Which of the following has become the first Indian exchange to be recognized as a designated offshore securities market (DOSM) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
A) NCDEX
B) BSE
C) MCX
D) NSE
Who has been sworn-in as the chief justice of the high court of Manipur?
A) Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar
B) Justice Umesh Bhargava
C) Justice Anil Dayal
D) Justice Suneet Thaker
Which Indian management institute’s case studies have won awards in the 2017 European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD) Case Competition?
A) IIM Bangalore
B) IIM Ahmedabad
C) IIM Calcutta
D) IIM Indore
Which country has become the second to open its new embassy in Jerusalem?
A) Peru
B) Nicaragua
C) Colombia
D) Guatemala
When was ‘World AIDS Vaccine Day’ observed?
A) May 19
B) May 17
C) May 20
D) May 18
Which city has emerged as India’s cleanest in the Swachh Survekshan 2018, released by Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs?
A) Indore
B) Mysuru
C) Bhopal
D) Chandigarh
Who has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?
A) Sunil Mehra
B) Rajesh Sinha
C) Amit Khare
D) Vinod Sharma
Which tennis player has won the 2017-18 T.K. Ramanathan award?
A) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
B) Tharakesh Ashokar
C) Ramkumar Ramanathan
D) Rethin Pranav
Which state/UT government has given in-principle approval for procurement of 1,000 CNG-run
standard-floor buses under the cluster scheme?
A) Haryana
B) Puducherry
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Delhi
As per Home Ministry, how much amount has the government earned as revenue from e-Visa scheme?
A) Rs 1,400 crore
B) Rs 3,200 crore
C) Rs 600 crore
D) Rs 2,500 crore
Who led the Indian delegation at the GLOBSEC 2018 Bratislava Forum, held in Bratislava, Slovakia?
A) Sushma Swaraj
B) Piyush Goyal
C) MJ Akbar
D) Suresh Prabhu
Which association’s ministerial on Environment has agreed to include “Green Good Deeds” in the official agenda of next meets?
A) G20
B) ASEAN
C) SCO
D) BRICS
RBI has mandated banks to have a net stable funding ratio (NSFR) under Basel III liquidity standards, of at least?
A) 100%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 25%
Who has been appointed as new Hockey India president?
A) Tapan Das
B) Bhola Nath Singh
C) Rajeev Mehta
D) Rajinder Singh
Which Chief Minister flagged off the ‘Krishi Mahabhiyan-cum-Beej Vikas Vahan Rath’ to educate
farmers about government schemes during Kharif season?
A) Raman Singh
B) Nitish Kumar
C) Raghubar Das
D) Naveen Pattnaik
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced development projects worth Rs 555 crore for which border district?
A) Pathankot
B) Firozpur
C) Tarn Taran
D) Fazilka
Who has been honored with Special Achievement Award by League Managers’ Association (LMA)?
A) Robbie Keane
B) Albert Roca
C) Miguel Ángel
D) John Gregory
As per the modified norms issued by RBI for setting up IFSC Banking Units (IBU), the parent bank will be required to maintain at all times a minimum capital of ______ to its IBU?
A) $100 million
B) $20 million
C) $50 million
D) $10 million
What was the 2018 theme of ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’
observed on May 17?
A) Big Data for Big Impact
B) Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence
for All
C) ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
D) Broadband for Sustainable Development
Who released the “Guidebook for Creating a Child Friendly and Protective Environment for Children in Contact with Railways”?
A) Rajen Gohain
B) Ashwani Lohani
C) Manoj Sinha
D) Piyush Goyal
Who has received the “Digital Leader of the Year” award during Business world Digital India Summit and Awards 2018 at New Delhi?
A) Nara Lokesh
B) C. Laxma Reddy
C) G. Jagadish reddy
D) KT Rama Rao
Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has sanctioned two projects worth Rs 48 crore to boost tourism in?
A) Nagaland
B) Tripura
C) Assam
D) Meghalaya
National Conference of Fisheries Ministers of Coastal states’ was held in?
A) New Delhi
B) Goa
C) Kerala
D) West Bengal
Who has sworn in as the first female director of CIA?
A) Gina Haspel
B) Shelley Capito
C) Catherine Masto
D) Tina Smith
Who has been appointed as an independent director by Tata Sons?
