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BLOG OF THE MONTH 02
NATIONAL NEWS 05
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 27
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SPOTLIGHT MARCH 2019 CURRENT AFFAIRS 2019
GLOBALIZATION 4.0 OR FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
What is Globalization:
Globalization is a phenomenon driven by technology and the movement of ideas, people,
and goods. Globalization describes a process by which national and regional economies,
societies, and cultures have become integrated through the global network of trade,
communication, immigration and transportation.
Waves of globalization:
Globalization - 1
Waves of Globalization - 2
Globalization
Globalization - 3
Globalization - 4
To understand what Globalization 4.0 means, it’s necessary to look back on the previous
Globalization waves 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0:
GLOBLIZATION 1.0:
Globalization 1.0 refers to the rapid growth in world trade, mainly during the nineteenth
century or it can be called pre-1914 period. It was driven by innovations in transport and
communications, including the railways, steamships and the electric telegraph which
further reduced the cost of global transport and enabled the separation of production and
consumption across international borders.
GLOBLIZATION 2.0:
Globalization 2.0 or post 1945 era refers to the international industrialization after the
Second World War. It is driven by greater international cooperation. The post-war period
saw less protectionism and a rapid growth in world trade, at least in western economies.
GLOBLIZATION 3.0:
The third wave of Globalization (Globalization 3.0) is thought to have started around 1990
Which was driven by advances in technology, including the spread of the internet. During
this wave:
• It was easy for different stages of production to be based in various locations across
the globe, leading to the emergence of modern supply chains.
• Firms were enabled to further cut the cost of producing products and delivering
services by moving their operations to cheaper locations, known as offshoring.
GLOBALIZATION 4.0
The current wave, Globalization 4.0, is a set to be driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution,
which is happening right now. In 2011, the term Industry 4.0 was introduced by the German
government and Siemens. Industry 4.0 shifts manufacturing away from analog and
mechanical technologies and toward all things digital.
TOOLS OF THE GLOBLIZATION 4.0
The development of advanced technologies has the potential to significantly impact global
productivity. These technologies are-
• Artificial Intelligence
• Big Data
• Nanotechnology
• The Internet Of Things
• 3d Printing
• Autonomous vehicles
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FEATURES OF THE GLOBLIZATION 4.0
• Digitally-enabled services
• Global public-private co-operation
Features of
• New model of education

Globalization 4.0 • Globally shared purpose
• Reducing inequalities and insecurities
(1) Digitally-enabled services:
Industry 4.0 is not only revolutionizing manufacturing processes but also increasing the ease
of access to services. All previous waves were about the trade in goods. this one is about
digitally-enabled services or we can say that previous waves were about blue-collar jobs this
one is coming for white-collar workers. For ex. Online shopping, online transoprt facilities
like uber/ola etc.
(2) Global public-private co-operation:
Public-private cooperation is about harnessing the private sector and open markets to drive
economic growth for the public good.
(3) New model of education:
A new model of education complete with targeted programs for teaching workers new skills
is required for managing the complete transformation in our system of health,

transportation, communication, production, distribution and energy. This transformation
needed new frameworks for national and multinational cooperation as well as a “new
model of education”.
(4) Globally shared purpose:
Globalization 4.0 is leading to the new approach in the new economy of creating a
community of shared interest and, ultimately, shared purpose which is universal but not
isolated to a particular country, industry, or issue. It can be possible by developing policies
that favor “and” over “or”. For ex. Enviornmental's problem has become global problem and
global agencies collectively are trying to solve it by new technologies.
(5) Reducing inequalities and insecurities:
A desirable Globalization 4.0 will forge a new politics which reduce inequalities and
insecurities and, rolling back rentier capitalism. An economic system in which the rewards
for technological progress are shared more equitably. For ex. Mobile facility can be
affordable by lower class of the economy.
Globalization 4.0 as a theme in the meet of World Economic Forum 2019
The central theme of the 49th World Economic
Forum’s Annual meeting, which was held in Davos,
Switzerland from January 5 –January 25, 2019 was
“Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the
Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
Representatives at the Forum discussed the
strategic ramifications of Globalization 4.0 and its
future impact on global co-operation.
Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of
the World Economic Forum, labels in the meet that
the core of Globalization 4.0 IS relying on digital
connectivity and the related flow of ideas and services.
NATIONAL NEWS
ink 1. SHREYAS (Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills) was
launched by Ministry of Human Resource and Development.
• The programme promotes apprenticeship as an important part of education and
integrates the government’s employment building efforts into the education
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2. The govt. has approved the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance,
2019 which will bring persons living in remote and inaccessible areas under reservation
ambit.
• it would pave the way for extend reservation in jobs, promotions and education
to people living 10 km from the International Border (IB) in Jammu.
• Article 35A of the constitution empowers J&K legislature to define state's
"permanent residents" and their special rights and privileges.
• Article 370 guarantees special status to J&K, restricting Union's legislative
powers over three areas: Defence, Foreign Affairs and Communications.
3. ‘Mera Kam-Mera Abhiman’ - Employment generation programme will be launched for
the urban youth in Punjab which will “ensure dignity of labour”.
Launched
• The programme is part of the State government’s ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar and
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Karobar’ mission.
• The aim of this mission is to provide one job for each family in a time-bound
manner and the scheme would certainly reach out to every household.
4. NITI Aayog and Adobe as a part of Atal Innovation Mission have signed a Statement of
Intent to collaborate on enhancing digital literacy and creativity skills.
• Under the agreement, they will open Digital Disha Programme across 100
schools under the Atal Tinkering Labs.
• Under the Adobe Digital Disha Programme, the Adobe would provide Adobe
Spark application, a fun and frictionless storytelling Creative Cloud application
free of charge for education and skill development.
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5. A new world record has been set up by The Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities by carrying out Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs) implantation of 260
people in record eight hours.
• The department is under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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6. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv
Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana”.
• It aims to provide financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using
lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock.
• Lignocellulosic biomass (or LC biomass) refers to plant biomass that is composed
of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
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7. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched IRCTC iPay, its
India initiative.
• It provides payment options like credit card, debit card, UPI (Unified Payment
Interface), International Card and an option of IRCTC prepaid card cum wallet,
auto debit will also be available soon.
tuff 8. “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi” scheme was launched in Haryana.

• It is primarily meant for farmers of the state who cultivate on land with areas up
to five acres and the families with an income of less than Rs. 15,000 per month.
• Each beneficiary family would be eligible for a financial assistance of Rs. 6,000
every year and each family will have to nominate a member to avail this benefit.
• The scheme provides insurance facilities of- Rs. 2 lakh on natural death, Rs. 2
lakh for accidental death, Rs. 2 lakh for permanent disability and Rs. 1 lakh for
partial disability.
• There are two categories -
Category 1: Age 18 to 40 years – 4 options
Option 1 Financial assistance Rs 6000 per year in 3 instalments of rs 2000
Beneficiary Nominated member by the family will get Rs 36,000 after 5

Option 2
years of joining
Option 3
On age of 60 year, beneficiary will get pension between Rs 3,000 and Rs
15,000 on a monthly basis.
Family elected member will be get Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 30,000 after 5 years.
Option 4
Option of Insurance cover (state government will pay the premium)
Category 2: Age 40 to 60 years – 2 options
Option 1 Rs 6,000 per year in 3 instalments of Rs 2,000
Option 2 Rs 36,000 after 5 years
9. Gram Samridhi Yojana is being worked upon by the Ministry of Food Processing
Industries to strengthen the unorganized food processing sector concentrated in rural
areas – Cottage Industry, Farmer Producers’ Organization and Individual Food
Processors.
• Its Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the World Bank (Rs. 1,500 Crore) and
Government of India (Rs. 1,000 Crore) while the state govts. will put in Rs 500
Crore.
• The scheme will be run in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and
Punjab for a five-year period in the initial phase and thereafter in other states of
the country.
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10. Karnataka state govt. has launched new water conservation scheme – ‘Jal Amrutha’
• The scheme plans to make people aware about the importance of conserving
water.
11. As per the audit firm Grant Thomson, transactions worth more than Rs 13,000 crore at
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) could be linked to irregularities such
as conflicts of interest, inadequate risk assessment and deviation from banking norms.
de • Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), a fraud investigating agency in its
interim report has alleged that the non-banking finance company IL&FS had
es Rajan borrowed short term loan from the market and lent long term to group
companies that were struggling to raise funds, risking its own financial position
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12. Troops of the Central Industrial Security Force set a Guinness world record covering 3.2
Km non-stop in ''single Line Bicycle Parade'' to mark the 50 years of the paramilitary
force.
• The new record was created at the Yamuna Expressway in Noida, with
personnel of the central force riding 1,327 bicycles.
• Earlier, this record was held by Hubballi Bicycle Club of India which had 1,235
bicycles in single chain.
13. The historic Veerabhadraswamy Temple, a fiery form of Lord Siva is located in
Motupalli Village in the Prakasam district of Andhra-Pradesh.
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14. ‘April 2019–March 2020’ was declared as Construction-Technology year at two-day
Expo-cum Conference on Construction Technology India 2019 (CTI-2019) was held in
New Delhi.
• Purpose – Emphasis the use of Advanced Technology to meet housing demands.
• It is the Part of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) which is a Central
Government scheme with the aim to provide Housing for All in urban areas by
2022.
15. ‘Plastic Waste-Free India’ Anthem has been produced by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
Smriti Manch (PDUSM) as a part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2022.
• It stressed on strengthening plastic waste management and recycling ecosystem
in the country.
• PDUSM is a non-profit organisation which claims to be working on various social
and environmental issues.
• The anthem is launched in seven languages -- Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil,
Telegu, Malayalam and Kannada.
16. The 8th edition of India-Bangladesh joint military exercise - Sampriti 2019 was hosted
at Tangail in Bangladesh.
• The joint exercise is aimed to increase mutual cooperation, bonhomie and
camaraderie between the armies of India and Bangladesh.

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17. The foundation stone for a manufacturing unit of the AK-203/103 assault rifle was laid in
the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh.
• The AK-203 is advanced version of the legendary AK-47 rifle.
• New Delhi and Moscow signed an inter-governmental agreement to build the
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18. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Uber to provide free healthcare services to Uber drivers.
• Drivers have to pay Rs 30 to get Ayushman Bharat Card and can avail the
benefits – no charges for pre-hospitalisation, hospitalisation and post-
hospitalisation expenses.
19. India will tie up with 4 nations – Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia to increase the
population of three species of Asian Rhinos namely Greater One-horned Rhinoceros,
Javan Rhino, and Sumatran Rhino.

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• The five rhino range nations signed a declaration ‘The Declaration on Asian
Rhinos 2019’ for the conservation and protection of the species.

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20. National Common Mobility card dubbed as “One Nation One Card” was launched to
make different kinds of payments including metro, bus, suburban railways, smart city
which and retail shopping.
gout • The card is similar to any RuPay debit/credit card, which will be available with
launched more than 25 banks.

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first • A cardholder can also avail 5 percent cash back at ATMs and 10 percent cash
back at merchant outlets while travelling abroad.
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• It has been launched as part of the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP 2006)
mobility by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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21. As per National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2018-19 Survey, 93.1% of rural
Indian households now have access to toilets in comparison to 77% last year.
• It was conducted between November 2018 and February 2019, covering 92,040
households in 6,136 villages.
• The survey was commissioned by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
• 96.5% of people who had access to toilets, use them.
• Only four states — Goa, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal — falling short of
100% coverage.
• The survey is conducted by an Independent Verification Agency under the World
Bank support project to the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G),
• The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which was launched in 2014, aims to completely
eliminate open defecation in the country by October 2, 2019.
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22. Canada ranked as the best country out of the 151 nations evaluated on the basis of 10
indicators according to the Global Wellness Index published by investment firm Letter
One.
• US has been ranked at 37th position.
• South Africa comes in dead last, below Ukraine, Egypt and Iraq.
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23. India ranked first with the score of 133 among the 63 countries in the Consumer
Confidence Index published on Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey
conducted in collaboration with Nielsen Holdings.
• Philippines and US ranked at second and third position respectively.
• An index reading above 100 points denotes optimism.
• Parameters – Optimism toward local job prospects, State of personal finances
and Spending Intentions in the next 12 months.
24. According to IQAir AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report, Gurugram, in Haryana,
topped with an average annual Particulate Matter quality of 135 g/m3 the list of most
polluted cities.
• Bangladesh emerged as the most polluted in terms of countries followed by
Pakistan and India respectively.
• Delhi was at the eleventh position.
• India’s annual guidelines range from 40-60 g/m3, depending on whether they
are residential or industrial areas.
• The ranking is one of its kind study that relies on ground-based sensors located
in 3,000 cities from 73 countries.
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25. A new scheme - ‘Mukhya Mantri Karigar Sahayata’ has been launched in Odisha for
providing financial assistance to craftsmen.
• All those craftsmen with 10 years of experience with annual income below Rs.1
lakh are eligible to get an assistance of Rs.800 per month.
• The craftsmen above 80 years of age having same annual income and same
experience would get Rs 1000 per month allowance.
26. As per the research by Cable.co.uk., India has the cheapest mobile data in the world at
tuff Rs 18.5 or $0.26 for 1GB compared to global average of $8.53 or around Rs 600 per GB.
• The research compared mobile data charges in 230 countries from 6,313 mobile
data plans between the period of October 23 and November 28 last year.
• The most expensive country at $75.20 for 1GB data is Zimbabwe.
• India is followed by Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan and Ukraine where mobile data rate
per GB are $0.27, $0.49, and $0.51 respectively.
27. According to Knight Frank Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100), Mumbai is
the 16th most expensive Prime Residential Property market in the world.
• Philippines ranked at the first position.
• In terms of Wealth on Index, Mumbai was the 12th most wealthy city improving
from 17th position in 2017.
• London is at number 1 spot replacing the position from New York in terms of
wealth.
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28. Delhi Government has launched 9 a commute planning mobile app, ONE Delhi, which can
be used to plan travel across multiple government transport facilities such as metros and
buses.
29. ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum has been inaugurated on the Red Fort premises which is
dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle.
where is• It is built by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
National • The museum is the fifth in a series after —Subhash Chandra Bose Museum and
INA museum, the Yaad-e-Jallian museum, the Museum on 1857 (on the
War
Memorial country’s first war of Independence) the Drishyakala (a museum on Indian Art)
— on the sacrifices of India’s freedom fighters.
located • It is started in the series of Kranti Mandir to inspire the younger generation.
30. A new scheme Yuvashree Plan II or Yuvashree Arpan has been launched in West Bengal
to encourage entrepreneurship among youth.
• Under the Yuvashree Arpan Scheme, around fifty thousand Youths who have
passed out of ITI and polytechnic institutes will be eligible to get financial
support of Rs One Lakh from the state MSME department to set up their own
business initiatives.
31. A 5-member committee has been set up under the Chairmanship of Secretary Legal
Affairs, Dr Alok Srivastava, to examine issues related to framing of a proper and
structured scheme for providing of insurance cover to the advocates and to suggest
modalities for the implementation.
32. Maharashtra government has launched a special scheme ‘Atal Aahar Yojna’ for
construction workers to provide good quality food at a highly subsidised rate at a
nominal cost of Rs.5 only.
33. Marayoor jaggery from Idukki, Kerala gets Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
34. India inked $3 billion defence deal with Russia for the lease of a nuclear-powered attack
submarine – Akula-1 Class submarine.
• The nuclear submarine that is being called INS Chakra III is likely to be ready by
2025 after refurbishment.
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35. PM Narendra Modi unveiled the new series of Visually Impaired friendly coins of in the
denominations of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20.
• With this, India got the first Rs 20 denomination coin which is shaped in the
form of a 12-edged polygon with a design of grains to denote farm dominance of
the nation.
• The coins are designed by the National Institute of Design.
• As per Coinage Act, 1906, the Government of India has the sole right to design
and mint coins.
• Coins are minted at the four India Government Mints at Mumbai, Alipore
(Kolkata), Saifabad (Hyderabad), Cherlapally (Hyderabad) and Noida (UP).
• The coins are issued for circulation only through the Reserve Bank in terms of the
RBI Act.
36. The India Cooling Action Plan was released by the Union Minister of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change.
• It is aimed at reducing emissions and providing thermal comfort to citizens.
37. The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched the e-Dharti app and e-Dharti
GeoPortal to help the public in getting the necessary information on fingertips and the
government to effectively manage its properties.
• The e-Dharti app will have all the three modules- Conversion, Substitution and
Mutation related to properties online.
• The portal enables the lessee of the property to see the basic details of property
along with the map showing its location.
38. Uttarakhand has launched the Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana to provide milk at
the Anganwadi Centres.
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• They will provide 100 ml milk twice a week for 2.5 lakh children at 20,000
Anganwadi Centres in the state.
39. The govt. is considering a new “Reintegration Policy” draft that is under the
consideration of the J&K government to encourage militants hailing from the state to
give up arms.
• It is a two-pronged approach: Reformative measures and Opportunities of
livelihood.
• There is also provision for a monthly stipend of Rs 6,000 for a militant who
surrenders with a view to “encourage him to join the mainstream’.
40. According to report by Swedish-based think tank Stockholm International Peace

