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“500+ Most Probable Current Affairs questions” compilation. These questions have a high probability of being
asked as this compilation has been prepared considering current trends and expected changes.
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We have analysed current affairs questions asked in the recent SBI PO, Clerk Mains exams, Bank of Baroda
Mains exam and previous PO, AO and Clerk exams and came up with important understandings which guided
us to prepare this.
- We realized that Capitals and currencies, are generally asked of countries which are in news and hence
we have mentioned them along wherever they have come for easy reference.
- Similarly, we’ve mentioned headquarters of banks and important organisations
- We have given a table of important Indian athletes who have represented India for one type of
question generally asked in exams.
- We have also listed all the Gold Medal Winners of Asian Games -2018
- We’ve also mentioned constituencies of Indian Ministers to keep you ready for one important type of
question generally asked.
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Q. 222 Which state has been ranked the best among states in the country for the construction of maximum
number of roads under the PMGSY during 2017-2018?
Answer: Uttarakhand (CM: Trivendra Singh Rawat, Governor: Baby Rani Maurya) was awarded the best state
by Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (Lok Sabha Constituency: Gwalior)
Q. 507 Who is the head of the four-member committee formed by the government to suggest measures and
legal framework to effectively deal with incidents of mob violence?
Answer: Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba. Also, Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister (Lok Sabha Constituency:
Lucknow) is the chairman of a committee formed by the government to look into sexual harassment cases
against women, which saw a sharp rise recently after a sensational online movement (#Me too).
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Q. 1 On October 31, 2018, on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home
Minister, a 182-metre high Statue of Unity was unveiled by-
Answer: PM Modi
Explanation: The statue was built at a cost of Rs. 2989 crores and is located in Gujarat, 3.2 kms downstream
of Narmada Dam. The statue was designed by Padma-Bhushan winning sculptor Ram V Sutar and was built
by Larsen and Toubro.
It stands 177 feet higher than the current world’s tallest, China’s Spring Temple Buddha and is twice taller
than Statue of Liberty, US.
Also, Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani unveiled the Fabric of Unity on the occasion in Gurugram in
Haryana.
Q. 2 Karnataka Social Welfare Department launched which scheme to boost employment opportunities for
SC/ST youth through entrepreneurship?
Answer: Samruddhi scheme
Explanation: Karnataka government recently also launched Unnati scheme, which will invest up to Rs 20 crore
to create infrastructure for start-ups and entrepreneurs from a marginalised or SC/ST background.
Q. 3 19th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held under the Chairmanship
of -
Answer: Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley
Q. 4 Which sports body will be awarded the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)
India Sports Awards 2018 for the category of Best National Sports Federation (NSF)?
Answer: Athletics Federation of India
Q. 5 Which team beat Delhi to lift its 3rd Vijay Hazare Trophy title at M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bengaluru,
Karnataka?
Answer: Mumbai
Explanation: Also, India Blue team defeated India Red to lift the 2017-18 Duleep Trophy.
Q. 6 15th edition of World Wrestling Championship recently concluded in Budapest, Hungary. What was
India’s performance?
Answer: India was at the 17th place with 2 medals – 1 silver and 1 bronze. Bajrang Punia bagged the silver
medal. Pooja Dhanda won Bronze medal.
Q. 7 Which female tennis player has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women’s Tennis Association
(WTA) World No.1 Trophy?
Answer: Simona Halep of Romania (Capital: Bucharest, Currency: Leu)
Q. 8 An international standard Stadium for differently-abled was announced by the Union Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot. The stadium would be located at?
Answer: Shillong, Meghalaya (CM: Conrad Sangama, Governor: Tathagata Roy)
Explanation: Also, the first edition of North East Olympic Games 2018 was held at Main Stadium Khuman
Lampak Sports Complex, in Imphal, Manipur.
Q. 9 As per the Asian Economic Integration Report 2018 by Asian Development Bank which country hosted
the highest number of outward international migrants (17 million) in 2017?
Answer: India. It was followed by China and Bangladesh.
Q. 10 The second International conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) was inaugurated at?
Answer: Astana, Kazakhstan (currency: Tenge). J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare
addressed the conference, on the theme “The Future of Primary Health Care”.
Q. 11 India’s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed a pact with which country’s aerospace industries’ worth
USD 777 million?
Answer: Israel (Capital: Jerusalem, Currency: Shekel)
Q. 12 To combat extreme impacts of climate change on people living in the coastal states of Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Odisha, Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved what amount for supporting climate
resilience?
Answer: USD 43.4 million
Q. 13 India released its first engineless semi-high-speed train called?
Answer: Train 18. The new train is expected to cut the travel time as compared to Shatabdi express by 15
minutes.
Q. 14 Union HRD Ministry has constituted an Expert Group headed by whom to formulate a draft policy to
reduce weight of schoolbag?
Answer: Professor Ranjana Arora of NCERT

Q. 15 India’s investment promotion body, called ______ has won United Nations (UN) Award for excellence
in promoting investments in sustainable development.
Answer: “Invest India”
Q. 16 Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) is going to issue masala bonds of what amount to
mobilise funds for various development works?
Answer: Rs. 5,000 crores
Q. 17 International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) was held at?
Answer: Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep. The theme of the conference was “Reef for Life”.
Q. 18 Instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA), the first World Agriculture Prize was
given to?
Answer: Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
Q. 19 In an event which marked country’s first container movement on inland vessel post-independence in
the Inland Waterways sector, the IWAI would transport which company’s cargo from Kolkata to Varanasi on
river Ganga (National Waterway-1)?
Answer: PepsiCo India
Explanation: Also, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a dedicated portal named FOCAL
to connect cargo owners and shippers with real time data on availability of vessels.
Q. 20 Recently by opening over 16 lakh postal savings accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana which
state has created a national record?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q. 21 Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, a Manipuri dancer, Chhayanaut, a cultural organization of Bangladesh and
Ram Vanji Sutar a renowned sculptor were awarded which award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2014,
2015 and 2016 respectively?
Answer: Tagore Award
Q. 22 The Central Vigilance Commission observed the Vigilance Awareness Week from ____ to ________to
mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Answer: 29th October to 3rd November, 2018. The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week-2018 is Eradicate
Corruption-Build a New India.
Q. 23 US-based which Indian writer has won 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for her debut book “Ants
Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India?
Answer: Sujatha Gidla.
Q. 24 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi.
What was the theme of the conclave?
Answer: “Nuclear Power: Towards A Clean and Base Load Energy”
Q. 25 Which is the only Indian firm to be featured among the top 25 companies in the Forbes’ global 2000
best employers list?
Answer: Larsen & Toubro. It has ranked at 22 position.
Q. 26 Who was awarded 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration by
the Vice President in New Delhi?
Answer: Fali S. Nariman an eminent jurist

Q. 27 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems
in India was held at?
Answer: Kaziranga in Assam.
Q. 28 Name the joint military exercise between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) which
was held near Dubai?
Answer: Iron Magic 19
Q. 29 Uzbekistan’s (Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Som) ambassador to India Farhod Arziev inaugurated a 4-
day international dance festival titled “Udbhav Utsav” at?
Answer: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Q. 30 Who inaugurated 3-day Sagar (Security and Growth for All in the Region) Discourse 2 conference in
Panaji, Goa?
Answer: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
Q. 31 According to the 7th edition of the ‘Word Cooperative Monitor’ report 2018, which of India’s fertilizer
major has been ranked as the biggest cooperative in the world?
Answer: IFFCO
Q. 32 Name the girl from Haryana who won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international pageant held in
Prague?
Answer: Nishtha Dudeja
Q. 33 According to survey The Teen Age Girls (TAG)’s report, conducted by Project Nanhi Kali, which state
topped the TAG index in the state category?
Answer: Kerala.
Explanation: Mumbai topped it in the city category
Q. 34 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnered with which company to train small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on using the messaging platform?
Answer: WhatsApp
Q. 35 According to Brand Finance’s annual Nation Brands 2018 report what was India’s rank in the 10 most
valuable nation brands in the world for the year 2018?
Answer: 9
Q. 36 European Parliament awarded the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to jailed Ukrainian
filmmaker-
Answer: Oleg Sentsov
Q. 37 Life Insurer PNB MetLife launched AI powered customer service app called?
Answer: Khushi.
Q. 38 Organised by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India and International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) (Headquarter: Austria, Vienna) 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held in?
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Q. 39 What is the name of India’s first ever passenger cruise ship which was launched between Mumbai and
Goa?
Answer: “Angriya”. The cruise ship Angriya has been named after first Maratha Navy Admiral Kanhoji Angre
and the great Angria bank coral reef near Vijaydurg, Maharashtra.
Q. 40 Currently at seventh position in Global Aviation market India will be _______ biggest aviation market
after China and US by 2024 according to International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) (Headquarter:
Havana, Cuba) 20- year air passenger forecast report?
Answer: 3rd
Q. 41 The Indian Mobile Congress’ second edition (IMC-2018) was held recently at?
Answer: New Delhi. The theme was “New Digital Horizons. Connect. Create. Innovate”.
Q. 42 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which portal and app to enhance collaboration towards the
service of the weaker sections of society, through technology?
Answer: “Main Nahin Hum”

Q. 43 Which country has announced to acquire U.S. software company Red Hat Inc for $34 billion?
Answer: IBM
Q. 44 Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), Rebeca Gyumi (Tanzania) (Capital: Dodoma, Currency: Shilling), Wapichana
(Brazil) Capital: Brasilia, Currency: Real) and Front-Line Defender, a human rights organisation of Ireland was
recently awarded which award?
Answer: UN Human Rights Award for 2018.
Q. 45 Name the 23-year old Indian scientist, who won the World Health Summit start-up award, 2018?
Answer: Roopam Sharma. He was awarded for his invention, Manovue – the world’s first intelligent personal
assisting system for the visually impaired. The event was held in Berlin.
Q. 46 According to a Lloyd’s report, “A world at risk- Closing the insurance gap,” India has the _________
largest insurance gap in the world of USD 27 billion (in absolute terms) after China.
Answer: Second
Q. 47 Which country recently launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond worth US$15 million to finance
sustainable marine and fisheries projects?
Answer: Seychelles (Capital: Victoria, Currency: Rupee)
Q. 48 According to a new Standard Chartered study- ‘The Emerging Affluent Study 2018– Climbing the
Prosperity Ladder’, which country is Asia’s most investment savvy economy?
Answer: India
Q. 49 State Bank of India (SBI) has entered into an agreement with which payments solution provider for
establishing a card acceptance and digital payment platform?
Answer: Hitachi Payment Services
Q. 50 How was India’s performance in the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia?
Answer: India finished the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia with a total of 72 medals (15 gold,
24 silver and 33 bronze) medals. India secured ninth position. Mariyappan Thangavelu (High Jumper) was the
flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Q. 51 Name the Dutch photographer who has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018. He got the award
for his photo titled “The Golden Couple”?
Answer: Marsel van Oosten

Q. 52 Name the Stephen Hawking’s last book which was launched recently after his death?
Answer: “Brief Answers to the Big Questions”
Q. 53 Which Indian educational Institute was ranked the best Indian Institute in the recent QS India University
Rankings 2019?
Answer: IIT Bombay

Explanation: Also, according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2019, National University of Singapore is the
best educational University of Asia, IIT Bombay is the best rank Indian Institute with the All Asia rank of 33.
Also, as per Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings for 2019 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in
Bengaluru has secured number one position among Indian universities.
Q. 54 India’s first agri and food business online learning platform was launched at the SR Innovation Exchange
(SRiX) Campus at?
Answer: Warangal in Telangana.
Q. 55 India announced a railway station named, the Keylong station, to be built inside a tunnel at a height of
3,000 metres in which state?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh. It will be built along the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line close to the China -India border.
Explanation: Also, in Lippa-Asra wildlife sanctuary in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, snow leopard was
spotted recently.
Q. 56 Natwar Thakkar died in Guwahati, Assam. He was a-
Answer: Gandhian and Socialist

Q. 57 M N Paloor died recently, He was a-
Answer: Malayalam poet. Also, Chemmanam Chacko died in recently, he was a Malayalam poet and Sahitya
Akademi awardee.
Q. 58 What has been declared as the official mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup, to be held in
Odisha?
Answer: Turtle ‘Olly’
Q. 59 Name India’s first judo medallist at the Olympic level who won a silver medal at Youth Olympics Games
in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
Answer: Thangjam Tababi Devi (from Manipur)

Q. 60 Who won an alternative award -The New Academy Prize formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize?
Answer: Maryse Conde (from France)
Q. 61 Who was selected as India’s first ‘Miss Trans Queen’?
Answer: Veena Sendre (from Chhattisgarh)

Q. 62 According to the RTI rating by Access Info Europe and the Centre for Law and Democracy, India ranked
at what position out of 123 countries?
Answer: Sixth
Q. 63 As per World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), India stands at what position out of 157 countries?
Answer: 115
Explanation: According to the HCI, a child born in India today will be only 44 per cent as productive. Girls fared
slightly better at 0.45 than boys, who scored 0.43. The HCI seek to measure the amount of human capital that
a child born today can expect on attaining the age of 18. Singapore topped the rating.
Q. 64 Which University was named as World’s Most Innovative University by Reuters news agency rankings?
Answer: Stanford University
Q. 65 India’s first India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC), an entrepreneurial technology hub, was recently
launched in?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q. 66 RBI in consultation with SEBI and the Union government proposed a VRR for FPIs to invest in debt
markets. What is the full form of VRR?
Answer: Voluntary Retention Route
Explanation: Under this, a foreign portfolio investor will be required to invest a minimum of 67% of the
committed portfolio size (CPS) within the one-month period. After this FPIs will be eligible to invest in any
government security, including treasury bills, corporate debt instruments, including commercial papers. They
can also take part in repo for liquidity but given their amount doesn’t exceed 10% of their investment under
VRR.
Q. 67 RBI recently released the direction for the ETPs. What is the full form of ETP?
Answer: Electronic Trading Platforms
Explanation: Stock exchanges are not included in the ETPs. Any entity wanting to operate as an ETP, has to
obtain the permission of the RBI and must also possess and maintain a minimum net-worth of Rs 5 crore at
all times. ETP directions come into force with effect from October 05, 2018.
Q. 68 Country’s first 58- acre Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Bio-Refinery plant has been set up at?
Answer: Bargarh district of Odisha.
Q. 69 PM Modi has unveiled a 64-foot-tall statue of peasant leader Sir Chotu Ram at-
Answer: Sampla in Rohtak.
Q. 70 Number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary recently died due to which deadly virus?
Answer: Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) and protozoa infections
Q. 71 Who was appointed as Chairman of the Working Committee and Director on the Board of the World
Federation of Exchanges (WFE)?
Answer: Vikram Limaye

