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1. Who took over the Command of Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy in

Visakhapatnam in March 2019?

A) Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar

B) Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh

C) Rear Admiral Suraj Berry

D) Rear Admiral M.A. Hampiholi

E) Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh

2. Which of the following became the first Indian shipyard to build

and deliver 100 warships?

A) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd.

B) Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

C) Western India Shipyard Ltd.

D) Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Ltd.

E) Goa Shipyard Ltd.

3. Who among the following was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya

Samman Award 2019 for his/her contributions in the field of

science, education, and medicine?

A) Mala Mehta B) Rajaram Sanjaya

C) Kanwal Singh Bakhshi D) Rajendra Kumar Joshi

E) Vasdev Chanchlani

4. According to OpenSignal's measurements for 4G availability,

which of the following cities passed the 95% mark in 2019?

1.Delhi

2.Ranchi

3.Mumbai

A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Only 3 D) Only 1 and 3 E) All of the above

5. Read the following statements carefully:

1. The European Parliament has approved a law banning a wide-

range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds, and

cutlery, by 2021.

2. The law stipulates that 10 single-use plastic items will be

banned in order to curb ocean pollution.

3. The new plans come after it was found that plastics make up

more than 80% of marine litter, which has disastrous effects on

wildlife and habitats.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2

C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3

E) All of the above

6. In which country has Tesla installed a bank of 42 Powerpacks in

a bid to reduce energy demand and provide emergency backup

power to trains, in 2019?

A) China B) France C) USA D) Japan E) England

7. According to Young Lives, which state ranks second in the list of

states where child marriages among girls between the age of 15

and 19 are performed?

A) Rajasthan B) Haryana C) Bihar D) Tripura E) Uttar Pradesh

8. Which of the following is the highest polling station in the

world?

A) Tashigang B) Srinagar C) Shimla D) Awantipora E) Gulmarg

9. Where was the 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working

Group on Counter-Terrorism and its Expert Sub-group held in

March 2019?

A) New Delhi B) Toronto C) Montreal D) Ottawa E) Chandigarh

10. Google launched a ________ membered global advisory council

to consider ethical issues around artificial intelligence and other

emerging technologies in March 2019.

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9

11. A digital portal named ________ was launched by the

Telangana government in March 2019 for MSMEs to provide them

with a digital profile, including an online product catalog and e-

commerce store.

A) Telangana State GlobalConnect

B) Telangana State GlobalLinker

C) Telangana State MSMEConnect

D) Telangana State GlobalMSME

E) Telangana State MSMELinker

12. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of

PolicyX.com in March 2019?

A) Gautam Gambhir B) Virender Sehwag

C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Rahul Dravid

E) Sourav Ganguly

13. Which of the following has become the first Indian port

operator to handle cargo movement of 200 million tonnes (MT) in

2018-19?

A) APM Terminals

B) Adani Port and Special Economic Zone

C) Kamarajar Port Limited

D) Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd.

E) Visakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd.


1. The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the Biomedical

Research Career Programme (BRCP).

2. BRCP has made it attractive for high-quality Indian scientists

working abroad to return to India.

3. BRCP has increased the number of locations geographically

within India where world-class biomedical research is undertaken.




E) All are correct

15. Which of the following India-specific tool/tools was/were

launched by Facebook in March 2019?

A) Candidate Connect B) Connect India

C) Share You Voted D) Both 1 and 3

E) Only 2 and 3

16. Bank of Baroda will develop an agri-digital platform called

________ in order to provide solutions for all major agricultural

requirements.

A) Indian Kisan B) Bhartiya Kisan

C) Baroda Kisan D) Baroda Haat

E) Kisan Haat

17. For the first time in the world, researchers at the GRAPES-3

muon telescope facility in ________ have measured the electrical

potential, size, and height of a thundercloud that passed overhead

on 1 December 2014.

A) Darjeeling B) Ooty C) Shimla D) Bengaluru E) Coimbatore

18. Which bank appointed N S Srinath as Non-Executive Chairman

for a period of three years in March 2019?

A) Axis Bank B) City Union Bank


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C) Karur Vysya Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

E) Andhra Bank

19. Which of the following cities will become the first city in the

world to install wireless charging systems for electric taxis?

A) Helsinki B) Oslo C) Stockholm D) Vienna E) Warsaw

20. In which state has the Election Commission come up with a

mobile application called 'PWD' for making voting easier?

A) Kerala B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) Telangana E) Odisha

21. Where will the Centre for Development of Advanced

Computing (C-DAC) host 2 days 'Technology Conclave' in April

2019?

A) Noida B) Pune C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad E) Indore

22. Which of the following was presented the 'Best Sports

Federation' Award in the country by the Association Chambers of

Commerce and Industry in March 2019?

A) All India Football Federation

B) Board of Control for Cricket in India

C) National Rifle Association of India

D) Indian Boxing Federation

E) Badminton Association of India

23. As per the World Meteorological Organisation's annual state of

global climate report 2018-19, earth is said to be nearly ________

degree Celsius warmer than when the industrial age started.

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

24. Who has partnered with IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on

industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and artificial

intelligence (AI)?

A)

infosys

B)

Wipro

C) Tech

Mahindra

D) HCL

Technologies

E)

Capgemini


1. The Finance Ministry has decided to keep the interest rate

unchanged on small savings schemes for the 3 month period

beginning 1 April 2019.

2. The announcement covers small-saving schemes such as the

Post Office Saving Accounts, Post Office Time Deposits, National

Saving Certificates (NSC) etc.

3. The unchanged interest rate means the NSC (5 years) and the

PPF (15 years) will fetch 12% interest.




E) All of the above

26. Which of the following has signed an agreement with Bharat

Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for cooperation in the development of

solar power projects in March 2019?

A) Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation

B) GAIL India Ltd

C) Bharat Petroleum D) NTPC Limited

E) Coal India


1. The government has again extended its deadline to impose

retaliatory customs duties on 29 US products, including almond,

walnut, and pulses, till 2 May 2019.

2. Government of India decided to impose these duties in

retaliation to a move by the US to impose high customs duties on

certain steel and aluminium products.

3. India's exports to the US in 2017-18 stood at USD 47.9 billion.

Which of the above statements is/are true?



E) All of the above

28. Which of the following has become the world's first district

using both 5G coverage and broadband gigabit network?

A) Frankfurt B) Perth C) Shanghai D) Hamburg E) Yanqing

29. India has offered USD ________ million credit to Bolivia after

President Ram Nath Kovind held productive and extensive talks

with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales.

A) 60 B) 75 C) 90 D) 100 E) 150

30. Who will receive the '2019 Peabody Career Achievement

Award' in May 2019?

A) Vashti McCollum B) Rita Moreno

C) Fareed Zakaria D) Stanley Nelson Jr.

E) David Letterman

31. Where was a two-day sports literature festival, 'Play Write

2019', inaugurated in March 2019?

A) Bhopal B) Kolkata C) Chandigarh D) Mumbai E) Ahmedabad

32. Which country has been designated as the Guest of Honour at

Paris Livre (Paris Book Fair) in 2020?

A) Australia B) India C) USA D) Japan E) China

33. The RBI cleared Rs 19,240.91 crore towards Cash Credit Limit

for which state for the purchase of wheat in the Rabi marketing

season in 2019?

A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar E) Madhya Pradesh

34. The RBI has set the average base rate to be charged from

borrowers by NBFCs and Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) at

________% for the first quarter of the next fiscal.

A) 8.13 B) 8.84 C) 9.21 D) 9.83 E) 10.03

35. Where is National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) setting

up a 25 MW floating solar power plant in its water storage

reservoir?

A) NTPC Simhadri B) NTPC Korba

C) NTPC Ramagundam D) NTPC Dadri

E) NTPC Bongaigaon

36. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

has awarded a Geographical Indication tag to ________ varieties of

Indian coffee in March 2019.

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

37. Which of the following paid ₹14,500 crore to the Union

government to buy a 52.63% stake in Rural Electrification

Corporation in 2019?

A) BHEL B) TATA Power

C) Adani Power Ltd. D) Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

E) JSW Energy

38. With whom has Election Commission of India (ECI)

collaborated for Voter Awareness campaign for Lok Sabha Election

2019?

A) India Post B) Indian Railways

C) Food Corporation of India D) Bharat Sanchar Nigam

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E) redBus

39. In which state did Mukesh Sahu launch the 'Enajori' initiative

with an objective to make Lok Sabha Elections accessible to

Persons with Disability voters, in 2019?

A) Arunachal

Pradesh

B)

Meghalaya

C)

Assam

D)

Odisha

E) West

Bengal

40. How many MoUs were signed between India and Bolivia on

the second day of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to that

country?

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9

41. In March 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs formed a ________

which will take coordinated action in all registered cases that

relate to terror financing and terror-related activities.

A) Terror Surveillance Squad B) Terror Monitoring Group

C) Anti Terror Action Force D) Terror Reconnoitre Force

E) Terror Fighting Unit

42. As per the Reserve Bank of India's data, India’s current

account deficit (CAD) for the third quarter narrowed to ________%

of the GDP.

A) 2.8 B) 2.6 C) 2.5 D) 2.3 E) 2.1

43. Who is the author of the book 'Indian Fiscal Federalism'?

A) Y. V. Reddy B) N.K. Singh

C) Bimal Jalan D) Vijay Kelkar

E) Raghuram Rajan

44. President Ram Nath Kovind is the ________ President of India to

visit Bolivia.

A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th

45. Which of the following departed from Mumbai for Port Beira in

Mozambique with essential relief material for the cyclone-ravaged

areas?

A) INS Airavat B) INS Gharial

C) INS Magar D) INS Shardul

E) INS Shaurya

46. The cave explorers of which country discovered the cave

named Malham, the world’s longest salt cave?

A) Russia B) Israel C) Turkey D) Poland E) France

47. Who was honored with the Martha Farrell award for Excellence

in Women’s Empowerment 2019 in the Most Promising Individual

category?

A) Neetu Singh B) Rashmi Nair

C) Manu Gulati D) Mugdha Bisht

E) Rupali Dutt

48. Which country has extended by six months an embargo on

weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted in October 2018?

A) France B) Germany C) Japan D) Russia E) India

49. The Reserve Bank of India is set to lift the ban on ‘exotic

currency derivatives’ that were banned in ________ amid

allegations of mis-selling.

A) 2005-06 B) 2006-07 C) 2007-08 D) 2009-10 E) 2011-12

50. A ceremony was held at Air Force Station _________ in March

2019 to felicitate meritorious sportsmen of IAF who have excelled

at National and International arena.

A) Amritsar B) New Delhi C) Bathinda D) Pathankot E) Hasimara

51. Who among the following has been honored with the Turing

Award in March 2019?

1. Geoffrey Hinton

2. Yann LeCun

3. Yoshua Bengio



E) All are correct

52. Who was awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal in March

2019?

A) Raghuram Rajan B) Jagdish Bhagwati

C) Amartya Sen D) Kaushik Basu

E) Bimal Jalan

53. Who has been barred by Venezuela from holding public office

for 15 years, in March 2019?

A) Nicolás Maduro B) Marco Rubio

C) Juan Guaido D) Mike Pence

E) Julio Borges

54. Recently, Valery Bykovsky passed away. He was a ________

cosmonaut.

A) American B) Russian C) Chinese D) Japanese E) Australian

55. Who launched blockchain based coffee e-marketplace through

video conferencing in New Delhi in March 2019?

A) Dr. Inderjit Singh B) Dr.Anup Wadhawan

C) Pradeep Kumar Sinha D) A.K. Dhasmana

E) S. K. Sinha

56. Which state has launched initiatives to educate voters in

March 2019?

A) Arunachal PradeshB) AssamC) MeghalayaD) ManipurE) Mizoram


1. The Centre’s recent ordinance banning unregulated monthly

deposit schemes will not affect the ongoing monthly schemes

operated by jewellery and chit fund firms.

2. Called the ‘Banning of Unregulated Deposit Scheme Ordinance’,

it was promulgated by President Kovind during the last week of

February 2018.

3. It is done to save gullible investors from losing money to Ponzi

and fake deposit schemes.




E) All are correct

58. Who will serve as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket board

on an ad-hoc basis from March 2019?

A) Justice Madan Lokur B) Justice D K Jain

C) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha D) Justice K. M. Joseph

E) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar


1. UNSC has unanimously passed the first-ever resolution ordering

members to enforce laws against terror financing.

2. UNSC resolution demands all states "ensure that their domestic

laws and regulations establish serious criminal offenses" to collect


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funds or financial resources to terrorist groups or individual

criminals.

3. Nations that fail to carry out the resolution would face U.N.

sanctions.




E) All are correct

60. In March 2019, the Finance Ministry has decided to infuse Rs

________ crore into state-owned Bank of Baroda.

A) 4,529 B) 4,923 C) 5,042 D) 5,896 E) 6,023

61. Who has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa

in March 2019?

A) Digambar Kamat B) Shripad Naik

C) Manohar Ajgaonkar D) Pratapsingh Rane

E) Vijai Sardesai

62. The PM of which country interacted with the Indian Air Force

team and sat in a Tejas aircraft during the Langkawi International

Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2019?

A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) Laos E) Vietnam

63. As per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms,

released in 2019, at least ________ of the 521 sitting MPs are

crorepatis.

A) 290 B) 310 C) 370 D) 430 E) 490

64. Where will the third installment of the Joint Naval Exercise of

India and Australia 'AUSINDEX' be held in April 2019?

A) Mumbai B) Vishakhapatnam C) Kochi D) Chennai E) Gandhidham

65. Which of the following can be detected by an AI-based

electronic hardware system developed by the researchers at IIT

Delhi?

A) Malaria B) Tuberculosis

C) Jaundice D) Only 1 and 2

E) All of the above

66. The Indo-German Development Corporation, GIZ, will help the

North Delhi Municipal Corporation carry out waste segregation

activities. The tie-up is for a ________ year period.

A) 2 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 10

67. Which of the following hospital groups in association with

Piramal Swasthya announced the launch of community-based

cancer screening programme UMMEED in March 2019?

A) Apollo Hospitals B) Fortis Hospitals

C) MaxCure Hospitals D) CARE Hospitals

E) Artemis Hospitals

68. Which country has signed an agreement with India for

exchange of country-by-country (CbC) report in March 2019?

A) France B) Israel C) US D) China E) Russia

69. Which country's airport has been crowned the world's best

aviation hub at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019?

A) India B) UAE C) Japan D) Singapore E) South Korea

70. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki

India Ltd. in March 2019?

A) Kenichi Ayukawa B) Harada Naomasa

C) Waka Tarasihiko D) Kobayakawa Hideaki

E) Hasekura Tsunenaga

71. Which of the following has launched a medium-term notes

(MTN or bond) issue to raise $450 million as a part of its $6 billion

MTN programme?

A) NTPC B) BHEL C) ONGC D) DRDO E) SAIL


1. Transfer of shares of listed companies can be done only in the

demat form from 1 April 2019, as said by RBI on 27 March 2019.

2. Shares in the demat form would help in maintaining a

transparent record of shareholding at companies amid rising

concerns over beneficial ownership of entities.

3. The move does not prohibit an investor from holding the shares

in physical form even after April 1.




E) All of the above

73. Which of the following has announced an oil discovery in its

Krishna Godavari basin block in the Bay of Bengal on 27 March

2019?

A) Petronet LNG Ltd B) Cairn Oil and Gas

C) ONGC D) Hindustan Oil Exploration

Company Ltd.

E) Tata Petrodyne Ltd.


1. SEBI deferred implementation of revised norms pertaining to

royalty payment by listed companies to related parties by 3

months, on 27 March 2019.

2. The implementation of a provision of the amended norms has

been deferred till June 30, 2019.

3. The amendments were made to Sebi (Listing Obligations and

Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - payment relating to

royalty and brand usage.




E) All of the above

75. Who will captain an 18-strong Indian women's hockey team

for the five-match series against Malaysia starting in April 2019?

A) Mahima Choudhary B) Savita

C) Sunita Lakra D) Nikki Pradhan

E) Navjot Kaur

76. The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee

(IOC) has recommended adding which of the following to the 2024

Paris Olympics?

1. Breakdancing

2. Skateboarding

3. Surfing



E) All are correct


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77. Which High Court barred the mentioning of caste in the FIRs in

March 2019?

A) Delhi High Court B) Patna High Court

C) Punjab and Haryana High

Court

D) Telangana High Court

E) Madras High Court

78. The Government of Nepal is organizing Nepal Investment

Summit 2019 in which ________ projects worth 31.93 billion dollars

in various sectors will be showcased.

A) 49 B) 55 C) 63 D) 77 E) 85

79. An agreement was signed between India and the ________ in

March 2019 to establish health sciences collaborative platform.

A) European Union B) Organization of American

States

C) African Union D) Economic Community of West

African States

E) ASEAN

80. The US circulated a draft resolution to UN Security Council to

blacklist ________ in March 2019.

A) Afzal Guru B) Masood Azhar

C) Azam Tariq D) Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar

E) Yasin Malik


1. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited

imparting distance degree programmes in agriculture.

2. As per UGC Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2015,

professional programmes such as medicine and engineering are

not permitted to be offered in distance mode.

3. YCMOU and IGNOU are among the institutions offering degree

and diploma programmes in agriculture science.




E) All are correct

82. To which country is the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on a

two-day, beginning from 28 March 2019?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar

83. Who assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations in

March 2019?

A) G. Ashok Kumar B) MA Hampiholi

C) R. Hari Kumar D) Anil Kumar Saxena

E) Ajit Kumar

84. The Union Cabinet approved the creation of additional posts

of ________ Judicial Members and ________ Technical Members in

the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal in March 2019.

A) 2, 3 B) 3, 3 C) 4, 2 D) 3, 4 E) 4, 4

85. The Union Cabinet approved the acquiring of ________ sq.

yards out of 10 acres of land including the compound wall in the

eastern side of CWC land by the Telangana Government in March

2019.

A) 234 B) 372 C) 416 D) 482 E) 524

86. With which country did India sign an MoU on combating illicit

trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and its

precursors for a period of five years?

A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) Philippines D) Singapore E) Brazil

87. With which country did the Union Cabinet approve the MoU on

Startup Cooperation that was signed in February 2019?

A) Switzerland B) Republic of Korea C) Portugal D) Belgium E) Japan

88. The Union Cabinet gave its approval on the MoU between

India and ________ in the field of tourism which was signed on 26

March 2019.

A) Serbia B) Bulgaria C) Croatia D) Hungary E) Austria

89. Who bagged a Gold medal in the 10 m Air Pistol Mixed team

event at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship at Taoyuan in Taipei?

