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Which bank has recently launches its "Swasth Card" in association with Affordplan to enable families plan and manage their finances for their healthcare needs?

Yes Bank Name the Major General who was the GOC of 20

Mountain Division during the Indo-Pak war in 1971, who died recently? Major General Lachhman Singh

Lehl What is the real name of Wrestling Legend and WWE

Champion "The Undertaker", who has recently announced his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment? Mark Calaway

Who has inaugurated one of India's largest and first Virtual Healthcare and Hygiene EXPO 2020?

Mansukh Mandavia

Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) of its new India office? Nirakar Pradhan

In whose place Vijay Khanduja has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe? R. Masakui

Name the left-arm spinner who holds the record for the most wickets in Ranji Trophy history with 637 scalps to his name, who died recently? Rajinder Goel

Recently, who has been released a new fiction book ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’ of his own? Amish Tripathi

Who has launched a six-week global campaign ''Fitter with Friends'' to assist runners around the world to stay motivated and continue their health routines? World

Athletics How much amount was sanctioned by central

government for augmentation of healthcare facilities in North Eastern States? 190 crores

NITI Aayog will launch the “Decarbonizing Transport in India” project in collaboration with which inter-governmental organisation to develop a pathway towards a low-carbon transport system for India?

International Transport Forum For the reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital in

the Republic of Nicaragua, a line of credit of USD 20.10 million has been extended by which entity on behalf of the Government of India? Export Import

Bank of India With the recent equity sale in Jio Platforms by various

firms, currently RIL now owns how much stake in Jio Platforms? 77.30%

The 32nd virtual edition of special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism was attended by the Indian officials including the representatives from enforcement agencies. The meeting was held under the aegis of which intergovernmental organization? Financial

Action Task Force (FATF) Social worker Vidyaben Shah, who recently passed

away, was awarded by padma shree in which year?

1992 Recently, which country has signed a loan agreement

of 200-million-euros with India to increase the state and central governments’ capacities to support India’s most vulnerable people in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis? France

Vijay Khanduja has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe. He is presently serving as Director in which ministry?

Ministry of External Affairs Which Indian-American scientist has recently been

appointed by US Senate as the Director of the National Science Foundation(NSF)? Sethuraman

Panchanathan Ian Holm who died recently, was related to which

field? Cinema



World Hydrography Day is observed globally on 21st June every year. What is the theme of World Hydrography Day 2020? Hydrography enabling

autonomous technologies What will be the new withdrawal limit to customers of

scam-tainted Punjab Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank, as per RBI? Rs. 1 Lakh/month

Under which section of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, RBI has restricted all the banking facilities of PMC Bank in order to protect the interests of the lender's customers? Section 35 A and Section 56 of

the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of

the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)? Urjit Patel

Recently which Mortgage lender has announced plans

to raise up to ₹14,000 crores through the sale of shares or bonds? Housing Development Finance

Corporation (HDFC) Recently Mukesh Ambani overtook Larry Ellison to

reach 9th spot in the World's top 10 richest persons. Here Larry Ellison belongs to which company? Oracle Corp.

What is the name of the R&D portal for AatmaNirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement launched by Union Minister for Coal & Mines, Pralhad Joshi? SATYABHAMA

Which agency/Bank has been chosen as the implementation agency for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)? SIDBI

Recently which International Organisation has signed a 750 million US dollar 'COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme” to assist India to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? AIIB

_________ and Sunil Chhetri has been signed by the JSW Cement as its brand ambassadors. Sourav

Ganguly Name the country which will serve as the President of

the UN body for the month of August, 2021? India What is the name of the campaign launched by

Monaco based World Athletics to assist runners around the world to stay motivated? Fitter with

Friends Recently who has acquired ADRM Software, who

builds industry-specific data models and for large companies worldwide? Microsoft Corporation

How many states have been selected under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan? 6

Recently who has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly? Volkan Bozkir

Recently who has divested its stake in ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company worth around 2250 crores? ICICI Bank

Name the co-founder and former Chief of Staff of Zomato who has announced their mental Wellness Startup, Mind house? Pankaj Chaddah & Pooja

Khanna

India will send its Tri-Service contingent to participate in the military parade in Moscow on the occasion of the _ anniversary of the victory in the Second World War. 75th

Recently which Swedish startup that builds immersive maps by crowdsourcing street-level imagery, has been acquired by Facebook? Mapillary

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has recently bought 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms. Here the PIF belongs to which country? Saudi Arabia

Recently which item of Banaras will get the prestigious Geographical Identification (GI) certification, which will provide them legal protection and give impetus to their exports? Banarasi paan &

Banarasi Langra (mango variety)



Which life insurance company has partnered with East Consultancy Services to offer Aadhaar-based paperless offline e-Know Your Customer (KYC) service? Tata AIA Life Insurance Partners

Which state has observed Mask day on 18th of June, 2020? Karnataka

Which home finance company has recently been launched affordable housing loan scheme named as ‘SARAL’? ICICI Home Finance Company Limited

Name the 2020 QualityNZ Culinary Cup MUTTON/LAMB CHALLENGE winner? Chef

Vaibhav Bhargava

Under the 'Insta FlexiCash' facility introduced by ICICI Bank, Customers will be able to start using the approved overdraft limit within how many hours? 48

hours What is the name of the Popular filmmaker often

referred as Sachy who died recently? KR

Sachidanandan In whose place, Shambhu S. Kumaran has been

appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines? Jaideep Majumdar

Under the Sports Ministry’s flagship programme “Khelo India Scheme”, the ministry is going to set up KISCE. What does it mean? Khelo India State

Centres of Excellence Which customers will also be benefited with attractive

interest rate under the recent partnership between Maruti and Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and flexible financing schemes? customers with non-

income proof According to the payroll data of EPFO witnessed what

percent increase in formal employment in 2019-20?

28.6% Which city’s Municipal Corporation has launched a

mobile application “Air-Venti” to provide information on ICU beds, ventilators? Mumbai

Who has temporarily taken charge of the Delhi health ministry in the absence of Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain? Manish Sisodia

Recently India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the _ time. 8th

Recently the government of India has decided to launch which scheme to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens? ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar

Abhiyaan’ Recently car market leader Maruti Suzuki India has

partnered with which bank to offer simpler and flexible financing schemes for new customers? Karur

Vysya Bank Which country will host the fourth edition of Asian

Youth Para Games? Bahrain Achyut Kashinath Sinai Usgaonkar, who passes away

recently, was associated with which field? Politics Which state has recently inaugurated “Composite

Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)”?Jharkhand

Name the former Supreme Court judge, who gets one-year extension from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as ethics officer and ombudsman. D K

Jain According to the projection of Asian Development

Bank, the Indian economy will be contract by how many percentages in Fiscal Year 2021?4%

Lt Gen Raj Mohan Vohra who died recently was coveted with the Maha Vir Chakra in which year?

1972 Name the PM of Kyrgyzstan who has resigned from

his post recently? Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev



Which state has been emerged as the top employment provider to workers under MGNREGA? Uttar

Pradesh Recently which NGO has been awarded with the

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award 2020?

Deccan Development Society Who bec omes first observant Sikh to graduate from

US Military Academy at West Point? Anmol Narang In the first phase of setting up KISCE, sports ministry

has identified state-owned sports facilities in how many states of India? 8

Who has been appointed as the Auditor of the Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund? SARC &

Associates Which state/UT has signed 12 MoUs recently to attract

the investment worth Rs 16,030 crores? Maharashtra Which state has adopted ‘Flatted Factory Model’ to

ensure the availability of industrial land? Uttar

Pradesh What is India’s rank based on number of nuclear

warheads present in a country, as per SIPRI Yearbook 2020? 6

Who won New Zealand’s first ‘Virtual’ Chef competition – the ‘Quality NZ Culinary Cup’ held in India recently? Chef Angad Singh Rana

Name the first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform recently launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan? Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)

Which bank has recently launched online overdraft (OD) facility called 'Insta FlexiCash' for its salary account customers? ICICI Bank

Matt Poore, who passed away recently, was the former player of which national cricket team? New Zealand

Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Philippines? Shambhu S.

Kumaran Which government Organisation has recently

launched a multi-location claim settlement facility?

EPFO The recently launched e-office application of Central

Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC) has been developed by: NIC

RBI has proposed to set the age limit of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and whole time directors (WTDs) of Banks to ______ years.70

Name the flood warning system which was jointly launched by Uddhav Thackeray (Maharashtra CM) & Harsh Vardhan (Earth science minister) in Mumbai. I-

FLOWS

Recently, which Indo-American soil scientist has been named for this year’s prestigious World Food Prize 2020? Rattan Lal

Recently, International Day of Family Remittances has been observed on which date of June? 16 June

Who will chair the committee restructured by IBBI for Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process? Uday Kotak

How many years of service extension has been given to Attorney General KK Venugopal as the country's top law officer? One

Who has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of UTI Mutual Fund? Imtaiyazur Rahman

Vasant Raiji, who passed away recently at the age of 100, was associated with which sport? Cricket

Name the Former NASA astronaut, who became the first woman to reach Challenger Deep, the deepest point in any ocean? Kathy Sullivan

Which actor has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar Khadi by the state government? Pankaj Tripathi



Name the Director (Personnel) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), who died recently? Atul

Srivastava Name the robot launched by Indian Railways for

screening of passengers and monitoring anti-social elements? Captain Arjun

Which state government has launched “Ghar Ghar Nigrani” mobile application? Punjab

Who heads the 5-member Internal working group formed by RBI to review ownership and control of Private banks? PK Mohanty

On the occasion of the International Child Labour Prohibition Day, which state has launched "Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana" to educate child labourers in the state? Uttar Pradesh

Name the program that has been recently launched by Hyderabad Police along with Hyderabad City Security Council(HCSC) to support and empower women victims of domestic violence and abuse? STREE

Which state has become the first state in the country to receive ISO certification for hostels meant for tribal students? Odisha

India has retained at which spot in the latest FIFA rankings? 108th

What is theme of this year's International Albinism Awareness Day, which is observed on 13th of June every year? Made To Shine

Name the Veteran Urdu poet who passed away recently. He was the editor of ‘Science ki Duniya’, the only science magazine published in Urdu by the government, which was launched in 1975. Anand

Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi Which construction sector authority has become the

first orgnization to become fully digital? National

Highway Authority of India Which state has become the largest wheat producer in

the country recently? Madhya Pradesh Which union minister has launched “Sahakar Mitra:

Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP)”, which is an initiative by National Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC)? Narendra Singh Tomar

In which state Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex has inaugurated at Eastern Naval Command (ENC)? Andhra Pradesh

Which railway has become the first Railway in the entire world to run Double Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise OHE territory?

