mentor real estate technology companies to drive
efficiency in the affordable housing.

67. BSNL and Google have partnered to expand BSNL’s Wi-Fi footprint in the country.
• BSNL also aims to improve rural wi-fi footprint vis-à-vis contributing in the ‘Make in
India’ initiative.
• There are 38,000 BSNL WiFi hotspot locations operational in India.

68. Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Aquafadas (French digital content publishing firm) signed
an MoU to build enhanced customer experience offerings.
 • Scope: Collaboration focuses on areas like Digital transformation, Enterprise of the
future and Enhanced customer experience.

69. Tripura Gramin Bank is among the India’s top 3 out of the 46 Regional Rural Banks
(RRBs) in terms of profit, business, and growth.
• It posted a net profit of Rs. 125.45 crores in the fiscal year 2018-19 for seven
consecutive years.
• Chairman of TGB is Mahendra Mohan Goswami and Head office- Agartala.

70. Facebook has registered its Fintech startup “Libre Networks LLC” in Geneva,
Switzerland.
• The firm will focus on blockchain and fintech payments data as well as investing
services.

71. Indian Government has allowed the import of second hand mobile phones which were
previously banned, with prior approval from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
• As per a May 7 notification by the commerce ministry, the imports are required to
be registered with BIS and comply with BIS’s Labelling requirements.

72. Ministry of Corporate Affairs is planning to introduce Artificial Intelligence system in

the MCA 21 portal when its version 3 is rolled out within a year.
• Purpose: - To make the compliance process easier as well as to ensure routine
enforcement activities are done regularly on autopilot basis.

73. Boeing India has launched the “Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development
(BUILD) programme” for university students, faculty and early stage startups.
• Boeing has partnered - IIT Delhi, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IISc
Bangalore, T-Hub Hyderabad, and KIIT Bhubaneswar - to select finalists for the
BUILD boot camps.
• Purpose:- To help innovators convert ideas into viable business offerings with a view
to boost aerospace and defence.

74. Google has banned Huawei's access to its Android operating system and apps after the
ban imposed by US on the Chinese tech firm.

75. According to Ministry of Commerce data, Gold imports have increased 54% to USD 3.97
billion in April as compared to USD 2.58 billion in April 2018.
• Implication: - With this rise, the trade deficit of India has Increased in gold imports
to a five-month high of USD 15.33 billion in April.
76. Revenue Department collected taxes on personal and corporate income nearly ₹11.2
trillion in FY19, which is 12% high from the previous year.
• The achievement still fell short of the ₹12 trillion the finance ministry had hoped to
collect by March as it revised the target upwards while presenting the interim
budget for FY20 in February.
• Implication: - This shortfall in FY19 means the income tax department will have to
achieve a 23% growth to meet the target of ₹13.8 trillion this fiscal.

77. Kilogram unit- International System of Units (SI)- has been redefined.
• Earlier, the kilogram was defined by the Le Grand K, a platinum-iridium cylinder
which has now been replaced by physics based approach.

78. Government is planning to double the tax of vehicles which do not have a FASTag device
installed.
• FASTag is a reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges while
going through the toll plaza without stopping for the cash transaction.

79. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is planning to bring the Over-the-top (OTT)
services under the licensing framework similar to the one for TV channel broadcasters.
• OTT refers to content providers that distribute streaming media as a standalone
product directly to viewers over the Internet.
 80. World Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) have enabled recording of
secondary market bond- ‘Bond-I’- trading using blockchain technology.
• World Bank’s Bond-I (first issued in August 2018) is the first bond to be traded and
issued on a blockchain platform.

81. RBI’s data on ATM withdrawals, Debit/credit cards payments as of March 2019.
Category March 2018 March 2019 Percentage increase
ATM withdrawals 775 million 891 million slow growth rate at 15%
Debit card payments at PoS 318 million 407 million Over 27%
Credit card payments at PoS 127 million 162 million 27%
PoS terminals (in terms of their number) 30 lakh 37 lakh 20%

82. To strengthen the supervision and regulation of Commercial Banks, Urban Cooperative
Banks And Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), RBI has decided to create a
specialized supervisory and regulatory cadre within the RBI.
• It will involve consolidating the different supervisory and regulatory activities and
resources under a separate division, and also hiring external experts for the function.
• The cadre is being developed on the recommendations of an internal committee of
RBI, headed by Smt. Rosemary Sebastian.

83. United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019 Mid-year
Update has forecasted India’s growth at 7.1% revised from 7.4% (Predicted in January
2019) for FY20.
• For 2019, it is projected at 7.0%.

84. Reliance has become the top company in terms of profit by recording a turnover of Rs
6.23 Tn in 2018-19 fiscal year, preceding Indian Oil Corporation which has recorded Rs.
6.17 Tn profit.
85. ANI Technologies owned- OLA has suspended Foodpanda delivery services to focus on
the cloud kitchen business.

86. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released a draft
regulations for the creation of a regulatory sandbox.
• Purpose: - to allow a conducive environment for insurtech and fintech companies to
carry innovation in the insurance space.

87. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has lowered the
global growth rate from 3.3% to 3.2% owing to US-China trade war.

88. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given permission to mutual funds
(MFs) to participate in the commodity derivatives segment.
• MFs can trade in exchange-traded commodity derivatives except those that have
been defined as ‘sensitive commodities’.

89. RBI has bought ₹25,000 crore worth of bonds so far in May. RBI’s data on bond market
for FY19.

90. Karnataka Bank has introduced a new savings bank (SB) scheme ‘KBL SB – Salary’, for
the salaried class with three variants- SB Salary Executive, SB Salary Prime, and SB
Salary Classic.
 • Purpose: - To cater the financial needs of the ‘employer-employee ecosystem’.
• Free of cost insurance coverage of up to Rs 50,000 against chain snatching, theft and
burglary for women employees falling in the top category of the salary scheme will
also be provided.

91. According to RBI, the increase in loans to infrastructure sector in FY19 is the highest
since 2013 when it was 15.83 per cent to ₹7.29 lakh crore.
• Bank loans to the overall industrial sector grew by 6.9% to ₹28.58 Tn in FY19. In
FY18, loans to industries had grown by 0.7%.
Bank Credit to Infrastructure sector
For 2018-19 As of March 2018
₹10.55 Tn (18.5% increase) ₹8.91 Tn

92. Tech Mahindra has signed a defence contract worth ₹300 crore with Indian Navy to
implement RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based access control system across all
naval bases and ships as part of the 'Armed Forces Secure Access Card' (AFSAC) Project.
• It will remove the existing paper based identity card for all navy personnel.
• The project will be implement over two years.
• The CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) level 5 processes will be used to
develop a secure application to manage the access control devices.

93. SEBI has also announced the launch of Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech startups.
• Sandbox is a tool that facilitates fintech players to live test their products before
getting the necessary regulatory approvals for a mass launch.

94. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a pact with Indian Railway Finance
Corporation (IRFC) to provide $750 million loan for railway track electrification project.
• This is the largest ever single non-sovereign loan being committed to IRFC by ADB.
• Railway Track Electrification will reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

95. UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospect (WESP 2019) Mid Year Update has
downgraded global growth rate to 2.7 and 2.9 for 2019 & 2020 respectively (from 3%
predicted in January for each year) owing to the rising trade tensions.

96. ICICI Bank has entered into an agreement with BSE to buy stake in BSE’s subsidiary India
International Exchange (INX) for Rs 31 crores.
• Investment will be for 9.9% stake at a cash consideration of up to Rs 305 million.
 97. A High-Level Committee formed by Centre government has submitted its suggestions to
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to reduce India’s dependence on crude oil
imports.
• It suggested the formation of new entity to deal with oil services and supply of
qualified manpower to the Oil and Gas sector around the world.

98. HDFC Group has superseded Tata Group to become the India’s most valuable company
in terms of market capitalization.

99. Reliance Capital has signed an agreement to sell its entire stake in the Reliance Nippon
Life Asset Management Ltd.(RNAM) to its foreign partner Nippon Life Insurance at Rs
230 per share deal.

100. A 12-member committee, headed by Surjit Bhalla, set up by the Ministry of

inhg
Commerce, has suggested it to issue ‘Elephant Bonds’ to people who declare their
income as undisclosed.
• Under the Elephant Bonds (25-year sovereign bonds), the people with undisclosed
income will have to invest 50% in these bonds.
• The fund, made from these bonds, will be utilized only for infrastructure projects.
• Other suggestions include: increase exports of goods and services to over USD 1,000
billion by 2025; lowering effective corporate tax rate; increasing capital base of
EXIM Bank by another Rs 20,000 crore by 2022; setting up of empowered
investment promotion agency.
101. RBI has issued a draft circular “Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-
Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Core Investment Companies (CICs)” for
NBFCs with an asset size of Rs 100 crore and above, and all CICs registered with RBI.
• Purpose: - To promote liquidity resilience of NBFCs.
Under the draft regulation, NBFCs
are required to keep a Liquidity Starting April 2020, NBFCs will have
Coverage Ratio which is the to maintain a minimum of 60% of
proportion of high liquid assets set LCR as high liquid assets which will
aside to meet short term obligations be increased in a calibrated manner
for all NBFCs with an asset size of to 100% by April 2024.
more than ₹5000 crore

Liquidity risk monitoring tools to

ALM of NBFCs will also be revised to capture any possible liquidity stress,
ensure that the difference between which will include concentration of
inflows and outflows during the first funding by counterparty/
7 days is not more than 10% of the instrument/ currency, availability of
total outflows. unencumbered assets that can be
used as collateral for raising funds.

The guidelines have also proposed

to introduce a stock approach to
liquidity—as opposed to a cash flow
approach—to ensure asset
adequacy to repay debt.

102. Corporation Bank launched ‘Corp SME Suvidha’, a unique product for GST registered
MSMEs at its corporate office in Mangaluru, as part of its efforts to design best products
for MSMEs.

103. RBI has fixed the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) under the
Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) at ₹54,606.55 crore.
• RBI in consultation with the Indian Government and SEBI, had introduced the
separate channel, called the ‘Voluntary Retention Route’ (VRR), to enable FPIs to
invest in debt markets in India on March 1.
• The minimum retention period under VRR is 3 years during which FPIs shall maintain
a 75% of the allocated amount in India.
 104. Public sector banks (PSBs) have recovered close to Rs 1.2 Tn from stressed assets
during FY19, primarily boosted by resolution under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.
• In FY18, PSBs recovered approx. ₹74,000 crore.

ing 105. The committee headed by H.R. Khan recommended changes in the Foreign Portfolio
Investment (FPI) to SEBI, which suggests:
Lifting restrictions on FPI limits, easing registration processes for well-regulated
entities, insurance companies and pension funds, and reclassifying FPI to foreign
direct investment (FDI)

Suggested that limits applicable for FDI in certain sectors should not be
applicable for FPI.

The panel recommended SEBI to transfer pension funds from category II to

category I owing to their lower risks, besides minimalizing the requirements
for Category III.

Proposed changing the broad-based fund definition on the basis of economic

ownership and not just the number of investors.

The underlying investor should hold at least 25% in the fund for it to qualify as
broad-based. It proposed that FPI category III coming from non-high risk
jurisdictions will need to comply with KYC requirements of category II.

Currently, SEBI divides FPIs into three categories

Category-I includes foreign central banks, sovereign minimal compliances to be met
wealth funds and government agencies
Category II Includes banks, asset management firms need to fulfil the criteria of being broad-based
& investment managers (more than 20 investors) at all points in time

Category III includes hedge funds onerous compliance requirements to be met

106. A single authority for sanctioning and processing GST refunds is going to be set by
August this year, as the Department of Revenue (under Ministry of Finance) seeks to
simplify the procedures of tax returns for exporters.
107. Ministry of Finance is planning to launch an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) consisting
of the stocks of PSU banks and financial institutions in 2019-20, following a successful
result from the Central Public Sector Enterprises ETF and Bharat-22 ETF.
• It will soon appoint an advisor to explore its feasibility.

108. Ministry of Finance is planning to implement the second round of major Public
Sector Bank reforms in 2019-20- EASE 2.0 (Enhanced Access And Service Excellence
programme).
• Scope: - Consolidation of banks, more strict early warning signals (EWS) to tackle
stressed assets, effective coordination in large value loans and bringing in new
financial technology players to deepen financial inclusion and digitalisation.
• It is also planning to reconstitute the management committee of the board which
takes decisions on large value loans and have representation from risk management.

109. As per India Rating and Research (Ind-Ra) agency, India’s GDP growth rate during
the 2018-19 is expected at 6.9%, lower CSO’s estimate of 7%.
• Central Statistical Organization (CSO) will release the growth rate for the FY19 Q4
(Jan 2019- Mar 2019), and provisional annual estimates for 2018-19 on May 31.

110. Music Broadcast Ltd has agreed to acquire Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd
(operator of BIG FM radio network) for ₹1,050 crore.

111. Ministry of Commerce has come up with a new Export Promotion Scheme (which
could be named as Central and State Taxes and Levies Scheme) along with a production
based support scheme.
• It is a World Trade Organization (WTO)-compliant scheme to boost Make In India as
part of its 100-day action plan, prepared by the ministry for the new government.
• This new scheme would replace the existing Merchandise Export from India Scheme
(MEIS) which the US has opposed at the WTO.
• Under it, refund of all un-rebated central and state levies and taxes imposed on
inputs that are consumed in exports of all sectors will be ensured.
112. Facebook is going to launch its own cryptocurrency “GlobalCoin” in early 2020.

113. SEBI has imposed strict norms of disclosure of listed debt securities to secure the
interests of investors in listed debt securities and to enable Debenture Trustees (DTs) to
perform their duties effectively and promptly.
• Companies need to disclose the schedule of interest and redemption obligations for
the complete financial year on their websites.
• And, the status of payments has to be updated within one day of the due date.
• For privately-placed debt securities, additional 2% p.a. interest would be paid over
the coupon rate in case of a default, for the defaulting period.

114. SEBI has made buy back norms stricter for companies having NBFCs and Housing
Finance Companies (HFCs) as its subsidiaries on the recommendations of Primary
Market Advisory Committee (PMAC).
Head of the committee
• The standard Debt-Equity ratio for all companies is 2:1, and for NBFCs the ratio
should be 9:1, according to PMAC.
• The financials of subsidiaries in the NBFC and housing finance business can be
excluded from the consolidated financials of their parent company only if they are:
o Regulated
o Have issuances with AAA ratings.
o Have debt to equity ratio of not more than 5:1 on standalone basis.

115. Motilal Oswal AMC launched WhatsApp transaction platform for new as well as
existing investors, through which they can invest any scheme.
• It is the first of its kind initiative by any fund house in India to do mutual fund
transactions through WhatsApp messenger.

116. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the last cut-off timing for customer
transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS) from 4.30pm to 6pm
on all working days, effective June 1, 2019.
Three categories of Currency monitoring list
117. US removed India and Switzerland from the Currency Monitoring List. imp
• The list includes China, Japan, Germany and South Korea including new names Italy,
Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
• Also, one of the criteria, the threshold for the current account surplus was lowered
to 2% from 3% of GDP.

118. Indian Overseas Bank has launched ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility in 14 of its lead
districts in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, besides Vijayawada.
• The mobile van will have micro ATM facility which will enable the public, especially
senior citizens, conveniently get door-step banking facility.

119. RBI has formed two separate six-member panels to create a more transparent
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framework for –
• Panel for secondary market for corporate loans – headed by Canara Bank Chairman
T N Manoharan to gauge the possibility of setting up a loan transaction platform for
the sale stressed asset and creation of a loan contract registry to standardise
information.
• Panel for Housing Loan Securitisation – headed by Bains and Co. advisor Harsh
Vardhan, has been mandated to review the current market operations and
recommend policy interventions.

120. Data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
iwf showed FDI equity inflows into India declined 1% for the first time in six years to $44.4
billion in 2018-19 from $44.8 billion in the previous fiscal.
• Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign investment with an
estimated at $16.2 billion, compared with $8.1 billion from Mauritius.

121. FICCI has projected India’s median GDP forecast at 7.1 per cent for FY20 and 7.2 per
cent for FY21.
 APPOINTMENTS
1. Naruhito has become the 126th emperor of Japan, to the Chrysanthemum Throne,
replacing his father, Akihito.

2. Bombay Stock Exchange has appointed M Jayshree Vyas its first independent woman

iwf Director to its board.

3. The Chief Economic Advisor of India , Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been
included as Member of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission.
• The 15th Finance Commission is headed by N.K Singh.

4. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have been appointed as the First official brand
Ambassadors of Flipkart owned Myntra.

5. A feature film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be
directed by Shyam Benegal and co-produced by India’s Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh.
• Mujibur Rahman is the founding father of Bangladesh.

6. Visa Card today announced the appointment of Sujatha V Kumar as Head of Marketing
for India and South Asia.

info 7. UN’s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has re-elected Jagjit Pavadia for a
five-year term beginning 2nd March 2020.

8. All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Igor Stimac as the head coach of India’s
men’s football team.

9. Former SC judge K S Radhakrishnan has been appointed as a member of the

Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT) for a period of 4 years w.e.f. 1st
June, 2019.
 • CSAT is an intergovernmental organization (headquartered in London) which was
created to resolve disputes between Commonwealth nations or
intergovernmental organizations that accept CSAT’s jurisdiction.

10. Tijjani Mohammad Bande, Nigerian Professor, has been appointed as the new President
of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

11. Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was selected among the 17 Sustainable Development Goal
advocates committed to the pursuit of 17 goals of SDG.

