500 ONE LINERS CURRENT AFFAIRS

FROM LAST 3 MONTHS (JUNE - AUG)

S.No. Question Answer
1. Which Country refused to sell its S-400 missiles to Iran? Russia
2. Who is conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour, Order of Former Indian
the Aztec Eagle? President Pratibha
Patil
3. Who is appointed as the United Nations Entity for Gender Anita Bhatia
Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)?
4. The U.S. has formally _________ India's eligibility of Preferential Terminated
trade terms under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
5. Which State banned online food delivery without hygiene Punjab
rating as per FSSAI?
6. The procurement of 111 light Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) Rs. 21,738-Crore
for the Navy to be the first big procurement of the Modi’s new
government. What is the cost of the procurement?
7. Modi led new government extended the Rs _______ per year 6,000
under PM-KISAN scheme to all farmers in the country.
8. The newly-inducted Union Cabinet approved Rs. ______ per 3,000
month - new pension scheme for small shopkeepers,
retail traders.
9. New Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her July 5
first Union Budget for 2019-20 on ______.
10. PepsiCo India will invest $70 million to build a food Uttar Pradesh
manufacturing plant in _______.
11. Who established the World Milk Day? Food and Agriculture
 Organization (FAO)
12. When is the World Milk Day observed? June 1
13. What is the theme of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)? Tobacco and
lung health
14. Who is the youngest MP in the country, her debut in Chandrani Murmu
Parliament?
15. Which Indian Human Spaceflight Programme? Gaganyaan
16. ISRO signed agreement with ________ for crew selection and Indian Air Force
training for the Gaganyaan Mission.

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 17. ISRO signed agreement with ________ for crew selection Indian Air Force
and training for the Gaganyaan Mission.
18. Kappaphycus alvarezii is a/an _________ seaweed. invasive
19. For the first time in 92 years, 6 Indian-origin kids among 8
_____ won the National Spelling Bee Contest.
20. How many member states are there in Organisation of 57
Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
21. Who is the King of Saudi Arabia? Salman
22. Where was the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Cooperation (OIC) held?
23. What is the theme of the Financial Literacy Week 2019 Farmer
which was initiated by RBI?
24. Who initiated the Financial Literacy Week 2019 which Reserve Bank
was held from 3 June to 7 June? of India (RBI)
25. National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajith Doval gets Cabinet Five years
rank with extension of ___________.
26. Which ministry launches an app to help people locate Ministry of Ayush
yoga centers, instructors ?
27. Who is the brand ambassdor of Brand Veeba foods? Shah Rukh Khan
28. _________ government enhanced Rythu Bandhu scheme Teleganna
29. Which successor of Hubble Space Telescope? James Webb Space
Telescope
30. What is the estimated cost of James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion
the world's largest and most expensive one?
31. When is the World Bicycle Day celebrated? June 3
32. Who is the chairman of the board of the International Air Lufthansa Group CEO
Transport Association (IATA)? Carsten Spohr
33. How many member countries are there in ASEAN? 10
34. To which country did India lose its spot as the world's China
fastest growing economy?
35. Who chairs the newly appointed Cabinet Committee on PM Narendra Modi
Employment and Skill Development?
36. When is the Maharana Pratap Jayanti observed? June 6
37. Where was the 1st Global Disability Summit held? London

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 38. Where is the 2nd Global Disability Summit being held? Buenos Aires, Argentina
39. _________ is a mega air exercise between Indian Air Force Garuda
and French Air Force which will be held in July.
40. Which female musician has been named the world’s Rihanna
richest female musician by Forbes magazine?
41. Who proposed the inter-linking rivers across the country Late Former PM
to ease the irrigation and drinking water crisis? Atal Bihari Vajpayee
42. When was the Swachh Bharath Mission launched? October 2014
43. Who heads the Ministry of Jal Shakti? Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat
44. Which became the most profitable public sector company? Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC)
45. Indian Navy's ___ carrying out surveillance sorties in P8I
Gulf of Aden.
46. Who was elected as the new Speaker of the Puducherry VP Sivakolundhu
Assembly?
47. RBI approved the appointment of __________as chairman Rakesh Makhija
of Axis Bank.
48. Indian Army commissioned, __________, an air quality Continuous Ambient Air
monitor, at Fort William as a part of 'Go Green' initiative. Quality Monitoring
System (CAAQMS)
49. Mahindra Susten partners with ________ for solar power Mitsui & Co. Ltd
generation.
50. Which State has announced plans free rides for women Delhi
in metro and buses?
51. _________ is specially designed for International Day of Bhuvan App
Yoga (IDY) to record and show Yoga events across the world.
52. AAI partnered with _________ to develop an air traffic Boeing
management roadmap.
53. What is the theme of the 2019 World Ocean day? Gender and Oceans
54. When is the world Ocean day celebrated? June 8
55. Who took Oath As New CJ Of Delhi High Court? Justice Dhirubhai
Naranbhai Patel
56. With which country India signed a deal worth around Israel
Rs. 300 crore to buy more than 100 SPICE 2000 bombs?
57. The government underpaid the food subsidy bill to Food 69,394
Corporation of India (FCI) by Rs ______ crore in 2018-19.