Indian Railway Which state government has launched the "Jagananna

Chedodu" scheme to provide financial assistance to tailors, barbers and washermen? Andhra Pradesh

In which city, Uttarakhand forest department has opened the state’s biggest biodiversity park on the occasion of World Environment Day, to encourage conservation of flora, especially medicinal plants?

Haldwani According to the economic outlook and forecasts of

organisation for economic co-operation and Development, the Indian Economy contracted by how much percentage in the fiscal year 2020-21? 3.70%

Which cloud-based payment solution provider has tied-up with Mastercard to launch contactless ATM solution in India? Empays Payment Systems

Which company has partnered with First Alliance Bank (Z) Ltd to provide mPOS solution to SME and other businesses? E-Paisa

To set up parks and gardens in every development block with all the necessary amenities, who has launched “Panchvati Yojana” for the senior citizens of rural areas in Himachal Pradesh? Jai Ram Thakur

Which Indian musician will be conferred the “Medal of the Order of Australia” for her service to the community and the country? Shobha Sekhar



The former world light heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has retired from the sport. He was belonging to which country? Ukraine

Which ministry has launched the “Nagar Van” scheme on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5th? Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change What is the unemployment rate of India in accordance

with annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of National Statistical Office between July 2018 – June 2019? 5.8%

Which private sector bank launched “summer treats” campaign recently? HDFC Bank

According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, which Indian state has highest number of tiger population in the country? Madhya Pradesh

Which city was included in Delhi-Katra expressway which is part of Bharatmala Pariyojana? Amritsar

Name the plantation drive which was launched by Madhya Pradesh government on the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5).Thank Mom

Which state has launched “Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Yojana” recently. Madhya

Pradesh Which one of the following states has ranked top in the

State Food Safety Index for 2019-20 released by FSSAI? Gujarat

What is India’s rank in Environment Performance Index (EPI) 2020 released jointly by Yale University and Columbia University? 168

Name that digital technology company which has partnered with UNDP, HCCB for plastic waste management Project named ‘Prithivi’.Recykal

Who will chair the committee that newly reconstituted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the welfare of the freedom fighters? G Kishan Reddy

The Government of India has raised the Customs duty on bamboo imports from _____ with immediate effect.

10% to 25% Per Drop More Crop’ is the component of which

scheme, under which The Government of India has allocated Rs 4000 crore to the State Governments for 2020-21? Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

India has recorded a how much percentage of increasing in the population of Asiatic Lions? 29%

Which company has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide classroom based vocational skills training to online mode for students across the country? TCS iON

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned _______ for 4-years after she tested positive for banned substances.

Gomathi Marimuthu Bande Utklala Janani” is the anthem of which state that

recently been adopted by their state cabinet? Odisha Which company has tied up with Industrial Training

Institute (ITI), Nangal, Punjab under the initiative of "Skill India" to train youth in various trades? National

Fertilizers Limited

How many Indian institutes managed to feature in the top 500 of Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2021? Eight

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has banned Former European high jump champion, Alexander Shustov for how many years for the use or attempted use of a banned substance or method (doping)? 4-

years According to forecast of standard and poor's Global

Ratings, The Indian economy will shrinked by how much percentage in fiscal year 2020-21? 5%



Which state/UT has diverted the forest land to other projects the most (on basis of number of projects) according to the MoEFCC annual report 2019-20?

Haryana World Bank lends Rs 1950 crore loan to which state of

India to tackle COVID-19 situation and developmental work? West Bengal

India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which country on “Energy Cooperation” to develop a strong, deep and long-term co-operation in the power sector? Denmark

National Council of Educational Research And Training has digitally signed an MoU with which foundation to make e-learning more constructive?

Rotary India Humanity Foundation

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of property firm Delhi Land & Finance Limited (DLF)?

Rajiv Singh President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed which

senior Kashmiri lawyer as a Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court? Javed Iqbal Wani

Which Indian has been honoured with “NASA Distinguished Service Medal” for his administration to NASA through executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence and consumer loyalty? Renjith Kumar

The World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated globally on which day of June every year to highlight and promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy? 9th June

The great politician Arjun Charan Sethi, who died recently, was the Union Water Resources Minister in which year? 2000 to 2004

Which program has recently been launched by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to take a leap forward to take advantage of the technology for faster Customs clearance of imported goods? Turant

Customs Which state has inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic” at

the Directorate of Horticulture and Soil Conservation? Manipur

Which state government has launched “Raj Kaushal Portal” and “Online Shramik Employment Exchange” portals to improve availability of opportunities for the migrated workers? Gujarat

Which place in Chamoli district has been formally declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand? Gairsain

Which Indian Poet, lyricist and writer has become the first Indian to be honoured with the prestigious Richard Dawkins Award for 2020? Javed Akhtar

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020, she is the executive chairperson of which company? Biocon Ltd

Which Centre/organization signed Letter of Intent (LoI) with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to promote innovation in India? Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research (CSIR) The G7 Summit 2020 which was postponed to

September/November 2020 will be hosted by which country? United States

Which company planned to buy additional 0.93% stake (1.15% stake bought earlier) in Jio platforms recently? Silver Lake

Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland? Monika Kapil Mohta

Name the 13-year old girl from Tamil Nadu, who has been appointed as the ‘Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor’ by the United Nations Association for Development and Peace? M Nethra

Basu Chatterjee who passed away recently, was a famous ______.Film Director



Who will head the 10-members task force that has been constituted by the Government of India to pertains to health as well as nutrition and any other issue? Jaya Jaitly

Pierre Nkurunziza who recently passed away, was the former president of which country? Burundi

Recently, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed an agreement with which organization for cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Astrophysics? Aryabhatta

Research Institute of Observational Sciences World Ocean Day is observed globally on 8th June

every year to raise global awareness about the importance of the ocean. What is the theme of this year's World Ocean Day? Innovation for a

Sustainable Ocean Who has appointed as the first ever brand ambassador

of IIFL Finance? Rohit Sharma

Which airport received Platinum Recognition (under 15-35 MPPA) in ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports recognition 2020? Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad

International Airport Army commanders conference 2020 has conducted at

which state/UT? New Delhi

World Pest Day or World Pest Awareness Day is celebrated every year on which day of June to raise awareness of pest management in preserving the quality of life? 6 June

Recently, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has extended a Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) of Rs 270 crore to regional rural bank to support the agricultural activities of the farmers? Assam

Gramin Vikas Bank Which port trust has renamed as Syama Prasad

Mukherjee Port Trust as approved by union cabinet?

Kolkata Port Trust The Union cabinet has approved a Memorandum of

Understanding(MoU) between India and which country to improve cooperation in the areas of Environment? Bhutan

Which private sector bank has partnered with Mastercard India & Worldline India to launch ‘Soft POS’, which will help offline merchants and Kirana stores to accept payment using their smartphones?

Axis Bank State-owned Natural gas company GAIL Ltd has

signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with which company for development of "trigeneration" projects in India? Energy Efficiency Services

Limited

Recently, the German multinational company adidas has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?

Manushi Chhillar Who has been appointed the Senior Director for

Google Cloud in India? Anil Valluri Which salary tracker app has developed by National

Informatics Centre (NIC) & launched by Girish Chandra Murmu, J&K Lieutenant Governor?

MeraVetan

Which union minister has launched the “#iCommit” initiative on the occasion of World Environment Day to create a robust and resilient energy system in the future by moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability? Raj Kumar

Singh Recently PR Jaishankar has been appointed as the

managing director of the IIFCL for three years. what does IIFCL stands for? India Infrastructure Finance

Company Ltd Which country will host the 2020 Women’s Asian Cup

by Asian Football Confederation? India



Recently, Government of India has launched “TULIP” to provide internship to graduates in all Urban Local Bodies. What does "P" stands for in the abbreviation of "TULIP"? Program

Kerala government has declared which ambitious broadband project for all the citizens below poverty line living in state? Kerala Fibre Optic Network

project

Which state has launched special campaign “Spandan” to check mental stress and depression of policemen?

Chhattisgarh RBI has created PIDF to encourage acquirers to deploy

Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure, both physical as well as digital modes. What does "I" stands for in the abbreviation of "PIDF"? Infrastructure

Which bank has launched a mobile application to open a current bank account in a paperless manner in just a few hours? IndusInd Bank

Recently, who has appointed as India’s new ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO)? Brajendra Navnit

Who will continue as deputy chairperson as of BAFTA? Pippa Harris

Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno has been appointed as ____ to the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank, in Washington DC. Senior Advisor

For which story of Indian writer Kritika Pandey has been honored with Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for the Asia region? The Great Indian Tee and

Snakes Which independent international organization will

host a Unique Twin Summit in January, 2021 which would will be both in-person as well as virtual? World

Economic Forum World Environment Day is observed globally on 5th

June every year to raise awareness about protecting the environment and to remind people not to take nature granted. What is the theme of this year's World Environment Day? Time for Nature

In the 2020 Forbes list, what is the rank of Virat Kohli among the highest paid athletes in the world with an estimated earnings of $26 million? 66

In whose place, Apple has appointed former Hotstar President of Strategy and New Ventures, Ipsita Dasgupta, as the Country Manager for Apple Services in India? Khushboo Ponwar

Ravish Kumar, who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland, he is currently Joint Secretary in which ministry? Ministry of External

Affairs Gaitri I. Kumar will replace___ as the next High

Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. Ruchi

Ghanashyam Sibi George will replace___ as the next Ambassador

of India to the State of Kuwait. K. Jeeva Sagar Patrick Pichette, who has recently been appointed by

Twitter as the new chairman of its board, has previously served as Google's _ from 2008 to 2015?