12. ITC company’s Managing Director Sanjiv Puri, has been appointed as its Chairman.
13. Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme
Court of Fiji’s non-resident panel for 3 years.
14. GS Lakshmi has become the first woman to be appointed as a match referee at the
info International Cricket Council (ICC).
15. Reserve Bank of India has appointed R. Gandhi as an additional Director on the board
of Yes Bank with immediate effect for a 2 years term.
16. Dinesh Pangtey has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) Mutual Fund.
17. Salman Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of BharatPe.
18. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice A K Sikri has been appointed as the Chairperson of
News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) by the News Broadcasters Association
(NBA).
19. Nitin Chugh has been appointed the next MD and CEO of the Ujjivan Small Finance
Bank Ltd. w.e.f., December 1, 2019.
20. Sourav Ganguly and Sanjay Manjrekar have been included in the commentary panel of
ICC World Cup 2019.
• Harsha Bhogle is another Indian commentator in the list of total 24 commentators
members.

21. Himalaya Drug Company has appointed Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant as brand
ambassadors for ‘Himalaya MEN Face Care Range’.

22. Lt. General Shailesh Tinaikar, has been appointed as the commander of the UN Mission
in South Sudan (UNMISS)- the second biggest peacekeeping operation.
23. Himanta Biswa Sarma (President of Badminton Association of India) has been elected
Vice-President of the Badminton Asia Council (BAC).
24. IAF chief BS Dhanoa has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Chief of Staff
Committee (COSC) w.e.f. May 31, 2019.
25. Pema Khandu (BJP leader) sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for a
second term by governor Dr. BD Mishra.
26. Naveen Patnaik (of Biju Janata Dal) takes oath as CM of Odisha for a record 5th
consecutive term.
27. Scott Morrison has been appointed as the 30th Prime Minister of Australia.
28. Muhammadu Buhari has been re-appointed as the President of Nigeria for the second
term.
29. James Marape has been appointed as the Prime Minster of Papua New Guinea
succeeding of Peter O’Neill.
30. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
31. Admiral Karambir Singh took charge as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from
Adm. Sunil Lanba.
32. Prem Singh Tamang, alias P S Golay sworn in as the 6th Chief Minister of Sikkim by
Governor Ganga Prasad.
• Before Tamang, Pawan Chamling of Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) was the CM of
Sikkim for 25 years (longest serving time as a CM in an Indian state).

IMPORTANT DAYS
1. May Day or International Worker Day or Labour Day is observed on 1st May.
• Theme for 2019:- “United Workers for Social and Economic Advancement”.

2. World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd by United Nations.

• Theme for 2019:- “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of
Disinformation”

3. International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4 each year.

4. International Midwife Day is observed on May 5 by World Health Organization.
• Theme for 2019:- ‘Midwives: Defenders of Women's Rights’.

5. World Athletics Day was observed on May 7 by International Amateur Athletic

Federation.
6. World Asthma Day was observed on May 7 by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA).
• Theme for 2019:- “STOP for Asthma”.
• Asthma can be controlled but cannot be cured.

7. World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day celebrated on 8th May observed by
International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC).
• Theme of 2019: - #Love

8. World Thalassaemia Day is observed on May 8 every year in commemoration of all

patients with thalassaemia who never gave up despite all odds.
• Thalassaemia is a disease that affects the production of heamoglobin in blood.
• Theme for 2019: - “Universal access to quality Thalassaemia healthcare services:
Building bridges with and for patient”.
 9. The World Migratory Bird Day for 2019 is observed on May 11.
indy • It falls on the second Saturday in May and October.
• Theme for 2019 – “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!”

10. Each year on May 11, National Technology day is observed to mark technological
idf advancements of India.
• It’s the 21st anniversary of the launch of Shakti-I nuclear missile at Pokhran in 1998.

11. International Nurses Day is observed on May 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary
of Florence Nightingale (founder of Nursing as a profession) by International Council of
Nurses (ICN).
• Theme for 2019: - Nurses a voice to lead, Health for all.

12. International Day for Families is observed on May 15th.

• Theme for 2019:- Families and Climate Action.

13. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia has been observed
on May 17.
• Theme for 2019: - “Justice and Protection for All”.
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held a during this week
series of consultations to assess whether LGBTI refugees are better protected
against harm, and can they raise voice against violence and discrimination.

14. The second edition of International Day of Light was observed on 16 May 2019 by
UNESCO.
• International Day of Light appreciates role light plays in science, culture and art,
education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine,
communications, and energy.
 15. May 16 is observed as the National Dengue Day.
• Dengue is caused by the dengue virus – DENV, 1-4 serotype, which is transmitted by
the bite of female Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus).

16. World Hypertension Day is observed on May 17 by World Hypertension league (WHL).
• Theme for 2019: - Know Your Numbers
• According to the study presented at the 70th annual conference of the
Cardiological Society of India (CSI), one in five Indian adults suffers from
hypertension.

17. World Bee Day is observed on May 20 by United Nations to acknowledge the role of
info bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.
• Anton Janša, who pioneered the modern beekeeping techniques was also born on
May 20.
• Theme for 2019 :- ‘Save the Bees’

18. Anti- Terrorism Day was observed on May 21 to wean away the youth from terrorism.
• UGC has asked higher education institutions and universities to organize debates,
discussions, symposium, pledge taking ceremony and screening of films on this day.

19. World AIDS Vaccine Day/HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) is observed on May 18 by
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID).
• Purpose: - To educate people about the disease AIDS and HIV vaccines.
• HIV virus attacks immune cells known as CD4 cells which are a type of T cell (white
blood cells).

20. World Metrology Day is observed on 20 May, which commemorates anniversary of

signing of Metre Convention (also known as Treaty of Metre) on 20 May 1875 in Paris.
• The treaty aims to bring world-wide uniformity in measurement.
• Theme:- ‘International System of Units - Fundamentally better’.

21. World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development was observed on May
21 by UN.
• Theme:- ‘Celebrating Cultural Diversity’.
22. International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on May 22 by United Nations to
increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
• Theme: - 'Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health'.

23. May 23 is observed as the International Day (to End) Obsteric Fistula by UN.
• Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused
by prolonged, obstructed labour without treatment.
• In India, the data of District Level Household and Facility Survey-3 (2007-2008)
suggest:

24. International Commonwealth Day was observed on March 11, 2019 (marking the 70
years of Commonwealth) in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and
Europe.
• Theme for 2019: - “A Connected Commonwealth”.
• India observes the Commonwealth Day on May 24.
• Commonwealth Day, was earlier known as Empire Day, is the annual celebration of
the Commonwealth of Nations, often held on the second Monday in March every
year.

25. International Missing Children’s Day is observed on May 25 to raise awareness about
abducted and lost children.
• In 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan had declared May 25 as “National Missing
Children’s Day.
 • In India, “Missing and Untraced Children” were in 2016 amount to 55,625 (As per
National Crime Record Bureau’s Crime in India 2016 report).

26. World Thyroid Day is observed on May 25.

• Theme for 2019: - “The Many Faces of Thyroid Disorder”.
• According to National Centre for Biotechnology Information, about 42 million
people in India suffer from thyroid diseases as of 2011.

27. May 28 is observed as the World Hunger Day which is an initiative by The Hunger
why Project that aims to raise awareness about the 821 million people living in chronic
hunger worldwide.
• The theme for 2019 is #Sustainabilityis.

28. Every 29th May, the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), in collaboration
with the WGO Foundation (WGOF), celebrates World Digestive Health Day.
• The theme for the 2019 is ‘Early Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Cancer’.

29. International Day for Peacekeepers was observed on May 29 by UN.

why • Theme for 2019: - “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”
• 2019 marks 20th anniversary when for the first time the Security Council explicitly
mandated a peacekeeping mission (UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone) to protect civilians.

30. World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 each year.

impf • The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on "tobacco and lung health.
• Maharashtra and Rajasthan have decided to ban e-cigarettes in an attempt to
discourage nicotine addiction.
• Also, the Medical & Health Department of Rajasthan is awarded with World Health
Organization award for its contribution in the field of tobacco control.
 AWARDS
1. Raheem Sterling, English professional footballer has won the Football Writer’s
Association’s Footballer of the Year award.
2. Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the Ali Aliyev Wrestling tournament in Russia.
3. Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar has been awarded the France's highest civilian
award - Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Lgion d'Honneur.
• Reason:- For his contribution to India-France space cooperation.

4. ‘Coalgate 2.0’, which is authored by Nileena M.S. was awarded the Asian College of
Journalism’s Award for Investigative Journalism 2018.
• The article investigated the allotment of captive coal blocks in Parba East and Kanta
Basan regions of Chhattisgarh.

5. Music artist Madonna was awarded with Advocate for Change Award at the 30th
annual GLAAD Media Awards were held in New York.
• GLAAD Media Awards is conferred upon media for their fair, accurate and inclusive
representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)
community and the issues that affect their lives.

6. G D 'Robert' Govender, an Indian-origin journalist in South Africa, has been honoured

with V K Krishna Menon award 2019 in London.
• Reason: - For his outstanding contribution as a pioneer of decolonised journalism.

7. Reuters Journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone (Myanmar) shared the UNESCO /
Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2019.
• UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is conferred on World Press
Freedom Day on May 3rd.

8. Golfer Tiger Woods was awarded with USA’s highest honour- Presidential Medal of
Freedom by President Donald Trump.

9. Two Indians- Jitendra Kumar and Shikha Garg were honoured by UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres for their sacrifice in Line of Duty while contributing towards the
peacekeeping mission of the UN.
• UN honoured a total of 115 personnel (peacemakers and staff) for the same.

10. IPS officer Chhaya Sharma has been honoured with the 2019 McCain Institute Award
for Courage and Leadership who led the investigation team of Nirbhaya Case.
 11. Virat Kohli has won the ‘International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year’ award during
T the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019.
• Smriti Mandhana won the International Woman Cricketer of the Year.

12. Council of European Chambers of Commerce (CEUCC) in India and European Union (EU)
delegation will honour actor Anil Kapoor.
• Reason: - For promoting Children’s and girls’ rights in collaboration with Plan India
and the European Union.

13. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) honoured Dr Pramod
Kumar Mishra with the ‘Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction’ during the
ongoing 6th Session of ‘Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction’ (GPDRR) 2019.
• Sasakawa Award is the most prestigious award of the United Nations in the area of
Disaster Risk Management.
• Theme for 2019 Sasakawa Award:- ‘Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies’.

14. US’s Kitkit School and London's Onebillion Educational (NPO) were declared co-winners
of the XPRIZE For Global Learning award 2019 worth USD 15 million.
• Global Learning XPRIZE (launched in 2014) challenge innovators around the globe to
develop scalable solutions that enable children to teach themselves basic reading,
writing and arithmetic within 15 months.

15. Antano and Harini - Legacy Accelerators received the 'Award of Honour' from the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Reason: - For helping people to create a personal legacy in compressed time and to
change the path of their lives.

16. Sunny Pawar (aged 11) won the Best Child Actor award for Chippa at the 19th New
York Indian Film Festival.
 • Safdar Rahman has directed the coming-of-age film ‘Chippa’.
• He was shot to fame with his film ‘Lion’ directed by Australian Garth Davis in 2016.

17. Ajey Nagar (Indian YouTuber, also known as CarryMinati) has been included in the Top
10 ‘Next Generation Leaders 2019’ by Time Magazine.

18. Kapil Sharma has registered his name in the World Book of Records, London as the
most viewed stand-up comedian of India.

19. Late Jitender Kumar will be honoured with this year’s prestigious UN medal called Dag
Hammarskjöld Medal for courage and sacrifice in line of duty.

20. Late Malawian soldier Chancy Chitete will be honoured with the UN's highest
peacekeeping award- "Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage”.
• He was killed in a peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

21. Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran will be awarded with Japan's second highest

if national award called “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” for his
contributions to strengthen the strategic ties between India and Japan.
• Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum is Japan’s highest order (award).

22. National Award ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ is given every year by the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment to eminent elders and institutions who have contributed
greatly towards the cause of Elderly people.
• Given on International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) on 1st October every year.
 23. Jokha Alharthi won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize 2019 for her book
int 'Celestial Bodies'.
• She is the first female Omani author to be translated into English by American
academic Marilyn Booth (who is sharing the prize with Alharthi).

24. Former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been awarded an honorary degree
by the University of Yale.
• Greenwich Historical Society to honor Nooyi with its History in the Making Award
2019.

25. Ankur Patwardhan has won the ‘German Conference Prize’ at the 4th Green and
Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Germany.
• His project ‘Butterfly attractant for pollination and ecosystem health’ won the
second prize in the ‘Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Challenge’ at the Conference in Germany.

26. Bharti AXA Life Insurance has won the ‘Claims Excellence Award’ given by Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• Reason: - For its customer-friendly claims services, including dedicated claims
handler and one of the best claim settlement ratios, in the life insurance sector.

27. Dr. Hema Divakar has been conferred the title of ‘Global Asian of The Year 2018-19 ’ at
indy The Asian Business and Social Forum 2019 under ‘Service of the society and the Nation’
category from UAE’s Trade Promotion Director Mohammed Naser Hamdan Al Zaabi.
• Reason: - For her contributions to the health ecosystem and women healthcare.

28. Nalini Malani (aged 73) has become the first Indian to win the 7th biennial Joan Miró
Prize for 2019.
• The award is named after Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miró and carries a cash
prize of Euro 70,000 (Rs 54.5 lakh approx).
 29. Archarya Balakrishan, Patanjali Ayurved’s MD, included in the 'UNSDG 10 Most
Influential People in Healthcare’ 2019.
• 'UNSDG stands for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

30. 72th Cannes Film Festival Awards announced:-

Category
Palme d'Or Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Short Film Palme d'Or The Distance Between Us and the Sky Directed by Vasilis Kekatos

Grand Prix Mati Diop For Movie - Atlantics

Best Director Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne For Movie - The Young Ahmed
Best Actress Emily Beecham Little Joe
Best Actor Antonio Banderas Pain & Glory

31. ICMR head Balram Bhargava wins Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize 2019 for Public
Health at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva.
• Reason: - For his achievements as a clinician, innovator, researcher and trainer.
• This prize (established in 2008) is awarded in recognition of an outstanding
contribution to public health.

32. Global Sports Fan Awards 2019 award ceremony is to be held in Manchester, England
on June 14.
• From India, Sudhir Kumar Gautam (Sachin Tendulkar Fan) and Sugumar Kumar
(Virat Kohli Fan) will be receiving the award.
• 'Chacha Cricket' aka Abdul Jalil from Pakistan’s, Bangladesh's fan 'Tiger' aka Shoyab
Ali and Sri Lanka's Gayan Senanayaka are three other global recipients of this award.

33. Indian writer Annie Zaidi won the $100,000 Nine Dots Prize 2019 for her entry “Bread,

idf Cement, Cactus”.

• It is a prestigious book prize created to award innovative thinking that addresses
contemporary issues around the world.

34. Professor N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has been
conferred with the 'Lifetime Recognition Award' by the Confederation of Horticulture
Association of India for his outstanding contribution in the field of horticulture and
academic leadership.
 SPORTS
1. 1st Indian Table Tennis Marathon will be organized from 1st-5th May in Delhi by Table
Tennis Foundation TT Hall.

2. Asian Road Para-Cycling Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Divij Shah Silver
Sudhakar Marathe Bronze
Gurlal Singh Bronze

3. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has become the first Indian to be ranked among Top 25 by
ranking at 24th position in the rankings of International Table Tennis Federation.
• Women Top 5 Rankings:-

• Men’s Top 5 Rankings:-

4. Apurvi Chandela has been ranked at Number 1 in world in 10m Air Rifle event by
why International Shooting Sports Federation.
• Anjum Moudgil was ranked at the second position.
• Women’s Ranking in 10m Air Rifle:

• Men’s Ranking in 10m Air Rifle:

5. International Cricket Council has released ranking of teams for ODI, Test matches and
T20I.

6. The 8th edition Asian Youth Women Handball Championship 2019 will be held in Jaipur
from August 21 to 30.
• This is the first time Jaipur will host the event.
• Previous seven editions have been won by South Korea.

7. Asian Individual Squash Championship 2019 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• India won both the Men’s and Women’s Individual Title.
• Men’s Individual Title – Sourav Ghosal
• Women’s Individual Title – Joshna Chinappa

8. Rudrankksh Patil won a silver medal in men’s air rifle in the Grand Prix of Liberation
international shooting competition held in Plzen, Czech Republic.
Harpreet Singh Gold 25m Centre Fire Pistol
Gagan Narang and Shriyanka Sadangi Silver Mixed Air Rifle
Esha Singh and Anmol Jain bronze 10m air pistol mixed team

9. Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik won Gold medal each at the 36th Feliks Stamm
International boxing tournament concluded in Warsaw, Poland.
• India won 1 silver and 3 bronze at this tournament.
 10. Team South India has won the Street Children’s Cricket World Cup held in United
Kingdom.
• Street Children’s Cricket World Cup 2019 is the first of its kind cricket cup for street
children organized by Street Child United in the UK.

11. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has added two new categories
of awards- Women Goalkeeper of the Year and Women Team of the Year- to promote
gender equality.

12. ISCH International Shooting Competitions held in Hanover in Germany.

t Medal Player Category
Gold Anmol Jain and Annu Raj Singh Air Pistol Mixed Team
Competition
Gold Gagan Narang and Shriyanka Sadangi Air Rifle Mixed Team Competition
Silver Esha Singh and Akull Kumar 10 M Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior

13. ISSF World Cup, Shotgun is being held in Changwon, Republic of Korea.
14. Amul will sponsor Afghanistan’s team and Kent RO will sponsor Sri Lanka’s team in the
ICC cricket World Cup 2019 which will be held in England and Wales.
• Indian team is being sponsored by Chinese company-Oppo.

