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1.

Donald Hall, the noted poet passed away. He belonged to which country?

A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Germany
D. United States
Answer» E.
2.

The Gangrel Dam is built across which river in Chhattisgarh?

A. Son
B. Ganga
C. Mahanadi
D. Narmada
Answer» D. Narmada
3.

Who has authored the book “Ahimsa”, which sheds light on India’s freedom struggle?

A. Shantanu Duttagupta
B. Amala Shankar
C. Supriya Kelkar
D. Nandi Katheria
Answer» D. Nandi Katheria
4.

The NCST has organized a National Seminar on “Conservation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As per which article of the Constitution, the NCST set up to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes (ST)?

A. Article 338(A)
B. Article 339(A)
C. Article 337(A)
D. Article 336(A)
Answer» B. Article 339(A)
5.

What is the theme of the 2018 National Statistics Day (NSD) in India?

A. Administrative Statistics
B. Agri-Food Statistics
C. Statistics on Trees & Climate Change
D. Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
Answer» E.
6.

The Government of India (GoI) has recently banned which drug for domestic use to public sector from 1st July 2018?

A. Oxytocin
B. Prolactin
C. Phenacetin
D. Nialamide
Answer» B. Prolactin
7.

Which union ministry has launched report titled ‘Women in Prisons’?

A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer» E.
8.

Who of the following have won the World Food Prize 2018?

A. B. R. Barwale and Surinder K. Vasal
B. Robert F. Chandler and John Niederhauser
C. Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro
D. Hans Rudolf Herren and Gurdev Khush
Answer» D. Hans Rudolf Herren and Gurdev Khush
9.

Who has been appointed as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

A. Anant Barua
B. Injeti Srinivas
C. Arun P Sathe
D. Sanjeev Kaushik
Answer» B. Injeti Srinivas
10.

Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the 26th edition of world’s largest multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC -2018”?

A. INS Satpura
B. INS Sahyadri
C. INS Vikramaditya
D. INS Kamorta
Answer» C. INS Vikramaditya
11.

The Tipaimukh Dam is located in which state?

A. Mizoram
B. Manipur
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
Answer» C. Assam
12.

What is the theme of 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?

A. Listen First
B. Lets Develop
C. Say No!
D. Value yourself
Answer» B. Lets Develop
13.

India has extended how much amount of line of credit to Seychelles to allow it to buy defence equipment from India?

A. $500 million
B. $300 million
C. $100 million
D. $200 million
Answer» D. $200 million
14.

The UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day is observed on which date?

A. June 27
B. June 26
C. June 25
D. June 24
Answer» B. June 26
15.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is organising the training workshop on cybercrime targeting children. Who is the present chairman of NCPCR?

A. Ram Shankar Katheria
B. Nand Kumar Sai
C. R. K. Mathur
D. Stuti Narain Kacker
Answer» E.
16.

Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament 2018?

A. Valtteri Bottas
B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Max Verstappen
D. Kimi Raikkonen
Answer» C. Max Verstappen
17.

Which Bollywood personality has been conferred with the French distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters?

A. Deepika Padukone
B. Kalki Koechlin
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Kareena Kapoor
Answer» C. Priyanka Chopra
18.

Who has been crowned as the India’s first Tribal Queen?

A. Panchami Majhi
B. Rashmirekha Hansdah
C. Tulasi Munda
D. Pallavi Durua
Answer» E.
19.

Which state is hosting the 58th National Interstate Senior Athletics 2018?

A. Assam
B. Kerala
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer» B. Kerala
20.

Which country to host the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20 tournament?

A. England
B. England
C. West Indies
D. South Africa
Answer» D. South Africa
21.

The Getalsud Dam is located in which state?

A. Jharkhand
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Manipur
Answer» B. Kerala
22.

Which state government has launched a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground water?

A. Rajasthan
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Punjab
Answer» E.
23.

The first edition of naval exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” will be conducted between India and it’s which neighbouring country?

A. Sri Lanka
B. China
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Answer» E.
24.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved an equity investment of how much amount in National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India?