Research Institute (SIPRI) titled ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018, India was
the world’s second largest importer of major arms in 2014-18 and accounted for 9.5 per
cent of the global total.
• India was the world’s largest importer of major arms for 2017 report (for the
period 2013-17).
• Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest importer of major arms in 2014-18.
41. Karnataka has flagged off a cloud seeding project – Varshadhare.

• Cloud-seeding – weather modification procedure –uses planes to spray clouds
with chemicals to condense smaller particles into larger rain droplets.
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43. As per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC), India has the 11th largest
gold reserve, with the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes.
• India is the world’s largest consumer of gold.
• India would have been tenth had the list included only COUNTRIES.
• Whereas, International Monetary Fund is included and is third on the list with
total gold reserves of 2,814 tonnes.
44. The India's first Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment centre and clinic for
the LGBTQ community was inaugurated by the Humsafar Trust in Mumbai.
• The clinic will provide free counselling and Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) used to
treat the infection.
45. Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched a tutorial video on “Intellectual Property
Rights” for school students and the Geographical Tag website.
• “IP Nani” is India’s first Intellectual Property (IP) Mascot.
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46. The Indian Sundarban was accorded the status of ‘Wetland of International Bintan KanikaOdisha
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• They constitute over 60% of the country’s total mangrove forest area.
• It is the 27th Ramsar Site in India with an area of 4,23,000 hectares
• It is now the largest protected wetland in the country.
• The Indian Sundarban met four of the nine criteria’ — presence of rare species
and threatened ecological communities, biological diversity, significant and
representative fish and fish spawning ground and migration path.
47. The Central Government has amended the guidelines for disposal of the Enemy
Property Order, 2018, to facilitate usages of enemy property by the state government
exclusively for public use.
• Enemy properties are the properties of the people who migrated to Pakistan
during partition and also to China after the Sino-India war in 1962.
• Of the total properties left behind by those migrated to Pakistan, about 4,991
are located in Uttar Pradesh, the highest in the country.
• Of the total properties left by those left to China about 57 properties are located
in Meghalaya, highest in the country.
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Pakistan 9,280
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48. DRDO's medical laboratory has come up with a range of 'Combat Casualty Drugs' that
can extend the golden hour till the trooper is shifted to hospital.
• The spectrum includes bleeding wound sealants, super absorptive dressings and
glycerated salines.
• Glycerated saline is battlefield intravenous fluid that does not freeze till -18
degrees Celsius and is useful in handling trauma cases in high altitude areas.
49. The famous biennial Thakurani Jatra festival began in Berhampur, Odisha.
• Goddess Budhi Thakurani is the traditional deity of silk handloom weavers or the
Dera community of Berhampur. Other festivals
50. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be commissioning a study to
assess the climate risks faced by 12 Himalayan States.
• According to ‘Vulnerability Index’ of last year, eight key parameters were
identified to generate scores.
• Assam and Mizoram with a vulnerability score of 0.72 and 0.71 topped the
vulnerability index.
• The 12 states are Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura,
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, hilly districts of West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.
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• Erode is in Tamil Nadu.
52. The 23 opposition parties have demanded random verification of at least 50% Electronic
Voting Machines (EVM) using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in every
Assembly segment or constituency.
• VVPAT is an independent verification printer machine which allows voters to
verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate.
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buffer zone around protected areas, will remain at 168.84 sqkm despite thousands of
citizens objecting to the reduction of nearly 100 sqkm as compared to the original
proposal.
• The national park is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
54. Microsoft India has partnered with The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
to deploy Microsoft’s Project Sangam.
• It is cloud-hosted, mobile-first community learning platform to train
functionaries and officers across India on Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal.
55. Assam has launched ‘i-help’ initiative to promote digital electoral literacy in Assam.
• It is a joint initiative of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and
Common Service Centres (CSC).
• The entire programme is being launched under the Systematic Voters Education
and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) in the state and it is geared to ensure that no
voter is left behind.
56. TROPEX-19 – The Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX) is an
inter-service military exercise involving the participation of the Indian Army, Air Force,
Navy and the Coast Guard.
57. The Indian Navy is set to induct the second Scorpene submarine Khanderi by early May.
• The first submarine of the class Kalvari joined service in December 2017.
• The third in the Scorpene series is Karanj.
• The fourth submarine Vela is ready to be launched into water for trials.
• The last two submarines Vagir and Vagsheer are in advanced stages of
manufacturing on the assembly line.
58. Bharatiya Janata Party stepped up its ‘Main bhi chowkidar’ (I am a watchman too) –
campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders.
• In order to motivate people to fight against corruption and social evils.
59. The Mizoram has unanimously passed the Mizoram Maintenance of Household
Registers Bill, 2019.
• It aims to create registers containing the names, details and photographs of
every resident of the state, on a household basis, in an effort to detect illegal
foreigners staying and “eating away” benefits of development schemes.
• The registers will be updated every three months.
60. As per the recent Supreme Court Judgement, if a court finds it difficult to make a choice
between death penalty and life imprisonment, it should opt for the lesser punishment.
• The death sentence must be imposed only when life imprisonment appears to be
an altogether inappropriate punishment, having regard to the relevant facts and
circumstances of the crime.
61. The Indian Department of Post released a ‘special stamp cover on Ice Stupa’.
• It was released during a function organised at the Ice Stupa site at Gangles
Village in Leh.
• Ice Stupas are also known as artificial glaciers, built with an aim to reduce the
problem of water shortage, faced by Ladakhi farmers due to receding of
glaciers.
62. For the first time, Uttar Pradesh is taking a census of otters in its protected areas.
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Happiness Report 2019 which ranked 156 countries on “How happy their citizens
perceive themselves to be”.
• India ranked at 140th position witnessing a drop from 133rd place in 2018.
• Finland topped the index of for the second year in a row followed by Denmark,
Norway, Iceland and The Netherlands.
• South Sudan was the last country at 156th position.
• Six Parameters – Income, Freedom, Trust, Healthy Life Expectancy, Social
Support and Generosity.
64. India and Sri Lanka will conduct joint military exercise Mitra Shakti VI. OtherMilitary
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65. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has launched smart garbage bins made of stainless
steel.
• These smart garbage bins will be able to send a signal to the garbage collection
vehicle about the ‘fill-up’ position of the bin, aiding better cleaning and lower
human intervention.
omfg66. According to the preliminary World Airport Traffic Rankings 2018 released by Airports
Council International, Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has moved up
from 16th position to become the World’s 12th Busiest airport handling 6.9 crore
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million passengers.
• Beijing Airport was at the second position.
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67. Indian Railways Integral Coach Factory (ICF) becomes the single largest rail coach
manufacturer in the world.
• They manufactured 301 coaches in February, taking the total for this fiscal to
2,919.
• The ultra-modern ‘Train 18’ was indigenously made at Integral Coach Factory
(ICF), Chennai.
68. India’s first forest-certification scheme developed specifically for Indian forest –
Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) got global recognition
by a Geneva based non-profit firm.
• It is developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF),
an Indian non-profit organization.
• Forest certification, a global movement initiated in 1990s after Rio Earth
Summit, is a market-based non-regulatory conservation tool designed to
promote sustainable management of forests and trees outside forests by an
independent third party.
69. Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong have jointly been named as the World’s Most
Expensive cities in 2019, according to Worldwide Cost of Living Survey by the
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
• Singapore has continued to hold on to the ranking for five years now.
• The EIU compared the price of more than 150 items in 133 cities around the
world.
• Bangalore (5th), Chennai (7th) and New Delhi (8th) are among the top 10
cheapest cities in the world.
70. CBSE has launched a new podcast platform (mobile app) named “CBSE Shiksha Vani” to
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71. As per the annual list of Global Energy Transition Index compiled by Geneva based
World Economic Forum, India has been ranked at the 76th position.
• Sweden has been ranked at the first position among 115 countries.
• The index takes into account six individual indicators: capital and investment,
regulation and political commitment, institutions and governance, institutions
and innovative business environment, human capital and consumer
participation, and energy system structure.
72. Indian Air Force is participating in the Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo
(LIMA-2019) for the first time.
• It is planned in Langkawi, Malaysia.
ink73. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened the registration for recently
launched Young Scientist Programme. – “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (Yuvika).
• It is aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science
and Space Applications to the younger ones.
74. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the introduction of
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE) and Yoga as skill
subjects in the school curriculum for academic session 2019-20.
• Artificial Intelligence will be introduced as an optional sixth subject for Class IX
whereas ECCE and Yoga are being introduced as elective subjects at senior
secondary level.
75. India has become the fourth nation in the world after United States, China and Russia
to demonstrate Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile – Mission Shakti, making it a "space
superpower".
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76. Social-networking site Facebook launched two new India-specific tools called
"Candidate Connect" and "Share You Voted" to boost civic engagement on its platform
during the general elections.
• "Candidate Connect" – It will help people learn more about candidates
• "Share You Voted" – It will provide people with polling information and enable
them to announce and celebrate their vote.
77. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), India emitted 2,299
million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 4.8% rise from last year.
• India’s emissions growth this year was higher than that of the United States and
China and this was primarily due to a rise in coal consumption.
• India’s per capita emissions were about 40% of the global average and
contributed 7% to the global carbon dioxide burden.
• United States was responsible for 14%.
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78. As per the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2018 Report prepared by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human
Development Initiative, India has reduced its poverty rate drastically from 55% to 28%
in 10 years.
• Total of 271 million people moved out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-
16.
• The report covers 105 countries.
• The country still has the largest number of people living in multidimensional
poverty in the world – 364 million people.
• Bihar was the poorest state in 2015-16.
• Jharkhand had the greatest improvement, followed by Arunachal Pradesh,
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Nagaland.
• Worldwide, 1.3 billion people live in multidimensional poverty.
79. According to the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019, New Delhi's Indira Gandhi
International (IGI) Airport has been named as the best airport of India, but globally
ranking at 59 out of 100 airports.
• Singapore's Changi Airport has been crowned the World's Best Aviation hub for
the seventh time in a row.
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Second Tokyo International Airport Haneda, Japan
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80. According to a report released by Opensignal, Dhanbad, in Jharkhand, is the “Hottest

City" for 4G availability by scoring 95.3%.
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81. A new initiative has been launched in Assam for Persons with Disabilities called as
‘Enajori’.
• Launched with an aim that ‘No Voter to be Left behind’.
• It is to facilitate the PwD voters for barrier-free and inclusive accessible elections.
82. At an altitude of 15,256 feet, Tashigang, a small village in Himachal Pradesh, is now the
highest polling station in the world.
• As per the revised electoral rolls, the two villages have 48 voters out of which 30
are men and 18 women.
83. An international study on childhood poverty, quoting data from the National Family
Health Survey (NFHS), found out that Tripura occupies the second position in India in
terms of child marriages among girls between 15-19 years of age.
• The percentage stands at 21.6 per cent which is significantly higher than the
National Average of 11.9 per cent.
• As per NFHS 4, West Bengal topped the child marriages list.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. The 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional

Ministerial Meeting was organized in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
• RCEP is a Free Trade Agreement between ASEAN and Australia, China, India, Japan,
South Korea and New Zealand.
• ASEAN – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
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2. A UAE based company will release 12 bank notes of zero value which is the first ever
limited edition commemorative series to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
• The special notes have been designed by Dubai-based Indian artist Akbar Saheb
who is also the main illustrator for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book "Mann
Ki Baat".
3. The United States and South Korea announced the inauguration of a new exercise
known as Dong Maeng or ‘Alliance’.
• The exercise is the modification for the recent exercises “Foal Eagle” and “Key
Resolve”.
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4. The government has given a nod to the IDBI Bank to handle import and export
transactions with Iran.
• It would help in promoting two-way trade amid US sanctions on the Persian Gulf
nation.
• Earlier, UCO Bank used to handle the payments during the previous sanctions.
• Iran is India's third-largest oil supplier after Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
info 5. The U.S. intends to end preferential trade terms for India under the Generalized
System of Preferences (GSP) programme. Question induty
• The GSP programme sets zero tariffs for certain goods from a set of 121
developing countries to foster their trade and economic development.
• It accounts for some $5.6 billion of India’s exports to the U.S., making India the
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6. Malaysia has become the 124th member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• It is the world’s only independent judicial body with jurisdiction over persons
charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
7. Google has launched a new app called Bolo to help students in India read in Hindi and
English and work as a tutor of sorts.
• The app includes an Assistant called Diya which encourages children with their
reading, understanding skills.
8. As per the latest report by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), India
has been referred as Key Hub for Illicit Drug Trade.
9. Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani ranked at 13th position on the Forbes World's
Billionaire list with USD 50 billion wealth, jumping six positions.
• The list was topped by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and family with USD 131 billion
wealth followed by Bill Gates with USD 96.5 bn in the 2nd place.
10. The third bilateral joint defence exercise between India and Oman – Al Nagah III will be
held at Oman.
11. The Marshall Islands is planning to release its digital currency/cryptocurrency called
‘Sovereign’ (SOV).
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12. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on released a Global Influenza Strategy for
2019-2030 aimed at protecting people from the threat of Influenza.
• There are an estimated 1 billion cases resulting in 2,90,000 to 6,50,000
influenza-related respiratory deaths.
• WHO recommends Annual Influenza Vaccination as the most effective way.
13. The United Kingdom commemorated professor Stephen Hawking in a new 50 pence
coin known as ‘Black Hole Coin’.
• It is a commemorative coin and not for circulation as currency.
• It was inspired by Hawking's work on black holes outlined in his bestselling book
"A Brief History of Time”.
14. As per the sixth edition of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO), prepared by the
United Nations Environment Programme, India could save at least $3 trillion (₹210
trillion approx.) in healthcare costs if it implemented policy initiatives ensuring that the
globe didn’t heat up beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius by the turn of the century.
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15. The Austrian capital Vienna has topped Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living Ranking for the
10th year in a row.
• Hyderabad and Pune were ranked at 143rd position together.
16. The first BRICS Sherpa meeting under the presidency of Brazil was held in Brazil's
Curitiba city.
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• The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has identified
countering terrorism as one of its priority areas.
17. Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) between the Indian Army and 16
African nations will be conducted in Pune.
18. The decision to hold Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019, the first joint counter-terrorism
inff military exercise of Shanghai Cooperation Organization was announced during the 34th
meeting of the RATS council held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
• The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization is a permanent organ which serves to promote cooperation of
member states against three evils – Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism.
• Members – China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India
SI and Pakistan.
19. The Indian Navy had launched a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
operation to evacuate about 5,000 people stranded at Buzi near Port Beira in
Mozambique.
• The African nation has been devastated by tropical cyclone Idai.
• Capital – Maputo
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20. Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Astana as Nursultan in order to recognize its
outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
• Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been appointed as the new President of
Kazakhstan.
21. The Government of Indonesia has hosted the first ever High-Level Dialogue on Indo-
Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC) in Jakarta.
• The theme of the HLD was “Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous, and Inclusive
Region”.
22. Google has announced its fully-functional cloud gaming platform titled Stadia.
• It allows users to play games on their internet browser or any internet-connected
device without using games consoles.
23. Norway's capital Oslo will become the first city in the world to install wireless charging
systems for electric taxis.
• The city is requiring all of its taxis be zero-emission vehicles by 2023.
24. Dubai e-waste specialist Enviroserve has opened The Recycling Hub, the world’s largest
e-waste recycling facility at a total cost of Dh120 million.
• It is Located at Dubai Industrial Park.
25. Google has constituted an Eight-member Advanced Technology External Advisory

Council.
• It will examine the ethical challenges related to artificial intelligence (AI) and
other emerging technologies.
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26. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its report titled “The State of
the Global Climate in 2018” , warning that the physical and socio-economic impacts of
climate change are accelerating day by day.
• It says that Earth is nearly 1 degree Celsius warmer than when the industrial age
started (1850-1900).
• The planet may see temperatures increase 3-5 C by the end of the century.
• It is the 25th annual record of the Global climate.
27. Shanghai’s Hongkou claimed to have the World’s first district with 5G coverage and a
broadband gigabit network.
• 5G is the next generation of cellular technology which will have download speed
10-100 times faster than the 4G LTE networks.
BANKING AND ECONOMY

1. According to Central Statistical Office, GDP growth has been revised in the 2018-19
financial year to 7% from the 7.2%.
• It is the lowest in five quarters – 8% GDP was in the first quarter and 7% in the
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2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed Eight-member task force on the offshore
rupee market for ensuring the stability of the currency which will be headed by Usha
Thorat.
• It would also propose measures to generate incentives for non-residents to
access the domestic market.
3. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance launched ‘Bank Locker Protector Policy’, which is
the first stand-alone bank locker cover offered by any insurance company.
• The policy is to protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewellery and other
valuables.
4. The portal- PSBloansin59minutes.com has become the largest fintech online lending
platform with loan sanctions exceeding over Rs 35,000 crore, as quoted by a report
from Credit Suisse.
• The portal was launched in November 2018 to provide credit of up to Rs 1 crore
to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in just 59 minutes.
5. According to Moody’s quarterly Global Macro Outlook, Indian economy is expected to

grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 2020. FOREJAST
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6. The Ministry of Finance released the first report on EASE Reforms Index.
• The Index measures the performance of each Public Sector Banks on 140
objective metrics across 6 themes.
• Punjab National Bank has been ranked first among Public Sector Banks in the
implementation of ‘reforms agenda’, followed by Bank of Baroda and State
Bank of India.
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7. IDBI Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) signed a bancassurance
agreement under which the lender will offer LIC’s insurance products at its branches.
• Hemant Bhargava was appointed as the interim Chairman of IDBI Bank.
8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty on several banks for delayed
implementation of SWIFT – related operational controls.
• SWIFT is the global messaging software used for transactions by financial
entities.
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9. World Bank shall provide $250 million support to the National Rural Economic
Transformation Project (NRETP) in order to boost rural income across 13 states on
India.
• It aims to promote women-owned and women-led farm and non-farm
enterprises.
10. Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd and State Bank of India launched their merchant-
acquiring joint venture - SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd (SBIPSPL) for establishing a digital
payments platform for India and other countries in the region.
• SBI has a 74% stake in the joint venture and 26% is with Hitachi Payment
Services.
11. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development (OECD) cut forecasts
again for the global economy in 2019 and 2020.
• For 2019 – To 3.3% from 3.5%
• For 2020 – To 3.4% from 3.5%
12. The Reserve Bank of India eased business guidelines for white label ATMs by allowing
companies that manage these machines to source cash (above a threshold of 1 lakh
pieces) directly from the central bank.
• WHITE Label ATM - Provided by NBFC (owned and operated by non-banking
entities while the cash is provided by the sponsor bank)
• GREEN Label ATM - Provided for Agricultural Transaction
• ORANGE Label ATM - Provided for Share Transactions
indy • YELLOW Label ATM - provided for E-commerce

• PINK label ATM - women banking
• BROWN label ATM - where hardware and the lease of the ATM machine is
owned by a service provider--but cash management and connectivity to banking
networks is provided by a sponsor bank.
13. The State Bank of India (SBI) has become the first bank to link its interest rate on
savings account to the repo rate of the Reserve Bank of India.
• From May 1, 2019, savings bank deposits with balances above Rs 1 lakh will be
linked to repo rate (6.25%) minus 2.75% with an effective saving account rate of
3.50% per annum.
• In case of lending, all Cash Credit Accounts and Overdrafts with limits above Rs 1
lakh will be linked to the repo rate plus a spread of 2.25%—to 8.50%.
• The interest rate remains unchanged for savings account holders and borrowers
with cash credit and overdraft up to Rs 1 lakh.
14. Bank of Baroda has become one of the first Public Sector Banks to launch a
crèche/child daycare facility for children (6 months to 6 years of age) of its employees.
• The bank will bear 60% of the cost every month for each employee while 40%
will be taken care by the parents.
• Shri P. S. Jayakumar is the CEO and MD of Bank of Baroda.
15. Bharti Airtel Ltd. will sell up to 32 per cent stake in Bharti Infratel Ltd. to Airtel's unit
Nettle Infrastructure Investments Ltd.
• Following the transfer, Airtel will own 18.3 per cent stake in Infratel.
16. HDFC Bank became the third Indian company after Reliance Industries (Rs. 8.52 trillion)
and TCS (Rs. 7.49 trillion) to achieve a market value of Rs. 6 trillion, owing to a sudden
upsurge in its share prices.
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• It is a first-of-its-kind instrument used for liquidity management.
• In the first leg of the transaction, the central bank will buy dollars in the spot
market from them in exchange for rupees.
• It will improve RBI’s foreign exchange reserves which were at $401.7 billion for
the week ended March 1.
• This move will help in reducing the sizes of RBI Open Market Operations.
• Second, this could bring down MIFOR and USD-INR cross-currency swap rates,
as RBI may have to auction the swap at much lower than current market rates,
for this window to be successful.
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use as a benchmark for setting prices on forward-rate agreements and
derivatives.
It is a mix of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and a forward premium
derived from Indian forex markets.
A Currency Swap, also known as a Cross-Currency Swap, is an off-balance sheet

transaction in which two parties exchange principal and interest in different
currencies.
18. RBI has relaxed the norms for the ‘Trade Credit’ Policy.
• The trade credit limit for imports of capital and non-capital goods under the
automatic route has been raised to $150 million.
• Trade credits (TCs) refer to the credits extended by the overseas supplier, bank,
financial institution and other permitted recognised lenders for maturity for
imports of capital and non-capital goods permissible.
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19. The State Bank of India has launched ‘Doorstep Banking’ service for
• Senior citizen customers over 70 years of age
• Differently-abled customers
• Infirm customers including visually impaired customers
• The cost for availing these services would be Rs 100 for each financial
transaction and Rs 60 for each non-financial transaction.
Eligible Senior Citizen over 70 years, Differently-abled, Visually Impaired
Not Eligible Joint Account Holders and Non-personal Account holders, Minors
20. The Reserve Bank of India has categorized IDBI Bank as a Private Sector Bank with effect
from January 21, 2019.
• The decision has been taken after Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is
acquired 51 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the bank.
• The IDBI Bank was categorised in the sub-group ‘other public sector banks’ by
the RBI in April 2005.
21. Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of ‘Wings’, a specially designed mentorship
program to empower the female workforce.
• The program is an initiative of the SHE division of the company, for mentoring all
the women employees.
22. The SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank continue to be in the Reserve Bank of India’s list of
Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) for 2018.
• D-SIBs are required to maintain higher capital as compared to other banks.
• The additional Common Equity Tier 1 core capital requirement in case of the
State Bank of India applicable from April 1 has been prescribed at 0.6% of Risk
Weighted Assets (RWAs) while for the other two banks it is 0.4%.
23. Bandhan Bank has got the approval from RBI for the proposed acquisition of Gruh
Finance.
• Gruh Finance Limited is a Housing Finance Company (HFC) recognized by the
National Housing Bank (NHB).
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into a strategic partnership with MobiKwik, a digital financial services platform, to
provide cyber insurance cover for the latter’s mobile wallet users.
• The cyber-insurance can be availed digitally through the app at only ₹99 per
month and with a sum insured of ₹50,000.
• The policy’s validity is only for one month.
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• The GDP forecast for FY19 (ending March 2019) has been slashed to 7.2% from
7.8%.
• The Indian economy is expected to do better in FY 21, with growth rate expected
at 7.1%.
26. India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) announced the launch of YONO Cash using
which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using a card.
• ATMs enabled for this service will be termed YONO Cash Point.
27. Mi Pay, a UPI (Unified Payments Interface) based mobile payment app has been
launched by Xiaomi.
• Mi Pay will be exclusive to MIUI-based Xiaomi smartphone users.
28. Microsoft has become the first developer of a fully automated DNA storage device
which can translate digital information into DNA and reverse translation of DNA data
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for contravention of any securities law and also to take direct action against the
fraudsters.
• At present, SEBI is empowered to conduct such inspections in case of violations
relating to insider trading and fraudulent or unfair trade practices.
• Another amendment – The term 'material or non-public information' has been
replaced with 'unpublished price sensitive information'.
30. The RBI received bids totalling $16.3 billion at the swap auction where it proposed to
buy $5 billion from lenders.
• The cut-off premium on the swap was set at ₹7.76 by the central bank.
• In turn, RBI infused ₹34,561 crore rupee liquidity.
31. The Tech Giant Apple has partnered with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard and
announced a new credit card called Apple Card.
• It comes with no fees.
• No international fees, late fees or even a higher rate of interest if you miss a
payment.
• Apple Card can be used along the wallet app of the iPhone.
32. ICICI Prudential AMC announced launched the ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption
Scheme.
• The scheme aims to benefit from the Indian consumption story which is
considered as one of the fastest growing consumption markets globally.
• The benchmark for the scheme is Nifty India Consumption Index.
• Minimum investment of this scheme – Rs 5,000 and in multiples of one rupee
thereafter.
• Penalty – 1 percent if investments are redeemed within 12 months from the
date of allotment.
• The Nifty India Consumption Index reflects the behaviour and performance of a
diversified portfolio of companies representing the domestic consumption sector
which includes Consumer Non-durables, Healthcare, Auto.
33. Public sector lender Bank of Baroda will develop an Agri-digital platform called 'Baroda
Kisan' in order to provide solutions for all major agricultural requirements.
• Six companies -- Skymet Weather Services, Weather Risk Management Services,
BigHaat, Agrostar India, EM3 Agri Services and Poorti Agri Services -- have signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the bank.
• It will provide solutions for all major agricultural requirements.
34. The government has finalised the decision to infuse Rs 5,042 crore into public sector
lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) ahead of its amalgamation of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank
with itself.
• Branches of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank will function as Bank of Baroda outlets
from April 1.
• Headquarters of Bank of Baroda – Vadodara, Gujarat
• MD and CEO of BoB – S. Jayakumar
35. Based on market capitalization, Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has become the
India’s second largest Govt-owned Financial Firm after State Bank of India (SBI).
• This happened after PFC acquired majority stake in Rural Electrification
Corporation (REC).
APPOINTMENTS
1. Hasmukh Adhia, the ex-finance secretary was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman
of Bank of Baroda.
2. Anil Kumble was re-appointed as ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee
Chairman for a final 3-year term in a board meeting of cricket council in Dubai.
3. Nagendra Nath Sinha has been appointed as the Chairman of National Highways
Authority of India.
4. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has been re-elected as the President of the
Olympic Council of Asia.
5. Randhir Singh has been appointed as the Chairman of the Coordination Committee of
the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
• He is former Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter.
6. Kaja Kallas has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of Estonia.
7. Ajit Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre for the period of three years.
8. Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Chief Scientist of the World Health
Organisation (WHO).
9. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Padma Lakshmi as its
goodwill ambassador.
10. Subhash Chandra Garg, the Economic Affairs Secretary has been appointed as the
Finance Secretary by the Personnel Ministry.
11. Mohammad Shtayyeh has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Palestine.
12. M. R. Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation
(LIC) for a period of 5 years.
13. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is likely to be India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman or
Lokpal.
• He is the current member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
• The Lokpal Act, which was passed in 2013 provides for setting up of Lokpal at the
centre and Lokayuktas in the States to probe corruption complaints against top
functionaries and public servants, including the Prime Minister and the Chief
Ministers.
14. Pramod Sawant has been appointed as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa following the
death of Former CM Manohar Parrikar.
15. Transgender activist Gauri Sawant has been appointed as first transgender Election
Ambassador by The Election Commission of India.
16. Online payments platform PhonePe appointed Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its brand
Ambassador.
17. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been appointed as the 24th Chief of Naval staff.
• He will succeed present Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires in
May 2019.
18. Zuzana Caputova has been appointed as the first female President of Slovakia.
• Capital of Slovakia – Bratislava
• Currency – Euro
19. National award-winning filmmaker Rima Das has joined Toronto International Film
Festival (TIFF)’s ‘Share Her Journey’ as its official ambassador.
• TIFF launched the 5-year campaign in 2017 with a view to increase participation,
skills and opportunities for women behind and in front of the camera.
IMPORTANT DAYS
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1. National Science Day 2019 is celebrated on February 28 in memory Sir C.V Raman.
• The theme of the 2019 National Science Day is “Science for people and people
for science”.
• On this day, STARs (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in
Science) scheme is launched by Human Resource Development Ministry.
• Under the scheme 500 science projects will be funded whose selection will be
made based on competition.
2. Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

