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Q.51) Which among the following Indian personalities was honored with the
highest award of Republic of Guinea “National Order of Merit”?

[1] Rajnath Singh

[2] Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
[3] Ram Nath Kovind
[4] Narendra Modi
[5] Manmohan Singh

Answer : Ram Nath Kovind

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Q.52) Which of the following states has topped the “Child well-being index” 2019?

[1] Madhya Pradesh

[2] Kerala
[3] Jharkhand
[4] Maharashtra
[5] Karnataka

Answer : Kerala

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Q.53) Which of the following UTs has topped the “Child well-being index” 2019?

[1] Puducherry
[2] Dadra and Nagar Haveli
[3] Chandigarh
[4] Lakshadweep
[5] Daman and Diu

Answer : Puducherry

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Q.54) Which of the following persons is the current President of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB)?

[1] Jin Liqun

[2] David Malpass
[3] Takehiko Nakao
[4] K. V. Kamath
[5] Christine Lagarde

Answer : Takehiko Nakao

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Q.55) In which of the following places the 7th Community Radio Sammelan for the
year 2019 was held ?

[1] Chennai
[2] Bhopal
[3] Mumbai
[4] Kolkata
[5] New Delhi

Answer : New Delhi

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Q.56) In which of the following places India's first battery swapping station for
public buses has been installed recently (August 2019)?

[1] Ahmedabad
[2] Nagpur
[3] Pune
[4] Nasik
[5] Gandhinagar

Answer : Ahmedabad

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Q.57) Which of the following ministries has launched “Angikaar”, a campaign for
change management recently?

[1] Ministry of Minority Affairs

[2] Ministry of Home
[3] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[4] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[5] Ministry of Skill development

Answer : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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Q.58) Recently (August 2019) which of the following persons has crossed the
English Channel on hoverboard for the first time after failing in his first attempt?

[1] Franky Zapata

[2] Felix Baumgartner
[3] Ben Gulley
[4] Luke Harrison
[5] Alan Eustace

Answer : Franky Zapata

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Q.59) Which of the following countries has been designated as a currency
manipulator by the United States recently?

[1] Iran
[2] Turkey
[3] Russia
[4] China
[5] India

Answer : China

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Q.60) The year 2019 is designated as United Nations’ International Year of ______.

[1] Family Farming

[2] Small Farming
[3] Indigenous Languages
[4] Indigenous Culture
[5] Industry 4.0

Answer : Indigenous Languages

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Q.61) Exercise TSENTR 2019 , a multi nation military exercise was recently held in
which of the following countries?

[1] India
[2] China
[3] Russia
[4] Turkmenistan
[5] Tajikistan

Answer : Russia

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Q.62) In which of the following places the 5th edition of the Eastern Economic
Forum was held?

[1] Moscow
[2] St. Petersburg
[3] Sochi
[4] Vladivostok
[5] Kazan

Answer : Vladivostok

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Q.63) India and Russia has set a target to achieve bilateral trade worth $30 billion
by which of the following years?

[1] 2022
[2] 2025
[3] 2027
[4] 2030
[5] 2035

Answer : 2025

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Q.64) Kajin Sara lake is set to become world’s highest lake. It is in which of the
countries?

[1] Nepal
[2] Bhutan
[3] India
[4] Pakistan
[5] China

Answer : Nepal

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Q.65) In which of the following places the 28th session of BASIC (Brazil, South Africa,
India, and China) Ministerial meeting 2019 on Climate Change was held?

[1] Shanghai, China

[2] Cape Town, South Africa
[3] Beijing, China
[4] New Delhi, India
[5] Sao Paulo, Brazil

Answer : Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Q.66) “Hand-in-Hand (HiH)” is a military exercise between India and _____ is going
to be held in Umroi, Meghalaya in December 2019.

[1] Russia
[2] Thailand
[3] China
[4] United States of America
[5] Bangladesh

Answer : China

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Q.67) Which of the following countries has lost it's first glacier named “Okjokull
glacier” due to climate change?

[1] Finland
[2] Norway
[3] Ireland
[4] Iceland
[5] Denmark

Answer : Iceland

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Q.68) Which of the following countries has recently permitted women to travel
abroad without male guardian’s permission ?

[1] Iran
[2] Saudi Arabia
[3] Iraq
[4] Kuwait
[5] Bahrain

Answer : Saudi Arabia

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Q.69) Which of the following became the first country in the Middle East where
RuPay card was recently launched?

[1] Saudi Arabia

[2] United Arab Emirates (UAE)
[3] Qatar
[4] Jordan
[5] Bahrain

Answer : United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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Q.70) Which of the following persons was conferred with United Arab Emirates
(UAE)’s highest civilian award, the “Order of Zayed” recently?

[1] Narendra Modi

[2] Om Birla
[3] Venkaiah Naidu
[4] S. Jaishankar
[5] Ram Nath Kovind

Answer : Narendra Modi

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Q.71) In which of the following places is the 200-year-old Sree Krishna temple
located for which the Indian government has launched a $4.2 million
redevelopment project ?

[1] Abu Dhabi,UAE

[2] Manama, Bahrain
[3] Riyadh ,Saudi Arabia
[4] Doha,Qatar
[5] Muscat, Oman

Answer : Manama, Bahrain

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Q.72) In which of the following places the 45th G7 Summit for the year 2019 was
held recently?

[1] Rome, Italy

[2] Paris, France
[3] Biarritz, France
[4] Tokyo, Japan
[5] Ottawa, Canada

Answer : Biarritz, France

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Q.73) Which of the following cities has topped in the 2019 world’s Safe Cities
Index?

[1] Tokyo
[2] Singapore
[3] Seoul
[4] Mumbai
[5] Sydney

Answer : Tokyo

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Q.74) Recently the Indonesian government has decided to shift its capital to the
island of __________.

[1] Java island

[2] Borneo
[3] Maluku
[4] Sumatra
[5] Sulawesi

Answer : Borneo

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Q.75) In which of the following sectors RBI has allowed domestic banks to directly
sell their bad loans to investors abroad as part of one-time settlement (OTS)
exercises?

[1] Commercial mortgages and Manufacturing

[2] Manufacturing and Infrastructure sectors
[3] Infrastructure sectors and Commercial mortgages
[4] Production and Commercial mortgages
[5] None

Answer : Manufacturing and Infrastructure sectors

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Q.76) Recently (August 2019) which of the following banks has been converted into
small finance bank(SFB) to provide micro credit at the doorsteps to individuals and
SME’s?

[1] Airtel Payments Bank

[2] Aditya Birla Payments Bank
[3] Paytm Payments Bank
[4] India Post Payments Bank(IPPB)
[5] Jio Payments Bank

Answer: India Post Payments Bank(IPPB)

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Q.77) Recently (August 2019) which of the following companies has partnered with
Edelweiss Tokio Life insurance to offer mobile-based group insurance solutions for
its customers ?

[1] MobiKwik
[2] Paytm
[3] PhonePe
[4] Google Pay
[5] FreeCharge

Answer : MobiKwik

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Q.78) Which of the following foreign banks has recently received permission from
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) to provide regular bank services in India ?

[1] BNP Paribas

[2] Bank of China
[3] SBM Bank(Mauritius) Ltd
[4] DBS Bank Ltd.
[5] Doha Bank

Answer : Bank of China

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Q.79) Which of the following banks were included in the Second Schedule to the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 recently in the month of August 2019?

[1] Jana Small Finance Bank Limited

[2] Bank of China Limited
[3] National Australia Bank
[4] Both 1 and 2
[5] Both 2 and 3

Answer : Both 1 and 2

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Q.80) In which of the following cities the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened
Money Museum to improve people’s knowledge of the banking system?

[1] Chennai
[2] Mysore
[3] Mumbai
[4] Kolkata
[5] Hyderabad

Answer : Kolkata

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Q.81) The Shanghai branch of _______ has recently become the first Indian Bank
branch to link up with China’s National Advance Payment System (CNAPS).

[1] ICICI Bank

[2] Yes Bank
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] Canara Bank
[5] State Bank of India(SBI)

Answer : State Bank of India (SBI)

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Q.82) How much amount was infused by National Housing Bank (NHB) for Housing
Finance Companies (HFCs) as additional liquidity to improve liquidity in Housing
sector?

[1] Rs 10,000 crore

[2] Rs 20,000 crore
[3] Rs 30,000 crore
[4] Rs 35,000 crore
[5] Rs 45,000 crore

Answer : Rs 10,000 crore

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Q.83) Which of the following banks has tied up with Finwizard Technology to offer
wealth management products and services, beginning with mutual funds, through
the bank’s ‘KBL Mobile Plus’ app?