15. The world’s first exclusive women’s cricket magazine ‘Criczone’ was released.
inly • It is the world first magazine which features only women cricketers.

16. 17th edition of India’s most prestigious international motorsport event, Desert Storm
Rally 2019 was held in three categories Xtreme, Moto and Ndure in Rajasthan.
• Adrien Metge won the Moto, Abhishek Mishra won the Xtreme and Ankur
Chauhan won the Ndure category.

17. For the fourth time, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL Champions Title for 2019.

18. Manchester city has won the Premier League (football) title for 2019.
 19. Novak Djokovic (Number 1 ranked by ATP) won the Madrid Open Tournament
(Badminton) 2019.

20. Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix (motor race) 2019.

21. Kiki Bertens won the Madrid Open (Badminton) tournament 2019 in Women’s
category.

22. Mary Kom is participating for the first time in the 2nd edition of India Open Boxing
Tournament in Guwahati, Assam.

23. Badminton World Federation (BWF) launched a new outdoor game, AirBadminton, and
a new outdoor shuttlecock, the AirShuttle.

24. Asian Football Confederation will have for the first time an all-female referee team that
t will take charge of a men’s continental club cup clash.

25. Pakistan’s Sana Mir became the highest wicket-taking women spinner in ODI cricket by
taking the 147th wicket against South Africa in ongoing International Cricket Council
(ICC) Women’s Championship in Benoni, South Africa.

26. For the first time, all the 10 teams participating in the ICC World Cup 2019 will have an
anti-corruption officer with them throughout the course of the world cup.

27. Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and High Times Solutions (HTS)- India’s leading
sports and entertainment management company- launched CheQmate, an industry
leading lifestyle brand in India at the World Cup send-off ceremony in Gurugram.

28. Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) tied-up with HCL to improve squash in the
country.
• Under ‘HCL Squash Podium Programme’, multiple tournaments will be organised at
both the senior and junior level besides clinics for the existing coaches.

29. Badminton World Federation has launched the new sport AirBadminton and a new
format Triples in the game.
• Under Triples, each team will be made of 3 members out of which 1 should be a
woman.

30. Agnes Tirop became the first woman to win the TCS World 10K title 2019.
 • World 10K Bengaluru (known as the TCS World 10K Bengaluru for sponsorship
reasons by Tata Consultancy Services) is an annual 10 kilometres road running
competition which takes place in Bangalore, India.

31. Rafael Nadal has won the Men’s Singles in Italian Open (Badminton) tournament 2019
f held in Rome.
• Karolina Pliskova won the women’s singles at Italian Opens.

32. FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place in Qatar.

33. Juventus star striker Cristiano Ronaldo won the Italian ‘Serie A Player of the Year’
award at the Italian Open.
• After this win, Ronaldo has now won the domestic player of the year award in
England, Spain, and Italy.

34. Pakistan won the Wheelchair T20 Asia Cup 2019 held in Nepal by beating India.
35. Brook Koepka has been ranked at Number 1 in the World after winning US PGA
Championship 2019 held in New York.
36. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ranked at the top in the ICC players
ranking for ODI All-Rounders, preceding the former number 1 ranker Rashid Khan.
37. Sethu FC team has won the 3rd edition of Indian Women’s League (cricket) 2019.

38. China has won the Surdiman Cup 2019 by beating India.
• The cup (officially known as the 2019 Total BWF Sudirman Cup for sponsorship
reasons) is the biennial international badminton championship.

39. Mary Kom (51kg women) and Shivva Thapa (60 kg men) won Gold medals at the 2nd
India Open boxing tournament, held at Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi AC Indoor
Stadium in Assam.

40. Anirudh Chandrasekar and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha won title in men’s doubles in the
2019 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Pro Circuit 2 held in Kampala,
Uganda.
 • Russia's Ivan Nedelko won the men's singles title.

41. Shiva Thapar (Male), Francesca Amato (Italy, Female) won Best Boxers award at the
2nd India Open international boxing tournament in Assam.
• India has won a total of 12 Gold medals in tournaments.

42. India's Mahesh Mangaonkar has, for the 2nd time, won the Sekisui Squash Open 2019,
held in Kriens, Switzerland.
• It is his 8th Professional Squash Association (PSA) title.

43. Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes held in Monaco.

44. FIFA's imposed a lifetime ban on Marco Polo Del Nero (former head of the Brazilian
football federation (CBF)) for bribery and corruption.

45. India won 5 Gold medals and a silver medal and topped the tally at the ISSF World Cup

ivf held in Munich, Germany.

Player Event Name Medal
Apurvi Chandela 10 m air rifle Gold
Saurabh Chaudhary 10 m air pistol Gold (World Record)
Rahi Sarnobat 25 m pistol Gold
Diyansh Singh Panwar & Anjum Moudgil 10 m Air rifle (mixed) Gold
Manu Bhaker & Saurabh Chaudhary 10m air pistol (mixed) Gold
Deepak Kumar & Apurvi Chandela 10 m air rifle (Mixed) Silver
 MISCELLANEOUS
1. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has launched a comic Striker Force 7 Series where he
depicted himself as hero.
2. NASA's First Planetary Defense Technology- Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) -
will collide with Asteroid in 2022.
• The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a planetary defence mission that will
probe the impact of colliding satellite with asteroid on Earth.

3. The wildlife experts of Portugal have confirmed the first brown bear sighting in Portugal
in more than a century.
• It was spotted in the Montesinho Natural Park and Braganca commune in north-
eastern Portugal.
• Brown bears have been extinct in Portugal since the 19th century.

4. ITC Chairman, Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, passed away recently.

5. Mattewada Ajay Kumar-goldsmith and microartist- has recorded his name in Limca
Book of Records for making the smallest functional violin (20 mm in length) and
scissors made of gold.

6. NASA discovered evidence for a unique mixture of methanol, water ice, and organic
molecules on Ultima Thule's surface (the farthest world ever explored by mankind).
• Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 has been nicknamed Ultima Thule.

7. Politician, Philanthropist and Poet Karan Singh launched his book “An Examined Life,
Essays and Reflections”.
8. Nikolaus Lauda-an Austrian Formula One driver, a three-time F1 World Drivers'
Champion-has passed away at 70.
9. World’s most mysterious Voynich Manuscript- a mid-15th century medieval transcript
has finally been “partially decoded” by Dr Gerard Cheshire, from the University of
Bristol.
• The manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish-Samogitian book dealer who
purchased it in 1912.

10. NASA has discovered 18 Earth-sized exoplanets outside the solar system.
• The planets include one of the smallest known so far and another that could offer
conditions friendly to life.
• It was found out by using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and was published in the
journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

11. Earth’s oldest fungi Ourasphaira giraldae (1 billion years old), has been discovered by
the University of Liega, Belgium, in Canada.
• The research of this fossilised fungi was published in journal Nature.
• Chitin—a fibrous substance that forms on fungal cell walls- was found on that fossil.

12. Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann died at 89.

• He won Nobel Prize in 1969 for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

13. University of Chicago, U.S. have discovered water remnants belonging to the Ice Age in
the rock formation in Indian Ocean.
• The ship, the JOIDES Resolution, can extract cores of rock over a mile long from up
to three miles beneath the seafloor.

14. Binny, India’s only orangutan, has died at

Nandankanan Zoological Park in Odisha.
15. The Stone chariot Vittala temple (UNESCO World
Heritage Site) is in Hampi, Karnataka.

16. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary is in Tamil Nadu.

17. Theppakadu Elephant Camp- a tourist attraction- is
located inside the Mudumalai Wildlife Reception Centre,
Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu.
QUESTIONS
 Q.1) What are the names of the Lander [c] Shinzo
and Rover of Chandrayaan 2 respectively? [d] Purihito
[a] Vikram and Pragyan [e] None of these
[b] Bhaskar and Chandra Q.6) Asian Development Bank has agreed
[c] Vikram and Bhaskar to give Rs 30,000 for the development of
[d] Bhaskar and Vikram _______ project of India as part of its
[e] Pragyan and Chandra effort to boost urban transportation?
[a] Delhi- Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor
Q.2) What is the number of Anti- [b] Ganga Expressway
Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft [c] Bangalore- Chennai Expressway
to be constructed by Garden Reach [d] Purvanchal Expressway
Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited by [e] Amravati-Anantapur Expressway
Defence Ministry?
[a] 10 Q.7) ______ has been barred by
[b] 8 SEBI from accessing capital markets for
[c] 7 six months.
[d] 12 [a] BSE
[e] 5 [b] NSE
[c] OTC Exchange of India
Q.3) Recently, a life size Bodhisattva [d] India INX
stucco measuring 1.73 meters in height [e] None of these
and 35 cms in width has been excavated
in_____? Q.8) According to Directorate General
[a] Tamil Nadu of Commercial Intelligence and
[b] Kerala Statistics, which country is the top oil
[c] Karnataka supplier to India in 2018-19?
[d] Andhra Pradesh [a] Iran
[e] Telangana [b] Iraq
[c] Saudi Arabia
Q.4) What is the name of the new body [d] UAE
formed by Ministry of Defence to tackle [e] Venezeula
hacking attacks from Pakistan and China?
[a] Defence Cyber Security Q.9) What is the growth rate projected
[b] Defence Cyber Web by India Ratings and Research for 2019-
[c] Defence Cyber Agency 20?
[d] Defence Cyber Council [a] 6%
[e] Defence Cyber Committee [b] 7%
[c] 8.1%
Q.5) Who among the following has [d] 7.3%
stepped down as the emperor of [e] 7.1%
Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan?
[a] Naruhito Q.10) How many Banking Ombudsman
[b] Akihito offices are there in country?

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[b] 9 [c] August 1
[c] 21 [d] June 1
[d] 33 [e] May 1
[e] 25
Q.16) Anjum Moudgil is associated with
Q.11) Which company has introduced the which sport?
first of its kind keyboard to facilitate [a] Shooting
transactions? [b] Archery
[a] Paytm [c] Pool
[b] MobiKwik [d] Squash
[c] PhonePe [e] Chess
[d] AmazonPay
[e] GooglePay Q.17) What is the current ranking of
shooting acer Apurvi Chandela by ISSF?
Q.12) Bharati AXA General Insurance has [a] 1st
partnered with which company to provide [b] 11th
two insurance policy via whatsapp? [c] 17th
[a] Indiafirst Insurance [d] 23rd
[b] Exide Life Insurance [e] 30th
[c] United India Insurance
[d] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Q.18) Where will be India’s first table
[e] Wishfin tennis marathon organized?
[a] Gujarat
Q.13) Vitana- an automated insurance [b] Kerala
solution using blockchain technology to [c] Delhi
provide financial protection to pregnant [d] Haryana
women- is owned by which company? [e] Punjab
[a] UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
[b] MetLife Inc. Q.19) Who among the following has got
[c] Berkshire Hathaway Inc the silver medal at the Asian Road Para-
[d] Nippon Life Insurance Company Cycling Championship?
[e] Prudential plc [a] Divij Shah
[b] Mariyappan Thangavelu
Q.14) Which is the first Indian bank to link [c] Devendra Jhajharia
RBI’s repo rate to its deposit and lending [d] Naresh Kumar Sharma
rates? [e] Varun Singh Bhati
[a] Central Bank of India
[b] Punjab National Bank Q.20) Who among the following is the first
[c] Oriental Bank of Commerce non-British to be appointed as the the
[d] State Bank of India President of European Marlyebone Cricket
[e] Andhra Bank Club?
[a] Virat Kohli
Q.15) When is Labour Day observed? [b] Sachin Tendulkar
[a] October 1
[c] Kumar Sangakkara [c] IIT- Bombay
[d] Mashrafe Mortaza [d] IIT- Delhi
[e] Angelo Mathews [e] IIT- Kolkata

Q.21) Which country has recently signed Q.26) Sino-India trade takes place
“Sovereign Internet” Bill? between India and _____?
[a] USA [a] Myanmar
[b] India [b] Bangladesh
[c] France [c] China
[d] Russia [d] Bhutan
[e] China [e] Nepal

Q.22) Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary is Q.27) Which fighter jets are being
located in – operated by Indian Airforce from civilian
[a] Karnataka airports in Assam, Bengal and Mizoram?
[b] Tamil Nadu [a] Mikoyan MiG 29
[c] Odisha [b] HAL Tejas
[d] Bihar [c] Sukhoi SU 30
[e] Kerala [d] Dassault Mirage 2000
[e] Mikoyan MiG 21
Q.23) Which state has launched the all
women patrolling team Rani Abbakka Q.28) Which nation has, for the first time
Force to handle women and child related in the world, declared the Environment
issues? and Climate Emergency to intensify
[a] Varanasi governmental action for climate
[b] Dehradun improvement?
[c] Delhi [a] United States of America
[d] Ahmedabad [b] Venezuala
[e] Mangaluru [c] Republic of Congo
[d] South Korea
Q.24) Recently, Vice President M Venkaiah [e] United Kingdom
Naidu issued a postage stamp to
commemorate the 750th birth Q.29) What is the purpose of de-
anniversary of _______? dollarization drive?
[a] Agatsyar [a] To reduce dependence on dollar and
[b] Kabir to promote local currencies
[c] Ramanujan [b] To promote currency swaps
[d] Vallabhacharya [c] To reduce trade in dollar and to
[e] Sri Vedanta Desikan promote gold reserves
[d] To promote reserves in Euro over
Q.25) With which institute GoI has signed dollar
an MoU for a Centre of Excellence for [e] To reduce the dollar’s influence from
Waste to Wealth Technologies? the market
[a] IIT- Madras
[b] IIT- Kharagpur
Q.30) Which company has launched [e] G. Madhavan Nair
OneTouch service with Google Smart Lock
for seamless customer experience? Q.35) Which team has topped the ICC
[a] MobiKwik rankings for Test matches?
[b] Paytm [a] Australia
[c] PayPal [b] India
[d] Amazon Pay [c] Pakistan
[e] PhonePe [d] England
[e] South Africa
Q.31) Which organization is going for the
listing event in London Stock Exchange for Q.36) Where is Khaziranga National Park
Masala Bonds? situated?
[a] BOI AXA Manufacturing & [a] Maharashtra
Infrastructure Fund [b] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Muthoot Finance [c] Gujarat
[c] Canara Robeco Equity Diversified Fund [d] Assam
[d] Edelweiss Dynamic Bond Fund [e] Rajasthan
[e] Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund
Board Q.37) Mulshi Dam is located in –
[a] Karnataka
Q.32) Who has been appointed as the first [b] Uttar Pradesh
women independent board of director of [c] Jharkhand
BSE? [d] Maharashtra
[a] Arundhati Katju [e] Odisha
[b] Menaka Guruswamy
[c] Manu Swahney Q.38) Ministry of Defence has cleared
[d] M Jayashree Vyas Indian Navy's procurement deal with
[e] Padmaja Alaganandan Russia for 10 ____ Airborne Early Warning
and Control choppers?
Q.33) When is World Press Freedom Day [a] Kamov-31
observed? [b] MiG 21
[a] May 3 [c] Mirage 2000
[b] September 3 [d] Global 5000
[c] June 15 [e] Antonov An-32
[d] August 14
[e] January 11 Q.39) What is the name of series of ISRO’s
first all-weather observation satellites?
Q.34) Who has [a] INSAT
been conferred with France’s Highest Civili [b] Bhaskara
an Honour for contribution towards India- [c] APPLE
France space cooperation? [d] Cartosat
[a] K Sivan [e] RISAT
[b] A S Kiran Kumar
[c] Shailesh Nayak Q.40) Which act is replaced by Gujarat
[d] K. Radhakrishnan Shops and
Establishments (Regulation of [e] Section20
Employment and Conditions of Service)
Act, 2019? Q.44) Who among the following has been
[a] Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act recently included as Member of the
of 1870 Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance
[b] Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act Commission?
of 1955 [a] Arvind Subramanian
[c] Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act [b] Krishnamurthy Subramanian
of 1948 [c] Raghuram Rajan
[d] Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act [d] Arvind Viramani
of 1960 [e] Rakesh Mohan
[e] Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act
of 1988 Q.45) When is Coal Miner’s Day observed?
[a] May 4
Q.41) Global Registry of Violent Deaths- a [b] September 17
new database to count deaths caused by [c] August 23
all forms of violence across the world has [d] October 11
been released by which organization? [e] January 27
[a] Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI) Q.46) Which among the following has
[b] United Nations Security Council been awarded with the Asian College of
[c] Group of 8 (G8) Journalism’s Award for Investigative
[d] North Atlantic Treaty Organization Journalism 2018?
(NATO) [a] Politics of Jugaad: A Coalition
[e] International Criminal Tribunal Handbook
[b] Solo
Q.42) With which company has Vodafone [c] Coalgate 2.0
Idea Ltd. signed a five-year multi-million- [d] The God of Small Things
dollar IT outsourcing deal for partnership [e] None of the Above
in domains like cloud, AI and IoT?
[a] Google Inc Q.47) Which Indian city will host the Asian
[b] TCS Youth Women Handball Championship
[c] Microsoft 2019?
[d] IBM [a] Jaipur
[e] Intel [b] Odisha
[c] Karnataka
Q.43) Under which section of the Payment [d] Punjab
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 has RBI [e] Madhya Pradesh
imposed penalties on five Prepaid
Payment Instrument (PPI) issuers for Q.48) What is the purpose for IIT-Kanpur
violation of regulatory norms? and e-Governance Services India Limited
[a] Section 80 recent partnership?
[b] Section 30 [a] To upscale Deen Dayal Upadhyay
[c] Section 60 Grameen Kaushal Yojna
[d] Section 50
[b] To upscale Roshni: Skill Development [e] Assam
Scheme for Tribals
[c] To upscale Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna Q.53) Who will head the 7-member high-
[d] To upscale National Rural Livelihood level expert committee formed by
Mission Department of Personnel and Training to
[e] To upscale Unnat Bharat Abhiyan examine various aspects of the
recommendation of 7th Central Pay
Q.49) Recently, a survey conducted Commission on Non-Functional
by Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation Upgradation?
found over 300 nests of which [a] Ratan P. Watal
endangered species in the Pakkamalai [b] Piyush Goyal
Reserve Forests near Gingee? [c] Arun Jaitely
[a] Great Indian Bustard [d] Subhash Chandra Garg
[b] Grizzled Giant Squirrel [e] P K Sinha
[c] Nilgiri Tahr
[d] Lion Tail Macaque Q.54) Which organization has launched an
[e] Asiatic Lion action plan ‘Healthy Oceans and
Sustainable Blue Economies’ worth $5
Q.50) Zero Pendency Courts Projects has Billion for the Asia and Pacific region?
been initiated by _____? [a] Asian Development Bank
[a] Karnataka High Court [b] Shanghai Cooperation Organization
[b] Delhi High Court [c] BRICS
[c] Andhra Pradesh High Court [d] World Bank
[d] Rajasthan High Court [e] International Maritime Organization
[e] Madras High Court
Q.55) How many species have been
Q.51) On which country has Ministry of estimated at the risk of extinction
Finance imposed an anti-dumping duty of by Intergovernmental Science-Policy
$1,633.17 per tonne on the import of Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem
saccharine? Services in its Global Assessment report?
[a] Malaysia [a] 1 Million
[b] Indonesia [b] 6 Million
[c] Sychelles [c] 4 Million
[d] Britain [d] 3 Million
[e] USA [e] None of the Above

