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1. The 35th ASEAN Summit was held in which

city?

(a) Bangkok (b)Katmandu

(c) Delhi (d) Dhaka

Ans:(a)

The 35th ASEAN Summit began in Bangkok.

The summit will continue till November 4.

Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chano Cha

inaugurated this summit at IMPACT

convention complex. Prime Minister Narendra

Modi will attend this summit on November 3rd

and 4th.

2. Which state government launched Ex-gratia

Scheme for Students?

(a) Assam (b)Manipur

(c) Nagaland (d) Meghalaya

Ans:(c)

Nagaland Government launched the Nagaland

Ex gratia Scheme for Students Studying

outside Nagaland belonging to any recognized

scheduled tribes and indigenous inhabitants of

the state. The scheme is targeted for students

who die outside the state while pursuing

secular, technical, professional, diploma and

theology courses.

3. India to launch the Ru-Pay card in which

gulf country?

(a) Jordan (b)Saudi Arabia

(c) Qatar (d) Oman

Ans:(b)

India signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia

to launch the RuPay card in the country

making it the third nation in the West Asia to

initiate India's digital payment system which

will benefit not only the 2.6 million Indians in

the Gulf Kingdom but also Haj and Umrah

pilgrims.

4. Supreme Court mandated panel declared a

public health emergency in which state?

(a) Delhi (b)Maharashtra

(c) West Bengal (d) Gujarat

Ans:(a)

Supreme Court mandated panel declared a

public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR

region and banned all the construction activity

till 5th November. Pollution touched "severe

plus" levels early on Friday morning but came

back to "severe" category later. According to

official data, the overall Air Quality Index was

recorded at 480, which falls in the "severe"

category.

5. Researchers of which IIT has created first

ever Indian Brain Atlas (IBA)?

(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Khargpur

(c) IIT Hyderabad (d) IIT Bangalore

Ans:(c)

Researchers at the IIIT Hyderabad said that

the first ever Indian Brain Atlas (IBA) has

been created. They stated that the next step is

to prepare atlases for different age groups to

study age related effects on brain anatomy. The

immediate implication of this finding can be

seen in treatment outcomes of neurological

problems or brain related ailments - like

dementia, Alzheimer‟s disease, Parkinson‟s

disease etc.

6. Which country will host the UN Climate

Change Conference (COP 25)?

(a) Chile (b)Spain

(c) India (d) China

Ans:(b)

The Spanish capital city of Madrid will host the

UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25)

from 2 to 13 December. The decision was taken

following Chile's stepping down as host for the

event due to the ongoing street protests in the

South American country.

7. Which country won Rugby World Cup in

Japan?

(a) South Africa (b)England

(c) New Zealand (d) Brazil

Ans:(a)


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South Africa defeated England to win the

Rugby World Cup in Japan. The Springboks

claimed the Cup for the first time since 2007. It

was a rematch of the final game of 2007. Both

teams scored only penalty kicks in the first

half. South Africa led 12-6 at half time. The

Springboks became the second team after New

Zealand to win three World Cup titles.

8. Which city hosted Aadi Mahotsav, National

Tribal festival?

(a) Bhubaneswar (b)Kolkata

(c) New Delhi (d) Ahmedabad

Ans:(c)

The 15 day Aadi Mahotsav, National Tribal

festival will be held in New Delhi from 16th

of this month. The theme of the festival is a

celebration of the spirit of tribal culture,

craft, cuisine and commerce. More than one

thousand tribal artisans from 27 states will

participate in the event. The festival will

feature exhibition Cum sale of tribal

handicrafts, art, paintings, fabric, jewellery

and much more through two hundred stalls

9. Which actor will receive the Special Icon

award at the Golden Jubilee of International

Film Festival of India, IFFI in Goa?

(a) Chiranjeevi (b)Rajinikanth

(c) Amithab Bachachan (d)Kamal Hasan

Ans:(b)

Actor Rajinikanth will receive the Special Icon

award at the Golden Jubilee of International

Film Festival of India IFFI in Goa this month.

Information and Broadcasting Minister

Prakash Javadekar announced this in New

Delhi .The award will be presented in

recognition of his outstanding contribution to

Indian cinema during the past several decades.

10. P S Sreedharan Pillai was sworn-in as the

new Governor of which state?

