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1) Max Verstappen has won the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix, 2019. He races for ____
A) Virgin Racing
B) Haas F1
C) Ferrari
D) Mercedes
E) Red Bull
2) The Union Home Ministry has launched a campaign to end violence against women and a single emergency helpline number which is _______ ?
A) 1098
B) 111
C) 105
D) 112
E) 108
3) Which state recently got its first child-friendly police station ?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Haryana
4) Which state has launched the Arundhati Scheme to provide 1 tola of gold free to the brides ?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Uttar Pradesh
5) Which insurance company has partnered with Fino payments Bank to offer sachet based insurance products ?
A) Bajaj Allianz
B) ICICI Lombard
C) HDFC Ergo
D) SBI Life
E) United India
6) Who has been appointed as Indian Army’s first female Judge Advocate General officer ?
A) Bhawana Kanth
B) Sapna Varma
C) S Dhami
D) Jyoti Sharma
E) Anjali Singh
7) The 2019 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development has been awarded to _______ ?
A) Sir David Attenborough
B) Vivekananda Kendra
C) Malala Yousafzai
D) ISRO
E) Ekal Abhiyan Trust
8) Who has won two awards for promoting a green and sustainable mode of mass transport?
A) Kochi Metro
B) Mumbai Metro
C) Kolkata Metro
D) Bengaluru Metro
E) Delhi Metro
9) What is India’s rank as per the IMD World Talent Ranking Report ?
A) 58
B) 57
C) 59
D) 61
E) 63
10) The 2nd World Religious Leaders Summit was held in _________ ?
A) Guangzhou, China
B) Santiago, Chile
C) New Delhi, India
D) Baku, Azerbaijan
E) Colombo, Sri Lanka
11) Which state will host the 9th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) ?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Chandigarh
E) New Delhi
12) Who has been awarded the Nachiketa Sarvottama Award at International Principal’s Education Conference (IPEC) in Nagpur ?
A) Mohan Bhagwat
B) Ravindra Byju
C) Anand Kumar
D) Pravin Srivastava
E) Anil sahasrabudhe
13) Pakistan has recently conducted the test launch of nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile. What is the name of the missile?
A) Babur-I
B) Balaban-I
C) Ghaznavi-II
D) Shaheen-I
E) Shaheen-III
14) Brazil has beaten which country to win the 18th edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup ?
A) Mexico
B) Spain
C) Argentina
D) Uruguay
E) Chile
Answers :
1) Answer: E
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix 2019. At the 2015 Australian Grand Prix he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1.
2) Answer: D
The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women has flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station, Delhi.
The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld global campaign. As part of the campaign, India’s single emergency helpline 112 was launched.
The 112 service can be reached through voice call, 112 India App, email, SMS, respective states 112 website and panic button on mobile phones.
3) Answer: C
The state of Telangana got its first ‘child-friendly’ police station at Medipally, Hyderabad.
The police station was designed and built in collaboration with NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
The child-friendly police station was decorated with wall paintings to make children visiting the police stations, comfortable and feel relaxed. In addition to this, the presence of books, toys and games in these rooms will aid in making the children less anxious.
4) Answer: A
The Assam Cabinet has approved the Arundhati scheme to provide 1 tola of gold (11.66 grams) free of cost to the brides’ parents belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society whose annual income is below Rs 5 lakh irrespective of caste, creed, religion etc.
The aim is to reduce child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. This scheme can be availed by formal registration of the marriage under the Special Marriage (Assam) Rules, 1954 at the time of marriage.
5) Answer: B
ICICI Lombard has been partnering with Fino Payments Bank to offer non-life insurance solutions to its customers since 2017. Continuing with their health insurance focus, ICICI Lombard and Fino are launching a Dengue and Malaria policy that covers treatments pertaining to these diseases upto Rs. 10,000 at a low of Rs. 49.
In addition to introducing affordable sachet-based insurance products, the insurance purchasing process has also been made simple for customers. Fino Payments Bank provides end to end digital customer enrolment process that takes only five to seven minutes to complete.
Mr Rishi Gupta is the MD & CEO of Fino Payments Bank.
6) Answer: D
Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma has been appointed as Indian Army’s first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission. Her main role would be to update the government of Seychelles officials on the defence and military act.
In September, Wing Commander Anjali Singh joined Indian Embassy in Russia as India’s first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the mission abroad.
7) Answer:A
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019 will be conferred on renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
His name was selected for the prize by an international jury chaired by former president Pranab Mukherjee.
8) Answer: E
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been conferred with two awards for its commendable initiatives in promoting the metro as a green and sustainable mode of transport among the masses.
DMRC was awarded for the ‘Last Mile Connectivity’ project in the category of best non-motorised transport and the ‘Green Metro project’, at the 12th Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo 2019 held in Lucknow.
9) Answer: C
In the latest edition of IMD World Talent Ranking India has slipped 6 places to rank 59 from 53. The index was topped by Switzerland, followed by Denmark in second place.
The ranking is based on the performance in three main categories – investment and development, appeal and readiness
10) Answer: D
Azerbaijan hosted the second World Religious Leaders Summit in the country’s capital, Baku. Religious leaders from over 30 countries attended the event.
The summit was held on November 14-15, 2019
11) Answer: A
The 9th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) will be held in India for the first time and will take place at ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
It is the largest engineering education gathering in the world and brings together a large number of stakeholders which include engineering educators, leaders, students, industry, governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
The theme of the conference is ‘Disruptive Engineering Education for sustainable development’.
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, will host the combined WEEF-IESS.
12) Answer: C
Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar was honored with Nachiketa Sarvottama Award at the International Principal’s Education Conference (IPEC) held in Nagpur.
The conference was inaugurated by RSS Chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat and featured Principals and educationalists from all over the country.
Theme of the Conference – Scripting the Legends of Human Excellence through Schools
13) Answer: D
Pakistan has successfully test fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 650 kilometres. The launch was part of a training exercise aimed at testing the operational readiness of the Army Strategic Forces Command.
14) Answer: A
Brazil has beaten Mexico to win the finals for 2-1 in the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy held in Brasilia, Brazil.
The victory has added to Brazil’s winning streak of 1997, 1999 and 2003 and it has inched closer to Nigeria’s records of five championships.
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