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SSCE Monthly Current Affairs (March)

Daily Current Affairs 1'st March 2019

1)The National Institutes of Design (NID) has recently inaugurated in which two

cities?

Ans:-Amaravati, Bhopal, Kurukshetra & Jorhat

2)CZPDC Bhopal And WZPDC Indore Honoured With this award recently.

Ans:-Saubhagya Award

3)India and __________ intend to increase cooperation on AMR.

Ans:-Sweden

4)Who has become the first Indian cricketer to cross 8,000 runs in T20s?

Ans:-Suresh Raina

5)Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a Plastic free India anthem in how many

languages?

Ans:- 7

6)Which of the following is the first Indian state to introduce Transcatheter Aortic

Valve Implantation (TAVI)?

Ans:-Tamil Nadu

7)Recently, Reserve Bank of India and __________ have signed a Bilateral Swap

Arrangement (BSA).

Ans:-Bank of Japan

8)According to BCG-IBA Report - EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks, This bank

tops in the implementation of 'Reforms agenda'.

Ans:-Punjab National Bank

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recapitalisation and reforms. The index has measured Banks on 140 objective metrics

across 6 themes including customer responsiveness, credit off-take and digitalization.

9)The 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit held at New Delhi. Who among

the following inagurated the event?

Ans:-J P Nadda

10) Who became the first woman to co-pilot the indigenously made combat fighter jet

"Tejas" in the Aero India 2019?

Ans:-PV Sindhu

11)A scheme named STARS was launched on National Science Day by the Ministry of;

Ans:-Ministry of Human Resource Development

12)Name the cricketer who has officially received the knighthood at Buckingham

Palace, recently.

Ans:-Alastair Cook

13)Name the software company which signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with NITI

Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

Ans:-Adobe

14) Who conferred the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology in

New Delhi?

Ans:-Narendra Modi

15)Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced a new railway zone for which of

the following state?

Ans:-Andhra Pradesh

16)Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, inaugurated the

International Digital Health Symposium in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

17)Which state inaugurated a web portal, 'Banglar Shiksha' for school students?

Ans:- West Bengal

18)With which country India signed a pact for Exchange Information On Tax And

Banking Matters?

Ans:-Brunei


19)State Bank of India and this company jointly launched the 'Startup Grand

Challenge' that focus on the issues related to cyber threat, analytics & rural

healthcare.

Ans:-Mahindra

20)IRCTC launched its own digital payment gateway which provide payment options like credit card, debit card, unified payment interface and international card. It was

named as:

Ans:-IRCTC iPay

Daily Current Affairs 2nd March 2019

1)According to the Global Nutrition Report, which country topped the index with 46.6

million stunted children?

Ans:-India

2)Cabinet approves MoU between India and this country for undertaking non-intrusive

Geological Surveys and Investigations.

Ans:-Norway

3)Name the Indian pilot who was captured by Pakistan Army, after Pulwama attack?

Ans:-Abhinandan Varthaman

4)The 7TH Guiness Book of World Record Created by;

Ans:-Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

5)On 28th February, Union Cabinet approves Setting up of New AIIMS at which of the

following state?

Ans:-Haryana

6)Which country releases 12 bank notes to mark the 150th birth anniversary

of Mahatma Gandhi?

Ans:-UAE

7)Which among the following insurance company partnered with ATL to provide

insurance cover to its lenders and borrowers?

Ans:-ICICI Lombard

8)Who launched the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary in New

Delhi?


Ans:-Thawar Chand Gehlot

9)Which Country will host the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup?

Ans:-Australia

10)Who become the first batsman to smash 500 or more sixes in international

cricket?

Ans:-Chris Gayle

11)Who was appointed as non-executive chairman of Bank of Baroda?

Ans:-Hasmukh Adhia

12)According to Moody's, Indian economy is expected to grow at __________ percent

in 2019-2020.

Ans:-7.3

13)The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a MoU

between India and the UK in the field of;

Ans:-Cooperation in Weather and Climate Sciences

14)Who released a book titled, 'Mann Ki Baat- A Social Revolution on Radio' in New

Delhi?

Ans:-Arun Jaitley

15)Which of the following company has been recognised as one of World's Most

Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for 2019?

Ans:-Tata Steel

16)Name the Indian Boxer who won a Gold Medal at Makran Cup in Boxing.

Ans:-Deepak Singh

17)Which country topped in the ISSF World Cup 2019?

Ans:-India

18)Name the university which received the best campus in India in terms of water

usage in 82 National Water Awards.

Ans:-Kakatiya University

19) Indias first policy to protect bank locker was launched by __________.


Ans:-IFFCO Tokio General Insurance

20)This private Bank launches Open Banking Platform for next generation banking

solutions.

Ans:-DCB Bank

Daily Current Affairs 3rd March 2019

1)Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance for establishing

International Arbitration Centre in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

2)Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela bagged India's first gold medal by breaking the

world record.She won the gold medal for __________.

Ans:-Women's 10m Air Rifle

3)Cabinet has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance for establishing

International Arbitration Centre in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

4)AIIB approved USD 455 Million loan for this state Road Project.

Ans:-Andhra Pradesh

5)Ravneet Gill is appointed as MD and CEO of which of the following Bank?

Ans:-Yes Bank

6)Where did the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North

Korean leader Kim Jong-un happen?

Ans:-Vietnam

7)Scientists from this Institute discovered tadpole-shaped jets with intense magnetic

fields on the Sun.

Ans:- IIT-BHU

8)Which TV channel launched the Rock The Night, a programme for rock music,

recently?

Ans:-Doordarshan

9)Which state launched the Rice Knowledge Bank webportal to magnify knowledge on

rice production technologies and techniques?


Ans:-Assam

10)Who takes charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air

Command?

Ans:-Raghunath Nambiar

11)How many medals are clinched by India in Makran Cup boxing tournament in

Iran?

Ans:- 8

12)Where did Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated new

Permanent Campus of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)?

Ans:- Puthuvype, Kerala

13)Who became the 2nd Indian to hit two consecutive T20 tons?

Ans:-Ishan Kishan

14) Zero Discrimination Day observed on 1st March. The symbol of the event is;

Ans:-Butterfly

15)Who among the following became the Member of the 15th Finance Commission,

recently?

Ans:-Ajay Narayan Jha

16)Who presented the Innovation in Governance Award 2019 of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam Summit on Innovation and Governance in New Delhi?

Ans:-Venkaiah Naidu

Daily Current Affairs 4th March 2019

1)The Centre banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir under the Unlawful

Activities (Preventions) Act, 1967 for the period of

Ans:-5 Years

2)Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani launched a scheme for Development of

Knitting and Knitwear Sector under PowerTex India in __________.

Ans:-New Delhi

3)Union Cabinet approved the establishment of a New Greenfield Airport at which of

the following city?


Ans:-Hirasar in Rajkot, Gujarat

4)'Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019' between BSF and BGB was held in __________.

Ans:-Tripura

5)DotBook: India's first Braille laptop created by the students from __________.

Ans:-IIT-Delhi

6)Who has claimed the 100th ATP title in Dubai Tennis Championships?

Ans:-Roger Federer

7) World Bank and the Government of India jointly funded a scheme to strengthen

the unorganised food processing sector concentrated in rural areas. It was named as;

Ans:-Gram Samridhi Yojana

8)Who created the Guinness World Record for 'longest single line bicycle parade

(moving)' in Noida?

Ans:-CISF

9)Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Pranay Kumar Verma as the India's

Ambassador to __________.

10)Which of the following launched the 1st unmanned Crew Dragon test capsule to

space station recently?

Ans:-SpaceX

11)The cheif minister of this state launched a water conservation scheme 'Jal

Amrutha'.

Ans:-Karnataka

12)RBI constituted a panel to examine issues related to offshore rupee markets and

recommend policy measures. Who is the head of the panel?

Ans:-Usha Thorat

13)Which of the following scheme has been approved by the cabinet commitee for

providing financial support to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects recently?

