Q1) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a national literary and intellectual conference- “Lok Manthan 2018” in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. Ranchi
C. Nagpur
D. Indore
•North Koel Reservoir project – Bihar + Jharkhand
•AIIMS – Deoghar
•Plastic Park – Deogarh
•Airport – Deoghar – Atal
•2400 MW – NTPC’s Patratu Super Thermal Power Project
•First Khadi Mall
•Swachh Survekshan 2018 – Best performing state
•Justice Aniruddha Bose – 12th Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.
•Jamshedpur – India’s first cow dung-free city
Q2) India and which country have formed an alliance to jointly fight tuberculosis?
A.Bangladesh
B.Nepal
C. USA
D.Australia
‘USAID-India End TB Alliance’
-formed in New York
-To achieve a TB-free India by 2025
Q3) An MOU to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security was signed between India and which country?
A. Israel
B.Japan
C.Morocco
D.Qatar
Q4) A joint border conference was held between India and Bangladesh in which city?
A.Gangtok
B.Dispur
C. Aizawl
D.Kohima
Q5) Which city will host the first two new-format Davis Cup finals in 2019 and 2020?
A. Sochi
B.Madrid
C. New York
D.Tokyo
Q6) Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs has launched“Punch Tantra Diwali collection” and announced whom as Brand Ambassador of Tribes India?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B.Mary Kom
C. Vinesh Phogat
D. Virat Kohli
Q7) Who is the only female winner of this year’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2018 ?
A.Nirmala Sinha
B.Aditi Sen De
C. Archana Kumari Swaroop
D.Kavita Sharma
Q8) Indian Navy has signed a contract with which company for the construction of two Diving Support Vessels (DSV)?
A.Hindustan Shipyard limited
B.Cochin Shipyard Limited
C. Goa Shipyard Limited
D.Mazagon Dock Limited
Q9) Asian Development Bank has approved the financing of up to $500 million for which state’s water supply, sewerage, drainage infrastructure project?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B.Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Telangana
Q10) What is the rank of India in Economic Freedom Index 2018?
A.98th
B.100th
C. 96th
D.112th
Economic Freedom Index
Hong Kong – 1st
Singapore – 2nd
India – 130 / 189 Human development index
1st – Norway
Last – Niger
Andhra Pradesh gets 1st rank in Ease of Living Index under AMRUT
India – 158/195 – Global Human Capital Index
Finland – 1st
The Global Innovation Index (GII) – India 57th
Switzerland – 1st
Q11) How many Union Territories and Northern states have agreed to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products?
A.2, 4
B.3, 5
C. 2, 7
D.4, 5
Q12) On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which state will launch the Universal Pension scheme in the state?
A. Tripura
B.Manipur
C. Nagaland
D.Assam
Q13) The annual “Royal Kathina Festival” is associated with which of the following religions?
A.Jainism
B.Buddhism
C. Parsi
D.Sikhism
Q14) India’s first Food Bank as part of the India Food Banking Network (IFBN) was inaugurated in?
A.Delhi
B.Bangalore
C. Hyderabad
D.Pune
Q15) India’s first University of Cooperative Management was set up in :
A. Bijapur, Karnataka
B. Sibsagar, Assam
C. Karnal, Haryana
D. Kottayam, Kerela
Q16) World Heart Day is observed on which date every year?
A. September 28
B.September 29
C. September 27
D.September 26
Q17) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Parakram Parv exhibition at the military station in which city to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes?
A. Gandhinagar
B. Jodhpur
C. Pune
D. Jammu
Q18) The government has set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of whom?
A.Arundhati Bhattacharya
B.A Surya Prakash
C. Sukha Ram Singh Yadav
D.Ranjana Prakash Desai
Q19) World Rabies Day was observed on?
A.September 27
B.September 28
C.September 29
D.September 26
Q20) Which country’s politicians have voted unanimously to strip Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship?
A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. Canada
D. Australia
Q21) The controversial 1750 MW Lower Demwe hydroelectric project of which state has got an all-clear from the government?
A. Sikkim
B.Assam
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D.Tripura