PART –A

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY

6. Current Affairs of Regional , National and
International importance

Full form of some Govt Schemes and Yojanas

1. UDAY :UjwalDiscom Assurance Yojana

2. PMMY :PradhanMantri Mudra Yojana

3. PMJDY: PradhanMantri Jan DhanYojana

4. PMJJBY :PradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana

5. PMSBY :PradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojana

6. APY :Atal Pension Yojana

7. KVP :KisanVikasPatra

8. SBA :Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

9. PMSAGY :PradhanMantriSansadAdarsh Gram Yojana

10. AMRUT :Atal Mission For Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation

11. NGM :Namami Ganga Yojana

12. HRIDAY : Heritage City Development & Augmentation Yojana

13. MUDRA : Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency

14. SETU : Self Employment & Talent Utilization

15. NPS : National Pension Scheme

16. PMKVY :PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana

17. PMKSY :PradhanMantriKrishiSinchaiYojana

18. BBBP YOJANA :BetiBachao, BetiPadhaoYojana

19. SSY :SukanyaSamriddhiYojana

20. PMFBY :PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana

21. PMGSY :PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana

22. PMUY: PradhanMantriUjjwalaYojana

23. PMGKY :PradhanMantriGaribKalyanYojana

24. DICGC : Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

25. TEC INDIA : Transform Energise And Clean India

Telugu poet K Siva Reddy selected for prestigious

SaraswatiSamman 2018:
Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been selected for the prestigious SaraswatiSamman,
2018 for his collection of poetry titled PakkakiOttigilite.

The award carries a cash prize of 15 lakh rupees, a citation, and a plaque.

The award, instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991, is given annually for an
outstanding literary work written in any Indian language and published during the
last 10 years.

India-Africa Project Partnership:

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry will be organizing the 14th CII-EXIM
Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships, in association with
Confederation of Indian Industry and EXIM Bank of India in New Delhi from
March 17-19, 2019. The event will mark the deepening of India-Africa economic
and business ties and pave the way for a whole range of cross-border project
partnerships.
The annual Conclave, since its inception in 2005, brings senior Ministers, policy
makers, officials, business leaders, bankers, technologists, start-up entrepreneurs
and other professionals from India and Africa on a common platform in a spirit of
partnership.

First female President of Slovakia:

ZuzanaCaputova, a liberal environmental and an anti-corruption activist, was
elected Slovakia‘s first female president.

With 58 percent of the vote, Caputova edged out European Commission Vice
President MarosSefcovic, a diplomat backed by the county‘s governing Smer-
Social Democracy party.

Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank to merge with Bank of Baroda:

Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank will merge with Bank of Baroda (BoB) to create the
third-largest lender of the country.

The government-forced merger, announced in September last year, creates the

third largest bank in the country after State Bank of India and HDFC Bank.

Tiger Woods win his fifth Masters:

Golfer Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and a 15th major title, ending 11-
year wait for a major title after overcoming career-threatening back problems.
There were raucous celebrations around the 18th green as 43-year-old Woods
finished with a two-under-par 70 to win on 13 under, one clear of fellow
Americans Dustin Johnson,

UAE confers prestigious Zayed Medal on PM NarendraModi:

The United Arab Emirates has conferred the prestigious Zayed Medal on Prime
Minister NarendraModi, the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and
heads of states.

The award comes in appreciation of Prime Minister Modi‘s role in consolidating

the long-standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation between the two
countries.

Prime Minister NarendraModi has thanked the UAE President Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan for conferring the prestigious Zayed Medal on him.

First Indian to be elected as member of FIFA Executive Council:

All India Football Federation presidentPraful Patel has become the first Indian to
be elected as a member of the FIFA Executive Council. He got 38 out of 46 votes.

Mr Patel was one of the eight candidates vying for the spot in the election which
was held during the 29th Asian Football Confederations Congress in Kuala
Lumpur yesterday. The membership in the council will be for four years, from
2019 to 2023.

India win 7 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze in Ghana Junior & Cadet Open:
In table tennis, India‘s young paddlers clinched seven gold, three silver and two
bronze medals in the Ghana Junior & Cadet Open, a ITTF Junior circuit event.

AnanyaChande and DiyaChitale, both from Maharashtra, proved to be stars of the

weekend, accounting for nine medals – seven gold, one silver, and one bronze.
Ananya also cornered a silver in the junior doubles along with Ruby Chan of
England and a bronze in the junior girl‘s singles.

MainakNistala and ArnavManojKarnavar added to the rich tally, combining to win

two silver medals in the cadet boy‘s doubles and the team bracket where they went
down fighting to the Nigerian pair of TaiwoMati and JamiuAyanwale.
Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One’s 1,000th race:
In motor racing, Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix for a record sixth
time on Sunday.He seized the overall lead from his Mercedes teammate
ValtteriBottas in Formula One‘s 1,000th world championship race.

