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1) In which state has the latest airport been inaugurated under the UDAN scheme ?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Sikkim
D) Arunachal Pradesh
E) Madhya Pradesh
2) Who has been appointed as the head of the committee to attract more investments in Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR) in the country?
A) Rajat Bhargava
B) Rajiv Bhargava
C) Amitabh Kant
D) Ramesh Chand
E) Bibey Debroy
3) ___________ is a short documentary film on Water Conservation released by Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
A) ‘LAST CALL AT THE OASIS’
B) ‘WATERMARK’
C) ‘TAPPED’
D) ‘SHIKHAR SE PUKAR’
E) ‘SAVE WATER’
4) The 4-day Northeast festival to highlight the heritage of the Northeast states will be held in _________
A) Kolkata
B) Kohima
C) Dispur
D) Meghalaya
E) Varanasi
5) What is the word of the year 2019 as declared by the Oxford Dictionary ?
A) Toxic
B) Climate Emergency
C) Sustainability
D) Climate Action
E) Extinction
6) Who has taken oath as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra along with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief minister of the state ?
A) Sharad Pawar
B) Udav Thackrey
C) Ajit Pawar
D) Sanjay Rao
E) Aditya Thackrey
7) Who has been appointed as Special Police Observer for Jharkhand assembly polls by the Election Comission ?
A) Vinod Zutshi
B) Vivek Dube
C) Aparna Kumar
D) Mrinal Kanti Das
E) Ajay Nayak
8) The OECD in its recent economic outlook has cut global growth rate from 3% to _____ in 2020.
A) 2.9%
B) 2.8%
C) 2.5%
D) 2.2%
E) 2.7%
9) Which is the first robot in the world to have human-like spine balance technology ?human balance Modern railway coach factory to use humanoid robot ‘Sona 1.5’
A) KP-bot
B) Divya 1
C) Sona 1.5
D) Cypher
E) Robo-bot
10) Microsoft launches ‘K-12 Education Transformation Framework’ to facilitate digital transformation of schools
A) Bangladesh
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bhutan
E) India
11) Which IIM has inked an MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie for various training programs ?
A) IIM Ahmedabad
B) IIM Ropar
C) IIM Indore
D) IIM Lucknow
E) IIM Kozhikode
12) Which Indian journalist is among the recipients of International Press Freedom Award 2019 awarded by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) ?
A) Arnab Goswami
B) Sudhir Chaudhry
C) Ravish Kumar
D) Neha Dixit
E) Barkha Dutt
13) Global Terrorism Index 2019 which ranks 163 countries according to impact of terrorism has been launched by which institute ?
A) Amnesty International
B) Human Rights Watch
C) Sans Frontiers International
D) SIPRI
E) Institute for Economics & Peace
14) Who has become the First woman pilot of Indian Navy to join operations from December 2nd 2019 ?
A) Hina Jaiswal
B) Bhawana Kanth
C) Shivangi
D) Aparna Kumar
E) Aarohi Pandit
15) US has approved a sale of _______ billion dollars of naval guns to India.
A) $5 billion
B) $2 billion
C) $1.4 billion
D) $1 billion
E) $3 billion
16) Shaukat Kaifi was a famous ____________ . She was the mother of Shabana Azmi.
A) Director
B) Producer
C) Singer
D) Writer
E) Actor
Answers :
1) Answer: B
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has inaugurated the newly-constructed Kalaburagi airport which will connect Bengaluru with the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The airport has been built under the UDAN-Regional connectivity scheme of Govt. of India and is spread across 742 acres and developed at an estimated cost of Rs. 176 crores.
So far, 230 routes and 42 airports have been operationalized under UDAN. UDAN aims to connect all States and UTs of the country with around 700 routes, laying the foundation of a new regional segment in India’s aviation market.
2) Answer: A
The Centre has appointed senior Andhra Pradesh bureaucrat Rajat Bhargava to head a high-level committee to suggest necessary policy initiatives for attracting more investments into the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIR) in the country.
3) Answer: D
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat released a short documentary film on Water Conservation named ‘SHIKHAR SE PUKAR’ in New Delhi.
The film has been made to promote ‘Jalshakti Abhiyan’ and is based on the Journey of an IAS Officer Ravindra Kumar, who climbed Mount Everest this year to attract the attention of people. It also picturizes the difficulties and challenges in climbing the highest peak of the world.
4) Answer: E
A four-day festival showcasing art, culture, cuisine, handicrafts and handlooms of the northeastern region will be held for the first time in Varanasi at IIT BHU grounds. All eight Northeastern states will participate in the event.