Q. 72 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched a six-day national level entrepreneurship
awareness campaign named?
Answer: Udyam Abhilasha.
Q. 73 National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to change the board and management control of Infrastructure
Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) appointed 6 members panel. The panel is headed by?
Answer: Uday Kotak
Explanation: Vineet Nayyar has been appointed as the Vice-chairman and Managing Director (MD) of the
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
Q. 74 Ekalabya committee selected which Odia hockey player for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar, 2018.
Answer: Lilima Minz
Explanation: Also, two other sportswomen were felicitated with the award. They are: weight lifter Jhili
Dalabehera and Badminton player Rutuparna Panda.
Q. 75 NSE Indices launched how many dynamic asset allocation indices designed to combine equity and
debt?
Answer: Two
Explanation: These indices are: Nifty 50 & short duration debt –Dynamic P/E index and Nifty 50 & short
duration debt – Dynamic P/B index. The indices compare the current price-earnings ratio (P/E) or price-book
ratio (P/B) with historical P/E or P/B ratio of Nifty 50 in the previous seven years. In these indices, the
maximum allocation to equity is 80 per cent and minimum allocation is 65 per cent.
Q. 76 International Finance Corporation (IFC) the finance arm of World Bank approved investment of what
amount in India Resurgence Fund (IRF)?
Answer: $ 100 million. India Resurgence Fund (IRF) is a joint venture of Parimal Enterprise Limited and Bain
Capital.
Explanation: IFC also invested $100 million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (M&M) to give
financial assistance to small and medium enterprises.
Q. 77 Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected which two persons jointly to award 2018 Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: Dr. Denis Mukwege (Congo (Capital: Kinshasha, Currency: Franc and Zaire)), Nadia Murad (Iraq
(Capital: Baghdad, Currency: Dinar) They were given award for their efforts to end use of sexual violence as a
weapon of war and armed conflict.
Q. 78 Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry and Intellectual Property India has granted Geographical
Tag to Alphonso mango of?
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: Shahi Litchi from Bihar has received Geographical Indication (GI) as well. MP’s Kadaknath chicken
also gets GI tag. “Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India” is the tagline of GI Tag.
Q. 79 Surpassing Accenture, which IT company has become the world’s largest pure-play information
technology (IT) and consulting firm servicing mega banks and insurers?
Answer: TCS
Q. 80 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, of which location
has developed an innovative technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection System” with the trade name
“OneerTM”?
Answer: Lucknow
Explanation: Also, fourth India International Science Festival 2018 (IISF 2018) was held in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh. The theme of this edition of the Science. Festival is “Science for Transformation”.
Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three-day long Krishi Kumbh 2018 in Lucknow, to enable
technology driven solution to farmers and double their income.
Q. 81 Name the MD & CEO of ICICI Prudential Asset Management who was elected as the chairperson of
Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)?
Answer: Nimesh Shah
Q. 82 Which Indian minister was awarded the 4th annual Carnot Prize 2018 by University of Pennsylvania,
United States?
Answer: Minister of Railways & Coal and former Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and
Mines Piyush Goyal (MP (Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra)
Q. 83 Who has been awarded the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Active Society Commission’s
Grant Award for his contribution to sports for development?
Answer: Suheil F. Tondon
Q. 84 Renowned composer, lyricist, writer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, will be conferred with which
award for Lifetime Achievement?
Answer: Hridaynath award

Q. 85 The world’s longest sea bridge is Zhuhai-Macao Bridge between China and?
Answer: Hong Kong
Explanation: India’s longest river bridge of length 19.3 Km will be built across the Brahmaputra, connecting
Dhubri in Assamto Phulbari in Meghalaya, by 2026-27. Currently Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the
Bhupen Hazarika Setu in Assam is India’s longest Bridge.
Q. 86 Who won the 2018 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Asia) Award for his photograph ‘Pipe Owls’,
at the Natural History Museum, London?
Answer: Arshdeep Singh
Q. 87 Union Government has appointed whom as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Research (DSIR)?
Answer: Shekhar Mande
Q. 88 Who was elected as treasurer of World Steel Association (WSA) for one-year period. WSA is
headquartered at Brussels, Belgium?
Answer: Sajjan Jindal
Q. 89 46th edition of world’s largest IHGF-Delhi Fair was held at India Expo Centre & Mart in?
Answer: Greater Noida
Q. 90 IRCTC has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot of what name to help its users answer
various queries?
Answer: Ask Disha ((Digital Interaction to Seek Help Anytime)
Q. 91 The first joint military exercise named “Dharma Guardian” between India and which country will be
held at the Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram)?
Answer: Japan
Explanation: The 3rd edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) commenced at Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh. Also, India, Japan and the U.S. announced participation in the bilateral ‘Cope India’ air
exercise to a trilateral format on December 2018.
Q. 92 Which Hindustani classical music instrumentalist will be awarded annual Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime
Achievement Award?
Answer: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Q. 93 Anna Burns from Ireland won the Man Booker Prize 2018 for which of her novel?
Answer: Milkman
Q. 94 Name the Writer, journalist and critic who bagged the prestigious ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’ Konkani best
book award for the year 2018?
Answer: Writer, journalist and critic, H M Pernal bagged the prestigious ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’ Konkani best
book award for the year 2018. He was conferred this award for ‘Beeg Ani Beegath’, a collection of short
stories in Konkani.
Q. 95 India was ranked at what position out of 140 countries in World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Index on Most
Competitive Economy for 2018?
Answer: 58
Q. 96 Paul G. Allen, passed away in United States recently, he was a co- founder of?
Answer: Microsoft
Q. 97 Who was India’s flag bearer in the recently concluded Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos
Aires, Argentina?
Answer: Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Weightlifting) was India's flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Russia topped
the medals tally. India obtained 14th position (as per IOA) with 13 Medals: 3 gold, 9 silver and 1 bronze.
Q. 98 Canelo Álvarez has signed the richest contract in the history of sports, which is a 5-year deal worth
$365 million (over Rs 2,680 crore) with streaming service DAZN. He is from which country?
Answer: Mexico
Q. 99 According to the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) India was ranked at what position?
Answer: 103
Q. 100 Governments of which country and the UK, with support from the World Bank launched a new Global
Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) to support vulnerable countries to climate and disaster shocks?
Answer: Germany
Q. 101 According to 2018 Henley Index, which country surpassed Singapore to have the most powerful
passport?
Answer: Japan
Explanation: The Indian passport was ranked 66th in the world.
Q. 102 UNCTAD in its ‘Trade and Development 2017’ report predicted India’s GDP to grow to what percent
in 2018?
Answer: 7%
Q. 103 International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made which African nation the host of the 2022 Youth
Olympic Games, making it the first African host of any Olympics?
Answer: Dakar, Senegal (Currency: CFA Franc)

Q. 104 Which Indian state outclassed 51 other nominations to be awarded UN Food and Agriculture
Organisation’s (FAO) (Headquarter: Rome, Italy) Future Policy Gold Award (Gold Prize)?
Answer: Sikkim
Q. 105 The Union Cabinet has approved who has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India?
Answer: Tushar Mehta. KK Venugopal is the Attorney General of India.
Q. 106 GD Agrawal, died recently in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, after a 111-day hunger strike. He was a/an?
Answer: Environmentalist
Q. 107 Which Insurance body was awarded ISSA (International Social Security Association) ISSA Good
Practice Award for administrative solution for coverage extension and for promoting registration of
employers and employees?
Answer: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Q. 108 According to United Nations report titled ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters 1998-2017’, India
has suffered economic loss of what amount due to climate-related disasters in last 20 years?
Answer: $79.5 billion

Q. 109 American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer were jointly awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in
Economics Sciences for integrating ___________ and technology.
Answer: Climate Change
Q. 110 Which Indian cricketer’s technology start-up Spektacom Technologies launched the “Power Bat”
which is powered by Microsoft’s Azure Cloud platform?
Answer: Anil Kumble
Q. 111 National Housing Bank (Headquarter: New Delhi) announced increase of the Refinance limit to what
amount?

Q. 112 32nd world conference of World Union of Wholesale Markets, WUWM was held at?
Answer: Gurugram
Q. 113 India signed a deal of what amount to buy S-400 missile deal with Russia?
Answer: $5.43 billion

Explanation: India will buy five S-400 missiles cum air defence systems. A total of eight agreements were
signed between India and Russia.
Q. 114 Who has written the new book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister”?
Answer: Shashi Tharoor. He described the book in 29-letter word floccinaucinihilipilification”.

Q. 115 India was ranked at what position in Oxfam world inequality index?
Answer: India was ranked 147th out of 157 countries
Q. 116 Which state government has launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial
assistance to the children of construction workers for their technical education?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Soura Jalanidhi’ scheme to increase the use
of solar power in farming.
Q. 117 International Conference on Women’s Health, Wellness and Empowerment was recently held in?
Answer: Kanpur
Q. 118 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018 to top
ranked states and districts. Which state was rewarded for maximum citizens’ participation?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018
to top ranked states and districts. Haryana was ranked as best state, Satara District of Maharashtra was
ranked as best district. Uttar Pradesh was rewarded for maximum citizens’ participation. Also, Maharishi
Dayanand University in Haryana got the award for the cleanest University.
Also, Union Territory of Puducherry has bagged top position in National Clean School Award after seven
schools from Puducherry were awarded for cleanliness.
Q. 119 India was ranked at what position in Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report
2018 released by Canadian Cancer Society?
Answer: India was ranked 5th among 206 countries. In India, 85% of both sides of cigarette packets depict
pictorial warning.
Q. 120 According to recently released report “Future of Work in India” report, companies in India
experiencing highest growth prefer hiring men. The report is released by?
Answer: World Economic Forum
Explanation: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has also announced its first centre for Fourth Industrial
Revolution in India, the centre will be based in Maharashtra. It is the fourth such center by WEF, the other
three are in San Francisco (US), Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing (China) are already functioning.
Also, A task force called: Closing the Skills Gap Task Force in India, was constituted by the Union ministry of
skill development and entrepreneurship in collaboration with WEF for addressing the skill gap in India.
Q. 121 The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two immunologists James P.
Allison (US) and Tasuku Honjo (Japan) for their discovery of Immune checkpoint therapy for the treatment of
which disease?
Answer: Cancer
Q. 122 India launched ‘Operation Samudra Maitri’ to help which disaster hit country?
Answer: Indonesia
Explanation: Also, recently, INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia
Q. 123 India was ranked at what position in 2018 Government e-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR)?
Answer: India was ranked 28th among 73 countries. Norway topped the list.
Q. 124 Boost is the new product to which payment platform to offer instant loan within 90 seconds?
Answer: Mobikwik
Q. 125 Who was appointed the first chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)?
Answer: Rangachari Sridharan

Q. 126 The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multi–national maritime exercise between Indian, Brazilian and
South African Navies was held in?
Answer: South Africa

Explanation: Also, the maiden joint exercise of Coast Guards of India and Vietnam- “Sahyog HOP TAC -2018”
was held in the Bay of Bengal recently
Q. 127 International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Trade Organization have collectively
launched which report through which these organisations have sought liberalisation of global service
sector?
Answer: Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth
Q. 128 World’s largest dome was recently opened in?
Answer: Pune, Maharashtra

Q. 129 Indian Railways launched which project to upgrade 140 rakes of Mail/Express trains in the first
phase?
Answer: Utkrisht
Q. 130 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched SATAT scheme. What does second “A” stand for in
the abbreviation?
Answer: Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT). The initiative was launched
with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs i.e. IOC, BPCL and HPCL).
Q. 131 President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to Good Samaritan and Medical Professional (Protection
and Regulation during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016 of which state?
Answer: Karnataka
Q. 132 Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was elected the new President of?
Answer: Hockey India
Q. 133 President Ramnath Kovind has appointed which judge as Executive Chairman of National Legal
Services Authority of India (NALSA)?
Answer: Madan B Lokur
Q. 134 Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland (Canada) have been awarded
Nobel Prize in Physics. They were selected for ground breaking inventions in the field of?
Answer: Laser Physics
Q. 135 Who recently won the Russian Grand Prix?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton (England). He has also won the Italian, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Singapore Grand Prix
recently. Lewis Hamilton won his 5th drivers’ world overall championship.
Explanation: Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (Finland (Capital: Helsinki, Currency: Euro) claimed his first victory of F1
race US Grand Prix in Texas, Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix and Austrian Grand Prix and
Sebastian Vettel (Germany) won the Belgian Grand Prix.
Q. 136 National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the Ganga river in?
Answer: Patna
Q. 137 US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter have been
conferred Nobel for?
Answer: Chemistry. They were selected for harnessing power of evolution to develop enzymes and
antibodies that have led to new pharmaceuticals and biofuels.
Q. 138 India-born economist Gita Gopinath was appointed Chief Economist of International Monetary Fund
(IMF). She is the second Indian to hold the post of IMF chief economist after?
Answer: Raghuram Rajan

Explanation: Also, Goldman Sachs appointed Prachi Mishra as the managing director and chief India
economist.
Q. 139 Ministry of AYUSH has set up an AYUSH Information Cell at the premises of the Indian Embassy in which
country?
Answer: Romania (Currency: Leu, Capital: Leu)
Q. 140 Pandit Tulsidas Borkar died recently, he was a?
Answer: Renowned harmonium player.
Explanation: Also, Annapurna Devi passed away recently she was a classical musician.
Q. 141 BSE, PTC India Ltd have tied up with which bank to form India’s third electricity exchange?
Answer: ICICI. India has two operating power exchanges—Power Exchange of India (PXIL) and India Energy
Exchange (IEX).
Q. 142 Seven-member group of ministers headed by whom was formed by the Goods and Services Tax Council
to review on ‘Modalities for Revenue Mobilisation in case of Natural Calamities and Disasters’?
Answer: Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar (Bihar: CM: Nitish Kumar, Governor: Lal ji Tandon)
Q. 143 Bank of Baroda (BoB), Vijaya Bank and Dena post-merger, will have the asset size of?
Answer: Rs 14.5 lakh crore.
Q. 144 India’s first corn festival was recently held at?

Answer: Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
Explanation: Also, a National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) will be constructed in
Sehore, MP.
Q. 145 As per Association of Mutual Funds of India’s (AMFI) (Headquarter: Mumbai) statistics, which state
topped the chart for state with the maximum penetration and Assets Under Management (AUM)?
Answer: Maharashtra. Also, as per August, average assets under management (AUM) of mutual funds rose
to an all-time high of Rs 25.2 lakh crore across the country
Q. 146 Under whose chairmanship the government has formed committee on Corporate Social Responsibility
2018?
Answer: Injeti Srinivas, Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
Explanation: Government has also constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the
Competition Act. The committee will be headed by Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Injeti Srinivas.
Also, to deal with cross border insolvency issues Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) headed by Injeti Srinivas
recommended UNCITRAL Model Law of Cross Border Insolvency, 1997.
Injeti Srinivas is also the head of ten Member Committee, formed by Ministry of Corporate affairs to review
Companies Act 2013.
Q. 147 Which two cities have been declared as the best heritage city in the Indian Tourism awards recently?
Answer: Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Mandu (MP)

Explanation: Qutub Minar best monument for differently-abled. Also, India will be the host country for
official World Tourism Day celebrations for the UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) in 2019. In 2018 host
country is Hungary (Capital: Budapest, Currency: Forint).
Q. 148 Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved loan of what amount to establish the first multi-skills park in
Madhya Pradesh to boost employment in the state?
Answer: $150 million
Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of up to $500 million for a multi-tranche
financing facility (MFF) infrastructure project in at least 10 cities of Tamil Nadu.
Q. 149 Ministry of Personnel announced that the government set up an eight-member Lokpal Search
Committee under the Chairmanship of?
Answer: Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Q. 150 According to a study named Economic Freedom in the World by Centre for Civil Society (CCS) along
with Canada’s Fraser Institute, India stands at what position out of 162 countries in economic freedom?
Answer: 96.
Explanation: The index measures 5 areas of economic freedom. They are: Size of Government, Legal System
and Property Rights, Sound Money, Freedom to Trade Internationally and Regulation.
Q. 151 In the Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 ceremony, held in London, who were adjudged best footballers
in the men’s and women’s category respectively?
Answer: Luka Modric of Croatia (capital: Zagreb, currency: Kuna) and Marta (female category) of Brazil.
Q. 152 Jasdev Singh passed away recently, he was primarily a?
Answer: Cricket commentator

Q. 153 ‘A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia’, is a report by?
Answer: World Bank (Headquarter: Washington DC)
Note: Accordingly, all five of World Bank’s constituent Organisations i.e. International Finance Corporation
(IFC), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association
(IDA), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID) are headquartered in Washington DC).
Q. 154 Name the mobile app launched by finance Ministry to provide guidance to the common people in
locating a Financial Service Touch Point at a given location in the country?
Answer: Jan Dhan Darshan

Q. 155 BSNL has inked a pact with which bank to roll out 5G and internet of things technology in India?
Answer: Japan’s Softbank and NTT Communications
Q. 156 PM Modi approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP-2018). The aims of the
policy like, “Broadband for all” would be achieved by?
Answer: 2022
Q. 157 PM Modi inaugurated Sikkim’s (CM: Pawan Kumar Chamling, Governor: Ganga Prasad) first airport
and nation’s 100th operational airport, its name is?
Answer: Pakyong Airport

Q. 158 Who is the new chairman of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) (Headquarters: New Delhi)?
Answer: Anil Kumar Chaudhary
Q. 159 Which state becomes the first State in North East India to introduce Smart e-Public Distribution System
(e-PDS)?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q. 160 Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat in?
Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Q. 161 Reserve Bank of India enhanced the “Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity Coverage Ratio (FALLCR)”
from the existing 11 per cent to?
Answer: 13%
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India enhanced the “Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity Coverage Ratio
(FALLCR)” from the existing 11 per cent to 13 per cent of their deposits. To overcome any possible liquidity
constraints by the banks. This will enable the banks to forge out up to 15 per cent of holdings under the
statutory liquidity reserves (SLR) during liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13 per
cent now.
Q. 162 Which Union Minister launched “Punch Tantra Diwali collection” and announced World Boxing
Champion Mary Kom as Brand Ambassador of the ministry?
Answer: Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs (Lok Sabha constituency: Sundargarh, Odisha)
Q. 163 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the recipient of UN’s highest environmental honour: Champions of
the Earth Award. He received the award for?
Answer: International Solar Alliance (Headquarter: Gurugram)
Explanation: Modi along with 5 other individuals/ organisations are recipients of UN’s highest environmental
honour: Champions of the Earth Award. He along with French President Emmanuel Macron have been
conferred this award in the Policy Leadership category. hey have been awarded for their joint effort to:
Promote environmental policies through the International Solar Alliance and Eliminate all single-use plastic
in India by 2022.
PM Modi has also been honoured with Seoul Peace Prize 2018.
Q. 164 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared 2019-2028 as the “___________Decade of Peace”

at the UN headquarters in New York?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Q. 165 Biswanath Dutt died recently, he was the former president of which sports body in India?
Answer: BCCI
Explanation: Also, Gopal Bose former Bengal Opener passed away recently. Also, cricketers Ajit Wadekar and
Mulubha Jadeja passed away recently.
Q. 166 Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley launched a web portal for easy fund
availability for MSME sector. The facility will provide loan of upto what amount in the record time of just 59
minutes?
Answer: Rs. 1 crore
Explanation: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley launched a web portal for a
transformative initiative in MSME credit space. This is a first one of a kind MSME credit space which will
ensure seamless loan approval up to Rs. 1 crore within 59 minutes from SIDBI and 5 Public Sector Banks (SBI,
Bank of Baroda, PNB, Vijaya and Indian Bank)
Q. 167 PM recently launched commencement of work for India’s first Coal-gasification based fertilizer plant
in?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: PM recently inaugurated Garjanbahal coal mines and marked the commencement of coal
production. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched commencement of work for India’s first Coal-
gasification based fertilizer plant with pet coke blending will come up in Talcher, Odisha.
Q. 168 According to a new report by TransUnion CIBIL, which state has the highest retail balance comprising
of 20 per cent in the country?
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: According to a new report by TransUnion Cibil, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka make
up for nearly 40 per cent of all retail loans in the country. Maharashtra had the highest retail balance of Rs
5.50 lakh crore, comprising of 20 per cent in the country.
Q. 169 Film Federation of India (FFI) announced that, Assamese movie “Village Rockstars” has been selected
to represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 91st Academy Awards 2019. Who is the
director of the movie?
Answer: Reema Das
Q. 170 Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate
change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated air pollution control device WAYU. What does “A” stand for in
WAYU?
Answer: WAYU (Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit)
Q. 171 Who is the only sportsperson to feature in the Forbes India’s first ‘tycoons of tomorrow’ list of 22
young achievers?
Answer: PV Sindhu
Q. 172 Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the first of its kind “Rail Heritage
Digitisation Project” of Indian Railways in collaboration with?
Answer: Google Arts & Culture
Q. 173 Reserve Bank recently shortlisted five IT firms for implementation of a CIMS for data collection. What
does CIMS stand for?
Answer: Centralised Information and Management System (CIMS)
Explanation: Reserve Bank shortlisted five IT firms for implementation of a centralised information and
management system (CIMS) for data collection. The 5 IT firms are: Infosys, TCS, Capgemini, IBM, Larsen &
Turbo Infotech. The CIMS would consist of: Seamless data collection, System driven data validation and data
review, Data safekeeping and storage, providing data dissemination platform Overhauling the Data
Warehouse (DW) of RBI.
Q. 174 Andhra Pradesh recently topped the “Ease of Living Index” rankings. These ranking have been
released under which mission?
Answer: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Q. 175 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected the new President of?
Answer: Maldives
Q. 176 India has partnered with which country to form an alliance to jointly fight tuberculosis to achieve a
TB-free India by 2025?
Answer: USA
Q. 177 Which Blind chess player will become the first Indian female to be part of the International Braille
Chess Association (IBCA) team?
Answer: Vaishali Narendra (From Maharashtra)
Q. 178 Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China?
Answer: Vikram Misri
Explanation: Also, Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as India’s permanent representative to United Nations
Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Q. 179 According to a study by Seattle-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation published in The
Lancet, India ranks at what position in the world for its investments in education and healthcare among 195
countries?
Answer: 158
Q. 180 Naropa festival, also known as the ‘Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas’ concluded recently. The festival was
held in?
Answer: Ladakh
Q. 181 National Stock Exchange (NSE) signed a pact on a dual listing route for masala bonds as well as foreign
currency bonds of Indian issuers with which exchange recently?
Answer: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
Explanation: Also, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) got regulatory approval from SEBI to launch copper
large futures contract.
Q. 182 Randhir Singh died recently, he was a former?
Answer: Air Chief Marshall. Also, JG Nadkarni died recently, he was a former Chief of Naval Staff.
Q. 183 World Cultural Culinary Heritage Committee, under the aegis of the World Association of Chefs'
Societies (World Chefs), held its first edition at?
Answer: Amritsar
Q. 184 What are the new interest rates on Small saving schemes such as Public Provident Fund (PPF), National
Savings Certificates?
Answer: PPF and NSC will earn interest at 8 per cent while Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, which has a tenure
of five years, will fetch 8.7 per cent.
Explanation: Sukanya Samriddhi: 8.5%, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme: 8.7%, Kisan Vikas Patra: 7.7% (will now
mature or double in 112 months)
Q. 185 Insurance regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) raised the minimum insurance cover for
owner-driver to ________ for a premium of Rs.750 per annum.
Answer: Rs. 15 Lakhs

Q. 186 Which financial organisation has approved a 5-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India?
Answer: World Bank
Q. 187 Which country’s post and India Post have released commemorative stamps on renowned Physicist and
Innovator Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda?
Answer: Serbia
Explanation: Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu was on an official visit to Serbia (Capital: Belgrade,
Currency: Dinar), Malta (Capital: Valletta, Currency: Euro) and Romania (Capital: Bucharest, Currency:
Romanian leu).
Q. 188 Government recently appointed MD and CEOs of 10 PSBs. Name them

Answer: The names are: Allahabad Bank: SS Mallikarjuna Rao, Bank of Maharashtra: AS Rajeev, Punjab & Sind
Bank: S Harisnakar, United Bank of India: Ashok Kumar Pradhan, UCO Bank: Atul Kumar Goel, Syndicate Bank:
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Central Bank of India: Pallav Mohapatra, Indian Bank: Padmaja Chundru, Andhra Bank:
J Packirisamy, Dena Bank: Karnam Shekhar.
Q. 189 Odisha government renamed the newly-built Jharsuguda airport after which noted freedom fighter?
Answer: Veer Surendra Sai.
Q. 190 BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) received SEBI approval to launch
commodity derivatives segment from?
Answer: 1st October 2018. Initially, entered commodity derivatives segment with non-agriculture
commodities like metals. Later it will include agriculture commodities.
Explanation: BSE became the first stock exchange in the country to launch the commodity derivative contracts
in gold and silver.
Q. 191 First ever dog park in India was recently inaugurated in which city?
Explanation: Hyderabad
Q. 192 Where was 7th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (Headquarters: Madrid, Spain)
Global Summit on Urban Tourism recently held?
Answer: Seoul, South Korea (Capital: Seoul, Currency: Won). Theme: ‘A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism’.
Q. 193 Name the portal launched by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to facilitate individuals and private
companies in seeking security clearance for setting up businesses?
Answer: e-Sahaj
Q. 194 Which organisation rolled out “Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna” for providing unemployment allowance
to workers rendered jobless due to changing employment pattern?
Answer: Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) Corporation (Headquarters: New Delhi).
Q. 195 Who has been recently appointed Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic
Energy Commission?
Answer: Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
Q. 196 Who has been recently appointed to the post of the Secretary Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)?
Answer: Anindo Majumdar
Q. 197 Where was recently a technology Incubation Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
inaugurated?
Answer: Agartala, Tripura (CM: Biplab Kumar Deb, Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki)
Q. 198 “Narendra Modi: A Charismatic & Visionary Statesman”, is a book on PM Modi. Who has written the
book?
Answer: Adish C Aggarwal and Sarah J Marchington. The foreword of this book has been written by Amit Shah.
Explanation: “Making of a Legend” written by Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is another book on PM Modi.
Q. 199 Anna Rajam Malhotra, passed away recently. She was?
Answer: India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence.

Q. 200 Which insurance company signed up as a global Olympic sponsor for a 4- Olympic Games period of 10
years between 2021 and 2028?
Answer: German insurer Allianz (Germany Capital: Berlin, Currency: Euro)
Q. 201 Who recently took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Insurance
Company Limited (NIC) (Headquarters: Kolkata)?
Answer: Tajinder Mukherjee
Q. 202 Which two actors have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign to promote the Skill India
Mission?
Answer: Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma

Explanation: Also, Alia Bhatt has been announced as the ‘face of Nokia phones’/ brand ambassador in India by
HMD Global, which designs and sells phones under the Nokia brand.
Also, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched road safety awareness program with
a series of three videos with brand ambassador Akshay Kumar
Q. 203 Name the two mountaineers who recently created history by climbing Asia’s highest volcanic peak
“Mount Damavand” in Iran?
Answer: Satyarup Siddhanta and Mousumi Khatua
Q. 204 Ganpatrao Andalka passed away recently. He was -
Answer: Asian Games champion wrestler
Q. 205 Who was recently awarded the ‘Mexican order of the Aztec Eagle’ by Ms. Melba Pría, ambassador of
Mexico to India on the eve of 128th National Day of Mexico?
Answer: Dr. Raghupati Singhania
Q. 206 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently approved which payment platform India to operate its own non-
banking financial company (NBFC)?
Answer: PayU
Q. 207 Where did Cyclone-30 the biggest cyclotron in India for medical application became operational
recently?
Answer: Kolkata
Q. 208 The governments of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir signed an agreement for renewing work on Rs.
2793 crore on which dam project?
Answer: Shahpurkandi dam project.
Q. 209 Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away recently, he was a?
Answer: Freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister

Q. 210 ISRO (Headquarter: Bengaluru) recently launched two satellites named NovaSAR and S1-4 of which
country?
Answer: United Kingdom (UK)
Q. 211 Moutaz Mousa Abdallah recently has become the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Sudan (Capital: Khartoum. Currency: Sudanese pound)
Q. 212 The government has announced to make the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) an open- ended
scheme. The over-draft limit for account holders has now been doubled to?
Answer: Rs 10,000. Also, the upper age limit for overdraft facility has been hiked to 65 from the earlier 60
years and the free accident insurance cover for new accounts after August 28 has been doubled to Rs 2 lakh.
Explanation: Also, 20 lakh people have joined the modified Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY), taking
the total number of account holders in the flagship financial inclusion programme to 32.61 crore as on
September 5, according to finance ministry data.
Q. 213 Who represented India in the 2-day G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting, held in Mar del
Plata in Argentina?
Answer: Suresh Prabhu (Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation). He is the MP (Rajya Sabha) from
Andhra Pradesh.
Explanation: The theme for the G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting was: “Building Consensus for
Fair and Sustainable Development”.
Q. 214 Who is the author of the book “Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple”-his third and last book on Harappa
trilogy?
Answer: Vineet Bajpai. The first two books are: “Harappa: Curse of the Blood River” and “Pralay: The Great
Deluge”.
Q. 215 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented “Rajbhasha Kirti” award to which bank on the occasion of
Hindi Divas (September 14) for remarkably implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-18?
Answer: Punjab National Bank (Headquarter: New Delhi)
Q. 216 What is India’s rank in the Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ study in terms of number of family-owned
companies?
Answer: Third. India has a total of 111 companies and $839 billion total market capitalization. India follows
China (159 companies) and the US (121 companies).
Q. 217 Which state has recently flagged off the ‘Swachh Dhara’ programme?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh (CM: N. Chandrababu Naidu, Governor: ESL Narasimhan)
Q. 218 Which state government rolled out scheme, “Swayangsiddha”, in its different districts to combat
human trafficking?
Answer: West Bengal (CM: Mamta Banerjee, Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi)
Explanation: Also, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on the occasion of World Food Day, launched
‘Khadya Sathi’ scheme.
Q. 219 According to a recent report “HIV Estimations 2017” released by Health and Family Welfare Ministry,
which state has the highest number of people living with HIV in India?
Answer: Maharashtra (CM: Devendra Fadnavis, Governor: C Vidyasagar Rao)
Q. 220 Name India’s first underwater robotic drone which was launched and handed over to the Naval Physical
and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO?
Answer: EyerovTUNA
Q. 221 What was India’s rank out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings released by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
Answer: India climbed one spot to 130. India’s HDI value for 2017 is 0.640
Q. 222 Which state has been ranked the best among states in the country for the construction of maximum
number of roads under the PMGSY during 2017-2018?
Answer: Uttarakhand (CM: Trivendra Singh Rawat, Governor: Baby Rani Maurya) was awarded the best state
by Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (Lok Sabha Constituency: Gwalior)
Q. 223 The Archaeological Survey of India (Headquarter: New Delhi) has recently discovered 254 copper coins
in the premises of Khirki Mosque. Where is this mosque located?
Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: Also, first national police museum will come up at New Delhi.
Q. 224 As per recent data released by Goods and Services Tax Network, which state has generated the highest
number of e-way bills since its inception in April 2018?
Answer: Maharashtra (3.13 crores)
Q. 225 Who will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi
literature?
Answer: Jaipur-based poet and writer Sawai Singh Shekhawat
Q. 226 Which Indian born women has been chosen for a prestigious award for her work to help detect
potentially life-threatening health issues using smartphones?
Answer: Rajalakshmi Nandakumar
Q. 227 Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)?
Answer: Rajan Wadhera
Q. 228 Goura Chandra Mohapatra passed away recently he was a?

Answer: Freedom Fighter
Q. 229 PM Modi inaugurated MOVE: India’s ever first Global Mobility Summit organized by NITI Aayog in New
Delhi. The summit focused on how many themes?
Answer: Five namely Electrification, alternative fuels, reinventing public transport, goods transport and
logistics through data analytics.
Explanation: Focus would be given on ‘Clean Kilometres’ and he declared the 7Cs of future mobility. They are:
Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean, Cutting-edge
Q. 230 Who is the head of the 7-member trustee group of the trust “Bharat Ke Veer” which was launched by
Union Minister recently?
Answer: Rajiv Gauba
Q. 231 Who has been appointed by the government to head panel to select the next Chief Economic Adviser
in the finance ministry?
Answer: Bimal Jalan

Q. 232 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100% electrification broad gauge routes
of Indian Railways (IR) by-
Answer: 2021-22
Q. 233 Where has Union Ministry of Tourism KJ Alphons (Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan) inaugurated India’s
first tribal circuit project?
Answer: Chhattisgarh (CM: Raman Singh)
Explanation: Also, a 3-day ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM 2018) was inaugurated by Union Minister for
Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in New Delhi
Q. 234 Recently Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure
Development Fund (DIDF) scheme with an outlay of?
Answer: Rs. 10881 crores. Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister (Lok Sabha constituency: Purvi
Champaran, Bihar)
Q. 235 Which Odia poet would be awarded 39th ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for his poetry collection ‘Misra Dhrupad’?
Answer: Satrughna Pandav
Q. 236 Where has National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), the first of its kind university on the
transport sector in India, has started functioning?
Answer: Vadodara
Q. 237 Sadarmatt Anicut and Pedda Cheruvu irrigation tanks are the first from India to secure a place in the
register of World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) maintained by International Commission on Irrigation
and Drainage (ICID). These tanks are from which state?
Answer: Telangana
Explanation: The state government recently also laid foundation stone for Gattu irrigation project.
Q. 238 Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank-
headquarter- Mumbai) and member banks under BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism for?
Answer: Research on Distributed Ledger and Block chain Technology
Q. 239 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (headquarters- Hyderabad) announced the
guidelines for which method to enable testing of new innovative insurance products?
Answer: Sandbox method. It was announced on 11th Global Insurance Summit, organised by ASSOCHAM in
Mumbai.
Q. 240 Who was recently conferred ‘Honoris Causa’ by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM)
in Kolkata?
Answer: Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
Q. 241 Who was renominated as Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha by the speaker Sumitra Mahajan
(Lok Sabha Constituency: Indore, MP) recently?
Answer: Lal Krishna Advani (Lok Sabha Constituency: Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
Q. 242 Who is the author of the book named “The Rule Breakers”?
Answer: Preeti Shenoy

Q. 243 Marbat festival in which burning of effigies that represent evil forces called ‘Marbats’ of Kali (black)
and Pivli (Yellow) are carried out is celebrated in?
Answer: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Q. 244 Where has Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) recommissioned India’s oldest nuclear research
reactor named ‘Apsara’?
Answer: Trombay (Mahrashtra). The new version has been named as ‘Apsara-upgraded’ (Apsara-U).
Q. 245 Where has Samsung has opened world’s largest mobile experience centre which offers virtual reality
(VR), artificial intelligence and Internet of Things?
Answer: Opera House, Bengaluru

Q. 246 Which Union Ministry and Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) have signed agreement to
implement-Vidya Bharati and e-Aarogya Bharati (e-VBAB) Network Project in Africa?
Answer: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Q. 247 Recently who was named Chairman of 11-member selection committee to pick this year’s Dronacharya
and Dhyanchand awardees?
Answer: Justice Mukul Mudgal

Q. 248 NITI Aayog, Intel, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) are collaborating to set up Model
International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) at?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q. 249 Which Indian bank recently announced that it had raised $400 million (Rs. 2,900 crore) via syndicated
loan facility, from its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City?
Answer: YES Bank
Explanation: YES bank has also received SEBI approval to start mutual fund business named Yes Asset
Management (India) Limited (YAMIL).
Q. 250 Life Insurance Corporation (Headquarters: Mumbai) recently signed an agreement with whom to
provide group insurance coverage to all eligible demat account holders?
Answer: Central Depository Services (India)
Q. 251 With whom India Post Payments Bank has tied up with for providing banking solutions to unorganized
sector especially rural households, small and medium enterprises and women?
Answer: Financial Software and Systems (FSS)
Explanation: IPPB has also signed a 5-year corporate agency agreement with PNB and Bajaj Allianz Life
Insurance Co. Ltd. to offer life insurance products to its consumers.
Also, Prime Minister launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) with capital of Rs 14.35 billion (Rs. 1435
crores) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. IPPB branches have opened across 650 districts and 3,250 access
points.
Q. 252 Name the first field training military exercise of the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical
and economic cooperation (BIMSTEC-Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh) which was recently held?
Answer: MILEX-19 in Pune, Maharashtra. Nepal and Thailand are not the part of this exercise.
Explanation: (BIMSTEC) summit 2018 was held in Nepal. The theme of the summit was ‘Towards a Peaceful
Prosperous, and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region’.
Q. 253 Which Indian telecom company inked partnership with Unlimit, for Internet of Things (IoT) solutions?
Answer: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Q. 254 Which organisation has been awarded the 2018 Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among
Peoples?
Answer: Terre des Hommes, an international children rights charity
Q. 255 Where did Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carry out first ever mid-air refuelling of indigenously
developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1?
Answer: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The fuel was transferred from IAF’s Russian-origin Ilyushin-78 (IL-78)
tanker.
Q. 256 Which Indian IT company has signed a 3-year partnership with the Australian Open as its official digital
innovation partner?
Answer: Infosys
Q. 257 Vijay Shankar Vyas died recently in Jaipur, Rajasthan, he was a?

Answer: Padma Bhushan awardee and agricultural economist
Q. 258 Where was Nomadic Elephant 2018 joint exercise by India and Mongolia organised?
Answer: Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia, Currency: Togrog)
Q. 259 Name the India’s oldest female athlete who has won a gold medal at the World Masters Athletics
Championships in Malaga, Spain?
Answer: Man Kaur
Q. 260 Who was recently appointed as the chairman of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
Answer: D Shivakumar
Q. 261 To commemorate 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s historic Chicago speech on September 11, 1893,
World Hindu Congress (WHC-2018) was recently held in?
Answer: Chicago, United States. Theme of WHC-2018 was “Sumantrite Suvikrante” — think collectively,
achieve valiantly”. It was attended by the Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
Q. 262 Which Indian reinsurance company, has secured 10th position among the top 40 global reinsurers, as
per a recent ranking published by Standard and Poor’s?
Answer: General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) (Headquarter: Mumbai)
Q. 263 Which Indian film personalities were honoured at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India
Awards in Washington, US?
Answer: Aishwarya Rai was presented the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence. Director Zoya Akhtar
was handed the Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction. Actress Janhvi Kapoor was presented the WIFT
Emerald Award.
Q. 264 Union Cabinet approved new umbrella scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan’,
PM-AASHA. What is the total outlay for the scheme?
Answer: Total outlay is Rs. 45,550 crores, including additional government guarantee of Rs.16,550 crores
Q. 265 Who inaugurated the World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) which was recently in New Delhi?
Answer: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar (MP from Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha). Theme of the summit:
“Challenges and Opportunities in Outcome Based Accreditation”.
Q. 266 Who has been conferred the UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award for his contribution towards
prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated Sustainable Development
Goals?
Answer: Manoj Jhalani

Q. 267 Which Indian airport is set to become first airport in Asia to introduce face recognition-based passage
system?
Answer: Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. To implement this system the airport has
signed an agreement with a Portugal based firm Vision Box.
Q. 268 Union Finance Ministry has doubled pecuniary limit to ______ for filing loan recovery application in
Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT).
Answer: Rs. 20 lakhs
Q. 269 To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to urban transport, India has signed
implementation agreement with which country on Mobilise Your City (MYC) to support three pilot cities –
Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad?
Answer: France. Both the countries have also collaborated for ISRO’s first human space mission “Gaganyaan”
to be launched in 2022.
Q. 270 Festival of Harvest Nuakhai was celebrated on September 14 recently in which state?
Answer: Odisha (CM: Naveen Patnaik, Governor: Ganeshi Lal)

Q. 271 President Kovind visited Czech Republic (Capital: Prague, Currency: Koruna) on final leg of his state visit
to three European nations. Which are other two countries?
Answer: Cyprus (Capital: Nicosia, Currency: Euro) and Bulgaria (Capital: Sofia, Currency: Lev).
Q. 272 Name the annual combat exercise between India and the US which is being held at Chaubatia in
Uttarakhand?
Answer: “Yudh Abhyas”
Q. 273 Novak Djokovic from Serbia (Capital: Belgrade, Currency: Dinar) won 2018 US Open title of tennis in
men’s singles category by defeating whom?
Answer: Argentina’s (Capital: Buenos Aires, Currency: Peso) Juan Martín del Potro. Novak has also won
Wimbledon.
Explanation: Japan’s Naomi Osaka won in the women’s category by defeating Serena Williams of US.
Q. 274 Who was honoured at the 36th International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Congress in
Athens, Greece?
Answer: Ramendra Kumar
Q. 275 Singapore-based global investment firm Temasek has signed agreement to invest up to what amount
in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF’s) Master Fund?
Answer: Rs 2,750 crore ($400 million)

Explanation: Also, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (Headquarter: Beijing, China) has approved
$200 million investment in the National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF).
Q. 276 Who was appointed as Sports Ambassador of Assam?
Answer: Hima Das was appointed as Sports Ambassador of Assam.
Q. 277 Who recently took over as Chairman and Managing Director of defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL)?
Answer: R Madhavan
Q. 278 The enrolment age for Atal Pension Yojana has been relaxed further to ____, taking into consideration
rise in average age-expectancy?
Answer: 65 years
Q. 279 Which Indian cricketer was appointed the head coach of Zimbabwe national cricket team by the
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)?
Answer: Lalchand Rajput.
Q. 280 Statue, ‘Lingodhbhavamurti’, a 12th century granite sculpture depicting an iconic representation of
Lord Shiva, which dates back to the Chola dynasty and the second phyllite sculpture depicts the bodhisattva
of wisdom, ‘Manjusri’ are the two antique statues that have been repatriated to India by which country?
Answer: United States
Q. 281 Which bank has retained its top spot for the 5th consecutive year, in the `WPP and Kantar Millward
Brown’s BrandZ 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands’ ranking?
Answer: HDFC Bank. The bank also featured at 60th rank in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
ranking.
Q. 282 Which Payments Bank has partnered with Empays to enable users to withdraw cash from ATMs,
without the need for a physical debit card?
Answer: Airtel Payment Bank. Also, Airtel Payment’s Bank has tied up with Bharti AXA to team Airtel up to
offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
Q. 283 Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment attended the 3rd ASEM
(Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons’ held in-
Answer: Seoul, South Korea.

Q. 284 Indian navy ships and aircraft arrived in Sri Lanka to take part in the 8th edition of joint exercise named?
Answer: SLINEX-2018
Q. 285 Vice President recently released a book ‘Constitutionalizing India: An Ideational Project’ authored by?
Answer: Shri Bidyut Chakrabarty.