Ans:-Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana

14)With which country, India signs a deal to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles?

Ans:-Russia


15)Which state government launched the Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi

scheme for farmers?

Ans:-Haryana

16)Government of India signed a loan agreement of USD 926 Million, with which of

the following bank in order to operationalize two lines for the Mumbai Metro Rail

System?

Ans:-Asian Development Bank

17)Where did the 79th Indian History Congress held?

Ans:-Bhopal

18)Where did the 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held?

Ans:-Cambodia

19)Who has presented the 25th Prime Minister's Trophy in New Delhi?

Ans:-Chaudhary Birender Singh

20)Name the company which conferred the Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019.

Ans:-Bharti AXA General Insurance


1)Who has been designated as ICC Cricket Committee Chairman for the period of 3

years?

Ans:-Anil Kumble

2)When was World Hearing Day Observed?

Ans:-3rd March

3)Who launched the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) to enable people to pay

multiple kinds of transport charges, including metro services and toll tax, across the

country?

Ans:-Narendra Modi

4)According to NITI Aayog's Delta ranking report, which of the following has become

the top aspirational district among the 112 aspirational districts of the country?

Ans:-Hailakandi


5)Ayushman Bharat inked MoU with which of the following transport company, for

providing free healthcare for drivers?

Ans:-Uber

6)Which scheme has been launched by Union HRD ministry to fund science projects?

Ans:-STARS

7)Which bank receives Best Bank Award from the state government of Tamil Nadu?

Ans:- Indian Bank

8)ISRO launches a Young Scientist Programme named __________ for school

children.

Ans:-Yuva VIgyani Karyakram

9)The World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation is observed on which date?

Ans:-March 4

10)Bhagwan Lal Sahni has been appointed as the chairman of this commission,

recently.

Ans:-NCBC

11)World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March. The theme for World Wildlife Day

2019 is;

Ans:-Life below water: for people and planet

12)Who won gold in 59 kg women's freestyle category in Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov,

Bulgaria?

Ans:-Pooja Dhanda

13)Who among the following was the first recepient of Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa

Puraskar?

Ans:-Abhinandan Varthaman

14)Which country tops in the Confidence Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey?

Ans:-India

15)The 46th session of Organization Of Islamic Corporation (OIC) Meeting was hosted

by which city?

Ans:-Abu Dhabi


16)India's Bajrang Punia won a __________ medal in the 65kg freestyle final at the

Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov International wrestling tournament, Bulgaria.

Ans:-Gold

17)Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, Expo-cum Conference on Construction

Technology India 2019 in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

18)Who was appointed as the President of Senegal?

Ans:-Macky Sall

19)Who has been choosen for the 2019 Missile Systems Award?

Ans:-Satheesh Reddy

20)National Safety Council of India celebrates National Safety Day on every 4th

March. It's theme is;

Ans:-Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building nation


1)Which state disaster management authority has been honoured with the coveted

SKOCH award 2018?

Ans:-Odisha

2)Who has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi?

Ans:-Shri Ram Nath Kovind

3)China slashes its GDP target to 6 to __________ % recently.

Ans:-6.5

4) 2 day 2019 North Korea - United States Hanoi Summit held in __________.

Ans:-Vietnam

5)Who has inaugurated 'Azaadi Ke Diwane' museum at Red Fort in New Delhi?

Ans:-Mahesh Sharma

6)Who was named the youngest self-made billionaire according to Forbes magazine?

Ans:-Kylie Jenner


7)Which company has bagged a Rs 648 crore contract from AAI to build new airport

at Rajkot, Gujarat?

Ans:-Reliance Infrastructure

8)'Sampriti-2019' is a joint military exercise between which of the following

countries?

Ans:-India and Bangladesh

9)This state government introduced a scheme 'Notun Disha' for the school students

from classes III-VIII.

Ans:-Tripura

10)Which company bagged the International Sustainability Award - 'Green Era Award

for Sustainability'?

Ans:-TVS Motor Company

11)Name the Indian American who has been conferred with the 2019 National STEM

Education Award.

Ans:-Kavya Kopparapu

12)The Government of India (GoI) has recently declared which of the following time

periods as the Year of construction technology?

Ans:-2019-2020

13)RBI slaps penalty for how many banks for non-strengthening of 'SWIFT' related

controls?

Ans:- 7

14)Which state unveils state's new 5-year industrial policy, recently?

Ans:- Maharashtra

15)Who sets 7th World Record By Providing Artificial Legs?

Ans:- DEPwD

16)Mukesh Ambani secured __________ place in the Forbes list of the ultra wealthy.

Ans:-13th

17)The Government of India, and this state government signs a Loan Agreement with

the World Bank for USD 25.2 Million.


Ans:-Chhattisgarh

18)US and this country end Military Exercises 'Foal Eagle 2019' And 'Key Resolve'

recently.

Ans:-South Korea

19)Who was appointed as the Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways?

Ans:-Sanjeev Ranjan

20)Who has been appointed as the president of Olympic Council of Asia?

Ans:-Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah


1) The refurbished Handloom Haat was inaugurated by Textiles Minister Smriti Irani in

__________.

Ans:-New Delhi

2) Which of the following has referred to India as a Key Hub for Illicit Drug Trade.

Ans:- UNODC

3) When did Janaushadhi Diwas celebrated?

Ans:- 7th March

4) ISRO and __________ signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance

system.

Ans:- CNES

5) Former Union Minister V. Dhananjaya Kumar was passed away recently. He

belongs to the state of?

Ans:- Karnataka

6) The theme of World civil defence day is;

Ans:- Children's safety, our responsibility

7) IDBI Bank gets govt nod to handle import and export transactions with which

country?

Ans:- Iran

8) Who has been nominated as the head of Food and Agricultural Organisation?


Ans:- Ramesh Chandra

9) Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd and this bank jointly establishing a digital

payments platform for India.

Ans:- SBI

10) BOLD-QIT project, sometimes seen in news, has launched on which of the

following borders of India?

Ans:- Bangladesh

11) Recently, Which country becomes the 124th member of the International Criminal

Court?

Ans:-Malaysia

12) Which two organisation form a working group Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri

Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme?

Ans:- IRDAI and NHA

13) Kaja Kallas appointed as the first female prime minister of this country?

Ans:- Estonia

14) Which bank has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurer HDFC Life

Insurance Company?

Ans:- United Bank of India

15) Which company launches the scheme "SWAGAT" - the Automatic Fare Collection

Gating System?

Ans:- BEL

16) The 12-day Aerial Exercise Red Flag 2019 began in which country?

Ans:- US

17) The CM of this state laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun-Mussoorie

ropeway project with the cost of Rs 300-crore.

Ans:- Uttarakhand

18) Who has been appointed the chairman of Coordination Committee for 2022 Asian

Games?

Ans:- Randhir Singh


19) Which city became world's most polluted city in 2018?

Ans:- Gurugram

20) Which Sport will return in Asian Games 2022 edition in Hangzhou?

Ans:- Cricket


1)The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore for which of the

following company?

Ans:-Volkswagen

2)Recently, the cerntral gvernment has announced a new coin with which of the

denomination in 12-edged polygon shape?

Ans:-20

3)The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has launched how many GPS stations across

the country?

Ans:-22

4)Recently, Kummanam Rajasekharan has step down from his position. He was the

Governor of;

Ans:-Mizoram

5) Olympic Council of Asia decided to invite which of the following region to compete

in 2022 Asian Games for the first time?

Ans:- Oceania

6)Which Bank acquired 9.9% stake in Kisan Finance for cash consideration of Rs

17.82 crore?

Ans:-ICICI Bank

7)Who has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia?

Ans:-Ausaf Sayeed

8)Name the Union Minister who launched the e-Dharti app, recently.

Ans:-Hardeep Singh Puri

9) Who launched a new app 'Bolo' in India to help children in primary school learn to

read in Hindi and English?


Ans:-Google

10) Venkata Ramesh Babu appointed as the Director General of which of the following

organization/departments?

