Whose birthday is celebrated on 15 September as Engineer’s Day?
A.E Sreedharan
B.M Visvesvaraya
C. G V Loganathan
D.U B Desai
Which state celebrated the Nuakhai festival recently?
1. Bihar
2. Karnataka
3. Odisha
4. Andhra Pradesh
Who is the head of the committee to look into the harrowing arrest and alleged torture of former space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the ‘ISRO spy scandal’?
A. Kurian Joseph
B.Madan Lokur
C. D K Jain
D. K K Joshwa
Mehlli Gobhai who passed away recently was associated with which field ?
A.Art
B.Journalism
C.sport
D.Engineering
What is the rank of India in the United Nations Human Development Index 2018?
A.131
B.135
C. 130
D.156
Which state government has introduced electric cars for official use?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Jharkhand
C. Bihar
D.Uttar Pradesh
The book “The Twice-Born – Life and Death on the Ganges” has been authored by whom?
A.Vikram Seth
B.Amish Tripathi
C. Ravindra Singh
D.Aatish Taseer
Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship which is the second in the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and was commissioned by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra in Chennai?
A. Dhruv
B. Surya
C. Vijaya
D. Shourya
Name the India’s first underwater robotic drone which was launched and handed over to the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO?
A. EyeRovTuna
B. SeaTuna
C. RiverEyeTuna
D.None of the above
Wicket-keeper James Foster has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He plays for which cricket team?
A.West Indies
B.England
C. Australia
D.South Africa
Which International Airport has received the Airports Council International Airport Service Quality World no.1 airport award trophy for the second consecutive year?
A. GMR Hyderabad International Airport
B. Indira Gandhi International Airport
C. Kempegowda International Airport
D.Mopa Airport
Which state government has launched the website to tackle unemployment under Yuva Nestam scheme?
A. Telangana
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
World’s first thermal battery plant in Amaravati
UNESCO Gaming University – Vizag
Lakes – Kolleru, Pulicat
E-Rythu
Rajasthan Forest Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has inaugurated Rajasthan’s first lion safari at which Biological Park?
A. Nahargarh Biological park
B.Machia Biological park
C. Sajjangarh Biological Park
D.Mewar Biological Park
Which state has flagged off the ‘Swachh Dhara’ programme?
A. Tamil Nadu
B.Telangana
C. Karnataka
D.Andhra Pradesh
In an attempt to combat human trafficking, which state government has rolled out a scheme, Swayangsiddha ?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Bihar
C.West Bengal
D.Punjab
The Delhi government has signed a “Friendship and Cooperation Agreement”, with which city, under which the two cities would exchange expertise for betterment in 12 fields?
A. Seoul
B.Berlin
C. Tokyo
D. Kathmandu
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by using PSLVC42 has successfully launched two satellites— NovaSAR and S1-4-belonging to which country?
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. America
D. United Kingdom
The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2019 will be held in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
A.Lucknow
B.Varanasi
C.Allahabad
D.Meerut
Which state has declared itself open defecation free (ODF) at the launch of “Swachhata Hi Seva“ campaign?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Maharashtra
C. Tripura
D.Jammu and Kashmir
First ever dedicated dog park of India was constructed in which city?
A.Pune
B.Mumbai
C.Hyderabad
D.Delhi
Jaipur Literature Festival was held in which city ?
A.Jaipur
B.Udaipur
C.Houston
D.London
Who has authored the book Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple?
A.Vineet Bajpai
B.Gaurav Bhatia
C.Navin Chawla
D.Amish Tripathi
Which country has won the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Cup 2018?
A.India
B.Bhutan
C.Maldives
D.Sri Lanka
India stood at which rank in 52nd ISSF World Championship?
A.Fifth
B.Fourth
C.Second
D.Third
- China topped the medal tally by winning 43 medals (20 gold, 15 silver, 8
bronze). - Republic of Korea secured 2nd position with 36 medals (11 gold, 14 silver, 11 bronze).
- India finished in 3rd spot with a total of 27 medals (11 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze).
Which bank was awarded with “Rajbhasha Kirti” award on the occasion of Hindi Divas ?
A. State Bank of India
B.Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D.Bank of Baroda
Time magazine was sold to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife for
$_____________million?
