Naval exercise between India and the United Kingdom, KONKAN -18 will be held in which state?
A. Odisha B.Tamil Nadu
C. Goa D.Maharashtra
Which country has imposed the mar tial law?
A. Syria B.Ukraine C. Tu r k ey
D.Iran
Which movie has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th International Film Festival of India
(IFFI)? A. Ee.Ma.Yau
B.Donbass C. Respeto D.When the tree falls
The Best Actor (Male) Award has gone to
Chemban Vinod Anastasiia Pustovit gets Best Actor (Female)
Award
th India and China joint military exercises - 'Hand 7
in Hand' will be held in which city? A.Chengdu
B.Beijing C.Shanghai D.Hangzhou
Which country’s Air force will be engaged with India in
a 12-day joint exercise 'Cope India 2019' ? A. Russia
B.Japan
C. US D.Australia
Which state has announced that it will provide free mobile phones to 28 lakh farmers of the state so that they could
remain updated with the market trends ? A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar C. Maharashtra
D. Jharkhand
13-year-old Esha Singh has won three gold medals at National Shooting Championships in three categories youth, junior and senior. She hails from which state?
A. Tamil Nadu B.Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha D. Te l a n g a n a
“The Price of Free� is a YouTube documentary on
which of the following personalities? A. Narendra Modi B.Kailash Satyar thi C. Malala Yousafzai
D.Nadia Murad
Which company’s employees have written a public letter asking the company to withdraw its 'project Dragonfly'?
A. Bing B. Ya h o o
C. Google D. Facebook
What is the theme of Wor ld AIDS Day 2018? A.Know your Status
B.Defeat Aids C. Ta r g e t A I D S
D.Know your Health
For mer US President George HW Bush, passed away He was the ______ President of America?
A.43rd nd B.42 C.41st
D.40th
Which state marked its foundation day on
December, 1? A.Assam B.Nagaland
C.Sikkim D.Manipur
Who is the author of the book 'Vanar a: The
Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara’ ? A.Anand Neelakantan
B.Amish Tripathi C.Devdutt Pattnaik
D.Ashwin Sanghi
Which country has been stripped of the right to host the
2019 African Nations Cup finals due to delays in preparations for the tournament and security concerns?
A. Kenya B.Senegal C. Uganda D.Cameroon
Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) 2018 for Best
Perfor mance by an Actor (Male) was given to which actor? A. Shahrukh Khan B.Nawazuddin Siddiqui C. Amitabh Bachchan D.Ayushman Khurana
The European Union has unveiled a strategy to become the world's first climate neutral economy by which year?
A. 2050
B.2045 C. 2030
D.2040
Name the word which was Declared People's Word of
2018 by Cambridge Dictionary? A. Gender gap
B.Ecocide C. Nomophobia D.No platforming
Oxford Dictionary – Toxic Collins Dictionary – Single Use
Misinformation - Dictionary.com Cambridge Dictionary - Nomophobia
Which country has become the first Nor th Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Country with the female
Army Chief to the post of Head of its Army? A. Por tugal
B.Slovania C. Romania
D.Slovakia
Which state emerged as the best state at the 38
th
India International Trade Fair? A.Himachal Pradesh
B.Assam C.Uttarakhand
D.Odisha
Afghanistan – Partner Country
Nepal – Focus Country Jharkhand – Partner State
Salome Zurabishvili has become the first
woman President of which country? A.Luxembourg
B.Hungary C.Poland D.Georgia
Which music was included to the UNESCO
intangible cultural heritage list recently?
A.Jazz B.Reggae Music
C.Latin Music D.Rock Music
Railway will star t the special 'Panj Takht Express' which will cover the five sacred Takht associated with which
religion ? A. Buddhism
B.Hinduism C. Jainism
D.Sikhism
1. Sri Akal Takht Sahib 2. Takht Sri Damdama Sahib 3. Takht Sri Anandpur Sahib 4. Takht Sri Hazur Sahib 5. Takht Sri Patna Sahib
India to host its first G20 Summit in which year?
