The task ahead of you is never

greater than the strength within

you.
 Index
• Banking & Economy
• National Affairs
• International Affairs
• Agreements & MOUs
• Defense
• Person on Visit
• Books & Authors
• Extra Highlights
 Banking and Economy
RBI circulars to banks
RBI ने बैंकों को जारी ककया पररपत्र
 Banking and Economy
• The Supreme Court struck down a February 2018 Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) circular giving lender banks six months to
resolve their stressed assets or move under the Insolvency
Code against private entities who have defaulted on loans
worth over Rs. 2000 crore.
• उच्चतम न्यायालय ने फरवरी 2018 में जारी भारतीय ररज़वव बैंक
(RBI) के पररपत्र को खाररज ककया, जजसमें ऋणदाता बैंकों को अपनी
तनावग्रस्त संपत्तियों को हल करने या 2000 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक
के ऋणों में चक
ू करने वाले ननजी संस्थाओं के खखलाफ
ददवाललयापन संदहता के तहत कदम उठाने हे तु छह महीने का समय
ददया गया था।
 Banking and Economy
• The judgment ranges from power to telecom to steel,
infrastructure, sugar, and fertiliser.
• इस ननणवय में बबजली, दरू संचार से लेकर स्टील, आिारभत
ू
संरचना, चीनी और उववरक तक शालमल हैं।
 Banking and Economy
Extra Information:

The composition of the RBI’s current monetary policy

committee is as follows:

• Governor of the Reserve Bank of India – Chairperson, ex

officio - Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governor of the Bank, in charge of Monetary
Policy—Member, ex officio - [Viral V Acharya]
 Banking and Economy
• One officer of the Reserve Bank of India to be nominated by
the Central Board – Member,; - Michael Patra
• Shri Chetan Ghate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
– Member;
• Professor Pami Dua, Director, Delhi School of Economics –
Member;
• Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor, Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad - Member
Members referred to at 4 to 6 above, will hold office for a
period of four years from the date of appointment while the
other three members are official.
 Banking and Economy
Banking/ economic/ finance News ( Revision)

• The Finance Ministry said that GST collections have scaled

to a record high of Rs.1,06,577 crore in March 2019.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Becomes First Lender To Charge For
UPI Use.
• The Reserve Bank of India injects long-term liquidity worth
USD 5 billion into the banking system through a dollar-
rupee buy-sell swap for a tenure of three years on April
23.
 Banking and Economy
• Bank of Baroda becomes 2nd largest PSU, 3rd largest bank in
India.
• Reliance Mutual Fund partnering with Google becomes the
first Indian company to launch voice-based financial
transactions.
• Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), a State
government agency, said it has raised Rs.2,150 crore through
its masala bond issue.
• Executive Director of ICICI Bank, Vijay Chandhok appointed
as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI bank.
 Banking and Economy
• State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) had sold
stake in its housing finance arm, PNB Housing Finance
(PNBHF) to General Atlantic Group and VardePartners for
Rs 1,851 crore at Rs.850 per share.
• Centre to infuse Rs.5,042 crore into Bank of Baroda.
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said that
the transfer of shares of listed companies can be done only
in dematerialised form from April 1.
 Banking and Economy
• Bank of Baroda to launch Baroda Kisan.
• The Reserve Bank of India has fined a penalty of Rs 2
crore on Punjab National Bank for non-compliance of
regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT operations.
 Banking and Economy
ADB cut India's growth by 7.2% in 2019-20
ADB ने 2019-20 में भारत की वद्
ृ धि में 7.2% की कटौती
की
 Banking and Economy
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered India’s growth by 40
basis points to 7.2% in fiscal year 2019-20.
• एलशयाई त्तवकास बैंक (ADB) ने त्तवि वर्व 2019-20 में भारत की
वद्
ृ धि को 40 आिार अंक कम करके 7.2% कर ददया।
• It will still be the fastest growing economy in the world.
• यह अभी भी दनु नया में सबसे तेजी से बढ़ती अथवव्यवस्था
होगी।
• For entire Asia, the growth will soften to 5.7% in 2019 and
5.6% in 2020.
• परू े एलशया के ललए, 2019 में त्तवकास दर 5.7% है और 2020
में 5.6% हो जाएगी।
 Banking and Economy
Extra Information:
The Asian Development Bank
 Banking and Economy
Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
President: Takehiko Nakao
Founded: 19 December 1966
Purpose: Economic development
Membership: 67 countries
 Banking and Economy
List of Asian Organizations at International Level
President/ General
International Organizations Headquarter
Secretary
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China Jin Liqun
New Development Bank
(BRICS Development Bank) Shanghai, China K.V. Kamath
Asian Development Bank Mandaluyong,
(ADB) Philippines Takehiko Nakao
South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation Kathmandu, Amjad Hussain B. Sial
(SAARC) Nepal (Secretary-General)
Chairman- Rodrigo
Duterte
Association of Southeast Jakarta, Secretary-General-
Nations (ASEAN) Indonesia Dato Lim Jock Hoi
 National Affairs
Centre to set up TMG in J&K
जम्म-ू कश्मीर में TMG स्थापपत करे गा केंद्र
 National Affairs
• The Union Home Ministry has announced setting up of a
Terror Monitoring Group to ensure synergised and concerted
action against terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
• केंद्रीय गहृ मंत्रालय ने जम्मू और कश्मीर में आतंकवादी
गनतत्तवधियों के खखलाफ सहकियात्मक और ठोस कारव वाई
सुननजश्चत करने हे तु आतंकवादी ननगरानी समूह की स्थापना
की घोर्णा की है ।
• TMG will act against all registered cases related to terror and
bring them to a logical conclusion.
• TMG आतंक से संबंधित सभी पंजीकृत मामलों के खखलाफ
कारव वाई करे गा और उन्हें ताककवक ननष्कर्व पर पहुंचाएगा।
 National Affairs
• It will identify all key persons including leaders of the
organisations who are involved in supporting terrorism.
• यह संगठनों के नेताओं सदहत सभी प्रमख
ु व्यजततयों की
पहचान करे गा जो आतंकवाद का समथवन करने में शालमल
हैं।
 National Affairs
Extra Information:
Ministry of Home Affairs
 National Affairs
Minister responsible: Rajnath Singh, Minister of
Home Affairs

Deputy Ministers responsible:

o Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs
o Hansraj Ahir, Minister of State for Home Affairs

