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1 1. Name the acclaimed English author who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018? Ans- Amitav Ghosh 2. Which of the following ministries has launched the ECO Niwas Samhita 2018, recently? Ans- Ministry of Power 3. The government has constituted a seven-member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies. The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman. Ans- B P Sharma 4. Name the city in which India first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) opened recently. Ans- Hyderabad 5. Name the company that has recently announced a partnership with the Federation of Indian Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises(FISME) to empower Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Ans- Amazon India 7. Name the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer who passed away recently. Ans- Nancy Wilson 8. Who among the following was awarded the 53rd Jnanpith award in Hindi Language? Ans- Krishna Sobti 9. Which of the following indigenously developed Atomic Power Station has set a new world record, with one of its units operating uninterrupted for more than 940 days? Ans- Kaiga Atomic Power Station 10. Who has become the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? Ans- Bhupesh Baghel 11. Which of the following organization launched the upgraded portal of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)? Ans- NITI Aayog 12. Foreign Affairs Minister of Denmark Anders Samuelsen was on a two-day official visit to India. What is the capital of Denmark? Ans- Copenhagen 6. Name the state that has been selected for "Krishi Karman" award in the rice category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture. Ans- Jharkhand 13. Which of the following country has claimed their first ever Hockey World Cup title? Ans- Belgium 14. Who among the following has been crowned Miss Universe 2018? Ans- Catriona Gray 15. The UN Climate Conference 2018 (COP24) was held recently in which of the following country? Ans- Poland 16. Who among the following has become the first Indian to win the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals tournament? Ans- PV Sindhu 1

2 17. Who won Men s Singles in the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals tournament? Ans- Shi Yuqi 18. Who among the following has been named as the new Director of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB)? Ans- Ramphal Pawar 19. Who among the following has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018? Ans- Shree Saini 20. Who among the following has won Star Screen Awards 2018 in Best Actor category? Ans- Ranveer Singh 21. Who among the following has won Star Screen Awards 2018 in Best Actress category? Ans- Alia Bhatt 22. India announced a $1.4 billion package for which of the following country to meet its immediate budgetary as well as some medium-term requirements? Ans- Maldives 23. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to represent it in the Supreme Court? Ans- Madhavi Divan 24. Which of the following documentary has made it to the Oscar shortlist in the Documentary Short Subject category? Ans- Period. End of Sentence 25. Which of the following state has become the first state in the country to enact a law banning sexual exploitation of women ( Sextortion )? Ans- Jammu and Kashmir 26. Prime Minister Modi, in Mumbai, released a book titled Timeless Laxman, based on RK Laxman. He was a legendary. Ans- Cartoonist 27. The Cabinet has approved establishment of two new AIIMS in and under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. Ans- Tamil Nadu, Telangana 28. Who among the following was the first woman in India to be appointed as the Additional Solicitor General (ASG)? Ans- Indira Jaising 29. India has been ranked in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index Ans- 108th 30. Which of the following country topped the WEF s Global Gender Gap Report 2018? Ans- Iceland 31. International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed every year on. Ans- 18th December 2

3 32. What is the theme for International Migrants Day(IMD) 2018? Ans- Migration with Dignity 33. Which of the following country/organisation has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance? Ans- United Arab Emirates 34. Name the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea, who co-chaired the 9th India-ROK Joint Commission meeting in New Delhi. Ans- Kang Kyung-wha 35. Who among the following has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India s Person of the Year for 2018? Ans- Sonam Kapoor 36. Tulsi Giri has passed away. He was the former Prime Minister of which of the following country? Ans- Nepal 37. The GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT 7A was successfully launched from the Space research Centre. Ans- Sriharikota 38. World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published gender gap index 2018 report. The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is in. Ans- Switzerland 42. Which of the following organisation has unveiled its comprehensive national Strategy for New India titled Strategy for New Ans- NITI Aayog 43. Lok Sabha has passed the which is aimed at prohibiting commercial surrogacy and unethical practices relating to it. Ans- Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, Who among the following men player has been named as the 2018 ITF World Champion? Ans- Novak Djokovic 45. Who among the following women player has been named as the 2018 ITF World Champion? Ans- Simona Halep 39. Under AFCSS, announced by Assam government, whatever amount of loan the farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, of the money will be reimbursed by the state government. Ans- 25% 40. Anup Kumar has announced his retirement ending a 15-year iconic career. He was a player. Ans- Kabaddi 41. International Human Solidarity Day is organized across the world on. Ans- 20th December 46. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes? Ans- Pranab Kumar Das 47. IDFC Bank and non-banking financial company (NBFC) Capital First has announced the completion of their merger. The merged entity to be called as. Ans- IDFC First Bank 48. The U.N. General Assembly voted nearly unanimously to adopt a framework to strengthen 3

