WORLD GEOGRAPHY GK QUESTION WITH COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Which is claimed to be the coldest place in Asia?

Answer: Dras

2.Where is Asia’s longest and highest ropeway?

Answer: Auli, Garhwal, Himalayas 

3.What is the river Ganga called in Bangladesh?

Answer: Padma

4.Pakistan has borders with two countries of Asia. Which are they?

Answer:Afghanistan and India

5.In which important city is Jeddah the port?

Answer:Mecca 

6.Which is the legendary Pass which links pakistan with Afganistan?

Answer:Khyber Pass 

7. which country is Nagev Desert located

Answer:Israel

8.The mesopotamia is now called

Answer:Iraq

9.Which Mediterranean island is considered an independent Asian country?

Answer:Cyprus

10.The famous island in the Arabian Sea is a part of yemen. Which island?

Answer: Sacotra

11.The UAE separates two parts of a country. Which country?

Answer: Oman

12.Mongolia’s great desert is called

Answer: Gopi Desert

13.Which is the longest river in Asia

Answer: yangtze

14.Who published the Theory of continental Drift?

Answer: German meterologist Alfred Wegener in 1915

15.What divides Asia from North America?

Answer: Berring Strait

16.Which country is the third largest producer of electric energy?

Answer: Japan

17.Where is the world’s largest Sea port?

Answer: Shanghai, China

18.Most of which country is occupied by the Anatolian plateau

Answer:Turkey

19.Which is the second largest country in terms of population?

Answer:India

20.World’s most destructive earthquake occurred in which country?

Answer:Japan in 1923 

INDIAN ECONOMIC GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Who is the current CEO of the NITI Aayog?

(a) Rajeev Kumar

(b) Arvind Subramanyam

(c) Amitabh Kant

(d) Narendra Modi

Answer:Amitabh Kant

2.Interim budget is also known as....

(a) Mini budget

(b) Vote on Account

(c) Both a and b

(d) None of these

Answer:Both a and b

3.Which of the following statement is correct about the NITI Aayog?

(a) NITI Aayog was Formed 25 January 2016

(b) NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(c) The full form of NITI Aayog is National institute for Transforming India

(d) The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India

Answer:The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India

4.Which article of the Constitution envisages Budget?

(a) Article 280

(b) Article 110

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 112

Answer: Article 112

5.When was NITI Aayog established?

(a) 1 January 2015

(b) 25 January 2016

(c) 14 May 2014

(d) 1 July 2015

Answer:1 January 2015

6.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

Answer:8 cr

7.What is the target (in terms of GDP) of Fiscal Deficit for FY 2019-20?

(a) 3.1%

(b) 3.5%

(c) 3.4%

(d) 4.4%

Answer:3.4%

8.Who of the following is the part of Governing Council of NITI Aayog?

(a) All Chief Ministers of the states

(b) Chief Ministers of Delhi and Puducherry

(c) Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Island

(d) All of the above

Answer:All of the above

9.What is the biggest item of government expenditure in budget 2019-20?

(a) Loan repayment

(b) Defense expenditure

(c) Expenditure on Central Plans

(d) Share of the states in taxes and fees

Answer:Share of the states in taxes and fees

10.Which of the following is not the function of the NITI Aayog?

(a) To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities sectors and strategies

(b) To foster cooperative federalism

(c) To give final approval to the Five Year Plans of India

(d) To create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system

Answer:To give final approval to the Five Year Plans of India

11.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

Answer:a and b both are equal

12.Which of the following district topped the rank of Aspirational district for the period of June 1, 2018, and October 31, 2018.

(a) Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

(b) Mewat (Haryana)

(c) Pakur (Jharkhand

(d) Hailakandi (Assam)

Answer:Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

13.The rate which the income tax is imposed in India is called....

(a) Digressive rate

(b) Progressive rate

(c) Regressive rate

(d) Proportionate rate

Answer:Digressive rate

14.Which of the following is not matched correctly about NITI Aayog?

(a) NITI Aayog head office: Delhi

(b) Narendra Modi: Chairman

(c) Parent Agency: Government of India

(d) NITI Aayog replaced: National Development Council

Answer:NITI Aayog replaced: National Development Council

15.How much cess is imposed currently by the Central Government?