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 58. Who has been retained as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog? Rajiv Kumar
59. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar embarked his first Bhutan
bilateral visit to ______.
60. How many member States are there in the United Nations 193
General Assembly (UNGA)?
61. Who was the President of 73th session UN General Maria Fernanda
Assembly? Espinosa
62. Which State has waived off 50% of total taxes levied on Bihar
e-ricksha was as a measure to combat air pollution
in the State?
63. Who is appointed as the chairman of the Cabinet Rajnath Singh
Committee on Parliamentary Affairs in the second term
of the NDA government?
64. _______ is the rate at which the central bank of a country Repo Rate
lends money to commercial banks in the event of any
shortfall of funds.
65. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the repo rate by 25 bps
_______ to 5.75% in order to address growth concerns.
66. Centre reconstitutes __________Cabinet Committees. 8
67. Which State launched the ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles for Karnataka
womens safety?
68. Where will the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Bishkek, Kyrgyz
summit held? Republic
69. __________beats Ireland 1-0 in the final to claim U21 India
four-nation title.
70. _________ launches centre for MSMEs in Bengaluru. ICICI Bank
71. _______designated as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence PJS Pannu
Staff (operation).
72. _____ appointed principal advisor to Andhra Chief Minister. Ajeya Kallam
73. Who is the Founder of Wipro? Azim Premji
74. Which Country topped the IMD World Competitiveness Singapore
Ranking 2019?
75. Ring of Fire is an arc of volcanoes and fault line Pacific basin
encircling the ________.
76. When was the Mount Sinabung last erupted? 2018
77. Which Volcano in Sumatra Island recently erupted? Mount Sinabung
78. Who ranks World No.1 in Men's Singles Tennis game? Novak Djokovic

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 79. Who won the French Open 2019 title in Women's category? Ashleigh Barty
80. Who won the French Open 2019 title? Rafael Nadal
81. Imports from Pakistan to India has declined by 92% after 200%
the imposition of _________ customs duties.
82. How many dealers have Mahindra company have in 60
South Africa?
83. Who is chairman of Mahindra Group? Anand Gopal Mahindra
84. Where was the G-20 on trade and the digital economy Tsukuba, Japan
summit held?
85. Under which programme does the setting up of a national Sagarmala programme
maritime heritage museum takes place?
86. India and Portugal has partnered to set up a national Lothal, Gujarat
maritime heritage museum at _________.
87. Which Scheme did the Cabinet approve to provide pension Pradhan Mantri Kisan
cover to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme? Samman Siddhi
88. How much did the Centre allocate for the Brucellosis Rs.13,343 crores
control programme?
89. Which Scheme did the Cabinet approve to control Foot Brucellosis control
and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis? programme
90. Who is the Chaiman of the African Union? Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
91. Which country has been suspended by the African Union Sudan
as there are no civilian rule established in the country?
92. In March 2019, India and Maldives signed an ______ Line $800 million
of Credit Agreement to assist the Maldives in achieving
social and economic development.
93. With which country did India recently sign six agreements Maldives
including hydrography, health, passenger and cargo
services by sea?
94. Which is the latest mission proposed by Indian Space Space station
Research Organisation (ISRO)?
95. Amitav Ghosh was awarded the 54th Jnanpith Award is Author
a renowned __________.
96. Who is the author of the book The Circle of Reason? Amitav Ghosh
97. Who is to host the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Kyrgyzstan
Organisation (SCO) summit?
98. When was India admitted in the Shanghai Cooperation 2017
Organisation (SCO)?