[1] Bank of Maharashtra

[2] Kerala State Co-operative Bank
[3] Karur Vysya Bank
[4] Karnataka Bank
[5] Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer : Karnataka Bank

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Q.84) Recently which of the following banks has launched the Instant Demat
account opening facility?

[1] ICICI Bank

[2] Canara Bank
[3] Federal Bank
[4] Union Bank of India
[5] HDFC Bank

Answer : Federal Bank

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Q.85) Recently (August 2019) which of the following has launched “Identity Check
Express”, mobile-first authentication solution that will help enhance the security of
online transactions?

[1] Visa
[2] Mastercard
[3] American Express
[4] Paypal
[5] RuPay

Answer : Mastercard

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Q.86) As per the 4th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2019-20 recently
released in October 2019, the repo rate and reverse repo rate is ______ & ______
respectively.

[1] 5.15% , 4.90%

[2] 5.25% , 4.75%
[3] 4.90% , 5.15%
[4] 5.15% , 4.65%
[5] 4.75% , 5.25%

Answer : 5.15% , 4.90%

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Q.87) Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has decided to allow the National Electronic Funds
Transfer (NEFT) services to be active 24×7 from ________

[1] November 2019

[2] December 2019
[3] January 2020
[4] January 2022
[5] December 2020

Answer : December 2019

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Q.88) Recently (August 2019), RBI has raised bank’s exposure limit to a single NBFC
from the existing ______ to ______ of tier-1 capital to ease liquidity pressure
in NBFCs.

[1] 10% , 15%

[2] 12% , 15%
[3] 15% , 25%
[4] 20% , 25%
[5] 15% , 20%

Answer : 15% , 20%

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Q.89) As per revised RBI norms, Banks’ lending to NBFCs for on-lending to
agriculture up to ______ a borrower will be treated as priority sector lending.

[1] Rs 15 lakh
[2] Rs 18 lakh
[3] Rs 10 lakh
[4] Rs 20 lakh
[5] Rs 17 lakh

Answer : Rs 10 lakh (up to Rs 20 lakh for micro and small enterprises and housing)

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Q.90) BBPS stands for ______.

[1] Bharat Bill Processing System

[2] Bharat Bill Payment Service
[3] Business Bill Payment Service
[4] Bharat Bill Payment System
[5] None

Answer : Bharat Bill Payment System

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Q.91) Which of the following has launched a new insurance plan named “Jeevan
Amar” recently in the month of August 2019?

[1] HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

[2] Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
[3] Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
[4] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co.Ltd
[5] Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Answer : Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

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Q.92) Which of the following banks has recently (August 2019) signed a
bancassurance agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) Life Insurance ?

[1] Canara Bank

[2] Corporation Bank
[3] Federal Bank
[4] Indian Bank
[5] Indian Overseas Bank

Answer : Indian Bank

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Q.93) India’s first Corporate Credit Card for SMEs / MSMEs and Start Ups called
'Freedom' card was launched by which of the following entities?

[1] EnKash
[2] Shubh Loans
[3] ZipCash Card
[4] Lending Kart
[5] Faircent

Answer : EnKash

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Q.94) Recently (October 2019) which of the following persons has been elected as
the new Chairman of Indian Banks Association?

[1] Sanjiv Chadha

[2] Aditya Puri
[3] Rajkiran Rai G.
[4] Rajnish Kumar
[5] Rakesh Sharma

Answer : Rajnish Kumar

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Q.95) Which of the following Life Insurance Company has been added to the
Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Global Standard Index recently?

[1] ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Ltd

[2] Max Life Insurance Company Ltd.
[3] TATA AIG
[4] HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
[5] SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.

Answer : HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.

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Q.96) Which of the following banks has become the second bank to link its home
loan product to RBI’s repo rate after State Bank of India (SBI)?

[1] Punjab National Bank(PNB)

[2] Bank of Baroda
[3] Canara Bank
[4] HDFC Bank
[5] Bank of India(BoI)

Answer : Bank of Baroda

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Q.97) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently (August 2019) released the final
‘enabling framework for regulatory sandbox’. It is aimed at _________.

[1] Banks saddled with high NPAs

[2] Increasing regulatory oversight on NBFCs
[3] Promoting FinTech start ups and companies
[4] Increasing Liquidity in the market
[5] Faster Monetary Policy Transmission

Answer : Promoting FinTech start ups and companies

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Q.98) Which of the following persons was the head of the high-level steering
committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

[1] Akhilesh Ranjan

[2] Injeti Srinivas
[3] Rajiv Kumar
[4] Amitabh Kant
[5] Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Answer : Injeti Srinivas

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Q.99) The Union Government’s one-time partial guarantee scheme for non-banking
and housing finance companies (NBFCs and HFCs), which will allow state-run banks
(PSBs) to purchase their assets is capped at _____

[1] Rs 1 trillion
[2] Rs 9 trillion
[3] Rs 5.5 trillion
[4] Rs 3 trillion
[5] Rs 2.5 trillion

Answer : Rs 1 trillion (Rs 1 lakh crore)

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Q.100) What does CRAR stand for?

[1] Credit To Risk Weighted Adequacy Ratio

[2] Capital To Risk Weighted Adequacy Reserve
[3] Capital To Risk Weighted Assets Ratio
[4] Capital To Revenue Amount Ratio
[5] Capital To Revenue Amount Reserve

Answer : Capital To Risk Weighted Assets Ratio

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Q.101) Which of the following banks has launched the world’s first negative interest
rate home loan?

[1] Danske Bank

[2] Nordea Bank
[3] Sydbank
[4] Jyske Bank
[5] Nykredit

Answer : Jyske Bank

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Q.102) What is the maximum limit permitted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for
processing e-mandate on credit and debit cards along with Prepaid Payment
Instruments (PPIs)?

[1] Rs.1000
[2] Rs.2000
[3] Rs.2500
[4] Rs.4500
[5] Rs.5000

Answer : Rs.2000

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Q.103) Which of the following general insurance company has partnered with
ZestMoney to offer credit card insurance to its (ZestMoney) customers?

[1] Acko General Insurance

[2] HDFC ERGO General Insurance
[3] TATA AIG
[4] ICICI Lombard
[5] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Answer : Acko General Insurance

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Q.104) Which of the following bank has partnered with BookMyForex and Visa to
launch a co-branded multi-currency forex travel card?

[1] HDFC Bank

[2] State Bank of India (SBI)
[3] Axis Bank
[4] YES Bank
[5] ICICI Bank

Answer : YES Bank

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Q.105) Which of the following life Insurance company has partnered with Akshaya
Patra Foundation to support and contribute to the mid-day meal drive for
government-run school children?

[1] Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

[2] Bharti AXA Life Insurance
[3] IDBI Federal Life Insurance
[4] Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
[5] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

Answer : Bharti AXA Life Insurance

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Q.106) Which of the following bank has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to
provide co-branded credit cards?

[1] HDFC Bank

[2] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[3] Yes Bank
[4] Axis Bank
[5] Bandhan Bank

Answer : Bandhan Bank

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Q.107) In which of the following places is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) headquartered?

[1] Beijing
[2] Nanjing
[3] Wuhan
[4] Shanghai
[5] Chengdu

Answer : Beijing

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Q.108) Which of the following personalities has headed the Advisory Board for
Banking Frauds (ABBF), constituted by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to
look into bank fraud cases of over 50 crore rupees and above?

[1] T M Bhasin
[2] R Srikumar
[3] Sharad Kumar
[4] Janki Ballabh
[5] Ranjana kumar

Answer : T M Bhasin

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Q.109) At what rate under the Interest Subvention Scheme can animal husbandry
and fisheries farmers avail loans from banks through Kisan Credit Cards?

[1] 1%
[2] 3%
[3] 5%
[4] 3.5%
[5] 2%

Answer : 2%

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Q.110) Who is the head of the “Expert Committee to Review the Extant Economic
Capital Framework”?

[1] Viral Acharya

[2] Urjit Patel
[3] Bimal Jalan
[4] Raghuram Rajan
[5] C. Rangarajan

Answer : Bimal Jalan

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Q.111) Which of the following bank has launched India’s first one-time password
(OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals?

[1] Canara Bank

[2] Union Bank of India
[3] Kotak Mahindra Bank
[4] State Bank of India(SBI)
[5] Federal Bank

Answer : Canara Bank

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Q.112) What is the maximum withdrawal limit per day using ATM for Canara Bank
customers after which one-time password (OTP) will be required?

[1] Rs.5,000
[2] Rs.10,000
[3] Rs.15,000
[4] Rs.20,000
[5] Rs.25,000

Answer : Rs.10,000

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Q.113) After how many years the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) needs to be
reviewed as per the Bimal Jalan Committee?

