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Former Congress party member Sheila Dikshit passed away recently. She had served as the Chief Minister of which state/UT?
A) Gujarat
B) Delhi
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Rajasthan

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Option B
Explanation: Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit has passed away at the age of 81. She was fighting with a prolonged illness. She was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi.
Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Lalji Tandon
B) Ram Naik
C) Anandiben Patel
D) Satya Pal Malik

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Option C
Name the Indian boxer who has recently won the first ever gold medal for India at the President’s Cup boxing tournament held in Astana
A) Amit Panghal
B) Vikas Krishan Yadav
C) Vijender Singh
D) Shiva Thapa

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Option D
Explanation: Shiva Thapa has won a Gold Medal at the President’s Cup boxing tournament in the finals in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Which of these financial institutions has signed an agreement for drone-delivery project, named ‘Medicine from the Sky’ in Telangana?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) World Economic Forum
C) Asian Development Bank
D) World Bank

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Option B
Explanation: The World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (C4IR), will launch a drone-delivery project, named ‘Medicine from the Sky‘ in Telangana.
Indian Navy has signed an agreement with Israel to purchase complementary Naval MRSAM system. What is the total value of the agreement?
A) USD 50 million
B) USD 100 million
C) USD 75 million
D) USD 25 million

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Option A
Explanation: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $50 million follow-up agreement with India to provide complementary Naval MRSAM (medium-range surface-to-air missile) systems to the Indian Navy.
The bilateral military exercise Hand-in-Hand will take place between India and which country in December 2019?
A) Malaysia
B) Japan
C) China
D) Sri Lanka

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Option C
Explanation: India and China will carry out a military exercise called ‘Hand-in-Hand’ in Meghalaya in December 2019.
Which of these payments bank has recently shut down all its operations?
A) Jio Payments Bank
B) Fino Payments Bank
C) Paytm Payments Bank
D) Aditya Birla Payments Bank

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Option D
Explanation: Aditya Birla Payments Bank has shut down its operations within 18 months of getting the license from RBI.It was a venture between Aditya Birla Nuvo (51%) and Idea Cellular (49%). It has asked its depositors to transfer their balance before July 26, 2019.
Lalji Tandon has been appointed as the Governor of which state recently?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Punjab
D) Bihar

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Option A
Explanation: Before this, he was the Governor of Bihar
India’s first prototype of a body protector for women personnel has been unveiled by which armed police force?
A) Border Security Force
B) Central Reserve Police Force
C) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
D) Sashastra Seema Bal

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Option B
Explanation: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has unveiled the country’s first prototype of a body protector for women personnel.
Which country has won the Intercontinental Cup football tournament 2019?
A) Zimbabwe
B) Tajikistan
C) India
D) North Korea

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Option D
Explanation: North Korea has defeated Tajikistan to win the second edition of Intercontinental Cup football tournament. North Korea won by 1-0 over Tajikistan. The event was held in Ahmedabad, India.
Government has decided to make all the Toll Plaza on the National Highways as ‘FASTag Lanes’ with effect from _____________
A) 1 September 2019
B) 1 November 2019
C) 1 December 2019
D) 1 October 2019

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Option C
Explanation: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to declare all lanes in all Toll Fee Plazas on National Highways in India as dedicated ‘FASTag Lanes’ with effect from 1 December 2019 to ensure seamless traffic and prevent congestion at toll plazas.
Who is the new Governor of West Bengal?
A) Keshari Nath Tripathi
B) Jagdeep Dhankhar
C) Praful Khoda Patel
D) Banwarilal Purohit

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Option B
What is the total number of Routes operational currently under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation?
A) 194
B) 187
C) 175
D) 162

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Option A
Explanation: The Ministry of Civil Aviation had launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)on October 21, 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable for general public. Under the UDAN scheme 8 more new routes have recently become fully functional out of the total 706 sanctioned Routes. With this, the total UDAN routes Operational as on date has increased to 194 routes.
Which country beat England at 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019?
A) China
B) Australia
C) India
D) Japan

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Option C
Explanation: Both Indian men team and Women team have won the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019 in their respective category. It was held in Cuttack, Odisha. The men beat England 3-2 while Indian women defeated England 3-0. This is the first time that Indian woman team has won Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship.
Name the newly appointed Governor of Bihar
A) Kalyan Singh
B) Fagu Chauhan
C) Tathagata Roy
D) Baby Rani Maurya

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Option B
India’s first space tech park is set to be established in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Assam
C) Gujarat
D) Kerala

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Option D
Explanation: Kerala Government will set up India’s first space tech park at Thiruvananthapuram’s Knowledge City.
Ramesh Bais has been sworn in as the Governor of which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Sikkim
C) Tripura
D) Chhattisgarh

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Option C
The UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme was launched in which year?
A) 2016
B) 2018
C) 2015
D) 2014

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Option A
Explanation: The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)on October 21, 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable for general public.
RN Ravi is the new governor of which state?
A) Meghalaya
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Tripura
D) Nagaland

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Option D
Military exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ will be held in which state in 2019?
A) Haryana
B) Meghalaya
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra

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Option B
Explanation: India and China will carry out a military exercise called ‘Hand-in-Hand’ in Meghalaya in December 2019.

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