2019
1. Which of the following organisations launched a podcast app ‘Shiksha Vani’ to disseminate information to students and parents in a timely manner? NCERT NITI Aayog CBSE ICSE Answer: 3 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched a podcast app ‘Shiksha Vani’ to disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner. […]
1.Which of the following will be the first G7 country to join China’s Belt and Road project? Germany France UK Italy Answer: 4 Italy will be the first G7 country to join China’s controversial Belt and Road project Italy would be the first BRI member from the G7, a grouping of democratically governed advanced economies […]
1.Who among the following recently became the first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize for Mathematics? Karen Uhlenbeck Ingrid Daubechies Evelyn Boyd Granville Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat Answer: 1 The Abel Prize in mathematics was awarded to Karen Uhlenbeck of the United States for her work on partial differential equations, the first woman to win the […]
1.Hayabusa 2 spacecraft, which aims at dropping an explosive on the asteroid to make a crater and collect underground samples, belongs to USA Japan China Russia Answer: 2 Japan’s space agency that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow last month’s touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky mission — dropping an explosive on the asteroid […]
1.Cyclone Idai, recently seen in news, has ravaged which of the following countries? Zimbabwe Germany Canada Peru Answer: 1 At least 31 people have been killed and dozens are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe after the country was hit by tropical cyclone Idai which lashed neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi Cyclone Idai has affected more […]
1.Which of the following countries will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020? UAE Singapore New Zealand India Answer: 4 India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, International Football Federation (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino announced. This will be the second FIFA tournament India will be hosting, after the U-17 Men’s World […]
1. Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) between the Indian Army and 16 African nations will be conducted in Johannesburg Algiers Jaipur Pune Answer: 4 Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) between the Indian Army and 16 African nations will be conducted in Pune from March 18-27 2. Which of the following cities has topped […]
1) The 6th Global Environment Outlook (GEO) was recently released by a) WWF b) World Meteorological Organisation c) UNEP d) World Bank Answer: c • The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is often referred to as UN Environment’s flagship environmental assessment. • The first publication was in 1997 and was originally requested by Member States. • […]
1) Which of the following Indian satellites has recently discovered a new group of stars in globular cluster NGC 2808? a) Aditya L1 b) AstroSat c) CartoSat d) GSAT 7 Answer: b • The Indian multi-wavelength space observatory AstroSat, launched in September 2015, continues to yield exciting results. Using this observatory, astronomers from Thiruvananthapuram and […]
1) The indigenously developed Pinaka test fired recently at Pokhran desert is a a) Guided rocket system b) Cruise missile c) Ballistic missile d) Anti-tank missile Answer: a • The indigenously developed Pinaka guided rocket system was successfully test fired at Pokhran desert in Rajasthan, in a boost to artillery capability of the Army, the […]