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1. Which country to host the 2018 International Conference on TRIPS- CBD Linkage? (Switzerland)
2. What is the theme of the 2018 World Milk Day (WMD) in India? (Drink Move Be Strong)
3. Which social networking giant has partnered with National Commission for Women (NCW) to offer digital literacy
programme for women? (Facebook)
4. Which Indian cricketer has been honoured with the ‘Most inspiring icon of the year for Social Welfare’ award by the
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)? (Yuvraj Singh)
5. The first biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference 2018 was held in which city? (New Delhi)
6. Who will be honoured with the ‘Hero to Animals Award 2018’ from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA) India? (Zubeen Garg)
7. Pandurang Phundkar, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Bharatiya Janata
Party)
8. Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B)? (Amit Khare)
9. Which union ministry has launched an online Analytical tool to monitor foreign contributions by various organisations
under FCRA? (Ministry of Home Affairs)
10. The Somasila Dam is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
11. The first official World Bicycle Day (WBD-2018) is observed on which date? (June 3)
12. India has recently signed Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in nursing with which country? (Singapore)
13. Which state government has launched the scheme “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” for journalists?
(Odisha)
14. Kendrick Lamar has been honoured with the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music. He belongs to which country? (United
States)
15. Which automobile company has signed a MoU with Maharashtra government to promote e-Mobility in the State?
(Tata Motors Ltd)
16. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? (Dinesh Gupta)
17. Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? (Giuseppe Conte)
18. Under whose chairmanship executive committee has been constituted by the Union Government to spread Mahatma
Gandhi’s legacy among people? (Narendra Modi)
19. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched a new EPS to predict severity and intensity of weather. What
does “EPS” stands for? (Ensemble Prediction Systems)
20. Who has been conferred with the ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian’ award 2018? (Kailash Satyarthi and A S Kiran
Kumar)
21. Which country is hosting the 2018 BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting? (South Africa)
22. Which agendas will be discussed in the 49th Conference of Governors and Lieutenant Governors? (Clean India
mission, Internal security and Skill development)
23. Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Spain? (Pedro Sanchez)
24. Who is the newly elected President of Egypt? (Abdel Fattah al-Sisi)
25. India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up in which city? (Chandigarh)
26. As per which section of the Income Tax Act , the Charitable Religious Institutions shall be eligible for grant under the
scheme ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’? (Section 10 (23BBA))
27. What is the India’s rank in the Save the Children’s “End of Childhood Index 2018”? (113th)
28. Indian Navy has recently rescued 38 stranded Indians from cyclone hit Socotra Island. The Island is located in which
country? (Yemen)
29. Which country is hosting the 3rd Asia Cup International Bridge Championship 2018? (India)
30. Timothy Pereira, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Football)
31. Which union ministry has launched ‘Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan’ to help farmers in raising their income? (Ministry of
Agriculture and farmers welfare)
32. Under which campaign the ‘Jan Aushadhi Suvidha’- the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin has been launched by the
Union Government? (Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana)
33. Which country is the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day (WED -2018) event? (India)
34. Under which theme, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the 2018 Financial Literacy Week? (Customer
Protection)
35. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)? (Pippa
Harris)
36. Leela Menon, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
37. NTPC Ltd has adopted the iconic Charminar in Hyderabad under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This
historical monument was built by whom? (Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah)
38. Which Indian beach has become the Asia’s first beach to get the Blue Flag certification? (Chandrabhaga beach)
39. Who has won the ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award from the Central Government for cattle rearing and dairying? ( A.
Dhiraj Ram Krishna)
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40. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) award at the Basketball Without Borders Asia
2018? (Sanjana Ramesh)
41. Who has been appointed a new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (M.K Jain)
42. Maria Fernanda Espinosa has been elected President of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). She is
foreign minister of which country? (Ecuador)
43. The biopic “The Making of the Mahatma” has been screened in South Africa to commemorate the 125th year of
Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha. The biopic is based on which novel? (Apprenticeship of a Mahatma)
44. The World Bank has approved how much amount for Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) of Government of India (GoI)?
(Rs.6000 crore)
45. Which country hosted the 2018 IBSA Foreign Ministers’ Meeting? (South Africa)
46. Which country is hosting the 2018 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD)? (Nepal)
47. Which ethnic Indian lawyer has been appointed as new Attorney General of Malaysia? (Tommy Thomas)
48. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Jordan? (Omar Razzaz)
49. The Supreme Court has recently allowed the Union government to implement the reservation in promotion policy for
SC/ST employees. As per which article of the Constitution, reservation in promotions are mandated? (Article 16 (4A))
50. The Kune Falls is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
51. Who will head the group to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India? (Baba Kalyani)
52. On which committee’s recommendations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will set up Public Credit Registry (PCR) to
check loan defaults? (YM Deosthalee committee)
53. The Fuego volcano has recently erupted in which country? (Guatemala)
54. What is the current repo rate in the second bi-monthly monetary policy review of RBI for FY19? (6.25%)
55. Which city hosted the National Consultation on Accelerating Implementation of Tobacco Control Measures for
achievement of Goals under National Health Policy 2017? (New Delhi)
56. The Union government has recently given final clearance to Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). The project will
built across which river? (Godavari River)
57. Who will be honoured with the IIFA Lifetime Achievement award at the 19th edition of International Indian Film
Academy (IIFA-2018)? (Anupam Kher)
58. Narayan Prasad Singh, who passed away recently, was the renowned lyricist of which state? (Odisha)
59. Which country hosted the 11th edition of Geo Intelligence Asia 2018? (India)
60. The Mitti Dam is located in which state? (Gujarat)
61. Which state will become the first Indian state to use auto-disable syringes for all clinical purposes to prevent infection?
(Andhra Pradesh)
62. Which variety of pineapple has been declared as the state fruit of Tripura? (Queen)
63. Which US celebrity chef (who passed away recently) has authored the book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the
Culinary Underbelly”? (Anthony Bourdain)
64. Ashish Jakhar has won gold in which sports at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? (Hammer
throw)
65. Who will receive the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons) at the
BCCI awards? (Virat Kohli)
66. Sudheesh Guruvayoor has set a Guinness World Record by distributing the largest number of curry tree saplings in
Sharjah. He is native of which Indian state? (Kerala)
67. Dr. Sapan Kumar Murmu, the renowned doctor of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
(VIMSAR) has passed away. The VIMSAR is located in which state? (Odisha)
68. Which South African city hosted the Mandela-Gandhi Youth Conference 2018? (Pietermaritzburg)
69. Which state government has launched a “Business First Portal”? (Punjab)
70. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket? (Mithali Raj)
71. What is India’s rank in the Global Peace Index 2018? (136th)
72. Which country hosted the 18th edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2018? (China)
73. Which committee has been constituted to examine setting up of ARC for faster resolution of stressed assets of Public
Sector Banks (PSBs)? (Sunil Mehta committee)
74. Who has won the women’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018? (Simona Halep)
75. Anu Kumar has won gold in which sports at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? (Sprint)
76. Kandaala Subrahmanya Tilak, the noted freedom fighter has passed away. He was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from
which constituency in 1952? (Vizianagaram)
77. Which country’s women cricket team posted the highest-ever total in One-Day International (ODI) cricket ? (New
Zealand)
78. Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party of India? (INC)
79. Maria Bueno, who passed away recently, was the legendary sportsperson from which field? (Tennis)
80. What is the theme of 2018 World Oceans Day (WOD)? (Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging
solutions for a healthy ocean)
81. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC)? (S Ramesh)
82. Who has been appointed as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? (Arvind Saxena)
83. Pappu Karki, the popular Kumaoni folk singer has passed away. He was native of which state? (Uttarakhand)
84. India’s first-ever national police museum will establish in which city? (Delhi)
85. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is in news for appointing Sharad Kumar as new Vigilance Commissioner. As
per which committee’s recommendations, the CVC was set up? (K Santhanam committee)
86. Which country will host the 45th G7 summit 2019? (France)
87. Which country’s women cricket team has clinched the Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament 2018? (Bangladesh)
88. Who has won the men’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018? (Rafael Nadal)
89. Which country’s football team has lifted the 2018 Intercontinental Cup football title? (India)
90. Shantaram Laxman Naik, who passed away recently, was the former Congress chief of which state? (Goa)
91. The 22nd edition of the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar 2018” has started between India and which countries?
(Japan and United States)
92. As per which inter-connectivity project, the Government of India (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages?
( BharatNet)
93. Which country to host the first military exercise of the BIMSTEC group focusing on counter-terrorism? (India)
94. Which app has been launched by the Ministry of Railways to expedite & streamline passenger grievance redressal?
(Rail Madad)
95. Which state is hosting the 2nd India-US colloquium on Earth Observations and Sciences for Society and Economy?
(Goa)
96. Which technical committee has been constituted by the Union government to look into jobs data calculation? (TCA
Anant committee)
97. Which state government will launch awareness programme “Sanskar” against superstition? (Assam)
98. The Central Government has launched which Yoga Day Contest to generate awareness regarding benefits of Yoga at
workplace for women? (#YogaFor9to5)
99. What is the theme of the 2018 World Day against Child Labour? (Generation Safe & Healthy)
100. The Dassam Falls is located across which tributary of the Subarnarekha River in Jharkhand? (Kanchi River)
101. India hosted the 10th meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF-2018). The Lymphatic
Filariasis (LF) is spread by which mosquito? (Culex mosquito)
102. Shahzahan Bachchu, the prominent writer and publisher has passed away. He was native of which country?
(Bangladesh)
103. Gavit Murali Kumar clinched a gold in men’s 10,000 metre race at the 2018 Gouden Spike meeting in The Netherlands.
He was native of which state? (Gujarat)
104. Ramchandra Bainda, who passed away recently, was the former BJP MP from which Lok Sabha constituency of
Haryana? (Faridabad)
105. Saweety Boora, who claimed gold at 2018 Umakhanov Memorial Tournament, is associated with which sports?
(Boxing)
106. Which country to host the 2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)?
(Nepal)
107. The Union government has added which iconic sites in 3rd phase of its flagship project of Swachh Iconic Places (SIP)?
(Raghavendra Swamy Temple of Kurnool, Brahma Sarovar Temple of Kurukshetra, and Hazardwari
Palace of Murshidabad)
108. Mulubha Jadeja, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Cricket)
109. Which countries to host the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026? (US, Canada and Mexico)
110. The Ethipothala Falls is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
111. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the final extension of tenure of the Commission constituted to examine the
issue of Sub-categorization within OBCs in the Central List. The Commission is headed by whom? (G. Rohini)
112. The Union Cabinet has approved the nomination of which Union ministry as the ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern
Council (NEC)? (Ministry of Home)
113. Which Indian personality has been honoured with Japan’s prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize under ‘Culture and
Community’ category? (Bindeshwar Pathak)
114. Who has assumed charge as new Secretary in Ministry of Coal? (Inder Jit Singh)
115. Which state government has initiated a ‘water literacy’ campaign to create awareness about the importance of water
conservation in the State? (Kerala)
116. The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked an agreement with which state-based Smart Village Movement (SVM)
for its smart village initiative? (Andhra Pradesh)
117. What is the India’s rank in the Global Environment Performance Index 2018, as per latest released State of India’s
Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures by Down To Earth magazine? (177th)
118. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match? (Shikhar
Dhawan)
119. Which country has approved a deal to sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $930 million? (United
States)
120. What is the theme of the 2018 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)? (Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share
life)
121. Which city to host the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? (Jalandhar)
122. Which country to host the 23rd European Union Film Festival (EUFF-2018)? (India)
123. Which state government has signed pact with Quebec province of Canada for economic cooperation & welfare of tribal
communities? (Maharashtra)
124. Shujaat Bukhari, the veteran journalist has passed away. He was editor of Srinagar-based which newspaper? (Rising
Kashmir)
125. Which Indian-American personality has been named the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the US’ largest automaker,
General Motors? (Dhivya Suryadevara)
126. Who has been posted as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Puducherry? (S Sundari Nanda)
127. Anil Kumar clinched gold in the 10m Air Rifle event at the 18th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship 2018. He is
native of which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
128. Which state has topped the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) of Niti Aayog? (Gujarat)
129. The Kodiveri Dam is located on which tributary of Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu? (Bhavani river)
130. The National Institute of Yoga (NIY) is located in which city? (New Delhi)
131. What is the India’s growth forecast for FY19, as per latest Fitch Ratings report “Global Economic Outlook”? (7.4%)
132. Who will become the first Indian cricketer to appear in Kia Super League in England? (Smriti Mandhana)
133. Which country has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket?
(Russia)
134. The conference on implementation of National Pension System (NPS) by the Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) was
held in which city? (New Delhi)
135. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Jordan? (Omar al-Razzaz)
136. Who has become the first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot from South India? (Meghana Shanbough)
137. The International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD) is observed on which date? (June 16)
138. Adiraju Venkateswara Rao, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
139. The Jawai dam is situated in which district of Rajasthan? (Pali)
140. Who authored the book “The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of the House of Travancore”? (Manu S Pillai)
141. The Assumption Island is in news recently. It is located in which country? (Seychelles)
142. The Union Government has sanctioned a special financial assistance of Rs.5 lakhs to Limba Ram. He is associated with
which sports? (Archery)
143. Which country is hosting the 2018 Asia and Oceania Region Inter-Governmental Ministerial meeting on anti-doping?
(Sri Lanka)
144. What is the theme of the 2018 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD)? (Land has true value –
invest in it)
145. The SAARC Development Fund (SDF) to launch Social Enterprise Development Programme (SEDP) in all SAARC
member states. Where is the Secretariat of SDF located? (Thimphu)
146. The 2018 Goa Revolution Day (GRD) has celebrated on which date? (June 18)
147. Which country’s specialist team has started meeting with India to negotiate the text of military agreement
“COMCASA”? (United States)
148. Who has been elected as the new President of Colombia? (Ivan Duque Marquez)
149. The Hasdeo Thermal Power Station (HTPS) is located in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
150. The 23rd European Union Film Festival (EUFF-2018) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
151. IRDAI has constituted which committee to review regulations governing the Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF)?
(Suresh Mathur committee)
152. Which Indian Armed Force is observing the year 2018 as ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’? (Indian Army)
153. The Union Water Resources Ministry has teamed up with which technology giant for flood forecasting? (Google)
154. Perumal Murugan, who has authored the novel “Kazhimugam”, is the noted poet of which language? (Tamil)
155. Who has won the 118th edition of the US Open Golf Championship 2018? (Brooks Koepka)
156. Which state police have launched a mobile-based messenger application “Cop Connect” to provide real time
information to police officers across the State? (Telangana)
157. The 2018 World Sustainable Gastronomy Day (WSGD) is observed on which date? (June 18)
158. Which country to host the high-level Conference on “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable
Development, 2018-2028”? (Tajikistan)
159. The National Yoga Olympiad has organized by NCERT in New Delhi. Who is the current director of the organisation?
(Hrushikesh Senapaty)
160. Which technology giant has recently announced to launch training programme for journalists in India? (Google)
161. The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics has launched in which country? (India)
162. Who has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2018? (Anukreethy Vas)
163. The RBI has tightened norms for LRS by making quoting of Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory even for
transactions below $25,000. What does ‘LRS’ stands for? (Liberalised Remittance Scheme)
164. Which G7 country has recently legalised recreational use of marijuana nationwide? (Canada)
165. Which renowned personality has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government? (A R
Rahman)
166. The conference “National Consultation on Making Agriculture Sustainable and Profitable’ will be held in which city?
(Pune)
167. Nerella Venu Madhav, who passed away recently, was the world-renowned personality in which field? (Mimicry)
168. The Central Government has constituted a Chief Ministers Subgroup to coordinate policy approaches for Agriculture
and MGNREGS. Which state Chief Minister will be convenor of the supgroup? (Madhya Pradesh)
169. Which state government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme to rank panchayats on the basis of
social parameters? (Haryana)
170. The new digital initiative of HRD Ministry ‘National Digital Library of India (NDLI)’ has developed by which IIT
institute? (IIT Kharagpur)
171. Which city has set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for largest number of people performing yoga at one place at the
same time on 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? (Kota)
172. Which country has recently withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHR)? (United States)
173. Which state capital has been selected as 100th Smart City under the Smart Cities Mission? (Shillong)
174. Under ‘India Smart Cities Award 2018, which Smart City has been selected for ‘City Award’ for showing great
momentum in implementation of projects? (Surat)
175. Peter Thomson, who passed away recently, was the legendary player of which sports? (Golf)
176. The Yoga Institute in Mumbai has been selected as recipient of the 2018 Prime Minister’s award for outstanding
contribution for promotion and development of yoga. The institute was established in which year? (1918)
177. Which state government has launched a smartphone application ‘i-Hariyali’ to increase green cover across the state?
(Punjab)
178. Which city hosted the 7th edition of India Minerals and Metals forum 2018? (New Delhi)
179. Which state police is hosting the 19th All India Conference of Directors of Finger Prints Bureaux 2018? (Telangana
Police)
180. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict ? (The Plight and
Rights of Children Born of War)
181. What is the theme of the 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? (Yoga for Peace)
182. Which country to host the 3rd annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? (India)
183. Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi, the renowned Urdu satirist passed away. He belonged to which India’s neighboring country?
(Pakistan)
184. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017? (Kidambi
Srikanth)
185. Charles Krauthammer, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist passed away. He belonged to which country?
(United States)
186. Under which anti-terror law, the Government of India (GoI) has banned Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and
Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)? (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967)
187. The 2018 Ambubachi Mela has started in which state? (Assam)
188. Prabhakar Choubey, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Journalism)
189. The 2018 World Music Day (WMD) is observed on which date? (June 21)
190. Which union ministry has been conferred the SKOCH’s ‘Best performing Social Sector Ministry’ award? (Ministry of
Women and Child Development)
191. Which country’s researchers have developed the world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”? (United States)
192. Gautam Kanjilal, who passed away recently, was pioneer in which field? (Rock climbing)
193. Which state government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) for farmers? (Gujarat)
194. Kim Jong-pil, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country? (South Korea)
195. Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men’s 50 meter breaststroke event at 2018 Singapore National Swimming
Championships? (Sandeep Sejwal)
196. The 22nd edition of Sindhu Darshan Festival (SDF) has started in which district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)? (Leh)
197. The 2018 International Widows’ Day (IWD) is observed on which date? (June 23)
198. Which state Chief Minister has been conferred with ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award at the 52nd Skoch Summit 2018?
(Rajasthan)
199. The Central Government has launched the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
(Rajgarh)
200. B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is native of which state? (Kerala)
201. Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2018?
(Tumhari Sulu)
202. Which city is hosting the 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places? (Hyderabad)
203. Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women’s recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake
City of US? (Deepika Kumari)
204. Which country hosted the 2018 anti-doping sports conference ‘Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?’ (Norway)
205. Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution “No Toilet, No Bride”? (Godikan)
206. Which committee will be constituted by the Union Government to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the
country? (Elattuvalapil Sreedharan committee)
207. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved an equity investment of how much amount in National
Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India? ($200 million)
208. The first edition of naval exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” will be conducted between India and it’s which
neighbouring country? (Bangladesh)
209. Which state government has launched a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground
water? (Punjab)
210. The Getalsud Dam is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
211. Which country to host the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20 tournament? (West Indies)
212. Which state is hosting the 58th National Interstate Senior Athletics 2018? (Assam)
213. Who has been crowned as the India’s first Tribal Queen? (Pallavi Durua)
214. Which Bollywood personality has been conferred with the French distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and
Letters? (Kalki Koechlin)
215. Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament 2018? (Lewis Hamilton)
216. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is organising the training workshop on cybercrime
targeting children. Who is the present chairman of NCPCR? (Stuti Narain Kacker)
217. The UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day is observed on which date? (June 27)
218. India has extended how much amount of line of credit to Seychelles to allow it to buy defence equipment from India?
($100 million)
219. What is the theme of 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking? (Listen First)
220. The Tipaimukh Dam is located in which state? (Manipur)
221. Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the 26th edition of world’s largest multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC
-2018”? (INS Sahyadri)
222. Who has been appointed as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? (Anant
Barua)
223. Who have won the World Food Prize 2018? (Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro)
224. Which union ministry has launched report titled ‘Women in Prisons’? (Ministry of Women and Child
Development)
225. The Government of India (GoI) has recently banned which drug for domestic use to public sector from 1st July 2018?
(Oxytocin)
226. What is the theme of the 2018 National Statistics Day (NSD) in India? (Quality Assurance in Official Statistics)
227. The NCST has organized a National Seminar on “Conservation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribes of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. As per which article of the Constitution, the NCST set up to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
(ST)? (Article 338(A))
228. Who has authored the book “Ahimsa”, which sheds light on India’s freedom struggle? (Supriya Kelkar)
229. The Gangrel Dam is built across which river in Chhattisgarh? (Mahanadi)
230. Donald Hall, the noted poet passed away. He belonged to which country? (United States)
231. According to data on language released as part of Census 2011, which is the most spoken language in India? (Hindi)
232. Who has been sworn-in as the first-ever visually impaired judge of Pakistan? (Yousaf Saleem)
233. Who has broken the legendary Sriram Singh’s four-decade-old 800m National record at the 58th National Inter State
Senior Athletics Championships 2018? (Jinson Johnson)
234. Which flagship programme of Ministry of Shipping got ‘Gold Award’ in infrastructure sector in 52nd Skoch Summit
2018? (Sagarmala)
235. To detect cervical cancer, a new technique “Liquid Based Cytology (LBC)” has launched in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
236. India has committed to increase its grant to $15 million to the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Who is the
representative of India in the GEF Council? (Aparna Subramani)
237. Which state government has announced a new scheme ‘Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana’? (Maharashtra)
238. Which committee has been constituted by the Maharashtra Government to study issues related to floating solar power
plant at Ujani dam? (Satish Chavan committee)
239. The 2018 Kabir Mahotsav has started in which state to mark the 500th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir
Das? (Uttar Pradesh)
240. The Raja Lakhamagouda dam is located in which state? (Karnataka)
241. Which district has been ranked first in the NITI Aayog’s Delta ranking of Aspirational Districts Programme? (Dahod
district of Gujarat)
242. Which state government has been awarded for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood
Campaign? (Madhya Pradesh)
243. Who will lead Indian women’s team for the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup tournament in London? (Rani
Rampal)
244. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI)? (35th)
245. The 12th National Statistics Day (NSD-2018) is celebrated on which date in India? (June 29)
246. The Union Government has launched a mobile application “ReUnite” for which purpose? (To track and trace
missing children)
247. As per Mercer’s 24th annual Cost of Living Survey 2018, which is the India’s most expensive city? (Mumbai)
248. The 2018 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on which date? (June 26)
249. Who is the author of the book “Vedvigyan Alok”? (Agnivarat Naishthik)
250. The Raneh waterfall is located on which river in Madhya Pradesh? (Ken)
251. UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is celebrated on which dates? (27 June)
252. What is the initial subsidy approved by the government for MSMER clusters under its new Solar Charkha Mission?
(Rs. 550 Crore)
253. Which state governments have launched Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana recently? (Maharashtra)
254. Which states in India has maximum number of Unesco World Heritage Sites? (Maharashtra)
255. At present (June, 2018), which state governments Disaster Management Authorities are working with Regional
Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES)? (Odisha and Tamil Nadu)
256. Which districts have topped the first Delta ranking released in June 2018 by NITI Aayog that captures incremental
improvements of Aspirational districts on health, education and other development parameters? (Dahod (Gujarat))
257. The ‘IPledgefor9′ Achievers Awards are related to which government schemes? (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit
Matritva Abhiyan)
258. Which apps have been launched by government in June 2018 to track and trace missing and abandoned children in
India? (ReUnite)
259. What was the theme of Statistics Day – 2018? (Quality Assurance in Official Statistics)
260. What is India’s rank is 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI)? (35)
261. Who has been elected the new Director General (DG) of International Organization for Migration (IOM)? (Antonio
Vitorino)
262. India has pledged how much amount of aid to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
(UNRWA)? ($5 million)
263. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of which Indian city has recently declared as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site? (Mumbai)
264. Which state government has signed pact with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for
effective disaster management? (Odisha)
265. The 2018 International Day of Tropics is observed on which date? ( June 29)
266. Who has taken over charge as the new chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)? (S
Ramesh)
267. Under whose captain ship, the Indian Kabaddi team clinched the 2018 Kabaddi Masters Dubai title? (Ajay Thakur)
268. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to upgrade norms for state & district level economic
data collection? (Ravindra H Dholakia committee)
269. Which state to host the conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of States & Union Territories?
(Himachal Pradesh)
270. Which Indian journalist has authored the book “Eleventh Hour” to pay tribute to the men in uniform? (Hussain
Zaidi)
271. Which Indian cricketer has recently inducted into ICC Cricket Hall Of Fame? (Rahul Dravid)
272. As per US State Department’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, which country has been tagged “worst human
trafficking nation”? (North Korea)
273. NITI Aayog has partnered with GNFC Ltd. to implement fertiliser subsidy disbursement through which technology?
(Blockchain)
274. The first-ever UN’s International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated on which date? (June 30)
275. Which Indian journalist has become the new president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)? (Rajat
Sharma)
276. Which country’s team has won the 2018 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy? (Australia)
277. Who has been conferred with the National Kalidas Samman in visual arts by the Madhya Pradesh government?
(Anjolie Ela Menon)
278. Which is the world’s first medicine made from marijuana that has been approved by the US Food and Drug
Administration ? (Epidiolex)
279. The International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on which date? (June 30)
280. Who will chair the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)? (S Masood Hussain)
281. The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has become the India’s first oil Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) to introduce
online legal compliance “Legatrix”. It is located in which state? (Assam)
282. India’s first dedicated ‘Khadi Mall’ will soon be set up by which state government? (Jharkhand)
283. Which National parks has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in India? (Bhitarkanika
National Park)
284. Who has been selected for the 2018 National Maritime Search and Rescue Award? (Milan Shankar Tare)
285. UNESCO has recently declared which national park of Colombia as a world heritage site? (Chiribiquete Natural
Park)
286. Which Indian stock exchange has tied up with Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) to develop commodity derivatives
markets? (Bombay Stock Exchange)
287. The 2018 National Doctors Day (NDD) is celebrated on which date in India? (July 1)
288. Which has been ranked the “Best Dental College” in India? (Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences)
289. Who has won the 2018 men’s singles Malaysian Open Badminton tournament? (Lee Chong Wei)
290. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, who passed away recently, was the chief of which Indian Armed Force? (Indian Navy)
291. Which state/UT government has launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’ for students up to class 8? (Delhi)
292. Who has been appointed new Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for UN Military Observer Group in India
and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)? (Jose Eladio Alcain)
293. Who is the newly appointed Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) & Chairman of the Ordnance Factory
Board (OFB)? (P K Shrivastava)
294. India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in which city? (Bengaluru)
295. The famous cultural festival “Behdienkhlam 2018” was celebrated in which state? (Meghalaya)
296. Who has become the first serving Indian Army officer to complete Ironman competition? (Vikram Dogra)
297. Which country to host the 19th edition of IUFoST World Food Science and Technology Congress 2018? (India)
298. Which high-level committee has submitted its report to Finance ministry to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and
to create credit capacity? (Sunil Mehta committee)
299. Which state government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor
families? (Madhya Pradesh)
300. Which city is set to host the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature after a gap of 47 years? (Nagpur)
301. Which unique app has been launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for people to report model code
violations? (cVigil)
302. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched its e-marketing system “KIMIS” in New Delhi. What
does “KIMIS” stands for? (Khadi Institution Management and Information System)
303. The Union government has constituted a ministerial panel to decide on fund allocation from CRIF for infrastructure
projects. The panel will be headed by whom? (Minister of Finance)
304. The world’s first all-digital art museum has opened in which country? (Japan)
305. The 2018 World Sports Journalists Day (WSJD) is observed on which date? (July 2)
306. India’s first Global Mobility Summit will be organised by NITI Aayog in which city? (New Delhi)
307. Who has become the first-ever transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Spain? (Angela Ponce)
308. Pandharichi Wari, which has started recently, is the most important pilgrimage of which state? (Maharashtra)
309. Who has been appointed new Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (UoH)? (L Narasimha Reddy)
310. The Kerala government has set up a panel to choose an official song for the state. Who is the convenor of the panel?
(Rani George)
311. Which country is hosting the 8th International Convention of Saurashtra Patel Cultural Samaj 2018? (United States)
312. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has launched ‘GST Verify’ app to protect interest of
consumers. The app is developed by whom? (B Raghu Kiran)
313. UNESCO has signed pact with which state government to set up Design University for Gaming? (Andhra Pradesh)
314. Which will become the first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of Railway warrant? (National
Security Guard)
315. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI)? (Vishwas Patel)
316. The Ministry of Coal has launched which mobile app to curb illegal coal mining activity in the coalfield areas of the
country? (Khan Prahari)
317. Which country to operate Sri Lanka’s loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota? (India)
318. Which state government has launched ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ to eradicate malnutrition? (Gujarat)
319. Which state High Court has declared the entire animal kingdom as legal entity in the State? (Uttarakhand)
320. Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in which weight category at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix? (65kg category)
321. Who has become the first from the minority community to contest assembly elections in Pakistan? (Sunita Parmar)
322. Who has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court for the states of Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh? (Thottathil B Radhakrishnan)
323. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)? (Adarsh Kumar Goel)
324. The Civil Aviation Research Organisation (CARO) will be set up at which airport by the Airports Authority of India
(AAI)? (Begumpet Airport)
325. Who has been appointed as new member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)? (Uday K Varma)
326. Who has become the 3rd Indian cricketer to reach the coveted milestone of playing 500 international matches? (M S
Dhoni)
327. The Union Government has declared the area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
The MTR is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
328. Which city is hosting the International Round Table Conference on “Data for New India”? (New Delhi)
329. J N Sadhu, the Veteran journalist has passed away. He was associated with which newspaper? (The Indian Express)
330. Kabutari Devi, the famous folk singer has passed away. She belonged to which state? (Uttarakhand)
331. Which Indian gymnast has clinched a gold in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup 2018 in
Turkey? (Dipa Karmakar)
332. Which country is hosting the 17th World Sanskrit Conference (WSC-2018)? (Canada)
333. Mundakkal Mathew Jacob, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Indian National
Congress)
334. Recently, the term of K Kasturirangan Committee was extended by the Government of India (GoI). The committee was
constituted for which purpose? (To draft new education policy)
335. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Cooperative (IDC)? (Sustainable societies through
cooperation)
336. Who authored the book “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly”? (Abhirup Bhattacharya)
337. Which novel has won the 2018 Golden Man Booker Prize? (The English Patient)
338. Who has become the oldest Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon? (Anju Khosla)
339. Which Indian sportswoman bagged bronze in the 48 kg category at the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting
Championships at Tashkent? (Jhilli Dalabehera)
340. Which country is hosting the 6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit (WCS-2018)? (Singapore)
341. Which city to host the first-ever ‘India Tourism Mart (ITM)’? (New Delhi)
342. Which Indian sportsperson will represent Asia in the prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth
Games Federation (CGF)? (Dipika Pallikal)
343. Who will lead Indian men’s hockey squad in the 18th Asian Games 2018? (PR Sreejesh)
344. Which state hosted the 67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC)? (Meghalaya)
345. The Odisha government has partnered with which organisation for development of cancer care facilities in the State?
(Tata Trust)
346. Which Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has launched mobile help centre “Saathi” for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims?
(Central Reserve Police Force)
347. Which company has set up the world’s largest mobile phone factory in Noida? (Samsung)
348. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much amount for lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad –
Bhojpur region of Bihar? ($352 million)
349. Which state government has recently granted religious minority status to Jews living in the state? (Gujarat)
350. The Union Sports Ministry has recently sanctioned Rs. 5 lakh aid to National Level Archer Gohela Boro. She hails from
which state? (Assam)
351. What is the theme of the 2018 World Population Day (WPD)? (Family planning is a human right)
352. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched which movement for healthier FMCG food
products? (The Eat Right Movement)
353. Which Indian destination has bagged the 4th best tourist spot in Lonely Planet’s top five “2018 Best in Asia” list?
(Western Ghats)
354. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII)? (57th)
355. Which telecom company has become the India’s first Mobile operator to launch Internet Telephony Services in India?
(BSNL)
356. Who is the newly appointed President of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)? (Sandeep Sancheti)
357. M. Venkaiah Naidu became the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU. He signed an agreement with which
country for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue? (Rwanda)
358. The Union Government has granted the Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) status to which public sector universities?