(a) Mizoram (b)Manipur

(c) Nagaland (d) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans:(a)

P S Sreedharan Pillai was sworn-in as the new

Governor of Mizoram at the Raj Bhavan. The

oath of office was administered by Chief

Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Ajai

Lamba. Pillai was former BJP Kerala unit

president.

11. Which country has formally notified the UN

of its withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate

accord?

(a) India (b)China

(c) USA (d) Germany

Ans:(c)

The US has formally notified the UN of its

withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord,

a landmark global agreement which brought

together 188 nations, including India, to

combat global warming. The Paris Agreement

was adopted at the UN climate conference

"COP 21" held in the French capital in 2015

with an aim to reduce the hazardous

greenhouse gas emissions.

12. CARAT, Navy exercise conducted between

Bangladesh and which country?

(a)China (b)USA

(c)Sri Lanka (d) Russia

Ans:(b)

The second phase of the biggest US

Bangladesh Navy exercise named Cooperation

Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

2019' started in Chattogram.

13. 5th edition of India International Science

Festival (IISF) 2019 held in which city?

(a)Kolkata (b)Bengaluru

(c)Mumbai (d)Delhi

Ans: (a)Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on inaugurated

the 5th edition of India International Science

Festival (IISF) 2019 through video

conferencing in Kolkata. The four

day science festival, being organized from

November 5 - 8, aims to build a strategy for

inclusive advancement of Science and

Technology.


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14. Which of the following education institution

launched the country‟s “first indigenously”

designed standing wheelchair?

(a) IIT Kharagpur (b)IIT Delhi

(c) IIT Madras (d) IIT Hyderabad

Ans:(c)

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

on Tuesday launched the country‟s “first

indigenously” designed standing wheel chair in

collaboration with Phoenix Medical Systems,

Which will enable a differently abled person

shift from sitting to standing position.

15. BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal initiative multi-

sector technical and economic cooperation)

Conclave will be held in which district of

Andhra Pradesh?

(a) Amaravathi (b)Visakhapatnam

(c) Anantapur (d) Chittor

Ans:(b)

The two day BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal

initiative multi sector technical and economic

cooperation) Conclave will be held on 7th and

8th November at Visakhapatnam. Vizag port

trust is hosting the conclave first time ever

since the formation of BIMSTECH in 1997.

Seven member countries that include

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Srilanka,

Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan are participating in

the conference.

16. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyanre

elected as President of which country?

(a) UAE (b)Oman

(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Iran

Ans: (a)

The UAE's Supreme Council of the Union has

re-elected His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin

Zayed Al Nahyan as its President for a fourth

five year term, in accordance with the

provisions of the UAE Constitution.

17. Who is first Indian cricketer and second in

world cricket to complete 100 T-20

Internationals?

(a) ViratKohli (b)MS Dhoni

(c) Rohit Sharma (d) ShikarDhawan

Ans:(c)

Stand in skipper Rohit Sharma became the

first Indian man and second in world cricket to

complete 100 T 20 Internationals. He reached

the milestone when he led the team in the

second match against Bangladesh at the

Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Shoaib Malik with 111 games from Pakistan is

the only player to have played more than 100

T20 Internationals.

18. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducts

two-day rescue exercise Regional Level

Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise

2019 (Re SAREX- 19) in coast of which state?

(a)Maharashtra (b)Goa

(c)Karnataka (d) Kerala

Ans:(b)

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) tested its

efficiency and preparedness during the

Regional Level Search and Rescue Workshop

and Exercise 2019 (ReSAREX- 19) conducted

off Goa coast. The two day event, organized by

the Coast Guard District Headquarters

11 (Goa), comprised a search and rescue

workshop and table top exercise, followed by a

search and rescue exercise at sea.

19. Which state government schools are all set to

introduce English medium?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

Ans: (a)

Andhra Pradesh government schools are all set

to introduce English medium for classes‟ first

to eighth from the next academic year. As per

the government's order, the Andhra Pradesh

School Education Department has decided to

convert all government, Mandal Parishad

Primary School (MPP), and Zilla Parishad

schools into English medium.

20. Which country will host the 2023 Men's

Hockey World Cup?

(a) Netherland (b)Spain

(c) India (d) Switzerland

Ans:(c)

India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey World

Cup from 13th to 29th of January. Making this

announcement the International Hockey


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Federation (FIH) said India will play host to

the men's tournament.

