| The Buddhist Circuit follows the footsteps of Gautam Buddha from _________in Nepal where he was born, through ___________in Bihar where he attained enlightenment, to ________where he gave his first sermon, and ___________where he died. -- Lumbini, Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar |
| India has ranked_______________ among 181 countries on the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, a part of the World Risk Report 2020 released by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), BundnisEntwicklungHilft and the University of Stuttgart in Germany. -- 89th |
| Name the Nepalese mountaineer nicknamed the 'Snow Leopard' who scaled the world's highest mountain peak, Mt Everest, 10 times without bottled oxygen, passed away recently? -- Ang Rita Sherpa |
| National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) under Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways is working on World’s Longest High-Altitude Tunnel (13.5 Km long) called -- Shinkun La Tunnel |
| Which state has launched ‘Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni’ scheme under which Light Motor Vehicle Service would be launched in all the villages of the state to improve rural connectivity and generate employment in the villages? -- Assam |
| In which country the Airports Authority of India commenced work on the Detailed Project Report (DRP) on Hanimaadhoo International Airport expansion project located in of HaaDhaalu Atoll's? -- Maldives |
| On the occasion of 100th birth anniversary of Indian rocket scientist Satish Dhawan, Space rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace has unveiled its cryogenic engine named -- Dhawan-1 |
| In a first, which two women officers have been selected to join as 'Observers' (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy's helicopter stream that would ultimately pave the way for women being posted in frontline warships? -- Sub Lieutenant (SLt) KumudiniTyagi and SLtRiti Singh |
| Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021, the ____________ and the United Nations are going to co-organise a global climate summit on December 12 to mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. -- United Kingdom |
| Name the women involved in the famous Chittagong armoury raid and attack on the Pahartali European Club at Chittagong in 1932 led by freedom fighter Surya Sen on whom Bangladesh is going to make a film? -- Pritilata Waddedar |
| The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a unified portal called ______________to guide students in learning, career counselling, and getting employment in the state. -- ‘U-Rise’ |
| How many member states are there in Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) - a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia? -- 27 |
| Who has been selected as the first Chairperson of National Medical Commission (NMC) that came into force from 25th September 2020? -- Dr S C Sharma |
| After RituBeri, who has been appointed as the advisor of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)? -- Sunil Sethi |
| Name the Padma Shri awardee nuclear scientist, former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and former Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) who passed away recently? -- SekharBasu |
| With the coming into effect of the NMC Act from 25th September, 2020which act got repealed under which the Medical Council of India (MCI) was constituted? -- Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act of 1956 |
| Name the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) next mission to Moon in which it plans to send the next man and first woman to the lunar surface by the year 2024? -- Artemis |
| The state road transport corporation of which state would be the nodal agency to run the scheme, named ''Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020'' under which it will allow free bus travel to two members of a family to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar? -- Rajasthan |
| Name the 17-year-old girl from Gujarat’s Surat who has been appointed as Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme – Tunza Eco-Generation? -- KhushiChindaliya |
| Who has been elected president of Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea in the first general election since Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to separate from Papua New Guinea in November 2019? -- Ishmael Toroama |
| Indian economy to contract 5.9% in 2020 due to Covid-19 disruptions, according to Trade and Development Report 2020, released by -- UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
| Name the hackathon planned by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) to promote potential technology solutions for enhancing farm mechanization with special emphasis on women friendly equipments? -- “KRITAGYA” |
| It is the only habitat of world’s largest lizard (IUCN status-Vulnerable), a UNESCO World Heritage site, situated in the Island of Komodo (eastern Indonesia) -- Komodo National Park |
| Which is the largest and heaviest lizard species on Earth, could become extinct in the next few decades due to climate change according to Australian researchers? -- Komodo Dragon |
| Recently Scientists have warned that ‘Medicanes’ could become more frequent due to human-induced climate change, which are tropical-like cyclones formed over the -- Mediterranean Sea |
| Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) collaborated with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) to promote adventure sports activities at which lake in Uttarakhand? -- Tehri Lake |
| Which is the first state to unveil ethical AI, Blockchain, Cybersecurity policies (Nicknamed as ABC Policies)in India? -- Tamil Nadu |
| Name the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles winners of the clay court tournament - Italian Open also known as Rome Masters 2020? -- Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Simona Halep (Romania) |
| The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended the creation of a multi-stakeholder body (MSB) to ensure that Internet access providers adhere to the provisions of -- Net Neutrality |