(a) 4%

(b) 3.5%

(c) 3%

(d) 0.5%

Answer:4%

IMPORTANT DAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2019 FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.1st September is celebrated as:

A. World Coconut Day
B. National Nutrition Week
C. V-J Day
D. None of the above

Answer:National Nutrition Week

2.3rd September is celebrated as

A. Skyscraper Day
B. Vistory over Japan Day
C. World First Aid Day
D. National Fried Clam Day

Answer:Skyscraper Day

3.On which date Teacher's Day is celebrated?

A. 2 September
B. 3 September
C. 4 September
D. 5 September

Answer: 5 September

4.Why Teachers Day is celebrated on 5 September?

A. Abdul Kalam birthday
B. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan birthday
C. Swami Vivekananda birthday
D. None of the above

Answer: Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan birthday

5.International Literacy Day is observed on

A. 6 September
B. 7 September
C. 8 September
D. 9 September

Answer: 8 September

6.8 September is also celebrated as

A. Brazilian Independence Day
B. International Day of Charity
C. World Suicide Prevention Day
D. World Physical Therapy Day

Answer: World Physical Therapy Day

7.Name the harvesting festival that falls in the month of September?

A. Onam
B. Pongal
C. Makar Sankranti
D. Bhogali Bihu

Answer: Onam

8.14 September is celebrated as

A. World First Aid Day
B. World Suicide Prevention Day
C. Hindi Divas
D. International Day of Charity

Answer:Hindi Divas

9.International Day of Democracy is observed on

A. 13 September
B. 14 September
C. 15 September
D. 16 September

Answer: 15 September

10.Malaysia Day is celebrated on

A. 15 September
B. 16 September
C. 17 September
D. 18 September

Answer: 16 September

11.16 September is celebrated as

A. Engineer's Day
B. International Day of Peace and Non-Violence
C. International Talk Like a Pirate Day
D. World Ozone Day

Answer:World Ozone Day

12.What is the theme of World Maritime Day 2019?

A. Empowering women
B. To promote women in maritime
C. Empowering women in the maritime community
D. Increase women in maritime community

Answer:Empowering women in the maritime community

13.26 September is observed as

A. Day of Deaf
B. World Contraception Day
C. European Day of Languages
D. Rose Day

Answer:World Contraception Day

14.International Translation day is celebrated on

A. 27 September
B. 28 September
C. 29 September
D. 30 September

Answer: 30 September

15.World Heart day is celebrated on

A. 25 September
B. 27 September
C. 28 September
D. 29 September

Answer: 29 September

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. This Union Minister passed away on August 24, 2019 after prolonged illness.

Answer:Arun Jaitley 

2.Which among the northeastern and Himalayan states has topped under the theme incremental change in the CWMI 2.0 index?

Answer:Uttarkhand

3. Which Indian player has become the first-ever to clinch the Badminton World Championship title?

Answer:PV Sindhu

4.How many Gold medal in World Archery Youth Championship 2019?

Answer:2

5.PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which among the following gulf countries?

Answer: UAE

6.Where is the headquarters of Amazon located?

Answer:Seattle, Washington, United States 

7.Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'?

Answer:Bahrain

8.Under which scheme of Kerala does the Norka-Roots spend Rs.25 crore in 2018 to provide financial support to NRKs returning to their native place?

Answer:Santhwana scheme

9.According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all the pending GST refund would be returned to the MSME’s within how many days?

Answer:30 days

10.Which Country honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with The Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen award?

Answer:Maldives

11.Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on August 26, 2019?

Answer:Mother Teresa

12.When is the Women’s Equality Day observed?

Answer:August 26

13.Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project SU.RE in which city?

Answer:Mumbai

14.Who was selected for the Outstanding Engineer Award-2019 by Institution of Engineers in India?

Answer:Prabhakar Singh

15.Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title?

Answer:Gokulam Kerala FC

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1.The post of State Information Commissioner is created due to the existence of..

Answer:Right to Information Act

2.Which among the following is a Plurinational State officially ?

Answer:Bolivia

3.The State Information Commissioner holds the office for the period of..

Answer: 5years

4.Name the Border Guarding Force at Indo-China Border?

Answer:Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP)

5. Who can remove the State Information Commissioner?

Answer:The Governor of the state

6.What is the length of border that India shares with China?

Answer:3488 km

7.What is the full form of DWCRA?

Answer: Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas

8.Albert Sabin is known for developing which of the following vaccines?

Answer:Polio vaccine

9.India-Bangladesh border is at which number the longest in the world?

Answer:Fifth

10.Which Indian state shares longest border between India and Bangladesh?