21. „Samudra Shakti‟ maritime exercise

conducted between the navies of India and

which country?

(a) Japan (b)Indonesia

(c) Russia (d) US

Ans:(b)

A two day bilateral maritime exercise between

the navies of India and Indonesia, called

„Samudra Shakti‟, concluded in

Visakhapatnam. INS Kamorta, an Anti

Submarine Warfare Corvette, conducted joint

exercises with Indonesian Warship KRI Usman

Harun, a multi role Corvette, in the Bay of

Bengal off the Visakhapatnam coast.

22. Muhammad Raffiq elected has Chief Justice

of which state?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland

(c) Mizoram (d) Assam

Ans: (a)

Justice Muhammad Raffiq took oath as Chief

Justice of Meghalaya High Court. Meghalaya

Governor Tathagata Roy administered the

oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in

Shillong.

23. Which is the first South Asian nation to

criminalize several offences related to match-

fixing?

(a) Afghanistan (b) India

(c) Sri Lanka (d) Bangladesh

Ans:(c)

Sri Lanka has become the first South Asian

nation to criminalize several offences related to

match fixing as its parliament passed all three

readings of a bill labeled "Prevention of

Offences Related to Sports".

24. Which minister took additional charge as the

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public

Enterprises?

(a) Piyush Goyal (b) Prakash Javadekar

(c) Prahalad Joshi (d) Arjun Munda

Ans:(b)

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar took

charge as the Minister of Heavy Industries and

Public Enterprises. Mr Javadekar also holds

Information and Broadcasting and

Environment.

25. Who is the foreign Prime Minister will be

Chief Guest at India‟s Republic Day

celebrations in 2020?

(a) Jair Bolsonaro (b) Donald Trumph

(c)Emmanuel Macron (d) JokoWidodo

Ans: (a)

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has

accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi‟s

invitation to be the Chief Guest at India‟s

Republic Day celebrations in 2020.Prime

Minister Modi met Bolsonaro on the sidelines

of the 11th BRICS Summit which is being held

in Brasilia.

26. Which IIT has developed a paper-based

sensor accurately assesses the quality and

freshness of milk within minutes by changing

its color?

(a) IIT Hyderabad (b) IIT Madras

(c) IIT Guwahati (d) IIT Bangalore

Ans:(c)

Researchers at the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a

paper based sensor that can accurately assess

the quality and freshness of milk within

minutes by changing its color.

27. Which state celebrated 'Rosogolla Dibas'

(Rasgulla Day) to mark the granting of

Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha

(c) Assam (d) Uttarakhand

Ans: (a)

'Rosogolla Dibas' (Rasgulla Day) was

celebrated in West Bengal to mark the granting

of Geographical Indication (GI) tag of

'BanglarRosogolla' (Bengal's Rasgulla) to the

state on this day two years ago. The statue of

Nabin Chandra Das inventor of the Bengal

variant of the sweetmeat at Bag bazar area of

north Kolkata was garlanded in the presence of

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28. Which Indian sports player has been named

in the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the

TIME 100 list of the most influential persons

in the world?

(a) Hima Das (b) Dutee Chand

(c) P V Sindhu (d) ViratKohli

Ans:(b)

India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in

the TIME 100 Next an expansion of the TIME

100 list of the most influential persons in the

world. The list an initiative of TIME magazine

highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the

future of business entertainment, sports,

politics, health, science activism etc..

29. When is UNESCO world heritage week

celebrated?

(a) 10 to16 November (b) 19 to 25 November

(c) 25 to 30 November (d) None of the above

Ans:(b)

World Heritage Week is celebrated all over the

world every year from 19th of November to

25th of November. Mostly it is celebrated by

the students of schools and colleges in order to

get people aware about the importance of the

cultural heritages and its preservation.

30. According to a Bureau of Indian Standards

(BIS) study, which city ranks the highest in

the quality of water among capital cities in

states?

(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi

(c) Bengaluru (d) Hyderabad

Ans: (a)

According to a Bureau of Indian Standards

(BIS) study Mumbai ranks the highest in the

quality of water among capital cities in states

where samples of tap water were tested. In

Mumbai all 10 samples of tap water passed the

BIS test. Second in the list is Hyderabad

where only one sample failed. However

at the bottom of the list is Delhi where all 11

out of 11 samples failing on 19 parameters of

BIS test thereby reaffirming that the capital

city has the poorest water quality the BIS study

put.