CFO Recently RBI has approved the extension of the tenure

of Subramanian Sundar as the MD and CEO of the which bank? Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Sanjiv Bajaj has taken over as the _ of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21. vice

president Who has been named as the chairperson of British

Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)?

Krishnendu Majumdar Who has recently been appointed by Twitter as the

new chairman of its board? Patrick Pichette



Recently RBI has extended Subramanian Sundar's tenure as the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank for a period of _. 6 months

Who has taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2020-21? Uday

Kotak Dhananjay Mishra, who passed away recently, was the

popular music director of which regional cinema?

Bhojpuri Recently Vasantrao Satya Venkat has been appointed

to which post of Small Industries Development Bank of India? Deputy Managing Director

Who has topped the Forbes’ list of world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 with an estimated $106.3 million? Roger Federer

Sushil Kumar Singhal will replace whom as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea? Vijay Kumar

Which miniratna company has signed MoU with NIIFL and AYANA to explore and collaborate on opportunities in the solar energy sector recently.

Ircon International Ltd Who heads the committee that has appointed by PM

Narendra Modi to solve the difficulties in the implementation of Rs.3 Lakh crore collateral-free loan for MSME? Rajnath Singh

Who has been appointed as the Country Manager for Apple Services in India? Ipsita Dasgupta

Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland? Raveesh Kumar

Riaz Sheikh, who passed away recently, was related to which sport? cricketer

Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea? Sushil Kumar Singhal

Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to which country? United

Kingdom Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of

India to the State of Kuwait? Sibi George Name the disinfection unit developed by the Defense

Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which can disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics and others? Ultra Swachh

Former International coach Jayantilal Nanoma, who passed away recently, was related to which sport?

archery What is the theme of World digestive health day

(WDHD), which observed annually on May 29? “Gut

Microbiome – A Global Perspective” (correct)

Recently the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Arun Singhal as the Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Who will he replace? GSG

Ayyangar

Recently Leo Puri has been announced to be the new Chairman of JP Morgan South and South-East Asia. Who will he replace? Kalpana Morparia

Which state has signed MoU with Industries and Business Chambers to promote the MSME sector and provide employment for migrant workers? Uttar

Pradesh Who has been appointed as chief executive officer

(CEO) of Carat India, media agency owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN)? Anita Kotwani

Who has been appointed as chief executive officer of India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)? Arun Singhal

Who has been appointed as deputy managing director (DMD) of Exim Bank? Harsha Bangari

Wajid Khan, who died recently, was the famous___.

Music director and singer



Which player has recently been nominated by the BCCI for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honor? Rohit Sharma

Name the only Indian cricketer to be included in Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020? Virat Kohli

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of State-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC)? Ravinder Singh Dhillon

Who has been appointed as the first female Director General of Kerala Police (DGP)? R Sreelekha

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande assumed charge as the ____ Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CLINICIAN). 15th

Recently, which private sector bank has acquired a 24.19% stake in Dish TV India Ltd? YES Bank

Which organization is organizing the “My Life, My Yoga” (Jeevan Yoga) contest along with AYUSH ministry? Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Who has inaugurated the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), which is the first kind of Institutional Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre. A K Sikri

Recently, which ministry proposed the ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) to interconnect renewable energy of more than 140 countries by sharing resources? Ministry of New and Renewable

energy (MNRE) According to National Statistical Office (NSO), What

is the GDP growth of India for fiscal year 19-20? 4.2%

Who has selected by the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) as the Chairman and MD of the Delhi-based Oriental Insurance Company (OIC)? SN Rajeswari

Which nation has recently ended its relationship with the World Health Organisation?America

Who has assumed charge as secretary in Ministry of Steel from June 2020? Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi

Which cricketer has been nominated by the BCCI for Arjuna Awards?Shikhar Dhawan

Who has stepped down as Wipro CEO and MD from June? Abidali Neemuchwala

Which state government has launched a unique scheme 'Rozgar Setu' to provide employment to labourers? Madhya Pradesh

Recently, the tenure of Sandip Pradhan as Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been extended for how many years? two

What is the name of the missile park whose foundation has been laid at INS Kalinga by Rajesh Debnath? Agneeprastha

Yogesh Gaur, who passed away recently, was the famous bollywood ___. lyricist

Kiranjeet Kaur, who has recently been handed a four-year ban by World Athletics' anti-doping body, is related to which sport? Long-distance running

Recently, which state has planned to develop 800 km herbal roads along the national highways through the state? Uttar Pradesh

Which state has launched scheme named “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” to retain the migrants who have returned to the state during the lockdown? Uttarakhand

Sandip Mukund Pradhan’s tenure as _____ of Sports Authority of India (SAI) extended by 2 years.Director

General Venkataramani Sumantran has been appointed the

independent director of which airline company?

IndiGo International Everest Day is being observed on which

day of May in memory of the first summit of Mt. Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa on the day in 1953? 29th May

Ajit Jogi, who passed away recently, was the first CM of which Indian state? Chhattisgarh



Who is going to succeed India’s KV Kamath as president of the New Development Bank (NDB)?

Marcos Troyjo Who has been appointed as new CEO and Managing

Director of IT services giant 'Wipro'? Thierry

Delaporte Who will become the new Chief Executive Officer

(CEO) of JP Morgan South and South East Asia?

Murali Maiya Who has been appointed as French technology major

Capgemini's new CEO? Aiman Ezzat Who will take over Kerala Fire and Rescue Services

on 1 June? R Sreelekha Recently, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and

the Government of India signed a ___ loan to upgrade 450 kilometers (km) of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra. $177 million

Which ministry will conduct ‘Hunar Haat’ programme in september 2020 with the theme "Local to Global"? Ministry of Minority Affairs

According to the SBI Ecowrap report, what will the estimated GDP of India in last quarter of FY20? 1.2%

What is the fish production target of India by 2024-25 as per the Fisheries ministry (in Lakh Metric Tons)?

220 Recently Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

took charge of which post of the Executive Board of the 34-member WHO? Chairman

Which country has become the world's second-largest manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE) body coveralls during the COVID-19 pandemic?

India Major Suman Gawani of the Indian Army will be

conferred with the UN Military Gender Advocate Award for her contribution to which UN campaign?

Anti-sexual violence Name the CEO of Automobile manufacturing

company "Aston Martin", who recently stepped down from his post? Andy Palmer

Which private space agency is set to launch two American astronauts to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida?

SpaceX Name the Rajya Sabha Member and Managing

Director of Malayalam newspaper "Mathrubhumi", who died recently? Veerendra Kumar

In which city of Himachal Pradesh the union minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the 440-metre-long tunnel as part of the Char Dham Connectivity Project? Chamba

What is the name of the latest children's book written by famous “Harry Potter” author, JK Rowling? The

Ickabog Indian Air Force inducts first LAC Tejas Mk-1 FOC

aircraft in the “Flying Bullets” Squadron which is headed by whom? Air Chief Marshal RKS

Bhadauria Which state/UT has release report on conservation of

endemic, threatened floras for the first time in country?

Uttarakhand

Recently who has been selected as the Chairman and MD of the Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) by Banks Board Bureau (BBB)? SN Rajeswari

The New Development Banks board of governors appointed whom as the NDB's next Vice president & CRO? Anil Kishora

Who has been appointed as new Indian Ambassador to Nigeria? Prem K Nair

Which regulating body has imposed a penalty of Rs 7 lakh on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for delay in making timely disclosure about financial results? SEBI



Former General Secretary of Tamil Nadu Football Association, R Shanmugam died recently. He was a famous: Footballer

Name the Author of the world famous Book series, the "Harry Potter" Who has also penned the Ickabog?

J.K.Rowling What is the name of the Air Force Squadron in which

the first Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft inducted? Flying

Bullets

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has signed an MoU with, which company to fund various power projects to be executed in the State of Madhya Pradesh? Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPDCL)

Recently Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced to launch Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana scheme for senior citizens. Where is the headquarters of LIC located? Mumbai

In whose place, Jahnabi Phookan has recently been appointed as National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)? Harjinder Kaur Talwar

Which state has become the first Indian state to accord industry status to sports? Mizoram

Name that payment bank which has collaborated with Mastercard to create customised financial products for Indian farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Airtel Payments Bank

The Mango Department and Marketing Corporation of Karnataka State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which web-based business commercial centre to empower mango farmers to sell their produce online? Flipkart

Recently Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced to launch which social security scheme for senior citizens? Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana

Yojana Shyamala G. Bhave, who passed away recently, was

the famous Classical __. musician What is the theme of ‘Hunar Haat’ which will restart

from September 2020? Local to Global Who has bagged for the prestigious NYIPLA

“Inventor of the Year award 2020" to contribution in advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities? Rajiv Joshi

The apex level biannual event of The Army Commanders’ Conference has commenced in which city? New Delhi

Which state has initiated the process of getting GI tag for Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi Ginger? Arunachal Pradesh

Name the Indian state which has started Implementation of Solar Fence Farmland Protection Programme. Tamil Nadu

Which Indian-American scientist has bagged the "Inventor of the Year Award" by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association? Rajiv Joshi

Name the Indian Army Major, who has been selected for the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019)? Major Suman Gawani

Tobias Moers, who has recently been appointed the new CEO of Aston Martin, was previously the CEO of which company? Mercedes-AMG

Viswanathan Ratnam, who passed away recently, was former Chief Justice and former acting Governor of___. Himachal Pradesh

What is the theme of the SIDM MSME's E-conclave which is being chaired by Rakshamantri Rajnath Singh? Business Continuity for MSMEs in Defence

& Aerospace Sector What is the name of the launch pad via which SpaceX

will launch two astronauts from US since 2011?

