General Knowledge and Current Affairs Today ~ March 2019


1. At which place did Prime Minister Narendra Modi launch ’One Nation, One Card’ first of its kind scheme for transport mobility?
1) Mumbai, Maharashtra
2) Kolkata, West Bengal
3) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Answer :   3


2. Which scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will provide Rs.3000 monthly pension to the employees of unorganized sector after 60 years of age?
1) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana
2) Pradhan Mantri Vayojan Yojana
3) Pradhan Mantri Vyjojan Shramik Yojana
4) Pradhan Mantri Shramik Yojana
Answer :   1

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3. Which city bagged the cleanest city award for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan 2019 Awards in New Delhi?
1) Indore
2) Vishakapatnam
3) Warangal
4) Bengaluru
Answer :   1


4. In which of the following cities the two new benches of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) was established?
1) Amaravathi and Chennai
2) Amaravathi and Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru and Chennai
4) Hyderabad and Chennai
Answer :   1


5. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology?
1) Mumbai Maharashtra
2) Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
3) Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
4) Nagpur Maharashtra
Answer :   2


6. Who is appointed as the head of the panel of 3-member mediation panel for the amicable settlement of Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land dispute case constituted by Supreme Court?
1) Sriram Panchu
2) F. M. Kalifullah
3) Sri Ravi Shankar
4) Ranjan Gogoi
Answer :   2


7. In which of the following state highest number of free LPG connection is distributed as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)?
1) West Bengal
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
Answer :   3


8. Where did Humsafar Trust inaugurate the India’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Clinic and HIV treatment centre?
1) Mumbai
2) Chennai
3) Kolkata
4) Bengaluru
Answer :   1


9. Which of the following country has joined as the 124th member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently?
1) Mongolia
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Turkey
Answer :   2


10. In which of the following field India and Germany signed MOU?
1) Civil and Commercial Matters
2) Occupational Safety and Health
3) Road Infrastructure Sector
4) Cancer Research Initiative
Answer :   2


11. Where was the first Space Dialogue between India and Japan held?
1) Tokyo
2) Mumbai
3) New Delhi
4) Osaka
Answer :   3


12. In which country where the entire government has resigned after failing to achieve a key policy goal on social welfare and healthcare reform.
1) Finland
2) Sweden
3) Norway
4) Switzerland
Answer :   1


13. Which country works along with India to impart skill to the youth in vocational training?
1) USA
2) Finland
3) Germany
4) Italy
Answer :   3


14. Who led the first high level delegation to visit Paraguay from India since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1961?
1) Narendra Modi
2) Venkaiah Naidu
3) Ram Nath Kovind
4) Sushma Swaraj
Answer :   2


15. Which of the following agreement was approved by cabinet for setting up an International classification of the figurative elements of the marks?
1) Vienna Agreement
2) Nice Agreement
3) Locarno Agreement
4) Siteki Agreement
Answer :   1


16. What is the name of the exercise between India and Oman that held in Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains ,Oman?
1) Sarvada Vijay
2) Ajeya Warrior IV
3) Shoor Veer
4) Al Nagah III
Answer :   4


17. Which country offers cheapest mobile data in the world according to the research by price comparison site cable.co.uk?
1) India
2) China
3) Swedan
4) Germany
Answer :   1


18. To which of the following state government World Bank has decided to provide a loan of Rs. 2200 crores to improve the quality of healthcare?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Tamilnadu
4) Maharastra
Answer :   1


19. To what percent the unemployment rate in India rose to in February 2019 according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)?
1) 6.5%
2) 7.0%
3) 7.1%
4) 7.2%
Answer :   4


20. In which of the following state Union Cabinet approved the construction of Kiru Hydroelectric Project (624MW)?
1) Punjab
2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Odisha
Answer :   3


21. Which country has announced a complete ban on import of solid plastic waste/scrap recently?
1) Japan
2) Russia
3) USA
4) India
Answer :   4


22. For which of the following ATM’s RBI has eased business guidelines to source cash directly from the central bank?
1) White Label ATM
2) Green Label ATM
3) Yellow Label ATM
4) Pink label ATM
Answer :   1


23. In which of the following country a high gender pay gap (GPG) is observed where women earn 19% less than men according to Monster Salary Index (MSI) Survey?
1) Singapore
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) India
Answer :   4