31. Which country becomes first to introduce

new vaccine to combat typhoid?

(a) India (b) China

(c) Pakistan (d) Bangladesh

Ans:(c)

Pakistan on became the first country in the

world to introduce a new typhoid vaccine in

an effort to combat a drug resistant strain of

the potentially fatal disease in the Sindh

province. The vaccine, approved by the World

Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, will

initially be used during a two week

immunization campaign staring from

November 18 to November 30 in the urban

areas of Sindh. Later, the government would

expand it to the rest of the country on the

basis of a phased national introduction

strategy.

32. Who will be sworn in as new President of Sri

Lanka?

(a) Maithripala Sirisena (b) Gotabaya Rajapaksa

(c) Mahinda Rajapaksa (d)Sajith Premadasa

Ans:(b)

Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as

new President of Sri Lanka. This comes after

he has surged ahead in the vote count for

Presidential elections held. Mr.Gotabaya is the

brother of former President Mahinda

Rajapksa and served as Defence Secretary

during the end of LTTE war.

33. Who has been elected as member AIBA

Athletes commission?

(a) Sarita Devi (b) Kavita Chahal

(c) Mary Kom (d)None of the above

Ans: (a)

Laishram Sarita Devi of Manipur is among the

six boxers from 5 continents who were elected

as members of AIBA Athletes Commission.

Laishram Sarita Devi was inspired by

Muhammad Ali's achievements and turned

professional in boxing in the year 2000. She is

DSP in Manipur Police.

34. Who has been chosen to preside over the first

Akhila Bharatiya Makkala Sahitya

Sammelana to be held in Hassan?


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(a) Revanth Rajeev (b) Pradyumna Murthy

(c) Keerthana Nayak (d) none of the above

Ans:(c)

Keerthana Nayak of Tumakuru has been

chosen to preside over the first Akhila

Bharatiya Makkala Sahitya Sammelana to be

held in Hassan on November 29 and 30.

Revanth Rajeev, student of BGS High School

at Pandavapura in Mandya district,

Pradyumna Murthy of Rotary PU College at

Moodbidri and Abhishek Ubhale of Delhi have

been chosen as co-presidents of the event

35. Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan has been appointed as

the Chief Justice of which High Court?

(a) Gujarat (b) Bihar

(c) Uttarakand (d) Jharkhand

Ans:(d)

Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan has been appointed as

the 13th Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High

Court. The post was lying vacant since May

this year after the former Chief Justice

Anirudh Bose was appointed as a judge of the

Supreme Court.

36. Which country conducted a successful test

launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile

Shaheen-I?

(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh

(c) Afghanistan (d) Iran

Ans: (a)

Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of

a surface To surface ballistic missile capable of

delivering all types of warheads up to 650

kilometers. The launch of Shaheen I missile

was held as part of a training exercise aimed at

testing the operational readiness of Army

Strategic Forces Command.

37. What is India rank on IMD World Talent

Ranking Report?

(a) 56 (b) 58 (c) 59 (d) 61

Ans:(c)

India has slipped 6 places to 59 ranks on a

global annual list of 63 countries due to low

quality of life and expenditure on education

According to the latest edition of IMD World

Talent Ranking which was topped by

Switzerland.

38. IRCTC signed agreement with state to run

Golden Chariot train?

(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka

(c) Rajasthan (d) Tamilnadu

Ans:(b)

The reins of the Golden Chariot South India‟s

only luxury train have officially been taken

over by the Indian Railway Catering and

Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).The Karnataka

State Tourism Development Corporation

(KSTDC) signed an agreement with the

IRCTC in New Delhi according to which the

tourism corporation will take over the

marketing and operations of the luxury train.

39. Recently, UGC has issued circular to higher

educational institutions to celebrate

Constitution Day, When is constitution day

celebrated?

(a) 26th

November (b) 26th

December

(c) 26th

January (d) 26th

February

Ans: (a)

University Grants Commission UGC has issued

circular to higher educational institutions to

celebrate Constitution Day on 26th of

November. On this day in 1949 the

Constitution was adopted which came into

force on 26th January 1950 marking the

beginning of a new era in the history of India.

40. Which is first city to install reverse

transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-

PCR) machines in India for quick detection

of diseases?

