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Which of the following countries have been put in to the grey list of Financial action task force (FATF) ? (A) Iran (B)Syria (C)Pakistan (D)Afghanistan


The Ministry of Human Resource Development has proposed to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) with which of these ? (A) Higher Education Council of India (B) Higher Education Commission of India (C) India Education Commission (D) Higher Academic Commission


World’s largest integrated crude oil refinery and petrochemicals complex is being established in which state ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Jharkhand (C) Maharashtra (D) Gujarat


Which of these actresses will help UNESCO for a special cause by promoting a safe and secure online environment for children who become the target of trolls, cyber bullying, online sexual abuse, and exploitation ? A) Priyanka Chopra (B) Sonakshi Sinha (C) Vidya Balan (D) Deepika Padukone


Which mobile app has been launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu to trace missing and abandoned children in India ? (A) RECAPTURE (B) KID UNITE (C) REUNITE (D) MAMTA


‘Aabhar-Aapki seva ka’ Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched an online portal and mobile app called ‘AabhaarAapki seva ka’ for the online pensioners of the state.


UTTAM App The Union Minister for Railways and Coal Shri Piyush Goyal launched UTTAM App for Coal Quality Monitoring. UTTAM stands for – Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal (uttam.coalindia.in). To monitor the process of Third Party Sampling of coal across CIL subsidiaries.



Udyam Sakhi Portal The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched Udyam Sakhi Portal for women entrepreneurs of India on Day. The portal's aim is to nurture entrepreneurship and create business models for low-cost products and services to empower women


Who has been appointed as the chairman of International Kabaddi Federtation for 4 year term ? (A) Susheel Koirala (B) Yejuvendra Singh Ojha (C) Raghwendra Pareek (D)Janardhan Singh Gehlot


Four students from Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science near Chennai have designed world’s lightest satellite which weighs only 33.39 grams , What is its name ? (A)Jaihind-1S (B) Star-1 (C)Moonlight-1 (D)Daylight-1


Which state government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY)? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Gujarat 4. Madhya Pradesh


Scheme will start from – 2nd July Budget – 870 crore

Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) enabling them to generate electricity for their captive consumption as well as sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra buck. The government will buy electricity from farmers (25 years

tenure)

7 rupees per unit – For first 7 years 3.5 rupees per unit – For next 18 years


Which of these places have been designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO ? 1. Gateway of India and Churchgate 2. Elephanta Caves and Churchgate 3. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco 4. Juhu Beach and Elephanta Caves


Elephants Caves & Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Victoria Terminus) 3rd World Heritage Site in Mumbai 5th World Heritage Site in Maharashtra

BAHRAIN World Heritage Council - 42nd Meeting


52nd Skoch summit took place recently in which Indian city ? 1. Shimla 2. New Delhi 3. Chandigarh 4. Kolkata


Chhattisgarh – Cleanest state “Gold” award Total 64 Awards to Chhattisgarh

Sagarmala Scheme also won “Gold”

award

Vasundhra Raje – Chief Minister of the year Chief Guest – Birendra Singh (Steel Minister)


Which team beat Indian Hockey team to clinch the champions trophy ? 1. Australia 2. Netherlands 3. Pakistan 4. Belgium


Penalty Shootout 3-1 (1-1) 15th time champion Host Country – Netherlands Netherlands BEAT Argentina 2-0 to secure 3rd place


At which place did India finish at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2018 ? 1. First 2. Second 3. Third 4. Fourth


61 Countries participated India 1st Total medals - 26 15 Gold, 2 Silver and 9 Bronze ISSF Junior World Cup 2018 - SUHL (Germany) ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation ISSF HQ – Munich , Germany


In the first ever India’s inter-state relocation, a tiger was shifted between which two states ? 1. Uttarakhand & Madhya Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh 3. Madhya Pradesh & Odisha 4. Gujarat & Maharashtra


Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, MP to Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha


Satyashree Sharmila has become first transgender lawyer in India, he belongs to which state ? 1. Tamilnadu 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. West Bengal 4. Madhya Pradesh


As per report released by Indian government based on 2011 Census, which Indian language is the 2nd most spoken in India ? 1. Hindi 2. Tamil 3. Marathi 4. Bengali



A formal summit b/w Donald trump and Vladimir Putin took place on 12th July in which country ? 1. Norway 2. Sweden 3. Finland 4. Denmark


The US State Department has categorised which country as the "worst human trafficking country" for the 16th straight year in its annual '2018 Trafficking in Persons Report’ ? 1. Somalia 2. Sudan 3. North Korea 4. Syria


Yusuf Salim has become first visually impaired judge in which country ? 1. Afghanistan 2. Pakistan 3. Iran 4. Turkey


President Ram Nath Kovind launched “Solar Charkha Mission� for artisans , it has been started by which ministry on 27th June? 1. Micro, Small and medium enterprises 2. New & renewable energy 3. Labour Ministry 4. Finance Ministry


Lopez obrador , the Leftist leader (National Regeneration Movement Party) has become the president for 6 years of which country replacing Enrique PeĂąa Nieto ? 1. Mexico 2. Cuba 3. Peru 4. Venezuela


Ministry of health and Family welfare has banned the domestic companies to produce which hormone/chemical effective from 1st July to prevent its misuse? 1. Oxytocin 2. Serotonin 3. Insulin 4. Adrenaline


RIMPAC naval military exercise of 26 countries started recently in Hawaii. Which Indian naval stealth frigate ship is participating in the exercise ? 1. INS Sahyadri 2. INS Comorta 3. INS Vikramaditya 4. INS Viraat


Girish Chandra Chaturvedi, the former petroleum secretary of India has been made the non-executive chairman of which bank ? 1. State Bank of India 2. ICICI Bank 3. Axis Bank 4. Bank of Baroda


Sandeep Bakshi – COO Chief Operating Officer MD & CEO Chanda Kocchar Sent on leave


Supreme court has stayed the appointment of which person as the chief vigilance commissioner ? 1. T M Bhasin 2. K V Chowdhary 3. Arijit Basu 4. Sharmishta Mukherjee


Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of State Bank of India ? 1. K K Menon 2. Shriram Sharma 3. Rajnish Tayal 4. Arijit Basu


The chief minister of which state has laid down the foundation stone of Gattu lift irrigation scheme ? 1. Telangana 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Karnataka


A 216 Feet statue of Ramanuj is being set up in which Indian city ? 1. Hyderabad 2. Amravati 3. Mysuru 4. Bengaluru


Renowned artist Anjali Ila Menon has been awarded the Kalidasa award by which Indian state for her contribution to arts ? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Punjab 3. Odisha 4. Madhya Pradesh


Which Indian National Park has become the largest host for the endangered SaltWater (Estuarine) Crocodile? 1.Bhitarkanika 2.Sunderbans 3.Papikonda 4.Periyar


The government has set up a 13-member expert panel to revise the way economic activity is measured at state and district levels as part of a move to update the base year for calculating national income to 2017-18 from 2011-12 now. Who has been made the head of the panel ? 1. Ravinder Dholakia 2. B R Sharma 3. Umesh Sinha 4. N Gopalaswamy


Who won the women’s singles Malaysian open badminton tournament ? 1. Nozomi Okuhara 2. Tai Tzu-ying 3. P V Sindhu 4. Carolina Marin


Who broke his own record for the highest Twenty20 international score by hitting 172 from 76 balls against Zimbabwe in Harare ? 1. Aaron Finch 2. Glenn Maxwell 3. Ewin Louis 4. Shane Watson


Which Indian Oil refinery has become the first PSU in India to adopt Online Legal Compliance System called "LEGATRIX" ? 1. Numaligarh 2. Ratnagiri 3. Barmer 4. Mumbai