A.$ 180 million
B.$ 160 million
C.$ 200 million
D.$ 190 million
Which is the Asia’s highest volcanic peak that was recently scaled by Mousumi Khatua and Satyarup Siddhanta?
A. Mount Fuji
B.Mount Damavand
C. Mount Bromo
D.Mount Takao
Who has sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Sudan ?
A.Bakri Hassan Saleh
B.Umar Al-Bashir
C.Moutaz Mousa Abdallah
D.Sadiq Al Mahdi
Former Asian Games champion Ganpatrao Andalka passed away recently. He was associated with which sports?
A. Badminton
B.Boxing
C. Tennis
D.Wrestling
Ganpatrao Andalkar (83), the former Asian Games champion wrestler, has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on September 17, 2018. Andalkar, who took part in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, had bagged the coveted “Hind Kesari” title in 1960.He also went on to clinch Gold and Silver medals in two different weight categories in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games.
World’s first hydrogen-powered train was rolled out in which country?
A. Spain
B.Germany
C. China
D.Russia
With which country India has signed three MoUs in Maritime Cooperation, Tourism and Training?
A. Serbia
B.Malta
C. Czech Republic
D.France
Which state is going to launch first-ever ‘dial-FIR’ scheme?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Haryana
C. Gujarat
D.Uttar Pradesh
To combat crime, an online dossier of over 1-lakh small and big criminals in the state has also been prepared. UP is the only second state to prepare such a localised online criminal database after Punjab.
Which city is going to have India’s first ever gender-neutral hostel?
A.Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Bengaluru
D.Gurugram
To which country Bangladesh has given its approval to use the Chittagong and Mongla seaports?
A. Sri Lanka
B.Myanmar
C. India
D.China
The Fourth edition of Asian Paralympic Games 2022 will be held by which Chinese city?
A.Beijing
B.Guangzhou
C.Hangzhou
D.Shanghai
Which Canadian company is all set to buy the East West Pipeline Ltd for Rs 14,000 crore?
A.Brookfield
B.Eagle
C. J. P. Morgan
D.Allianz
Who along with Virat Kohli was recommended for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?
A.PV Sindhu
B.Saina Nehwal
C.Mary Kom
D.Mirabai Chanu
The Centre has proposed the merger of state-owned Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and which bank in order to create India’s third-largest bank?
A. Canara Bank
B. Syndicate Bank
C. Vijaya Bank
D. Punjab and Sindh Bank
What was the name of the First Indian woman IAS officer of Independent India who passed away recently?
A.Aruna Sundarajan
B.B. Chandrakala
C.Mughda Sinha
D.Anna Rajam Malhotra
Who has won women’s singles title of 2018 Japan Open?
A.Nozomi Okuhara
B.Yuki Fukushima
C.Sayaaka Hirota
D.Carolina Marin
Which of the following series won the award for Best Drama Series at Emmy Award 2018?
A. Seven seconds
B.Game of Thrones
C. The Americans
D.The Crown
India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was launched at which border?
A.Bangladesh Border
B.China border
C.Myanmar border
D.Pakistan Border
Q3)Which state government has Launched ‘StarRating’ System For Industries to Cut Air Pollution?
A.Karnataka
B.Bihar
C.Rajasthan
D.Odisha
India-Bangladesh Friendship Product PipelineProject will connect which city of West Bengal with the Parbatipur of Bangladesh ?
A.Haldia
B.Siliguri
C. Asansol
D.Darjeeling
The Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba has launched which online ‘’ portal for grant of Security Clearance?
A. e-Sahaj
B.e-Suraksha
C. e-Kushal
D.e-Raksha
Union government along with UN body Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an agriculture project which will be implemented in how many states ?
A. Three
B.Four
C. Seven
D.Five
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
India has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA),with which country, to focus on the field of dual vocational education and training and skill development?
A. Argentina
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Germany
India has signed a financing loan agreement with the World Bank for USD 74 million for which state’s Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Jharkhand
C. Uttarakhand
D.Bihar
Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy, and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?
A. Shekhar basu
B.Kamlesh Nilkanth
C. Vijay Kumar
D.Narendra Karmarkar
Who has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Insurance Company Limited (NIC)?
A. Sanath Kumar
B. Alice Vaidyan
C. VK Sharma
D. Tajinder Mukherjee
Who has been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign to promote the Skill India Mission?
