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1.

Vikas Gowda has recently announced his retirement from which sports?

A. Boxing
B. Race walking
C. Swimming
D. Discus throw
Answer» E.
2.

The book ‘Straight Talk’ has been authored by which Indian political personality?

A. Manmohan Singh
B. M. Venkaiah Naidu
C. Abhishek Manu Singhvi
D. Shashi Tharoor
Answer» D. Shashi Tharoor
3.

India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rural Roads Project?

A. $1000 million
B. $500 million
C. $1500 million
D. $750 million
Answer» C. $1500 million
4.

Which state government has launched ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy’ to reduce the state’s dependence on fresh water?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Gujarat
Answer» E.
5.

Urmila Singh, the former Himachal Pradesh governor has passed away. She was associated with which political party?

A. Bharatiya Janata Party
B. Nationalist Congress Party
C. Indian National Congress
D. Communist Party of India
Answer» D. Communist Party of India
6.

Who will become the first-ever interim woman President of Paraguay?

A. Desiree Masi
B. Blanca Ovelar
C. Alicia Pucheta
D. Maria Carmona
Answer» D. Maria Carmona
7.

What is the theme of the 2018 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)?

A. Get Ready for Plain Packaging
B. Tobacco and Heart Disease
C. Tobacco – a threat to development
D. Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products
Answer» C. Tobacco – a threat to development
8.

Who has been appointed the new General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Northern Command (Indian Army)?

A. Ranbir Singh
B. Sarath Chand
C. Devraj Anbu
D. Manoj Mukund Naravane
Answer» B. Sarath Chand
9.

Which state government has recently declared official symbols for the state?

A. Telangana
B. Mizoram
C. Tripura
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» E.
10.

What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, as per latest Moody’s Investors Service report “Global Macro Outlook: 2018-19”?

A. 7.5%
B. 7.3%
C. 7.4%
D. 7.2%
Answer» C. 7.4%
11.

Who has been appointed the President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)?

A. Priya Mittal
B. R K Agrawal
C. Ashok Gupta
D. Akshita Patil
Answer» C. Ashok Gupta
12.

Which union ministry has signed MoU with the Uttar Pradesh Government for management of Widows’ Home in Vrindavan?

A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer» E.
13.

What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of UN Peacekeepers?

A. Honouring Our Heroes
B. Investing in peace around the world
C. UN Peacekeepers: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice
D. UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future
Answer» D. UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future
14.

In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out from which state by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)?

A. Meghalaya
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Tripura
Answer» B. Arunachal Pradesh
15.

Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?

A. Geeta Shrivastav
B. Manoj Malhotra
C. Pankaj Saran
D. Nikunj Khanna
Answer» D. Nikunj Khanna
16.

Who has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A. Ashoke Sen
B. Sudha Balakrishnan
C. Jayant Narlikar
D. E. C. George Sudarshan
Answer» C. Jayant Narlikar
17.

Which state government has submitted a Devika river rejuvenation project to the Union Government for approval?

A. Uttarakhand
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer» E.
18.

India has signed a loan agreement of how much amount with the World Bank for strengthening the public financial management in Rajasthan project?

A. $25.0 million
B. $25.0 million
C. $21.7 million
D. $23.8 million
Answer» D. $23.8 million
19.

Which Indian cartoonist has won the international award in the best caricature category at the 2018 World Press Cartoon awards?

A. Chackalethu John Yesudass
B. Aseem Trivedi
C. Thomas Antony
D. Satish Acharya
Answer» D. Satish Acharya
20.

Patanjali has tied up with which telecom company to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards?

A. BSNL
B. Reliance Jio
C. Vodafone
D. Airtel
Answer» B. Reliance Jio
21.

The Talakona waterfall is located in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Assam
Answer» C. Kerala
22.

Who has been elected as the new President of Indian Journalists Union (IJU)?

A. Amar Devulapalli
B. Sabina Inderjit
C. S N Sinha
D. K Sreenivas Reddy
Answer» B. Sabina Inderjit
23.

Which country to host the 2018 Global Wind Summit?

A. Germany
B. France
C. Australia
D. India
Answer» B. France
24.

Who has won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 2018?

A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Sebastian Vettel
D. Daniel Ricciardo
Answer» E.
25.

Who has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Linnean Medal in Botany?