The comfortable win was the 75th of Hamilton‘s career, and second in a row after
his lucky triumph in Bahrain two weeks ago. ValtteriBottas was second for his
team‘s third one-two finish in as many races this season. Ferrari‘s Sebastian Vettel
took third place. This was Vettel‘s first podium appearance of the campaign.

Book on JallianwalaBagh poem ‘KhooniVaisakhi’ released:

A book containing English translation of the 100-year-old classic Punjabi poem
about JallianwalaBagh massacre, ‗KhooniVaisakhi‘ has been released in Abu
Dhabi. India‘s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri commended the
launch of the book, saying the ballad is now reaching a global audience.

The poem was translated by MrSuri whose grandfather, revolutionary poet and
novelist Nanak Singh, a JallianwalaBagh survivor, wrote it after witnessing first-
hand the events of April 13, 1919.On this ill-fated day, British troops fired upon
crowds of protesters peacefully demonstrating against the Rowlatt Act of the
British Raj, leading to the loss of well over a thousand lives.

The book was also released in New Delhi on April 13, marking 100 years since the
JallianwalaBagh massacre that took place in Amritsar.

Services WIN Santosh Trophy in Football:

The Services lifted the Santosh Trophy, beating Punjab 1-0 in the final at Ludhiana
. In the first half, both the teams were goal-less. In the second half, Services scored
the lone goal and held on till the final whistle.
In the semi-finals earlier, eight-time champions Punjab had defeated five-time
winners Goa 2-1 to enter their 15th final. Services beat Karnataka 4-3 in the semis
via a penalty shootout to book a place in the title clash for the 11th time.

SwachhataPakhwada Awards 2019:

All India Radio, Publication Division and Children‘s Film Society of India were
given SwacchtaPakhwada Awards-2019 in New Delhi today.

Secretary in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry AmitKhare gave away the
awards. Director General of All India Radio F. Sheheryar and Director General
(News) Ms. Ira Joshi received the Award for All India Radio.

Press Council of India, Press Information Bureau and BECIL were also mentioned
during the award ceremony for their efforts during the SwacchtaPakhwada

SwachhataPakhwada
SwachhataPakhwada started in April 2016 with the objective of bringing a
fortnight of intense focus on the issues and practices of Swachhata by engaging
GOI Ministries/Departments in their jurisdictions.

An annual calendar is pre-circulated among the Ministries to help them plan for the
Pakhwada activities.

The Ministries observing SwachhataPakhwada are monitored closely using online

monitoring system of SwachhataSamiksha where action plans, images, videos
related to Swachhata activities are uploaded and shared.

After observing SwachhataPakhwada, Ministries/ Departments announce their

achievements through a press conference and other communication tools.
For the Pakhwada fortnight, observing ministries are considered as Swachhata
Ministries and are expected to bring qualitative Swachhata improvements in their
jurisdictions.

The Indian Navy launches Guided missile destroyer ‘Imphal’:

The Indian Navy launched guided missile destroyer Imphal at Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders in Mumbai.

Imphal is the third ship to be launched under a project in which ships are built to
carry and operate two multiple role helicopters.

It enhanced stealth features have been achieved through the shaping of hull and use
of radar transparent deck fittings which make the ships difficult to detect.

Bengali folk singer Amar Pal passed away:

Bengali folk singer Amar Pal died in Kolkata after a prolonged illness. He was 96
years old.

Pal was suffering from old age diseases and suffered a cerebral attack. He is one of
the legendary figures to popularise Bengali folk songs.

His playback in Satyajit Ray directed HirakRajarDeshe

‗KotaiRangaDekhiDuniyay‘ was one of the hit songs among Bengali circles.

He was an old artist of Akashvani Kolkata and remained closely associated with
this prestigious institution.

The West Bengal Government conferred SangeetMahasamman on him in 2012 for

his outstanding contribution in the field of music.

Indonesia releases special stamp on theme of Ramayana:

Indonesia has released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana
to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic ties with India.

The stamp, designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor

PadmashriBapakNyomanNuarta, featured a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu
valiantly fought to save Sita.

A specially signed version of the stamp will be on display at the Philately Museum
in Jakarta.

NASA’s Mars InSight lander recorded a ‘Marsquake’ for the very

first time:
NASA‘s Mars InSight lander, which landed on the Red Planet on 26 November,
has successfully measured and recorded a ‗Marsquake‘ for the very first time.

The seismic signal was recorded on April 6 — Insight‘s 128th day on Mars — and
it‘s the first tremor to have been filed that is coming from inside the planet rather
than being caused by extraneous forces.

NASA‘s Mars InSight lander just detected its first significant quake on Mars.

Researchers on the project have analysed that the quake is more moon-like than
earth-like.