Kennedy Space Center



Recently, NASA has renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) to honor which famous astronomer? Nancy Grace Roman

In which country the Indian astronauts have resumed their training for India’s first manned space mission Gaganyaan? Russia

Which American tennis player has proclaimed that she is taking retirement from the professional tennis?

Jamie Hampton Who has been appointed as National President of

FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)? Jahnabi Phookan Name the Indian economist who has been appointed as

the practice manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in South Asia by the World Bank?

Abhas Jha Ashley Cooper, who died recently, was the famous

tennis player of which country? Australia Spanish sportstar Artiz Aduriz, who recently

announced his retirement, is associated with which sport? Football

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Dosanjh, who died recently, was awarded the Major Dhyanchand Life Time Achievement Award by Hockey India in which year? 2014

Recently which state Cabinet has granted “industry” status to “sports”? Mizoram

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has constituted an 11-member committee to reform the Drug Regulatory System, headed by: Rajesh

Bhushan A Miniratna firm Ircon International Limited, has

signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which subsidiary of Russian Railways Company to explore opportunities for joint development of railways and other infrastructure projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America? RZD International LLC

Who will the head of the committee that constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to reform the Drug Regulatory System? Rajesh

Bhushan Who has been appointed as the World Bank’s Practice

Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia? Abhas Jha

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has marked 1 crore treatments recently. What is the nodal agency for the implementation of AB-PMJAY? National Health Authority

Which country is the world's leading manufacturer of PPE body coveralls during the COVID-19 pandemic? China

Who has been awarded the Vice Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020? Lieutenant Commander Akshay Kumar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Government of India) has launched scheme for 100% solarization of which temple? Konark Sun Temple

Name the actor, best known for playing Amar Chaudhary in superstar Salman Khan's "Ready", who died recently? Mohit Baghel

Name the current governor of the state which has recently been started a campaign “Charan Paduka” for the migrant labourers passing through the state? Lal Ji

Tandon Which minister of Union Human Resource

Development ministry has launched the IGNOU’s Online Master’s Programme in Hindi via Facebook Live session? Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal

What is the theme for International Day for Biological Diversity 2020, that observed on 22nd of May every year to raise awareness about the issue of significant reduction in biological diversity? Our solutions are in

nature



Lets Recap

1. Which telecom company has named Heineken CEO Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer as its new chairman? Vodafone

2. Recently Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan took charge as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board. He will succeed ____. Dr Hiroki Nakatani

3. Recently RBI has extended a ₹15,000-crore line of credit to the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) for a period of how many days? 90

4. As per RBI's latest Monetary Policy Committee, what is the new Policy Repo Rate? 4%

5. Which country has refrained from setting a 2020 GDP growth target for the first time? China

6. Recently under which policy, Uttar Pradesh government has set up 'UP Start-up Fund'? UP

Information Technology and Start-up Policy

2017 7. “Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana” is an initiative

of which state government? Chhattisgarh 8. Ratnakar Matkari, who passed away recently, was

the famous Marathi _. writer 9. Which singer has sung a song titled as "JAYTU

BHARATAM" saluting the spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat? Lata Mangeshkar

10. Recently Vinay Badhwar has been awarded the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his outstanding contribution in which field? Indian

hydrography 11. What is the name of the joint venture between Tata

Consumer & PepsiCo that was formed in 2010?

NourishCo 12. In whose place, the World Bank has named former

Bear Stearns executive Carmen Reinhart as its new chief economist? Pinelopi Goldberg

13. The AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package for allocation of foodgrains to the migrants / stranded migrants will be fully borne by which government? Central

Governmnet 14. Govinda Rajulu Chintala, who has recently been

appointed the chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, he currently holds which position at NABARD and will remain on the post till his superannuation in July 2022? Chief General Manager

15. n whose place, Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer has been appointed as new chairman of Vodafone Group? Gerard Kleisterlee

16. Name the India's first ever 12,000 HP electric Locomotive that is operationalised by Indian Railways? WAG 12

17. Which state has become the first one in India to regulate cultivation of crops? Telangana

18. “Mee Annapurna” is an initiative of which state, That has been launched by an IRDA licensed insurance intermediary “Integrated Risk Insurance”? Maharashtra

19. The e-commerce major, Flipkart have tied-up with which general insurance company to offer a digital motor insurance policy to Flipkart’s customers?

Bajaj Allianz 20. On the recommendation of India, the international

Tea Day is observed globally on which day of May with the purpose of to try to improve the condition of tea producers and tea workers? 21st May

21. “Charan Paduka” campaign is an initiative of which state for the migrant labourers moving through the state? Madhya Pradesh

22. Which zone of railways has developed the robot “Rail-BOT (R-BOT)” to assist railway doctors?

South Central 23. The Cabinet has approved the Sovereign portfolio

guarantee of up to 20% of first loss for purchase of Bonds issued by NBFCs/ MFCs/Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) & Public Sector Banks (PSBs) via which scheme? Partial Credit Guarantee

Scheme (PCGS) 24. The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as

Disney is currently being headed by whom?

Robert Allen Iger(Chairperson) 25. Who has been appointed as the new chief

economist of World Bank? Carmen Reinhart 26. With the revised investment under the Pradhan

MantriVayaVandanaYojana, what will be the new minimum pension amount will be provided to citizens monthly? Rs. 1000

27. Under Scheme for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME), what will be the expenditure ratio shared by Central & State governments? 60:40

28. Recently, Wuhan has officially imposed a ban on wildlife trade and consumption amid coronavirus crisis for how many years? 5 years

29. Recently, Govinda Rajulu Chintala has been appointed to which post at National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)?

Chairman



30. Recently Dilip Oommen took over as the President of which Indian steel industry? Indian Steel

Association (ISA) 31. Which group partnered to offer companies a

COVID-19 screening app called ProtectWell that helps them clear employees to go to work?

Microsoft & UnitedHealth Group 32. To further boost Ease of Doing Business in India,

the Minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceedings has been raised to: Rs. 1 crore

33. What will be the new borrowing limits for states as per the new guidelines provided by Centre? 5%

(Only for 2020-21) 34. Name the National Hydrographer to the

government of India, who has been honoured with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award? Vice

Admiral Vinay Badhwar 35. How much fund has been announced to support

"Operation Green"? Rs. 500 Crore 36. Name the mobile application recently launched by

the Ministry of Human Resource Development for candidates to take mock tests for JEE Main and NEET? National Test Abhyas

37. In which edition of the recently held World Health Assembly has the World Health Organization decided to begin independent inquiry into its handling of coronavirus pandemic? 73rd

38. Who wrote the "JAYTU BHARATAM" song saluting spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat sang by Lata Mangeshkar recently? Prasoon Joshi

39. Name the Prime Minister of Lesotho, who has formally resigned from his post recently? Thomas

Thabane 40. Recently India has given ___ aid to the United

Nations Relief and Works Agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees. USD 2 million

41. In order to boost the Coal Infrastructure in the country, GoI has allotted _ fund to diversify opportunities in Coal Sector. Rs. 50000 Crore

42. To capture the information regarding movement of migrants and facilitate their smooth movement across States, who has launched National Migrant Information System (NMIS)? National Digester

Management Authority (NDMA) 43. Recently Facebook has announced to acquire GIF-

making and sharing website Giphy for $400 Million? What does "G" stands for in the abbreviation of "GIF"? Graphics

44. What will be the new FDI limit in the defence manufacturing under automatic route? 74%

45. What is the name of the app offered by Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group for firms to screen staff for COVID-19? ProtectWell

46. Recently which company has announced to acquire GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for $400 Million? Facebook

47. Aiming to implement PM's vision of ‘Vocal for Local with Global outreach’, a scheme will be launched with an outlay of _____ to help 2 lakh Micro Food Enterprises. 10000 Crore

48. Hari Shankar Vasudevan, who passed away recently, was the famous__. Historian

49. The National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and mouth disease and brucellosis launched with a total expenditure of: 13,343 crore

50. According to Skytrax World's Best Airports ranking 2020, which Airport is on top position?

Singapore Singapore Changi Airport 51. With the recently approved Social Protection

Package for India, what is the total commitment from the World Bank towards emergency Covid-19 response in India? $2 Billion

52. What is the name of the portal launched by Uttarakhand to help unemployed youth get jobs?

HOPE 53. Recently, on which date the International Day of

Light celebrated, the day is anniversary of first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman? 16

May 54. Under which scheme GoI earmarked Rs 11,000

crore for inland activities in marine & 9000 cr for aqua infrastructure? Pradhan Mantri Matsya

Sampada Yojana 55. Who has been appointed as the new Director

General of Archaeological Survey of India? V.

Vidyavathi 56. What is India's rank in the recently launched Global

Energy Transition Index 2020? 74th 57. Name the WTO's chief who has resigned

unexpectedly, amidst the coronavirus pandemic?

Roberto Azevedo 58. What is the name of the scheme launched by West

Bengal Government to utilise 50,000 acres of barren land in the state? Matir Smristi scheme

59. Recently which bank has tied up with MoneyGram Payment Systems to offer a cost-effective direct-to-bank account credit option for customers in India?

Federal Bank



60. According to the World Bank, which country remains the world’s top recipient of remittances in 2019? India

61. Name the Union Health Minister of India who has dedicated to the nation the COBAS-6800 Testing Machine for COVID-19 cases? Dr. Harsh

Vardhan 62. To promote Herbal Cultivation in the country GoI

has earmarked ______ amount to implement the same via National medicinal plants board (NMPB).