Explanation: The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu also released the book ‘Bebak Baat’, authored
by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Shri Vijay Goel.
Q. 286 Facebook has announced it will invest more than S$1.4 billion to construct its first data centre in Asia
in?
Answer: Singapore
Q. 287 Which country was the partner and focus country in the 87th Izmir International tradeshow which was
held in Turkey (Capital: Ankara, Currency: Lira)?
Answer: India was the Partner as well the focus country
Q. 288 According to the biennial Nuclear Security Index released by US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI),
what was India’s ranks in the ‘Theft Ranking’ for countries with weapons usable nuclear materials?
Answer: 19th
Q. 289 US-India Business Council (USIBC), an American business advocacy group held its two-day India Ideas
Summit at?
Answer: Mumbai
Q. 290 Bhagwati Kumar Sharma passed away, he was a-

Answer: Gujarati author and journalist
Q. 291 Which company has signed Indian Boxer Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of the company?
Answer: BSNL
Q. 291 Reserve Bank of India directed all scheduled commercial banks with more than how many branches to
appoint an internal ombudsman for a maximum tenure of five years?
Answer: 10 branches. RRBs are not included in this directive. This direction of RBI is under ‘Internal
Ombudsman Scheme, 2018’ which gives ombudsman statutory powers under section 35 A of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
Q. 292 Name the book released by Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javdekar, on the
occasion of National Teachers’ Day?
Answer: “Experiential Learning – Gandhiji’s Nai Talim”
Q. 293 Which state government has launched a first of its kind initiative called “Mil -Banche” in all government
schools across the state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The state government also announced Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Yojana 2018 to provide
subsidized power for labourer and poor families.
Q. 294 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri J P Nadda inaugurated the ‘71st Session of the WHO
Regional Committee for South-East Asia,’ at?
Answer: New Delhi
Q. 295 Minister of Railways launched a new mobile app named _____of ‘Indian Railways e-procurement
system’ (IREPS), at the seminar on “Leveraging IT for Mobility” in New Delhi?
Answer: “AAPOORTI”
Q. 296 India, Kazakhstan joint army exercise KAZIND will be conducted between Indian and Kazakhstan Army
in?
Answer: Otar region, Kazakhstan (Capital: Astana, Currency: Tenge)

Q. 297 Major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise known as _______ will be organized by
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
Answer: IOWave18. India along with 23 other nations will be participating.
Q. 298 Written by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, book “Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year in Office” was
released by?
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Q. 299 Who was unanimously re-elected as Regional Director of WHO for another five-year term?
Answer: Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Q. 300 Suresh Prabhu attended 6th East Asia Summit- Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM) and 15th
India-ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) was held in?
Answer: Singapore. The sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Ministers’ Meeting
was also held in Singapore. Suresh Prabhu was the head of a government panel which decided on negotiations
from Indian side in RCEP.
Explanation: Next ASEAN-India Business Summit will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November 2018.
The theme of the meeting would be: “Towards Building Strategic”.
Q. 301 Which country will conduct joint military exercise named Rapid Trident with United States and other
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries?
Answer: Ukraine (Capital: Kiev, Currency: hryvnia)
Explanation: Russia will conduct Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercise in central and eastern Russian
military districts in the month of September.
Q. 302 Tarun Sagar died following a long-term illness, he was a?
Answer: Jain monk
Q. 303 India recently participated in the 1st International Kho-Kho Championship which was held in?
Answer: England.
Q. 304 Justice Ranjan Gogoi is the ______ Chief Justice of India?
Answer: 46th Chief Justice of India.
Q. 305 Who has recently become the first Indian poet to be invited to record his poems at the Library of
Congress in Washington D.C?
Answer: Mr. Abhay K
Q. 306 Which person from Mumbai has been named for 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National Award as an Eminent
Medical Person of the Year?
Answer: Dr B.K. Misra from Mumbai has been named for 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National Award as an Eminent
Medical Person of the Year.
Q. 307 How many medals did India win in the Eighteenth Asian Games concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia?
Answer: India stood at eighth position with 69 Medals (Gold: 15, Silver: 24, Bronze: 30). Explanation: Flag-
Bearer Opening Ceremony: Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw). Flag-Bearer Closing Ceremony: Rani Rampal
(Hockey). Chef de Mission: Mr. Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the games: Japanese woman swimmer Rikako Ikee (18) for winning for winning
6 gold and 2 silver medals.
Q. 308 Who inaugurated fourth International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) held in Leiden, Netherlands?
Answer: Minister of State, (IC), for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik (Lok Sabha constituency: North Goa). The
Congress was jointly organized by International Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation, Netherlands; All India
Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi.
Q. 309 Which country defeated Spain to lift its first FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup?
Answer: Japan. The event was played at Vannes, France.

Q. 310 According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, which country was top source of foreign direct
investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18 followed by Singapore?
Answer: Mauritius (Capital: Port Louis Currency: Rupee). Also, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the top source of
inward remittances, and Kerala has received the maximum funds sent from abroad.
Q. 311 Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked banks to set Bank Aadhaar Kendras in one
out of every how many branches?
Answer: 10 branches.
Q. 312 Recently a financial assistance of what amount for Shimla water supply and sewerage project was
approved by the World Bank?
Answer: Rs. 929.89 crores
Q. 313 Which village in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh was recently made fully digital under Digital India Programme
of the Union government?
Answer: Pindara Thakur village
Q. 314 Where was International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 held?
Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal. Theme: “Equality begins with Economic Empowerment”.
Explanation: Kathmandu also hosted International Conference on Information and Communication

Technology (ICT) recently held. The Theme of two-day conference was “Sustainable Development Goals for
Q. 315 Organised by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and (International Air Transport Association) IATA,
International Aviation Summit was held in?
Answer: New Delhi

Q. 316 The Vice President of India, released the Book 'Colonial Syndrome: The Videshi Mind Set in Modern
India', written by?
Answer: Prof. Rama Krishna Rao
Q. 317 Which bank has announced that it will adopt 30 villages in flood-hit Kerala as part of its long-term relief
and rehabilitation efforts?
Answer: HDFC Bank
Explanation: Also, Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) announced its tie-up with HDFC Ergo general insurance company.
Also, the bank will raise Rs 24,000 crores in foreign direct investment (FDI) to fund its business growth. Private
banks have FDI limit of 74 percent. With this raise HDFC will hit the ceiling of 74%.
Q. 318 Which movie has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia (Capital: Riyadh,
Currency: Riyal)?
Answer: Akshay Kumar- starrer “Gold"
Q. 319 Google has rebranded its payment app Google Tez to what to improve its growth in India to add more
features?
Answer: Google Pay
Explanation: Also, Google has unveiled “Project Navlekha” to make online content relevant for more Indian
users especially in local languages. Search engine giant Google has launched Dataset Search, a new search
engine for scientific community that will help them make sense of millions of datasheets present online.
Q. 320 Who has received Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar given by Daily India Media?
Answer: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das.
Explanation: Also, Ulka Mahajan was conferred Praful Bidwai Memorial Award 2018.
Q. 321 ‘One District One Product’ scheme which has been earlier launched in UP was recently launched by
Giriraj Singh in which state at a function of the SC-ST State Conclave cum Exhibition under National SC-ST Hub?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: Odisha also recently launched "Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana" for working
journalists. A total of two crore saplings will be planted on the banks of the Mahanadi, Tel and Ib rivers under
the Green Mahanadi Mission.
Q. 322 Which bank’s subsidiary launched commodity broking services with MCX and became the first bank
subsidiary to enter the commodity broking business?
Answer: Axis Bank’s Axis Securities
Explanation: Axis bank has also become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication
feature for Aadhaar -based transactions through its micro ATM tablets.
Q. 323 Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has reached Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in multilateral regional
maritime exercise _________ conducted by Australia?
Answer: KAKADU 2018
Q. 324 Who was elected as new chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
Answer: Sunil Mehta
Explanation: Also, Indian Banks’ Association has appointed Egon Zehnder International as the ‘Knowledge
Partner’ to the Banks Board Bureau (BBB).
Q. 325 Germany has announced to provide soft loan of what amount to India to strengthen sewage water
treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand in an effort to clean River Ganga under Clean Ganga Mission?
Answer: Euro 120 million (Rs. 990 crores approximately)
Explanation: German development agency GIZ also has prepared ‘Ganga Box’ aimed to target schools-going
children and inform them about the river. Similarly, “Ganga Book” on the lines of Danube book has also been
prepared.
Q. 326 The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agri Cooperative Business Forum
was held in?
Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal. Theme: ‘Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers’ Cooperatives to attain the
Sustainable-Development-Goals-1 and 2 in South Asia’.
Q. 327 India has inked loan agreement of what amount with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance
Karnataka State Highways Improvement III Project (KSHIP-III) for improvement of over 400 km of state
highways in Karnataka?
Q. 328 Which state government held the International water colour festival at the Audrey House in capital city
of Ranchi?
Answer: Jharkhand (CM: Raghubar Das, Governor: Draupadi Murmu)
Q. 329 Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu announced the Drone Regulations 1.0. These
regulations will enable the safe, commercial usage of drones starting December 1, 2018. Digital Sky Platform,
the first-of-its-kind national unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform that implements “no permission,
no take-off” (NPNT)
Answer: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu announced the Drone Regulations 1.0. These
regulations will enable the safe, commercial usage of drones starting December 1, 2018. Digital Sky Platform,
the first-of-its-kind national unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform that implements “no permission,
no take-off” (NPNT)
Q. 330 John McCain passed away recently, he was a?

Answer: US senator
Q. 331 Global Finance magazine named which bank as the world’s best bank for digital innovation while still
maintaining stable operations for its customers?
Answer: DBS Bank (Headquarter: Singapore)
Q. 332 Owing to rise in oil prices and moderate growth in exports, the current account deficit of the country
will rise to 2.8% of the GDP in the current financial year as per the report “Ecowrap”. This report is published
by?
Answer: State Bank of India
Explanation: The Bank also recently appointed Prashant Kumar as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bank.
Also, in another appointment Anshula Kant and Arijit Basu were appointed as Managing Director of the Bank.
Also, SBI recently launched Kisan Mela outreach program for 10 lakh farmers in 14000 rural and semi urban
branches to help in imparting financial literacy to the farmers.
Q. 333 According to a report of Department of Financial Services, which Indian bank has been rated as number
one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions? It was ranked sixth among all banks in digital
performance.
Answer: Punjab National Bank
Q. 334 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved package of what amount to implement project for
providing safe, sustainable drinking water services in West Bengal?
Q. 335 Who will head the new 21-member advisory panel called Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and
Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) on science, technology and innovation?
Answer: K Vijay Raghavan.

Q. 336 Government has approved umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources
Modelling and Science (O-SMART)?
Answer: Rs.1623 crore.
Q. 337 Who was appointed assistant secretary general of United Nations and will head New York office of UN
Environment Programme (UNEP)?
Answer: Satya S. Tripathi
Q. 338 Central Government along with Government of Rajasthan has Development Policy Loan (DPL)
agreement with World Bank (IBRD) for Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan?
Q. 339 Which Indian bank has agreed to a multi-year partnership with Manchester United?
Answer: ICICI Bank (MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakshi)

Q. 340 Who is the author of “Atal Ji Ne Kaha” a book on former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
which was released by PM Modi?
Answer: Doordarshan producer, senior journalist Brijendra Rehi.
Q. 341 Asia Society, a global cultural organization announced whose name for the Game Changer of the Year
title of the 2018?
Answer: PepsiCo’s CEO Indra Nooyi
Q. 342 In an analysis titled “The Urban Commute” by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which city has
got the top spot for lowest overall emission and energy use from urban commute?
Answer: Bhopal. On the other hand, Delhi ranked last in overall emission and fuel use. Kolkata and Mumbai
are among the mega cities which emit least due to high usage of public transport and walking.
Q. 343 The fourth edition of Asian electoral stakeholder’s forum (AESF-IV) was held at?
Answer: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Theme: ‘Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: Promoting and
Defending Democracy Together’.
Q. 344 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) constituted a 7-member working
group headed by whom for norms regarding insurance surveyors?
Answer: Yegna Priya Bharat
Q. 345 India’s first flight using biofuel (from Jetropha seeds) was recently from -
Answer: Dehradun to Delhi. The first ever biofuel test flight was conducted by SpiceJet in its Bombardier Q400
turboprop aircraft.
Q. 346 Where did External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Lok Sabha constituency: Vidisha, MP) inaugurate
the third edition of Indian Ocean Conference?
Answer: Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam (Currency: Dong)
Q. 347 Who was sworn in as Australia’s 30th prime minister recently?
Answer: Scott Morrison
Q. 348 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival 2018 was held in-
Answer: Thimphu, Bhutan (Currency: Ngultrum)
Q. 349 President gave whom the Outstanding Parliamentarian award for 2017?
Answer: Bhartruhari Mahtab
Q. 350 Which Indian women cricketer has announced her retirement from Twenty-20 Internationals (T20Is)?
Answer: Jhulan Goswami
Explanation: Also, Mithali Raj became the first Indian women cricketer to score 2000 runs in Twenty20
Internationals?
Q. 351 ASSOCHAM appointed whom as its new Secretary General?
Answer: Uday Kumar Varma
Q. 352 Which telecom company has launched “WINGS” a VOIP based service?
Answer: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