(IIT-Bombay)
359. Which Indian naval ship has become the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia? (INS Sumitra)
360. Which state has topped the ‘Ease of doing business’ rankings, as per State Business Reform Assessment 2018?
(Andhra Pradesh)
361. Which Indian University has discovered a pigment in wild edible mushroom that may help fight against cancer? (Goa
University)
362. Which union ministry has launched technology challenge to eliminate human entry into septic tanks? (Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs)
363. The India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre has been established in which city? (New Delhi)
364. Who has become the 2nd Indian mountaineer to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world?
(Satyarup Siddhanta)
365. The Rajasthan government has signed a MoU with which techonological giant to provide free digital training to
students? (Microsoft)
366. For the first time, which Indian Naval Aircraft has been deployed for Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise
(RIMPAC-18)? (Poseidon Eight India (P 8I))
367. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted which resolution to protect children in armed conflict?
(Resolution 2427)
368. Which state government has launched the ‘Anna Canteens’ across the state that will offer subsidised food for the poor?
(Andhra Pradesh)
369. Which state government will launch ‘One farmer one transformer’ scheme to curb electricity losses? (Maharashtra)
370. India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Light Bullet Proof Vehicles
(LBPV) will be set up in which city? (Kota)
371. Who has been appointed as Director General of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA)? (TCA Raghavan)
372. Indian Army has recently signed a MoU with which Public Sector Bank on the Defence Salary Package? (State Bank
of India)
373. Dada JP Vaswani, the renowned Spiritual leader passed away. Who was his Guru? (TL Vaswani)
374. Which state government has given in-principle approval for ‘Seema Darshan’ project for border tourism ? (Gujarat)
375. The play script “Hello Farmaish”, which is being shortlisted for The Hindu Playwright Award 2018, is written by
whom? (Sneh Sapru)
376. India has become the newest member of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Where is the
headquarter of EBRD? (London)
377. Prof N N Wig, who passed away recently, was associated to which branch of medical science? (Psychiatry)
378. Hima Das, who has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under- 20
Athletics Championships, is belong to which state? (Assam)
379. The book “Aluminium: The Future Metal” has been authored by whom? (Tapan Kumar Chand)
380. Who is the newly-appointed chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC)? (Shrimat
Pandey)
381. Which country’s President has been invited as chief guest in the 2019 Republic Day of India? (United States)
382. Which city hosted the 4th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals to strengthen mineral auction regime? (Indore)
383. Which state government has constituted Heritage Cabinet to preserve the history and culture of state? (Odisha)
384. Who has won the 2018 women singles’ Wimbledon tennis tournament? (Angelique Kerber)
385. The Bansagar Canal Project is in news. It is a joint venture of which states? (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and
Bihar)
386. Which country has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation
(WCO)? (India)
387. The UNSC has adopted which resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan? (Resolution 2428)
388. The play script “Guilt” which is being shortlisted for The Hindu Playwright Award 2018, is written by whom?
(Swetanshu Bora)
389. Kalpesh Yagnik, the veteran journalist passed away. He was associated with which newspaper? (Dainik Bhaskar)
390. Which committee has been constituted by the Central Government to review Companies Act 2013? (Injeti Srinivas
Committee)
391. Recently, Raghunath Mohapatra was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha by President Ramnath Kovind.
Mohapatra is related to which fields? (Sculpture)
392. The Kutchi New Year is celebrated as which? (Aashadhi Beej)
393. ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative has been launched by which state recently? (Haryana)
394. Under which international organizations, the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” has been
finalized recently? (United Nations)
395. World’s largest visa centre has been opened in which cities recently? (Dhaka)
396. Which country has taken the seat vacated by United States at the UN Human Rights Council? (Iceland)
397. Bansagar Dam project is a joint venture between which of these three states? (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar)
398. Recently, ISRO successfully tested the high thrust version of the Vikas Engine at its Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in
Tamil Nadu’s Mahendragiri. Vikas Engine is a useful liquid rocket engine powering which? (PSLV, GSLV and GSLV
Mk-III)
399. As per the Census 2011 data, 24,821 people in India have registered Sanskrit as their mother tongue (in comparison to
14,135 in Census 2001). In which states of India, Sanskrit is an official language? (Uttarakhand)
400. United Nations’ World Youth Skills Day is observed on which dates? (15 July)
401. A PIL (public interest litigation) by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has sought doing away with the law
allowing candidates contesting more than one seat in elections in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas. As per existing laws, on
how many maximum seats an MP / MLA candidate is allowed to contest? (Two)
402. Which missiles of India is a “supersonic cruise missile”? (BrahMos)
403. Which IITs of India has unveiled “world’s first” remotely operable Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope?
(IIT Madras)
404. What term has been used for medical professionals assisting patients seeking treatment under the Ayushman Bharat-
National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM)? (Ayushman Mitra)
405. On July 16, 2018, India has become the Asia Pacific vice-chair at World Customs Organisation. In which city, the
headquarters of World Customs Organisation are located? (Brussels)
406. Which country has topped the 2018 ‘Soft Power 30’ index? (United Kingdom)
407. What is the objective of National Youth Empowerment Scheme which is under discussion currently in Union
government? (To provide military training to youth)
408. Recently, the Government of India has increased the monetary threshold for filing appeals in tax disputes in courts and
tribunals to bring down the tax litigation in the country. What is the new monetary threshold for filing appeals in
tribunals? (Rs. 20 Lakh)
409. Which country is poised to host the 2018 BIMSTEC summit? (Nepal)
410. The Indian railway is soon expected to get Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), its first publicly-owned
dedicated corridor for freight trains on August 15, 2018. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) does not
cover which states? (Punjab)
411. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to synergise National Cadet Corps (NCC) and
National Service Scheme (NSS)? (Anil Swarup committee)
412. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has recently organized the Conference of Heads of AYUSH National
Institutes. Where is the headquarters of AIIA? (New Delhi)
413. India’s first greenfield skill training centre is proposed to come up in which state? (Odisha)
414. Under which Article of the Constitution, the President has recently nominated Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh to the
Rajya Sabha? (Article 80)
415. The scientists from which IIT institute has created mini-organs that mimic hair growth? (IIT Delhi)
416. Who has been selected for the 2018 Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy? (Aruna Sairam)
417. As per the ‘Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/ GM Crops in 2017’ report, what is India’s rank among countries
with world’s largest area under Genetically Modified Crops? (Fifth)
418. Who received the Golden Ball award for best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup? (Luka Modric)
419. The UNEP has partnered with which technological giant for monitoring impact of human activity on global ecosystem?
(Google)
420. The Madhya Pradesh government has recently inaugurated the 250MW NTPC Solar Power Plant in which district?
(Mandsaur)
421. The Government of India (GoI) has given ‘In-Principle’ approval for construction and operation of LIGO-India
Laboratory in which district of Maharashtra? (Hingoli)
422. The NMCG has organised “Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan” in which of the main stem Ganga basin states?
(Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand)
423. Which country to host the biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise “Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18)”?
(Australia)
424. Recently, the Supreme Court has stated that women have the constitutional right to enter the famous Sabarimala
temple. The temple is located in which state? (Kerala)
425. As part of Indo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation, the 7th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) meeting was
chaired by whom from Indian side? (Defence Production Secretary)
426. Who is the author of the book “The House of Islam: A Global History”? (Ed Husain)
427. Rita Bhaduri, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Film Industry)
428. The 2018 Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID) is observed on which date? (July 18)
429. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 20, as per Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s latest report “Asian
Development Outlook (ADO)”? (7.6%)
430. Rajmata Satvashila Devi Bhosle, who passed away, recently, was related to which organizations? (Sawantwadi
sansthan)
431. Which city is hosting the 8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting 2018? (Durban)
432. Which road suburban railway station in Mumbai has been rechristened as Prabhadevi station? (Elphinstone)
433. Which state government has launched an online portal ‘Aabhaar Aapki Sewa Ka’ for pensioners? (Chhattisgarh)
434. Which non-banking finance company has won the 2018 NABARD award for its service to Self-Help Group (SHG)
linkage? (Repco Micro Finance Ltd)
435. Viresh Kundu has won bronze in which Greco-Roman wrestling category at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in
New Delhi? (97kg category)
436. What is the theme of the 10th edition of the Delhi Dialogue 2018? (Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Co-
operation)
437. Which countries has passed a law to declare that only Jews have right of self-determination? (Israel)
438. Myanmar has become the 68th signatory to the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). Where
is the headquarters of ISA? (India)
439. Gopal Das Neeraj, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Poetry)
440. What is the theme of 2018 World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)? (Improving the image of TVET)
441. Which IIT institute has developed an online tool “TreadWill” to help people deal with mental health issues? (IIT
Kanpur)
442. Who has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the Panjab University (PU)? (Raj Kumar)
443. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched historic men’s singles gold at Asia Badminton Junior Championship 2018?
(Lakshya Sen)
444. Which country has announced plans to explore concepts to save UNESCO World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef?
(Australia)
445. Afghan player Samira Asghari has been nominated for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership. She is
associated with which sports? (Basketball)
446. Mansi Ahlawat bagged Silver in which wrestling category at the 2018 Junior Asian Wrestling Championships in New
Delhi? (57 kg category)
447. Which country to host the 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2018? (Nepal)
448. Which central oil PSUs have signed Joint Venture (JV) pact for North – East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid (N-ENGPG)?
(IOCL , ONGC and GAIL)
449. The Government of India (GoI) has launched the Student Police Cadet Programme to build bridge between Police and
the larger community. The programme will cover which topics? (Fight against Corruption, Disaster
Management , Values and ethics)
450. The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 to attach & confiscate assets of
defaulters. The cases involved in economic offences of how much value will come under its purview? (Rs 100 crore or
more)
451. Which Indian personality has been crowned the Miss Asia (Deaf) 2018 ? (Deshna Jain)
452. Who has been named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year in the men’s category? (Sunil
Chhetri)
453. NABARD has launched the South East Asia’s first-ever Centre for Climate Change (CCC) at which Indian city?
(Lucknow)
454. Which state police has launched drive to bust an international smuggling racket of pangolin? (Odisha)
455. Which most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting has been launched the Union Government in
Delhi? (SAFAR)
456. Which state has topped the list of best-governed states, as per Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018? (Kerala)
457. Which is the official mascot for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games? (Someity)
458. Which Indian wrestler clinched gold in 74 kg freestyle category in junior Asian wrestling Championships 2018?
(Sachin Rathi)
459. Which typhoon has recently hit Chinese financial hub Shanghai and disrupted transport and shipping? (Typhoon
Ampil)
460. The Government of India (GoI) has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya
Samriddhi Yojana from Rs. 1,000 to ____? (Rs. 250)
461. Fakhar Zaman, who has become the fastest player to score 1000 ODI runs, is belong to which country? (Pakistan)
462. NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with which pharmaceutical company to collaborate in Aspirational
Districts Programme? (Lupin Foundation)
463. Which ministerial committee has been set up by the Odisha government for development of Odia film industry? (S B
Behera committee)
464. Which state government has launched e-Pragati Core initiative to provide integrated services to citizens? (Andhra
Pradesh)
465. Who has been named the first-ever female high court chief justice of Pakistan? (Tahira Safdar)
466. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue new 100 Rupee notes with motif of which UNESCO World Heritage
site? (Rani Ki Vav)
467. Which state government has released its first-ever tribal atlas to highlight the tribal demography of the state?
(Odisha)
468. The Union government has constituted which high-level committee to suggest laws against mob lynching and violence?
(Rajiv Gauba committee)
469. The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held in which city? (Agartala)
470. The Lok Sabha has passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on cheque bounce cases. The bill shall
amend which act to resolve the issue? (Negotiable Instruments Act 1881)
471. The 2nd Young Superintendent of Police Conference 2018 will be organized by Bureau of Police Research &
Development (BPR&D). Where is the headquarters of BPR&D located? (New Delhi)
472. Who is the author of the book “The Dhoni Touch: Unravelling the Enigma That Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni”? (Bharat
Sundaresan)
473. Which city to host the 3rd edition of Kabira festival 2018? (Varanasi)
474. Which city is hosting the men’s team event of the World Junior Squash Championships 2018? (Chennai)
475. Who has won the 2018 Formula 1 German Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
476. The 19th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2018 has celebrated on which date? (July 26)
477. Who has been declared as the best male athlete in the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships 2018? (Dhanvir
Singh)
478. In which state, acid attack victims have been included under disability and will be eligible to get all benefits as per
Disabilities Act 2016? (Madhya Pradesh)
479. Which state government has recently decided to set up a separate directorate for the Divyangs? (Assam)
480. The Langshiang Falls is located in which state? (Meghalaya)
481. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched which Childline contest to spread awareness on human
trafficking? ( #Childline1098)
482. Which union ministry has organized the 2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under
POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Delhi? (Ministry of Women and Child Development)
483. Which country is hosting the 10th edition of BRICS Summit 2018? (South Africa)
484. Pawan Shah, who is in news recently, is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
485. Which city is hosting the 18th UNICEF International Children’s Film Festival 2018? (Kolkata)
486. Which state government has launched a plantation drive ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’? (Odisha)
487. India’s first state-run all-woman hotel “Hostess” will come up in which state? (Kerala)
488. Which state government has recently constituted inter-district council to identify the developmental priorities of the
State? (Haryana)
489. Which former chairman of Coal India Ltd (CIL) has authored the book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a
Maharatna Company”? (PB Bhattacharyya)
490. The National Traders Conclave 2018 has been organized in which city? (New Delhi)
491. Mohammed Ayazuddin Patel has bagged the Senior Fellowship Award for 2016-17 instituted by the Centre for Cultural
Resources and Training Centre (CCRT). The CCRT is an autonomous organisation under which union ministry?
(Ministry of Culture)
492. Which Bollywood personality has been conferred D Litt (Honoris Causa) by Kazi Nazrul University in West Bengal?
(Sharmila Tagore)
493. Swapan Sarkar, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Sports journalism)
494. The museum for all former Prime Ministers of India will be constructed in which city? (New Delhi)
495. Which state government has launched smartphone scheme “Sanchar Kranti Yojna” to the people of the state?
(Chhattisgarh)
496. Which city hosted the Global Disability Summit 2018? (London)
497. Which renowned historian authored the book “Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World (1914-1948)”?
(Ramachandra Guha)
498. Which citizen centric platform has been jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and MyGov? (Innovate
India Platform)
499. The Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme will be implemented between centre and states (except for northeast and special
category states) in which ratio to empower rural women? (60:40)
500. Who Indians have won the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award? (Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk)
501. IRDAI has constituted which committee to review third party motor cover costs? (P J Joseph committee)
502. Which Assamese film bagged the best movie award at the 3rd Love International Film Festival 2018 in Los Angeles?
(Xhoihobote Dhemalite)
503. What is the theme of the 2018 World Hepatitis Day (WHD)? (Test. Treat. Hepatitis)
504. Indian mountaneer Shivangi Pathak has recently scaled which highest peak of Africa? (Mt Kilimanjaro)
505. Who has been conferred with the Odisha’s highest literary award ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman’ for 2018?
(Ramakanta Rath)
506. Cherkallam Abdullah, who passed away recently, was the noted politician from which state? (Kerala)
507. Who has become the world’s oldest verified living person? (Kane Tanaka)
508. Which Indian shuttler has lifted the 2018 men’s singles Russian Open Badminton trophy? (Sourabh Verma)
509. Which state government will implement Pranam Scheme to ensure that govt staff take care of their parents & physically
challenged siblings? (Assam)
510. The Central government has launched the National Viral Hepatitis Control programme in collaboration with which
organisation to combat the disease by 2030? (WHO)
511. Which union ministry has launched Mission Satyanishtha on ethics in public governance for its employees? (Ministry
of Railways)
512. Which country has been designated as a nodal centre for preparing flash-flood forecasts to Asian nations by the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO)? (India)
513. It is in news that the tiger population in the reputed Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has doubled to 60 from 30. The
MTR is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
514. Which city is hosting the 2018 Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) to review country’s security preparedness?
(New Delhi)
515. The completed draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been officially published by which state
government? (Assam)
516. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to oversee the Yamuna rejuvenation
project. Who is the The current chairperson of the NGT? (Adarsh Kumar Goel)
517. The 2018 International Tiger Day (ITD) is observed on which date? (July 29)
518. Which country’s team has won the boy’s title at the WSF-World junior squash team championship 2018? (Egypt)
519. Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in which wrestling category at the 2018 Yasar Dogu International tournament? (71kg)
520. Which acclaimed Bengali author has passed away, whose story ‘Abhimanyu’ was made into a Hindi movie ‘Ek doctor ki
maut’? (Ramapada Chowdhury)
521. Which countries hosting the 2018 International Army Games (IAG)? (Iran, Armenia and Russia)
522. Karman Kaur Thandi is associated with which sports? (Tennis)
523. Which has been awarded the ‘Marketer of the Year’ award by the International Advertising Association of India (IAAI)
(Amul)
524. What is the theme of the 2018 World Day against Trafficking in Persons? (Responding to the trafficking of
children and young people)
525. India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched in which city?
(Chandigarh)
526. John Sankaramangalam, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality from which field? (Film Industry)
527. Who has been conferred with the 2018 Mohun Bagan Ratna? (Pradip Choudhury)
528. Who has become the first Asian to swim UK-France channel? (Prabhat Koli)
529. Which high level empowered committee has been constituted to address the issues of stressed thermal power projects? (Pradeep Kumar Sinha
committee)
530. Which state government will set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub) for research and scientific learning? (Andhra Pradesh)
531. Which city hosted the first ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit? (Kathmandu)
532. Who is the chairman of the Myanmar Government appointed independent commission to probe human rights against the ethnic Rohingya
minority? (Rosario Manalo)
533. Which state government has launched a smartphone distribution scheme ‘Mobile Tihar’ under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY)? (Chhattisgarh)
534. The first cow sanctuary of Rajasthan will come up in which district? (Bikaner)
535. Which Indian film bagged the best film award at the 3rd edition of the BRICS Film Festival 2018? (Newton)
536. Which state government will observe 2018 Independence Day eve as Shahid Samman Divas to honour martyrs? (Madhya Pradesh)
537. Which acclaimed personality has been selected for 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace.?
(Gopalkrishna Gandhi)
538. The 2018 World Rangers Day (WRD) is observed on which date? (July 31)
539. The famous Goddess Meenakshi Amman temple, which has got its first non-Brahmin as ‘archaka’ (priest), is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
540. The United States has granted Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) to which South Asian country to ease export of high-tech items? (India)
541. Which state has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy on bio fuels? (Rajasthan)
542. What is the current repo rate, as per 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy review for of 2018-19 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (6.50%)
543. Which Indian-Australian mathematician has bestowed with the prestigious 2018 Fields medal? (Akshay Venkatesh)
544. Umbayee, the noted ghazal singer and composer has passed away. He belonged to which state? (Kerala)
545. Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (INC)
546. Which state government has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup?
(Odisha)
547. What is the India’s rank in the United Nation’s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018? (96th)
548. Which union ministry has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents? (Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology)
549. Which Indian personality has won the 2018 International Contributions Award given by the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology (AECT), USA? (K Anvar Sadath)
550. Which country has recently launched amnesty programme for foreign workers overstaying permits? (UAE)
551. Which state government has approved an unemployment allowance scheme “Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam”? (Andhra Pradesh)
552. Who was the recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2015? (Ghulam Nabi Azad)
553. Which state government will setup a state of the art “B-Hub” for biotech and biopharma sector? (Telangana)
554. Which Indian origin personality has clinched the title of MasterChef Australia 2018? (Sashi Cheliah)
555. Who has won the 2018 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
556. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched which dedicated portal to connect cargo owners and shippers with real time data on
availability of vessels? (FOCAL)
557. Which government organisation will host Investors’ Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands? (Niti Aayog)
558. Which state government has recently constituted two committees to deal with a possible influx of illegal immigrants? (Manipur)
559. Jalees Sherwani, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality from which field? (Film Industry)
560. NITI Aayog has launched which global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions for future of mobility in India?b (Move Hack)
561. Which Indian golfer has won the 2018 Fiji International Golf title? (Gaganjeet Bhullar)
562. Who has been appointed the new CEO of the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd (ULCCS)? (Raveendran Kasthuri)
563. The 10th annual conference on oral implantology has recently held in which city? (New Delhi)
564. Which state government has launched a rural cleanliness and sanitation campaign “Swachhameva Jayate”? (Karnataka)
565. Which country’s researchers have claimed to create the world’s first single-chromosome yeast ? (China)
566. Which state government has launched “Horn Not Ok’’ awareness campaign? (Himachal Pradesh)
567. The Mughalsarai junction has recently renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station. It is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
568. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has conducted the first-ever Orientation Workshop on Election Management for IAS Asstt Secretaries in
which city? (New Delhi)
569. Which Indian developer has claimed to develop the world’s first Hindi speaking realistic humanoid robot “Rashmi”? (Ranjit Srivastava)
570. Which country has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)? (India)
571. The joint military exercise ‘Maitree 2018’ has started between India and which country? (Thailand)
572. Which state government has signed pact with Tech Mahindra to establish India’s first Blockchain district? (Telangana)
573. Which IIT institute has developed the first indigenous microprocessors ‘RISECREEK’ under Project Shakti? (IIT Madras)
574. Rajinder Kumar Dhawan, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Indian National Congress)
575. The Central Government has approved 122 new research projects worth over Rs 100 crore under which scheme? (IMPRINT-2)
576. Which noted Kannada film producer has passed away, who was the only Kannadiga to chair the Indian Film Chamber of Commerce? (M
Bhakthavatsala)
577. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed pact with which bank for a long-term unsecured loan to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore?
(State Bank of India)
578. Who has become the first woman shuttler to win the women’s singles World Badminton Championships for a third time? (Carolina Marin)
579. Which country’s team has won the 14th edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018? (Netherlands)
580. Who has become the first Indian to be appointed a council member of ICANN panel Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)? (Ajay
Data)
581. The elephants at which national park in Madhya Pradesh has enjoyed week-long picnic? (Kanha Tiger Reserve)
582. Which country’s U-20 football team has won the 2018 Cotif Cup football tournament ? (Argentina)
583. Which city to host the 22nd edition of ‘Parampara series – National Festival of Music and Dance’ festival 2018? (New Delhi)
584. The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant has been inaugurated in which Indian state? (Andhra Pradesh)
585. The Parliament of India has passed which Constitutional Amendment Bill to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward
Classes (NCBC)? (123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill)
586. NITI Aayog’s International Conference on “Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling: Policy Prescriptions” was held in which city? (New
Delhi)
587. Which country is hosting the communication exercise “Pacific Endeavor-2018 (PE-18)” under the Multinational Communications Interoperability
Program (MCIP)? (Nepal)
588. Which country ‘s women team has clinched gold in the Blitz event at the Asian Nations Chess Cup 2018? (India)
589. The Union Government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into issues related to the proposed mega free trade agreement Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The GoM will be headed by whom? (Suresh Prabhu)
590. Which renowned personality was the author of the Tamil historical novel “Thenpandi Singam”? (Muthuvel Karunanidhi)
591. Under which section of the RBI Act 1934, Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointment as non-official director on the central board of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Section 8 (1) (c))
592. UNESCO has included which Indian biosphere reserve in the list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WNBR) at the 30th Session of the Man
and Biosphere International Coordinating Council? (Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve)
593. The repatriation process of Bru tribals will start from which state to Mizoram from 14th August 2018? (Tripura)
594. Who will be the director of the 11th edition of the India Art Fair 2019? (Jagdip Jagpal)
595. Which renowned earth scientist has become the new vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir? (Prof. Talat Ahmad)
596. The 4th edition of National Handloom Day (NHD-2018) is celebrated on which date? (7th Aug)
597. Italian motorcycle-maker Benelli has signed pact with which state government to set up which manufacturing facility in the state? (Telangana)
598. Who has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? (Harivansh Narayan Singh)
599. Which Indian-American personality has won the International Geography Bee World Championship 2018 in junior varsity division? (Avi Goel)
600. Mathrubhumi, which has launched its new venture ‘Mathrubhumi Media School’, is the leading Media group of which state? (Kerala)
601. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)? (Ram Sewak Sharma)
602. Which state is hosting the ‘One District One Product’ Summit 2018? (Uttar Pradesh)
603. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples? (Indigenous Peoples’ migration and movement)
604. Which has become the first Defence PSU to be activated on the TReDS platform? (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers)
605. Who will be India’s flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games? (Neeraj Chopra)
606. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW)? (Rekha Sharma)
607. The 2018 World Biodiesel Day (WBD) is observed on which date? (August 10)
608. Recently, Justice Gita Mittal has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of which High Courts? (Jammu & Kashmir)
609. What is the current number of India’s Biosphere reserves included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves? (11)
610. Who has been voted the most influential woman in history as per the recent Readers of BBC History magazine poll? (Marie Curie)
611. The ‘Tatkal sewa’ for property registration is a proposed initiative of which state government? (Punjab)
612. Which Indian author has won the 2018 Hindu Playwright Award 2018? (Annie Zaidi)
613. Recently, the first electronics manufacturing cluster in the northeastern region under the Indian Government’s ‘Digital North East Vision 2022’ was
inauguarted in which city? (Guwahati)
614. India’s first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations has been inducted in which state / UT police ?
(Delhi Police)
615. Which has become the India’s first bank to introduce iris authentication for Aadhaar-based transactions through micro ATMs? (Axis Bank)
616. What is the theme of the 2018 International Youth Day (IYD)? (Safe Spaces for Youth)
617. Which is not a work of late VS Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Indian origin Nobel prize wining author who passed away recently? (The Remains of
the Day)
618. What is the theme of the 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit-2019? (Shaping of a New India)
619. In which three southern states, Wipro has launched Santoor women’s scholarship for higher education to girls from economically weaker families?
(Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
620. Which Indian authority has launched the RUCO initiative recently? (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
621. Justice Manjula Chellur, who has been appointed as new chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity was previously chief justice of which high
court? (Bombay High Court)
622. India’s first genetic bank for wildlife conservation has been inaugurated in which city? (Hyderabad)
623. On which date, the 2018 World Elephant Day (WED) was observed recently? (August 12)
624. Which city hosted the Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018? (Birgunj)
625. Who has been officially appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? (Michelle Bachelet)
626. Which rescue operation has been launched by Indian Army in the flood-hit areas of Kerala? (Operation Sahyog)
627. Which space agency has successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe mission to touch the Sun? (NASA)
628. What was the tenure of Somnath Chatterjee, who passed away recently, as Lok Sabha Speaker? (2004-2009)
629. Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to claim Asian Tour title at the 2018 Take Solutions Masters? (Viraj Madappa)
630. Who has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (MHC)? (Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani)
631. On which date, the 2018 World Organ Donation Day (WODD) has been observed recently? (August 13)
632. Who has been appointed CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)? (Ashish Kumar Bhutani)
633. Prasar Bharati has tied up with which technological giant to telecast 2018 Independence Day programme live online? (Google)
634. Hakam Singh Bhattal, who passed away recently, had won gold for India during which Asian Games? (1978)
635. Which city has been ranked first in the Ease of Living Index 2018, which is released by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs? (Pune)
636. Which has become the India’s first tribal language to get a Wikipedia edition in its native script? (Santhali)
637. Who has clinched the 2018 men’s singles Rogers Cup tennis tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
638. Which has been declared the cleanest railway station in the A1 category, as per 2018 cleanliness survey for Indian Railways? (Jodhpur)
639. Balramji Das Tandon, who passed away recently, was the current Governor of which state? (Chhattisgarh)
640. Which country has successfully tested its first cutting-edge waverider hypersonic aircraft “Starry Sky-2”? (China)
641. Which Bollywood personality has become the brand ambassador for Government of India (GoI)’s road safety awareness campaign? (Akshay
Kumar)
642. NITI Aayog has launched which mobility pitch competition for budding startups in the mobility field? (Pitch to Move)
643. Who has been appointed India’s new ambassador to Russia? (D Bala Venkatesh Varma)
644. Which Indian personality has been ranked first in the Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women 2018 list? (Smitha V. Crishna)
645. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Community Award in the Junior NBA World Basketball Championship 2018? (Sunishka Kartik)
646. The Postal Highway Project, for which Government of India (GoI) is providing financial support, is located in which country? (Nepal)
647. Who has been appointed the head coach of the Indian Women’s National Cricket team? (Ramesh Powar)
648. Which state government has decided to observe September as the “month of nutrition” to create awareness among people living in the state?
(Rajasthan)
649. Chemmanam Chacko, who passed away recently, was noted poet of which language? (Malayalam)
650. Which state government has launched the eye care scheme ‘Kanti Velugu’ on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day 2018? (Telangana)
651. Which committee has been constituted by the Central government to coordinate the discharge of floodwaters from Kerala-Tamil Nadu inter-State
projects? (Narendra Kumar committee)
652. Which telecom company has launched a VOIP based phone service “WINGS”? (BSNL)
653. The special film festival on theme “Freedom Struggle & Freedom Fighters” has been organized by Films Division of India (FDI) in which city?
(Mumbai)
654. Which has been ranked as India’s most patriotic brand , as per survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm
YouGov? (State Bank of India)
655. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Paraguay? (Mario Abdo Benítez)
656. In which year, Atal Bihari Vajpayee became India’s prime minister for first time? (1996)
657. Which city is hosting the 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) 2018? (Beijing)
658. Which Indian cities has been included in the 2018 Global Liveability Index, which was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? (Delhi
and Mumbai)
659. Nihal Sarin, who has become the 53rd chess Grandmaster from India, belongs to which state? (Kerala)
660. In which year, Ajit Wadekar, who passed away recently, led the Indian team to historic test series victories in West Indies and England? (1971)
661. The festival of the historic Esala Maha Perehera has started in which neighboring country of India? (Sri Lanka)
662. Which state is host to the 2018 International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT)? (Tamil Nadu)
663. Esow Alben, who scripted history by winning the India’s first junior cycling World Cup medal, hails from which state/UT? (Andaman & Nicobar
Islands)
664. Which IIT has decided to set up a Re-Water Research Center to replenish and rejuvenate water resources? (IIT Kharagpur)
665. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)? (KS Srinivas)
666. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Mali? (Ibrahim Boubacar Keita)
667. Legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who passed away recently, had performed at the inaugurations of which Presidents of the United States?
(Jimmy Carter)
668. Rajabhau Godse, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Shiv Sena)
669. Which cities is the venue of the 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) 2018? (Port Louis)
670. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised India’s GDP growth to 7.2% for FY1 Ind-Ra belongs to which group? (Fitch)
671. The International team of scientists has recently cracked the genetic code of which cultivated crop for the first time? (Wheat)
672. At the 2018 World Hindi Conference (WHC), the Panini Language Laboratory has been gifted by Government of India (GoI) to which country?