Q.52) Which state has recorded the Q.56) What is the name of Japan’s first
highest Maternal Mortality Rate according privately built rocket launched by
to the Sample Registration System’s aerospace startup Interstellar
special bulletin 2018 on ‘Maternal Technology?
Mortality in India 2014-16’? [a] Opel RAK. 1
[a] Kerala [b] Korolyov RP-318
[b] Tamil Nadu [c] Bisnovat 5
[c] Andhra Pradesh [d] Momo-3
[d] Maharashtra
[e] EZ Rocket [d] Nagarhole National Park
[e] Mudumalai National Park
Q.57) In Which corporate travel
management startup Q.62) ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is under the
has MakeMyTrip acquired a majority stake Minsitry of –
for extension of its service offerings to [a] Ministry of Home Affairs
large corporates travel requirements? [b] Ministry of HRD
[a] goMowgli [c] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[b] Tripoto [d] Ministry of Skill Development
[c] Quest2Travel [e] Ministry of Women and Child
[d] Nearify Development
[e] AudioCompass
Q.63) Which company has been tasked to
Q.58) Who has been appointed as the develop a National Skills Registry
head coach of India’s Volleyball team for a for Ministry of Skill Development and
period of 5 months, to guide team for Entrepreneurship?
Asian Championship 2019? [a] Intel Corp.
[a] Sunil Chhetri [b] Dell Technologies
[b] Cyrus Poncha [c] Tata Consultancy Services
[c] Dragan Mihailovic [d] IBM Company
[d] Lee Min Sung [e] Infosys
[e] Graham Reid
Q.64) IBSAMAR is the joint trilateral naval
Q.59) Which organization observes exercise between ______ countries?
the International Midwife Day? [a] India, Malaysia, Indonesia
[a] World Health Organization [b] India, China, Brazil
[b] United Nations [c] India, Brazil, Indonesia
[c] UNICEF [d] India, Brazil, South Africa
[d] International Confederation of [e] India, Australia, Brazil
Midwives
[e] CARE Foundation Q.65) Which ministry had launched
the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana?
Q.60) Sourav Ghosal is associated with [a] Ministry of Finance
which sport? [b] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[a] Snooker [c] Ministry of Home Affairs
[b] Chess [d] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[c] Tennis [e] Ministry of Power
[d] Squash
[e] Archery Q.66) What is the name of recently
inducted Scorpene-class submarine under
Q.61) Theppakadu Elephant Camp is Project 75?
located inside the ______? [a] INS Kalvari
[a] Corbett National Park [b] INS Sindhughosh
[b] Ranthambore National Park [c] INS Arighat
[c] Bandipur National Park
[d] INS Karanj [a] H-2B
[e] INS Vela [b] H-1B
[c] B-1
Q.67) Which organization has initiated the [d] A1-2
‘Honey Mission’ to promote beekeeping? [e] G1-4
[a] Khadi and Village Industries
Commission Q.72) What is the name of the laser
[b] Department of Promotion of Industry weapons system used by USA to shoot
and Internal Trade down multiple missiles while in flight?
[c] Department of Agricultural [a] ADEN
Cooperation and Farmer Welfare [b] LASER
[d] Both A and B [c] SHiELD
[e] Both A and C [d] LIGHT
[e] AIM-47 Falcon
Q.68) Where is Rajaji Tiger Reserve
located? Q.73) Which bank has been recently
[a] Uttarakhand downgraded by ICRA ratings?
[b] Karnataka [a] HDFC Bank
[c] Madhya Pradesh [b] Axis Bank
[d] Assam [c] ICICI Bank
[e] Meghalaya [d] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[e] Yes Bank
Q.69) What does ‘H’ stands for in ‘GRIHA’
initiative adopted by Ministry of New and Q.74) Who have been appointed as the
Renewable Energy to ‘rate’ a building on First official brand Ambassadors of
the degree of its 'greenness'? Flipkart owned Myntra?
[a] House [a] Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
[b] Habitat [b] Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone
[c] Home [c] Nick Jones and Priyanka Chopra
[d] Haven [d] Abhishek Bachhan and Aishwarya Rai
[e] Household [e] Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt

Q.70) Which of the following is the Q.75) Which ministry confers the Padma
Commercial Resupply Service mission to Bhushan awards?
the International Space Station of SpaceX? [a] Ministry of Human Resource
[a] Voyager 1 Development
[b] Pioneer Program [b] Ministry of Home Affairs
[c] CRS-17 [c] Ministry of Women and Child
[d] Hubble Space Telescope Development
[e] WMAP [d] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[e] None of these
Q.71) Which of the following is a
commercial visa which allows foreign Q.76) Gaurav Solanki is associated with
workers to temporarily work in USA in which sport?
non-farm sector? [a] Squash
[b] Wrestling [d] Somasila Dam
[c] Shot-Put [e] Salal Dam
[d] Boxing
[e] Athletics Q.82) Which company is going to roll out
the ‘Women Assist Program’
Q.77) Where is Sanjay Gandhi National to provide breakdown related solutions to
Park situated? women drivers?
[a] Maharashtra [a] Maruti Suzuki
[b] Gujarat [b] Tata Motors
[c] Odisha [c] Mahindra and Mahindra
[d] Assam [d] Ashok Leyland
[e] Jammu and Kashmir [e] Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Q.78) Which insect among the following Q.83) RBI has raised the housing loans
primarily feeds on maize that has affected limit of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and
Telangana and Mizoram areas? Small Finance Banks (SFBs) to ___ lakh in
[a] Lesser grain borer metropolitans and ___ lakh in other
[b] Granary weevil centres for individuals to become eligible
[c] Angoumois grain moth under priority sector lending respectively?
[d] Drugstore beetle [a] 55 and 20 Lakhs
[e] Fall Armyworm [b] 45 and 30 Lakhs
[c] 65 and 39 Lakhs
Q.79) Where is Nandankanan Zoological [d] 85 and 70 Lakhs
Park situated? [e] 95 and 50 Lakhs
[a] Odisha
[b] Bengal Q.84) Recently, ‘India Inbound Tourism:
[c] Assam Unlocking the Opportunities’ report
[d] Mizoram by FICCI and Yes Bank states that India’s
[e] Tripura tourism sector would grow at ___ p.a. by
2029?
Q.80) According to World Health [a] 6.7%
Organization’s report Global status report [b] 7.7%
on road safety, India loses around ___ [c] 8.1%
people due to road traffic crash? [d] 9%
[a] 10 lakh [e] 11.1%
[b] 1.5 lakh
[c] 8 lakh Q.85) What is the name of the database
[d] 3 lakh where 36% of companies registered could
[e] 20 lakh not be traced or were wrongly classified,
according to National Sample Survey
Q.81) Which of the following is the highest Office’s study?
dam of India? [a] MCA-21
[a] Nagarjun Sagar Dam [b] MCA-6
[b] Tehri Dam [c] MCA-9
[c] Srisailam Dam [d] MCA-11
[e] MCA-10 Q.90) When is World Asthma Day
observed?
Q.86) With which company has Canada [a] May 7
Pension Plan Investment Board signed a [b] April 18
pact to set up India’s first renewable [c] June 29
energy-focused Infrastructure Investment [d] March 16
Trust? [e] July 11
[a] Adani Group
[b] Piramal Enterprises Q.91) Who has been recently awarded
[c] ArcelorMittal with USA’s highest Honor- Presidential
[d] Reliance Infrastructure Limited Medal of Freedom?
[e] GMR Infrastructure Limited [a] Cristiano Ronaldo
[b] Bobby Charlton
Q.87) Which of the following company has [c] Lionel Messi
recently launched its own fully-managed [d] Tiger Woods
Azure Blockchain Service to allow [e] None of the above
businesses to create their own application
on this cloud-based platform? Q.92) Who is the winner of Street
[a] Amazon Children’s Cricket World Cup 2019?
[b] Google [a] Myanmar
[c] Microsoft [b] Bangladesh
[d] Falcom [c] India
[e] Blockstream [d] England
[e] Sri Lanka
Q.88) Who has been appointed as the
director of the feature film on the life and Q.93) Which of the following sentence is
works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur TRUE about the new category
Rahman, co-produced by India and awards- Women Goalkeeper of the Year
Bangladesh? and Women Team of the Year- added by
[a] Sanjay Leela Bhansali FIFA?
[b] Shoojit Sarkar [a] The awards are to promote women’s
[c] Rajkumar Hirani participation in the game
[d] Neeraj Pandey [b] The awards are to honor female
[e] Shyam Benegal contributions in the football
[c] The awards are to promote gender
Q.89) Who among the following have equality
been awarded with UNESCO/Guillermo [d] The awards are to promote women
Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2019? empowerment in football fraternity
[a] Benito Mussolini [e] The awards symbolises disapproval of
[b] Kyaw Soe Oo gender discrimination
[c] Wa Lone
[d] Both A and B Q.94) With which country’s ISE Foods
[e] Both B and C company has India signed an MoU for
setting up two processing units in Gujarat
and
Telangana each to improve conditions of Q.98) Tirupati Gangamma Jatara is the
poultry farming? folk festival of which state?
[a] Myanmar [a] Kerala
[b] Indonesia [b] Telangana
[c] Japan [c] Karnataka
[d] USA [d] Andhra Pradesh
[e] Spain [e] Odhisha

Q.95) What is the objective of the MoU Q.99) Where will be the 4th Serendipity
signed between Rajasthan ILD Skill Arts Festival organized?
University and Rajasthan Electronics and [a] Andhra Pradesh
Instruments Ltd.? [b] Madhya Pradesh
[a] To provide skill development to urban [c] Goa
youth [d] Maharashtra
[b] To provide skill development to rural [e] Assam
youth
[c] To provide skill development to Q.100) Which state is the first state to
women in urban areas have a pit viper being named after it?
[d] To provide skill development to [a] Mizoram
women in rural areas [b] Meghalaya
[e] To provide skill development to [c] Tripura
physically challenged people [d] Arunachal Pradesh
[e] Nagaland
Q.96) With which institution has
Government of Maharashtra signed an Q.101) Where is International Spy
MoU to provide vocational programme Museum located?
to Health Service Providers of National [a] India
Health Mission? [b] France
[a] National Institute of Open Schooling [c] England
[b] Central Board of Secondary Education [d] France
[c] Indira Gandhi National Institute of [e] USA
Open Learning
[d] Nalanda Open University Q.102) Joint Comprehensive Plan of
[e] Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Action is an agreement between UN
security council’s 5 permanent members +
Q.97) Which of the following ministry has 1 _____ and Iran to limit the uranium
put an end to the local adverse lists also enrichment programme of Iran?
known as ‘Black Lists’ of Indian-origin [a] Argentina
people? [b] Germany
[a] Ministry of Corporate Affairs [c] Cuba
[b] Ministry of Home Affairs [d] Brazil
[c] Ministry of Commerce and Industry [e] Czech Republic
[d] Ministry of Finance
[e] None of the Above
Q.103) Which country has passed the Q.108) Who among the following has won
‘Anti-Fake News’ bill? the gold medal in the Air Pistol Mixed
[a] Malaysia Team Junior Competition which was held
[b] China in Hanover in Germany?
[c] North Korea [a] Ankur Mittal and Tejaswini Sawant
[d] Singapore [b] Esha Singh and Akull Kumar
[e] Indonesia [c] Anmol Jain and Annu Raj
[d] Manu Baker and Sanjeev Rajput
Q.104) Which of the following airlines [e] Deepak Kumar and Saniya Sheikh
company has flown world’s first zero- Q.109) Who among the following has won
waste commercial flight? the gold medal in the Air Rifle Mixed Team
[a] SpiceJet Airways Competition which was held in Hanover in
[b] Qantas Airways Germany?
[c] Ethiad Airways [a] Gagan Narang and Shriyanka Sadangi
[d] Cathay Pacific [b] Abhinav Bindra and Manu Baker
[e] Korean Air [c] Sanjeev Rajput and Saniya Sheikh
[d] Ankur Mittal and Annu Rah
Q.105) Which company has acquired a [e] Deepak Kumar and Tejaswini Sawant
100% stake in British toy major - Hamleys
shop? Q.110) Where is Wayanad Wildlife
[a] Reliance Brands Sanctuary located?
[b] Tata Group [a] Uttarakhand
[c] [Link] [b] Kerala
[d] Apple Inc. [c] Madhya Pradesh
[e] Walmart [d] Orissa
[e] Andhra Pradesh
Q.106) Who has been appointed as the
Head of Marketing for India and South Q.111) Where is Mt. Makalu located in
Asia of Visa Card? Mahalangur Himalayas between the
[a] Piramal Ghosh borders of _____ and _____?
[b] Sujatha V Kumar [a] China and India
[c] Padma Sharma [b] Nepal and India
[d] Suresh Ghosal [c] Nepal and China
[e] None of the above [d] Nepal and Bhutan
[e] Bhutan and India
Q.107) Who among the following has
been re-elected in the UN’s International Q.112) Who among the following is the
Narcotics Control Board? recipient of the honour given by UN
[a] Jagjit Pavadia Secretary General Antonio Guterres for
[b] Jagjit Sharma their sacrifice in Line of Duty?
[c] Jagjit Goswamy [a] Bhushan Kumar and Pritika Sehgal
[d] Jagjit Punia [b] Vinod Chaubey and Hemant Karkare
[e] Jagjit Singhal [c] Ashok Kamte and Vijay Salaskar
[d] Jitendra Kumar and Shikha Singh
[e] All of the above [e] Kim Jong Un

Q.113) Where is the Pobitora Wildlife Q.118) What is the name of the database
Sanctuary located? where 36% of companies registered could
[a] Tripura not be traced or were wrongly classified,
[b] Kerala according to National Sample Survey
[c] Arunachal Pradesh Office’s study?
[d] Assam [a] MCA-21
[e] Bihar [b] MCA-6
[c] MCA-9
Q.114) Which of the following Indian [d] MCA-11
naval ships have participated in the [e] MCA-10
recent joint navy exercise between United
States, Japan and Phillipines in the South Q.119) Which country has the largest tiger
China Sea? population?
[a] INS Arihant and INS Vishal [a] China
[b] INS Viraat and INS Vela [b] India
[c] INS Delhi and INS Talwar [c] Russia
[d] INS Kolkata and INS Shakti [d] Indonesia
[e] INS Shiwalik and INS Vikramaditya [e] Malaysia

Q.115) With which country has India Q.120) “India for Humanity” Initiative has
signed an agreement to export chilli been launched by which ministry?
meals? [a] Ministry of External Affairs
[a] China [b] Ministry of Finance
[b] Myanmar [c] Ministry of Home Affairs
[c] Bangaldesh [d] Ministry of Defence
[d] Bhutan [e] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[e] Nepal
Q.121) What is the purpose of
Q.116) Indian Army has designated ‘2019’ International Food and Beverages Alliance
as the year of ____? (IFBA) and World Health Organization’s
[a] Year of Next of Kin partnership?
[b] Year of Army Soldiers [a] To eliminate trans fats from global
[c] Year of Border Safety Mission food supply by 2023
[d] Year of Cease Fire [b] To eliminate methylimidazole from
[e] Year of Army Veterans beverages by 2022
[c] To eliminate malnutrition in children in
Q.117) Who is the second most followed least developed countries by 2023
politician on social media platforms [d] To eliminate Bisphenol-A (BPA) from
according to SEMrush’s report 2019? processes food by 2024
[a] Barack Obama [e] To eliminate rodent bacteria in
[b] Valdimir Putin processed foods by 2025
[c] Donald Trump
[d] Narendra Modi
Q.122) What is the name of the world’s sales customer-wise among other
first dengue vaccine? services?
[a] Denguevaxia [a] BharatPe
[b] Dengevaxia [b] MobiKwik
[c] Dengvaxia [c] Paytm
[d] Danguevaxe [d] PhonePe
[e] Dengue vax [e] CashKaro

