Sunday, March 31, 2019

Important Indian Polity Exam Question

1. Who among the following can remove the governor of a state from office?
[A]Legislative Assembly
[B]Parliament
[C]President
[D]Supreme Court

Answer:president

2. The Part VI of constitution of India is not applicable to __:

[A]Arunachal Pradesh

[B]Jammu & Kashmir

[C]Sikkim

[D]Goa

Answer:Jammu and kashmir

3. In which among the following cases, the Supreme Court of India propounded the theory of basic structure of the Constitution?

[A]Gopalan vs. State of Madras

[B]Golak Nath

[C]Keshvanand Bharati

[D]Minerva Mills

Answer:Keshvanand Bharati

4. The 52nd amendment to the constitution of India is most closely related to __:

[A]Extension of Reservations in Government Jobs

[B]Provision for special status to Tripura

[C]Provisions for increasing age of eligibility for voting

[D]Provisions against political defections

Answer:Provisions against poliatical defections

5. Which among the following are the three types of services envisaged in the Constitution of India?

[A]Navy Service, Air force Service and Army Service

[B]Civil Service, Military Service and Paramilitary Service

[C]All-India services, Central services and State services

[D]First Grade Service, Second Grade Service and Third Grade Services

Answer:All-India service, central services and State services

6. In which year, Goa was formally assimilated in the territories of India by 12th Amendment Act, which made Goa, Daman & Diu a Union Territory?

[A]1960

[B]1961

[C]1962

[D]1963

Answer:1963

7. Once a Budget has been presented in the Parliament, the government has to get all money bills related to the union budget passed within __?

[A]30 Days

[B]60 Days

[C]75 Days

[D]90 Days

Answer:75 Days

8. With reference to the Sindhi, Sanskrit and Kashmiri languages, which among the following statements is/ are correct?

1. All these languages have been included in the 8th Schedule of Constitution of India

2. All these languages are not the official languages of any state in India

3. All these languages are classical languages of India

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2

[B]Only 2 & 3

[C]Only 1 & 3

[D]1, 2 & 3

Answer:Only 1 & 2


9. Which of the following were the first two states in India which established Panchayati Raj in 1956?

[A]Rajasthan and Maharastra

[B]Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh

[C]Rajasthan and Odisha

[D]Rajasthan and Punjab

Answer:Rajasthan and Andhra pradesh

10. Which among the following is / are parts of Nagar panchayat?

1. Notified Area Committee

2. Town Area Committee

3. District Planning Committee

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2

[B]Only 2 & 3

[C]Only 1 & 3

[D]1, 2 & 3

Answer:Only 1 & 2

11. Which among the following political party of India has an election symbol almost close to the election symbol of Republican Party of USA?

[A]Samajwadi party

[B]Bahujan Samaj party

[C]Janta Dal (United)

[D]Telugudesam Party

Answer:Bahujan Samaj Party

12. Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution, the territories of Goa, Daman & Diu were incorporated in the Indian Constitution?

[A]Constitution (10th) Amendment Act 1961

[B]Constitution (12th) Amendment Act 1962

[C]Constitution (14th) Amendment Act 1962

[D]None of the above

Answer:Constitution (12th) Amendment  Act 1962

13. The Vice President of India is elected by the electoral collage consisting of the members of __:

1. Rajya Sabha

2. Lok Sabha

3. State Legislatures

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 1 & 2

[C]Only 2 & 3

[D]Only 1 & 4

Answer:Only 1 & 2

14. With respect to the President of India, which among the following statements is / are correct?

1. A person who has been president of India is eligible for immediate re-election

2. A person can not hold the office of president of India for more than two consecutive terms

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 & 2

[D]Neither 1 nor 2

Answer:only 1

15. The power to vote money for public expenditure rests in India with ___:

1. Lok Sabha

2. Rajya Sabha

3. Legislative Assembly

4. Legislative Council

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

[A]Only 1 & 2

[B]Only 1 & 3

[C]Only 1, 2 & 3

[D]1, 2, 3 & 4

Answer:Only 1 & 3

16. Consider the following statements:

1. Deputy Speaker and Speaker may resign by writing to each other

2. Attorney General and Solicitor General may resign by writing to each other

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

[A]Only 1

[B]Only 2

[C]Both 1 & 2

[D]Neither 1 nor 2

Answer:Only 1

17. The President of India can nominate ___members in Lok Sabha and __ members in Rajya Sabha.
[A]12, 2
[B]2, 12
[C]2, 10
[D]10, 2

Answer:2,12

18. The jurisdiction covering the Andaman and Nicobar islands falls under the supervision of __:

[A]A circuit bench of the Bombay High Court at Port Blair

[B]A circuit bench of the Madras High Court at Port Blair

[C]A circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at Port Blair

[D]A circuit bench of Supreme Court of India at Port Blair

Answer:A circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at Port Blair

19. Jurisdiction of which among the following high courts covers the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?