Ans:- National Archives of India

11) India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for 96 Million US dollars

for which of the following state?

Ans:-Uttarakhand

12)India and this country agreed to identify sectors of mutual interest to promote

bilateral investment.

Ans:-Paraguay

13)This country tops in the list that offers world's cheapest mobile data packs

Ans:-India

14)Which city has been adjudged cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2019?

Ans:-Indore

15)Who presented the highest civilian honor for women in India, Nari Shakti Puraskar

2018 in New Delhi?

Ans:-Shri Ram Nath Kovind

16)Which country will invest Rs 5,000 crore in Bharti Airtel?

Ans:-Singapore

17) What was the theme of 2019 International Women's Day?

Ans:-Think equal, build smart, innovate for change

18)Who among the following has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador by

UNDP?

Ans:-Padma Lakshmi

19)The CCEA has approved Rs __________ crore interest subvention for extending

loans by banks to sugar mills.

Ans:-Rs. 2,790

20)Who has become the official partner of VIVO IPL 2019?


Ans:-Tata Motors


1) Who has been appointed as the Finance Secretary, recently?

Ans:- Subhash Chandra Garg

2) The foundation stone for the 'National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation'

(NIMHR) centre was laid in which of the following City?

Ans:- Sehore, Madhya Pradesh

3) "Al Nagah 2019" is the joint exercise between India and __________.

Ans:- Oman

4) Which of the following created guinness World Record for performing the

Virabathrasan or the Warrior II Pose for 3 minutes?

Ans:- Hong Kong

5)The co-inventor of the World's First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86. Who

is it?

Ans:- Jerry Merryman

6) Which ministry signs MoU with Simtars, Australia for Cooperation In Occupational

Safety?

Ans:- Ministry of Labour and Employment

7) Who has been conferred the first Atal Behari Vajpayee LTA by the Tripura

Government?

Ans:- Thanga Darlong

8) The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed $26 Million loan

agreement for the Urban Project of which of the following state?

Ans:- Assam

9) The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability

Sports at which city?

Ans:- Gwalior

10) The Ministry of Women and Child Development and this ministry signed an MoU

for improving women livelihood and empowering.


Ans:- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

11) Ajit Kumar Mohanty is appointed as the Director of which of the following

organization?

Ans:- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

12) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognises Kudo International Federation

India as;

Ans:- National Sport Federation

13) Which bank grant 250 Million dollars for NRETP to boost Rural incomes in India?

Ans:- World Bank

14) The Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) facility of NASA in West

Virginia is named after __________.

Ans:- Katherine Johnson

15) Recently, Arata Isozaki has been honoured with Pritzker Architecture Prize 2019.

He belongs to which country?

Ans:- Japan

16) Iniyan Panneerselvam becomes India's 61st chess Grandmaster. He belongs to

the state of;

Ans:- Tamil Nadu

17) Name the Indian CM who unveiled the Yuvashree Arpan Scheme for the youths of

the state.

Ans:- Mamata Banerjee

18) India, World Bank and representative of how many states sighned an loan

agreement for the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)?

Ans:- 5

19) How many science and technology missions have been identified under PM-

STIAC?

Ans:- 9

20) Which Indian city become world's 16th most costly prime residential market:

Knight Frank Report?

Ans:- Mumbai



1) Who has been appointed as the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation

(WHO)?

Ans:- Soumya Swaminathan

2) What state CM launched Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana for anganwadi

children?

Ans:- Uttarakhand

3) Recently, where did the Coal Minister dedicate 1,000-megawatt (MW) thermal

power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL)?

Ans:- Thoothukudi

4) Name the app launched by Hardeep S Puri to make all the three modules -

Conversion, Substitution and Mutation online?

Ans:- e-Dharti

5)Name the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System launched by PM Modi while

inaugurating Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro train service?

Ans:- SWAGAT

6) Which bank plans to grow its balance sheet size threefold in five years?

Ans:- DBS Bank

7) Who was nominated as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services

Authority (NALSA) by President Ram Nath Kovind?

Ans:- Sharad Arvind Bobde

8) Who was conferred with the "Sulabh Sculpture Award" on the 49th Foundation Day

of Sulabh International?

Ans:- Phani Bhushan Biswas

9) Which among the following won the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for being

the best airport in size and region for the year 2018?

Ans:- Biju Patnaik International Airport

10) Who sets a world indoor mile record at the Bruce Lehane Invitational in Boston?

Ans:- Yomif Kejelcha


11) This country supported India's permanent seat in United Nations Security Council

(UNSC).

Ans:- France

12) Red Flag is the premier air-to-air combat training exercise of __________.

Ans:- United States

13) Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for creation of the Post of Technical

member in which of the following statutory body?

Ans:- Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)

14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, renamed Chennai Central Railway Station after

which of the following leader?

Ans:- MG Ramachandran

15) Which country announced a complete ban on import of solid plastic waste/scrap

recently?

Ans:- India


1)How many Gold medals are India won in the Finland Boxing Tournament?

Ans:- 1

2)Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of

Archaeology in __________, Uttar Pradesh.

Ans:-Greater Noida

3)As a part of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Which state has distributed

the Highest number of free LPG connection?

Ans:-Uttar Pradesh

4)Manpreet Vohra was appointed as the next India's Ambassador to __________.

Ans:-Mexico

5)Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has eased business guidelines for which of the following

ATM's to source cash directly from the central bank?

Ans:-White Label ATM


6) Korea Exim Bank extend a Rs 4,100 crore loan for which of the following Metro Rail

project?

Ans:-Vizag

7)Which of the following was conferred with the Golden Peacock Innovative Product

Award - 2019?

Ans:-Acko General Insurance

8)Recently, Supreme Court form a pannel to Settle Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case. It

consists of how many members?

Ans:- 3

9)The first domestic bank to link the interest rate it offers on savings account

deposits to the Reserve Bank of India's repo rate

Ans:- State Bank of India

10)China launched a new communication satellite using a Long March - 3B carrier

rocket. It was named as

Ans:- ChinaSat 6C

11)With which central American country, India signed two documents during Vice

President Venkaiah Naidu?

Ans:-Costa Rica

12)Which of the following will host the India and Japan joint space dialogue?

Ans:-New Delhi

13) Kane Tanaka was honored as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World

Records. She belongs to the country of;

Ans:- Japan

14) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of El

Salvador?

Ans:- Shri B. S. Mubarak

15) When was the National Immunisation Day observed?

Ans:- March 10

16) Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Palestinian by the President

Authority Mahmoud Abbas?


Ans:- Mohammad Shtayyeh

17) This airport was declared as the best airport in the category of over "40 million passengers per annum (MPPA)" in Asia Pacific in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ)

Programme for 2018.

Ans:- Indira Gandhi International Airport

18)Which country bags the 1st Prize at International 'Golden City Gate Tourism

Awards 2019' in Berlin, recently?

Ans:- India

19)Who won the Chameli Devi Jain Award 2018 for outstanding women journalist?

Ans:- Priyanka Dubey

20) Who will chair the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery

Storage?

Ans:- Amitabh Kant

Daily Current Affairs12th March 2019

1)Who has become the first-ever Thari Hindu woman to be elected to the Senate of

Pakistan?

Ans:-Krishna Kumari Kohli

2)As per the Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018 report, India is the

__________ largest importer of weapons in the world.

Ans:- 2

3)Who was conferred Honorary Doctorate from the University of Peace?

Ans:-Venkaiah Naidu

4)Name the country, where the entire government has resigned after failing to

achieve a key policy goal on social welfare and healthcare reform.

Ans:-Finland

5)Who conferred the winners of Web Wonder Women contest?

Ans:-Smt Maneka Gandhi

6)Who launched the Indian Urban Observatory and Video wall at New Delhi?

Ans:-Hardeep Singh Puri


7)The Madhya Pradesh Government increases the Reservation Quota of OBCs to

__________.

Ans:-27%

8)Who among the following has taken charge as the Director of Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre (BARC)?