Q.123) Which organization is aiming to Q.127) Which bank is going to use

establish database - Global Registry of Talocity’s touchless technology in
Violent Deaths? performing its Human Resource
[a] World Bank operation?
[b] Global Peace Foundation [a] Indian Overseas Bank
[c] SIPRI [b] HSBC Bank
[d] Organisation for the Prohibition of [c] Standard Chartered Bank
Chemical Weapons [d] Yes Bank
[e] None of these [e] Axis Bank

Q.124) Which country has launched Q.128) Which company has launched
‘Global Health Security Strategy’ to the free open source software
combat biological threats and pandemic development Kit called “ElectionGuard” to
(epidemics) diseases from spreading US as enable verifiable and just elections?
well as between other countries? [a] Dell Technologies
[a] USA [b] Microsoft
[b] England [c] Intel Corporation
[c] France [d] HCL Technologies
[d] Spain [e] Apple Inc.
[e] Philippines
Q.129) Who has been appointed as the
Q.125) Ministry of Corporate Affairs has new head coach for the Indian football
set the threshold limits for filing class team?
action suits which states that member or [a] Cyrus Poncha
members representing ____ per cent of [b] Graham Reid
the total members of a company can file a [c] Igor Stimac
class action lawsuit? [d] Victor Manjila
[a] 3% [e] Peter Vales
[b] 7%
[c] 5% Q.130) Which Indian judge has been
[d] 6% recently appointed as a member of the
[e] 10% Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral
Tribunal?
Q.126) Which company has launched a [a] Justice S.A. Bobde
new app through which the merchant can [b] Justice N.V. Ramana
digitally record their cash/credit (Udhar) [c] Justice Arun K. Mishra
[d] Justice K.S. Radhakrishna
[e] Justice R. Banumathi Q.136) Where has the first ever ice café of
India been built?
Q.131) What is the theme for Global Road [a] Kullu Manali
Safety Week 2019 observed between May [b] Mount Abu
06 to 12, 2019? [c] Ladakh
[a] Safety for Family [d] SiaChen
[b] Live life with safety [e] None of the Above
[c] Safe and Clean drive
[d] Leadership for road safety Q.137) The government has prohibited
[e] None of these import of second-hand or refurbished
electronics and IT goods without
Q.132) Which company will sponsor the registration with the _____?
Indian team in the ICC cricket world cup? [a] Department for Promotion of Industry
[a] Oppo Company and Internal Trade
[b] Amul Company [b] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
[c] Dabur Pvt. Ltd. Customs
[d] Kent RO [c] Directorate General of Foreign Trade
[e] Dream 11 [d] Bureau of Indian Standards
[e] All of the Above
Q.133) Which of the following was the
first country to approve “Dengvaxia”? Q.138) Which of the following has
[a] USA developed a microprocessor called ‘AJIT’,
[b] Mexico the first to be conceptualised, designed,
[c] Canada developed and manufactured in India?
[d] Philippines [a] IIT- Mangalore
[e] Vietnam [b] IIT-Madras
[c] IIT- Delhi
Q.134) Where has the 30-member all [d] IIT-Hyderabad
women Anti-Naxal Commando Unit called [e] IIT- Bombay
'Danteshwari Ladake' been deployed?
[a] Chhattisgarh Q.139) What is the name of the attack
[b] West Bengal helicopters being handed over to Indian
[c] Madhya Pradesh Air Force by US Boeing?
[d] Maharashtra [a] Apache Guardian
[e] Jharkhand [b] AEW&CS
[c] SEPECAT Jaguar
Q.135) What is the rank of the Rajiv [d] EMB-145
Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad [e] Beriev A-50
in the survey conducted by AirHelp?
[a] 11th Q.140) As per the report ‘Sand and
[b] 10th Sustainability: finding new solutions for
[c] 8th environmental governance of global sand
[d] 23th resources‘ which countries are on the top
[e] 20th of the list
where illegal sand mining has become a
key environmental issue? Q.145) Which country has recorded
[a] Bhutan and Nepal the first ever case of “monkey pox virus”?
[b] India and China [a] Vietnam
[c] Myanmar and Thailand [b] Singapore
[d] Singapore and Indonesia [c] Myanmar
[e] South Korea and Mongolia [d] Malaysia
[e] Bhutan
Q.141) Recently, Konkan Railways
Corporation Ltd has signed a contract Q.146) What is the name of Japan’s
agreement with Department of Railways fastest ever bullet train?
of ____ to supply two 1600 HP DEMU [a] Sakura
train sets? [b] Toki
[a] Bhutan [c] ALFA-X
[b] China [d] Nasuno
[c] Nepal [e] Nozomi
[d] Singapore
[e] Sri Lanka Q.147) After UK, which country has
become the second country to announce
Q.142) Where will World Trade climate emergency?
Organisation (WTO) Ministerial meeting of [a] Republic of South Sudan
developing countries be held? [b] Republic of Korea
[a] Jaipur [c] Republic of Congo
[b] Chennai [d] Republic of Ireland
[c] Bangalore [e] None of the Above
[d] New Delhi
[e] Mumbai Q.148) Who has been appointed as the
new President of the United Nations
Q.143) Which company has launched the General Assembly?
world’s first highest resolution image [a] Tijjani Mohammad Bande
sensor of 64 megapixels? [b] William Ross
[a] Oneplus [c] Samuel Gilbert
[b] Apple [d] Rose Hillery
[c] Gionee [e] None of the Above
[d] Lenovo
[e] Samsung Q.149) Who among the Bollywood
fraternity has been selected among the 17
Q.144) Where will United Nations General Sustainable Development Goal advocates
Assembly’s (UNGA) Ocean Conference committed to the pursuit of 17 goals of
2020 be held? SDG?
[a] Portugal [a] John Abraham
[b] Spain [b] Akshay Kumar
[c] Germany [c] Priyanka Chopra
[d] Italy [d] Arjun Rampal
[e] Romania [e] Dia Mirza
 [e] Rajasthan
Q.150) When is World Migratory Day
observed? Q.155) Mongolia is expected to sign a pact
[a] May 11 with ___ for the construction of
[b] June 11 Mongolia’s first petrochemical refinery?
[c] April 11 [a] China
[d] September 11 [b] Bhutan
[e] December 11 [c] Nepal
[d] South Korea
Q.151) What is the name of the world’s [e] India
first exclusive women’s cricket magazine?
[a] Femina Q.156) Where has the Lecanorchis
[b] Criczone taiwaniana – one of the India’s smallest
[c] Verve orchids in terms of size and blooming
[d] Elle duration- been found?
[e] Sananda [a] Meghalaya
[b] Mizoram
Q.152) Where is Montesinho Natural Park [c] Assam
located? [d] Tripura
[a] Spain [e] Nagaland
[b] Russia
[c] Portugal Q.157) Where is the meeting of the 22
[d] USA developing countries to discuss the urgent
[e] Italy appointment of judges to the Appellate
Body of the WTO?
Q.153) Which state has prepared the [a] Punjab
Orange Book for Disaster Management [b] New Delhi
and Monsoon Preparedness and [c] Mumbai
Emergency Response Plan to tackle [d] Chennai
disasters effectively? [e] Bangalore
[a] Odisha
[b] Andhra Pradesh Q.158) Faculty Improvement Programme
[c] Tamil Nadu has been launched under which
[d] Kerala institution?
[e] Karnataka [a] CBSE
[b] NIOS
Q.154) Which of the following state is [c] AICTE
facing a shortage of doctors according to [d] UGC
WHO paper titled ‘Forecasting the future [e] None of the Above
need and gaps in requirements for public
health professionals in India upto 2026’? Q.159) Where did the joint conventions-
[a] Delhi Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam
[b] Kerala Convention and Basel Convention 2019
[c] Punjab take place?
[d] Gujarat
[a] Switzerland [c] Third
[b] Italy [d] Fourth
[c] Germany [e] Fifth
[d] Romania
[e] Paris Q.165) Which team has retained the
Premier League title for 2019?
Q.160) Who among the following have [a] Barcelona
topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2019? [b] Manchester City
[a] David and Simon Reuben [c] Liverpool
[b] Sir Jim Ratcliff [d] Manchester United
[c] Kirsten and Jon Rausing [e] West Ham United
[d] Alisher Usamanov
[e] Hinduja Brothers Q.166) Who has recently registered his
name for preparing smallest ever
Q.161) What is the percentage of rise in functional violin and scissors?
the mobile wallet-based transactions in [a] M F Hussain
March 2019? [b] Jamini Roy
[a] 12 [c] D P Roy Chowdhary
[b] 5 [d] Sankho Chaudhari
[c] 8 [e] Mattewada Ajay Kumar
[d] 9
[e] 11 Q.167) Where is Ujjani Dam located on
which river?
Q.162) When is the International Nurses [a] Yamuna River
Day observed? [b] Gomti River
[a] May 23 [c] Cauvery River
[b] May 28 [d] Bhima River
[c] May 12 [e] Chambal River
[d] May 4
[e] May 31 Q.168) What is the name of the high-
speed expendable aerial target (HEAT)
Q.163) Who has been awarded the 2019 that has been developed by DRDO?
McCain Institute Award for Courage and [a] Bhaskara
Leadership? [b] Vikram
[a] Payal Verma [c] Surya
[b] Chhaya Sharma [d] Abhyas
[c] Neela Bhaskar [e] Chandra
[d] Mithali Jain
[e] Parul Chaturvedi Q.169) Which country has been chosen as
the co-chair of Global Facility for Disaster
Q.164) This was for the ______ time that Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the
Mumbai Indians won the IPL Champions fiscal year 2020?
Title. [a] China
[a] First [b] Japan
[b] Second [c] Cuba
[d] Laos [a] RBI
[e] India [b] SEBI
[c] Ministry of HRD
Q.170) In which state has a new non- [d] Indian Space and Research
venomous ‘rain loving’ snake species Organization
called Smithophis Atemporalis been [e] None of the Above
found?
[a] Arunachal Pradesh Q.175) Which animal will become the first
[b] Mizoram in the country to have all its members
[c] Tripura DNA sequenced?
[d] Nagaland [a] Rhinoceros
[e] Assam [b] Royal Bengal Tiger
[c] Asiatic Lion
Q.171) Who among the following is the [d] Leopard
India’s first female pilot to fly solo across [e] Sambar Deer
the Atlantic Ocean in a Light Sport Aircraft
(LSA)? Q.176) Tangshan and Suzhou are the
[a] Anny Divya missile destroyers of which country?
[b] Bhawna Kanth [a] Japan
[c] Aarohi Pandit [b] Russia
[d] Durba Banerjee [c] India
[e] Avani Chaturvedi [d] China
[e] North Korea
Q.172) Which institution have for the first
time sequenced the entire genome of the Q.177) Polydiketoenamine(PDK)- the
Asiatic Lion? 100% recyclable plastic has been
[a] IIT- Mysore developed by which country?
[b] National Academy of Sciences [a] USA
[c] AIIMS [b] China
[d] CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular [c] Brazil
Biology [d] Argentina
[e] None of the Above [e] Canada

Q.173) Which department or organization Q.178) Who among the following has
has launched the MANAV: Human Atlas created the world’s smallest pixels that
Initiative to map every single tissue of could be used for new types of large-scale
human body? flexible displays?
[a] National Centre for Cell Science [a] University of Oxford
[b] Institute of Life Sciences [b] Stanford University
[c] National Brain Research Centre [c] University of Cambridge
[d] National Institute of Immunology [d] Harvard University
[e] Department of Biotechnology [e] California Institute of Technology

Q.174) Yuvika- Yuva Vigyani Karyakaram Q.179) Where has the ASEAN Defense
has been launched by____? Ministers'
Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Maritime Security Q.184) Draft on Personal Data Protection
Field Training Exercise been concluded? Bill is being prepared by ____?
[a] Singapore [a] Ministry of Commerce
[b] Malaysia [b] Ministry of Finance
[c] Philippines [c] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[d] Indonesia [d] Ministry of External Affairs
[e] Cambodia [e] None of the Above

Q.180) Where is Conference on Dialogue Q.185) What is the growth rate estimated
of Asian Civilizations being organized? by Standard Chartered’s head of Thematic
[a] Nepal Research, Madhur Jha and Global Chief
[b] Thailand economist David Mann in their research
[c] India note for South Asian countries?
[d] China [a] 10%
[e] Philippines [b] 11%
[c] 5%
Q.181) Which of the following banks has [d] 7%
announced the Rs 500 crores funds to [e] 23%
promote agriculture, food and rural-
focused startups? Q.186) Which of the following company
[a] Reserve bank of India has launched the first ever ‘zero forex
[b] EXIM Bank mark-up’ card to make the travelling
[c] NABARD abroad cost-effective with zero exchange
[d] NHB premium?
[e] None of the Above [a] Bharati AXA General Insurance
[b] Pine Labs
Q.182) Which of the following has [c] NiYo
proposed an application to aid visually [d] LendingKart
impaired persons in identifying Indian [e] InCred Finance
currency notes?
[a] NPCI Q.187) Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur has
[b] SEBI been appointed to the Non-resident panel
[c] GOI of the Supreme Court of _______.
[d] RBI [a] Philippines
[e] Both c and d [b] Papua New Guinea
[c] Fiji
Q.183) The proposed Universal Debt Relief [d] Palau
scheme is a loan waiver constituted by [e] Marshall Islands
Ministry for Corporate Affairs for _____?
[a] Power Companies Q.188) Who has been appointed as the
[b] Railway Department new chairman of ITC company?
[c] MSMEs [a] Sanjiv Suri
[d] Technology companies [b] Sanjiv Sharma
[e] None of the Above [c] Sanjiv Gupta
[d] Sanjiv Puri Q.194) Where is Pobitora Wildlife
[e] Sanjiv Ghosal Sanctuary located?
[a] Uttar Pradesh
Q.189) Who is the the first woman to be [b] Kerala
appointed as a match referee at the [c] Tamil Nadu
International Cricket Council (ICC)? [d] Assam
[a] GS Lakshmi [e] West Bengal
[b] GS Subhalaxmi
[c] GS Narayani Q.195) India has joined the group sail
[d] GS Hiramani exercise being carried out by ___, ___ and
[e] GS Krishna ___ in the South China Sea?
Q.190) What is the theme for 2019 [a] US, China, Japan
International Day for Families? [b] US, Philippines, Japan
[a] Families and Life [c] Philippines, China, Vietnam
[b] Families and Sanitation [d] Russia, China, Australia
[c] Families and Gender Equality [e] Russia, Cuba, China
[d] Families and No Poverty
[e] Families and Climate Action Q.196) Which state observes the Thrissur
Pooram festival?
Q.191) Who has won the Madrid Open [a] Kerala
(Badminton) tournament 2019 in [b] Nagaland
Women’s category? [c] Mizoram
[a] Maria Sharapova [d] Telangana
[b] Kiki Bertens [e] Andhra Pradesh
[c] Wang Yihan
[d] Viktor Axelsen Q.197) LTTE- was a Tamil militant and
[e] Carolina Marin political organization- belongs to which
country?
Q.192) Who among the following has won [a] Sri Lanka
the International Cricketer and Batsman [b] Malaysia
of the Year’ award for 2019? [c] Thailand
[a] Rishabh Pant [d] Myanmar
[b] Cheteshwar Pujara [e] Indonesia
[c] Virat Kohli
[d] Rohit Sharma Q.198) What is the name of the joint
[e] Kuldip Yadav exercise of the Indian Army, Navy and Air
Force?
Q.193) Where is Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) [a] Abhyas
dam located? [b] Karma
[a] Karnataka [c] Striker
[b] Uttarakhand [d] Bull Strike
[c] Punjab [e] SIMBEX
[d] Andhra Pradesh
[e] Maharashtra
Q.199) According to 2011 census, how [a] Tamil Nadu
many people speak Hindi as their first [b] Telangana
language? [c] Uttarakhand
[a] 528 million [d] Punjab
[b] 630 million [e] Kerala
[c] 470 million
[d] 320 million Q.204) Where is Wayanad Wildlife
[e] 700 million Sanctuary located?
[a] Madhya Pradesh
Q.200) Geological Survey of India (GSI) [b] Karnataka
found 35% of India’s graphite deposits [c] Kerala
in_____ indication the possibility of the [d] Maharashtra
state to become producer of graphite in [e] Assam
future?
[a] Meghalaya Q.205) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
[b] Uttarakhand was launched in which year?
[c] Meghalaya [a] 2019
[d] Arunachal Pradesh [b] 2017
[e] Assam [c] 2016
[d] 2015
Q.201) Which institution has developed [e] 2014
world’s first cost-effective point of care
(POC) rapid diagnostic test for Q.206) Which of the following is the most
Haemophilia A and von Willebrand read English newspaper in the Delhi-NCR
disease? and Mumbai according to Indian
[a] National Institute of Immunology, Readership Survey (IRS) Q1 2019?
Delhi [a] The Hindu
[b] Ministry of Science and Technology [b] Economic Times
[c] National Centre for Cell Science [c] Financial Express
[d] National Institute of [d] Hindustan Times
Immunohaematology [e] Livemint
[e] Institute of Life Sciences
Q.207) What is the name of the NASA’s
Q.202) Which Indian state will host the mission to send a female astronaut to
International Army Scouts Masters moon by 2024?
Competition 2019? [a] ACE
[a] Rajasthan [b] AIM
[b] Mysore [c] APOLLO
[c] Chennai [d] Artemis
[d] Kerala [e] Aura
[e] Punjab
Q.208) Recently, IMF has agreed to give
Q.203) Which state is planning to de-link bailout of $ 6 billion to _____?
the brain death certification and organ [a] Iran
donation to optimise ICU care facilities? [b] Iraq
[c] Pakistan [b] Reliance Jio
[d] Afghanistan [c] BSNL
[e] Qatar [d] Vodafone Idea
[e] MTNL
Q.209) Which organizations releases this
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index? Q.214) Which organisation releases the
[a] World bank World Insurance Report?
[b] World Trade Organization [a] Asian Development Bank
[c] International Monetary Fund [b] World Bank
[d] Organization for Economic [c] International Monetary Fund
Cooperation and Development [d] Standard Chartered
[e] None of the Above [e] Capegemini and Efma
Q.210) Paytm launched its white label Q.215) Which bank has partnered with
credit card called the Paytm First Card will Goibibo to launch co-branded
give 1% cashback on every transaction in multicurrency travel card?
association with _____? [a] HDFC Bank
[a] UCO bank [b] UCO Bank
[b] Softbank [c] Allahabad Bank
[c] Citibank [d] ICICI Bank
[d] Indian Overseas Bank [e] Bandhan Bank
[e] IDBI bank
Q.216) Who has been appointed as an
Q.211) SBI wrote off ___ trillion in last two additional director on the board of Yes
years from its books to lower its NPA by Bank with immediate effect for a 2 years
23%? term?
[a] 1 Trillion [a] R. Gandhi
[b] 2 Trillion [b] P. Chidambaram
[c] 3 Trillion [c] Sumanta Sen
[d] 4 Trillion [d] Krishanmurthy Subramanaian
[e] 5 Trillion [e] All of the Above