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 99. Chinese President conferred ___________, Kyrgyzstan’s Manas Order of
highest National award. the First Degree
100. What was the name of the IAAF when it was founded? International Amateur
Athletic Federation
101. The International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics
(IAAF) is to be rebranded as ________.
102. When was the Kashmiri Pandits forcefully evicted from 1990s
J&K Valley?
103. Mela Kheer Bhawani festival is celebrated in _______. Jammu & Kashmir
104. When did the Soviet Union dissolve? December 1991
105. Who is the first President of Kazakhstan after the Kassym-Jomart
collapse of Soviet Union? Tokayev
106. Who sworn in as the President of Kazakhstan? Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
107. In a multiple price-auction, each successful bidder should The bidder
pay the price stated by ________.
108. RBI's buying and selling of government securities to Open market
expand or contract the amount of money in the banking operations (OMO)
system is called _________.
109. Where will be the G20 summit held? Japan
110. Which organisation won the 2019 BBC World Service Akshaya Patra
Global Champion Award?
111. Which two nations will be the guest nations at the 2020 Australia and Qatar
Copa America?
112. According to the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019, USD 42 billion
India received foreign direct investments (FDI)
worth ________ in 2018.
113. Which month is celebrated as LGBTQ Pride month? June
114. Which Country recently banned commercials that reinforce UK
gender prejudices?
115. Encephalitis is an inflammation or swelling and irritation Brain
of the _________.
116. Which Indian State was recently affected by Acute Bihar
Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)?
117. Encephalitis is a ___________ disease. Viral
118. What type of lock did RBI suggest the banks to use to One Time
operate ATM for cash replenishment? Combination locks
119. Which Committee was set up by RBI to review the entire Committee on Currency
gamut of security of treasure in transit in 2016? Movement

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120. On which Mount did the Scientists install two highest Mount Everest
weather stations to collect weather data to study the
impacts of rising global temperatures?
121. Om Birla is the ________speaker of Lok Sabha. 17th
122. Who sworn in as the Pro-tem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha? Virendra Kumar
123. RBI has set up a committee under former chairman of Current framework for
SEBI UK Sinha to review ___________. the MSME sector
124. Who has set the world record for most sixes in an ODI? Eoin Morgan
125. How many sixes did Eoin Morgan to set the world record 17
for most sixes in an ODI?
126. According to Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) Amazon
2019, which Company is the most attractive employer
brand in India?
127. NITI Aayog proposed that only electric vehicles should 2030
be sold after ________.
128. NITI Aayog directed Ministry of road transport and e-highways programme
highways to roll out ___________ with an overhead
electricity network.
129. Which state made GPS device mandatory for trekkers? Himachal Pradesh
130. The highest bridge in Asia at Kandror is located on Sutlej
which river?
131. Who is appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of Indiabulls Naveen Uppal
Housing Finance Ltd?
132. World bank has agreed to lend _________ to Pakistan to $518 million
support its economy and broaden the revenue base.
133. Who is appointed as the new Executive Director of the Inger Andersen
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
134. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Nairobi, Kenya
Environment Programme (UNEP) located?
135. When was the United Nations Environment Programme 1972
(UNEP), a programme of the United Nations formed?
136. India's Border Security Force (BSF) signed Joint Record Border Guard
of Discussion with __________ at the 48th DG level talks. Bangladesh (BGB)
137. Where was the 48th DG level talks between India's Border Dhaka, Bangladesh
Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh
(BGB) held?
138. The Centre is demanding ________ for fingerprinting of WhatsApp
messages to trace the origin of all content shared through it.

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139. ___________ has begun to construct a road using plastic Lucknow Development
waste for the first time ever. Authority (LDA)
140. .___________ emerged as the fastest economy in Asia- Bangladesh
Pacific: Asian Development Bank.
141. Which state government set to launch a universal health Punjab
insurance scheme?
142. How many submarines Indian Navy planned to build? 6
143. India population to cross Chinas By ___________ : UN 2035
144. Fresh bill to ban Triple Talaq to be introduced in ________ Lok Sabha
145. Where is the headquarters of SEBI? Mumbai
146. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of Indian Navy? Shri Ram Nath Kovind
147. Who won silver at Folksam Grand Prix 2019 Johnson
148. Unemployed Graduates Get Up to __________in Rajasthan Rs. 3500
149. Government to set up ___________ incubators for aspiring 51
entrepreneurs
150. How many International delegates participated in 12th 31
ReCAAP ISC capacity building workshop?
151. Who launched a new tool to handle AMR named "AWaRe"? World Health
Organization (WHO)
152. Bangladesh _______ state channels now on DD Free Dish South Korea
153. When is the World Refugee Day observed? June 20
154. What is the theme of the World Refugee Day 2019? StepWithRefugees – Take
A Step on World
Refugee Day
155. Since when UN is celebrating the World Refugee Day? 2000
156. Who is the UN High Commissioner for Refugees? Filippo Grandi
157. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 20th New Delhi
Meeting of the FSDC in ________
158. Where is the headquarters of Financial Action Task Paris
Force (FATF)
159. Which institute signed MoU with PGCIL to enter Power National Thermal Power
Distribution Business? Corporation Limited
(NTPC Ltd)
160. Cricket Australia signs a multi-year partnership HCL
with ____________ ?