(a)Mumbai (b) Bhubaneswar

(c)Kolkata (d) Bhopal

Ans:(c)

In a major step towards upholding public

health, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation

(KMC) has installed first of its kind high

end reverse transcription polymerase chain

reaction (RT- PCR) machines in India for

quick detection of diseases like dengue,

tuberculosis and swine flu.


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41. Which is top ranked state in Swachh

Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019?

(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka

(c) Rajasthan (d) Tamilnadu

Ans:(d)

The Union Minister of the Ministry of

Chemical and Fertilizers Shri D.V. Sadananda

Gowda and the Union Minister of State of the

Ministry of Jal Shakti Shri Rattan Lal Kataria

conferred the Swachh Survekshan Grameen

2019 awards to top ranked states

union territories and districts in the various

categories. The top ranked state – Tamil Nadu

and the top ranked district – Peddapalli

(Telangana) along with the state with the

maximum citizen participation – Uttar

Pradesh.

42. Which is country of focus in International

Film Festival of India?

(a) Russia (b) France

(c) China (d) U S

Ans: (a)

International Film Festival of India

IFFI features a Country of Focus that brings

out the cinematic excellence and contributions

of that particular country every year and this

year the country of focus is Russia.

43. Who has named as PETA „Person of the Year

for 2019‟ for animal advocacy efforts?

(a) Anushka Sharma (b) R Madhavan

(c) Virat Kohli (d) Shashi Tharoor

Ans:(c)

India captain Virat Kohli was named People

for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

India‟s „Person of the Year for 2019‟ for his

animal advocacy efforts. A vegetarian

Kohli‟s efforts to improve conditions for

animals include sending a letter on PETA

India‟s behalf to officials calling for the release

of Malti an elephant used for rides at Amer

Fort who was reportedly violently beaten by

eight men.

44. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the

establishment of the National Institute for

Sowa-Rigpa in which district?

(a) Itanagar (b) Darjeeling

(c) Gangtok (d) Leh

Ans:(d)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Shri Narendra Modi approved the

establishment of the National Institute for

Sowa Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous

organization under the Ministry of AYUSH

and to create the post of Director in Level

14 to oversee implementation of the project

from the construction stage itself.

45. Which state announced ban on sale and

storage of one-time-use plastic items from

Jan 1, 2020?

(a) Kerala (b) Karnataka

(c) Tamilnadu (d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (a)

In Kerala, the manufacture, sale and storage of

one Time use plastic items will be banned from

1st of January next year. The decision was

taken at a State Cabinet meeting. Plastic carry

bags, plastic sheets, cooling films, plastic plates,

cups, thermocol and Styrofoam based items

and others will be covered under the ban.

46. Which country has approved the sale of 13

MK45 Naval guns to India?

(a) Russia (b)Japan

(c) U S (d)France

Ans:(c)

United States has approved the sale of 13

MK45 Naval guns and related equipment for

an estimated cost of $1.0210 billion to India.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency

delivered the required certification notifying

Congress of this possible sale on November 19

2019.

47. What is India‟s place in Global Terrorism

Index?

(a) Sixth (b) Seventh (c) Eighth (d) Ninth

Ans:(b)

With 350 Indians killed and 540 injured in 748

terrorist incidents in 2018, India is at seventh

place in a global think tank‟s list of countries

most affected by terrorism. The annual report

by the Sydney based Institute for Economics

and Peace states that the country most affected

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by terrorism in 2018 was Afghanistan (7,379

killed), displacing Iraq (1,054 killed) as the

deadliest country. Iraq, now at second place, is

followed by Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan and

Somalia, in that order.

48. Who won Davis cup title?

(a) Rafael Nadal (b) Novak Djokovic

(c) Matteo Berrettini (d) GAEL MONFILS

Ans: (a)

In tennis, world number one Rafael Nadal has

clinched sixth Davis Cup title for Spain after

beating Denis Shapovalov of Canada in front of

a jubilant home crowd in Madrid. Nadal

defeated Shapovalov 6 3, 7 6 (97) to clinch

Spain‟s 2 0 win against Canada.

49. Mine counter measure, a bilateral exercise

between India and which country?

(a) Russia (b) Japan

(c) U S (d) France

Ans:(b)

A maiden bilateral exercise between the Indian

Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense

Force (JMSDF) on explosive ordnance disposal

and mine counter measure was undertaken.