Answer:West Bengal

11.What is the minimum age to be appointed as the Chief Minister of a state?

Answer:25 years

12.Which country has the highest productivity of rice?

Answer:China

13.Who provide oath to other ministers of the state other than the Chief Minister?

Answer:Governor

14.which is the top fruit producer in India?

Answer: Maharashtra

15.Which is the largest spice producing state in India?

Answer:Andhra Pradesh

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.When will the World Sanskrit Diwas 2019 be celebrated?

a) 14 August
b) 15 August
c) 16 August
d) 17 August

Answer: 15 August

2.Who has recently won ‘Doodle for Google’ 2019 award?

a) Misty Lawrance
b) Jane Peterson
c) Arantza Pena Popo
d) Andrew Cornwell

Answer: Arantza Pena Popo

3.Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is to be awarded ________.

a) Vir Chakra
b) Param Vir Chakra 
c) Mahavir Chakra
c) Ashoka Chakra

Answer: Vir Chakra

4.What is the name of the event where the Indian flag will be hoisted in J&K in 73rd Independence Day of India for the first time?

a) Jashn-ul-Fitr
b) Jashn-e-Azad 
c) J&K-e-Fitr
d) None of the above

Answer: Jashn-e-Azad

5.Which of the following group sought for the partition of the country?

a) Indian National Congress
b) Bengal Province Party 
c) Swaraj Party
d) Muslim League

Answer: Muslim League

6.India celebrates ________ Independence Day of 15 August.

a) 72nd
b) 73rd 
c) 74th
d) None of these

Answer: 73rd

7.Which State won the Best innovation and initiative leadership award 2019?

a) Maharashtra
b) kerala 
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat

Answer: Rajasthan

8.Which Ministry launched Swachh Nagar app?

a) Ministry of Textiles
b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
c) Ministry of Jal Shakti
d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

9.What is the theme of the Swachh Survekshan 2020?

a) ODF++ goals
b) Cleanliness is Our Right 
c) Clean India 2020
d) None of the above

Answer: Cleanliness is Our Right

10. Who is the first Indian to claim a World Title in Motorsports

a) PT Usha
b) Aishwarya Pissay 
c) Nithya Suresh
d) Seetha Sharma

Answer: Aishwarya Pissay

11.Donald Trump accused which two countries of taking advantage of the WTO’s ‘developing economies’ tag?

a) China and Japan
b) India and Pakistan
c) Pakistan and China
d) India and China

Answer: India and China

12.IWF has provisionally suspended five athletes belonging to which nation?

a) India
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China

Answer: Russia

13.Which government launches E-Step, a programme for student entrepreneurs

a) Andhra pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Bihar

Answer: Karnataka

14._________ finally brings fingerprint authentication to Android beta users

a) Whatsapp messenger
b) Twitter 
c) Instagram
d) Snapchat

Answer: Whatsapp messenger

15.Where was the World Education Summit (WES) held?

a) Kolkata
b) Jaipur 
c) Itanagar
d) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 10,2019

1. Who among the following was conferred the Bharat Ratna honour?

a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Arun Jaitely
d) Meira Kumar

Answer: Pranab Mukherjee

2. World Archery suspended the Archery Association of which among the following countries?

a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh

Answer: India

3. Who among the following cricketers announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket on August 8, 2019?

a) Dale Steyn
b) Imran Tahir
c) Hashim Amla
d) Quinton de Kock

Answer: Hashim Amla

4. ISRO has decided to set up the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in which city?

a) Chennai
b) Noida
c) Kochin
d) Bengaluru

Answer: Bengaluru

5. Which state government has launched Mission Shakti sports initiative?

a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Jharkhand

Answer:  Maharashtra

6. Which film won the Best Popular Film award in 66th National Film Awards?

a) Mahanati
b) Uri
c) Stree
d) Badhaai Ho

Answer: Badhaai Ho

7. Which Ministry launched the Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive recently?

a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) Ministry of Jal Shakti
c) Ministry of Home Affairs
d) Ministry of Defence