A. Sharachandra Lele
B. Kamaljit S. Bawa
C. R Siddappa Setty
D. P S Mathur
Answer» C. R Siddappa Setty
26.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognized which Indian airport as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport?

A. Indira Gandhi International Airport
B. Goa International Airport
C. Cochin International Airport Ltd
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Answer» D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
27.

Who has become the oldest Indian woman to have scaled the world’s tallest peak “Mount Everest”?

A. Shivangi Patel
B. Premlata Agarwal
C. Neerja Pathak
D. Sangeeta Bahl
Answer» F.
28.

Who has won the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards?

A. Trent Boult
B. Shikhar Dhawan
C. Virat Kohli
D. Rashid Khan
Answer» D. Rashid Khan
29.

Which country will become the first Latin American ‘Gobal Partner’ of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Colombia
Answer» E.
30.

Which city to host the main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018)?

A. Dehradun
B. New Delhi
C. Nagpur
D. Pune
Answer» B. New Delhi
31.

Madala Ranga Rao, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field?

A. Sports
B. Journalism
C. History
D. Film Industry
Answer» E.
32.

The Baglihar Dam is located in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Sikkim
D. Punjab
Answer» C. Sikkim
33.

The BCCI and UN Environment has signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ Cricket in India. Where is the headquarters of UN Environment?

A. Nairobi
B. Geneva
C. Paris
D. New York
Answer» B. Geneva
34.

Which philanthropic organisation has signed MoU with Government of India (GoI) to provide development support in Naxal-hit districts in Chhattisgarh?

A. Vedanta
B. Shiv Nadar Foundation
C. Tata Trusts
D. Wipro
Answer» D. Wipro
35.

Which Bollywood personality has launched the twin pit toilet technology ad campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)?

A. Bhumi Pednekar
B. Akshay Kumar
C. Aamir Khan
D. Amitabh Bacchan
Answer» C. Aamir Khan
36.

Which IIT institute to develop prototypes for self-piloted Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft?

A. IIT Indore
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Bombay
D. IIT Kolkata
Answer» C. IIT Bombay
37.

Who has won the girls’ singles title at the All India Junior U-19 badminton tournament 2018?

A. Aakarshi Kashyap
B. S Kavipriya
C. Sristhi Jupudi
D. Mrinal Podile
Answer» B. S Kavipriya
38.

Which state government has launched the ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana’ to promote organic farming?

A. ] Himachal Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Punjab
D. Assam
Answer» B. Karnataka
39.

Who has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A. Ali Jan Orakzai
B. Jawwad S. Khawaja
C. Shaukat Aziz
D. Nasir Ul Mulk
Answer» E.
40.

Who has been named the Most Valuable Player in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL-11)?

A. Rishabh Pant
B. Shane Watson
C. Sunil Narine
D. Kiwi Trent Boult
Answer» D. Kiwi Trent Boult
41.

The Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (WTPS) is located on the bank of which river in Gujarat

A. Narmada River
B. Luni River
C. Sabarmati River
D. Mahi River
Answer» E.
42.

Alan Bean, who was the 4th man to walk on the Moon has passed away. He was an astronaut from which country?

A. Russia
B. United States
C. France
D. Germany
Answer» C. France
43.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently validated Nepal for having eliminated from which disease as a public health problem?

A. Polio
B. Trachoma
C. Diabetes
D. Tuberculosis
Answer» C. Diabetes
44.

Which IIT institute has won the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 in the Academic Institutions category?

A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Indore
C. IIT Bombay
D. IIT Kolkata
Answer» D. IIT Kolkata
45.

Which state government has announced a unique scheme to provide life insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh per farmer in the state?

A. Telangana
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Karnataka
46.

Geeta Kapoor, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

A. Film Industry
B. Journalism
C. Sports
D. Politics
Answer» B. Journalism
47.

The 9th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ has started in which state?

A. Karnataka
B. Gujarat
C. Uttarakhand
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh
48.

Who has become the first female Prime Minister of the Caribbean island of Barbados?

A. Sonia Browne
B. Mia Mottley
C. Marsha Caddle
D. Santia Bradshaw
Answer» C. Marsha Caddle
49.

Which country’s team has clinched the 2018 Uber Cup, the Women’s World Badminton Championship?

A. Japan
B. Thailand
C. China
D. South Korea
Answer» B. Thailand
50.

The Amrit Dhara Waterfall is located in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Manipur
Answer» D. Manipur