[A]Tamil Nadu High Court

[B]Kerala High Court

[C]Kolkata High Court

[D]Bombay High Court

Answer:Kerala High Court

20. The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by __:

[A]Presidential Order

[B]Parliament by Law

[C]Supreme Court by Notification

[D]Central Government by notification

Answer:Parliament by Law












Wednesday, March 27, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A) Literature
B) Community Welfare
C) Government Service
D) Journalism

Ans: Government Service

2) B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A) Music
B) Journalism
C) Medicine
D) Environment

Ans: Medicine

3) The Nobel Prizes are not presented for
  A) Physics
  B) Chemistry
  C) Literature
D) Arts

Ans: Arts

4) Highest award given to civilian in India is
  A) Padma Bhushan
B) Sharam Award
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Bharat Ratna

5) The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
A) 1976
B) 1958
C) 1901
D) 1972

Ans: 1901

6) The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
A) Films
B) Journalism
C) Literature
D) Economics

Ans: Films

7) What is the Prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna?
A) Rs. 1.50 lakh
B) Rs 3 lakh
C) Rs 5 lakh
D) Rs 7.5 lakh

Ans: Rs 7.5 lakh

8) Which is India?s highest military honour?
A) Param Vir Chakra
  B) Vir Chakra
  C) Maha Vir Chakra
  D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Param Vir Chakra

9) Who established Noble Prize?
A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
  B) Ross Markham Noble
  C) George Noble
  D) Duncan Noble

Ans: Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

10) Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
A) exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
B) outstanding contribution to science
C) creating mass awareness on environmental issues
D) excellence in film direction

Ans: outstanding contribution to science

11) Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
A) Dalal Street
B) Business Standard
C) Euromoney
D) Money Matters

Ans: Euromoney

12) Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award?
A) Ashapurna Devi
  B) Mahasweta Devi
  C) Amrita Pritam
  D) Sarojini Naidu

Ans: Ashapurna Devi

13) Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian?
  A) Gujar Mal Modi Award
B) JB Pant Award
  C) Nehru Award
  D) none of those

Ans: JB Pant Award

14) Which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes?
  A) England
  B) France
C) America
  D) Italy

Ans: America

15) Who was awarded Nobel Prize both for Physics and for Chemistry?
A) Marie Curie
  B) Albert Einstein
  C) C.V. Raman
  D) Pierre Curie

Ans: Marie Curie

16) Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
A) Archarya Tulsi
B) Dr. J. Rengaswamy
C) J. R. D Tata
D) Mother Teresa

Ans: Mother Teresa

17) Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
  A) Smita Patil
B) Nargis Dutt
  C) Meena Kumari
  D) Madhubala

Ans: Nargis Dutt

18) Nobel Prize are distributed annually at
  A) Manila
B) Stockholm
  C) Geneva
  D) New York

Ans: Stockholm

19) Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

20) The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
A) Abdul Ghaffar khan
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Marshal Tito
D) Abdul Wali Khan

        Ans: Abdul Ghaffar khan    

Important Railway, Government Exam Questions with Answer

Important Government Exam Questions with Answer




1) Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

A. Electrometer
B. Rheostatee
C. Volmeter
D. Ammeter

 Answer: Ammeter


2) Electric transformers are used to

A. Filter current
B. Regulate current
C. Serve as fuse
D. Change voltage

 Answer: Change voltage


3) One horse power is equal to

A. 523 watts
B. 746 watts
C. 816 watts
D. 719 watts

 Answer: 746 watts


4) Optics is the study of

A. Nature and properties of light
B. Old age, its phenomenon, disease etc
C. Disease of the nervous system
D. Symbolic representations

 Answer: Nature and properties of light


5) The gases used in different types of welding would include

A. oxygen and hydrogen
B. oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen
C. oxygen, acetylene and argon
D. oxygen and acetylene

 Answer: oxygen and acetylene


6) In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?

A. Making cement and glass
B. Disinfecting water of ponds
C. cutting very hard substances
D. Making casts for statues

 Answer: cutting very hard substances


7) The average salinity of sea water is

A. 3%
B. 3.5%
C. 2.5%
D. 2%

 Answer: 3.5%


8) Which of the gas is not known as greenhouse gas?

A. Methane
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


9) Which of the following are longest cells of human body?

A. Pancreatic cells
B. Epethelial cells
C. Nerve cells
D. Epidermal cells

 Answer: Nerve cells


10) Which organ is affected by Pneumonia disease?

A. Skin and intestine
B. Urinary tract
C. Liver
D. Lungs

 Answer: Lungs


11) Water passes from the soil into the root hair by a physical process called :

A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Transpiration
D. Absorption

 Answer: Osmosis


12) Evaporation of water is

A. A process accompained by a chemical reaction
B. An endothermic Change
C. An exothermic change
D. An process in which no heat exchange reaction

 Answer: An endothermic Change


13) The pitch of the sound is measured by its

A. Intensity
B. waveform
C. Frequency
D. Loudness

 Answer: Frequency


14) Which of the following acts as a resistance against disease in the body?

A. Carbohydrates
B. Red corpuscles
C. Vitamins
D. White corpuscles

 Answer: White corpuscles


15) Which of the following normally warms up faster when heat is applied?

A. Water
B. Glass
C. Iron
D. Wood

 Answer: Iron


16) The person suffering from “myopia” cannot see the objects at:

A. Near distance
B. Longer distance
C. any distance
D. Close to eye

 Answer: Longer distance


17) The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called as

A. Transition metals
B. Main group metals
C. Alkali metals
D. Rare metals

 Answer: Transition metals



18) Heavy water is

A. Deuterium oxide
B. PH7
C. Rain water
D. Tritium oxide

 Answer: Deuterium oxide


19) The word CNG in the transport network system stands for

A. Chlorine Natural Gas
B. Commercial Natural Gas
C. Compressed Natural Gas
D. Condensed Natural Gas

 Answer: Compressed Natural Gas


20) Blood Pressure in humans is measured using the

A. Sphygmomanometer
B. Thermometer
C. Anemometer
D. None of the above

 Answer: Sphygmomanometer

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Important Current Affairs Questions in March

1.Which of the following has referred to India as a Key Hub for Illicit Drug Trade.