Answer: Ministry of Human Resource Development

8. Which state topped the Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices in India?

a) Kerala
b) Haryana
c) Manipur
d) Sikkim

Answer: Manipur

9. Which Minister launched the electronic version of Rozgar Samachar?

a) Suresh Prabhu
b) Prakash Javadekar
c) Ram Nath Kovind
d) Dharmendra Pradhan

Answer: Prakash Javadekar

10. India recently signed which international convention on mediation?

a) UNISA
b) UNCAC
c) UNFCCC
d) UNCBD

Answer: UNISA

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR AUGUST 5, 2019

1. Which Article was scrapped by the Parliament recently?

a) Article 370
b) Article 356
c) Article 377
d) Article 246

Answer: Article 370

2. Which of the following Articles got revoked alongside Article 370?

a) Article 174
b) Article 244
c) Article 153
d) Article 35A

Answer:Article 35A

3. Which of the following would be the new Union Territory without Legislature?

a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Ladakh
d) Jammu

Answer: Ladakh

4. Which institution or body passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 on 5 August 2019?

a) President
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Parliament

Answer: Lok Sabha

5. Which Surface-to-Air missile was successfully flight-tested by DRDO recently?

a) QRSAM
b) NAG
c) Agni
d) Dhanush

Answer: QRSAM

6. As per the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in which state ‘Bharati Huda’, a rural settlement, had thrived about 3600 years ago?

a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Answer: Odisha

7. How many individuals will be scanned under the Human Genome Mapping Project of Government of India?

a) 12,000
b) 16,000
c) 20,000
d) 22,000

Answer: 20,000

8. As per UGC notice, all universities in India will get a final subscription to access which Swedish anti-plagiarism software?

a) Dravin
b) Urkund
c) Inkis
d) Pitras

Answer: Urkund

9. How much grant has been approved by centre government Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project?

a) Rs 2,300 crore
b) Rs 31,00 crore
c) Rs 3,400 crore
d) Rs 4,900 crore

Answer: Rs 4,900 crore

10. What is the name of former Maldives president who was taken to detention centre after being returned to the country?

a) Ahmed Adeeb
b) Mohammad Morsi
c) Waheed Hassan
d) Abdulla Yameen

Answer: Ahmed Adeeb

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 2, 2019

1.India slipped to which position in the Global GDP ranking in 2018?

a) 7th place
b) 8th place
c) 6th place
d) 9th place

Answer:7th place

2.Which nation has banned face-covering cloth including burqa and niqab in schools, hospitals and public transport?

a) Australia
b) Spain
c) Iceland
d) Netherlands

Answer:  Netherlands 

3.Which three Central PSU’s have agreed to set up a joint venture, KABIL to ensure consistent supply of critical minerals to Indian market?

a) BHEL, NALCO and HCL
b) BEML, GAIL, GIC
c) NALCO, HCL, MECL
d) IFCI, IDPL, HLL

Answer: NALCO, HCL, MECL

4.Indian Army has launched how many e-cars in its pilot project to combat air pollution?

a) 7
b) 5
c) 10
d) 12

Answer: 10

5.Which Indian journalist has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019?

a) Rajdeep Sardesai
b) Arnab Goswami
c) Ravish Kumar
d) Shekhar Gupta

Answer:Ravish Kumar

6.Which Indian state has signed an MoU with the Survey of India to organize mapping and land survey of 40,000 villages by drones?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Telangana
d) Odisha

Answer: Maharashtra

7.Which city is hosting the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting?

a) Bangkok
b) New Delhi
c) Tokyo
d) Colombo

Answer:Bangkok

8.Which member of the board of directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was given the additional responsibility of Chairman of the Authority?

a) Rahul Sachdeva
b) Anuj Aggarwal
c) Manoj Sinha
d) Sachin Shankar

Answer: Anuj Aggarwal

9.Who received "Champions of Empathy Award" for spreading awareness about hepatitis?

a) Doordarshan
b) NDTV
c) Zee Entertainment Enterprises
d) StarPlus

Answer: Doordarshan

10.Who released the 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation 2018?

a) Rajnath Singh
b) Narendra Modi
c) Amit Shah
d) Ram Nath Kovind

Answer: Narendra Modi

11.When did World Day Against Trafficking in Persons celebrate?

a) 31st July
b) 30th July
c) 29th July
d) 28th July

Answer: 30th July

12.Who was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Tripura?

a) Jagdeep Dhankhar
b) E. S. L. Narasimhan
c) Ganga Prasad
d) Ramesh Bais

Answer: Ramesh Bais

13.Who was appointed as the new speaker of Karnataka Assembly?

a) S Suresh Kumar
b) Jagadish Shettar
c) KS Eshwarappa
d) Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

Answer: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

14.Lok Seva Bhawan is the new name of this state's Secretariat.