Ministry executive: Rajiv Gauba, IAS, Home Secretary

 National Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
SIGNIFICANCE
NAME COMMENTS
(CONNECTS)
Kashmir and Trijunction of India-China and
Mintaka Pass China Afghanistan border
Kashmir and East of Mintaka pass on the
Parpik Pass China Indo-China border
Khunjerab Kashmir and
Pass China Indo-China border
Ladakh region
of India with
Xinjiang 5000 m above sea level. North
(Sinkiang) of K2 Peak (the highest peak in
Province of India and the second highest
Aghil Pass China peak in the world)
 National Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
SIGNIFICANCE
NAME COMMENTS
(CONNECTS)
Jammu and 2832 m across the Pir-Panjal Range
Srinagar remains snow covered during winter
season
The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal
Pass until 1956 when Jawahar Tunnel was constructed
Banihal Pass
under the pass. The road now passes through the
tunnel and the Banihal Pass is no longer used for road
transport. Another 11 km long tunnel provides railway
link between Banihal and Qazigund. It was thrown open
to railway transport in July, 2013
Ladakh with Tibet altitude of 5360 m This has a temple
Chang-La dedicated to Chang-La Baba after
whom the temple has been named
 National Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
SIGNIFICANCE
NAME COMMENTS
(CONNECTS)
5602 mThe world’s highest
motorable road passes through this
near Leh in the pass remains closed in winter due to
Khardung La Ladakh range heavy snowfall
India and China this pass provides passage between
(Aksai-Chin area of Ladak and Lhasa. A road to connect
Jammu and Xinjiang Province with Tibet has
Lanak La Kashmir) been constructed by the Chinese
provides the shortest and the
easiest metal road between Jammu
and Kashmir Valley. But this route
across the Pir had to be closed down as a result of
Pir-Panjal pass Panjal range partition of the subcontinent
 National Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
SIGNIFICANCE
NAME COMMENTS
(CONNECTS)
Indo-China borer
across the located at an elevation of over six
Qara Tag La Karakoram Range thousand metres
Ladakh region of
India and Tibet in
Imis La China
vital link between remains closed to traffic from
the Kashmir Valley November to mid-May due to heavy
Pensi La and Kargil snowfall
 National Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir
SIGNIFICANCE
NAME COMMENTS
(CONNECTS)
The road passing through this pass
has been designated at the National
Highway (NH-1D) Border Road
important road Organisation (BRO) is responsible for
link between maintaining the road and cleaning it
Srinagar on one off snow during winter. In spite of all
side and Kargil and these efforts, the road through this
Leh on the other pass remains closed from December
Zoji La side to mid-May
 National Affairs
• 4th session of India-Ukraine Working Group on Trade
and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) held
• व्यापार एवं आधथिक सहयोग पर भारत-यक्र
ू े न कायि समह
ू
(IU-WGTEC) का चौथा सत्र आयोजजत ककया गया
 National Affairs
• The 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on
Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC), was held
on 2 April 2019 in New Delhi.
• व्यापार एवं आधथवक सहयोग पर भारत-यूिेन कायव समूह
(IU-WGTEC)) की चौथी बैठक 2 अप्रैल 2019 को नई
ददल्ली में आयोजजत की गई।
 National Affairs
• A protocol was signed at the end of the meeting which
deals with the review of trade, and cooperation in the field
of small and medium entrepreneurship and more.
• बैठक की समाजतत पर एक प्रोटोकॉल पर हस्ताक्षर ककए
गए थे जो व्यापार की समीक्षा, छोटी एवं मझोली
उद्यलमता के क्षेत्र में सहयोग से संबंधित है ।
• The Indian delegation was led by Bidyut Behari Swain,
Additional Secretary, Foreign Trade (CIS).
• भारतीय प्रनतननधिमंडल का नेतत्ृ व त्तवदे श व्यापार (CIS) के
अपर सधचव बबद्यत
ु बेहारी स्वाइन ने ककया।
 National Affairs
Extra Information:
Ukraine

President: Petro Poroshenko

Capital: Kiev
Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia
 National Affairs
Some extra News related to MOUs ( Revision)

• India and Bolivia have signed an agreement for the

development and industrial use of lithium during the state
visit of the President Ram Nath Kovind to Bolivia.
• State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has signed MoU with
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for cooperation in the
development of solar power projects.
• India & Bolivia Sign 8 MoUs In Various Fields Including
Culture, Mining, Space
• India, US Ink Pact To Check Tax Evasion By MNCs
• India & Afghanistan Signed an MOU On Digital Education
Initiatives
• NTPC partners with Indian Railways for fly ash
transportation
 National Affairs
Some extra News related to MOUs ( Revision)

• The Japanese government announced a donation of some

Rs 22 lakh ($31,800) to the Rabindra Bharati Museum,
Kolkata in a bid to strengthen historical and cultural ties
with India.
• India and Brunei signed a pact for exchange of Information
and Assistance in Collection with respect to taxes in order
to curb tax evasion and tax avoidance in New Delhi.
• FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL)
taken up a project to establish a white cement plant near
village Nohra Dhar in Himachal Pradesh, at a project cost
of approximately Rs. 605 crores.
• Five MoUs, agreements signed between India and Saudi
Arabia
 National Affairs
The US approved the sale of 24 helicopters
अमेररका ने 24 हे लीकॉप्टरों की बबक्री को मंजरू ी दी
 National Affairs
• The US approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60 Romeo
Seahawk helicopters to India at an estimated cost of 2.4
billion US dollars.
• अमेररका ने 2.4 अरब अमेररकी डॉलर की अनुमाननत
लागत पर भारत को 24 बहु-भलू मका वाले MH-60 रोलमयो
सीहॉक हे लीकॉतटर की बबिी को मंजरू ी दी।
• It is considered the world's most advanced maritime
helicopter.
• इसे दनु नया का सबसे उन्नत समुद्री हे लीकॉतटर माना जाता
है ।
 National Affairs
• The choppers will provide the Indian defence forces with
the capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine
warfare missions.
• हे लीकॉतटर ​भारतीय रक्षा बलों को सतह-रोिी और पनडुब्बी
रोिी यद्
ु िक अलभयानों को अंजाम दे ने की क्षमता प्रदान
करे गा।
 National Affairs
Extra Informations:
List of Helicopters with Indian Defense Forces
Helicopters
Mil Mi-17 Russia Utility Mi-17V-5
Mil Mi-24 Russia Attack Mi-35
Mil Mi-26 Russia Heavy Lift

HAL Dhruv India Utility

HAL Chetak France Liaison / Utility

HAL Cheetah India Liaison

Boeing AH-64 United States Attack AH-64E
CH-47 Chinook United States Transport / Utility CH-47F
 National Affairs

India received the first batch of four CH-47F (I) Chinook

helicopters destined for the Indian Air Force at Gujarat’s Mundra
port, on the country’s western coast. The four military
helicopters, manufactured by U.S. defense firm Boeing
 International Affairs
South Korea to launch 5G network
दक्षिण कोररया लॉन्च ककया 5G नेटवकि
 International Affairs
• South Korea launched the world's first fully-fledged 5G
mobile networks.
• दक्षक्षण कोररया ने दनु नया का पहला पण
ू व त्तवकलसत 5G
मोबाइल नेटवकव लॉन्च ककया।
• It will bring smartphones near-instantaneous connectivity
-- 20 times faster than the existing 4G.
• यह स्माटव फोन को तात्काललक कनेजतटत्तवटी के साथ लाएगा
- जो मौजद
ू ा 4जी की तल
ु ना में 20 गन
ु ा तेज है ।
 International Affairs
Extra Information:
What is 5G?
→ 5G simply stands for fifth generation and refers to the next
and newest mobile wireless standard based on the IEEE
802.11ac standard of broadband technology, although a formal
standard for 5G is yet to be set.