Ans:-Dr. A.K. Mohanty

9) With Which country India signs the new visa agreement including immigration

offices, border points and customs authorities?

Ans:-Maldives

10) Surat Metro Project springs up expected to serve the masses by __________.

Ans:-2024

11)Defence Research and Development Organization successfully test fired the

PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system which state?

Ans:-Rajasthan

12)Researchers from which of the following institute developed an app to detect fake

currency?

Ans:-IIT Kharagpur

13) Who among the following has been appointed as the head of Citibank India?

Ans:-Ashu Khullar

14) How many projects were signed between India-Bangladesh recently?

Ans:- 4

15)Which country is planning to release a digital currency called "SOV"?

Ans:-Marshall Islands

16)Which of the following famous personality received Padma Vibhushan this year?

Ans:-Anil Manibhai Naik

17)Which bank has sanctioned a loan Rs 689 crore to over 1,600 Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?

Ans:-Punjab National Bank


18)Ministry of Commerce & Industry organised the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on

India-Africa Project Partnerships in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

19)How many Indians have been appointed as the members of technical committees

of Asian Gymnastic Union?

Ans:-5

20) Shri Kishan Dan Dewal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to

which of the following country?

Ans:-Armenia


1)Young sailor Upamanyu Dutta bagged the __________ medal in the Laser Standard

race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing Championship.

Ans:- Bronze

2) This defence lab has developed 'combat drugs' to reduce casualties in Pulwama

type attacks.

Ans:-INMAS, Delhi

3)Which team tops ICC T20I rankings with 135 points?

Ans:-Pakistan

4)Who among the following was sworn as the 1st Lokayukta Chairman of Mizoram?

Ans:-C. Lalsawta

5) The Global Influenza Strategy 2019-2030 was released by;

Ans:-WHO

6)Election Commission of India has developed a mobile app, for the 2019 Lok Sabha

election. It was named as;

Ans:-cVIGIL

7)Which bank raised Rs.660 crore by selling shares to employees under Employee

Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS)?

Ans:-Bank of India


8)Who has been appointed as a Non-Executive Chairman of Axis Bank for a period of

3 years?

Ans:-Rakesh Makhija

9)Which government set up a 17-member high-level committee to "reform higher

education" in the capital?

Ans:-Delhi

10)This country will invest Rs. 22 lakh for Rabindra Bharati Museum, Kolkata.

Ans:-Japan

11)The 4th IoT India Congress will be held in __________.

Ans:-Bengaluru

12)Name the Indian who was selected as a role model of Barbie?

Ans:-Dipa Karmakar

13)Which Indian multinational steel manufacturing corporation received NCLT nod for

taking over Essar Steel at Rs 42,000 Crore?

Ans:-ArcelorMittal

14)Six lakh employees to be trained to handle 96000 VVPAT Machines in which of the

following state?

Ans:-Maharashtra

15)What is the position of India in global gold reserves, as per the data of World Gold

Council (WGC)?

Ans:-11th

16)Which social network company launched the Hubs at 20 locations in India to

support the start-up ecosystem in the country?

Ans:-Facebook

17)Where did India's first LGBTQ Clinic and HIV treatment centre inaugurated?

Ans:-Mumbai

18)Who received Yaswantrao Chavan National Award, recently?

Ans:-Raghuram Rajan


19)Anup Kumar Dubey and Sushil Kumar were appointed as the special directors of;

Ans:-Enforcement Directorate

20)SEBI withdrew how much percent on investments by FPI in corporate bonds?

Ans:-20%


1)United States to set up how many Nuclear Power Plants in India?

Ans:- 6

2) How many Indian states banned e-cigarettes by following an advisory from the

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?

Ans:- 12

3) Who won Women's Singles title in YONEX All England Open Badminton

Championships 2019?

Ans:-CHEN Yufei

4) Which state government has recently approved 27% quota for OBCs?

Ans:-Madhya Pradesh

5)World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed annually on the second Thursday in March.

The theme of 2019 World Kidney Day is

Ans:-Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

6)Who will be awarded with Kusumagraj Rashtriya Sahitya Puruskar?

Ans:-Ved Rahi

7)Which country bans Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes after the Ethiopian Airlines crash?

Ans:-India

8)Who launched GI (Geographical Indication) website and tutorial video on IPR

(Intellectual property Rights) in New Delhi?

Ans:-Suresh Prabhu

9)This bank crossed the Rs.6 trillion market capitalization after TCS and RIL.

Ans:-HDFC Bank


10)Who won a Harry Hatry Performance Management practice award in US?

Ans:-Prajapati Trivedi

11)HGS and NASSCOM to launch centre of excellence for PwDs in __________.

Ans:-Bengaluru

12)Al Nagah III 2019 is a joint military exercise between India and __________.

Ans:-Oman

13)2019 SAFF Women's Championship was hosted by;

Ans:-Nepal

14)The European Union has expanded its tax blacklist with how many countries?

Ans:- 10

15)The researchers of which institute have developed optical imaging system

'DOLPHIN' for finding tiny tumours?

Ans:-Massachusetts Institute of Technology

16)What is the position of India in terms of highest number of impacted species in

hotspots?

Ans:- 16

17)Which bank has launched doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70

years of age and differently-abled customers?

Ans:-State Bank of India

18) US Special Operations Forces involved in a joint exercise with India's National

Security Guard in which of the following city?

Ans:-Hyderabad

19)The first Thari Hindu woman who has been elected to the Senate of Pakistan?

Ans:-Krishna Kumari Kohli

20)2019 has been declared as Year of Tolerance by which of the following country?

Ans:- United Arab Emirates



1) Smart Weapon from JF-17 fighter jet successful test fired by;

Ans:-Pakistan

2)Who has been appointed as a mediator for resolving various disputes related to

cricket administration within BCCI?

Ans:-PS Narasimha

3)Who inagurated the India Smart Utility Week 2019 from 12th March to 16th March

2019?

Ans:-Shri A K Bhalla

4)MR Kumar was appointed as the Chairman of which of the following company?

Ans:-Life Insurance Corporation

5)India observed Dandi March Day on which datae?

Ans:-12th March

6)This country agreed to work expeditiously on operationalizing the Kartapur corridor

in Pakistan.

Ans:-India

7)Name the Five time WWE World Heavyweight champion who announched the

retirement.

Ans:-Kurt Angle

8)Which city has topped the Mercer's index of most liveable cities for the 10th year?

Ans:-Vienna

9)This company has teamed up with the Indian Railways for fly ash transportation.

Ans:-NTPC

10)The theme for World Consumers day 2019 is;

Ans:-Trusted Smart Products

11)Special Olympics World Games 2019 is held at __________

Ans:-Abu Dhabi

12)Which of the following bank has been categorized as a private sector lender

following the acquisition of majority stake by Life Insurance Corporation?


Ans:-IDBI Bank

13)Famous Football player Zinedine Zidane was appointed as the coach of

__________.

Ans:-Spain

14)The 34th edition of Aahar - the International Food and Hospitality Fair begins in

which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

15)Which space observatory has been used by Indian astronomers to identify a new

group of stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808?

Ans:-AstroSat

16)Name the social enterpreneur who won a Commonwealth Youth Award for the

Asian region at London.

Ans:-Padmanaban Gopalan

17)Which of the following was honoured with the Social Enterprise Network (SEN)

sustainability award for education by Young Presidents Organisation?

Ans:-Sona Yukti

18)Which bank celebrated its 114th Foundation Day on 12th March 2019?

Ans:-Corporation Bank

19)Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old student and activist has been nominated for a

Nobel Peace Prize for fighting global warming. She belongs to which country?

Ans:-Sweden

20)Which country released coin commemorating annexation of Crimea?

Ans:-Russia


1)2020 Under-17 Women's Football World Cup will be hosted by;

Ans:-India

Cup in 2017.

2)Santosh Jha was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of the

following country?


Ans:-Uzbekistan

3)Which team won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore?