| Which PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been granted Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS certification for all its products? -- Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited, HOCL |
| The Noklak district administration in Nagaland has reported the outbreak of Scrub Typhus a disease caused by ____________called Orientia tsutsugamushi and it is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). -- Bacteria |
| Name the former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) who has been appointed as the new chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)? -- Anil Dhasmana |
| Which state has the highest share of arsenic affected habitations in India? -- Assam |
| Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by -- Bacteria |
| The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on -- 21st September |
| The highest increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been announced for which Rabi Crop for marketing season 2021-22? -- Lentil (Increase of Rs. 300 per quintal) |
| Name the veteran Communist leader, who took active part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, Goa liberation struggle, and was daughter of ShripadAmritDange - one of the founders of the Communist Party of India, who passed away recently? -- Roza Deshpande |
| Name the Indian teenager named in UN's 2020 list of Young Leaders for the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) for his initiatives that prevented empty glass bottles of getting dumped into landfills and turned those into sands? -- UditSinghal |
| Global Summit of NRI Researchers called ________ to be organised from 2nd October 2020 and is aimed at developing mechanisms for involving Indian Diaspora working in top universities and R&D organisations across the world, to further enhance the knowledge-base of Indian Research and Academic Institutions. -- Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (Vaibhav) Summit |
| Which treaty between India and Pakistan marked its 60th anniversary on 19th September 2020? -- Indus Water Treaty (IWT) |
| The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has renamed which tournament - an annual team competition in women tennis, as the “Billie Jean King Cup” after the American tennis great and founder of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)? -- Fed Cup |
| In which state Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana (MMUY) has been launched to provide interest-free loans to women’s groups? -- Gujarat |
| It is a forthcoming memoir by Barack Obama and is the first of a planned two volumes that Obama has written following his incumbency as President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 -- ‘A Promised Land’ |
| India’s first General Aviation Terminal - to handle the flight operations and movement and processing of passengers flying through of private jets or chartered flights –has been inaugurated at -- Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi |
| Name the cricketer who will set up five schools in Kashmir division and an equal number in Jammu division to train the aspiring cricketers, particularly the youngsters from remote areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? -- Suresh Raina |
| Name the Caribbean island that has announced to become a republic and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state by November next year - by the time it will celebrate its 55th anniversary of independence? -- Barbados |
| The International Coastal CleanUp Day is observed on -- Third Saturday in September |
| In a first such move in the country,the Rural Development Ministry of which state has started capturing work demand under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) through its social audit unit (SAU)? -- Jharkhand |
| Who is the author of novel 'Poonachi' in Tamil that was translated to English as ‘The Story of a Black Goat’ by N Kalyan Raman and got a placein longlist of U.S. National Book Award for Translated Literature? -- PerumalMurugan |
| Recently scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to discard a gene called _____________ which is responsible male fertility (sperm production) to produce pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable "surrogate sires," male animals that produce sperm carrying only the genetic traits of donor animals. -- NANOS2 |
| Scientists have, for the first time, discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf or a dead starin the northern constellation Draco using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission named as -- WD 1856 b |
| Which country hosted virtual National Security Advisers (NSAs) meet of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping? -- Russia |
| After Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh Pakistan to make __________its 5th province despite India’s protests. -- Gilgit Baltistan |
| World Bamboo Day is observed every year on -- 18 September |
| Which is the first country in the world to pass legislation requiring financial entities to declare their climate-related risks? -- New Zealand |
| Which State Govt. has launched a loan disbursal programme called “ArthikaSpandana”? -- Karnataka |
| Who is the author of book titled “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”? -- Arundhati Roy |
| Name the Padma Shri awardee Ayurveda physician from Tamil Nadu who passed away recently? -- PR Krishnakumar |
| Which is the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations? -- Mexico |
| Name the RBI Governor whose term was shortest of all (20 days), who passed away recently? -- Amitav Ghosh |
| Marathwada Liberation Day, also known as ‘Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din’ is celebrated in Maharashtra on ____________ annually that marks the anniversary of Marathwada's integration with India when the Indian military, invaded State of Hyderabad, and defeated the Nizam in 1948. -- 17 September |
| The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to use first Made-in-India signalling system called -- Indigenous ATS (i-ATS) |