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161. Who inaugurated the central ATFM complex? Shri Hardeep Puri
162. Event to commemorate ______years of high altitude 20
operations during Kargil conflict held on June 24
163. IRSDC signed 2 MoAs to renovate ______railway stations. 22
164. Who won with 'Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019' Dr Gaurav Nigam
165. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Justice V
Pradesh High Court? Ramasubramanian
166. Who is appointed as the second Chief Justice of Justice Raghvendra
Telangana High Court Singh Chauhan
167. India's first solar cruise vessel will debut in ________ Kerala
168. UN Report Unveils Involvement of Saudi Officials in the Khashoggi
Killing of ______
169. PM Modi to attend ____summit in Japan from June 27-29 G 20
170. Which country gifted Manipur a peace museum ? Japan
171. Which country proposed to host 2023 IOC session in India
Mumbai?
172. What is the name of the scheme planned by the central Krishi Vigyan
government to double farmers income by the year 2022? Kendras
173. Which state Government to get $147 Million Loan from Jharkhand
World Bank ?
174. Where is the headquarters of L and T Company? Mumbai
175. Who won French Grand Prix ? Lewis Hamilton
176. How many points did Lewis Hamilton secured in French 187
Grand Prix?
177. _____ CM releases Flood Hazard Atlas for effective Odisha
management of flood
178. Who inked partnership with BOB for dealer financing? Maruti Suzuki
179. Who is the author of the book "Data Sovereignty - Vinit Goenka
The Pursuit of Supremacy'.
180. World Bank approves _________ Loan to the Government $147 million
of Jharkhand
181. No-confidence motion against Speaker to be taken July 1,2019
up on ____________
182. When NSIC was founded? 1955
183. Who is the new director general of Indian Coast Guard? K Natarajan

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184. How many millions loan did World Bank issued for 31.58
Uttarakhand Public Financial Management in order to
strengthen Project?
185. Which film won award at Shanghai International Veyilmarangal
Film Festival ?
186. Which application introduced by the government is the Sarathi
driving license app?
187. Who is the Minister of the Ministry of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari
and Highways?
188. Who won Mallorca Open Title 2019? Sofia Kenin
189. SARATHI, an app for driving license, was developed National Informatics
by __________. Centre (NIC)
190. Which bill, was recently passed in Lok Sabha, will allow Special Economic Zones
an entity to set up units in special economic zones (SEZs)? (Amendment) Bill, 2019
191. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, Special Economic
2019 will amend __________. Zones Act, 2005
192. Who is appointed as the new Chief of Research and Samant Goel
Analysis Wing (RAW)?
193. When was Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) established? 1968
194. Who is the Chairman of RAW, India? PM Narendra Modi
195. When was Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) established? 1968
196. Who approved the appointment of Samant Goel as the Appointments Committee
new Chief of RAW? of the Cabinet
197. RBI has launched __________ to facilitate RBI’s grievance Complaint Management
redressal process. System (CMS)
198. Which state did topped at the rankings of MHA Police Rajasthan
Stations for the year 2018?
199. BIMSTEC Day- 2019 celebrated in ______________ Dhaka, Bangladesh
200. Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises Day is June 27
celebrated on ___________
201. Who is the chairman of Swiss National Bank? Thomas Jordan
202. Which state declared 'Tamil Yeoman' or 'Tamil Maravan' Tamil Nadu
as its state butterfly recently?
203. Who won 2019 Austrian Grand Prix? Max Verstappen
204. Which country bans single-use plastic shopping bags New Zealand
205. Which company to launch 11th tranche of Electoral FinMin
Bonds sale to start from July 1

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206. Who is the present Human Resource Development Dr. Ramesh
Minister? Pokhriyal Nishank
207. India to contribute USD ________ in 2019 to UN Palestine 5 Millions
refugee agency
208. Which Country hosts the International Security Alliance UAE
(ISAs) first joint security exercise named ISALEX19?
209. How many countries are there in International Security 9
Alliance (ISA)?
210. When was the International Security Alliance (ISA) 2017
launched?
211. Saudi Arabia increased India's Haj quota by ___________ Rs. 30,000
212. India has signed Rs.200 crore deal with ______ to acquire Russia
Strum Ataka.
213. _______ created history by becoming the first civil servant Aparna Kumar
and IPS officer to achieve the 7 Summits challenge.
214. __________ is the first Indian to summit the seven highest Ranveer Singh
peaks spread across the seven continents. Jamwal
215. Who was the first man to climb the Seven Summits in 1986? Patrick Morrow
216. ________ was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award Sir William
2019 at UK-India Awards in London. Mark Tully
217. Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) has been currently Kaziranga
deployed across _________. National Park
218. Where is the Kaziranga National Park located? Assam
219. Who won World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title? Vaibhav Yadav
220. Who is appointed as the Chairman of Microfinance Manoj Kumar
Institutions Network (MFIN)? Nambiar
221. Where was the National Sailing Championship Hyderabad
inaugurated?
222. Where is the Hussain Sagar Lake located? Telangana
223. NASA's PUNCH mission selected Indian Scientist ______ Dipankar Banerjee
as its co-investigator
224. Dr. Krishna Saksena's book 'Whispers of Time' launched New Delhi
by Smriti Irani in _________.
225. World UFO day observed on __________ July 2
226. _____ gets extension by one year as RBI deputy governor. N S Vishwanathan
227. Ola Electric invests _______ funding from SoftBank $ 250 millions