• It aims to address the issue of discrimination faced by people across the world.
• The theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2019 is 'Act to change laws that
Discriminate'.
3. The World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation is observed on March 4 every year.
• It aims to spread awareness about the prevalent sexual exploitation, largely
among women and children.
4. National Security Day also known as Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas was celebrated
omfg on 4th March to praise the work of security forces such as army officers, para-military,
policemen and commandos.
5. National Safety Day (NSC) is observed on 4th March every year by National Safety
Council of India.
• Theme – “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building nation”.
6. World Wildlife Day is observed each year on March 3.

any • Theme 2019 – “Life Below Water: For people and planet”.
• This is the first World Wildlife Day to focus on life below water.
7. The International Women’s Day was observed on 8th March 2019.

Mf • Theme for 2019 — Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.
• Nari Shakti Awards were presented by President Ram Nath Kovind, the highest
civilian honour for women in India.
8. This year the World Kidney Day 2019 will be observed on 14th March.
tufty • Theme for 2019 – Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere
• The Second Thursday of March every year is observed as World Kidney Day
every year.
• After 15 to 20 years of having diabetes, nearly a third of people with the
condition develop kidney complications.
• There are around 72 million people with diabetes in India.
9. The 2019 World Sleep Day was observed on March 15, 2019.
• Theme for 2019 – 'Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging'.
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10. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on March 15.
• It is a day marked to raise global awareness about consumer rights and needs.
• Theme for 2019 – "Trusted Smart Products".
11. The National Ordnance Factories Day is observed all over India on 18th March every
year.
• It is commemorated by the display of guns, ammunition, rifles, artillery etc in
exhibitions across India.
12. Global Recycling Day 2019 was observed on March 18, 2019 to create awareness and
recognition about recycling.
• Theme 2019: Recycling Into the Future
• The day was recognized in 2018 and was set up by the Bureau for International
Recycling (BIR), a trade association representing the recycling industry on the
global stage.
my 13. World Sparrow Day is observed on March 20 every year to raise awareness about the
house sparrow and threat to their population.
• The Theme for this year’s World Sparrow Day is “I love sparrows”.
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14. The International Day of Happiness is observed on March 20 as a way to recognise the
importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
• Theme for 2019 – ‘Happier Together’
15. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually
on 21 March to raise awareness about the negative consequences of racial
discrimination.
• Theme for 2019 – “Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and
extreme supremacist ideologies”.
16. The World Down Syndrome Day is observed each year on March 21.
17. The World Poetry Day is observed each year on March 21 to promote the reading,
writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world.
18. The International Day of Forests 2019 was observed on March 21, 2019 all over the
1mg world.
• Theme – “Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests”
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19. March 22 is observed as World Water Day which focuses on the importance of
freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
• Theme – Leave no one behind.
20. India observed Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s Day on March 23 as a tribute to the Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary.
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21. World Meteorological Day is observed annually on March 23 to commemorate the
establishment of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950.
• The 2019 theme is “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”.
22. World Tuberculosis Day is observed each year on March 24 to create awareness about
welp TB.
• Theme for 2019 – ‘It’s time’ Readaboutthe
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23. The Epilepsy Awareness Day or World Purple day falls on 26 March each year.
• The day seeks to raise awareness about epilepsy (Epilepsy is a central nervous
system disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures of
unusual behaviour).
24. World Theatre Day is observed on 27th of March.

• This day is a celebration for those who can see the value and importance of the
art form “theatre”.
• It is observed by the ITI (International Theatre Institute) centres and
International theatre community in 1962.
AWARDS
1. Kalam Innovation was presented in Governance Award 2019 at the third edition of Dr
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Summit on Innovation and Governance, in New Delhi.
2. Tata Steel has been recognised as one of the 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies by
the Ethisphere Institute.
• The other Indian company to find a place in the list of World’s Most Ethical
Companies 2019 is Wipro.
3. British Indian World War II spy, Noor Inayat Khan, confirmed as the first Indian-origin
woman to be honoured with a Blue Plaque at 4 Taviton Street in Bloomsbury, London.
• She was an agent for Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) during
World War II.
• The Blue Plaque scheme run by English Heritage honours notable people
who lived or worked in particular buildings across London.
4. DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy is the first person outside USA in 40 years to be
honoured as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award by American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) along with Rondell J. Wilson.
5. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) was honoured with SKOCH
award, the highest independent honour in the country at the mega event of 56th
SKOCH Summit in New Delhi.
• Purpose: its remarkable achievements in the field of disaster management.
6. Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been chosen for the first
Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar constituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Digambar Jain
Mahasamiti which carries a cash prize of Rs. 2.51 lakh.
7. Thanga Darlong, a nonagenarian tribal musician from Tripura was awarded with the first
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Life Time Award at the 37th Agartala Book Fair in Agartala, Tripura
8. Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh has made it to the Guinness
World Records for –
• Largest crowd management
• Largest sanitation drive
• Largest painting exercise of public sites
9. Indian Bank has bagged the Best Bank Award from the Tamil Nadu government for
meeting the needs of Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
10. Kavya Kopparapu, an Indian-American, has been conferred with the 2019 National
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award for her ground-
breaking invention designed to improve treatments for Glioblastoma.
• It is the deadliest form of brain cancer.
11. TVS Motor was awarded the ‘Green Era Award for Sustainability’ at Lisbon, Portugal.
• They also won the 'Quality and Business Excellence Award' for creating new
benchmarks in product quality.
12. A new Guinness World Record in Yoga has been created where more than 1000 people
tried to do Virabathrasan for three minutes at one place in Hong Kong.
13. Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki has been awarded 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize,
the highest honour in the field.
• It honours each year a living architect or architects whose work demonstrates
talent and vision, as well as a contribution to humanity.
14. Indore has been declared as the cleanest city as per the govt. cleanliness survey –
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2019 for the third year on a row.
• The awards have been distributed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation.
• The survey covered 4,237 cities across India.

Award Awardee
India's Cleanest City - No.1 Indore, Madhya Pradesh
India's Cleanest City - No.2 Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
India's Cleanest City - No.3 Mysuru, Karnataka
Cleanest Big City' (>10lakh) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Cleanest Medium City' (3-10 Lakh) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Cleanest Capital/UT City' Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
15. The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha won the Airport
Service Quality (ASQ) award 2018.
• Awarded for being the best airport in size and region (2-5 million passengers in
Asia-Pacific).
16. Former Governor of RBI, Raghuram Rajan has been chosen for the ‘Yashwantrao
Chavan National Award 2018’ for his contribution to economic development.
• Yashwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of State of Maharashtra.
17. The Ministry of Tourism was awarded the First Prize in the category – TV Cinema Spot
at the International Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019 which was held at
Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), Berlin.
18. The Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi awarded 30 women with
the 'Web Wonder Women' awards.
• The campaign was launched to discover and celebrate the exceptional
achievements of women, who have been driving positive agenda of social change
via social media.
19. ACKO General Insurance, a new-age digital insurance company, was awarded the
coveted Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019.
• They were awarded for their contextual microinsurance product -"Ola Ride
Insurance".
• The Ola Re. 1 ride insurance is a contextual microinsurance solution that
protects the user against any unfortunate mishaps while commuting.
20. Total of 112 Padma Awards 2019 were conferred upon by the President Ram Nath
Kovind.
• The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards of India - are
conferred in three categories: The Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and
the Padma Shri.
• Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India.
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Laid great emphasis on education as a social
1. Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumous)
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He was a playback singer, lyricist, musician,
2. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika (posthumous) singer, poet and film-maker from Assam,
widely known as Sudhakantha.
served as the 13th President of India from
3. Pranab Mukherjee
2012 until 2017
21. India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is the first Indian to be conferred the Doctor
Honoris Causa (Doctor of Philosophy) by the University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
• He has been recognized for his contribution to the Rule of Law, democracy and
sustainable development in India.
22. Padmanaban Gopalan, founder of No Food Waste, was named as the winner of the
Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region.
• He worked towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of
Zero Hunger with his innovative system of recovering excess food to distribute to
those in need.
23. The BusinessLine Changemaker Of The Year award has been presented to Union
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, for successfully introducing the Goods and Services Tax
(GST).
24. Swati Shingade of Pune, has bagged the first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for 2018-
19.
• The Mahila Kisan Award is an effort to bring the stories of struggle and success of
women farmers in front of the country.
25. The renowned Kathak dancer Seema Mehta was conferred with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar‘
by President Ram Nath Kovind for her contribution towards women empowerment.
26. Delhi-based journalist and author Raghu Karnad was announced as one of eight
recipients of Yale University’s 2019 Windham-Campbell Prize for his book “Farthest
Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War”.
27. An annual list of the most famous athletes on the planet 2019 ESPN World Fame 100
list has placed the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at the top spot.
• The second position has been taken by basketball player LeBron James
followed by FC Barcelona Captain Lionel Messi.
• Virat Kohli is the only Indian athlete in the Top 10 at seventh position.
• MS Dhoni is at 13th position.
28. American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize 2019 in mathematics for her work on
partial differential equations.
• She is the first woman to win the prize, which comes with a cheque for Six
million kroner (620,000 euros, $703,000).
29. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was named ‘Sportsperson of the Year’
at the annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association awards function.
• Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu was named ‘Outstanding Performer’ in
women’s section.
• P. Gopichand was presented the ‘Coach of the Year’ award.
• The Indian badminton team was adjudged the ‘Team of the Year’.
30. Film fare Awards 2019

Category Winner
Best Film Raazi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt (Raazi)
Best Director Meghna Gulzar (Raazi)
31. President Ram Nath Kovind has been honoured with Croatia’s Highest Civilian Award –
the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav.
• He is the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Croatia.
• Croatia - Capital: Zagreb, Currency: Croatian Kuna
32. Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Yann LeCun have been recognized with Turing
Award 2018, Nobel Prize of Computing.
• They are regarded as “Godfathers of AI”.
• The $1 million annual prize recognized their work for developing the AI.
33. Amartya Sen was awarded with Oxford University's most prestigious Bodley award for
his contribution in literature, culture, science and communication.
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.
34. Manu Gulati, a Delhi government school teacher, has been conferred the Martha Farrell
Award 2019 for promoting gender quality and women’s empowerment.
35. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi has been awarded with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman Award 2019 by the Embassy of India in Switzerland.
• Awarded for his magnificent achievements in the field of science, education and
medicine.
36. The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is the highest honour conferred on
overseas Indians.
SPORTS
1. India ranked 1st in International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup which
was held in New Delhi, India.
• Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker claimed gold medal in 10m Air Pistol
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shooters • Saurabh Chaudhary finished top of the 10m Air Pistol category with record
sudia breaking 245 points and brought an Olympic quota for Tokyo 2020 in the
category (1st Indian shooter to win gold at the youth Olympic, Asian Games,
Junior ISSF World Championship and Asian Air gun championship)
• Apurvi Chandela bagged the gold medal in Women’s 10m Rifle.
2. Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in Wrestling at the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov
tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria.
WINNERS CATEGORY
Bajrang Punia (Gold) Men’s 65kg
Pooja Dhanda (Gold) Women’s 65kg
Sakshi Malik (Silver) Women’s 61kg
Vinesh Phogat (Silver) Women’s 53kg
3. 27th edition of Men and 19th of Women Dubai Tennis Championship 2019 known as
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship was concluded in Dubai, UAE.
Category Winner
Men’s Singles Roger Federer (Switzerland) (100th ATP Title)
Women’s Singles Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Salisbury (UK)
Women’s Doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) & Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic)
4. Cricket is set for a return at the Asian Games after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
included it in the sports programme for the 2022 Edition in Hangzhou.
• Cricket was omitted from the 2018 edition of the Asian Games held in
Indonesia, after having featured in 2010 and 2014.
5. The 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament was organized by European Boxing

Confederation in Helsinki, Finland.
• Kavinder Singh Bisht won the gold medal in 56Kg category.
6. Upamanyu Dutta bagged the bronze medal in the Laser Standard race for men in the
Asian Open Laser Sailing Championship which concluded in Singapore.
• It is India’s first ever medal in the Laser Standard race.
7. Olympic champion, Liu Hong, broke the world record in the 50 km race walk, finishing in
3 hours, 59 minutes and 15 seconds, at the Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix in
Huangshan.
• She became the first woman to break the 4-hour barrier in the event.
8. Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, now has a Barbie modelled after her. other tfymnasts
• She became the first Indian female gymnast to win a medal (bronze) at the in
Commonwealth Games (2014). India
9. As per 'World's Richest Sports Team Owners 2019' list released by Forbes magazine,
the Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Mukesh Ambani, made it to
the top with a net worth of around $50 billion.
• The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Mumbai Indians was bought for over $100
million through RIL's 100 percent subsidiary IndiaWin Sports.
• The former CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer with a net worth of $41.2 billion is
bought the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion.
10. Irfan KT became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the Olympics 2020 while
Kulp
a finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi,
Japan.
11. Austrian player Dominic Thiem won Men’s Singles title at Indian Wells Masters 2019
also known as BNP Paribas Open held in California, United States.
• Canadian player Bianca Andreescu won her first ever Indian Wells title in
Women’s Singles Category.
Category Winners
Men’s Doubles Nikola Mektic (Croatia) and Horacio Zeballo (Argentina)
Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