→ According to the Groupe Special Mobile Association (GSMA)

to qualify for a 5G a connection should meet most of these
eight criteria:
International Affairs
 International Affairs
1. One to 10Gbps connections to end points in the field;
2. One millisecond end-to-end round trip delay;
3. 1000x bandwidth per unit area;
4. 10 to 100x number of connected devices;
5. (Perception of) 99.999 percent availability;
6. (Perception of) 100 percent coverage;
7. 90 per cent reduction in network energy usage; and
8. Up to ten-year battery life for low power, machine-type
devices. Previous generations like 3G were a breakthrough
in communications.
International Affairs
 International Affairs
South korea
 International Affairs
List of recent Appointments in March 2019
Name Designated
Chairman of the National Commission for
Bhagwan Lal Sahni
Backward Classes
Director-General of the National Archives of
P V Ramesh
India
Ramesh Chand Post of Director-General of FAO
Hasmukh Adhia Chancellor of Gujarat Central University
Manohar
Goa Deputy Chief Minister
Ajgaonkar
Vijai Sardesai Goa Deputy Chief Minister
Naresh Goyal Jet Airways chairman
Ravneet Gill MD and CEO of Yes Bank
 International Affairs
List of recent Appointments in March 2019
Name Designated
P K Bezbaruah Chairman of Tea Board for a second tenure
Anil Kumble Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee
Sheikh Ahmad Al-
President of Olympic Council of Asia
Fahad Al-Sabah
Ajay Kapur CEO of its aluminium and power business
Scientist Ajit
BARC Director
Kumar Mohanty
Kaja Kallas First female Prime Minister of Estonia
 Agreements and MoUs
India signed agreement with India-Africa Institute of
Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD)
भारत ने भारत-अफ्रीका कृपि एवं ग्रामीण पवकास संस्थान (IAIARD)
के साथ समझौते पर हस्तािर ककए
 Agreements and MoUs
▪ India signed an agreement with National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development Consultancy Service,
NABCONS for setting up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture
and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi.

▪ भारत ने मलावी में भारत-अफ्रीका कृत्तर् एवं ग्रामीण त्तवकास

संस्थान (IAIARD) की स्थापना हे तु राष्रीय कृत्तर् एवं ग्रामीण
त्तवकास बैंक परामशव सेवा, NABCONS के साथ समझौते पर
हस्ताक्षर ककए।
 Agreements and MoUs
▪ IAIARD will be a Pan-African Institute wherein trainees from
Malawi and other African countries, will receive training to
develop their human resources and build their capacity.

▪ IAIARD एक अखखल अफ्रीकी संस्थान होगा, जजसमें मलावी और

अन्य अफ्रीकी दे शों के प्रलशक्षु अपने मानव संसािन को त्तवकलसत
करने व अपनी क्षमता का ननमावण करने हे तु प्रलशक्षण प्रातत करें गे।
 Agreements and MoUs
Extra Information:
NABARD
 Agreements and MoUs
→ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) is an apex development financial institution in India,
headquartered at Mumbai with regional offices all over India.

→ NABARD was established on the recommendations of

B.Sivaraman Committee, (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) on 12
July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development Act 1981.
 Agreements and MoUs
→ The Bank has been entrusted with "matters concerning
policy, planning and operations in the field of credit for
agriculture and other economic activities in rural areas in
India".
→ NABARD is active in developing financial inclusion policy.

▪ Founded: 12 July 1982

▪ Headquarters: Mumbai
▪ Agency executive: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala (Chairman)
▪ Formation: July 12, 1982
 Agreements and MoUs
NABCONS
NABARD Consultancy Services (Nabcons) is a wholly owned
subsidiary promoted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) and is engaged in providing consultancy in
all spheres of agriculture, rural development and allied areas.
Other Subsidiaries of Nabard
▪ NABFINS
▪ ABFL
▪ NABKISAN
▪ NAB VENTURE (New)
 Defence
AUSINDEX-19 set to begin
AUSINDEX-19 की शरू
ु आत हुई
 Defence
▪ The 3rd edition of AUSINDEX ( Australia India Exercise)
commenced at Visakhapatnam on 2 April 2019.
▪ AUSINDEX (ऑस्रे ललया भारत अभ्यास) का तीसरा संस्करण 2
अप्रैल 2019 को त्तवशाखापिनम में शरू
ु हुआ।
▪ The aim of the exercise is to strengthen and enhance mutual
cooperation and interoperability between the IN and RAN.
▪ अभ्यास का उद्दे श्य IN और RAN के बीच आपसी सहयोग और
पारस्पररकता को मजबत
ू करना और बढ़ाना है ।
 Defence
Extra Information:
List of Joint Exercises of Indian Navy
Navy Joint Exercises
AUSINDEX
Australia
KAKADU
Brazil & South Africa IBSAMAR
Brunei ADMM+ Exercise (Multilateral)
France VARUNA
IND-INDO CORPAT (Bi-annual)
IND-INDO BILAT
Indonesia
Ex KOMODO (HADR)
(Multilateral)
Malaysia ARFDIREx
Myanmar IMCOR
 Defence
Extra Information:
List of Joint Exercises of Indian Navy
Navy Joint Exercises
Australia AUSINDEX
Oman Naseem-al-Bahr
Russia INDRA NAVY
Singapore SIMBEX
SLINEX
Sri Lanka
IN-SLN SF Exercise
Thailand INDO-THAI CORPAT (Bi-annual)
UK KONKAN
Japan JIMEX
USA MALABAR
 Defence
Australia
 Defence
Australia
▪ Prime minister: Scott Morrison
▪ Capital: Canberra
▪ Currency: Australian dollar
 Defence
Current Affairs Related to Defence ( Revision )