24. Which Bank extends loan worth Rs. 4,100 crores for Visakhapatnam (Vizag) metro rail project?
1) Korea Exim Bank (KEXIM)
2) Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
3) World Bank
4) Asian Development Bank(ADB)
Answer :   1


25. The total liabilities of the government increased to how many lakhs during October to December 2018 as per the Finance Ministry Report?
1) Rs.81.50 lakh crore
2) Rs.83.40 lakh crore
3) Rs.85.70 lakh crore
4) Rs.87.50 lakh crore
Answer :   2


26. Which of the following bank has sanctioned loans worth Rs. 689 crore, to over 1,600 MSMEs via its portal dedicated portal for loan in 59 minutes?
1) State Bank of India
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Indian Bank
4) Union Bank of India
Answer :   2


27. Which country had tied up with India to revive and expedite the implementation of USD 44 billion West Coast refinery project in Maharashtra?
1) USA
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Russia
4) Japan
Answer :   2


28. Which country became the world’s largest importer of weapons between 2014-2018 according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)?
1) Saudi Arabi
2) India
3) Egypt
4) Australia
Answer :   1


29. Which plane was banned by India after the Ethiopian Airlines crash?
1) Boeing 777 Max 200
2) Boeing 747 Max 400
3) Boeing 737 Max 8
4) Boeing 742 Max 100
Answer :   3


30. Which bank celebrated its 114th Foundation Day on12th March?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Indian Bank
4) Canara Bank
Answer :   1


31. Which bank became the third Indian company to achieve a market value of more than Rs.6 trillion?
1) State Bank of India
2) HDFC Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) Axis Bank
Answer :   2


32. What is the rank of India in holding gold as per latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC)?
1) 1
2) 4
3) 9
4) 11
Answer :   4


33. Which of the following app was launched by Google to help children in India with reading, comprehension skills?
1) Likho
2) Pado
3) Bolo
4) Seekho
Answer :   3


34. To develop which of the following system French Space Agency CNES and ISRO signed an agreement in Bengaluru?
1) Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems
2) ISRO Inertial System
3) National Remote Sensing System
4) Space-based maritime surveillance system
Answer :   4


35. To which country Beresheet spacecraft belongs, which was in news recently?
1) USA
2) Russia
3) China
4) Israel
Answer :   4


36. Which of the following institute Students has developed an app to detect fake currency?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Kharagpur
3) IIT Bombay
4) IIT Kanpur
Answer :   2


37. Which country has signed a deal to lease Chakra III, a nuclear – powered attack submarine for Indian Army worth USD 3 billion for a period of 10 years?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) Israel
4) China
Answer :   1


38. To which of the following State Marayoor jaggery belongs as it got Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the central government recently?
1) Chittoor Andhra Pradesh
2) Purba Medinipur West Bengal
3) Idukki Kerala
4) Kodagu,Karnataka
Answer :   3


39. Which country is planning to release a digital currency called “SOV”(Sovereign)?
1) Marshall Islands
2) Papua New Guinea
3) New Zealand
4) Fiji
Answer :   1


40. Which of the following item from Erode Tamil Nadu gets GI tagged after 8-year process?
1) Sungudi
2) Jamakkalam
3) Turmeric
4) Wet Grinder
Answer :   3


41. Where did DRDO test fired the Guided Pinaka weapons system?
1) Chandipur Odisha
2) Pokhran Rajasthan
3) Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh
4) Trivandrum,Kerala
Answer :   2


42. Which of the following Region has attained the status of ’Wetland of International Importance’ in the Ramsar Convention recently?
1) Tsomoriri
2) Sunderbans
3) Kanjli
4) Ropar
Answer :   2


43. Who was nominated as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) by President Ram Nath Kovind?
1) Sharad Arvind Bobde
2) N. V. Ramana
3) Arun Kumar Mishra
4) Rohinton Fali Nariman
Answer :   1


44. Who was appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre?
1) Vijay Dixit
2) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
3) Harish Jain
4) Santosh Sarma
Answer :   2


45. Who was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently?
1) Raveena Tondon
2) Padma Lakshmi
3) Rohit Sharma
4) MS Dhoni
Answer :   2


46. Who was appointed as the Finance Secretary of India?
1) Hasmukh Adhiya
2) Subhash Chandra Garg
3) Ashok Lavasa
4) Bimal Jalan
Answer :   2

47. Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of Palestine?
1) Ahmed Qurei
2) Ismail Haniyeh
3) Salam Fayyad
4) Mohammad Shtayyeh
Answer :   4

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