12. The world wrestling body UWW has taken away the 2019 Junior Asian Wrestling
Championship’s hosting rights from India.
• The diplomatic tension with Pakistan has cost India its first sporting event.
• Thailand will host the championship now.
13. India clinched South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2019 by
defeating Nepal in Nepal.
• It was for the fifth time in a row that India won the championship.
14. Veselin Matic is set to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men's
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15. Paralympic torch was unveiled by the Tokyo Organising Committee of some hesAngles
the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) to depict the torch
relay.
• It is in line with the concept ‘Share Your Light’.
• It is modelled after the Japanese Cherry Blossom or “sakura”.
16. Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler became the first victim of ‘Mankading’ in the
history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• Mankading is the situation where a bowler run out a non-striker by hitting the
bails before bowling when the non-striker is outside the crease, with no warning.
• The dismissal is named after the Indian Cricketer Vinoo Mankad.
17. Virender Sehwag has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PolicyX.com – an
online insurance web aggregator.
18. International Olympics Committee (IOC) gave provisional green light for the inclusion
of Breakdancing in the Paris Olympics 2024.
• Apart from this, Surfing, climbing and skateboarding will make their Olympic
debuts at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
19. South Korea won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019 for the third time by defeating India.
• It is an annual international men's field hockey tournament.
• It was held in Malaysia.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. India’s first Braille laptop has been created by IIT-Delhi Scientists which is known as
“DotBook”.
• The Laptop is for visually-impaired people and has an interface in form of dots or
Braille instead of a visual one.
2. Arun Jaitley released a book titled ‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio’ during
a function in New Delhi.
• The book contains 50 episodes of PM Modi’s sincere talk with the citizens of
India which is broadcasted by All India Radio.
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3. Nayantara Sahgal’s new novel – ‘The Fate of Butterflies” has been unveiled. Richlikeus
4. The Crew Dragon capsule of Space X has successfully docked with the International
Space Station.
• It is the first time ever a privately-built-and-launched spacecraft capable of
carrying a human crew.
5. Zomato will be delivering food at the doorstep using drones as per BIS Research.
• The Gurugram-based company is building a hub-to-hub delivery network, which
will use multi-rotor drones that can pick up a payload of under 5kg.
6. Kane Tanaka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman born on January 2, 1903, was honoured
as the World’s Oldest Living person by Guinness World Records.
7. The Dictionary of Martyrs of India’s Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) was released by

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
8. Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired the
Guided Pinaka weapons system from Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan.
• It is indigenously developed weapon.
9. The students of IIT- Kharagpur have developed an image processing application to

address the problem of detecting fake Indian currency.
• A user can upload a currency note image and the mobile app would verify its
authenticity using 25 features extracted from the front and rear side of the
currency note.
10. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar passed away recently.

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11. Veteran Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy, who immortalised popular literary character,
Tenyda, died.
12. Book - “The Great Disappointment: How Narendra Modi Squandered a Unique
Opportunity to Transform the Indian Economy” – has been released by author Salman
Anees Soz.
13. The word ‘Chuddies’ has been recognized as official English word by the Oxford English
Dictionary (OED).
• The word means ‘underpants’.
14. Italy’s new satellite PRISMA (Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa) has
been launched from the Guiana Space Centre.
other satellites
• It is an Earth-observation satellite.
of Italy
15. Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Navin Chawla has launched its book ‘Every
Vote Counts’.
16. Israeli researchers have discovered the World’s Longest Salt Cave called as Malham
near the Dead sea.
• It stretches over 10 km, runs through Mount Sodom which is Israel’s largest
mountain.
• Iran’s Namakdan cave was previously thought to be the longest salt cave.
QUESTIONS
Q.1) Article 35A of the constitution deals following to launch Digital Disha
with – Programme?
[A] Guarantees special status to Jammu [A] Microsoft
and Kashmir [B] Symantec
[B] Empowers Jammu and Kashmir’s [C] Oracle Corporation
legislature to defines its “Permanent [D] Adobe
Residents” [E] IBM
[C] Guarantees special status to North
Eastern states Q.6) Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana has
[D] Empowers legislature of North Eastern been approved under which ministry?
states to defines its “Permanent [A] Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Residents” [B] Ministry of Railways
[E] Both a and c [C] Ministry of power
[D] Ministry of Tourism
Q.2) Recently, Ministry of HRD launched [E] Ministry of Urban Development
SHREYAS. What is the full form of
SHREYAS? Q.7) IRCTC has launched which payment
[A] Scheme for Health Education youth in system to promote government’s Digital
apprenticeship and Studentship India initiative?
[B] Scheme for Higher Education younger [A] IRCTC LetsPay
in apprenticeship and Studentship [B] IRCTC PayU
[C] Scheme for Higher Education youth in [C] IRCTC iPay
apprenticeship and Skills [D] IRCTC ePay
[D] Scheme for Health Education younger [E] IRCTC Digi
in apprenticeship and Skills
[E] None of the Above Q.8) Which of the following launched
“Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman
Q.3) Which state has launched ‘Mera Nidhi” scheme?
Kam-Mera Abhiman’ Scheme? [A] Delhi
[A] Haryana [B] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Bihar [C] Haryana
[C] Gujarat [D] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Kerala [E] Rajasthan
[E] Punjab
Q.9) According to Central Statistical Office,
Q.4) Which ministry launched 2nd Edition GDP growth has been revised in the 2018-
of Indian Sign Language Dictionary? 19 financial year to _____ from the 7.2%.
[A] Ministry of Youth Affairs [A] 7.1%
[B] Ministry of Law and Justice [B] 7%
[C] Ministry of Social Justice and [C] 7.4%
Empowerment [D] 7.3%
[D] Ministry of Earth Science [E] 7.5%
[E] Ministry of External Affairs
Q.10) ___________ has been authorized
Q.5) Recently NITI Aayog has signed to issue and encash Electoral
Statement of Intent with which of the Bonds through its 29 Authorised
Branches.
[A] IndusInd Bank [B] February 28

[B] ICICI Bank [C] March 28
[C] RBI Bank [D] April 28
[D] State Bank of India [E] May 28
[E] Dena Bank
Q.16) When is the Zero Discrimination Day
Q.11) Who has been appointed as the observed?
head of the committee formed to [A] 28th February
examine issues related to Offshore [B] 2nd March
market? [C] 1st March
[A] Nandan Nilekani [D] 3rd March
[B] Usha Tharot [E] 27th February
[C] UK Sinha
[D] DK Mittal Q.17) Which company has been
[E] None of these recognised as one of the 2019 World's
Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere
Q.12) Which of the following insurance Institute?
company has launched the first-of-its kind [A] SAIL
‘Bank Locker Protector Policy’ in India? [B] Tata Steel
[A] IFFCO Tokio General Insurance [C] BHEL
[B] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance [D] GAIL
[C] Reliance General Insurance [E] Reliance
[D] Tata AIG General Insurance
[E] Max Bupa General Insurance Q.18) Which country has topped
the International Shooting Sports
Q.13) Which of the following has topped Federation (ISSF) World Cup?
the EASE Reforms Index in the [A] Russia
implementation of ‘reforms agenda’? [B] New Zealand
[A] Oriental Bank of Commerce [C] Italy
[B] Bank of Maharashtra [D] Brazil
[C] State Bank of India [E] India
[D] Bank of Baroda
[E] Punjab National Bank Q.19) Apurvi Chandela is associated with –
[A] Boxing
Q.14) Which of the following portal has [B] Wrestling
become the largest fintech online lending [C] Golf
platform with loan sanctions as per report [D] Shooting
by Credit Suisse? [E] Gymnastics
[A] PSBloansin2minutes.com
[B] PSBloansin99minutes.com Q.20) Who has been appointed as non-
[C] PSBloansin59minutes.com executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda?
[D] PSBloansin20minutes.com [A] Rakesh Sharma
[E] PSBloansin100minutes.com [B] PS Jayakumar
[C] Alok K. Misra
Q.15) When is the National Science Day [D] Ravi Venkatesan
celebrated? [E] Hasmukh Adhia
[A] January 28
Q.21) The book ‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Q.26) A UAE based company will release
Revolution on Radio’ has been released by 12 bank notes of zero value to mark the
- 150th birth anniversary of _________.
[A] Uma Bharti [A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Raj Nath Singh [B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C] Suresh Prabhu [C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Arun Jaitley [D] Jawaharlal Nehru
[E] Ananth Kumar [E] Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Q.27) What is the expected growth rate of
Q.22) Which of the following Ministry has Indian economy in 2019 as per Moody’s
launched the “Gram Samridhi Yojana” to quarterly Global Macro Outlook?
strengthen the unorganized processing [A] 7%
sector? [B] 7.3%
[A] Ministry of Textiles [C] 7.5%
[B] Ministry of Food Processing Industries [D] 7.7%
[C] Ministry of New and Renewable [E] None of these
Energy
[D] Ministry of Rural Development Q.28) LIC has signed a bancassurance
[E] Both b and d agreement with which of the following
banks?
Q.23) Which state has launched the new [A] Dena Bank
water conservation scheme – Jal [B] Indian Overseas Bank
Amrutha? [C] Central Bank of India
[A] Telangana [D] IDBI Bank
[B] Gujarat [E] Bank of Baroda
[C] Odisha
[D] Bihar Q.29) Who has been confirmed as the first
[E] Karnataka Indian-origin woman to be honoured with
a Blue Plaque?
Q.24) Where was the 7th Regional [A] Aisha Inayat Khan
Comprehensive Economic Partnership [B] Karuna Inayat Khan
Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held? [C] Noor Inayat Khan
[A] Cambodia [D] Rizvi Inayat Khan
[B] Laos [E] Eisha Inayat Khan
[C] India
[D] Australia Q.30) What is the name of the India’s first
[E] Myanmar Braille laptop?
[A] LapBook
Q.25) Where is the Kasu Brahmananda [B] DotBook
Reddy Park located? [C] TouchBook
[A] Karnataka [D] AmazeBook
[B] Telangana [E] LoopBook
[C] Gujarat
[D] Haryana Q.31) Which of the following state has
[E] Madhya Pradesh launched the Janibili Drinking project?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Bihar [A] Sri Lanka

[D] Odisha [B] Canada
[E] Madhya Pradesh [C] Bangladesh
[D] France
Q.32) Which of the following has been [E] Myanmar
appointed as the probing agency to
investigate the matters related to IL&FS? Q.37) Recently, New Delhi and ________
[A] Senior Fraud Investigation Authority signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement
[B] Serious Fraud Investigation Office (IGA) to build the AK-203 in India.
[C] Semi Final Investigation Office [A] Brussels
[D] Serious and Fraudulent Investigation [B] Tokyo
Authority [C] Moscow
[E] Serious and Fraudulent Investigating [D] Manila
Authority [E] Paris
Q.33) Where is the historic temple Q.38) PM Jan Arogya Yojana has signed
Veerabhadraswamy Temple or Pattiseema MoU with ______ to provide free
Temple located? healthcare services to the company’s
[A] Karnataka drivers. What is the name of the
[B] Andhra Pradesh company?
[C] Kerala [A] Ola
[D] Tamil Nadu [B] Uber
[E] Maharashtra [C] Meru
[D] Maxi
Q.34) Which year has been declared as [E] ZoomCar
Construction-Technology year at Expo-
cum Conference on Construction Q.39) India will tie up with four Nations to
Technology India 2019? increase the population of three species
[A] April 2019 – March 2020 of Asian Rhinos. Which of the following is
[B] April 2020 – March 2021 not among the four nations?
[C] April 2021 – March 2022 [A] Bhutan
[D] April 2018 – March 2019 [B] Nepal
[E] None of these [C] Indonesia
[D] Malaysia
Q.35) Recently, ‘Plastic Waste-Free India’ [E] Hong Kong
anthem has been produced to make India
Plastic Free by 2022. In how many Q.40) The country’s first National
languages the anthem has been Common Mobility Card has been launched
launched? by which of the following ministry?
[A] 12 [A] Ministry of Human Resource
[B] 7 Development
[C] 5 [B] Ministry of Tourism
[D] 4 [C] Ministry of Finance
[E] 10 [D] Ministry of Road, Transport and
Highways
Q.36) 'Sampriti 2019' is the Joint military [E] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
exercise between India and __________.
Q.41) Which of the following is not true [A] Life below water: For people and
about the study of cancer treatments in planet
India according to oncologists? [B] Life without water: For people and
[A] India has the best cancer treatment planet
facility. [C] Life above water: For people and
[B] There are 62 dedicated cancer care planet
hospitals in the country, including both [D] Life and water: For people and planet
regional and national facilities [E] Life across water: For people and
[C] More than 1,157,294 new cancer planet
patients are registered every year.
[D] 9.81% of men and 9.42% of women Q.46) National Security Day is observed on
are at risk of developing cancer before 75 –
years of age. [A] 4th January
[E] None of the Above [B] 4th February
[C] 4th March
Q.42) Which country has topped the [D] 4th April
Consumer Confidence Index published in [E] 4th May
collaboration with Nielsen Holdings?
[A] Philippines Q.47) The World Day of Fight Against
[B] Indonesia Sexual Exploitation is observed on
[C] South Korea _______every year.
[D] India [A] March 4
[E] Iran [B] March 3
[C] March 2
Q.43) Which of the following has launched [D] March 1
the 22 permanent GPS stations across [E] March 5
India to identify seismically hazardous
zones? Q.48) Who has been honoured with the
[A] India Meteorological Department 2019 Missile Systems Award by American
[B] Geological Survey of India Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?
[C] Indian Institute of Tropical [A] T Subbarami Reddy
Meteorology [B] A S Kiran Kumar
[D] Indian Institute of Geological Survey [C] Satheesh Reddy
[E] None of these [D] K Sivan
[E] C. K. Mishra
Q.44) Who has been designated as ICC
Cricket Committee Chairman for the Q.49) Which of the following district has
period of 3 years? been ranked at the top position according
[A] Rahul Dravid to Delta Ranking Report on the basis of its
[B] MS Dhoni performance during November-December
[C] VVS Laxman 2018 and January 2019?
[D] Sourav Ganguly [A] Sonbhadra
[E] Anil Kumble [B] Hailakandi
[C] Chatra
Q.45) What is the theme for World [D] Vizag
Wildlife Day 2019? [E] Kondagaon
Q.50) Who has been chosen for the first [C] Uber Eats
Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar? [D] Food Panda
[A] Birender Singh Dhanoa [E] Faaso’s
[B] Abhinandan Varthaman
[C] Praveen Bakshi Q.56) As per the IQAir AirVisual 2018
[D] Harjit Singh Arora World Air Quality Report, which country
[E] Dalbir Singh emerged as the most polluted country?
[A] Bangladesh
Q.51) Who has been awarded with the [B] Pakistan
first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Life Time Award? [C] India
[A] Bhanu Kamei [D] Sri Lanka
[B] Revak Darlong [E] Nepal
[C] Bhanu Darlong
[D] Thanga Darlong Q.57) As per the National Annual Rural
[E] Thanga Bhuyan Sanitation Survey (NARSS) 2018-19, what
percentage of people having toilet use
Q.52) Who won gold in 65 kg Men’s them/percentage of usage of toilet in
category in Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov India? (approximately)
Tournament, Bulgaria? [A] 89%
[A] Sushil Kumar [B] 56%
[B] Yogeshwar Dutt [C] 99%
[C] Pawan Kumar [D] 87%
[D] Bajrang Punia [E] 96%
[E] None of these
Q.58) Which state has launched the
Q.53) Who won the 19th Women Dubai ‘Mukhya Mantri Karigar Sahayata’ yojana
Tennis Championship 2019? to provide financial assistance to
[A] Elina Svitolina craftsmen?
[B] Naomi Osaka [A] West Bengal
[C] Simona Halep [B] Delhi
[D] Belinda Bencic [C] Odisha
[E] Angelique Kerber [D] Telangana
[E] Andhra Pradesh
Q.54) Which of the following sports will be
included in Asian Games 2022 to be held Q.59) As per the research by Cable.co.uk.,
in Hangzhou? which of the following country has the
[A] Beach VolleyBall cheapest mobile data in the world?
[B] Cricket [A] Ukraine
[C] Basketball [B] India
[D] Soccer [C] USA
[E] Fencing [D] Zimbabwe
[E] Colombia
Q.55) As per BIS Research, which of the Q.60) What is the name of the commute
following would be delivering food at planning mobile app launched by Delhi?
doorstep using drones? [A] HOHO Delhi
[A] Zomato [B] WAY Delhi
[B] Swiggy [C] RAAH Dilli
[D] ONE Delhi