Rs. 4000 Crore 63. Who is on top position in the recently launched

Global Energy Transition Index 2020? Sweden 64. How much Social Protection Package has recently

been approved by World Bank for India? $1 Billion 65. What is the name of the testing machine that has

been procured by the government for testing of COVID-19 cases? COBAS-6800

66. How much fund has been announced to be provided for agriculture infrastructure projects recently? 1 Lakh Crore

67. Which state government has launched country’s 1st ever ‘FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana’? Madhya Pradesh

68. With the recent announcement by Finance Ministry, what is the investment criteria for MSME to be registered as Micro Entity? Investment < Rs

1 cr and turnover < Rs 5 cr 69. With the recent announcement the Statutory PF

contribution by an employer has been reduced to:

10% 70. From the PM Cares Fund, __ amount will be used

for care of migrant laborers. Rs. 1000 Crore 71. Recently Babar Azam has been appointed as the

new ODI captain of Pakistan Cricket Team. Who is the incumbent Director of Pakistan Cricket Board? Wasim Khan

72. Recently Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the 'HOPE' portal aimed at creating employment avenues for trained youth. What does HOPE stands for? Helping Out People

Everywhere 73. Recently Central Govt. has announced to provide

Free food grain supply for migrants for next two months via NFSA Card/Ration Card. What does NFSA stands for? National Food Security Act

74. Who has been recently appointed as the chief risk officer of YES bank for 3 years? Neeraj Dhawan

75. Under which scheme government will provide Affordable rental accommodation for migrant workers in three steps? Pradhan Mantri Awas

Yojana (PMAY)

76. As per recent announcement by GoI, how much relief is announced for MUDRA-Shishu loans? Rs.

1500 Crore 77. In order to curb the Adverse impact on the

livelihoods of the street vendors due to COVID-19, GoI has launched Special Credit Facility under which ___ amount will be alloted to help street vendors to facilitate easy access to credit. Rs. 5000

Crore 78. Recently GoI has announced Rs 70,000 crore boost

to housing sector and middle income group through extension of CLSS. What does CLSS stands for?

Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme 79. As per recent announcement by GoI a Special drive

to be undertaken to provide concessional credit of Rs. 2 Lakh crore to farmers has been tranferred via which instrument? Kisan Credit Cards

80. In order to create Job opportunities in urban, semi-urban and rural areas, GoI has announced Rs 6000 crore employment push using CAMPA funds. What does CAMPA stands for? Compensatory

Afforestation Management & Planning

Authority 81. A Rs 30,000 crores Additional Emergency

Working Capital Funding for farmers has been approved by GoI recently, this facility of refinance has been implemented by which agency?

NABARD 82. According to the latest SBI research report, what is

the Fiscal Defict of India in FY21? 7.9% 83. What is the name of the Paytm Money's CTO, who

has resigned from his post? Suresh Vasudevan 84. The government launched a Special Liquidity

Scheme for non-banking financial companies, microfinance companies, housing finance companies worth: Rs. 30,000 crore

85. Sai Gundewar who died recently was a famous:

Actor 86. Recently who has been appointed as the new ODI

captain of Pakistan Cricket Team? Babar Azam 87. What is the name of the BRICS' Bank that has fully

disbursed USD one billion emergency assistance loan to India to help it contain the spread of COVID-19? New Development Bank

88. From the PM Cares Fund, how much fund has been granted to buy 50,000 Indian-made ventilators, which will be provided to government-run hospitals designated for COVID-19 treatment? Rs.

2000 Crore



89. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education? Manoj

Ahuja 90. In which city of Gujarat the state government has

mandated the digital payment for all home delivery services? Ahmedabad

91. Which Indian veteran tennis player won the Fed Cup Heart Award 2020 for Asia/Oceania zone?

Sania Mirza 92. Which country has won the 1st edition of FIDE

Chess.com Online Nations Cup against the USA?

China 93. Which ministry has recently been launched a portal

as “CHAMPIONS”, which is a one-stop-shop solution of the government of India? Ministry of

MSME 94. Name the former Google's CEO who has left his

technical advisor position with Alphabet and Google after 19 years at the company? Eric

Schmidt 95. The President of the Indian Olympic Association

(IOA), Narinder Batra's tenure as the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has been extended till May next year. Where is the Headquarters of International Hockey Federation (FIH) located? Switzerland

96. Who has assumed charge as new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and will succeed Anand Kumar in the Ministry? Indu

Shekhar Chaturvedi 97. Name the Indian state/UT which has highest

unemployment rateof 75.8% as on end of April 2020 as per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data. Puducherry

98. What is the name of the UV device that has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to sanitise electronic gadgets, currency notes, cheques, passbooks and paper? Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser

(DRUVS) 99. Which among the following states will develop its

own standard operating procedure for the tourists visiting the place? Assam

100. Which airport of India has won this year’s "SKYTRAX" Award for Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia? The Kempegowda

International Airport, Bengaluru 101. Name the airlines which are participating in Vande

Bharat Mission to bring Indians stranded abroad?

Air India & Air India Express

102. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has recently set up a panel of how many members to review the existing Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) due to the fall in crude oil prices? 6-

member panel 103. Who has been named as the ANZ International

Women’s ODI Player of the Year? Suzie Bates 104. Name the Indian who has been conferred with

"Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award 2020" among with 17 journalists from 14 countries?

Siddharth Varadarajan 105. Which Indian metro city has registered the highest

number of Internet users in accordance with the study by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)? Mumbai

106. The union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Rupee – _______ futures and options contracts on 2 international exchanges namely India INX (BSE) and NSE-IFSC (NSE). Dollar

107. Who has announced her/his retirement to hold the post as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India? Deepa Malik

108. Name the mission launched by the Government of India to provide assistance Eastern Indian Ocean Region Nations amid the coronavirus crisis?

Mission Sagar 109. Name the President of the Indian Olympic

Association (IOA), whose tenure as the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has been extended till May next year? Narinder Batra

110. What is the name of the Indian firm which has developed a real-time coronavirus testing kit

costing ₹500 for a single test that can provide result in just 90 minutes? GCC Biotech India

111. Pandanda Kuttappa who recently passed away was related to which sport? Hockey

112. Which nation has banned the export of alcohol-based hand sanitisers? India

113. Recently General Atlantic and Saudi Arabia's $320 billion fund are looking to buy a stake in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries worth $950 million for a 1.5-2% stake. The General Atlantic is based on which country? USA

114. According to ROSCOSMOS, what is the name of the Russian rocket that was burst into space above Indian ocean? Fregat-SB

115. Recently Pratap Singh's I anniversary has been celebrated on ___, who popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was the 13th king of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan. 9 May



116. Which state government has launched a “Pravasi Rahat Mitra” App to connect migrants with schemes and jobs. Uttar Pradesh

117. TRIFED and Art of Living(AOL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in programmes of each organisation for promoting Tribal Enterprises. TRIFED comes under which ministry? Ministry of Tribal Affairs

118. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has entered into a tie-up with whom to delivery of its coronavirus COVID-19 testing kits? India Post

119. The Ministry of Defence has signed a pact with the TATA POWER SED to modernize infrastructure of how many airfields of Indian Air Force? 37

airfields 120. Who has been appointed as the director on the

Central Board of RBI? Tarun Bajaj 121. Which multilateral development bank has recently

approved a loan worth of $500 million for India’s ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response? Multilateral

development bank 122. On which day of May the "World Migratory Bird

Day" is observed globally in every year with an aim to raise awareness of migratory birds and the importance of international cooperation to conserve them? 9 May

123. Which former Sri Lankan skipper is appointed to serve his second term as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? Kumar

Sangakkara 124. Moody has revised India’s GDP growth rate for

FY21 to 0%. What is India’s GDP growth for FY22 as per Moody? 6.6%

125. Name the Indian PSU which signed MoU with NOCCA Robotics (the incubated start-up in IIT Kanpur) to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment. Bharat Dynamics Limited(BDL)

126. Which nation has re-opened its mosques for public prayers? Bangladesh

127. Who became the new Prime Minister of Iraq?

Mustafa Al Kadhimi 128. With which IIT the Punjab National Bank Housing

Finance Limited has signed a MoU to develop reusable PPE kits? IIT Delhi

129. US firm Vista Equity Partners will be investing Rs 11,367 cr in which Indian company? Reliance Jio

130. Recently, which state government increased the retirement age of the government staff, teachers and those in public sector units from 58 years to 59 years? Tamil Nadu

131. Who has won the ANZ International Men’s ODI Player of the Year award at the Annual New Zealand Cricket Awards? Kane Williamson

132. Which bank has hiked home loan rates linked to repo rate by up to 30 basis points? SBI

133. When is World Thalassemia Day observed? May

8th 134. Telangana has imposed how much fine for not

wearing masks in public places? Rs 1000 135. The Himachal Pradesh government has launched

Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna under _ days assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas? 120 days

136. Who is the incumbent administrator of Chandigarh who has launched CHDCOVID app to provide COVID-19 related information? Vijayender Pal

Singh Badnore 137. Jeevan Shakti Yojana is an initiative of which state

government? Madhya pradesh 138. Name the incumbent governor of state that has

announced health insurance coverage of up to ₹10 lakhs for frontline COVID-19 workers, including journalists? Jagdeep Dhankhar

139. Recently, the Defense Research and Development Organization has developed an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection tower named "UV blaster" with the help of __. New Age Instrument & Materials

Private Limited 140. Mustafa Al Kadhimi became the new Prime

Minister of Iraq. Who was the previous caretaker of Iraqi government? Adel Abdul Mahdi

141. Which country has claimed to develop the first potential vaccine candidate that neutralised the virus in human cells? Italy

142. The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games have been postponed to which year? 2023

143. The National Mission for Clean Ganga launched ‘IDEAthon’ on May 2, 2020. The NMCG operates under which Ministry? Jal Shakti Ministry

144. What is the name of the evacuation exercise which Indian Govt has begun to bring Indians stranded abroad? Vande Bharat Mission

145. Recently the World Bank has granted $7 million to which country to fight coronavirus? Zimbabwe

146. Which state government has launched the Ayush Kavach app? Uttar Pradesh

147. Who has been reappointed as chairperson of the Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC)?

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury



148. Who took charge as Director General of Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment? D P S Negi

149. How many Indians has been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize? 3

150. Which country became the third country to put a man in space with its own rocket? China

151. Name the Russian Space Aganecy which has plans to send its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate this year? Lavochkin

152. What is the name of the Carrier Rocket via which China is planning to launch an experimental spacecraft without a crew as part of a broader spaceflight programme to shuttle astronauts to its future space station? Long March-5B

153. Name the author and columnist, who is best known for his writings on Delhi, who died recently?

Ronald Vivian Smith 154. Name the snooker champion, who won the 2002

World Championship defeating Stephen Hendry in the final, who has recently announced his retirement? Peter Ebdon

155. What is the official name of the NASA's first Mars helicopter, as suggested by 17-year-old Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani? Ingenuity

156. Who is the composer of the song #HumHaarNahiMaanenge released by HDFC Bank to keep up hopes up amidst Covid-19 pandemic? AR Rahman

157. The terracotta art of which city has recently bagged a geographical indication tag? Gorakhpur

158. After the Facebook's investment in Jio platforms, recently which US based equity firm will invest

₹5,655.75 crores into Jio Platforms for 1.15% stake? Silver Lake

159. Recently which state government has announced

health insurance coverage of up to ₹10 lakhs for frontline COVID-19 workers, including journalists? West Bengal

160. Name the IIT-Madras professor, who has been chosen for the Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020? T.

