Current Affairs 5th September 2019 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force (STF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) ?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Jharkhand
C. Bihar
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [A] Uttarakhand
2. Which state government has launched Walk to Work on Wednesdays (WWW) campaign ?
A. Odisha
B. Meghalaya
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Answer [B] Meghalaya
3. Which city has been ranked first at the Safe Cities Index (SCI-2019) of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ?
A. Osaka
B. Paris
C. Tokyo
D. Singapore
Answer [C] Tokyo
4. Which state/UT government has decided to provide free rides to women in city buses and metro trains ?
A. Laddakh
B. Punjab
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Delhi
Answer [D] Delhi
5. Who has become the first IPS officer to be bestowed with the 2018 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award ?
A. Sonia Narang
B. Sanjukta Parashar
C. Meera Bonwankar
D. Aparna Kumar
Answer [D] Aparna Kumar
6. Which sportsperson has won the 2019 Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar ?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Jeev Milkha Singh
C. Mary Kom
D. Gagan Narang
Answer [D] Gagan Narang
7. Which team has been crowned the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament for sub-junior boys (under-14) Category ?
A. Mizoram
B. Tripura
C. Goa
D. Manipur
Answer [A] Mizoram
8. The 5th Aqua Aquaria India 2019 was held in which city ?
A. Ranchi
B. Hyderabad
C. Dehradun
D. Manali
Answer [B] Hyderabad
9. Which union ministry has launched the National Lab Directory (NLD) ?
A. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
B. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
10. India’s first-ever sky cycling park to be opened in which city ?
A. Manali
B. Mussoorie
C. Nainital
D. Shimla
Answer [A] Manali