[E] WAY Dilli Q.66) What is the name of the app
launched by Google to help Indian
Q.61) Recently ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ students to read in Hindi and English?
musueum has been inaugurated in – [A] Bolo
[A] Lucknow [B] Basha
[B] Agra [C] Vaani
[C] Thiruvananthapuram [D] Lipi
[D] New Delhi [E] Shabd
[E] Surat
Q.67) What is Mukesh Ambani’s rank on
Q.62) The U.S. intends to end preferential the Forbes World's Billionaire list 2019?
trade terms for India under the GSP [A] 1
Programme. What does G in GSP stand [B] 5
for? [C] 13
[A] Goods [D] 22
[B] Generalized [E] 25
[C] Given
[D] Generate Q.68) Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd
[E] Government and ________ have launched merchant-
acquiring joint venture for establishing a
Q.63) Recently, United States and South digital payments platform.
Korea announced the inauguration of new [A] State Bank of India
exercise known as – [B] Punjab National Bank
[A] Foal Eagle [C] IDBI Bank
[B] Key Resolve [D] Paytm Payments Bank
[C] Dong Maeng [E] Airtel Payments Bank
[D] We Resolve
[E] Vulture Q.69) Who has been appointed as the
Chairman of Coordination Committee of
Q.64) Which bank has been recently given the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games?
approval to handle import and export [A] Sudhir Jain
transactions with Iran? [B] Amandeep Singh
[A] Central Bank of India [C] Keshav Mohapatra
[B] PNB [D] Randhir Singh
[C] UCO Bank [E] Vishesh Kapur
[D] IDBI Bank
[E] Bank of Baroda Q.70) ________ has been appointed as
the first female Prime Minister of Estonia.
Q.65) Which of the following has become [A] Lipa Kallas
the 124th member of the International [B] Maha Kallas
Criminal Court recently? [C] Kaja Kallas
[A] India [D] Noha Kallas
[B] USA [E] Ama Kallas
[C] Colombia
[D] Malaysia
[E] Nigeria
Q.71) _______ has been appointed as the formed to examine issues for providing
Director of Bhabha Atomic Research insurance cover to the advocates?
Centre. [A] Dr Abhinav Mishra
[A] Ajay Kumar Mohanty [B] Dr Kashish Dey
[B] Abhinav Kumar Mohanty [C] Dr Alok Srivastava
[C] Aish Kumar Mohanty [D] Dr Nishtha Verma
[D] Amitav Kumar Mohanty [E] Dr Kailash Rai
[E] Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Q.77) With which of the following, India
Q.72) ________ an Indian-American, has has signed defence deal to lease
been conferred with the 2019 National submarine – INS Chakra III?
STEM Education Award. [A] France
[A] Eisha Kopparapu [B] USA
[B] Kavya Kopparapu [C] Iran
[C] Nishi Kopparapu [D] Russia
[D] Shalini Kopparapu [E] Japan
[E] Mithali Kopparapu
Q.78) Choose the incorrect statements –
Q.73) Which of the following has been (i) India got the first Rs 20 denomination
awarded ‘Green Era Award for coin which is shaped in the form of a 12-
Sustainability’? edged polygon.
[A] Bajaj Auto (ii) Govt of India has released the new
[B] Royal Enfield Motors series of Visually Impaired coins in
[C] TVS Motors denominations of Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 20
[D] Mahindra Wheelers and Rs 100.
[E] Suzuki Motorcycles (iii) As per Coinage Act 1906, Govt of India
and RBI have the rights to design and mint
Q.74) _________ has been awarded 2019 coins.
Pritzker Architecture Prize. (iv) Coins are minted at the four India
[A] Stephen Breyer Government Mints
[B] J. Carter Brown (v) The coins are issued for circulation only
[C] Gienn Murcutt through the Reserve Bank
[D] Arata Isozaki
[E] B V Doshi [A] Only (i)
[B] (i), (ii) and (iii)
Q.75) Which city has been declared as the [C] (ii) and (v)
cleanest city as per Swachh Survekshan [D] (i), (ii) and (iii)
Awards 2019 for the third year on a row? [E] (ii) and (iii)
[A] Mysuru
[B] Indore Q.79) Which state has recently launched
[C] Ujjain the ‘Atal Aahar Yojna’ for construction
[D] Ambikapur workers?
[E] Bhopal [A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pardesh
Q.76) Who has been appointed as the [C] Goa
Chairman of the 5-member committee [D] Maharashtra
[E] Karnataka
Q.85) Who has been recently appointed

Q.80) Which of the following ministry has as the Chief Scientist of the World Health
launched the e-Dharti app and e-Dharti Organisation?
GeoPortal? [A] Anita Swaminathan
[A] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs [B] Monica Swaminathan
[B] Ministry of Rural Development [C] Aastha Swaminathan
[C] Ministry of Corporate Affairs [D] Soumya Swaminathan
[D] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers [E] Arya Swaminathan
Welfare
[E] Ministry of Women and Child Q.86) Who has been recently appointed
Development as the goodwill ambassador United
Nations Development Programme?
Q.81) Which of the following state has [A] Padma Lakshmi
launched the Free Milk Scheme – [B] Padma Rekha
Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana? [C] Padma Jaya
[A] Haryana [D] Padma Saraswati
[B] Andhra Pradesh [E] Padma Kailash
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Gujarat Q.87) Theme for 2019 International
[E] Karnataka Women’s Day-
[A] Change for Equality
Q.82) “Al Nagah” is the joint defence [B] Build the World with equality and
exercise between India and – innovation
[A] Israel [C] Think equal, build smart, innovate for
[B] Turkey change
[C] Egypt [D] Women is equal to Men
[D] United Arab Emirates [E] No special day to prove equality
[E] Oman
Q.88) Which airport has been awarded for
Q.83) The OECD has cut the forecast for being the best airport in size (2-5 million
global economy for 2019 to – passengers) and region as per Airport
[A] 2.3% Service Quality Award 2019?
[B] 3.3% [A] Veer Savarkar International Airport
[C] 4.3% [B] Indira Gandhi International Airport
[D] 5.3% [C] Biju Patnaik International Airport
[E] 6.3% [D] Vadodara International Airport
[E] Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Q.84) Choose the incorrect statement – Airport
[A] Green Label ATM – for agricultural
transactions Q.89) Who has been chosen for the
[B] Orange Label ATM – for e-commerce ‘Yashwantrao Chavan National Award
transactions 2018’?
[C] Yellow Label ATM – for e-commerce [A] Shaktikanta Das
transactions [B] Urjit Patel
[D] Pink Label ATM – For women banking [C] Raghuram Rajan
[E] Both c and d [D] D. Subbarao
[E] Y.V Reddy
Q.90) The World’s Oldest Living Person, Q.95) Which of the following is planning
116 years old Japanese woman got place to launch its digital currency named
in Guinness World Records. Name of the ‘Sovereign’ (SOV) replacing US Dollar?
woman. [A] Fiji
[A] Ichika Tanaka [B] Palau
[B] Sora Tanaka [C] Solomon Islands
[C] Touma Tanaka [D] Marshall Islands
[D] Kane Tanaka [E] Timor Leste
[E] Hinata Tanaka
Q.96) Which bank has become the first
Q.91) As per the proposed Re-integration bank to link its interest rate on savings
Policy by the J&K govt., what is the account to the repo rate of RBI?
amount of monthly stipend for the [A] State Bank of India
militants? [B] Bank of Baroda
[A] Rs 10,000 [C] Punjab National Bank
[B] Rs 12,000 [D] Indian Bank
[C] Rs 6,000 [E] Central Bank of India
[D] Rs 1,000
[E] Rs 8,000 Q.97) Who is the present finance
secretary of India?
Q.92) Which of the following is the [A] Soumya Swaminathan
world’s largest importer of major arms as [B] Rajiv Gauba
per SIPRI’s ‘Trends in International Arms [C] Inderjit Singh
Transfers-2018 report? [D] Subhash Chandra Garg
[A] Saudi Arabia [E] Sanjay Kothari
[B] India
[C] Egypt Q.98) _________ has been appointed as
[D] Australia the Prime Minister of Palestine.
[E] Algeria [A] Mahmoud Abbas
[B] Mohammad Shtayyeh
Q.93) Which of the following state has [C] Rami Hamdallah
launched the project ‘Varshadhare’? [D] Salam Fayyad
[A] Telangana [E] None of these
[B] Odisha
[C] Uttar Pradesh Q.99) When was the National
[D] Karnataka Immunization Day 2019 observed in India?
[E] Maharashtra [A] March 2
[B] March 4
Q.94) What is India’s rank in terms of gold [C] March 6
reserve as per recent report by World [D] March 8
Gold Council? [E] March 10
[A] 1
[B] 11 Q.100) Which of the following was
[C] 6 honored with the first prize at
[D] 9 International Golden City Gate Tourism
[E] 17 Awards 2019?
[A] World Travel & Tourism Council

[B] Ministry of Tourism Q.106) Where is India’s first HIV
[C] World Tourism Organization treatment centre and clinic for the LGBTQ
[D] National Tourism Organization community inaugurated?
[E] None of these [A] Hyderabad
Q.101) Who has been awarded the [B] Bengaluru
Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award [C] Delhi
– 2019? [D] Mumbai
[A] SBI General Insurance [E] Chennai
[B] Future Generali India Insurance
[C] IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Q.107) What is the name of India’s first
[D] ACKO General Insurance Intellectual Property Mascot?
[E] Tata AIG General Insurance [A] Ritu
[B] Bittu
Q.102) Who among the following is not [C] Nani
the recipient of Bharat Ratna 2019? [D] Dadi
[A] Nanaji Deshmukh [E] Eva
[B] Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
[C] Pranab Mukherjee Q.108) Which of the following has been
[D] All of these recently accorded status of ‘Wetland of
[E] None of these International Importance’ under the
Ramsar Convention?
Q.103) Who is the first Indian to be [A] Sundarbans
conferred the Doctor Honoris Causa by [B] Great Rann of Kutch
the University for Peace? [C] Sultanpur
[A] Suresh Prabhu [D] Chilika lake
[B] Sushma Swaraj [E] Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] M Venkaiah Naidu Q.109) Which of the following is incorrect
[E] Nirmala Sitharaman with respect to Enemy Property Order,
2018?
Q.104) Choose the incorrect option with [A] Enemy properties can be exclusively
respect to Geographical Indication Tag – used by state govts for public use.
[A] Marayoor Jaggery – Idukki, Kerala [B] Enemy properties are the properties of
[B] Sirsi Supari – Uttara Kannada, the people who migrated to Pakistan,
Karnataka China and Bangladesh.
[C] Erode Manjal – Erode, Tamil Nadu [C] Enemy property refers to properties
[D] Shahi Litchi – Bihar left by the fugitive economic offenders.
[E] None of these [D] Both a and b
[E] Both b and c
Q.105) Where is Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary
located? Q.110) The medical laboratory of which of
[A] Madhya Pradesh the following organization has come up
[B] Rajasthan with “Combat Casualty Drugs”?
[C] Gujarat [A] ISRO
[D] Uttar Pradesh [B] NDA
[E] Assam [C] CBI
[D] DRDO Q.116) Which bank has become the first