a) Andra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal

Answer: Odisha

15.Name the mobile application launched to estimate the tiger population in the country.

a) Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)
b) Monitoring System For Tigers Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrPES)
c) Monitoring System For Tigers & Other wildlife Status (M-STOWS)
d) Monitoring System For Tiger Conservation (M-STC)

Answer: Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)

16.Who has been appointed as Ombudsman officer of Indian Federation of Sports Gaming, recently?

a) Madan Lokur
b) Arjan Kumar Sikri
c) Jasti Chelameswar
d) Ashok Bhushan

Answer: Arjan Kumar Sikri

17. Which sport is added for the first time to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games?

a) Curling
b) Fencing
c) Powerlifting
d) Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

Answer: Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

18.Which country topped Asia In Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2019?

(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
(C) Pakistan
(D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: Singapore

19.Name the country which announced one-month free visa on arrival to foreign nationals from nearly 50 nations.

(A) Maldives
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Sri Lanka

20.Jerlin Anika has bagged 4 medals at 2nd World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships 2019. She is from which Indian state?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Punjab
c) Gujarat
d) Rajasthan

Answer: Tamil Nadu

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 1, 2019

1. The Supreme Court has order transfer of all 5 Unnao cases to which city’s court?

a) Delhi

b) Chandigarh

c) Lucknow

d) Pune

Answer: Delhi 

2. Who among the following was expelled by BJP for being the main accused in the Unnao case?

a) Sanjay Singh 

b) Kuldeep Singh Sengar

c) BC Patil

d) Mahesh Kumutali

Answer: Kuldeep Singh Sengar

3. RN Ravi was recently sworn in as the Governor of which state?

a) Meghalaya

b) Manipur 

c) Mizoram

d) Nagaland

Answer: Nagaland 

4. Which among the following states does not fall under the one nation one ration card pilot project?

a) Karnataka

b) Maharashtra

c) Telangana

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Karnataka

5. Delhi Government recently announced to provide free electricity to households consuming up electricity up to what power?

a) 100 units

b) 150 units

c) 200 units

d) 250 units

Answer: 200 units

6. India and United Kingdom jointly launched Innovating for Clean Air Initiative in which city?

a) London

b) Bengaluru

c) New Delhi

d) Glasgow

Answer: Bengaluru

7. Which city will host the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019? 

a) Shillong

b) Darjeeling

c) Kanpur

d) Rishikesh

Answer: Shillong

8. The Union Cabinet recently approved to set up the ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) in which city?

a) Moscow

b) Singapore City

c) London

d) New York

Answer: Moscow

9.1 IAF receives 1st batch of 4 AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters from which of the following country?

a) Singapore

b) China

c) Russia

d) US

Answer: US

10.Where did South Asia Air Quality Tech Camp organise?

a) Kathmandu

b) Pokhara

c) Mumbai

d) New Delhi

Answer: Kathmandu

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR JULY 23, 2019

1 Which former Indian athlete has been nominated for IAAF Veteran Pin?

(A) Milkha Singh

(B) PT Usha

(C) Anju Bobby George

(D) Manju Bala Swami

Answer: PT Usha

2.What was the theme of the International Shark Awareness Day 2019?

(A) The Year of the Shark - The top predators of the ocean we can't afford to lose

(B) It's more scared of you than you are of it

(C) An Animal To Be Revered, Not Feared

(D) The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the Mediterranean

Answer: The sharks in crisis: a call to action for the Mediterranean

3.The 11th DefExpo India-2020 will be held in;

(A) Lucknow

(B) Pune

(C) Jaipur

(D) Hyderabad

Answer: Lucknow

4.Which country has been suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with immediate effect after it breached the ICC Constitution?

(A) Botswana

(B) Mozambique

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Zambia

Answer: Zimbabwe

5.Name the Scheme launched by Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' aimed at mentoring National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) to develop quality assurance in Higher Education.

(A) Samagra Shiksha

(B) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

(C) Paramarsh

(D) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Answer: Paramarsh

6.Which organization prepared the first-ever Draft Distribution Perspective Plan under the guidance of the Ministry of Power?

(A) Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

(B) Power Grid Corporation of India

(C) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC)

(D) Power System Operation Corporation(POSOCO)

Answer: Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

7.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved whom as Joint Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind?

(A) Ajay Badoo

(B) Jaya Sadanandan

(C) A.K. Yadav

(D) Rajni Mathur

Answer: Ajay Badoo

8.Chandrayaan-2, India's Moon mission, has been launched from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 22. This mission was lead by which two women scientists?