A.Anushka Sharma
B.Aishwarya Rai
C. Deepika Padukone
D.Alia Bhatt
Who has been conferred with ‘Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle’, the highest honour accorded to non-nationals by the Government of Mexico?
A. Raghupati Singhania
B. Anil Manibhai Naik
C. Deepak Parekh
D.None of these
The Punjab government has signed an agreement with which state for Shahpurkandi dam project?
A.Rajasthan
B.Haryana
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D.Himachal Pradesh
Q2) ISRO’s first Space Technology Incubation Centre was inaugurated in which state?
A.Odisha
B.Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D.Tripura
2018 Track Asia Cup cycling tournament will be organized by which country?
A.Sri Lanka
B.India
C.China
D.Iran
Which state government has announced the proposal of construction of new Cyber University?
A.Assam
B.Gujarat
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Maharashtra
Which state Assembly has passed the Resolution Seeking ‘Mother of the Nation’ Status for the Cow?
A.Rajasthan
B.Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D.Uttar Pradesh
Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Dena Bank?
A.Padmaja Chundru
B.Pallav Mohapatra
C. Atul Kumar Goel
D.Karnam Sekar
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved a new scheme- ___________ for Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act?
A. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
B. PM Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
C. Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
D. PM Bima Kalyan Yojana
Which country has signed an MoU with India for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) with the Indian government’s grant assistance?
A. Nigeria
B.Malta
C. Niger
D. Serbia
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) in which city?
A.Lucknow
B.Dwarka
C.Mathura
D.Varanasi
Tran Dai Quang, who passed away recently, was the President of which country?
A.Indonesia
B.Thailand
C.Vietnam
D.Laos
Sundeep Misra is going to write a book titled “Story So Far”, the book is based on the life of which sport person?
A.Neeraj Chopra
B.Bajrang Punia
C. Swapna Barman
D.Dutee Chand
7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism was held in which country?
A. India
B.Australia
C. South Korea
D.Spain
Newly-built Jharsuguda airport of Odisha is to be renamed after which freedom fighter?
A.Veer Savarkar
B.Veer Surendra Sai
C. Birsa Munda
D.Baji Rout
Which Bollywood actress has been bestowed with the prestigious Smita Patil Memorial Award 2018 ?
A.Nandita Das
B.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
C. Priyanka Chopra
D.Anushka Sharma
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence?
A.Rakesh Singh
B. BC Khanduri
C. Kalraj Mishra
D.None of these
Recently which player has refused to accept Doctorate Degree from Jadavpur University?
A.Mary Kom
B.Virat Kohli
C. Rahul Dravid
D.Sachin Tendulkar
Mount Paektu which was in news recently, it is the tallest mountain of which country?
A. South Korea
B.North Korea
C. Canada
D. Argentina
Government has hiked Interest on PPF, Sukanya Samrudhi Yojana, Kisan Vikas Patra by ______ percent for OctoberDecember quarteR?
A. 0.2 %
B. 0.3 %
C. 0.4 %
D. 0.5 %
PPF – 8%
KVP – 7.7%
SSY – 8.5%
62nd General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in which city?
A. Sydney
B.Brussel
C. Vienna
D. Seoul
The country’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor was set up at which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D.Odisha
Indian Air Force is planning to set up its drone manufacturing facility in which state?
A.Maharashtra
B.Uttarakhand
C. Karnataka
D.Andhra Pradesh
Major helicopter training facility at Donakonda in Prakasam district
Amaravati – Cyber security centre
Anantapur – Drone manufacturing facility
DRDO has successfully test fired the surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile Prahaar. What is the strike range of it?
A.200 Km
B.150 Km
C. 350 Km
D.250 Km
The first-ever Mizoram International Short Film Festival was held in which city?
A. Thenzawl
B.Lunglei
C. Aizawl
D.Serchhip
Which country’s Post and India Post have released commemorative stamps on renowned Physicist and Innovator Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda?
A. Malta
B. Romania
C. Sweden
D. Serbia
Which of the following movies is India’s official entry to Oscars 2019?
A.Kadavi Hawa
B.Village Rockstar
C. Ishu
D.Padmavat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Talcher ferlitiliser plant in which state?
A. Karnataka
B.Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Who has taken charge as chairman of state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?
A. P K Singh
B. Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C. Atul Sobati
D.B. C. Tripathi
India’s largest Cyclotron facility named Cyclone-30 has become operational in which city?