A. $500 million
B. $300 million
C. $200 million
D. $400 million
Answer» D. $400 million
25.

Which committee will be constituted by the Union Government to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country?

A. K S Mehta committee
B. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan committee
C. Vijay Kapoor committee
D. Neeraj Pandey committee
Answer» C. Vijay Kapoor committee
26.

Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution “No Toilet, No Bride”?

A. Bishangarh
B. Nimriwali
C. Godikan
D. Ishapur Kheri
Answer» D. Ishapur Kheri
27.

Which country hosted the 2018 anti-doping sports conference ‘Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’

A. Germany
B. India
C. Argentina
D. Norway
Answer» E.
28.

Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women’s recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US?

A. Laxmirani Majhi
B. Bombayla Devi Laishram
C. Atanu Das
D. Deepika Kumari
Answer» E.
29.

Which city is hosting the 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places?

A. Hyderabad
B. Kurnool
C. Allahabad
D. Murshidabad
Answer» B. Kurnool
30.

Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2018?

A. Tumhari Sulu
B. Hindi Medium
C. Mom
D. Newton
Answer» B. Hindi Medium
31.

B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is native of which state?

A. Karnataka
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» D. Andhra Pradesh
32.

The Central Government has launched the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in which district of Madhya Pradesh?

A. Rajgarh
B. Bhopal
C. Indore
D. Jabalpur
Answer» B. Bhopal
33.

Which state Chief Minister has been conferred with ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award at the 52nd Skoch Summit 2018?

A. Rajasthan
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Assam
D. Punjab
Answer» B. Tamil Nadu
34.

The 2018 International Widows’ Day (IWD) is observed on which date?

A. June 23
B. June 24
C. June 22
D. June 21
Answer» B. June 24
35.

The 22nd edition of Sindhu Darshan Festival (SDF) has started in which district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)?

A. Anantnag
B. Baramulla
C. Leh
D. Srinagar
Answer» D. Srinagar
36.

Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men’s 50 meter breaststroke event at 2018 Singapore National Swimming Championships?

A. Virdhawal Khade
B. Arvind Mani
C. M M Sahu
D. Sandeep Sejwal
Answer» E.
37.

Kim Jong-pil, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country?

A. Mongolia
B. Japan
C. North Korea
D. South Korea
Answer» E.
38.

Which state government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) for farmers?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» C. Rajasthan
39.

Gautam Kanjilal, who passed away recently, was pioneer in which field?

A. Hockey
B. Rock climbing
C. Judo
D. Mimicry
Answer» C. Judo
40.

Which country’s researchers have developed the world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”?

A. United States
B. China
C. Japan
D. Germany
Answer» B. China
41.

Which union ministry has been conferred the SKOCH’s ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’ award?

A. Ministry of External Affairs
B. Ministry of Human Resource Development
C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer» D. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
42.

The 2018 World Music Day (WMD) is observed on which date?

A. June 21
B. June 22
C. June 20
D. June 23
Answer» B. June 22
43.

Prabhakar Choubey, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field?

A. Sports
B. Journalism
C. Politics
D. Science
Answer» C. Politics
44.

The 2018 Ambubachi Mela has started in which state?

A. Manipur
B. Mizoram
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer» E.
45.

Under which anti-terror law, the Government of India (GoI) has banned Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)?

A. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1968
B. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1964
C. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967
D. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1965
Answer» D. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1965
46.

Charles Krauthammer, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist passed away. He belonged to which country?

A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. United States
Answer» E.
47.

Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017?

A. Kidambi Srikanth
B. Manav Thakkar
C. Jitu Rai
D. Shubhankar Sharma
Answer» B. Manav Thakkar
48.

Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi, the renowned Urdu satirist passed away. He belonged to which India’s neighboring country?

A. Afghanistan
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan
Answer» E.
49.

Which country to host the 3rd annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

A. China
B. India
C. Brazil
D. New Zealand
Answer» C. Brazil
50.

What is the theme of the 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)?

A. Yoga for Peace
B. Yoga for Health
C. Yoga for Harmony and Peace
D. Yoga for Peaceful Mind
Answer» B. Yoga for Health