(Mauritius)
673. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first Gold in the 18th Jakarta Asian Games 2018? (Bajrang Punia)
674. Kofi Annan was from which African country? (Ghana)
675. What is the scientific name of the deadly agricultural pest “Fall Armyworm”, which has been spotted in Telangana? (Spodoptera frugiperda)
676. FSSAI has constituted which expert committee to look into draft of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations 2018? (B
Sesikeran committee)
677. On which date, the 2018 World Photography Day (WPD) was observed recently? (August 19)
678. Which is the 2018 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) theme? (#NotATarget)
679. The Union Government has proposed to set up which committee to suggest changes to the JEE (Advanced) examination? (Bhaskar
Ramamurthy committee)
680. The Amnesty International India has launched which campaign to create awareness among children to identify sexual abuse? (Our Safety, Our
Rights)
681. Which country’s national team has clinched the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018? (India)
682. Who has become first Indian woman wrestler to bag gold at the 18th Asian Games 2018? (Vinesh Phogat)
683. Which former Indian Army chief has been awarded the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit’? (Dalbir Singh Suhag)
684. Which Indian Shooter bagged a Silver in the men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 ? (Deepak Kumar)
685. Uri Avnery, who passed away recently, was the renowned journalist from which country? (Israel)
686. Which Indian personality has been conferred the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award? (SK Arora)
687. Recently tested Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘Helina’ is helicopter-launched version of which missile? (Nag)
688. Which has become the first Public Sector Unit (PSU) to make a transaction on the “TReDS platform”? (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)
689. On which date, the 2018 World Mosquito Day (WMD) was observed recently? (August 20)
690. Which Indian shooter has clinched India’s 1st shooting gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Saurabh Chaudhary)
691. Which Indian Shooter bagged a Silver in the men’s 50-metres Rifle 3 Positions event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Sanjeev Rajput)
692. Who has been appointed the new Governor of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)? (Satya Pal Malik)
693. Which Indian woman Wrestler clinched bronze in the 68 Kg Freestyle wrestling event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Divya Kakran)
694. Which space agency has confirmed presence of ice on Moon using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft? (NASA)
695. Who has become the first-ever Indian woman to win an individual gold in shooting at the 2018 Asian Games? (Rahi Sarnobat)
696. Which is/are partner country for the 2018 International Buddhist Conclave (IBC)? (Japan)
697. Gurudas Kamat, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (INC)
698. Which state government has decided to re-name its new capital city as “Atal Nagar” in memory of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
(Chhattisgarh)
699. The first-ever International Day of Remembrance and tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on which date? (August 21)
700. The book “281 and Beyond” is the autobiography of which Indian cricketer? (VVS Laxman)
701. Which Indian woman cricketer has recently announced her retirement from International T20 cricket? (Jhulan Goswami)
702. Which Indian-American scientist has found simple way to predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? (Chander Mohan)
703. Which is the autobiography of renowned journalist Kuldip Nayar, who passed away recently? (Beyond The Lines)
704. Which country is host to the 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival 2018? (Bhutan)
705. Which Indian shooter clinched silver in the men’s double trap shooting event at the 2018 Asian Games? (Shardul Vihan)
706. Which cities is the venue of 4th summit of Heads of State/Government of BIMSTEC 2018 ? (Kathmandu)
707. Which country has launched its first state-of-the-art domestic fighter jet “Kowsar”? (Iran)
708. Which well-known personality has become the new brand ambassador of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)? (Raveena Tandon)
709. India’s largest Startup incubation and acceleration “Bhamashah Techno Hub” has launched in which state? (Rajasthan)
710. Who has been selected for the prestigious J C Bose Fellowship-2018? (Appa Rao Podile)
711. Which IIT has launched an exclusive incubator “Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI)” to boost chip design? (IIT Hyderabad)
712. Which Indian female tennis player has won bronze in women’s singles at the 18th Asian Games 2018? (Ankita Raina)
713. Which cities is the venue of the 2018 India Banking Conclave (IBC)? (New Delhi)
714. Who heads the steering committee which recently submitted ‘Making India 5G Ready’ report to government? (AJ Paulraj)
715. The Government of India (GoI) has decided to lift ban on retail sale of which life saving drug from September 2018? (Oxytocin)
716. The Copernicus project, under which wind-sensing satellite “Aeolus” has been launched recently, is a joint project of __: (European Union and
European Space Agency)
717. Vijay Chavan, who passed away recently, was associated to which regional cinemas? (Marathi)
718. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed which committee to decide Vedanta’s plea challenging closure of its Sterlite plant? (S J
Vazifdar committee)
719. The book “No Spin” is the autobiography of which veteran cricketer? (Shane Warne)
720. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched an initiative to save cultural heritage in flood-devastated Kerala. Where
is the headquarters of ICOMOS? (Paris)
721. Which cities is the venue of the International Water Colour Festival 2018? (Ranchi)
722. Who has been appointed new chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)? (G Satheesh Reddy)
723. The 2018 Nallur Kantha Swamy festival has started in which neighbouring country of India? (Sri Lanka)
724. Which state government is host to the 2018 Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition? (Uttar Pradesh)
725. Which state government has decided to organize youths’ conclave ‘ATAL’ in September 2018? (Arunachal Pradesh)
726. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, who clinched Gold in men’s Shot-Put event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, has set new Asiad record of how much
meters? (20.75m)
727. The world’s first public blockchain bond “bond-i” has recently launched by which International organisation? (World Bank)
728. The NETA app that seeks to let Indian voters rate their elected representatives, is inspired by which country’s approval system? (United States)
729. Which country is host to the multi-nation counter-terror exercise “SCO Peace Mission 2018”? (Russia)
730. What is the India’s GDP forecast for 2018, as per Moody’s Investors Service report “Global Macro Outlook for 2018-19”? (7.5%)
731. Fouaad Mirza is related to which sports? (Equestrian)
732. Mizzima Media Group, which was recently in news, is a company of which country? (Myanmar)
733. The recently signed MoU between Integrated Defence Staff and which organization aims to set up telemedicine nodes for soldiers in high-altitude
areas? (ISRO)
734. India’s first-ever test flight powered by biojet fuel was successfully conducted by which airline? (SpiceJet)
735. Gopal Bose, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Cricket)
736. Which is the India’s only aircraft carrier to have marine hydraulic system? (INS Vikramaditya)
737. Which cities is the venue of the 3rd Indian Ocean Conference (IOC-2018)? (Hanoi)
738. Who heads the committee on review of penal provisions of Company Act 2013 which recently submitted final report to government? (Injeti
Srinivas)
739. Who has become the first-ever Indian shuttler to enter a badminton final at the Asian Games? (PV Sindhu)
740. The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 aims to remove discrimination and stigma attached to patients of which disease? (Leprosy)
741. Which cities is the venue of the 4th Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF-IV)? (Colombo)
742. Which Indian economist has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)? (Satya S Tripathi)
743. Ravinder Kumar Singhal, who has successfully completed the Ironman triathlon, is from which state? (Maharashtra)
744. Who became the first-ever Indian javelin-thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal? (Neeraj Chopra)
745. Who is the author of the book “Atal Ji Ne Kaha”? (Brijendra Rehi)
746. The Odisha government has launched which programme to identify young talents? (Mu Hero, Mu Odisha)
747. Which Indian-origin personality has been selected as Asia Society’s Game Changer of the Year for 2018? (Indra Nooyi)
748. Which country’s team has won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018? (Japan)
749. The Lakhwar multi-purpose project is associated with which river? (Yamuna)
750. Dutee Chand, who clinched silver in 100m women’s race at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, is belong to which state? (Odisha)
751. Which IIT has recently conducted study on River Ganga that indicates that river is drying up in summers due to groundwater depletion? (IIT-
Kharagpur)
752. The Union Cabinet has recently approved umbrella scheme “O-SMART” of Ministry of Earth Sciences. What does “O” stands here? (Ocean)
753. Which Indian sprinters has achieved a rare one-two in men’s 800m at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Manjit Singh and Jinson Johnson)
754. Which technological giant has launched Project Navlekha to help Indian vernacular news publishers to take their content online? (Google)
755. Which country to host the 2019 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships? (North Korea)
756. Who has been conferred Praful Bidwai memorial award for 2018 ? (Ulka Mahajan)
757. ISRO is planning to use which launch vehicle to send Gaganyan in space by 2022? (GSLV Mk-III)
758. On which date, the 2018 National Sports Day (NSD) was observed recently? (August 29)
759. Who is the head of the newly formed Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Council (PM-STIAC)? (K Vijay Raghavan)
760. Who was officially sworn-in as the new President of Zimbabwe? (Emmerson Mnangagwa)
761. India has signed $300 million agreement with which International organisation for its Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program? (World Bank)
762. Which country is host to the first-ever SAARC Agriculture Cooperative Business Forum? (Nepal)
763. Who has created history by becoming the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold? (Swapna Barman)
764. Who represented India at the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting 2018? (Ravi Shankar Prasad)
765. Which sportsperson has clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years at the 18th Asian Games 2018? (Arpinder Singh)
766. India has signed $375 million loan agreement with which International organisation to improve irrigation in Madhya Pradesh? (ADB)
767. Which union minister is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers’ Meeting 2018? (Suresh Prabhu)
768. Who has been appointed India’s new High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK)? (Ruchi Ghanashyam)
769. Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise “KAKADU 2018”? (INS Sahyadri)
770. The World Bank will provide how much amount of loan facility to Rajasthan for improving the performance of its electricity distribution sector?
($250 million)
771. Krishna Kutir, which is in news recently, is associated with which union ministry? (Ministry of Women & Child Development)
772. Which European country has sanctioned Euro 120 million soft loan to India for National Clean Ganga Mission? (Germany)
773. Which state government has organised an interactive programme “Mil -Banche” in government schools of state? (Madhya Pradesh)
774. Which Indian sprinter clinched gold in men’s 1500m race at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Jinson Johnson)
775. India has signed $346 million loan agreement with which International organisation for road improvement in Karnataka? (ADB)
776. India signed MoU with International Energy Agency (IEA) on increasing innovation for the Clean Energy Transition. Where is the headquarters of
IEA? (Paris)
777. Which new ranking system has been announced by the Union Government for higher educational institutions to promote innovation? (ARIIA)
778. Which country has took over the chairmanship of the 5th Summit of BIMSTEC? (Sri Lanka)
779. Indian Railways has recently signed pact with which company for use of Natural Gas in railway workshops? (GAIL India)
780. Which cities is the venue of the MOVE: India’s First Global Mobility Summit 2018? (New Delhi)
781. Who has been sworn-in as the first female high court Chief Justice in Pakistan? (Tahira Safdar)
782. Which country is host to the 4th International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) 2018? (Netherlands)
783. Which Indian men’s bridge pair have created history by clinching India’s first-ever gold in bridge at the Asian Games? (Pranab Bardhan and
Shibhnath Sarkar)
784. Who has been elected as the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)? (Sunil Mehta)
785. Who is the newly appointed Secretary of Ministry of Steel? (Binoy Kumar)
786. Who Indians has/have received the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award? (Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk)
787. Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharamshala, which is in news recently, is located on the banks of which river? (Bagmati River)
788. The series of sermons by Jain Muni Tarun Sagar ji was known by __ ? (Kadve Pravachan)
789. Which has won India’s only boxing Gold at the 18th Asian Games 2018? (Amit Panghal)
790. Who has been named for Dr B.C. Roy National Award for 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of the Year? (Basant Kumar Mishra)
791. Rikako Ikee, who has become the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at Asian Games, is from which country?
(Japan)
792. Which state government has decided to organise employment camps for martyrs’ families? (Rajasthan)
793. Indian men’s hockey team defeated which country to win bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games? (Pakistan)
794. Which country hosted the 6th East Asia Summit- Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM)? (Singapore)
795. Which Indian sportsperson was the India’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony in the 18th Asian Games? (Rani Rampal)
796. The E-pharmacies will not be allowed to sell as per recently released draft rules on “sale of drugs by e-pharmacy”? (Tranquillisers, Narcotics
and Psychotropic drugs)
797. Who is the author of the book “Moving On, Moving Forward: A year in Office”? (Venkaiah Naidu)
798. What was the theme of the 2018 World Coconut Day (WCD)? (Coconut for Good Health, Wealth & Wellness)
799. Arthur Pereira, who passed away recently, was associated which which sports? (Football)
800. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s annual data, which country has topped the India’s FDI chart in FY18? (Mauritius)
801. The Government of India (GoI) has provided first-ever financial support to which International sporting event for participation in England? (Kho
Kho)
802. The multi-nation tsunami mock exercise (drill) “IOWave18” has started in which oceans? (Indian Ocean)
803. Which has become the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? (Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi
Chandela)
804. India has recently signed agreements with which European country on combating money laundering and environment? (Cyprus)
805. Which phenomenon was used by US researchers to develop a wearable device that could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or
jogging? (Piezoelectric effect)
806. Alastair Cook, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, is associated with which country? (England)
807. India is hosting its first-ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters event in which city? (Hyderabad)
808. The Government of India (GoI) has decided to observe which month as National Nutrition Month (NNM) across country to mark the fight against
malnutrition? (September)
809. Which country is host to the International Women Entrepreneurs Summit (IWES) 2018? (Nepal)
810. The joint military exercise “Rapid Trident 2018” has started in which country? (Ukraine)
811. Under what law, the Internal Ombudsman (IO) scheme 2018 gives statutory powers to Internal Ombudsman? (Banking Regulaton Act)
812. Which country has recently announced to launch Mars Mission “HOPE” by 2020? (UAE)
813. Which cities is the venue of the first round of the India-US ‘two-plus-two dialogue’? (New Delhi)
814. The 2018 edition of Maralal International Camel Derby event was held in which African country? (Kenya)
815. Which state government has decided to provide free mobile phones to women of BPL families? (Rajasthan)
816. Which cities is the venue of the International Aviation Summit 2018? (New Delhi)
817. Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung, who will donate $1 million award money to help Rohingya refugees, is from which country? (Myanmar)
818. Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan? (Arif Alvi)
819. The Government of India (GoI) has approved a proposal by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to increase wages of artisans by
over how much percent? (36%)
820. Which Indian shooter bagged gold in the 50m pistol event at 2018 ISSF World Championship in South Korea? (Om Prakash Mitharwal)
821. Which two countries will participate in SLINEX-2018 naval exercise? (India and Sri Lanka)
822. Which country has signed pact with India to collaborate on ISRO’s first human spaceflight programme “Gaganyaan”? (France)
823. Which technology initiatives has been launched by the Union Government for coffee growers? (Coffee Connect)
824. On which date, the 2018 International Day of Charity (IDC) was observed recently? (September 5)
825. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is expected to become 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI), hails from which North-East State of India? (Assam)
826. KAZIND-2018 is an army exercise between India and which country? (Kazakhstan)
827. Which Indian personality has been elected as new Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia? (Poonam Khetrapal Singh)
828. India has recently signed pact with which European country for establishment of Hindi chair at Sofia University? (Bulgaria)
829. Which cities is the venue of the 2nd World Hindu Congress (WHC) 2018? (Chicago)
830. Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, who passed away recently, was the renowned author and journalist of which state? (Gujarat)
831. Which country is host to the 87th Izmir International tradeshow 2018? (Turkey)
832. Govindan Lakshmanan is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
833. Recently, the 25th Raising Day of Delta Force celebrated. It is a counter insurgency force of which Indian Armed Force (IAF)? (Indian Army)
834. Which military communications pact has been signed by India and the United States in the first round of the ‘2-plus-2-dialogue’? (COMCASA)
835. Which cities is the venue of Defence & Homeland Security Expo and Conference – 2018? (New Delhi)
836. Which sportsperson has been appointed the new Brand Ambassador of BSNL? (Mary Kom)
837. Section 377, which has been recently decriminalised came into force in which year? (1861)
838. Burt Reynolds, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Film Industry)
839. Which movies has became the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia? (Gold)
840. The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC-2018) will be organized by which union ministry? (Ministry of Drinking
Water and Sanitation)
841. Which cricket team has won the 57th edition of Duleep Trophy 2018? (India Blue)
842. Which cities is the venue of the 4th edition of World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA 2018)? (New Delhi)
843. Which Indian sportsperson has been officially named as the Sports Ambassador of Assam? (Hima Das)
844. Which Indian woman writer has authored a new novel “The Rule Breakers”? (Preeti Shenoy)
845. Which noted Odia poet will be honoured with the prestigious 39th edition of the ‘Sarala Puraskar’ award 2018? (Satrughna Pandav)
846. Which Indian economist has been conferred ‘Honoris Causa’ by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM) in Kolkata? (Bibek Debroy)
847. Under which article, the Odisha Assembly has passed a resolution for establishing Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) in the state? (Article 169)
848. Which renowned personality has been made the first Honorary Ambassador of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation? (Akshay Kumar)
849. Chagos Islands, which is in news recently, is the disputed islands between which countries? (Mauritius and United Kingdom)
850. Which cities is the venue of the 6th International Geriatric Orthopaedic Society of India Conference 2018? (New Delhi)
851. India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” will come up over which river? (Brahmaputra)
852. Who is the head of the committee to select new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)? (Bimal Jalan)
853. Who will represent India at the 67th Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok? (Nehal Chudasama)
854. Who clinched the men’s singles title of US Open 2018? (Novak Djokovic)
855. Which cities is the venue of the 12th Aero India 2019? (Bengaluru)
856. Which cities is the venue of the Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts? (Bhopal)
857. The researchers at which institute have developed cheaper organic solar cells using vitamin B12 derivative? (IISER Bhopal)
858. Who has become the first Japanese player to clinched the women’s singles title of US Open 2018? (Naomi Osaka)
859. Who has created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup? (Arpinder Singh)
860. What is the theme of the 2018 International Literacy Day (ILD)? (Literacy and skills development)
861. The Indian Air Force has successfully carried out the first-ever mid-air refuelling of the indigenously build which aircraft? (Tejas)
862. Which Indian software company has inked deal with Australian Open as official digital innovation partner? (Infosys)
863. Which Indian airport is set to become first in Asia to use face recognition as boarding pass for passengers? (Kempegowda International
Airport)
864. Which state government has recently signed pact with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for ethanol plant? (Haryana)
865. What is the theme of the 2018 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)? (Working Together to Prevent Suicide)
866. Which city is host to the first-ever BIMSTEC military exercise “MILEX-18”? (Pune)
867. The Rajasthan government has decided to hold convention on preserving heritage properties in which city? (Bharatpur)
868. Which country is host to the 2018 Global Summit on Climate Action? (United States)
869. India and France have signed an implementation agreement on ‘Mobilise Your City (MYC)’ to support which cities? (Nagpur, Kochi and
Ahmedabad)
870. Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with the Meryl Streep Award for Excellence? (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan)
871. Vijay Shankar Vyas, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which branch of economics? (Agricultural economics)
872. Who will head the panel of secretaries to look into the issues raised on some proposals of the draft e-commerce policy? (Ramesh Abhishek)
873. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has tied up with which software company to create payments network for unorganized retail? (FSS)
874. The Indo-US military training Exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2018” will be held at which state? (Uttarakhand)
875. Mega Icons’ is the new series to be launched by which TV channnel? (National Geographic)
876. BARC has recently re-commissioned an upgraded version of which nuclear reactor? (Apsara)
877. Which state government has launched India’s first scheme for doorstep delivery of essential government services? (Delhi)
878. NITI Aayog has collaborated with which organisations to set up a Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI)?
(Intel)
879. Nomadic Elephant 2018 is an army exercise between India and which country? (Mongolia)
880. The first-ever tripartite meeting among India, Iran and Afghanistan was held in which city? (Kabul)
881. India’s first railway university “National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)” is located in which city? (Vadodara)
882. Which state government has banned the manufacture, sale and possession of e-cigarettes? (Tamil Nadu)
883. Sagarmatha Friendship-2018 military exercise is scheduled to start between which countries? (Nepal and China)
884. Who has been appointed new chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee? (L K Advani)
885. Which Indian sportsperson has become the first bowler in women’s cricket to pick 300 international wickets? (Jhulan Goswami)
886. Which Indian-origin professor has been awarded an “Outstanding Investigator Award” by the U.S. National Cancer Institute to identify cancer
biomarkers? (Arul Chinnaiyan)
887. India’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (BH205-E) has been launched by which public sector company? (BEML)
888. As per culture study survey by US-based firm Kronos Incorporated, Which country is the world’s most hardest working country? (India)
889. Who is the author of the book “The Twice-Born – Life and Death on the Ganges”? (Aatish Taseer)
890. Goura Chandra Mohapatra, who passed away recently, was the veteran freedom fighter of which state? (Odisha)
891. India’s first tribal circuit tourism project has launched in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
892. Brij Katyal, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
893. Which country is host to the 2018 G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting? (Argentina)
894. Every year Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September. In which year, Hindi was chosen to be state language of Union? (1949)
895. Who is the head of the committee to look into the harrowing arrest and alleged torture of former space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the ‘ISRO spy
scandal’? (D K Jain)
896. Under which article of the constitution, President has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of India? (Article 124)
897. Mehlli Gobhai, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Art)
898. The agricultural festival of Nuakhai has started in which state? (Odisha)
899. What is the total fund outlay of recently launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme, which provides financial assistance
to cooperatives? (Rs 10, 881 crore)
900. Who is the author of the book “Bastar Dispatches: A Passage Through the Wilds”? (Narendra)
901. India to hold its first-ever global tourism mart in which city? (New Delhi)
902. What is the India’s ranks in the latest UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) report 2018? (130)
903. Which country is host to the World chefs’ congress 2018? (India)
904. The Delhi government has signed a “Friendship and Cooperation Agreement” with which city to share expertise on 12 fields? (Seoul)
905. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recently commissioned which indigenously built patrol vessel? (Vijaya)
906. Which is the India’s first underwater robotic drone? (EyeROV TUNA)
907. The first lion safari of Rajasthan has come up at which parks? (Nahargarh Biological Park)
908. The scientists at which central research institute have developed India’s first indigenous anti-nuclear medical kit? (Institute of Nuclear
Medicine and Allied Sciences)
909. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Democracy? (Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World)
910. National Engineer’s Day (NED) is celebrated in India on which date? (September 15)
911. India’s first exclusive dog park has comes up in which city? (Hyderabad)
912. The Ministry of Tourism is organizing the festival of tourism “Paryatan Parv 2018” from which city? (New Delhi)
913. Which is the highest volcanic peak of Asia? (Mount Damavand)
914. Who will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy? (Sawai Singh Shekhawat)
915. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Sudan ? (Moutaz Mousa Abdallah)
916. Which launch vehicle of ISRO has successfully launched NovaSAR and S1-4 earth observation satellites of U.K from Sriharikota spaceport? (PSLV-
C42)
917. Which state Tourism bagged two Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) gold awards 2018 for its innovative marketing campaigns? (Kerala)
918. Which country’s team has lifted the 2018 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup? (Maldives)
919. ISRO has recently launched Polarimetry Doppler Weather Radar of which frequency band at Sriharikota spaceport? (S–band)
920. Former Asian Games champion Ganpat Rao Andalkar was associated to which sports, who passed away recently? (Wrestling)
921. India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project has been launched along which border? (Pakistan border)
922. Which Indian personality has been inducted into the board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)? (S Jaishankar)
923. Which state government has launched ‘Star-Rating’ system for industries to check air pollution? (Odisha)
924. The Government of India (GoI) has proposed to merge which banks to create India’s third largest lender? (BoB, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank)
925. Which country has rolled out world’s first hydrogen-powered train? (Germany)
926. What is the India’s rank on family-owned business list, as per recent published report of Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI)? (3rd)
927. Who is the author of the book “Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple”? (Vineet Bajpai)
928. First international maqom musical was held in: (Uzbekistan)
929. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer? (Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol)
930. Mt Everest Friendship Exercise is the name of military exercise between: (Nepal & China)
931. What is the purpose of recently launched ‘e-Sahaj’ portal? (Security clearance to businesses)
932. Which state government has rolled out “Swayangsiddha” to combat human trafficking? (West Bengal)
933. India has launched Green Agriculture project along with which international organisation to bring transformative change in the farm sector?
(FAO)
934. Which has become the world’s first country to develop document on Cooling Action Plan (CAP)? (India)
935. Who have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign? (Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma)
936. ISRO has recently launched its first Space Technology Incubation Centre in which state? (Tripura)
937. Which country is host to the 2018 Track Asia Cup cycling tournament? (India)
938. India has signed a $74 million loan pact with which international organisation for Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)?
(World Bank)
939. Who was the India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence, who passed away recently? (Anna Rajam Malhotra)
940. Who has been appointed new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? (Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas)
941. Which Bollywood personality has been bestowed with Smita Patil Memorial Award 2018? (Anushka Sharma)
942. Which global financial institution provides financial support for Dam rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)? (World Bank)
943. According to Mercom India Research, what is the current total installed capacity of solar power generation of India? (25GW)
944. Exercise Aviaindra 18 has started between which countries? (India & Russia)
945. After India puts four more reactors under IAEA safegaurds, what will be the total number of nuclear facilities under the international nuclear energy
watchdog? (26)
946. The Jharsuguda airport, which is in news recently, is located in which state? (Odisha)
947. The women crew of which Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) has bagged the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award 2018? (INSV Tarini)
948. Dolagobinda Pradhan, the veteran freedom fighter has passed away recently. He was from which state? (Odisha)
949. Who has been appointed new Chairman of the standing committee on Defence? (Kalraj Mishra)
950. Who has been appointed new secretary of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)? (Anindo Majumdar)
951. The Union Home Ministry has collaborated with which of these organizations to set up Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-
ER)? (ISRO)
952. India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
953. Who have won the 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna? (Virat Kohli & Mirabai Chanu)
954. Dambulla warehouse, which is in news recently, is located in which country? (Sri Lanka)
955. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has recently proposed to set up a drone manufacturing facility in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
956. India’s first-ever online and centralised National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has been launched by which union ministry? (Ministry of
Home Affairs)
957. Which is the autobiography of revolutionary leader Kondapalli Koteswaramma, who passed away recently? (Nirjana Vaaradhi)
958. What is the strike range of indigenously developed Short-range tactical ballistic missile “Prahar”, which is successfully flight tested by DRDO? (150
Km)
959. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has tied up with which Insurance company to provide insurance to all? (Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance)
960. Which Indian personality has recently conferred with the Civilian Honour of Mexico? (Raghupati Singhania)
961. Which movies has been chosen as the India’s official entry to Oscars 2019? (Village Rockstars)
962. Which countries will be the strategic partner of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)? (Saudi Arabia)
963. Which is the India’s biggest cyclotron facility, which recently became operational? (Cyclone-30)
964. Who has won India’s first Gold in the Women’s Junior 500 metres race at the 5th Track Asia Cup Cycling 2018? (Mayuri Lute)
965. Who was the founder of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)? (Mahatma Gandhi)
966. Which country to host the first-ever General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? (India)
967. India has contributed how much amount to UN solar project? ($1 million)
968. Tran Dai Quang, who passed away recently, was the current President of which country? (Vietnam)
969. Which country is host to the 3rd edition of International Business Conference ‘MahaBiz 2018’? (UAE)
970. Which city is host to the 5th edition of Asian Para Games in 2026? (Nagoya)
971. Which state government has announced a novel scheme for the protection of the exotic Neela kurinji plants? (Tamil Nadu)
972. Which Indian personality has been appointed goodwill ambassador for Nepal tourism? (Jaya Prada)
973. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL)? (Anil Kumar Chaudhary)
974. Which country is set to become the world’s first country to double its tiger population? (Nepal)
975. Which countries have recently celebrated the 100 years of Battle of Haifa? (India & Israel)
976. Which women-oriented films were directed by renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, who passed away recently? (Darmiyaan, Daman and
Rudaali)
977. Which international organisation has approved Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India to support its transition to higher middle- income
country? (World Bank)
978. Which country to host the 2018 Women’s Boxing World Championship? (India)
979. The Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) has rolled out from which city? (Ranchi)
980. The Jharkhand government has inked MoU with which insurance company for Ayushman Bharat Scheme? (NICL)
981. The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved how much amount of loan to Madhya Pradesh for infrastructure projects? ($525-million)
982. Who has won the 2018 Presidential Election of Maldives? (Ibrahim Mohamed Solih)
983. Which state has topped the charts among States in terms of “2018 Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA)? (Andhra Pradesh)
984. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Peace? (The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70)
985. Who has won the women’s singles 2018 China Open badminton title? (Carolina Marin)
986. Which metros has become the 2nd largest Metro Rail (MR) network in India? (Hyderabad Metro)
987. Which country hosted the first-ever women-only foreign minister conference? (Canada)
988. Shamsher Singh Bisht, the noted statehood agitator of which state has recently passed away? (Uttarakhand)
989. West Bank, which is in news recently, is the disputed territory between which countries? (Israel & Palestine)
990. Who has been named The 2018 Best FIFA Men’s Player? (Luka Modric)
991. The Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace declared by United Nations recently is___: (2019 to 2028)
992. On which date, the first-ever International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL-2018) was observed recently? (September 23)
993. Which IIT has developed a community supported supply of purified drinking water project in Bengal District? (IIT Kharagpur)
994. What is the purpose of Justice Amitava Roy committee constituted by Supreme Court recently? (Prison Reforms)
995. What is the India’s rank for investment in health care and education, according to the first-ever scientific study by Seattle-based Institute of Health
Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)? (158th)
996. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Red Cross have recently signed pact to support humanitarian efforts in countries? ( Yemen, Myanmar and
Congo)
997. Which country is host to the Interfaith Alliance Forum 2018? (UAE)
998. The famous Indra Jatra festival 2018 has started in which country? (Nepal)
999. Which air pollution control device has recently launched by the Union Government for traffic junctions? (WAYU)
1000. India has decided to organise ‘Gandhi March’ in which country? (Netherlands)
1001. Which Indian personality has been awarded with the UN’s highest environmental honour ‘Champions of the Earth 2018’? (Narendra Modi)
1002. Which is the first country to successfully land robotic rovers on an asteroid Ryugu? (Japan)
1003. Smart City Expo India-2018 has recently held in which city? (Jaipur)
1004. India has made alliance with which country to eliminate TB? (United States)
1005. Which section of Aadhaar Act has been struck down by Supreme Court that permit private entities to avail Aadhaar data? (Section 57)
1006. The 2nd Global RE-INVEST India-ISA Partnership 2018 will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1007. Which has been appointed as the transaction adviser to the Ministry of Defence? (SBI Caps)
1008. What is the proposed universal broadband connectivity speed under National Digital Communications Policy -2018 (NDCP-2018) unveiled recently?
(50Mbps)
1009. What is the theme of the 2018 World Tourism Day (WTD)? (Tourism and the Digital Transformation)
1010. Which has become the first and only SAARC country to have a quit-line number on tobacco products? (India)
1011. India’s First TVET Skills Park is to be established in which city? (Bhopal)
1012. Who is the newly-appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? (Kamlesh Nilakanth Vyas)
1013. Andhra Pradesh has recently signed pact with which US-based company to set up a solar battery manufacturing plant? (Triton Solar Company)
1014. Project Unnati is related to: (Development of ports)
1015. Which cities were jointly declared as the ‘Best Heritage City’ at the National Tourism Awards for 2016-17? (Ahmedabad & Mandu)
1016. The Indo-Bangladesh Border conference was held in which city recently? (Aizawl)
1017. Which state government has decided to create the post of ‘firewomen’ to break gender stereotypes? (Kerala)
1018. On which date, the 2018 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was observed recently? (September 26)
1019. Which renowned personality has been named as the brand ambassador of Tribes India? (Mary Kom)
1020. Who heads the Lokpal Search Committee to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal? (Ranjana
Prakash Desai)
1021. Which is the venue of the India’s first corn festival? (Chhindwara)
1022. NITI Aayog has recently signed pact with which cloud services provider to curb the distribution of fake drugs using blockchain? (Oracle)
1023. Who heads the High Level Advisory Group (HLAG) to look into global trade challenges? (Surjit S. Bhalla)
1024. Which is the India’s best institute, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019? (IISc Bengaluru)
1025. India’s first methanol-based alternative cooking fuel is to be established in which state? (Assam)
1026. What is the theme of 2018 World Rabies Day (WRD)? (Rabies: Share the message. Save a life!)
1027. The 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship has started in which city recently? (Thiruvananthapuram)
1028. Ayush Information Cell has recently set up by the Government of India (GoI) in which country? (Romania)
1029. Who has been appointed the new Director-General of Border Security Force (BSF)? (Rajni Kant Mishra)
1030. #LooReview Campaign has been launched by the Union Government in partnership with____? (Google)
1031. Which has become the India’s first state to give legal protection to good samaritans? (Karnataka)
1032. Who will lead India at the 2018 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy in Muscat? (Manpreet Singh)
1033. Sanya Richards-Ross, who will be event ambassador for the Airtel Delhi half marathon, is from which country? (United States)
1034. Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, who is the official winner of the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, is from which country? (South Sudan)
1035. Jasdev Singh, who passed away recently, was associated with Doordarshan for 48 years as __? (Hindi Commentator)
1036. Recently, Arun Kumar was appointed as new Director-General of Railway Protection Force (RPF). Which is the Motto of RPF? (Service and
Loyalty)
1037. Which city has launched India’s first Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS)? (Kolkata)
1038. Which alcohol control initiative has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), recently? (SAFER)
1039. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of which cancer
therapy? (Immunotherapy)
1040. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest report “Trade and Development Report”? (7.0%)
1041. India’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy is to be set up in which city? (Jaipur)
1042. Who heads the high-level committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? (Injeti Srinivas)
1043. Who has been appointed the first-ever female major general in the 47 years history of Bangladesh? (Susane Giti)
1044. Which Indian origin personality has been named as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? (Gita Gopinath)
1045. The 17th century ‘Oonth Kadal’ bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which state? (Jammu & Kashmir)
1046. Which new initiative has been launched by the Government of India (GoI) to promote use of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG)? (SATAT)
1047. The nationwide Action Research Project of Gram Panchayat development scheme has been launched from which city? (Gwalior)
1048. Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who passed away recently, was the legendary exponent of which musical instrument? (Harmonium)
1049. Which will become the 2nd Indian state after Rajasthan to set up Ministry for cows? (Madhya Pradesh)
1050. Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018? (Manu Bhaker)
1051. Which state government has recently launched its own food security scheme to cover the poor people who left out of the National Food Security Act
(NFSA)? (Odisha)
1052. India has been ranked 5th along with which countries in pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, according to latest Canadian Cancer Society report?
