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1.The KPCS Intersessional Meeting 2019 is being held in ________.
A. Switzerland
B. Sri Lanka
C. India
D. Kenya
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. India
Explanation: The KPCS Intersessional Meeting 2019 is organized and hosted by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Intersessional Meeting 2019 is an annual mid-year event of the KPCS.
2.Who was named as leader of Congress in Lok Sabha recently?
A. Rahul Gandhi
B. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
C. Sonia Gandhi
D. Renuka Chaudhary
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
Explanation: Being a five-time member of the Lok Sabha, he was chosen in view of his long experience in the parliament & the party. It is worth noting that fact, he is popularly known ‘Robinhood of Berhampore’ in the area because of his ‘friend of the poor’ image.
3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a project worth Rs 1,650 crore to develop infrastructure in seven district headquarter towns of ________.
A. Mizoram
B. Tripura
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Tripura
Explanation: ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore, out of which 80 per cent will be grant-in-aid.
4.Revolt Intellicorp has finally unveiled India’s first fully electric motorcycle. Name it.
A. SV 501
B. RV 400
C. MV 311
D. OV 999
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. RV 400
Explanation: It will be manufactured at Revolt’s production facility in Manesar (Haryana). RV 400 has received an ARAI-certified range of 156km.
5.Zuzana Caputova kicked off her five-year term as president of which among the following countries recently?
A. Ukraine
B. Canada
C. Spain
D. Slovakia
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Slovakia
Explanation: She became the central European country’s first ever female president. She won 58.4% of the vote in the second-round vote, defeating the European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic.
6.Who took over as director (projects) in Power Finance Corporation recently?
A. Rahul Saluja
B. Mihir Seth
C. Ravinder S Dhillon
D. Teerath Mehta
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Ravinder S Dhillon
Explanation: Dhillon is presently serving as an executive director in PFC. He had worked with Bharat Heavy Electricals & Central Electricity Authority prior to joining PFC.
7. India & ____________ concluded their 48th DG level talks recently.
A. Myanmar
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Bangladesh
Explanation: Both sides agreed to undertake joint efforts, by increasing coordinated patrols, to bring down the killing incidents to zero.
8. Which year has been agreed to be celebrated as the ‘year of cultural and friendship’ between the Kyrgyz Republic and India?
A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2023
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 2021
Explanation: PM was on a 2-day visit to Kyrgyzstan to attend the SCO Summit. The two leaders also jointly inaugurated the India-Kyrgyzstan Business Forum.
9.Who took up his/her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme?
A. Inger Andersen
B. R Guha
C. António Guterres
D Elle Wilson
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Inger Andersen
Explanation: Between January 2015 and May 2019, Ms. Andersen was the Director General of IUCN. The UN Environment Programme is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
10. Which among the following released “Payment and Settlement: The Plumbing in the Architecture of India’s Financial System”?
A. SEBI
B. RBI
C. FICCI
D. CII
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. RBI
Explanation: According to the report, total digital transactions (in volume terms) recorded a growth rate of 58.8% during 2018-19. The payment and settlement landscape has witnessed unprecedented waves of innovation.
11.Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has promoted _________ as executive director (ED) recently.
A. Rabi N. Mishra
B. Satish Verma
C. Yashwant Sinha
D. Rukhsaar Sharma
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Rabi N. Mishra
Explanation: RBI currently has 12 executive directors, including the chief financial officers. Mishra has been serving RBI for about 30 years now. He would be looking after the newly-created specialised supervisory and regulatory cadre.
12. Facebook revealed plans to establish a cryptocurrency called ______.
A. Libra
B. Marria
C. Siera
D. Rossy
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Libra
Explanation: It will be a digital currency backed by a reserve of real-world assets. Libra transactions will be powered and recorded by a blockchain.
13.Around 2027, ______ is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country.
A. US
B. India
C. France
D. Portugal
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. India
Explanation: According to the report titled ”The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights”, India will overtake China to become the world’s most populated country.
14. The fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14) is to take place in which among the following countries?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. India
D. Maldives
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. India
Explanation: The UNCCD was established in 1994. It has 197 parties which work towards maintaining and restoring land and soil productivity.
15.In “Operation Sunrise 2”, which is sometimes seen in the news, India coordinated with _______ to target several militant groups.
A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. Sri Lanka
D. Maldives
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Myanmar
Explanation: Myanmar is one of the strategic neighbours of India. It shares a 1,640-km border with a number of N-E states. This operation was aimed to bust camps of militant outfits.