Ans:-Karnataka

4)Who was awarded with the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal?

Ans:-Saranjeet Singh

5)What is the position of India in the highest number of impacted species in hotspots?

Ans:- 16

6)Which of the following organizations has decided to inject liquidity via forex swaps?

Ans:-RBI

7)Which state government plans for cloud seeding project?

Ans:-Karnataka

8)The mission Smart India Hackathon 2019 is organised by __________.

Ans:-Ministry of Human Resource and Development

9)Which company has received the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2018-19?

Ans:- Kent RO Systems

10) Who released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) 'Healthy

Planet, Healthy People'?

Ans:-UNEP

11)FIAs director of Formula One died at 66, in Australia. He was __________.

Ans:-Charlie Whiting

12)President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and

Entrepreneurship (FINE) in __________.

Ans:-Gandhinagar

13)Who was appointed as the new chairman of the Agricultural Scientific Recruitment

Board?

Ans:-Aditya Kumar Misra

14)Who is appointed as mediator to resolve disputes of cricket administration by SC?


Ans:-S. Narasimha

15)Argentina and __________ will host Copa America 2020.

Ans:-Colombia

16)United Kingdom has issued new 'black hole' coin in honour of which of the

following renowned personalities?

Ans:-Stephen Hawking

17)Name the Insurance company which launches the Special Mentorship Programme

'Wings'.

Ans:-Aviva Life Insurance

18)Who is the only Indian athlete in the top 10 rank of ESPN World Fame 100 list

2019?

Ans:-Virat Kohli

19)Which country unveils chatty robots for 2020 Olympics?

Ans:-Japan

20)This IIT Institute has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced

Computing for National Supercomputing Mission.

Ans:-IIT Kharagpur


1)Who has been promoted as the President of Unilever, South Asia?

Ans:-Sanjiv Mehta

2)Who among the following become the official partner for VIVO Indian Premier

League (IPL) to boost the digital gaming?

Ans:-Dream11

3)India sets aspirational target for engineering exports at USD 200 bn by

__________.

Ans:-2025

4)India and __________ plans to work to impart skill to the youth in vocational

training.

Ans:-Germany


5)This bank raises Rs 487 crore through private placement of Tier II bonds.

Ans:-Karur Vysya Bank

6)The first International Beach Volleyball Tournament will be held in __________.

Ans:-Visakhapatnam

7)Who received the BusinessLine Changemaker Of The Year award which was

presented by Manmohan Singh?

Ans:-Arun Jaitley

8)Which region was tagged as 'Wetland of International Importance' in the Ramsar

Convention?

Ans:-Sundarbans

9)Which state has the maximum number of first-time voters in the upcoming Lok

Sabha elections?

Ans:-West Bengal

10)Which bank launched 'YONO cash', cardless withdrawal of cash?

Ans:-SBI

11)For which team, Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the advisor?

Ans:-Delhi Capitals

12)What is the theme of Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) 2019?

Ans:- Inclusive Leadership in an Interconnected World: Driving Progress and

Sustainability Through Tolerance

13)What will be the theme of World Sleep Day 2019?

Ans:-Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging

14)The telescope used by Indian astronomers to discover some sources in the

universe that emit radio waves called 'Extremely Inverted Spectrum Extragalactic

Radio Sources'. It was;

Ans:-Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope

15)Who was appointed as the new chairman of the Agricultural Scientific Recruitment

Board (ASRB)?

Ans:-Aditya Kumar Misra



1)Which of the following tops in the Best Indian Brands Of 2019?

Ans:-Tata

2)Which of the following exercise was held between India and Africa?

Ans:-AFINDEX

3)Reserve Bank of India give a NOD to Bandhan Bank to acquire this company.

Ans:-Gruh Finance

4)Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar died at the age of 63 recently. He was

the cheif minister of which of the following state?

Ans:-Goa

5)Which bank appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as board directors?

Ans:-Kotak mahindra Bank

6)Name the Indian Golfer who wins the Ladies European Tour?

Ans:-Diksha Dagar

7) Name the cyclone, which hit Mozambique city of Beira.

Ans:-Cyclone Idai

8)Where did the First BRICS Sherpa Meeting held?

Ans:- Curitiba

9)With which company, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs join hands to promote

Project 'Sangam' to boost India's Swachh Bharat Mission?

Ans:-Microsoft

10)Name the first Indian athlete who qualified for Tokyo Olympics.

Ans:-K.T. Irfan

11)This country welcomes France's decision to sanction Masood Azhar.

Ans:-India

12)How many states are directed by the National Green Tribunal to submit action

plans for bringing air quality standards?


Ans:- 6

13)Which among the following has been reinstated to the Asian Games 2022 edition?

Ans:-Chess

14)Who won the men's singles title at the All England Open Badminton

Championships 2019?

Ans:-Kento Momota

15)Royal Thai Embassy organised the 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival in

__________.

Ans:-New Delhi

16)Name the Gaud ship which became the first-ever Coast Guard ship to visit

Sabang, Indonesia.

Ans:-Vijit

17)Along with which online payment company, ICICI Lombard aims to provide

protection against unauthorized and fraudulent transactions online?

Ans:-Mobikwik

18)Which state has been identified as the most vulnerable to climate change

according to the study by various IITs and IIS Bengaluru?

Ans:-Assam

19)RBI allows HDFC Bank to hold how much percent in Bandhan Bank?

Ans:-9.9

20)Who received the Padma Bhushan award from President, recently?

Ans:-Sankaralingam Nambi Narayanan


1)Which two car company signed an Agreement to Invest $300 million in Ola?

Ans:-Hyundai and Kia

2)IIT Roorkee and __________ have signed an MoU to develop Space Technology

Cells on the campus of the varsity.

Ans:-ISRO


3)Who was sworn-in as 11th Chief Minister of Goa succeeding Manohar Parrikar,

recently?

Ans:-Pramod Sawant

4)Ola has signed a MoU with which of the state government to implement Smart

Traffic Solutions?

Ans:-Telangana

5)Darryl D'Monte passed away at age of 74 years in Mumbai. He belongs to which

field?

Ans:- Journalist

6)Name the one who tops in the Forbes list of richest sports team owners with a net

worth of around $50 billion.

Ans:-Mukesh Ambani

7)President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' to Seema Mehta.

She was a __________.

Ans:-Kathak Dancer

8)According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living

Survey, Which city has been named world's most expensive city?

Ans:-Paris

9)Who was named as India's First Lokpal?

Ans:-Pinaki Chandra Ghose

10)Valtteri Bottas clinched the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. He belongs to the

country of;

Ans:-Finland

11)Who was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji?

Ans:-Padmaja

12)Scientists of this university developed the solar-powered device that creates water

from thin air.

Ans:-University of Texas

13)With which country, India signed an MOU On Digital Education Initiatives?


Ans:-Afghanistan

14)Which institute will adopt Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate programme?

Ans:-IIT Kharagpur

15)What is the position of India in Asian Youth Athletics Championships?

Ans:-2nd

16)National convention of War Decorated India was held in __________.

Ans:-Chandigarh

17)Which country signed an Agreement with Exim Bank to Finance Infrastructure

Projects?

Ans:-Maldives

18)Name the Indian writer who won the Windham-Campbell Prize $165,000 under the

non-fiction category?

Ans:-Raghu Karnad

19)Name the joint anti-terrorism exercise that is decided during 34th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisations (SCOs) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)

Council in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Ans:-Sary - Arka - Antiterror 2019


1) Who launched a 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign, recently?

Ans: Narendra Modi

2) Who has become the first woman to win the Abel Prize?

Ans: Karen Uhlenbeck

3)Indian Navy's TROPEX 19 was held in:

Ans:- Andaman & Nicobar Islands

4) Gauri Sawant Becomes India's 1st Transgender Election Ambassador. She was

from which Indian state?

Ans: Maharashtra

5) Which state government launched the 'i-help' initiative for the Lok Sabha election?


