Q1) The Forest Department of Karnataka has launched a Green Mysuru drive on 15th August 2018 under which programme?
(a) Hariyali Scheme
(b) Hasiru Karnataka Programme
(c) Van Mahotsav
(d) Harit Karnataka Scheme
Ans:b
Q2) Which country will be participating for the very first time in the Shanghai Peace Organization (SCO) peace mission 2018 in Russia?
(a) China
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) India
Ans:d
Q3) The price of the rupee against the dollar on August 14 had a historic downturn and went on to depreciate till ?
(a) Rs 70.08
(b) Rs 72.08
(c) Rs 71.08
(d) Rs 68.08
Ans:a
Q4) Which state government has imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, stocking, sale and transport of all plastic and thermocol items?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Ans:c
Q5) Which is the world’s most liveable city as per the annual Global Liveability Index released by The Economist ?
(a) Vienna
(b) Melbourne
(c) Osaka
(d) Mumbai
Ans:a
Q6) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) ?
(a) Mahendra Singh
(b) Anil Jain
(c) Ashok Mehta
(d) Ashish Kumar Bhutani
Ans:d
Q7) In an attempt to strengthen bilateral relations with Fiji, which Indian Naval Ship (INS) has gone on a goodwill visit to an island nation ?
(a) INS Kamorta
(b) INS Sahyadri
(c) INS Virat
(d) INS shiwalik
Ans:b
Q8) The Supreme Court has asked which state/ UT to have hologram-based coloured stickers on vehicles, which would indicate the nature of fuel being used ?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Delhi
(d) Punjab
Ans:c
Q9) Vibrant Gujarat Global Conference 2019 will be held between January 18-20 in Gnadhinagar, this is going to be its ______ version ?
(a) 10th
(b) 9th
(c) 8th
(d) 11th
Ans:b
Q10) Which Indian authority has recently introduced the RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative?
(a) National Disaster Management Authority
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(d) Bureau of Indian Standards
Ans:c
Q11) The West Bengal government has widened the reach of its flagship women welfare scheme named what by lifting the ceiling on annual family income?
(a) Kanyashree Project Scheme
(b) Rupashree Project Scheme
(c) Uttarkash Bangla scheme
(d) Nijoshree prokolpo
Ans:a
Q12) NITI Aayog has launched a mobility pitch competition for budding startups. What is the name of this competition ?
(a) Pitch to Rise
(b) Pitch to Work
(c) Pitch to Shine
(d) Pitch to Move
Ans:d
Q13) Which country has resumed the adoption of children from India after 8 years?
(a) Canada
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Britain
Ans:b
Q14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day, has announced the launch of the prestigious public healthcare scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan on which date of this year?
(a) October 2
(b) October 28
(c) September 25
(d) December 31
Ans:c
Q15) A 10-day Pineapple Festival was held in which village of Manipur’s Imphal ?
(a) Senapati
(b) Thoubal
(c) Bishnupur
(d) Thayong
Ans:d
Q16) Which space Agency has unveiled its Crew Dragon spacecraft ?
(a) NASA
(b) Space X
(c) JAXA
(d) European Space Agency
Ans:b
Q17) Which country’s currency has become more volatile than world’s largest crypto currency Bitcoin amid the country’s ongoing currency crisis ?
(a) Venezuela
(b) Vienna
(c) Turkey
(d) Iran
Ans:c
Q18) Bengaluru-based e-commerce startup Flipkart has shut down which of its acquired ecommerce business in India ?
(a) Myntra
(b) Jabong
(c) E Bay
(d) Snap Deal
Ans:c
Q19) Who has been awarded with Kirti Chakra posthumously, the second highest peacetime gallantry award?
(a) Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh
(b) Major Aditya Kumar
(c) Rifleman Aurangzeb
(d) Major Pawan Gautam
Ans:a
Q20) Who has been appointed as the new governor of Chhattisgarh?
(a) Draupadi Murmu
(b) Satya Pal Malik
(c) Anandiben Patel
(d) Mridula Sinha
Ans:c
Q21) What is the name of the Pakistanborn woman who has become the 1st Muslim woman senator in Australia ?
(a) Mehreen Farooqi
(b) Huma saeed
(c) Fatima Beg
(d) Anam Hussain
Ans:a
Q22) For the next three years, which company has won the right to show free of charge “La Liga Game” in the Indian subcontinent?
(a) Oppo
(b) Vivo
(c) Reliance
(d) Facebook
Ans:d
Q23) London Police has returned a 12th century statue of which deity to India ?
(a) Durga statue
(b) Buddha statue
(c) Mahavira statue
(d) Shiva statue
Ans:b
Q24) What is the name of the two-time world champion who has announced its retirement from Formula 1 race?
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Sergio Perez
Ans:c
Q25 Which country was recently affected by Typhoon Karding ?
(a) Philippines
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea
(d) China
Ans:a
Q26) Which of the following gases is responsible for acid rain?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Methane
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Sulphur dioxide
Ans:d
Q27) The boiling point of water depends on what ?
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Air mass
(c) Heat
(d) None of these
Ans:a
Q28) 32 degree Fahrenheit is equal to how much degree Celsius?
(a) One degree celsius
(b) Zero degree Celsius
(c) Two degrees celsius
(d) Five degree celsius
Ans:b
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