[1] 3 years
[2] 5 years
[3] 10 years
[4] 15 years
[5] 20 years

Answer : 5 years

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Q.114) Which of the following fintech startup is India’s first company that provides
lifetime credit of upto Rs.5 lakh instantly to its customers?

[1] Lending Kart

[2] MoneyTap
[3] InstaKash
[4] Paytm
[5] MobiKwik

Answer : MoneyTap

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Q.115) As per the RBI's annual report bank fraud cases have increased by ____%
for the year 2018-19.

[1] 10
[2] 12
[3] 15
[4] 18
[5] 22

Answer : 15

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Q.116) Which of the following Cooperative Bank’s license has been extended by the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) till Nov 30, 2019?

[1] Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd.

[2] Sangli Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd
[3] Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd
[4] Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd
[5] Rupee Cooperative Bank Ltd

Answer : Rupee Cooperative Bank Ltd

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Q.117) Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank will be
merged into one entity making it the ________ largest Public Sector Bank (PSB).

[1] Second
[2] Third
[3] Fourth
[4] Fifth
[5] None

Answer : Second (Largest PSB is SBI)

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Q.118) How much capital infusion has recently been announced into the 10 public
sector banks as a measure to boost the economy?

[1] Rs.35250 crore

[2] Rs.40250 crore
[3] Rs.45250 crore
[4] Rs.55250 crore
[5] Rs.85250 crore

Answer : Rs.55250 crore

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Q.119) In the aftermath of the recently announced merger of public sector banks
(PSB), the total number of PSBs now are?

[1] 22
[2] 12
[3] 15
[4] 17
[5] 20

Answer: 12

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Q.120) Which is the deadline for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) including
digital wallets, to do full KYC (Know your customer) as prescribed by RBI?

[1] February 28, 2020

[2] January 31, 2020
[3] June 31, 2020
[4] November 31, 2019
[5] July 31, 2020

Answer : February 28, 2020

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Q.121) Who is known as the founder of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
and father of the Indian Space Program whose 100th birth anniversary was
observed on 12 August, 2019?

[1] C. V. Raman
[2] Vikram Sarabhai
[3] A. S. Kiran Kumar
[4] Satish Dhawan
[5] Homi Bhabha

Answer : Vikram Sarabhai

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Q.122) Which of the following was ranked first in the best workplace in India as per
the LinkedIn’s fourth edition?

[1] OYO
[2] Flipkart
[3] Uber
[4] Amazon
[5] Paytm

Answer : Flipkart

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Q.123) Which foreign company is buying 20% stake of RIL’s oil and chemicals
business making it one of India’s biggest FDI deals for about $15 billion?

[1] Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

[2] Saudi Aramco
[3] Exxon Mobil
[4] Gazprom
[5] Sinopec

Answer : Saudi Aramco

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Q.124) With which company has Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited announced 10 year
long-term strategic relationship to accelerate the digital transformation of Indian
economy and society?

[1] Accenture
[2] Facebook
[3] Google
[4] IBM
[5] Microsoft Corporation

Answer : Microsoft Corporation

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Q.125) Which of the following bank has signed an agreement to invest $23 million
in a debt instrument being issued by GRIL to help the company scale up
construction of roads and highways in India?

[1] New Development Bank(NDB)

[2] Asian Development Bank(ADB)
[3] World Bank(WB)
[4] Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)
[5] International Monetary Fund(IMF)

Answer : Asian Development Bank(ADB)

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Q.126) To which state does “Golden Butterfly tea” belong which created record of
being sold at Rs.75,000 at the Tea Auction Centre?

[1] Assam
[2] Himachal Pradesh
[3] Kerala
[4] Arunachal Pradesh
[5] Karnataka

Answer : Assam (“Golden Needle” Tea belongs to Arunachal Pradesh)

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Q.127) Which of the following became the first Indian Airline to fly over Zero
Degree North Pole?

[1] Spice Jet

[2] Air India
[3] AirAsia India
[4] Vistara
[5] IndiGo

Answer : Air India

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Q.128) What is the revised Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR) for the unlisted
companies aimed at reducing the cost of the capital raised by companies?

[1] 8%
[2] 10%
[3] 12%
[4] 15%
[5] 17%

Answer : 10%

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Q.129) In which of the following city of India did Amazon open its single-largest
campus in the world in terms of area?

[1] Pune
[2] Chennai
[3] Hyderabad
[4] Mumbai
[5] Bengaluru

Answer : Hyderabad

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Q.130) ____________ portal, based on the lines of e-commerce behemoths such as
Alibaba and Amazon, will provide platform for MSMEs to market and sell their
products in India.

[1] Shopify
[2] Big Commerce
[3] India Commerce
[4] SME Commerce
[5] Bharat Craft

Answer : Bharat Craft

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Q.132) How much amount of upfront capital infusion into public sector banks
(PSBs) has been announced in the recent reforms by the government?

[1] Rs 50,000 crore

[2] Rs 55,000 crore
[3] Rs 60,000 crore
[4] Rs 70,000 crore
[5] Rs 80,000 crore

Answer : Rs 70,000 crore

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Q.132) The National Housing Bank (NHB) can now extend up to Rs _____credit lines
to NBFCs instead of Rs 10,000 crore earlier as per revised norms.

[1] 15,000 crore

[2] 20,000 crore
[3] 25,000 crore
[4] 30,000 crore
[5] 35,000 crore

Answer : 30,000 crore

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Q.133) What is the revised rate of government’s Contribution of Employees’ State
Insurance Corporation (ESIC)?

[1] 4%
[2] 4.5%
[3] 3%
[4] 6.5%
[5] 6%

Answer : 4%

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Q.134) Which of the following organization has signed a MoU with Indian School of
Business (ISB) to set up an AI Digital Lab to study issues that are relevant for
business and public policy?

[1] Amazon
[2] Google
[3] Microsoft
[4] Infosys
[5] Accenture

Answer : Microsoft

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Q.135) Where was the Digital Governance Tech Summit 2019 held ?

[1] New Delhi

[2] Noida
[3] Gurugram
[4] Faridabad
[5] Agra

Answer : New Delhi

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Q.136) SIDBI has partnered with Incuspaze to open a first-of-its-kind coworking
space exclusively designed for MSMEs and startups called______.

[1] @SpaceJam
[2] @SpaceUnit
[3] @CoWork
[4] @Workspaze
[5] @Workpark

Answer : @Workspaze

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Q.137) Which of the following is India’s 1st FinTech centre of excellence set up by
the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) in association with Electronics
Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) ?

[1] FinBlue
[2] FinRed
[3] FinGreen
[4] FinGold
[5] FinSilver

Answer : FinBlue

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Q.138) How much Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) will be deducted on cash
withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore from September 1, 2019 ?

[1] 1%
[2] 1.5%
[3] 2%
[4] 2.5%
[5] 3%

Answer : 2%

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Q.139) Which of the following has constituted a special cell called ‘Startup Cell’ to
address the grievances of startups in relation to angel tax and other tax-related
issues ?

[1] Central Economic Intelligence Bureau

[2] Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC)
[3] Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
[4] Income Tax Air Intelligence Unit
[5] Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Answer : Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

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Q.140) Which of the following was awarded with 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award
for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless” ?

[1] Arnab Goswami

[2] Barkha Dutt
[3] Ravish Kumar
[4] Nidhi Razdan
[5] Gaurav Kalra

Answer : Ravish Kumar

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Q.141) Which of the following Indian Cricketer was conferred with Bharat Gaurav
Award 2019 ?

[1] Sourav Ganguly

[2] Rahul Dravid
[3] Sunil Gavaskar
[4] Kapil Dev
[5] Sachin Tendulkar

Answer : Kapil Dev

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Q.142) Name the Indian transsexual woman, who won the beauty pageant title of
Miss World Diversity 2019 held in Port Louis, Mauritius.

[1] Prithika Yashini

[2] Joyita Mondal
[3] Naaz Joshi
[4] Sathyasri Sharmila
[5] Preethisha

Answer : Naaz Joshi (transsexual woman)

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Q.143) Which of the following state has set a world record by planting over 22 crore
saplings in its mega greenery plantation drive “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” in a day
?

[1] Uttar Pradesh

[2] Gujarat
[3] Jharkhand
[4] Bihar
[5] Tamil Nadu

Answer : Uttar Pradesh

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Q.144) Which of the following Indian cities has unfurled a 15-km long national flag
by forming a human chain & entered the Champions Book of World Records?

[1] Raipur
[2] Kolkata
[3] Puri
[4] Guwahati
[5] Ranchi

Answer : Raipur

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Q.145) Which of the following Indian State was conferred with “best innovation
and initiative leadership award” at the 14th World Education Summit-2019
?