A. WHO
B. UNIDO
C. UNICEF
D. UNODC

Answer: UNODC

2.ISRO and __________ signed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system.

A. JAXA
B. CNES
C. NASA
D. SpaceX

Answer: CNES

3.The theme of World civil defence day is;

A. Civil Defence and the national institutions for more efficient disaster management
B. Children's safety, our responsibility
C. Together with civil defence against disasters
D. Civil Defence and the new information technologies

Answer: Children's safety, our responsibility

4.Who has been nominated as the head of Food and Agricultural Organisation?

A. Neelashi Shukla
B. Sanjana Manaktala
C. Amitabh Kant
D. Ramesh Chandra

Answer: Ramesh Chandra

5.BOLD-QIT project, sometimes seen in news, has launched on which of the following borders of India?

A. Bangladesh
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Myanmar

Answer: Bangladesh

6.Which two organisation form a working group Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme?

A. NABARD and TRAI
B. LIC and SEBI
C. IRDAI and NHA
D. SEBI and IRDAI

Answer: IRDAI and NHA

7.Which bank has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurer HDFC Life Insurance Company?

A. Corporation Bank
B. Bank Of Baroda
C. United Bank of India
D. Andhra Bank

Answer: United Bank of India

8.The 12-day Aerial Exercise Red Flag 2019 began in which country?

A. Singapore
B. Russia
C. Malaysia
D. US

Answer:US

9.Who has been appointed the chairman of Coordination Committee for 2022 Asian Games?

A. Roopa Unnikrishnan
B. Randhir Singh
C. Surender Kumar
D. Jaspal Rana

Answer: Randhir Singh

10.Which Sport will return in Asian Games 2022 edition in Hangzhou?

A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Football
D. Tennis

Answer: Cricket

11.Which city became world's most polluted city in 2018?

A. Faridabad
B. New Delhi
C. Gurugram
D. Noida

Answer: Gurugram

12.The CM of this state laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project with the cost of Rs 300-crore.

A. Uttarakhand
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat

Answer: Uttarakhand

13.Which company launches the scheme "SWAGAT" - the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System?

A. BEL
B. IOC
C. HAL
D. Bharat Petroleum

Answer: BEL

14.Kaja Kallas appointed as the first female prime minister of this country?

A. Swedan
B. Denmark
C. Finland
D. Estonia

Answer: Estonia

15.Recently, Which country becomes the 124th member of the International Criminal Court?

A. Iraq
B. United States
C. China
D. Malaysia

Answer: Malaysia

16.Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd and this bank jointly establishing a digital payments platform for India.

A. Axis
B. ICICI
C. HDFC
D. SBI

Answer: SBI

17.IDBI Bank gets govt nod to handle import and export transactions with which country?

A. India
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iraq
D. Iran

Answer: Iran

18.Former Union Minister V. Dhananjaya Kumar was passed away recently. He belongs to the state of?

A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer: Karnataka

19.When did Janaushadhi Diwas celebrated?

A. 9th March
B. 6th March
C. 7th March
D. 3rd March

Answer: 7th March

20.The refurbished Handloom Haat was inaugurated by Textiles Minister Smriti Irani in __________.

A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Jaipur
D. Kanpur

Answer: New Delhi

World Tuberculosis Day | The Election Commission of India (ECI) | Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s Day -Current Affairs in march

1.World Tuberculosis Day 2019 was observed on March 24th with the theme “It’s time”.World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated in about thedevastating consequence of TB and how to end the global epidemic of this lung disease.World Tuberculosis Day is establised on March 24th 1882,
TB bacterium was discovered by Dr Robert Koch.TB bacterium marked the first step towards diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

2.Divya Karnad became First Indian Woman to honoured with ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation. She is second Indian to receive this award after Dr. Charudutt Mishra.

3.Football Delhi Presented first-ever Football Ratna award to Noted Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri.

4.The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued guidelines to media on various issue related to elections like exit polls, publication of results etc.The advisory by the election commission states that exit polls can only be telecast after the final phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ends on May 19.

5.The Defence Ministry has announced the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Navy chief. He will succeed Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is is retiring on 31 March.
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been honoured with Ati Vishist Seva Medal and Param Vishist Seva Medal (2018) for his service.

6.On March 23rd, India observed Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s Day as a tribute to the Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary. The supreme sacrifice of these revolutionaries continues to inspire generations in India.Bhagat Singh along with his associates Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged to death for the killing 21-year-old British police officer John Saunders on March 23rd 1931.

7.WhatsApp and National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) have decided to work together to impart digital literacy for curbing thmenace of fake news before the general elections.

8.The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted the Chinook heavy-lift helicopters made in the US. The Chinook helicopters ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit.

9.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened the registration for recently launched Young Scientist Programme.The programme also referred to as “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (Yuvika) is aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space application.The selection for the programme is based on their performance from 8th Std marks.Those interested can register through the link https://yuvika.isro.gov.in/yuvika/.

10.Indian mountaineer Arunima Sinha became world’s first woman amputee to climb Mountain Vinson Massif (highest peak of Antarctica with Height 4892 Metres). In 2013, she became first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest.