Pradeep 161. Recently RBI has cancelled which Co-operative

bank's licence due to not meeting the regulatory requirement of maintaining a minimum capital adequacy ratio of 9 per cent and reserves? CKP

Co-op Bank 162. What is the name of the Russian satellite which will

be launched for monitoring Arctic climate?

Artika-M

163. What is the name of National e-commerce marketplace that is going to be launched by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)?

Bharatmarket 164. Who has assumed charge as Secretary in the Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry? Arvind

Kumar Sharma 165. Recently Giridhar Armane has assumed charge as

the secretary of which ministry? Ministry of Road

Transport and Highways 166. Freedom fighter Hema Bharali, who died at the age

of 101, was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in which year? 2005

167. Recently Defense Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune has developed a microwave sterilizer named__. ATULYA

168. Who took charge as the secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development? Ajay Tirkey

169. Where is the headquarters of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) located? Zurich, Switzerland

170. Which professor of Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) has been selected as an International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences? Pro.

Shobhana Narasimhan 171. Padma Shri awardee T. Pradeep has been chosen

for the Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020 in which category?

Science and Technology 172. Name the e-book launched by Union Culture

Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on the occasion of the centenary anniversary of the great archaeologist Professor BB Lal? Prof. B.B. Lal: India

Rediscovered 173. Recently, Iran has launched its first military

satellite called “Noor” via which rocket? Ghased 174. CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-

CRRI) has developed an app called _ to connect farmers to supply chain and and freight transportation management system. Kisan Sabha

175. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has launched a campaign called___.

“#WeWillWin” 176. Who assumed charge as the Secretary of the

Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)? Tarun

Bajaj 177. Recently Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the

chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) in place of __. Kapil Dev Tripathi



178. T.S. Tirumurthy has been appointed as the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, he currently serves as Secretary in which ministry? foreign Ministry

179. Former CEO of Axis Bank Shikha Sharma has been appointed as an advisor of which online payment app? Google Pay

180. Name the doctor from Manipur who has recently been awarded the 'Order of Rising Sun' by the Government of Japan? Dr. Thangjam Dhabali

Singh 181. Name the captain of the Indian football team, who

led India to the 1962 Asian Games gold, who passed away recently? Chuni Goswami

182. What is the name of the black rice of Manipur, which has recently got the Geographical Indication tag? Chak-Hao

183. In whose place, PNB Housing Finance has appointed Neeraj Vyas as its interim Managing Director and CEO? Sanjaya Gupta

184. NASA has developed a new, easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator called VITAL, what does 'I' stands for in the abbreviation of ‘VITAL’? Intervention

185. Who is the incumbent governor of the state that has launched “Jeevan Shakti Yojana”? Lalji Tondon

186. Name the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India? Bimal Julka

187. Recently IMF also projected India's GDP forecast for the FY21 is: 1.9%

188. What is the name of the scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for the college students for fee reimbursement?

‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’ 189. The 2021 World Boxing Championship will be

hosted by: Serbia 190. Moody’s Investors Service has cut India’s GDP

growth from 2.5% projected in March forecast for the calendar year 2020 to how much percentage?

0.2% 191. Which state has topped the list of states in terms of

providing jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)? Chhattisgarh

192. Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who passed away recently, was awarded Padma Shri in which year? 2011

193. Jhuma Katun who was banned for 4yrs recently, belongs to which sports? Athletics-Running

194. IIT Bombay together with NIT and Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has developed a low cost ventilator named _.Ruhdar

195. Who has been appointed as chairman and managing director of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)? Shiv Das

Meena 196. The first virtual Climate Dialogue, which was the

11th session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue has been hosted by which country? Germany

197. The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed which device to help frontline health care workers in maintaining physical distance from those infected by corona virus? Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device

(HCARD) 198. Which state has launched “Jagananna Vidya

Deevena Scheme” for college students? Andhra

Pradesh 199. Which country loses the hosting rights of the 2021

men's world boxing championship? India

200. Name the 1st government hospital in India which successfully launched Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) treatment for the COVID-19 patients. King George Medical University

201. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work (WDSHW) is observed every year on April 28. What is the theme for WDSHW 2020? Stop the

pandemic: Safety and health at work can save

lives 202. According to "Trends in World Military

Expenditure, 2019" report, who is on top position in terms of military expenditure? USA

203. Which country cancelled the multilateral air combat training exercise “Pitch Black 2020”?

Australia 204. Recently Jhuma Khatun has been banned for four

years. She is related to which sport? Athletics 205. Devanand Konwar who died recently was related

to which field? Politics 206. Name the Bank which partnered with All India

Management Association (AIMA) to organize workshop named “The Contract Management during Emergency situations”. World Bank

207. Name the scheme which was launched by PM Modi on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2020. Swamitva

208. Which country has launched its first military satellite called Noor (meaning light) into orbit?

Iran



209. What is the rank of India in military spending among the world with USD 71.1 Billion, as per report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)? 3

210. Kerala based innovator VasiniBai has developed 10 varieties of which flower by cross pollination recently? Anthurium

211. Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis who died recently belongs to which country? United States

212. The world intellectual property day was observed every year of April 26. What is the theme of the day for the year 2020? “Innovate for a Green Future”

“Innovate for a Green Future” 213. Which state has launched "Jeevan Shakti Yojana"

in the state to help women in urban areas can earn by making masks at home? Madhya Pradesh

214. Which state has launched 'Covid Pharma', a mobile application to keep a track of people purchasing medicines over-the-counter (OTC) for cough, cold and fever from medical stores across the state?

Andhra Pradesh 215. Who has been appointed as the new Chief

Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by a high powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Sanjay Kothari

216. Which Japanese conglomerate is planning to

deploy $13 billion (nearly ₹99,000 crore) unspent capital from its Vision Fund (SVF) in India and globally? Softbank

217. Under Special Liquidity Facility provided by RBI, how much fund has recently been sanctioned for Mutual Funds? Rs. 50000 crore

218. Recently which Pakistani player has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years over corruption charges? Umar Akmal

219. What is India's GDP projections for the FY 21 as per India Ratings? -2.1 to 1.9%

220. Who has been nominated as America's next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)? Manisha Singh

221. Name the Indian state which has launched ‘Dhanwantari’ scheme under which locally unavailable medicines will be delivered to patients at home. Assam

222. The world malaria day was observed annually on April 25. What is the theme for world malaria day 2020? “Zero Malaria Starts with Me”

223. Recently Facebook has bought 9.99% stake of Reliance Jio in _. USD 5.7 billion

224. The 11th edition of world games 2022 will be held at which city? Birmingham, US

225. Which space agency has developed a new, easy-to-build high-pressure ventilator called VITAL to treat patients with milder symptoms of COVID-19?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 226. Which security force has launched an e-office

application called 'e-karyalay' for the movement of files? Central Industrial Security Force

227. Usha Ganguly, who passed away recently, was the famous personality in which field? Theatre

228. Name the 1st state in India which has software based in-house virtual court facility. Uttar

Pradesh 229. What is the coal production target of the country

for the Financial Year 2020-21 as per Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi? 710 Million

Tonnes 230. Which Insurance Company has partnered with

smart health company GOQii to launch preventive healthcare platform named ‘BAGIC GOQii Co-pay Option’? Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

231. Recently India has participated South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) health minister’s conference. Name the country which hosted the conference? Pakistan

232. Doug Sanders who passed away recently was related to which sports? Golf

233. Confidence Index of India Inc. is released by whom? Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 234. In order to fight COVID-19, the World Bank has

provided how much financial support to India? $ 1

Billion 235. Who has been appointed as the interim president of

BMW India operations after the demise of Rudratej Singh? Arlindo Teixeira

236. Vodafone-Idea has partnered with which payment app to launch ‘Recharge Saathi’ programme?

Paytm 237. Charles Leclerc, who has won the F1 Esports

Virtual Grand Prix championship 2020 belongs to which team? Ferrari

238. The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of whom as chief justice of Meghalaya high court? Justice Biswanath

Somadder 239. Sudarsanam Babu, who has been appointed as the

member of National Science Board of America will have a tenure of: 6 years

240. Twitch, which is a video live streaming service operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of whom? Amazon



241. In whose place, the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association has elected Rakesh Sharma as its President? Johannes Loman

242. What is the increase in sown area of summer crops on year-on-year basis in India as per government data? 36%

243. Which of the following aerospace company has launched Falcon 9 carrier rocket with 60 satellites Starlink? SpaceX

244. Recently Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated the first COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab of the country namely "Mobile BSL3 VRDL Lab". This lab has been developed by:

DRDO & ESIC 245. Saharai Oram who passed away recently was the

former minister of which Indian state? Odisha

246. Name the organisation which has launched “Lockdown Learners” series of online dialogues with students and educators in India on COVID-19.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes

(UNODC) 247. Which Indian public sector bank has launched

Working Capital demand Loan for agriculture sector (WCDL-Agri)? Indian Overseas Bank

248. What is India’s GDP growth rate for FY21 as per ‘Global Economic Outlook (GEO)’ of Fitch ratings.0.8%

249. Which Indian IT company has partnered with IBM to set up innovation centres? Tech Mahindra

250. Name the Indian state, which has launched "Aptamitra" helpline toll-free number and an application to empower people to fight the epidemic of coronavirus virus. Karnatka



Union Cabinet Ministry as per 2020 S.