▪ The Indian Navy has commissioned its third naval base, INS
Kohassa at Andaman and Nicobar islands
▪ Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra took charge as the Director General of
NCC (DGNCC) in New Delhi
▪ INS Dronacharya team won the Regatta trophy in the area
Pulling Regatta Kochi 2019 of the (SNC Southern Naval
Command) held in Kochi.
 Defence
▪ Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approved the
procurement of around 73000 Sig Sauer rifles from the
United States of America under fast track procurement mode
in a major move towards infantry modernization
▪ The 5-day multinational maritime exercise ‘AMAN-19’ was
held at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, Karachi. In this multinational
maritime exercise. 46 nations participated from all over the
world.
 Defence
▪ The Exercise Topchi was held at Deolali Camp near Nashik,
Maharashtra.
▪ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL)'s Mark I (MkI) Tejas,
the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) designed and developed in
India has got its FOC certification. The FOC or Final
Operational Clearance certifies that the world’s lightest
fighter plane is ready for use
 Defence
▪ US defence firm, Lockheed Martin, unveiled the F-21 multi-
role fighter jet at Asia’s biggest air show Aero India-2019,
which will be manufactured in India, under Prime Minister
Narendra Modi‘s flagship programme ‘Make in India’.
▪ The annual Cobra Gold military exercise was hosted by
Thailand and the United States. It is the biggest activity of its
type in the Asia-Pacific region with 29 nations taking part as
participants or observers.
▪ DAC approved purchase of defence equipment worth Rs
2,700 crore.
 Defence
▪ India has successfully test-fired two indigenously developed
Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from a test
range at Chandipur in Odisha's Balasore district.
▪ Exercise Sampriti 2019 will be held from 2nd March to 15th
March at Tangail in Bangladesh.
▪ Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh
(BGB) concluded a three-day Mainamati Maitree Exercise
2019 as a part of confidence-building measures between the
two border guards.
 Defence
▪ World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1st March every
year, all over the world. The theme of this year’s World Civil
Defence Day was “Children’s safety, our responsibility”.
▪ The Defence Ministry announced that permanent
commission will be granted for Women in all the 10 branches
of Indian Army.
▪ China has increased its defence budget by 7.5 per cent for
this year, hiking it to USD 177.61 billion from last year's USD
175 billion. It is over three times India's defence budget.
▪ Red Flag 2019 Aerial Exercise began in the United States.
 Defence
▪ Defence Research and Development organisation, DRDO
successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket
system from Pokhran range in Rajasthan.
▪ India stands worlds 2nd largest arms importer says SIPRI.
▪ The US military forces and the Indian National Security Guard
(NSG) is conducting joint exercises in Hyderabad.
▪ Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19)
between the Indian Army and 16 African nations will be
conducted in Pune from March 18 to 27.
 Defence
▪ The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-
INDO CORPAT) was inaugurated at Port Blair, Andaman &
Nicobar Islands. The IND-INDO CORPAT 2019 is held from 19
Mar 04Apr 2019.
▪ India and Sri Lanka is to conduct joint military exercise Mitra
Shakti VI from 26 March to 8 April at Sri Lanka.
▪ The Rs 500 crore proposal comes shortly after the Defence
Ministry cleared the acquisition of assault rifles and signed a
joint venture with Russia to manufacture AK-203 rifles for the
infantry units of the Indian Army
 Defence
First secure link between India, US navies
भारत, अमेररकी नौसेनाओं के बीच पहली सरु िा ललंक
 Defence
▪ India & the US have set up the first ever secure
communication link between the Indian Navy & US Central.
▪ भारत और अमेररका ने भारतीय नौसेना और यए
ू स सेंरल के बीच
पहला सरु क्षक्षत संचार ललंक स्थात्तपत ककया है ।
▪ COMCASA - COMmunications, Compatibility And Security
Agreement is the Indo-US military-information sharing pact
and was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit in 2018
▪ COMCASA - कम्यनू नकेशन, संगतता और सरु क्षा समझौता भारत-
अमेररकी सैन्य-सच
ू ना साझाकरण समझौता है और इसपर 2018 में
2 + 2 द्त्तवपक्षीय लशखर सम्मेलन में हस्ताक्षर ककए गए थे।
 Defence
Extra Information:
About COMCASA:
COMCASA - COMmunications, Compatibility And Security
Agreement.

It is the Indo-US military-information sharing pact and was

signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on 6th September, 2018.

COMCASA is one of the three foundation agreements that need

to be signed by a country with the United States to share high-
end encrypted communication and satellite data.
 Defence
The other 2 pacts are:
i) LEMOA (Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement),
ii) BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement).
Indian Navy
 Defence
▪ Navy Day: 4 December

▪ Commander-in-Chief: President Ram Nath Kovind

▪ Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba

▪ Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS): Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar

▪ Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS): Vice Admiral M. S. Pawar

 Defence
List of Important Summits

G-20 meeting
Year Venue
1st 2008 USA (Washington, DC)
13th –2018 Argentina
14 th -2019 Japan
15 th -2020 Saudi Arabia
 Defence
List of Important Summits
APEC Summit: (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation)
1st- 1989 Australia (Canberra)
30th-2018 (Papua, New Guinea)
31th-2019 Chile
32th-2020 Malaysia
33rd- 2021 New Zealand
34 th -2022 Thailand
35 th -2023 Mexico
36 th -2024 Brunei
37 th -2025 Republic of Korea
 Defence
List of Important Summits
Nuclear Security Summit
1st-2010 USA (Washington D.C.)
4th – 2016 USA (Washington D.C.)
ASEAN Summit: (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations)
1st-1976 Indonesia (Bali)
30th-2018 Philippines
31st-2018 Philippines
32 nd -2019 Singapore
 Defence
List of Important Summits

ADB (Asian Development Bank)

16th -2018 Manila
17th -2019 Nadi,Fiji
CHOGAM (Commonwealth heads of Government meeting)
25th-2018 United Kingdom (Proposed)
26th - 2020 Malaysia (Proposed)
NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)
Venezuela (South America)
17th-2016
(Proposed)
18th-2019 Azerbaijan
 Defence
List of Important Summits

G-8 Summit (Now G-7, As Russia has been suspended)

41st - 2015 Germany (Schloss Elmau)
42nd - 2016 Japan (Kashiko Island)
43rd - 2017 Italy
44th-2018 Canada
45th-2019 France
46th - 2020 USA
47th - 2021 United Kingdom
 Defence
Indian army builds longest suspension bridge

भारतीय सेना ने बनाया सबसे लंबा सस्पें शन बिज

 Defence
▪ The Indian Army has successfully built the longest
suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the
Leh-Ladakh region.
▪ भारतीय सेना ने लेह-लद्दाख क्षेत्र में लसंिु नदी पर सबसे लंबा
सस्पें शन बिज 'मैत्री बिज' बनाया है ।
▪ Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is longest
Suspension Bridge over Indus River.
▪ 40 ददनों के ररकॉडव समय में ननलमवत 'मैत्री बिज' लसंिु नदी पर बना
सबसे लंबा सस्पें शन बिज (झल
ू ता पल
ु ) है ।
 Defence
▪ The 260-feet long suspension bridge was built by the
combat engineers belonging to the 'Sahas aur Yogyata'
regiment of Indian Army’s Fire & Fury Corps.
▪ 260 फीट लंबा सस्पें शन बिज भारतीय सेना की फायर एंड फ्यरू ी
कोर 'साहस ओर योग्यता' से संबंधित कांबेट इंजीननयरों द्वारा
बनाया गया।
 Defence
Extra Information:
List of 10 Longest Bridges in India
Spanning Complet
Name River ed Traffic State City
Meters Feet
/Opened
Bhupen
Lohit
Hazarika 9150 30020 2017 Road Assam Tinsukia
River
Setu
Arunach
Dibang Dibang
6200 20300 2018 Road al Bomjur-Meka
River Bridge River
Pradesh
Mahatma Patna–
Ganges 5750 18860 1982 Road Bihar
Gandhi Setu Hajipur
Bandra-
Mahim Maharas
Worli Sea 5600 18400 2009 Road Mumbai
bay htra
Link
 Defence
Extra Information:
List of 10 Longest Bridges in India
Spanning Complet
Name River ed Traffic State City
Meters Feet
/Opened
Brahmap
Bogibeel Road-
utra 4940 16210 2018 Assam Dibrugarh
Bridge cum-Rail
River
Vikramshila
Ganges 4700 15400 2001 Road Bihar Bhagalpur
Setu
Vembanad Vemban
4620 15160 2011 Rail Kerala Kochi
Rail Bridge ad Lake
Digha–
Rail-cum- Patna–
Sonpur Ganges 4556 14948 2016 Bihar
Road Sonpur
Bridge
Arrah–
Arrah–
Chhapra Ganges 4350 14270 2017 Road Bihar
Chhapra
Bridge
 Defence
Extra Information:
List of 10 Longest Bridges in India
Spanning Complet
Name River ed Traffic State City
Meters Feet
/Opened
Godavari
Fourth
Bridge
Godavari Andhra
Kovvur– 4135 13566 2015 Road Rajahmundry
River Pradesh
Rajahmundr
y Bypass
Bridge
 Persons in VIsit
Sri Lankan Navy Commander visited India
श्रीलंका की नौसेना कमांडर ने भारत का दौरा ककया
 Persons in VIsit
• Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Commander of the Sri Lanka
Navy visited India from 30 March to 02 April 2019 on an
official visit.
• श्रीलंका नौसेना के कमांडर वाइस एडलमरल पपयाल डी लसल्वा 30
माचि से 02 अप्रैल 2019 तक आधिकाररक यात्रा पर भारत आए।
• This is the first visit of the Admiral to India after taking over
as Commander, Sri Lanka Navy.
• श्रीलंकाई नौसेना के कमांडर के रूप में पदभार संभालने के बाद
भारत में एडलमरल की यह पहली यात्रा है ।
 Persons in VIsit
• The aim of the visit was to consolidate bilateral naval
relations between India and Sri Lanka as also to explore
new avenues for naval cooperation.
• इस यात्रा का उद्दे श्य भारत और श्रीलंका के बीच द्पवपिीय
नौसैननक संबंिों को मजबत
ू करना था और साथ ही नौसैननक
सहयोग के ललए नई संभावनाओं की तलाश भी था।
 Persons in VIsit
Extra Information:
Sri Lanka
 Persons in VIsit
• Capitals: Colombo (Commercial), Sri
Jayawardenepura Kotte (Legislative)
• Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
• Prime minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
• President: Maithripala Sirisena
 Persons in VIsit
Important Persons in News

