Thursday, November 14, 2019

Metropolitan Museum of Art | WHO | World Para-Athletics | Current Affairs Railway Exam

1. Which country has declared a health emergency due to spread malaria and dengue epidemic fever?

Yemen 

2. Who has become the Indian to be elected to the board of Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Nita Ambani

3. In total, how many times has President’s rule been imposed in Maharashtra?

3 (President’s rule has been imposed in Maharashtra for the third time since the state came into existence in May 1960. The last time it was imposed was in 2014 when the then Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan had resigned after the NCP withdrew its support from the Congress-led government. )

4. Which minister has been recently given the additional charge of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?

Prakash Javdekar (he is currently holding Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

5.Who won the gold medal in the javelin-throw competition at the World Para-Athletics Championships?

Sundar Singh Gurjar

6.As per the report of the Parliamentary Committee, what percentage of people die every year in India due to cancer?

68%

7.The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced to identify ‘online shopping’ as an addictive disorder by which year?

2024

8.China launched which country’s first-ever satellite recently?

Sudan

9.Which of the following educational institutes has created India's first 'standing wheelchair'?

IIT Madras

10. Which neighboring country of India has appointed new governors in all its seven provinces?

Nepal (President Bidya Devi Bhandari)

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Bricks meet | T20 International match | Current Affairs Questions November

1. Which two state assemblies came together for a special assembly session on November 6?

Haryana and Punjab

2. The citizens of which countries are not eligible for the OCI card? (Overseas Citizen of India)

Pakistan, Bangladesh 

3. Which Indian batsman created the historic record of playing 100th T20 International match?

Rohit Sharma

4. The new union territory of Ladakh has how many districts?

Two

5. Which nation was ranked as the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom by Freedom of the Net report 2019?

China

6.Which Ministry has launched the Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan 2019?

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (make beaches clean and create awareness amongst the citizens.)

7. The Comprehensive Development Plan of which Union Territory was approved recently for its development by 2036?

Puducherry

8. Who has become the fastest Indian cricketer to take 50 T20I wickets?

Yuzvendra Chahal

9. Which country is hosting 11th BRICS Summit from 13th to 14th November 2019?

Brazil

10. When National Education Day 2019 is observed?

11 November

11. What is the name of the former Election Commissioner, who has passed away recently, who was strongly advocated electoral reforms in India?

TN Seshan


Monday, November 11, 2019

ABLF Global Asian award | Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev | Current Affairs November

1 . Piyush Goyal participated in 9th BRICS Trade Ministers Meet in_____________.

Brasilia

2. Skill India certified 500 skilled candidates formally under Recognition of Prior Learning in _________.

Agra

3. Marghe and Her Mother to be the closing film at _______IFFI?

50th

4.Curtains come down on the _______India International Science Festival in Kolkata.

5th

5.When BRICS was founded?

2006

6.India to host _________Mens Hockey World Cup?

2022

7. Exim Bank gives _____________line of credit to Ghana

$ 30 million

8. Which day is observed on November 8th?

International Day of Radiology 

9. Who is conferred for ABLF Global Asian award?

Kumar Mangalam Birla

10. Which year's Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is celebrated recently?

550th

11. Who is appointed as Google India Country Manager?

Sanjay Gupta 

12. Which state is affected by Cyclone Bulbul?

Odisha

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

ASEAN Summit | COP25 Summit | Current affairs November

1. Which actor will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India 2019?

Isabelle Huppert

2.How many MoUs have been signed between India and Germany?

17

3. Which nation has recently committed to tackling money-laundering issues along with India?

US

4. Which country is hosting COP25 Summit?

Spain

5.Which of the following cities is hosting the 35th ASEAN Summit?

Bangkok

6. Choose the name of the organization which revealed that 1.3 million Indian payment cards are wrongly up for sale on the Dark Web.

ZDNet

7.Which PoK districts has not been included in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India’s new political map?

Jhelum Valley

8.Who has directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and UP to ensure there are no power cuts in the states?

Supreme Court

9.Which country won the Rugby World Cup 2019?

South Africa

10.Which city is hosting the National Tribal festival?

