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1. Who is likely to become the first Lokpal of India? A. Dipak Misra
B. Anna Hazare
C. Pinaki Chandra Ghose
D. Prashant Bhushan
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Explanation: His name was finalised & recommended by the Selection Committee led by PM Modi a couple of days ago. The panel to choose the candidates — headed by PM — includes the Lok Sabha speaker, leader of the opposition in the lower house, the CJI or any judge of the Supreme court he nominates, and an eminent jurist who could be nominated by the President or any other member.
2. __________ recently withdrew the 20 percent limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporate bonds of an entity. A. RBI
B. SEBI
C. IRDA
D. NITI Aayog
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. SEBI
Explanation: In June 2018, SEBI had mandated that no FPIs shall have an exposure of more than 20% of its corporate bond portfolio to a single corporate.
3. Manohar Parrikar has recently passed away. He was the CM of which among the following states?
A. Telangana
B. Maharashtra
C. Goa
D. Kerala
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Goa
Explanation: In January, the four-time CM had said that he “will serve Goa till my last breath.” Mr Parrikar headed a coalition government, which is supported by the Goa Forward Party, the Maharashtravadi Gomantak Party, and three Independent lawmakers.
4. _______ lifted the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy following their thumping win over Maharashtra. A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Haryana
D. Karnataka
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Karnataka
Explanation: Mayank Agarwal & Rohan Kadam orchestrated a class act, which led Karnataka to its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India.
5. Union health ministry has sent a disease surveillance team to Kerala to investigate a case of WNV. Expand WNV.
A. West Nile Virus
B. Western Northern Virus
C. West-South Nile Viral
D. Water-Borne Nilgiri Virus
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. West Nile Virus
Explanation: It is a mosquito-borne viral infection rare in India but documented earlier in several states, including Bengal. It does not have any specific treatment or a vaccine. A recently conducted survey showed that the threat of another mosquito borne illness looms over parts of Kochi.
6. _______ recently set aside the BCCI disciplinary committee’s order imposing a life ban on S Sreesanth for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
A. Delhi HC
B. Supreme Court
C. ICC
D. Karnataka HC
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Supreme Court
Explanation: The SC bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, pronounced the order. The court has directed BCCI to reconsider the punishment within a 3 months period.
7. Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement has been recently launched by _________.
A. Hardik Patel
B. Shehla Rashid
C. Shah Faesal
D. Kanhaiya Kumar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Shah Faesal
Explanation: The party’s slogan is “hawa badlegi” (winds of time will change). The vision document said the party will pursue a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir problem as per the will and aspirations of the people. Notably, the 2010 IAS batch topper resigned from the Indian Administrative Service in January this year. He is a native of Sogam-Lolab area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
8. NGT has directed six states to submit by ________ action plans for bringing air quality standards within the prescribed norms A. April 15
B. April 30
C. May 30
D. June 30
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. April 30
Explanation: NGT ordered the chief secretaries of Assam, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Nagaland governments to submit their plan within the stipulated time. Concerned over the threat posed to limited natural resources due to their overuse, the tribunal has directed for assessment of carrying capacity of 102 cities.
9. ______ is to adopt the Amazon Web Services Educate programme to teach its students cloud computing skills. A. IIT-Delhi
B. IIT-Goa
C. IIT-Hyderabad
D. IIT-Kharagpur
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –D. IIT-Kharagpur
Explanation: AWS (Amazon Web Services) Educate is designed to impart skill to students with the latest advancements in cloud computing technology. Besides, it will also provide them with an environment to experiment on AWS Cloud. Notably, AWS is Amazons’ global initiative to provide students and educators with resources needed to accelerate cloud-related learning.
10. The two day National Convention of War Decorated India (WDI) was recently held in ____________. A. Nagpur
B. Pune
C. Chandimandir
D. Aurangabad
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Chandimandir
Explanation: The two day National Convention of War Decorated India (WDI) was recently held in Chandimandir Military Station. Chief of Staff western Command Lt Gen PN Bali addressed the Convention. Tributes were paid to the recently departed members of the association and war widows were honoured on the occasion. It was set up in 1991. It serves as a platform for strengthening camaraderie among the war heroes, further their cause and to provide them any assistance in times of need.
11. ECI’s latest data revealed that the country is having a total of _______ political parties.
A. 1358
B. 1900
C. 2122
D. 2293
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. 2293
Explanation: They include 7 recognised national and 59 recognised state parties. Around 149 political parties were registered with the poll panel between Feb & March on the eve of the announcement of the poll schedule of general elections.
12. Mathe Mahadevi, the first female jagadguru of which among the following communities passed away?
A. Gonds
B. Lupaca
C. Angami
D. Lingayat
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Lingayat
Explanation: The Lingayat seer was also the head of the Basava Dharma Peetha, Koodalasangama and was very vocal about having a separate religion status for Lingayat community. It is worth noting that she had a long history of diabetes, chronic lung disease and was on dialysis for kidney disease.
13. IIT-Roorkee has recently tied up with _______ to set up a Space Technology Cell at its campus.
A. NITI Aayog
B. ISRO
C. NASA
D. DRDO
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. ISRO
Explanation: The cell shall ensure to maximise the use of research potential, infrastructure, expertise and experience that exist in ISRO and IIT Roorkee. It is worth mentioning that ISRO has been undertaking several student outreach programmes over the past few months in order to develop scientific temper among the country’s youth.
14. Department of Telecom (DoT) has handed over the responsibility of the Finance Director at the BSNL to _________. A. Vivek Banzal
B. Sujata Roy
C. Sakshi Mehra
D. Ricky Ahuja
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Vivek Banzal
Explanation: Banzal would now be looking at all the three key wings i.e. fixed line, mobile and finance at BSNL. The reasons for the sudden replacement have not been cited. It is worth mentioning that the PSU is going through its worst financial crisis. BSNL has recently failed to pay salaries for the first time in 19 years.
15. Who has bagged the first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for 2018-19?
A. Nalini Devi
B. Rajni Manjhi
C. Swati Shingade
D. Shobha Kumari
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Swati Shingade
Explanation: Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash gave away the award to Ms Shingade at a grand finale event. It is worth mentioning that the channel disseminates real-time inputs to farmers on new farming techniques, water conservation and organic farming etc.