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Which of the following countries has signed a 'Non-Aggression Pact' with Sudan?
A) Uganda
B) Kenya
C) Ethiopia
D) South Sudan

Ans: South Sudan 

2) Epsom(England) is the place associated with
A) Snooker
B) Shooting
C) Polo
D) Horse racing


Ans: Horse racing

3) Who is known as 'the father of Indian missile technology'?
A) Dr. U.R. Rao
B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C) Dr. Chidambaram
D) Dr. Homi Bhabha

Ans: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

4) Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil nadu
  c) Kerala
D) Orissa

Ans: Orissa

5) Who has been appointed as the CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC)?
A) David Richardson
B) Shashank Manohar
C) Manu Sawhney
D) Mark Waugh

Ans: Manu Sawhney

6) Who has took up the chairmanship of G77?
A) Egypt
B) Palestine
C) Israel
D) India

Ans: Palestine

7) People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sankranti?
A) Kerala
B) Punjab
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu

Ans: Karnataka

8) Who has been conferred the Republic Day Journalism Award 2019?
A) Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty
B) Rebati Mohan
C) Wasbir Hussain
D) Sunil Janah

Ans: Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty

9) Who is the CEO of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)?
A) D Subbarao
B) Reckitt Benckiser
C) Amitabh Kant
D) Indu Bhushan

Ans: Indu Bhushan

10) ESCAP stands for
A) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
B) European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
C) Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
D) None of the above

Ans: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

11) Who has announced to launch the SPHEREx mission to observe and collect data on over 300 million galaxies?
A) ISRO
B) JAXA
C) CNSA
D) NASA

Ans: NASA

12) Which Israeli company has sent world’s first privately funded mission to moon?
A) Meteor Space
B) ELTA Systems Ltd
C) UAS Technologies
D) SpaceIL

Ans: SpaceIL

13) The country's first 'brain bank' that can store up to 300 human brains has been opened at
A) Alleppey
B) Bangalore
C) Bhubaneswar
D) Bombay

Ans: Bangalore

14) First Indian woman to win Man Booker Prize?
A) Kiran Desai
B) B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Salman Rushdie
D) Arundhati Roy

Ans: Arundhati Roy

15) Who has become the first batsman ever to smash 500 or more sixes in international cricket?
A) M S Dhoni
B) Chris Gayle
C) Virat Kohli
D) Brandon Mccullum

Ans:  Chris Gayle

16) According to Moody’s, what will be India’s growth rate in 2020?
A) 7.0%
B) 7.1%
C) 7.3%
D) 7.5%

Ans: 7.3%

17) As per the annual report ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’,Who is the largest importer of weapons in the world?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) USA

Ans: Saudi Arabia

18) The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) will be started from which of the following states?
A) Telangana
B) Karnataka
C) Odisha
D) Gujarat

Ans: Gujarat

19) Who has been named as India’s first lokpal?
A) Justice JS Kehar
B) Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
C) Justice H.L. Dattu
D) Dr Ram Shankar Katheria

Ans: Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose

20) Who has been conferred with Templeton Prize, 2019?
A) Dalai Lama
B) Marcelo Gleiser
C) Timothy John
D) Noam Chomsky

Ans: Marcelo Gleiser

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Athlete’s foot is a dangerous disease caused by

A. Fungus
B. Fly
C. Virus
D. Vitamin deficiency

 Answer: Fungus


2) The heavenly body nearest to the earth is the

A. Venus
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Saturn

 Answer: Moon


3) Second’s pendulum is a pendulum which executes one oscillation in

A. Half a second
B. One second
C. Two seconds
D. None of these

 Answer: Two seconds


4) Small pox is a deadly and highly contagious

A. Bacterial Disease
B. Viral disease
C. Fungal disease
D. Vitamin deficiency disease

 Answer: Viral disease


5) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. Silicon dioxide
B. Germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. Sodium silicate

 Answer: Silicon dioxide


6) Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


7) Bromine is a

A. Black solid
B. Red liquid
C. Colourless gas
D. Highly inflammable gas

 Answer: Red liquid


8) Who invented the microscope?

A. Joseph Niepce
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Linus Pauling
D. Zacharias Janssen

 Answer: Zacharias Janssen


9) Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Zinc
B. Titanium
C. Sulphur
D. Fluorine

 Answer: Fluorine


10) Which of the following is an antibiotic?

A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C. Sulphadizine
D. Penicillin


 Answer: Penicillin


11) Intelligent behaviour directly depends upon

A. Memory
B. Instincts
C. Innate behaviour
D. Reflex

 Answer: Memory


12) SI unit of magnetic flux is

A. Weber
B. Tesla
C. Henry/meter
D. Weber/meter2

 Answer: Weber


13) Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

 Answer: Eyes


14) The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum

 Answer: Diamond


15) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

A. Bitumen
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite
D. Peat

 Answer: Peat


16) Tetraethyl lead is used as

A. Pain killer
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Mosquito repellent
D. Petrol additive

 Answer: petrol additive


17) Which of the following is a radioactive element?

A. Cobalt
B. Uranium
C. Argon
D. Chromium

 Answer: Uranium


18) Which group is not concerned with the solar system?

A. Nebulae
B. Asteroids
C. Nervous system
D. Planets


 Answer: Nervous system


19) Which of the following substances or chemicals is obtaind from plants?

A. Insulin
B. Qunine
C. Chloromycetin
D. Aspirin

 Answer: Qunine


20) The mass density of Kerosene is:

A. More than water
B. Equal to water
C. Less than water
D. None of the above

 Answer: Less than water

Monday, March 25, 2019

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM GENERAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

1) Enzymes are:
 
A. Inorganic compounds
B. Moulds
C. Micro-organisms
D. Proteins

 Answer: Proteins


2) Why does water get cooled in earthen pot and not in a metal or glass pot:

A. Earthen walls are bad conductor so heat does not affect the water
B. Earthen walls of the pot absorb heat of water
C. Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water
D. None of the above


 Answer: Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water


3) The element of Electric stove is made of

A. Copper
B. Invar
C. Magnalium
D. Nicrome

 Answer: Nicrome


4) The method of protecting iron from rusting, by coating a thin layer of Zinc is called

A. Galvanizing
B. Rancidity
C. Alloy
D. Pulverizing

 Answer : Galvanizing


5) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen sulphide


6) Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

A. copper
B. magnesium
C. iron
D. calcium

 Answer: magnesium


7) What is the SI unit of Young’s modulus of elasticity?

