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1. Which among the following nations decided to mark its retaliatory action on February 27 against the Indian air strikes on the Balakot terror camp as ‘Operation Swift Retort’?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. North Korea
D. Maldives
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –B. Pakistan
Explanation: On February 27, the PAF ( Pakistan Air Force ) retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in aerial combat. It also captured IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
2.Mohmand Dam, sometimes seen in the news, is being constructed on which among the following rivers?
A. Indus
B. Swat
C. Kabul
D. Kunar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –B. Swat
Explanation: The dam will be completed at a cost of Rs183 billion by 2024. It has the capacity to store 1.2 million acre feet of water.
3. Indian Space Research Organisation will launch India’s second mission to the moon in _____. A. June 2019
B. July 2019
C. August 2019
D. October 2019
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. July 2019
Explanation: From the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota, the mission would be launched on a GSLV Mk-III rocket. The launch window is from July 9 to 16.
4.Supreme Court has appointed _______ to look into the issues pertaining to recruitment to the post of Civil Judges In Haryana Judicial Service.
A. Dipak Misra
B. Indu Malhotra
C. AK Sikri
D. Ranjan Gogoi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. AK Sikri
Explanation: Justice Sikri has been asked to look into the answer scripts of candidates. On the grounds of being unreasonable, arbitrary and also malafide, the order was passed by the Bench. The petition challenged the entire selection process and evaluation method in the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch), 2017.
5. _______ has, for the second year in a row, become India’s top crude oil supplier.
A. US
B. Iraq
C. Iran
D. Saudi Arabia
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Iraq
Explanation: According to Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Iraq has, become India’s top crude oil supplier, for the second year in a row. UAE became India’s fourth-largest crude supplier. The U.S., which began selling crude oil to India in 2017, is fast becoming a major source.
6.The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Parappillil Ramakrishnan Nair Ramachandra Menon as the Chief Justice of the ____________.
A. Delhi HC
B. Chattisgarh HC
C. Punjab & Haryana HC
D. Allahabad HC
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Chattisgarh HC
Explanation: Justice Menon obtained his law degree from the Government Law College, Ernakulam. He is presently serving as a Judge of the Kerala HC.
7.__________ has bought Mumbai’s iconic R.K. Studios, founded by legendary film actor Raj Kapoor.
A. Godrej Properties Ltd
B. Brigade Group
C. Ansal API
D. DLF
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Godrej Properties Ltd
Explanation: R.K. Studios was the (HQ) headquarters of Raj Kapoor’s film production company R.K. Films. The site is strategically located on the main Sion-Panvel Road.
8.Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of ________.
A. Indonesia
B. Cambodia
C. Malaysia
D. Sri Lanka
E. None of these
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Correct Answer- C. Malaysia
Explanation: The Federal Court of Malaysia is the highest court. It’s the final appellate court in Malaysia. She started her judicial career at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
9.Who will be sworn in as the 36th Chief Justice of the High Court of Rajasthan?
A. Ravindra Bhat
B. Ranjana Sharma
C. Pradeep Nandrajog
D. Satish Verma
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –A. Ravindra Bhat
Explanation: The collegium had recommended to the Government to appoint him as Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court in April 2019. Presently, he is the senior most Judge of the High Court of Delhi.
10. _________ in co-operation with the office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) decided to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies.
A. IIT-Delhi
B. IIT-Hyderabad
C. IIT-Goa
D. IIT-Roorkee
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. IIT-Delhi
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that the recently constituted Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) approved the waste to wealth mission project. The office of the PSA acts as a ‘think-tank’ & ‘action-tank’ for S&T.
11.India and _______ have put in place a mechanism (Joint Working Group) to figure out ways to fight crude oil volatility.
A. South Korea
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Iraq
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. China
Explanation: The group, will be co-chaired by a joint secretary in the oil ministry & his Chinese counterpart. Former oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar had proposed the idea in 2005 too.
12. Lawmakers of which among the following parliaments have declared “an environment and climate emergency,” making it the first country in the world to do so?
A. UK
B. India
C. Germany
D. France
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. UK
Explanation: Owing to the protests by environmental group Extinction Rebellion, lawmakers of UK have declared “an environment and climate emergency.”
13. A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in ________ recently concluded.
A. New Delhi
B. Islamabad
C. Kabul
D. Tehran
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Kabul
Explanation: Loya Jirga, is a mass national gathering in Afghanistan. It brings together representatives from the various ethnic & tribal communities. A Loya Jirga is considered the “highest expression” of the Afghan people, according to the Afghan Constitution.
14. Which among the following will be decommissioned on May 6 at the naval dockyard at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh?
A. INS Viraat
B. INS Ranjit
C. INS Shakti
D. INS Magar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. INS Ranjit
Explanation: It was commissioned in the fleet of Indian Navy in 1983. It’s the third of the five Kashin-class destroyers built by erstwhile USSR. INS Ranjit has been manned by 27 commissions.
15.Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar was recently conferred with the highest civilian award of which among the following nations?
A. Germany
B. US
C. France
D. Malaysia
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. France
Explanation: The award was created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. Kumar fostered the historic and ambitious Indo-France space cooperation.