[1] Madhya Pradesh

[2] Gujarat
[3] Uttar Pradesh
[4] Rajasthan
[5] Punjab

Answer : Rajasthan

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Q.146) A rare footage of historic _________ held in 1945,was recently added as a
part of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) collection.

[1] Karachi Conference

[2] Simla Conference
[3] Delhi Conference
[4] Bombay Conference
[5] Wardha Conference

Answer : Simla Conference

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Q.147) Betel vine of which state received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag
recently ?

[1] Maharashtra
[2] Karnataka
[3] Kerala
[4] Meghalaya
[5] Goa

Answer : Kerala

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Q.148) Where was the 18th meeting of Conference of Parties to Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) held ?

[1] Paris, France

[2] Nairobi,Kenya
[3] Vienna, Austria
[4] Geneva, Switzerland
[5] Washington D.C., United States

Answer : Geneva, Switzerland

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Q.149) Who became the first ever female officer to be appointed as flight
commander of a flying unit of Indian Air Force (IAF) ?

[1] Padmavathy Bandopadhyay

[2] Shaliza Dhami
[3] Nivedita Choudhary
[4] Chandramukhi Basu
[5] Mitali Madhumita

Answer : Shaliza Dhami

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Q.150) PAiSA was in news recently.In this what does ‘i’ stands for?

[1] Investment
[2] Internet
[3] Intranet
[4] Interest
[5] Innovation

Answer : Interest

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Q.151) “PAiSA” portal has been designed and developed by_______

[1] Allahabad Bank

[2] Punjab National Bank
[3] Karnataka Bank
[4] Canara Bank
[5] State Bank of India

Answer : Allahabad Bank

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Q.152) Which of the following won the 2019 SKOCH Governance Gold Award for its
PAiSA portal?

[1] Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

[2] Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission
[3] North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme -NERUDP
[4] AMRUT Mission
[5] Ajeevika Mission

Answer : Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission

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Q.153) Who is the first Paralympian to be awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award ?

[1] Varun Singh Bhati

[2] Devendra Jhajharia
[3] Deepa Malik
[4] Mariyappan Thangavelu
[5] None

Answer : Deepa Malik

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Q.154) Who was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of YES Bank in
August 2019?

[1] Anil Jaggia

[2] Maheswar Sahu
[3] Raj Ahuja
[4] Anurag Adlakha
[5] Ravinder Kumar Khanna

Answer : Anurag Adlakha

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Q.155) Which of the following became the first Indian judge to be appointed to the
Supreme Court of Fiji recently?

[1] Madan Lokur

[2] Arjan Kumar Sikri
[3] Altamas Kabir
[4] Kurian Joseph
[5] Ashok Bhushan

Answer : Madan Lokur

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Q.156) Who was appointed as one of the six members of the Asian Athletics
Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission on 13th August, 2019?

[1] P T Usha
[2] Humpy Koneru
[3] Bula Choudhury
[4] Milkha Singh
[5] Suresh Kalmadi

Answer : P T Usha

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Q.157) Who among the following was appointed as the new cabinet secretary
recently ?

[1] Ajit Seth

[2] Rajiv Gauba
[3] Hasmukh Adhia
[4] Rajiv Mehrishi
[5] P. K. Sinha

Answer : Rajiv Gauba

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Q.158) To which of the following country does the recently stepped down Prime
Minister Giuseppe Conte belong?

[1] Spain
[2] Italy
[3] Serbia
[4] Ireland
[5] Greece

Answer : Italy

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Q.159) Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Prime Minister’s
Office (PMO) after Nripendra Misra was relieved on 30th August 2019 ?

[1] Samant Goel

[2] Pradeep Kumar Sinha
[3] Rajiv Gauba
[4] Pramod Kumar Misra
[5] Rajiv Mehrishi

Answer : Pradeep Kumar Sinha

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Q.160) Which among the following entity has acquired Google backed firm –Fynd ?

[1] Reliance Industries

[2] L and T
[3] Aditya Birla Group
[4] Tata Group
[5] Tata Consultancy Services

Answer : Reliance Industries

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Q.161) Which among the following has launched an initiative called 'Samarth'
to support weavers, artisans, and makers of handicrafts through its platform?

[1] Flipkart
[2] Amazon
[3] Snapdeal
[4] Myntra
[5] Jabong

Answer : Flipkart

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Q.162) Which of the following is a mobile app launched recently by Ministries of
Earth Sciences and Agriculture to help farmers ?

[1] TechKisan
[2] HelpFarmers
[3] Bhumi
[4] Meghdoot
[5] None

Answer : Meghdoot

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Q.163) Which mobile application was launched by the Government of India to aid
farmers in accessing cutting- edge technology at affordable prices ?

[1] Uber for farmers

[2] Uber for agriculture
[3] Uber for farm machinery
[4] Uber for Kisan
[5] Uber for tractors

Answer : Uber for tractors

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Q.164) Which of the following drug has recently received approval from United
States(US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating extensively drug
resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)?

[1] Clofazimine
[2] Bedaquiline
[3] Delamanid
[4] Pretomanid
[5] None

Answer : Pretomanid

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Q.165) Which of the following country has launched the World’s first floating
nuclear reactor named “Akademik Lomonosov”?

[1] India
[2] Japan
[3] China
[4] Russia
[5] Australia

Answer : Russia

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Q.166) Which of the following mobile app was launched by Arhan Bagati to help
Paralympians to look up accessible places during 2020 Paralympics Games ?

[1] AccessiblePara
[2] ParaTokyo
[3] IndianPara
[4] IndTokyo
[5] IndPara

Answer : IndTokyo

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Q.167) ‘Shagun’ portal, which is in news recently is related to the field of?

[1] Girl Child

[2] Child Marriage
[3] Nutrition
[4] School Education
[5] Primary Health

Answer : Education

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Q.168) Which of the following state’s ox-bow lake received the 1st ‘Community
Reserve’ status in the state recently ?

[1] Assam
[2] West Bengal
[3] Bihar
[4] Chhattisgarh
[5] Odisha

Answer : Bihar

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Q.169) Who headed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee that suggested
the Unique Identification Numbers (UID) for water bodies in Delhi ?

[1] S. N. Hussain
[2] S P Garg
[3] A K Goel
[4] Suryanarayan Naidu
[5] Venkata Ramulu

Answer : S P Garg

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Q.170) Who among the following is the first Indian doubles pair to win Men’s
Doubles in Toyota Thailand Open (Badminton) 2019 ?

[1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty

[2] Srikanth Kidambi & Parupalli Kashyap
[3] Parupalli Kashyap & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
[4] Pullela Gopichand & Chirag Shetty
[5] Pullela Gopichand & Srikanth Kidambi &

Answer : Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty

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Q.171) Who among the following has won the gold medal in women’s 53kg
category in the Poland Open Wrestling Tournament?

[1] Babita Kumari

[2] Vinesh Phogat
[3] Kavita Devi
[4] Sakshi Malik
[5] Geeta Phogat

Answer : Vinesh Phogat

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Q.172) Who among the following has become the second-fastest batsman to score
25 test centuries by overtaking Indian Skipper Virat Kohli?

[1] Steve Smith

[2] Glenn Maxwell
[3] David Warner
[4] Aaron Finch
[5] Kane Williamson

Answer : Steve Smith

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Q.173) Which of the following cities will host the 10th AASF (Asia Swimming
Federation)Asian Age Group Championships 2019 from September 24, 2019, to
October 2, 2019 ?

[1] Moscow
[2] Bangkok
[3] Beijing
[4] Singapore
[5] Bengaluru

Answer : Bengaluru

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Q.174) Which of the following countries is going to host the Women’s World Boxing
Championships 2019 ?

[1] India
[2] Japan
[3] Mongolia
[4] Thailand
[5] Russia

Answer : Russia

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Q.175) Which of the following country’s Archery Association was suspended by
World Archery (WA) recently?

[1]Russia
[2] Iran
[3] India
[4] Sri Lanka
[5] Nepal

Answer : India

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Q.176) Which of the following Indian sports association has agreed to come under
the jurisdiction of National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) recently?

[1] Indian Hockey Federation (IHF)

[2] All India Football Federation (AIFF)
[3] Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI)
[4] Archery Association of India (AAI)
[5] None

Answer : Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI)

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Q.177) Who among the following has won gold medal in 65kg men’s freestyle
competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 ?

[1] Yogeshwar Dutt

[2] Sushil Kumar
[3] Bajrang Punia
[4] Saurav Gurjar
[5] None

Answer : Bajrang Punia

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Q.178) Women’s cricket team from which of the following country has created
world record for most consecutive wins(17 wins) by surpassing Australian Women
cricket team(16 wins) ?