Ans: Assam

6) Kazakhstan's first and only President, who announced his resignation on March 19

is:

Ans: Nursultan Nazarbayev

7) WhatsApp and this organisation join hands to tackle misinformation.

Ans: NASSCOM

8) How many astronauts are reached to International Space Station (ISS) on Russian

Soyuz spacecraft?

Ans: 3

9) Who has been awarded Shaurya Chakra 2019?

Ans: Irfan Ramzan Sheikh

10) A mobile application called as 'Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior' was developed by:

Ans: IIPHG, Gandhinagar

11) Famed Economist Alan Krueger Passed away recently. He belongs to which

country?

Ans: USA

12) Which of the following banks have been designated as the RBI's list of D-SIBs?

Ans:SBI, ICICI and HDFC

13) Name the Indian psychologist who is the recipient of the 2019 Hans Kilian Award?

Ans: Ashis Nandy

14) Name the Indian boy who won a million dollars on the American reality show 'The

World's Best'.

Ans: Lydian Nadhaswaram

15) MITRA SHAKTI is a joint military exercise between India and which of the

following country?

Ans: Sri Lanka

16) Which rail coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways becomes world's largest

rail coach manufacturer?


Ans: Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.

.17) IBBI signed an MoU for the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 with which of

the governmnet department?

Ans: SEBI

18) International Day of Happiness is celebrated on every March 20. What is the

theme of 2019 International Day of Happiness?

Ans: Happier Together

19) With which Indian researches, French scientists collabrated and discovered

existence of a new sea level oscillation?

Ans: INCOIS

20) India's Asian champion Gopi Thonakal was qualified for World Athletics

Championships 2019. He is associated with:

Ans: Marathon


1) Where did the 33rd edition of IND-INDO CORPAT inagurated?

Ans:-Port Blair

2)Who won the first Men's Singles Title in Indian Wells Masters 2019?

Ans:-Dominic Thiem

3)Who among the following has taken charge as the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)

at Kochi after Rear Admiral Sanjay J Singh?

Ans:-Krishna Swaminathan

4)Which state for the first time has undertaken census of otters?

Ans:-Uttar Pradesh

5)Who has launched smart garbage bins for smart waste management?

Ans:-SAIL

6)Which country signed a $3.85 billion deal with India's Accord Group to build an oil

refinery in Sri Lanka?


Ans:-Oman

7)Which has become the first Indian low-cost carrier to get the IATA membership?

Ans:-SpiceJet

8)In which asteroid Scientists found the evidence of abundant water-bearing

minerals?

Ans:-Bennu

9)Who won the I-League championship of All India Football Federation (AIFF)?

Ans:-Chennai City Football Club

10)Which become the first clearing corporation in India to receive recognition as a

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

Ans:-Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India Ltd

11)Which country attacks UNSC for Progressively Undermining UNGA?

Ans:-India

12)Who was appointed as the head of Project Implementation and Sanctioning

Committee under FAME-II programme?

Ans:-Dr.A.R.Sihag

13)India Post has released a special stamp cover on which environmental initiative

that is aimed to reduce shortage of water in Leh?

Ans:-Ice Stupas

14)International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure IWDRI 2019 was held

in which city?

Ans:-New Delhi

15)Name the country which tops in the happiest country in the world 2019.

Ans:-Finland

16)Which Country's army is to create a new Specialised Infantry Battalion by

recruiting more than 800 Nepalese Gurkha serviceperson?

Ans:-British Army

17)When is the World Sparrow Day celebrated?


Ans:-March 20

18)Name the Indian filmmaker, who has been chosen for 22nd Gollapudi Srinivas

National Award.

Ans:-C Prem Kumar

19)Recently, Google unveiled a video game streaming service called __________

Ans:-Stadia

20)On which date, the Global Recycling Day was observed?

Ans:-18th March

Daily Current Affairs 22nd March 2019

1)When did the International Day of Forests celebrated?

Ans:-21 March

2)What is the new rate slashed by GST Council for construction flats during its

34thGST Council?

Ans:-5%

3)Where did the first ever High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC)

held?

Ans:-Jakarta

4)22nd March was observed as International World Water Day. The theme for World

Water Day 2019 is;

Ans:-Leaving no one behind

5)World Poetry Day observed on __________.

Ans:-21st March

6)Who among the following was honoured with Vyas Samman 2018?

Ans:-Leeladhar Jagudi

7)On which date, the Bihar Day is celebrated?

Ans:-22 March

8)Recently, Kazakhstan renames its capital Astana as;


Ans:-Nursultan

9)Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize. He is a __________.

Ans:-Physicist

10)Name the Indian-origin politician who created history in the House of Commons of

Canada as the first non-white leader of a major opposition party in the country.

Ans:-Jagmeet Singh

11) Which country pledged to join China's Belt and Road Initiative?

Ans:- Italy

12)This state assembly passed a Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019 to

detect illegal foreigners.

Ans:- Mizoram

13)Superfan Naotoshi Yamada often called as 'Uncle Olympics' dies at the age of 92.

He belongs to which country?

Ans:-Japan

14)Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in as president of which country?

Ans:-Kazakhstan

15) Name the India's largest bank which has signed an MoU with the Bank of China to

boost business opportunities.

Ans:- State Bank of India

16) Which country bans Assault Weapons recently?

Ans:- New Zealand

17) Asian Development Bank will invest __________ million in solar energy project

developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd.

Ans:- 50

18) Vodafone Idea has approved ₹25,000 crore rights issue at how much percentage

of discount?

Ans:- 60%

19)Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveiled which shaped torch for the 2020

Olympics?


Ans:- Cherry-Blossom

20)India bags 368 medals in the Special Olympics Games 2019. It includes how many

Gold medals?

Ans:- 85

Daily Current Affairs 23rd March 2019

1) RBI denies a proposal to change the name of this bank.

Ans:- IDBI Bank

2) Which state government plans to introduce caravans in major spots to boost

tourism?

Ans:- Uttarakhand

3) Which city has signed to host T10 league, the shortest form of cricket for five

years?

Ans:- Abu Dhabi

4) This IPL team donates IPL opener proceeds to families of Pulwama attack.

Ans:- CSK

5) On which date, Martyr's Day was observed?

Ans:- 23rd March

6) World Down Syndrome Day 2019 focuses on;

Ans:- Leave no one behind

7) The theme of the 2019 World Sparrow Day is;

Ans:- I Love Sparrows

8) How many Indian Olympic Association members have been named in various

Standing Committees of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)?

Ans:- 13

9) Which country clinched the South Asian Football Federation SAFF Women's

Championship?

Ans:- India


10) India and Sri Lanka is to conduct joint military exercise named __________ from

26 March to 8 April at Sri Lanka.

Ans:- Mitra Shakti VI

11) Which of the following Forest Ordinance Bill has been passed by Lok Sabha?

Ans:- Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017

12) Name of the Indian shuttler who placed in top 10 in the latest World Badminton

Rankings?

Ans:- Kidambi Srikanth

13) Name the 1971 India-Pakistan war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, who

passed away recently.

Ans:- Mohan Narayan Rao Samant

14) This union Ministry released the National Guidelines on responsible business conduct and revised the National Voluntary Guidelines on social, environmental and

economic responsibilities of business, recently.

Ans:- Ministry of Corporate Affairs

15) How many animals are to be rescued from squalid conditions in the Gaza Strip,

Palestinian?

Ans:- 40

16) 24th March 2019 is observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. It's theme is;

Ans:- It's time

17) Chacko Purackal Thomas was appointed as the MD and CEO of which of the

following company?

Ans:- Tata Coffee

18) Fitch Cuts India GDP Growth Forecast for FY20 is __________.

Ans:- 6.8%

19) How many Indian's are placed in the World's 100 Most Influential People in

Climate Policy for 2019?

Ans:- 7

20) Social media platforms and __________ presented a 'Voluntary Code of Ethics'

for the General Election 2019.


Ans:- Internet and Mobile Association of India


1)Which of the following is decided to acquire a global cyber security company Aujas

Networks?

