Quizes
1) The eight member Lokpal search panel is headed by a) Narendra Modi b) Rajnath Singh c) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai d) Amitabh Kant Answer: c • An eight-member search panel formed to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal held its first meeting, nearly four months after it was set up • The committee, headed […]
1) National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), to attract talent and strengthen higher agricultural education in the country, is an initiative of a) Ministry of Human Resource Development b) NITI Aayog c) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) d) Ministry of Skill Development Answer: c • ICAR has recently launched Rs 1100 crore ambitious National […]
1) GST On Haj falls in which of the following tax slabs? a) 0% b) 5% c) 18% d) 28% Answer: b • Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that GST on Haj has been reduced from 18 percent to 5 percent and this will significantly lower the airfare thus saving Haj […]
1) RDP INDIA 2019 app was recently launched by a) NITI Aayog b) Ministry of Home Affairs c) CBI d) Ministry of Defence Answer: d • As a new initiative in sync with the Digital India campaign of the Government, Ministry of Defence had launched a mobile app ‘RDP India 2019’ on the Republic Day, […]
1) State Tiger Protection Force has been announced to be formed by which of the following states? a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Telangana d) West Bengal Answer: c • The Telangana government has decided to form a ‘State Tiger Protection Force’ to save the Big Cat population in the State. • The 112-member-armed STPF will […]
1) Subhash Chandra Bose museum has recently been inaugurated in a) Andaman and Nicobar b) Kolkata c) New Delhi d) Lucknow Answer: c • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort to mark the leader’s 122nd birth anniversary. • Modi also inaugurated the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on […]
1) As per the latest Lloyds Report, which of the following is the only port to be listed amongst the top 30 container ports globally? a) Kandla port b) JNPT Port c) Haldia Port d) Mormugao Port Answer: b • Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premiere container port got listed amongst the top 30 […]
1) Who among the following has recently been sworn-in as the President of Madagascar? a) Nicolas Maduro b) Andry Rajoelina c) Rodrigo Duterte d) Emmerson Mnangagwa Answer: b • Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina sworn into office after taking the oath of office in Antananarivo before nine judges of the High Constitutional Court. 2) Keerian-Gandyal bridge […]
1) 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in a) New Delhi b) Varanasi c) Nagpur d) Mysore Answer: b • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh 2) Which of the following recently became the first in India to launch of a full-fledged bachelor’s programme […]
1) National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) was recently inaugurated in a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Ahmedabad d) Kolkata Answer: b • First museum of Indian films opens in Mumbai • The government-funded National Museum of Indian Cinema, set in an elegant 19th century heritage bungalow in south Mumbai, traces Indian cinema’s history from […]