[E] IB PSB to launch a child daycare facility for
employees’ children?
Q.111) Where is the Thakurani Jatra [A] Bank of India
festival observed? [B] United Bank of India
[A] Andhra Pradesh [C] Indian Overseas Bank
[B] Telangana [D] Bank of Baroda
[C] Odisha [E] Oriental Bank of Commerce
[D] Tamil Nadu
[E] Uttar Pradesh Q.117) Which of the following has
recently became the third company to
Q.112) Recently, Hinduja Global Solutions achieve a market value of Rs. 6 trillion?
has teamed up with NASSCOM [A] Infosys
Foundation to launch a Centre of [B] SBI
Excellence in Bengaluru for training- [C] HDFC Bank
[A] Children [D] Kotak Mahindra
[B] Senior Citizens [E] Bharti Airtel
[C] Differently Abled People
[D] Women Q.118) RBI will conduct three-year buy-
[E] Sports People sell swap of _______ for the rupee
through an auction process to infuse
Q.113) UK has released a 50 pence coin or liquidity in the market
‘Black Hole Coin’ to commemorate – [A] $1 billion
[A] Angelika Amon [B] $2 million
[B] Isaac Roberts [C] $3 billion
[C] William Huggins [D] $4 million
[D] Stephen Hawking [E] $5 billion
[E] George Darwin
Q.114) Which of the following releases Q.119) What does ‘M’ in MIFOR stand for?
the report ‘Global Environment Outlook’? [A] Mutual
[A] Marine Stewardship Council [B] Monetary
[B] United Nations Environment [C] Multi
Programme [D] Mumbai
[C] Greenpeace [E] Manhattan
[D] World Wide Fund for Nature
[E] World Meteorological Organization Q.120) What was the theme for World
Kidney Day 2019?
Q.115) Which of the following has topped [A] Protect your Kidney – Now or Never
the Mercer’s Quality of Living Index? [B] Kidney Health for Everyone
[A] Vienna Everywhere
[B] Zurich [C] Donate Kidney – Save Life
[C] Vancouver [D] Two Kidneys for One Life
[D] Munich [E] None of these
[E] Auckland
Q.121) Who is the first Indian to win first
ever medal in Laser Standard race?
[A] Upamanyu Dutta
[B] Abhimanyu Dutta [A] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Ashish Dutta [B] Manipur
[D] Krishi Dutta [C] Assam
[E] Keshav Dutta [D] Sikkim
[E] Uttarakhand
Q.122) Who among the following is
associated with Gymnast? Q.127) Which of the following is true
[A] Saikhom Mirabai Chanu regarding Section 69A of the Information
[B] Manu Bhaker and Technology Act?
[C] Kidambi Srikanth [A] Trying to hack into the data stored in
[D] Neeraj Chopra the computer
[E] Dipa Karmakar [B] Provisions for penalties related to
cyber terrorism
Q.123) Choose the incorrect option – [C] Provisions regarding publishing private
[A] Futures are exchange organized images of others
contracts. [D] provisions regarding publishing images
[B] Forwards give access to a commodity containing sexual acts
at a determined price and time [E] Issue directions to block the content
somewhere in the future. on online platforms in the interest of
[C] A swap is an agreement between two sovereignty and integrity of India
parties to exchange cash flows on a
determined date. Q.128) Which of the following would be
[D] Options gives holders the right and the used with the Electronic Voting Machines
obligation to buy or sell an underlying that allows voters to verify whether their
asset at a pre-determined price in the vote has been cast correctly?
future. [A] VVPAT
[E] Both a and c [B] EVMPAT
[C] PAT VOTE
Q.124) Where is Sultanpur National Park [D] VERIFYEVM
located? [E] VVVOTE
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Andhra Pradesh Q.129) Where is Bannerghatta National
[C] Haryana Park located?
[D] Punjab [A] Andhra Pradesh
[E] Uttar Pradesh [B] Karnataka
[C] Gujarat
Q.125) Where will be the Shahpur- Kandi [D] Arunachal Pradesh
dam proposed to be built? [E] Tamil Nadu
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Uttar Pradesh Q.130) The Ministry of Housing and Urban
[C] Himachal Pradesh Affairs has partnered with which of the
[D] Haryana following to launch Project Sangam to
[E] Punjab support Swachh Bharat Mission?
[A] Tesla
Q.126) Which of the following is the most [B] Google
vulnerable Himalayan state according to [C] Facebook
the Vulnerable Index of last year? [D] Microsoft
[E] Reliance [A] (i) (ii) (iii)

Q.131) Where was the first BRICS Sherpa [B] (i) (iii) (iv) (v)
meeting under the presidency of Brazil [C] (ii) (iv) (v) (vi)
held? [D] (i) (iii) (iv)
[A] Brazil [E] All of these
[B] Russia
[C] India Q.136) Which of the following bank has
[D] China launched “YONO Cash” service which
[E] South Africa allow customers to withdraw money from
ATMs without using a card?
Q.132) Recently, RBI has relaxed trade [A] PNB
credit limit for imports of capital and non- [B] Bank of Baroda
capital good under automatic route to [C] Bandhan Bank
_______. [D] Dhanlaxmi Bank
[A] 10 billion [E] SBI
[B] 50 million
[C] 100 billion Q.137) Who has been appointed as the
[D] 150 million Chairman of the Life Insurance
[E] 200 billion Corporation?
[A] K S Gupta
Q.133) Which of the following bank has [B] U V Singh
launched the “Doorstep Banking” service [C] M R Kumar
for senior citizens and differently abled [D] D B Banerjee
citizens? [E] N S Sivan
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Punjab National Bank Q.138) What was the theme for 2019
[C] Indian Bank World Sleep Day?
[D] Oriental Bank of Commerce [A] Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging
[E] Indian Overseas Bank [B] Healthy Sleep, Healthy Life
[C] Proper sleep to long life
Q.134) Which bank has been recently [D] Sleep – Live – Grow
categorized as Private Bank by RBI? [E] Healthy Sleep for Healthy Life
[A] City Union Bank Ltd
[B] Yes Bank Ltd Q.139) When is World Consumer Rights
[C] Federal Bank Ltd Day observed?
[D] IDBI Bank Ltd [A] March 14
[E] Laxmi Vilas Bank Ltd [B] April 14
[C] March 15
Q.135) Which of the following bank has [D] April 15
been categorized as D-SIBs bank for 2018? [E] March 16
(i) SBI
(ii) PNB Q.140) Who has been awarded the
(iii) ICICI Bank “Commonwealth Youth Award for the
(iv) HDFC Bank Asian region”?
(v) IDBI Bank [A] Afroz Shah
(vi) Central Bank of India [B] Padmanaban Gopalan
[C] Seetha Ananthasivan
[D] Shubhendu Sharma [D] IIT – Kanpur

[E] Anil Malhotra [E] IIT – Madras
Q.141) Author of the book – “Farthest Q.146) Which of the following state has
Field: An Indian Story of the Second World launched the ‘i-help’ initiative to promote
War”– digital electoral literacy in the state for
[A] Aisha Karnad the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections?
[B] Milind Karnad [A] Tripura
[C] Abhinav Karnad [B] Kerala
[D] Raghu Karnad [C] Delhi
[E] Reshu Karnad [D] Assam
[E] Uttar Pradesh
Q.142) Who has been ranked at the first
position on the 2019 ESPN World Fame Q.147) Which of the following exercise
100 list? involves participation of Indian Army, Air
[A] Virat Kohli Force, Navy and the Coast Guard?
[B] Neymar [A] TROOPERS
[C] Lionel Messi [B] SPECIAL FORCE
[D] LeBron James [C] TROPEX
[E] Cristiano Ronaldo [D] TROPIC
[E] SECURETOP
Q.143) Who among the following has
received the ‘BusinessLine Changemaker Q.148) Which of the following campaign
Of The Year’ award for introducing GST? has been launched by Bhartiya Janta
[A] Narendra Modi Party?
[B] Rajnath Singh [A] Main bhi Imaandar
[C] Arun Jaitley [B] Main bhi Chowkidar
[D] Raghuram Rajan [C] Main bhi Safaidar
[E] Piyush Goyal [D] Main bhi Insafdar
[E] None of these
Q.144) Who has been awarded with the
first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for Q.149) Which state has passed the bill
2018-19? ‘Maintenance of Household Registers Bill,
[A] Reshma Shingade 2019’ to detect illegal migrants?
[B] Karishma Shingade [A] Assam
[C] Arushi Shingade [B] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Swati Shingade [C] Manipur
[E] Vedika Shingade [D] Tripura
[E] Mizoram
Q.145) Which of the following has
institute has developed an image Q.150) Recently, Indian Department of
processing application to address the Posts has released the special stamp cover
problem of detecting fake Indian on –
currency? [A] Sanchi Stupa
[A] IIT – Delhi [B] Ice Stupa
[B] IIT – Kharagpur [C] Dhamek Stupa
[C] IIT – Guwahati [D] Kesaria Stupa
[E] Mahabodhi Stupa [A] H. D. Kumaraswamy

[B] Pramod Sawant
Q.151) Which of the following state is [C] Kamal Nath
taking a census of Otter for the first time? [D] Ashok Gehlot
[A] Uttar Pradesh [E] Biplab Kumar Dev
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Tamil Nadu Q.157) When is National Ordnance
[D] Karnataka Factories Day observed?
[E] Odisha [A] January 18
[B] February 18
Q.152) Where is Pilibhit Tiger Reserve [C] March 18
located? [D] April 18
[A] Uttarakhand [E] May 18
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Uttar Pradesh Q.158) What was the theme for Global
[D] Gujarat Recycling Day 2019?
[E] Chhattisgarh [A] Recycling Into the Future
[B] Reuse-Recycle-Relive
Q.153) The first Joint-Counter Terrorism [C] Recycling to live
exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019‘ will [D] Plastic free India
be conducted between – [E] We live to Recycle
[A] Members of ASEAN
[B] Members of SAARC Q.159) As per 'World's Richest Sports
[C] Members of SCO Team Owners 2019', who has been ranked
[D] Members of EU at the first position?
[E] Members of BRICS [A] Warren Buffett
[B] Steve Ballmer
Q.154) ICICI Lombard General Insurance [C] Dietrich Mateschitz
has partnered with which of the following [D] Mukesh Ambani
to provide cyber insurance cover for its [E] Jeff Bezos
wallet users?
[A] FreeCharge Q.160) Who has won the Men’s Singles
[B] Paytm title at Indian Wells Masters 2019?
[C] Airtel Money [A] Rafael Nadal
[D] MobiKwik [B] Dominic Thiem
[E] Google Pay [C] Nikola Mektic
[D] Horacio Zeballo
Q.155) Who has been selected as the [E] None of these
India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman?
[A] Justice D. Y. Chandrachud Q.161) Who has won the Women’s Singles
[B] Justice Ranjan Gogoi Category at Indian Wells Masters 2019?
[C] Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilka [A] Elise Mertens
[D] Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose [B] Aryna Sabalenka
[E] Justice Indu Malhotra [C] Angelique Kerber
[D] Bianca Andreescu
Q.156) Who has been appointed as the [E] None of these
11th Chief Minister of Goa?
Q.162) World Wrestling Body UWW has [A] Netherlands

taken away 2019 Junior Asian Wrestling [B] Iceland
Championship’s hosting rights from? [C] Norway
[A] Pakistan [D] Denmark
[B] Thailand [E] Finland
[C] India
[D] Bangladesh Q.168) Which of the following has become
[E] China the single largest rail coach manufacturer
in the world?
Q.163) Veteran Actor Chinmoy Roy has [A] Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
passed away recently. He is associated [B] Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
with which language? [C] Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
[A] Hindi [D] Both a and b
[B] Tamil [E] Both a and c
[C] Telugu
[D] Gujrati Q.169) Choose the incorrect option –
[E] Bengali [A] India and Bangladesh – Sampriti
[B] India and France – Shakti
Q.164) Where are the headquarters of [C] India and China – Garuda Shakti
SCO established? [D] India and Sri Lanka – Mitra Shakti
[A] Manila, Philippines [E] India and Thailand – Maitree
[B] Washington DC, US
[C] Beijing, China Q.170) Which of the following company
[D] Shanghai, China has launched the smart garbage bins
[E] Jakarta, Indonesia which indicates about the “fill-up”
positions of the bins?
Q.165) Headquarters of HDFC Bank- [A] Steel Authority of India
[A] Mangalore [B] Tata Steel
[B] Bangalore [C] Essar Steel
[C] Delhi [D] Bhushan Steel
[D] Mumbai [E] None of these
[E] Kolkata
Q.171) Which of the following has been
Q.166) What is India’s rank on the World ranked as the most expensive city as per
Happiness Report 2019 released by UN Worldwide Cost of Living Survey
Sustainable Development Solutions conducted by EIU?
Network? [A] Paris
[A] 156 [B] Singapore
[B] 119 [C] Hong Kong
[C] 100 [D] All of these
[D] 140 [E] None of these
[E] 87
Q.172) Which of the following is among
Q.167) Which of the following country the top 10 cheapest cities as per
topped the World Happiness Report 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey
released by UN Sustainable Development conducted by EIU?
Solutions Network? [A] Bangalore
[B] New Delhi [E] None of these

[C] Chennai
[D] All of these Q.178) When is World Sparrow Day
[E] None of these observed?
[A] March 18
Q.173) ‘Maputo’ is the capital of – [B] March 20
[A] Kenya [C] March 22
[B] Nigeria [D] March 24
[C] Mozambique [E] None of these
[D] Rwanda
[E] Zambia Q.179) What was the theme was
International Day of Happiness 2019?
Q.174) “Nursultan” is the capital of – [A] Happier Together
[A] Kyrgyzstan [B] Stay Happy – Stay Healthy
[B] Kazakhstan [C] Smile till ears
[C] Tajikistan [D] Happy and Healthy life comes with
[D] Turkmenistan Smile
[E] Uzbekistan [E] Think Positive, Stay Happy
Q.175) _________ has announced its fully- Q.180) Which of the following day is not
functional cloud gaming platform titled observed on March 21?
Stadia. [A] International Day for the Elimination
[A] Microsoft of Racial Discrimination
[B] Rockstar Games [B] World Down Syndrome Day
[C] Gameloft [C] World Water Day
[D] Google [D] World Poetry Day
[E] Nintendo [E] International Day of Forests
Q.176) ____________ has become the Q.181) Who among the following is the
first SEBI recognised clearing corporation first woman to won Abel Prize 2019?
in the country to receive recognition as a [A] Maria Uhlenbeck
Third-Country Central Counterparty by [B] Susan Uhlenbeck
Bank of England. [C] Loiusa Uhlenbeck
[A] National Securities Depository Limited [D] Karen Uhlenbeck
[B] Central Depository Services (India) Ltd [E] None of these
[C] Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of
India Ltd Q.182) Who has been awarded with the
[D] Both a and b 2019 Templeton Prize?
[E] None of these [A] Abdullah II
[B] Marcelo Gleiser
Q.177) Who has been appointed as first [C] Alvin Plantinga
transgender Election Ambassador by the [D] Jean Vanier
ECI? [E] None of these
[A] Reshma Sawant
[B] Karishma Sawant Q.183) Where were 15th Special Olympics
[C] Ananya Sawant World Summer Games 2019 held?
[D] Gauri Sawant [A] India
[B] Thailand [C] Sustainable