(Hong Kong and Thailand)
1053. India’s tallest National flag from the average city elevation has recently installed in which city? (Guwahati)
1054. Thampi Kannanthanam, who passed away recently, was associated to which regional cinemas? (Malayalam)
1055. The joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise “IBSAMAR 2018” has kicked off in which country? (South Africa)
1056. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Older Persons? (Celebrating Older Human Rights champions)
1057. Who will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine modalities for ‘calamity tax’ under GST? (Sushil Modi)
1058. The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) has recently concluded in which city? (New Delhi)
1059. Which women physicists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics? (Donna Strickland)
1060. Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Paralympic Asian games 2018? (Thangvellu Mariyappan)
1061. Which union ministries has won the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ award, recently? (Ministry of Railways)
1062. India signed $240 million loan pact with ADB for safe drinking water in which districts of West Bengal? (North 24 Parganas, Bankura and
Purba Medinipur)
1063. Which has been declared the cleanest government university in the Swachh Campus ranking 2018? (Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak)
1064. Which national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign has been launched by SIDBI? (Udyam Abhilasha)
1065. Which women scientists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? (Frances H. Arnold)
1066. What is the theme of the 2018 World Habitat Day (WHD)? (Municipal Solid Waste Management)
1067. Who has been elected as the new President of Iraq? (Barham Salih)
1068. Which cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? (New Delhi)
1069. The 31st All India Railways Chess tournament 2018 has started in which city, recently? (Tiruchirappalli)
1070. The world’s largest dome has recently inaugurated in which country? (India)
1071. Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 is held between India and which country? (Vietnam)
1072. Which gynecologist has been named winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize? (Denis Mukwege)
1073. Which IIT has decided to establish an ‘Academy of Leadership’? (IIT Kharagpur)
1074. Which technology-driven futuristic initiative will be roll out by the Civil Aviation Ministry to make hassle-free air travel for passengers? (Digi
Yatra)
1075. The first-ever Regional Conference on ‘Women in Detention and Access to Justice’ has recently held in which city? (Shimla)
1076. India has launched which humanitarian assistance operation to provide assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia?
(Operation Samudra Maitri)
1077. The team of scientists has recently identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for density of which micro-nutrient in wheat grain? (Zinc)
1078. What is the theme of the 4th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF – 2018)? (Science for Transformation)
1079. India has signed $150 million loan pact with which international organisation to establish its first-ever Global Skills Park (GSP) in Madhya Pradesh?
(ADB)
1080. Which has been declared the “cleanest religious place” in India at Safaigiri Summit and Awards 2018? (Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, J&K)
1081. The 10th Biennial International Exhibition & Conference “India Chem 2018” was held in which city? (Mumbai)
1082. What is the India’s rank in Visa’s 2018 Government e-Payment Adoption Ranking (GEAR)? (28th)
1083. What is the theme of the 2018 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)? (The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher)
1084. Who has been appointed the Chief Statistician of India (CSI)? (Pravin Srivastava)
1085. India’s first ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ has launched in which state? (Assam)
1086. Who has been appointed India’s Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament? (Pankaj Sharma)
1087. Which Indian personality has been appointed the Chairman of the Working Committee (WoCo) and Director on the Board of the World Federation
of Exchanges (WFE)? (Vikram Limaye)
1088. Which cities is the venue of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) of Indian Region? (Guwahati)
1089. Which states police have decided to conduct joint operations and share information to combat Left Wing Extremism (LWE)? (Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh)
1090. What is the current repo rate, as per RBI’s 4th bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19? (6.5%)
1091. The Indo-Japan bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” has started at which cities? (Visakhapatnam)
1092. Natwar Thakkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned Gandhian from which state? (Nagaland)
1093. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Girls title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships 2018? (Keerthana Pandian)
1094. Who has been adjudged man-of-the-tournament at the 2018 Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament? (Yashasvi Jaiswal)
1095. Which state government has recently launched the Sashakt Kisan Yojana (SKY) & Krishi Samuh Yojana (KSY)? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1096. Which state government has recently launched the Nirman Kusuma programme? (Odisha)
1097. Who has been appointed the new deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)? (R N Ravi)
1098. Who heads the reconstituted Pollution watchdog Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)? (Bhure Lal)
1099. Who has become the India’s first judoka to win a medal at the Olympics – junior or senior? (Tababi Devi Thangjam)
1100. Which have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economics? (William Nordhaus and Paul Romer)
1101. Which Indian company has recently announced Rs 1.5 crores Aarohan Social Innovation Awards (ASIA) to push innovation in social work?
(Infosys)
1102. Which Indian organization has won the ‘ISSA GOOD Practice Award, Asia & The Pacific 2018’? (ESIC)
1103. M N Paloor, who passed away recently, was the modernist poet of which language? (Malayalam)
1104. Who will chair the high-level Strategic Policy Group (SPG) to assist National Security Council (NSC) to review the security affairs of the country?
(Ajit Doval)
1105. Which states has become partner state at 2018 Goa International Film Festival (GIFF)? (Jharkhand)
1106. Which union Ministry has launched the “India for Humanity”? (Ministry of External Affairs)
1107. Who is the winner of India’s first Gold Medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics? (Jeremy Lalrinnunga)
1108. Who is the winner of India’s first Gold Medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics? (Jeremy Lalrinnunga)
1109. On which date, the 2018 World Post Day (WPD), is observed recently? (October 9)
1110. Who clinched India’s first gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para Games? (Sandeep Chaudhary)
1111. Who is the author of the book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India”? (Shashi Tharoor)
1112. Kishour Giri, who passed away recently, was the noted singer and music director from which state? (Assam)
1113. Which sports personality has been honoured with the Ramineni Foundation’s outstanding person award? (Pullela Gopichand)
1114. As per which section of the Representation of the People Act 1951, the Election Commission of India (ECI) to fill casual vacancies in Karnataka but
not in Andhra Pradesh? (Section 151A)
1115. Which Indian organisation has recently organised Workshop on ‘Best Practices in International Arbitration’ in New Delhi? (NITI Aayog)
1116. The Government of India (GoI) with the support of which organization is organizing the ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products –
Achieving the SDGs 2030’? (WHO)
1117. Who has become the first shooter from India to claim a gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics? (Manu Bhaker)
1118. What is the India’s rank at the 2018 Henley Passport Index? (81st)
1119. The researchers of which country have developed the world’s first bio-electronic medicine? (United States)
1120. Who has been appointed the new Solicitor General of India? (Tushar Mehta)
1121. What is the theme of the 2018 World Mental Health Day (WMHD)? (Young people and mental health in a changing world)
1122. Which Indian armed force has launched an innovative mobile health App ‘MedWatch’? (Indian Air Force)
1123. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of the Girl? (With Her: A Skilled Girl Force)
1124. India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery will be set up in which state, where ethanol will be produced from rice straw? (Odisha)
1125. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Oxfam world inequality index? (147th)
1126. Which is the venue of the 17th edition of Old World Theatre festival 2018? (New Delhi)
1127. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched Gold in the 10-metre air pistol event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games? (Saurabh Chaudhary)
1128. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched men’s individual recurve gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para-Games? (Harvinder Singh)
1129. Which state Prison department has rolled out a smart video- calling facility for female prisoners and inmates lodged at open jails? (Maharashtra)
1130. Which state government has decided to set up anti-terrorist force ‘Kavach’? (Haryana)
1131. Who has been chosen as India’s first ‘Miss Trans Queen’? (Veena Sendre)
1132. Which musicians has recently won the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy? (Vikku Vinayakram)
1133. Which Indian javelin thrower has won silver in the men’s F46 category of the 2018 Asian Para Games? (Sundar Singh Gurjar)
1134. Which IIT has collaborated with Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) to enhance data-driven governance? (IIT-Madras)
1135. Which African countries will host the 2022 Youth Olympic Games? (Senegal)
1136. Which cities is the venue of the 17th CHG of meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)? (Dushanbe)
1137. Which state government to launch a new scheme ‘Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries’ ? (Meghalaya)
1138. Who has been appointed as the new CEO & MD of low cost carrier AirAsia India? (Sunil Bhaskaran)
1139. ISRO has recently signed pact with which state University to set up the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science’? (Jammu)
1140. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) service in Assam from Neamati to ____? (Majuli)
1141. Annapurna Devi, who passed away recently, was the renowned Hindustani musician of which gharana? (Maihar gharana)
1142. India has recently elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The headquarters of UNHRC is located at ___? (Geneva)
1143. The Coffee Day Malnad Ultra Marathon 2018 has started in which state? (Karnataka)
1144. NITI Aayog has signed pact with which technological giant for AI tools in agriculture & healthcare? (Microsoft)
1145. India’s first-ever India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC) has launched in which city? (Bengaluru)
1146. The biography of late Anumolu Ramakrishna titled ‘Building a Legacy’ is authored by whom? (V Pattabhi Ram)
1147. Which IIT has signed pact with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in research and education? (IIT Kharagpur)
1148. Which Indian state has won the FAO’s Future Policy Gold Award for 100% organic farming? (Sikkim)
1149. The World Bank has ranked India at which position in it’s first-ever Human Capital Index (HCI)? (115th)
1150. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has recently signed pact with which state government to fuel MSMEs growth in state? (Uttarakhand)
1151. What is the theme of the 2018 World Egg Day (WED)? (Protein for Life)
1152. Which country’s team has won the 2018 Sultan Johar Cup Junior Hockey? (Britain)
1153. What is the India’s rank at the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI)? (103rd)
1154. Which Indian folk artist has won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize? (Teejan Bai)
1155. Who has won the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature, which is formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize? (Maryse Conde)
1156. India and which country have launched their first joint programme for Afghanistan to train its diplomats? (China)
1157. Who has won the 2018 Shanghai Masters Tennis tournament? (Novak Djokovic)
1158. Who has been appointed Director-General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)? (Shekhar C Mande)
1159. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day For Disaster Reduction? (Reducing Disaster Economic Losses)
1160. Which noted historian has authored the book “Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior”? (Rima Hooja)
1161. Which cities is the venue of the India International Silk Fair (IISF-2018)? (New Delhi)
1162. Who has been honored as the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) 2018? (Prema Gopalan)
1163. Who has been appointed the new Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)? (Priyank Kanoongo)
1164. Which country to host the 2019 IAAF World Relays? (Japan)
1165. Who led the Indian delegation at the 6th RCEP Inter-sessional Ministerial Meeting (IMM)? (CR Chaudhary)
1166. On which date, the 2018 Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas is celebrated in India? (October 15)
1167. Paul Allen, who passed away recently, co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in which year? (1975)
1168. India’s first agri and food business online learning platform has launched in which city? (Warangal)
1169. Which is the official mascot of 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup? (Olly)
1170. On which date, the 2018 International Day of Rural Women was observed, recently? Edited (October 15)
1171. ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of which International organisation? (World Bank)
1172. Who is the author of the book “Half the Night is Gone”, which is shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2018? (Amitabha Bagchi)
1173. Who has been elected as new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)? (Nimesh Shah)
1174. Who has won the India’s first medal in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018? (Suraj Panwar)
1175. The ancient city “Prayaga” was renamed as “Allahabad” by which Mughal emperor? (Shah Jahan)
1176. ‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ national campaign has been launched for which purpose? (Safe Food)
1177. “Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity”. This was theme of which
days? (2018 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty)
1178. What is the theme of the 2018 World Food Day (WFD)? (Our Actions Are Our Future)
1179. Who will lead the Indian delegation at the 12th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit 2018? (Venkaiah Naidu)
1180. The festival of Fulpati has recently celebrated in which neighboring country of India? (Nepal)
1181. On which date, the 2018 World Trauma Day (WTD) is observed recently? (October 17)
1182. What is the theme of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM-2018)? (Global Partners for Global Challenges)
1183. Who has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction? (Anna Burns)
1184. Who has become the India’s first silver-medallist in archery at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games? (Akash Malik)
1185. What is the India’s rank in the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2018? (58th)
1186. Which G7 countries has officially legalized recreational use of marijuana? (Canada)
1187. Which country has successfully tested world’s largest unmanned transport drone “FH-98”? (China)
1188. On which date, the 2018 World Students’ Day (WSD) is observed recently? (October 15)
1189. Under which article of the Constitution, the President of India can accept resignation of Council of Ministers? (Article 75)
1190. The first-ever joint military exercise “Dharma Guardian- 2018” will be conducted between India and which country? (Japan)
1191. Which has become the first and only government corporation in India to launch a chat-enabled help-desk service program ‘Ask Disha’? (IRCTC)
1192. Which Indian social entrepreneur has been conferred with the IOC Sports and Active Society Development Grant award for 2018? (Suheil
Tandon)
1193. BSNL has recently signed pact with which technological giant to leverage Industry 4.0 for manufacturing excellence? (Nokia)
1194. The famous Shahi litchi of which state has recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag? (Bihar)
1195. The 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1196. Which cricket statistican has authored the book “Indian Sports: Conversations and Reflections”? (Vijayan Bala)
1197. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 8th European Congress on SMEs? (Alka Arora)
1198. Which Indian research organisations has developed an affordable Water Disinfection System “OneerTM”? (CSIR)
1199. Which states is set to become the India’s first smoke-free State? (Kerala)
1200. Who has been named for 2018 Hridaynath Award for lifetime achievement? (Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi)
1201. Which Union Minister of India will be honoured with the 2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy? (Piyush Goyal)
1202. The first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and which country? (China)
1203. Which national parties will form new government in Bhutan? (Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa)
1204. Which space agencies have successfully launched an unmanned Bepi Colombo spacecraft to Mercury? (European Space Agency and JAXA)
1205. Which country to host four nation summit on Syria crisis? (Turkey)
1206. Which state has recently celebrated the Kati Bihu festival 2018? (Assam)
1207. The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets? (NASA)
1208. Who has won the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2018? (Marsel van Oosten)
1209. Which Indian photographer has won the 2018 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Asia) Award for ‘Pipe Owls’? (Arshdeep Singh)
1210. Which Indian-American personality has been honoured with US Presidential award for Combating Human Trafficking? (Minal Patel Davis)
1211. Which cities is the venue of the 4th Edition Of Global Partners’ Forum? (New Delhi)
1212. Who is the head of IRDA panel to study feasibility of paying claims in installments? (Suresh Mathur)
1213. In which year, the Azad Hind Government was formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? (1943)
1214. The 2018 Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan (VSAS) has started in which state? (Maharashtra)
1215. Which US-based Dalit writer has won the 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize? (Sujatha Gidla)
1216. The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) has started in which city? (Gandhi Nagar)
1217. Who heads the parliamentary standing committee on labour to examine the functioning of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)? (Kirit
Somaiya)
1218. Which banks has become the India’s first PSU bank to introduce comprehensive wealth business services for its clients? (SBI)
1219. What is “poly-Oxime”, that was developed recently by Indian researchers and was making news? (A skin gel)
1220. Who is the author of the book “Nehru and Bose: Parallel Lives”? (Rudrangshu Mukherjee)
1221. Which is the India’s first domestic cruise? (Angriya)
1222. What is the India’s rank in the valuable nation brand list, according to Brand Finance’s Nation Brand report 2018? (9th)
1223. Who has been honoured with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration? (Fali S. Nariman)
1224. Sittwe Port, which is in news recently, is located in which country? (Myanmar)
1225. Which UN organization is supporting the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has recently approved $43 million for India’s coastal communities?
(UNDP)
1226. On which date, the National Police Commemoration Day (NPCD) is observed recently? (October 21)
1227. Which cricket teams has won the 2018 Vijay Hazare Trophy? (Mumbai)
1228. Japanese biologist Osamu Shimomura, who passed away recently, won the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of ____? (Green
fluorescent protein)
1229. Which country has officially opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge? (China)
1230. Who has won the 2018 Cameroonian presidential election? (Paul Biya)
1231. Which Indian personality has been chosen for the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize? (Narendra Modi)
1232. Which cities is the venue of the 2018 WETEX (Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition)? (Dubai)
1233. Which Indian personality has been crowned the Miss Deaf Asia 2018? (Nishtha Dudeja)
1234. Which Indian scientist will be honoured with the ICFA’s first-ever World Agriculture Prize? (M. S. Swaminathan)
1235. Which Indian organisation has won the 2018 UN Award for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development? (Invest India)
1236. The International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR 2018) was held in which union territory of India?
(Lakshadweep)
1237. ‘Druzhba-III’ has started between which countries? (Russia and Pakistan)
1238. The 15th edition of International Dance Festival “Udbhav Utsav” was held in which city? (Gwalior)
1239. Which is the India’s first engine-less train? (Train 18)
1240. Who will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) to strengthen legal & institutional frameworks to deal with & prevent sexual harassment at workplace?
(Rajnath Singh)
1241. Which is the project implementing agency of the scheme “Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (IMPRESS)”? (ICSSR)
1242. Which cities is the venue of the 11th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018? (New Delhi)
1243. Which countries hold their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project? (India, Afghanistan and Iran)
1244. Who will chair the High Level Steering Committee to review National Indicator Framework (NIF) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
(Chief Statistician of India)
1245. The 73rd Anniversary of which events was observed recently on 2018 United Nations Day (UND)? (UN Charter coming in force)
1246. Which city is venue of 5th edition of the Women of India National Organic Festival 2018? (New Delhi)
1247. Which country is hosting the International Arya Maha Sammelan (IAMS) – 2018? (India)
1248. Which is the national Coordinating Institute to implement the SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration)
programme? (IIT-Khargapur)
1249. On which date, the 2018 World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed recently? (October 24)
1250. Who will be conferred with the 2016 Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony? (Ram Vanji Sutar)
1251. The Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH 2018) will be organized by UNESCO MGIEP in association with which state
government? (Andhra Pradesh)
1252. India and its which neighboring country have recently signed pacts for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity? (Bangladesh)
1253. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved an MoU between India and which country to constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) on fintech?
(Singapore)
1254. Which noted author has bagged the first-ever JCB Prize for literature? (Benyamin)
1255. Which Indian journalist has won the first place in the English category of Schizophrenia Research Foundation’s (SCARF) media for mental health
reporting award? (Jyoti Shelar)
1256. Under which sea, the world’s oldest known intact shipwreck has been discovered by an international team of maritime archaeologists? (Black Sea)
1257. Which country has topped the list of countries for travel destination in 2019, as per Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2019? (Sri Lanka)
1258. What is the theme of the 2018 Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW)? (Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India)
1259. Which state government has decided to ban the sale of glyphosate formulations? (Punjab)
1260. The political party registered under which section of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) of 1951 shall be eligible to receive the Electoral
Bonds? (Section 29A)
1261. Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana has recently passed away. He also served as Governor of which state? (Rajasthan)
1262. The researchers of which country have develop web-based tool to monitor fake news on Facebook & Twitter? (United States)
1263. Which Indian player has clinched the 2018 World Billiards Championship title at Leeds in UK? (Sourav Kothari)
1264. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) works under which union ministry ? (Ministry of Finance)
1265. Which Indian woman table tennis player has won silver at Under-21 Belgium Open? (Ayhika Mukherjee)
1266. The researchers of which IIT has launched India’s first indigenously-developed microprocessor? (IIT-Madras)
1267. Which IIT has recently organised the ‘Young Innovators Programme YIP 2018’ ? (IIT-Kanpur)
1268. India has recently donated 3 lakh Dollars for peacekeeping initiative of which organization on issues of conduct & discipline? (UN)
1269. India’s largest Dry Dock will come in which Shipyards? (Cochin Shipyard)
1270. India has recently signed $75 bn currency swap agreement with which country? (Japan)
1271. Which North-Eastern state of India has recently signed pact with British Council on cultural & educational collaboration? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1272. Which state is hosting the 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care System in India? (Assam)
1273. Which state government will organise the 2018 Sangai Festival to boost tourism? (Manipur)
1274. Prof. Qazi Abdussattar, who passed away recently, was the noted Urdu writer from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1275. Who has won the 2018 Presidential election of Brazil? (Jair Bolsonaro)
1276. Which Indian sportsperson has been declared the Best Player of the tournament at the 2018 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy? (Akashdeep
Singh)
1277. Which states is/are covered under the jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1278. Who has been elected as the new President of Ireland? (Michael D Higgins)
1279. On which date, the 2018 International Day of Diplomats is observed, recently? (October 24)
1280. Which Nobel Prize winner will be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education? (Malala Yousafzai)
1281. Yeshwant Deo, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Music)
1282. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court? (Naresh Harishchandra Patil)
1283. The world’s largest airport ‘Under One Roof’ has officially opened in which city? (Istanbul)
1284. India’s first Justice City will come up in which cities? (Amaravati)
1285. Louis Cha, who passed away recently, was the noted journalist and martial arts novelist of which country? (Hong Kong)
1286. The scientists of which Indian organisation has recently developed less polluting firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL & STAR? (CSIR)
1287. Which union ministry has organized Gandhian Thought and Swachhata seminar organized in Wardha district of Maharashtra? (Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation)
1288. Which country will be the Partner Country at the 25th DST – CII Technology Summit 2019? (Netherlands)
1289. Who is the chairperson of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)? (Finance Minister)
1290. Who has been selected for 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy prize of the Kerala government? (M Mukundan)
1291. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? (S S Deswal)
1292. Which Indian cricketer has officially been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame? (Rahul Dravid)
1293. Which state government has recently launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? (Odisha)
1294. What is the India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018? (77th)
1295. Who has become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event? (Pankaj Advani)
1296. Which country has launched the world’s first Sovereign Blue Bond? (Seychelles)
1297. Which union territory falls under jurisdiction of Calcutta High Court? (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
1298. Which is the only Indian film has been included in BBC’s 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century? (Pather Panchali)
1299. Which Indian Sculptor designed the world’s ‘tallest statue’Statue of Unity’? (Ram V. Sutar)
1300. Which decommissioned aircraft carrier will be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre? (INS
Viraat)
1301. Which is the global satellite navigation system of European Union? (Galileo)
1302. India has officially signed a $950 million contract with which country for the purchase of two upgraded Krivak III-class stealth frigates? (Russia)
1303. Which Indian company has been named an Official Partner of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018? (Tata Steel)
1304. Ntozake Shange, who passed away recently, was the acclaimed playwright and poet of which country? (United States)
1305. The first-ever Indo-Japan joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ has started in which states? (Mizoram)
1306. Which country to host the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games (WCG-2019)? (Qatar)
1307. On which date, the 2018 World Vegan Day (WVD) was observed recently? (November 1)
1308. The Jharsuguda Airport of Odisha will be renamed after which eminent freedom fighter of the state? (Surendra Sai)
1309. Which states doesn’t celebrate its foundation day on November 1? (Jharkhand)
1310. Simone Biles, who has become the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals, is from which country? (United States)
1311. RBI has recently permitted banks to provide PCE to NBFC bonds. What does ‘PCE’ stands for? (Partial Credit Enhancement)
1312. What is the theme of the United Nations for 2018 World Cities Day (WCD)? (Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities)
1313. India and which country have signed a loan pact of Rs 18.17 crore for the construction of the Turga Pumped Storage in West Bengal? (Japan)
1314. Recently, the first-ever India-US Dialogue On Intellectual Property (IP) was launched in which cities? (New Delhi)
1315. Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)? (Mary Kom)
1316. Which cities is the venue of the 2018 India International Cherry Blossom (IICB) festival? (Shillong)
1317. Which city has topped the Ola Mobility Institute (OMI)’s ‘Ease of Moving Index 2018’ in public transport? (Kolkata)
1318. Which films was the India’s lone entry at the Rome Film Festival 2018? (Mare Pyare Prime Minister)
1319. Under the provisions of which article of the constitution, the President appoint judges of Supreme Court (SC)? (Article 124)
1320. Which city is the venue of the National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda? (New Delhi)
1321. RBI has started process to set up PCR for capturing borrowers’ details. The acronym “PCR” stands for? (Public Credit Registry)
1322. IAMAI has constituted which AR/VR Committee to promote the technologies in India? (Namrita Mahindro committee)
1323. The All-India ‘Unreserved Mobile Ticketing’ facility (UTS on Mobile) has been developed by Indian Railway- CRIS. Where is the headquarters of
CRIS? (New Delhi)
1324. V. Rathinam, veteran freedom fighter and member of Indian National Army (INA) has passed away. He belonged to which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1325. The first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was held in which city? (Geneva)
1326. ‘Little India Gate’, which is in news recently, is inaugurated in which cities? (Medan)
1327. On which date, the 2018 World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) is observed on which date? (November 5)
1328. India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge “Signature Bridge” has recently inaugurated in which cities? (Delhi)
1329. The Union government has awarded which state police for citizen services under an e-governance project “CCTNS”? (Assam)
1330. Which noted journalist has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award? (N. Ram)
1331. Which cities is the venue of the 18th IORA Council of (Foreign) Ministers Meetings (COM)? (Durban)
1332. Which company has received India’s first Letter of Credit (LC) payment via blockchain? (Reliance Industries)
1333. The Government of India (GoI) has recently approved operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens for which crops? (Tomato, Onion and
Potato)
1334. Who has been appointed India’s new Ambassador to Iran? (Gaddam Dharmendra)
1335. Who lifted the 2018 Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Paris Masters? (Karen Khachanov)
1336. Which sports journalist is the author of the book “The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India”? (Karunya Keshav)
1337. What is the theme of the 2018 National Ayurveda Day (NAD) of India? (Ayurveda for Public Health)
1338. The newly-built Ekana cricket stadium is located in which cities? (Lucknow)
1339. Which renowned personality has been honoured with ‘Distinguished Fellow Award’ by IndiaGlobal in Boston? (Anupam Kher)
1340. Supreme Court has recently given nod for a separate High Court for which states/UTs? (Andhra Pradesh)
1341. Who has been elected the new President of International Boxing Association (AIBA)? (Gafur Rakhimov)
1342. Which state government has recently rolled out the technology-driven & citizen-friendly ‘Mo Bus’ service? (Odisha)
1343. Which international organisation has recently inked $172 million loan pact to make farming viable in Andhra Pradesh? (World Bank)
1344. For which term, India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council? (2018 to 2021)
1345. Which countries have recently exempted by United States for buying Iranian oil? (China, Taiwan, Greece, Japan, South Korea, India, Italy
and Turkey)
1346. Who has been appointed the new Secretary General of Lok Sabha? (Snehlata Shrivastava)
1347. Which Indian shooter has won the historic men’s skeet gold at the Asian Shotgun Championship 2018 in Kuwait? (Angad Vir Singh Bajwa)
1348. Under which schedule of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act – 2014, the Central Tribal University will be set up in the state? (13th)
1349. Lalan Sarang, who passed away recently, was the noted theatre personality of which regional cinema? (Marathi)
1350. The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum (WBF -2018) was recently held in which country? (China)
1351. The 25th maritime exercise “SIMBEX-18” has started between India and which country? (Singapore)
1352. India is hosting the “Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities 2018” in collaboration with which country? (South Korea)
1353. The first-ever solutions-focused event “Global Cooling Innovation Summit” will be held in which country? (India)
1354. Which news agency has recently launched the world’s first AI news anchor? (Xinhua)
1355. The Union Cabinet has recently approved sale of Govt. of India’s equity in DCIL to consortium of whichports? (Paradeep Port,
Vishakhapatnam Port and Jawahar Lal Nehru Port)
1356. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI)? (Ashok Kumar Gupta)
1357. Which Indian personality has recently bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour”? (Jawahar Lal Sarin)
1358. On which date, the National Cancer Awareness Day (NCAD), was observed recently in India? (November 7)
1359. Which IIT has developed a portable solar-powered cold storage device with a 500 kg capacity? (IIT Madras)
1360. Who has won the 2018 Fuzhou China Open Badminton tournament? (Kento Momota)
1361. Which Indian wrestler has been ranked world No. 1 rank in 65 Kg category? (Bajrang Punia)
1362. M777 Howitzers, which are recently inducted into Indian Army, are procured from which country? (United States)
1363. Ananth Kumar, who passed away recently, was in charge of which union ministries? (Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs)
1364. Which Indian mountaineer has recently been awarded an honorary doctorate by a prestigious University of Strathclyde ? (Arunima Sinha)
1365. What is the theme of the 2018 World Science Day for Peace and Development? (Science, a Human Right)
1366. Which city is the venue of the International Conference on Yoga for Public Health? (Panjim)
1367. Which state government is celebrating the “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu” festival? (Delhi)
1368. During INSPIRE 2018, EESL and ADB signed pact for $13 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant to set up an EERF. What does EERF
stands for? (Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund)
1369. What is the theme of the 33rd ASEAN summit 2018? (Resilient and Innovative Asean)
1370. Which countries has become the world’s first nation to ban reef-killing toxic sunscreen? (Republic of Palau)
1371. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage? (Swati Chaturvedi)
1372. As per latest US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) report, which cities is the India’s most congested city? (Bengaluru)
1373. Which article of the Constitution provides free legal assistance to the poor and weaker sections of the society? (Article 39A)
1374. Who is the author of the book “Notes of a Dream The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman”? (Krishna Trilok)
1375. The Union HRD ministry has launched the LEAP initiative for higher education faculty. What does ‘LEAP’ stands for? (Leadership for
Academicians Programme)
1376. Which India’s restoration project has won the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for conservation in Award of Distinction category? (LAMO
center)
1377. The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between India and which country? (Indonesia)
1378. Which social initiative has been launched by Twitter India to boost youth engagement for 2019 General Elections? (#PowerOf18)
1379. Stan Lee, who passed away recently, was the legendary comic book writer of which country? (United States)
1380. Who has become the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe in Papua New Guinea? (Satyarup Siddhanta)
1381. The 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting was held in which country? (Singapore)
1382. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Munin Barkotoki Literary Award? (Debabhuson Borah)
1383. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has recently hired which India’s strategic crude oil storage facility? (Padur)
1384. Which countries is the Partner Country at the 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF-2018)? (Afghanistan)
1385. What is the theme of the 2018 campaign of World Diabetes Day (WDD)? (The Family and Diabetes)
1386. India’s first multi-modal terminal has recently inaugurated on which rivers? (Ganga)
1387. Which is the host nation for the conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018? (India)
1388. Which Indian city is the venue of the regional meeting of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)? (Jaipur)
1389. Which countries is the Partner Country at the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019? (UAE)
1390. Which cities is the principal seat of the Madhya Pradesh High Court? (Jabalpur)
1391. India has recently signed pact with which country to collaborate on cancer research? (United Kingdom)
1392. Who has been honoured with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi? (Martha Farrell)
1393. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-29 satellite into space from which launch vehicle? (GSLV Mk III)
1394. Who has been appointed the new Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)? (Siddharth
Tiwari)
1395. Which state police has launched e-learning portal ‘Nipun’ for training its personnel? (Delhi Police)
1396. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as UNICEF India’s first-ever Youth Ambassador? (Hima Das)
1397. Which international personalities will be chief guest at the 2019 Republic Day parade of India? (Cyril Ramaphosa)
1398. Which city is the venue of the 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships? (New Delhi)
1399. Which country is the current chair at the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS -2018)? (Singapore)
1400. What is the theme of the 2018 World Pneumonia Day (WPD)? (Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child Health)
1401. Which city is the venue of the 2018 South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure? (New Delhi)
1402. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has recently lifted sanctions against which African nation after 9 years? (Eritrea)
1403. Where is the headquarters of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)? (New Delhi)
1404. On which date, the 2018 National Press Day (NPD) was celebrated in India recently? (November 16)
1405. Prof. T N Srinivasan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Economy)
1406. The Himalayan State Regional Council (HSRC), which is recently set up by NITI Aayog, will be chaired by whom? (V K Saraswat)
1407. On which date, the 2018 International Day for Tolerance was observed recently? (November 16)
1408. Which city is the venue of the 4th edition of Intex South Asia 2018? (Colombo)
1409. Who is the author of the book ‘A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’? (Nirviseshananda Tirtha)
1410. Which state government has launched the ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ for dairy farmers? (Kerala)
1411. Which banks has launched the India’s first interactive credit card with buttons? (Induslnd Bank)
1412. India’s first specialized hospital for elephants has opened in which cities? (Mathura)
1413. Which words has been chosen ‘Word of the Year 2018’ by Oxford Dictionaries? (Toxic)
1414. Ad Guru Alyque Padamsee, who passed away recently, created which ndian ad campaigns? (Cherry Charlie, TV detective Karamchand and
Hamara Bajaj)
1415. The Union Government has set up tribunal to decide on ban on two Tripura militant groups “NLFT & ATTF”. Who is the head of the tribunal?