A) Manu Bhaker and Jitu Rai

B) Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary

C) Apurvi Chandela and Jitu Rai

D) Apurvi Chandela and Saurabh Chaudhary

E) Anjali Bhagwat and Saurabh Chaudhary


1. All 8 members of the Lokpal were administered the oath of

office on 27 March 2019.

2. Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to them.

3. Dilip B. Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, and Abhilasha Kumari,

and Ajay Kumar Tripathi are the judicial members and the non-

judicial members are Archana Ramasundaram, Dinesh Kumar Jain,

Mahender Singh, and Indrajeet Prasad Gautam.




E) All of the above

91. Where was the India-Croatia Economic Forum meeting held in

March 2019?

A) Split B) Zagreb C) Pula D) Trogir E) Solin

92. Which of the following has made its first investment in India's

burgeoning airports sector by buying 20% stake in the GMR

group's airports vertical in March 2019?

A) Tata group B) Reliance Industries

C) Aditya Birla Group D) Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

E) Larsen & Tubro

93. What is the name of the mission under which India built an

anti-satellite weapon 'A-SAT', which successfully targeted a live

satellite in 3 minutes on a low earth orbit?

A) Mission Prabal B) Mission Shakti

C) Mission Garuda D) Mission Prahar

E) Mission Udan

94. ITC has sold its John Players apparel brand and related

trademarks and intellectual property to ________ in 2019.

A) Reliance Retail B) Pantaloons Retail

C) Provogue India Ltd. D) Lifestyle International Pvt Ltd

E) Future Group

95. Which of the following companies incorporated by the Ministry

of Railways, will open its initial public offering for subscription in

March 2019?

A) Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd.

B) RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.

C) Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.

D) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

E) Indian Railway Finance Corporation


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96. Recently, Ashitha passed away in March 2019. She was a

famous ________.

A) Politician B) Writer C) Actor D) Painter E) Singer

97. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to

the Kingdom of Morocco in 2019?

A) Praneet Reddy B) Anil Shukla

C) Ankur Patel D) Shambhu S. Kumaran

E) V. Venkateswara


1. The Pakistan government approved a proposal to establish a

corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharada

Peeth.

2. It is an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan-

controlled Kashmir (PcK).

3. Established in 237 BC during the reign of Ashoka, the Sharada

Peeth is 5000 years old.




E) All of the above

99. ________ researchers have discovered huge underwater lakes

beneath the Totten glacier in East Antarctica in March 2019.

A) Australian B) American C) Chinese D) Japanese E) Russian

100. Which of the following will participate in the 15th edition of

Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA-

19?

A) INS Kamorta B) INS Kadmatt

C) INS Kavaratti D) INS Kiltan

E) INS Shakti

101. Who was honoured with Croatia's highest civilian award, the

Grand Order of the King of Tomislav in March 2019?

A) Rajnath Singh B) Ram Nath Kovind

C) Narendra Modi D) Venkaiah Naidu

E) Pranab Mukherjee

102. With whom has Apple partnered for payment handling and

processing for its new Apple Card?

A) Goldman Sachs B) American Express

C) Mastercard D) Both 1 and 3

E) Both 2 and 3

103. Where has the world's largest e-waste recycling facility

opened?

A) Dubai B) Bangkok C) Kuala Lumpur D) London E) Tokyo

104. Who defeated Mattias Falck in the title-deciding contest at

Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus, Oman Open?

A) Ma Long B) Chen Meng C) Lin Yun-Ju D) Ma Lin E) Jang Woojin

105. On which bank did RBI slap a penalty of Rs 2 crore for non-

compliance of regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT

operations in March 2019?

A) PNB B) Canara Bank

C) Oriental Bank of Commerce D) Axis Bank

E) DCB Bank

106. Who was elected as the President of Comoros in March

2019?

A) Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed

Sambi

B) Mohamed Bacar

C) Azali Assoumani D) Ali Soilih

E) Bob Denard

107. With which country will India start a cruise service from 29

March 2019?

A) Sri Lanka B) Bangladesh C) Malaysia D) Myanmar E) Maldives

108. 1st Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt ________

was flagged off by Director General Military Training in March

2019.

A) Manaslu B) Makalu C) Mera Peak D) Pumori E) Yala Peak

109. As per a report by the International Energy Agency, India

emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a ________

% rise from 2017.

A) 1.2 B) 2.4 C) 3.6 D) 4.8 E) 6.0

110. Who among the following is/are among 8 people, who will be

honoured by the University of Oxford at a ceremony in June 2019?

1. Cyrus Poonawalla

2. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

3. Dilip Shanghvi



E) All are correct

111. Who assumed the charge as the Flag Officer Commanding

Maharashtra Naval Area in March 2019?

A) A. A. Pawar B) Rajesh Pendharkar

C) Ajit Kumar D) Karambir Singh

E) Anil Kumar Chawla

112. Who has been appointed as Special Central Police Observer

for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand in March 2019?.

A) A K Mitra B) H P Bhatnagar

C) K K Sharma D) Ajay Raj Sharma

E) A K Tondon

113. Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd signed an agreement to

acquire a 85% equity stake in Linjemontage I Grastorp AB (LMG)

for a value of $24 million in March 2019. Where is the headquarter

of LMG?

A) Finland B) Sweden C) Norway D) Ireland E) Wales

114. VMLY&R appointed whom as the CEO of its India business

effective immediately on 25 March 2019?

A) Tripti Lochan B) Vivek Tripathi

C) Anil Nair D) Mridul Thakur

E) Ashish Ahuja

115. Who has been appointed as the Head of Brand Marketing by

Reliance-owned fashion e-commerce platform Ajio.com in March

2019?

A) Anita Devraj Mookerjee B) Vineet Nair

C) Kiara Advani D) Subroto Som

E) Sriram Venkatraman


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116. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of the

Indian men’s basketball team in March 2019?

A) Stephen Constantine B) Wim Koevermans

C) Harry Wright D) Veselin Matic

E) Bob Houghton


1. SEBI reviewed and modified the commission as well as

disclosure norms for the mutual fund industry on 25 March 2019.

2. The move came after RBI in October 2018 asked the asset

management companies (AMC) to adopt full trail model of

commission in all schemes.

3. The commission will be paid from AMC’s books and only the first

SIP(s) purchased by the new investor will be eligible for

upfronting.




E) All of the above


1. New drugs approved for use in select developed markets will be

automatically allowed in India if the global trials included Indian

patients.

2. The new Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, has done away

with the formality of conducting local trials.

3. It will reduce the time taken by the company to introduce the

drug in India and prevent duplication of studies.




E) All of the above

119. According to an India digital report by the Reuters Institute,

________% of Internet users were concerned that expressing their

political views online could get them into trouble with the

authorities.

A) 81 B) 73 C) 68 D) 55 E) 42

120. Which journal has published for the first time facts related to

Mahatma Gandhi’s health files as recorded in 1939?

A) National Journal of Medical and Dental Research

B) Indian Journal of Medical Research

C) Global Journal of Medical Research

D) Journal of Biomedical Research

E) British Journal of Biomedical Research

121. India’s lunar mission ________ will carry NASA’s laser

instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements

of the distance to the moon.

A) Chandrayaan 1 B) Chandrayaan 2

C) Chandrayaan 3 D) Chandrayaan 4

E) Chandrayaan 5

122. Which of the following has/have been awarded the

exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1 in March 2019?

1. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

2. Indian Oil Corporation Limited

3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation



E) All are correct

123. Under whose chairmanship has RBI appointed a 5-member

committee to further deepen digital payments and enhance

financial inclusion through Fintech?

A) N. R. Narayana Murthy B) Nandan Nilekani

C) S. D. Shibulal D) Gautam Adani

E) Salil Parekh

124. Which of the following launched the Bharat Consumption

Scheme in March 2019?

A) SBI Mutual Fund B) ICICI Prudential AMC

C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance D) HDFC Asset Management

E) Birla Sun Life Asset

Management

125. Which of the following railway stations has received Gold

Rating by the Indian Green Building Council in March 2019?

A) Charbagh railway station india

B) Howrah Junction railway station

C) Vijayawada railway station

D) Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station

E) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station

126. Recently, Scott Walker passed away. He was a /an ________.

A) Actor B) Singer C) Politician D) Judge E) Journalist

127. Who won a bronze medal at the ITTF Challenge Plus Oman

Open in March 2019?

A) Sharath Kamal B) G Sathiyan

C) Anthony Amalraj D) Harmeet Desai

E) Soumyajit Ghosh

128. What is the rank of India as per the global energy transition

index, released in March 2019?

A) 54 B) 68 C) 76 D) 81 E) 88

129. Apple announced its ________ streaming service along with a

handful of original TV shows that are in the works, in March 2019.

A) Entertainment Plus B) Apple Original Plus

C) Apple TV Plus D) Apple Fun Plus

E) Apple Experience Plus

130. Apple announced ________ in March 2019 to help customers

lead a healthier financial life.

A) Pay

Card

B) Quick

Card

C) Money

Card

D) Apple

Card

E) iPhone

Card

131. The 3rd edition of which of the following exercises between

India and Oman concluded at Jabel AI Akhdar training camp, Oman

in March 2019?

A) Nomadic Elephant 2019 B) AL NAGAH 2019

C) Shatrujeet 2019 D) Ajeya Warrior 2019

E) Khanjar 2019

132. Admiral Sunil Lanba commissioned a Nuclear, Biological,

Chemical Training Facility - ________, at INS Shivaji, Lonavla in

March 2019.

A) ABHYASA B) ABHEDYA C) SAKSHAM D) SANGHARSH E) SHAURYA

133. Who won the Global Teacher Prize 2019?

A) Jesus Insilada B) Peter Tabichi

C) Marjorie Brown D) Koen Timmers

E) Eddie Woo


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134. Who became the first player from Bosnia and Herzegovina to

reach 100 international caps on 23 March 2019?

A) Miralem Pjanić B) Edin Dzeko

C) Goran Zakarić D) Deni Milošević

E) Kenan Kodro

135. Who was elected as the President of the Basketball

Federation of India in March 2019?

A) Chander Mukhi Sharma B) Arshpreet Bhullar

C) K. Govindaraj D) Satnam Singh

E) Gurvinder Gill

136. According to the ICRA report, Housing finance companies are

expected to report a ________% credit growth in FY19.

A) 5-7 B) 8-10 C) 13-15 D) 18-20 E) 22-24

137. Which of the following has secured $413 million in a funding

round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund in 2019?

A) Agarwal Packers & Movers Ltd.

B) Delhivery Pvt. Ltd.

C) Blue Dart Express Ltd.

D) Allcargo Logistics Ltd.

E) Aegis Logistics Ltd.

138. Which of the following subjects is/are being introduced by

CBSE in school curriculum from the upcoming academic session?

1.Artificial intelligence

2.Early childhood care education

3.Yoga



E) All of the above

139. According to commerce ministry data, India's gold imports

dipped about 5.5% in value terms to $________ billion in April-

February 2018-19.

A) 29.5 B) 31.2 C) 37.6 D) 43.8 E) 49.7

140. Sale of 'enemy shares' and buyback of stocks by CPSEs

together yielded the government over ₹11,300 crore in the fiscal

year 2018-19. Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by

people who migrated to ________ and are no longer citizens of

India.

A) Pakistan B) China

C) Bangladesh D) Only 1 and 2

E) All of the above

141. Which of the following along with the National Investments

and Infrastructure Fund of India is the anchor investor in Green

Growth Equity Fund?

A) UK B) USA C) Russia D) Germany E) France

142. Who is the current CEO of Jet Airways as on March 25, 2019?

A) Vinay Dube B) Naresh Goyal

C) Sharad Sharma D) Anita Goyal

E) Rajshree Pathy

143. STEPS scheme was launched on 24 March 2019 to mark the

World TB Day. What does 'S' stand for in STEPS?

A) Science B) System C) Survey D) Security E) Safety

144. The Indian Air Force inducted the first ________ heavy-lift

Chinook helicopters in March 2019.

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7

145. Who won the Best Director at Filmfare Awards 2019?

A) Sanjay Leela Bhansali B) Harinder Sikka

C) Meghna Gulzar D) Jaideep Ahlawat

E) Vineet Jain

146. Recently, Shahnaz Rahmatullah passed away. She was a/an

________.

A) Singer B) Spiritual Leader C) Journalist D) Judge E) Politician

147. Recently, Ghulam Nabi Rathar passed away. He was a/an

________.

A) Actor B) Judge C) Social activist D) Singer E) Politician

148. Which of the following signed an MoU with the Philippines-

based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in March 2019 to

take collaborative research projects on rice in the State?

A) Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University

B) Professor Jayashakar Telangana State Agricultural University

C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University

D) Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University

E) Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University

149. At which of the following a yarn bank has been set up in

March 2019 to benefit the state’s weavers?

A) Thirubhuvanam Silk Handloom

B) Sri Balaji Silk Handloom Weavers Co-Operative Society

C) Mysore Powerloom Silk Manufacturers Cooperative Society

D) Alltex Silk Co Operative Society Limited

E) Arignar Anna Silk Cooperative Society

150. With which of the following countries revisions in the DTAAs

will come into effect from April 1, 2019?

A)

Mauritius

B)

Malaysia

C)

Singapore

D) Both 1 and

3

E) Both 2 and

3

151. Which bank reported a fraud to RBI amounting to Rs 13.26

crore in the fund-based working capital facility extended to SRS

Finance?

A) State Bank of India B) Canara Bank

C) Karnataka Bank D) Axis Bank

E) Bank of India

152. Which state announced that it had revoked the suspension

handed to Ola in March 2019?

A) Maharashtra B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu E) Telangana

153. ISRO will launch an advanced electronic intelligence satellite

________, developed by DRDO on April 1, 2019.

A) GSAT-31 B) EMISAT C) RISAT-1 D) SCATSAT E) Astrosat-2

154. Which country held its first general election after five years

of military rule, in March 2019?

A) Vietnam B) Cambodia C) Thailand D) Philippines E) Maldives

155. Which country has signed an agreement with the USA in

March 2019 that allow American ships and warplanes to take

advantage of its ports and airports?

A) Qatar B) Bahrain C) Oman D) Jordan E) Kuwait

156. When is the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and

Missing Staff Members marked each year?

A) 22 March B) 23 March C) 24 March D) 25 March E) 26 March


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157. Who received the Best Actress award at the 64th Filmfare

Awards held at Jio Garden, Mumbai?

A) Anushka Sharma B) Alia Bhatt

C) Deepika Padukone D) Kareena Kapoor

E) Sonam Kapoor

158. Where did NITI Aayog organise a day-long FinTech Conclave

in March 2019?

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Pune D) Hyderabad E) Patna

159. India achieved an ________% reduction in tuberculosis deaths

among people living with HIV by 2017.

A) 58 B) 62 C) 70 D) 84 E) 89


1. Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is an

important component of coral reef ecosystem but is highly

endangered globally.

2. It is categorized as ‘Endangered’ in the Red List of the

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

3. A group of researchers recently studied the distribution,

abundance, and dangers to this species in the waters of Andaman

and Nicobar islands.




E) All are correct

161. A book titled ‘Every Vote Counts’ was launched by former

Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi. Who is the

author of this book?

A) Jaipal Reddy B) Navin Chawla

C) N. Gopalaswami D) S. Y. Quraishi

E) Achal Kumar Jyoti

162. Which of the following G7 countries became the first to sign

a “non-binding” protocol with China to take part in Beijing’s new

“Silk Road”?

A) France B) Italy C) Germany D) USA E) Canada

163. Who received The Hindu Inspiration Achievement Award

2019?

A) Chanda Kochhar B) Preethi Srinivasan

C) Sunita Menon D) Indra Nooyi

E) Vinita Bali

164. Who will be appointed as the next Chief of Naval Staff, after

Admiral Sunil Lanba retires in May 2019?

A) Vice Admiral Karambir Singh

B) Vice Admiral Gurtej Singh Pabby

C) Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla

D) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar

E) Vice Admiral Anirudh Joshi

165. When is the World Tuberculosis Day observed every year?

A) March 24 B) March 25 C) March 26 D) March 27 E) March 28

166. What is the name of the bracelet that has been developed to

give out alerts whenever a condition called hypothermia is seen in

newborns?

A) Bempu B) Dempu C) Nempu D) Tempu E) Kempu

167. Who was named in the Standing Committee of the Olympic

Council of Asia at its 38th General Assembly held in Bangkok?

A) Balbir Singh B) Sardar Singh

C) Udham Singh D) Ajit Pal Singh

E) Sartaj Singh

168. Where was the maiden High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific

Cooperation held in March 2019?

A) India B) Australia C) Japan D) Indonesia E) Malaysia

169. Which of the following has launched smart garbage bins in

India in March 2019?

A) Enviro Analysts & Engineers Pvt Ltd

B) Swelect Energy Systems Ltd

C) Steel Authority of India Ltd

D) Doshion Ltd

E) Gujarat Environment Protection & Infrastructure Ltd

170. On 20 March 2019, which bank said that it will raise up to

₹250 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds bearing face value

of ₹1 lakh each?

A) Andhra Bank B) South Indian Bank

C) Karnataka Bank D) Bank of India

E) Dena Bank


1. Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (MCCIL), an arm

of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India, received recognition as a

Third-Country Central Counterparty (TC-CCP) by Bank of England.

2. It will enable MCCIL to offer clearing services to UK-based

entities.

3. There are currently nine clearinghouses recognized by SEBI

including BSE's Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd and NSE Clearing

Ltd.




E) All of the above


1. Reserve Bank of India has proposed a rule-based approach in

fixing new Ways and Means limits for the state governments,

replacing the previous expenditure-based system.

2. It will set up a panel to recommend parameters of the new

system which is aimed at preventing automatic monetisation of

deficits.

3. RBI acts as debt manager for state governments and provides a

short-term loan to them.




E) All are correct


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173. Sociologist and political psychoanalyst ________ was named

the recipient of 2019 Hans Kilian Award.

A) Vinay Lal B) Pritish Nandy

C) Ashis Nandy D) Rajni Kothari

E) Sudhir Kakar

174. Where was the Hans Kilian Award instituted by the Köhler

Foundation in March 2019?

A) France B) Japan C) Germany D) Singapore E) Laos

175. Who will be honoured with the Vyas Samman 2018 by the KK

Birla Foundation for his collection of poems 'Jitne Log Utne Prem'?

A) Kunwar Narayan B) Kedarnath Singh

C) Leeladhar Jagudi D) Arun Kamal

E) Naresh Mehta

176. Defence Ministry cleared a major project for the Indian Army

for the acquisition of ________ lakh 'Made in India' multi-mode hand

grenades In March 2019.

A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 10 E) 15

177. Who was presented the ‘Coach of the Year’ Award at the

annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA)

Awards 2019?

A) S. M. Arif B) Misbun Sidek

C) P. Gopichand D) Tony Gunawan

E) Rashid Sidek

178. Which of the following was named ‘Association of the Year’

at the annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA)

Awards 2019?