A.2020 B.2022 C.2021 D.2019
Country’s first owl festival was held in which city?
A.Delhi B.Ranchi C.Pune D.Hyderabad
Which country has become the first country in the world to recognise ’Orphanage trafficking' as a form of
modern slavery? A. Germany
B.England C. America D.Australia
Which edition of Hornbill festival was inaugurated
in Nagaland? A.19th B.20th C.21st D.18th
Who has been bestowed with the Blue Cross, the ISSF’s
highest award? A. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
B.Gagan Narang C. Manu Bhakar D.Abhinav Bindra
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be stripped of her which award? She has already been stripped of
her honorary Canadian citizenship. A. Freedom of Paris Award B. Freedom of America Award C. Freedom of Canada Award
D. Freedom of Italy Award
First Global Aviation Summit to be held in which
city? A.Jaipur B.Dehradun C.Mumbai
D.Delhi
th Armed Forces Flag Day was celebrated on? 70
A.December 7 B.December 6 C.December 3 D.December 4
Border Security Force celebrated its _____
Raising Day on December 1? A.55th B.56th C.50th D.54th
Which country’s government has amended the Offensive Weapons Bill 2018 to ensure right to
possession of kirpans by Sikhs? A. Canada
B.Britain C. Italy D.Australia
Which country will took over the chairmanship
of Kimberley Process from January 2019 ? A. Belgium B.Botswana C. Russia
D.India
Which anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy was obser ved on 3rd December 2018 ?
A.31st nd B.32 C.34th
D.35th
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of
________ crore on Delhi government for failing to
check the increasing menace of pollution ? A. 50 crore
B.25 crore C. 30 crore
D.20 crore
Which country will withdraw from the Organization of the
Petroleum Expor ting Countries ) in (OPEC January 2019 ? A. Iran B. Iraq C. Kuwait
D.Qatar
The nation pays homage to the first President Dr Rajendra Prasad on his _______ bir th anniversary on rd 3 December?
A. 134th
B.135th C. 133rd
D.132nd
The 24thmeeting of Conference of Par ties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in which country ?
A. France B. Belgium C. Poland D. Germany
Who has become the first Indian to be elected as
ISSF Vice President? A.Amandeep Bhatia
B.Raninder Singh C.Anmol Sharma
D.Ranjit Singh
Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador has sworn in as the
President of which country? A.Per u B.Chile C.Mexico
D.Spain
Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Bank of
Maharashtra ? A.Deenbandu Mohapatra
B.P S Jayakumar C.Pallava Mohapatra
D.A S Rajeev
International Day for Abolition of Slavery was
obser ved on? A.December 3 B.November 30 C.December 2 D.November 29
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the
second edition of Khasdar Mahotsav in which city? A.Jaipur B.Nagpur C.Bhopal
D.Pune
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed whom
as head of the three-member committee to oversee
rejuvenation work of the Ganga River? A. U C Dhyani B.Arun Tandon C. Avinash Patidar D.Sandeep Singh
Which Indian Navy Day was celebrated
on December 4, 2018? th
A.50 th B.47 th C.45 nd D.52
Who won Ballon d'Or award 2018? A.Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Lionel Messi C.Luka Modric D.Paul Pogba
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd will be merged with which company?
A.Parle Agro B.ITC Limited C.Procter & Gamble D.Hindustan Unilever
Ahead of IPL 2019, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils renamed its name to? A.Delhi Capitals B.Delhi Devils C.Delhi Power D.Delhi Kings
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed whom as the finance secretary? A.Hasmukh Adhia B.Ajay Bhushan Pandey C.Ajay Narayan Jha D.Rajeev Kumar
International conference on bears
started in which city? A.Mumbai
B.Delhi C.Kochi D.Agra
The second meeting of the NITI Forum for
North East was held in which city? A.Agartala B.Guwahati C.Kohima D.Itanagar
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched a pan-India single-number emergency mobile application named what?