(Suresh Kait)
1416. The Union Government has signed a $300 million loan pact with which international organisation to boost infra funding by IIFCL? (ADB)
1417. What is the theme of the 26th Conference of Central and State Organizations (COCSSO)? (Quality Assurance in Official Statistics)
1418. The birth anniversary of which freedom fighter is celebrated as National Education Day (NED) in India? (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad)
1419. William Goldman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist has passed away. He was from which country? (United States)
1420. Which city is the venue of the 8th National Conference of Women in Police (NCWP)? (Ranchi)
1421. The Maharashtra government has recently granted reservation to which community under a new category called ‘Socially and Educationally
Backward Class (SEBC)’? (Maratha)
1422. The first-ever Naturopathy Day has recently celebrated on which date in India? (November 18)
1423. Who has been appointed the new Secretary of Revenue? (Ajay Bhushan Pandey)
1424. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Global Education Leaders Award 2018? (Saroj Suman Gulati)
1425. Which movies has won the Best Film award at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF-2018)? (The Third Wife)
1426. What is the theme of the 2018 World Toilet Day (WTD)? (When Nature Calls)
1427. Which state governments has legally banned hookah parlours after Gujarat and Maharashtra? (Punjab)
1428. The INDO-Russian joint exercise “INDRA 2018” has started in which cities? (Jhansi)
1429. India’s first Sri Vishwakarma Skill Development University will come up in which states? (Haryana)
1430. Which organisations has won the 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development? (CSE)
1431. Which state government has rolled out open online learning programme ‘KOOL’? (Kerala)
1432. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)? (Jalaj Srivastava)
1433. Which Indian musician has been honoured with the 2018 Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement Award? (Amjad Ali Khan)
1434. Dr. T S Kanaka was the famous medical specialist in which fields, who passed away recently? (Neurosurgery)
1435. Brigadier (retd) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, who passed away recently, is known for his heroic leadership in which historic battles during 1971 Indo-
Pak War? (Battle of Longewala)
1436. Which state government has recently launched Nari Sashaktikaran Sankalp Abhiyan? (Uttar Pradesh)
1437. Which northeastern state of India will host the 7th edition of International Tourism Mart (ITM-2018)? (Tripura)
1438. The 2018 Africa Industrialization Day (AID) is observed on which date? (November 20)
1439. Lakshya Sen is related to which sports? (Badminton)
1440. The World Fisheries Day (WFD-2018) is observed on which dates? (November21)
1441. The researchers at which IIT have devised a Decision Support System (DSS) to boost LPG distribution in households below poverty line? (IIT
Kharagpur)
1442. The 14th edition of International theatre festival for children “Jashne Bachpan 2018” has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1443. Which organisations has launched India’s first sewer cleaning machine to put an end to the unsafe manual scavenging? (Sulabh International)
1444. Who has been elected the new President of Interpol? (Kim Jong Yang)
1445. The Cloud seeding project of which IIT has been approved by the Union Government to induce artificial rain to clear
Delhi air? (IIT Kanpur)
1446. The first-ever business festival of Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC) was held in which city? (Pune)
1447. The world’s first underground hotel has opened in which cities? (Shanghai)
1448. Which cities is the venue of the 27th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change 2018? (New Delhi)
1449. Which Indian personality has been awarded the Mexico’s highest civilian honour “Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle”?
(Shyama Prasad Ganguly)
1450. Which country’s team clinched Under-17 boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2018? (Bangladesh)
1451. The researchers at which IIT have developed smartphone-based sensor to detect adulteration in milk? (IIT-
Hyderabad)
1452. India’s first National Institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set up in which state? (Punjab)
1453. Who has become the first player to score 11,000 runs in Ranji Trophy cricket? (Wasim Jaffer)
1454. What is the theme of the 2018 Universal Children’s Day (UCD)? (Children are taking over and turning the
world blue)
1455. Which state government has launched ‘Bhudaar’ portal to make land records accessible to people? (Andhra
Pradesh)
1456. What is the India’s rank at the 2018 IMD World Talent Ranking? (53rd)
1457. Fahmida Riaz, who passed away recently, was the noted poet and human rights activist of which country? (Pakistan)
1458. Which Indian organisations has won the 2018 Asia Environment Enforcement Awards? (Wildlife Crime Control
Bureau)
1459. Who has become the first Indian golfer to win European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award? (Shubhankar Sharma)
1460. Which bank has been brought under the purview of RTI, CVC and State Legislature? (J&K Bank)
1461. What is the theme of the 2018 World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day? (Never too early, never
too late)
1462. Kartarpur corridor, which was recently approved by Union Cabinet, is located in which district of Punjab?
(Gurdaspur)
1463. Who has been named the youngest-ever UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador? (Millie Bobby Brown)
1464. Who has been appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the north-eastern region by UNICEF India? (Nahid Afrin)
1465. Ustad Imrat Khan, the noted Indian classical musician has passed away. He belonged to which Sitar gharana?
(Imdadkhani Gharana)
1466. Which Indian personality has been honoured with the third Sayaji Ratna Award 2018? (Amitabh Bachchan)
1467. Which IIM has recently signed pact with Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to promote startup ecosystem in East and
Northeast India? (IIM Calcutta)
1468. India Skills Report 2017 on employment scenario in the country has been launched by which organisations? (UNDP)
1469. Which Indian actress is awardee of FIAPF Award at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2018? (Nandita Das)
1470. Which filmmaker is the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
2018? (Dan Wolman)
1471. Which Indian organisation has developed a new technology ‘Impact Based Forecasting Approach’ to monitor impact of
rain & deal with natural disasters? (IMD)
1472. Which music director has composed the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup-2018 anthem? (A R Rahman)
1473. Which of these cities is the venue of 12th World Congress on Mountain Medicine? (Kathmandu)
1474. In which year, Mary Kom won her first gold in the Women’s World Boxing Championship? (2002)
1475. Which state has topped the highest employability rate, as per latest India Skills Report 2019? (Andhra Pradesh)
1476. Which country to host 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in 2019? (India)
1477. Sandeep Michael, who passed away recently, was the noted player of which sports? (Hockey)
1478. In which year, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation was promulgated? (1956)
1479. Which cities is the venue of the first-ever India Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue’? (St. Petersburg)
1480. Which are two Indian movies nominated for 2018 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal? (Baaram Walking with the
Wind)
1481. Which state government has come out with lexicons of 21 rare tribal languages to preserve vanishing native languages in
State? (Odisha)
1482. Who has become the first Indian to win gold in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 in Canberra?
(Bhavani Devi)
1483. Which country’s national team has won the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 tournament? (Australia)
1484. India’s first-ever autism township will come up in which Indian states? (West Bengal)
1485. Which Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has joined hands with Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) to provide security to its
forests? (SSB)
1486. Which Indian shuttler has clinched the men’s singles title at the 2018 Syed Modi International Badminton
Championships? (Sameer Verma)
1487. Which of the cyclones has been declared ‘rarest cyclone’, as per latest report by RIMES? (Titli)
1488. Which country has decided to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with new satellite system ‘Marathon’? (Russia)
1489. Which Indian sportswoman has been named captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI? (Harmanpreet
Kaur)
1490. Which renowned scientist has been appointed as Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)?
(Nageshwara Rao Guntur)
1491. Who is the recipient of the FICA Emerging Artist Award 2018? (Anupam Roy)
1492. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW)? (Orange
the World: #HearMeToo)
1493. Which banks has designed & developed PaiSA portal for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries
under DAY-NULM? (Allahabad Bank)
1494. The National Law Day (NLD-2018) is celebrated on which dates in India? (November 26)
1495. Which country’s team has won the 2018 Davis Cup tennis tournament? (Croatia)
1496. India has recently signed $200 million Loan pact with which international organisation for the Bihar State Highways III
Project (BSHP-III) ? (ADB)
1497. Which Indian cities has been selected by UN for Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative? (Noida)
1498. The West Bengal Green University will soon be renamed as Rani Rashmoni Green University. Rani Rashmoni was the
founder of which temple in Kolkata? (Dakshineswar Kali Temple)
1499. Which sportsperson has clinched women’s trap gold at the 62nd National Shotgun championship 2018? (Varsha
Varman)
1500. Who has been awarded the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship by the central government for 2017-18?
(Punyasloke Bhaduri)
1501. Kerch Strait, which is in news recently, connects the Sea of Azov from which seas? (Black Sea)
1502. Playback singer Mohammed Aziz, who passed away recently, was from which state? (West Bengal)
1503. Which countries is the partner country at the 2018 International Gita Festival? (Mauritius)
1504. Who is the recipient of the 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi LTA for Classical Music? (Keshav Ginde)
1505. Which state government has launched the ‘DataCity’ to foster innovation and solve global challenges? (Karnataka)
1506. The National Milk Day (NMD-2018) is celebrated on which dates in India? (November 26)
1507. Which city is the venue of the first-ever Sustainable Blue Economy Conference 2018? (Nairobi)
1508. The University of Auckland has signed its first strategic partnership with which of the Indian institutes for research tie-
up? (IIT Kharagpur)
1509. What is the objective of Bhasha Sangam initiative launched by HRD ministry recently? (To provide multilingual
exposure to students in Indian languages)
1510. The Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD-2018) is observed on which dates? (November 27)
1511. Which state has been adjudged the Best State in Organ Donation at the 9th Indian Organ Donation Day (IODD-2018)?
(Tamil Nadu)
1512. The chairman of UPSC is appointed by President under which articles of constitution? (Article 316)
1513. Which movies has won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th IFFI 2018? (Donbass)
1514. Who has been conferred the Best Director Award at IFFI 2018? (Lijo Jose Pellissery)
1515. Which Indian movies has won the 2018 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal? (Walking with the Wind)
1516. Which states has become the first Indian state to launch a single emergency number “112”? (Himachal Pradesh)
1517. Which city is the venue of the 13th G20 summit 2018? (Buenos Aires)
1518. Which launch vehicle has successfully launched ISRO’s HysIS satellite into the orbit? (PSLV-C43)
1519. Which state has been adjudged the best state at 2018 IITF Delhi? (Uttarakhand)
1520. Which Indian philanthropist has been bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion
d’Honneur? (Azim Premji)
1521. The bilateral naval exercise ‘Konkan 18’ has started between India and which country? (United Kingdom)
1522. The air force units of India & which country are scheduled to participate in exercise ‘Cope India 2019 (CI19)’? (United
States)
1523. Who has been elected the first woman President of Georgia? (Salome Zurabishvili)
1524. On which dates, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed? (November 29)
1525. Which city is the venue of the South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference? (New Delhi)
1526. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)? (Anil Manibhai
Naik)
1527. Which country has become the first NATO nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces? (Slovenia)
1528. Iravatham Mahadevan, the renowned epigraphist has passed away recently, He was from which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1529. Who has become the first Indian to won the ISSF’s highest shooting honour ‘Blue Cross’? (Abhinav Bindra)
1530. What is the theme of the 2018 World AIDS Day (WAD)? (know your status)
1531. The European Union has recently announced to become the world’s first climate neutral economy by which year?
(2050)
1532. Which country will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019? (India)
1533. Which city is the venue of the 2nd International Ambedkar Conclave (IAC-2018)? (New Delhi)
1534. India’s first owl festival was held in which cities? (Pune)
1535. Which Bangladeshi activist has been chosen for the UNESCO / Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital
Empowerment of Persons with Disabi? (Vashkar Bhattacharjee)
1536. Which country is the partner country at the International CII Agro Tech 2018? (United Kingdom)
1537. Who is the author of the book “Architecture of Justice: A Pictorial Walk-through of the Supreme Courts and High
Courts of India”? (Vinay Thakur)
1538. Which Northeast state of India has recently signed pact with Estonian academy on e-governance? (Nagaland)
1539. Which cities is the venue of the UN Climate Summit (COP24)? (Katowice)
1540. Which countries has become the world’s first nation to recognise ‘orphanage trafficking’ as a form of modern slavery?
(Australia)
1541. United States has signed trade pact with which countries to replace North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
(Canada and Mexico)
1542. Which is the first leader to lose Freedom of Paris award? (Aung San Suu Kyi)
1543. Who has become the first Indian to be elected as the vice-president of the International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF)? (Raninder Singh)
1544. Recently, it was in news that India will host the G20 summit in 2022. Which is not a member of G-20? (Spain)
1545. Cyril Ramaphosa, who is expected to be the chief guest at 2019 Republic Day of India is President of which African
country? (South African)
1546. The 2nd Russia-India-China ‘RIC’ Trilateral Summit has recently held in which cities? (Buenos Aires)
1547. Which words has been declared People’s Word of 2018 by Cambridge Dictionary? (Nomophobia)
1548. Which city will be the venue of the India’s first indigenous film festival 2019? (Bhubaneswar)
1549. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities? (Empowering persons with
disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality)
1550. What is the name of India’s first locomotive-less train, which was recently in news? (Train 18)
1551. Which country has recently decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019? (Qatar)
1552. Who has been awarded the PETA ‘Hero to Animals’ award for banning the Chinese manjha in Delhi? (Imran
Hussain)
1553. The “rakhi with khaki” initiative of which police station of Chhattisgarh holds the Guinness World Records? (Bilaspur
Police)
1554. Which International organisation will provide a $85 million loan for skill development in Odisha? (ADB)
1555. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Mexico? (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador)
1556. What is the objective of Heart Attack Rewind campaign launched by FSSAI? (Eliminate Industrial Produced
Trans-fats)
1557. Which city is the venue of the Asia Pacific Summit-2018? (Kathmandu)
1558. Which theatre level maritime war exercise will be conducted by Indian Navy? (TROPEX)
1559. Which city is the venue of the 80th Session of the Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO)?
(Mumbai)
1560. Atlawim Debebe, who won the 2018 Pune International Marathon, is from which country? (Ethiopia)
1561. EX SHINYUU Maitri-2018 has started between India and which country? (Japan)
1562. Which cities is the venue of the International conference on bears? (Agra)
1563. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award? (Luka Modric)
1564. Which state government has announced a new initiative ‘PEETHA’ to publicize govt schemes? (Odisha)
1565. Who has been appointed the new Finance Secretary of India? (Ajay Narayan Jha)
1566. Which is the first North-Eastern State in India to launch Pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under ERSS?
(Nagaland)
1567. Who has become the first Indian to be elected in ISSF’s judges committee? (Pawan Singh)
1568. Who has clinched India’s first-ever International medal in Ultra Running? (Ullas Narayan)
1569. Which noted artist is the winner of the Turner Prize for 2018? (Charlotte Prodger)
1570. Government of Nagaland has inaugurated a new Project namely- Development of Tribal Circuit under the Swadesh
Darshan Scheme. This falls under the ambit of which Central Government Ministry? (Ministry of Tourism)
1571. India’s longest rail-road bridge ‘Bogibeel Bridge’ has built over which rivers? (Brahmaputra)
1572. Which cities is the venue of the India Water Impact Summit-2018? (New Delhi)
1573. Which union ministry has signed pact with Madame Tussauds Wax Museum to foster tourism? (Ministry of
Railways)
1574. Which is the India’s heaviest communication satellite i.e. recently launched successfully from French Guiana? (GSAT-
11)
1575. Asian Games gold medalist Swapna Barman has become the brand ambassador for digital banking platform ‘YONO’.
The app is offered by which banks? (SBI)
1576. Who is the author of the book ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’? (Anup Singh)
1577. Nel Jayaraman, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Agriculture)
1578. Kandhamal Haldi, which is in news for its GI tag, is produce in which states? (Odisha)
1579. Which Indian Armed Force has recently conducted ‘Ex Clean Sea-2018’ at sea off Port Blair? (Indian Coast Guard)
1580. ‘Ideate for India’ is the joint collaboration between National e-governance Division and which technological giant?
(Intel)
1581. Who have won the IAAF Athletes of the Year award recently? (Eliud Kipchoge and Caterine Ibarguen)
1582. Which former Indian diplomat has been elected to an Asia Pacific seat on the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (CESCR)? (Preeti Saran)
1583. Which state government has launched SMART initiative for agribusiness & rural transformation? (Maharashtra)
1584. What is the India’s position in terms of CO2 emitter in 2017, as per recent study by Global Carbon Project? (4th)
1585. What is the theme of the 2018 World Soil Day (WSD)? (Be the Solution to Soil Pollution)
1586. Who has been appointed the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)? (Krishnamurthy Subramanian)
1587. Maulana Asrar-ul-Haque Qasmi, who passed away recently, was the Lok Sabha MP from which Bihar constituency?
(Kishanganj)
1588. Which short story writer has bagged 2018 Sahitya Academy Award for the Kashmiri language? (Mushtaq Ahmad
Tantray)
1589. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has decided to observe which year as the International Year of
Millets? (2023)
1590. Which country’s government has recently enacted controversial law to accept foreign blue-collar workers? (Japan)
1591. Which country is set become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by 2019? (Luxembourg)
1592. What is the theme of the 2018 International Volunteer Day (IVD)? (Volunteers build Resilient Communities)
1593. Which union ministry has been conferred the Skoch Award for National Significance? (Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy)
1594. Which state is the venue of the 2018 Startup India Venture Capital Summit? (Goa)
1595. Which has become the India’s 2nd container cargo sector on Inland Waterways (IW)? (Kolkata-Patna)
1596. ‘AI 4 All Global Hackathon’ has been launched by NITI Aayog in partnership with which county’s AI start up?
(Singapore)
1597. PRASAD Scheme, which is in news recently, was launched on behalf of which union ministry? (Ministry of
Tourism)
1598. Which state government has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana’ for senior citizens? (Delhi)
1599. Who has won the ‘Glinka World Soil Prize 2018’? (Rattan Lal)
1600. Ajay Rohera, who has created world record for highest first-class debut score in cricket history, is from which state?
(Madhya Pradesh)
1601. Which states has become the India’s first state to have four international airports? (Kerala)
1602. Who has won the trophy of Mister Supranational 2018? (Prathamesh Maulingkar)
1603. On which date India Navy celebrated the Submarine Day? (December 8)
1604. What is the name of China mission launched to the far side of the Moon recently? (Chang’e-4)
1605. Which IIT has won the DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for cyber security education? (IIT Kharagpur)
1606. Which city is the venue of the 2018 Military Literature Festival (MLF)? (Chandigarh)
1607. Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to win Asian Tour Order Of Merit? (Shubhankar Sharma)
1608. Dr. Rajanish Giri has been awarded the DBT Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) 2018 for his proposed
innovative idea on______? (Zika virus)
1609. The Central Government contribution in National Pension Scheme (NPS) has raised to how much percentage from the
existing 10%? (14%)
1610. Which district Courts will become the first in India to accept e-payments? (Pune)
1611. Which state tourism of India has hosted the first-ever AdventureNext 18 in Asia? (Madhya Pradesh)
1612. On which date, the 2018 International Anti-Corruption Day is observed? (December 9)
1613. Which has become the new district of Arunachal Pradesh? (Shi Yomi)
1614. As per latest report ‘Migration and Development Brief’, India is expected to retain its position as the world’s top
recipient of remittances in 2018. The report is released by which international organisation? (World Bank)
1615. Which organisations has released the Global Nutrition Report for 2018? (WHO)
1616. Which state government has recently launched a 24-hour helpline ‘181’ for women facing harassment? (Tamil Nadu)
1617. Which Hockey Academy has clinched the 115th All India Aga Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament 2018? (SAIL)
1618. Which city is the venue of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration for year 2018?
(Marrakech)
1619. Who is the newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Shaktikanta Das)
1620. Which Twitter handle has been launched by the Union Government to spread awareness about cyber crimes?
(@CyberDost)
1621. Which Indian sportsperson has been honoured with Meethoileima title? (Mary Kom)
1622. Jamal Khashoggi, who has been named Time magazine’s 2018 “Person of the Year”, is from which country? (Saudi
Arabia)
1623. Which Indian personality has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019? (Rajiv Mehrishi)
1624. Indo-China joint military exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ has started in which locations? (Chengdu)
1625. Who has been appointed as new SWIFT India Chairman? (Arundhati Bhattacharya)
1626. The portal ‘ENSURE’, which has been launched by Ministry of Agriculture for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), was
developed by which organisation? (NABARD)
1627. Which Indian Armed Force has conducted its first-ever exercise ‘CROSS BOW-18’? (Indian Air Force)
1628. Who has been selected for the Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) for 2018? (Kanimozhi)
1629. Which city is the venue of the 4th Partners’ Forum 2018? (New Delhi)
1630. Under which article of the constitution, the member of UPSC shall be appointed by the President? (Article-316)
1631. What is the theme of the 2018 International Mountain Day (IMD)? (Mountains Matter)
1632. Who has become the first-ever recipient of the WTA Coach of the Year award? (Sascha Bajin)
1633. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)? (11th)
1634. Who has become the first-ever Indian athlete to won the ITTF Breakthrough Star award? (Manika Batra)
1635. Mushirul Hasan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (History)
1636. In which state, the Pratibha Parva is being organized in all primary and secondary schools? (Madhya Pradesh)
1637. What is the theme of the 2018 International Human Rights Day (IHRD)? (Stand up for the human rights)
1638. Which country has recently become a full member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? (Israel)
1639. Which high court has recently banned online sale of medicines across India? (Delhi)
1640. Which South Asian country has recently signed an ascension pact to the 30-member Trans Regional Maritime Network
(T-RMN)? (India)
1641. Which country has emerged as the World’s No.2 arms producer, as per latest Swedish think tank Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPTI) report? (Russia)
1642. Which Indian start up has been honoured by UN Climate Action Award at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference
(COP 24)? (Help Us Green)
1643. The Indian Navy has inducted its first non-tethered Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at which Naval
Dockyard? (Bombay)
1644. Which country has recently picked the Chinese character “disaster” to define 2018? (Japan)
1645. Which Atomic Power Station (APS) has created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941 days?
(Kaiga)
1646. The EU Parliament has recently approved the world’s largest free trade deal with which Asian country? (Japan)
1647. Who has been appointed as the new president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)? (Brijendra Pal
Singh)
1648. On which date, the 2018 International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) was observed recently? (December
12)
1649. Who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018? (Amitav Ghosh)
1650. Who is the head of the newly constituted Group of Ministers (GoM) on stressed power assets? (Arun Jaitley)
1651. The world’s first Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) has become operational in which country? (Russia)
1652. Which city is the venue of the 39th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (GCCS-2018)? (Riyadh)
1653. On which date, the 2018 National Energy Conservation Day (NECD) was recently observed in India? (December 14)
1654. Which union ministries has launched ECO Niwas Samhita 2018? (Ministry of Power)
1655. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram? (Pu Zoramthanga)
1656. The Nigerian military has recently lifted ban on which UN agency operations in ravaged northeast? (UNICEF)
1657. Which Indian Armed Force (IAF) has launched Operation Oliva to safeguard turtles in Odisha? (Indian Coast
Guard)
1658. Which state government has recently passed resolution to seek 33% reservation for women in Parliament? (Punjab)
1659. Who has become the first Indian to lift Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals title? (PV Sindhu)
1660. Which Pakistani military officer had signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 after defeat in 1971 Indo-
Pak war? (Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi)
1661. “One City-One Operator scheme” which was recently in news, is related to which ? (Sewage)
1662. India’s first private Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) factory has opened in which cities? (Hyderabad)
1663. Which state has been selected for 2018 Krishi Karman award under rice category? (Jharkhand)
1664. Which film has won the Golden Crow Pheasant award at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK-2018)?
(The Dark Room)
1665. Which Indian American film producer has recently been honoured with the French Knight of the National Order of
Merit? (Ashok Amritraj)
1666. Which neighboring country of India has banned all Indian currency notes above Rs 100? (Nepal)
1667. Who has been crowned the 67th Miss Universe 2018? (Catriona Elisa Gray)
1668. Which country’s team has won the 2018 men’s Hockey World Cup? (Belgium)
1669. Which city is venue of the 37th Senior National Rowing Championship 2018? (Pune)
1670. Who was Tulsi Giri, who recently passed away? (Former PM of Nepal)
1671. Who has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018? (Shree Saini)
1672. NITI Aayog has organised the 3rd edition of the Women Transforming India Awards 2018 in collaboration with which
international organisation? (United Nations)
1673. National Crime Record Bureau, which recently got its new director, comes under which ministry? (Ministry of Home
Affairs)
1674. India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel has been successfully flown on which aircrafts? (AN-32)
1675. Pandit Arun Bhaduri, who recently passed away, was a maestro in which Indian performing arts? (Hindustani
classical music)
1676. What is the theme of the 2018 International Migrants Day (IMD)? (Migration with Dignity)
1677. Which woman law officer has been appointed as new Additional Solicitor General of India (ASGI) in Supreme Court?
(Madhavi Divan)
1678. Which countries has recently declared 2019 as ‘Year of Tolerance’? (UAE)
1679. Which Indian film has been shortlisted for the 91st Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category? (Period. End
of Sentence)
1680. Who has been elected as Vice President Of FICCI for 2018-19? (Uday Shankar)
1681. Which state has become the India’s first state to bring a law against ‘sextortion’? (Jammu and Kashmir)
1682. Nasscom has partnered with which IIT for training workforce in digital skills? (IIT Madras)
1683. Which objects is the most-distant object ever spotted in our solar system? (Farout)
1684. Who has been named PETA India’s Person of the Year 2018? (Sonam Kapoor)
1685. The Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla, which has been released by India Post, was associated with which historical
events? (Champaran Satyagraha)
1686. The European Union (EU) has decided to reduce new car emissions by 37.5% by which year? (2030)
1687. Which state government has launched ‘Shiksha Setu’ app to ensure better connectivity with college students?
(Haryana)
1688. What is the India’s rank at the WEF’s Gender Gap Index 2018? (108th)
1689. Who has been appointed the additional director of Central Bureau Investigation (CBI)? (Nageswara Rao)
1690. Which city is the venue of the 9th meeting of India-ROK Joint Commission? (New Delhi)
1691. ISRO has successfully launched its military satellite ‘GSAT 7A’ through which launch vehicle? (GSLV–F11)
1692. Which state has emerged as the best performing state in the Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2018? (Gujarat)
1693. The 2018 All India annual conference of State DGPs & IGs has started in which states? (Gujarat)
1694. Which International organization has officially adopted the global framework on International migration? (UNGA)
1695. Which Indian politician is the author of the book “A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages”?
(Varun Gandhi)
1696. On which date, the International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD) was observed recently? (December 20)
1697. Which cities is the venue of the National Balrang-2018? (Bhopal)
1698. Silao Khaja, which recently got GI tag, is the traditional delicacy of which state? (Bihar)
1699. The Assam government has recently launched credit subsidy, interest relief scheme for farmers to mark the 125th
anniversary of which battle? (Battle of Patharughat)
1700. Who has been appointed the new coach of the Indian women’s cricket team? (W V Raman)
1701. Which Indian politician is the author of the book “Changing India”? (Manmohan Singh)
1702. Which Indian organisation has released SDG India Index - Baseline Report 2018? (NITI Aayog)
1703. Which country is the most deadliest place for journalists in 2018, as per latest report of Reporters without Borders
(RSF)? (Afghanistan)
1704. India’s largest cancer hospital-cum-research facility has been launched in which states? (Haryana)
1705. The recently released ‘Strategy for New India @ 75′ document by NITI Aayog has covered how many crucial areas to
make India a $4Trillion Economy by 2022? (41)
1706. Under ‘Asiatic Lion Conservation Project’, what is the contributing ratio b/w Central and State? (60-40)
1707. Who has been appointed the new Indian Ambassador to US? (Harsh Vardhan Shringla)
1708. According to the Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, who will appoint the chief commissioner of Central Consumer
Protection Authority? (Central Government)
1709. The first-ever meeting of the newly constituted India-China High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People
Exchanges was held in which cities? (New Delhi)
1710. How many monuments have been adopted under the ‘Adopt A Heritage’ project? (10)
1711. The Union Government has launched iGOT programme for which purpose? (Training program for Govt.
employees)
1712. On which date, the 2018 National Mathematics Day (NMD) was observed in India recently? (December 22)
1713. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has retained the highest aviation safety ranking for India in 2018, is
the national authority of which country? (United States)
1714. Which app has been launched by the Ministry of Aviation for Global Aviation Summit 2019? (GAS-2019)
1715. Anup Kumar, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports? (Kabaddi)
1716. How many central agencies have been authorized by Government of India (GoI) to monitor any computer? (10)
1717. Which Indian politicians has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award for 2018? (Mamata
Banerjee)
1718. Which city is the venue of the 6th edition of Yuva Natya Samaroh 2018? (New Delhi)
1719. Which Indian woman has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe? (Vedangi Kulkarni)
1720. Which city of Tamil Nadu is to be venue of India’s first Music Museum? (Thiruvaiyaru)
1721. The National Farmers’ Day (NFD) is celebrated on which date? (December 23)
1722. Krakatoa island, which is in news recently, is situated in which countries? (Indonesia)
1723. What is the theme of the 2018 National Consumer Day (NCD)? (Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints)
1724. Which police station has acquired the top slot in the list of “Top 10 Police Stations in India for Year 2018”? (Kalu,
Rajasthan)
1725. Which states have emerged as top performing states in NITI Aayog’s SDG India index 2018? (Himachal Pradesh,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
1726. The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) has recently launched in which cities? (Gurugram)
1727. Which African countries has declared the new political capital ‘Gitega’? (Burundi)
1728. Nirupam Sen, who passed away recently, was the veteran politician of which political party? (CPI (M))
1729. Who has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India (AAI)? (BVP Rao)
1730. Which organizations has won the highest number of awards at the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA)
2018? (Indian Railways)
1731. The Government of India (GoI) has announced the institution of a new award named after which noted personality for
National Integration? (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel)
1732. Who was popularly known as the “Nightingale of Assam”? (Dipali Borthakur)
1733. Which state assembly has recently passed anti-mob violence bill recommending Life Imprisonment? (Manipur)
1734. India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” is located in which states? (Assam)
1735. Which state is the venue of the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? (Punjab)
1736. Where is the headquarters of the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)? (New Delhi)
1737. Who clinched the Indian-style prestigious wrestling championship ‘Maharashtra Kesari 2018’? (Bala Rafique
Shaikh)
1738. Which football team has won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup? (Real Madrid)
1739. Who has been bestowed with the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award? (Laxmikant Shantaram
Kudalkar)
1740. Mount Etna, which is in news, is located in which country? (Italy)
1741. Which country has recently decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC)? (Japan)
1742. Which state government has launched the ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee International Schools’ for students in rural
areas? (Maharashtra)
1743. Which state government has recently decided to renamed Child Care Institutes as Jagannath Ashrams? (Haryana)
1744. Divya Patidar Joshi, who has been crowned Mrs India 2018, is from which state? (Madhya Pardesh)
1745. Sulagitti Narasamma, who passed away recently, was the renowned social worker of which state? (Karnataka)
1746. Which union ministry is organizing the 7th National Photography Awards 2019? (Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting)
1747. Which tribal community of Tamil Nadu is celebrating their 2018 Heddaiyamman festival? (Baduga)
1748. Who has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government? (Manju Mehta)
1749. Which districts has been ranked at the NITI Aayog’s Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme
(ADP)? (Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu)
1750. Which is correct status of Palestine in United Nations as of December 2018? (Non-member Observer)
1751. Which is the erstwhile name of Swaraj Dweep in Andaman & Nicobar Islands? (Havelock Island)
1752. Which countries has become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize medical use of marijuana? (Thailand)
1753. Which country has recently legalized exports of medical marijuana? (Israel)
1754. Which is the first state in India to offer universal health coverage? (Uttarakhand)
1755. Which city is the venue of the 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)? (Bhubaneswar)
1756. Prof Hamidi Kashmiri, who passed away recently, was the noted literary figure in the world of which language? (Urdu)
1757. Which state organized the 3rd Dwijing Festival 2018? (Assam)
1758. Who has become the India’s new chief boxing coach for men? (C A Kuttappa)
1759. Which wildlife sanctuary has been declared as National Park by the Madhya Pradesh government? (Kuno Wildlife
Sanctuary)
1760. Which state ‘s chief minister has been conferred the 2018 ‘Champions of Change’ award by the Union Government?
(Manipur)
1761. Who has become the 1st Indian youngster to won the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup 2018?
(Aadi Sai Vijaykaran)
1762. Who is head of the RBI committee to review the existing Economic Capital Framework (ECF)? (Bimal Jalan)
1763. Which country has successfully tested a new hypersonic nuclear weapon delivery system ‘Avangard’? (Russia)
1764. Which Arab country has recently resumed its diplomatic service in Syria after six years of suspension? (UAE)
1765. Bahuda Rookery, which is in news recently, is the proposed Olive Ridley Nesting Site of which state? (Odisha)
1766. The researchers of which country have recently built Virtual Reality (VR) 3D model of cancer? (UK)
1767. Nirendranath Chakraborty, who passed away recently, was the famous poet of which language? (Bengali)
1768. The 26th International Camel Festival (ICF-2019) will be held in which city of Rajasthan? (Bikaner)
1769. Which sportsperson has won the 2018 Balkan Athlete of the year? (Luka Modric)
1770. Which city was awarded Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings?
(Hyderabad)
1771. Indian Railways has developed which AI-powered robot to check for faults in trains? (Ustaad)
1772. Which Indian organisation has launched a ‘Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’? (RBI)
1773. The unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival 2018 has started in which states? (Tamil Nadu)
1774. Who is the author of the book “Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From”? (Tony
Joseph)
1775. Which city is the venue of the 12th Global Healthcare Summit 2018? (Mumbai)
1776. India is mandated to submit 2nd Biennial Update Report (BUR) on greenhouse gas inventory to which international
organisation? (UNFCCC)
1777. Which union ministry has recently brought a booklet on cyber safety for school children? (Ministry of Home
Affairs)
1778. The Union Cabinet has recently approved Amendment in the POCSO Act of 2012. The act is related to which causes?
(Child sexual abuse)
1779. Which Asian country has recently submitted its 6th National Report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD)? (India)
1780. Mrinal Sen, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Film Industry)
1781. Which state government has decided to form a new Spiritual Department? (Madhya Pradesh)
1782. The 6th IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) has recently inaugurated in which cities? (Varanasi)
1783. Which Indian documentaries has bagged the Best Short documentary film award in Asia South East International Short
Film Festival? (Finding Beauty in Garbage)
1784. Which Asian country has recently launched its first messaging app ‘BizBarde’? (Turkmenistan)
1785. The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) has been banned under which section of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
(UAPA) of 1967? (Section 35)
1786. Which neighboring country of India has recently approved the issuance of ‘Panda bond’? (Pakistan)
1787. The 3rd edition of women’s national boxing championships has started in which cities? (Vijayanagara)
1788. Which state police has become the first police force in India to digitize all malkhanas? (Delhi Police)
1789. Which city is the venue of the 42nd Indian Social Science Congress (ISSC)? (Bhubaneswar)
1790. Which Indian player has been named as the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2018? (Smriti Mandhana)
1791. ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB) has recently got RBI nod to operate as a scheduled bank. The headquarters of ESAF is
located at ___? (Thrissur)
1792. Who is the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)? (Sudhir Bhargava)
1793. Norman Gimbel, the Oscar & Grammy-winning lyricist has passed away. He was from which country? (United
States)
1794. Who has become the first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series? (Rishabh Pant)
1795. Transgenders can file sexual harassment case under which section of IPC? (Section 354A)
1796. Which toll-free helpline has been launched by NHRC to file complaint through CSC? (14433)
1797. Which country has announced 2019 as the ‘Year of Active Investment and Social Development’ in backdrop of wider
business with India? (Uzbekistan)
1798. Who is the head of the government committee that suggested AICTE to stop setting up new engineering colleges from
2020? (B V R Mohan Reddy)
1799. ISRO has launched which initiative with students to engage them on space science activities? (Samwad)
1800. Who has taken charge as the first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court? (T B Radhakrishnan)
1801. Which state’s women has recently formed 620-km-long ‘wall’ to uphold gender equality? (Kerala)
1802. Who has been sworn-in as new president of Brazil? (Jair Bolsonaro)
1803. Which countries have officially quit UNESCO? (United States and Israel)
1804. India has cut import tax on crude palm oil sourced from ASEAN nations from 44% to __? (40%)
1805. Who is the recipient of the 2019 National Nritya Shiromani Award? (Anindita Neogy Anaam)
1806. The Union Government has launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in which states? (Odisha)
1807. Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, which is in news recently, is the proposed tunnel to connect islands of which countries?