The discovery of quakes on Mars to kick off a new field of study — Martian
seismology.

Chandrayaan-2 launch:
Chandrayaan-2, India‘s second lunar mission, has three modules, namely Orbiter,
Lander (Vikram) & Rover (Pragyan).

The Orbiter and Lander modules will be interfaced mechanically and stacked
together as an integrated module and accommodated inside the GSLV MK-III
launch vehicle.
The Rover is housed inside the Lander. After launching into earthbound orbit by
GSLV MK-III, the integrated module will reach Moon orbit using Orbiter
propulsion module.

Subsequently, Lander will separate from the Orbiter and soft land at the
predetermined site close to the lunar South Pole. Further, the Rover will roll out for
carrying out scientific experiments on the lunar surface. Instruments are also
mounted on Lander and Orbiter for carrying out scientific experiments.

ISRO plans to send a probe Aditya-L1 to study sun:

Indian Space Research Organization is planning to send a probe to study the sun
early next year.

Currently, scientists are exploring possibilities to study more about Sun and the
probe named Aditya-L1 will be sent to observe the solar corona, the outer layers of
the Sun.

The satellite would be ed in a halo orbit around the L1 (Lagrangian point 1) of the
Sun-Earth system so that it has the advantage of continuously viewing the Sun
without any occultation or eclipses.

The L1 is 1.5 million km from the Earth. And also the mission to send Indian
astronauts to space by 2022 is well on stream.

King MahaVajiralongkorn crowned in Thailand:

Thailand has crowned its new King MahaVajiralongkorn, marking the first
ascension of a new monarch in seven decades.

The key rituals of the elaborate three-day coronation ceremony began in Bangkok
today. King Vajiralongkorn is the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, which has
reigned since 1782. The last coronation was held in 1950 for the king‘s father
BhumibolAdulyadej.
Thailand has been run by an arch-royalist junta since 2014. The monarchy takes
primacy in the country but it is buttressed by the army.

Model Questions For Practice:

1.Which state has topped the survey of Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI),
Singapore's 2018 Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index ABC Rankings for
economies of 21 states of India?

a)Goa

b)Kerala

c)Madhya Pradesh

d)Andhra Pradesh

Answer: d

2. Name the Indian pacer who becomes Highest International Wicket-Taker in

2018?

a)Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

b) JaspritBumrah

c)MohamadShami

d)UmeshYadav

Answer: b

3.The Union Cabinet approved what per cent reservation for ‗economically
backward‘ upper castes in government jobs?

a)3%
b)5%

c)10%

d)9%

Answer: c

4. Who is the author of the book ‗A Crusade against Corruption‘ launched by Vice-
Chairman of RajyaSabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh, in New Delhi?

a)Rakesh Sharma

b)Arun Gupta

c)ManoharManoj

d)Nikhil Jain

Answer: C

5. Which country to host to 2019 Africa Cup of Nations?

a)Kenya

b)South Africa

c)Ghana

d)Egypt

Answer: D

6.Country's longest single lane steel cable bridge named Byorung Bridge opened
across which river?

a)Ganges
b)Indus River

c)Siang River

d)Meghna River

e)Teesta River

Answer: C

7.Which state will become first state in the country to roll out Universal Basic
Income?

a)Sikkim

b)Nagaland

c)Uttar Pradesh

d)Goa

Answer: A

8.Who became first player to win all three top ICC awards in single year?

a)MS Dhoni

b)AB De Villaries

c)ViratKohli

d)Trent Bolt

Answer: C

9.BharatRatna awardee BhupenHazarika is professinally a .

a)Politician

b)Foot-ball player

c)Industrialist

d)Musician

Answer: D

10.Which state government declared the endangered Indus river dolphins, one of
the world‘s rarest mammals, as the state‘s aquatic animal?

A.Punjab

B.Manipur

C.Haryana

D.Jharkhand

Answer: A

11.Which country is going to host 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the

Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (CMS)?

A.China

B.Germany

C.America

D.India

Answer: D
12.The103rd Constitution Amendment Act amends which article of constitution
and it will provide 10% reservation in government jobs and education to
Economically Weaker Sections?

A.Articles 12 and 13

B.Articles 13 and 14

C.Articles 14 and 15

D.Articles 15 and 16

Answer: D

13..Name the dedicated DD channel launched for Arunachal Pradesh?

A.Arunodaya

B.Arunaprabha

C.Arunakirana

D.Aurunadarshan

Answer: B

14.Under which Article of the Constitution, the Minister of State for Home notified
that National Awards, such as Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan
and Padma Shri cannot be entitled as titles?

A.Article 18(1)

B.Article 17(1)

C.Article 16(1)

D.Article 15(1)
E.None of these

Answer: A

15.World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held in which city?

A.Hyderabad

B.Delhi

C.Bangalore

D.Chennai

Answer: B

16.Which Bank had become the first US bank with Cryptocurrency?

A.JP Morgan Chase

B.Bank of America

C.Goldman Sachs

D.Wells Fargo

Answer: A

17.Name the digital payment gateway launched by IRCTC?

A.IRCTC mPay

B.IRCTC ePay

C.IRCTC iPay

D.IRCTC sPay

Answer: C
18.Which bank has recently received nod to handle import, exports transactions
with Iran?

A.RBL Bank

B.DCB Bank

C.IDBI Bank

D.Axis Bank

Answer: C

19.Name the Bilateral joint exercise between India, Oman that is going to begin
from Mar 12.

A.Al Nagah

B.Nomadic Elephant

C.Surya Kiran

D.VajraPrahar

Answer: A

20.Chennai Central station to be named after which former Chief Minister of the
state?

A.V. N Janaki

B.M.Karunanidhi

C.O Panneerselvam

D.MG Ramachandran
Answer: D

21.Which type ATM allowed to get Source cash directly from RBI?

A.Pink Labeled ATM

B.Green Labeled ATM

C.White Labeled ATM

D.Red Labeled ATM

Answer: C

22.Which company partners with ICC as official sponsor for Cricket World Cup
2019?

A.Vodaphone

B.Redmi

C.Real MI

D.Godaddy

Answer D

23.Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is related with which sport?

A.Badminton

B.Football

C.Tennis

D.Cricket

Answer: D
24..Which country to host U-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020?

A.India

B.Brazil

C.Croatia

D.Finland

Answer: A

25.Who becomes first Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics?

A.K T Irfan

B.Sandeep Kumar

C.Manish Singh Rawat

D.Gurmeet Singh

Answer: A

26.Name the Kazakhstan President who resigns after nearly 30 years in power? A.
NursultanNazarbayev

B.ArifAlvi

C.BarhamSalih

D.Ashraf Ghani

Answer: A
27.KarenUhlenbeck becomes first woman to win Abel Prize for Maths. She
belongs to which country?

A.Germany

B.Canada

C.USA

D.India

Answer: C

28.Which country becomes first G7 nation to join China‘s ‗Belt and Road‘
Initiative?

A.Canada

B.France

C.Germany

D.Italy

Answer: D

29.Name the India-Australia Naval Exercise that is going to be held in April 2019?

A.AUSINDEX

B.IBSAMAR

C.MALABAR

D.SIMBEX

Answer: A
30.As per the Multidimensional Poverty Report 2018 by the United Nations
Development Programme, India has reduced the poverty rate to in 10 years.

A. 23%

B. 28%

C. 14%

D. 37%

Answer: B

31.Hopman Cup is related with which sport?

A.Tennis

B.Basket Ball

C.Cricket

D.Golf

Answer: A

32.Which team won Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2019 ?

A.South Korea

B.Pakistan

C.India

D.Great Britain

Answer: A
33.Which state is celebrating its foundation on 1st April 2019?

A.Odisha

B.Tamil Nadu

C.Maharashtra

D.Meghalaya

Answer: A

34. Which day is observed on 4th April

A.World Nature Conservation Day

B.National Epilepsy Day

C.International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine action

D.World Zoonoses Day

Answer: C

35. Zayed Medal was recently conferred to prime ministerNarendraModi. This

medal is given by which country?

A.Qatar

B.UAE

C.Saudi Arabia

D.Japan

Answer: B
36. Game Changer is the biography of which cricket player?

A.Shayne Warne

B.MS Dhoni

C.Harbhajan Singh

D.ShahidAfridi

Answer: D

37. Who becomes 1st Indian Member of FIFA Executive Council?

A.Praful Patel

B.VineetNayya

C.Bijay Kumar

D.Edappadi K Palanisamy

E.GC Chaturvedi

Answer: A

38. Name the India's first indigenously built long range artillery guninducted by the
Army?

A.Glock

B.Vidhwansak

C.Dhanush

D.Satrujit
Answer: C

39. Which among the following body has formed a Central Monitoring Committee
to prepare and enforce national plan to tackle pollution of over 350 river stretches
in the country?

A.NITI Aayog

B.Ministry of Environment

C.NGT

D.Central Pollution Control Board

Answer: C The Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) bench

40. Which Indian Prime Minister has been conferred with the ―Order of Saint
Andrew The Apostle‖, the highest civilian award of Russia for 2019?

A.NarendraModi

B.Dr.Manmohan Singh

C.IK Gujral

D.DeveGowda

Answer: A

41. Which country has launched the world‘s first and only vaccine for malaria?

A.Malawi

B.Zimbabwe

C.Mali

D.Madagascar
Answer: A.

42. Which country released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of

Ramayana to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with India?

A.Nepal

B.Bhutan

C.Indonesia

D.Sri Lanka

Answer: C