The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval to the proposed merger of Bharti Infratel and, the tower arm of Bharti Airtel with which tower company ? 1. Indus Towers 2. Darshan Towers 3. Costco Towers 4. Telenor Towers


Q.18

India won the Kabaddi masters Dubai Championship by defeating which team by a score of 44-26 in the final ? 1. Pakistan 2. Iran 3. Afghanistan 4. Kazakhsthan


Tourism Minister KJ Alphons Inaugurated the Institute of Hospitality Management in which Indian city ? 1. Jaipur 2. Jodhpur 3. Mysuru 4. Faridabad


His holiness Dalai Lama launched 'Happiness Curriculum' for the school students from class nursery to class VIII of which Indian state ? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Haryana 4. Delhi


Who has become the first Indian Army officer to complete the Ironman Triathlon event, considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world, in Austria ? 1. Milind Soman 2. Vikram Dogra 3. Arvind Kishore 4. Anju Khosla


• First 3.8 km Swim • Then 180 km cycling • Then 42.2 km Marathon • To be completed in just 17 hours • Completed in just 14 hours 21 minutes


Sunil Mehta panel has submitted a 5-point plan to fight NPAs in the banks, what is the name given to it ? 1. Project Samagra 2. Project Sashakt 3. Project Sampoorna 4. Project Samavesh


Which F1 Driver won the Austrian Grand Prix ? 1.Max Verstappen 2.Lewis Hamilton 3.Sebastian Vettel 4.Kimi Raikkonen



Saraswati Prasad became the Chairman and MD of which. Of these Maharatna Companies ? 1. BHEL 2. SAIL 3. NTPC 4. ONGC


In which state will the country's first Khadi mall be opened? A.Madhya Pradesh B.Jharkhand C.Chhattisgarh D.West Bengal


In which state will the Tribal Museum be established? A.Uttar Pradesh B.Madhya Pradesh C.Chhattisgarh D.Rajasthan


Which Indian Cricketer was recently inducted in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame? 1.Bishan Singh Bedi 2.Rahul Dravid 3.Sunil Gavaskar 4.Anil Kumble


India’s first e-waste recycling unit will be built in which city ? A.Nagpur B.Mumbai C.Bengaluru D.Bhopal


"Behdienkhlam, one of the most colourful cultural festivals was recently celebrated in which state ? 1.Meghalaya 2.Manipur 3.Arunachal Pradesh 4.Sikkim


Which Chinese Bank has been given the permission by RBI to resume its operations in India ? 1. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 2. China Construction Bank Corporation 3. Agricultural Bank of China 4. Bank of China


Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet has decided to name Agartala airport after the name of which ruler of Tripura? A. Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur B. Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore C. Kalyan Manikya D. Anantha Manikya


Kolhapur airport as the 'Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport’. Solapur airport will be rechristened after Mahatma Basaveshwar


Which state has started the Acharya Balashastri Jambhekar Samman Yojana – a pension scheme for senior journalists? A. Rajasthan B. Madhya Pradesh C. Uttar Pradesh D. Maharashtra


In order to eliminate malnutrition among 14 to 18 years old girls , which state government has started the Purna project? A.Rajasthan B. Tamil Nadu C. Haryana D.Gujarat


PURNA - Gujarat ( Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anemia among Adolescent Girls)

270 Crore


As per a recent decision of the supreme court, the minimum fixed tenure of DGP of a state must not be less than how many years? 1. 2. 3. 4.