(Denmark and Germany)
1808. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of the Railway Board? (Vinod Kumar Yadav)
1809. Which European country has recently introduced GAFA Tax on Global Internet, Technology Firm? (France)
1810. Which Indian bowler has become the highest International Wicket-Taker in 2018? (Jasprit Bumrah)
1811. What is the theme of the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? (Future India: Science &
Technology)
1812. Recently, the Union cabinet has approved merger of the Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB). In
terms of market value, what would be rank of the combined merger bank? (3rd)
1813. The Union Cabinet has approved amendment to which acts to recognize trade unions? (Trade Unions Act of 1926)
1814. The Veer Savarkar International Airport has recently declared as an authorized Immigration Check post. It is located in
which UTs / state? (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
1815. Justice AK Sikri has become the new Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) , which is not a
function of NALS? (Deals with grievances related to RTI requests)
1816. Who is the head of the RBI panel on MSME revival? (U K Sinha)
1817. Who has been honoured with the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja National Award for Lifetime Achievement in
Literature? (Manoj Das)
1818. Which state government has launched Krishak Bandhu scheme to address farmers distress? (West Bengal)
1819. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)? (Saurabh Kumar)
1820. The 3rd edition of the National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA) hosted by which Union ministry? (Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship)
1821. On which date, the 2018 World Braille Day (WBD) was observed recently? (January 4)
1822. The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of a Bill to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Arunachal
Pradesh. Which tribes will be included in the list? (Mishmi-Kaman, Idu and Taraon)
1823. Who has been conferred with ISRS National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (LTA Award)? (Jayanta Kumar
Ghosh)
1824. Which city is the venue of the 2019 Indian Panorama Film Festival (IPFF)? (New Delhi)
1825. Who has been appointed acting Chairman of LIC? (Hemant Bhargava)
1826. CH Lokanath, who passed away recently, was the veteran stage and cine artist of which language? (Kannada)
1827. Which structures have been declared as Monuments of national importance in 2018 by Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI)? (Neemrana Baori in Rajasthan, Haveli of Agha Khan in Agra, Old High Court Building in Nagpur)
1828. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan? (Asif Saeed Khosa)
1829. The tropical cyclone ‘Pabuk’ has recently occurred in which countries? (Thailand)
1830. The Central Government has given nod for Centre for Classical Language in which city of Kerala? (Tirur)
1831. Under the Right to Education (RTE) amendment Bill 2018, which measures are taken by the Parliament? (To abolish
no-detention policy till class 8, Enable state governments to allow schools to fail students and Provides
regular examination in classes V and VIII )
1832. Which country has recently signed Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) Into Law? (United States)
1833. Which Indian mountaineer has become the world’s first female Amputee to scale Antarctica’s Highest Peak?
(Arunima Sinha)
1834. Which has become the India’s largest Asset Management Company (AMC)? (HDFC Mutual Fund)
1835. Which Indian organisation has allowed custodial services in commodity market? (SEBI)
1836. Dibyendu Palit, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language? (Bengali)
1837. The Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) 2019 will be held in which cities? (Hyderabad)
1838. Which city is the venue of the 80th National Table Tennis Championship 2019? (Cuttack)
1839. The Union Cabinet has recently approved a reservation at what percentage for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in
government jobs? (10%)
1840. Which Indian organization has recently signed MoU with SAMEER for research in Communication Navigation and
Surveillance (CNS)? (AAI)
1841. Who is the head of task force to look into suicides of JNV students? (Jitendra Nagpal)
1842. Who is the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting (Print
category)? (S Vijay Kumar)
1843. Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 Hopman Cup title? (Switzerland)
1844. Which city is the venue of the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019? (Pune)
1845. The Union Government has amalgamated which Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) into a single RRB? (Punjab Gramin
Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank)
1846. Which Indian origin personality has joined IMF as its first female Chief Economist? (Gita Gopinath)
1847. Which city is the venue o f the All India Radio National Poets Conference 2019? (Chennai)
1848. The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has striked out which disease as a ground for seeking a divorce? (Leprosy)
1849. Which city is the venue of the 4th Edition Of Raisina Dialogue? (New Delhi)
1850. What is the theme of the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)? (Flying for all)
1851. Who has been appointed the new Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? (Kumar Rajesh Chandra)
1852. Who has become the first monarch of Malaysia to resign before completing tenure? (Muhammad V)
1853. Which grading index has been introduced by HRD Ministry to assess quality of school education in states? (70-point)
1854. On which date, the 2019 Non-Resident Indian Day is observed recently? (January 9)
1855. Who is the head of the RBI panel on digital payments? (Nandan Nilekani)
1856. Which Indian pavilion has won the ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ at 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)?
(DRDO)
1857. The Indian economy is expected to grow at how much percentage in FY19, as per latest estimate of Central Statistics
Office (CSO)? (7.2%)
1858. Which city is the venue of the 6th Women Of India Organic Festival 2019? (Chandigarh)
1859. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY19, as per World Bank’s 2019 Global Economic Prospects report? (7.3%)
1860. The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from which
countries? (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
1861. Who has become first Indian to head Global Solar Council (GSC)? (Pranav R Mehta)
1862. Which country has been named as the host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations? (Egypt)
1863. The Union Government has launched the Web- Wonder Women campaign in collaboration with which human rights
organization? (Breakthrough India)
1864. Gangajal Project, which is in news recently, is launched in which cities? (Agra)
1865. India’s longest single-lane steel cable suspension bridge has opened in which states? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1866. Which states is set to become the first Indian state to roll out Universal Basic Income (UBI)? (Sikkim)
1867. The first-ever India-Central Asia Dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers is scheduled to be held in which countries?
(Uzbekistan)
1868. What is the India’s rank at the EIU Democracy Index 2018? (41st)
1869. Which states have signed agreement for Renukaji multipurpose dam project? (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana)
1870. Who has been appointed new Prime Minister of Taiwan? (Su Tseng-chang)
1871. Who has been named as India’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? (Birendra Prasad Baishya)
1872. What is the India’s position at the 2019 Henley and Partners Passport Index? (79th)
1873. Who has been ranked No.1 in the light fly (45-48kg) category by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? (Mary
Kom)
1874. Which IIT has decided to launch 6-month Artificial Intelligence course? (IIT Kharagpur)
1875. Which is the base year for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ? (2017)
1876. Who is the author of the book ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World’?
(Malala Yousafzai)
1877. Who is the head of the SEBI committee to link research to policy making? (Sankar De)
1878. Which international organizations has recently released the report ‘Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer
Market – India’? (WEF)
1879. Who has become the first Indian to win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship? (Jehan Daruvala)
1880. Which railway zones has launched mobile app to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela?
(North Central Railway)
1881. Which state has topped ACI’s Ease Of Doing Business (EDB) Index 2018? (Andhra Pradesh)
1882. Who has become the first Indian business tycoon to be named “Fugitive Economic Offender (FEO)”? (Vijay Mallya)
1883. Which African country has recently opened West Asia’s largest cathedral in its New Administrative Capital? (Egypt)
1884. Rani, who won gold in 78 kg category at Senior National Women’s Judo Championship 2019, is the Lady Head constable
of which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1885. What is the theme of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair 2019? (Readers with Special Needs)
1886. Which state government has announced interest-free loans of up to Rs 3 lakh for Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs)?
(Odisha)
1887. Which journalists has been conferred with lifetime achievement award by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar
Sangh? (Dinu Randive)
1888. Which state government has recently approved projects to revive mythical Saraswati river? (Haryana)
1889. Who is the head of the EC panel which submitted its report on digital media and campaigning during last 48 hours
before polls? (Umesh Sinha)
1890. Which city is the venue of the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019? (Mumbai)
1891. Which Indian players has recently received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)? (Virat
Kohli)
1892. Which Indian journalist has been appointed president of the Alliance for Media Freedom (AFMF)? (N Ram)
1893. Ashutosh Aman, which is in news recently, is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1894. Who has been conferred the ICSI Lifetime Achievement Award? (Adi Godrej)
1895. In which year, the great Indian scholar Swami Vivekananda was born? (1863)
1896. Which city is the venue of the 29th Indian Paint Conference 2019? (Agra)
1897. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Venezuela? (Nicolas Maduro)
1898. Which are the features of the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019? (To hear the voice of youth between 18-
25 years, to encourage the youth to engage with public issues and to obtain opinions on Vision of New
India in 2022)
1899. Which state has become the India’s 1st state to implement 10% quota to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of
general category? (Gujarat)
1900. The Government of India (GoI) has drafted five-year action plan to address drug abuse in the country for which
periods? (2018 to 2023)
1901. Which country holds the first-ever Annual Disarmament and International Security Affairs Fellowship Programme?
(India)
1902. In which year, the 10th Sikh guru Govind Singh was born? (1666)
1903. Which commands is the only Tri-service theater command of the Indian Armed Forces (IAF)? (Andaman and
Nicobar Command)
1904. Who has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA)?
(Buddhadeb Dasgupta)
1905. Who has won the newly-instituted Sushila Devi Literature Award? (Namita Gokhale)
1906. Which state government has launched ‘One Family, One Job’ scheme? (Sikkim)
1907. Who is the head of Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST revenue shortfall faced by states? (Sushil Kumar Modi)
1908. Which Indian personality is the recipient of the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award? (Narendra Modi)
1909. Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence? (KM Cariappa)
1910. Which country has launched ‘Fair Value for Innovation’ at Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi? (United States)
1911. Which franchise teams has won the 5th season of Premier Badminton League (PBL) title? (Bengaluru Raptors)
1912. Shakil Ahmed, who is in news recently, is associated with which sports? (Indoor rowing)
1913. Which city is the venue of the 9th International Conference on Micro Irrigation? (Aurangabad)
1914. Kollam Bypass, which is in news recently, touches which National Highways? (NH 66, NH 183 and NH 744)
1915. India’s largest start up ecosystem has launched in which states? (Kerala)
1916. Which UT/state government has decided to impose a ban on single-use plastic products from 1st March 2019?
(Puducherry)
1917. Which city is the venue of the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)? (Mumbai)
1918. Lenin Rajendran, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Film Making)
1919. Who has become the youngest gold medallist in shooting at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019? (Abhinav Shaw)
1920. Who is the head of the Group of Ministers (GoM) for GST issues in real estate? (Nitin Patel)
1921. Which state government has launched the farm debt-waiver scheme ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’? (Madhya
Pradesh)
1922. Trishna gas project, which is in news recently, is located in which states? (Tripura)
1923. Who has become the wicket-keeper captain with the most number of catches in a match? (Sarfaraz Ahmed)
1924. ‘IMBEX 2018-19’ has started between India and which countries? (Myanmar)
1925. Michael Atiyah was the noted mathematician of which country, who passed away recently? (United Kingdom)
1926. Who is the head of the committee which is formed by Madras High Court to weed out invasive plant species from
Western Ghats? (Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu)
1927. Which country has taken over the Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77) for 2019? (Palestine)
1928. Which state government has launched ‘Ama Ghare LED’ scheme? (Odisha)
1929. Which city is the venue of the 1st National EMRS National Sports Meet 2019? (Hyderabad)
1930. Who has been named as the chief coach for the Indian women boxers? (Mohammed Ali Qamar)
1931. Who has won the Franco-German Human Rights Award? (Yu Wensheng)
1932. D Gukesh, who has been crowned India’s youngest Grandmaster (GM), is from which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1933. Who has been appointed the new CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? (Manu Sawhney)
1934. Which state government has recently decided to start bird hospitals? (Delhi)
1935. The 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo (IRE-2019) has started in which cities? (Mumbai)
1936. Which organisation / personality has been chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2018? (Yohei Sasakawa)
1937. Who is the convenor of the newly constituted Group of Ministers (GoM) to look at issues related to lottery under GST?
(Sudhir Mungantiwar)
1938. Saksham 2019 is an annual high intensity people-centric mega campaign under the aegis of which ministry? (Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas)
1939. Who has become the first Indian athlete to be nominated in Laureus World Comeback of Year Award? (Vinesh
Phogat)
1940. Which state government has announced Shaurya Award for Students? (Haryana)
1941. Who has been appointed as Director General (Investigation) in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
(Prabhat Singh)
1942. What is the theme of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2019? (Shaping a new India)
1943. Which union ministry has decided to organize Shehri Samridhi Utsav? (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs)
1944. The Ministry of Finance has started which series on Twitter to educate general public about the budgetary process?
(Know Your Budget)
1945. Who has become the first Indian and youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across all
continents? (Satyarup Siddhanta)
1946. Which Indian-born personality is the recipient of the 2019 Japan Prize for his outstanding contribution to sustainable
soil management? (Rattan Lal)
1947. Which city is the venue of the 2nd World Orange Festival (WOF-2019)? (Nagpur)
1948. The world’s first human rights TV channel has been launched in which cities? (London)
1949. The state-of-the-art National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) has recently inaugurated in which cities? (Mumbai)
1950. The Government of India (GoI) has approved setting up of three new Naval Air Squadrons in which states? (Gujarat
and Tamil Nadu)
1951. The German parliament has classified which North African states as safe countries of origin? (Algeria, Tunisia and
Morocco)
1952. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Sweden? (Stefan Lofven)
1953. Which state governments have approved 10% reservation reservation for poor among general category? (Jharkhand
and Uttar Pradesh)
1954. Diffo Bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which states? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1955. Which city is the venue of the 7th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers 2019? (Ha Long)
1956. Which company has launched India’s first PolicyHack for Teachers? (Dell)
1957. Which IIT will launch India’s first B.Tech course in Artificial Intelligence (AI)? (IIT Hyderabad)
1958. India’s First Lithium Ion Giga Factory will be build by which companies? (BHEL)
1959. Which cities has been named as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020? (Rio de Janeiro)
1960. Shivakumara Swami was the spiritual leader of which sect, who passed away recently? (Shaivism)
1961. Which country is hosting the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum (WIMF-2019)? (India)
1962. Which city is the venue of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (YPBD-2019)? (Varanasi)
1963. The Government of India (GoI) has decided to recruit women in military police after graded induction at what
percentage? (20%)
1964. Which country to host 14th Session of the Conference Of Parties (CoP) to UNCCD in 2019? (India)
1965. The central bank of which country has recently banned the use of Indian currency notes? (Nepal)
1966. Who has been chosen for the first-ever Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research? (C N R Rao)
1967. Which state government has recently roll out Startup and Innovation policy ‘2018-2023’? (Tamil Nadu)
1968. Which country has launched satellite to create world’s first artificial meteor shower? (Japan)
1969. Who is the head of the IBBI working group to suggest a suitable framework for Group Insolvency? (UK Sinha)
1970. Which city is the venue of the Arab Economic And Social Development Summit 2019? (Beirut)
1971. Which Indian-American philanthropist has been conferred with the 2019 Rosa Parks Trailblazer award? (Gurinder
Singh Khalsa)
1972. Masazo Nonaka, who passed away recently, was the world’s oldest man of which country? (Japan)
1973. Which Indian players are featured in both ICC Test & ODI team of the year 2018? (Virat Kohli and Jasprit
Bumrah)
1974. The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) has started in which cities? (Davos)
1975. India’s first private-sector Howitzer gun-manufacturing plant has come up in which cities? (Surat)
1976. Raghbir Singh Bhola, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which sports? (Hockey)
1977. Which states celebrated their 47th statehood day on 21st January 2019? (Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura)
1978. Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians travelling to which neighboring countries? (Nepal and
Bhutan)
1979. Which city is the venue of the India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference? (Mumbai)
1980. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum has recently inaugurated in which cities? (New Delhi)
1981. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Madagascar? (Andry Rajoelina)
1982. Who has won the ‘Prabha Khaitan Woman’s Voice Award’ at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF-2019)?
(Ranjani Murali)
1983. Who has become the first player-ever to win ICC Test, ODI Player And Cricketer Of The Year? (Virat Kohli)
1984. Which technical giant has launched a new e-commerce platform re-weave.in for handloom weavers? (Microsoft)
1985. Which Indian armed force has conducted the massive coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-2019’ to check 26/11-style
attacks? (Indian Navy)
1986. Which ports has become the only Indian port to be listed amongst the world’s top 30 container ports , as per the latest
Lloyds Report? (JNPT)
1987. Which international organization has recently released the World Economic Outlook (WEO)? (IMF)
1988. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which country for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic
workers? (Kuwait)
1989. Which state government has declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival”? (Arunachal
Pradesh)
1990. Which state government has decided to give 5% quota for Kapu community in 10% reservation for EWS? (Andhra
Pradesh)
1991. Who has been bestowed with the 2017 Saraswati Samman? (Sitanshu Yashashchandra)
1992. What is the India’s rank at the Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019? (80th)
1993. What is the theme of the National Girl Child Day (NGCD-2019)? (Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow)
1994. What is the India’s rank at the 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index? (54th)
1995. Which city is the venue of the Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX-2019) (Pune)
1996. Bhanu Prakash Singh, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Politics)
1997. Which NDRF’s Battalion has won the first-ever Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar? (8th)
1998. Which international organisation has published its latest World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report?
(United Nations)
1999. The first-ever UN’s International Day of Education is celebrated on which date? (January 24)
2000. Who is the author of the novel ‘Zindaginama’? (Krishna Sobti)
2001. The new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ has commissioned at which of the states /UTs? (Andaman and Nicobar
Islands)
2002. Which IIT has launched an app ‘Roshni’ to help blind identify notes? (IIT Ropar)
2003. The Union Cabinet has approved the amendment to which article to strengthen northeast autonomous councils?
(Article 280)
2004. ISRO has successfully launched military satellite ‘Microsat-R’ from which launch vehicle? (PSLV-C44)
2005. The world’s longest 3D-printed concrete bridge has opened in which country? (China)
2006. Which state government has decided to set up anti-poaching tiger protection force? (Telangana)
2007. Which novels has been adjudged as the best novel of 2017 at the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards? (Nireeswaran)
2008. Who has become the India’s first woman IPS officer to complete South Pole expedition? (Aparna Kumar)
2009. What is the theme of the National Voters Day (NVD-2019)? (No Voter to be Left Behind)
2010. Who have been awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019? (Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh)
2011. Who led the all-women Assam Rifles contingent, which has created history by participating for the first time in a
Republic Day parade? (Khushboo Kanwar)
2012. Who has been named as the new King of Malaysia? (Sultan Abdullah)
2013. Who is the author of the book ‘Panchashati Galpo’? (Atin Bandyopadhyay)
2014. Russell Baker, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author has passed away. He was from which country? (United
States)
2015. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Saab have signed a pact to explore air traffic management. Where is the
headquarters of Saab located? (Sweden)
2016. The researchers of which country have developed a system that can produce electricity and hydrogen fuel from carbon
dioxide? (South Korea)
2017. What is the theme of the 2019 International Customs Day (ICD)? (SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel
and Transport)
2018. Who has won the women’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament? (Naomi Osaka)
2019. Which railway zone has bagged No.1 position for cleanliness in India? (Southern Railway)
2020. Which Indian golfer has won the New South Wales men’s Amateur Golf Championship in Australia? (Kartik Sharma)
2021. SANH, which is in news recently, is a research programme to tackle which pollution? (To study nitrogen pollution)
2022. Which trains has been named as Vande Bharat Express? (Train 18)
2023. Oxford dictionaries has declared which word as the Hindi word for the year 2018? (Nari Shakti)
2024. Which neighboring country of India has recently declared sugarcane juice as ‘national drink’? (Pakistan)
2025. Who has won the 2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature? (Jayant Kaikini)
2026. Who has won the men’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament? (Novak Djokovic)
2027. Which country has recently stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships? (Malaysia)
2028. Saina Nehwal has won the 2019 Indonesia Masters title against which player? (Carolina Marin)
2029. In which year, India would participate in the International Student Assessment (PISA)? (2021)
2030. Which Indian personality has been appointed the WHO regional director for South-East Asia? (Poonam Khetrapal
Singh)
2031. Which union ministry has launched ‘RDP INDIA 2019 app’ for Republic Day parade? (Ministry of Defence)
2032. Atal Setu, which is in news recently, is built across which river in Goa? (Mandovi)
2033. Who has been conferred the Assam Republic Day Journalism Award 2019? (Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty)
2034. Which state government has decided to launch Yuva Swabhiman Yojana for urban poor youth? (Madhya Pradesh)
2035. Who has become the first Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma Shri? (Narthaki Nataraj)
2036. Who is the head of IRDAI committee to identify Systemically Important Insurers (SII)? (Pravin Kutumbe)
2037. Who has become the Pakistan’s first Hindu woman judge? (Suman Kumari)
2038. Which states has been declared best state for active participation in Swasth Bharat Yatra? (Tamil Nadu)
2039. Which state government has launched Jiban Sampark project to reach vulnerable tribes? (Odisha)
2040. Which country is the largest producer of crude steel in the world, according to latest report of World Steel Association
(WSA)? (China)
2041. The 2019 International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on which dates? (January 27)
2042. Who is the head of Lokpal search panel to select members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal? (Ranjana Prakash
Desai)
2043. Which city is the venue of the 2019 International Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation? (New Delhi)
2044. Which state government has decided to introduce MSP for farmers based on MS Swaminathan report? (Delhi)
2045. Who has become the youngest batsman to smack a half-century in international cricket? (Rohit Paudel)
2046. Which country bagged the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the New York Times Travel Show 2019? (India)
2047. Which state government has recently launched a special scheme to curb infant deaths? (Maharashtra)
2048. The world’s longest expressway will come up in which states? (Uttar Pradesh)
2049. Which international organization has officially launched the International Year of the Period Table of Chemical
Elements (IYPT-2019)? (UNESCO)
2050. Who has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC)? (Punit
Goenka)
2051. Which countries have launched a common digital currency “Aber”? (UAE and Saudi Arabia)
2052. The Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development has recently launched in which countries? (Italy)
2053. What is the India’s rank at the 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International (TI)? (78th)
2054. Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets? (Mohammed Shami)
2055. India’s second Tulip Garden will come up in which states? (Uttarakhand)
2056. Dara Dotiwalla, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Cricket)
2057. Which Indian personality has received Carnot Prize for Power Reforms, Rural Electrification? (Piyush Goyal)
2058. India’s flagship hydrocarbon international conference ‘PETROTECH-2019’ is scheduled to be held in which cities?
(Greater Noida)
2059. Which country’s Aerospace Industries has signed $93 million Naval MRSAM deal with Indian Navy? (Israel)
2060. What is the theme of the 2019 World Leprosy Day (WLD)? (Ending discrimination, stigma and prejudice)
2061. Who is the newly appointed DG of National Cadet Corps (NCC)? (Rajeev Chopra)
2062. The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial (NSSM) is located in which districts of Gujarat? (Navsari)
2063. The 2019 International conference on Guru Padmasambhava was held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2064. ISRO has launched Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in which cities? (Bengaluru)
2065. Which countries have officially set up a payment channel with Iran called INSTEX? (Germany, France and the UK)
2066. Who has become the first female cricketer to play 200 ODIs? (Mithali Raj)
2067. The newly-named Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade will work under which union ministry?
(Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
2068. A music and dance festival ‘Sopan 2019’ has started in which cities? (New Delhi)
2069. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF-2019) has started in which cities? (Mumbai)
2070. Who has become the first Indian golfer to grab Australian LPGA card? (Vani Kapoor)
2071. Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament (Qatar)
2072. Which teams has won the Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019 ? (INS Dronacharya)
2073. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), which is in news recently, is related to which animals? (Pig)
2074. What is the theme of the 2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)? (Wetlands and Climate Change)
2075. The first-ever global report “Future of the Rail” has prepared by which international organisation? (IEA)
2076. What is the theme of the 12th edition of Aero India 2019? (The Runway to a Billion Opportunities)
2077. Which Indian state has topped in budgetary practices, as per latest survey by Transparency International (TI)?
(Assam)
2078. India’s unemployment rate hit a 4 decade high to what percent in 2017-18, as per PLFS survey by National Sample
Survey Office (NSSO)? (6.1%)
2079. Rishi Kumar Shukla, who has been appointed the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is from
which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
2080. Who has been appointed as the new Nepalese ambassador to India? (Nilambar Acharya)
2081. Who is the recipient of K.Veeramani Award for Social Justice 2018? (P S Krishnan)
2082. Behrouz Boochani, who won the Australia’s richest literary prize, is from which country? (Iran)
2083. Who has become the first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20Is? (Sana Mir)
2084. Which states has recently declared Indus river dolphin as the state’s aquatic animal? (Punjab)
2085. Which state government has launched the 2nd phase of Pasupu-Kumkuma scheme? (Andhra Pradesh)
2086. What is the theme of the 2019 World Cancer Day (WCD)? (I Am and I Will)
2087. Alaa Mashzoub, who was recently shot dead, was the renowned novelist of which country? (Iraq)
2088. The World Heritage Centre (WHC) would be set up at which states? (Kolkata)
2089. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Award at the 2019 Kolhapur International Film Festival
(KIFF)? (Govind Nihalani)
2090. Ramesh Bhatkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which regional cinema? (Marathi)
2091. Which city is the venue of the ICT Academy Bridge 2019 conference? (Chennai)
2092. Which Indian squash player has won the 2019 Seattle Open title? (Ramit Tandon)
2093. Which state government has launched Kalia Students’ Scholarship Scheme to boost education for farmers children?
(Odisha)
2094. Which states has become the first Indian state to set up a Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU)? (Kerala)
2095. Who won the 2019 El Salvador presidential election? (Nayib Bukele)
2096. Which space telescope has discovered a new dwarf galaxy ‘Bedin 1’ in the cosmic neighbourhood? (Hubble)
2097. INF Treaty, which is in news recently, is in between which countries? (United States & Russia)
2098. Aribam Syam Sharma, who has decided to return his Padma Shri award in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment)
Bill of 2016, is from which north-eastern state? (Manipur)
2099. GSAT-31, which is in news recently, is launched from which places? (French Guiana)
2100. Ladu Kishore Swain, who passed away recently, was the current MP from which Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha?