Mohammad Shtayyeh named as new Palestinian Prime Minister

 Persons in VIsit

Padma Lakshmi appointed as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

 Persons in VIsit

Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta has become the

world’s youngest mountaineer to climb the seven highest
peaks and volcanic summits across all continents after
conquering Antarctica's highest point Mount Sidley
 Persons in VIsit

Sonam Kapoor, a vegan, has been named People for the

Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's Person of the Year
for 2018.
 Books and Authors
Garuda Prakashan launches ‘Saffron Swords’
गरुड़ प्रकाशन ने लॉन्च ककया 'सैफ्रन स्वॉर्डिस'
 Books and Authors
• India’s publishing houses Garuda Prakashan launched its
next two books ‘#Modi Again’ and ‘Saffron Swords -
Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders’
• भारत के प्रकाशन घर गरुड़ प्रकाशन ने अपनी अगली दो
ककताबें ‘#मोदी अगेन’ और ‘सफ्रोंन स्वोर्डिस’ - सेंचरु ीस ऑफ़
इंडडक रे जजस्टें स टू इन्वडसि’ लॉन्च कीं।
 Books and Authors
• Aabhas Maldahiyar’s “#Modi Again: Why Modi is right for
India, An Ex-Communist’s Manifesto" is the story of
someone who was raised on Communist ideology but grew
to question the dogmas he was taught in the education
system.
• आभार मालदहहयार की “ #मोदी अगेन: व्हाई मोदी इज राईट
फॉर इंडडया, एन एक्स कम्यनु नस्ट मैन्फेस्तो’ एक ऐसे
व्यजक्त की कहानी है , जजसे कम्युननस्ट पवचारिारा पर खड़ा
ककया गया था, लेककन लशिा प्रणाली में उनके द्वारा पढे
जाने वाले लसद्िांतों पर सवाल उठाया गया।
 Books and Authors
• Manoshi Sinha Rawal’s "Saffron Swords: Centuries of Indic
Resistance to Invaders" is another book of timeless tales.
• मानि
ु ी लसन्हा रावल की ‘सफ्रोंन स्वोर्डिस’ - सेंचरु ीस ऑफ़
इंडडक रे जजस्टें स टू इन्वडसि’ कालातीत कथाओं की एक और
पस्
ु तक है ।
 Books and Authors
Extra Information:
List of Recently Launched Books 2019

•The Governor of the Reserve Bank of

India, Shaktikanta Das launched the
book “Indian Fiscal Federalism”
authored by Dr. Y.V. Reddy and G.R.
Reddy.
Books and Authors
Vice President M Venkaiah
Naidu launched the book titled
‘Quality, Accreditation, and
Ranking – A Silent Revolution
in the Offing in Indian Higher
Education’ The book is edited
by Education Promotion
Society for India’s (EPSI)
Alternate President Dr. H
Chaturvedi in New Delhi.
Books and Authors
Former Vice President Hamid
Ansari launched the new book
of former Finance Minister P
Chidambaram named
“Undaunted: Saving the Idea of
India” at Nehru Memorial
Museum, New Delhi.
Books and Authors
The book “Law, Justice and
Judicial Power – Justice P N
Bhagwati’s Approach”
written by Mool Chand
Sharma was launched by the
Chief Justice of India, Shri
Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Books and Authors
The book “A Rural Manifesto
– Realising India’s Future
through her Villages”
authored by BJP MP Varun
Gandhi was released in
Bengaluru.
 Extra Highlights
News-1
Malaysia's ex-PM went for trial
मलेलशया के पव
ू ि प्रिानमंत्री पर मक
ु दमा चला
 Extra Highlights
• Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak went on
trial on 3 April 2019 over a multi-billion-dollar
financial scandal.
• मलेलशया के पव
ू ि प्रिानमंत्री नजीब रजाक 3 अप्रैल
2019 पर कई बबललयन अरब डॉलर के पवत्तीय घोटाले
पर मक
ु दमा चला।
• He faced the first of several trials over his alleged
involvement in the looting of sovereign wealth fund.
• स्वायत्त िन कोि की लट
ू में उनकी कधथत संललप्तता
पर उन्हें कई मक
ु दमों का सामना करना पड़ा।
 Extra Highlights
News-2
Japan names new imperial era as 'Reiwa'
जापान ने नए शाही यग
ु का नाम 'रीवा' रखा
 Extra Highlights
• Reiwa' will be the name for the new era when Prince
Naruhito succeeds his father, Emperor Akihito, whose
abdication on April 30 will end the 31-year 'Heisei' era
(Since 1989).
• राजकुमार नारुहहतो के अपने पपता सम्राट अककहहतो की
राजगद्दी संभालते ही 'रीवा' नामक के नए यग
ु की
शरु
ु आत होगी, जो 30 अप्रैल को अपना पदत्याग करें गे
और 31 विीय 'हीसी' यग
ु (1989 के बाद से) का अंत
होगा।
 Extra Highlights
• While 'Rei' means "good" and "beautiful" as well as
"order" or "command", 'Wa' means "peace" or
"harmony".
• जबकक 'री' का अथि "अच्छा" और "संद
ु र" के साथ-साथ
"आदे श" या "आडिर", 'वा' का अथि है "शांनत" या
"सद्भाव" है ।
• Japan imported the imperial calendar system from
China about 1,300 years ago.
• जापान ने लगभग 1,300 साल पहले चीन से शाही
कैलें डर प्रणाली को ललया था।
 Extra Highlights
News-3
Algerian President resigned
अल्जीररयाई राष्ट्रपनत ने इस्तीफा हदया
 Extra Highlights
• Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after
weeks of mass protests.
• अल्जीररया के राष्ट्रपनत अब्दे लअजीज बुउटजललका ने
सामहू हक पवरोि प्रदशिनों के हफ्तों के बाद इस्तीफा दे
हदया।
 Extra Highlights
• He was in power for 20 years and was under mounting
pressure to step down since his decision to seek a fifth
term.
• वह 20 विों से सत्ता में थे और पांचवें कायिकाल के ललए
उम्मीदवारी की घोिणा के बाद उनपर दबाव बढ रहा
था।
• Mr. Bouteflika was rarely being seen in public after
suffering a stroke in 2013.
• 2013 में एक आघात के बाद श्री बाउटजफ्लका को शायद
ही कभी साविजननक रूप से दे खा गया हो।
 Extra Highlights
News-4
• Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian male squash
player to enter the top 10 in the latest Professional
Squash Association (PSA) world rankings.
• सौरव घोिाल प्रोफेशनल स्क्वैश एसोलसएशन (PSA) की
पवश्व रैंककंग में शीिि 10 में प्रवेश करने वाले पहले
भारतीय पुरुि स्क्वैश खखलाड़ी बन गए है
• Egypt's world champion Ali Farag maintains his
position at the top of the ladder.
Extra Highlights
 Extra Highlights
News-5
• The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres
announced the appointment of Nicholas Koumjian of
the United States as the head of the Independent
Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
• संयक्
ु त राष्ट्र महासधचव, एंटोननयो गट
ु े रेस ने म्यांमार के
ललए स्वतंत्र जांच तंत्र के प्रमुख के रूप में संयुक्त राज्य
अमेररका केननकोलस कोमजजयान की ननयजु क्त की
घोिणा की है .
Extra Highlights
 Extra Highlights
News-6