2 3 4 5


The high court of which state has given legal entity status to animals giving them same rights as human beings ? 1. Assam 2. Uttarakhand 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Gujarat


Sports Authority of India has been renamed to what ? 1. Khelo India 2. Sports India 3. Target Sports 4. Sports Life


World’s first digital art museum has been opened in which city ? 1. London 2. Beijing 3. Tokyo 4. New york


Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport which is situated in Hambantota, Srilanka will be operated by which country from now onwards after incurring heavy losses ? A.India B.China C.Japan D. Russia


Which has become the first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of the railway warrant under an agreement signed with the IRCTC? A.Assam Rifles B. Central Reserve Police Force C. National Security Guard D. Armed Border Force


1.CRPF – Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar 2.ITBP – R K Pachnanda 3.CISF – Rajesh Ranjan 4.BSF – K K Sharma 5.NSG – Sudeep Lakhatia


UNESCO has signed an agreement with which state government to set up a university designed for gaming? A.Uttar Pradesh B. Andhra Pradesh C. Karnataka D. Kerala


Which state government has ordered a mandatory dope test of all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their service ? A.Haryana B.Delhi C.Punjab D.Madhya Pradesh


Which state government has approved the doorstep delivery of ration scheme? A.Uttar Pradesh B.Delhi C.Madhya Pradesh D.Haryana


By how much percent has the government changed the interest rate for small savings schemes which include PPF, NSC etc. for the second quarter(July-September) of the current financial year ? A.+ 0.5% B.+ 0.75% C.+ 0.25% D.No Change


PPF - 7.6 % NSC -7.6 % SCSS- 8.3 % KVP - 7.3%, SSY - 8.1%.


Indian Railways Will Now Accept which documents kept In DigiLocker As Valid Identity Proof? A.Aadhaar Card B.Driving License C.Pan Card D.Both 1 & 2


Narla Bambal, a village in Jammu and Kashmir has received electricity connection and metaled road for the first time since Independence. The village belongs to which district? A.Kishtwar B.Rajouri C.Poonch D.Kathua


Which state government has decided to provide a total of 180 days’ paid leave to women government employees to look after the children in the course of service? A.Gujarat B.Maharashtra C.Haryana D.Madhya Pradesh


Airports Authority of India will develop Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) in which city of India ? 1. Amravati 2. Gwalior 3. Hyderabad 4. Gurugram


India's much-awaited indigenously manufactured semi high-speed train, code-named Train 18, is expected to be rolled out in September. The train, built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of Chennai to promote Make in India, is capable of running at a speed of how much ? 1. 130km/hr 2. 150 km /hr 3. 120 km /hr 4. 160 km/hr


Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed whom as the new chairman of the National Green tribunal ? 1. Swatantra Kuma 2. Adarsh Kumar Goel 3. Jawad Rahim 4. Himanshu Goel


The Chief Minister of which state has launched “One person one car� austerity policy to curb the wasteful state expenditures ? 1. West Bengal 2. Karnataka 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh


As per HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar recent announcements, which of these exams will not be conducted by National Testing Agency ? 1. NEET 2. JEE 3. JEE Advanced 4. NET


What is the name of India's first Bio-fortified sorghum? A.Parbhani Shakti B.Parbhani Jawar C.Prabhal D.Fortified Jwaar


As per the Supreme Court who is called the Master of Roster? A.Chief Justice of India B.Collegium C.High Court Judges D.Governor


Which state government has issued a fresh notification pertaining to banning the use of Thermocol cutlery across the State? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh


On which date, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the tallest statue in the world which is 182 meter long and christened as “Statue of Unity", in order to felicitate the first Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? 1. 30th October 2. 31st October 3. 1st November 4. 23rd October


Who has become the second Indian mountaineer to climb Mount Ojos del Salado, the world's highest volcano? A.Mallia Maastan Babu B.Satyarup Siddhanta C.Arunima Sinha D.Rakesh Kumar


Which state government has announced that it will enroll Nomadic Tribes for the Aadhar Card? A. Tripura B.Assam C.Haryana D.Jharkhand


17th World Sanskrit Conference (from July 9 to July 13, 2018.) was inaugurated by the Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Human Resource Development Minister, In which country the inauguration took place? A.England B.Canada C.Bhutan D.America


What is the name of the novel for which Michael Ondaatje’s won Golden Man Booker Prize at the Southbank Centre in London? A.The English Patient B. Free state C.Things Fall Apart D.The Book Thief


Which state government is set to announce 'compulsory retirement' for the state government employees above the age of 50, if they are found negligent towards their work? A.Madhya Pradesh B.Rajasthan C.Jharkhand D.Uttar Pradesh


Which harmful chemical has been found in the fishes of Tamil Nadu for the first time? 1. Ethanol 2. Methanol 3. Ozone 4. Formalin


How many institutions have recently been declared as "Institutions of Eminence (IoEs)� by HRD minister Prakash Javdekar? A.5 B.6 C.7 D.10


An empowered committee, under former Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami, recommended these institutions.


Recently, which bank has sanctioned a loan amounting to US $ 503 million for the project of the lining of Son Canal in Shahabad-Bhojpur area of Bihar? A.Asian Development Bank (ADB) B.World Bank C.Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank D.International Monetary Fund (IMF)


The telecom ministry has approved the merger of Vodafone India with which mobile services operator? A.Airtel B.Aircel C.Tata Docomo D.Idea


Chairman (TRAI) - Ram Sewak Sharma Minister for Communications - Manoj Sinha Capital First + IDFC Bank Bharat Financial Inclusion + IndusInd Bank


The Gujarat government has granted religious minority status to the which community in the state? A.Buddha B.Parsi C.Jain D.Jewish


Which State government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme to give star rankings to its panchayats on the basis of seven social parameters? A.Punjab B.Madhya Pradesh C.Uttar Pradesh D.Haryana


Union human resource development (HRD) ministry has given a 3-month extension to which committee that is entrusted with the job of drafting the New Education Policy ? A.Arvind Subramaniam Committee B.Arjun Sablok Committee C.Bimal Jalaan Committee D. Kasturirangan Committee


Which state‘s High Court has ordered the Police not to write that caste in the arrest memos of the accused? A.Maharashtra B.Rajasthan C.Uttar Pradesh D.Madhya Pradesh


For the first time in 76 years of the Rajya Sabha, the Rajya Sabha has entered into MOU with a foreign counterpart to promote interparliamentary talks, which country the agreement has been signed with? A.Angola B.Zambia C.Nepal D.Rwanda


As per the Business Reform Action Plan’s ease of doing business which state has remained top in the state business ranking ? A.Telangana B.Andhra Pradesh C.Haryana D.Jharkhand


The airport will soon switch over to solar energy for its everyday operations to cut down its electricity cost ? A.Indira Gandhi International Airport B.Goa International Airport C.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport D.Vadodara Airport


Which state government is mulling to invest additional Rs 39 crore to develop infrastructure for state’s “Seema Darshan” or border tourism project at Nadabet near Suigam in Banaskantha district? A.Sikkim B.Gujarat C.Jammu and Kashmir D.Uttar Pradesh


Microsoft has signed an MoU with which state government to provide free digital training to 9,500 college students in one year ? A.Maharashtra B.Karnataka C.Tamil Nadu D.Rajasthan


India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and light bulletproof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up in which city of Rajasthan ? A.Udaipur B.Kota C.Jaipur D.Bhilwara


Q15) What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index (GII) list of innovative countries? A.60th B.57th C.58th D.59th


Global Innovation Index Cornell University + WIPO Top 3 1. Switzerland 2. Netherlands 3. Sweden


India has become the world's __________biggest economy, replacing France, according to updated World Bank figures for 2017.

A.5th B.8th C.6th D.7th


“One Farmer, One Transformer� plan scheme will be launched by which state in August? A.Madhya Pradesh B.Maharashtra C.Rajasthan D.Odisha


In which city Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, January 2019, will be held? A.Haridwar B.Mathura C.Varanasi D.Vrindavan


The tourism wing of Indian Railways will run a unique pilgrim train, between India & Srilanka based on Which Hindu Mythology Book ? A.Geeta B.Mahabharata C.Ramayana D.All of the above



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