A. Henry
B. Hertz
C. Pascal
D. Dioptre

 Answer: Pascal


8) The chemical used for cooling in refrigeration is :

A. CO2
B. NH4CI
C. NH4OH
D. Liquified ammonia

 Answer: NH4OH


9) Crops that arer grown for animal feed are called

A. Forage crops
B. Monsoon crops
C. Cash crops
D. Wetland crops

 Answer: Forage crops


10) Which of the following is the weakest force?

A. Gravitational force
B. Electromagnetic Force
C. Nuclear Force
D. Electrostatic force

 Answer: Gravitational force


11) Which of the following elements is least electronegative?

A. Sodium
B. Oxygen
C. Magnesium
D. Calcium

 Answer: Sodium


12) Which of the following is used in pencils?

A. Graphite
B. Silicon
C. Charcoal
D. Phosphorous

 Answer: Graphite


13) Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

A. Phosphorous
B. Bromine
C. Chlorine
D. Helium

 Answer: Bromine


14) The fuse in an electric circuit is connected in

A. parallel to live
B. parallel to neutral
C. series with live
D. series with neutral

 Answer: series with lives


15) Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

A. Typhoid
B. Tuberculosis
C. Malaria
D. Small pox

 Answer: Small Pox


16) Flowers are bright coloured and scented in order to attract insects and help

A. Dispersal of seed
B. Cane-sugar
C. Pollination
D. Nothing of the above

 Answer: Pollination


17) “Histology” is the study of:

A. Bones
B. Coins
C. Tissues
D. History

 Answer: Tissues


18) Which of the following in the human body is popularly called the Adam’s apple?

A. Adrenal
B. Liver
C. Thyroid
D. Thymus

 Answer: Thyroid


19) Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?

A. Tin
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Zinc

 Answer: Mercury


20) Washing soda is the common name for

A. Sodium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium carbonate

 Answer: Sodium carbonate

Important General Knowledge Questions for Government Exams

1) Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
A) Raja Rammohan Roy
B) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
   
Ans: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

2) With how many volunteers did Gandhi led his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930 from his base Sabarmati Ashram ?
A) 20
B) 50
C) 78
D) 103

Ans: 78

3) With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest ?
A) Lucknow Pact
B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C) Cripps Mission Proposals
D) None of the above

Ans: Lucknow Pact

4) In budget 2019-20, the government set the target to distribute ____ LPG connections under the Ujjawala Yojna.
A) 6 cr
B) 10 cr
C) 5 cr
D) 8 cr

Ans: 8 Cr

5) What is the biggest item of income of the central government in 2019-20 budget?
A) Goods and Service Tax
B) Corporation tax
C) Borrowings and other liabilities
D) a and b both are equal

Ans: a and b both are equal

6) Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent?
A) Junko Tabei
B) Bachendri Pal
C) Santosh yadav
D) Premlata Agarwal

Ans: Junko Tabei

7) Which is the house where the Chairperson is not the member of that house?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Vidhan Parishad
C) Rajya Sabha
D) Vidhan Sabha

Ans: Rajya Sabha

8) Which one among the following metals is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater?
A) Tungsten
B) Nickel
C) Antimony
D) Titanium

Ans: Titanium

9) ‘Pradhana Mantri jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for-
A) promoting financial inclusion in the country
B) promoting agricultural inclusion in the country
C) promoting political inclusion in the country
D) promoting social inclusion in the country

Ans: promoting financial inclusion in the country

10) This river was also called as the Ganges of the South, Name the river from the given options.
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Cauvery
D) None of these

Ans: Cauvery

11) In the World Boxing Championships 2017, who won India its first medal?
A) Gaurav Bidhuri
B) Alexzendar
C) Tarzen
D) Mitshuba

Ans: Gaurav Bidhuri

12) Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi ?
A) Ajit Singh
B) Syed Haider Raza
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Balgangadhar Tilak

Ans: Syed Haider Raza

13) Who is named as 'Captain of the year' in the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards ?
A) Quinton de Kock
B) Hayley Williams
C) Ben Stokes
D) Virat Kohli

Ans: Virat Kohli

14) Who won the US Open 2018?
A) Brooks Koepka
B) Tommy Fleetwood
C) T. Finau
D) D. Johnson

Ans: Brooks Koepka

15) Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world' ?
A) Johannesburg
B) Paris
C) Dubai
D) Saudi

Ans: Johannesburg

16) Which region specializes in diamonds?
A) Sub-Saharan Africa
B) Central america
C) Middle east Europe
D) South America

Ans: Sub-Saharan Africa 

17) Who was appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI recently ?
A) SS Mundra
B) Viral Acharya
C) Urjit Patel
D) R Gandhi

Ans: Viral Acharya

18) The First Five Year Plan was based on ___________.
A) Herold Domar Model
B) P.C . Mahalanobis Model
C) Both the Above
D) None of the above

Ans: Herold Domar Model

19) Jim Corbett National Park is located at:
A) Uttar Pardesh
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Uttarakhand

Ans: Uttarakhand

20) Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress ?
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Gandhiji
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) None of these

Ans: Gandhiji

Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary | PRANAM Commission|National Book Trust (NBT) -Current Affair march

1.The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary in New Delhi.The second edition dictionary includes total 6000 words.The ISL Dictionary is also available on ISLRTC’s YouTube channel.The aim of the dictionary is to help spread the use of ISL which could result in better education and employment opportunities for hearing impaired persons.