A) Kerala Badminton Shuttle Association

B) Badminton Association of Telangana

C) Gujarat Badminton Association

D) Tamilnadu Badminton Association

E) Udaipur Badminton Association

179. Who was given the ‘Outstanding Performer’ Award at the

annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Awards

2019?

A) P.V. Sindhu B) Jwala Gutta

C) Saina Nehwa D) Deepika Kumari

E) N. Sikki Reddy

180. Who was named ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at the annual

Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Awards 2019?

A) P.V. Sindhu B) N. Sikki Reddy

C) Saina Nehwal D) Jwala Gutta

E) Dipika Pallikal Karthik

181. With whose partnership did Sports news website

ESPNcricinfo launch a tool called ‘Superstats’ for analyzing cricket

statistics in March 2019?

A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Kanpur

C) IIT Madras D) IIT Kharagpur

E) IIT Guwahati

182. Who took charge of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy in

Mumbai in March 2019?

A) R. Hari Kumar B) Sanjay Jasjit Singh

C) A. A. Pawar D) Ajit Kumar

E) Anil Kumar Chawla

183. Amateur boxing’s governing body AIBA's President ________

announced his resignation in March 2019.

A) Gafur Rahimov B) Aslan Usoyan

C) Rustam Inoyatov D) Islam Karimov

E) Abdulla Aripov

184. Who among the following was/were appointed as Deputy

Chief Minister/Ministers of Goa in March 2019?

A) Sudin Dhavalikar B) Vijai Sardesai

C) Pawan Kalyan D) Both 1 and 2

E) Both 1 and 3

185. Who was elected as Chairman of Automotive Tyre

Manufacturers' Association (ATMA) in March 2019?

A) K.M. Philip B) K M Mammen

C) Ramani Joseph D) Siddarth Varadarajan

E) Pawan Kalyan


1. A Geneva-based non-profit organisation recognised the

Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management

developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of

Forests (NCCF), an Indian NGO.

2. India now has a globally recognised forest-certification scheme

developed for Indian forests.

3. The NCCF was set up by forest-based industries, non-profits,

and government forest departments.




E) All are correct

187. India has extended Nepalese Rs ________ million as financial

assistance for the construction of an educational campus in Nepal

in March 2019.

A) 35.0 B) 35.5 C) 40.0 D) 45.0 E) 45.5

188. Who won the $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in the non-

fiction category for his debut book, The Farthest Field: An Indian

Story Of The Second World War?

A) Vasant Karnad B) Vikram Seth

C) Raghu Karnad D) Aravind Adiga

E) Shashi Tharoor

189. Who has topped the Forbes' list released in 2019 of richest

sports team owners with a net worth of around $50 billion?

A) Steve Ballmer B) Hasso Plattner

C) Mukesh Ambani D) David Tepper

E) Robert Pera

190. According to world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released

by the Airports Council International (ACI), Indira Gandhi

International Airport has now become the world's ________th

busiest airport.

A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13 E) 14

191. Which of the following tied up with the ISRO to set up a

Space Technology Cell in its campus?

A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Kharagpur


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C) IIT Kanpur D) IIT Roorkee

E) IIT Guwahati

192. With which country did the Ministry of Human Resource

Development sign an MoU in March 2019 to work on digital

education initiatives?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Afghanistan D) Singapore E) Malaysia

193. Who won the Australian Grand Prix in March 2019?

A) Lewis Hamilton B) Sebastian Vettel

C) Valtteri Bottas D) Fernando Alonso

E) Nico Rosberg

194. Who won the maiden Indian Super League Football title in

March 2019?

A) Kerala Blasters FC B) Chennaiyin FC

C) Bengaluru FC D) Jamshedpur FC

E) Mumbai City FC

195. Who will retire from international cricket after 2020 T20

World Cup?

A) Lasith Malinga B) Suresh Raina

C) Rohit Sharma D) Kumar Sangakkara

E) AB de Villiers

196. FIFA banned former Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF)

President ________ for life in March 2019.

A) Marco Polo Del Nero B) Luis Chiriboga

C) Rafael Salguero D) Jeffrey Webb

E) Luis Segura

197. Which of the following entered into a partnership with ICICI

Lombard General Insurance to provide cyber insurance cover for

the mobile wallet users?

A) Paytm B) FreeCharge C) PhonePe D) MobiKwik E) Myntra

198. Indian Coast Guard Ship ________ became the first-ever Coast

Guard ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia in March 2019.

A) Shoor B) Sarathi C) Vijit D) Sachet E) Vikram

199. Which state government's transport department suspended

app-based Ola Cabs's aggregator license for 6 months in March

2019?

A) Tamil

Nadu

B)

Kerala

C)

Karnataka

D) Andhra

Pradesh

E)

Telangana


1. The European Union has agreed to postpone Brexit from 29

March 2019.

2. EU leaders agreed to delay Brexit after the UK Parliament twice

overwhelmingly rejected the deal that was agreed with the EU on

how to withdraw from the bloc and voted against a no-deal exit.

3. More than 17 million Britons voted against leaving the EU in a

2016 referendum.




E) All of the above

201. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer of Tata Coffee in March 2019?

A) Martin Pieters B) Shinzo Nakanishi

C) Parmit Jhaveri D) Chacko Purackal Thomas

E) BD Park

202. Which of the following countries will be funding Pakistan

over US$ 2 billion loans to provide a boost to its ailing economy, in

March 2019?

A) USA B) China C) Russia D) North Korea E) Israel

203. Which of the following sports organizations of India launched

its ambitious coaching education pathway in March 2019?

A) Board of Control for Cricket in India

B) Hockey India

C) All India Football Federation

D) Indian Olympic Association

E) Badminton Association of India

204. Where will Facebook organise 'AI for India Summit' in March

2019?

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad E) Chennai

205. Which bank launched an issuance of 5-year senior unsecured

bonds to the extent of US$ 400 million under Medium Term Note

programme, through its London branch in March 2019?

A) Canara B) Axis C) PNB D) HDFC E) Bank of India

206. The RBI rejected IDBI Bank's proposal to change its name

following the transfer of controlling 51% stake to ________ from the

government of India.

A) SBI B) LIC C) NABARD D) SIDBI E) EXIM

207. Which of the following branches of AIIMS launched mobile

methadone vans in March 2019?

A) Delhi B) Bhopal C) Patna D) Bhubaneswar E) Jodhpur

208. Which IPL team has announced that the entire ticket

proceeds of the inaugural match of IPL 2019 will be given to the

families of CRPF personnel killed in the terror attack in Pulwama?

A) RCB B) MI C) KKR D) CSK E) SRH

209. Which of the following things has/have been allowed for the

players of the test playing nations to sport on their jerseys by the

International Cricket Council?

1. National Flag

2. Player Name

3. Squad Number


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E) All of the above

210. Which country announced in March 2019 that it will

recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights?

A) China B) UK C) France D) USA E) Russia

211. Who has become the longest-living president in United

States history by March 2019?

A) Ronald Reagan B) George W. Bush

C) Jimmy Carter D) Bill Clinton

E) George H. W. Bush

212. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador of Karnataka

Lok Sabha Elections 2019?

A) Devendra Jhajharia B) Muhammed Anas Yahiya

C) Jinson Johnson D) Girish N Gowda

E) Manish Singh Rawat

213. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of

PhonePe in March 2019?

A) Shahrukh Khan B) Kareena Kapoor

C) Aamir Khan D) Hrithik Roshan

E) Salman Khan

214. Which of the following has been acquired by NSEIT, the IT-

services subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange, in March

2019?

A) Alphabetz Network Pvt. Ltd.

B) Phronesis Corporate Intelligence Services Pvt Ltd

C) Jetair Private Limited

D) Aujas Networks Ltd.

E) netCORE Solutions Pvt Ltd

215. How many Indians are among the individuals who have been

named in the 'World's 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy

for 2019'?

A) 5 B) 7 C) 11 D) 15 E) 23

216. The RBI informed the Bombay High Court that it constituted

a ________ member committee to look into the issue of currency

notes, which will be helpful to blind people.

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7


1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has postponed the rollout of the

new accounting standards (IndAS) for the second time.

2. It is awaiting amendments to the banking laws before adopting

the norms.

3. The loan-loss provision under the IndAS is recognised based on

the expected credit loss (ECL) model.




E) All are correct

218. Recently, Goldie Small, the oldest person in Broome County

in ________ passed away.

A) Los Angeles B) New York C) Chicago D) Brooklyn E) London

219. Recently, Balwant Singh passed away. He was a/an ________.

A) Actor B) Politician C) Journalist D) Film Director E) Singer

220. Recently, C.S. Shivalli passed away. He was the Minister for

Municipal Administration of which state?

A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Tamil Nadu D) Kerala E) Telangana

221. State-owned Power Finance Corporation will acquire the

entire ________ percent shares of the government in REC for Rs

14,500 crore, a move that will help the center to meet its

disinvestment target.

A) 48.65 B) 50.18 C) 52.63 D) 54.32 E) 56.92

222. Which of the following banks raised Rs. 1,251.30 crore by

issuing Basel III-compliant bonds in March 2019?

A) PNB B) ICICI C) SBI D) HDFC E) UCO

223. Which of the following days is observed in India on 23

March?

A) World Forestry Day B) Earth Day

C) National Technology Day D) Martyrs' day

E) Indian Air Force Day

224. When is the World Meteorological Day (WMD) observed

every year?


225. Which country won the SAFF Women's Championship in

March 2019?

A) Pakistan B) India C) Nepal D) Bangladesh E) Sri Lanka

226. Which of the following countries will be visited by the

President Ram Nath Kovind from 25 March 2019?

A) Croatia, Bolivia, and Chile

B) Croatia, Argentina, and Chile

C) Argentina, Bolivia, and Venezuela

D) Venezuela, Bolivia, and Chile

E) Croatia, Bolivia, and Argentina


1. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says the Islamic

State's control is over after the militants were defeated in Syria.

2. IS retains a presence in the region and has affiliates in several

other countries such as Nigeria, Yemen, Afghanistan, and the

Philippines.

3. The Kurdish-led SDF alliance began its final assault on IS in

March 2019.




E) All of the above

228. According to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

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touched a 17-month high of ________ lakh in January 2019.

A) 7.34 B) 7.49 C) 8.12 D) 8.96 E) 9.23

229. According to the Ministry of Finance in March 2019, the

disinvestment proceeds this financial year crossed Rs. ________

crore.

A) 72,000 B) 78,000 C) 85,000 D) 90,000 E) 92,000

230. Where will Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA-

2019) take place?

A) Singapore B) Brunei C) Malaysia D) Cambodia E) Vietnam

231. Which of the following has been recognized as the

'Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2019' winner, for outstanding

achievement in Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership?

A) Nexteer Automotive B) Inventec

C) Foxconn D) Giti Tire

E) BULL Machines

232. Who has won the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work blending

science and spirituality?

A) Jim Yong Kim B) Marcelo Gleiser

C) David Rubenstein D) Oscar Munoz

E) Lawrence Summers

233. ________ has been awarded Frost Radar best practices award

for Growth, Innovation and Leadership in the global building

energy management system segment in 2019.

A) Suzlon energy Ltd. B) ReGen Powertech

C) EcoEnergy Insights D) Vestas

E) Enercon

234. Which of the following was named Next Gen Security

Company of the Year at the 2019 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec

Awards?

A) Cisco B) Palo Alto Networks C) ColorTokens Inc. D) McAfee E) IBM

235. Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the

next financial year starting April 1 2019, to ________% from its

previous estimate of 7%.

A) 6.5 B) 6.6 C) 6.7 D) 6.8 E) 6.9

236. What is the name of the podcast app launched by CBSE in

March 2019?

A) Shiksha Vani B) Vidya Vani

C) Gyaan Ghoshna D) Shiksha Ghoshna

E) Vidya Ghoshna

237. When is the World Down Syndrome Day observed every

year?



1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said India has been one

of the fastest growing large economies in the world.

2. IMF asserted that the country has carried out several key

reforms in the last five years.

3. This was stated by IMF communications director Gerry Rice

while responding to a question on India's economic development

in the last five years.




E) All of the above

239. Who among the following won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

for Men’s Player of the Year in March 2019?

A) Virat Kohli B) Kane Williamson

C) Joe Root D) Rohit Sharma

E) M.S. Dhoni

240. Which of the following will launch 'eMulya', an intelligent

block chain?

A) Google B) Rubikloud

C) Microsoft D) Intain Fintech

E) None of the above

241. Which of the following Indian cricketer joined the BJP in

March 2019?

A) Virender Sehwag B) Rahul Dravid

C) Gautam Gambhir D) Dinesh Karthik

E) Robin Uthappa

242. Radhika G.R., Superintendent of Police from the Andhra

Pradesh clinched a peak in ________ in March 2019.

A) USA B) Canada C) Papua New Guinea D) Austria E) Italy

243. ________ assembly passed a bill in March 2019 to bring back

total prohibition of liquor in the northeastern state after four

years.

A) Manipur B) Nagaland C) Mizoram D) Assam E) Tripura

244. Recently, Malayalam director KG Rajesekharan passed away.

He had entered the film industry as the assistant director of

________ in 1968.

A) Karthika B) Karutha Kai

C) Padunna Puzha D) Midumidukki

E) Manaswini

245. L.V. Sharada, veteran actor of ________ cinema, passed away

in March 2019.

A) Sindhi B) Kannada C) Bhojpuri D) Gujarati E) Konkani

246. Haku Shah passed away in March 2019. He was a/an

________.

A) Actor B) Politician C) Artist D) Singer E) Hockey Coach

247. Recently, Balwant Singh passed away. He was a/an ________.

A) Actor B) Politician C) Journalist D) Cricketer E) Judge


1. UN's Food Agency has warned about a crop-guzzling insect,

which has moved from its native Europe to Asia.

2. Farmers from India to Thailand can lose billions of dollars due to

it.Fall armyworms (FAW) have been moving steadily east since

2016 and caused up to 3 billion US dollars worth of damage to

crops.

3. The insect can devastate crops such as maize, rice, and

sugarcane, overnight.




E) All are correct

249. Xiaomi has launched the ________ App.

A) Mi Pay B) Xiaomi Pay C) Mi ICICI Pay D) Mi Quick E) Mi Transfer


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250. Chuddies, the Indian English word for underwear, is among

________ new entries recognised as official English words by the

definitive Oxford English Dictionary' (OED) in the latest update.

A) 420 B) 480 C) 570 D) 650 E) 700

251. Which country has imposed an immediate ban on assault

weapons in March 2019?

A) Australia B) Canada C) Japan D) New Zealand E) UK

252. When is the International World Water Day held annually?


253. Recently, NASA discovered a pulsar hurtling through space

at nearly 4 million km/h. Pulsars are ________.

A) Neutron stars B) Comets C) Asteroids D) Oort Cloud E) Moons

254. In which state has the India's deepest shaft cave 'Krem Um

Ladaw' been discovered in March 2019?

A) Mizoram B) Meghalaya C) Nagaland D) Manipur E) Assam

255. Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-

bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid ________

in March 2019.

A) Apophis B) Didymos C) Bennu D) Aten E) Pallas

256. Which of the following was officially crowned the I-League

champion in March 2019?

A) Shillong Lajong Football Club

B) East Bengal Football Club

C) Chennai City Football Club

D) Kerala Blasters Football Club

E) Mumbai City Football Club

257. Where will the Special Olympic Games 2021 be held?

A) Switzerland B) Norway C) Sweden D) Finland E) Netherlands


1. A UK court remanded the fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, in

custody till March 29, 2019.

2. Nirav was arrested in Holborn on 20 March 2019.

3. He is the main accused in the 13,500 crore rupees PNB scam

case.




E) All of the above

259. Which IPL team has tied up with the Star Cricket Academy in

Surrey, England in 2019?

A) Chennai Super Kings B) Mumbai Indians

C) Royal Challengers Bangalore D) Rajasthan Royals

E) Kolkata Knight Riders

260. According to a report released in March 2019, which country

has topped the global happiness ranking?

A) USA B) Norway C) Finland D) France E) Sweden

261. China’s SAIC-owned British vehicle manufacturer Morris

Garages announced the signing of actor ________ as the brand

ambassador for its India operations.

A) Tom Hiddleston B) Robert Downey Jr.

C) Benedict Cumberbatch D) Chris Evans

E) Chris Pratt

262. Recently, R. Kanakaraj passed away. He was a/an ________.

A) Journalist B) Actor C) Politician D) Judge E) Singer

263. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services

researchers, in collaboration with scientists from ________, have

discovered the existence of a ‘synchronous oscillation’ of sea level

across the entire Tropical Indian Ocean.

A) Germany B) Spain C) France D) USA E) UK

264. Which country requested the Indian Navy to provide

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) to the local

population post-cyclone 'IDAI'?

A) Angola B) Madagascar C) Mauritania D) Mozambique E) Somalia

265. Which bank signed an MoU with Bank of China (BoC) to

enhance business synergies between both the banks in March

2019?

A) ICICI B) SBI C) HDFC D) OBC E) PNB

266. ________ Arab states signed on to the first regional team to

cooperate on a space programme in March 2019.

A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) 13 E) 15

267. Which of the following was recognized by FICCI at the

recently concluded 2nd Edition of the FICCI PICUP Conference for

'Innovation in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics'?

A) Vymo B) GenSigma

C) Curespring D) Bloomont Solutions

E) FloCareer

268. Delaware Governor John Carney signed an executive

proclamation naming ________ 2019 as the 'Delaware Sikh

Awareness and Appreciation Month'.

A) March B) April C) May D) June E) July

269. Which tennis player made it to the main draw of the Miami

Open in March 2019?

A) Ramkumar Ramanathan B) Prajnesh Gunneswaran

C) Yuki Bhambri D) Sumit Nagal

E) Divij Sharan

270. The Goa government, under the new CM ________, passed

the floor test in the legislative assembly by 20 to 15 votes in

March 2019.

A) Manohar Ajgaonkar B) Pramod Sawant

C) Sudin Dhavalikar D) Nilesh Cabral

E) Pandurang Madkaikar

271. In March 2019, India’s Accord Group and Oman’s Ministry of

Oil and Gas signed a $3.85 billion deal to build an oil refinery in

________.

A) India B) Oman C) Maldives D) Sri Lanka E) Bangladesh

272. What is the name of the video-game streaming platform

unveiled by Google in March 2019?

A) Stadia B) Gamez C) Rog D) G-Arena E) G-one

273. Shares of Vodafone Idea (VIL), tumbled after its board

approved Rs ________ crore rights issue, one of the largest in

Indian markets in 2019.

A) 15,000 B) 20,000 C) 25,000 D) 30,000 E) 35,000


1. Scientists have designed a way to levitate and propel objects

using only light, by creating nanoscale patterns on the objects'

surfaces.