(A) Tessy Thomas and Muthayya Vanitha

(B) Ritu Karidhal and Nandini Harinath

(C) Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal

(D) Anuradha TK and Tessy Thomas

Answer: Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal

9. Who wins British Open title at Royal Portrush?

(A) Brooks Koepka

(B) Shane Lowry

(C) Tommy Fleetwood

(D) Tony Finau

Answer: Shane Lowry

10.The 5th International Police Expo 2019 was held in __________.

(A) Patna

(B) Lucknow

(C) Mumbai

(D) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR QUESTION FOR JULY 22, 2019

1. Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled to take off from which among the following places?

a) Sriharikota
b) Porbandar
c) Chandipur
d) Pokhran

Answer:Sriharikota

2.Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of

(A) Sitar
(B) Flute
(C) Sarod
(D) Tabla

Answer: Flute

3. What is the venue of 11th DefExpo India-2020?

a) New Delhi
b) Lucknow
c) Agra
d) Patna

Answer:Lucknow

4.What is the name of Bangladeshi author whose residence permit has been extended for one year by the Union Home Ministry?

a) Hamid Yusufzai
b) Ajitabh Ghosh
c) Taslima Nasreen
d) Waqib Ali Ansari

Answer:Taslima Nasreen

4. How much fund has been sanctioned by government of India for cleaning 34 rivers in India?

a) Rs 1200 crore
b) Rs 1500 crore
c) Rs 3500 crore
d) Rs 5870 crore

Answer:Rs. 5870 Cr.

5. Who among the following players has been rested for India’s tour of West Indies in August 2019?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) KL Rahul
d) MS Dhoni

Answer:MS Dhoni

6. Who among the following won her fifth gold medal in the last 19 days?

a) Dipa Karmakar
b) Dutee Chand
c) Hima Das
d) Vinesh Phogat

Answer:Hima Das

7. The British Airways has canceled its services for a week to which city?

a) Islamabad
b) Cairo
c) Istanbul
d) Kinshasa

Answer:Cairo 

8. Which minister presented report card of 50 days of Modi 2.0 government?

a) Nirmala Sitharaman
b) Amit Shah
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Prakash Javadekar

Answer:Prakash Javadekar

9.Which among the following was the first bank purely managed by Indians?

(A) State Bank of India
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Bank of India
(D) Bank of Baroda

Answer:Punjab National Bank

10."THE WORLD BENEATH HIS FEET" is a Biography of?

(A) Pele
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Pullela Gopichand
(D) Sir Don Bradman

Answer:Pullela Gopichand

11.Next FIFA world cup will be held in_________?

(A) Argentina
(B) Russia
(C) Brazil
(D) Qatar

Answer:Qatar

12.In, which state did the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 begin?

(A) Odisha
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Karnataka

Answer: Odisha

13.Andhra Bank launched its AI(Artificial Intelligence) interactive assistant in Telangana. It's named as;

(A) Robi
(B) Abhi
(C) Shakshi
(D) Sindhu

Answer: Abhi

14.Where is the headquarter od ADB(Asian Development Bank)?

(A) Manila
(B) Jakarta
(C) Beijing
(D) Tokyo

Answer: Manila

15.The Strait of Gibraltar separates, which of these following countries?

(A) Portugal and Morocco
(B) Algeria and Spain
(C) Morroco and Spain
(D) Chile and Argentina

Answer:Morroco and Spain

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• Kulbhushan Jadhav Verdict: ICJ has stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav's execution and asked Pakistan to review and reconsider his conviction.
• United Nation declared 18 July as Nelson Mandela Day in recognition of the former South African President’s contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.
• Deputy Permanent Representative at India’s Mission to the United Nations, Nagaraj Naidu informed on Twitter that Palau has joined International Solar Alliance.
• Ayodhya dispute: SC allows mediation process in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case to continue till July 31.
• Chandrayaan-2 is is being led by two women scientists Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal. Ritu Karidhal had been involved in various mission operations.
• Titan company's shares slumped by 12 percent on the BSE in the opening deals after the company reported a lower-than-expected growth in jewellery business.
• SBI’s Anshula Kant has been appointed as the new World bank MD and CFO.
• Meghalaya Water Policy lays down the quality check procedures to control the use of groundwater.
• Palau, 76th country, signs International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement .Deputy Permanent Representative at India’s Mission to the United Nations, Nagaraj Naidu informed on Twitter that Palau has joined International Solar Alliance.
• Hottest month ever: June 2019 was recorded as hottest-ever in Earth’s historyHottest month ever: June was recorded as the hottest ever across the world, including India and Europe.