| Which state is going to start ‘Poshan Sarkar’ programme to ensure participation and leadership of local bodies-Gram Panchayats and Urban Bodies in the nutrition campaign? -- Madhya Pradesh |
| Name the engineering firm that recently announced its tie-up with Swiss Rapide AG, a Swiss company to bring magnetic levitation trains commonly called Maglev trains to India? -- Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL) |
| ‘Titan Pay’ is India’s first contact less payment watch launched by watch maker Titan in partnership with – -- State Bank of India |
| The Government of India has set up an expert committee under _______________, the National Cyber Security Coordinator to evaluate the implications of the digital surveillance by Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. Limited. -- Lt Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant |
| Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program was launched at the recently held Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 countries which took place under the Presidency of -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Forest Department of which state has framed guidelines for snake handling and by doing so, it has become first to institutionalise snake handling in the country? -- Kerala |
| In a first-of-its kind recognition for an Indian corporate leader, Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by -- Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020 |
| The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Rajesh Khullar as the Executive Director of __________ and Sameer Kumar Khare as Executive Director of_____________. -- World Bank , Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| National Engineers Day is annually celebrated across India on ____________ to pay tribute to India’s legendary dam builder and eminent engineer, Bharat Ratna Sir MV Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. -- 15th September |
| Name the Dubai-based Indian-origin author who is among the six authors shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for her debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’? -- AvniDoshi |
| The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed Thomas Cup and Uber Cup to 2021 which were to be held at -- Denmark |
| Annual International Day of Democracy is observed globally on -- 15th September |
| The Union Cabinet has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at _______________, Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). -- Darbhanga |
| Who is the chairman of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) that has been constituted to oversee the process of corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)? -- Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister) |
| India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the -- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) |
| The discovery of which gas in the atmosphere of Venus has triggered excitement as a possible sign of life on that planet? -- Phosphine |
| Presently, two public sector companies of the Department of Atomic Energy - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and _______________ are involved in nuclear power generation. -- -Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) |
| The monsoon session of Parliament, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than _______months. -- Six |
| Name the military strategy which employs political warfare and blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare and cyber warfare with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy, law fare and foreign electoral intervention? -- Hybrid Warfare |
| The Montreal Neurological Index (MNI) template that India currently uses is based on Caucasian brains, which are different from Asian brains but recently _____________, a Bengaluru based institute has developed Indian Brain Templates (IBT) and a brain atlas. -- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) |
| The United States has signed a framework for defence cooperation with _________ to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean. -- Maldives |
| Who heads the 16 member expert committee set up by the Ministry of Culturefor conducting holistic study of origin and evolution of Indian culture dating back to 12000 years and its interface with other cultures of the world? -- K.N. Dikshit |
| Which state has launched "GARIMA" scheme to ensure safety and dignity of core sanitation workers? -- Odisha |
| On which date National Forest Martyrs Day is observed in India? -- 11th September |
| Who won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy? -- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) |
| Which state govt. is going to constitute a Special Security Force (SSF) that can search and arrest without a warrant, and on the lines of the Central Industrial Security Force, it will be responsible for security of vital government and private buildings, and industrial establishments? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| Name the new head of Japan's ruling, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who will succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe? -- Yoshihide Suga |
| Name the journalist and politician who has been re-elected as deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha? -- Harivansh Narayan Singh |
| Name the organisation that has recently released first edition of "Ecological Threat Register (ETR)", which also produces indexes such as the Global Peace Index and Global Terrorism Index? -- Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) |
| Name the canal project scrapped by Thailand that was aimed at connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea across the Kra Isthmus in southern Thailand and was to provide an alternative transit route to the Strait of Malacca? -- Kra Canal Project |
| Which scheme of the Govt. of West Bengal won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize under the ‘e-government’ category that provides bicycles to students of classes 9 and 12 in a bid to reduce the issue of dropping out of school? -- Sabuj Sathi |