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2. Though still theoretical, the work is a step toward developing a

spacecraft that could reach the nearest planet outside of the solar

system in 20 years.

3. The Spacecraft will be powered and accelerated only by light.




E) All of the above

275. Which of the following places was chosen as the starting

point for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay?

A) Osaka B) Yokohama C) Fukushima D) Hiroshima E) Kobe

276. Who created history in Canada by making debut in the

House of Commons as the first non-white leader of a major

opposition party in the country?

A) Bhupendar Singh B) Bhagwant Mann

C) Prakash Singh Badal D) Jagmeet Singh

E) Mankirat Singh

277. To which state will the 15th Finance Commission be visiting

on 25-26 March 2019?

A) Assam B) Manipur C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya E) Nagaland

278. In March 2019, Kazakhstan's Parliament voted to rename the

country's capital Astana as ________.

A) Karaganda B) Aktau C) Nursultan D) Baikonur E) Taraz

279. The Election Commission appointed transgender social

activist ________ as one of the 12 election ambassadors from

Maharashtra in 2019.

A) Gauri Sawant B) Sunita Deshmukh

C) Veena Bhosle D) Amrita Sawant

E) Sheila Gaitonde

280. For which state has the Election Commission appointed

Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observer for the upcoming

Lok Sabha Elections in 2019?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Bihar

C) Tamil Nadu D) Maharashtra

E) Chhattisgarh


1. Over 12 villages in Ladakh have built Ice Stupas in various

villages.

2. In each Ice Stupa, at least 30-50 lakh litres of water is saved.

3. With the technical and material support by the Himalayan

Institute of Alternatives Ladakh ( HIAL), village youths

enthusiastically participated in building the ice Stupas.




E) All of the above

282. Which country has signed an agreement with India’s EXIM

for line of credit of 800 million US dollars in March 2019 to finance

the new government’s infrastructure projects?

A) Indonesia B) Sri Lanka C) Maldives D) Nepal E) Bangladesh


1. Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar has developed a

mobile application called as ‘Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior’.

2. It is made in collaboration with the National Mental Health

Program, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra.

3. This application creates awareness as well as help students to

analyze their weak points and overcome from the exam pressure

by providing assistance.




E) All of the above

284. Who has become the first woman to win the Abel prize?

A) Karen Uhlenbeck B) Emmy Noether

C) Cathleen Synge Morawetz D) Raman Parimala

E) Julia Robinson

285. When is the World Sparrow Day observed every year?


286. Which of the following days is observed on 20th of March

every year?

A) World Wildlife Day B) International Day of

Happiness

C) World Cancer Day D) Zero Discrimination Day

E) International Women's Day

287. Which of the following has become the largest rail coach

maker in the world in March 2019?

A) Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

B) Integral Coach Factory Chennai

C) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

D) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol

E) Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi

288. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his

resignation in March 2019. He was the president of which country?

A) Kyrgyzstan B) Kazakhstan

C) Turkmenistan D) Tajikistan

E) Afghanistan

289. Chief Minister of ________, Pramod Sawant, will face a floor

test in the Assembly in March.

A) Maharashtra B) Goa C) Karnataka D) Rajasthan E) Gujarat


1. More than half of all international patent applications filed last

year came from Asia, a further sign of innovation shifting from

west to east.

2. Australia remained the leading individual country for

applications in 2018, however, on a regional basis, Asia's surge

continued.

3. India registered the largest innovation jump. Patent applications

jumped more than 27% from 1,583 in 2017 up to 2,013.




E) All are correct

291. Who was appointed as the country's first Lokpal by President

Ram Nath Kovind?

A) Dilip B. Bhosale B) Pradip Kumar Mohanty

C) Pinaki Chandra Ghose D) Abhilasha Kumari

E) Ajay Kumar Tripathi


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292. Where is the 33rd edition of the India-Indonesia Coordinated

Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) being held?

A) Port Blair B) Kolkata C) Hyderabad D) Surat E) Jodhpur

293. Where did Ministry of Steel organise a two-day Vigilance

Conclave in March 2019?

A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Hyderabad E) Ranchi

294. Who won the gold medal in Judo at Special Olympics World

Games in March 2019?

A) Avtar Singh B) Sonu Kumar

C) Navjot Chana D) Akram Shah

E) Sandeep Byala

295. Which of the following has signed a five-year agreement with

the organisers of the T10 Cricket League?

A) Dubai B) Riyadh C) Abu Dhabi D) Muscat E) Bangkok

296. What is the rank of Lakshya Sen in Men’s singles players in

the latest World Badminton Rankings released in March 2019?

A) 48 B) 52 C) 68 D) 76 E) 82

297. Recently, Satya Brata Sinha passed away. He was a ________.

A) Politicain B) Journalist C) Judge D) Actor E) Cricketer

298. Ramen Roy Chowdhury passed away in March 2019. He was

a renowned ________.

A) Journalist B) Actor C) Politican D) Author E) Musician

299. Which bank gave a loan of $ 83.11 million to Congo to

finance three solar power projects in the central African country in

March 2019?

A) National Housing Bank B) Exim Bank

C) SIDBI D) IDBI


300. Which of the following has inked an agreement to invest $

50 million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt.

Ltd. in March 2019?

A) New Development Bank B) Asian Development Bank

C) World Bank D) IMF

E) Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank

301. ________ joined global airlines' grouping IATA as a member,

becoming the first Indian low-cost carrier to get the membership.

A) Indigo B) Jet Airways C) SpiceJet D) Air India E) Vistara

302. Where did the 3-day international Sanskrit conference

commence in March 2019?

A) India B) Bangladesh C) Nepal D) Sri Lanka E) Indonesia

303. With which country will India conduct the exercise MITRA

SHAKTI in March-April 2019?

A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lanka C) Bhutan D) Nepal E) Myanmar

304. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India signed an MoU

with ________ to seek effective implementation of the Insolvency

and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and its allied rules and

regulations.

A) SEBI B) RBI C) SBI D) IRDAI E) NABARD

305. Where did the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa

Project Partnerships conclude?

A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Patna E) Jaipur

306. President awarded a Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old ________

who thwarted a militant attack on his home in 2017, in March

2019.

A) Mamata Dalai B) Karanbeer Singh

C) Irfan Ramzan Sheikh D) Netravati M. Chavan

E) Sebastian Vincent

307. Who among the following was/were awarded Kirti Chakras in

March 2019?

A) Ashok Kumar B) Sowar Vijay Kumar

C) Pradip Kumar Panda D) Both 2 and 3

E) All are correct

308. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU)

Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019, which of the following cities

has/have topped the list?

1. Singapore

2. Hong Kong

3. Paris



E) All are correct

309. Where was the Operational Readiness Exercise reviewed?

A) Kochi B) Visakhapatnam C) Goa D) Mumbai E) None of these

310. India's ________ rose to career-high rank of 84 in the latest

men's rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP).

A) Yuki Bhambri B) Rohan Bopanna

C) Prajnesh Gunneswaran D) Ramesh Krishnan

E) Saketh Myneni

311. Scientists have created a self-healing electronic ________.

A) Arm B) Skin C) Leg D) Tissue E) None of these

312. Where is the India's first IFSC situated?

A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan

C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu

E) Uttar Pradesh

313. ________ known as 'Uncle Olympics', passed away due to

heart failure recently.

A) Masayoshi Son B) Akio Morita

C) Hiroshi Mikitani D) Naotoshi Yamada

E) None of these

314. ________ secured his 15th PGA Tour title by winning The

Players tourney.

A) Jason Day B) Justin Thomas

C) Rory McIlroy D) Justin Rose

E) Adam Scott

315. The Pakistan Cricket Board paid the BCCI approximately USD

________ as compensation after losing the case in the ICC's Dispute

Resolution Committee.

A) 1.6 million B) 2.5 billion

C) 1.4 billion D) 1.2 billion

E) 2.2 billion


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316. In which of these stadiums will be the first match of IPL 2019

played?

A) Wankhede Stadium B) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium

C) Eden Gardens D) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

E) None of these

317. Who has been appointed as the new ATMA Chairman?

A) Anshuman Singhania B) Rajeev Anand

C) K.M. Mammen D) Anant Goenka

E) None of these

318. Which of these Bills were passed by the Mizoram

Assembly on 18 March 2019?

A) Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019

B) Mizoram Household Identification Bill, 2019

C) Mizoram Civilians Maintenance Bill, 2019

D) Mizoram Household Registration Bill, 2019

E) None of these

319. Which of these states got a nod to rename one of its

villages?

A)

Assam

B)

Mizoram

C) Arunachal

Pradesh

D)

Nagaland

E) None of

these

320. Alan Krueger, who passed away recently. He was a noted

_________.

A) Cricketer B) Economist C) Journalist D) Film Director E) Singer

321. Which of these US states is the first to ban most plastics at

restaurants?

A) Hawaii B) Texas C) Florida D) California E) New York

322. Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp will together invest

how much in Ola?

A) $ 500 million B) $ 200 million

C) $ 300 million D) $ 100 million

E) None of these

323. The net direct tax collection figure crossed the Rs

________ crore mark as on March 16, 2019.

A) 20 lakh B) 10 lakh C) 15 lakh D) 25 lakh E) 12 lakh

324. A MoU was signed between Ola and the Government of

________.

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh

C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu

E) Karnataka

325. The Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 called AFINDEX-

19 is being held in ________.

A) Pune B) Jodhpur C) Bathinda D) Gwalior E) None of these

326. Who amongst these have qualified for the World Athletics

Championships in marathon?

A) Budhia Singh B) Arun Bhardwaj

C) Ashok Nath D) Gopi Thonakal

E) Shivnath Singh

327. The 'i-help' initiative has been launched in which of these

states?

A) West Bengal B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Assam D) Rajasthan

E) Madhya Pradesh

328. Who has been named as the new CM of Goa after Manohar

Parrikar?

A) Kamal Nath B) Pramod Sawant

C) Mridul Sinha D) Laxmikant Parsekar

E) Pratapsingh Rane

329. The 3rd Indo-Japan Workshop was held in ________.

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai

C) Hyderabad D) Bangalore

E) None of these


1. Global Recycling Day is held on March 18 every year.

2. Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 to help recognise,

and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our

precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet.

3. The theme of 2019 is ‘Recycling to protect the Future'.




E) All of the above

331. Who has assumed charge as Flag Officer Sea Training at

Kochi in March 2019?

A) Rear Admiral S.K. Grewal

B) Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan

C) Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh

D) Rear Admiral Ravindra Jayanti Nadkarni

E) Rear Admiral S.N. Alamanda

332. Who has been appointed as the Cultural and Tourism

Ambassador of Uzbekistan in India in March 2019?

A) Ritu Beri B) Masaba Gupta

C) Bibhu Mohapatra D) Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama

E) Payal Singhal

333. Who among the following won the BNP Paribas Open final in

March 2019?

A) Rafael Nadal B) Roger Federer

C) Dominic Thiem D) Novak Djokovic

E) Andy Murray

334. Chinmoy Roy passed away in March 2019. He was a

renowned ________.

A) Journalist B) Painter C) Actor D) Politician E) Singer

335. Darryl D'Monte passed away in March 2019. He was a

renowned ________.

A) Journalist B) Politician C) Director D) Sportsperson E) Musician


1. A natural biopolymer, chitosan, which is water-soluble, has been

chemically modified by researchers at the IIT Delhi.

2. It can selectively remove either an oil or water phase from an

oil-water mixture.


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3. The researchers have also made it possible to switch the

chitosan-based material’s property from being extremely water-

repelling to extremely oil-repelling and vice-versa.




E) All of the above

337. How many states have been directed by the National Green

Tribunal to submit action plans for bringing air quality standards

within the prescribed norms by 30 April 2019?

A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 E) 14

338. Which of the following will back India's first real estate

investment trust which is going to come up in 2019?

A) Dewan Housing Finance

Corporation

B) Embassy Office Parks

C) DLF D) Godrej Properties

E) Phoenix Mills

339. What is the name of the political party launched by Shah

Faesal in Srinagar?

A) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Party

B) Jammu and Kashmir Janta Party

C) Democratic Party of Jammu and Kashmir

D) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Movement

E) Republican Party of Jammu and Kashmir

340. AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes has

quit Facebook following the live-streaming of terror attack on two

mosques in New Zealand's ________ in March 2019.

A) Auckland B) Christchurch C) Wellington D) Queenstown E) Napier

341. The National Green Tribunal has imposed a ₹5-crore fine on

the Adani Group over its power plant in ________.

A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan E) Haryana

342. Where will the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient

Infrastructure be inaugurated in March 2019?

A) Delhi B) Maharashtra C) Assam D) Uttarakhand E) Gujarat

343. Indian roller skaters bagged ________ medals in Special

Olympics 2019.

A) 16 B) 21 C) 23 D) 29 E) 31

344. Who won gold in the squat contest after lifting 385 kg in

Special Olympics 2019?

A) Rajinder Singh Rahelu B) Ranvir Singh Saini

C) Amanjot Singh D) Yash Singh

E) Rajvir Singh

345. Who among the following won gold in the Roller Skating

event in Special Olympics 2019?

1. Supreet Singh

2. Rishabh Jain

3. Priya Prakash Gada



E) All are correct

346. Who is at the number one spot in the list of batsmen in the

latest ICC ODI rankings in March 2019?

A) Virat Kohli B) Rohit Sharma

C) MS Dhoni D) Shikhar Dhawan

E) Yuvraj Singh

347. In Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2019, Indian youth

team finished ________ in the overall medals tally with a total of 26

medals.

A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th

348. The National Green Tribunal has directed the CPCB to

prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan. Who is

the chairperson of NGT?

A) Justice Uday Lalit

B) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra

C) Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel

D) Justice Madan Lokur

E) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar

349. With which country did India exchange 3 agreements on visa

facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders,

development cooperation and renewable energy in March 2019?

A) Seychelles B) Maldives C) Thailand D) Mauritius E) Sri Lanka

350. Who is likely to be India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman or

Lokpal?

A) Madan Lokur B) Anil R. Dave

C) Pinaki Chandra Ghose D) S.B. Sinha

E) A. R. Lakshmanan

351. Which of the following Indian athlete became the first India

athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

A) Vikas Gowda B) K.T. Irfan

C) Ayyasamy Dharun D) Parupalli Kashyap

E) Tejaswin Shankar

352. Election Commission barred political parties from releasing

election manifestos ________ hours before both single and

multiphase polling.

A) 12 B) 24 C) 36 D) 48 E) 60

353. Which javelin thrower (women) qualified for the Asian

Championships to be held in Doha in 2019?

A) Seema Punia B) Annu Rani

C) Sanjivani Jadhav D) Nayana James

E) Tintu Lukka

354. Who won the Swiss Open Badminton tournament in Basel in

March 2019?

A) Chen Long B) Lin Dan C) Lee Chong Wei D) Shi Yuqi E) Liu Yuchen

355. Who became the second Indian woman golfer to win the

Ladies European Tour in March 2019?.

A) Aditi Ashok B) Sharmila Nicollet

C) Diksha Dagar D) Gursimar Badwal

E) Tvesa Malik

356. Recently, Manohar Parrikar passed away. He served 2 times

as Chief Minister of ________.

A) Goa B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh E) Rajasthan

357. ________ has lifted the 'restricted cap' which was imposed in

2011 by the government for student visas, in March 2019.

A) USA B) France C) UK D) Germany E) Australia

358. India, Pakistan and the other members' states of the

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint


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anti-terrorism exercise ________.

A) Nomadic Elephant Anti Terror 2019

B) Lamitye Anti Terror 2019

C) Sary-Arka-Anti-terror 2019

D) Milan Anti Terror 2019

E) Ekuverin Anti Terror 2019


1.Folk Singer Teejan Bai, scientist S. Nambi Narayanan were

among the 54 noted citizens to be conferred with the Padma

award by President Ram Nath Kovind on 16 March 2019.

2.Teejan Bai and Naik received the Padma Vibhushan Award.

3.The awards were conferred in two ceremonies with 47

dignitaries receiving the honour on March 11, while 54 were

honoured on 16 March 2019




E) All are correct

360. Where was India Pavilion inaugurated in March 2019?

A) Paris B) Cape Town C) London D) Rome E) New York

361. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of

Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board in March 2019?

A) N. Sreedhar Reddy B) Aditya Kumar Misra

C) Ravikant Dubey D) Sanjeev Tyagi

E) Vinod Sharma

362. Where did the first BRICS Sherpa meeting conclude in March

2019?

A) Brazil B) Russia C) India D) China E) South Africa

363. How many African nations will be participating in the 10-day

long Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise to be conducted in

March 2019?

A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16 E) 18

364. Who among the following was selected for prestigious

'Kusumagraj' national award for literature in March 2019?

A) Ved Rahi B) Piyush Tiwari

C) Ayush Rathi D) Rahul Chandra

E) Abhinav Deshwal

365. According to the World Economic Forum, who among the

following is/are in the list of Indians featuring in Young Global

Leaders 2018-19?

1.Nara Lokesh

2.Poonam Mahajan

3.Manu Kumar Jain

A) Only 1 B) Only 2


E) All of the above

366. RBI relaxed norms for imports of capital and non-capital

goods by raising the trade credit limit to USD ________ million

under the automatic route in March 2019.

A) 100 B) 125 C) 150 D) 175 E) 200

367. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced ________,

Indias biggest sports game, as the official partner for the Indian

Premier League (IPL) in March 2019.

A) bet365 B) Dream11 C) Big Bash League D) William Hill E) Play12

368. The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the

Geographical Indication tag to Coorg Arabica Coffee in March

2019. It is grown specifically in ________.

A) Maharashtra B) Telangana C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu E) Odisha

369. The first shipment under the United Nations TIR convention

arrived in India from Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar Port in

March 2019. What does 'T' stand for in TIR?

A) Talent B) Transports C) Total D) Team E) Target


1. To ensure faster implementation of electronic toll collection,

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) has inked a

pact with CSC e-Governance Services for the issuance of FASTags

through common service centers.

2. IHMCL is promoted by the National Highways Authority of India.

3. It has been mandated to implement the National Electronic Toll

Collection programme under the brand name FASTag.




E) All are correct

371. The Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) has set-

up a 17-member high-level committee on reforming higher

education in Delhi. It will be chaired by ________.

A) Meira Kumar B) Triloki Nath Kaul

C) Jasmine Shah D) Kanwal Sibal

E) Shivshankar Menon

372. As per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC),

India has the ________th largest gold reserve, with the current

holding pegged at 607 tonnes.

A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 11 E) 12

373. Which state has appointed a transgender, Sanjana Singh, as

the personal secretary of the director of social justice and disabled

persons welfare in March 2019?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Bihar C) Odisha D) Uttar Pradesh E) Punjab

374. Who has been appointed as the advisor for the upcoming

edition of Indian Premier League by Delhi Capitals in March 2019?

A) Rahul Dravid B) Sachin Tendulkar

C) Sourav Ganguly D) Virender Sehwag

E) Yuvraj Singh

375. Who will step down as the Chairman and Non-Executive

Director of Bajaj Finserv in May 2019?

A) Rajiv Bajaj B) Sanjiv Bajaj

C) Rahul Bajaj D) Kamalnayan Bajaj

E) Sunil Bajaj

376. Who was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the

Republic of Uzbekistan in March 2019?

A) Santosh Jha B) Subimal Dutt

C) Vikas Swarup D) Syed Akbaruddin

E) Shashank

377. As per the ________ Global Environment Outlook report,

released in March 2019, air pollution from vehicles and industry as

well as burning fuels was resulting in about seven-million deaths

annually.

A) 4th B) 5th C) 6th D) 7th E) 8th


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378. Aviva Life Insurance has announced the launch of ________

programme in March 2019 to empower the female workforce.

A) Fly B) Dream C) Wings D) Explore E) Grow

379. The union health ministry has called for ________ electronic

cigarettes to be blocked from entering the country in March 2019.

A) Bull Smoke's B) Durasmoke's

C) Juul Labs Inc's D) Fumare's

E) Kwit Stick's

380. The Principal Bench of NGT has suspended the expansion

plan of the thermal plant of Udupi Power Corporation Ltd. at Yellur

in March 2019. The thermal power plant got the Environmental

Clearance in ________.

A) 2014 B) 2015 C) 2016 D) 2017 E) 2018

381. Where was the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly

held in March 2019?

A) Copenhagen B) Nairobi C) Paris D) New Delhi E) Beijing

382. As per the 'Affordable Housing: The Blue-Eyed Boy of Indian

Real Estate' report, released in March 2019, affordable housing

units cost between ________.

A) ₹5 lakh - ₹15 lakh B) ₹10 lakh - ₹20 lakh

C) ₹20 lakh - ₹30 lakh D) ₹25 lakh - ₹35 lakh

E) ₹40 lakh - ₹50 lakh

383. Which of the following will adopt Amazon Web Services

Educate programme in 2019?

A) IIT Kharagpur B) IIM Ahmedabad

C) Manipal University D) IIT Kanpur

E) FMS Delhi

384. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit the

Maldives on a two-day visit beginning on 17 March 2019. The

capital of Maldives is ________.

A) Jakarta B) Male C) Tirana D) Baku E) Tarawa

385. Who was presented with the 'BusinessLine Changemaker Of

The Year' award in March 2019?

A) Narendra Modi B) Piyush Goyal

C) Arun Jaitley D) Rajnath Singh

E) Suresh Prabhu

386. Where was the 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival

inaugurated in March 2019?

A) Pune B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Hyderabad E) Patna


1. Scientists have developed a novel solar-powered harvesting

system that absorbs moisture from the air and converts it into

clean, usable water.

2. It relies on hydrogels, gel-polymer hybrid materials designed to

be 'super sponges' that can retain large amounts of water.

3. The technology could be used in disaster situations, water

crises or poverty-stricken areas and developing countries.




E) All of the above

388. What is the name of the cyclone that made the landfall at

the port city of Biera in Mozambique in March 2019?

A) Hellen B) Idai C) Jokwe D) Funso E) Dineo

389. Which of the following received the 'Best Domestic Water

Purifier Award 2018-19' at the Water Digest Water Awards event

held in March 2019?

A) Blue Star Ltd. B) Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd.

C) Livpure Pvt. Ltd. D) Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

E) Havells Max Pvt. Ltd.

390. Who was appointed as the CEO of Sterlite Copper by

Vedanta Ltd. in March 2019?

A) Vivek Sisodhiya B) Varun Mehta

C) Anup Rawat D) Pankaj Kumar

E) Saurabh Sharma

391. In March 2019, IDBI Bank announced that ________ had

ceased to be its Non-Executive Chairman as he no longer heads

the parent company LIC.

A) Hemant Bhargava B) Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi

C) Nitin Paranjpe D) Pankaj Kumar

E) Sahil Trivedi

392. Who was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of

Unilever in March 2019?

A) Pankaj Sharma B) Nitin Paranjpe

C) Hemant Bhargava D) Alok Tyagi

E) Ravikant Singh

393. Canadian investor Brookfield-led India Infrastructure Trust

agreed to buy Mukesh Ambani's East-West gas pipeline. It

originates from __________ and ends in Gujarat.

A) Odisha B) West Bengal

C) Andhra Pradesh D) Assam

E) Arunachal Pradesh

394. Who booked a berth in the Asian Championships 2019 in

Doha in men's javelin throw by crossing the qualifying standard

set by Athletics Federation of India?

A) Shivpal Singh B) Jinson Johnson

C) Vikas Gowda D) Arokia Rajiv

E) Ayyasamy Dharun

395. Who won a gold medal in the women's discus throw event at

Federation Cup in Patiala in March 2019?

A) Navjeet Kaur Dhillon B) Kamalpreet Kaur

C) Krishna Poonia D) Harwant Kaur

E) Anjali Bhagwat

396. Who has been awarded lifetime achievement award for his

innovations at the National Grassroots Innovators 2019 at

Grambharti in Gujarat?

A) Ravindra Ranagnath Chavan B) Dipak Vitthalrao Shinde

C) Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi D) K.V. Rakesh

E) Ram Lal Chauhan

397. The government of India sent a special medical team to

________ from where a confirmed case of West Nile Virus (WNV)

fever, a mosquito-borne disease was reported.

A) Telangana B) Tamil Nadu C) Kerala D) Karnataka E) Maharashtra


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398. Which bank received no objection from the Reserve Bank of

India (RBI) for the proposed acquisition of Gruh Finance?

A) Axis Bank B) Bandhan Bank

C) IDBI Bank D) Bank of India

E) Dhanlaxmi Bank

399. State Bank of India (SBI) launched ________ to help SBI

customers withdraw cash without a physical debit card.

A) YONO Fast B) YONO Money

C) YONO Cash D) YONO Currency

E) YONO Quick

400. Which country will launch a seven-nation Indian Ocean

military exercise on 18 March 2019?

A) Sri Lanka B) India C) Australia D) Myanmar E) Singapore

401. Who grabbed the gold for India by winning the boys' 110

metres hurdles at the Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2019

in Hong Kong?

A) Vipin Kumar B) Philip Maheswaran Thabitha

C) Deepak Yadav D) Saurabh Chaudhary

E) Vikas Gowda


1.On 15 March 2019, the Reserve Bank of India came out with

guidelines to prevent misuse of price-sensitive information by

participants in markets for financial instruments.

2.Market participants shall not undertake any action with the

intention to manipulate the calculation of a benchmark rate or a

reference rate.

3.The guidelines have come into effect from 15 March 2019.




E) All are correct

403. Who was nominated to become the North Atlantic Treaty

Organisation's (NATO) Chief in March 2019?

A) David L. Goldfein B) Timothy Ray

C) Tod Wolters D) Stephen W. Wilson

E) James M. Holmes

404. Which country will host the U-17 Women's World Cup in

2020?

A) India B) New Zealand C) Venezuela D) Germany E) France

405. Who was given the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' award 2019 for her

contribution towards women empowerment over the last 15

years?

A) Geeta Kapoor B) Arushi Nishank

C) Kumari Kamala D) Seema Mehta

E) Pali Chandra

406. Who won the first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for 2018-

19?

A) Lingu Bai B) Swati Shingade

C) Atram Padma Bai D) Shobhana

E) Paneerselvam

407. According to data released by the Commerce Ministry,

India's exports grew by ________% year-on-year to 26.67 billion

dollars.

A) 2.26 B) 2.44 C) 2.64 D) 2.80 E) 3.20


1.The Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the Observer

App, a mobile application, that will help poll observers to submit

reports.

2.The poll observers will get all the important notifications and

alerts through the ‘Observer App’.

3.It will also help them get their deployment status and download

the ID card.




E) All are correct

409. The US Senate has voted to confirm Indian-origin ________ as

a judge on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in March 2019.

A) Navdeep Bains B) Parm Gill

C) Neomi Rao D) Ruby Dhalla

E) Deepak Obhrai

410. Which of the following defeated Maharashtra by 8 wickets in

the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Delhi E) Rajasthan

411. What is the name of the prominent woman pontiff of

Lingayat community and seer of the 'Basava Dharma Peetha' who

died at a private hospital in March 2019?

A) Guruma Madhobi Maa B) Maate Mahadevi

C) Anandmurti Gurumaa D) Anasuya Devi

E) Mirra Alfassa

412. Who is appointed as the mediator for resolving various

disputes related to cricket administration in the country in March

2019?

A) Hasmukh Adhia B) P S Narasimha

C) Shaktikanta Das D) Rajiv Mehrishi

E) Nripendra Misra

413. According to the recent report of Lancet, study of ________

countries found that life expectancy improved more quickly in

democratic countries

A) 130 B) 140 C) 160 D) 170 E) 180

414. The official song for Special Olympics World Games Abu

Dhabi 2019 is titled ________.

A) Fly B) Around Town

C) Right Where I’m Supposed To

Be

D) Send Them Off

E) On Top Of The World

415. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be

commissioning a study to assess the global warming risks faced

by ________ Himalayan States.

A) 9 B) 10 C) 11 D) 12 E) 13

416. The task force formed by Indian Psychiatric Society, to tackle

mental health issues of college-going students, consists of which

of the following psychiatrists?

1.Dr. Kersi Chavda

2.Dr. Avinash Desouza

3.Dr. Amrit Pattojoshi


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E) All are correct

417. A recent count of the Ganges River Dolphin in rivers, Gandak

and Ghaghara, has revealed the presence of ________ dolphins.

A) 200 B) 250 C) 280 D) 300 E) 320

418. Who was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth

Award for the Asian region in London in March 2019?

A) Ritesh Agarwal B) Deepak Ravindran

C) Padmanaban Gopalan D) Farrhad Acidwalla

E) Shravan Kumaran


1.The Supreme Court has set aside the life ban on cricketer S

Sreesanth, imposed by the BCCI.

2.The disciplinary committee of the BCCI may reconsider within

three months the quantum of punishment to be given to

Sreesanth.

3.The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in

India, BCCI imposed the ban on Sreesanth for his alleged

involvement in the 2011 IPL spot-fixing scandal.




E) All are correct

420. Greta Thunberg, a Swedish schoolgirl, has been nominated

to receive Nobel ________ Prize 2019.

A) Chemistry B) Physics C) Literature D) Peace E) Medicine.

421. Which country alongwith Argentina will co-host the 2020

Copa America?

A) Brazil B) Chile C) Colombia D) Paraguay E) Mexico

422. The Bank of Russia has issued a commemorative coin of

________ denomination to mark five years since Russia staged a

disputed referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea.

A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20 E) 25

423. When is World Consumer Rights Day celebrated every year?


424. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the

Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in March 2019?

A) Delhi B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra E) Karnataka

425. YS Vivekananda Reddy, passed away on 15 March 2019. He

was a ________

A) Director B) Musician C) Journalist D) Politician E) Writer

426. Which of the following has signed an MoU with Hazipur-

based East Central Railway Zone for transportation of fly ash in

March 2019?

A) NTPC B) GAIL C) ONGC D) BHEL E) Coal India

427. Who has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of

Acuité Ratings and Research board in March 2019?

A) P S Narasimha B) S. S. Mundra

C) M.R. Kumar D) Sankar Chakraborti

E) Viral Acharya

428. Who will head the National Mission on Transformative

Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up in 2019?

A) Arun Jaitley B) Piyush Goyal

C) Narendra Modi D) Amitabh Kant

E) Shaktikanta Das

429. Who chaired the meeting of the sub-committee of the

Financial Stability and Development Council held in March 2019?

A) Shaktikanta Das B) Piyush Goyal

C) Rakesh Mohan D) Bimal Jalan

E) Arun Jaitley

430. How many districts of Rajasthan will have a Media

Certification and Monitoring Committee in 2019?

A) 33 B) 28 C) 24 D) 18 E) 10

431. Which journal has published the discovery of 83 quasars

powered by supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away

from the Earth?

A) Astroparticle Physics

B) The Astrophysical Journal

C) Acta Astronomica

D) International Journal of Cosmology, Astronomy and

Astrophysics

E) Connaissance des Temps

432. Where did DRDO successfully test fire Man Portable Anti-

Tank Guided Missile in March 2019?

A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Himachal Pradesh

C) Rajasthan D) Uttarakhand

E) Odisha

433. Which country has organized the first workshop, along with

India, on development of the India Energy Modelling Forum?

A) France B) Israel C) Japan D) USA E) England

434. Which bank has been categorised as a private sector bank

by the Reserve Bank of India, with effect from January 21, 2019?

A) IDBI Bank B) Allahabad Bank

C) Andhra Bank D) Bank Of India

E) UCO Bank

435. Which bank has launched a doorstep banking service for

senior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled

customers in March 2019?

A) Bank Of

Baroda

B)

PNB

C)

SBI

D) Central Bank of

India

E) Axis

Bank

436. How many US nuclear power plants will be established in

India according to the commitment made at the 9th round of the


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India-US Strategic Security Dialogue held in March 2019?

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7

437. How many Kirti Chakras were conferred to Armed Forces

Personnel by the President in March 2019?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5


The Cabinet approved the proposal for accession of India to:

1.The Nice Agreement concerning the International classification

of Goods and Services for the purposes of registration of marks,

2.The Paris Agreement establishing International Classification of

the figurative elements of marks,

3.The Locarno Agreement establishing International classification

for industrial designs.

Which of the above statements is are true?

A) Only 1 B) Only 2


E) All of the above

439. Which Bank raised Rs 487 crore through Basel III compliant

bonds to fund its growth plans in March 2019?

A) Dena Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank

C) Lakshmi Vilas Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

E) Federal Bank

440. Who was appointed as the head coach of Neroca FC in March

2019?

A) Renedy Singh B) Manuel Retamero Fraile

C) Baichung Bhutia D) Sailen Manna

E) Peter Thangaraj

441. Which city topped Mercer's index 2019 of most liveable

cities?

A) Sydney B) Brisbane C) Vienna D) Adelaide E) Canberra

442. Where will the US military forces and the Indian National

Security Guard carry out joint exercises as a part of the US-India

security partnership?

A) Pune B) Jodhpur C) Patna D) Hyderabad E) Raipur


1.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) came up with national

guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC).

2.For this purpose, the National Voluntary Guidelines on Social,

Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business, 2011

(NVGS) have also been revised.

3.MCA is also in the process of developing India’s National Action

Plan on Business & Human Rights (NAP) by 2025.




E) All are correct

444. Who became the 3rd fastest player to cross 8000 runs in ODI

cricket?

A) Kedar Jadhav B) Virat Kohli

C) Rohit Sharma D) Ravindra Jadeja

E) Shikhar Dhawan

445. Who among the following was/were appointed as the

managing director/directors of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in

March 2019?

A) Vipin Anand B) Karnam Sekar

C) TC Suseel Kumar D) Both 1 and 3

E) Both 2 and 3

446. Which bank appointed Rakesh Makhija as its non-executive

chairman for a term of 3 years, with effect from July 18, in March

2019?

A) Axis Bank B) HDFC Bank

C) Yes Bank D) ICICI Bank

E) Punjab National Bank

447. RBI will conduct a US dollar /Indian rupee buy/sell swap

auction of $________ billion for a tenor of 3 years in March 2019 to

inject rupee liquidity for longer duration.

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

448. Airbus India launched an ambitious programme, ________, for

women professionals who want to return to corporate careers after

a sabbatical or maternity leave in March 2019.

A) Stay in Touch B) Rekindle

C) Fly Again D) Career 2.0

E) Back on Target

449. With which country India commenced a Joint Exercise Al

Nagah III 2019?

A) UAE B) Oman C) Qatar D) Bahrain E) Yemen

450. The Indian Embassy in Nepal awarded ________ Golden

Jubilee Scholarships to meritorious Nepali students in March 2019.

A) 120 B) 150 C) 180 D) 200 E) 220

451. What is the theme of the World Kidney Day 2019?

A) Kidneys And Women's Health: Include, Value, Empower

B) Kidney Disease & Obesity

C) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

D) Kidney Disease & Children: Act early to prevent it

E) Kidney Health for All

452. Which of the following banks has crossed the ₹6 trillion

market capitalisation for the first time in March 2019?

A) HDFC Bank B) ICICI Bank C) Allahabad Bank D) UCO Bank E) PNB

453. Which of the following teams won the Bombay Gold Cup

Hockey tournament in March 2019?

A) Punjab and Sind Bank B) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

Ltd.

C) South Central Railway D) Indian Oil

E) Indian Navy


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454. Where is the Special Olympics World Games 2019 being held

in March 2019?

A) Qatar B) Germany C) England D) UAE E) Belgium

455. Under which article of the constitution has the Union Cabinet

approved Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts

(Amendment) Regulation, 2019?

A) 146 B) 214 C) 240 D) 324 E) 356

456. Which bank launched Crèche – Child Daycare facility within

its Mumbai Corporate Office premises in March 2019?

A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank

C) Bank Of Baroda D) Dena Bank

E) Central Bank of India


1. A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking

place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live,

television-quality video transmission from a 2-person submersible.

2. The first transmission came from 60 meters (200 feet) down.

3. Monsoon storms and underwater current continued to present a

challenge at greater depths.




E) All of the above

458. Where will the Pallivetta ceremony of the annual Sabarimala

festival be held in March 2019?

A) Sannidhanam B) Saramkuthi

C) Sabarimala D) Appachimedu

E) Neelimala

459. Where will Indian and Pakistani officials meet in March 2019

for finalising the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor?

A) Bathinda B) Attari C) Batala D) Sangrur E) Basarke

460. As per a study published in March 2019 in PLOS Biology,

what is the rank of India in human impacts on species?

A) 10 B) 12 C) 16 D) 18 E) 20

461. YouTube launched its paid service, YouTube Premium and

music streaming app, ________, in India.

A) YouTube Gaana B) YouTube 24*7

C) YouTube Music D) YouTube Sound

E) YouTube Play

462. A ________ based team created a voice nicknamed Q that

was presented at the South by Southwest (SXSW) creative festival

in Texas and is designed to be perceived as neither male or

female.

A) Sweden B) Denmark C) Finland D) France E) Germany

463. Who has been appointed as the coach of Spanish football

club Real Madrid in March 2019?

A) Antonio Conte B) Rafael Benítez

C) Zinedine Zidane D) Roy Hodgson

E) Marco Van Basten

464. Facebook launched ________, an initiative to foster innovation

and offer support for budding entrepreneurs in March 2019.

A) Facebook Axis B) Facebook Hubs

C) Facebook Core D) Facebook Focus

E) Facebook Innovate

465. Where is the 5th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)

Women's Championship being held in March 2019?

A) Maldives B) Sri Lanka C) Nepal D) India E) Bhutan


1.Scientists, using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO),

observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the

Moon.

2.This would help them learn about the accessibility of water that

can be used by humans in future lunar missions.

3.Scientists have hypothesised that hydrogen ions in the solar

wind may be the source of most of the Moon's surface water.




E) All are correct

467. Which bank raised Rs 660.80 crore by issuing shares to

employees under Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS) in

March 2019?

A) Punjab National Bank B) Bank of Maharashtra

C) Bank of India D) Bank of Baroda

E) Central Bank of India


1.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation decided to ground

Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with immediate effect.

2.The decision came in the wake of American Airlines crash on 10

March 2019 in Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board.

3.Spice Jet has around 12 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts in its fleet,

while Jet Airways has five in the country.




E) All are correct

469. As per the '7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security'

survey released in March 2019, ________% of organizations were

hit by online attacks in 2018.

A) 62 B) 66 C) 71 D) 76 E) 82

470. How many states in India have banned Electronic Nicotine

Delivery Systems up to March 2019, following an advisory from

the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued in 2018?

A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 20 E) 22

471. From which state was a star-speckled frog species with

several features resembling frogs found in South America and

Central Africa was discovered in March 2019?

A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra E) Odisha

472. Where will the IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress be held

in August 2019?

A) New Delhi B) Pune C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad E) Patna

473. Which of the following announced its partnership with

International Cricket Council as the official sponsor for the

upcoming men's cricket World Cup in March 2019?

A) Namecheap B) Cloudflare C) PayPal D) GoDaddy E) Weebly

474. Which of the following was given the Social Enterprise

Network (SEN) sustainability award for education in March 2019?

A) NIESBUD


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B) Sona Yukti

C) Institute Of Skill Development

D) F-TEC Skill Development

E) Skill Development Training Centre - Vivid Foundation

475. The European Union expanded its tax haven blacklist by

________ countries, adding the UAE and Bermuda in March 2019.

A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14 E) 16

476. To which country did India extend a grant assistance of USD

250 million for the reconstruction of infrastructures in the areas of

housing, education, and health in March 2019?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Afghanistan D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar

477. Retail inflation rose to a 4-month high of ________% in

February 2019.

A) 2.32 B) 2.57 C) 2.65 D) 2.73 E) 2.87

478. Which country announced a donation of Rs 22 Lakh

($31,800) to the Rabindra Bharati Museum in March 2019?

A) USA B) Japan C) Russia D) Saudi Arabia E) Israel

479. Who won the 4th national selection trial in the women's 50m

rifle 3 positions event in March 2019?

A) Anjum Moudgil B) Apurvi Chandela

C) Tejaswini Sawant D) Mehuli Ghosh

E) Manu Bhaker

480. Markets regulator SEBI withdrew the ________% limit on

investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporate bonds of

an entity in March 2019.

A) 15 B) 18 C) 20 D) 22 E) 24

481. Which state got its first centre for palliative care programme

and treatment of cancer patients in March 2019?

A) Punjab B) Jharkhand

C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Bihar

E) Chhattisgarh

482. As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office,

industrial output growth stood at ________% in January 2019.

A) 1.2 B) 1.7 C) 1.9 D) 2.2 E) 2.4


1.Francesco Molinari of France topped an international

leaderboard at Bay Hill.

2.He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in fine style, with three

Englishmen, a Spaniard, a Northern Irishman and two South

Koreans all within the top-10.

3.He is 36-year-old and world number 10




E) All are correct

484. Liquor firm United Breweries Ltd said the Debt Recovery

Tribunal (DRT) in Bengaluru has transferred ________ percent stake

held by Vijay Mallya-linked United Breweries (Holdings) in the

company.

A) 2.60 B) 2.80 C) 3.00 D) 3.20 E) 3.40

485. Who has become the first snooker player to make 1,000

competitive centuries?

A) Ding Junhui B) Mark Selby

C) Ronnie O’Sullivan D) Judd Trump

E) Mark Williams

486. For the first time in the arecanut sector, ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown

in ________ has received the Geographic Indication (GI) tag.

A) Kodagu B) Uttara Kannada C) Hassan D) Bagalkot E) Mandya

487. A species of wood snake that wasn’t seen for 140 years has

resurfaced in a survey conducted by scientists in the ________

Wildlife Sanctuary.

A)

Coringa

B)

Eaglenest

C)

Meghamalai

D) Gautam

Budha

E)

Achanakmar

488. As per the data released by Stockholm International Peace

Research Institute on 11 March 2019, which country has become

the largest arms importer?

A) India B) Saudi Arabia C) Pakistan D) Iran E) Iraq

489. Where have the archaeologists stumbled upon a massive

burial site dating back to the Harappan civilization with more than

250 graves in March 2019?

A) GujaratB) HaryanaC) PunjabD) Jammu and KashmirE) Rajasthan

490. The RBI is set to become the tenth largest holder of the gold

worldwide, displacing the ________.

A) Sweden B) Netherlands C) Denmark D) Germany E) France

491. Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM AVSM ADC Chairman COSC and

Chief of the Naval Staff is on an official tour to ________ from 12-15

March 2019.

A) UK B) USA C) Brazil D) Argentina E) Chile

492. Retired IAS officer C Lalsawta became the first Lokayukta of

which state?

A) Sikkim B) Tripura C) Meghalaya D) Mizoram E) Manipur


1.DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with a range of 'combat

casualty drugs' that can extend the golden hour till the trooper is

shifted to hospital.

2.The spectrum includes bleeding wound sealants, super

absorptive dressings, and glycerinated salines.

3.Chances of survival and minimum disability are highest when

effective first aid care is given within the golden hour.




E) All are correct

494. The new visa agreement between ________ and India came

into force from 11 March 2019 that will allow their businessmen

and tourists to stay in India for 90 days without a visa.

A) USA B) Maldives C) Singapore D) UK E) Brazil

495. With which country has Narendra Modi jointly unveiled e-

plaques on 11 March 2019 for the supply of buses and trucks, the

inauguration of 36 community clinics, and 11 water treatment

plants?

A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Myanmar D) Bangladesh E) Sri Lanka

496. Where has the 34th edition of AAHAR - the International

Food and Hospitality fair - begun on 12 March 2019?

A) Mumbai B) Pune C) Lucknow D) New Delhi E) Ranchi

497. Recently, Vinod Kashyap has passed away. She was a/an

________.

A) Newsreader B) Actor C) Politician D) Spiritual Leader E) Singer


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498. According to the Kantar IMRB ICUBE report, which

state showed the highest growth in new internet user additions

across urban and rural areas, registering growth of 35% over

2018?

A) Bihar B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Gujarat E) Telangana

499. A campaign by ________ has created a Guinness World

Record for the largest collection of clothes for donation.

A) Bhagwat Singh B) Ajay Singh

C) Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar D) Bhupendra Singh

E) Arvind Singh Mewar

500. ________ will collaborate with Central and state governments

to upskill around 1 million female students over a period of 3

years.

A) IBM B) Microsoft C) Lenovo D) Oracle Corporation E) Intel

501. According to data from the Union Health Ministry, which

state has reported 4,551 swine flu cases and 162 deaths, the

highest in the country?

A) Bihar B) Rajasthan C) Punjab D) Odisha E) Jharkhand

502. The USA will become a net exporter of oil from ________, a

development which should reinforce global energy security.

A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 E) 2024

503. Russia's arms export to India, fell by ________% between

2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a SIPRI report.

A) 32 B) 36 C) 38 D) 42 E) 46

504. Country’s organized grocery stores registered ________%

growth in sales, according to Reformatting Retail in India report by

Nielsen India released in March 2019.

A) 12 B) 16 C) 18 D) 22 E) 26

505. Who was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

in San Jose by the University of Peace in March 2019?

A) Sharad Pawar B) Venkaiah Naidu

C) Rajnath Singh D) Aditya Thackeray

E) Ram Nath Kovind

506. Which of the following has won a place in Limca Book of

National Records and Asia Book of Records for its outstanding

achievement of completing Power Sub Station in a record time of

7 months?

A) IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited

B) Navayuga Engineering Company

C) SEW Infrastructure Limited

D) Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited

E) Kmc Constructions Limited

507. How many personalities were conferred the Padma awards

by President Ram Nath Kovind on 11 March 2019?

A) 39 B) 43 C) 47 D) 51 E) 57


1.Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO)

successfully test fired the Guided PINAKA from Pokhran ranges on

11 March 2019.

2.The weapon system is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance

kit comprising of an advanced navigation and control system.

3.The indigenously developed Guided Pinaka by HAL will

significantly boost the capability of the artillery to make precision

hits.




E) All are correct

509. Where will the Ministry of Commerce and Industry be

organising the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave from March 17-19,

2019?

A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Patna E) Raipur

510. Where was India's first HIV treatment centre and holistic

clinic for the LGBTQ community inaugurated by Humsafar Trust?

A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Pune D) Jaipur E) Patna

511. Which state has announced 33% quota for women in the

allocation of Lok Sabha tickets of BJD party in March 2019?

A) Bihar B) Odisha C) Rajasthan D) Haryana E) Gujarat

512. Which of the following was awarded the coveted Golden

Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019?

A) Policybazaar B) ICICI Lombard

C) United India Insurance D) ACKO General Insurance

E) Future Generali India

Insurance

513. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of

Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB) in March 2019?

A) Rajiv Bansal B) Anup Kumar Dubey

C) Aditya Kumar Misra D) Sushil Kumar

E) E. Sreedharan


1.The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has started paving way

for offshore fund managers to relocate to India for managing their

offshore funds.

2.This is being done for the public markets space, mainly foreign

portfolio investors (FPI) structures.

3.This will also boost flows into India as fund managers will be

closer to the ‘deal ecosystem’.




E) All are correct

515. The central government approved the 40.35 km ________

Metro Rail project with 2 corridors in March 2019.

A) Ahmedabad B) Vadodara C) Surat D) Rajkot E) Jamnagar

516. To which country has Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale begun

a three-day visit on 11 March 2019?

A) Australia B) Germany C) USA D) UK E) Denmark

517. Under the Mudra Yojna, which bank has sanctioned loans to

over 2.69 lakh small entrepreneurs this fiscal, till Feb 14, 2019?

A) SBI B) PNB C) UCO D) ICICI E) Yes

518. Which of the following secured fresh credit facilities of

₹2,050 crore from Punjab National Bank (PNB) in March 2019?


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A) IndiGo B) Air India

C) Jet Airways (India) Ltd D) SpiceJet

E) GoAir

519. ________, with India’s worst-bad loan ratio will sell 100 billion

rupees of stressed assets.

A) SBI B) IDBI Bank Ltd. C) ICICI Bank D) HDFC Bank E) PNB

520. Whose appointment was approved by the J&K Governor’s

administration as the principal adviser to two mass rapid transit

systems to be built in the State?

A) Naresh Chandra B) E. Sreedharan

C) T.N. Seshan D) Raju Narayana Swamy

E) Sridhar Tayur

521. Which of the following has set up a task force with the Life

Insurance Corporation of India to implement synergies in 2019?

A) SBI B) IDBI Bank Ltd. C) PNB D) HDFC Bank E) ICICI Bank

522. Who among the following will be in the 3-member committee

formed by the Election Commission to assess the situation on the

ground in Jammu and Kashmir?

1.Noor Mohammed

2.Rakesh Asthana

3.Vinod Zutshi

A) Only 2 B) Only 3


E) All of the above

523. Which country signed an MoU with India on waiving Visa

requirements for Diplomatic and Official passport holders during

M. Venkaiah Naidu's visit from March 7- March 9, 2019?

A) Argentina B) Costa Rica C) Chile D) Brazil E) Paraguay

524. How many state Doordarshan channels were launched by

Prasar Bharti on 9 March 2019?

A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) 13 E) 15

525. As per the Nokia Mobile Broadband Index 2018, mobile

internet penetration in India is set to reach ________% in 2022.

A) 30.2 B) 44.5 C) 56.7 D) 72.6 E) 83.8


1. The Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Department launched

the first round of 'Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization’ programme

on 10 March 2019.

2. It is targeting to administer polio drops to all eligible children up

to 5 years throughout the state in 2274 polio booths.

3. More than 17 crore children below 5 years across the country

will be given polio drops as part of the central government's drive.




E) All of the above

527. In how many phases will the elections to the 17th Lok Sabha

be conducted across the country from April 11 to May 19?

A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9

528. Who among the following won the gold medal at the 38th

GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland on 10 March 2019?

A) Sumit Sangwan B) Kavinder Singh Bisht

C) Shiva Thapa D) Govind Sahani

E) Naveen Kumar

529. Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Palestine on 10

March 2019?

A) Mahmud Abbas B) Mohammad Shtayyeh

C) Rami Hamdallah D) Yasser Arafat

E) Yitzhak Rabin

530. When is the National Immunisation Day observed?


531. Who was honored as the world's oldest living person by

Guinness World Records in March 2019?

A) Chiyo Miyako B) Kane Tanaka

C) Nabi Tajima D) Jeanne Calment

E) Susannah Mushatt Jones

532. With which country has India signed a US$ 3 billion deal for

leasing of a nuclear-powered attack submarine for the Indian Navy

for a period of 10 years on 7 March 2019?

A) Russia B) USA C) Japan D) France E) UK

533. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has signed a

Cooperation Agreement with ________ to assist IBBI to further build

the capacity of insolvency professionals.

A) International Finance Corporation

B) International Bank For Reconstruction and Development

C) United Nations Global Compact

D) Inter-American Development Bank

E) National Bureau of Economic research

534. Who was named for the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an

Outstanding Woman Journalist for the year 2018?

A) Nidhi Razdan B) Barkha Dutt

C) Sweta Singh D) Priyanka Dubey

E) Shaili Chopra

535. Which country has won the First Prize in the category of 'TV

Cinema Spot' at the prestigious international 'Golden City Gate

Tourism Awards 2019'?

A) Germany B) India C) USA D) Russia E) Thailand

536. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the

foundation stone for the ________ ropeway project on 6 March

2019.

A) Dehradun-Rishikesh B) Haridwar-Rishikesh

C) Dehradun-Haridwar D) Dehradun-Mussoorie

E) Mussoorie-Haridwar


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537. Which of the following ministries signed an MoU the Ministry

of Women and Child Development on 8 March 2019 to improve

women livelihood and empowering them through skill

development?

A) Ministry of Human Resource Development

B) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

C) Ministry of Labour and Employment

D) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

E) Ministry of Rural Development

538. Which of the following won the 'Green Era Award for

Sustainability' on 4 March 2019 at Lisbon in Portugal?

A) TVS Motor B) Bajaj Auto

C) Hero MotoCorp D) Honda Motor Company

E) Suzuki

539. Which country has become the 124th member of the

International Criminal Court (ICC)?

A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) Laos E) Vietnam

540. Which of the following signed a loan agreement of $328-

million with the government of India and government of Andhra

Pradesh for AP Health Systems Strengthening Project (APHSSP) on

6 March 2019?

A) International Monetary Fund

B) World Bank

C) Asian Development Bank

D) New Development Bank

E) International Bank For Reconstruction and Development

541. The scientists have confirmed the existence of the exoplanet

named ________ in March 2019.

A) 55 Cancri

e

B) Gliese

581c

C) Kepler-1658

b

D) 55 Cancri

d

E)

PH1b

542. The Delhi government launched ________ mobile application

on 5 March 2019 to provide a real-time location of bus stops and

buses.

A) Move Delhi B) e-Track C) Live Bus D) One Delhi E) Track Bus

543. The joint working group formed by the Insurance Regulatory

and Development Authority of India and the National Health

Authority will be chaired by ________.

A) A. G. K. Gokhale B) Dinesh Arora

C) Devi Shetty D) Jasbir Singh Bajaj

E) Aroup Chatterjee

544. Which state launched the 'Yuvashree Arpan' scheme on 6

March 2019?

A) West

Bengal

B)

Bihar

C)

Jharkhand

D)

Chhattisgarh

E) Uttar

Pradesh

545. Which state launched the 'Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit

Yojana' on 7 March 2019?

A) Punjab B) Uttarakhand C) Haryana D) Rajasthan E) Gujarat

546. Which state launched 'Atal Aahar Yojna' for construction

workers in the state on 7 March 2019?

A) Kerala B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) Karnataka E) Telangana

547. RBI notified the norms for banks with regards to ________%

interest subvention or subsidy for short-term crop loans during

2018-19 and 2019-20 on 7 March 2019.

A) 1 B) 1.5 C) 2 D) 2.5 E) 3


1.The Reserve Bank of India relaxed norms for white label ATM

(WLA) operators and allowed them to buy wholesale cash directly

from the Reserve Bank of India.

2.The RBI also permitted WLA operators to source cash from any

bank, including cooperatives and regional rural banks.

3.WLAs are owned and operated by non-bank entities on behalf of

the banks.




E) All are correct

549. The Marayoor jaggery of which district received the

Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the government of India in

March 2019?

A) Idukki B) Wayanad C) Kottayam D) Thrissur E) Kollam

550. Where has India launched its third IT corridor in China in

March 2019?

A) Dalian B) Guiyang C) Jiangsu D) Shandong E) Yunnan


1. The government of India approved a strategy for creating an

additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide

equivalent through forest and tree cover by 2025.

2. The strategy will help in fighting against climate change.

3. Carbon sinks are natural or artificial reservoirs that absorb and

store the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide through physical and

biological mechanisms.




E) All of the above

552. Where was the inaugural India-Japan Space Dialogue held on

8 March 2019?

A) Tokyo B) Bengaluru C) New Delhi D) Kyoto E) Yokohama

553. Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty of South

Coast Railway on 8 March 2019?

A) Ashish Reddy B) S.S. Srinivas

C) V. Krishnamoorthy D) N.S. Vishwanathan

E) M. Ramakrishnayya

554. How many public, private and foreign banks were imposed

penalties worth Rs. 71 crore by the RBI on 9 March 2019?

A) 12 B) 24 C) 36 D) 48 E) 60

555. As per the government report, the total liabilities of the

government increased to ₹________ lakh crore at the end of the

December 2018 quarter.

A) 53.40

B) 63.40

C) 73.40

D) 83.40

E) 93.40

556. Which state announced that the 'Srimanata Sankardeva

Award 2017' will be conferred on Satriya exponent Basistha Dev

Sarma of Barpeta Satra?

A)

Assam

B) West

Bengal

C)

Meghalaya

D) Arunachal

Pradesh

E)

Odisha

557. Who was named the 'Politician of the Year 2019', at the

Annual Political and Public Life Awards presented by Britain's


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'Asian Voice' weekly newspaper?