[1] Cambodia
[2] Thailand
[3] Laos
[4] India
[5] Bangladesh

Answer : India

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Q.179) Who among the following has won the Men’s Singles title in the 2019 Rogers
Cup/ Canadian Open ?

[1] Rafael Nadal

[2] Roger Federer
[3] Novak Djokovic
[4] Andy Murray
[5] Pete Sampras

Answer : Rafael Nadal

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Q.180) Who among the following has won Men’s singles title in the Hyderabad
Open (Badminton) 2019?

[1] Loh Kean Yew

[2] Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
[3] Sourabh Verma
[4] Na Sung-seung
[5] None

Answer : Sourabh Verma

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Q.181) In which of the following cities will the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022
be held ?

[1] Paris
[2] London
[3] Sydney
[4] Berlin
[5] Birmingham

Answer : Birmingham

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Q.182) Which of the following sports has been excluded from the Commonwealth
Games (CWG) 2022?

[1] Badminton
[2] Shooting
[3] Football
[4] Tennis
[5] None

Answer : Shooting

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Q.183) Who among the following has became the first Indian woman to win the
Bajas World cup 2019 held in Hungary ?

[1] Alisha Abdullah

[2] Mira Erda
[3] Aishwarya Pissay
[4] Neha Dabas
[5] None

Answer : Aishwarya Pissay

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Q.184) Who among the following has become the first woman in the world to make
a “triple-double” floor exercise landing at the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships?

[1] Aly Raisman

[2] Gabby Douglas
[3] Laurie Hernandez
[4] Simone Arianne Biles
[5] None

Answer : Simone Arianne Biles

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Q.185) Which of the following country’s cricket association has announced new
guidelines to include transgender players in cricket?

[1] England
[2] South Africa
[3] West Indies
[4] Australia
[5] New Zealand

Answer : Australia

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Q.186) Samson Siasia has been recently banned from which of the following sport
for lifetime ?

[1] Cricket
[2] Football
[3] Tennis
[4] Badminton
[5] Boxing

Answer : Football

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Q.187) Which of the following countries has won gold medal in the Under- 12 Asian
Tennis Team Championship 2019 recently held in Kazakhstan?

[1] Kazakhstan
[2] India
[3] Chinese Taipei
[4] Kyrgyzstan
[5] Russia

Answer : India

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Q.188) Ashish Kapoor is associated with which of the following sports?

[1] Badminton
[2] Cycling
[3] Tennis
[4] Swimming
[5] Cricket

Answer : Tennis (Ashish Kapoor won gold during World Police and Fire Games held in
Chengdu,China)

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Q.189) Who among the following has become the first person to replace as a
concussion substitute in Test cricket during 2019 Ashes Series London ?

[1] Michael Neser

[2] Matt Renshaw
[3] Mitchell Swepson
[4] Marnus Labuschagne
[5] None

Answer : Marnus Labuschagne (substituted Steve Smith)

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Q.190) Who among the following has won 300m women’s gold medal in Athleticky
Mitink Reiter Event 2019 held in the Czech Republic?

[1] V.K.Vismaya
[2] Dutee Chand
[3] Hima Das
[4] M. R. Poovamma
[5] Manasi Joshi

Answer : Hima Das

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Q.191) Satendra Singh Lohia is associated with which of the following sports?

[1] Badminton
[2] Swimming
[3] Cricket
[4] Wrestling
[5] Tennis

Answer : Swimming
He is a para swimmer to recently cross America’s Catalina Channel

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Q.192) Hockey team of which of the following countries has won both Men’s and
Women’s Olympic Test Event 2019 in Tokyo, Japan ?

[1] India
[2] Japan
[3] China
[4] Australia
[5] New Zealand

Answer : India

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Q.193) “Op-Blue Freedom” is associated with _________

[1] Paragliding
[2] Scuba diving
[3] Surfing
[4] Wakeboarding
[5] Snorkelling

Answer : Scuba diving

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Q.194) Who among the following is going to chair the Advisory Committee formed
for Fit India Movement?

[1] Sachin Tendulkar

[2] Narinder Batra
[3] Kiren Rijiju
[4] Saurav Ganguly
[5] Mary Kom

Answer : Kiren Rijiju

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Q.195) In which of the following cities was the 2019 World Archery Youth
Championships held?

[1] Berlin, Germany

[2] Rome, Italy
[3] Madrid, Spain
[4] Athens, Greece
[5] Vienna, Austria

Answer : Madrid, Spain

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Q.196) Komalika Bari, who was in news recently, is associated with which of the
following sports?

[1] Fencing
[2] Archery
[3] Badminton
[4] Shooting
[5] Swimming

Answer : Archery

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Q.197) Who among the following has recently become the first Indian male shuttler
to secure a medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships
2019 after 36 years?

[1] Prannoy Kumar

[2] Sameer Verma
[3] Ajay Jayaram
[4] B. Sai Praneeth
[5] Prannoy Kumar

Answer : B. Sai Praneeth

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Q.198) Who among the following is the first Indian Badminton Player to win gold
medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2019?

[1] B. Sai Praneeth

[2] PV Sindhu
[3] Saina Nehwal
[4] Srikanth Kidambi
[5] Syed Modi

Answer : PV Sindhu

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Q.199) Who among the following has become the 1st Indian to complete the 555 km
long marathon at the 10th edition of ‘La Ultra The High’ marathon 2019 held in
Ladakh?

[1] Fauja Singh

[2] Budhia Singh
[3] Ashish Kasodekar
[4] Major D P Singh
[5] Arun Bhardwaj

Answer : Ashish Kasodekar

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Q.200) Who among the following is the author of the book titled ‘Resurgent India’ ?

[1] A. Ghosh
[2] Bimal Jalan
[3] Raghuram Rajan
[4] Dr. Rangarajan
[5] Anil Swarup

Answer : Bimal Jalan

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Q.201) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently laid foundation
stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in _______ to protect Indian
satellites from space debris.

[1] Thiruvananthapuram
[2] Bengaluru
[3] Hyderabad
[4] Sriharikota
[5] Ahmedabad

Answer : Bengaluru

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Q.202) Who among the following has been recently awarded Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Award by Tamil Nadu government in August 2019?

[1] A S Kiran Kumar

[2] K.Sivan
[3] Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
[4] Udupi Ramachandra Rao
[5] G.Madhavan Nair

Answer : K.Sivan

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 RBI Gr B 2019
General Awareness
for Phase 1
MCQs + Solution
July 2019

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Q.1) Who among the following will head the committee formed to look into the
issues plaguing the Telecom sector in order to alleviate the financial distress among
the companies?

[1] R.S. Sharma

[2] Aruna Sundararajan
[3] H Pradeep Rao
[4] Manoj Sinha
[5] Rajiv Gupta

Answer : Aruna Sundararajan

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Q.2) ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy’
(STRIDE) Scheme has been recently announced by which of the following
organizations?

[1] University Grants Commission (UGC)

[2] NITI Aayog
[3] Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)
[4] Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR)
[5] Department of Science and Technology

Answer :University Grants Commission (UGC)

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Q.3) The National Health Policy 2017 has envisaged to increase the public health
expenditure to _________ of the GDP by 2025.

[1] 3.0 per cent

[2] 2.9 per cent
[3] 4.0 per cent
[4] 2.8 per cent
[5] 2.5 per cent

Answer : 2.5 per cent

Currently the Public Health Expenditure is 1.15% of the GDP

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Q.4) Who among the following is the head of the Committee of experts on data
protection and drafting Data Protection Bill , seen in news recently?

[1] BN Srikrishna
[2] J. Chelameswar
[3] A.K Goel
[4] U.U Lalit
[5] A.M. Khanwilkar

Answer : BN Srikrishna

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Q.5) The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) is going to take
place in which of the following places in the month of October 2019?

[1] Mumbai
[2] Pushkar
[3] New Delhi
[4] Hyderabad
[5] Bhopal

Answer : New Delhi

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Q.6) UIDAI's first ‘Aadhaar Seva Kendra’ has become operational in which of the
following cities recently?

[1] Bengaluru and Delhi

[2] Delhi and Vijayawada
[3] Vijayawada and Bengaluru
[4] Mumbai and Vijayawada
[5] Delhi and Mumbai

Answer : Delhi and Vijayawada

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Q.7) Which of the following companies has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for pilot study to utilize Artificial
Intelligence & Weather Technology solutions in agriculture?

[1] Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)

[2] International Business Machines (IBM)
[3] Google India
[4] Accenture
[5] Microsoft

Answer : International Business Machines (IBM)

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Q.8) Which of the following companies has been selected for leasing of airports in
Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore through Public Private Partnership (PPP)
mode in the month of July 2019?

