Q1) Which is the Asia’s highest volcanic peak ?
A. Mount Fuji
B.Mount Damavand
C. Mount Bromo
D.Mount Takao
Q2) 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
Q3) 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.
Q4) World’s first hydrogen-powered train was rolled out in which country?
A. Spain
B.Germany
C. China
D.Russia
Q5) With which country India has signed three MoUs in Maritime Cooperation, Tourism and Training?
A. Serbia
B.Malta
C. Czech Republic
D.France
Q6) Kent RO Systems is planning to set up a second manufacturing plant in which city?
A.Lucknow
B.Pune
C. Noida
D.Surat
Q7) 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.
Q8) Which city is going to have India’s first ever gender-neutral hostel?
A.Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Bengaluru
D.Gurugram
Q9) To which country Bangladesh has given its approval to use the Chittagong and Mongla seaports?
A. Sri Lanka
B.Myanmar
C. India
D.China
Q10) The Fourth edition of Asian Paralympic Games 2022 will be held by which Chinese city?
A.Beijing
B.Guangzhou
C.Hangzhou
D.Shanghai
Q11) 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
Q12) Grocery startups BigBasket and which online grocery service company have revived talks for a merger?
A.Reliance Fresh
B.Grofers
C. Amazon Pantry
D.Bazaar Kart
Q13) Which e-commerce company held talks to buy a stake in Hotstar?
A.Amazon
B.Flipkart
C.Reliance
D.Airtel
Q14) 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
Q15) The Centre has proposed the merger of stateowned 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
Vijaya Bank – A friend you can bank on
Dena Bank – Trusted Family Bank
Bank of Baroda – India’s International Bank
Q16) What was the name of the First Indian woman IASofficer of Independent India who passed away recently?
A.Aruna Sundarajan
B.B. Chandrakala
C.Mughda Sinha
D.Anna Rajam Malhotra
Q17) State Bank of India has appointed whom as its Chief Financial Officer?
A.Prashant Kumar
B.Anshula Kant
C. Vikas Bhushan
D.Naveen Mishra
Q18) Umiam Lake, commonly known as Barapani Lake, is situated in which state?
A. Tripura
B.Uttarakhand
C.Meghalaya
D.Manipur
Q19) Which of the following is the money market instrument?
A.Treasury bills
B. Commercial Paper
C. Certificate of Deposit
D. All of the above
Q20) Malwa Plateau is not a part of which of the following states?
A.Rajasthan
B.Gujarat
C.Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q21)Who was Dolagobinda Pradhan who passed away recently?
A.Sportsman
B.Journalist
C.Politician
D.Poet
Q22) Who has won women’s singles title of 2018 Japan Open?
A.Nozomi Okuhara
B.Yuki Fukushima
C.Sayaaka Hirota
D.Carolina Marin
Men’s singles category, Kento Momota
Q23) 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
Q24) As per the report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) by which year, machines will take over 52% of human works in 12 key industry sectors?
A. 2040
B. 2030
C. 2025
D. 2035