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR JULY 17, 2019

1. The Union Cabinet recently approved the extension of Fifteenth Finance Commission term to which date?

a)      30th July

b)      30th September

c)       30th November

d)      30th December

Answer: 30th November

2. The CCEA recently approved the 2800 Megawatt Dibang Multipurpose Project in which state?

a)      Assam

b)      Meghalaya

c)       Arunachal Pradesh

d)      West Bengal

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

3. The 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship began in which city?

a)      Cuttack

b)      Wales

c)       Kuala Lumpur

d)      Singapore City

Answer: Cuttack

4. Which of the following has recently been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh?

a)       Anusuiya Uikey

b)       Awakriya Mishra

c)       Anupama Singh

d)      Swati pandey

Answer: Anusuiya Uikey

5. Which of the following has recently been appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh?

a)      Acharya Sanghamitra

b)      Biswa Bhushan

c)       Devendranath Singh

d)      Ashwini Chaubey

Answer: Biswa Bhushan

6. Which of the following has been appointed as the Judge of Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)?

a)      Justice RK Pachauri

b)      Justice BS Verma

c)       Justice SS Dhingra

d)      Justice AK Sikri

Answer: Justice AK Sikri

7. In what time period NGT asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to stop the pollution intensive activities in critical and severely polluted areas?

a)      Two

b)      Three

c)       Four

d)      Five

Answer: Three

8. Which state cabinet has announced to increase the financial assistance given to the families of martyrs from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore?

a)      Haryana

b)      Telangana

c)       Madhya Pradesh

d)      Maharashtra

Answer: Maharashtra

9. Who among the following has been elected as the first female president of European Commission?

a)      Ursula von der Leyen

b)      Angela Merkel

c)       Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

d)      Irina Bokova

Answer: Ursula von der Leyen

10. Christine Lagarde has resigned as the Managing Director of which International Financial body?

a)      WB

b)      IMF

c)       ADB

d)      IBRD

Answer: IMF

IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION FOR JULY 15 & 16, 2019

1. Who has recently been appointed World Bank Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?

a) Anshula Kant
b) Rahul Sachdev
c) Amrita Dev
d) Bipin Singh

Answer: Anshula Kant

2.In order to facilitate trade between Bhutan and which country India has set up a waterway in Brahmaputra River?

a) Pakistan
b) China
c) Bangaldesh
d) Nepal

Answer: Bangladesh

3. Which tennis player recently won the second Wimbledon title by defeating Roger Federer?

a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Andy Murray
d) Stan Wawrinka

Answer: Novak Djokovic

4. Which leg-spinner of Afghanistan has been appointed the new captain of the team in all three formats?

a) Asgar Afghan
b) Gulbadin Naib
c) Hamid Hasan
d) Rashid Khan

Answer: Rashid Khan

5. Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has been appointed governor of which state?

a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

6. Which nation won the ICC World Cup 2019?

a) England
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) Sri Lanka

Answer: England

7. Which nation will host the ICC World Cup 2023?

a) New Zealand
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) South Africa

Answer:India

8. Which state became the first to have the State Water Policy to conserve water?

a) Kerala
b) Meghalaya
c) Punjab
d) Bihar

Answer: Meghalaya

9. Which of following General Insurance Company will be merged with National Insurance Company Limited and United India Assurance Company Limited to create a single insurance entity?

a) Oriental India Insurance Company
b) Bharti Axa General Insurance
c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
d) SBI General Insurance

Answer: Oriental India Insurance Company

10. Hussain Muhammad Ershad died recently. He was former President of which country?

a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) India

Answer: Bangladesh

11. Which among the following players was left out from Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup XI?

a) Virat Kohli
b) MS Dhoni
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer: MS Dhoni

12. In the second round of talks on Kartarpur corridor, Pakistan has agreed to allow visa-free travel for how many pilgrims per day?