Q. 353 Recently which company became the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 lakh crore market
capitalization?
Answer: Reliance Industries Ltd. Also, Reliance Jio has topped the fortune’s 4th annual ‘Change the World’ List
2018.
Q. 354 Which company has unveiled a dedicated portal ‘2Gud ‘for refurbished goods, including mobile
phones, laptops and tablets?
Answer: Flipkart
Q. 355 Name India’s first captive-born Humboldt Penguin which also recently died barely a week after it was
born at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo (Byculla), Mumbai?
Answer: Freedom Baby
Q. 356 Which state launched India’s largest Business Incubator “Bhamashah Techno Hub”?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q. 357 Second ‘Mt Everest Friendship Exercise’ was recently concluded between which of the two countries?
Answer: Nepal and China
Explanation: The Druzhba 2018 (Friendship 2018) joint bilateral military exercise between Pakistan and
Russian special forces was recently held in Pakistan.
Q. 358 Who is the head of the 5G steering committee which submitted its recommendations to the
Department of Telecommunication (DoT)?
Answer: Paul Raj
Q. 359 International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) (Headquarters: Paris (France)) which is a
global monument conservation body recently launched Kerala Heritage Rescue Initiative to assess damage to
rich cultural and built heritage sites in flood-devastated Kerala is headquartered at?
Answer: Headquarters: Paris (France). Also, Kerala government chose KPMG as the company to help in re-
establishing Kerala after the floods.
Q. 360 Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) organised India Banking Conclave (IBC) 2018 in New Delhi
along with -
Answer: NITI Aayog
Q. 361 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank announced the launch of its overdraft facility for micro and small enterprises
(MSE) with a turnover of-
Answer: Rs 50 lakhs or more
Q. 362 Moody’s Investor services report called Global Macro Outlook for 2018-19 has predicted that the Indian
economy will grow by around what per cent in 2018 and 2019?
Answer: 7.5%
Explanation: Also, Fitch Ratings in its Global Economic Outlook report increased India’s growth forecast for the
current fiscal to 7.8 per cent.
Q. 362 According to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) data maximum percentage (35%)
of cyber-attacks on Indian websites is from which country?
Answer: China
Q. 363 “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind recently
at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. What was this year’s theme?
Answer: Theme of this conclave is: “Buddha Path – The Living Heritage” and this year partner country for IBC
2018 was Japan.
Q. 364 Maharashtra Government has appointed Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon as the brand ambassador
of Mumbai city-based which national park?
Answer: Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).
Q. 365 Gurudas Kamat, MM Jacob and Rajinder Kumar Dhawan passed away recently, they were-
Answer: Politicians. Senior Congress leaders.
Q. 366 In recognition of his remarkable career and humanitarian efforts, which footballer will be presented
the 2018 UEFA President’s Award?
Answer: David Beckham
Q. 367 The World Bank launched world’s first public blockchain bond named ________ created, allocated,
transferred and managed by using blockchain technology.
Answer: Bond-i. There is also a beach with the same name in Australia.
Q. 368 Former President Pranab Mukherjee launched which mobile application that allows voters to rate and
review their political representatives?
Answer: National Electoral Transformation (NETA) mobile application

Q. 369 Airport Authority of India (AAI) has allowed Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of
India Limited (TRIFED) to open Tribes India outlets at -
Answer: Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Udaipur (Rajasthan) and Kolkata (West Bengal) airports.
Q. 370 The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Peace Mission 2018 military exercise is being
conducted in?
Answer: Chebarkul, Russia.
Explanation: The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was held at Qingdao, China (19 th SCO
summit will be held at Kyrgyzstan)
Q. 371 NITI Aayog has launched which competition to provide budding entrepreneurs of India unique
opportunity to pitch their business ideas to experts and distinguished businessmen?
Answer: Pitch to MOVE
Q. 372India defeated which country to win the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship which was held at
Changlimithang Stadium, in Bhutan.
Answer: Bangladesh
Q. 373 The Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL) said which PSU has become the first public sector enterprise
to make a transaction on the "TReDS platform?
Answer: Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) "TReDS (Trade Receivables electronic Discount System) is an online
electronic institutional mechanism for facilitating the financing of trade receivables of micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSME) through multiple financiers.
Q. 374 RBI has given approval to which foreign bank to operate in the country through a wholly-owned
subsidiary route under the name SBM Bank (India)?
Answer: State Bank of Mauritius
Q. 375 India successfully flight tested the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided
Missile (ATGM) named ________.
Answer: ‘HELINA’
Explanation: India also recently tested first indigenous long-range artillery gun- Dhanush. India also recently
conducted night trial of Agni I missile.
Q. 376 Who has been awarded the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award for his remarkable contribution
towards tobacco control?
Answer: K. Arora
Q. 377 Which city was ranked as world’s most liveable city among 140 major cities in 2018 Global Liveability
Index released by Economist Intelligence Unit?
Answer: Austrian capital Vienna. Also, New Delhi had figured at 112th and Mumbai 117th position in list.
Q. 378 Which state government has said that the state will have three awards each for poets, journalists and
administrators after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Q. 379 United States government recently awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) to?
Answer: General Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retired) chief of the Army staff, Indian Army.
Q. 380 As per report by Nomura, India’s current account deficit (CAD) is expected to widen to what per cent
of the GDP in FY19 from 1.9 per cent of GDP, in 2017-18 fiscal?
Answer: 2.8 per cent
Q. 381 All India Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) by which organisation says that 88 per cent of rural
households have bank accounts?
Answer: NABARD (Headquartered: Mumbai)
Explanation: Also, NABARD has joined hands with SBI to provide collateral-free credit to tenant farmers of
Telangana. NABARD has also launched first of its kind in South Asia in Centre for Climate Change in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh and NABARD also awarded Repco Micro Finance Ltd for its service to self-help group (SHG)
linkage in Tamil Nadu for the fiscal year 2017-18.
Q. 382 Union government observed which month as ‘month of nutrition’?
Answer: September. Theme: ‘har ghar Poshan tyohar’. Also, CM of Rajasthan launched ‘Annapurna Milk
Scheme’ on the occasion.
Q. 383 Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan passed away recently. He was from _______.
Answer: Ghana (Capital: Accra and Currency: Cedi)
Q. 384 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed all insurance companies
to create provision to cover which illness in policies?
Answer: Mental illness

Q. 385 ISRO’s which mission is India’s first mission to study the solar corona, which is planned to be launched
in 2019-2020?
Answer: 5 Aditya-L1 mission
Q. 386 Central government has constituted a panel headed by whom to coordinate the discharge of
floodwaters from Kerala-TN inter-State projects like Mullaperiyar?
Answer: Central Water Commission (CWC) chairman Narendra Kumar
Q. 387 Who has been elected the Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), a global policy making
initiative?
Answer: N Raghuram
Q. 388 Who has topped the India’s wealthiest women list for 2018, prepared by Kotak Wealth-Hurun Report?
Answer: Smitha Crishna of Godrej
Q. 389 Who has been sworn in as the new President of Paraguay (Capital: Asuncion, Currency: Guarani)?
Answer: Mario Abdo Benítez

Explanation: Also, Jair Bolsonaro was elected as the next President of Brazil (Capital: Brasilia, Currency: Real)
Q. 389 Who was re-elected as president of Mali (Capital: Bamako, Currency: Franc)?
Answer: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Explanation: Also, Paul Biya is the new President of the African country Cameroon (Capital: Yaounde,
Currency: Central African CFA franc) and Sahle-Work Zewde is Ethiopia’s (Capital: Addis Ababa, Currency:
Birr) first female president.
Q. 390 Which payment platform was awarded as an outstanding merchant UPI player at the NPCI excellence
awards 2018 announced its partnership with IRCTC app ‘IRCTC Rail Connect’, to facilitate convenient, fast and
secure payments?
Answer: PhonePe
Explanation: PhonePe has also partnered with cab aggregator OLA, that will allow riders to book rides.
Q. 391 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in-

Answer: Beijing, China. Theme for this event was: “Learning to Be Human”.
Q. 392 Chhattisgarh cabinet has approved the proposal to rename Naya Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh as
________ to pay tribute to former PM AB Vajpayee?
Answer: Atal Nagar. Also, upcoming Bundelkhand Expressway would be named as ‘Atal Path’ to honour former
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Q. 393 The Union Government has formed a group headed by whom to look into red-labelling of packaged
products containing fat, sugar and salt by FSSAI?
Answer: B Sesikeran, former director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
Explanation: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)to improve public health and combat
lifestyle disease has launched movement called “The Eat Right Movement”.
Q. 394 Where would be the centralised secretariat established by the five northern state - Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Union Territories: Delhi and Chandigarh to tackle drug menace?
Answer: Panchkula, Haryana
Q. 395 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) was organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, India in
collaboration with the Government of -
Answer: Mauritius. Theme of the Conference was “Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiya Sanskriti” (Hindi World and
Indian Culture).
Explanation: Also, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj inaugurated 'Panini Language Laboratory' at
Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) in Mauritius (Capital: Port Louis, Currency: Rupee)
Q. 396 Ministry of Railways launched ____ and QR code-based posters to spread awareness about Indian
Railways Heritage?
Answer: “Digital Screens”
Explanation: Indian Railways also launched “Mission Satyanishtha” on Ethics in Public Governance with an aim
to bring transparency and ethics in the work culture and among all railway employees.
Q. 397 Shane Warne and VVS Laxman will come up with their autobiographies namely-
Answer: “No spin” and “281 and Beyond” respectively.
Explanation: Abhirup Bhattacharya has written a book “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly”.
Q. 398 Sarvatra Technologies has launched which co-operative bank as 450th co-operative bank on National
Financial Switch (NFS)?
Answer: ‘Sevalia Urban Co-operative Bank’ in Gujarat
Q. 399 As per Ficci’s survey ‘Ficci’s Economic Outlook Survey’, the Indian economy is expected to grow at what
per cent in the current fiscal?
Answer: 7.4 per cent

Q. 400 Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) inked a loan agreement with German bank KfW in Frankfurt for
what amount?
Answer: EUR 200 million.
Q. 401 Governor of which state, inaugurated project “Development of North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom”
implemented as the first project under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme?
Answer: Manipur Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
Q. 402 Telengana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao launched two major schemes name them?
Answer: Rythu Bima: insurance to farmers and Kanti Velugu: free eye screening for all citizens. Under Rythu
Bima every farmer would be provided with life insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.
Q. 403 Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra launched 3 mobile applications made under E-committee of
the Supreme Court headed by Justice M B Lokur, for the benefit of litigants and lawyers. Name the apps?
Answer: The three apps are: e-courts services: e-filing along with user manual. E-pay: making digital payments.
NSTEP (National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes): service of judicial notices.
Q. 404 National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank was inaugurated at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology’s
(CCMB) Laboratory of Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) facility in-
Answer: Hyderabad, Telangana.
Q. 405 Minister of Railways, Coal, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal has released a report on
Station Cleanliness conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI). In the A1 category which station is the cleanest
station in India?
Answer: Jodhpur is the cleanest station in India. Marwar in Rajasthan topped the list in A category.
Q. 406 Which language has become the first Indian tribal language to get a Wikipedia edition in its own script?
Answer: Santhali
Q. 407 Government has appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY)?
Answer: Ashish Kumar Bhutani
Q. 408 Ease of Living Index, released by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ranks which city as the
best city to live in?
Answer: Pune. The survey rated 111 cities in India. Ease of Living Index framework comprises four pillars
namely-Institutional, Social, Economic and Physical.
Q. 409 Name the former President of Chile (Capital: Santiago, Currency: Peso) who was appointed as next
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Right?
Answer: Michelle Bachelet

Explanation: Antonio Vitorino has been elected as new Director General of UN migration agency.
Q. 410 Who has been re-elected as Zimbabwe’s (Capital: Harare. Currency: Dollar) president?
Answer: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Q. 411 Global Innovation Index 2018 was launched in India, it is the 11th edition of GII. What was its theme?
Answer: The theme for GII 2018 is: “Energizing the World with Innovation”. India has been ranked 57th in the
index. The Index is developed by Cornell University, Insead and the World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO headquartered at Geneva).
Q. 412 Name the operation which was launched by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kerala for
undertaking disaster relief operations due to the unprecedented floods?
Answer: Operation “Madad” and Indian army launched Operation Sahyog.
Q. 413 Which Indian-Australian mathematician, was awarded the Fields medal at the International Congress
of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Answer: Akshay Venkatesh
Q. 414 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has transferred surplus (dividend) of what amount to Government for
year ended in June 2018?
Q. 415 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has reappointed whom as the chairman of Telecom
Regulatory Authority (TRAI)?
Answer: R.S. Sharma

Q. 416 Who recently has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women?
Answer: NCW member Rekha Sharma
Q. 417 World Biofuel day is celebrated on August 10, 2018. Which state recently became the first state to
implement biofuel policy of the Government of India?
Answer: Rajasthan (CM: Vasundhara Raje, Governor: Kalyan Singh)

Explanation: Also, PM Modi, launched PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive,
Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) on the occasion of World Biofuel Day.
Q. 418 The government has appointed which two people to the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) recently?
Answer: Swadeshi Jagaran Manch co-convenor Swaminathan Gurumurthy and businessman Satish Kashinath
Marathe
Q. 419 Name the communication exercise under the Multinational Communications Interoperability Program
(MCIP) which was held in Kathmandu by Nepali Army and the United States Pacific Command?
Answer: Pacific Endeavor-2018 (PE-18)
Q. 420 HSBC has launched a new digital platform named _____ to simplify capital raising process through
capital markets by providing real-time access to information such as investors' feedback, profiles, client orders
and deal pricing.
Answer: My Deal
Q. 421 Krishna Shripad Rao Deshpande passed away recently. He was a-
Answer: Eminent library scientist
Q. 422 Who was adjudged the most influential woman in history, through a poll conducted by BBC History
Magazine?
Answer: Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie
Q. 423 Which state has become the first state in India to provide Right to Skills’ Development to the youth?
Answer: Chhattisgarh. The Chattisgarh government has flagged off 15 Skill Chariots to launch ‘Skills on Wheels’
project in Chhattisgarh.
Q. 424 UK-based online market research and data analytics firm YouGov announced which bank to be the
most patriotic brand in India?
Answer: SBI
Q. 425 Chandrayaan-2 lander would be named ________ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space
programme.
Answer: Vikram
Explanation: Also, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has decided to transfer its lithium ion (Li ion) cell
technology to successful Indian industries and start-ups on non-exclusive basis in automobiles for Rs. 1 crore.
Q. 426 Who was elected as a vice president of the newly formed South West Asian Football Federation
(SWAFF)?
Answer: Subrata Dutta
Q. 427 Who was awarded the Hindu Playwright Award 2018 for her play Untitled-1, at the launch of the 14th
edition of The Hindu Theatre Fest?
Answer: Annie Zaidi
Q. 428 Hindi Academy Delhi has given its highest Shalaka Samman for 2017-18 to?
Answer: Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar.
Q. 429 Who is the first Indian to receive the International Contributions Award given by the Association for
Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA?
Answer: Anvar Sadath

Q. 430 Which company recently became the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company?
Answer: Apple Inc (Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, CEO: Tim Cook)
Q. 431 Name the exercise which is a joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army of
Thailand (Capital: Bangkok and Currency: Baht)?
Answer: Exercise Maitree
Explanation: 22nd edition of trilateral Naval Exercise Malabar 2018 between India, Japan and United States
was held off the coast of Guam in Philippine Sea.
Q. 432 NITI Aayog’s International Conference on “Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling: Policy
Prescriptions” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Ganga Rejuvenation,
Shri. Nitin Gadkari at-
Answer: New Delhi.
Q. 433 President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the ‘Festival of Democracy’ in?
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (CM: Pinyari Vijayan, Governor: P. Sadhasivam)

Q. 434 Name the person from Saudi Arabia (Capital: Riyadh, Currency: Riyal) who has been crowned champion
of the FIFA e-World Cup?
Answer: Mosaad Aldossary

Q. 435 Name the Escorts Group chairman who passed away recently?
Answer: Rajan Nanda
Q. 436 Fintech start-up Nearby Technologies in partnership with which bank has gone live with Bharat Bill
Payments, the telecom bill payments ecosystem managed by National Payments Corp of India?
Answer: Yes Bank (Headquarter: Mumbai)
Explanation: Also, Yes bank launched a deposit scheme, which could fetch up to 8 per cent for a tenure of little
over 18 months, through this the bank is eyeing Rs 1,000 crores and the scheme is named 'Green Future:
Deposit'.
Q. 437 Which state CM launched ‘Mobile Tihar’, a smartphone distribution scheme under the Sanchar Kranti
Yojna (SKY)?
Answer: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh

Explanation: Also, Chhattisgarh CM recently launched an online portal and mobile app called ‘Aabhaar-Aapki
seva ka’ for the online pensioners of the state.
Q. 438 Writer, poet, critic and translator Sumatheendra R. Nadig passed away recently, he was from which
state?
Answer: Karnataka (CM: HD Kumaraswamy, Governor: Vajubhai Vala)

Q. 439 Which state CM launched Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for empowerment of women?
Answer: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish. The scheme will provide Rs 54,100 from the birth of a girl child till she
graduates.
Q. 438 Which Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included
in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)?
Answer: The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim.
Explanation: World Heritage Committee of UNESCO declared the Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of
Mumbai as the World Heritage Property.
Q. 439 Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Aviation Suresh Prabhu launched which mobile app to
provide wide range of information for export and import?
Answer: Niryat Mitra
Q. 440 State Bank of India launched a payments machine called MOPAD. What is its full form?
Answer: MOPAD is Multi Option Payment Acceptance Device.
Q. 441 The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant owned by Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private
Limited (BEST) was inaugurated at-
Answer: Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
Explanation: AP also, recently launched a Zero-Based Natural Farming (ZBNF) scale-out scheme, aimed at
benefitting around six million farmers by 2024
Q. 442 According to recent study released by LIRNEAsia, India has highest gender gap in mobile phone
ownership amongst 18 comparable countries and ranks among the lowest in women’s access to Internet.
What percent of women in India own mobile phones?
Answer: Only 43% of women in India own mobile phones compared to almost 80% of Indian males mostly
because of lack of awareness.
Explanation: According to a report by online speed testing platform Ookla, India with 9.12 Mbps 4G speed is
at 109th rank in the world in Internet Speed.
Q. 443 United India Insurance Company (Headquarter: Chennai) appointed whom as its Director and General
Manager?
Answer: S Gopakumar
Q. 444 According to a report called N-SIPI (State Investment Potential Index) series by economic think-tank
NCAER, which state/UT replaced Gujarat as the state with most investment potential?
Answer: Delhi
Q. 445 Parliament recently passed Fugitive Offenders Bill. A fugitive economic offender is an individual against
whom an arrest warrant is issued for economic offences of what amount?
Answer: Rs 100 crores and above
Q. 446 Recently National Registry of Citizens of Assam declared how many people as ‘illegal citizens’ of India?
Answer: 40 lakh people. NRC was first prepared in 1951. The Registrar General of India (RGI) drafts NRC.
Q. 447 Recently which country was elected as President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting
Development (AIBD) for period of two years?
Answer: India. F. Sheheryar was also re-elected as chair of executive board of AIBD.
Explanation: India will also head the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for two years
as its Vice Chair from July, 2018 to June, 2020. World Customs Organisation (WCO) headquarters: Brussels
capital of Belgium (Currency: Euro)
Q. 448 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-fund-based Umbrella organizations (UO) at State levels to
revive India’s co-operative banking sector. Which is the first State in the country to have an UO for the UCB
sector?
Answer: Gujarat
Q. 449 Which IIT recently launched world’s first remotely operable LEAP microscope?
Answer: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M). IIT Madras has also recently developed India’s first
microprocessor Shakti.
Q. 450 Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) board has approved acquiring up to 51% stake in which
bank?
Answer: IDBI Bank

Q. 451 Who won the Golden Boot and Golden Glove award in the recently concluded FIFA 2018 football World
Cup in Russia?
Answer: Golden Boot: Harry Kane from England (6 Goals) Golden Glove: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
Explanation: France won the world cup by defeating Croatia (capital: Zagreb, currency: Kuna) in the Final.
Mascot: Zabivaka – “the one who scores” (in Russian)
Golden Ball: Luka Modrić
FIFA fair play was given to Spain (capital: Madrid)

2026 World Cup will be jointly held in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Q. 452 Education Department of which state recently launched ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative from Class
1 in the state’s primary schools?
Answer: Haryana (CM: Manohar Lal Khattar, Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya)
Explanation: Haryana government in addition to ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative has also announced
“Chhatra Parivahan Suraksha scheme” for girl students to provide them free transportation to their
educational institutions.
Q.453 What is Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s, prediction of India’s
economic growth for 2018?
Answer: 7.4%
Explanation: Also, in its updated World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, IMF has cut India’s growth projection
by 0.1% for 2018-19. It now predicts the GDP growth to be 7.3. Same rating i.e. 7.3% has been give by Moody’s
Investors service as well.
Also, World Bank’s ‘Global Economic Prospect’ report has estimated India’s GDP to grow at 7.3% in this fiscal
year, thus giving India the tag of “Fastest Growing Economy”.
Q. 454 According to the progress figures of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in rural India, total how many
toilets have been built in rural India?
Answer: Over 7.7 crores
Explanation: Toilet usage is over 93% as per an independent third-party survey conducted in 2017-18 across
all States/UTs.
Q. 455 Which Indian has been named as the executive director of the panel on digital cooperation aimed to
deal with the “dark side” of digital innovation set up by UN Chief (Antonio Guterres)?
Answer: Amandeep Singh Gill
Q. 456 Which state recently announced the constitution of a ‘Heritage Cabinet to protect ancient monuments,
temples and archaeological sites and preservation of culture?
Answer: Odisha. (Odisha government also announced “Green Mahanadi Mission” recently.
Q. 457 Which state government recently released the State Credit Plan (banking) 2018-19, with an aim to
improve banking services in the state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (N Chandrababu Naidu).
Q. 458 Which ship of the Indian Navy has embarked on to #Lokayan-18 voyage to participate in the prestigious
‘tall ship races – 2018’?
Answer: INS Tarangini
Q. 459 Which Indian project has bagged World Bank’s internal award for exceptional performance in achieving
many development goals?
Answer: India’s Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
Q. 460 Vice President has appointed whom as the Director General of ICWA (Indian Council of World Affairs)?
Answer: T.C.A. Raghavan
Q. 461 Sixth edition of World Cities Summit was recently held at?
Answer: Singapore. Its theme was “Livable & Sustainable Cities: Embracing the Future through Innovation and
Collaboration”
Q. 462 Recently India became the 69thshareholder of which bank?
Answer: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Q. 463 Recently 15-point action plan named “Breathe India” for combating air pollution in ten most polluted
cities in the country was released by?
Answer: NITI Aayog
Q. 464 Name the President of South Korea who recently visited New Delhi and inaugurated ‘world’s largest
mobile factory’ of Samsung in Noida?
Answer: Moon Jae-in. India and South Korea have also decided to join forces to work towards Industrial 4.0.
Q. 465 Which company announced launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on Facebook Messenger
through their virtual assistant, Arya?
Answer: HDFC securities
Q. 466 According to report of which institute India has become the world’s sixth largest economy overtaking
France?
Answer: World Bank (Headquarters: Washington DC). India is $2.597 trillion economy.
Q. 467 Which organization adopted Resolution 2427 aimed at formulating a framework for protection, rights,
well-being and empowerment of children?
Answer: UN Security Council

Q. 468 Which state emerged as the best state in Ease of Doing Report of DIPP and World Bank?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the World Bank conducted an
annual reform exercise for all States and UTs under the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) considering Ease
of Doing Business. Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top state in the report.
Q. 469 Who has become the second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado
(in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border), the highest volcano in the world?
Answer: Satyarup Siddhanta
Q. 470 Rajasthan Government has signed MoU with which company to provide free digital training to 9,500
college students for one year?
Answer: Microsoft
Q. 471 Which state recently has given religious minority status to its Jewish Community?
Answer: Gujarat
Explanation: Gujarat also, came on top in NITI Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index which is a useful
tool to assess and improve the performance in efficient management of water resources.
Q. 472 Which state will launch the scheme called “one farmer one transformer” to reduce electricity losses?
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: Also, the state government allocated Rs 15 crore for the implementation of a pension scheme
for senior journalists, called “Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar Sanman Yojana”.
Q. 473 Who won the special one-off Golden Man Booker Prize to mark the 50th anniversary of the literary
award?
Answer: Michael Ondaatje for his book ‘The English Patient’
Q. 474 Who was appointed chairperson of the Empowered Expert committee (EEC) to select the six (3 public
and 3 private) Institutes of eminence (IoE)?
Answer: N Gopalaswami
Explanation: Institutes of eminence (IoE) selected are: IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay and the Bengaluru-based Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) in the public sector, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, BITS Pillani and Jio
Institute by Reliance Foundation in the private sector.
Q. 475 Which Indian athlete was appointed Asia’s representative in the Athletes Advisory Commission of the
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)?
Answer: Dipika Pallikal (Squash Player)
Q. 476 17th World Sanskrit Conference was inaugurated and attended by Human Resource Development
Minister Shri Prakash Javdekar at?
Answer: Vancouver, Canada
Q. 477 Which state government has announced Five-year jackfruit mission?
Answer: Meghalaya (Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma)

Explanation: Also, the President has declared queen variety of pineapple as state fruit of Tripura (CM: Biplab
Kumar Deb, Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki)
Q. 478 Who has been appointed the chairperson of National Green Tribunal?
Answer: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel

Q. 479 International Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals 2018 was recently held at-
Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Explanation: In this conference Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, received Knowledge Excellence Award
for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminum Knowledge domain.
Q. 480 Who is the head of the task force set up to recommend the framework for a national policy on e-
commerce?
Answer: Rita Teaotia
Q. 481 Name the mobile app developed by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to protect
interest of consumers?
Answer: GST Verify. (Between April 01-June 30, Haryana was the top stat in GST collection).
Q. 482 Which Indian bank has gone past Russia's Sberbank to become the most valuable bank in the emerging
market outside China?
Answer: HDFC Bank
Explanation: The bank has also launched Digital Loans against Mutual Funds in partnership with transfer agent
CAMS.
Q. 483 Airport authority of India has allocated Rs. 1200 crores, for the establishment of Civil Aviation Research
Organization (CARO) at-
Answer: Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
Q. 484 UNESCO entered into an agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) for
setting up a ‘Design University for Gaming’ in-
Answer: Visakhapatnam
Q. 485 Global banks acting as custodians for foreign funds including HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Standard
Chartered and JP Morgan shared a list of 25 countries that were tagged as “high-risk jurisdictions” with-
Answer: SEBI
Explanation: Anant Barua has been recently appointed as whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India.
Q. 486 Who launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application
‘Khan Prahari’ on Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary in New Delhi?
Answer: Union Minister of Coal. Piyush Goyal (He is Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Maharashtra.
Q. 487 Appointed as the chief military observer of the (UNMOGIP) Jose Eladio Alcain is from which country?
Answer: Uruguay (Capital: Montevideo, Currency: Peso)
Q. 488 Who was recently appointed as the Chairman of Payments Council of India?
Answer: Vishwas Patel
Q. 489 Who has been selected for 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award?
Answer: Milan Shankar Tare, he is a fisherman from Maharashtra.
Q. 490 What is the name of the “World’s emptiest airport” that India has agreed to develop since it was loss-
making?
Answer: Mattala International airport in Sri Lanka.
Q. 491 Name the mobile app launched by Chief Election Commissioner Shri. O.P. Rawat to report on violation
of election code of conduct?
Answer: cVIGIL
Q. 492 Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company to launch India’s first Blockchain district?
Answer: Tech Mahindra

Q. 493 Recently Union Cabinet gave its approval to rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura as-
Answer: Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport
Q. 494 The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the scheme of recapitalization of Regional Rural
Banks (RRBs) till-
Answer:2019-20
Explanation: This extension has been done so as to enable the RRBs to maintain the minimum prescribed
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of 9 per cent.
Q. 495 Which Indian cricketer was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for his achievements in
international cricket?
Answer: Rahul Dravid
Explanation: Along with Rahul Dravid, Australian Ricky Ponting and retired England woman wicketkeeper-
batter Claire Taylor was also inducted.
Q. 496 Which state recently launched “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class 8 in government
schools?
Answer: New Delhi (Arvind Kejriwal launched it in the presence of Dalai Lama).
Explanation: Kejriwal also, announced the ‘Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’ which aims to
increase to increase the income of farmers by three to five times in the national capital.
Q. 497 As per the decision of GST Council, e-Way Bill system for all inter-State movement of goods has been
rolled-out from ___________?
Answer: April 01, 2018

Q. 498 Who is the head of the IRDAI formed 16-member committee to examine motor third party insurance
pricing and make recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20?
Answer: IRDAI member – P.J. Joseph
Q. 499 Name the Netherlands Prime Minister who was recently on a two-day visit to India?
Answer: Mark Rutte. He launched the ‘Clean Air India Initiative’ in New Delhi. Also new Dutch Consulate will
be opened in Bengaluru and Netherlands also became the 64th to join ISA.
Explanation: Governments of India, Netherlands and Sweden launched first-of-its-kind collaborative research
Programme on HIV/AIDS.
Q. 500 Name the novelist from Poland (capital: Warsaw, Currency: Zloty) who won the prestigious Man Booker
International Prize for fiction “For Flights”?
Answer: Olga Tokarczuk
Q. 501 What was India’s rank in terms of competitiveness, in the annual rankings compiled by International
Institute for Management Development (IMD)?
Answer: 44
Explanation: India ranked 35 in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2018 released by Jones Lang LaSalle
Inc. (JLL)-
Q. 502 The government has cut the minimum annual deposit requirement for Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
accounts to Rs ____ from Rs 1,000 earlier?
Answer: 250
Q. 503 Which Assamese film won 3 top awards including that of the best movie, at the 3rd Love International
Film Festival in United States?
Answer: “Xhoihobote Dhemalite” (“Rainbow Fields”)
Q. 504 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBS-2019) will be hosted by which city?
Answer: Varanasi
Q. 505 Indian Air Force (IAF) participated in the Pitch Black – 2018 exercise held at?
Answer: Darwin Air Force Base, Australia.
Q. 506 Who became the first Transgender Lawyer of India?
Answer: Sathyasri Sharmila from Tamil Nadu.