A) Harish Manwani
B) Shankar Naidu
C) Vinay Kaushal
D) Pradeep Shivashankar
NASA’s MRO has spotted a Pac-Man shaped crater on which planet?
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Moon
Which state government has announced to bear medical expenses of up to Rs 50,000 for each road accident victim for the first 48 hours?
A) West Bengal
B) Gujarat
C) Odisha
D) Punjab
Who has been named interim coach of Zimbabwe?
A) Manoj Bhore
B) Devendra Tomar
C) Hitesh Jain
D) Lalchand Rajput
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC)?
A) Jauna Murmu
B) Dilip Tirkey
C) Basant Mohanty
D) Dutee Chand
Who has been appointed as the CMD of Coal India Limited?
A) Naresh Sinha
B) Anil Kumar Jha
C) Ravi Sethi
D) Vimal Swaroop
National Centre for Disease Control has issued high alert across India on outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV). Which of the following is the natural host of the virus?
A) Mosquitos
B) Poultry
C) Fruit bats
D) Pigeons
Scientists have discovered a new species of frog, named ‘Microhyla kodial’, in which city?
A) Coimbatore
B) Vishakhapatnam
C) Thrissur
D) Mangaluru
Which country has agreed to give India economic and military access to Sabang port?
A) Madagascar
B) Indonesia
C) Nauru
D) Fiji
Which state government has announced to give 10% reservation for women in police forces?
A) Odisha
B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar
D) Tripura
Northeast Frontier Railway has begun fortnightly Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET). The train will run between?
A) Imphal and Pune
B) Guwahati and Mumbai
C) Shillong and Panaji
D) Itanagar and Ahmadabad
Who has been presented with UK & Asia Inspirational Business Leaders Award 2018, in
London?
A) Dr. Etela Rajender
B) Dr. Srinivas Yadav
C) Dr. J Krishna Rao
D) Dr. Guru N Reddy
Which state has signed an MoU with Spicejet Merchandise to boost pineapple export?
A) Meghalaya
B) Bihar
C) Tripura
D) Sikkim
Who has been appointed as director of the Institute of South Asian Studies?
A) Yashwant Chandra
B) Rajan Kant
C) C Raja Mohan
D) Mahesh Tripathi
Who has been elected as the Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)?
A) Omar Rashid
B) Ajay Kumar Singhania
C) Devender Singh
D) Himanta Biswa Sarma
What will be the length of Zojila tunnel project inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Leh?
A) 33.5 km
B) 14.2 km
C) 9.3 km
D) 21.7 km
Whose appointment as the Chairman of Press Council of India (PCI), for a second term, has been approved by the government?
A) M L Shah
B) C K Prasad
C) T L Khare
D) P N Chauhan
NABARD has sanctioned a LED Solar Street Lighting system for the four districts of?
A) Meghalaya
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Manipur
D) Tripura
Who has been appointed the chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi?
A) P L Deshpande
B) M L Srivastava
C) Uttam Pacharne
D) Firoz Ansari
Which of the following organized a children’s theater and personality development workshop in
partnership with Udaan, in New Delhi?
A) Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
B) Academy of Performing Arts and Literature
C) Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts
D) Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication
What was the 2018 theme of ‘International Museum Day’ celebrated on May 18?
A) Hyper connected museum: New approaches, new public
B) Museums for social harmony
C) Museums and Cultural Landscapes
D) Museum collections make connections
RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on which bank, for violation of bad loan classification, KYC guidelines and treasury functions?
A) IndusInd Bank
B) Karnataka Bank
C) South Indian Bank
D) Federal Bank
Reliance Industries has received environment clearance for the expansion of its petrochemical
complex at Nagothane in?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Who has become the first South Asian to be elected in Oregon?
A) Susheela Jayapal
B) Sunita Patel
C) Ritu Awasthi
D) Abhinaya Reddy
As per Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs, how many projects worth Rs 50,626 crores have been completed or under implementation / tendering under Smart City Mission?
A) 2,832
B) 3,547
C) 1,333
D) 2,100
Union Minister of Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma participated in the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization culture ministers’ meet, being held in?
A) Wuhan
B) Beijing
C) Sanya
D) Chengdu
Himachal Pradesh state government has sanctioned Rs 25 crore for renovating the historic British Raj ‘Bantony Castle Estate’, located in?
