1. Which state has been adjudged the best state at the 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF)?

(a) West Bengal (b) Uttarakhand (c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Himachal Pradesh

2. Which Indian philanthropist has been bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
(a) Azim Premji (b) Shiv Nadar (c) P.N.C Menon (d) Kushal Pal Singh

3. India and between which country was the bilateral naval exercise ‘Konkan 18’ held?
(a) Japan (b) Singapore (c) UK (d) Indonesia

4. India and _____ participated in the excercise "Cope India 2019 (C19)?
(a) South Africa (b) United States (c) China (d) Maldives

5. Who has been elected the first woman President of Georgia?

(a) Janisse Ray (b) Melissa Fay Greene (c) Sue Monk Kidd (d) Salome Zurabishvili

6. What is the venue of the South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference?
(a) Kathmandu (b) Colombo (c) New Delhi (d) Vietiane

7. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)?
(a) Anil Manibhai Naik (b) Sunil Arora (c) Nishant Jain (d) P S Chaku

8. Which country has become the first NATO nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces?
(a) Slovenia (b) Belgium (c) Italy (d) Luxembourg

9. Who has become the first Indian to won the ISSF's highest shooting honour ‘Blue Cross’?
(a) Gagan Narang (b) Jitu Rai (c) Abhinav Bindra (d) Vijay Kumar

10. What was the theme of the 2018 World AIDS Day (observed on 1 December every year)?
(a) On the Fast track to end AIDS (b) Hands up for HIV prevention
(c) Know your status (d) My Health, My Right

11. The European Union has recently announced to become the world's first climate neutral economy by ____
(a) 2060 (b) 2050 (c) 2040 (d) 2030

12. Which country will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019?
(a) China (b) Belgium (c) India (d) United States

13. India’s first owl festival was held in which of the following cities?
(a) Udaipur (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) Kolkata

14. Which Bangladeshi activist has been chosen for the UNESCO / Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah Prize for Digital
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities?
(a) Shahidul Alam (b) Rafida Ahmed Bonya (c) Vashkar Bhattacharjee (d) Taiyaba Majumder

15. Which country is the partner country at the International CII Agro Tech 2018?
(a) United Kingdom (b) France (c) Germany (d) Australia
16. Along with Amogh Thakur, who is the author of the book "Architecture of Justice: A Pictorial Walk-through of the Supreme
Courts and High Courts of India"?
(a) Kuldip Singh (b) Vinay Thakur (c) Nageswar Rao (d) S. Chandra Roy

17. Which Northeast state of India has recently signed pact with Estonian academy to enlighten the state people on the e-
governance models prevailing in the world?
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland (c) Tripura (d) Mizoram

18. Which of the following cities is the venue of the UN Climate Summit (COP24)?
(a) Ottawa (b) Brasilia (c) Katowice (d) Santiago

19. Which of the following countries has become the world’s first nation to recognise 'orphanage trafficking' as a form of modern
slavery?
(a) Indonesia (b) Spain (c) Belgium (d) Australia

20. United States has signed trade pact with which of the following countries to replace North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)?
(a) Venezuela and Cuba (b) Canada and Mexico (c) Chile and Costa Rica (d) Uruguay and Bolivia

21. Who has become the first Indian to be elected as the vice-president of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)?
(a) Abhinav Bindra (b) Raninder Singh (c) Karan Sidhu (d) Yogeshwar Dutt

22. Cyril Ramaphosa will be Chief Guest at the Republic Day of India 2019. He is the President of which country?
(a) Morocco (b) South Africa (c) Ghana (d) Senegal

23. Which of the following words has been declared People's Word of 2018 by Cambridge Dictionary?
(a) Nomophobia (b) No-platforming (c) Gender gap (d) Ecocide

24. What is the venue of the India's first indigenous film festival 2019?
(a) New Delhi (b) Patna (c) Kolkata (d) Bhubaneswar

25. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (celebrated on December 3)?
(a) Right of Persons with Disabilities: Action in Development
(b) Decent Work for Persons with Disabilities
(c) Transformation toward sustainable and resilient society for all
(d) Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

26. What is the name of India's first locomotive-less train?

(a) Train 21 (b) Train 18 (c) Train 11 (d) Train 36

27. Which country has recently decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019?
(a) Kuwait (b) Qatar (c) Venezuela (d) Saudi Arabia

28. Who has been awarded the PETA 'Hero to Animals' award for banning the Chinese manjha in Delhi?
(a) Imran Hussain (b) Arvind Kejriwal (c) Manish Sisodia (d) Rajendra Pal Gautam

29. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Mexico?

(a) Enrique Pena Nieto (b) Juntos Haremos Historia
(c) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (d) Jaime Rodriguez Calderon
30. What is the objective of Heart Attack Rewind campaign launched by FSSAI?
(a) Eliminate Industrial Produced Trans-fats (b) Promote use of indigenous refined vegetable oil
(c) Promote hygienic food (d) All of the above

31. Which city is the venue of the Asia Pacific Summit-2018?

(a) New Delhi (b) Kathmandu (c) Vientiane (d) Male

32. Which of the following maritime war exercise will be conducted by Indian Navy between January to March 2019 for testing
the robutness of coastal security apparatus?
(a) Sagar Kavach (b) Avardhan (c) Sea Vigil (d) TROPEX

33. Which city is the venue of the 80th Session of the Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO)?
(a) New Delhi (b) Dehradun (c) Indore (d) Mumbai

34. EX SHINYUU Maitri-2018, the first ever bilateral air exercise between India and ___
(a) South Korea (b) Sri Lanka (c) Japan (d) China

35. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award?
(a) Lionel Messi (b) Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Luka Modric (d) Zlatan Ibrahimovic

36. Which state government announced a new initiative ‘PEETHA’ to create awareness about various government schemes and
improve transparency?
(a) Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) Jharkhand (d) Andhra Pradesh

37. Who was appointed the new Finance Secretary of India?

(a) Ajay Narayan Jha (b) Arun Ramanathan (c) S Venkitaraman (d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey

38. Which is the first North-Eastern State in India to launch Pan-India single emergency number ‘112’ under ERSS?
(a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim (c) Mizoram (d) Meghalaya

39. Who has become the first Indian to be elected in ISSF’s judges committee?
(a) Yogeswar Dutt (b) Pawan Singh (c) Raninder Singh (d) Abhinav Bindra

40. Who has clinched India's first-ever International medal in Ultra Running?
(a) Sunil Sharma (b) L L Meena (c) Ullas Narayan (d) K S Jha

41. India’s longest rail-road bridge ‘Bogibeel Bridge’ has built over which of the following rivers?
(a) Ganga (b) Godavari (c) Yamuna (d) Brahmaputra

42. Which of the following cities is the venue of the India Water Impact Summit-2018?
(a) Patna (b) Guwahati (c) New Delhi (d) Amravati

43. Which of the following is the India’s heaviest communication satellite i.e. recently launched successfully from French Guiana?
(a) GSAT-10 (b) GSAT-17 (c) GSAT-11 (d) GSAT-9

44. Who is the author of the book ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’?

(a) Anup Singh (b) Sunil Lanba (c) Robin K Dhowan (d) Devendra Kumar Joshi
45. Kandhamal Haldi, which is in news for its GI tag, is produce in which of the following states?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Tripura (c) Odisha (d) West Bengal

46. Which Indian Armed Force has recently conducted 'Ex Clean Sea-2018’ at sea off Port Blair?
(a) Indian Navy (b) Indian Air Force (c) Indian Army (d) Indian Coast Guard

47. ‘Ideate for India’ is the joint collaboration between National e-governance Division and _____
(a) Infosys (b) Microsoft (c) Facebook (d) Intel