• Anjan Anandan, Google’s Vice President for South East

Asia and India, has quit the company and joined
Sequoia Capital India as a Managing Director.
• दक्षिण पव
ू ि एलशया और भारत के Google के उपाध्यि
अंजन आनंदन ने कंपनी छोड़ दी है और एक प्रबंि
ननदे शक के रूप में लसकोइया कैपपटल इंडडया में शालमल
हो गए हैं।
Extra Highlights
 Extra Highlights
News-7
• The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the
Government of India, has decided that the limits for
Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of
the financial year 2019-20 (April 2019 to September
2019) will be Rs 75000 crore.
• भारतीय ररजवि बैंक, भारत सरकार के परामशि से, यह
ननणिय ललया है कक पवत्त विि 2019-20 (अप्रैल 2019 से
लसतंबर 2019) की पहली छमाही के ललए तरीके और
सािन अधग्रम (डब्ल्यए
ू मए) की सीमा 75000 करोड़
रुपये होगी।
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 Extra Highlights
News-8
WhatsApp launches ‘tipline’ to tackle rumours ahead of
elections
व्हाट्सएप ने चन
ु ाव से पहले अफवाहों से ननपटने के ललए
‘हटपलाइन’ शरू
ु की
 Extra Highlights
• WhatsApp launched a new service named as 'tipline'.
• व्हाट्सएप ने एक नई सेवा शरू
ु की है जजसका नाम है
हटपलाइन
 Extra Highlights
• It allows users to submit for review messages they
think are misleading or carry unsubstantiated
information, in the latest of a series of steps to curb
misinformation on the messaging platform.
• यह उपयोगकतािओं को उन संदेशों की समीिा करने के
ललए प्रस्तत
ु करने की अनम
ु नत दे ता है जो उन्हें लगता
है कक वे भ्रामक हैं या असंगत जानकारी को ले जाती है ,
यह मैसेजजंग प्लेटफ़ॉमि पर गलत सच
ू ना पर अंकुश
लगाने के ललए कुछ चरणों की पहे ली पहल है ।
 Extra Highlights
• Users can send suspicious messages to the 'tipline
phone number' to validate the authenticity of claims
in those messages, which may be in the form of text,
images or videos.
• उपयोगकताि उन संदेशों में दावों की प्रामाखणकता को
मान्य करने के ललए 'हटपलाइन फोन नंबर' पर संहदग्ि
संदेश भेज सकते हैं, जो पाठ, धचत्र या वीडडयो के रूप
में हो सकते हैं।
 Extra Highlights
• The service will respond by classifying the said
information as “true, false, misleading, disputed or out
of scope and (may) include any other related
information that is available
• सेवा उक्त सच
ू नाओं को '' सही, गलत, भ्रामक, पववाहदत
या दायरे से बाहर के रूप में वगीकृत करके जवाब दे गी
और उपलब्ि अन्य संबंधित जानकारी को शालमल कर
सकती है ।
 Extra Highlights
• Users can check the authenticity of the information or
rumours received on the platform by reporting the
forward to the WhatsApp number +91-9643-000-888.
• उपयोगकताि व्हाट्सएप नंबर + 91-9643-000-888 पर
ररपोटि करके प्लेटफॉमि पर प्राप्त सूचना या अफवाहों की
प्रामाखणकता की जांच कर सकते हैं।
 Extra Highlights
• News-9
• Vikram Patel, a psychiatrist and professor of global
health at Harvard Medical School, has won the
prestigious John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health
Award.
• मनोधचककत्सक और हाविडि मेडडकल स्कूल में वैजश्वक
स्वास््य के प्रोफेसर पवक्रम पटे ल ने प्रनतजष्ट्ठत जॉन
डकिस कनाडा गडिनर ग्लोबल हे ल्थ अवाडि जीता है ।
Extra Highlights
 Extra Highlights
News-10
• The foreign partner of SBI Life Insurance, BNP Paribas
Cardif sold 5 crore shares in SBI Life Insurance for
2,889 crore.
• एसबीआई लाइफ इंश्योरें स के पवदे शी भागीदार, बीएनपी
पररबास काडडिफ ने एसबीआई लाइफ इंश्योरें स में 2,889
करोड़ में 5 करोड़ शेयर बेचे।
Extra Highlights
 Extra Highlights
• A group of science experts of the Hume Centre for
Ecology and Wildlife Biology in Kerala are gearing up
to launch ‘Café Scientifique’ to promote science
among the public.
• केरल में ह्यूम सेंटर फ़ॉर इकोलॉजी एंड वाइल्डलाइफ़
बायोलॉजी के पवज्ञान पवशेिज्ञों का एक समह
ू जनता के
बीच पवज्ञान को बढावा दे ने के ललए 'कैफ़े साइंहटकफ़क'
लॉन्च करने की तैयारी कर रहा है ।
Extra Highlights
 Question 1
सरकार ने स्थायी खाता संख्या (पैन) को आिार संख्या से जोड़ने
के ललए अंनतम नतधथ को ________ 2019 तक बढ़ा ददया है ।

The government has extended the last date to link

Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar number
till ________ 2019.

1) 30 June
2) 31 July
3) 31 August
4) 30 September
5) 31 October
 Answer
सरकार ने स्थायी खाता संख्या (पैन) को आिार संख्या से जोड़ने
के ललए अंनतम नतधथ को ________ 2019 तक बढ़ा ददया है ।

The government has extended the last date to link

Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar number
till ________ 2019.

1) 30 June
2) 31 July
3) 31 August
4) 30 September
5) 31 October
 Question 2
गगू ल इंडडया और साउथ ईस्ट एलशया के उपाध्यक्ष राजन
आनंदन कंपनी छोड़ रहे हैं। उन्होंने ________ में माइिोसॉफ्ट
इंडडया से गग
ू ल ज्वाइन ककया था।

Rajan Anandan, vice president for Google India and South

East Asia, is leaving the company. He had joined Google
from Microsoft India in ________.

