CURRENT EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES (GENERAL STUDIES)

Total Questions: 50

41. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Which award is given for lifetime contribution to sports development?

Correct Answer: (a) Dhyan Chand Award

42. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee to look into the issues of illegal sand mining in which river?

Correct Answer: (b) Yamuna

43. Which of the following state governments categorized Nicotine as “Class A poison” in order to strengthen the enforcement of the ban on production and sale of electronic cigarettes?

Correct Answer: (d) Karnataka

44. Read the following statements carefully

(1) Electronic cigarettes are small battery-operated devices that vapourise liquid nicotine to provide the same experience as smoking tobacco.
(2) The Kerala government has amended the Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules 2015 and notified Nicotine as "Class A poison".
Choose the correct option.

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1

45. Recently, who has been conferred with Tamil Nadu’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award?

Correct Answer: (d) K Sivan

46. Who has been appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji?

Correct Answer: (b) Madan Lokur

47. Which country has recently been put on Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) enhanced blacklist for terror financing?

Correct Answer: (b) Pakistan

48. India’s ‘Statue of Unity’ has recently been featured in the Time’s list of the 100 greatest places in the world. It is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers?

Correct Answer: (b) Narmada

49. Which state topped the Composite Water Management Index 2.0 recently released by NITI Aayog?

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarat

50. What is India’s ranking in the recently released Henley Passport Index 2019?

Correct Answer: (c) 86th