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228. Odisha will host the ______ Commonwealth Table Tennis 21st
Championship 2019.
229. State Bank of India & ___ tie-up to finance infrastructure NIIF
projects.
230. _______ has launched an incredible new atomic clock into NASA
orbit to navigate distant planets.
231. When does US celebrate its Independence Day? 4 July
232. When was the Revolutionary War broke out? April 1775
233. US celebrated its _________ Independence Day on 243rd
4 July 2019.
234. ______ India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) First
will be held from 11th till 13th October, 2019.
235. The India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) New Delhi
be held in ________.
236. Who is nominated as the next president of the European Christine Lagarde
Central Bank?
237. When was the European Union Central Bank established? 1998
238. In which State has the South Central Railway Andhra Pradesh
commissioned its longest electrified tunnel?
239. Government of India has signed a MoU with ________ to IBM India
use AI in agriculture.
240. Who is the Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare? Narendra Singh Tomar
241. Who won the women's 200m gold in the Poznan Athletics Hima Das
Grand Prix 2019 in Poland?
242. Which country hosted the Poznan Athletics Grand Poland
Prix 2019?
243. Who is appointed as the new President of European Ursula von der Leyen
Union Commission?
244. National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Bharat Dynamics
Raj (NIRDPR) has signed with ________ to supply sanitary Limited (BDL)
napkins to students.
245. Under which Ministry does Bharat Dynamics Limited Ministry of
(BDL) function? Civil Aviation
246. Economic Survey which was tabled by Finance Minister 7%
Nirmala Sitharaman predicted ________ GDP growth for
financial year 2019-20.
247. PM Modi laid a goal to bring Indian economy to a _______ $5
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248. _______ of IBM will give solution in the field of Watson
agriculture through AI and weather technology at Decision Platform
village level/ farm level.
249. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Educational, Paris, France
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located?
250. In which State is Jaipur located? Rajasthan
251. Which Indian City is called the Pink City? Jaipur
252. Which Country conducted a mega clean-up campaign in Nepal
Mount Everest?
253. The Nepal government has laid a provision that if a climber 8 kg
brings back at least _______ of garbage then it will refund
the charges to climb the Mount.
254. Which team won the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019? US
255. When was the first time FIFA Women's World Cup 1991
conducted?
256. Who is the President of France? Emmanuel Macron
257. Dr.Nalin Shinghal appointed as the Chairman and BHEL
Managing Director (CMD) of _____________
258. Harideesh Kumar appointed as the Director of Institute of Banking
the ___________ Personnel Selection (IBPS)
259. Kuwait supports ___________in countering terror India
260. Ola gets green light for _________taxi business. London
261. India to train 1800 Bangladeshi Civil Servants at _______ Mussoorie
262. World Zoonoses day is observed on ________. June 6
263. Which State government has introduced the Japanese Telangana
Miyawaki method of afforestation in India?
264. Which country introduced the Miyawaki technique of Japan
afforestation?
265. Centre announced _________ as the regulator of housing RBI
finance Companies (HFCs)
266. Who is the President of Greece? Prokopis Pavlopoulos
267. Who is appointed as the Force Commander of the UN Lieutenant General
mission in South Sudan? Shailesh Sadashiv
Tinaikar
268. When was the United Nations Mission in South Sudan 2011
(UNMISS) formed?
269. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Mission in Juba
South Sudan (UNMISS) located?