A. Pune
B.Bengaluru
C. Delhi
D. Kolkata
Which state has become the first State in North East India to introduce Smart e-Public Distribution System (e-PDS)?
A. Tripura
B.Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Which country is to join as the third strategic partner of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?
A. Sri Lanka
B.Nepal
C. Myanmar
D. Saudi Arabia
The inaugural Naval Flight Test Seminar was held in which state?
A.Goa
B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Maharashtra
D.Tripura
The coach who mentored the Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt, passed away recently, what was his name?
A. Yashvir Singh
B. Uday Chand
C. Satpal Singh
D. Asit Kumar Saha
Who has become the youngest author ever shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize?
A.Anna Burns
B.Richard Powers
C. Robin Robertson
D.Daisy Johnson
Who has won the FIFA world player of the year award 2018?
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Luka Modric
4. Mohammad Salah
Which bay of Bengal cyclone has hit the eastern coastal states of India like Odisha recently ?
1. Florence
2. Jeba
3. Mangkhut
4. Daye
Who will be India’s first female blind chess player at World Chess Olympiad?
A.Malika Handa
B.Harika Dronavalli
C. Vaishali Narendra Salavkar
D.Tania Sachdev
Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador for Nepal tourism?
A.Rekha
B.Zeent Amaan
C. Jaya Prada
D.Hema Malini
The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS announced to grant a $525-million loan
to which state for infrastructure projects?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Rajasthan
C. Jharkhand
D.Madhya Pradesh
$350-million loan for the Major District Roads Project II of Madhya Pradesh and $175 million for building and upgrading 350 bridges.
ADB – USD 375 million loan – Madhya Pradesh – Expanding irrigation networks India signs $210-m loan pact with World Bank for Madhya Pradesh roads World Bank loan around Rs 216 cr for infrastructure development of Rewa and Mandsaur solar power plants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the flagship scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana‘ from which state?
A. Chhattisgarh
B.Jharkhand
C.Maharashtra
D.Rajasthan
Which country is going to become world’s first country to double its tiger population before 2022?
A. Indonesia
B.India
C. Nepal
D.Cambodia
India has successfully conducted the test of which defence vehicle?
A.Arihant Class III
B.Surya III
C. Cruise Defence Vehicle
D.Prithvi Defence Vehicle
In which Indian State the 100th airport of the country was inaugurated?
A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D.Nagaland
Who won the Presidential Election In Maldives?
A.Abdullah Yameen
B.Ibrahim Mohammed Solih
C.Mohamed Nasheed
D.Ahmed Adib
Name the Former BCCI president who passed away recently?
A.Jagmohan Dalmiya
B.Ranbir Singh Mahendra
C. Biswanath Dutt
D.Shivlal Yadav
The Supreme Court has constituted a threemember committee to look into the jail reforms, the committee will be headed by whom?
A.M B Lokur
B.Amitava Roy
C. Arun Kumar Mishra
D.Ashok Bhushan
Dr. Harsh Vardhan has Inaugurated Air Pollution Control Device ”WAYU” (Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit) in which city?
A.Bengaluru
B.Kolkata
C. Hyderabad
D.Delhi
Which state has topped the charts among States in terms of “Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh
D.Maharashtra
Which country has become the first and only SAARC country to have a quit-line number
on tobacco products?
A.Bangladesh
B.Nepal
C. India
D.Maldives
Facebook India has appointed whom as its MD & Vice-president?
A.Umang Bedi
B.Ajit Mohan
C. Vikash Sharma
D.Nikesh Bhatia
Doob has been chosen as Bangladesh’s official entry for the Oscars 2019. Which Indian actor has worked in this movie?
A. Kabir Bedi
B.Naseeruddin shah
C. Irrfan Khan
D. Vicky Kaushal
Tata Steel has decided to acquire which company for Rs.4,700 crore?
A.Bhushan Steel
B.VISA Steel
C. Usha Martin
D.MESCO Steel
Who won the Tour Championship 2018 Title?
A.Justin Rose
B.Jason Day
C.Tiger Woods
D.Justine Thomas
Which Insurance Company has announced the launch of a novel service initiative that allows use of ‘WhatsApp’ messenger for faster and seamless claims processing?
A. Bajaj Allianz
B.Bharti AXA Life Insurance
C. Kotak Life Insurance
D.Max Life Insurance