No. Minister's Name Portfolio

1 Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;

Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and

All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. 2 Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence.

3 Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs.

4 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

5 Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

6 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs. 7 Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

8 Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.

9 Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

10 Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Minister of Food Processing Industries.

11 Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.

12 Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Minister of External Affairs.

13 Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

Minister of Human Resource Development.

14 Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs.

15 Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles.

16 Dr. Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences.

17 Shri Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

18 Shri Piyush Goyal Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.

19 Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel.

20 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Minister of Minority Affairs.

21 Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.

22 Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey

Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

23 Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise.

24 Shri Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

25 Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Minister of Jal Shakti.



States and their current Chief Ministers and Incumbent Governors' S. No. States Name Chief Minister Governor

1 Andhra Pradesh Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

2 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.)

3 Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

4 Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar Shri Phagu Chauhan

5 Chhattisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel Sushri Anusuiya Uikey

6 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal

7 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant Shri Satya Pal Malik

8 Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Shri Acharya Dev Vrat

9 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Shri Satyadeo Narain Arya

10 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Shri Bandaru Dattatraya

11 Jharkhand Shri Hemant Soren Shrimati Droupadi Murmu

12 Karnataka Shri B. S. Yediyurappa Shri Vajubhai Vala

13 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Shri Arif Mohammed Khan

14 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Shri Lal Ji Tandon

15 Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackeray Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari

16 Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh Dr. Najma Heptulla

17 Meghalaya Shri Conrad Kongkal Sangma Shri Tathagata Roy

18 Mizoram Shri Pu Zoramthanga Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai

19 Nagaland Shri Neiphiu Rio Shri R. N. Ravi

20 Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik Prof. Ganeshi Lal

21 Puducherry (UT) Shri. V. Narayanasamy

22 Punjab Shri Capt. Amarinder Singh Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

23 Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot Shri Kalraj Mishra

24 Sikkim Shri PS Golay Shri Ganga Prasad

25 Tamil Nadu Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami Shri Banwarilal Purohit

26 Telangana Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan

27 Tripura Shri Biplab Kumar Deb Shri Ramesh Bais

28 Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Aditya Nath Smt. Anandiben Patel

29 Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat Smt. Baby Rani Maurya

30 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar



Who's Who In India S. No. Name of the Posts Incumbent Name

1 President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind

2 Lokpal of India ( First ) Retd Supreme Court Judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose

3 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

4 Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla

5 Dy Speaker LS M Thambidurai

6 Chairman, Niti Aayog Narendra Modi

7 Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Rajiv Kumar

8 Attorney General of India KK Venugopal

9 Solicitor General Tushar Mehta (Till 30, June 2020)

10 National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval

11 Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba

12 Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

25 Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora

27 Chief Justice of India Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, 47th CJI

53 RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Who's Who In Defence 1 Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee ( COSC ) ( First ) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

2 Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Naravane

3 Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

4 Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh Nijjer ( First Chopper Pilot )

5 DG of Border Security Force ( BSF) IPS officer V K Johri

6 DG of CISF ( Central Industrial security Force ) Rajesh Ranjan

7 DG of CRPF A P Maheshwari

8 DG of Sashastra Seema Bal ( SSB) Kumar Rajesh Chandra

9 DG of Indo Tibetan Border Police ( ITBP ) S S Deswal

10 DG of National Security Guard ( NSG) Anoop Kumar Singh

11 DG of Indian Coast Guard ( ICG) Krishnaswamy Natarajan

12 DG of National Cadet Corps ( NCC) Lt General A Chakravarty



Who's Who - CEOs/ Directors/ MDs/ Chairpersons 1 AERB ( Atomic Energy Regulatory Board) Shiv Abhilash Bhardwaj

2 Chairman, AICTE Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe

3 Chairman, AIFF Praful Patel

4 Chairman, Air India Ltd Ashwani Lohani

5 Chairman, Archaeological Survey of India ASI IAS V. Vidyavathi

6 Chairman, ASSOCHAM Balkrishan Goenka

7 Chairman, BSNL Praveen Kumar Purwar

8 Chairman, CAG Rajiv Mehrishi

9 Chairman, CBI Rishi Kumar Shukla

10 Chairman, CBDT Pramod Chandra Mody

11 Chairman, CBSE Manoj Ahuja

12 Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC) Prasoon Joshi

13 Chairman, Coal India Ltd Anil Kumar Jha

14 Chairman, CSIR Shekhar Mande

15 Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board Chetan B. Sanghi

16 Chairman, DMRC Mangu Singh

17 Chairman, DRDO G Satheesh Reddy

18 Chairman, Indian Banks' Association Sunil Mehta

19 Chairman, ICAI Atul Kumar Gupta

20 Chairman, Indian Council for Cultural Relation Vinay Sahasrabuddhe

21 Chairman, Indian Olympic Association Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra

22 Chairman, ISRO Dr. K Siva. ( Popularly Known as Rocket Man )

23 Chairman, LIC M R Kumar

24 Chairman, NABARD Chintala Govinda Rajulu

25 Chairman, NALCO Shri Sridhar Patra

26 Chairman, NCERT Hrushikesh Senapaty

27 Chairman, NHPC Shri Balraj Joshi

28 Chairman, National Human Rights Commission Justice H L Dattu

29 Chairman, National Investigation Agency Yogesh Chander Modi

30 Chairman, NTPC Gurdeep Singh

31 Chairman, Oil India Ltd Shri Sushil Chandra Mishra

32 Chairman, ONGC Shashi Shankar

33 Chairman, Press Council of India Chandramauli Kumar Prasad

34 Chairman, Prasar Bharti Board Dr A Surya Prakash

35 Chairman, Railway Board Vinod Kumar Yadav



36 Chairman, SAIL Anil Kumar Chaudhary

37 Chairman, SEBI Ajay Tyagi

38 Chairman, SSC Braj Raj Sharma

39 Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI Ram Sewak Sharma

40 Chairman, UGC Prof. D. P. Singh

41 Chairman, UPSC Arvind Saxena

42 Chairman of WHO ( World Health Organization) Dr. Harsh Vardhan ( India )

43 Chairperson National, Commission for Women Smt Rekha Sharma

44 Chairman , Investment Commission Shri Ratan Tata

45 Chairman, NASSCOMS Rishad Premji

46 Chairman, Audit Bureau Circulation ( ABC ) Hormusji N Cama

47 SBI Managing Director Challa Sreenivasulu Setty

48 Chairman, Airports Authority of India ( AAI) Arvind Singh

49 Chairman, Railway Claims Tribunal Former Jusctice K Kanan

50 Chairman, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd ( BPCL ) D Rajkumar

51 Chairman, Controller General of Defence Accounts ( CGDA) Rajendra Kumar Nayak

52 Directorate General of Civil Aviation Arun Kumar

53 BCCI Chairman Saurav Ganguli

54 TTFI Chairman Vivek Kohli

55 AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria

56 Chairperson, National Institute of Fashion Tech (NIFT) Chetan Chauhan

57 FTII Chairman BP Singh

PSB Banks their Heads/Headquarters/Tagline SR.NO. Bank Name Headquarters MD/CEO Tagline

1 State Bank of India Mumbai Challa Sreenivasulu Setty Pure Banking Nothing Else 2 Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi S. Harisanker Where Service Is A Way Of Life 3 Bank of Maharashtra Pune A. S. Rajeev One Family One Bank 4 UCO Bank Kolkata Atul Kumar Goel Honors Your Trust 5 Indian Overseas Bank Chennai Karnam Sekar Good people to grow with 6 Central Bank of India Mumbai Pallav Mohapatra Central To you Since 1911 7 Indian Bank Chennai Padmaja Chunduru Your Tech-friendly bank 8 Bank of India Mumbai Shri Atanu Kumar Das Relationships beyond Banking 9 Union Bank of India Mumbai Rajkiran Rai G. Good people to bank with 10 Canara Bank Bangalore Lingam Venkat Prabhakar Together we can 11 Bank of Baroda Vadodara Shri Sanjiv Chadha India’s International Bank 12 Punjab National Bank New Delhi SS Mallikarjuna Rao The Name you can Bank Upon



Private Banks their Heads/Headquarters/Tagline 1 Banks Heads Headquarters Taglines 2 AXIS Bank Amitabh Chaudhry Mumbai Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi 3 Dhanlaxmi Bank Shri Sunil Gurbaxani Kerala Tann. Mann. Dhan 4 Federal Bank Shyam Srinivasan Kerala Your perfect banking partner 5 HDFC Bank Aditya Puri Mumbai We understand your world 6 ICICI Bank Sandeep Bakhshi Mumbai Khayaal Apka 7 IDFC Bank V. Vaidyanathan Mumbai Banking Hatke 8 IndusInd Bank Sumant Kathpalia Mumbai We make money simple 9 Jammu and Kashmir Bank R K Chhibber Srinagar Serving to Empower

10 Karnataka Bank Mahabaleshwara M S Mangalore Your family bank across India 11 Kotak Mahindra Bank Uday Kotak Mumbai Let’s make money simple 12 Karur Vysya Bank P. R. Seshadri Tamil Nadu Smart way to bank 13 RBL Bank Vishwavir Ahuja Maharashtra Apno ka Bank 14 Yes Bank Prashant Kumar Mumbai Experience our expertise