| Name the second-largest city of Zimbabwe that is nearing Day Zero - the point at which no potable water from fresh resources would be available – due to ongoing drought? -- Bulawayo |
| After UAE, which Arab nation has agreed to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by US President Donald Trump and his administration? -- Bahrain |
| In which district of Madhya Pradesh, a Research lab of DRDO at a cost of 2 thousand crore rupees will be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region? -- Morena |
| Most recently, which West African country has declared rape a national emergency? -- Liberia |
| Chaitanya Tamhane won the 'International Critics Award' at the Venice Film Festival for the film ____________that portrays three decades of an Indian classical music practitioners' journey rooted in Guru-Shishyaparampara. -- 'The Disciple' |
| Name the Bollywood actor who has been appointed by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as its celebrity advocate for children’s rights campaign, “For Every Child”? -- Ayushmann Khurrana |
| India slipped 26 places to __________ among 162 countries and territories on the index of global economic freedom, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2020 report released by the Fraser Institute in Canada. -- 105 |
| The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and the Jharkhand government to submit a report as to why they have not declared ______________in West Singhbhum district as eco-sensitive zone. -- Saranda Sanctuary |
| It is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that argues to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as the nation’s foundational date – -- 1619 Project |
| Which state emerged as ‘Best Performer’ in the second edition of Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems released by Ministry of Commerce & Industry? -- Gujarat |
| Hindi Diwas is observed on___________ because on this day in 1949 the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi as one of the official languages of the Union of India which was ratified by the Constitution of India that came into effect on the 26th of January 1950. -- 14th September |
| Who won the Men’s Singles title beating Alexander Zverev from Germany in the US Open 2020? -- Dominic Thiem (Australia) |
| Who won the Women’s Singles title beating Victoria Azarenka (from Belarus) for her second US Open title and third Grand Slam title overall? -- Noami Osaka (Japan) |
| Name the social activist and veteran Arya Samaj leader who championed the rights of bonded labourers, passed away recently? -- Swami Agnivesh |
| In which state India's largest piggery development project has been launched? -- Meghalaya |
| Which Article of the Constitution provides for the election of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha? -- Article 93 |
| Which article deals with the powers, privileges, and immunities of the State Legislatures, their Members, and their committees? -- Article 194 |
| In which Article of the Constitution of India the powers, privileges, and immunities of either House of the Indian Parliament and of its Members and committees are laid down? -- Article 105 |
| Name the former Health Secretary of India who has been appointed by as one of the 11 panellists across the world for the World Health Organisation’s independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response? -- Preeti Sudan |
| To achieve a world free of industrially produced trans fats by 2023, WHO recommended that countries should set mandatory limits for industrially produced trans fats to ______ of oils and fats in all foods or to ban partially hydrogenated oils (PHO); and intake be limited to less than ____of total energy intake, which translates to less than 2.2 g/day with a 2,000-calorie diet. -- -2%, 1% |
| The Union Ministry of Finance & Corporate Affairs has launched Doorstep Banking Services by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) which is a part of _______________ reforms. -- EASE (enhanced access and service excellence) |
| Under whose chairmanship the Union government has constituted an expert committee to measure the impact on the national economy and financial stability of waiving of interest and waiving of interest on interest on the COVID-19 related moratorium? -- Rajiv Mehrishi, former CAG of India |
| The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the _________ to lay down guidelines pertaining to disposal of cigarette and beedi butts. -- Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) |
| Name the logistics agreement signed by India and Japan that will allow armed forces of both sides to coordinate closely in services and supplies? -- Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) |
| With the theme “Protect Education, Save a Generation” the United Nations' 1st International Day to Protect Education from Attack was observed on __________ to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for educators and students. -- September 9, 2020 |
| ‘Himalaya Diwas’ or Himalaya Day is annually celebrated across India particularly in Uttarakhand on ___________ to create and spread awareness on the conservation of the Himalayan Ecosystem. -- 9th September |
| Who is the author of the book “Sansad Mein Himalaya”? -- Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (Union Education Minister) |
| Name the Wushu player who won a Silver Medal at the 15th World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019 held at China has now been upgraded to Gold Medal after Iran’s Maryam Hashemi failed in her dope test? -- Poonam Khatri |
| Who has been elected as the president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA)? -- Dr. Anil Jain |
| In which city the 13th edition of Aero India-21 will be held from 3rd to 7th February 2021? -- Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Name the app recently launched that provides platform to farmers in the country for managing livestock including buying and selling of disease free germplasm in all forms (semen, embryos, etc.)? -- e-GOPALA |
