Miss World | CBDT | NTPC Exam Questions

1. Who was crowned as Miss World 2019?

Toni-Ann Singh

(Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World at an annual beauty pageant held at the 69th annual beauty pageant held in ExceL London, UK on 14 December. She was crowned by the 2018 winner Vanessa Ponce de Leon of Mexico. She became the fourth Jamaican woman to win Miss World.)

2. When was AirAsia India founded?

2013
(AirAsia India was founded on 28 March 2013. AirAsia India began its operations in June 2014. It currently has a fleet of 27 A320 aircraft and flies to 21 destinations in India. )


3. So far (December 2019), how many states' police force has been awarded the President's Colour award?

7

4. When was the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) formed?

1860

5. Who is appointed as the chief commercial officer of AirAsia India?

Ankur Garg

6. The ________ is the highest honour bestowed upon a police force in India.

President's Colour

7. PAN is a _______-digit alphanumeric number allotted by the I-T Department to a person, any firm or entity.

10

8. Which police force was honoured with the President's Colours award?

Gujarat  

9. Which state/UT unveiled a startup policy of the Industries Department?

Puducherry

10. Which site did NASA select for the sample collection on asteroid Bennu?

Nightingale

(NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in December 2018 on asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-Rex mission team has selected the site designated Nightingale, which is located in a crater high in Bennu's northern hemisphere. The team has also selected site Osprey of Bennu as a backup sample collection site.)

11. How many wholesale regulated markets have been integrated with e-NAM platform?

585

IREDA | External affairs | George Laurer - Group D exam Questions

1. The Ministry of Human Resource Development is to implement the Scheme of __________ under Samagra Shiksha.

Vocationalisation of School Education

2. Who is appointed as the Secretary of Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs?

Sanjay Bhattacharyya

3. Who is appointed as the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs?

Vikas Swarup

4. When was the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) established?

1987

5. Which state is to set up a virtual police station in the State's university?

Andhra Pradesh

6. Who became the first woman to set up a national advertising agency in India?

Tara Sinha

7.The US became India's _________ oil supplier, by replacing Kuwait during the first six months of 2019-20.

6th

8. RISAT-2BR1 is a __________ satellite.

Radar imaging

9. George Laurer who passed away recently is the co-inventor of ________.

Bar Code 

10. Where was the 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit held?

Kathmandu

World Heritage List | Education MOU | Samvidhan Divas Railway Group D Current Affairs

1. How many member states are there in the World Heritage Committee?

21

2.How many sites in Saudi Arabia are on UNESCO's World Heritage List?

5

3.India ranked _________ as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world.

12th

4. Which country was elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee for the first time on 27 November 2019?

Saudi Arabia

5.India signed an MoU with ________ to improve the field of education.

Vietnam

6. Which Country topped as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world?

China

7. The government has proposed to invest around _________ in HLL Biotech Ltd's complex near Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Rs.550 crore

8. When was the Food Corporation of India (FCI) established?

1965

9. When was the Samvidhan Divas or National Constitution Day observed for the first time in India?

2015

10. When was the adoption of the Indian Constitution came into effect?

26 November 1950

11. The book titled A Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a Military Chief talks about ___________.

Former PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Admiral Sushil Kumar)

12. When was the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) launched?

2015

13. When was the Constitution of India adopted?

1949

14. When was the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) established?

1866

15. Which Indian Journalist was awarded the 2019 International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)?

Neha Dixit