SSC & Bank Exams Daily Current Affairs – English By Dr Gaurav Garg | Free PDF Download

Q1) Name the Veteran actor who died recently and was known for her role in films like Raja,Virasat,Hero No 1, Beta etc?
A.Rita Bhaduri
B.Zarina Wahab
C.Reema Lagoo
D.Himani Shivpuri
Q2) Paudhagiri (Afforestation) campaign for the students of schools, class 6th to 12th has been started by which state ?
A.Punjab
B.Haryana
C.Rajasthan
D.Jharkhand
Q3) Sangeet Kalanidhi Award is given by the Madras Music Academy to the persons who have achieved mastery in which music genre?
A)Hindustani Music
B)Carnatic Music
C)Assamese Music
D)Both A & B
Q4) Who will be honored with this year’s Music Kalanidhi Award?
A.Shubha Mudgal
B.Kaushik Chakraborty
C.Aruna Sairam
D.Devaki Pandit
Q5) Which government authority is planning to hear cases through video conferencing?
A.SC
B.CBI
C.NGT
D.RBI
Q6) Which country has topped an annual ‘Soft Power 30’ index 2018 ?
A.France
B.Japan
C.United Kingdom
D.America
Q7) Under the ambitious ‘High-Tech School’ project, which state’s schools are increasingly becoming digital with high-tech classes?
A.Kerala
B.Karnataka
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Tamil Nadu
Q8) Which institute has launched the Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope ?
A.Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
B.Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
C.Indian Institute of Technology – New Delhi
D.Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
Q9) Who will be deployed in all the affiliated hospitals to assist poors in getting free and cashless treatment of up to five lakh rupees per annum under the
AYUSHMAN India-National Health Protection Mission?
A.Ayushman Saathi
B.Ayushman Mitra
C.Ayushman Saarthi
D.Ayushman Sahayak
Q10) At which station, Indian Railway, has started the trials of automated coach washing machine plant?
A.Nizamuddin Station
B.Bhopal railway station
C.Howrah Station
D.Cuttack Station
Q11) What is the purpose of national youth empowerment scheme on which the central government is presently contemplating?
A.Provide skill training to the youth
B. Providing institutional credit for self employment
C. Providing military training to the youth
D.Scholarship to academically strong young people
Q12) In which country the fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be organized?
A.Thailand
B.Sri Lanka
C.Nepal
D.Bhutan
Q13) International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) update has projected a growth rate of __________ percent in
2018 ?
A.7.3 %
B.7.5%
C.7.2%
D.7 %
Q14) The Army will resume the trials of the M777 Ultra-Light Howitzer (ULH) in Pokhran firing range. Which country has manufactured this artillery gun ?
A.Russia
B.Israel
C.America
D.Canada
Q15) President Ram Nath Kovind has approved which state’s Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 ?
A.West Bengal
B.Bihar
C.Jharkhand
D.Assam
Q16) In which state India’s first National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) has been set up ?
A.Odisha
B.Madhya Pradesh
C.Gujarat
D.Manipur
Q17) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed an MoU with Saab, recently for jointly
marketing the L-Band 3D Air Surveillance Radar, RAWL-03? Saab belongs to which country ?
A.Spain
B.Belgium
C.Sweden
D.Portugal
Q18) One of the country’s first Defence incubators will come up in Hyderabad. The incubator will be housed at where ?
A.G – Hub
B.T – Hub
C.S – Hub
D.D – Hub
Q19) Who has written the novel Lethal White ?
A.JK Rowling
B.Lela Slimmani
C.David Cherandi
D.Rachel Heng
Q20 ) 8th session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held in which city of Oman ?
A.Rustaq
B.Salalah
C.Jabrin
D.Muscat
Q21) The Forbes has Released the ‘Celebrity 100’ list of World’s Highest-Paid Entertainers. Who has topped the list?
A.George Clooney
B. Kylie Jenner
C.Floyd Mayweather
D.Cristiano Ronaldo
Q22) Honda’s Marc Marquez has won his ninth consecutive German Grand Prix. He belongs to which country?
A.France
B.Spain
C.Germany
D.Russia
Q23) Which Indian institute and the University of Oxford has been selected for an award for exceptional research-led innovation to mitigate arsenic poisoning in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta in the north and northeast India ?
A.Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi
B.Indian Institute of Technology – Kolkata
C.Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
D.Indian Institute of Technology – Kozhikode
Q25) Which state government has launched a measles-rubella vaccination drive with the help of Centre’s Rs.300 crore financial assistance?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Jharkhand
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Gujarat
Q26) Pakistan-China Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) project which was inaugurated recently, will help in developing the telecom sector in which region of Pakistan ?
A.Multan
B.Rawalpindi
C.Faisalabad
D.Gilgit-Balitistan
Q27) Who wrote the famous book ‘Surya Siddhanta’?
A.Charaka
B.Aryabhatta
C.Pingala
D.Patanjali
Q28) In which country the Frying Pan Lake is situated ?
A.Canada
B.New Zealand
C.Dominica
D.Brazil