(Aska)
2101. Who is the head of the committee which is constituted by the Maharashtra to review welfare schemes for tribals?
(Vivek Pandit)
2102. What is the theme of the 30th National Road Safety Week (NRSW-2019)? (Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha)
2103. Which union ministry has launched Shehri Samridhi Utsav? (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs)
2104. Which PSEs has been declared winner under Miniratna Category by Ministry of MSME for exemplary work amongst
CPSEs for promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs? (NFDC)
2105. Sentinelese Tribe, which is in news recently, is located in which islands? (North Sentinel Island)
2106. The joint HADR Exercise ‘RAHAT-2019’ will be conducted in which states? (Rajasthan)
2107. Which high court has ruled against negative marking in competitive examinations? (Madras High Court)
2108. Dakshayani, which is in news recently, is a/an _____? (Animal)
2109. Which city is the venue of the 2nd National Conference of Micro Missions of National Police Mission (NPM)? (New
Delhi)
2110. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) would be set up for ___? (Conservation of Cows, Protection of Cows and
Progeny of Cows)
2111. Which project has been launched by Union Government to study Apparel Consumption in India? (India Size)
2112. Which country has recently signed NATO accession agreement? (Macedonia)
2113. The 462nd Kandoori festival 2019 has celebrated in which states? (Tamil Nadu)
2114. What is the current repo rate, as per RBI’s 6th bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2018-19? (6.25%)
2115. Which city was the venue of the ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’? (New Delhi)
2116. Which state government has launched the Zero Fatality Corridor (ZFC)? (Delhi)
2117. Which country has official declared Siamese fighting fish as its national aquatic animal? (Thailand)
2118. The 52nd Boori Boot Yollo festival 2019 is celebrated by which tribe of Arunachal Pradesh? (Nyishi)
2119. Which cricket teams has clinched the 2019 Ranji Trophy? (Vidharbha)
2120. Which city is the venue of 9th Senior Women’s Hockey National Championship 2019? (Hisar)
2121. Who Indian female cricketers has scored fastest T20I fifty? (Smriti Mandhana)
2122. The Robert Bosch Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBC-DSAI) has established at which IIT? (IIT
Madras)
2123. What is the India’s rank at the 2019 US Chambers International IP Index? (36th)
2124. The India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF-2019) has organized by Sahapedia in partnership with which international
organization? (UNESCO)
2125. What is the theme of the Asia LPG 2019 Summit? (LPG – Energy for Life)
2126. Dard Aryan Tribe, which is in news recently, is from which state/UT? (J&K)
2127. The circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court will be set up in which districts of West Bengal? (Jalpaiguri)
2128. Which warship of the Indian Navy participated in the multinational maritime exercise ‘Cutlass Express 2019’? (INS
Trikand)
2129. Which international organisation has recently called for a total ban on nuclear weapons? (Red Cross)
2130. Albert Finney, who passed away recently, was the Oscar-nominated actor of which country? (England)
2131. Jeremy Lalrinnunga is related to which sports? (Weightlifter)
2132. Who is the author of the book “Let’s Talk On Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters”? (Rakesh Anand Bakshi)
2133. Who has been appointed as the new Union Sports Secretary? (Radheyshyam Julaniya)
2134. Father Francois Laborde, who has been conferred the France’s highest civilian honour, is from which state? (West
Bengal)
2135. Which will be the official mascot of 13th COP of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild
Animals (COP CMS 13)? (Great Indian Bustard)
2136. On which date, the National Deworming Day (NDD-2019) is observed in India? (February 10)
2137. India has signed pact with which neighboring country to train Civil Servants? (Bangladesh)
2138. The Union Cabinet has approved to set up an unified authority for regulating all financial services in which
organisation? (IFSC)
2139. Which city is the venue of the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit 2019? (Guwahati)
2140. Under which section of the Banking Regulation Act of 1949, RBI has slapped Rs 1 crore penalty on SBI for violating
norms? (Section 47A)
2141. RBI has recently raised the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs 1 Lakh to ____? (Rs 1.6 lakh)
2142. The first-ever World Pulses Day (WPD) is observed on which dates? (February 10)
2143. Who authored the book “Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice P N Bhagwati’s Approach”? (Mool Chand
Sharma)
2144. The Himalayan Cloud Observatory has been set up in which district of Uttarakhand? (Tehri Garhwal)
2145. Which country has decided to include Hindi as the third official language in courts? (UAE)
2146. Which city is the venue of the 13th edition of International Oil and Gas Conference ‘PETROTECH-2019’? (Greater
Noida)
2147. Which country’s President has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU)? (Egypt)
2148. Dikkibandi stadium, which is in news recently, is located in which states? (Meghalaya)
2149. Jamie Chadwick, who became the first female driver to win MRF Challenge title, is from which country? (England)
2150. Which Indian filmmaker is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (LTA) by the Academy of Canadian Cinema
and Television? (Deepa Mehta)
2151. Which city is the venue of the World Government Summit (WGS-2019)? (Dubai)
2152. What is the theme of the 2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science? (Investment in Women and
Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth)
2153. The multinational maritime exercise ‘AMAN 19’ was conducted in which countries? (Pakistan)
2154. Which union ministry is organizing the first-ever Annual Conference of Media Units? (Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting)
2155. The Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP), which is in news recently, is located in which state? (Assam)
2156. The 3rd edition of Swachh Shakti-2019 was held at which cities? (Kurukshetra)
2157. On which date, the National Unani Day (NUD-2019) was celebrated in India? (February 11)
2158. Which Indian Historian has won the 2019 Dan David Prize? (Sanjay Subrahmanyam)
2159. Which city is the venue of the CREDAI YouthCon -19? (New Delhi)
2160. What is the theme of the 2019 World Radio Day (WRD)? (Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace Broadcasts)
2161. Vijaya Bapineedu, who passed away recently, was the prominent film director-producer of which regional cinema?
(Telugu)
2162. Which state government has recently banned the Popular Front of India (PFI)? (Jharkhand)
2163. Which Indian armed force has conducted ‘Exercise Topchi 2019’? (Indian Army)
2164. Which city was the venue of the first-ever LAWASIA Human Rights Conference 2019? (New Delhi)
2165. India and which country has recently launched initiative to combat Marine Pollution? (Norway)
2166. What is the theme of the 2019 National Productivity Week (NPW)? (Circular Economy for Productivity &
Sustainability)
2167. Which state government has recently launched online clearance mechanism for entrepreneurs? (Kerala)
2168. Who has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018? (Siddhartha Lal)
2169. Who is the newly appointed Election Commissioner (EC) of India? (Sushil Chandra)
2170. Who is the recipient of the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for year 2016? (Ram Nath Kovind)
2171. India has recently signed Legal Agreements with which international organization for Shimla water supply? (World
Bank)
2172. What is the theme of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS-2019)? (Attaining the 2030 Agenda:
Delivering on Our Promise)
2173. Which global leader has won the Sustainable Development Leadership Award for year 2019 at WSDS? (Frank
Bainimarama)
2174. The e-AUSHADHI portal has been launched for online licensing of which drugs? (Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha)
2175. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (Pramod Chandra Mody)
2176. Which movie has won the best film award at the 72nd Bafta Film Awards 2019? (Roma)
2177. What is the route of the “Vande Bharat Express”? (New Delhi to Varanasi)
2178. India has recently signed a security protection agreement with which Nordic country? (Sweden)
2179. Which instruments has been declared heritage musical instrument of Goa? (Ghumot)
2180. Which political leader has authored the book ‘Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India’? (P Chidambaram)
2181. Which will be the official mascot for 39th National Games 2022? (Clouded Leopard)
2182. The 3rd Indo-German Environment Forum was held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2183. Which state assembly has passed bill to end the minimum education criterion for panchayat and civic poll candidates?
(Rajasthan)
2184. The 5th International Dam Safety Conference – 2019 was the initiative of which international organisation? (World
Bank)
2185. Which state government has announced a universal old age pension scheme - Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna
(MVPY)? (Bihar)
2186. The banned poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ on Jallianwala massacre will now be published in English. It was authored by
whom? (Nanak Singh)
2187. The book ‘Sudhir Sukta’ was written by which acclaimed author, who passed away recently? (Vishnu Wagh)
2188. Who has been conferred the Ashoka Chakra for year 2019? (Nazir Ahmad Wani)
2189. Which section of IT Act of 2000 has been scraped to avoid people being prosecuted? (Section 66A)
2190. Which Indian-origin prof has been appointed director of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance?
(Faizel Ismail)
2191. Who is the head of the expert committee on “Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum
Wage” that submitted its report recently? (Anoop Satpathy)
2192. Which municipal corporations has won the first prize at the Swachhata Excellence awards 2019? (Raigarh)
2193. The researchers of which country has developed the first ant-like walking robot without GPS? (France)
2194. “Early Ed Asia 2019” was held in which cities? (Jaipur)
2195. Who has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer? (Hina Jaiswal)
2196. Who has won the men’s singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019? (Sourabh
Verma)
2197. Where is the headquarters of National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR)? (New Delhi)
2198. India’s first agromet forecast centre has inaugurated in which states? (Karnataka)
2199. Which international organization has recently released World Employment and Social Outlook Trends (WESO) 2019’?
(ILO)
2200. Which space agency has decided to launch SPHEREx Mission to investigate the origins of our Universe? (NASA)
2201. Who has won the women’s singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019? (Saina
Nehwal)
2202. The 40th International Annual Desert Festival 2019 has started in which district of Rajasthan? (Jaisalmer)
2203. Which cricket teams has won the 2019 Irani Cup? (Vidarbha)
2204. Which country has won the team event at the first Mallakhamb World Championship 2019? (India)
2205. Who has been conferred the first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi? (Sunil Chhetri)
2206. Which state assembly has recently passed a Bill to make Sanskrit the 2nd official language of the state? (Himachal
Pradesh)
2207. Which Indian official has been appointed by UN as Controller & ASG in DMSPC? (Chandramouli Ramanathan)
2208. Which IT giant has launched learning app ‘InfyTQ’ for engineering students? (Infosys)
2209. India’s first-ever diesel to electric converted locomotive twin engine has been flagged off at which city? (Varanasi)
2210. Which is the pan-India helpline number launched by Government of India under Emergency Response Support System
(ERSS)? (112)
2211. India’s first district cooling system will come up in which cities? (Amaravati)
2212. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Martin Ennals human rights prize? (Abdul Aziz Muhamat)
2213. Who is the author of the book ‘Simplicity & Wisdom’? (Dinesh Shahra)
2214. Who has been designated as a brand ambassador for global sportswear giant PUMA India? (Mary Kom)
2215. Which India-based NGO has won the 2019 Laureus Sport for Good award? (Yuwa)
2216. Agasthyarkoodam peak is located in which states? (Kerala)
2217. Red Coral Kukri, sometimes seen in news, is related to which class of reptiles? (Snakes)
2218. Which state government has recently constituted a Transgender Welfare Board (TWB)? (Gujarat )
2219. India’s first fulldome 3D Digital theatre inaugurated in which cities? (Kolkata)
2220. Which country has launched its first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine ‘Fateh’? (Iran)
2221. Wallace Smith Broecker, the renowned Climate scientist has passed away. He was from which country? (United
States)
2222. Namvar Singh, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language? (Hindi)
2223. Which sportswoman has won the 2019 Qatar Open Tennis title? (Elise Mertens)
2224. Who won the World Sportsman of the Year award at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Honours? (Novak Djokovic)
2225. Which insurance company has launched a new micro insurance plan “Micro Bachat”? (LIC)
2226. Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th National Photography Awards? (Ashok Dilwali)
2227. Which state government has decided to host the 79th session of Indian History Congress (IHC)? (Madhya Pradesh)
2228. Operation Digital Board is associated with which purposes? (Digitization of education)
2229. Who has become the first woman President of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI)? (G C Anupama)
2230. What is the theme of the 2019 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)? (Indigenous Languages as a factor in
development, peace and reconciliation)
2231. In which neighboring countries, the Festival of India has started? (Nepal)
2232. Which city is the venue of the 2019 International Vision Zero Conference? (Mumbai)
2233. Which state Police has inducted India’s first humanoid robot officer? (Kerala)
2234. Which Indian politician has been conferred with ‘Grand Cross of Order of Civil Merit’ award in Spain recently?
(Sushma Swaraj)
2235. Which state government has launched KALIA Chhatra Bruti scholarship? (Odisha)
2236. Which telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies? (LOFAR)
2237. Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4), sometimes seen in news, is associated with which country? (United States)
2238. The “Words in the Garden” festival on Gandhian philosophy is scheduled to be held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2239. Which Indian personality has been honored with the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize recently? (Narendra Modi)
2240. Which city is the venue of the 12th edition of Aero India show 2019? (Bengaluru)
2241. The 16th Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministerial Meeting is scheduled to be held in which cities? (Wuzhen)
2242. Who has been appointed as the first court-appointed ombudsman for the BCCI? (DK Jain)
2243. Which Indian personality has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)? (Mohd
Mushtaque Ahmad)
2244. Which state government has rolled out its flagship ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ ? (Madhya Pradesh)
2245. The 2019 edition of Medical Fair India (MFI) has kick started in which cities? (New Delhi)
2246. Param Shivay, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which field? (Super computer)
2247. The Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming has been launched in which north-eastern state of India under NERTPS?
(Arunachal Pradesh)
2248. Which Defence PSU has launched Atmospheric Water Generator at Aero India 2019? (BEL)
2249. Which city is the venue of the ET Global Business Summit 2019? (New Delhi)
2250. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recently decided to keep which country on grey list for failing to curb terror
funding? (Pakistan)
2251. Who has been sworn-in as the first Lokayukta of Nagaland? (Uma Nath Singh)
2252. Which IIT has tied up with Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) to address public health
issues? (IIT-Madras)
2253. Kodi Ramakrishna, who passed away recently, was the well-known film director of which regional cinema? (Telugu)
2254. Which news agency has launched the world’s first female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’? (Xinhua)
2255. Who has become the first Indian woman to won the Future for Nature 2019 Award? (Divya Karnad)
2256. Which country has conducted a naval military exercise ‘Velayat 97’ from Persian Gulf to Indian Ocean? (Iran)
2257. Who has become the brand ambassador of the Swasth Immunised India campaign? (Kareena Kapoor)
2258. Who is the head of the CBDT panel to help bring down tax litigation? (Sanjeev Sharma)
2259. Who has been honoured with AHF’s Player of the Year award 2018? (Manpreet Singh)
2260. Which state government has launched the boat ambulance service for remote areas? (Odisha)
2261. Who has been elected new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)? (Brij Bhushan Sharan)
2262. Which Indian railway lines will be the world’s highest railway line? (New Bilaspur-Manali-Leh railway line)
2263. Which international organisation is organising the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit 2019? (WHO)
2264. National War Memorial, sometimes seen in news, is located in which cities? (New Delhi)
2265. PM KISAN scheme has officially been launched from which districts of Uttar Pradesh? (Gorakhpur)
2266. ‘Period. End of Sentence’ has won the Best Documentary Short Subject award at the Oscar 2019. The short film is
produced by which Indian producer? (Guneet Monga)
2267. Which movie has been crowned Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards? (Green Book)
2268. Which Indian personality is the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region? (Amitabh
Bachchan)
2269. Who has been conferred the International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018? (Yohei Sasakawa)
2270. The first-ever Skill Saathi Youth Conclave has launched in which cities? (Bhubaneswar)
2271. Which Indian Grandmaster has lifted the 2019 Cannes International Open trophy? (Abhijeet Gupta)
2272. Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which is in news recently, is located in which states? (Karnataka)
2273. Which Indian politician has authored the book “India in Distress”? (Mamata Banerjee)
2274. Afghanistan has launched new export route to India through which ports? (Chabahar)
2275. Recently, India has been invited to 46th session of foreign ministers OIC. In this context, which is not a correct
statement? (India is a member of OIC)
2276. Which country has recently introduced its new currency ‘RTGS dollar’? (Zimbabwe)
2277. What is the theme of the 2019 IAA World Congress? (Brand Dharma)
2278. Which states has become the India’s first state to have raised a special dog squad to detect liquor consignment?
(Bihar)
2279. ‘Sampriti 2019’ is the joint military exercise of India and which country? (Bangladesh)
2280. Who has been elected as the new President of Nigeria? (Muhammadu Buhari)
2281. Which state government has launched the PRANAM Commission to protect parents of government employees?
(Assam)
2282. Who has become the first-ever bowler in T20I history to pick 4 wickets in 4 balls? (Rashid Khan)
2283. Which state government has recently declared Monkeys as vermin? (Himachal Pradesh)
2284. Who acquired 1st position in the national level competition at the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF-2019)?
(Shweta Umre )
2285. Titanwala Museum, sometimes seen in news, is located in which states? (Rajasthan)
2286. What is the theme of 2019 World Day of Social Justice? (If You Want Peace & Development, Work for Social
Justice)
2287. Which semiconductor company has launched India’s first indigenous semiconductor chips for 4G/LTE and 5G NR
modems? (SignalChip)
2288. Which country has scored highest-ever T20 International Score? (Afghanistan)
2289. Where is the headquarters of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)? (New Delhi)
2290. What is the theme of the 2019 National Science Day (NSD)? (Science for the People and the People for Science)
2291. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT)? (Govind Prasad Sharma)
2292. Which cricketers has officially received the knighthood at Buckingham Palace? (Alastair Cook)
2293. Which schemes has been launched by Union HRD ministry for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities?
(Shreyas)
2294. Chagos Islands, sometimes seen in news, is the bone of contention between which countries? (UK & Mauritius)
2295. What is the India’s rank in The Facebook Inclusive Internet Index (3i) 2019? (47th)
2296. Who is the recipient of the 2019 META Lifetime Achievement Award? (Mahesh Elkunchwar)
2297. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to cross 8,000 runs in T20s? (Suresh Raina)
2298. The National Institutes of Design (NID) has recently inaugurated in which cities? (Bhopal & Jorhat)
2299. The Supreme Court has recently pulled up which government to an act which allows construction in Aravalli hills?
(Haryana)
2300. Which Indian sprinter has won the 10 km race of Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Open Marathon and Run for Fun
held in Kathmandu? (Shashank Shekhar)
2301. RBI have signed a $75 billion Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) with which country’s central Bank? (Japan)
2302. Who has become the first-ever player to smash 500 sixes in international cricket? (Chris Gayle)
2303. What is the theme of the 2019 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)? (Act to change laws that Discriminate)
2304. The Ministry of Textile has launched a programme for developing knitwear sector under which scheme? (PowerTex
India)
2305. Which banks has been ranked first among public sector banks in the implementation of reforms agenda, as per latest
BCG-IBA report? (PNB)
2306. Lignocellulosic biomass, sometimes seen in news, is composed of __? (Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin)
2307. Who is the head of the RBI task force on offshore rupee markets? (Usha Thorat)
2308. Which scheme has been launched by Union HRD ministry to fund science projects? (STARS)
2309. Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise ‘Sampriti-2019’ has started in which locations? (Tangail)
2310. Which country has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem? (United States)
2311. Which Indian wrestler has clinched gold in 65kg freestyle at the Dan Kolov-Nikol Petrov tournament in Bulgaria?
(Bajrang Punia)
2312. Who is the author of the book “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way”? (Kamlesh Patel)
2313. Kalashnikov rifle, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which country? (Russia)
2314. Who is the newly elected President of Senegal? (Macky Sall)
2315. The Government of India (GoI) has recently declared which time periods as the Year of construction technology?
(2019-2020)
2316. Who has been appointed new Chairman of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)? (Bhagwan Lal
Sahni)
2317. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee? (Anil Kumble)
2318. Which state disaster management authority has been honoured with the coveted SKOCH award 2018? (Odisha)
2319. Vastral, from where PM launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYM) Yojana’ is located in which state?
(Gujarat)
2320. The terms NCMC, AFC and SWEEKAR, which were making news recently, are related to which ? (Mobility)
2321. BOLD-QIT project, sometimes seen in news, has launched on which borders of India? (Bangladesh)
2322. Which state government has recently banned molasses in the state? (Assam)
2323. Who is the recipient of the first-ever Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar? (Abhinandan Varthaman)
2324. Which Indian organisation has launched a ‘Yuva Vigyani Karyakram’ for school children? (ISRO)
2325. Which Indian scientist has been conferred the Missile Systems Award 2019? (G Satheesh Reddy)
2326. Which sports has been included in 2022 Asian Games? (Cricket)
2327. What is the theme of the World Wildlife Day (WWD-2019)? (Life Below Water: For people and planet)
2328. Where is the headquarters of Tea Board of India? (Kolkata)
2329. Which state government has launched Notun Disha initiative to provide training to teachers? (Tripura)
2330. Hailakandi district, sometimes seen in news, is located in which states? (Assam)
2331. Which city has been adjudged cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2019? (Indore)
2332. Beresheet spacecraft, which is in news recently, is from which country? (Israel)
2333. Which international organization has signed $250 million loan pact for NRETP to boost rural incomes in India?
(World Bank)
2334. ‘Azaadi ke Diwane Museum’ has recently inaugurated in which cities? (New Delhi)
2335. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who has been re-elected as the new President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), is
from which country? (Kuwait)
2336. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has launched how many GPS stations across country? (22)
2337. Who has been appointed as the new DG of the National Archives of India (NAI)? (P V Ramesh)
2338. Which countries have signed a ‘New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019? (Malaysia, Bhutan and Indonesia)
2339. Which tech giant has launched ‘Bolo’ app to tutor children to read in Hindi & English? (Google)
2340. Who is the head of the committee to review cases against tribals in naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh? (A K Patnaik)
2341. Which state government has decided to teach ancient tribal language Gondi in tribal districts? (Madhya Pradesh)
2342. Where is the headquarters of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG)? (New Delhi)
2343. “Al Nagah 2019” is the joint exercise between India and which countries? (Oman)
2344. The Rice Knowledge Bank, which is in news recently, has been launched in which states? (Assam)
2345. Who has been conferred the first Atal Behari Vajpayee LTA by the Tripura Government? (Thanga Darlong)
2346. Which IT companies has signed pact with the Andhra Pradesh government to build 3D printing centre in the state?
(Hewlett Packard)
2347. Who has been nominated by India to head Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)? (Ramesh Chand)
2348. How many science and technology missions have been identified under PM-STIAC? (9)
2349. Rome Statute, sometimes seen in news, is related to which organizations? (International Criminal Court)
2350. Which space agency has decided to carry out first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS)?
(NASA)
2351. Who is the head of the Joint Working Group (JWG) which is formed by the IRDAI & NHA to curb fraud in Ayushman
Bharat scheme? (Dinesh Arora)
2352. Which Indian-American personality has been appointed as new UNDP Goodwill Ambassador? (Padma Lakshmi)
2353. What is the theme of the 2019 International Women’s Day (IWD)? (Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for
Change)
2354. Kiru Hydro Electric Project, which is in news recently, is located on which rivers? (Chenab)
2355. Who has been appointed new director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)? (Ajit Kumar Mohanty)
2356. Who will chair the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage? (Amitabh Kant)
2357. What would be the funding pattern between Centre & North Eastern States for the newly approved Flood Management
and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) scheme? (70:30)
2358. Dr. Zhores Alferov, who passed away recently, was the physicist & Nobel Prize laureate of which country? (Russia)
2359. Who has been officially named as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records? (Kane Tanaka)
2360. Who is the head of the committee to formulate insurance cover for advocates? (Alok Srivastava)
2361. Who led the Indian delegation at the first-ever India-Japan Space Dialogue in New Delhi? (Indra Mani Pandey)
2362. Who has become the first-ever Thari Hindu woman to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan? (Krishna Kumari Kohli)
2363. The Centre of Excellence for European Union Studies in India (CEEUSI) has been inaugurated in which universities?
(JNU)
2364. Who has been designated as the new Finance Secretary (FS) of India? (Subhash Chandra Garg)
2365. The Principal Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is located in which cities? (New Delhi)
2366. Which sports federation has recently recognized as India’s national sport federation? (Carrom)
2367. Which state government has launched the Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana? (Uttarakhand)
2368. Marayoor Jaggery, which recently got the GI Tag, is associated to which states? (Kerala)
2369. Which Indian personality has been named Chief Scientist at WHO? (Soumya Swaminathan)
2370. Which Indian defence lab has developed ‘combat drugs’ to reduce casualties in Pulwama type attacks? (INMAS,
Delhi)
2371. Kavinder Singh Bisht is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
2372. Who has been named the new Prime Minister of Palestine? (Mohammad Shtayyeh)
2373. The students of which IIT have devised solution to detect fake notes at Smart India Hackathon 2019? (IIT
Kharagpur)
2374. India bagged first prize in which category at the international Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019? (TV Cinema
Spot)
2375. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize? (Arata Isozaki)
2376. Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which sometimes seen in news, is associated to which organizations? (CERN)
2377. Who is the author of the book “Tiger Woman”? (Sirsho Bandopadhyay)
2378. Which country is organizing the 34th edition of Aahar 2019 - the International Food and Hospitality Fair? (India)
2379. Vinod Kashyap, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Journalism)
2380. Which country is hosting the 2019 SAFF Women’s Championship? (Nepal)
2381. Which state government has recently approved 27% quota for OBCs? (Madhya Pradesh)
2382. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) works under which union ministries? (Ministry of Home Affairs)
2383. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), sometimes seen in news, is a robotic spacecraft of which space agencies?
(NASA)
2384. The researchers of which institute have developed optical imaging system ‘DOLPHIN’ for finding tiny tumours?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
2385. Who has been appointed as chairman of the ‘Ma Narmada, Ma Kshipra evam Ma Mandakini River Trust’ in Madhya
Pradesh? (Namdev Tyagi)
2386. What is the theme of the World Kidney Day (WKD-2019)? (Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere)
2387. Pinaka guided weapon rocket system, which is in news recently, is developed by which organizations? (DRDO)
2388. Which Indian sportsperson has been selected as Barbie role model? (Dipa Karmakar)
2389. Which country has become the largest arms importer in 2014–18, as per SIPRI’s latest report ‘Trends in International
Arms Transfers-2018’? (Saudi Arabia)
2390. Which space observatory has been used by Indian astronomers to identify a new group of stars in the globular cluster
NGC 2808? (AstroSat)
2391. Which Indian economist is the recipient of the Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018? (Raghuram Rajan)
2392. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched new Global Influenza Strategy for which periods? (2019-2030)
2393. India’s first LGBTQ clinic and HIV treatment centre has inaugurated in which cities? (Mumbai)
2394. Who is the recipient of Kusumagraj literature award? (Ved Rahi)
2395. What is the India’s position in gold holding, as per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC)? (11th)
2396. Nice Agreement, sometimes seen in news, is related to which fields? (Intellectual Property)
2397. The 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership is being organized by which union ministries?
(Ministry of Commerce & Industry)
2398. The Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress 2019 is scheduled to be held in which cities? (Bengaluru)
2399. Erode turmeric, which recently got GI tag, is associated to which states? (Tamil Nadu)
2400. Who heads the high-level committee of the Delhi government to reform higher education? (Jasmine Shah)
2401. Upamanyu Dutta, who is in news recently, is associated to which sports? (Sailing)
2402. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)? (M R Kumar)
2403. Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains, sometimes seen in news, is located in which countries? (Oman)
2404. Which Asian country is hosting the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019? (UAE)
2405. Which organizations has decided to inject liquidity via forex swaps? (RBI)
2406. What is the India’s rank in terms of highest number of impacted species in hotspots, as per recent study “Hotspots of
human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates”? (16th)
2407. United Kingdom has issued new ‘black hole’ coin in honour of which renowned personalities? (Stephen Hawking)
2408. Sirsi Supari, which recently got GI tag, is associated to which states? (Karnataka)
2409. What is the theme of 2019 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD)? (Trusted Smart Products)
2410. Which banks has launched doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled
customers? (SBI)
2411. Through which telescope, astronomers have discovered 83 supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away from
Earth? (Subaru)
2412. Which cities has topped the Mercer’s 2019 Quality of Living Index? (Vienna)
2413. Which Indian entrepreneur has been honored with the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region?
(Padmanaban Gopala)
2414. Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, is an environmental Activist of which country?
(Sweden)
2415. Who won the men’s singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019? (Kento Momota)
2416. The Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE-2019) has started in which cities? (Gandhinagar)
2417. Africa-India Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) is being conducted in which cities? (Pune)
2418. Maate Mahadevi, who passed away recently, was the spiritual head of which communities? (Lingayat)
2419. Who has been appointed as mediator to resolve disputes of cricket administration in BCCI? (P S Narasimha)
2420. Which cricket teams has won the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy? (Karnataka)
2421. Irfan KT, who recently qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is associated with which sports? (Racing)
2422. Which IIT has signed a pact with C-DAC to build India’s first state-of-the-art 1.3 PetaFlop High-Performance
Computing facility? (IIT Kharagpur)
2423. Coorg Arabica Coffee, which recently got GI tag, is grown specifically in which district of Karnataka? (Kodagu)
2424. Which country is host to the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020? (India)
2425. Who led the Indian delegation at the first BRICS Sherpa meeting under the Presidency of Brazil? (T S Tirumurti)
2426. West Nile fever, sometimes seen in news, is spread by _____? (Mosquito)
2427. Darryl D’Monte, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality in which field? (Journalism)
2428. Who has been named as India’s first anti-corruption ombudsman? (P C Ghose)
2429. Which former ISRO scientist is the recipient of the 2019 Padma Bhushan? (Nambi Narayanan)
2430. Soyuz spacecraft, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which country? (Russia)
2431. Which international organizations has recently adopted resolutions on single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen
management? (UNEA)
2432. The registration of political parties is governed by the provisions of which Section of the Representation of the People
Act of 1951? (Section 29A)
2433. Chinmoy Roy, who passed away recently, was the veteran actor of which regional cinema? (Bengali)
2434. Which banks have been designated as the RBI’s list of D-SIBs? (SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC)
2435. Where is the headquarters of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)? (New Delhi)
2436. Which states has started census of Otters? (Uttar Pradesh)
2437. Which Indian psychologist is the recipient of the 2019 Hans Kilian Award? (Ashis Nandy)
2438. Which ships has become the first-ever Coast Guard ship to visit Indonesia? (INS Vijit)
2439. Which IIT has tied up with ISRO for Space Technology Cell? (IIT Roorkee)
2440. The 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand Festival (NTF-2019) was held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2441. Who has become the youngest Indian woman to win on Ladies European Tour (LET)? (Diksha Dagar)
2442. Pramod Sawant, who took charge as new Goa CM, represents which constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly?
(Sankhelim)
2443. Who is the author of the book “The Great Disappointment: How Narendra Modi Squandered a Unique Opportunity to
Transform the Indian Economy”? (Salman Anees Soz)
2444. Which teams has won the Indian Super League (ISL) title? (Bengaluru FC)
2445. Which Indian author has won the 2019 Windham Campbell Prize? (Raghu Karnad)
2446. The joint military exercise “Sary Arka Antiterror 2019” is scheduled to be held in which countries? (Kazakhstan)
2447. Which state election department has launched an initiative ‘i-help’ to promote digital electoral literacy? (Assam)
2448. Who has been appointed as the first transgender election ambassador in India? (Gauri Sawant)
2449. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Abel Prize for mathematics? (Karen Uhlenbeck)
2450. Which country has topped the 2018 report on patents filed by members of the WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty
(PCT)? (United States)
2451. What is the theme of the 2019 World Sparrow Day (WSD)? (I Love Sparrows)
2452. Which country has recently decided to join China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative? (Italy)
2453. What is the theme of the International Day of Happiness (IDH-2019)? (Happier Together)
2454. Mitra shakti-VI is the joint military exercise between India and which countries? (Sri Lanka)
2455. Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is in news recently, is from which countries? (Kazakhstan)
2456. Which companies has launched Smart steel Garbage Bins? (SAIL)
2457. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Templeton Prize? (Marcelo Gleiser)
2458. What is the theme of the 2019 International Day of Forests? (Forests and Education)
2459. Who is the recipient of the 2018 Vyas Samman? (Leeladhar Jagudi)
2460. Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 SAFF Women’s Championship? (India)
2461. Jimmy Carter, who is in news recently, is from which country? (United States)
2462. The researchers of which country have find cost-effective method for hydrogen fuel production? (United States)
2463. The researchers at which university in US have developed a new method to purify water used in oil refinement?
(Purdue University)
2464. Which union ministry has released national guidelines on responsible business conduct? (Ministry of Corporate
Affairs)
2465. Who has been appointed the next Chief of Naval Staff (India)? (Karambir Singh)
2466. ESPNcricinfo has tied up with which IIT to launch Superstats AI tool to analyse cricket statistics? (IIT Madras)
2467. On which date, the 2019 World Poetry Day (WPD) is celebrated recently? (March 21)
2468. What is the theme of the 2019 World Water Day (WWD)? (Leaving no one behind)
2469. Which countries has officially renamed its capital as ‘Nursultan’? (Kazakhstan)
2470. Haku Shah, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Art)
2471. Fitch Ratings has recently cut India’s GDP growth forecast for FY20 from 7.0% to _____? (6.8%)
2472. Which Indian company would provide digital solution for French Open? (Infosys)
2473. Which Indian hockey player has been named as member in Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) committee? (Sardar
Singh)
2474. India’s deepest shaft cave has discovered in which states? (Meghalaya)
2475. The first-ever high-level dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC) was held in which cities? (Jakarta)
2476. Which airlines has become the first Indian low-cost airline to join IATA? (SpiceJet)
2477. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 UN World Happiness Index? (140th)
2478. Who is the head of the RBI committee to deepen digital payments? (Nandan Nilekani)
2479. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 WEF global Energy Transition index? (76th)
2480. What is the theme of the 2019 World Meteorological Day (WMD)? (The Sun, the Earth and the weather)
2481. The researchers of which country have developed a new automated non-invasive technique for diagnosing eye surface
cancer? (Australia)
2482. What is the theme of the 2019 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination? (Mitigating and
countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies)
2483. Which Indian institutes has developed an anti cancer anti-inflamatory drug conjugated to the human serum Albumin?
(Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute)
2484. Archana Kamath is associated to which sports? (Table Tennis)
2485. PRISMA Satellite, which is in news recently, is associated to which European countries? (Italy)
2486. Which Indian organisation has organized FinTech Conclave 2019? (NITI Aayog)
2487. The Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA) 2019 has started in which countries? (Malaysia)
2488. What is the theme of the 2019 World Tuberculosis Day (WTD)? (It’s time)
2489. Golan Heights, sometimes seen in news, is the disputed region between which countries? (Syria & Israel)
2490. Who is the author of the book ‘Every Vote Counts-The Story of India’s Elections’? (Navin Chawla)
2491. Who has become the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in IPL history? (Suresh Raina)
2492. Which county has launched a programme “Lose to Win” to help overweight employers? (UAE)
2493. Who is the recipient of the Global Teacher Prize 2019? (Peter Tabichi)
2494. Abhedya, which is in news recently, is associated to which fields? (Nuclear Training facility)
2495. Port of Duqm, sometimes seen in news, is located in which countries? (Oman)
2496. Emisat satellite, which is in news recently, is associated to which country? (India)
2497. Who has been elected as new President of Basketball Federation of India (BFI)? (K Govindaraj)
2498. India has successfully tested its first-ever Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability under which missions? (Mission
Shakti)
2499. The researchers of which IIT have developed AI based disease detector? (IIT-Delhi)
2500. On which date, the 2019 World Theatre Day (WTD) is observed recently? (March 27)
2501. The GRAPES-3 experiment, which is in news recently, is located in which sites of India? (Ooty)
2502. The world’s largest e-waste recycling hub has opened in which cities? (Dubai)
2503. The researchers of which IIT has analysed that urban areas are cooler than non-urban areas during heat waves? (IIT-
Gandhinagar)
2504. Ashitha, who passed away recently, was the well-known writer of which language? (Malayalam)
2505. Mankading, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which sports? (Cricket)
2506. Which technology giant has launched India-specific tools to boost election engagement? (Facebook)
2507. Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, who passed away recently, was the renowned folk folk artist of which state? (Andhra
Pradesh)
2508. Who has been appointed as the new BCCI’s ad-hoc Ethics Officer? (DK Jain)
2509. Who have won the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award? (Yann LeCun, Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio)
2510. Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He was from which state? (Assam)
2511. Tashigang, which is the world’s highest polling station, is located in which Indian states? (Himachal Pradesh)
2512. Which international organisation has recently released the 2018 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?