Q.212) Recently, Disney has acquired full Q.217) Who has been appointed as the
stake of Comcast’s company in ___? chairperson of News Broadcasting
[a] Sony Crackle Standards Authority (NBSA) by the News
[b] Hotstar Broadcasters Association (NBA)?
[c] Show Box [a] A K Gujaral
[d] Hulu [b] A K Khandelwal
[e] Tubi TV [c] A K Sikri
[d] A K Gowardhan
Q.213) Which telecom retail company has [e] A K Singhal
partnered with HDFC Life Insurance to
provide a term life insurance to the value Q.218) Who has been appointed as the
of 4 lakh to its prepaid customers buying brand ambassador of BharatPe?
the plan of Rs 249? [a] Manoj Bajpayee
[a] Bharati Airtel
[b] Salman Khan cricket by taking the 147th wicket against
[c] Arjun Rampal South Africa?
[d] Deepika Padukone [a] Aliya Riaz
[e] Ranbir Kapoor [b] Nashra Sandhu
[c] Sana Mir
Q.219) Who has been appointed as the [d] Nahida Khan
CEO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) [e] Kaynaat Imtiaz
Mutual Fund?
[a] Dinesh Pangtey Q.224) CheQmate is the leading lifestyle
[b] M Jayshree Vyas brand of which cricketer?
[c] SK Ghotia [a] Sunil Gavaskar
[d] Kumar Sangakkara [b] Sachin Tendulkar
[e] Ravinder Kumar Passi [c] Rahul Dravid
Q.220) Where is India Open Boxing [d] Yuzvendra Chahal
Tournament being held? [e] M S Dhoni
[a] Assam
[b] Punjab Q.225) Where are Khadakwasla, Panshet,
[c] Haryana Varasgaon and Temghar dams located?
[d] Maharashtra [a] Pune
[e] Delhi [b] Adilabad
[c] Bhopal
Q.221) What is the name of the new game [d] Idukki
launched by Badminton World [e] None of the Above
Federation?
[a] ShuttleAir Q.226) Which state observes the
[b] AirBloom Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019?
[c] AirBadminton [a] Kerala
[d] Shuttleton [b] Karnataka
[e] None of the Above [c] Madhya Pradesh
[d] Odisha
Q.222) Which organization has [e] Andhra Pradesh
constituted an all-female referee team
that will take charge of a men’s Q.227) With which two companies has
continental club cup clash? National Mission for Clean Ganga signed a
[a] Union of Arab Football Associations tripartite MoU for implementation of
[b] Union of European Football 10,000 Rudrakash trees alongside Ganga
Associations catchment area?
[c] FIFA- Federation Internationale de [a] HP and HCL Foundation
Football Association [b] Lok Foundation and Reliance Industries
[d] All India Football Federation [c] Reliance Industries and Indian National
[e] Asian Football Confederation Trust for Art and Culture Heritage
[d] HCL Foundation and Indian National
Q.223) Who has become the highest Trust for Art and Culture Heritage
wicket-taking women spinner in ODI [e] Infosys Foundation and HCL
Foundation
 [a] To eliminate the spread of extremist
Q.228) Where is the Indian Navy’s first and terror provoking content through
full-fledged Service Selection Board (SSB) online platforms
has been inaugurated for the selection of [b] To eliminate mosques in the Christian
both Permanent and Short Service countries
Commission officers? [c] To spread religious content through
[a] Bhopal the social media platforms
[b] Coimbatore [d] To stop election campaigning on social
[c] Visakhapatnam media platforms
[d] Bengaluru [e] To stop unscrupulous dissemination of
[e] Kolkata content on social media platform

Q.229) National e-Vidhan Application Q.233) Ministry of Defence has set up a

(NeVA) Project has been launched under ‘Special Operations Command’ which will
which ministry? include the special operations, cyber and
[a] Ministry of Home Affairs space divisions on the recommendations
[b] Ministry of Law and Justice of____?
[c] Ministry of Finance [a] Chiefs of Staff Committee
[d] Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs [b] Narasimham Committee
[e] Ministry of Defence [c] N K Singh Committee
[d] Naresh Chandra Committee
Q.230) Who among the following has [e] None of the Above
topped the Hurun India Art List 2019?
[a] Akbar Padamsee Q.234) Which article of Indian
[b] Krishen Khanna Constitution provides that the power of
[c] Anish Kapur superintendence, direction and control of
[d] Amarashilpi Jakanachari elections to parliament, state legislatures,
[e] Rajiv Anchal the office of president of India and the
office of vice-president of India shall be
Q.231) What does a Zero Shadow Day vested in the Election Commission?
mean? [a] Article 370
[a] When sun and the lunar are in the [b] Article 324
same line and thus no shadow is formed [c] Article 470
[b] When the Earth rotates anti-clockwise [d] Article 144
around the sun, demolishing the shadow [e] Article 378
[c] When the shadow of the moon causes
a lunar eclipse Q.235) Which of the following Indian
[d] When the sun is exactly above the Coast Guard ship has been de-
head causing the shadow to diminish commissioned at Visakhapatnam?
[e] When there is no shadow due to the [a] ICGS Samarth
solar eclipse [b] ICGS Sankalp
[c] ICGS Vigraha
Q.232) What is the purpose of [d] ICGS Bhaskara
the Christchurch Call To Action? [e] ICGS Karma
Q.236) Who among the following has [d] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
climbed Mt. Everest for a maximum Society A
number of times? [e] Proceedings of the Royal Society A
[a] Tenzing Norgay
[b] Pasang Dawa Lama Q.241) Which of the following online
[c] Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa grocery delivering company has raised
[d] Kami Rita $200 millions from Softbank, the largest
[e] Nawang Gombu amount being invested in India’s online
grocery delivery industry so far?
Q.237) Which country has found the [a] Bigbasket
fossils of a bat-winged like dinosaur [b] ZopNow
named Ambopteryx longibranchium? [c] Grofers
[a] Argentina [d] Amazon Pantry
[b] Indonesia [e] Nature’s Basket
[c] China
[d] Cuba Q.242) What is the theme of RBI’s
[e] Brunei Payment and Settlement Systems in India:
Vision 2019–2021?
Q.238) Where is Global Platform for [a] To create highly digital and cash-lite
Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 being held? society
[a] Switzerland [b] To stringent norms for e-payments
[b] Greenland [c] To strengthen banking infrastructure
[c] Spain [d] To promote RTGS and NEFT to
[d] Portugal unprecedented levels
[e] Ireland [e] To increase foreign banking
transactions
Q.239) Recently, which country has
blocked the Wikipedia completely in all Q.243) According to RBI’s data, there are
language versions? around ___ ATMs per 1,00,000 adults as
[a] Russia on March 2019?
[b] France [a] 56
[c] Pakistan [b] 48
[d] China [c] 22
[e] New Zealand [d] 18
[e] 37
Q.240) The study which acknowledged the
re-appearance of the White-throated rail Q.244) Recently, SBI has sold its exposure
that were extinct for more than 136,000 of Rs 929 crore in Indian Steel Corp to
years reappeared on Indian Ocean Island ____ for Rs 362 crore, taking a 61%
was published in the _______? haircut on the asset sale?
[a] Zoological Journal of the Linnean [a] India Resurgence ARC
Society [b] Reliance Industries
[b] Nature Communications [c] Tata Group
[c] Science Advances [d] HCL Technologies
[e] Softbank
 Q.250) Who will head the Special
Q.245) Which bank has partnered with Operations Command formed as part of
India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation the tri-services division under the Ministry
(IMGC) for a mortgage guarantee-backed of Defence?
home loan? [a] A K Dhingra
[a] IDBI Bank [b] S V Dogra
[b] UCO Bank [c] K U Singh
[c] Laxmi Vilas Bank [d] P V Singhal
[d] SBI Bank [e] K R Radhaswamy
[e] HDFC Bank
Q.246) Recently, on which bank has RBI Q.251) According to UNESCO’s report
imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crores for failing titled 'Global Education Monitoring',
to fully automate the non- performing International help for education to India
asset (NPA) identification process? has fallen by ____?
[a] Bandhan Bank [a] 8%
[b] Karur Vyasa Bank [b] 10%
[c] Nanital Bank [c] 12%
[d] HSBC Bank [d] 26%
[e] EXIM Bank [e] 30%

Q.247) When is International Day against Q.252) Where was International Maritime
Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Defence Exhibition 2019 held?
observed? [a] China
[a] May 17 [b] Singapore
[b] July 23 [c] Indonesia
[c] September 18 [d] Thailand
[d] November 14 [e] Nepal
[e] December 27
Q.253) Recently, India gave two Mi-24
Q.248) Which organization observes the attack helicopters to_____?
International Day of Light? [a] Afghanistan
[a] UN Development Programme [b] Madagascar
[b] United Nations [c] Seychelles
[c] UNESCO [d] Maldives
[d] UN High Commissioner for Refugees [e] Israel
[e] None of the Above
Q.254) Which state has approved to set
Q.249) Where is Malampuzha Dam up a “Farmer’s Commission” specifically to
located? look into the farmer related issues?
[a] Gujarat [a] Mizoram
[b] Maharashtra [b] Haryana
[c] Uttarakhand [c] Punjab
[d] Odisha [d] Chhattisgarh
[e] Kerala [e] Meghalaya
Q.255) With which company has Squash Q.259) Which country has discovered the
Rackets Federation of India tied up to bird-like flying dinosaur called Alcmonavis
promote squash in the country? Poeschli?
[a] HCL Technologies [a] Brazil
[b] Infosys Foundations [b] Cuba
[c] Lok Foundation [c] China
[d] Wipro Information technology [d] Germany
company [e] Italy
[e] TCS Company
Q.256) What does SPARROW stands for? Q.260) Which one is the first country in
[a] Superannuation Assessment Report Asia to legalise the same sex marriage?
Recording Online Window [a] Bhutan
[b] Smart Platform for Appraisal Recording [b] India
Online Window [c] Taiwan
[c] Sustainable Platform for Appraisal [d] Nepal
Report Recording Online Window [e] Mongolia
[d] Smart Performance Appraisal Report
Recording Online Window Q.261) Which company has been recently
[e] None of the Above blacklisted by US for alleged national
security reasons?
Q.257) According to the research by Johns [a] BMW
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public [b] Oppo
Health published in The Lancet Global [c] Huawei
Health, which country has the highest [d] Wikimedia
child birth and death rates? [e] None of the Above
[a] South Africa
[b] Malawi Q.262) What is the name of the app
[c] Rwanda launched by BSE to aid distributors in
[d] Haiti purchasing and redeeming the mutual
[e] India fund units on behalf of their clients with
improved speed of transactions?
Q.258) Which organization has launched [a] BSE VISTA MF
the “Weightage Point System” for [b] BSE Glax MF
appointing people on compassionate [c] BSE Mutual Gains
grounds? [d] BSE Mutual Store
[a] Department of Promotion of Industry [e] BSE StAR MF
and Internal Trade
[b] Department of Revenue Q.263) Which organization has fined
[c] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and the Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland,
Customs JPMorgan, Barclays and Japan’s MUFG
[d] Council of Scientific and Industrial Bank €1.07 billion for participating in
Research foreign exchange spot trading cartel?
[e] Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy [a] United Nations
[b] European Union
[c] US’s Commerce Department [a] Arun Jaitley
[d] International Monetary Fund [b] P K Mishra
[e] World Bank [c] P K SInha
[d] Sumanta Sen
Q.264) What is the tagline of the souvenir [e] Amartya Sen
store of Doordarshan opened in
association with Amazon? Q.269) Which two countries are sharing
[a] Doordarshan: Going Down the lane the XPRIZE For Global Learning award
[b] I am in your DNA, I am your 2019?
Doordarshan [a] US and Russia
[c] #Swag- flavour of the Age [b] UK and Brazil
[d] Mimic the Life at Doordarshan [c] US and UK
[e] Hit the Street: Memories in the Heart [d] US and Argentina
[e] US and India
Q.265) Recently, RBI has mandated all
NBFCs with a size of over ______ to Q.270) According to The Lancet’s report,
appoint Chief Risk Officers (CROs) for a “Trends in cause-specific mortality among
fixed tenure to manage risks of NBFCs? children aged 5–14 year from 2005 to
[a] Rs 10,000 crores 2016 in India, China, Brazil, and Mexico:
[b] Rs 25,000 crores an analysis of nationally representative
[c] Rs 50,000 crores mortality studies”, which country has
[d] Rs 5,000 crores recorded the highest deaths in every
[e] Rs 60,000 crores category in 2016?
[a] India
Q.266) When is World Telecommunication [b] China
and Information Society Day observed? [c] Brazil
[a] June 17 [d] Mexico
[b] July 23 [e] All of the Above
[c] May 17
[d] April 11 Q.271) Which of the following country has
[e] January 15 been recently chosen as on ‘observer’ for
the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Q.267) Which actor will be honoured by Treaty Organisation?
the Council of European Chambers of [a] India
Commerce (CEUCC) in India and European [b] China
Union(EU) delegation? [c] Myanmar
[a] Manoj Bajpayee [d] Italy
[b] Anil Kapoor [e] Taiwan
[c] Dia Mirza
[d] Deepika Padukone Q.272) Which of the following is World’s
[e] Salman Khan 100% organic state?
[a] Sikkim
Q.268) Who has been awarded with the [b] Meghalaya
‘Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk [c] Kerala
Reduction’?
[d] Telangana (Artificial Intelligence and Machine
[e] Karnataka Learning) lab to improve business
efficiency and profitability?
Q.273) When was Lokpal and Lokayuktas [a] TCS
Act implemented? [b] Infosys
[a] 2013 [c] IBM Services
[b] 2014 [d] HCL Technologies
[c] 2015 [e] Mahindra Tech
[d] 2016
[e] 2017 Q.278) When was Insolvency and
Bankruptcy code came into force?
Q.274) With which country has India [a] 2002
collaborated to jointly develop [b] 2016
the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile- [c] 2015
MRSAM? [d] 2008
[a] Afghanistan [e] 2015
[b] Israel
[c] UAE Q.279) Who heads the RBI’s Committee
[d] China on Deepening of Digital Payments?
[e] Russia [a] Urjit Patel
[b] N K Singh
Q.275) ____ country has, for the first [c] C D Deshmukh
time, approved the "Privileged Iqama" [d] Nandan Nilekani
system which will offer a permanent [e] None of the Above
residency to expatriates to boost
domestic economy? Q.280) Which company has launched the
[a] Iran “Mumbai Local Train Cover” for
[b] Saudi Arabia passengers of local trains in Mumbai?
[c] Iraq [a] Bharati AXA General Insurance
[d] Quwait [b] ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
[e] UAE [c] Bajaj Finserv
[d] Max Life Insurance
Q.276) Which of the following bank has [e] Exide Life Insurance
launched a pilot scheme to provide
financial aid of up to ₹10 crore to new-age Q.281) Who has been appointed the next
fintech non-banking finance companies MD and CEO of the Ujjivan Small Finance
(NBFCs) to strengthen digital lending? Bank Ltd?
[a] IDBI Bank [a] Nitin Narain
[b] HSBC Bank [b] Nitin Singhal
[c] HDFC Bank [c] Nitin Panghal
[d] SIDBI [d] Nitin Chugh
[e] NHB [e] Nitin Ahluwalia