[1] GMR Infrastructure

[2] Adani Enterprises Ltd
[3] Reliance Infrastructure
[4] GVK
[5] Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)

Answer : Adani Enterprises Ltd

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Q.9) In the month of July 2019 Parliament has recently passed a bill to allow the
Centre to set a minimum statutory wage. What is the name of this bill?

[1] Payment of Wages Bill,2019

[2] Minimum Wages Bill,2019
[3] Payment of Gratuity Bill,2019
[4] Code on Wages Bill,2019
[5] Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Bill,2019

Answer :Code on Wages Bill ,2019

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Q.10) Which of the following States has topped the “Agricultural Marketing and
Farmer Friendly Reforms Index” (AMFFRI) released recently by NITI Aayog for the
year 2019 ?

[1] Punjab
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Gujarat
[4] Madhya Pradesh
[5] Himachal Pradesh

Answer : Maharashtra

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Q.11) India’s first Design Development Center named ‘Fashionova’ has been
recently launched in which of the following states?

[1] Gujarat
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Telangana
[4] Tamil Nadu
[5] Andhra Pradesh

Answer : Gujarat (Surat)

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Q.12) Who among the following has written the song titled ‘Tujhe Bhulega Na Tera
Hindustan’ which was released to mark the 20th anniversary of Kargil War?

[1] Gulzar
[2] Prasoon Joshi
[3] Sameer
[4] Amitabh Bhattacharya
[5] Javed Akhtar

Answer : Sameer

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Q.13) Which of the following countries will host the 3rd edition of International
Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference (ISSOC) 2019 ?

[1] China
[2] India
[3] Russia
[4] Malaysia
[5] Ukraine

Answer : India(Mumbai)

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Q.14) Which of the following security agencies has recently launched “Operation
Sudarshan” ?

[1] Indian Army

[2] Indian Air Force
[3] Indian Navy
[4] Border Security Force(BSF)
[5] Assam Rifles

Answer : Border Security Force(BSF)

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Q.15) Which of the following countries has officially banned single-use plastic
shopping bags with effect from 1st July 2019?

[1] France
[2] India
[3] Brazil
[4] New Zealand
[5] South Africa

Answer : New Zealand

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Q.16) Which of the following trains is the first to be operated by private players in
India?

[1] Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

[2] Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express
[3] Mumbai-Ahmedabad Intercity Express
[4] New Delhi-Allahabad Duronto Express
[5] New Delhi-Agra Gatimaan Express

Answer : Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express

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Q.17) “In-principle” permission for exploration of Uranium has been recently given
by Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) under MoEFCC for which following tiger
reserves?

[1] Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve

[2] Kawal Tiger Reserve
[3] Amrabad Tiger Reserve
[4] Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve
[5] Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Answer : Amrabad Tiger Reserve (Telangana)

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Q.18) “Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya” is India’s first cow sanctuary which is going to
be privatized. It is located in which of the following states?

[1] Uttar Pradesh

[2] Madhya Pradesh
[3] Rajasthan
[4] Gujarat
[5] Jharkhand

Answer : Madhya Pradesh

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Q.19) India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre is set to be inaugurated in which of
the following states?

[1] Tamil Nadu

[2] Karnataka
[3] Jharkhand
[4] Odisha
[5] Kerala

Answer : Kerala

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Q.20) How much kilometres of road is proposed to be covered under the “Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll” announced recently in the Budget 2019?

[1] 25,000 Km
[2] 75,000 Km
[3] 1,00,000 Km
[4] 1,25,000 Km
[5] 1,50,000 Km

Answer : 1,25,000 Km

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Q.21) What is the total length of National Highways that has been considered in
Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana?

[1] 30,000 km
[2] 32,800 km
[3] 34,800 km
[4] 35,600 km
[5] 36,000 km

Answer : 34,800 km

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Q.22) The 2nd edition of India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue 2019 has recently
taken place in ___________.
[1] Varanasi
[2] New Delhi
[3] Moscow
[4] Sochi
[5] Surat

Answer : New Delhi

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Q.23) Rare footage of iconic 1948 Marathi film has been recently acquired by
National Film Archive of India (NFAI). What is the name of this film?

[1] Chhattrapati Shivaji

[2] Vande Mataram
[3] Hindustan Ki Kasam
[4] Ganimi Kawa
[5] Swarajyacha Shiledar

Answer : Vande Mataram

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Q.24) “Swadhar Greh Scheme” is related to which of the following?

[1] Housing Scheme for disadvantaged women

[2] Platform for encouraging women entrepreneurship
[3] Supporting women Self Help Groups(SHG)
[4] Rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances
[5] Promoting Safety of women in public spaces

Answer : Rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances

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Q.25) “Operation Thirst” is associated with which of the following ?

[1] Jal Shakti Abhiyan

[2] Indian Railways
[3] Jal Jeevan Mission
[4] National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG)
[5] Interlinking of Rivers

Answer : Indian Railways

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Q.26) Which of the following States/UTs has been ranked as the best in the field of
education as per the Performance Grading Index 2017-18 , released recently?

[1] Kerala
[2] Chandigarh
[3] Gujarat
[4] Delhi
[5] Arunachal Pradesh

Answer : Chandigarh

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Q.27) Which of the following States/UTs has the highest literacy rate as per the
Performance Grading Index 2017-18?

[1] Arunachal Pradesh

[2] Kerala
[3] Lakshadweep
[4] Gujarat
[5] Mizoram

Answer : Kerala

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Q.28) Which of the following organizations has launched an initiative called Unique
Document Identification Number (UDIN) to improve corporate governance?

[1] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

[2] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[3] National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA)
[4] Institute of Company Secretaries Of India(ICSI)
[5] Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(IICA)

Answer : Institute of Company Secretaries Of India(ICSI)

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Q.29) Which of the following states is going to host the ‘Women Startup Summit
2019’ to be held in the month of August 2019?

[1] Telangana
[2] Kerala
[3] Uttar Pradesh
[4] Karnataka
[5] Maharashtra

Answer : Kerala

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Q.30) ‘LaQshya’ initiative , recently released in the month of July 2019 is related to
which of the following?

[1] achieving the goal of $5 trillion economy

[2] Skill India Mission
[3] eradication of Manual Scavenging
[4] improving quality of care in labour room
[5] Swachh Bharat Mission

Answer : improving quality of care in labour room

LaQshya- Labour room quality improvement initiative

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Q.31) Which of the following states has become the first state in India to ensure
water conservation and have its own State Water Policy ?

[1] Assam
[2] Kerala
[3] Maharashtra
[4] Sikkim
[5] Meghalaya

Answer : Meghalaya

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Q.32) GSTN was seen in news recently. Here N stands for _______________ .

[1] Neutral
[2] Network
[3] National
[4] Net
[5] Nation

Answer : Network
GSTN – Goods and Services Tax Network

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Q.33) How much amount will be given as monthly pension to the beneficiaries after
attaining the age of 60 years under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan?

[1] Rs.3000
[2] Rs.4000
[3] Rs.4500
[4] Rs.5000
[5] Rs.5500

Answer :Rs.3000

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Q.34) Which of the following states has hosted the first-ever Himalayan States
Conclave held in the month of July 2019 ?

[1] Uttarakhand
[2] Sikkim
[3] Arunachal Pradesh
[4] Jammu and Kashmir
[5] Himachal Pradesh

Answer : Uttarakhand

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Q.35)Golden Jubilee Edition 2019 (50th edition) of International Film Festival of
India(IFFI) will be celebrated in which of the following places?

[1] Mumbai
[2] Panaji
[3] Pune
[4] New Delhi
[5] Gurugram

Answer : Panaji

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Q.36) How many Gram Panchayats will be linked with optical fiber, under the
Bharat Net programme as announced by the Government recently?

[1] 1,00,000
[2] 1,50,000
[3[ 2,00,000
[4] 2,50,000
[5] 3,00,000

Answer : 2,50,000

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Q.37) Neutrino Observatory (INO) is being built in which of the following states of
India?

[1] Jharkhand
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Andhra Pradesh
[4] Tamil Nadu
[5] Himachal Pradesh

Answer : Tamil Nadu (Theni District)

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Q.38) “Internet Saathi initiative” is a collaborative programme of Google India and
Tata Trusts which is aimed at empowering women in rural India. It has been
recently expanded to which of the following states?

[1] Odisha and West Bengal

[2] Jharkhand and Bihar
[3] Punjab and Odisha
[4] Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
[5] Assam and Meghalaya

Answer : Punjab and Odisha

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Q.39) ‘Blue Flag’ certification was in news recently. It is associated with ______.