| Which state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), through which Take-Home ration will now be manufactured and supplied by Women self-help groups (SHGs)? -- Uttar Pradesh |
| World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), is observed on______________ by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and WHO (co-sponsor). -- 10 September |
| Name the affordable dispute redressal mechanism for all kind of disputes of maritime sector, similar to that of Road sector that has been launched? -- Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes (SAROD)-Ports |
| The union Government has introduced a condition for Foreign investment in the Defence Sector i.e. FDI will be subject to scrutiny under -- ‘National Security’ clause |
| The Union Cabinet approved a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in the defence sector which allows the FDI through automatic approval to be increased from 49% to -- 74% |
| The Ministry of Education is organizing ____________from September 8 to 25, 2020 during which webinars and discussions would be organized on New Education Policy 2020. -- ShikshakParv |
| Who has been appointed as the Chairman of National School of Drama? -- Paresh Rawal |
| Which states recorded highest/lowest rate of full immunisation (all eight doses of vaccination) according the report on the 75th round of the National Sample Survey (July 2017-June 2018) on household social consumption related to health? -- Manipur (75%), Nagaland (12%) |
| What percentage of children in the country is not fully immunised according to the ‘Health in India’ report recently published by the National Statistical Organisation (NSO)? -- 40 |
| Full immunisation means that a child receives a cocktail of _________vaccine doses in the first year of life. -- Eight |
| Which Payments Bank’s operation has been ceased by the Reserve Bank of India after the company could not able to work successfully and applied for voluntary winding up by the Vodafone Idea Limited which holds 51% in it and remaining 49% by Grasim Industries Limited? -- Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank |
| After the first Kisan Rail between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, South India’s 1st and country’s 2nd Kisan Rail started between __________and ____________. -- Anantapur (AP), New Delhi |
| Which state government has decided to develop 'Sanskrit Grams' across the state? -- Uttarakhand |
| __________ and___________have been ranked first among A and B category districts respectively in the newly launched Ease of Doing Business by Uttar Pradesh Govt. -- Unnao, Kaushambi |
| Which Payments Bank has ceased to be a banking company under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, that has been notified by the Reserve Bank of India? -- Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Limited |
| The first ever cannabis medicine project will be set up with the collaboration of Canada at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in -- Jammu |
| The Telangana Assembly has requested the Central Government to confer Bharat Ratna posthumously on -- P.V. Narasimha Rao |
| Which state has the least Internet-enabled homes according to National Statistical Organisation (NSO) 75th round survey, conducted from July 2017 to June 2018? -- Odisha |
| The first ‘International Day to Protect Education from Attack’ was observed on __________, after United Nations General Assembly accepted a resolution introduced by ____________. -- 9th September, Qatar |
| Name the maths graduate from India who won the first ever Gold Medal for India in the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sport Olympiad in London recently and became the fastest human calculator, breaking Shakuntala Devi's record? -- NeelakantaBhanuPrakash |
| It is a sub-componenet of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the Ministry of Rural Development which aims to support entrepreneurs in rural areas to set up local enterprises -- Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Program (SVEP) |
| Which licence is mandatory for a non-profit organisation to receive foreign funds? -- Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) Licence |
| PoshanMaah, under POSHAN Abhiyaan is being observed in the month of September since 2018 by the Ministry of -- Women and Child Development |
| The first ‘International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies’ with the theme ‘Clean Air for All’was observed on -- 7th September 2020 |
| Name the tribeliving in the rain forests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela that recently made an emotional appeal to Indian government and the companies to stop buying Blood Gold from their territory? -- Yanomami |
| The Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to take a call on the issue of bringing Assam Rifles out of the dual control of the Home Ministry (MHA) and the -- Defence Ministry (MoD) |
| Who won the F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020? -- Pierre Gasly (ScuderiaAlphaTauri, France) |
| Social Justice & Empowerment Minister has launcheda 24x7 toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline in view of the growing incidence of Mental Illness, particularly in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic named as -- “KIRAN” |
| Niti Aayog has constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) chaired by -- Ms SanyuktaSamaddar |
| The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has disrupted operation of illegal software called ____________used for cornering confirmed Railway reservation. -- “Real Mango” |
| Name the Padma Shri awardee, regarded as the “Father of Indian Radio Astronomy”, who passed away recently? -- GovindSwarup |
| Name the broadcaster and natural historian who has been presented the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust? -- David Attenborough |
| The 2014 National Youth Policy (NYP) defined youth as persons between 15 and _____ years. -- 29 |
| Who is the architect of ‘Patrika Gate’ that was inaugurated in Jaipur? -- AnoopBartaria |