New Delhi

11. Public Health Emergency has been declared in which state?

Delhi 

12. India recently signed an MoU with which country in the field of prevention of marine litter?

Germany

13. Which Indian Institute has recently prepared Indian Brain Atlas for first time in the country?

IIT Hyderabad

14. Which city is hosting 35th ASEAN Summit?

Bangkok

Monday, November 4, 2019

Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine | Government Exam | IFFI award

1. Where was the 2019 WTA Finals held?

China

2. Who won the 2019 WTA Finals in China located?

Ashleigh Barty

(Australian tennis player and world number one Ashleigh Barty claimed the 2019 WTA Finals in China. She defeated Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and smashed the title. )

3. When was the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM) launched?

1971
(CRIUM Hyderabad was established in 1971 in December. )

4. Who won the Paris Masters 2019 title in Men's Singles category?

Novak Djokovic

5.Novak Djokovic won the ________ edition 2019 Rolex Paris Masters.

48th

6.What is the cost allocated for the setting up of Anti-Human-Trafficking-Units (AHTUs) across India?

100 crore

7. ___________ is the first Central Government hospital in India to start the latest Robot Surgery facility

Safdarjang Hospital  (delhi)

8. Where will the 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) be held?

Kolkata

9. Who is to be conferred the Icon of Golden Jubilee of the IFFI award in 2019?

Rajinikanth

10. Where was the Council of Heads of Government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held?

Tashkent

(Rajnath Singh represented India at the Council of Heads of Government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.)

11. How much did German plan to invest __________ for creating friendly urban mobility during the visit of German Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel?

1 billion euros

Friday, November 1, 2019

Top Current affairs for Railway Group D | International Internet Day

1. Which company became the world’s sixth-largest energy entity with high market capitalization?

RIL

2. Which Scheme was launched to encourage Zero Budget Natural Farming in the Himachal Pradesh?

Prakritik kheti-khushhal Kisan Scheme

3. Who is the United States’ Ambassador to India?

Kenneth Juster

4.When was International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established?

1957

5.When is the International Internet Day observed?

29 October

(International Internet Day was observed on 29 October across the world. The day marks the event of the sending of the first message, the first electronic message which was transferred from one computer to another in California, the USA in 1969.)

6.Who is appointed as the new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

Rafael Grossi

7.When was National Security Guard established?

1984

8.Indian Railways (IR) has introduced a new ________ based refund system for e-tickets booked through authorized railway ticketing agents.

OTP

9.When was the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated?

31 October 1984

10. When is the World Thrift Day observed across the globe?

31 October

11. When is the World Thrift Day observed in India?

30 October

(In India, the World Thrift Day is observed on 30 October every year in every District of the State. Initially, the day was celebrated in India on 31 October. But after the demise of the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984, the World Thrift Day is celebrated on 30 October.)

12.Which State is the first to enact a law on contract farming?

Tamil Nadu

TNPSC Group II currrent affairs | Golden Shoe title

1. What percentage of growth was recorded in the recently concluded Livestock Census in India as compared to the year 2012?

4.63 percent

2.When International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed?

17 October

3. Which of the following footballer has won this year's Golden Shoe title?

Lionel Messi

4. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government to encourage girl students to pursue STEM education?

Vigyan Jyoti Yojana
(Through this scheme, 100 girls from 550 districts will be trained by the year 2020-2025. )

5.Which Chief Minister of an Indian state has recently biked 122 kilometres to promote adventure tourism in his state?

Pema Khandu

6.Which State/UT Chief Minister has announced the Odd-Even scheme to curb pollution starting from November 4 to 15?

Delhi

7.How many matches in international cricket Mithali Raj has won as Indian women team’s captain?

100

8. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced India's GDP growth forecast for the year 2019-20 from 7 percent to what percentage?

6.1%

9.What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2019?

102

(India is ranked 102 in the Global Hunger Index of 117 countries.  )

10. Who among the following has won Booker Prize 2019?

Margret Atwood

11.Which scheme was recently launched by FSSAI on the occasion of World Food Day?

Food Safety Mitra

12.India and which country is organizing a joint military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’?

Japan

13.Who has been recently appointed as new law secretary?

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta