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## Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the 46th Chief Justice of India
(CJI), hails from which State of India?
## Which Indian-origin personality has been selected as
Asia Society’s Game Changer of the Year for 2018?
w Indra Nooyi
w Assam
## Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung, who will
## Who have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India
donate $1 million award money to help Rohingya
Campaign? w Varun Dhawan and
refugees, is from which country?
Anushka Sharma
w Myanmar
## India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence,
## Who has been conferred Praful Bidwai memorial
who passed away recently? w Anna Rajam Malhotra
award for 2018? w Ulka Mahajan
## Who is the new Chairman of Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC)? w Kamlesh Nilkanth SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES
Vyas
## Who is the new Prime Minister of Sudan? ## What is the purpose of recently launched ‘e-Sahaj’
w Moutaz Mousa portal? w Security clearance to
Abdallah businesses
## Who has become the first female high court Chief ## India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project has been launched
Justice in Pakistan? w Tahira Safdar along which border? w Pakistan border
## Who has been appointed India’s new High ## India’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck
Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK)? (BH205-E) has been launched by which public sector
w Ruchi Ghanashyam company? w BEML
## What is the name of the autobiography of renowned ## Which technological giant has launched Project Navlekha
journalist Kuldip Nayar, who passed away recently? to help Indian vernacular news publishers to take their
w Beyond the Lines content online? w Google
## Uri Avnery, who passed away recently, was the ## The NETA app that seeks to let Indian voters rate their
renowned journalist from which country? elected representatives, is inspired by which country’s
w Israel approval system? w United States
## Which sportsperson has been appointed the new Brand ## Which country has recently announced to launch Mars
Ambassador of BSNL? w Mary Kom Mission “HOPE” by 2020? w UAE
## Who has been elected as the new President of ## Which state government has rolled out “Swayangsiddha”
Pakistan? w Arif Alvi to combat human trafficking?
w West Bengal
## Which state government has launched India’s first
AWARDS scheme for doorstep delivery of essential government
## Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with services? w Delhi
the Meryl Streep Award for Excellence?
w Aishwarya Rai NATIONAL & STATE
Bachchan
## After India puts four more reactors under IAEA
## Which Indians have received the Ramon Magsaysay
safegaurds, what will be the total number of nuclear
Award 2018? w Bharat Vatwani and
facilities under the international nuclear energy
Sonam Wangchuk
watchdog? w 26
## Who has been named for Dr B.C. Roy National Award
## Which state government has launched ‘Star-Rating’
for 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of the Year?
system for industries to check air pollution?
w Basant Kumar Mishra
w Odisha

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## Which state government has banned the manufacture, ## Which military communications pact has been signed
sale and possession of e-cigarettes? by India and the United States in the first round of the
w Tamil Nadu ‘2-plus-2-dialogue’? w COMCASA
## As per culture study survey by US-based firm Kronos ## Which city hosted the Defence & Homeland Security Expo
Incorporated, which country is the world’s most and Conference – 2018? w New Delhi
hardest working country? w India ## Section 377, which has been recently decriminalised came
## The Indo-US military training Exercise “Yudh Abhyas into force in which year? w 1861
2018” was held at which state? ## Which state government will provide to provide free
w Uttarakhand mobile phones to women of BPL families?
## The Indian Air Force has successfully carried out the w Rajasthan
first-ever mid-air refuelling of the indigenously build
which aircraft? w Tejas INTERNATIONAL
## Which Indian airport is set to become first in Asia to
use face recognition as boarding pass for passengers? ## Exercise Aviaindra 18 has started between which
w Kempegowda countries? w India & Russia
International Airport ## Which country has rolled out world’s first hydrogen-
## Which state government has recently signed a pact powered train? w Germany
with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for ethanol plant? ## Mt Everest Friendship Exercise is the name of military
w Haryana exercise between: w Nepal & China
## India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” will ## The Delhi government has signed a “Friendship and
come up over which river? w Brahmaputra Cooperation Agreement” with which city to share
## Which cities is the venue of the Regional Conference expertise on 12 fields? w Seoul
on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational ## Sagarmatha Friendship-2018 military exercise is
Districts? w Bhopal scheduled to start between Which countries?
## Which cities is the venue of the 4th edition of World w Nepal and China
Summit on Accreditation (WOSA 2018)? ## Nomadic Elephant 2018 is an army exercise between
w New Delhi India and which country? w Mongolia
## Which European country has sanctioned Euro 120 ## The first-ever tripartite meeting among India, Iran and
million soft loan to India for National Clean Ganga Afghanistan was held in which city?
Mission? w Germany w Kabul
## The Lakhwar multi-purpose project is associated with ## Which city is host to the first-ever BIMSTEC military
which river? w Yamuna exercise “MILEX-18”? w Pune
## Which is the India’s only aircraft carrier to have ## Which country hosted the 2018 Global Summit on
marine hydraulic system? w INS Vikramaditya Climate Action? w United States
## Which state government has decided to organize ## The multi-nation tsunami mock exercise (drill)
youths’ conclave ‘ATAL’ in September 2018? “IOWave18” has started in Which oceans?
w Arunachal Pradesh w Indian Ocean
## Which cities is the venue of 4th summit of Heads of ## The joint military exercise “Rapid Trident 2018” has
State/Government of BIMSTEC 2018? started in which country? w Ukraine
w Kathmandu ## Which country is host to the 4th International Ayurveda
## Which state government has decided to re-name its Congress (IAvC) 2018? w Netherlands
new capital city as “Atal Nagar” in memory of late ## Which country has took over the chairmanship of the
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee? 5th Summit of BIMSTEC? w Sri Lanka
w Chhattisgarh ## Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the
## Which former Indian Army chief has been awarded multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise
the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit’? “KAKADU 2018”? w INS Sahyadri
w Dalbir Singh Suhag ## Which cities is the venue of the 4th Asian electoral stake-
## Which Indian shooter has clinched India’s 1st shooting holders forum (AESF-IV)? w Colombo
gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? ## Mizzima Media Group, which was recently in news, is a
w Saurabh Chaudhary company of which country? w Myanmar
## Recently, the 25th Raising Day of Delta Force ## Which country is host to the multi-nation counter-
celebrated. It is a counter insurgency force of which terror exercise “SCO Peace Mission 2018”?
Indian Armed Force (IAF)? w Indian Army w Russia

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## Which country is host to the 9th edition of Mountain Echoes ## Who has become the first-ever Indian shuttler to enter
Literature Festival 2018? w Bhutan a badminton final at the Asian Games?
## Which space agency has confirmed presence of ice on w PV Sindhu
Moon using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft? ## What is the India’s GDP forecast for 2018, as per
w NASA Moody’s Investors Service report “Global Macro
## Which two countries will participate in SLINEX-2018 Outlook for 2018-19”? w 0.075
naval exercise? w India and Sri Lanka ## Which cities is the venue of the 2018 India Banking
## KAZIND-2018 is an army exercise between India and Conclave (IBC)? w New Delhi
which country? w Kazakhstan ## The world’s first public blockchain bond “bond-i”
## Which Indian personality has been elected as new has recently launched by which International
Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia? organisation? w World Bank
w Poonam Khetrapal
Singh SPORTS
## Which cities is the venue of the 2nd World Hindu
Congress (WHC) 2018? w Chicago ## Which country’s team has lifted the 2018 South Asian
Football Federation (SAFF) Cup?
FINANCIAL AWARENESS w Maldives
## Which Indian sportsperson has become the first bowler
## Which global financial institution provides financial in women’s cricket to pick 300 international wickets?
support for Dam rehabilitation and Improvement w Jhulan Goswami
Project (DRIP)? w World Bank ## Who clinched the men’s singles title of US Open
## The Government has proposed to merge which banks 2018? w Novak Djokovic
to create India’s third largest lender? ## Who has become the first Japanese player to clinched
w BoB, Dena Bank and the women’s singles title of US Open 2018?
Vijaya Bank w Naomi Osaka
## What is the India’s rank on family-owned business ## Who has created history by becoming the first Indian
list, as per recent published report of Credit Suisse to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup?
Research Institute (CSRI)? w 3rd w Arpinder Singh
## Which Indian software company has inked deal ## Which cricket team has won the 57th edition of Duleep
with Australian Open as official digital innovation Trophy 2018? w India Blue
partner? w Infosys
## Which Indian sportsperson has been officially named
## Who is the head of the committee to select new Chief as the Sports Ambassador of Assam?
Economic Advisor (CEA)? w Bimal Jalan w Hima Das
## Which country is host to the International Women ## Which have become the first set of Indian shooters to
Entrepreneurs Summit (IWES) 2018? secure quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
w Nepal w Anjum Moudgil and
## Which country hosted the 6th East Asia Summit- Apurvi Chandela
Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM)? ## Alastair Cook, who recently announced his retirement
w Singapore from international cricket, is associated with which
## According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s annual country? w England
data, which country has topped the India’s FDI chart ## India is hosting its first-ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour
in FY18? w Mauritius Masters event in which city? w Hyderabad
## Who has been elected as the new chairman of the ## Indian men’s hockey team defeated which country to
Indian Banks Association (IBA)? win bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games?