Q.277) With which company has HDFC

Ergo partnered to set up an AI-ML
Q.282) Who are the brand ambassadors [d] Ministry of Home Affairs
of Himalaya MEN Face Care Range? [e] Ministry of Statistics and Program
[a] Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul Implementation
[b] Hardik Pandeya and Virat Kohli
[c] Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar Q.287) Which state will have an all women
[d] M S Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar counting panel for the counting of votes?
[e] Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant [a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Himachal Pradesh
Q.283) How many Indian commentators [c] Arunachal Pradesh
are there in the final list of ICC World Cup [d] Andhra Pradesh
2019 commentary panel? [e] Uttar Pradesh
[a] 1
[b] 2 Q.288) Which of the following group has
[c] 3 climbed Mt. Everest in their first attempt?
[d] 4 [a] Rocksport Climbing
[e] 5 [b] Climbmax Climbing
[c] Ascenders
Q.284) Who among the following won [d] Planet Granite
the Best Child Actor award at the 19th [e] National Security Guards
New York Indian Film Festival?
[a] Sunny Pawar Q.289) Which of the following is ISRO’s
[b] Akhil Akkineni first mission to sun?
[c] Allu Arjun [a] Gaganyaan
[d] Master Anand [b] Avatar
[e] Harish Kumar [c] NISAR
[d] Exoworlds
Q.285) Who among the following Indian [e] Aditya-L1
has been named in the Top 10 ‘Next
Generation Leaders 2019’ list by Time Q.290) Which state has undertaken the
Magazine? initiative of Five-Year Action Plan on
[a] Bhuvan Bam Revival of Coastal Shelter Belt and
[b] Vidya Vox Afforestation Programme?
[c] Geeky Ranjit [a] Kerala
[d] Ajey Nagar [b] Andhra Pradesh
[e] Amit Bhadana [c] Tamil Nadu
[d] Odisha
Q.286) Which ministry had organised the [e] Maharashtra
National Training Workshop of the Master
Trainers to provide training to Master Q.291) Which institution has launched
trainers engaged in Seventh Economic HeART initiative to drive efficiency in the
Census? affordable housing?
[a] Ministry of Finance [a] SIDBI
[b] Ministry of Personnel, Public [b] HDFC Capital Advisors
Grievances and Pensions [c] NHB
[c] Ministry of Labour Welfare [d] SBI
[e] Kotak Mahindra Bank [a] Novak Djokovic
[b] Rafael Nadal
Q.292) Recently, which telecom company [c] Chen Long
has partnered with Google to expand its [d] Lin Dan
wi-fi footprint across the country? [e] Lee Chong Wei
[a] Bharati Airtel
[b] MTNL Q.298) Where will FIFA World Cup 2022
[c] Vodafone Idea take place?
[d] BSNL [a] Iran
[e] Reliance Jio [b] UAE
[c] Saudi Arabia
Q.293) With which company has Tech [d] Qatar
Mahindra signed an MoU to build [e] Quwait
enhanced customer experience offerings?
[a] Rakuten Aquafadas Q.299) Who has become the first woman
[b] iProspect ever to win the TCS World 10K title in
[c] Bee4 2019?
[d] Ipsos [a] Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
[e] MSLGroup [b] Karnam Malleswari
[c] Agnes Tirop
Q.294) When is World Bee Day observed? [d] K. M. Beenamol
[a] May 20 [e] Soma Biswas
[b] April 17
[c] January 19 Q.300) Where are Totladoh and Tisgaon
[d] August 18 dams located?
[e] September 12 [a] Uttarakhand
[b] Punjab
Q.295) Who will be conferred upon [c] Maharashtra
the JFK Profile in Courage Award 2019? [d] Andhra Pradesh
[a] David H. Armstrong [e] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Nancy Pelosi
[c] Donald Trump Q.301) Where does River Gobari or
[d] Kamala Harris Gobhardhana originates from?
[e] Brett Kavanaugh [a] Odisha
[b] Assam
Q.296) Who has been awarded the Italian [c] Chhattisgarh
‘Serie A Player of the Year’ award? [d] Madhya Pradesh
[a] Boby Charlton [e] Kerala
[b] Lionel Messi
[c] David beckham Q.302) Which of the following state has
[d] Cristino Ronaldo NOT been issued a drought advisory by
[e] Raheem Sterling Central Water Commission?
[a] Karnataka
Q.297) Who has won the Italian Open in [b] Gujarat
Men’s singles 2019?
[c] Maharashtra [c] Will Roscoe
[d] Kerala [d] Gerard Cheshire
[e] Andhra Pradesh [e] Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Q.303) What is the name of Indo- Q.308) To which countries will US supply
Myanmar joint naval patrol? the 94 SM-2 missiles and 160 anti-air
[a] Bold Kurukshetra AMRAAM missiles?
[b] IMCOR [a] South Korea and Philippines
[c] Samudra Maitri [b] Japan and Singapore
[d] Varuna [c] Japan and South Korea
[e] IMDEX [d] Hong Kong and Malaysia
[e] India and Sri Lanka
Q.304) Where is Mt. Tenchenkhang
located? Q.309) What is the name of the computer
[a] Sikkim program developed by Australian National
[b] Tripura University to find out a person’s genetic
[c] Jammu and Kashmir makeup?
[d] Uttarakhand [a] Omicia
[e] Himachal Pradesh [b] DNAStar
[c] Flye
Q.305) Which organization has released [d] Cris
the First-ever report on the Situation of [e] None of the Above
Human Rights in Kashmir (2018)?
[a] Amnesty International USA Q.310) Where will Shanghai Cooperation
[b] Human Rights Watch Oraganization 2019 meet be held?
[c] Lawyers Committee for Human Rights [a] Uzebekistan
[d] Office of the United Nations High [b] Tazakistan
Commissioner for Human Rights [c] Iraq
[e] Office of the UN High Commissioner [d] Qatar
for Refugees [e] Kyrgyzstan

Q.306) Which state’s municipal Q.311) Which Regional Rural bank is

corporation has launched the “Antim among the top 3 RRBs in India with a net
Yatra-Akhri Safar” scheme? profit of Rs 125.45 crores?
[a] Telangana [a] Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
[b] Andhra Pradesh [b] Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
[c] Rajasthan [c] Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
[d] Odisha [d] J&K Grameen Bank
[e] Sikkim [e] Tripura Gramin Bank

Q.307) Who has deciphered the world’s Q.312) What is the name of Facebook’s
most mysterious script- ‘Voynich new secretive cryptocurrency firm?
Manuscript’? [a] FBCoin Networks LLC
[a] Angela Davis [b] Libre Networks LLC
[b] Enoch Powell
[c] CoinC Networks LLC Q.317) What is the purpose of the
[d] FlipCoin Networks LLC FASTag?
[e] None of the Above [a] To enable faster geo tagging
[b] To enable smooth tagging of AI-ML
Q.313) Boeing India has recently launched [c] To enable automatic deduction of toll
its BUILD programme. What does BUILD tax without requiring cash
stands for? [d] To enable smooth movement of OTT
[a] Boeing University Innovation services across states
Development [e] None of the Above
[b] Boeing University Ideal Leadership
Development Q.318) Where is Bhagwati Mahavir
[c] Boeing University Innovation Lead and National Park located?
Startup Development [a] Goa
[d] Boeing University Innovation [b] Maharashtra
Leadership Development [c] Kerala
[e] None of the Above [d] Andhra Pradesh
[e] Uttarakhand
Q.314) Which of the following company
has banned Huawei from its android Q.319) A campaign “Not all animals
operating system and apps? migrate by choice” was launched by–
[a] Apple [a] Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India
[b] Google [b] UN Environment India
[c] Microsoft [c] National Biodiversity Authority
[d] Intel [d] Both a and b
[e] Hyperlink Infosystem [e] Both a and c

Q.315) Which comedian has been named Q.320) TAPI Pipeline is the project for
as most viewed stand-up comedian in constructing a joint pipeline across_____?
India and Abroad in World Book of [a] Tazakistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
Records? [b] Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-
[a] Kapil Sharma Indonesia
[b] Raju Srivastav [c] Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Persia-India
[c] Krishna [d] Qatar-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
[d] Vir Das [e] Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Nepal-India
[e] Aditi Mittal
Q.321) Which of the following
Q.316) When is Anti-terrorism Day organization has proposed to provide Rs
observed? 7,500 crore for creating an institutional
[a] May 16 framework for artificial intelligence (AI)?
[b] May 17 [a] Finance Commission
[c] May 5 [b] Reserve Bank of India
[d] May 23 [c] Niti Aayog
[e] May 21 [d] Department of Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade
[e] None of the Above
Q.327) Who among the following has
Q.322) Which satellite launch pad has become the first black African woman to
launched the RISAT-2B from Sriharikota? summit Mt. Everest?
[a] PSLV D1 [a] Natalia Berry
[b] PSLV C2 [b] Saray Khumalo
[c] PSLV C6 [c] Melissa Arnot
[d] PSLV C46 [d] Vitaly Abalakov
[e] PSLV C37 [e] Pat Ament

Q.323) Which natural and cultural site has Q.328) Which country has launched the
been recently included in the tentative list “Golden Card”, a permanent residency
of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site? scheme?
[a] Kailash Mansarovar [a] India
[b] Mt. Makalu [b] Russia
[c] Rani Ki Vav [c] US
[d] Amber Palace [d] UAE
[e] Sanchi Stupa [e] China

Q.324) Vice Q.329) Which country has banned Chinese

President Venkaih Naidu called for e-wallet payment companies -WeChat Pay
protecting and promoting the indigenous and Alipay?
_________ cattle breed. [a] Russia
[a] Javari [b] North Korea
[b] Ongole [c] Japan
[c] Ponwar [d] Nepal
[d] Vechur [e] Bhutan
[e] Zebu
Q.330) With which bank has OLA
Q.325) Which state has launched a new partnered to issue its credit card?
project to divert farmers from paddy [a] HDFC Bank
crops to alternative crops? [b] IDBI Bank
[a] West Bengal [c] UCO Bank
[b] Uttar Pradesh [d] Punjab National Bank
[c] Haryana [e] State bank of India
[d] Punjab
[e] Chhattisgarh Q.331) According to World Economic
Situation and Prospects 2019 Mid-year
Q.326) Which Indian city is celebrating the Update, India is projected to grow at
first of its kind- Jaggery Festival? _____ in 2020.
[a] Pune [a] 7.6%
[b] Muzaffarnagar [b] 7.4%
[c] Nashik [c] 7.5%
[d] Jalgaon [d] 7.1%
[e] Latur [e] 7.2%
 [d] May 22
Q.332) Commonwealth Bank of Australia [e] May 19
has joined hands with ______ World’s first
Blockchain Bond Transaction. Q.337) Who has been awarded with
[a] Ministry of Home Affairs the Japan's second highest national award
[b] World Bank called Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and
[c] Federal Bank Silver Star?
[d] United Nations [a] Shyam Narang
[e] None of these [b] Shyam Sehgal
[c] Shyam Saran
Q.333) With which Payment gateway [d] Shyam Benegal
has Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd. [e] Shyam Mukhopadhyay
partnered to boost cashless travel?
[a] Paytm Q.338) Which ministry confers the
[b] CashKaro Vayoshreshtha Samman?
[c] BharatPe [a] Ministry of Women and Child
[d] Instamojo Development
[e] MobiKwik [b] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[c] Ministry of Commerce
Q.334) Which state is planning to digitize [d] Ministry of Social Justice and
its land title records under single window Empowerment
mechanism? [e] None of these
[a] Maharashtra
[b] Punjab Q.339) Where is Chilika Lake located?
[c] Haryana [a] Maharashtra
[d] Madhya Pradesh [b] Andhra Pradesh
[e] Uttar Pradesh [c] Gujarat
[d] Odisha
Q.335) RBI has decided to create a [e] Karnataka
specialized supervisory and regulatory
cadre for supervision and regulation of Q.340) Ola has suspended its operations
Commercial Banks, Urban Cooperative with which of the following company?
Banks And NBFCs within its organization [a] Foodpanda
on the recommendation of ______? [b] Ridir
[a] Monetary Policy Committee [c] TaxiForSure
[b] Narsimaham Committee [d] OLA Fleet Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
[c] Nandan Nilekani led Committee [e] Geotagg Technologies Private Limited
[d] N K Singh Committee
[e] Rosemary Sebastian led Committee Q.341) Which two countries have agreed
to develop a container vessel at Port of
Q.336) When is World AIDS Vaccine Day Colombo in partnership with India?
observed? [a] Malaysia, Afghanistan
[a] May 21 [b] North Korea, Sri Lanka
[b] May 18 [c] Japan, Philippines
[c] May 23
[d] Singapore, Sri Lanka [c] C-130J Hercules
[e] Japan, Sri Lanka [d] An-32
[e] MiG-29
Q.342) Recently small organic producers
with annual turnover of over ____ have Q.347) Who is the first woman to be
been allowed to sell their produce directly qualified undertake combat missions for
to the consumers without certification till India Air Force?
April, 2020 by FSSAI? [a] Khushboo Gupta
[a] Rs 20 Lakh [b] Shivika Khurana
[b] Rs 12 Lakh [c] Avani Chaturvedi
[c] Rs 50 Lakh [d] Mohana Singh
[d] Rs 30 Lakh [e] Bhawana Kanth
[e] Rs 60 Lakh
Q.348) With which company has Jaipur
Q.343) What is the rank of India in the Foot signed an MoU to for promoting
Kids Rights Index 2019? research and development and transfer of
[a] 123 technology on prosthetic limbs?
[b] 160 [a] Blatchford
[c] 129 [b] Ottobock Healthcare
[d] 117 [c] Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
[e] 111 [d] India Business Forum (Korea)
[e] Fillauer
Q.344) Department of Biotechnology has
signed an MoU with ____ to boost Q.349) Which is the first airport operating
research in Cancer? on solar energy in the world?
[a] Department of Atomic Energy [a] Indira Gandhi International Airport
[b] National Institute of Immunology [b] Chhatrapati Shivaji International
[c] National Brain Research Centre Airport
[d] Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & [c] Cochin International Airport
Diagnostics [d] Kempegowda International Airport
[e] Institute of Life Sciences [e] Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

Q.345) With which paramilitary force has Q.350) What is the name of the
Indian Coast Guard signed a ‘Charter of commission formed to examine the
Affiliation’? distribution of benefits of sub-castes
[a] Central Industrial Security Force which fall under the criteria of Other
[b] Border Security Force Backward Classes?
[c] Indo-Tibetan Border Police [a] National Commission for Backward
[d] Assam Rifles Classes
[e] National Security Guards [b] Rohini Commission
[c] Scheduled Tribes Commission
Q.346) Which fighter aircraft was used to [d] Both a and b
test fire BrahMos air missile? [e] Both b and c
[a] HAL Tejas
[b] SU 30 MKI
Q.351) Who has developed India’s Q.356) Which bank has launched the KBL
largest liquid hydrogen storage tank with SB – Salary saving bank product for
120 kilolitres capacity? salaried people?
[a] Defence Research and Development [a] Karur Vyasa Bank
Organisation [b] Karnataka Bank
[b] VRV Asia Pacific [c] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[c] Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers [d] Standard Chartered Bank
[d] Goa Shipyard [e] None of the Above
[e] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Q.357) SBI has partnered with which
Q.352) Which ministry has launched FMCG company to provide all its products
Mission Indradhanush? in YONO app?
[a] Ministry of Women and Child [a] Dabur India
Development [b] ITC Ltd
[b] Ministry of Labour Welfare [c] Emami Ltd
[c] Ministry of Home Affairs [d] Sri Sri Tattva
[d] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare [e] Patanjali
[e] Ministry of Finance
Q.358) With which company has Indian
Q.353) Chagos Archipelago is in which Navy signed a contract to implement RFID
ocean? Radio Frequency Identification?
[a] Pacific Ocean [a] Reliance Industries Ltd.
[b] Atlantic Ocean [b] Tech Mahindra
[c] Indian Ocean [c] Tata Consultancy Services
[d] Antarctic Ocean [d] Infosys Ltd.
[e] None of the Above [e] HCL Technologies

Q.354) Shaheen-II is the ballistic missile of Q.359) Who is the brand ambassador of
which country? TAFE?
[a] Iran [a] Amitabh Bachchan
[b] Qatar [b] Aamir Khan
[c] South Sudan [c] Akshay Kumar
[d] Israel [d] Salman Khan
[e] Pakistan [e] Shahrukh Khan