‘Destination North East’ festival, which will begin in the temple town of Uttar Pradesh and will exhibit the striking similarities between the Ganga and Brahmaputra basins in terms of ancient culture, diverse handlooms, spiritual heritage and vibrant tourist hubs.
5) Answer: B
Oxford Dictionary has named “climate emergency” as its 2019 Word of the Year, choosing it from an all-environmental shortlist that also included “climate action,” “climate denial,” “eco-anxiety,” “extinction” and “flight shame.”
Usage of the term “climate emergency” is up 10,789 percent over the previous year
In 2019, “climate” became the most common word associated with “emergency”, three times more than “health emergency” in second.
6) Answer: C
In a surprising turn of events Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively.
Bhagar Singh Koshyari is the Governor of Maharashtra.
7) Answer: D
The Election Commission has appointed Mrinal Kanti Das, a retired 1977 IPS officer as Special Police Observer for the ensuing Assembly election in Jharkhand. Earlier, Mr Das was deputed as Special Observer for Tripura and Mizoram during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The Commission took the decision in the light of the specific challenges of Left Wing Extremism affecting the law and order situation in the state.
Draupadi Murmu is the Governor of Jharkhand.
8) Answer: A
OECD has projected the world economic growth rate to hit a decade-low of 2.9 percent this year and in 2020. It sees the global economic growth edging back up to 3% in 2021.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is headquartered in Paris, France.
9) Answer: C
The modern railway coach factory has introduced the humanoid robot ‘Sona 1.5’ to be used to transport documents from one place to another in the modern railway coach factory.
It is the first robot in the world with human-like spine technology due to which they are able to balance. The design of Sona 1.5 is much more unique than the current robot designs.
This robot is based on navigation and mapping and due to which it is much better than other robots.
10) Answer: E
Microsoft has launched its “K-12 Education Transformation Framework” to facilitate comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India, a model which has been adopted in over 50 countries so far.
According to officials at Microsoft’s Education wing, the framework comprises four pillars — leadership and policy, modern teaching and learning, intelligent environments and technology blueprint.
Over 700 schools had participated in the “Education Days” conducted by the tech giant where the framework was launched.
To help school principals initiate their journey of digital transformation, the programme will offer a series of workshops based on each of these pillars. Education leaders in more than 50 countries have already adopted the framework to help plan their learning strategies.
The framework is aimed at providing education leadership,government decision makers, teachers and most importantly learners, tools to achieve the ambitious change many schools seek, and to thoughtfully integrate technology in powerful and productive ways.
11) Answer: C
IIM Indore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie to exchange faculty members for various training programmes.
The two organisations have agreed for joint participation in research activities of common interest in the areas of public administration, management and public policy.
12) Answer: D
Indian journalist Neha Dixit was one of several recipients of the 2019 International Press Freedom Awards, awarded by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-profit organization whose aim is to enable journalists to work without the fear of reprisal.
Ms. Dixit, a Delhi-based journalist who reports on politics, social justice and gender in South Asia, has faced harassment both online and offline for her work, which includes reports on child trafficking by Hindu nationalist organizations, madrasas in Delhi, and the use of child soldiers by Maoist groups.
Ms. Dixit has also received threats from top police officers for her stories on extra-judicial killings.
13) Answer: E
The Global Terrorism Index has been released by the Australia based Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) ranks 163 countries according to the impact of terrorism which is based on factors such as the number of attacks, fatalities, injuries and the extent of property damage.
India has been placed at 7th position in terms of country most impacted by terrorism.
Afghanistan was the country most impacted by terrorism in 2018, replacing Iraq, which had held that position since 2004.
14) Answer: C
The first woman pilot, Lieutenant Shivangi, will join naval operations on completion of operational training on December 2, 2019. She is a graduate and hails from Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Shivangi will join naval operations as a Lieutenant on completion of her operational training which she has been undergoing at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
15) Answer: D
The US has notified to sell $1 billion worth of naval guns to India for use against warships, anti-aircraft and shore bombardment, in a move that would enhance the lethal capabilities of the Indian Navy.
The proposed foreign military sale of up to 13 MK-45 5inch/62 caliber (MOD 4) naval guns and related equipment to be manufactured by BAE Systems has an estimated cost of $1.02 billion.
16) Answer: E
Veteran actor and Shabana Azmi’s mother Shaukat Kaifi passed away in Mumbai. Her last film was Shaadi Ali’s ‘Saathiya’. She along with her husband were the leading lights of Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) and the Progressive Writers Association (IWA), which were the cultural platforms of the Communist Party of India.