50. Which state government announced five

percent reservation to sportspersons in state

government jobs?

(a) Telangana (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans:(d)

Madhya Pradesh government announced five

percent reservation to sportspersons in state

government jobs. MP Minister of Sports and

Youth Welfare Jitu Patwari made the

announcement while inaugurating the Regional

Olympic Games in Gwalior.

51. Which state government has decided to

declare Guru Ghasidas National Park as a

tiger reserve?

(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Punjab

(c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan

Ans: (a)

The Chhattisgarh government has decided to

declare Guru Ghasidas National Park in the

state's Korea district as a tiger reserve. The

decision was taken at a meeting of

Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board chaired by

Chief Minister BhupeshBaghel. Presently the

state has three tiger reserves, namely Indravati

in Bijapur district, Udanti-Sitanadi in

Gariaband and Achanakmar in Bilaspur.

52. Recently, The Indian Railway Institute of

Financial Management (IRIFM) has been set

up in which city?

(a) Chennai (b) Bangalore

(c) Hyderabad (d) Mumbai

Ans:(c)

The Indian Railway Institute of Financial

Management (IRIFM) has been set up in

Hyderabad, The new entity set up to impart

professional training in management of railway

finances, was formally inaugurated by Vinod

Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board, on a

14 acre campus at Moula Ali, Secunderabad.

53. CSIR-Central Food Technological Research

Institute (CFTRI) will host the seventh

Bioprocessing India National Meet in which

district of Karnataka?

(a) Bengaluru (b) Tumkur

(c) Chamrajnagar (d) Mysuru

Ans:(d)

CSIR Central Food Technological Research

Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, will host the

seventh Bioprocessing India National Meet in

December. The meet of researchers in the

area of bioprocessing will be organized in

association with the Association of Food

Scientists and Technologists India, Mysuru,

and the Defense Food Research Laboratory

(DFRL), Mysuru, from December 14 to 16.

54. What is the name of vehicle carried earth

observation satellite Cartosat-3?

(a) PSLV C-45 (b) PSLV C-46

(c) PSLV C-47 (d) PSLV C-48

Ans: (c)

The national space agency ISRO(Indian Space

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launched India‟s latest earth observation

satellite Cartosat- 3 .The workhorse rocket

PSLV in its C- 47 version carried it along with

13 other customer payloads into the intended

polar sun synchronous orbit.

55. Recently, Which state bans gutka, pan

masala containing tobacco-nicotine for 1

year?

(a) Assam (b) Meghalaya

(c) West Bengal (d) Manipur

Ans:(a)

The Assam government has prohibited the

manufacture and sale of gutkha, pan masala or

any chewing material manufacture storage

Sale display and transportation of any

products containing tobacco or nicotine are

prohibited in the state for 1 year.

56. What was the profession of Sudhir Dhar,

who passed away recently?

(a) Politician (b) cartoonist

(c) Actor (d) Businessmen

Ans:(b)

Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Dhar whose

works have graced several newspapers in a

career spanning 58 years died after suffering a

cardiac arrest. Dhar began his career with The

Statesman in 1961 after which he moved to

Hindustan Times. His cartoons have also

appeared in The Independent, The Pioneer,

Delhi Times, New York Times, Washington

Post and Saturday Review, among others.

57. Nu Gen Mobility Summit-2019 was held in

which state?

(a) Haryana (b) Odisha

(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (a)

Union Minister of Road Transport and

Highways and Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated NuGen

Mobility Summit 2019 at International Center

of Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar in

Haryana.

58. Recently, Which country elected to World

Heritage Committee for the first time?

(a) UAE (b) India

(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Bangladesh

Ans:(c)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia member state of

the United Nations Educational Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was elected

to the World Heritage Committee for the first

time days after winning the membership in the

UNESCO Executive Board.

59. Recently, Sports Ministry constitutes

committee to review Draft National Sports

Code, who is head of the committee?

(a) Aniruddha Bose (b) Krishna Murari

(c) A. S. Bopanna

(d) Mukundakam Sharma

Ans:(d)

Sports Ministry has constituted a 13 member

expert committee to review the Draft National

Sports Code. The expert committee will be

headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice

Mukundakam Sharma.

60. Which country is hosting 11th

BRICS

summit?