w Sunil Mehta w Pakistan
## Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharamshala, which ## Which Indian sportsperson was the India’s flag-bearer
is in news recently, is located on the banks of which at the closing ceremony in the 18th Asian Games?
river? w Bagmati River w Rani Rampal
## Who represented India at the G20 Digital Economy ## Which has won India’s only boxing Gold at the 18th
Ministerial Meeting 2018? w Ravi Shankar Prasad Asian Games 2018? w Amit Panghal
## India has signed $375 million loan agreement with ## Which Indian sprinter clinched gold in men’s 1500m
which International organisation to improve irrigation race at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games?
in Madhya Pradesh? w ADB w Jinson Johnson

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## Who has created history by becoming the first Indian Weather Radar of which frequency band at Sriharikota
heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold? spaceport? w S–band
w Swapna Barman ## Recently tested Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘Helina’ is
## Which sportsperson has clinched India’s first men’s helicopter-launched version of which missile?
triple jump gold in 48 years at the 18th Asian Games w Nag
2018? w Arpinder Singh ## Which country has become the world’s first country to
## Which Indian sprinters has achieved a rare one-two in develop document on Cooling Action Plan (CAP)?
men’s 800m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? w India
w Manjit Singh and ## Which is the India’s first underwater robotic drone?
Jinson Johnson w EyeROV TUNA
## Who became the first-ever Indian javelin-thrower to win ## BARC has recently re-commissioned an upgraded
an Asian Games gold medal? w Neeraj Chopra version of which nuclear reactor?
## Which country’s team has won the FIFA U-20 Women’s w Apsara
World Cup France 2018? w Japan ## Which cities is the venue of the MOVE: India’s First
## Fouaad Mirza is related to which sports? Global Mobility Summit 2018?
w Equestrian w New Delhi
## Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, who clinched Gold in men’s ## The Government of India (GoI) has decided to lift ban
Shot-Put event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, has on retail sale of which life saving drug from September
set new Asiad record of how much meters? 2018? w Oxytocin
w 20.75m ## Which country has signed pact with India to collaborate
## Which Indian female tennis player has won bronze in on ISRO’s first human spaceflight programme
women’s singles at the 18th Asian Games 2018? “Gaganyaan”? w France
w Ankita Raina
## The book “No Spin” is the autobiography of which MISCELLANEOUS
veteran cricketer? w Shane Warne
## Which Indian woman cricketer has recently announced ## According to Mercom India Research, what is
her retirement from International T20 cricket? the current total installed capacity of solar power
w Jhulan Goswami generation of India? w 25GW
## Which Indian shooter clinched silver in the men’s ## Who is the author of the book “Kashi: Secret of the
double trap shooting event at the 2018 Asian Games? Black Temple”? w Vineet Bajpai
w Shardul Vihan ## What is the India’s ranks in the latest UN’s Human
## Which Indian Shooter bagged a Silver in the men’s Development Index (HDI) report 2018?
50-metres Rifle 3 Positions event at the 2018 Jakarta w 130
Asian Games? w Sanjeev Rajput ## Which country is host to the World chefs’ congress
## Who has become the first-ever Indian woman to win an 2018? w India
individual gold in shooting at the 2018 Asian Games? ## India’s first railway university “National Rail and
w Rahi Sarnobat Transportation Institute (NRTI)” is located in which
## The book “281 and Beyond” is the autobiography of city? w Vadodara
which Indian cricketer? w VVS Laxman ## The Rajasthan government has decided to hold
## Which country’s national team has clinched the South convention on preserving heritage properties in which
Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s city? w Bharatpur
Championship 2018? w India ## Who will represent India at the 67th Miss Universe
## Who has become first Indian woman wrestler to bag 2018 pageant in Bangkok? w Nehal Chudasama
gold at the 18th Asian Games 2018? ## Which cities is the venue of the 12th Aero India
w Vinesh Phogat 2019? w Bengaluru
## Which Indian woman writer has authored a new novel
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY “The Rule Breakers”? w Preeti Shenoy
## India signed MoU with International Energy Agency
## Which launch vehicle of ISRO has successfully (IEA) on increasing innovation for the Clean Energy
launched NovaSAR and S1-4 earth observation Transition. Where is the headquarters of IEA?
satellites of U.K from Sriharikota spaceport? w Paris
w PSLV-C42 ## Who is the author of the book “Atal Ji Ne Kaha”?
## ISRO has recently launched Polarimetry Doppler w Brijendra Rehi

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