[1] Aquaculture
[2] Blue Carbon
[3] Clean Beaches
[4] Trade in Indian Ocean
[5] Mariculture

Answer : Clean Beaches

Blue Flag is a certification by Foundation for Environmental Education(FEE)

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Q.40) Which of the following has recently launched a Student Induction
Programme(SIP) named “Deeksharambh”?

[1] University Grants Commission (UGC)

[2] Delhi University (DU)
[3] Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE)
[4] Medical Council of India(MCI)
[5] All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Answer : University Grants Commission (UGC)

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Q.41) Which of the following year has been set as the target year to eradicate
Tuberculosis (TB) by the Government of India?

[1] 2022
[2] 2025
[3] 2027
[4] 2030
[5] 2035

Answer : 2025

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Q.42) Which of the following ships has embarked on a two-month long SAGAR
MAITRI (SM) Mission-2 from Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala ?

[1] ORV Sagar Kanya

[2] INS Sagardhwan
[3] FORV Sagar Sampada
[4] ORV Sagar Nidhi
[5] INS Kistna

Answer : INS Sagardhwan

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Q.43) The Ministry for Human Resource Development(MHRD) has recently
launched a scheme called ‘Paramarsh’. Which of the following is its purpose?

[1] Mentoring meritorious students in schools from disadvantaged sections of society

[2] Mentoring teachers in order to improve quality of teaching in schools
[3] Mentoring Institutions aspiring to achieve NAAC Accreditation
[4] Mentoring meritorious students in colleges and universities
[5] Mentoring students who have dropped out to rejoin formal education

Answer : Mentoring Institutions aspiring to achieve NAAC Accreditation

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Q.44) India’s first ‘Garbage Cafe’ is going to be launched in which of the following
places?

[1] Indore
[2] Mysore
[3] Ambikapur
[4] Tiruchirappalli
[5] Ujjain

Answer : Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh)

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Q.45) Which of the following states is going to set up India’s first space tech park?

[1] Karnataka
[2] Andhra Pradesh
[3] Telangana
[4] Gujarat
[5] Tamil Nadu

Answer : Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram)

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Q.46) Which of the following states has signed a pact for a pilot project called
“Medicine from the Sky” with World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth
Industrial Revolution Network to deliver emergency medical supplies via drones?

[1] Telangana
[2] Andhra Pradesh
[3] Maharashtra
[4] Karnataka
[5] Madhya Pradesh

Answer : Telangana

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Q.47) Who among the following is going to head the reconstituted Group of
Ministers (GoM), called the “Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM)” on
Air India disinvestment ?

[1] Nirmala Sitharaman

[2] Amit Shah
[3] Hardeep Singh Puri
[4] Rajnath Singh
[5] Piyush Goyal

Answer : Amit Shah

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Q.48) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the new
chairperson of Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) recently?

[1] Arun Kumar Jha

[2] Jalaj Srivastava
[3] Amita Prasad
[4] Indevar Pandey
[5] Vishnu Sahay

Answer : Amita Prasad

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Q.49) As per the recent Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019, who
among the following is/are eligible to become chairperson of NHRC?

[1] former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

[2] former Chief Justice of High Court
[3] former Judge of the Supreme Court
[4] Both 1 and 3
[5] Both 1 and 2

Answer : Both 1 and 3

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Q.50) The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is going to take place for the
in which of the following places for the first time?

[1] Jaipur, Rajasthan

[2] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
[3] Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
[4] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
[5] Ranchi, Jharkhand

Answer : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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Q.51) In the Union Budget 2019, the target for disinvestment receipts has increased
to ________ for FY20, from Rs 90,000 crore as announced in the interim Budget
earlier this year.

[1] Rs 93,000 crore

[2] Rs 95,000 crore
[3] Rs 1,00,000 crore
[4] Rs 1,05,000 crore
[5] Rs 1,15,000 crore

Answer : Rs 1,05,000 crore

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Q.52) Which of the following has become first Central Public Sector Enterprise
to enter into an MoU with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM)?

[1] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

[2] Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
[3] Coal India Limited (CIL)
[4] Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
[5] National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

Answer : Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

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Q.52) As per the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by
UNDP and OPHI ,How many people have been lifted out of poverty in India
between 2006 and 2016?

[1] 251 million

[2] 281 million
[3] 261 million
[4] 271 million
[5] 191 million

Answer : 271 million (OPHI - Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative )

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Q.54) Which of the following organizations has recently unveiled India’s first
prototype of a body protector for women personnel?

[1] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

[2] Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
[3] Border Security Force(BSF)
[4] Railway Protection Force(RPF)
[5] Indian Army

Answer : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

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Q.55) Which of the following states has become the first in India to reserve 75%
private jobs for locals?

[1] Karnataka
[2] Madhya Pradesh
[3] Andhra Pradesh
[4] Uttar Pradesh
[5] Odisha

Answer : Andhra Pradesh

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Q.56) Which of the following was the theme of the 12th Edition of the Global
Innovation Index (GII) 2019?

[1] Creating Healthy Lives – The Future of Medical Innovation

[2] Energy Security – Innovation in Renewables
[3] Innovation and Industry 4.0
[4] Winning with Global Innovation
[5] Innovation For the Future

Answer : Creating Healthy Lives – The Future of Medical Innovation

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Q.57) Which of the following countries has topped the Global Innovation Index (GII)
2019 , released recently ?

[1] United States of America

[2] Switzerland
[3] Denmark
[4] Finland
[5] The Netherlands

Answer : Switzerland

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Q.58) What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for the year 2019?

[1] 57
[2] 52
[3] 47
[4] 42
[5] 50

Answer : 52
GII 2018 – India’s rank was 57th

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Q.59) Western Railway (WR) has opened the first printing press heritage gallery of
the Indian Railways in which of the following places in Mumbai?

[1] Mahalaxmi
[2] Churchgate
[3] Virar
[4] Bandra
[5] Panvel

Answer : Mahalaxmi

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Q.60) Which of the following is the revised Goods & Service Tax (GST) rate for all
Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India , effective from 1st July 2019 ?

[1] 0%
[2] 5%
[3] 12%
[4] 18%
[5] 28%

Answer : 5%

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Q.61) India’s first Bamboo Industrial Park is going to be set up in which of the
following states ?

[1] Assam
[2] Arunachal Pradesh
[3] Madhya Pradesh
[4] West Bengal
[5] Manipur

Answer : Assam (Manderdisa in Dima Hasao district)

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Q.62) Which of the following security agencies has recently launched an online
encyclopedia called “SecurityPedia” ?

[1] Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

[2] Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP)
[3] Research and Analysis Wing(RAW)
[4] Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF)
[5] Border Security Force(BSF)

Answer : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

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Q.63) Ministry of Mines has recently organized an interactive workshop called
‘Waste To Wealth’ on productive utilization of ‘Red Mud’. Here “Red Mud” refers to
which of the following?

[1] Coal residue

[2] Mica residue
[3] Iron residue
[4] Bauxite residue
[5] Uranium residue

Answer : Bauxite residue

Workshop has taken place in New Delhi

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Q.64) Two defence industrial corridors are being set up in which of the following
states?

[1] Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

[2] Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
[3] Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
[4] Rajasthan and Karnataka
[5] Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka

Answer : Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

6 nodes for UP Corridor and 5 nodes for TN Corridor

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Q.65)Which of the following cities is going to host 2019 International Gita Jayanti
Mahotsav in the month of December 2019?

[1] Prayagraj
[2] Varanasi
[3] Kurukshetra
[4] Patna
[5] New Delhi

Answer : Kurukshetra

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Q.66) Which of the following countries has been invited to become the partner
country for 2019 International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav ?

[1] Nepal
[2] Bhutan
[3] Myanmar
[4] Sri Lanka
[5] Mauritius

Answer : Nepal

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Q.67) Which Indian Railway zone has introduced “Pink colored SLR coach” for
women to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security ?

[1] North Eastern Railway (NER)

[2] South Eastern Railway (SER)
[3] Northern Railway (NR)
[4] South Western Railway (SWR)
[5] Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)

Answer : Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)

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Q.68) What is the average monthly income per agricultural household from all
sources as per the 70th Round of Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural
Households?

[1] Rs. 5,426

[2] Rs. 5,100
[3] Rs. 6,100
[4] Rs. 6,426
[5] Rs. 7,600

Answer : Rs. 6,426

The Situation Assessment Survey is conducted by National Sample Survey
Organization(NSSO)

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Q.69) Which of the following Ministries will lead the ‘Deep Ocean Mission (DOM)’ ,
aimed at exploring the deepest recesses of the ocean ?

