CLAT 2019 GK Question Paper
1. The Chief
Central Information Commissioner at present is:
(A) Sudhir
Bhargava (B) R.K. Mathur
(C) Sridhar
Acharyulu (D) Handu
2. India has
recently set up the latest ISRO‘s Satellite Tracking and Data Reception Centre
in:
(A) Maldives (B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan (D) Nepal
3. The number
of complaints with the Banking Ombudsman registered during 2018 increased by:
(A) 10% (B) 15%
(C) 20% (D) 25%
4. Which of
the following formally quit from UNESCO recently?
(A) U.S.A (B) China
(C) Sweden (D) India
5. The maximum
punishment for a cyber-stalker imposed by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan
is:
(A) 5 years (B) 14
years
(C) 10 years (D) 24 years
6. In a major
relief to micro, small and medium enterprises, the GST Council has recently
increased the tax exemption limit per annum to:
(A) 20 lakhs (B) 30 lakhs
(C) 40 lakhs (D) 60 lakhs
7. Which of
the following fruits got the Geographical Indication during October 2018?
(A) Shahi
Litchi (B) Laxman Bhog Mango
(C) Sirumalai
Hill Banana (D) Mahabaleshwar Strawberry
8. The richest
person in the world as per the details revealed in March 2019 is:
(A) Bill Gates (B) Jeff
Bezos
(C) Amancio
Ortega (D) Bernard Arnault
9. The number
of EB – 5 visa applications, also known as ‗cash for Green Card‘ visa to the
U.S has increased in the last two years by about:
(A) 100% (B) 200%
(C) 300% (D) 400%
10. India
purchased surveillance aircrafts (AWACS) during 2016 from:
(A) USA (B) France
(C) Russia (D) Israel
11. The fastest
train in India is:
(A) Gatiman
Express
(C) Vande
Bharat Express
(B) Shatabdi
Express
(D) Rajdhani
Express
12. The first
humanoid police robot was introduced in the State of:
(A) Karnataka (B) Delhi
(C) Gujarat (D) Kerala
13. The world‘s
first Diesel to Electric locomotive twin engine of 10,000 horse power was
flagged off in:
(A) U.S.A. (B) China
(C) India (D) South
Korea
14. The
Headquarters of International Solar Alliance consisting of more than 121
countries is located in:
(A) India (B) South
Africa
(C) Malaysia (D) China
15. The
prestigious Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 was conferred on:
(A) Kofi Annan (B) Angela
Merkel
(C) Narendra
Modi (D) Putin
(C) Norway (D) Finland
17. In the 64th
Film Fare Award, who won the best actress award?
(A) Katrina
Kapoor (B) Priyanka Chopra
(C) Deepika
Padukone (D) Alia Bhatt
(A) Rs. 25
Crore (B) Rs. 20 Crore
(C) Rs. 15
Crore (D) Rs. 30 Crore
19. India‘s
first Chairperson of Lokpal is:
(A) Justice
Dipak Mishra (B) Justice Dilip Bhosale
(C) Justice
P.C. Ghose (D) Justice Thakur
20. In how many
phases the 17th Lok Sabha elections were held in 2019?
(A) Six (B) Seven
(C) Five (D) Eight
21. How many
States went to polls along with the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?
(A) Three (B) Four
(C) Five (D) Two
22. The
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), launched by the Central Government
recently is also dubbed as:
(A) One Nation
One Card (B) Citizenship Card
(C) Aadhar
Card (D) Shopping Card
23. Which of
the following cities bagged the Cleanest City Award for three consecutive
years?
(A) Mysore (B) Ahmedabad
(C) Chandigarh (D) Indore
24. Who is
known as the ‗Father of Local Government in India‘?
(A) Lord
Curzon (B) Lord Mayo
(C) Lord
Wellesley (D) Lord Ripon
25. Under which
of the following missions, India has successfully tested its first-ever
Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability?
(A) Mission
Shakti (B) Mission Agni
(C) Mission
Raftar (D) Mission Sahas
26. Which
Indian personality is the recipient of the Oxford University's Bodley Medal
2019?