4 the international response to the global refugee crisis. Which of the following two nations voted against the Global Compact on Refugees? Ans- The United States and Hungary 49. Changing India, a book was released at an event in New Delhi. It has been authored by. Ans- Manmohan Singh 50. India s largest cancer institute, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been soft launched at which of the following place? Ans- Jhajjar 51. Karnataka Bank announced a strategic partnership with to offer the bank s home loan product to customers on its platform. Ans- Paisabazaar.com 52. At what % of GDP at current market prices, the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the government, has decided to have a rule-based dynamic limit for outstanding stock of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)? Ans- 6.5% 53. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation launched an official mobile application for Global Aviation Summit Name the minister. Ans- Jayant Sinha 57. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Asiatic Lion Conservation Project to protect and conserve the population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem. What is the total budget of the project for 3 years? Ans- Rs Crore 58. With which of the following country India held the first-ever meeting of High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges? Ans- China 59. The government has decided to infuse an additional outlay to cash-starved public sector banks (PSBs). What is the additional amount decided by the government? Ans- Rs 41,000 crore 54. Which of the following city will host the Global Aviation Summit (GAS) 2019 in January 2019? Ans- Mumbai 55. The US regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has retained the highest aviation safety ranking for India. The highest rating is known as. Ans- Category The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh recently launched the igot. What does ' i ' stands for in igot? Ans- Integrated 60. Who among the following has been appointed the new coach of the Indian women s cricket team? Ans- W V Raman 61. Which of the following state has emerged as the best-performing state in the Startup Ranking 2018? Ans- Gujarat 62. Every year, the country celebrates National Mathematics Day on. Ans- December 22 4

5 63. The NITI Aayog released the Baseline Report of the SDG India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India s States and Union Territories. What does SDG stands for? Ans- Sustainable Development Goals 64. In the recently released SDG India Index, which of the following states were found as top performers? Ans- Himachal Pradesh & Kerala 65. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme named KALIA for the overall development of farmers. KALIA stands for. Ans- Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation 71. In which of the following state Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Lalitgiri Archaeological Museum? Ans- Odisha 66. The 15th edition of a two-day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in. Ans- New Delhi 67. Name the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General who has been elected the President of South Asian Fencing Body for a period of four years. Ans- Rajeev Mehta 68. The 15th edition of Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The theme of the event was. Ans- Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains 69. Who among the following has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe? Ans- Vedangi Kulkarni 70. The strategic surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam Island, which was earlier known as. Ans- Wheeler Island 72. PM Narendra Modi announced the institution of a new Award for National Integration, which would be given for outstanding efforts to further national integration. Name the award. Ans- Sardar Patel Award for National Integration 73. In which of the following city defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Navy s Information Fusion Centre (IFC)? Ans- Gurugram 74. National Farmers Day (Kisan Diwas) is celebrated all over India in the honour of. Ans- Chaudhary Charan Singh 75. Which of the following club has won the Club World Cup for a third consecutive year, and record fourth in total? Ans- Real Madrid 76. Under transport category, Indian Railways obtained 10 awards for the subsector railway station at the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) Which of the following station won the first prize under this category? Ans- Vidisha railway station 5

6 77. Which of the following bank was conferred with SKOCH Award in Banking and Finance (B&F) Silver Category? Ans- J&K Bank 78. Who among the following was conferred with Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award? Ans- Mamata Banerjee 87. Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma passed away in Bengaluru. She was a well-known. Ans- Social worker 88. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh released the list of best performing police stations. Which of the following police station topped the list? Ans- Kalu, Bikaner 79. Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a rupees commemorative coin in honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Ans Burundi has declared the country s new political capital. Name the city. Ans- Gitega 81. Who among the following has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India? Ans- B V P Rao 82. Legendary singer Dipali Borthakur passed away. She was also popularly referred to as the. Ans- Nightingale of Assam 89. Who has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of the Corporation Bank? Ans- P.V. Bharathi 90. Who among the following music composer has been Conferred with the Mohammed Rafi Award? Ans- Laxmikant 91. Good Governance Day is celebrated every year on. Ans- 25 December 92. The Samadhi of Bharat Ratna and Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was dedicated to the Nation. It is named as. Ans- Sadaiv Atal 83. National Consumer Day is celebrated every year on. Ans- 24th December 84. Name the top three performing states under the maternity benefit programme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). Ans- Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 85. What is the theme for the National Consumer Day 2018? Ans- Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints 86. Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana has been launched in Uttarakhand. How many households will be benefited under the scheme? Ans- 23 lakh 93. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bogibeel bridge. It is built on. Ans- Brahmaputra 94. Who among the following singer has been Conferred with the Mohammed Rafi Award? 6

7 Ans- Usha Timothy 95. Which of the following firm won 1st prize under the Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge, organized by DIPP, in sanitation sector? Ans- Altersoft Innovations India Private Limited 96. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed as the chairman of the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) committee formed to address the issue of excess reserves with the central bank. Ans- Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan 97. Name the country that has formally announced that it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters. Ans- Japan 98. Name the kid who created history by winning the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar s Cup held at Yale University, the USA. Ans- Aadi Sai Vijaykaran 99. Former Australia captain was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, recently. Ans- Ricky Ponting 100.Who is the present PM of Bhutan? Ans- Dr. Lotay Tshering 7