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270. Who is appointed as the Head of Cricket at the National Rahul Dravid
Cricket Academy (NCA)?
271. Where is the National Cricket Academy (NCA) located? Bengaluru, Karnataka
272. When was National Cricket Academy (NCA) established? 2000
273. Where was the the 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic South Korea
Film Festival (BIFAN) held?
274. Who is the CEO of LikedIn? Jeff Weiner
275. Adi Shankaracharya lived in _______ century. 8th
276. ISRO signed contract with ________ for the selection Glavkosmos
support, medical examination and space training.
277. Glavkosmos is a launch service provider which functions Roscosmos
under __________.
278. How much did the Indian government allocate for the Rs.10,000 crore
Gaganyaan Mission, the Indian Human Spaceflight
Programme?
279. Utkarsh 2022 is a _______ strategy to improve regulation Three term
and supervision, among other functions of the central bank.
280. Which Bank has introduced the Utkarsh 2022 strategy? RBI
281. Who won the Copa America 2019 title? Brazil
282. When was the Copa América, the international men's 1916
association football championship introduced?
283. Which State government implemented the Centre's Odisha
Witness Protection Scheme 2018 for the first time in India?
284. Who won gold medal in the 53 kg category at the Grand Vinesh Phogat
Prix of Spain 2019?
285. Deposits in Jan Dhan Yojana accounts crosses _________ Rs 2 lakh crore
286. When did the Pulwama attack held_____ ? February 14, 2019
287. Who adopts Digital India, equality of women in this Saudi Arabia
year __________
288. Who inks MoU With BRICS Chamber of Commerce and BCC
Industry_________
289. When did the Bharat Chamber of Commerce 1949
established ________
290. Which State Cabinet approved for the procurement of Delhi
1,650 low-floor buses?
291. Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has Amrabad Tiger
recommended for the survey and exploration of uranium Reserve
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292. Where is the Amrabad Tiger Reserve located? Telangana
293. NASA awarded _________ to SpaceX. Imaging Xray polarimetry
explorer (IXPE) mission
294. What is the cost estimated for the Imaging Xray $50.3 million
polarimetry explorer (IXPE) mission?
295. When is NASA's Imaging Xray polarimetry explorer 2021
(IXPE) mission expected to launch?
296. IXPE mission is a part of NASA’s __________. Launch Services
Program (LSP)
297. The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to adopt _______ MBDA, Advanced Short Range
an European Arms manufacturers. Air-to-Air Missile
(ASRAAM)
298. Which Company has been listed as the third-largest stock Airtel Africa
on the bourse by market value by Nigerian Stock Exchange?
299. Who is the current World Chess Champion? Magnus Carlsen
300. Current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Norway
is from _____.
301. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2019 was United Nations
released by ________. Development Programme
302. _________, pro-khalistan group, is banned by the Central Sikhs for Justice
government has banned the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for its
alleged anti-national activities.
303. Which Operation was handled by Railway Protection Operation Thirst
Force (RPF) to crub the sale of unauthorized packaged
drinking water?
304. Which State launched NORKA? Kerala
305. NORKA, an investment company, started by Kerala Non Resident Keralites
government. NORKA stands for _______. Affairs
306. Who is the Chairman of Committee on Economic Prime Minister
Affairs (CCEA)?
307. How much did the Centre allocated for Pradhan Mantri Rs.80,250 crore
Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III)?
308. Who won the Wheelchair Women's Singles in the Aniek van Koot
Wimbledon Championship 2019?
309. Which State government became the first Indian state to Meghalaya
draft a water policy?
310. Which body does the safety audit of state dams at periodic State Dam Safety
intervals to identify the safety risks and mitigate the Organisation
adverse impacts?

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311. Padma Shri awardee _______ receives FRCS of Thailand. Raghu Ram
312. Kaushik Ganguly's Bengali film Nagarkirtan bags _______ 4
awards including Best Feature Film at SAARC film festival
2019.
313. What is the captial of Assam ? Dispur
314. KSUM to host Women Startup Summit 2019 August 1, 2019
on _______ in Kochi
315. .______edition of Mekong Ganga Cooperation meet 2019 11th
held in New Delhi.
316. Who is appointed as the deputy chief minister of Goa? Chandrakant Kavlekar
317. When did the monsoon session of the Goa state 15 July
Assembly begin?
318. Taiwan is in a ________ worth arms sale deal with U.S. $2.2 bn
companies.
319. When did the West Bengal government observed Save July 12
Water Day?
320. The Union Agriculture Ministry in Indira Gandhi Chhattisgarh
Agriculture University has recently set up an Agri
Business Incubation Centre in _________.
321. Who is the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Narendra Singh Tomar
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare?
322. Who is appointed as the next MD and CFO of the Anshula Kant
World Bank Group?
323. Who is the first woman CFO of the World Bank Group? Anshula Kant
324. Which Indian pair won a bronze medal in the World Tour G. Sathiyan and
Platinum Australian Open 2019 in the men’s doubles
competition?
325. _________ appointed as USA cricket teams interim coach. Kiran More
326. Around ______ persons enrolled under PM Shram Yogi 30 lakh persons
Maandhan Scheme.
327. Govt. plans to set up _______ Ayush wellness centres in 4,200
ongoing fiscal.
328. World Bank planned to offer ________ to Kerala. $ 250 millions
329. _________ voted IOC Sportsperson of the Year. Sharath Kamal
330. How many member countries are there in the World Bank? 189
331. Who is the governor of Kerala? P. Sathasivam
332. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador of FanMojo? Prithvi Shaw