[C] Indonesia [D] Safety
[D] Malaysia [E] Steady
[E] UAE
Q.189) Recently, Japan has donated
Q.184) Where is Talle Wildlife Sanctuary _______ to the United Nations World
located? Food Programme to provide vital aid to 28
[A] Assam countries.
[B] Tripura [A] $69 million
[C] Sikkim [B] $19 million
[D] Arunachal Pradesh [C] $99 million
[E] Mizoram [D] $39 million
[E] None of these
Q.185) Where is the headquarter of Kotak
Mahindra Bank located? Q.190) As per Fitch’s Global Economic
[A] Mumbai Outlook, India’s GDP growth forecast has
[B] New Delhi been _______ from 7% for FY19-20 (1
[C] Hyderabad April 2019 – 31 March 2020).
[D] Pune [A] Increased to 7.3%
[E] Vadodara [B] Decreased to 6.8%
[C] Increased to 7.5%
Q.186) Which of the following has [D] Decreased to 6.5%
launched the podcast platform “Shiksha [E] No change
Vani” to update information for students
and parents? Q.191) What is the name of the UPI based
[A] ICSE mobile payment app launched by Xiaomi?
[B] CBSE [A] Redmi Pay
[C] UGC [B] Xi Pay
[D] CSIR [C] Mi Pay
[E] None of these [D] Xiaomi Pay
[E] Yi Pay
Q.187) As per World Airport Traffic
Rankings 2018, Indira Gandhi Q.192) Which of the following has become
International Airport has been ranked as the first developer of fully automated
World’s _______ busiest airport. storage device?
[A] First [A] Google
[B] Third [B] Adobe
[C] Ninth [C] SurveyMonkey
[D] Twelfth [D] Slack Technologies
[E] Fifth [E] Microsoft
Q.188) India’s first forest-certification Q.193) Which of the following is incorrect

scheme – Certification Standard for with respect to SEBI?
SFM got global recognition. What does S [A] SEBI was established on April 12, 1992.
in SFM stand for? [B] SEBI can conduct inspection of books
[A] Secure of accounts of listed companies for
[B] Save contravention of ANY securities law.
[C] As per the recent amendment - The [E] Mithali Raj

term 'material or non-public information'
has been replaced with 'unpublished price
sensitive information' Q.199) Which of the following film has
[D] Both a and b been honoured with the Film Fare awards
[E] None of these 2019 for ‘Best Film’ category?
[A] Padmaavat
Q.194) Who has been recently appointed [B] Sanju
as the brand ambassador of PhonePe? [C] Padman
[A] PV Sindhu [D] Raazi
[B] Saina Nehwal [E] Badhai Ho
[C] Aamir Khan
[D] Ranveer Singh Q.200) Who is the author of the book
[E] None of these “Every Vote Counts”?
[A] N. Gopalaswami
Q.195) Who is to be appointed as the [B] V. S. Sampath
Chief of Naval staff? [C] Navin Chawla
[A] Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar [D] Om Prakash Rawat
[B] Vice Admiral Anil Kumar [E] Sunil Arora
[C] Vice Admiral Bimal Verma
[D] Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Q.201) What is India’s rank on the Global
[E] None of these Energy Transition Index 2019 complied by
World Economic Forum?
Q.196) When is World Meteorological Day [A] 43
observed? [B] 89
[A] March 23 [C] 112
[B] March 25 [D] 76
[C] February 23 [E] 25
[D] February 25
[E] March 26 Q.202) Where will the Langkawi
International Maritime Aero Expo 2019 be
Q.197) What is the theme for World TB held?
Day 2019? [A] Thailand
[A] Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world [B] Malaysia
[B] Unite to End TB [C] Indonesia
[C] Its time [D] Sri Lanka
[D] Gear up to End TB [E] Singapore
[E] Fight to end TB
Q.203) “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” an
Q.198) Who has been named as the initiative for youth has been launched by –
‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at the annual [A] DRDO
Telangana Sports Journalists Association [B] FSSAI
awards function? [C] ISRO
[A] P V Sindhu [D] CSIR
[B] Saina Nehwal [E] NASSCCOM
[C] Sania Mirza
[D] MC Mary Kom
Q.204) Which of the following subjects are Q.209) What is the name of the
proposed to be introduced by CBSE in the indigenously developed Anti-Satellite
school curriculum? Missile mission of India?
[A] Artificial Intelligence [A] Mission Boom
[B] Early Childhood Care Education [B] Mission Brahmastra
[C] Yoga [C] Mission Akash
[D] Both b and c [D] Mission Shakti
[E] All of these [E] Mission Kalakriti
Q.205) According to a report by the Q.210) Who has been awarded with the
International Energy Agency, which of the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize
following country was the largest emitter 2019?
of CO2 in 2018? [A] Michael Tabichi
[A] China [B] Peter Tabichi
[B] US [C] Mark Tabichi
[C] India [D] Jerry Tabichi
[D] Australia [E] Philip Tabichi
[E] Japan
Q.211) “Mankading” – the situation in
Q.206) Which of the following will be the cricket has been named after –
first city in the world to install wireless [A] Vinod Mankad
charging systems for electric taxis? [B] Virat Mankad
[A] Buenos Aires [C] Vishaal Mankad
[B] Vienna [D] Vinoo Mankad
[C] Bangkok [E] Vaibhav Mankad
[D] Oslo Q.212) Where is Panchet Dam located?
[E] Hanoi [A] Odisha
[B] West Bengal
Q.207) Where is The Recycling Hub, the [C] Jammu and Kashmir
world’s largest e-waste recycling facility [D] Karnataka
located? [E] Gujarat
[A] Abu Dhabi
[B] Riyadh Q.213) Candidate Connect" and "Share
[C] Dubai You Voted" – Two India specific tools have
[D] Doha been launched by –
[E] Kuwait City [A] Google
[B] Facebook
Q.208) When is Epilepsy awareness day [C] Microsoft
observed? [D] Reliance
[A] March 22 [E] Infosys
[B] March 24
[C] March 26 Q.214) Which of the following releases
[D] March 28 the Global Multidimensional Poverty
[E] None of these Index 2018 Report?
[A] World Bank
[B] OECD Development Center
[C] International Monetary Fund
[D] UN Development Programme Q.219) Which of the following is the

[E] New Development Bank benchmark for the newly launched ICICI
Prudential Bharat Consumption Scheme?
Q.215) As per the Global [A] BSE Bharat Consumption Index
Multidimensional Poverty Index 2018 [B] Nifty Commodities Index
Report, India has _______ people living in [C] BSE Commodities Index
multidimensional poverty. [D] BSE India Consumption Index
[A] 1.3 million [E] Nifty India Consumption Index
[B] 271 million
[C] 364 million Q.220) What is the name of the Agri-
[D] 723 million digital platform launched by Bank of
[E] 189 million Baroda?
[A] Baroda Agri
Q.216) As per the Skytrax World Airport [B] Baroda Kisan
Awards 2019, which of the following has [C] Krishi Baroda
been named as the best airport of India? [D] Kisan Samman
[A] Indira Gandhi International Airport, [E] Krishi Samman
Delhi
[B] Chhatrapati Shivaji International Q.221) Which of the following has
Airport, Mumbai proposed to set up Regulatory Sandbox
[C] Cochin International Airport, Kochi for the fintech companies to test their
[D] Kempegowda International Airport, new products and services on the small
Bangalore group?
[E] Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, [A] SEBI
Hyderabad [B] FICCI
[C] CSIR
Q.217) According to a report released by [D] RBI
Opensignal, _______ is the “Hottest City" [E] NABARD
for 4G availability.
[A] Mumbai Q.222) When is World Theatre Day
[B] Delhi observed?
[C] Srinagar [A] March 26
[D] Ranchi [B] March 28
[E] Dhanbad [C] March 27
[D] March 29
Q.218) How much amount has been [E] March 30
authorized by the Pentagon to begin
building a new wall along the US-Mexico Q.223) Who has been recently honored
border? with Croatia’s Highest Civilian Award?
[A] USD 1 million [A] Ram Nath Kovind
[B] USD 1 billion [B] Narendra Modi
[C] USD 10 million [C] Nirmala Sitharaman
[D] USD 10 billion [D] Arun Jaitley
[E] None of these [E] Sushma Swaraj
Q.224) Who has been honoured with the

Turing Award 2018?
[A] Yoshua Bengio [D] Mumbai

[B] Geoffrey Hinton [E] Srinagar
[C] Yann LeCun
[D] Both a and b Q.230) Where is the new initiative
[E] All of these “Enajori” launched to facilitate the
Persons with Disabilities hassle free
Q.225) Who has been recently honoured elections?
with the Bodley award? [A] Tripura
[A] Gita Gopinath [B] West Bengal
[B] Manmohan Singh [C] Assam
[C] Amartya Sen [D] Karnataka
[D] Raghuram Rajan [E] Odisha
[E] Jayati Ghosh
Q.231) As per the study based on National
Q.226) Recently, International Olympics Family Health Survey, which state
Committee gave provisional green light occupied the second position in terms of
for the inclusion of _______ in the Paris child marriages among girls between 15-
Olympics 2024. 19 years of age?
[A] Horse Long Jump [A] West Bengal
[B] Swimming Obstacle Race [B] Bihar
[C] Pigeon Shooting [C] Sikkim
[D] Breakdancing [D] Uttar Pradesh
[E] Tug of War [E] Tripura
Q.227) What is the name of the world’s Q.232) Which of the following has
longest salt cave recently discovered by released the report titled “The State of
Israeli Researchers? the Global Climate in 2018”?
[A] Nirada Cave [A] International Monetary Fund
[B] Salt Therapy [B] World Meteorological Organization
[C] Malham [C] UN World Tourism Organization
[D] Namakdan [D] International Maritime Organization
[E] Namakam [E] Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change
Q.228) Which of the following is the
highest polling station in the world? Q.233) Which of the following claimed to
[A] Kinnaur have the World’s first district with 5G
[B] Tashigang coverage?
[C] Darang [A] Dibang, Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Chopal [B] Dhanbad, Jharkhand
[E] None of these [C] Hongkou, Shanghai
[D] Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Q.229) Where is the app “Bhonga” [E] Western Cape, Cape Town
launched to connect people within the
same locality whenever they need? Q.234) How much money (approx.) will
[A] Delhi RBI infuse in Bank of Baroda ahead of its
[B] Vadodara amalgamation of Dena Bank and Vijaya
[C] Kolkata Bank?
[A] Rs 5,042 crore [E] Nisha Das

[B] Rs 50,042 crore
[C] Rs 542 crore Q.238) Which of the following ministry is
[D] Rs 42 crore responsible for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
[E] Rs 504 crore Award?
[A] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Q.235) _________ has become the India’s [B] Ministry of Human Resource
second largest Govt-owned Financial Firm Development
in terms of Market capitalization. [C] Ministry of Defence
[A] SBI [D] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Rural Electrification Corporation [E] Ministry of Tourism
[C] HDFC Bank
[D] Power Finance Corporation Q.239) Which country won the Sultan
[E] ICICI Bank Azlan Shah Cup 2019?
[A] India
Q.236) ________ has been appointed as [B] Malaysia
the first female President of Slovakia. [C] South Korea
[A] Zuzana Caputova [D] Canada
[B] Victoria Caputova [E] Japan
[C] Miso Caputova
[D] Klaudia Caputova Q.240) Which of the following is incorrect
[E] Nica Caputova about RBI?
[A] The financial Year of RBI is 1 July to 30
Q.237) Who has been appointed as the June.
official ambassador of campaign “Share [B] No woman has been appointed as the
Her Journey” which was launched by TIFF RBI Governor
in 2017? [C] First Indian to hold the position of the
[A] Karina Das Governor of RBI was C.D. Deshmukh.
[B] Hima Das [D] RBI was nationalised in 1949
[C] Rima Das [E] None of these
[D] Mahima Das
Q.1) B Q.41) A Q.81) C Q.121) A Q.161) D Q.201) D

Q.2) C Q.42) D Q.82) E Q.122) E Q.162) C Q.202) B
Q.3) E Q.43) B Q.83) B Q.123) D Q.163) E Q.203) C
Q.4) C Q.44) E Q.84) B Q.124) C Q.164) C Q.204) E
Q.5) D Q.45) A Q.85) D Q.125) E Q.165) D Q.205) A
Q.6) A Q.46) C Q.86) A Q.126) C Q.166) D Q.206) D
Q.7) C Q.47) A Q.87) C Q.127) E Q.167) E Q.207) C
Q.8) C Q.48) C Q.88) C Q.128) A Q.168) B Q.208) C
Q.9) B Q.49) B Q.89) C Q.129) B Q.169) C Q.209) D
Q.10) D Q.50) B Q.90) D Q.130) D Q.170) A Q.210) B
Q.11) B Q.51) D Q.91) C Q.131) A Q.171) D Q.211) D
Q.12) A Q.52) D Q.92) A Q.132) D Q.172) D Q.212) B
Q.13) E Q.53) D Q.93) D Q.133) A Q.173) C Q.213) B
Q.14) C Q.54) B Q.94) B Q.134) D Q.174) B Q.214) D
Q.15) B Q.55) A Q.95) D Q.135) D Q.175) D Q.215) C
Q.16) C Q.56) A Q.96) A Q.136) E Q.176) C Q.216) A
Q.17) B Q.57) E Q.97) D Q.137) C Q.177) D Q.217) E
Q.18) E Q.58) C Q.98) B Q.138) A Q.178) B Q.218) B
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SPOTLIGHT

MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS

RBI GRADE B 2019

NABARD GRADE A 2019

BLOG OF THE MONTH 02

BANKING AND ECONOMY 32

SPOTLIGHT MARCH 2019 CURRENT AFFAIRS 2019

GLOBALIZATION 4.0 OR FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Globalization is a phenomenon driven by technology and the movement of ideas, people,

communication, immigration and transportation.

Globalization waves 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0:

consumption across international borders.

the globe, leading to the emergence of modern supply chains.

services by moving their operations to cheaper locations, known as offshoring.

SPOTLIGHT MARCH 2019 CURRENT AFFAIRS 2019

mechanical technologies and toward all things digital.

TOOLS OF THE GLOBLIZATION 4.0

productivity. These technologies are-

• The Internet Of Things

FEATURES OF THE GLOBLIZATION 4.0

• Global public-private co-operation

• New model of education

• Reducing inequalities and insecurities

(1) Digitally-enabled services:

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like uber/ola etc.

(2) Global public-private co-operation:

economic growth for the public good.

(3) New model of education:

is required for managing the complete transformation in our system of health,

(4) Globally shared purpose:

isolated to a particular country, industry, or issue. It can be possible by developing policies

global agencies collectively are trying to solve it by new technologies.

(5) Reducing inequalities and insecurities:

affordable by lower class of the economy.

Globalization 4.0 as a theme in the meet of World Economic Forum 2019

The central theme of the 49th World Economic

Forum’s Annual meeting, which was held in Davos,

Switzerland from January 5 –January 25, 2019 was

“Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Architecture in the

Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

Representatives at the Forum discussed the

strategic ramifications of Globalization 4.0 and its

future impact on global co-operation.

Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of

the World Economic Forum, labels in the meet that

the core of Globalization 4.0 IS relying on digital

connectivity and the related flow of ideas and services.

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integrates the government’s employment building efforts into the education

Other Ministry ofskill

related Denyp Entrepreneurship

to people living 10 km from the International Border (IB) in Jammu.

• Article 35A of the constitution empowers J&K legislature to define state's

"permanent residents" and their special rights and privileges.

• Article 370 guarantees special status to J&K, restricting Union's legislative

powers over three areas: Defence, Foreign Affairs and Communications.

3. ‘Mera Kam-Mera Abhiman’ - Employment generation programme will be launched for

the urban youth in Punjab which will “ensure dignity of labour”.

Intent to collaborate on enhancing digital literacy and creativity skills.

schools under the Atal Tinkering Labs.

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