2.The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal has announced a PRANAM Commission.the issues related to the Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill.The PRANAM Bill is an effort from the state government to protect elderly parents and unmarried differently abled siblings and give them financial security.

3.Government launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN) Yojana for augmenting income of farmers by providing income support to small and marginal farmer families.
Farmer familier having cultivartable land upto 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support of INR 6000 per year. PM Kisan Scheme,First Installment of Rs 2021 crores was directly sent into bank accounts of 1,010,6,880 (One Crore One Lakh Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty) Eligible Farmers.

4.UAE Emirate Abu Dhabi included Hindi as third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice.

5.The Union Minister of Human Resources and Development Prakash Javadekar launched the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) programme to provide industry-specific apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates.These apprenticeship courses will be available to them from academic year April-May, 2019.SHREYAS is a major effort in the direction to make degree students more skilled, capable, employable and gainful employment.

6.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed three banks, Dhanlaxmi .Bank, Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank from the PCA framework by moving them out of its weakbank watchlist.

7.Educationist and Author Govind Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT).National Book Trust (NBT) is an established by the Government Of India in the Year 1957 under the Department Of Higher Education, Ministry Of Human Resource Development.f Human Resource Developmentconducting literary events, activities for children, training in publishing throughout the country, participating in international book fairs to promote Indian literature.

8.Government launched Women Safety initiative of Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) in 16 States/UTs and Mumbai city. People in these states and UTs can now call a single pan India number 112 for any emergency. Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal were also launched.Home Minister Rajnath Singh also inaugurated a national cyber forensic lab and Cyber Prevention, Awareness & Detection Centre (CyPAD).

9.Gujarat government launched 2nd edition of water conservation scheme Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, which aims to deepen water bodies in state before monsoon to increase storage of rainwater to be used during times of scarcity.

10.83rd Senior National Badminton Championships, In Guwahati (Assam) -
Women's - Saina Nehwal won her fourth title, defeating P.V.Sindhu.
Men's - Sourabh Verma won by defeating Lakshya Sen.
Men's Doubles - Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Chirag Shetty.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

World water day | .Bihar Diwas | World Down Syndrome Day-Current Affair march

1.Bihar Diwas was celebrated on March 22nd across the state to commemorate the day when Bihar was carved out of the Bengal Presidency in the year 1912.March 22nd 2019 was the 107th foundation day of the state.

2.Japan has donated $69 million to the United Nations World Food Programme to provide vital aid to 28 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.In the 1960 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference.World Food Programme also aims to figerht micronutrient deficiencies, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and combat disease, including HIV. all over world .Zero percentage hunger in 2030.

3.Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Gyan Data (an IIT-M incubated company) together with experts from ESPNcricinfo have launched Superstats,a new metrics to analyse the game of cricket.Superstats will provide the viewers with a new experience wherein where match information, analysis and projection are backed with data science.

4.World water day in march 22 with theme is ‘Leaving no one behind’.The theme ‘Leaving no one behind’ underscores the motto of ‘water for all’ .Aims to ensure all including elderly, disabled, marginalized and poor people get access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation, as enshrined under Sustainable Development Goals.United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March World Water day by passing resolution in 1922.

5.World Poetry Day is observed every year on March 21st by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Poetry Day aims to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world.UNESCO decided to observe March 21st as World Poetry Day to give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movement.

6.March 21 was celebrated as World Down Syndrome Day. The theme of the 2019 World Down Syndrome Day is “Leave no one behind”.The genetic disorder has been named after British doctor John Langdon Down who fully described the syndrome in 1866.March 21st is the 21st day of third month. March 21st was chosen to signify uniqueness of the triplication of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndyndrome.

7.Telangana government will form a 'State Tiger Protection Force' to save Tiger population in State. State and Central government will share cost on 40:60 basis.

8.96 years old Karthiyani Amma from Kerala became Commonwealth Learning Goodwill Ambassador. She has been given this honour for becomimg oldest ever candidate to appear for Kerala Literacy Mission’s Akshara Laksham (Million Letters) literacy exam.

9. National Youth Day in India in jan 12, marking birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. It was declared by Government in 1984.Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore launched National Youth Parliament Festival 2019, as 2nd edition of same, with theme “Be The Voice of New India” and “Find solutions and contribute to policy”.

10.National Science Day in Feb 28. It marks discovery of Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928. For this discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched STARS scheme (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science to fund Science projects). IISC will be the coordinator of the scheme.

ICICI Lombard & Mobiwik - Kazakhstan renamed Capital - Superstats - Swajal Yojana - The World's Best - Current Affairs March 2019


1) Indian low-cost airlines SpiceJet has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA). SpiceJet is the first Indian budget carrier to join the IATA, which has over 290 airlines as members.

2) Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Astana to Nursultan to honour outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. This announcement was made by the new president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and was approved by the parliament of Kazakhstan.Nursultan Nazarbayev served nearly 30 years as leader of the oil-rich nation.

3) The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and IIT Madras signed a MoU with the Ministry of Higher Education Afghanistan Government to collaborate on Digital Education Initiatives.

4) Pune , Maharashtra is hosting the 10 days long Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise AFINDEX-19 between the Indian Army and 16 African nations

5) ICICI Lombard and digital financial services company MobiKwik entered into a partnership to provide cyber insurance cover of Rs. 50000.The relationship aims to provide protection against unauthorised and fraudulent transactions online, across bank accounts, debit/credit cards and mobile wallets.

