Railway Current Affairs Part - 16 English

Q1) Who has been appointed the chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) ?
A. Vidyut Sabarwal
B. Akhil Dubey
C. Jalaj Shrivastava
D. Pramod verma
Q2)The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held in which country ?
A. Papua New Guinea
B. Tonga
C. Kiribati
D. Palau
Q3) Which of the following had won 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development ?
A. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
B. Centre for Science and Environment
C. UNICEF
D. ISRO
Q4) Percussionist Banamali Maharana who passed away was known for playing which percussion ?
A. Ektara
B. Shahnai
C. Mardala
D. Sarangi
Q5) Ministry of AYUSH celebrated the first Naturopathy Day throughout India on which date ?
A. November 19
B. November 17
C. November 15
D. November 18
Q6) On November 19, 2018, the 190th birth anniversary of Rani Lakshmi Bai was celebrated, in which city she was born ?
A. Jhansi
B. Jhabua
C. Varanasi
D. Mathura
Q7) Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway, also known as Western Peripheral Expressway, was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi at which place ?
A. Karnal
B. Amritsar
C. Gurugram
D. Noida
Q8) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, known as the hero of the Battle of Longewala during the 1971 Indo-Pak war passed away in Mohali, he was recipient of which gallantry award ?
A. Param Vir Chakra
B. Maha Vir Chakra
C. Veer Chakra
D. Shaurya Chakra
Q9) Name the Prominent ad filmmaker who passed away recently ?
A. Alyque Padamsee
B. Josie Paul
C. Sam Balsara
D. Piyush Pandey
Q10)Which country has inaugurated the world’s tallest hydro-electric dam named “Rogun hydro-electric project” ?
A. Turkey
B. China
C. Japan
D. Tajikistan
Q11) India’s first specialised hospital for elephants was inaugurated in which city ?
A. Lucknow
B. Mathura
C. Meerut
D. Agra
Q12) Which state has launched the ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ to offer insurance coverage to dairy farmers ?
A. Karnataka
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Kerala
Q13) The NATO’s biggest-ever joint military exercise dubbed Anakonda-2018 was held in which country ?
A. Sweden
B. France
C. Poland
D. Denmark
Q14) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared which village a protective site ?
A. Gurdaspur
B. Masol
C. Seoni
D. Sarangpur
Q15) Which is the word of the year included by the Oxford Dictionaries ?
A. Toxic
B. Techlash
C. Gaslighting
D. Post truth
Q16) Name the Asia’s first woman neurosurgeon who passed away recently ?
A. Anupama Mishra
B. T. S. Kanaka
C. Vinita Chauhan
D. Riddima Singh
Q17) Who was the head of the Commission, which was constituted for the reservation of Maratha Community ?
A. N G Gaikwad
B. Varun Gokhale
C. S.K. Nath
D. Vipun Mishra
Q18) Delhi Police had launched which e-learning portal ‘to impart training and provide up to date information to police officers ?
A. NIPUN
B. GYAN
C. SHRESHTA
D. SANKALP
Q19) Who became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin Star ?
A. Shipra Khanna
B. Neeta Mehta
C. Pooja Dhingra
D. Garima Arora
Q20) Which state will construct a 125-feet statue of Mother Cauvery at the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Mandya district ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
Q21) Cyril Ramaphosa who was the chief guest at the Republic Day is the President of which country ?
A. South Africa
B. France
C. Sweden
D. Finland
Q22) The state of Tripura will sell its tea across the globe under which brand name ?
A. Tripura Tea
B. Tripura Sundari
C. Tripureshwari Tea
D. Sundari Tea
Q23) Which of the following was the partner country for the 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) held in New Delhi ?
A. Nepal
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Afghanistan
Q24) Which country was the partner country for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit for 2nd consecutive year ?
A. Japan
B. France
C. Germany
D. United Arab Emirates
Q25) HRD Ministry has launched which two programmes for the faculty of higher education ?
A. LEAP
B. SHEEL
C. APRPIT
D. A&B
E. A&C
Q26) The Union Ministry of Finance released a Rs 75 commemorative coin on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for the first time by which leader at Port Blair ?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Udham Singh
Q27) Which country won the 2018 Fed Cup Trophy ?
A. Czech Republic
B. USA
C. France
D. Germany
Q28) Union minister of state for Ayush Shripad Naik laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy in which state ?
A. Jharkhand
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Goa
Q29) Which anniversary of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru was celebrated on 14th November 2018 ?
A. 129th
B. 125th
C. 130th
D. 132nd
Q30) Supreme Court has declared that a couple who live together as husband and wife are legally married and the woman can claim maintenance under which section of the Code of Criminal Procedure ?
A. Section 304
B. Section 125
C. Section 154
D. Section 159
Q31) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has announced that Indian Army will observe the Year 2018 as ?
A. Year of the Disabled Soldier
B. Year of the soldiers of the World War I
C. Year of the Kargil Soldiers
D. Year of the Martyrs
Q32) Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ was held between India and which country ?
A. Singapore
B. Japan
C. Nepal
D. Indonesia
Q33) The co – producer of the movies like Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the X-Men, Iron Man, and Thor, passed away recently. What was his name ?
A. Jack Kirby
B. Stan Lee
C. Steve Ditco
D. Don Hack
Q34) Which of the following has started the #PowerOf18 ?
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Twitter
D. Whatsapp
Q35) The 33rd ASEAN Summit was held in which country ?
A. Indonesia
B. Singapore
C. Thailand
D. Vietnam
Q36) Who has become the first Indian women to hit century in T20I cricket ?
A. Mithali Raj
B. Harmanpreet Kaur
C. Poonam Yadav
D. Deepti Sharma
Q37) The first rope way of Uttar Pradesh was started in which district?
A. Hamirpur
B. Chitrakoot
C. Amethi
D. Ayodhya
Q38) West Bengal observed the ‘Rosogolla Day‘ on which day?
A. November 13
B. November 15
C. November 14
D. November 12