A) Priti Patel B) Gavin Williamson

C) Sadiq Khan D) John Hume

E) Gordon Brown

558. What is the name of the digital currency which will be

launched by the Marshall Islands in 2019?

A) DCV B) DTV C) SOV D) DCM E) TOI

559. On the occasion of International Women's Day, ________

successful mothers were awarded the 'Ratnagarbha' award in

2019.

A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 18 E) 20

560. What is the title of the strategy document launched by the

Bureau of Energy Efficiency on 8 March 2019?

A) PRAGATI B) SANKALP C) UNNATEE D) VRADDHI E) UTKARSH

561. Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has

launched a ________ year roadmap named as 'India Cooling Action

Plan' on 8 March 2019.

A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20 E) 25

562. The State Bank of India has decided to link the interest rate

paid on the savings bank balance of over Rs. ________ lakh to the

repo rate in 2019.

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

563. Who will be the chairman of the 3-member panel to mediate

in Ayodhya dispute?

A) Ravi Shankar B) F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla

C) Sriram Panchu D) Fali S Nariman

E) Soli J Sorabjee

564. Which of the following signed a $137 Million loan agreement

with the Government Of India for financing the Dam Rehabilitation

and Improvement Project on 8 march 2019?

A) World Bank B) Asian Development Bank

C) New Development bank D) International Monetary Fund

E) Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank

565. Which of the following signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement

with the Government of India for improving drainage

infrastructure in Assam on 8 March 2019?

A) World Bank B) International Monetary Fund

C) Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank

D) Asian Development Bank

E) New Development Bank

566. Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate Pandit Deendayal

Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology on 9 March 2019?

A) Gurugram B) New Delhi C) Faridabad D) Greater Noida E) Hisar

567. Where will the 2 new benches of National Company Law

Tribunal, approved by the Government of India in March 2019, be

established?

A) Ranchi and Indore B) Amaravati and Indore

C) Amaravati and Ranchi D) Kanpur and Ranchi

E) Indore and Kanpur


1. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports granted provisional

recognition to All India Carrom Federation (AICF) as National

Sports Federation with immediate effect.

2. It will facilitate the participation of Indian Athletes in the

forthcoming National/International competitions.

3. The recognition means granting a major role to AICF for

development of the Chess sport in India.




E) All of the above

569. Who will head the 5 member committee to examine issues

related to framing of a structured scheme for providing insurance

cover to advocates?

A) Alok Srivastava B) Nirupama Rao

C) Nalin Surie D) Brijesh Mishra

E) Sujata Singh

570. Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary in the Ministry

of Finance on 8 March 2019?

A) Ashu Khullar B) Vijay Keshav Gokhale

C) Subhash Chandra Garg D) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

E) Shivshankar Menon

571. According to the Deloitte report ‘Empowering Women & Girls

in India’, the female labour force participation in India has fallen to

________% in 2018 from 36.7% in 2005.

A) 24 B) 26 C) 28 D) 32 E) 34

572. Ram Nath Kovind appointed Jagdish Mukhi as the Governor

of Mizoram on 8 March 2019. He also holds the office of Governor

of ________.

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Manipur C) Assam D) Nagaland E) Meghalaya

573. Who was appointed by the United Nations Development

Programme as its Goodwill Ambassador on 7 March 2019?

A) Padma Lakshmi B) Priyanka Chopra Jonas

C) Kamala Harris D) Indra Nooyi

E) Mindy Kaling

574. Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath has decided to include

which ancient tribal language in the primary education curriculum

of the state's tribal-dominated districts in March 2019?

A) Gondi B) Kui C) Murmi D) Bodo E) Mikir

575. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of India to

Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2019?

A) Ausaf Sayeed B) Ahmad Javed

C) Ishrat Aziz D) Talmiz Ahmad

E) Hamid Ansari

576. For which of the following temples did PM Narendra Modi lay

the foundation stone of corridor and beautification on 8 March

2019?

A) Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple B) Kamakhya Temple

C) Kashi Vishwanath Temple D) Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga

E) Jagannath Temple


1.The Union Cabinet approved the creation of the Post of Technical

Member in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai.


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2.The post will have a pay scale of Rs. 2,25,000/- (fixed) or Level

17 of the Pay Matrix as per the 7th Pay Commission.

3.Creation of the post will facilitate the creation of an additional

bench in SAT, thereby allowing speedy disposal of the increased

number of appeals in SAT.




E) All of the above

578. What is the name of the GIS-based mapping application

launched in 2019?

A) e-Bhoomi B) e-Prithvi C) e-Dharti D) e-Gagan E) e-Zameen

579. What is the title of the book released by Suresh Prabhu on 7

March 2019 that throws light on achievements made in the civil

aviation sector during 2018?

A) Cruising New Heights- Flying

For All

B) Wonder Wings

C) Touching the Sky with Glory D) Flying High

E) Incredible Aviation

580. What is the title of the compilation of selected speeches of

PM Narendra Modi which was released by Arun Jaitley on 8 March

2019?

A) Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam B) NaMo

C) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas D) Modi Ki Vaani

E) Swadesh

581. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the

Directorate General of Mines Safety on 7 March 2019?

A) Newmont

Mining

B)

SIMTARS

C)

Fresnillo

D)

RioTinto

E) BHP

Billiton

582. With which country has India signed an MoU on Cooperation

in the field of Occupational Safety and Health which was approved

by the Union cabinet on 7 March 2019?

A) France B) Germany C) UK D) Italy E) USA

583. The Union Cabinet approved the agreement between India

and ________ on Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) in Civil and

Commercial Matters on 7 March 2019.

A) Ukraine B) Latvia C) Lithuania D) Belarus E) Russia

584. In which state has the Cabinet Committee approved the

investment sanction for construction of Kiru Hydro Electric Project

(624 MW) on 7 March 2019?

A) Punjab B) Jammu & Kashmir

C) Haryana D) Himachal Pradesh

E) Rajasthan

585. The advanced braking systems and technologies for

improved road safety and reducing accidents will be binding on all

vehicles with ________ seats and above as per a notification issued

on 7 March 2019.

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10

586. With which country has India signed an MoU on Technology

Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sector on 7 March 2019?

A) Switzerland B) Poland C) Austria D) Belgium E) Germany


1.The Union Cabinet approved the scheme to rebate state and

central embedded taxes to support the textile sector.

2.This will enable the Government to take various measures for

making exports of apparel and made-ups zero-rated.

3.At present, apparel and made-ups segments are supported

under the Scheme for Rebate of State Levies (RoSL).




E) All are correct

588. The Union Cabinet approved an MoU between India and

________ on Cancer Research Initiative on 7 March 2019.

A) USA B) UK C) China D) Russia E) Germany

589. The Union Cabinet approved FMBAP for Flood Management

Works in the entire country. What does 'A' stand for in FMBAP?

A) Action B) Across C) Areas D) Assimilate E) Accurate

590. How many women were presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar

2018, in New Delhi, on International Women’s Day, i.e. 8 March

2019?

A) 24 B) 34 C) 44 D) 54 E) 64

591. What is the theme for the 2019 International Women's Day?

A) Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

B) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030

C) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality

D) Equality for Women is Progress for All

E) Empower Rural Women, End Poverty and Hunger

592. With which country has ISRO signed an agreement to set up

a joint maritime surveillance system in India on 6 March 2019?

A) France B) USA C) Japan D) Australia E) South Korea

593. The government doubled the income tax exemption limit for

gratuity to Rs ________ lakh on 6 March 2019.

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 35

594. The government announced new Rs 20 coin on 7 March

2019 which will be shaped like a ________.

A) Hexagon B) Octagon C) Decagon D) Dodecagon E) Circle


1.A wetland habitat, near Vishakhapatnam that drew a variety of

birds, has been completely flattened with dirt and debris.

2.Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) was accused of carrying out

illegal reclamation at the Dastan Phata wetland.

3.A huge biodiversity area has been lost in 6 months and action

against JNPT officials will be taken.




E) All of the above


1.The Centre amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes

(Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

2.This was done to include a prohibition on the import of solid

plastic waste even in special economic zones (SEZ) and by export-

oriented units (EOU).

3.The amendment has been done keeping into consideration the

'Ease of Doing Business' and boosting 'Make in India' initiative.




E) All of the above


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597. Where will the ISRO experts receive training for the

'Gaganyaan' project from March 2019?

A) USA B) Japan C) England D) France E) Russia

598. _________ signed an agreement to acquire 100% equity

shareholding of Soktas India Pvt Ltd (SIPL) for ₹165 crore on 6

March 2019.

A) Tata B) Reliance

C) Bajaj D) Grasim Industries Ltd


599. Which of the following along with the SBI has launched their

merchant-acquiring joint venture, SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd in

Mumbai?

A) Hitachi Payment Services Pvt.

Ltd.

B) Fino PayTech Ltd.

C) Vodafone M-Pesa Ltd. D) Airtel Payments Bank

E) Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

600. The center is all set to launch a national portal ________ of

publicly-funded research facilities and equipment in 2019.

A) A-STEM B) E-STEM C) I-STEM D) T-STEM E) V-STEM

601. Who was moved from the position of Deputy Director-

General of World Health Organization on 7 March 2019?

A) Margaret Chan B) Gro Harlem Brundtland

C) Robert Mugabe D) Soumya Swaminathan

E) Anders Nordström

602. What is the name of the Automatic Fare Collection Gating

System which was presented by Bharat Electronics Ltd. in 2019?

A) SANGRAH B) SWAGAT C) SEVA D) SAVAR E) SAMPAN

603. When will the Janaushadhi Diwas be celebrated across the

country in 2019?


604. In the felicitation event for Web Wonder Women held in New

Delhi on 6 March 2019, ________ women were honoured by the

Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi.

A) 20 B) 25 C) 30 D) 35 E) 40

605. CERN Research Board approved ________ to look for light and

weakly interacting particles at the LHC.

A) FASER B) LASER C) CHASER D) PASER E) None of These

606. Who was appointed Director of Bhabha Atomic Research

Centre (BARC) on 6 March 2019?

A) Sanjeeb Sahoo B) Ajit Kumar Mohanty

C) Rajnish Kumar D) Avinash Kumar Agarwal

E) Alok Mittal

607. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

lowered its forecast for global economic growth to ________% for

2019.

A) 3.1 B) 3.2 C) 3.3 D) 3.4 E) 3.5


1.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports granted provisional

recognition to Kudo International Federation India (KIFI) as

National Sports Federation with immediate effect.

2.The recognition means granting a major role to KIFI Association

for promotion and Development of Kudo sport in India.

3.Kudo is an official American Cultural Budo sport under the same

category as Judo, Aikido, and Kendo.




E) All are correct

609. Which of the following topped the ranking of aspirational

districts by Niti Aayog for the December-January period of 2018-

19?

1. Sonbhadra

2.Sahibganj

3.Chatra



E) All are correct

610. Which state launched a scheme Mukhya Mantri Karigar

Sahayata on 6 March 2019?

A) Odisha B) Gujarat C) Punjab D) Jharkhand E) Haryana

611. The income tax department notified the modified norms for

startups to enable them to seek 'angel tax' exemption for

investments of up to Rs ________ crore.

A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 25 E) 30

612. A per an MoU signed on 6 March 2019, ________ will support

NCGG for utilization of infrastructure facilities during the training

programme of NCGG at Delhi and for academic & intellectual

interactions for 5 years.

A) Indian Institute of Corporate Affair

B) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

C) National Company Law Tribunal

D) Competition Commission of India

E) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

613. Which city bagged the cleanest city award under Swachh

Survekshan 2019?

A) Mysore B) Kochi C) Indore D) Bengaluru E) Bhopal

614. Which of the following schemes was launched by NABL for

Basic Composite (BC) Medical Laboratories (Entry Level) in

February 2019?

A) Build Assurance Scheme B) Quality Assurance Scheme

C) Safety Assurance Scheme D) Product Assurance Scheme

E) Quantity Assurance Scheme

615. Which of the following unveiled a new app 'Bolo' on 5 March

2019?

A) TATA Consultancy Services B) Xiaomi

C) Facebook D) Google

E) Microsoft

616. According to an analysis of air quality released in 2019,

which city has topped the list of most polluted cities in the world

for the year 2018?

A) Ghaziabad B) Faridabad C) Gurugram D) Noida E) Bhiwadi

617. Donald Trump intends to end the preferential trade terms for

India under the U.S.’s Generalized System of Preferences program

that accounts for $________ billion of India’s exports to the U.S.

A) 2.3 B) 3.4 C) 4.5 D) 5.6 E) 6.7


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618. Who was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize on 5 March

2019?

A) Arata Isozaki B) Eero Saarinen

C) Antoni Gaudí D) Philip Johnson

E) Frank Lloyd Wright

619. According to Amnesty India’s interactive “Halt the Hate”

website, which state recorded the highest number of reported

hate crimes in 2018?

A) Haryana B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan E) Bihar

620. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has signed an

agreement to invest ₹________ crore in ECL Finance Ltd. on 5

March 2019.

A) 1,000 B) 1,400 C) 1,800 D) 2,000 E) 2,200

621. The TMA scheme was introduced on 5 March 2019 to provide

financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture

products. What does 'A' stand for in TMA?

A) Action B) Assistance

C) Allowance D) Arrangement

E) Assimilation

622. Who was appointed as the director-general of the National

Archives of India in March 2019?

A) P V Ramesh B) Satyendra Dubey

C) U. Sagayam D) Narendra Kumar

E) S. R. Sankaran

623. Who was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all

time by Forbes magazine in 2019?

A) Gigi Hadid B) Weili Dai

C) Pamela Slim D) Kylie Jenner

E) Tory Burch


1.Ministry of Defence has taken steps to ensure implementation of

grant of Permanent Commission to Women officers in the Armed

Forces.

2.Women officers will be granted Permanent Commission in the

Indian Army in all the 14 branches where women are inducted for

Short Service Commission.

3.All branches, in IAF, including Fighter Pilots are now open for

women officers.




E) All of the above

625. With which state has HP Inc India signed an MoU on 5 March

2019 to build a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for 3D printing?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Kerala D) Telangana E) Karnataka

626. What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani according to the Forbes

World's Billionaire list 2019?

A) 9 B) 11 C) 13 D) 15 E) 19

627. How many Nobel prizes in literature will be awarded in 2019?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

628. With which state did the World Bank sign a $96 Million Loan

Agreement on 5 March 2019 to provide additional funds for the

State's post-disaster recovery plans?

A) Punjab B) Uttarakhand C) Odisha D) Karnataka E) Telangana

629. On which bank did RBI impose a fine of ₹2 crore on 5 March

2019 for non-compliance of directions with regard to Nostro

accounts?

A) Yes

Bank

B) Allahabad

Bank

C) ICICI

Bank

D) Dena

Bank

E) UCO

Bank

630. Which state has signed a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement with

the Government of India and the World Bank on 5 March 2019 to

support the State's Reforms in Expenditure Management?

A) Gujarat B) Chhattisgarh C) Punjab D) Haryana E) Bihar

631. With which of the following did the Govt of India sign a $250

Million Agreement for the National Rural Economic Transformation

Project (NRETP) in Delhi on 5 March 2019?

A) International Monetary Fund

B) Asian Development Bank

C) World Bank

D) International Bank For Reconstruction and Development

E) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


1. PM Narendra Modi visited Kalaburagi in Karnataka and

Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on 6 March 2019 to launch various

development projects.

2. He dedicated to the nation the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Terminal and ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Bengaluru.

3. He also unveiled multiple projects in roadways, railways, and

energy sector at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.




E) All of the above

633. Recently, UN expert David Boyd said over ________ billion

people regularly inhale air so polluted that it puts their life, health,

and well-being at risk.

A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12 E) 14

634. On 4 March 2019, the 3rd group of 22 officials of

Nepal's Ministry of Finance joined their training

course on ‘Global Perspectives on Public Financial

Management’ in ________.

A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) New Delhi E) Chandigarh

635. With which country will India conduct the 3rd edition of the

bilateral joint exercise, Al Nagah 2019, from 12 March 2019?

A) Qatar B) UAE C) Kuwait D) Oman E) Bahrain


1. Minister of State for Culture and Environment, Dr. Mahesh

Sharma inaugurated ‘AzaadikeDiwane’ museum at Red Fort, Delhi

on 5 March 2019.

2. It is created by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and

pays homage to all unsung heroes of freedom struggle of the

nation.

3. The museum is 10th in the series of recently inaugurated

museums in the Red Fort Complex including Subhash Chandra

Bose museum.




E) All of the above



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1. Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the refurbished

Handloom Haat in Uttar Pradesh on March 5, 2019.

2. The main objective of the Haat is to provide infrastructure

support to handloom agencies to augment their sales of handloom

products.

3. She also launched 3 projects besides this, which are Trend

Forecasting, Design Innovation Incubator and Textiles, and Crafts

Repository.




E) All of the above

638. Where has the Uttarakhand government decided to set up a

center of excellence for Himalayan fiber?

A) Bageshwar B) Almora C) Chamoli D) Dehradun E) Haridwar

639. Where was Project BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically

Dominated QRT Interception Technique) inaugurated on 5 march

2019?

A) West Bengal B) Rajasthan C) Assam D) Sikkim E) Punjab

640. Coal Minister Piyush Goyal dedicated to the nation a

________-Megawatt thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu

Power Ltd. on 4 March 2019.

A) 1000 B) 1200 C) 1400 D) 1500 E) 1800

641. Who has been appointed as the Vice President, Human

Resources, India and South West Asia by Beverage major Coca-

Cola India in 2019?

A) Nishi Kulshreshtha Chaturvedi B) T. Krishnakumar

C) Ajoyendra Mukherjee D) Nandita Gurjar

E) Saurabh Govil

642. Which of the following will sell its UAE food delivery business

to Germany’s Delivery Hero Group for about $172 million?

A) Deliveroo B) Food On Click C) Talabat D) Zomato E) Faasos

643. Which of the following will be setting up a network of solar-

based electric vehicle chargers on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway?

A) Solar Energy Society of India

B) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

C) Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd.

D) Havells India Ltd.

E) Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

644. The National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey 2018-19, has

re-confirmed the Open Defecation Free status of ________% of

villages.

A) 67.5 B) 79.9 C) 83.4 D) 90.7 E) 99.8

645. As per the study report of International Food Policy Research

Institute, unveiled on 4 March 2019, air pollution due to crop

stubble burning in northern India causes an economic loss of

$________ billion annually.

A) 20 B) 30 C) 40 D) 50 E) 60

646. PM Narendra Modi will launch civilian flight operations from

________ airbase on 8 March 2019.

A) Charbatia B) Pathankot C) Palam D) Hindon E) Ambala

647. For which of the following reasons has the Prayagraj Kumbh

Mela 2019 secured a place in the Guinness Book of World

Records?