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333. Who is the youngest Indian cricketer to hit debut Prithvi Shaw
Test century?
334. Who won the Wheelchair Women's Singles in the Aniek van Koot
Wimbledon Championship 2019?
335. Which State government became the first Indian state to Meghalaya
draft a water policy?
336. Which body does the safety audit of state dams at periodic State Dam Safety
intervals to identify the safety risks and mitigate the Organisation
adverse impacts?
337. Padma Shri awardee _______ receives FRCS of Thailand. Raghu Ram
338. Kaushik Ganguly's Bengali film Nagarkirtan bags ______ 4
awards including Best Feature Film at SAARC
film festival 2019.
339. What is the captial of Assam ? Dispur
400. KSUM to host Women Startup Summit 2019 on _______ August 1, 2019
in Kochi
401. .______edition of Mekong Ganga Cooperation meet 2019 11th
held in New Delhi.
402. Who is appointed as the deputy Chief Minister of Goa? Chandrakant Kavlekar
403. When did the monsoon session of the Goa state 15 July
Assembly begin?
404. Great Indian Bustard falls under the IUCN red list Critically endangered
category of _________ species.
405. Virat Kohli, ___________ maintains top spots in ICC ODI Jasprit Bumrah
ranking 2019.
406. What is captial of Uzbekistan ? Tashkent
407. Union Cabinet extends 15th Finance Commission's Nov 30
term up to __________.
408. Govt to increase coal production to one billion 2022-23
tone by _____.
409. When Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ? 1973
410. Who won gold in the 25m rapid fire pistol competition in Anish Bhanwala
the ISSF Junior World Cup 2019?
411. Where was the ISSF Junior World Cup 2019 held? Germany
412. The UKs new _________ pound note features codebreaker 50
Alan Turing.
413. Who is appointed as the Judge of SICC ? AK Sikri

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414. Who is the chief minister of Uttarkhand? Trivendra Singh Rawat
415. US bans __________army chief over Rohingya Mynamar
'Ethnic Cleansing'
416. Which country is to host the International Shooting Sport India
Federation (ISSF) Combined World Cup 2020?
417. Who is the President of International Shooting Sport Vladimir Lisinis
Federation (ISSF)?
418. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) New Delhi
Combined World Cup 2020 will be held at _________.
419. Who is the Vice President of USA? Mike Pence
420. Who is appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh? Biswa Bhusan
Harichandan
421. ________ appoints Sarvita Sethi in M&A role Coco Cola
422. Sri Lankan government exempted visa fees for tourism 48
purposes for ________ countries.
423. Which Country initiated the global coalition to protect Netherlands
pollinators?
424. When was the global coalition to protect pollinators 2016
established?
425. Who is the Minister of Department for Promotion of Piyush Goyal
Industry and Internal Trade, Minister of Commerce
and Industry?
426. Who is appointed as the Secretary of Department for Guruprasad Mohapatra
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?
427. Who is appointed as the next ambassador of India to the Dinesh Bhatia
Republic of Paraguay.
428. Which women becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs Ellyse Perry
and 100 wickets in T20.
429. Who is honoured with Entrepreneur of the Year Ruhan Rajput
Award 2019?
430. Who becomes the first IAF pilot to complete wingsuit Tarun Chaudhri
skydive jump?
431. India signs deal to acquire R-27 Missiles from _________ Russia
432. Government aims to enrol __________ workers under PM 150 million
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433. Indian Army has employed electric cars (E-cars) for the Delhi
use of Government officials in _________.
434. Which Company has played a vital role in providing EESL
e-vehicles to various Government agencies?
435. What are the 2 new TB vaccines ICMR introduced for VPM 1002 and
TB treatment? Immuvac
436. Which Country has the highest TB incidences of the world? India
437. In 2017, the Centre vowed to eliminate TB by the year __. 2025
438. Which TB vaccine has been used for a 100 years Bacille Calmette-
to treat TB? Guerin
439. Who is awarded the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award? Ravish Kumar,
Angkhana Neelapaijit,
Raymundo Pujante
440. Which award is referred as the Asian version of the Ramon Magsaysay
Nobel Prize? Award
441. When was the Ramon Magsaysay Award was established? 1957
442. Which Bill aims to provide a uniform safety procedures Dam Safety Bill
for the specified 5,600 dams in the country?
443. Who will be the regulatory body according to the National Dam
Dam Safety Bill 2019? Safety Authority
444. What are the countries participated in the INF treaty? US, Russia
445. Which Country officially announced its withdrawal from US
the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?
446. Which Bill will empower centre to remove the redundant Repealing and
and absolute laws? Amending Bill 2019
447. Lovlina Borgohain Won _______In Umakhanov Memorial Gold
International Boxing Tournament
448. Lewis Hamilton won __________ Hungarian Grand Prix
449. World Breastfeeding Week 2019 observed from ________ 1- 7 August
450. What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2019? Empower Parents
Enable Breastfeeding
451. When was the first trial of QRSAM Missile was conducted? June 4 2017
452. At what range the QRSAM Missile? 25-30 km
453. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 has 2 Union Territories
proposed to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir
into ________.
454. ._____ celebrates 65th Foundation Day. Lalit Kala Akademi