Q. 507 Who is the head of the four-member committee formed by the government to suggest measures and
legal framework to effectively deal with incidents of mob violence?
Answer: Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba. Also, Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister (Lok Sabha Constituency:
Lucknow) is the chairman of a committee formed by the government to look into sexual harassment cases
against women, which saw a sharp rise recently after a sensational online movement (#Metoo).
Q. 508 As per latest Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). What is India’s rank on the Global
Optimism Index (GOI) in the first quarter of 2018?
Answer: Sixth
Q. 509 FICCI Ladies Organisation, launched which mobile app aimed at creating awareness on preventive
healthcare for women?
Answer: “WOW” (Wellness of Women).
Q. 510 Who was recently elected as the new President of Costa Rica (Capital: San Jose, Currency: Colon)?
Answer: Carlos Alvarado.

Explanation: Also, Maeen Abdul Malik is the new PM of Yemen (Capital: Sana Currency: Rial)
Q. 511 What is the India’s rank in the Lowy Institute Asia-Pacific Power Index?
Answer: Fourth
Explanation: Also, India’s rank was 138 in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI).
Q. 512 Xavier Rusta, Surendra Nihal and Govind Lal Vohra recently passed away, they were from which field?
Answer: Journalism
Q. 513 The book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company” has been written by?
Answer: Coal India Ltd.’s (CIL)’s former chairman Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya
Q. 514 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service was won by?
Answer: The New York Times and The New Yorker
Explanation: Pulitzer Prize in the music category: Kendrick Lamar (USA)

Q. 515 Which airport has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018?
Answer: Cochin International Airport. It is the first Indian airport to completely operation on solar. Also, United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognized this airport as the world’s first fully solar energy-
powered airport.
Q. 516 Who was conferred with Odisha’s highest literary award Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman for 2018?
Answer: Eminent Poet Ramakanta Rath
Q. 517 Who has been elected as the President of International Kabaddi Federation (formed in 2004)?
Answer: Janardan Singh Gehlot
Q. 518 Who became the first serving Indian Army officer to complete Ironman competition 2018 held in
Austria?
Answer: Major General Vikram Dogra.

Q. 519 Which bank recently got RBI’s nod to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore?
Answer: Federal Bank.
Explanation: Bahrain (Capital: Manama Currency: Dinar), Kuwait (Capital: Kuwait City (Al Asimah) Currency:
Dinar)
Q. 520 Which country recently joined International Solar Alliance (ISA) and became the 68th member of ISA?
Answer: Myanmar (Capital: Naypyidaw, Currency: Kyat)
Explanation: Also, the second Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (REINVEST- 2018) was
organised by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in Noida and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in the presence of Secretary General of United Nations Antonio Guterres. 2nd Global RE-INVEST also
hosted First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Meeting of the Energy Ministers of Indian
Ocean Rim Association (IORA) countries.
Q. 521 Which state CM recently inaugurated the 7 day long “Kharchi Puja”?
Answer: Tripura
Q. 522 The Finance Ministry has recently approved capital infusion of Rs 11,336 crores in how many PSBs?
Answer: Five
Explanation: The Finance Ministry has approved capital infusion of Rs 11,336 crore in 5 public sector banks.
The 5 banks are: Punjab National Bank (PNB), Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and
Allahabad Bank. This infusion is a part of the remaining Rs.65000 crore of infusion under government’s
announcement of Rs.2.11 lakh crore of credit infusion in banks in 2017.
Q. 523 Recently seven members took oath as member of Rajya Sabha one of which is Sonal Mansingh. She is
associated with which field?
Answer: Indian Classical Dancer

Explanation: The seven members are:
Rakesh Sinha, Sonal Mansingh, Raghunath Mohapatra, Ram Shakal, Elamaram Kareem, Binoy Viswam, Jose K
Mani
Rakesh Sinha of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) is the founder and honorary director of India Policy
Foundation.
Sonal Mansingh is a popular Indian classical dancer. She performs Bharatanatyam and Odissi. He took oath in
Hindi.
Raghunath Mohapatra is an internationally renowned sculptor and architect. He took oath in Odia.
Ram Shakal is a former BJP lawmaker. He took oath in Hindi.
Q. 524 Developed at the cost of Rs 160 crore Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched National Skill
Training Institute (NSTI) at?
Answer: Barang, in Bhubaneswar. (Also, National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab)
Q. 525 India’s first Defense Incubator will come up in?
Answer: T-Hub, Hyderabad
Q. 526 Recently where did Rajnath Singh inaugurate largest Indian visa centre in the world?
Answer: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Q. 527 The first edition of Global Wind Summit will be held in ______ from September 25 to 28, 2018.
Answer: Hamburg, Germany
Q. 528 Name the Indian botanist who received the prestigious Linnean Medal in Botany from the Linnean
Society of London?
Answer: Kamaljit S. Bawa
Q. 529 Name the web portal and app launched by Power Ministry for better administration and transparency?
Answer: web portal: www.praapti.in app: PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification and Analysis in Power procurement
for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators)
Q. 530 Where did PM recently laid the foundation stone of India’s first Mobile Open Exchange Zone (MOX)?
Answer: World Trade Centre, Noida.
Q. 531 Who has been selected as the new President of Mexico?
Answer: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Capital: Mexico City, Currency: Peso)
Q. 532 Which National Park has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in the
country?
Answer: Bhitarkanika National Park (in Odisha)
Q. 533 Which two Indians were named winners of 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
Answer: Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
Q. 534 RBI increased lenders’ single borrower exposure limit for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
which do not finance infrastructure, from 10% to what percent of capital funds?
Answer: 15%
Q. 535 With an aim to make the state smoke – free, which state recently became the first state in the country
to have 100% penetration of LPG?
Answer: Kerala
Explanation: Also, RBI approved the proposal of Kerala government for the formation of Kerala Bank. The
decision was taken by special task force headed by Chairman M S Sriram. The bank will be formed by
consolidating State Cooperative Bank and the 14 district cooperatives. It will have a net deposit amount of Rs
650 billion.
National Sports Awards 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards (given to outstanding sportspersons): Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
Arjuna Award: Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Savita (Hockey), Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics), Manoj Sarkar (Para-
Badminton), Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis), Rahi Sarnobat, Ankur Mittal, Shreyasi Singh (Shooting),
Col. Ravi Rathore (Polo), Rohan Bopanna (Tennis), Sumit (Wrestling), Pooja Kadian (Wushu), Neeraj
Chopra (Javelin Throw), Jinson Johnson (Athletics), Shubhankar Sharma (Golf), Manpreet Singh
(Hockey), Hima Das (Athletics), Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton), Satish Kumar (Boxing)
Head of selection committee of Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award: Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar
Dronacharya Award (Given to coaches): Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo), Clarence Lobo (Hockey), V.R. Beedu and
Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics) Tarak Sinha (Cricket), A. Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis) Chenanda Achaiah
Kuttappa (Boxing), Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting).
Head of Selection Committee: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Dhyan Chand Award 2018: (life time contribution to sports): Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling) Bobby
Aloysius (Athletics), Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey), Satyadev Prasad (Archery)
Head of selection Committee head: Justice Mukul Mudgal

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018: Sports for Development (Isha Outreach), Encouragement to Sports
through Corporate Social Responsibility (JSW Sports), Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent
(Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited).
Head of selection committee: Rahul Bhatnagar

Recipient of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Selection Committee head: Ashok Kumar
IMPORTANT DAYS (July, August, September & October)
EVENT DATE THEME

World Ranger Day July 31
World Day against Trafficking in Persons July 30 Responding to the trafficking of
children and young people
8th International Tiger July 29
World Hepatitis Day July 28 Test. Treat. Hepatitis
Nelson Mandela International Day July 18
International Malala Day July 12
World Youth Skills Day July 15
World Population Day July 11 Family Planning is a Human right
Global Forgiveness Day, International July 07 Theme of Cooperatives Day:
Co-operative Day, World Chocolate Day Sustainable consumption and
production
World Zoonosis Day July 06

World UFO day, World Sports July 02
Journalists Day
National Doctor’s Day, GST Day July 01 Doctor Day theme: Zero
tolerance to violence against
doctors and clinical
establishment.
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 August 1 Earth Overshoot Day marks the
date when humanity’s demand
for ecological resources and
services in a given year exceeds
what Earth can regenerate in
that year.
National Handloom Day August 07
World Biofuel day August 10 Rajasthan has recently become
the first state to implement
National Biofuel Policy
International Youth Day August 12 Safe space for Youth
World Elephant Day August 12
International left handers day August 13
World Humanitarian Day August 19 #NotATarget
World Photography Day August 19
World Mosquito Day August 20
World Senior Citizen Day August 21
International Day for the Remembrance August 23
of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
International Day against Nuclear Tests August 29
National Sports Day August 29
World Coconut Day September 1 Coconut for Good Health,
Wealth & Wellness
International Day of Charity September 5
International Literacy Day September 8 Literacy and Skill Development
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) September
10
International Day for South-South September
Cooperation 12
Hindi Diwas September
14
International Day of Democracy September
15
World Ozone Day September
16
International Day of Peace September The Right to Peace – The
21 Universal Declaration of Human
Rights at 70
World Alzheimer’s Day September
21
World Rose Day/ Cancer Day September
22
International Day of Sign Languages September With Sign Language, everyone is
(IDSL) 23 Included!
International Week of the Deaf 24-30

September
2018
Annual Antyodaya Divas to mark the September
birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal 25
Upadhyaya
International Day for the Total September
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26
World Contraception Day September
26
World Tourism Day Tourism and the Digital
Transformation
World Maritime Day IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better
Shipping for a Better Future
International Day for Universal Access September The Asian Digital Revolution:
to Information 28 Transforming the Digital Divide
into a Dividend through
Universal Access
World Rabies Day September Rabies: Share the message. Save
28 a life
World Heart Day September My heart, Your heart
29
International Translation Day September Translation: Promoting Cultural
30 Heritage in Changing Times
International Coffee Day October 01
International Day of Older Persons October 01 Celebrating Older Human Rights
(IDOP) Champions
World Habitat Day October 01 Municipal Solid Waste
Management
World Vegetarian Day October 01
International Day of Non-Violence October 02
World Animal Day October 04
25th International Teacher’s Day October 05 The right to education means
the right to a qualified teacher
Indian Air Force (IAF) 86th anniversary October 08
World Post Day October 09 Imagine you are a letter
travelling through time
World Mental Health Day October 10 Young People and Mental
Health in a Changing World
International Day of the Girl Child October 11 With Her: A Skilled Girl Force
World Obesity Day October 11 It’s time to End Weight Stigma!
World Sight Day October 11 Eyecare everywhere
World Arthritis Day October 12
World Egg Day October 12
International Day for Disaster Reduction October 13 Reducing Disaster Economic
Losses
World Migratory Bird Day October 13
International Day of Rural Women October 15 Sustainable infrastructure,
(Also Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas services and social protection
celebrated on this day). for gender equality and the
empowerment of rural women

and girls
World Students’ Day October 15 To commemorate the birth
anniversary of Late. Dr. APJ
Abdul kalam
World Food Day October 16 Our actions are our future – A
zero hunger world by 2030 is
possible
International Day for the Eradication of October 17 Coming together with those
Poverty furthest behind to build an
inclusive world of universal
respect for human rights and
dignity
World Trauma Day October 17
World Osteoporosis Day, National October 20
Solidarity Day
Police Commemoration Day October 21
UN Day, World Polio Day and World October 24
Development Information Day
World Day for Audio-visual Heritage October 27 Your Story is Moving
National Unity Day October 31 To mark the birth anniversary of
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Answer: Professor Ranjana Arora of NCERT

Answer: Fali S. Nariman an eminent jurist

Answer: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Answer: “Main Nahin Hum”

Answer: Marsel van Oosten

Answer: IIT Bombay

Answer: Gandhian and Socialist

Answer: Thangjam Tababi Devi (from Manipur)

Answer: Veena Sendre (from Chhattisgarh)

Answer: Vikram Limaye

Answer: Hridaynath award

Answer: Dakar, Senegal (Currency: CFA Franc)

Answer: $79.5 billion

Answer: Rs. 30,000 crores

Answer: $5.43 billion

Answer: Shashi Tharoor. He described the book in 29-letter word floccinaucinihilipilification”.

Answer: Rangachari Sridharan

Answer: South Africa

Answer: Pune, Maharashtra

Answer: Raghuram Rajan

Q. 144 India’s first corn festival was recently held at?

Answer: Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Mandu (MP)

Answer: Cricket commentator

Answer: Jan Dhan Darshan

Answer: Pakyong Airport

Q. 164 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared 2019-2028 as the “___________Decade of Peace”

Answer: Rs. 15 Lakhs

Q. 188 Government recently appointed MD and CEOs of 10 PSBs. Name them

Answer: India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence.

Answer: Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma

Answer: Freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister

Q. 228 Goura Chandra Mohapatra passed away recently he was a?

Answer: Bimal Jalan

Answer: Preeti Shenoy

Answer: Opera House, Bengaluru

Answer: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Answer: Justice Mukul Mudgal

Q. 257 Vijay Shankar Vyas died recently in Jaipur, Rajasthan, he was a?

Answer: Manoj Jhalani

Answer: Odisha (CM: Naveen Patnaik, Governor: Ganeshi Lal)

Answer: Rs 2,750 crore ($400 million)

Answer: Seoul, South Korea.

Answer: Shri Bidyut Chakrabarty.

Q. 290 Bhagwati Kumar Sharma passed away, he was a-

Answer: Otar region, Kazakhstan (Capital: Astana, Currency: Tenge)

Answer: Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Answer: Japan. The event was played at Vannes, France.

Explanation: Kathmandu also hosted International Conference on Information and Communication

Answer: New Delhi

Answer: $346 million

Q. 330 John McCain passed away recently, he was a?

Answer: K Vijay Raghavan.

Answer: ICICI Bank (MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakshi)

Answer: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

Answer: National Electoral Transformation (NETA) mobile application

Answer: Mental illness

Answer: Mario Abdo Benítez

Q. 391 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in-

Answer: 7.4 per cent

Answer: Michelle Bachelet

Answer: R.S. Sharma

Answer: Rajasthan (CM: Vasundhara Raje, Governor: Kalyan Singh)