(a) Brazil (b) China

(c)South Africa (d) Russia

Ans: (a)

Brazil is hosting 2019 BRICS summit this time

in capital Brasilia from 13th to 14th November.

BRICS brings together five major economies of

Brazil Russia India China and South Africa

having 23 percent of the global GDP and

around 17 percent of the share in world trade.

61. When is National Education Day observed

every year?

(a) November10th

(b) November 11th

(c) November 12th

(d) November 13th

Ans: (b)

National Education Day is an annual

observance to commemorate the birth

anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

the first education minister of independent

India who served from 15 August 1947 until 2

February 1958. National Education Day of

India is celebrated on 11 November every year.

62. The Kartarpur Corridor is a border corridor

between India and which country?


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(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh

(c) Myanmar (d) Pakistan

Ans: (d)

The Kartarpur Corridor is a border corridor

between Pakistan and India, connecting the

Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib

(located in Punjab, India) and Gurdwara

Darbar Sahib (in Punjab, Pakistan). The

corridor is intended to allow religious devotees

from India to visit the Gurdwara in Kartarpur,

4.7 kilometers (2.9 miles) from the Pakistan

India border.

63. Justice Sanjay Karol was sworn in as the

Chief Justice of which High Court?

(a) Patna (b) Madras

(c) Delhi (d) Bombay

Ans: (a)

Justice Sanjay Karol was sworn in as the Chief

Justice of Patna High Court. Bihar Governor

Phagu Chauhan administered the oath of office

to Justice Karol at the Raj Bhavan. Justice

Karol was earlier posted as Chief Justice of

Tripura before this appointment.

64. Which Indian cricketer naming has been

given for the newly discovered spider specie

by Ecologist Dhruv Prajapati?

(a) M S Dhoni (b) Virat Kohli

(c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Rohit Sharma

Ans: (c)

An Ahmedabad Ecologist by the name of

Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher of the

Gujarat Ecological Education & Research

(GEER) Foundation paid a unique tribute

towards Tendulkar. Two new breeds of spiders

were discovered by him and he named one of

them as "Marengo Sachin Tendulkar" and the

other one as "Inomarengo Chavarapatera"

after Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, a well

known figure for spreading the educational

awareness in Kerala.

65. Recently, Which Indian oil company Indian

Oil gets environment clearance to set up 2G

ethanol plant?

(a) Reliance Industries Limited

(b) Indian Oil Corporation

(c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

(d) None of the above

Ans: (b)

The Ministry of Environment has granted

clearance to the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

(IOCL) to set up a Rs.766 crore 2G ethanol

plant in Haryana‟s Panipat district. This

project aims to promote use of environment

friendly fuel but also aids in fulfillment of

government‟s goal of doubling farmers‟

income.

66. President's Rule has been imposed in which

state?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

Ans: (a)

President's Rule has been imposed in

Maharashtra as the political stalemate

continued in the State over government

formation. President Ram Nath Kovind signed

a proclamation imposing President's rule in

Maharashtra under Article 356.

67. When is Public Service Broadcasting day

observed?

(a) 12th

November (b) 13th

November

(c) 14th

November (d) 15th

November

Ans: (a)

Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi had

visited All India Radio on 12 November 1947 to

address to displaced people, who had

temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana

after partition. That was Bapu's first and the

only visit to All India Radio. Public Service

Broadcasting Day is celebrated every year on

this to commemorate this visit of Bapu.

68. Which country to host Shanghai Cooperation

Organization meet in 2020?

(a) China (b) Russia

(c) Uzbekistan (d) India

Ans: (d)

India will host the 19th council of heads of

government of the Shanghai Cooperation

Organization in 2020, the first such high level

meeting of the eight member grouping to be

organized by New Delhi after its admission into

the grouping in 2017.


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69. Which district of Karnataka is believed to

have visited By Guru Nanak during

„dakshinapatha‟ or his southern sojourn?

(a) Raichur (b) Ballari

(c) Bidar (d) Mysuru

Ans: (c)

Guru Nanak is believed to have visited Bidar

during „dakshina patha‟ or his southern

sojourn. Legend has it that he stopped in the

hilly town of Bidar while returning from Sri

Lanka in 1512. The people of the parched land

asked him for water and he moved a stone with

his toe and an eternal spring came alive there.

The spring (jhira) that bears his name still

exists in the town near the Gurdwara.

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