International Orgnisation and their headquarters 1 Organization Name Heads Headquarters 2 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Jin Liqun Beijing, China 3 New Development Bank K.V. Kamath Shanghai, China 4 Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao Manila, Philippines 5 International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva Washington DC, US 6 World Bank David R. Malpass Washington DC, US 7 United Nations Organization António Guterres New York, US 8 United Nations Children’s Fund Henrietta H. Fore New York, US 9 United Nations Populations Fund Dr. Natalia Kanem New York, US

10 UNCTAD Mukhisa Kituyi Geneva, Switzerland 11 World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Geneva, Switzerland 12 World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab Geneva, Switzerland 13 International Labour Organization Guy Ryder Geneva, Switzerland 14 World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo Geneva, Switzerland 15 World Meteorological Organization Gerhard Adrian Geneva, Switzerland 16 World Intellectual Property Organization Francis Gurry Geneva, Switzerland 17 International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer Geneva, Switzerland 18 UNESCO Audrey Azoulay Paris, France

19 Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development

Jose Angel Gurria Paris, France

20 UNIDO Li Yong Vienna, Austria 21 International Atomic Agency Yukiya Amano Vienna, Austria 22 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Mohammed Barkindo Vienna, Austria 23 Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo London, UK 24 International Maritime Organization Kitack Lim London, UK 25 Commonwealth of Nations Kamalesh Sharma London, UK



26 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Amjad Hussain B. Sial Kathmandu, Nepal 27 Association of South East Nations Lim Jock Hoi Jakarta, Indonesia 28 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Sebastián Piñera Singapore 29 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Jens Stoltenberg Brussels, Belgium 30 International Cricket Council Shashank Manohar Dubai, UAE 31 Food & Agricultural Organization Qu Dongyu Rome, Italy

32 International Court of Justice Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf

Hague, Netherland

33 International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach Lausanne, Switzerland

34 The Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Gianni infantino Zurich, Switzerland

35 World Wide Fund for Nature Pavan Sukhdev Vaud, Switzerland

Imp. Mobile Apps by GoI

Sr.No. Name of the App Launched by Objective

1 “Uber for tractors” Agriculture Ministry To have affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps

2 Swachh Nagar app Ministry of Housing and Urban Areas

People will be able to get their household waste that can be picked up by urban municipal bodies.

3 ‘Rail Kumbh Seva ’ North Central Railway (NCR)

To help the devotees arriving in Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela.

4 ‘Kumbh JioPhone’ Reliance Jio To help the devotees find the exact location of their friends and family, and Khoya Paya (Lost & Found).

5 “ROSHNI” IIT Ropar To help the visually impaired recognize currency notes.

6 ‘Digicop’ Chennai Police To help report thefts of mobile phones and two-wheelers and check if they have been recovered.

7 Khelo India PM Narendra Modi To developing the fitness culture among the general public and helps youth realise their sporting dreams.

8 Nyaya Bandhu Department of Justice

Enable the PLVs to perform on field pre- registration of cases with a facility to seek appointment from the Panel lawyer on preferred date and time, in coordination with Village Level entrepreneur (VLE) at the CSC.

9 Shiksha Vani CBSE This app will disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner.

10 UMANG

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and National e-Governance Division

A Single platform which provides services to all Indian citizens from Central to local Government bodies as well as Private Organizations.

11 E-Dharti App Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

To Provide all the three modules Conversion, Substitution and Mutation related to properties online.

12 Observer App Election Commission of India

To help poll observers to submit reports

13 cVIGIL Election Commission of India

To enable citizens to report on violation of election code of conduct.

14 BOLO App Google To help students with their reading and comprehension skills and will help them read out aloud in English and inHindi.



15 e-Pathshala

Ministry of Human Resource Development and National Council of Educational Research and Training

For showcasing and disseminating all educational e-resources including textbooks, audio, video, periodicals, and a variety of other digital resources

16 ‘Shiksha Setu’ Government of Haryana To help in bringing transparency in the Education Department and in the administration of colleges in the state.

17 Air Sewa 2.0 Ministry of Civil Aviation To offer passengers convenient and hassle-free air travel experience

18 AAPOORTI Ministry of Railways To offer information and data related to e-tendering and e-auction activities of Indian Railways.

Imp. Mobile Apps by Banks Sr.No. Name of the App Launched by Purpose

1 AB TEJ Andhra Bank Mobile Banking App 2 Airtel Money Axis Bank + Airtel Open no-frills savings account of Axis Bank

3 Alumni connect ICICI Bank Enables the retired and ex-employees in managing there relationship in terms of retieral benefits, PPF, FNF, Relieving letter

4 Barodapedia Bank of Baroda Facilitates employees of Bank to view bank's circulars on their mobile anytime anywhere.

5 Chillar App HDFC Bank To make banking through your mobile simple and convenient

6 Canada iMobile ICICI Bank Helps the customers to access their personal bank accounts.

7 DiYA Canara Bank To open savings account with CANARA BANK, from anywhere, just in 5 minutes.

8 DLite Karur Vysya Bank All-in-One App for both Financial and Non-Financial operations.

9 eMPower Allahabad Bank To avail non-financial and financial services on the go

10 e-Infobook Canara Bank To view e-passbook balance inquiry, A/C summary, Cheque Status,

11 Freedom State Bank of India A safe, convenient and easy to use application with a host of features to help users manage your finances on the move.

12 GO Mobile+ IDBI Bank To view account statements or make a remittance on the go at their convenience

13 GENIE Punjab National Bank Single point destination for cardholders to operate their PNB Credit Card seamlessly and without hassles

14 iMuseum ICICI Bank Give user a glimpse of the rich history of ICICI Group in a form a history tour.

15 iStudio Voice ICICI Bank A voice conference solution where customized group can be created for group conference call, voice broadcast, SMS broadcast functionalities.

16 Kochi1 Card Axis Bank Provides the customers of the Kochi Metro a one-stop app for on-the-go ticketing experience

17 LIME Digital Wallet Axis Bank Offers Wallet, Shopping, Payments and Banking.



18 M-Connect Plus Bank of Baroda Mobile Banking app of Bank of Baroda for Android

19 Maha Mobile Bank of Maharashtra Mobile Banking application to access your Bank Account

20 mServe Canara Bank To protect the interest of customers from fraudulent transactions

21 Mera iMobile ICICI Bank Mobile Banking Application

22 No Queue State Bank of India Enable customers to book a Virtual Queue Ticket (e-Token) for select services at select SBI branches.

23 PayApt IDBI Bank To make "one click payment" directly from your smartphone

24 Saathi Canara Bank To simplify the customer experience with Canara Credit Card

25 m-Pesa ICICI bank + Vodafone

A mobile money transfer service for all telecom subscribers

Imp. Web Portals by GoI.

Sr.

No. Name of the

Portal Launched by Objective

1 e-Rozgar Samachar

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

To make aspirants aware of job opportunities in government sector including public sector enterprises.

2 DBT Tribal Ministry of Tribal Affairs

The portal provide single common platform to states to upload data related to beneficiaries, raise queries and give feedback.

3 Startup India PM Narendra Modi To Promote startups, generation of employment, and wealth creation.

4 E-NAM Portal Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

To reach out to the last mile farmer and transform the way agricultural produce is sold.

5 'Saubhagya' Government of India The web portal aims to ensure transparency as well as accelerate household electrification in rural as well as urban areas in the country.

6 PRAAPTI Ministry of State for Power

The web portal and app aims to bring transparency in power purchase transactions between Generators and Discoms.

7 National Scholarship Portal

Ministry for Minority Affairs

The National Scholarship Portal is the Government of India’s initiative to provide financial assistance to deserving students by awarding them scholarships to pursue higher education and fulfill their dreams.

8 Udyam Sakhi Portal

Women Entrepreneurs

Udyam Sakhi seeks to encourage women entrepreneurs and to aid, counsel, assist and protect their interests. It also preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

9 Bhu-Naksha NIC, Government of India

To facilitate the management of digitized cadastral maps.

10

LADIS ( Least Available Depth Information System)

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

To aid in ensuring of optimum use of National Waterways



11 e-AUSHADHI portal

AYUSH For online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters

12 ShaGun Ministry of Human Resource Development

To capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

13

SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)

Ministry of Human Resource Development

To take the best teaching learning resources to all. To bridge the digital divide for students who remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

14 Diksha Ministry of Human Resource Development

For providing digital platform to teacher to make their lifestyle more digital. Through this portal, all teachers across nation will be equipped with advanced digital technology.

15 ‘eDrishti’

Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) & Ministry of Railway

To provide summary information on punctuality of trains for the previous day and information on current train running on the Indian Railway network.

16 Mahila – E Haat

Women And Child Development Ministry

To Promote Women Farmers And Entrepreneurs

17

PAISA-Portal For Affordable Credit And Interest Subvention Access

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Designed and developed by Allahabad Bank

A centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

18 Rail Sahyog Ministry of Railways It will provide a platform for the Corporates & PSUs to contribute to creation of amenities at/near Railway Stations through CSR funds

19 e-Sahaj Ministry of Home Affairs

For grant of Security Clearance. The portal will facilitate an applicant to submit application online and also to view the status of his application from time to time.

20 Rail Drishti Ministry of Railway It brings information from various sources on a single platform and gives access to key statistics and parameters to every citizen of the country

21 e-Pashu Haat Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Farmers can obtain information on location of quality indigenous germplasm in the form live animals, semen doses and embryos. Farmers will be aware about the availability of quality disease free bovine germplasm with different agencies in the country.

22 Samadhaan Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises

To help MSMEs directly register their cases relating to delayed payments by Central Ministries/Departments/CPSEs/State Governments. The information on the portal will be available in public domain, thus exerting moral pressure on the defaulting organisations.

23 Vidya Lakshmi

Ministry of Finance For students looking for education loan can apply to multiple banks by filling just one form. Students can track the status of their applications.



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