A) Kangra
B) Manali
C) Dharamsala
D) Shimla
When was ‘International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT)’ observed on the 2018 theme “Alliances for Solidarity”?
A) May 17
B) May 21
C) May 19
D) May 20
As per a study by NASA, which country in South Asia is among the hot spots where overuse of water resources has caused a sharp decline in freshwater availability?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Pakistan
D) Myanmar
When was ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development’ observed?
A) May 20
B) May 19
C) May 18
D) May 21
India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently issued an advisory to 5 states and 1 UT over cyclonic storm named?
A) Sagar
B) Salil
C) Samudra
D) Tarang
Who has sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka?
A) HD Deve Gowda
B) G Parameshwara
C) K C Venugopal
D) H.D. Kumaraswamy
Who has been named as the U.S India Business Council (USIBC) head for India?
A) Gayatri Pandey
B) Ambika Sharma
C) Asima Malik
D) Renuka Bhalla
Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the first phase of a tree plantation drive along Rispana river?
A) Telangana
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jharkhand
D) Himachal Pradesh
Which country has launched world’s first floating nuclear power plant, named ‘Akademik Lomonosov’?
A) Japan
B) China
C) Georgia
D) Russia
Zhao Kangmin, who recently passed away, was a veteran?
A) Politician
B) Writer
C) Musician
D) Archaeologist
When was ‘World Hypertension Day’ observed on the theme “Know Your Numbers”?
A) May 17
B) May 20
C) May 19
D) May 21
Which bank has divested its MD and CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Allahabad Bank
D) UCO Bank
Private space firm OneSpace Technologies launched its first rocket ‘OS-X’. OneSpace is based out of which country?
A) UK
B) Canada
C) China
D) India
Who is the author of the books ‘A Treatise on Cleanliness’ and ‘Waste Management, an
Introduction’, released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu?
A) Dr Vipin Bajpayee
B) Dr Rajat Bhargava
C) Dr Om Prakash
D) Dr Sanjay Chauhan
Which team won the UEFA Europa League in the final held in Lyon, France?
A) Paris Saint-Germain
B) Marseille
C) Atletico Madrid
D) Arsenal
As per the report UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), Indian economy is projected to grow in FY 2018-19 at?
A) 7.5%
B) 7.7%
C) 7.3%
D) 7.6%
NITI Aayog organised Venture Capital Symposium 2018 in?
A) New Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Chandigarh
D) Bengaluru
Which ministry has announced to set up a unified Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)?
A) Corporate Affairs
B) Finance
C) Commerce
D) Law
Which Indian company has become the first to win the S&P Global Platts Global Metals Award 2018 in CSR category?
A) THDC
B) NMDC
C) NLCIL
D) MECON
When was ‘World Bee Day’ observed?
A) May 19
B) May 18
C) May 20
D) May 17
Which institute has developed a ‘Arsenic Sensor and Removal Media’, called ADO Muktadhara?
A) IIT, Kharagpur
B) IISc, Bangalore
C) IIT, Roorkee
D) IISER, Kolkata
Which country’s Ebola health assessment risk has been raised by WHO to “very high”?
A) Zambia
B) Gabon
C) Democratic Republic of Congo
D) Angola
Workshop on Making Cities Work for All: Integrating the informal economy’ was organised by National Institute of Urban Affairs in?
A) New Delhi
B) Ahmedabad
C) Bhopal
D) Lucknow
Aeronautical Development Agency has announced to build next-gen aircraft ‘Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)’, at?
A) Mangalore
B) Warangal
C) Coimbatore
D) Kochi
Balakumaran, who recently passed away, was a?
A) Politician
B) Musician
C) Writer
D) Actor
Which city hosted ‘Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities of Arbitration in SAARC region’?
A) Colombo
B) Kathmandu
C) New Delhi
D) Dhaka
Which state’s Chief Minister has announced setting up of a new Pay Revision Commission (PRC) for government employees?
A) Telangana
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Maharashtra
D) Kerala
Raghubir Singh, who recently passed away, was a?
A) Freedom Fighter
B) Scientist
C) Filmmaker
D) Writer
Who has been given additional charge as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI)?
A) Kishor Bhatia
B) Yudhvir Singh Malik
C) Gyanendro Das
D) Surinder Singh
Environment Ministry has set up how many teams to clean beaches and river fronts across India?
A) 11
B) 25
C) 30
D) 19
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