Q1)Which state has approved amendments to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to make disrespect of religious texts punishable with life imprisonment ?
(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans:b
Q2) The first ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force (IAF) and which country’s Air Force commenced at Subang Air Base?
(a) Nepal
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Thailand
Ans:c
Q3) No Spin is the autobiography of ?
(a) Harbhajan Singh
(b) Muttiah Muralitharan
(c) Anil Kumble
(d) Shane Warne
Ans:d
Q4) What is the name of the autobiography written by VVS Laxman?
(a) 281 and Beyond
(b) Master stroke
(c) Beyond the cricket
(d) Best century
Ans:a
Q5) International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism was observed on?
(a) 20 August
(b) 21 August
(c) 19 August
(d) 22 August
Ans:b
Q6) How many new governors are appointed recently by President Ram Nath Kovind?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
Ans:d
Q7) Kaptan Singh Solanki, who earlier was the governor of Haryana, has become the governor of which state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans:b
Q8) World senior citizen day is observed on?
(a) August 18
(b) August 20
(c) August 21
(d) August 19
Ans:c
Q9) Which company has secured the top spot in Fortune’s global ‘Change the World’ list released on August 20 ?
(a) Alibaba
(b) Bank of America
(c) Merck
(d) Reliance Jio
Ans:d
Q10) Which country has unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named ‘Kowsar‘?
(a) Israel
(b) Iran
(c) Pakistan
(d) Turkey
Ans:b
Q11) Who has been appointed as the New Lokayukta of Chhattisgarh?
(a) Shambhu Nath Shrivastava
(b) Vikram Bhadauriya
(c) T. P. Sharma
(d) Kailash Rajput
Ans:c
Q12) Which country has exited from the Eurozone bailout programme after eight years?
(a) Yemen
(b) Libya
(c) Venezuela
(d) Greece
Ans:d
Q13) Who has become the only Indian to feature in Forbes’ list of top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2018?
(a) Sania Mirza
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Mithali Raj
Ans:b
Q14) Which Chinese Swimmer has set the new World record in 50m backstroke in the Asian Games 2018 and won gold ?
(a) Liu Xiang
(b) Zhao Jing
(c) Yang Yu
(d) Shi Jingling
Ans:a
Q15) Gurudas Kamat a former union minister passed away recently. He was from which political party?
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party
(b) Bahujan samaj party
(c) Shiromani Akali Dal
(d) Congress
Ans:d
Q16) Who has won gold in the women’s 25m pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games?
(a) Seema Tomar
(b) Shreyasi Singh
(c) Rahi Sarnobat
(d) Apoorvi Chandela
Ans:c
Q17) Which city celebrated its 379th foundation day on August 22,2018?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Surat
(d) Chennai
Ans:d
Q18) With which country India shares the longest international border?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Ans:b
Q19) The Western and the Eastern Ghats meet at ?
(a) Anamudi Hills
(b) Nilgiri Hills
(c) Anaimalai Hills
(d) Cardamom Hills
Ans:b
Q20) The Great Barrier Reef is located in which ocean?
(a) Pacific ocean
(b) Indian ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Ans:a
Q21) Which country has cancelled the Megaprojects Under China’s One Road One Belt to save the Country from Debt?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Malaysia
(d) Russia
Ans:c
Q22) Who will be the next chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board ?
(a) Umar Asad
(b) Najam Sethi
(c) Imran Sheikh
(d) Ehsan Mani
Ans:d
Q23) China will build its colony in which of the following neighboring countries of India, the colony will house half a million Chinese nationals?
(a) Bhutan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
Ans:d
Q24) The Thai Cabinet has approved a rail link between the Eastern Economic Corridor and the port of Ranong on the _______ Sea ?
(a) Andaman Sea
(b) Gulf of Thailand
(c) Bering Sea
(d) Arabian Sea
Ans:a