1.Largest crowd management

2.Largest sanitation drive

3.Largest painting exercise of public sites.



E) All of the above

648. Which country topped the Global Consumer Confidence

Survey, conducted in collaboration with Nielson, released in March

2019?

A) India B) Sweden C) Norway D) Denmark E) Australia

649. On which of the following banks did RBI impose a monetary

fine of Rs 4 crore on 4 March 2019?

A) Karnataka Bank B) United Bank of India

C) Karur Vysya Bank D) Dena Bank

E) Yes Bank

650. Who among the following joined the top 5 club in the latest

ICC women's cricket rankings for ODI bowlers issued on March 4,

2019?

1.Jhulan Goswami

2.Shikha Pandey

3.Poonam Yadav



E) All are correct

651. Where did the 8th edition of joint military exercise Sampriti

between India and Bangladesh begin on 3 March 2019?

A) Jalpaiguri B) Tangail C) Hooghly D) Jamalpur E) Murshidabad

652. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch the Pradhan

Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana on 5 March 2019?

A) Vadodara B) Jamnagar C) Gandhinagar D) Ahmedabad E) Kalol

653. ________ launched a special programme for School Children

called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram”.

A) ISRO

B) DRDO

C) Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

D) Ministry of Science and Technology

E) Indian Institute of Science

654. Who was named as the secretary of the Ministry of Road

Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in March 2019?

A) Rajiv Gauba B) Ajit Seth

C) P. K. Sinha D) Sanjeev Ranjan

E) K. M. Chandrasekhar

655. Which city topped the list of the most polluted cities in the

world in a recent study conducted by NGO Greenpeace India?

A) Noida B) Mumbai C) Gurugram D) Hyderabad E) Pune


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656. Recently, V Dhananjay Kumar passed away. He was a/an

________.

A) Actor B) Politician C) Journalist D) Singer E) Film Director

657. To which of the following nations is the Vice President M.

Venkaiah Naidu on a visit from 4 March 2019?

A) Paraguay B) Costa Rica C) Cuba D) Both 1 and 2 E) Both 2 and 3


1. The US officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem,

downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the

Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.

2. The consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the

Palestinians for decades.

3. The symbolic shift hands authority over U.S. diplomatic

channels with the West Bank and Gaza to Ambassador David

Friedman.




E) All of the above


1. India signed a deal with a French firm to manufacture 7.5 lakh

AK-203 rifles, the latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles.

2. The AK-203 rifles will be produced at the Indian Ordnance

Factory at Amethi's Korwa.

3. The new rifles will replace the indigenous INSAS rifles in the

Army, Air Force, and Navy.




E) All of the above

660. SpaceX launched an unmanned Crew Dragon craft from

________ to the International Space Station on 2 March 2019.

A) Kansas B) Kentucky C) California D) Florida E) Alaska

661. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis flagged off 11.28 km

long 2nd phase of the ________ monorail network on 3 March 2019.

A) Coimbatore B) Tiruchirappalli C) Mumbai D) Kanchipuram E) Ooty

662. Who has assumed charge as the chairman of the newly

constituted National Commission for Backward Classes?

A) Devendra Fadnavis B) Bhagwan Lal Sahni

C) Ashok Chavan D) Pema Khandu

E) Raghubar Das

663. As per World Bank's 'Women, business and the law 2019'

report, how many countries in the world have been found to

enshrine gender equality in laws affecting work?

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

664. Which of the following achieved a Guinness world record feat

in single line bicycle parade on March 3, 2019?

A) Border Security Force

B) Indo-Tibetan Border Police

C) Central Industrial Security Force

D) Sashastra Seema Bal

E) Central Reserve Police Force

665. The government has approved Adani Power's ₹14,000-crore

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in ________ that will export

power generated to Bangladesh.

A) Jharkhand B) Bihar C) West Bengal D) Meghalaya E) Sikkim

666. Who was appointed as the chairman of ICC's Cricket

Committee on 2 March 2019?

A) Kapil Dev B) Rahul Dravid

C) VVS Laxman D) Anil Kumble

E) Ravi Shastri

667. An MoU was signed between the Maharashtra Industrial

Development Corporation and Chinese paper manufacturing firm

'Nine Dragons' to invest Rs _______ crores in the state.

A) 3500 B) 4000 C) 4500 D) 5000 E) 5500

668. Which Public sector bank bagged the Best Bank Award from

the Tamil Nadu government on 3 March 2019?

A) Allahabad Bank B) Canara Bank

C) Indian Bank D) Central Bank of India

E) Indian Overseas Bank

669. The ordinance that allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID

proof for opening bank accounts and buying SIM cards will omit

Section ________ of the Aadhaar Act.

A) 29 B) 37 C) 43 D) 57 E) 61

670. On which bank did RBI impose a monetary penalty of Rs 3

crore on 2 March 2019?

A) Dena Bank B) United Bank C) ICICI D) PNB E) IDBI

671. Where will PM Narendra Modi launch the Pradhan Mantri

Shram-Yogi Maandhan Yojana (PM-SYM) on 5 March 2019?

A) Gujarat B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Bihar E) Rajasthan

672. Where did PM Narendra Modi launch 'One Nation One Card'

on 4 March 2019?

A) Bhopal B) Lucknow C) Ahmedabad D) Pune E) Nagpur

673. Which Indian wrestler won a gold medal in 65 KG freestyle in

Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov tournament in Bulgaria on 2 March 2019?

A) Bajrang Punia B) Yogeshwar Dutt

C) Sushil Kumar D) Saurabh Chaudhary

E) Amit Panghal

674. Essar Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Ltd received

environment clearance for exploring shale gas reserves in

________.

A) Jharkhand B) West Bengal

C) Madhya Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh

E) Maharashtra

675. Which district has been ranked 1st among the 112

aspirational districts of India based on the performance during

November-December 2018 and January 2019 as per the report

from NITI Aayog?

A)

Hailakandi

B)

Vizianagaram

C)

Osmanabad

D)

Rajnandgaon

E)

Cuddapah

676. Where will a Centre for Disability Sports be set up to ensure

the effective participation of Persons with Disabilities in sports

activities?

A) Kanpur B) Gwalior C) Indore D) Lucknow E) Bhopal

677. Who will be the 1st recipient of the ‘Bhagwan Mahavir

Ahimsa Puraskar’ on 17 April 2019?

A) Om Prakash Mehra B) Abhinandan Varthaman

C) Kuldip Prakash D) Suraj Prakash Khosla


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E) Om Prakash Nayar

678. Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate a Kalashnikov rifles

manufacturing facility on 3 March 2019?

A) Jabalpur B) Secunderabad C) Pune D) Amethi E) Chennai

679. Who won the Dubai Tennis Open on 2 March 2019?

A) Novak Djokovic B) Andy Murray

C) Roger Federer D) Rafael Nadal

E) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

680. Who won the presidential elections of Senegal on 28

February 2019?

A) Macky Sall B) Abdou Diouf

C) Abdoulaye Wade D) Léopold Sédar Senghor

E) Moustapha Niasse

681. Which bank appointed LIC's Chairman and Managing

Director Hemant Bhargava as its Non-Executive and Non-Whole

time Chairman for 3 years on 26 February 2019?

A) IDBI B) Axis Bank C) Bank of Baroda D) HDFC E) PNB

682. The Reserve Bank of India will infuse Rs ________ crore into

the banking system through Open Market Operations in 2019.

A) 10,000 B) 15,000 C) 20,000 D) 25,000 E) 30,000

683. Where was National workshop on Preparedness, Mitigation

and Management of Heat Wave conducted on 27 and 28 February

2019?

A)

Delhi

B)

Maharashtra

C)

Rajasthan

D) Tamil

Nadu

E) Madhya

Pradesh

684. Who was conferred with the prestigious 'Missile Systems

Award 2019' for his leadership role in the Indian missile

programmes?

A) Sudhir Mishra B) Chitra Rajgopal

C) Samir Vankatpati Kamat D) G Satheesh Reddy

E) S Christopher

685. Which of the following signed a Statement of Intent with NITI

Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission on 27 February 2019?

A) Google B) Microsoft C) Adobe D) Yahoo E) Wikipedia


1. ‘Rice Knowledge Bank - Assam’, an agriculture web portal was

launched on 28 February 2019.

2. The portal is a part of the World Bank funded project- Assam

Agri-business and Rural Transformation (APART).

3. The portal dedicated to enhancing knowledge on rice

production techniques and technologies, best production practices

and state agriculture facts.




E) All of the above

687. Which of the following has signed a loan agreement of

US$455 million with the Government of India to finance the

Andhra Pradesh Rural Roads Project?

A) J. P. Morgan India Private Ltd B) Kotak Mahindra

C) Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank

D) Barclays Capital

E) Asian Development Bank

688. When is the World Wildlife Day observed every year?


689. Who was the only Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list

in the latest ICC T20 International Players Rankings released on 27

February 2019?

A) Mohammed Shami B) K L Rahul

C) Kedar Jadhav D) Ambati Rayudu

E) Ravindra Jadeja


1.The government of India has extended ban on the Students

Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

2.It was involved in a series of terror acts in the country, for five

years.

3.The Ministry of Home Affairs termed the SIMI as an unlawful

association.




E) All are correct

691. Where was the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign Language (ISL)

Dictionary launched on 27 February 2019?

A) Mumbai B) Patna C) Chennai D) New Delhi E) Hyderabad

692. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) launched

STARS scheme to fund science projects. What does 'A' stand for in

STARS?

A) Action B) According C) Advanced D) Allow E) Ability

693. With which country did India hold a three-day ‘Mainamati

Maitree Exercise 2019’?

A) Bangladesh B) Bhutan C) Sri Lanka D) Maldives E) Myanmar

694. As per the ‘Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in

South Asia’ report, the share of trade in India’s GDP has fallen

from 55.8% to ________% between 2012 and 2017.

A) 53.2 B) 45.9 C) 41.1 D) 39.2 E) 35.9

695. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs approved a Rs.

________ crore package for the second phase of Faster Adoption &

Manufacturing of Electric (and hybrid) vehicles (FAME) scheme on

28 February 2019.

A) 7,000 B) 8,000 C) 9,000 D) 10,000 E) 11,000

696. The 'Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana' (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran

Anukool fasal Awashesh Nivaran) will be supported with total

financial outlay of Rs.________ crore for 5 years.

A) 1698.50 B) 1728.50 C) 1843.50 D) 1969.50 E) 2040.50

697. According to the BCG-IBA report – EASE Reforms for Public

Sector Banks 2019, which bank was ranked first among public

sector banks in the implementation of ‘reforms agenda’?

A) ICICI B) Yes C) PNB D) HDFC E) SBI

698. Where was a National Conference on “Deendayal Disabled

Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)” inaugurated on 1 March 2019?

A) Punjab B) Bihar C) Haryana D) Gujarat E) Rajasthan

699. On which country has the United States imposed new

sanctions on 2 March 2019?

A) Syria B) Colombia C) Venezuela D) Mexico E) Peru

700. The United Nations Security Council has designated ________

under its sanctions list in March 2019.


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A) Saad bin Laden B) Mohamed Atta

C) Hamza bin Laden D) Abu Ayyub al-Masri

E) Omar bin Laden

701. Indian Air Force Wing Commander, ________ arrived in India

on 1 March 2019.

A) Abhinandan Varthman B) Raghunath Nambiar

C) Rajesh Kumar D) Harjit Singh Arora

E) R. K. S. Shera

702. Who joined the Fifteenth Finance Commission as its Member

on 1 March 2019?

A) Vijay Keshav Gokhale B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

C) Ajay Narayan Jha D) Nripendra Misra

E) Anil Kakodkar

703. Where will the second edition of Indo-Pacific Regional

Dialogue (IPRD) - 2019 be held on 5 and 6 March 2019?

A) Lucknow B) Hyderabad C) Noida D) New Delhi E) Pune

704. Where was a book titled, 'Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution

on Radio' released by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 2 March

2019?

A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Kanpur E) Noida

705. Who was appointed as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of

Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force on 1 March 2019?

A) Raghunath Nambiar B) Shashikant Oak

C) R. K. S. Shera D) M. S. G. Menon

E) Pawan Kapoor

706. Which of the following won the SKOCH Award 2018 for its

achievements in the field of disaster management?

A) Kerala State Disaster Management Authority

B) Odisha State Disaster Management Authority

C) Telangana State Disaster Response & Fire Services

D) Tamilnadu State Disaster Management Authority

E) Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority

707. Who was conferred Atal Bihari Vajpayee Life Time Award by

the Tripura government on 1 March 2019?

A) Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman B) Somdev Devvarman

C) Sourabhee Debbarma D) Thanga Darlong

E) Ujjayinee Roy


1.The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-

PMJAY) has joined hands with Uber to extend health cover to their

driver and delivery partners.

2.Under the agreement, Uber, under its Uber CARE initiative, will

help set up common service centers (CSCs) at Partners Seva

Kendras.

3.The facility will not be available in Delhi, Bihar, and Telangana.




E) All are correct

709. As per Moody's quarterly Global Macro Outlook report, the

Indian economy is expected to grow at ________% in the calendar

years 2019 and 2020.

A) 7.0 B) 7.1 C) 7.2 D) 7.3 E) 7.4

710. Who took charge as the Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer of private sector lender Yes Bank on 1 March

2019?

A) Jitendra Singh B) Bibek Debroy

C) Ravneet Gill D) Balesh Sharma

E) Nripendra Misra

711. According to the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing

Managers’ Index, the manufacturing activity expanded to a 14-

month high of ________ in February 2019.

A) 52.2 B) 54.3 C) 56.8 D) 58.4 E) 60.2

712. SEBI has lowered the regulatory fee that it charges from

market intermediaries. The fee that brokers have to pay to SEBI

has been reduced by ________%.

A) 23.33 B) 33.33 C) 43.33 D) 53.33 E) 63.33

713. Who was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of

Baroda (BoB) for three years on 1 March 2019?

A) Balesh Sharma B) Shaktikanta Das

C) Hasmukh Adhia D) Nripendra Misra

E) Amitabh Kant

714. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)

launched its own payment aggregator system, ________.

A) ePay B) RailPay C) EasyPay D) iPay E) QuickPay

715. Where was the 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic

Partnership Intersessional Ministerial Meeting (7th RCEP ISSL MM)

held on 2 March 2019?

A) Cambodia B) Singapore C) Malaysia D) Indonesia E) Laos

716. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of

India signed a $________ Million Loan Agreement on 1 March 2019

to operationalise the two metro rail lines for the Mumbai Metro

Rail System project.

A) 824 B) 886 C) 926 D) 980 E) 1000

717. When will the Poshan Pakhwada be launched across the

country to celebrate the first anniversary of 'POSHAN Abhiyaan'?

A) 4 March 2019 B) 6 March 2019

C) 8 March 2019 D) 10 March 2019

E) 12 March 2019

718. Who will head the task force constituted by the RBI to

examine issues related to offshore rupee markets?

A) Usha Thorat B) Viral Acharya

C) R. Gandhi D) Shyamala Gopinath


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E) Anand Sinha

719. The government detected ₹________ crore worth GST evasion

so far for the fiscal year 2018-19.

A) 15,000 B) 20,000 C) 25,000 D) 30,000 E) 35,000

720. Who among the following has agreed to step down as

chairman of the Jet Airways board on 28 February 2019?

A) Anthony Davis B) Naresh Goyal

C) Shashank Agrawal D) Harsh Trivedi

E) Aditya Bhatnagar


1. A new breed of blast-proof composite Liquified Petroleum Gas

(LPG) cylinders will soon be available in India.

2. Confidence Petroleum India Limited and Time Technoplast

Limited announced the launch of their brand ‘LPG Elite’ in

Mumbai.

3. The lightweight cylinders are manufactured using composite

material and are non-corrosive, UV-protected &100% recyclable.




E) All of the above

722. According to the government data showed on 28 February

2019, India's GDP stood at ________% in the quarter ended

December 31, 2018.

A) 6.2 B) 6.4 C) 6.5 D) 6.6 E) 6.8

723. Where did Shripad Yesso Naik lay the foundation stone of

National Institute of Unani Medicine on March 1, 2019?

A) New Delhi B) Noida C) Gurugram D) Ghaziabad E) Meerut

724. The Cabinet approved the promulgation of an ordinance to

allow voluntary use of ________ as identity proof for opening bank

account on 28 February 2019.

A) Voters ID B) Aadhaar C) Passport D) Driver License E) PAN Card

725. When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed every year?

A) 27 February B) 28 February C) 1 March D) 2 March E) 3 March

726. With which country has India signed an MoU to access tipline

reports on Missing and Exploited Children?

A) Bangladesh B) Afghanistan C) USA D) Nepal E) China

727. How many National Highways projects were launched by PM

Narendra Modi in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu on March 1, 2019?

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7


1.The Union Cabinet has approved the Constitution (Application to

Jammu and Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2018.

2.It will serve the purpose of application of relevant provision of

the constitution as amended through the constitution (77th

Amendment) act, 2019 for J&K.

3.It will extend the reservation of up to 10% for the economically

weaker section.




E) All are correct

729. RBI approved the amalgamation of 'DBS Bank, India' with

________ on 28 February 2019.

A) Corporation Bank B) DBS Bank India

C) City Union Bank D) South Indian Bank

E) Karur Vysya Bank

730. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved

construction of, ________ km long, 4-lane bridge on South Bank on

NH-127 B in the State of Assam/Meghalaya.

A) 11.243 B) 13.899 C) 17.786 D) 19.282 E) 21.542

731. The Union cabinet approved the MoU between India and

________ on cooperation in the field of Medical Products Regulation

on 28 February 2019.

A) Syria B) Saudi Arabia C) Argentina D) Bangladesh E) Singapore

732. With which bank has RBI signed a Bilateral Swap

Arrangement (BSA) on 28 February 2019?

A) European Central Bank B) Bank of England

C) Bank of Japan D) People's Bank of China

E) Reserve Bank of Australia

733. With which country did India sign an agreement for the

Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect

to Taxes (TIEA) on 28 February 2019?

A) Singapore B) Malaysia C) Vietnam D) Brunei E) Laos

734. Where was a National Conference on Deendayal Disabled

Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) organized on 1 March 2019?

A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Ranchi E) Lucknow

735. As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the growth in GDP

during 2018-19 is estimated at ________%.

A) 6.9 B) 7.0 C) 7.1 D) 7.2 E) 7.3

736. Where was the 25th Prime Minister’s Trophy for Excellence in

Performance of Integrated Steel Plants for 2016-17 presented on

1st March 2019?

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) Pune E) Noida

737. Where did Smriti Irani launch a scheme for Development of

Knitting and Knitwear Sector under PowerTex India on 28 February

2019?

A) Chennai B) Jaipur C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi E) Patna


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