1) 2008
2) 2009
3) 2010
4) 2011
5) 2012
 Answer
गगू ल इंडडया और साउथ ईस्ट एलशया के उपाध्यक्ष राजन
आनंदन कंपनी छोड़ रहे हैं। उन्होंने ________ में माइिोसॉफ्ट
इंडडया से गग
ू ल ज्वाइन ककया था।

Rajan Anandan, vice president for Google India and South

East Asia, is leaving the company. He had joined Google
from Microsoft India in ________.

1) 2008
2) 2009
3) 2010
4) 2011
5) 2012
 Question 3
पहली बार, ISRO ने रत्तववार को आंध्र प्रदे श के श्रीहररकोटा द्वीप
में________ क्षमता वाली एक आगंतक ु ों की गैलरी खोली।

In a first, ISRO opened a visitors' gallery with ________

capacity at Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota island in March
2019.

1) 4,200
2) 4,500
3) 4,800
4) 5,000
5) 5,500
 Answer
पहली बार, ISRO ने रत्तववार को आंध्र प्रदे श के श्रीहररकोटा द्वीप
में________ क्षमता वाली एक आगंतक ु ों की गैलरी खोली।

In a first, ISRO opened a visitors' gallery with ________

capacity at Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota island in March
2019.

1) 4,200
2) 4,500
3) 4,800
4) 5,000
5) 5,500
 Question 4
अप्रैल 2019 में रॉयल एनफील्ड के मख् ु य कायवकारी अधिकारी के
रूप में ककसे ननयत ु त ककया गया है ?

Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of

Royal Enfield in April 2019?

1) Shantanu Narayen
2) Ajaypal Singh Banga
3) Vinod K. Dasari
4) Vishal Sikka
5) G. V. Prasad
 Answer
अप्रैल 2019 में रॉयल एनफील्ड के मख् ु य कायवकारी अधिकारी के
रूप में ककसे ननयत ु त ककया गया है ?

Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of

Royal Enfield in April 2019?

1) Shantanu Narayen
2) Ajaypal Singh Banga
3) Vinod K. Dasari
4) Vishal Sikka
5) G. V. Prasad
 Question 5
हाल ही में ददलीप सरकार का ननिन हो गया। वो एक ________
थे।

Recently, Dilip Sarkar passed away. He was a/an

________.

1) Actor
2) Politician
3) Journalist
4) Cricketer
5) Writer
 Answer
हाल ही में ददलीप सरकार का ननिन हो गया। वो एक ________
थे।

Recently, Dilip Sarkar passed away. He was a/an

________.

1) Actor
2) Politician
3) Journalist
4) Cricketer
5) Writer
 Question 6
सैन्य सहयोग में आपसी दहत के मद्
ु दों पर चचाव करने हे तु सेना
प्रमख
ु जनरल बबत्तपन रावत ककस दे श की चार ददवसीय दौरे पर
गए हैं?

To which country is the Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

on a four-day tour to discuss issues of mutual interest in
military cooperation?

1) USA
2) France
3) Germany
4) UK
5) Japan
 Answer
सैन्य सहयोग में आपसी दहत के मद्
ु दों पर चचाव करने हे तु सेना
प्रमख
ु जनरल बबत्तपन रावत ककस दे श की चार ददवसीय दौरे पर
गए हैं?

To which country is the Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

on a four-day tour to discuss issues of mutual interest in
military cooperation?

1) USA
2) France
3) Germany
4) UK
5) Japan
 Question 7
जमात-ए-इस्लामी जम्म-ू कश्मीर और जम्मू-कश्मीर ललबरे शन फ्रंट-
यासीन मललक गुट पर प्रनतबंि लगाने के पयावतत कारण मौजद ू होने पर
केंद्र ने ________ की अध्यक्षता में एक न्यायाधिकरण की स्थापना की
है ।

According to an India digital report by the Reuters Institute,

________% of Internet users were concerned that expressing
their political views online could get them into trouble with the
authorities.

1) Justice Devendra Kumar Arora

2) Justice Chander Shekhar
3) Justice Rajan Roy
4) Justice Anant Kumar
5) Justice Harsh Kumar
 Answer
जमात-ए-इस्लामी जम्म-ू कश्मीर और जम्मू-कश्मीर ललबरे शन फ्रंट-
यासीन मललक गुट पर प्रनतबंि लगाने के पयावतत कारण मौजद ू होने पर
केंद्र ने ________ की अध्यक्षता में एक न्यायाधिकरण की स्थापना की
है ।

According to an India digital report by the Reuters Institute,

________% of Internet users were concerned that expressing
their political views online could get them into trouble with the
authorities.

1) Justice Devendra Kumar Arora

2) Justice Chander Shekhar
3) Justice Rajan Roy
4) Justice Anant Kumar
5) Justice Harsh Kumar
 Question 8
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन भारत में 'ब्ललू लंक कनेजतटत्तवटी'
सत्तु विा को चालू करे गा?

Which of the following will roll out the ‘BlueLink’

connectivity feature in India?

1) Kia Motors
2) Hyundai
3) Nissan
4) Ford Motor Company
5) Renault
 Answer
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन भारत में 'ब्ललू लंक कनेजतटत्तवटी'
सत्तु विा को चालू करे गा?

Which of the following will roll out the ‘BlueLink’

connectivity feature in India?

1) Kia Motors
2) Hyundai
3) Nissan
4) Ford Motor Company
5) Renault
 Question 9
1 अप्रैल 2019 की कट-ऑफ तारीख पर ICC टे स्ट टीम रैंककंग में
शीर्व पर रहने के बाद ककस दे श ने लगातार तीसरे वर्व ICC टे स्ट
चैजम्पयनलशप गदा जीता है ?

Which country has won ICC Test Championship mace for

the third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC
Test team rankings on the cut-off date of 1 April 2019?

1) New Zealand
2) India
3) South Africa
4) Australia
5) Sri Lanka
 Answer
1 अप्रैल 2019 की कट-ऑफ तारीख पर ICC टे स्ट टीम रैंककंग में
शीर्व पर रहने के बाद ककस दे श ने लगातार तीसरे वर्व ICC टे स्ट
चैजम्पयनलशप गदा जीता है ?

Which country has won ICC Test Championship mace for

the third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC
Test team rankings on the cut-off date of 1 April 2019?

1) New Zealand
2) India
3) South Africa
4) Australia
5) Sri Lanka
 Question 10
ननम्नललखखत में से ककसके साथ ररलायंस ननतपॉन लाइफ एसेट
मैनेजमें ट ने ररलायंस म्यूचुअल फंड के ग्राहकों को ध्वनन-आिाररत
त्तविीय लेनदे न करने में सक्षम बनाने के ललए हाथ लमलाया है ?

With which of the following has Reliance Nippon Life Asset

Management joined hands to enable the customers of Reliance
Mutual Fund to carry out voice-based financial transactions?

1) YouTube
2) Yahoo
3) LinkedIn
4) Google
5) Apple
 Answer
ननम्नललखखत में से ककसके साथ ररलायंस ननतपॉन लाइफ एसेट
मैनेजमें ट ने ररलायंस म्यूचुअल फंड के ग्राहकों को ध्वनन-आिाररत
त्तविीय लेनदे न करने में सक्षम बनाने के ललए हाथ लमलाया है ?