A.112 India B.111 India C.101 India D.102 India
Nagaland government has signed a five-year MoU with e-Governance Academy of which country for setting up of e-Governance Academy of Nagaland
(e-GAN)? A.Canada B.France C.Estonia D.Belgium
The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed an 85 million dollar loan to
improve skill development eco-system in which
state? A.Karnataka B.Andra Pradesh C.Rajasthan D.Odisha
The International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF has appointed whom as its new CEO? A.Jon Ridgeon B.Sebastian Coe
C.Magic Johnson
D.Gary Player
Who has become the first Indian to be elected as
the member of the Judges Committee of
the International Shooting Sports Federation
(ISSF)? A.Vinay Pandey B.Anurag Sharma
C.Yo g e s h w a r Singh
D.Pawan Singh
India's heaviest communication satellite with high throughput GSAT-11 will be put into orbit by the which rocket? A.Ariane-5 B.GSLV MK III C.Falcon 9 D.Europa 2
Name the India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25 ? A. Makum B. Abhayapuri C. Bogibeel D.Nalbari
Reserve Bank of India in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy has kept the repo rate at what percent ? A.6.25%
B.6 % C.6.5 % D.6.75 %
The GDP growth projection for 2018-19 is retained at
7.4 per cent the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.25%, the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank
Rate at 6.75%.
In which country world’s first baby via womb transplant from dead donor was born ?
A.USA B.Turkey C.Canada D.Brazil
Who has been awarded with the PETA Hero to Animals Award for his contribution in banning the Chinese Manjha across Delhi? A. Imran Hussain
B. Gopal Rai C. Kapil Mishra D.Sandeep Kumar
The first ever women's Ballon d'Or was won
by whom ? A.Lucy Bronze B.Alex Morgan
C.Ada Hegerberg
D.Kelly Smith
State Bank of India has roped in whom as brand ambassador for its digital app YONO(You only need one) ?
A.Hima Das B.Swapna Barman C.Vinesh Phogat D.Mary Kom
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for______ Olympics ? A.2032 B.2034 C.2036 D.2038
SHINYUU Maitri 2018 which is an Air Exercise started between India and which country ? A.Nepal B.Japan C.Russia D.France
Who has become the first Indian to scale
Sahayadri mountain range ? A.Malavatha Purna B.Tuhin Satarkar C.Santosh Ya d a v D.Shivangi Pathak
Who has authored the book titled ‘Blue
Waters Ahoy!’ ?
A.Sunil lanba B.Karambir Singh C.Anup Singh D.Ajit Kumar
India paid homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on
his _______ Mahaparinir van Diwas on December 6,
2018? A. 61st rd B.63
C. 65th
D.60th
Name the Leading Ahmedabad-based cardiologist performed
the world’s first in-human telerobotic coronary inter vention
on a patient nearly 32 km away? A. Dr Te j a s Patel B. Dr Umesh Ya d a v
C. Dr Abhay Patil D. Dr Amit Virani
Which state has launched the PEETHA Scheme which
aims to improve transparency in the distribution of
individual and social benefits? A. Odisha B.Karnataka C. Jharkhand D.Tamil Nadu
Fitch Ratings has slashed India's GDP growth forecast
to _____ per cent for current fiscal?
A. 7% B.7.5 % C. 7.2 % D.7.4 %
Which state has launched a unique initiative
called “SMART“ ? A.Bihar B.Jharkhand C.Maharashtra D.Chhattisgarh
SMART State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and
Rural Transformation
Who has been appointed as the new Chief
Economic Advisor (CEA)?
A.Shivshankar Menon B.Krishnamurthy Subramanian C.Deepak Bhojwani D.Ve e ra n d e r Dayal
Which city was officially confirmed as the host city of the 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships? A.Qatar B.London C.Budapest D.New York
2019 Doha Qatar 2021 United States 2023 Budapest Hungary
Name the Pakistani cricketer who has broken the record of Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett by taking the fastest 200 test wickets? A.Sarfraz Ahmed B.Mohammed Aamir C.Faheem Ashraf D.Ya s i r Shah
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in which year?
A.2022 B.2023 C.2021 D.2020
Mohammad Asrarul Haque who passed away recently was the Lok Sabha MP of which state? A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Rajasthan C.Bihar D.Uttar Pradesh
Dainik Jagran newspaper celebrated its
______ Anniversary recently? th
A.25 th B.50 th C.75 th D.45
India will import crude oil from which country by using a rupee-based payment mechanism? A.Iraq B.Saudi Arab C.Qatar D.Iran
Which country is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transport free? A.Japan B.Germany
C.Luxembourg
D.France
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has
extended a credit facility of USD 500
million to which country for water supply
projects in the country? A.Uganda
B.Ta n z a n i a
C.Burundi D.Zambia
On which river Shahpurkandi Dam will be
constructed? A.Krishna B.Cauvery C.Ravi D.Godavari
International Civil Aviation
Day was obser ved on? A.6 December B.5 December C.4 December D.7 December
Theme “Working Together to Ensure No Country is
Left Behind”
Name the Seven-time national champion and the first swimmer from its state to receive the Arjuna Award who
passed away recently? A. Arun Kumar Shaw
B.Sajan Prakash C. Anshul Kothari D.Sandeep Sejwal
Who will be appointed as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of New India Assurance? A. G Srinivasan B.Virendra Kaushal C. Aman Mishra
D.Atul Sahai
Who has won the Glinka
World Soil Prize 2018? A.Mahesh Ve r m a
B.Ratan Lal C.Rakesh Saxena
D.Anand Thakur
According to Oxford Economics report from 2019 to
2035, which is the world’s fastest growing city?
A. Agra B.Nagpur C. Hyderabad
D.Surat
Surat - 9.17% Agra - 8.5% Bengaluru - 8.5% Hyderabad - 8.47%
The Indian Coast Guard conducted the Regional Level
Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled what? A. Clean Water
B.Clean Sea C. Sea Navigation D.None of the above
Which Ministry has been conferred the
Skoch Award? A. Ministry of Home Affairs B.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
D.Ministry of Finance
Urjit Patel has resigned as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He took over as the _____ Governor of the bank ?
A.25th th B.24 C.23rd th D.26
Which state has launched a 24-hour toll-free helpline ‘181’ for women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment at work places ?
A.Kerala B.Andhra Pradesh
C.Telangana D.Ta m i l N a d u
India has started granting visa on arrival to the nationals of which country ? A.South Korea B.Argentina C.Japan D.Indonesia
th
The 10 edition of exercise INDRA NAVY was organized in which city ?
A.Kochi B.Kovalam C.Coimbatore D.Visakhapatnam
US President Donald Trump has nominated whom as the US Ambassador to the ‘United Nations ?
A.Heather Nauert B.Jane Po l l ey
C.Carol Costello D.Jenna Lee
Khelo IndiaYouth Games-2019 will be held in which city ?
A.Delhi B.Bengaluru C.Pune D.Hyderabad
First International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ was held in ?
A.Gurugram B.Lucknow C.Hyderabad D.Mohali
Exercise — “Aviaindra” which happens between Indian and Russian air forces kicked off in which city ?
A.Jodhpur B.Jaipur C.Udaipur
D.Ajmer
Who has won Best Woman Parliamentarian Award for 2018 ? A.M K Kanimozhi
B.Anju Bala C.Smriti Irani D.Ambika Soni
Who has been appointed as the new chairman of SWIFT India Board ?
A.M V Nair B.Shikha sharma C.Arundhati Bhattacharya D.Kalpana Morparia
Who was honoured with Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2018 ?
A.Imran Siddiqui B.Anubhav Sharma C.Vineet Mehra D.Aamir Qureshi
Exercise 'Cross Bow 18’ was conducted by whom ?
A.Indian Army B.Indian Navy C.Indian Air Force D.Border Security Force
“ShiYomi� has become the 23rd district of which state ? A.Mizoram B.Manipur C.Nagaland D.Arunachal Pradesh
The Government of India and the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) have signed a Loan Agreement of $31 million to build-up the State Tourism Industry and boost
visitor arrivals in which state ? A. Kerala B. Ta m i l N a d u
C. Te l a n g a n a
D.Andhra Pradesh
The Manipur Government has conferred
Meethoileima title to whom ? A. Swapna Barman
B. Mary Kom C. Sachin Tendulkar
D.Hima Das
ENSURE portal has been launched by which ministry ?
A.Ministry of Agriculture B.Ministry of AYUSH C.Ministry of Coal D.Ministry of Communication
Which country has become the permanent member of Financial Action Task Force ? A.Bulgaria
B.Iraq C.Iran D.Israel
Zoramthanga will sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram. He had earlier ser ved as the state’s chief minister
for how many terms ? A. Once B. Twice C. Thrice
D. None
Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN ) which consists of 30-member countries is led by which
country ? A. France
B. India C. Spain
D. Italy
The Indian Navy has inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the
Naval Dockyard in which city ? A. Kochi B.Mumbai C. Visakhapatnam
D.Chennai
Which High Cour t has asked the Central government to bring
in law to let people of religious and ethnic minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan get citizenship without any cut-off year or any questions asked ?
A. Bombay B. Calcutta
C. Delhi D. Meghalaya
ADB in its Asian Development Outlook (2018)� retained India’s FY19 growth forecast at ______________ % ?
A. 7.4 % B. 7.2 % C. 7.3 % D. 7.1 %
Who has become the first Indian to win 'Breakthrough
Table Tennis Star' ? A. Mouma Das B. Pooja Sahasrabuddhe
C. Ankita Das D.Manika Batra
What was the rank of India in Climate Change
Perfor mance Index? th A.11
B.15th C.20th D.17th
Who has become the Vice-Chairman of the UN Panel of
Auditors ? A. Rajiv Mehrishi
B.Vinod Rai C. Shashi Kant Sharma
D.V N Kaul
th Aga Khan Gold Cup Which team has won 115
tournament ? A. Army XI Danapur B.SAIL Hockey Academy C. Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
D.Railway Hockey Academy
Who was named as the Time magazine's "Per son of the
Ye a r " ? A. Jamal Khashoggi
B.Rober t Mueller C. Donald Trump D.Narendra Modi
First ever Agriculture Expor t Policy 2018 was launched by Commerce Ministry with an aim to boost India’s agricultural
expor ts to USD 60 billion by which year ? A. 2025 B. 2023 C. 2022 D. 2024
Which country’s government has banned all Indian currency notes above Rs 100 ?
A.Bhutan B.Nepal C.Myanmar D.Bangladesh
Who has won Jnanpith Award for 2018 ?
A.Vikram Seth B.Anita Desai C.Amitav Ghosh D.Amit Chaudhary
Which state has been selected for “Krishi Karman� award in the rice category ?
A.Chhattisgarh B.West Bengal C.Jharkhand D.Ta m i l N a d u
On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian government will release his memorial coin of what value ?
A.100 Rs B.200 Rs C.500 Rs D.1000 Rs
Which of the following has won Prime Minister’s Trophy for the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ for the
year 2016-17 ? A. Bhilai Steel B. Durgapur steel
C. Ta t a S t e e l
D.Rourkela Steel
India‘s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was inaugurated in which city ?
A.Bengaluru B.Hyderabad C.Pune
D.Delhi
Vanessa Ponce de Leon who won Miss World Crown 2018 hails from which country ?
A.Brazil B.Mexico C.France D.Germany
Which state has become the first Indian state to have four international airports ? A.Andhra Pradesh B.Ta m i l N a d u
C.Kerala D.Karnataka
Which district court has become first court in India to accept e-payments ? A.Bhopal District Court
B.Pune District Court C.Jaipur District Court D.Lucknow District Court
Indian Navy celebrated its Submarine Day on ? A.December 7 B.December 9 C.December 6 D.December 8
Who has won 2018 Gleitsman Award by Harvard University ? A.Kailash Satyarthi B.Nadia Murad C.Malala Yu s u f z a i
D.Narendra Modi
How many Indian women are among the Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women list?
A.Five B.Three C.Seven D.Four
India is set to get its first underwater museum off the _____ coast ? A.Puducherry B.Andaman C.Odisha D.Nicobar