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455. ._______ Home Minister flags off riot control vehicle Vajra. Arunchal Pradesh
456. ________ to raise up to 1,000 crore through bonds. IIFL Finance
457. Which is the first State to pass an anti-lynching Bill in Manipur
the country?
458. Which State has passed an anti-lynching Bill? Rajasthan
459. Lok Sabha passed the _________ Surrogacy (Regulation)
Bill, 2019
460. Who is the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Textiles? Smriti Zubin Irani
461. When is the National Handloom Day is observed? 7 August
462. Who won Miss World Diversity 2019? Naaz Joshi
463. Who becomes Power Grid CMD? Kandikuppa Sreekant
464. .______ unveils three new precision-guided missiles. Iran
465. Steve Smith becomes second-fastest to score ________ 25
Test centuries.
466. _______ gives assent to the abrogation of article 370 of President
Jammu and Kashmir. Ram Nath Kovind
467. Who prepared the Environmental and Social Management Society for Integrated
Framework (ESMF) draft? Coastal Management
468. SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Israel's ________ Amos-17
telecommunications satellite.
469. NACO survey reported that there are about 2.1 million National Aids
HIV infected patients in the country. What does NACO Control Organization
stand for?
470. How many Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centres are there 540
in India?
471. Centre has introduced its plan to reduce the HIV cases 2024
by _______.
472. How much did the Delhi government approve for the Rs.99 crore
Citywide Wi-Fi project?
473. When is the Delhi government's Citywide Wi-Fi project Sep 2020
planned to be established?
474. ADB approved USD _________ to improve road 200 millions
infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra.
475. India signed a UN Convention agreement in _________. Singapore
476. What is the currency of Papua New Guinea? Papua New
Guinean kina
477. Which country is linguistically the world's most Papua New Guinea
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478. Who is the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea? James Marape
479. What is the Cash prize alloted under the Odisha Small Rs.74 lakh
Savings Incentive Scheme?
480. ________ approved USD 200 millions to improve road ADB
infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra.
481. .__________ approved the procurement of a Software Defence
Defined Radio (SDR) and the Next Generation Maritime Acquisition Council
Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB) for the Indian Navy.
482. US approves ______ Seahawk helicopters to South Korea. 12 multi mission
483. What is the range Yasin missile which is to be introduced 50km
by Iran?
484. Who is the current Defence Minister of Iran? Amir Hatami
485. Project Water Chakra recycles ________. Urine
486. Software Defined Radio was developed by the _________. DRDO, BEL, WESEE
487. Cochin Shipyard Limited has built 2 ro-pax vessels Inland Waterways
for _________. Authority of India
488. _____________ govt will launch Navodayam scheme. Andhra Pradesh
489. Aswatha Narayana won __________in the World Gold
Skills competition.
490. Which Cabinet approves free rides for women in DTC Delhi
from 29 October?
491. Which country did Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visited to Russia
Strengthen Cooperation in Energy and Steel Sectors?
492. Who test fired ballistic missile Ghaznavi? Pakistan
493. What is the range of the ballistic missile Ghaznavi? 290
494. Where was the World Skills competition 2019 held? Kazan, Russia
495. Where is the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Kochi
Cyclone Detection radar (CDR) building, that is to be
handed over to the Indian Navy, located?
496. When is the National Sports Day 2019 observed? 29 August
497. National Sports Day 2019 marked the _________ birth 114th
anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
498. Who became the first Indian woman para-athlete to win Deepa Malik
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the Para-Athletics
category?
499. When is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced 30 August
Disappearances observed?
500. When was the International Day of the Victims of Enforced 2011
Disappearances observed for the first time?
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