Ans:- National Stock Exchange of India

2)Name the former India hockey captain, who was appointed in Olympic Council of

Asia (OCA) Standing Committee recently.

Ans:-Sardar Singh

3)Name the Japanese unmanned spacecraft, that probes Asteroid Ryugu and

discoverd small amount of minerals containing water on the surface of the asteroid?

Ans:-Hayabusa2

4)Who among the following has been banned by FIFA?

Ans:-Luis Chiriboga

5)The world's largest ground-based telescope developed by pune based IT firm

ThoughtWorks which will become operational in Hawaii in the mid-2020.

Ans:-Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT)

6)Recently, The Indian word was recognized as official English word by the Oxford

English Dictionary (OED) is;

Ans:-Chuddies

7) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PhonePe?

Ans:-Aamir Khan

8)Who has to launche eMulya for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India?

Ans:-Intain Fintech

9)Which state assembly passed a Bill for total liquor prohibition?

Ans:-Mizoram

10)Who launched a new application named 'Shiksha Vani' to upload podcast on Class

10, 12 exam evaluation process?

Ans:-CBSE


Explanation:-A new application named 'Shiksha Vani' was launched by Central Board

of Secondary Education (CBSE) to upload podcast on Class 10, 12 exam evaluation

process in a timely manner.

11)Who get Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for Men's Player of the Year, recently?

Ans:-Kane Williamson

12)Xiaomi launched a UPI based mobile payment service in India to send money from

one bank account to another. It was named as

Ans:-Mi Pay

13) This country has signed an agreement with the United States of America that

allow American ships and warplanes to take advantage of his ports and airports.

Ans:-Oman

14)Name the English actor who has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of

MG Motors for India.

Ans:-Benedict Cumberbatch

15)Sudin Dhavalikar, Vijay Sardesai was appointed as the Deputy CM of which Indian

state?

Ans:-Goa


1) Who is the author of the book "The Great Disappointment: How Narendra Modi

Squandered A Unique Opportunity to Transform the Indian Economy"?

Ans:- Salman Anees Soz

2) Who launched the book titled 'Every Vote Counts-The Story of India's Elections'?

Ans:- Mohammad Hamid Ansari

3) Name the country which will receive 2 billion US Dollars loan from China?

Ans:- Pakistan

4) What is the official name of European T20 league?

Ans:- Euro T20 Slam

5) Which country tops in the global energy transition index?


Ans:- Sweden

6) EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

Ans:- Bengaluru

7) Name the Operation launched by India to provide Humanitarian Assistance and

Disaster Relief (HADR) support to Mozambique?

Ans:- Operation Sahayata 19

8) Who will lead the Indian athletics team in Asian Championships?

Ans:- Neeraj Chopra

9) The researchers of which country have find cost-effective method for hydrogen fuel

production?

Ans:- US

10) 23rd March is observed as __________.

Ans:- World Meteorological Day

11) Indira Gandhi International Airport ranks __________ in the world airport traffic

rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International.

Ans:- 12

12) Which bank signed a loan agreement of USD 83 million line of credit to Congo to

finance 3 solar power projects?

Ans:- Exim Bank

13) Japan-based Daiki Aluminium Industry is to set up a plant in __________, Andra

Pradesh.

Ans:- Sri City

14) Name the India's first forest certification scheme,which gets global recognition by

a Geneva based non-profit firm.

Ans:- Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management

15) Where did NITI Aayog's FinTech Conclave held?

Ans:- New Delhi


16) Which country has received financial grant from India, for constructing

educational campus to boost the learning environment of the students?

Ans:- Nepal

17) Which police will get a hi-tech bus Mobile Command and Control Vehicles worth

Rs 3.7 crore for emergency situations?

Ans:- Delhi Police

18) The University of Washington and this company developed a storage device that

can translate digital information into DNA.

Ans:- Microsoft

19) Name the Indian American who sworn in as judge of District of Columbia Court?

Ans:- Neomi Rao

20) The Artificial Intelligence(AI), that is launched by IIT Madras in partnership with

ESPNcricinfo to analyse cricket statistics is;

Ans:- Superstats

Daily Current Affairs 26 th March 2019

1) Who was named as the Ambassador of Karnataka LS Elections?

Ans:- Girish Gowda

2) India's deepest shaft cave has discovered in which of the following states?

Ans:- Meghalaya

3) Archana Kamath clinched a __________ medal at Oman Open table tennis.

Ans:- Silver

4) Which Indian company would provide digital solution for French Open?

Ans:- Infosys

5) Who will showcase Tejas fighter jet in Malaysian air during LIMA 2019?

Ans:- Indian Air Force

6) Name the 1st cricketer who reach 5,000 runs in Indian Premier League.


Ans:- Suresh Raina

7) Which country introduced the world's 1st wireless e-cab charging stations?

Ans:- Norway

8) Who has been conferred with the prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019?

Ans:- Peter Tabichi

9) Who among the following topped the 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy list?

Ans:- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

10) The 64th Filmfare Awards 2019 was held in __________.

Ans:- Mumbai

11) Which of the following Bank has raised Rs.1,251.30 crore by issuing Basel III-

compliant bonds?

Ans:- SBI

12) How many satellites have to be launched by ISRO in April?

Ans:- 29

13) How many American astronauts are successfully replaced ageing batteries on ISS?

Ans:- 2

14) Who launched mobile methadone vans to provide treatment to opioid addicts?

Ans- AIIMS

15) Indian Navy's NBCTF was inaugurated at __________.

Ans:- INS Shivaji

16) Indian Air Force formally inducted Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at __________.

Ans:- Chandigarh

17) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed 5-member committee to Deepen Digital Payments. The head of the committee is;

Ans:- Nandan Nilekani


18) How many Indian oil companies received the ADNOC award?

Ans:- 2

19) Indonesia's first mass rapid transit (MRT) system to ease the traffic congestion was inagurated in __________.

Ans:- Jakarta

20) This Country conducts the first election after 5 years of Military rule.

Ans:- Thailand

Daily Current Affairs 27th, March 2019

1)Where did Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus held?

Ans:- Muscat

2) The world's largest e-waste recycling plant has been opened in __________.

Ans:- Dubai

3) Which of the following is India's second mission to moon?

Ans:- Chandrayaan 2

4) Joint Naval Exercise of India and Australia AUSINDEX is to be held in __________.

Ans:- Vishakhapatnam

5) Ministry of Textiles started has set up a Yarn bank in which state for weavers?

Ans:- Karnataka

6) The Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA) 2019 has started in which country?

Ans:- Malaysia

7) For the first time in the world, India's GRAPES-3 muon telescope facility measured

potential of thundercloud. This muon detection facility is located in ___________.

Ans:- Ooty

8) The researchers of this country have developed a new automated non-invasive

technique for diagnosing eye surface cancer.

Ans:- Australia


9) The researchers from which IIT institue developed AI based disease detector?

Ans:- IIT Delhi

10) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of

Morocco?

Ans:- Shambhu S Kumaran

11) For which bank Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore for

non-compliance of regulatory directions?

Ans:- Punjab National Bank

12) The Indian Air Force (IAF) ordered 40 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter from which of the company?

Ans:- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

13) When did World Theatre Day celebrated?

Ans:- 27th March

14) Which e-commerce company joined hands with google to allow its users to pay

via Google Pay?

Ans:- Ebay

15) Who has launched a cancer screening programme called 'Ummeed' in Hyderabad, Telangana?

Ans:- CARE Hospitals

16) Along with which company, Apple jointly launched the Apple Card credit card for

iPhones?

Ans:- Goldman Sachs

17) Which of the following authority has launched the housing scheme for 2019?

Ans:- Delhi Development Authority (DDA)

18) Who among the following has been honoured with Croatia's Highest Award 'Grand Order of King Tomislav" recently?

Ans:- Ram Nath Kovind

19) Who topped the Asian Rich List 2019 with Rs 2.3 lakh crore?