Q.355) Recently, China has delivered Q.360) Winner of the 2019 Man Booker
overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jets International Prize –
to___? [a] Annie Ernaux
[a] India [b] Marion Poschmann
[b] Russia [c] Olga Tokarczuk
[c] Pakistan [d] Jokha Alharthi
[d] Afghanistan [e] None of these
[e] Japan
Q.361) Who has topped the ICC players [d] 280
ranking for ODI All-Rounders 2019? [e] 290
[a] Shakib Al Hasan
[b] Rashid Khan Q.367) What is the name of ISRO’s new
[c] Chris Gayle commercial arm?
[d] Rahul Dravid [a] NewIndia Defence
[e] Don Bradman [b] NewSpace India
[c] ISRO CommSpace
Q.362) Who has written Coming Round [d] CommercialSpace
the Mountain? [e] None of the Above
[a] Chetan Bhagat
[b] Arundhati Roy Q.368) Where has the DRDO test fired
[c] Ruskin Bond the 500kg class guided bomb developed
[d] Salman Rushdie indigenously, from the Su-30 MKI Aircraft?
[e] Vikram Seth [a] Pokhran
[b] Ladakh
Q.363) What is the current world ranking [c] Balasore
of Brook Koepka after winning US PGA [d] Sri city
championship? [e] None of the Above
[a] 1
[b] 2 Q.369) Pacific Vanguard Exercise was
[c] 3 conducted between___, ____,
[d] 4 ___ and ____?
[e] 5 [a] Japan, Russia, South Korea, US
[b] Philippines, Russia, Mongolia, US
Q.364) Who has won the Indian Women’s [c] Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK
(cricket) League 2019? [d] Japan, Australia, South Korea, US
[a] Bangalore United [e] Japan, Cuba, North Korea, US
[b] FC Kolhapur City
[c] Sethu FC Q.370) Which two countries have been
[d] Hans Women's FC declared malaria-free by World Health
[e] FC Alakhpura Organization?
[a] Russia and Italy
Q.365) Where is Bansagar dam located? [b] Algeria and Cuba
[a] Madhya Pradesh [c] Brazil and China
[b] West Bengal [d] Singapore and Thailand
[c] Tripura [e] Algeria and Argentina
[d] Himachal Pradesh
[e] Punjab Q.371) Which organization has
released Women in Business and
Q.366) How many seats are required to Management: The business case for
form a majority in the Lok Sabha? change?
[a] 272 [a] UNESCO
[b] 279 [b] UN Development Program
[c] 251
[c] World Bank under ‘Service of the society and the
[d] International Labour Organization Nation’ category?
[e] International Council of Women [a] Hema Divakar
[b] Avani Davda
Q.372) Which bank has signed a pact with [c] Vinita Gupta
Indian Railway Finance Corporation to [d] Vinita Bali
provide $750 million loan for railway track [e] Meena Ganesh
electrification project?
[a] World Bank Q.377) Which sport is Shiva Thapa
[b] International Monetary Fund associated with?
[c] Asian Development Bank [a] Athletic
[d] Eurasian Development Bank [b] Gymnastics
[e] African Development Bank [c] Badminton
[d] Boxing
Q.373) Which bank is going to buy stake [e] Weightlifting
in BSE’s subsidiary India International
Exchange? Q.378) World Economic Situation and
[a] HDFC Bank Prospect (WESP 2019) Mid-Year Update
[b] UCO Bank has downgraded global growth rate to
[c] ICICI Bank __and ___for 2019 & 2020 respectively
[d] IDBI Bank from 3% in January?
[e] State Bank of India [a] 2.7 and 2.9
[b] 2.1 and 1.1
Q.374) In which company has Reliance [c] 1.3 and 1.8
Capital decided to divest its stake? [d] 1.4 and 2.3
[a] JioSaavn [e] 2.6 and 2.9
[b] Reliance Retail
[c] Reliance Nippon Life Asset Q.379) When is International Day to end
Management Obsteric Fistula observed?
[d] Reliance Polymers [a] May 17
[e] Reliance Exploration and Production [b] May 12
DMCC [c] May 20
[d] May 23
Q.375) Who was awarded an honorary [e] May 25
degree by the University of Yale?
[a] Chandra Kochhar Q.380) Which company has won the
[b] Indra Nooyi ‘Claims Excellence Award’2019 given by
[c] Shikha Sharma Federation of Indian Chambers of
[d] Rupa Kudva Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
[e] Roshni Nadar [a] Life Insurance Corporation of India
[b] Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Q.376) Who has been conferred the title [c] Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
of ‘Global Asian of The Year 2018-19’ at [d] Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
The Asian Business and Social Forum 2019 [e] SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Q.381) Which ministry has initiated the [c] Queer
Smart Cities Mission? [d] Spaceink
[a] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs [e] IntSpace
[b] Ministry of AYUSH
[c] Ministry of Home Affairs Q.387) Where was 2nd Shanghai
[d] Ministry of Culture Cooperation Organization- SCO Mass
[e] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Media Forum held?
[a] Turkmenistan
Q.382) Who is the first Indian woman to [b] Tajikistan
climb Mt. Makalu? [c] Kyrgyzstan
[a] Bachendri Pal [d] Afghanistan
[b] Priyanka Mohite [e] Uzbekistan
[c] Arunima Sinha
[d] Malavath Purna Q.388) Which of the following statement
[e] Anita Devi is true about Elephant Bond?
[a] The bond is listed in London Stock
Q.383) Which country does terror Exchange
group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen belong to? [b] The bond will mandate people
[a] Pakistan showing undisclosed income to invest 50%
[b] Afghanistan in these bonds
[c] Bangladesh [c] The bond has been suggested by a
[d] Iraq committee set by Commerce Ministry
[e] Sri Lanka [d] Both a and b
[e] Both b and c
Q.384) Which of the following aircraft
fleet has been certified to operate on Q.389) Corp SME Suvidha, launched by
blended fuel including 10% bio-jet fuel? Corporation Bank, caters to the need of
[a] Sukhoi Su 30 _____?
[b] SEPECAT Jaguar [a] Small and medium rural-agri startups
[c] Mirage 2000 [b] Sports/Gaming Startups
[d] An-32 [c] MSMEs
[e] Beriev A-50 [d] Tech Startups
[e] Small and medium fintech startups
Q.385) Where has Sahara Naval Hostel for
Veer Naris been inaugurated? Q.390) What is the theme of 2019
[a] Rajasthan International Commonwealth Day?
[b] Manipur [a] Building Integrated Commonwealth
[c] Assam [b] A Connected Commonwealth
[d] Bangalore [c] Commonwealth for All
[e] Delhi [d] Reach to the LDC Commonwealth
[e] Develop Each Commonwealth
Q.386) What is the name of Elon Musk’s
new internet service? Q.391) Who among the following is the
[a] Blink first Indian to be awarded with 7th
[b] Starlink
biennial Joan Miró Prize 2019? [a] Andhra Pradesh
[a] Aarti Sundar [b] Telangana
[b] Prabhakar Pachpute [c] Madhya Pradesh
[c] Hardeep Pandhal [d] Tamil Nadu
[d] Nalini Malani [e] Odisha
[e] Dheer Kaku
Q.397) The Declaration of the Stockholm
Q.392) Who has won the Best Boxers International Forum is associated with
Award at the 2nd India Open international _____?
boxing tournament in Assam in female [a] Plastic Ban
category? [b] Climate Change
[a] Mary Kom [c] Jews’ Holocaust
[b] Sarita Devi [d] Nuclear Weapon Ban
[c] Francesca Amato [e] Global Peacekeeping
[d] Lovlina Borgohain
[e] Alejandra Jiménez Q.398) Where has the first world’s first
image of an albino panda been captured?
Q.393) Which sport is Niki Poonacha [a] Brazil
associated with? [b] Cuba
[a] Squash [c] China
[b] Tennis [d] Laos
[c] Badminton [e] India
[d] Archery
[e] Volleyball Q.399) SEBI is mooting to bring changes in
the Foreign Portfolio Investments by
Q.394) Where has the world’s oldest fungi limiting the procedural requirements on
(1 billion years old) been discovered? the recommendations of a committee
[a] Canada which was _____?
[b] Russia [a] H.R. Khan
[c] Italy [b] Urjit Patel
[d] Spain [c] Raghuram Rajan
[e] Brazil [d] C Rangrajan
[e] M Narsimham
Q.395) What will be the name of the
newly formed agency after the merger of Q.400) Which of the following statement
NSSO and CSO? is TRUE about the ‘Voluntary Retention
[a] National Statistical Office Route’?
[b] Central Statistical Unit [a] It has been introduced by RBI for
[c] Statistical Unit of India Foreign Direct Investments
[d] National Statistical Survey [b] It allows mutual funds traders to trade
[e] None of the Above in commodity derivatives
[c] It forms a separate channel to enable
Q.396) Which state has launched FPIs to invest in debt markets in India
the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak
scheme
[d] It allows fintech startups to invest in [c] Parachute
BSE and NSE without procedural delays [d] Paralyse
[e] All of the above [e] Paracommander

Q.401) With which company has UTI Q.406) Which sport is Mahesh
Infrastructure Technology and Financial Mangaonkar associated with?
Services partnered to expand distribution [a] Badminton
of PAN cards? [b] Squash
[a] IBM Technologies [c] Tennis
[b] Wirecard [d] Golf
[c] Lendingkart Technologies [e] Cricket
[d] Tata Consultancy Services
[e] HCL Technologies Q.407) Who among the following has won
the gold medal in ISSF World Cup Air
Q.402) Who has been appointed as Pistol/Rifle 2019?
the vice-president of the Badminton Asia [a] Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Council? [b] Apurvi Chandela
[a] Himanta Sarma [c] Manu Baker
[b] Himanshu Sarma [d] Gagan Narang
[c] Hemant Sarma [e] Anjali Bhagwat
[d] Hiresh Sarma
[e] Hetal Sarma Q.408) Which state observes the
Padmavathi Parinayam (organized by
Q.403) Who has been included in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) festival?
the 'UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in [a] Telangana
Healthcare’ 2019? [b] Andhra Pradesh
[a] Indra Nooyi [c] Kerala
[b] Archarya Balakrishan [d] Karnataka
[c] Narendra Modi [e] Tamil Nadu
[d] Hema Divakar
[e] Dia Mirza Q.409) Ministry of Finance is planning to
implement the second round of major
Q.404) To whom has President’s Cup 2019 Public Sector Bank reforms in 2019-20-
been conferred by President Donald EASE 2.0. What does EASE stand for?
Trump? [a] Enhanced Access and Service
[a] Chiyomaru Excellence programme
[b] Azumaryū [b] Enhanced Activity in Service Excellence
[c] Daiamami programme
[d] Asanoyama [c] Emerging Artificial Intelligence in
[e] Fujiazuma Sectoral Banks
[d] Enhancing Assistance in Services
Q.405) Which film has won the Palme d’or Sector Excellence
award in 2019 Cannes film festival? [e] None of the Above
[a] Parasite
[b] Paradise
Q.410) Which of the following statement
is NOT true about Exchange Traded Q.414) Which of the following has
Funds? launched tree ambulance to provide
[a] An exchange-traded fund is a timely aid to fallen trees?
collection of securities—such as stocks— [a] Mangaluru
that tracks an underlying index [b] Ahmedabad
[b] ETFs can contain many types of [c] Chennai
investments, including stocks, [d] Delhi
commodities, etc. [e] Mumbai
[c] An exchange-traded fund is a
marketable security Q.415) Recently, Orchha town has been
[d] ETFs offer low expense ratios and included in the UNESCO’s tentative list of
fewer broker commissions than buying world heritage site. Which state is Orchha
the stocks individually located in?
[e] None of the Above [a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Mahrashtra
Q.411) Who is the director of The Great [c] Rajasthan
Silence- documentary set in the backdrop [d] Tripura
of 2018 Kerala floods- is a story of a young [e] Uttarakhand
girl, Shadia?
[a] K.B. Selvamony Q.416) Who is the India’s most trusted
[b] S.S. Rajamouli sports personality according to TRA
[c] S. Shankar Research?
[d] S.R. Puttana Kanagal. [a] Apurvi Chandela
[e] A.R. Murugadoss [b] Virat Kohli
[c] Sania Mirza
Q.412) Who has been awarded the Dr Lee [d] Sachin Tendulkar
Jong-wook Memorial Prize 2019? [e] Bajranj Punia
[a] Vikram Seth Q.417) Where was the first UN-Habitat
[b] S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao Assemble held?
[c] Balram Bhargava [a] Qatar
[d] A. S. Rajeev [b] Ethiopia
[e] Padmaja Chunduru [c] Kenya
[d] Egypt
Q.413) Which of the following statement [e] Congo
is true about Raahgiri Day?
[a] It recognizes the externalities of Q.418) BIMSTEC stands for ___?
beggary in India [a] The Bay of Bengal Initiative for
[b] It is observed by Ministry of Housing Scientific, Technical and Economic
and Urban Affairs Cooperation
[c] It promotes the road and infrastructure [b] The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
development in India Sectoral Technical and Social Cooperation
[d] It is a celebration of car-free and [c] The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Social,
automobile transportation Technical and Engineering Cooperation
[e] All of the above
[d] The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Q.423) Recently, Kerala has decided to
Sectoral Technical and Economic impose 1% flood cess applicable on goods
Cooperation and services traded in the state, except?
[e] The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- [a] Women Entrepreneurs
Sectoral Treasury and Economic [b] Technological Goods
Cooperation [c] Gold
[d] Small Traders
Q.419) Which of the following is the [e] Food and Beverages
surface to air ballistic missile developed
by DRDO? Q.424) Recently, Delhi government
[a] Prithvi amended the UBBL for Delhi 2016 for
[b] Trishul commercial buildings (in the wake
[c] Akash 1S of Surat fire tragedy) to include the fire-
[d] Nag safety changes. What does ‘U’ stands for
[e] All of the Above in UBBL?
[a] Unified
Q.420) Recently, Indian Air Force has paid [b] United
tribute to the IAF personnel killed during [c] Umpteen
the ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ in 1999 Kargil [d] Upper-parapet
war by forming the ______ air salute in [e] None of the Above
the sky?
[a] Missing Sword Q.425) How many countries are part of
[b] Missing Son this Regional Comprehensive Economic
[c] Missing Man Partnership- a regional trade agreement?
[d] Missing Gun [a] 18
[e] Missing Soldier [b] 21
[c] 19
Q.421) Who has sworn in as the 6th Prime [d] 16
Minister of Sikkim? [e] 10
[a] Pawan Chamling Q.426) What is the name of World’s
[b] Pramod Sawant largest nuclear-powered ice breaker?
[c] Ganga Prasad [a] Ural
[d] Pawan Gehlot [b] Lenin
[e] Prem Singh Tamang [c] Arktika
[d] Sibir
Q.422) Kammasandra WS, Kapppatagudda [e] Rossiya
WS, Bukkapattana Chinkara WS are
proposed WS of which state? Q.427) What is the name of the
[a] Madhya Pradesh framework (to be adopted by
[b] Maharashtra policymakers) launched by WHO to
[c] Karnataka protect women from domestic violence
[d] Kerala and abuse?
[e] Tamil Nadu [a] RESPECT
[b] EmpoweringHER
[c] SHEneeds
[d] EQUALITY [b] 6%
[e] ProtectingHER [c] 7.3%
[d] 7%
Q.428) Reliance has decided to sell its [e] 6.9%
entire stake in ___ to Music Broadcast
Ltd? Q.433) Where is Meghamalai Wildlife
[a] Affinity Names Inc. Sanctuary located?
[b] Jio Estonia OU [a] Kerala
[c] RadiSys GmbH [b] Tamil Nadu
[d] Reliance Brands Limited [c] Odisha
[e] Reliance Broadcast Network [d] Madhya Pradesh
[e] Gujarat
Q.429) ‘Global Coin’ is the cryptocurrency
of - Q.434) Where will be India’s first
[a] World Bank ‘Blockchain District’ created?
[b] IMF [a] Andhra Pradesh
[c] UN [b] Maharashtra
[d] Microsoft [c] Kerala
[e] Facebook [d] Delhi
[e] Telangana
Q.430) Which existing export scheme will
be replaced by Ministry of Q.435) ISRO has signed an MoU with
Commerce under its new draft export which of the following to set up Space
promotion scheme (if implemented)? technology Cell in Guwahati?
[a] Duty exemption & remission schemes [a] IIT Guwahati
[b] Advance Authorization Scheme [b] IIT Kanpur
[c] Merchandise Export from India Scheme [c] IIT Madras
[d] Zero duty EPCG scheme [d] IIT Delhi
[e] Post Export EPCG Duty Credit Scrip [e] IIT Kharagpur
Scheme
Q.436) Which ministry has launched the
Q.431) SEBI has introduced new buy backs “Hawa Aane de’ Campaign to combat air
norms demanding the overall debt-equity pollution?
ratio of 9:1 for companies having ____ [a] Ministry of Agriculture
and ___ as its subsidiaries? [b] Ministry of Housing and Urban
[a] NBFCs and HFCs Development
[b] Insurance companies and FPIs traders [c] Ministry of Environment
[c] NBFCs and Insurance Companies [d] Ministry of Home Affairs
[d] HFCs and Mutual Funds agency [e] Ministry of Rural Development
[e] NBFCs and FPIs traders
Q.437) What is India’s rank on the IMD
Q.432) What is India’s GDP growth rate World Competitiveness Rankings-2019?
during the 2018-19, according to India [a] 89
Rating and Research (Ind-Ra) agency? [b] 63
[a] 6.1% [c] 43
[d] 12 [e] 4:30 pm
[e] 5
Q.443) Recently, India and ______ have
Q.438) ISRO has signed an MoU with been removed from the US Currency
_______ for crew selection and training Monitoring List.
for Gaganyaan mission. [a] Singapore
[a] Indian Air Force [b] Malaysia
[b] Indian Navy [c] Switzerland
[c] Indian Army [d] Vietnam
[d] All of these [e] Ireland
[e] None of these
Q.444) Which of the following has formed
Q.439) The first Rafale combat aircraft the committee for Housing Loan
would be inducted into the Indian Air Securitisation headed by Harsh Vardhan?
Force's 'Golden Arrows' __________. [a] SEBI
[a] 100 Squadron [b] GOI
[b] 1 Squadron [c] RBI
[c] 45 Squadron [d] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[d] 17 Squadron [e] None of these
[e] None of these
Q.445) Who is the head of the Panel for
Q.440) Recently which airport has been secondary market for corporate loans
declared as the International Airport in setup by RBI?
India? [a] MD Karnam Sekar
[a] Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport [b] Pallav Mohapatra
[b] Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Airport [c] TN Manoharan
[c] Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport [d] P.S. Jayakumar
[d] Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport [e] None of these
[e] Biju Patnaik Airport
Q.446) What is the amount of FDI equity
Q.441) Which organization has recognised inflows into India in 2018-19?
“burn-out” in its International [a] $44.4 billion
Classification of Diseases? [b] $49.4 billion
[a] WHO [c] $34.4 billion
[b] Health Ministry of India [d] $84.8 billion
[c] UN [e] None of these
[d] UNICEF
[e] Indian Red Cross Society Q.447) Who has been appointed as the
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
Q.442) What are the current extended last [a] Naveen Patnaik
cut off RTGS timings as fixed by RBI? [b] Sachin Pilot
[a] 6:30 pm [c] Pema Khandu
[b] 6 pm [d] YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
[c] 5:30 pm [e] None of these
[d] 5 pm
 Q.448) When is World Hunger Day [b] Himachal Pradesh
observed? [c] Gujarat
[a] May 29 [d] Rajasthan
[b] May 31 [e] Kerala
[c] May 28
[d] May 26 Q.450) Who has been announced as the
[e] May 30 winner of Nine Dots Prize 2019?
[a] Arundhati Roy
Q.449) The Medical & Health Department [b] Annie Zaidi
of _______ has been WHO award for its [c] Shashi Tharoor
contribution in the field of tobacco [d] Vikram Seth
control. [e] None of these
[a] Madhya Pradesh

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