6) Lydian Nadhaswaram an 13 years old pianist from Chennai won the prize of $1 million (6.9 crore) for his performance on the American reality show ‘The World’s Best’. And also he made his debut on The Ellen Show.

7) Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Gyan Data (an IIT-M incubated company) together with experts from ESPNcricinfo have launched Superstats, a new metrics to analyse the game of cricket.

8) The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched second project of Swajal Yojana at village Bhikampura, Karauli, Rajasthan.It was launched by Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti.

9) The Union Government is going to roll out Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) scheme. It was first announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his 2018-19 budget speech.

10) India extended a financial grant of 35.5 million Nepalese rupees to Nepal for the construction of an educational campus to boost the learning environment of the students.The educational campus was jointly inaugurated by District Coordination Committee and Campus management committee.

11) World Water Day 2019 was observed on 22 March with the theme  ‘Leaving no one behind’.

Air pollution in China, Asian Championships, GST Council, World TB Day - Current Affairs on March, 2019

1) Lalit Kala Akademi has announced the winner of 60th Annual Academy Awards. Totally 15 winners are there in Lalit Kala Akademi. Total prize money of Rs 1 lakh during the 60th National Exhibition of Art. The awards will be offered during the 60th National Exhibition of Art. The awardees will be honoured with a plaque, a shawl and 1 lakh prize money.


2) Air pollution in China raises the risk of diabetes. The risk of diabetes has increased by 16 percent over 10 micrograms per cubic meter in PM2.5 particle exposure.

3) Bihar Diwas was celebrated on March 22nd. Bijari was celebrated as a memorial day in 1912 from the province of Bengal. In 1911 , the Bengal Presidency was split into four sabhas Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Assam when the capital of then British India was shifted to Delhi

4) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) reseachers Gyan Data (an IIT-M incubated company) together launched Superstats, It's a new metrics to analyse the game of cricket. The Superstats has includes three metrics such as Luck Index, Forecaster and Smart Stats.

5) Neeraj Chopra lead the Asian Championship for the Indian athletics team. Neeraj Chopra lead the 39-member Indian athletics team for next month's Asian Championships in Doha.

6) Former India hockey captain Sardar Singh has appointed in Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) at 38th General Assembly in Bangkok. All the Olympic committee members have been elected for a four-year term from 2019 to 2023.

7) Thailand's first general election was held after 5 years of military rule. In 2014, the army removed an elected government in regime change. About 51.4 million people voted in the election. It will appoint 500 members to the House of Representatives under lower house of the Parliament.

8) GST Council approves new tax rates transition plan for real estate sector. The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council held at March 19, 2019 to discuss the details for implementation of the lower GST rate in Real Estate Sector. The council approved the New transition plan tax rate.

9) World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019 with an aim to raise public awareness about the upsetting health and economic consequences of tuberculosis and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a joint initiative “Find. Treat. All. #EndTB” on World TB Day.

10) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said India one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. India has carried out several key reforms in the last five years. Indian economy growth revealed at the upcoming World Economic Outlook WEO survey report to be released by the IMF.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

SAIL Smart Garbage Bin, Google BOLO App, NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex found Bennu - Current Affairs on March, 2019

1) International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI) 2days workshop held in New Delhi. This workshop organised by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) partnership with the Global Commission on Adaptation, United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank was held at new Delhi.

2) SAIL produce Smart Garbage Bin which is made stainless steel with integrates Technology for smart waste management. The Smart Garbage Bin 'll send the signels to garbage collection vechicles when it's full. This smart garbage bin useful for better clean and reduce the human intervention.

3) Google launches BOLO app which help to the childern to read in Hindi and English. Bolo app which is bein launched in India first. This app currently include up to 100 stories in Hindi and English. All smartphones running Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and higher able to downloading this BOLO app.


4) Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, Gujarat, (IIPHG) developig a ‘Conquer Exam'mobile application which help to reduce the exam pressure for the student. IIPHG joined hands with National Mental Health Program, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat for developing this mobile app.

5) IIT- Kharagpur Students has developed the new app which detect the fake money. This app is an kind of image processing which can detect fake currency. This new innovation technology easy to solve challenging faced to find the fake currency.

6) Reserve Bank of India has replaced the previous expenditure-based system with a rule-based approach in fixing new Ways and Means limits for the state governments on 18th march, 2019

7) Indian get Benefits as on PhD- Level Work Visas : U.K. government to remove any limit on the number of PhD-level work visas. U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in a Budget update, referred annual Spring Statement, 2019, to as the Tier 2 (General) category of work visas, accounting for 54% . Indian nationals also increase in the grant of Tier 2 visas last year, up by 6% compared to the previous year.

8) NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission found the evidence of particle plumes water source on asteroid Bennu. Bennu has most rugged surface than NASA expected. Bennu’s diameter, rotation rate, inclination and overall shape exactly presented as projected. Radar observations not provide any information about colours or brightness of the Bennu.

World Consumer Rights Day - Tourism Awards - Statehood Day -Education Day - Current Affairs On March

1) March 15 of every year is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day. The theme of the World Consumer Rights Day 2019 is “Trusted Smart Products”.

2) World Kidney Day 2019 was observed on 14th March. The theme of the World Kidney Day 2019 is Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere. And the theme denotes universal health coverage (UHC) for prevention and early treatment of kidney disease.

3) Vastradan Campaign initiated by the former royal family of Udaipur has set the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of clothes for donation. The campaign had collected more than 3 lakh items of clothing.

