GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 1

  1. Which country has launched ‘Fair Value for Innovation’ at Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi?
    a) U.S
    b) Germany
    c) France
    d) Japan
  1. Which of the following franchise teams has won the 5th season of Premier Badminton League (PBL) title?
    a) Hyderabad Hunters
    b) Chennai smasher
    c) Bengaluru Raptors
    d) Mumbai Rockets
  2. The child Labor (prohibition and regulation) Act 1986 was legislated to implement the provision of
    a) Article 23
    b) Article 24
    c) Article 21
    d) All the above
  3. Which UT/state government has decided to impose a ban on single-use plastic products from 1st March 2019?
    a) Tamil Nadu
    b) Puducherry
    c) Delhi
    d) Karnataka
  4. Respect for National Flag and National Anthem is
    a) A fundamental right of every citizen
    b) A fundamental duty of every citizen
    c) A directive principle of state policy
    d) An ordinary duty of every citizen
  5. Which of the following Indian players has recently received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)?
    a) Cheteshwar Pujara
    b) Sikhar Dhawan
    c) Rohit Sharma
    d) Virat Kohli
  6. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Venezuela?
    a) Henri Falcon
    b) Juan Guaido
    c) Nicolas Maduro
    d) Hugo Chavez
  7. Ashutosh Aman, which is in news recently, is associated with which sports?
    a) Hockey
    b) Football
    c) Cricket
    d) Kabaddi
  8. Who has been conferred the ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award?
    a) Azim Premji
    b) Adi Godrej
    c) Rahul Bajaj
    d) Indu Jain
  9. Where was the 6th annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ held from 12th to 14th January 2019?
    a) Guwahati
    b) Chandigarh
    c) Dehradun
    d) Kolkata
  10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of _____ rupees on Citibank India for non-compliance in criteria for directors of the bank, on 11th January 2019?
    a) Rs 2 crore
    b) Rs 3 crore
    c) Rs 4 crore
    d) Rs 5 crore
  11. Who was appointed the Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on January 11, 2019?
    a) Jaideep Govind
    b) J Rama Krishna Rao
    c) Sudeep Singh
    d) Mathew Johannes
  12. Which cricketer became the fifth Indian to reach the milestone of 10,000-run mark in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for the country, on 12th January 2019?
    a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
    b) Virat Kohli
    c) Shikhar Dawan
    d) Rohit Sharma
  13. Meera Sanyal passed away on 12th January 2019. She was a former banker and _____?
    a) Journalist
    b) Politician
    c) Actress
    d) Athlete
  14. When was the National Youth Day (also known as Yuva Diwas) celebrated in India to mark the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest spiritual and social leaders?
    a) January 11
    b) January 12
    c) January 13
    d) January 10
  15. The tallest bronze statue (33 ft.) of Swami Vivekananda built at a cost of Rs 17 crore was unveiled in _____ on 12th January 2019 to mark the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda?
    a) Ranchi, Jharkhand
    b) Agra, Uttar Pradesh
    c) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
    d) Udaipur, Rajasthan
  16. Which will be the first Indian state to roll out Universal Basic Income (UBI) and implement the scheme by 2022?
    a) Telangana
    b) Gujarat
    c) Sikkim
    d) Arunachal Pradesh
  17. Which one of the following Articles describes the Independent Judiciary?
    a) Article-149
    b) Article-124
    c) Article-251
    d) Article-352
  18. Which among of the following rights is/are available under Article 25 to Article 28 of the Indian Constitution?
    a) Cultural and Educational Rights
    b) Right to Constitutional Remedies
    c) Right to freedom of religion
    d) Right to Equality
  19. The trident shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represents
    a) Nirvana
    b) Sangha
    c) Buddha
    d) Dhamma

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