| Which Space agency contributed the Moon Mineralogy Mapper to India's first Moon mission - Chandrayaan-1, launched October 22, 2008? -- NASA |
| Who has been appointed as the president of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)? -- Kenichi Ayukawa, MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. |
| Under which Section of the Information Technology Act, along with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009, the government of India has banned certain mobile apps recently? -- Section 69A |
| Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure comes under which central sector scheme? -- Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) |
| With which organisation the Tribal Affairs Ministry has signed an agreement for setting up of National Institute of Tribal Research at the IIPA campus, New Delhi? -- Indian Institute of Public Administration, IIPA |
| In Sikkim which festival commemorates the historic swearing of blood brotherhood between the Lepchas and the Bhutias at Kabi Longchok under the witness of Mount Khangchendzonga? -- Pang Lhabsol |
| It is a new book by Pope Francis written during pandemic, shows how we can overcome crisis through faith -- Let us Dream |
| The Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation; Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched this contest to reach out to people on the important subject of water conservation and management -- ‘Water Heroes – Share Your Stories’ |
| Which three languages has been approved by the Union Cabinet, apart from the existing Urdu and English, as the official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmirin the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020? -- Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi |
| After Odishi dance (1964) and Odia language (2014), now Odisha Government has passed a resolution to request the Centre to accord classical status to -- Odishi Music |
| National Nutrition Week is celebrated on the first week of -- September |
| Bangladesh and India's north-eastern state Tripura have been connected via 93 kilometres long inland waterway over river -- Gumti |
| Name the first woman Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security? -- Usha Padhee |
| Who will head the 6-member working group formed by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to scrutinize various aspects for allowing the life insurance companies to offer index linked products? -- Dinesh Pant |
| To promote the culture of cycling in India, the first-ever Cycling Summit in 2021 will be organised by -- Cycling Federation of India (CFI) |
| The Union Cabinet has announced ‘Mission Karmayogi’, a unique skill building programme for civil servants across the country and it is officially called as the -- National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPcscB) |
| The Ministry of Defence has approved the setting up of 3-member committee headed by _________ to review the effective utilisation of the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services (AFHQ CS) cadre. -- Lt. Gen. Shekatkar (retired) |
| Name the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, who has been elected as the chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)? -- Aveek Sarkar |
| Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Lebanon after the resignation of Hassan Diab, following a catastrophic explosion? -- Mustapha Adib |
| Recently, which country’s High court ordered “Hindu widows entitled to share in all properties of deceased husband”? -- Bangladesh |
| Name the group insurance scheme launched by the Ministry of Defence for employees in all 62 Cantonment Boards which will be implemented through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)? -- Chhavni COVID: YodhaSanrakshanYojana |
| Which state reported the highest number of accidental deaths in 2019 according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report? -- Maharashtra |
| India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by -- 2030 |
| Name the IPS officer who has become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation in the Srinagar sector? -- Charu Sinha |
| According to data released by the National Statistical Office, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India has shrunk by a record _________in the April to June 2020 quarter in comparison to the same period in 2019. -- 23.9% |
| Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) is a trilateral approach to trade that aims to reduce the dependency on a single nation, mooted by_________ with India and Australia as the key-partners. -- Japan |
| It is one of the quantitative tools that RBI uses to smoothen the liquidity conditions through the year and minimize its impact on the interest rate and inflation rate levels by simultaneous sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills through commercial banks -- Open Market Operation |
| Name the private airline that will operate the first ever sea plane service in Gujarat that is slated to start on October 31 —the birth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel? -- Spice Jet |
| In which state the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has installed the World's Largest Solar Tree? -- West Bengal (at Durgapur) |
| Name the book a memoir penned by Dronacharya awardee Indian Cricket Coach Gurcharan Singh which is co-authored by sports journalist MS Unnikrishnan? -- “Pitching it Straight” |
| Which state has the highest number of prisons for women? -- Rajasthan |
| Which is the first country in Africa to eliminate sleeping sickness or African Trypanosomiasis? -- Togo |
| India is the________ largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN Peacekeeping Forces. -- Fifth |
| India co-sponsored a Security Council resolution tabled by its close SE Asian partner ___________ in the United Nations calling for “full, effective, and meaningful” participation of women in peacekeeping operations. -- Indonesia |
| Which state has the highest number of prisoners/convicts/under-trials in its jails according to the Prison Statistics India–2019 released by NCRB? -- Uttar Pradesh |
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