(A) Raghuram
Rajan (B) Amartya Sen
(C) Manmohan
Singh (D) Shashi Tharoor
27. What is the
name of the book containing English translation of the 100 year old classic
Punjabi poem about Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
(A) Drummer
Hodge (B) Poems of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(C) Poems
about war (D) Khooni Vaisakhi
28. Which
country has released a special stamp on Hindu epic Ramayana to commemorate the
70th anniversary of the diplomatic ties with India?
(A) Indonesia (B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka (D) India
29. Which day
is observed as International Mother Earth Day?
(A) April 20 (B) April
21
(C) April 23 (D) April
22
30. Which
state‘s Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric) received Geographical Indications (GI) tag
recently?
(A) Odisha
(C) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
31. Which
country‘s Navy department has signed first reliable communication link with the Indian Navy and Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA
pact?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) Japan
(C) Russia (D) US
(A) Javed
Akhtar (B) Vishal Bhardwaj
(C) Anurag
Kashyap (D) Salim Khan
33. Which space
agency has recorded the first ―marsquake,‖ quake on the mars due to volcanic
eruptions or land tides?
(A) JAXA
(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
(B) NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
(C) ISRO
(Indian Space Research Organisation)
(D) Chines
Space Agency
34. Name the
third edition of bilateral maritime exercise between Australia and India that
was held in Visakhapatnam.
(A) Vajra
Prahar (B) Cobra Gold
(C) Ausindex
19 (D) Ausind 19
35. Holkhomang
Haokip, who passed away recently, was a ____________?
(A) Writer (B) Producer
(C) Football
player (D) Politician
36. Name the
Howitzers guns inducted into Indian Army recently.
(A) Dhanush (B) Panter
(C) M102
howitzer (D) BL 9.2-inch howitzer
37. Who was the
first Indian President to visit Croatia?
(A) Abdul
Kalam (B) Pratibha Patil
(C) Pranab
Mukherjee (D) Ram Nath Kovind
38. Which
Island was notified as Island Protection Zone (IPZ) 2019 by Union Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently?
(A) Andaman
and Nicobar Island (B) Kurumgad Island
(C) Khanderi
Island (D) Worli Island
39. Name the
organization, which released the report on food crises titled ‗Global Report on
Food Crises‘ annually.
(A) International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(B) Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO)
(C) Food
Corporation of India (FCI)
(D) Food
Security Information Network (FSIN)
40. Which is
the happiest country as per the 2019 World Happiness Index?
(A) Finland (B) Denmark
(C) Norway (D) Sweden
41. The
Headquarters of Asian Development Bank is situated in
(A) Manila,
Philippines (B) Jakarta, Indonesia
(C) Colombo,
Sri Lanka (D) Honoi, Vietnam
42. The ‗Golden
Peacock‘ Award is given for excellence in
(A) Corporate
Social Responsibility (B) Energy Savings
(C) Literature (D) Corporate
Governance
43. Which
planet is known as Red Planet?
(A) Venus
(C) Mars
(B) Mercury
(D) Neptune
44. What is
Psephology?
(A) Statistical
study of elections, voting, etc.
(B) Study of
rainfall pattern
(C) Study of
gene disorder
(D) Study of
female prisoners
45. The Global
Teacher Award, 2019 was awarded to a teacher in:
(A) South
Korea (B) Japan
(C) Canada (D) Kenya
46. Which state
in India is the first State to achieve 100 percent sanitation coverage?
(A) Andhra
Pradesh (B) Karnataka
(C) Sikkim (D) Manipur
47. The book
titled ‗God Save the Honourable Supreme Court‘ was authored by:
(A) Soli
Sorabjee (B) Fali S. Nariman
(C) K.K.
Venugopal (D) Justice Katju
48. The book
titled ‗Anita Gets Bail‘ was authored by:
(C) Indira
Jaisingh (D) Arun Shourie
49. The first
Indian Athlete to qualify for Olympics 2020 is:
(A) K.T. Irfan (B) Jinson
Johnson
(C) Tintu
Lukka (D) Sunita Rani
50. The South
Asian nation that has won the SAFF Women‘s Championship for five times
successively is:
(C) Sri Lanka (D) Bhutan
0 Comments