4) In 'TV Cinema Spot' Category at ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Borse), Berlin. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has won the First Prize at prestigious international Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019.

5) The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

6) The first-ever International Day of Education was celebrated on 24 January 2019 as per the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly.

7) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay. This is to promot the government’s Digital India initiative.

8) The states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya celebrated their 47th Statehood Day on 21st January. These state became full-fledged states on January 21, 1972.

9) Suman Kumari becomes the first Hindu woman to have became a civil judge in Pakistan after passing an examination for induction of judicial officers.

10) Saudi Arabia has appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar, as its first female ambassador to the United States.

Most Important Current Affairs March

1.Pramod Sawant is new chief minister of Goa following the demise of Manohar Parrikar. Pramod Sawant was elected as speaker after the 2017 polls. He was the youngest speaker from among all state legislative assemblies at that time.

2.Indian Writer Raghu Karnad has won the  Windham-Campbell Prize in the non-fiction category for his debut book.Raghu Karnad is the second Indian to receive the award. Jerry Pinto had won the award for his novel, Em And The Big Hoom in 2016. Raghu Karnad is the son of legendary writer and the Jnanpith awarde Girish Karnad.

3.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and France Space Agency CNES signed an agreement to set up a maritime surveillance centre in India. Training ISRO and CNES also agreed to jointly train Indian Scientists for the ‘Gaganyaan’ project at Toulouse Space Centre in France.

4.India’s largest Bank State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of YONO Cash through which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using ATM.

5.The name of former Supreme Court Judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose has been cleared by the Lokpal Selection Committee headed by the Prime Minister. The first Lokpal of India in Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose .

6.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that SBI, ICICI and HDFC Banks would continue as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) for 2018. 

7.March 8,Women's day
  1. NASA announced that it will be conducting first-ever all-female spacewalk. Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain will exit International Space Station on March 29, 35 years after first woman performed a spacewalk at anounced women's day on march 8.
  2.Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018 presented by President Ram Nath Kovind , to 41 women achievers.

8.The Special Olympics World Games 2019 was inaugurated at Abu Dhabi.The speacial olympics is first time started in Middle East and Africa region. The Special Olympics are held every two years and alternates between summer and winter.Previous Special Olympics were held in Austria (2017) and the next Special Olympics will be held in Sweden (2021). The motto of Special Olympics “Let me win. But if I cannot  win, let me brave in the attempt.’ 

9.Niti Ayog in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the first workshopon the development of the India Energy Modelling Forum (IEMF).
Under the Strategic Partnership, the United States and India will pursue four primary pillars of cooperation: Oil and Gas Power and Energy Efficiency,Renewable Energy and Sustainable Growth Coal.

10.March 15 every year is celebrated as World Consumer Rights Day. The theme of the World Consumer Rights Day 2019 is “Trusted Smart Products”.The genesis of the World Consumer Rights Day can be traced to the special message to the US Congress on 15th March 1962 by President John F Kennedy.The first World Consumers Day was celebrated at 1983 and since then every year March 15 is celebrated as World Consumers Day.

11.The Students from IIT- Kharagpur has devised a code for a Smartphone application to address the problem of detecting fake Indian currency.

12.NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission discovers evidence of water, particle plumes on asteroid Bennu among numerous other findings.The Osiris-Rex mission is expected to return samples to Earth in 2023 and before attempting to obtain a sample from the asteroid, it will map out Bennu's surface in detail and orbit the asteroid to calculate its mass.

13.The International Day of Happiness 2019 was celebrated on March 20 with the theme Happier Together.The concept of International Day of Happiness was  materialised by UN special advisor Jayme Illien to inspire and spread a happiness movement globally and the first ever international day of happiness was observed on March 20, 2013.Happiness the United Nations has launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet.

14.The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has released the World Happiness Report 2019. The report ranks countries on six key variables  income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity.India has witnessed a sustained drop with a 140th place this year compared with the 133rd place in 2018.The United States dropped from the 18th to the 19th place.

Most Important current Affairs On March

1) Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways and Coal has awarded the Carnot Prize 2018 for the evolutional changes brought by him during his Union Minister Power.

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi in Navsari district, Gujarat on January 30, 2019 cause of Mahatma Gandhi's 71st death anniversary.

3) Dhanlaxmi Bank, Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank has been removed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from the PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) framework by moving them out of its weak-bank watchlist.

4) Government Approves Construction of more than 5 lakh Affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

5) The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal has announced a PRANAM Commission to look after the issues related to the Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill

6) Astronomers from Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai have identified a new population of ultraviolet stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808 using the India multi-wavelength space observatory AstroSat, launched in September 2015.

7) The government of Madhya Pradesh has announced the increase of the reservation quotas for the OBCs and has stated that it would also implement 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under the general category.

8) The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has unveiled a new scheme Yuvashree Plan II or Yuvashree Arpan to encourage entrepreneurship among youth in this scheme around fifty thousand Youths who have completed ITI or polytechnic institutes will be eligible to get financial support of Rs One Lakh from the state MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) department to set up their own business initiatives.

9) The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) was inaugurated at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The IND-INDO CORPAT 2019 is held from 19 Mar to 04 Apr 2019.

10) The Aero India 2019 was inaugurated in Bangalore at the Yelahanka Air Force Station by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. And the Areo India event has be held for 5 days from February 20 to 24.

11) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare a noise pollution map and remedial action plan to solve the issue across the country.

12) The Special Olympics World Games 2019 was inaugurated at Abu Dhabi. The Special Olympics World Games 2019 is being hosted by the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.