(UNDP)
2513. Which international organisation has recently published the ‘Global Energy & CO2 Status Report’? (IEA)
2514. The scientists from which country have discovered a network of lakes beneath Totten glacier in East Antarctica?
(Australia)
2515. What is the theme of 2019 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade?
(Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice)
2516. Sharda corridor plan, which is in news recently, is related to which countries? (Pakistan)
2517. Which sports have been recommended by IOC for 2024 Paris Olympics? (Sport climbing, Break dancing and
Skate boarding)
2518. Which state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has launched the Enajori initiative for PwD? (Assam)
2519. Which international organisation has passed resolution to combat terrorist financing? (UNSC)
2520. Which Indian sports organization has won the Best Sports Federation award by ASSOCHAM? (National Rifle
Association of India)
2521. Which Indian personality is the recipient of the Oxford University’s Bodley Medal 2019? (Amartya Sen)
2522. Which Indian teacher has won the 2019 Martha Farrell Award in the category of ‘Most Promising Individual’? (Manu
Gulati)
2523. The world’s longest salt cave has recently discovered in which countries? (Israel)
2524. The 2nd Joint Logistics Node (JLN) of tri-services has become operational in which sites? (Mumbai)
2525. Which Indian organisation has decided to set up a regulatory sandbox for Fintech startups? (RBI)
2526. Which railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)? (Vijayawada)
2527. Who is the author of the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism”? (Y V Reddy)
2528. The Government of India (GoI) has set up a multi-disciplinary terror monitoring group (MDTMG) for which states?
(J&K)
2529. Which defines the event “Livre Paris” for which India has been designated as chief guest recently? (Book Fair)
2530. Which IIT has tied up with Wipro for advanced research in 5G and AI? (IIT Kharagpur)
2531. Which international organisation has launched ‘The State of the Global Climate’ report? (WMO)
2532. Which social networking site has recently banned White Nationalism & Separatism on its Platforms? (Facebook)
2533. The Union Government has launched a blockchain-enabled marketplace app for which commodities? (Coffee)
2534. Which Indian personality has been honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award- the Grand Order of the King of
Tomislav? (Ram Nath Kovind)
2535. On which date, the 2019 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed recently?
(March 25)
2536. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi: The Writer”? (Bhabhani Bhattacharya)
2537. Which airport has been designated as the India’s best aviation hub by the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019? (Indira
Gandhi International Airport)
2538. Who has been conferred with 2019 Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award (PBSA)? (Rajendra Joshi)
2539. Who has been elected as the first female President of Slovakia? (Zuzana Caputova)
2540. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Miami Open tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
2541. ISRO has successfully launched EMISAT and 28 customer satellites by which launch vehicle? (PSLV-C45)
2542. Which country’s team has won the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament? (South Korea)
2543. Which shipyards has become the first Indian Shipyard to deliver 100 warships? (GRSE)
2544. What is the theme of the 13th edition of Earth Hour 2019? (#Connect2Earth)
2545. Hump-backed Mahseer, sometimes seen in news, is found in which river basins? (Cauvery)
2546. Which IIT has successfully converted petroleum waste toluene into useful product? (IIT Madras)
2547. Which districts has become the world’s first district with 5G coverage? (Hongkou)
2548. Who is the head of the tribunal to review ban imposed on Jamaat-e-Islami & JKLF? (Chander Shekhar)
2549. Which Indian artist has been chosen as the Glenfiddich’s Emerging Artist of the Year 2019? (Raju Baraiya)
2550. J Mahendra, who passed away recently, was the veteran filmmaker of which regional cinema? (Tamil)
2551. Which IIT has tied up with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy to develop training module? (IIT Kharagpur)
2552. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament? (Viktor Axelsen)
2553. Which country has successfully launched second generation data relay Tianlian II-01 satellite? (China)
2554. What is the theme of the 2019 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)? (Assistive Technologies, Active
Participation)
2555. Which fictional superhero will be the first entrant into Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of Fame? (Batman)
2556. Who has won the 2019 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
2557. Kandhamal Haldi, which recently got GI tag, is produce in which states? (Odisha)
2558. The researchers of which country has showed that dark matter is not made up of tiny black holes? (Japan)
2559. India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) will be set up in which countries? (Malawi)
2560. Which country has decided to launch world’s first national 5G networks? (South Korea)
2561. MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which countries? (United States)
2562. Who is the author of the book “Kundan: Saigal’s Life & Music”? (Sharad Dutt)
2563. The UK researchers have used which telescope to determine that Sun’s magnetic field is 10 times stronger than
thought? (1m Solar Telescope)
2564. Which South American nation has recently joined International Solar Alliance (ISA)? (Bolivia)
2565. Which Indian psychiatrist has won the 2019 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award? (Vikram Patel)
2566. Café Scientifique, sometimes seen in news, is a public science initiative of which state? (Kerala)
2567. Which state has been ranked first in e-learning training programme of Department of Personal and Training (DoPT) of
the Government India? (Telangana)
2568. Which Indian personality has been conferred the UAE’s highest civilian honour ‘Zayed Medal’? (Narendra Modi)
2569. What is the current repo rate, as per RBI’s first bi-monthly policy of FY20? (6.00%)
2570. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY20, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2019? (7.2%)
2571. Who has become the first African-American female mayor in the history of Chicago? (Lori Lightfoot)
2572. Which Southeast Asian country has recently introduced harsh new sharia laws that make adultery and homsexuality
punishable by stoning to death? (Brunei)
2573. Maitri bridge, which is in news recently, is build over which rivers? (Indus)
2574. On which date, the 2019 International Mine Awareness Day is observed recently? (April 4)
2575. State of the Global Air 2019 report, which is in news recently, is released by which country’s health institute? (United
States)
2576. The NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 will be held in which countries? (India)
2577. Phayeng Village, which has been tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement, is located in which states?
(Manipur)
2578. Who has become the 1st Indian to be elected as member of FIFA Executive Council? (Praful Patel)
2579. Who has been elected as the new President of the World Bank? (David Malpass)
2580. The festival ‘Jashn-e-Ittihaad’ has recently held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2581. C R Anandavally, who passed away recently, was the well-known dubbing artist of which regional cinema?
(Malayalam)
2582. Project-75 India, sometimes seen in news, is associated with which Indian armed force? (Indian Navy)
2583. Which Indian personality has been conferred an honorary doctorate in Philanthropy by The University of Law,
London? (Shah Rukh Khan)
2584. Who is the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? (Vikram Kirloskar)
2585. Exercise Western Shield, which is in news recently, will be conducted by which countries? (Sri Lankan)
2586. Who is the author of the book “Saffron Swords: Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders”? (Manoshi Sinha Rawal)
2587. Kartik Chandra Rath, who passed away recently, was the noted theatre personality of which state? (Odisha)
2588. Which city is the venue of the National Cardiology Conference 2019? (Lucknow)
2589. The Nepal-India Franchise Investment Expo and Conclave will be held in which cities? (Kathmandu)
2590. The scientists of which country have discovered a possible “death switch” mechanism in plant’s immune system?
(China)
2591. The world’s first 5G phone has recently released in which countries? (South Korea)
2592. Who is the newly appointed Managing Director of LIC? (Vipin Anand Monday)
2593. What is the theme of the 56th National Maritime Day (NMD-2019)? (Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity)
2594. Indian scientists at which organisation have discovered a new enzyme “Murein Endopeptidase” to break the bacterial
cell wall? (CCMB)
2595. Which railway station has become the India’s first-ever railway station to get green ISO certification? (Guwahati)
2596. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has tied up with which IIT to collaborate on standardization and conformity
assessment? (IIT Delhi)
2597. Which country’s space agency has successfully dropped an explosive on asteroid Ryugu to make crater? (Japan)
2598. Who clinched the 2019 men’s singles Malaysia Open badminton tournament? (Lin Dan)
2599. Who has taken oath as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court? (Pradeep Nandrajog)
2600. Kushagra Rawat is associated to which sports? (Swimming)
2601. India has recently evacuated peacekeeping CRPF contingent from which African countries? (Libya)
2602. What is the theme of the 2019 World Health Day (WHD)? (Universal Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere)
2603. Global Cooling Coalition, which is in news recently, has recently launched in which countries? (Denmark)
2604. Which Indian companies has won the ‘Global Slag Company of the Year’ award? (Tata Steel)
2605. Who has been named as female sportsperson of the year at the ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018? (P V Sindhu)
2606. Which Indian Armed force has tied up with CSIR for joint research? (Indian Navy)
2607. Who was appointed as Amicus curiae by the Kerala High Court on Kerala floods? (Jacob P. Alex)
2608. On which date, the 2019 World Homeopathy Day (WHD) is observed recently? (April 10)
2609. Exercise African Lion 2019 has conducted between which countries? (Morocco and United States)
2610. Who has been appointed as new chief coach of India men’s hockey team? (Graham Reid)
2611. Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner, who passed away recently, was from which country? (South Africa)
2612. Isaak Hayik, who has become the world’s oldest soccer player, is from which country? (Israel)
2613. Which international organisation has released its latest report on “South Asia Economic Focus, Exports Wanted”?
(World Bank)
2614. Which country is the highest recipient of remittances in 2018, as per World Bank (WB)’s latest report “Migration and
Development Brief”? (India)
2615. On which date, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide is observed recently? (April 7)
2616. The scientists at which US University have found that cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses? (University of
Michigan)
2617. RBI has recently tweaked LCR norms to boost liquidity. What does ‘LCR’ stands for? (Liquidity Coverage Ratio)
2618. Which institute has been ranked as the ‘Best Educational Institution’ in the 2019 National Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF)? (IIT-Madras)
2619. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is in news recently, is associated to which countries? (Iran)
2620. Who has won the 2019 women’s singles Monterrey Open tennis tournament? (Garbine Muguruza)
2621. Who is the current chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)? (Adarsh Kumar Goel)
2622. Which cities has become the world’s first city to implement 24x7 pollution charge zone? (London)
2623. Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra-2019’ was held between India and which countries? (Singapore)
2624. The 2019 MENA World Economic Forum was held in which countries? (Jordan)
2625. The Bombay Stock Exchange has recently tied up with which bank to give boost to startups platform? (HDFC Bank)
2626. Under which article of the constitution, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has prohibited display/exhibit any
biopic/publicity material during Model Code of Conduct (MCC) period? (Article 324)
2627. Which IIT has tied up with General Electric (GE) to set up India’s first Cold Spray SMART Lab? (IIT-Madras)
2628. Which Indian education technology startup has won the $25,000 Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019? (Dost Education)
2629. T-90 tanks, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which countries? (Russia)
2630. Which India’s flagship programme has won the 2019 Public Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Summit
(GWS)? (Namami Gange)
2631. The Supreme Court (SC) has imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on which state government for banning satirical film
Bhobishyoter Bhoot? (West Bengal)
2632. Who has been selected for the 2018 Saraswati Samman? (K Siva Reddy)
2633. Which Indian Cricketer has been named as the Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2018? (Virat Kohli)
2634. Which country has recently sent a team of experts to re-measure height of Mount Everest? (Nepal)
2635. The scientists at which US university have developed a new pin-sized sensor that can detect dangerous chemicals?
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
2636. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court? (Vikram Nath)
2637. What is the theme of the 2019 National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD)? (Midwives for Mothers)
2638. As per which section of the RTI Act, the Government of India (GoI) cannot refuse information if disclosure in public
interest overshadows certain ‘protected interests’? (Section 8(2))
2639. Which Indian personality has been chosen for Russia’s highest civilian award “Order of St Andrew the Apostle”?
(Narendra Modi)
2640. Which international agency has recently published a State of World Population 2019 report? (UNFPA)
2641. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was held in which years? (1919)
2642. Which mobile wallet provider has tied up with MMTC-PAMP India to launch gold buying feature? (Google Pay)
2643. The scientists at which university have discovered chain-melted state of matter? (University of Edinburgh)
2644. Who has become the first-ever captain to win 100 matches in IPL history? (MS Dhoni)
2645. Humo luzonensis, which is in news recently, has discovered in which countries? (Philippines)
2646. Which countries will be the Guest of Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF 2019)? (India)
2647. Who has been appointed as new Secretary of Defence Finance? (Gargi Kaul)
2648. Which Indian city has been ranked first on the WHO’s list of 15 most polluted cities? (Kanpur)
2649. Sabooj Sathi project of which Indian state has got the UN-backed WSIS Prize 2019? (West Bengal)
2650. Which Indian personality has been honored with the Freedom of the City of London? (Alice G. Vaidyan)
2651. Which telescopes has captured the first-ever Black hole image? (EHT)
2652. Which Indian sportsperson is the recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for
2019? (Deepa Malik)
2653. Who has been appointed as the first-ever woman Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI)? (Najma
Akhtar)
2654. Which tech giant has launched a new open platform “Anthos” to run and manage apps from anywhere? (Google)
2655. Which banks has signed the first co-origination loan agreement with Paisalo Digital? (SBI)
2656. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC)? (Shiv Das
Meena)
2657. India and which European country havelaunched joint Industrial R&D programme to address shared challenges?
(Sweden)
2658. Meena Kumari Maisnam has clinched gold in which category at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019? (54 kg)
2659. Which country to host the world’s foremost Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit? (UAE)
2660. Gelete Burka, who won the women’s race at the Paris Marathon 2019, is from which country? (Ethiopia)
2661. The people of which state has recently celebrated “Vishu” as their new year? (Kerala)
2662. Who has become the first Indian to be appointed Chair of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Health and Safety
Committee? (Bibhu Kalyan Nayak)
2663. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award-2019 at the 4th APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation Conclave? (A
K Singh)
2664. Who has been chosen for 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize? (Kyaw Soe Oo)
2665. Which banks has topped Forbes’ list of Indian banks 2019? (HDFC Bank)
2666. Who has been sworn-in as the new prime minister of Palestine? (Mohammad Shtayyeh)
2667. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has tied up with which scientific institute to protect coastal
wetlands? (ISRO)
2668. On which date, the 2019 International Day of Human Space Flight is observed on which date? (April 12)
2669. India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ has recently inaugurated in which cities? (Gurugram)
2670. What is the theme of the 2019 World Allergy Week (WAW)? (The Global Problem of Food Allergy)
2671. Pradeep Choubey, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality in which field? (Poetry)
2672. Which country has developed the world’s first armed amphibious drone boat? (China)
2673. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched the 2019 Dutch International badminton title? (Harsheel Dani)
2674. The 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress 2019 has started in which cities? (New Delhi)
2675. India’s first foreign interactive and exotic world park has come up in which cities? (Mumbai)
2676. The women’s safety app “My Circle” has been launched by which telecom companies? (Bharti Airtel)
2677. What is the operational range of the India’s first indigenously designed Sub-sonic Cruise Missile ‘Nirbhay’? (1000
Km)
2678. Notre Dame, sometimes seen in news, is located in which country? (France)
2679. The historic Mujibnagar day has recently celebrated in which countries? (Bangladesh)
2680. Which IIT has found a new method to detect breast and ovarian cancer? (IIT Roorkee)
2681. ICC has partnered with which UN organisation to organise #OneDayforChildren at the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019?
(UNICEF)
2682. The 8th edition of Home Expo India 2019 has started in which cities? (Greater Noida)
2683. Indo-Pacific Wing, which is in news recently, has set up by which union ministries? (Ministry of External Affairs)
2684. The Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2019 has recently conducted by which space agencies? (NASA)
2685. What is the theme of the 2019 World Haemophilia Day (WHD)? (Outreach and Identification)
2686. Which Indian institution has launched a 5G Lab for banking and financial sector? (RBI)
2687. Dr SK Shivakumar, who passed away recently, was the renowned scientist in which field? (Space)
2688. Which country has launched its first satellite ‘Raavana-1’ into space? (Sri Lanka)
2689. Nepal has successfully launched its first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space under BIRDS project of which country?
(Japan)
2690. Rare Kakapo parrots, sometimes seen in news, are found in which countries? (New Zealand)
2691. Liquid methane has recently spotted on which satellite in the solar system? (Titan)
2692. What is the theme of the 2019 World Heritage Day (WHD)? (Rural Landscapes)
2693. Who has been named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team for the Street Child Cricket World Cup? (Mithali
Raj)
2694. The researchers of which country have successfully printed the world’s first 3D heart by using a patient’s biological
material? (Israel)
2695. Learning Coin, which is in news recently, is launched by which international organisations? (IMF)
2696. TESS Mission of which space agency has discovered its first Earth-size planet - HD 21749c? (NASA)
2697. Who has been honoured with the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in fiction category? (Richard Powers)
2698. Chhyoiphel Kundeling monastery, which is in news recently, is located in which countries? (Nepal)
2699. Mueller report, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which causes? (Russian Interference in the 2016 US
Presidential Election)
2700. Who has been appointed as new Prime Minister of Israel? (Benjamin Netanyahu)
2701. ISO 31000:2018 is a standard related to which tasks? (Risk management)
2702. Which banks has partnered with M1Xchange TReDS platform for MSME bill discounting? (Bank of Maharashtra)
2703. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed brand ambassador of bus ticketing platform ‘redBus’? (M S Dhoni)
2704. Jerrie Cobb, who passed away recently, was the first female astronaut candidate of which space agency? (NASA)
2705. Christina Koch, who will set a new record for longest spaceflight by a woman, is the astronaut of which space agency?
(NASA)
2706. On which date, the 2019 National Civil Services Day is celebrated in India recently? (April 21)
2707. Which banks has launched paperless account opening facility for NRIs? (IDBI Bank)
2708. A site containing 220-million-year-old fossilized remains of dinosaurs has recently discovered in which country?
(Argentinian)
2709. Who has been appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to South Africa? (Jaideep Sarkar)
2710. Who was the author of the Jallianwala Bagh poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’? (Nanak Singh)
2711. Which banks has become the first public sector bank in India to meet RBI’s EMV mandate? (Canara Bank)
2712. On which date, the 2019 World Liver Day (WLD) is observed recently? (April 19)
2713. Which country to host the G20 Summit in 2020? (Saudi Arabia)
2714. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)? (140th)
2715. Exercise Varuna 2019 will be conducted between India and which country? (France)
2716. Which Indian Navy ships is / are participating in the International Fleet Review (IFR-2019)? (INS Kolkata)
2717. Who has become the India’s first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow? (Gagandeep Kang)
2718. Which football team has won the 2019 Santosh Trophy? (Services)
2719. Which Indian armed force has launched guided missile destroyer Imphal? (Indian Navy)
2720. Who won the 2019 presidency election of Ukraine? (Volodymyr Zelensky)
2721. The Naval Commanders’ Conference – 2019 will be held in which cities? (New Delhi)
2722. Amar Paul, who passed away recently, was the legendary folk singer of which language? (Bengali)
2723. Which country has recently adopted the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031? (UAE)
2724. Which Indian movie has won the best cinematography at 2019 Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF)?
(Bhayanakam)
2725. Who has been appointed as a new Chairman of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft (EPCH)? (Ravinder Kumar
Passi)
2726. Which UN agency has listed the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy among world’s major industrial accidents of 20th century?
(ILO)
2727. What is the theme of the 2019 World Earth Day(WED)? (Protect our species)
2728. Which scheme of the West Bengal government has won the 2019 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
award in Capacity Building category? (Utkarsh Bangla)
2729. Which country has been nominated as the “Guest of Honour” country at the 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi International
Book Fair (ADIBF)? (India)
2730. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first gold at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship? (Bajrang
Punia)
2731. On which date, the UN English Language Day is observed recently? (April 23)
2732. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first Gold in the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha?
(Gomathi Marimuthu)
2733. Which space agency has revealed that Mercury has a massive solid inner core? (NASA)
2734. Which African country has launched the pilot tests for the world’s first malaria vaccine “RTS-S”? (Malawi)
2735. Who has been conferred with the National Intellectual Property Award for 2019 in the category of Top Individual for
Patents and Commercialization? (Benny Antony)
2736. On which date, the 2019 National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) is celebrated in India? (April 24)
2737. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP)? (19th)
2738. Hope Probe project, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which countries? (UAE)
2739. Which IT services companies has signed a deal with India Post to transform country’s mail delivery system? (TCS)
2740. Iran and which country have decided to set up a Joint Border Reaction Force (JBRF)? (Pakistan)
2741. Which union ministry has signed MoU with CSIR for cooperation in research and education? (Ministry of AYUSH)
2742. Which airborne observatory has detected the Universe’s first molecule in space? (Stratospheric Observatory for
Infrared Astronomy)
2743. The world’s tallest 131ft indoor waterfall has opened in which countries? (Singapore)
2744. On which date, the 2019 World Book and Copyright Day (WBCD) is observed recently? (April 23)
2745. Which cities has been declared the 2019 World Book Capital (WBC)? (Sharjah)
2746. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has established a new academic position in honor of which
Indian-born philosopher and economist? (Amartya Sen)
2747. The Asian Tea Alliance (ATA) has recently launched in which cities? (Guizhou)
2748. What is the theme of the 2019 World Malaria Day (WMD)? (Zero malaria starts with me)
2749. What is the India’s rank in the StartupBlink’s 2019 Startup Ecosystem Ranking? (17th)
2750. Which central banks is the first Asia-Pacific (APAC) central bank to begin interest rate easing cycle? (Reserve Bank
of India)
2751. Which banks has become the first Destination Bank to launch debit card-based e-mandate on NPCI’s API platform?
(Kotak Mahindra Bank)
2752. As per which committee’s recommendations, the RBI has sold its entire stake in NHB & Nabard to Union Government?
(Narasimham Committee-II)
2753. Which country has successfully tested the world’s first Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP)? (Russia)
2754. Who has been named as brand ambassador of Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC)? (Vikas Khanna)
2755. Who is the newly appointed Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA)? (Rajendra Kumar Nayak)
2756. Cyril Almeida, who won the 2019 IPI World Press Freedom Hero award, is from which country? (Pakistan)
2757. Who has won the 2019 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize? (Rana Dasgupta)
2758. The 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness has started
in which cities? (Kathmandu)
2759. What is the theme of 2019 World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD)? (Reach for Gold: IP and Sports)
2760. Divyansh Singh Panwar, who secured 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota, is associated to which sports? (Shooting)
2761. Which banks has launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ at lower interest rates? (SBI)
2762. The scientists of which country have successfully created the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid ‘Ryugu’? (Japan)
2763. What is the theme of the 2019 World Immunization Week (WIW)? (Protected Together: Vaccines Work)
2764. Indonesia has recently released a special Ramayana themed stamp to mark 70 years of diplomatic ties with India. It was
designed by which sculptors? (Bapak Nyoman Nuarta)
2765. BepiColombo, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which space agencies? (JAXA)
2766. Which former army chief has been appointed as India’s new high commissioner to Seychelles? (Dalbir Singh)
2767. Where is the headquarters of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)? (Hyderabad)
2768. Which heritage sites is the motif of greenish-yellow Rs 20 denomination banknotes? (Ellora Caves)
2769. Which Indian defense organization has signed pact with NHPC for construction of tunnels on China & Pakistan
borders? (Indian Army)
2770. Who is the head of the CPWD committee to formulate design policy for building construction? (M K Sharma)
2771. Rama Sengupta Paul, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality in which field? (Mountaineering)
2772. Puranik Yogendra, who has become the first ethnic Indian to contest and win an election in Japan, is from which Indian
cities? (Pune)
2773. Who is the head of the IRDA committee to review microinsurance framework? (Suresh Mathur)
2774. Which country has recently pledged £4 million to support Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF)? (Britain)
2775. Which International organisation has announced that Qatar will officially abolish its controversial exit visa system for
all foreign workers by the end of 2019? (ILO)
2776. MERA India has been launched to eliminate malaria from India by which year? (2030)
2777. Who have secured 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota? (Divyansh Singh Panwar, Apurvi Chandela and Abhishek
Verma)
2778. Who is the author of the “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook”? (Saba Naqvi)
2779. The Belt and Road Forum (BRF - 2019) was recently held in which Chinese cities? (Beijing)
2780. Who will become the first Indian wrestler to fight at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York? (Bajrang
Punia)
2781. Which IIT has developed an easy OCR system for reading Bharti script? (IIT Madras)
2782. On which date, the 2019 World Day For Safety And Health At Work is observed recently? (April 28)
2783. The researchers at which Indian university have developed an ultrasensitive quantum thermometer? (Jamia Millia
Islamia)
2784. The first-ever International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace has recently observed on which date?
(April 24)
2785. Who is the head of the committee to review the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) for the RBI? (Bimal Jalan)
2786. Who clinched the 2019 men’s singles title at the Barcelona Open Tennis tournament? (Dominic Thiem)
2787. Which cricketers has been recommended for 2019 Arjuna Award? (Poonam Yadav)
2788. Who has been named the 2019 footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA)? (Raheem Sterling)
2789. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force (IAF)? (Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria)
2790. Which Indians are included in the Time’s 100 Most Influential People List 2019? (Arundhati Katju, Menaka
Guruswamy and Mukesh Ambani)
2791. Pungam Kannan, who passed away recently, was the well-known player of which sports? (Football)
2792. On which date, the 2019 International Dance Day (IDD) is observed recently? (April 29)
2793. Which Indian company has acquired Filipino personal care firm ‘Splash’? (Wipro)
2794. Which Indian golfer has won the outstanding achievement as a player award at the 4th edition of the annual India Golf
Industry Association (GIA) awards? (Gaganjeet Bhullar)
2795. Which country has launched the 45-day ‘Mt Everest Cleaning Campaign’? (Nepal)
2796. IGNOU has launched an awareness programme on GST in collaboration with which stock exchange? (BSE)
2797. Which cities has set a new Guinness World Record for the number of national flags raised in a city for 24 hours?
(Beirut)
2798. Claire Polosak, who became the first female umpire to stand in a men’s ODI, is from which country? (Australia)
2799. What is the theme of the 2019 International Labour Day (ILD)? (Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social
Partners)
2800. Negasso Gidada, who passed away recently, was the former President of which country? (Ethiopia)
2801. Which countries is the biggest spender on military expenditure in 2018, as per new data by SIPRI? (United States)
2802. Alfred Brownell, who won the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, is from which country? (Liberia)
2803. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is an autonomous body affiliated to which union ministries?
(Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises)
2804. Which football clubs has clinched the 2019 Spanish La Liga title? (Barcelona FC)
2805. India’s biggest stucco sculpture has recently unearthed in which states? (Telangana)
2806. Who is the head of the committee to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)? (Secretary at Union
Environment Ministry)
2807. Which country has recently honoured 1971 war hero Lt Gen JFR Jacob with a plaque on Ammunition Hill Wall of
Honour ? (Israel)
2808. Which hockey player has been nominated for the 2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? (P R Sreejesh)
2809. Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 19.1’ has started in which places? (Goa)
2810. Operation Swift Retort, which is in news recently, is associated to which countries? (Pakistan)
2811. Who has become the first non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)? (Kumar Sangakkara)
2812. The headquarters of Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited (WAPCOS) is located in which cities?
(New Delhi)
2813. The 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship is scheduled to be held in which Indian cities? (Jaipur)
2814. Which country has become India’s top crude oil supplier in 2018-19 fiscal year? (Iraq)
2815. Mawmluh cave, sometimes seen in news , is associated to which states? (Meghalaya)
2816. SEBI has barred which stock exchange from securities market for 6 months on co-location case? (NSE)
2817. The 2019 edition of International Jazz Day (IJD) was launched by UNESCO in which countries? (Australia)
2818. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD)? (Media for Democracy: Journalism
and Elections in Times of Disinformation)
2819. Generalized System of Preference (GSP), sometimes seen in news, is associated to which countries? (United States)
2820. Where is the headquarters of International Press Institute (IPI)? (Vienna)
2821. Which Indian wrestler has won gold in the men’s 65kg freestyle at the 2019 Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament? (Bajrang
Punia)
2822. Who has been appointed as first independent woman director of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)? (Jayshree Vyas)
2823. On which date, the World Tuna Day (WTD-2019) is observed recently? (May 2)
2824. Bharat Fibre, which is in news recently, is associated to which telecom companies? (BSNL)
2825. As per which UNSC committee, JeM chief Masood Azhar has been designated as global terrorist? (UNSC 1267
Committee)
2826. The Government of India (GoI) has signed a MoU with which IIT to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth
Technologies? (IIT Delhi)
2827. Which parliaments has become the first in the world to declare climate emergency? (United Kingdom)
2828. Which state city police has launched an all-women police patrol unit ‘Rani Abbakka Force’? (Karnataka)
2829. Who led the Indian delegation at the 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD-2019)? (V K Singh)
2830. Which former ISRO chief has been bestowed with France’s highest civilian award? (A S Kiran Kumar)
2831. Which banks has become the first Indian bank to link interest rates to RBI’s repo rate? (SBI)
2832. Master Hirannaiah, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which regional theatre? (Kannada)
2833. Who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal? (Dilip Kumar)
2834. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is in news recently, is from which country? (Thailand)
2835. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed recently? (May 4)
2836. Who has been appointed as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR)? (Tod Wolters)
2837. Which Indian sportswomen has attained the World No. 1 position in the women’s 10m air rifle event? (Apurvi
Chandela)
2838. The TePe Sigeman & Co International tournament is associated to which sports? (Chess)
2839. Which Indian squash player has won the women’s title at the 2019 Asian Individual Squash Championship? (Joshna
Chinappa)
2840. Duti Krushna Panda, who passed away recently, was the veteran politician of which party? (CPI)
2841. What is the theme of the Indian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale 2019? (Hundred and Fifty years of
Mahatma Gandhi)
2842. Which IIT has tied up with e-Governance Services India Limited to upscale Unnat Bharat Abhiyan? (IIT Kanpur)
2843. Which space agency has revealed that giant asteroid 99942 Apophis is expected to fly close to Earth in a decade?
(NASA)
2844. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism in print/online category? (Nileena
MS)
2845. INS Vela, which is launched under Indian Navy’s Project-75, is the joint venture of India and which countries?
(France)
2846. Bandana, who set a new Guinness World Record on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’, is from which
country? (Nepal)
2847. Which country is the current chair of the 2019 G-7 summit? (France)
2848. What is the theme of the 2019 World Asthma Day (WAD)? (Stop for Asthma)
2849. Who is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Mali? (Boubou Cisse)
2850. Who Indians are among 115 UN personnel staff honoured for sacrifice in line of duty? (Jitender Kumar & Shikha
Garg)
2851. ‘GRIHA for Existing Day Schools’, which is in news recently, is associated to which issues? (Environment)
2852. INS Ranjit, which is recently decommissioned by Indian Navy, was built by which of the countries? (USSR)
2853. Who has been elected as the new President of Panama? (Laurentino Cortizo)
2854. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court? (PR Ramachandra)
2855. Who has been appointed as new coach of Indian Volleyball Team? (Dragan Mihailovic)
2856. Who has been bestowed with the 2019 V K Krishna Menon Award? (G D Robert Govender)
2857. The book “Game Changer” is the autobiography of which cricketers? (Shahid Afridi)
2858. Which Indian personality has been elected as the member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)?
(Jagjit Pavadia)
2859. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Red Cross Day (WRCD)? (#love)
2860. Which countries are members of inter-governmental forum Arctic Council? (Russia, Sweden & United States)
2861. The Desert Storm 2019 has started from which city of Rajasthan? (Bikaner)
2862. India’s first natural Ice Café is located in which states? (J&K)
2863. Which country’s privately developed rocket ‘Momo-3’ reached outer space? (Japan)
2864. Dr. NR Madhava Menon, the father of modern Indian Legal Education has passed away. He was from which state?
(Kerala)
2865. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Thalassaemia Day (WTD)? (Universal access to quality
thalassaemia healthcare services)
2866. The researchers at which institute has found a novel function for stress buster serotonin to treat neurological decline?
(Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
2867. Pakkamalai Reserve Forests is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
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