1. Saurabh Chaudhary
has won a gold medal in how many meters air pistol event in the men’s category
in the 63rd National Shooting Championship?
a. 10 m
b. 20 m
c. 30 meters
d. 50 meters
ANSWER: a. 10
meters
Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian
shooter. Saurabh Chaudhary had won gold medals in Youth Olympic and Asian
Games. He started shooting in Meerut at the age of 15. He practiced
with senior shooters for the 2018 Asian Games. He won a gold medal at the
ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany in June 2018, setting a world record.
2. Former Governor of
which state Triloki Nath Chaturvedi passed away recently at the age of 90 in
Noida Kailash Hospital?
a. Bihar
b. Karnataka
c. Punjab
d. Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: b.
Former Karnataka Governor Triloki Nath
Chaturvedi was born on 19 January 1929 in Kannauj district of Uttar
Pradesh. During his time as an IAS officer, he was also posted in the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He was awarded ‘Padma
Vibhushan’ in 1991 after retiring. He was the Governor of Karnataka from
the year 2002 to 2007
3. Which country has
announced after rising tensions with the US that it will no longer comply with
the restrictions imposed under the 2015 nuclear deal?
a. Japan
b. Nepal
c. Iran
d. Pakistan
ANSWER: c. Iran
This major reaction from Iran came when its
general Qasim Suleimani was killed in the US air strike in Baghdad
recently. According to the 2015 agreement, Iran was allowed to limit its
sensitive nuclear activities and allow international inspectors to
arrive. In return, the economic sanctions imposed on Iran were
ended. The agreement was canceled by US President Donald Trump in 2018.
4. Recently which state
has become the first state in the country to integrate its land records with
the web portal of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Maharashtra
ANSWER: d. Maharashtra
through it will help in checking the insurance
(land plus insurance) and insurance used by ineligible persons. Financial:
During the year 2018-19, 1.39 crore farmers of Maharashtra adopted and
collected a total amount of 4,778.30 crore. The Prime Minister Crop
Insurance Scheme was launched in the year 2016 under the Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
5. Former Speaker of
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and which senior AIADMK leader died recently?
a. PH Pandian
b. MK. Stalin
c. P. Dhanapal
d. Rahul Sachdeva
ANSWER: a. P.H.
Pandian, a
former MLA and MP, was also the Deputy Speaker
of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly between 1980-84 and the Speaker from
1985 to 1989. He was also the leader of the AIADMK Parliamentary Party
(Lok Sabha). He was elected MLA from his native Cheranmadevi assembly seat
in 1977, 1980 and 1984.