a) 1000
b) 3000
c) 7000
d) 5000

Answer: 5000

13. NASA is commemorating the 50th launch anniversary of which history mission in July?

a) Apollo 1
b) Apollo 13
c) Apollo 11
d) Apollo 5

Answer: Apollo 11

14. Which country has opened its air-space for India after five months?

a) China
b) UAE
c) Pakistan
d) Japan

Answer: Pakistan

15. The first international flight from this Indian city took for Dubai on July 15.

a) Jamshedpur
b) Indore
c) Dehradun
d) Bhopal

Answer: Indore

16. Which of the following personality was chosen by Bank of England to feature on new £50 note of Britain?

a) Alan Turing
b) James Watt
c) Jane Austen
d) Nan Shepherd

Answer: Alan Turing

17. The International Arbitration Court imposed over USD 5 billion penalty on which country for unlawful denial of a mining lease to a company?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) USA
d) China

Answer:Pakistan

18. When is World Youth Skills Day observed every year globally?

a) 13 July
b) 14 July
c) 15 July
d) 16 July

Answer: 15 July

19. Which state government has recently announced the addition of Maithili language as an alternative subject from the 8th to 12th standard?

a) Delhi Government
b) UP Government
c) Bihar Government
d) Rajasthan Government

Answer: Delhi Government

20. Which country will host Shooting World Cup 2020?

a) China
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) India

Answer: India

IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JULY 11, 2019

1. Which nation has become the first to qualify into the World Cup 2019 finals?

a) England
b) Australia
c) India
d) New Zealand

Answer:New Zealand

2. Which country was recently declared measles free by World Health Organization?

a) Sri Lanka
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Pakistan

Answer: Sri Lanka

3. According to the 10th Agriculture Census (2015-16), what is the percentage of operating ownership of women in agriculture increased from 13% in 2010-11 to year 2015-16?

a) 17%
b) 16%
c) 15%
d) 14%

Answer: 14%

4. Which state government recently decided to pay compensation worth Rs 7-7 lakh to the families of farmers who have committed suicide in the last five years?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Jharkhand
d) Gujarat

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

5. Which Indian sprinter won gold in 100m race during 30th Summer University Games held in Italy?

a) Hima Das
b) Dutee Chand
c) Renuka Awasthi
d) Mani Ratna

Answer: Dutee Chand

6. Which Indian city will host women Startup Summit on August 1, 2019?

a) Kochi
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Chandigarh

Answer: Kochi

7. Prasar Bharati signed an MoU with which among the following institutes for research collaboration in newly emerging technologies?

a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Madras
c) IIT Roorkee
d) IIT Kanpur

Answer: IIT Kanpur

8. Ten Congress MLAs joined BJP in which among the following states?

a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Goa
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Goa

9. Which state government has launched a drive to fill up vacant posts in government departments?

a) West Bengal
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka

Answer: West Bengal

10. Which nation’s Supreme Court has stayed the government’s move to roll back pesticide testing on vegetables, fruits from India?

a) Bangladesh
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Pakistan

Answers: Nepal

11.Which of these teams has never won a cricket world cup?

a) Srilanka
b) Pakistan
c) England
d) West Indies

Answer: England

12.Which batsman has scored a maximum number of centuries in a cricket world cup?

a) Kumar Sangakkara
b) Sachin Tendulkar
c) Saurav Ganguly
d) Rohit Sharma

Answer: Rohit Sharma

13.Name the Indian CM who inaugurated 'Jan Choupal' program to hold public meetings in the state.

a) Sarbananda Sonowal
b) Bhupesh Baghel
c) Nitish Kumar
d) Mamata Banerjee

Answer: Bhupesh Baghel

14.Who has been appointed as Head of Cricket at NCA, recently?

a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Rahul Dravid
c) Anil Kumble
d) Ravi Shastri

Answer: Rahul Dravid

15.What is the name of the water body that separates India from Srilanka?

a) Suez Canal
b) Palk Strait
c) Hudson Bay
d) Arabian Sea

Answer: Palk Strait

16.Which indigenous missile has recently been upgraded from 290 kilometers range to 500 kilometers range?

a) BrahMos
b) Agni-II
c) Naag
d) Prithvi-2

Answer: BrahMos

17.Name the country which has assured to support India's global ambitions including investments.

a) Kuwait
b) Oman
c) Bahrain
d) Qatar

Answer: Kuwait

18.Which Union Territory has decided to introduce a bicycle sharing scheme?

a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Daman and Diu

Answer: Puducherry

19.A three-year roadmap 'Utkarsh 2022' was finalized by;

a) RBI
b) MoRTH
c) National Highways Authority of India
d) MoEFCC

Answer: RBI

20. Which team won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup?

a) USA
b) Russia
c) France
d) Brazil

Answer: USA