[1] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

[2] Ministry of Science and Technology
[3] Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
[4] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[5] Ministry of Water Resources

Answer : Ministry of Earth Sciences

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Q.70) Union Cabinet has recently approved to set up Indian Space Research
Organisation(ISRO) Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) in which of the following
countries?

[1] France
[2] Russia
[3] United States of America(USA)
[4] Canada
[5] Norway

Answer : Russia (Moscow)

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Q.71) India has recently signed United Nations Convention on International
Settlement Agreements (UNISA). It is related to ________.

[1] Intellectual Property Rights

[2] Mediation
[3] Customs
[4] Trade
[5] Transport

Answer : Mediation
The convention is also known as “Singapore Convention on Mediation”

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Q.72) “National Traders Welfare Board” is going to be set up under which of the
following Ministries?

[1] Ministry of Corporate Affairs

[2] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[3] Ministry of Consumer Affairs ,Food and Public Distribution
[4] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[5] Ministry of Textiles

Answer : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Q.73) In which of the following places was the G20 (Group of 20) Summit 2019 held ?

[1] Lyon, France

[2] Rome, Italy
[3] Osaka, Japan
[4] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[5] Buenos Aires, Argentina

Answer : Osaka, Japan

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Q.74) Which of the following Cities in India has exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI)
with Japanese city of Kobe for a sister city partnership?

[1] New Delhi

[2] Ahmedabad
[3] Jaipur
[4] Hyderabad
[5] Mumbai

Answer : Ahmedabad

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Q.75) India has recently boycotted the “Osaka Track” at the G20 leaders’ summit.
“Osaka Track” relates to _________.

[1] Digital Economy

[2] Technical barriers to Trade
[3] Agriculture Subsidies
[4] Free Trade Agreement
[5] Nuclear Proliferation

Answer : Digital Economy

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Q.76) With which of the following countries , India has set an ambitious target of
$50 billion for bilateral trade by 2025 during the G20 meet?

[1] United States of America(USA)

[2] South Korea
[3] Indonesia
[4] Australia
[5] Japan

Answer : Indonesia

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Q.77) Which of the following countries has hosted the first edition of the joint
security exercise of International Security Alliance (ISA) called as ISALEX19 ?

[1] UAE
[2] Spain
[3] Bahrain
[4] Morocco
[5] Senegal

Answer : UAE (Abu Dhabi)

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Q.78) In which of the following countries has the Mahatma Gandhi IT and
Biotechnology Park (MGIT-BP) been inaugurated recently?

[1] Cote d’Ivoire

[2] Senegal
[3] Ghana
[4] Cameroon
[5] Nigeria

Answer : Cote d’Ivoire (Grand-Bassam)

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Q.79) Which of the following countries has officially resumed commercial whaling
for the first time in more than three decades?

[1] Iceland
[2] Norway
[3] Japan
[4] Canada
[5] Australia

Answer : Japan

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Q.80) Who among the following is the Indian expat businessman to whom first
Golden Card visa has been issued by Sharjah as part of its permanent residency
system for investors?

[1] Lalu Samuel

[2] MA Yusuff Ali
[3] Sunny Varkey
[4] BR Shetty
[5] Micky Jagtiani

Answer : Lalu Samuel

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Q.81) In which of the following places has the First Global Conference for Media
Freedom 2019 recently taken place?

[1] London
[2] Edinburgh
[3] Sydney
[4] New Delhi
[5] Athens

Answer : London

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Q.82) In which of the following countries was the G7 Finance ministers meeting
held in the month of July 2019?

[1] Unites States of America(USA)

[2] France
[3] Italy
[4] Germany
[5] Japan

Answer : France

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Q.83) In which of the following cities has the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting 2019
taken place?

[1] New Delhi

[2] Beijing
[3] Rio de Janeiro
[4] Cape Town
[5] Moscow

Answer : Rio de Janeiro

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Q.84) Which of the following banks is authorized to issue Electoral Bonds sale in
India?

[1] State Bank of India

[2] ICICI Bank
[3] Canara Bank
[4] Punjab National Bank
[5] HDFC

Answer : State Bank of India

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Q.85) NIIF was seen in news recently. It stands for __________.

[1] National Interest on Infrastructure Fund

[2] National Infrastructure and Investment Fund
[3] National Fund
[4] National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
[5] National Institutional Investment Fund

Answer : National Investment and Infrastructure Fund

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Q.86) Who among the following is the head of the working group formed by RBI to
review the regulatory and supervisory framework for core investment companies
(CIC)?

[1] Tapan Ray

[2] N S Venkatesh
[3] T Rabishankar
[4] Lily Vadera
[5] Amarjeet Singh

Answer : Tapan Ray

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Q.87) Core Investment Companies (CICs) are non-banking financial companies with
asset size of ______ and above which carry out the business of acquisition of shares
and securities.

[1] ₹100 crore

[2] ₹300 crore
[3] ₹400 crore
[4] ₹500 crore
[5] ₹550 crore

Answer : ₹100 crore

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Q.88) Which of the following Payment Banks has partnered with Bharti AXA Life
Insurance to offer Bharti AXA Life POS (Point of Sale) Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana?

[1]Paytm Payments Bank

[2] Airtel Payments Bank
[3] Jio Payments Bank
[4] Fino Payments Bank
[5] India Post Payments Bank

Answer : Airtel Payments Bank

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Q.89) Which of the following banks has set up a centralised hub named
“Centralised MSME & Retail Group” (Cen-MARG) for processing the retail and
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) loans?

[1] Canara Bank

[2] Punjab & Sind Bank
[3] Federal Bank
[4] Union Bank of India
[5] State Bank of India

Answer : Punjab & Sind Bank

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Q.90) Which of the following institution is the new regulator of Housing Finance
Companies as per changes announced in the Union Budget 2019?

[1] National Housing Bank (NHB)

[2] Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)
[3] Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
[4] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD)
[5] Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)

Answer : Reserve Bank of India(RBI)

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Q.91) Which of the following entities has recently signed an MoU with National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to fund large greenfield road projects?

[1] State Bank of India(SBI)

[2] National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
[3] Asian Development Bank(ADB)
[4] New Development Bank(NDB)
[5] World Bank

Answer : National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)

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Q.92) An Internal Working Group of RBI has suggested the calibrated extension of
Currency Market (Foreign Exchange Market) hours, from ___ to ___ for both Over
the Counter (OTC) and Exchange Traded.

[1] 9 am , 9 pm
[2] 9 am , 5 pm
[3] 9 am , 7 pm
[4] 8 am , 8 pm
[5] 8 am , 5 pm

Answer : 9 am , 9 pm (At present the markets close at 5 pm)

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Q.93) Who among the following will feature in Britain’s new £50 banknote that is
expected to enter circulation by the end of 2021 ?

[1] James Watt

[2] Alan Turing
[3] Winston Churchill
[4] JMW Turner
[5] Matthew Boulton

Answer : Alan Turing

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Q.94) Which of the following organizations has introduced a web-based application
system for the contribution from Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) to improve the
turnaround time and increase transparency ?

[1] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

[2] Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
[3] National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)
[4] Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
[5] National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME)

Answer : Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

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Q.95)Which of the following Payment Banks has shut down its operations within 18
months from its start recently?

[1] Paytm Payments Bank

[2] Jio Payments Bank
[3] Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
[4] Airtel Payments Bank
[5] Fino Payments Bank

Answer : Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

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Q.96) Which of the following countries is going to be the first recipient of Asian
Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)’s local currency financing ?

[1] China
[2] Japan
[3] Germany
[4] Russia
[5] India

Answer : India

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Q.97) Who among the following was the head of Inter-Ministerial committee that
recommended a ban on all private cryptocurrencies & strongly batted for
introduction of an official digital currency?

[1] Subhash Chandra Garg

[2] Viral Acharya
[3] Ajay Tyagi
[4] Mahesh Kumar Jain.
[5] Ajay Prakash Sawhney

Answer : Subhash Chandra Garg

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Q.98) Which of the following organizations has collaborated with Japan Credit
Bureau (JCB) International along with domestic banks to launch RuPay JCB Global
Cards ?

[1] Reserve Bank of India

[2] ICICI Bank
[3] National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
[4] India Post Payment Bank
[5] HDFC Bank

Answer : National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

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Q.99) Which of the following banks has sanctioned a loan amount worth Rs.1,925
crore for power generation ,up-gradation and distribution projects in Tripura ?

[1] International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(IBRD)

[2] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
[3] New Development Bank(NDB)
[4] Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank
[5] None of the above

Answer : Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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Q.100) Which of the following entities has received a license of a Non-banking
Finance Company (NBFC) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently in the
month of July 2019?

[1] Droom
[2] CARS24
[3] Cartrade
[4] ZigWheels
[5] CarWale

Answer : CARS24

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