Ans:- Hinduja family

20) On the basis of which law, centre has banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front

(JKLF)?

Ans:- Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967


1) Naresh Goyal,who recently resigned from the board was founder of which airlines?

Ans:- Jet Airways

2) Name the organization, that presents National Academy Awards.

Ans:- Lalit Kala Academy

3) Which of the following railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council?

Ans:- Vijayawada railway station

4) The MNC company which has tied up with Roland-Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament for a three-year strategic technology partnership.

Ans:- Infosys

5) What is the theme for International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery

and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2019?

Ans:- Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice

6) India and this country ink pact to Check Tax Evasion, recently.

Ans:- US

7) Which county has launched a programme "Lose to Win" to help overweight

employers?

Ans:- UAE

8) Which State government has launched initiatives to educate voters?

Ans:- Assam

9) Who launched a Young Scientist Programme 'YUVIKA' for Schoolkids?

Ans:- ISRO


10)The Union Cabinet Approves MoU between India and Saudi Arabia in the field of;

Ans:- Housing

11) Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won __________ medal in the 10-meter

Air Pistol Mixed team at the 12th Asian Airgun Championship.

Ans:- Gold

12) The Union Cabinet apprised about MoU for cooperation on youth matters between India and __________

Ans:- Morocco

13) Bank of Baroda is set to develop an agriculture digital platform. It was named as;

Ans:- Baroda Kisan

14) With which of the following, India signed a MoU on Strengthening Cooperation in Healthcare Sector?

Ans:- African Union

15) Who has been appointed as the coach of the Indian men's basketball team?

Ans:- Veselin Matic

16) Which country won the 2nd edition of Badminton Asia Mixed Team

Championships?

Ans:- China

17) In which Indian basin did Vedanta Limited recently discover oil?

Ans:- Krishna-Godavari basin

18) Two new India-specific tools "Candidate Connect" and "Share You Voted" was

launched by;

Ans:- Facebook

19) With which country India signed an Mou on combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and its precursors?

Ans:- Indonesia

20) When was International Day for Achievers (IDA) observed?


Ans:- 24th March


1) Who has been appointed as Special Central Police Observer for the States of West

Bengal and Jharkhand by the Election Commission of India?

Ans:- Sh K K Sharma

2) Who among the following has been appointed as Director General Naval

Operations?

Ans:- Admiral MA Hampiholi

3) According to the Skytrax World Airport Awards, which airport has been crowned the world's best aviation hub?

Ans:- Singapore's Changi Airport

4) First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition held in which Mountain?

Ans:- Mt Makalu

5) Who was re-elected as the President of Comoros?

Ans:- Azali Assoumani

6) Worlds longest salt cave found in __________

Ans:- Israel

7) What is the following is the first Indian Ship between India and Bangladesh?

Ans:- R V Bengal Ganga

8) Recently, N.K. Singh launched the book "Indian Fiscal Federalism". Who is the author of the book?

Ans:- Yaga Venugopal Reddy

9) Who was awarded as the 'Best Sports Federation' award in the country by the Association Chambers of Commerce and Industry?

Ans:- National Rifle Association of India

10) Tashigang become the highest polling station in the world. It belongs to which Indian state?


Ans:- Himachal Pradesh

11) India becomes the 4th country to test Anti-satellite missile system named

__________.

Ans:- Mission Shakti

12) Which IIT have developed AI based disease detector?

Ans:- IIT-Delhi

13) Who won 2018 Turing Award, the Nobel Prize of computing along with Yoshua

Bengio, and Yann LeCun?

Ans:- Geoffrey Hinton

14) Who has been conferred with the prestigious Bodley Medal by the University of Oxford's world-famous Bodleian Libraries?

Ans:- Amartya Sen

15) Which of the following became first Indian port operator to record 200 million tonnes cargo movement in 2018-19?

Ans:- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone

16) How many members were newly-appointed for anti-corruption ombudsman

Lokpal?

Ans:- 8

17) The researchers of this IIT has analysed that urban areas are cooler than non-

urban areas during heat waves.

Ans:- IIT-Gandhinagar

18) Who has been appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval

Area?

Ans:- Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar

19) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund launched ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption Scheme to get advantage from the Indian consumption market. The minimum

investment of this scheme is;

Ans:- Rs 5,000



1) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Benin?

Ans:- Shri Abhay Thakur

2) Name the NRI scientist who has been conferred with the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman

Award.

Ans:- Dr Rajendra Joshi

3) Hyper local connectivity app Bhonga was initiated in __________.

Ans:- Mumbai

4) Which city hosted the 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism?

Ans:- Ottawa

5) How much percent of India's energy demand has increased in 2018 according to

International Energy Agency (IEA)'s Global Energy & CO2 status report?

Ans:- 4%

6) Manu Gulati honored with the Martha Farrell award for Excellence in Women's

Empowerment 2019. She belongs to which state/territory?

Ans:- Delhi

7) Which among the following has launched global advisory council for AI and Tech

Ethics?

Ans:- Google

8) Name the telescope, that discovered two planets K2-293b, K2-294b using Artificial

Intelligence.

Ans:- Kepler Space Telescope

9) Which of the following has signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd

(BHEL) for cooperation in the development of solar power projects?

Ans:- GAIL

10) Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He belongs to which state

Ans:- Assam

11) Who has been appointed as the new BCCI's ad-hoc Ethics Officer?

Ans:- D K Jain


12) Rajesh Pendharkar has been appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding of which Naval Area?

Ans:- Maharashtra Naval Area

13) How many MoUs signed between India and Bolivia including Culture, Mining, Space.

Ans:- 8

14) Name the company which become the second-largest government-owned

financial player in the country.

Ans:- Power Finance Corp

15) Which state government has launched a digital business networking portal for Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs?

Ans:- Telangana

16) Virender Sehwag was appointed as the brand ambassador of which of the following?

Ans:- PolicyX.com

17) FIFA's World Cup 2022 Security Deal signed between which two countries?

Ans:- Qatar and France

18) As per 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index, India's poverty rate has

decreased from 55% to ___________.

Ans:- 28%

19) With which IIT institute Wipro Limited signed an MoU in 5G and AI?

Ans:- IIT Kharagpur

20) Interaction of India with ambassadors and High Commissioners of European and

Oceania Countries was held in __________.

Ans:- New Delhi


Daily Current Affairs 31st March 2019

1) Which among the following tennis tournament was replaced by the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Team Cup after 31 years?

Ans:- Hopman Cup

2) What is the interest rate of girl child savings scheme "Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account"?

Ans:- 8.5%

3) Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare add new rules to promote clinical

research to whih of the following?

Ans:- Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019

4) Name the Actress who will be honoured with Career Achievement Award at the

2019 Peabody Awards.

Ans:- Rita Moreno

5) How many varieties of Indian coffee have been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

Ans:- 5

6) The headquarters of the United States Department of Defence, Pentagon has

planned to establish a new wall at which of the following border in order to prevent illegal migration and drug trafficking?

Ans:- Mexico-United States border

7) Which company has banned White Nationalism, White Separatism, recently?

Ans:- Facebook

8) Which bank received a capital infusion of Rs 5,042 Crore from the government,

recently?

Ans:- Bank of Baroda

9) Which Automotive company has developed the 'largest power storage system in Asia' installed in Osaka train station in Japan?

Ans:- Tesla

10) Which city has become the highest 4G availability in India as per the report of

OpenSignal's hottest city for 4G Availability?


Ans:- Dhanbad

11) Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Hitachi Payment

Services?

Ans:- Rustom Irani 12) Name the Howitzers guns inducted into Indian Army recently.

Ans:- Dhanush

13) Which ministry has unveiled a blockchain-based coffee e-marketplace to help

farmers integrate with markets?

Ans:- Ministry of Commerce

14) Name the organisation which has reported the rate of emission of CO2 increased in India.

Ans:- International Energy Agency

15) UN Security Council passed a new Resolution 2462 in order to combat for this issue.

Ans:- Climate change

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