With which of the following has Reliance Nippon Life Asset

Management joined hands to enable the customers of Reliance
Mutual Fund to carry out voice-based financial transactions?

1) YouTube
2) Yahoo
3) LinkedIn
4) Google
5) Apple
 Question 11
त्तवजया बैंक एवं दे ना बैंक के बैंक ऑफ बड़ौदा (BoB) में त्तवलय के
बाद, BoB दे श का ________ सबसे बड़ा बैंक बन गया है ।

After the amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank

into the Bank of Baroda (BoB), BoB has become the
________ largest bank in the country.

1) 2nd
2) 3rd
3) 4th
4) 5th
5) 6th
 Answer
त्तवजया बैंक एवं दे ना बैंक के बैंक ऑफ बड़ौदा (BoB) में त्तवलय के
बाद, BoB दे श का ________ सबसे बड़ा बैंक बन गया है ।

After the amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank

into the Bank of Baroda (BoB), BoB has become the
________ largest bank in the country.

1) 2nd
2) 3rd
3) 4th
4) 5th
5) 6th
 Question 12
YONEX-SUNRISE इंडडया ओपन 2019 में परु
ु र् एकल वगव में
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन जीता?

Who among the following won in the men’s singles

category at YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2019?

1) Srikanth Kidambi
2) Lee Chong Wei
3) Viktor Axelsen
4) Chen Long
5) Parupalli Kashyap
 Answer
YONEX-SUNRISE इंडडया ओपन 2019 में परु
ु र् एकल वगव में
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन जीता?

Who among the following won in the men’s singles

category at YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2019?

1) Srikanth Kidambi
2) Lee Chong Wei
3) Viktor Axelsen
4) Chen Long
5) Parupalli Kashyap
 Question 13
अंतरावष्रीय किकेट पररर्द (ICC) के मख्
ु य कायवकारी अधिकारी
(CEO) के रूप में ककसने पदभार संभाला?

Who took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

International Cricket Council (ICC)?

1) Anshu Jain
2) Ajaypal Singh Banga
3) Manu Sawhney
4) Vikram Pandit
5) Rajeev Suri
 Answer
अंतरावष्रीय किकेट पररर्द (ICC) के मख्
ु य कायवकारी अधिकारी
(CEO) के रूप में ककसने पदभार संभाला?

Who took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

International Cricket Council (ICC)?

1) Anshu Jain
2) Ajaypal Singh Banga
3) Manu Sawhney
4) Vikram Pandit
5) Rajeev Suri
 Question 14
ननम्नललखखत में से ककसने बहरीन ग्रांड त्तप्रतस 2019 जीता?

Who among the following won Bahrain Grand Prix 2019?

1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Fernando Alonso
 Answer
ननम्नललखखत में से ककसने बहरीन ग्रांड त्तप्रतस 2019 जीता?

Who among the following won Bahrain Grand Prix 2019?

1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Fernando Alonso
 Question 15
ताओयआ ु न, ताइपे में 12वीं एलशयाई एयरगन चैंत्तपयनलशप
2019 में भारत ने ककतने पदक जीते?

With how many medals did India end the 12th Asian
Airgun Championships 2019 in Taiyuan, Taipei?

1) 19
2) 22
3) 25
4) 29
5) 32
 Answer
ताओयआ ु न, ताइपे में 12वीं एलशयाई एयरगन चैंत्तपयनलशप
2019 में भारत ने ककतने पदक जीते?

With how many medals did India end the 12th Asian
Airgun Championships 2019 in Taiyuan, Taipei?

1) 19
2) 22
3) 25
4) 29
5) 32
 Question 16
ककस दे श के साथ भारत ने त्तवकलांग व्यजततयों के खनन,
संस्कृनत और सशजततकरण के क्षेत्र में तीन समझौता ज्ञापनों पर
हस्ताक्षर ककए हैं?

With which country has India signed three MoUs in the

fields of mining, culture, and empowerment of persons
with disabilities?

1) Argentina
2) Bolivia
3) Chile
4) Uruguay
5) Brazil
 Answer
ककस दे श के साथ भारत ने त्तवकलांग व्यजततयों के खनन,
संस्कृनत और सशजततकरण के क्षेत्र में तीन समझौता ज्ञापनों पर
हस्ताक्षर ककए हैं?

With which country has India signed three MoUs in the

fields of mining, culture, and empowerment of persons
with disabilities?

1) Argentina
2) Bolivia
3) Chile
4) Uruguay
5) Brazil
 Question 17
त्तवश्व आत्मकेंदद्रत जागरूकता ददवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

When is the World Autism Awareness Day observed?

1) 1 April
2) 2 April
3) 3 April
4) 4 April
5) 5 April
 Answer
त्तवश्व आत्मकेंदद्रत जागरूकता ददवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

When is the World Autism Awareness Day observed?

1) 1 April
2) 2 April
3) 3 April
4) 4 April
5) 5 April
 Question 18
4G उपलब्िता के ललए ओपनलसग्नल के माप के अनस ु ार, 2019 में
ननम्नललखखत में से ककस शहर ने 95% अंक प्रातत ककए?
1. ददल्ली
2. रांची
3. मंुबई
According to OpenSignal's measurements for 4G availability, which
of the following cities passed the 95% mark in 2019?
1.Delhi
2.Ranchi
3.Mumbai

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) Only 1 and 3
5) All of the above
 Answer
4G उपलब्िता के ललए ओपनलसग्नल के माप के अनस ु ार, 2019 में
ननम्नललखखत में से ककस शहर ने 95% अंक प्रातत ककए?
1. ददल्ली
2. रांची
3. मंुबई
According to OpenSignal's measurements for 4G availability, which
of the following cities passed the 95% mark in 2019?
1.Delhi
2.Ranchi
3.Mumbai

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Only 3
4) Only 1 and 3
5) All of the above
 Question 19
टे स्ला ने ककस दे श में 2019 में ऊजाव की मांग को कम करने और
गाडड़यों को आपातकालीन बैकअप ऊजाव प्रदान करने के ललए 42
पावरपैक का बैंक स्थात्तपत ककया है ?

In which country has Tesla installed a bank of 42

Powerpacks in a bid to reduce energy demand and
provide emergency backup power to trains, in 2019?

1) China
2) France
3) USA
4) Japan
5) England
 Answer
टे स्ला ने ककस दे श में 2019 में ऊजाव की मांग को कम करने और
गाडड़यों को आपातकालीन बैकअप ऊजाव प्रदान करने के ललए 42
पावरपैक का बैंक स्थात्तपत ककया है ?

In which country has Tesla installed a bank of 42

Powerpacks in a bid to reduce energy demand and
provide emergency backup power to trains, in 2019?

1) China
2) France
3) USA
4) Japan
5) England
 Question 20
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन सा दनु नया का सबसे ऊँचा मतदान केंद्र
है ?

Which of the following is the highest polling station in the

world?

1) Tashigang
2) Srinagar
3) Shimla
4) Awantipora
5) Gulmarg
 Answer
ननम्नललखखत में से कौन सा दनु नया का सबसे ऊँचा मतदान केंद्र
है ?

Which of the following is the highest polling station in the

world?

1) Tashigang
2) Srinagar
3) Shimla
4) Awantipora
5) Gulmarg