41. Who has been appointed as the new Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (PCCIT) of the National e-assessment centre (NeAC)?
[A] P S Joshi
[B] M S Mudgal
[C] K M Prasad
[D] T K Sharma
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Correct Answer: C [K M Prasad]
Notes:
The National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) has been set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in the national capital as part of the government’s ambitious plan to launch faceless and nameless assessment for Income Tax (IT) payers from October 2019. K M Prasad, the 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, has been appointed as the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (PCCIT) of the new Centre.
42. India and which country are set to hold their first tri-services exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’?
[A] United States
[B] United Kingdom
[C] France
[D] Poland
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Correct Answer: A [United States]
Notes:
India and the United States are set to hold their first trilateral-service military exercise codenamed ‘Tiger Triumph’ at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in November 2019. The exercise is being organized under the aegis of the headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS).
43. Rahul Aware is associated to which sports?
[A] Tennis
[B] Badminton
[C] Wrestling
[D] Boxing
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Correct Answer: C [Wrestling ]
Notes:
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze in men’s 61Kg free-style category at the 2019 World Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. However, this was not an Olympic category and thus the bronze did not help Aware qualify for the Tokyo Games. It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver and 4 bronzes. In the ongoing event, Deepak Punia in men’s 86kg category was forced to pull out of the final due to an injury and settled for silver.
44. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to bowl 3 maidens in single T20I?
[A] Jasprit Bumrah
[B] Jhulan Goswami
[C] Deepti Sharma
[D] Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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Correct Answer: C [Deepti Sharma]
Notes:
Off-spinner Deepti Sharma from Agra has become the 1st Indian cricketer to bowl 3 maidens in T20I. This history was created during the India’s first T20I against South Africa at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat, Gujarat. She ended with figures of 4/8 with three of the four overs to lead India to victory. India beat South Africa by 11 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
45. Who has been honoured with the 2019 Rights Livelihood awards?
[A] Holly Gillibrand
[B] John Paul Jose
[C] Ridhima Pandey
[D] Greta Thunberg
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Correct Answer: D [Greta Thunberg ]
Notes:
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg has been honoured as one of four winners of the 2019 Rights Livelihood awards for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts. The award is known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. Ms. Thunberg shares the award with Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami people, Chinese women’s rights lawyer Guo Jianmei and Western Sahara human rights defender Aminatou Haidar. The four laureates will received a cash award of 1 million Swedish crowns ($103,000) each.
46. Who has been selected the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
[A] Kristalina Georgieva
[B] Scott Morris
[C] Emmanuel Macron
[D] Christine Lagarde
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Correct Answer: A [Kristalina Georgieva]
Notes:
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been named as the new Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF. Georgieva will succeed Christine Lagarde for a five-year term from October 2019.
47. The 2nd Singapore – India Hackathon is being held in which IIT?
[A] IIT Madras
[B] IIT Indore
[C] IIT Delhi
[D] IIT Bombay
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Correct Answer: A [IIT Madras]
Notes:
To promote innovation, 2nd edition of Singapore – India Hackathon will be organised at IIT Madras in Chennai from Sep 28 to 29, 2019. The Hackathon is the first of its kind joint International hackathon between India and Singapore during which the selected bright students from India and Singapore will work in collaboration to develop innovative and out-of-the- box solution for some of the daunting problems faced by our societies. This year, the hackathon is focused on quality education, Good Health and clean energy.
48. What is the India’s rank in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 (WDCR)?
[A] 45th
[B] 46th
[C] 44th
[D] 48th
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Correct Answer: C [44th ]
Notes:
As per latest IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 (WDCR), India has been ranked at 44th position in terms of digital competitiveness in the world as the country has made improvement in terms of knowledge and future readiness to adopt and explore digital technologies. The ranking measures the capacity and readiness of 63 nations to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government and wider society.
49. Which state has bagged the Best State award for overall growth in tourism category?
[A] Telangana
[B] Goa
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The National Tourism Awards 2017-18 were recently presented by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of World Tourism Day (WTD-2019). In it, Andhra Pradesh has bagged 3 national tourism awards in different categories viz. ‘Best State for comprehensive development of tourism’, ‘Excellence in publishing in English’ and the ‘Best tourist-friendly Railway Station (Visakhapatnam). Goa and Madhya Pradesh were the joint winners in the Adventure Tourism category and Uttarakhand won the award for the Best Film Promotion-Friendly State. Telangana won the award for the Best State for the innovative use of IT.
50. Which space agency has successfully launched the RamanSat 2 miniature satellite?
[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] JAXA
[D] Roscosmos
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Correct Answer: A [NASA ]
Notes:
NASA has successfully launched the RamanSat 2 miniature satellite designed by 17-year-old Indian student Aabhaas Sikka. The satellite was developed by Sikka during his internship with SPACE India with help from SPACE Group Founder and CMD Sachin Bahmba along with the company’s research team. It is carrying equipment to measure the radiation from Sun and space.