48. Who among the following have won the IAAF Athletes of the Year award recently?
(a) Eliud Kipchoge (b) Caterine Ibarguen (c)Valerie Adams (d) Both (a) and (b)

49. Which former Indian diplomat has been elected to an Asia Pacific seat on the UN's Committee on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (CESCR)?
(a) Nirupama Rao (b) Preeti Saran (c) Meera Shankar (d) Lalit Mansingh

50. Which state government has launched SMART initiative for agribusiness & rural transformation?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam

51. What is the India’s position in terms of CO2 emitter in 2017, as per recent study by Global Carbon Project?
(a) 5th (b) 4th (c) 6th (d) 7th

52. What is the theme of the 2018 World Soil Day (celebrated on 5 December)?
(a) Be the Solution to Soil Pollution (b) Healthy soils for a healthy life
(c) Soils and Pulses: Symbiosis for life (d) Soils day for future life

53. Who has been appointed the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)?
(a) Pranab Bardhan (b) Jayati Ghosh (c) Jagdish Bhagwati (d) Krishnamurthy Subramanian

54. Which short story writer has bagged 2018 Sahitya Academy Award for the Kashmiri language?
(a) Rehman Rahi (b) Mushtaq Ahmad Tantray (c) Nayantara Sahgal (d) Rahman Abbas

55. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has decided to observe which year as the International Year of Millets?
(a) 2021 (b) 2024 (c) 2023 (d) 2022

56. Which country’s government has recently enacted controversial law to accept foreign blue-collar workers?
(a) Indonesia (b) South Korea (c) North Korea (d) Japan

57. Which country is set to become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by 2020?
(a) Laos (b) Venezuela (c ) Vietnam (d) Luxembourg

58. What is the theme of the 2018 International Volunteer Day (IVD)?
(a) Volunteers build Resilient Communities (b) Volunteers Act First
(c) Global Applause-giving volunteers a hand (d) Your world is changing

59. Which union ministry has been conferred the Skoch Award for National Significance?
(a) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (b) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development (d) Ministry of Railways
60. Which state is the venue of the 2018 Startup India Venture Capital Summit?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Goa (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu

61. ‘AI 4 All Global Hackathon’ has been launched by NITI Aayog in partnership with which county’s AI start up?
(a) Singapore (b) Japan (c) France (d) South Korea

62. Which state government has launched 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana' for senior citizens?
(a) Odisha (b) Jharkhand (c) Delhi (d) Punjab

63. Who has won the ‘Glinka World Soil Prize 2018’?
(a) Aapresid (b) Rattan Lal (c) Augustin Codazzi (d) Konstantin Glinka

64. On which date India Navy celebrated the Submarine Day?

(a) 10 December (b) 11 December (c) 8 December (d) 9 December

65. What is the name of China mission launched to the far side of the Moon?
(a) Chang'e-4 (b) Tang'e-9 (c) Karman (d) Lunar'e-4

66. Which IIT has won the DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for cyber security education?
(a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Kharagpur (c) IIT Indore (d) IIT Bombay

67. Which city is the venue of the 2018 Military Literature Festival (MLF)?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Dehradun (c) Hyderabad (d) New Delhi

68. Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to win Asian Tour Order Of Merit?
(a) Shubhankar Sharma (b) Shiv Kapur (c) Aditi Ashok (d) Arjun Atwal

69. Dr. Rajanish Giri has been awarded the DBT Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) 2018 for his proposed innovative
idea on______?
(a) Ebola Virus (b) Chikungunya (c) HIV (d ) Zika Virus

70. Which of the following district Courts will become the first in India to accept e-payments?
(a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

71. On which date, the 2018 International Anti-Corruption Day is observed?

(a) 10 December (b) 9 December (c) 11 December (d) 12 December

72. Which of the following has become the new district of Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) Lepa Rada (b) Pakke-Kessang (c) Manigong (d) Shi Yomi

73. Which of the following organisations has released the Global Nutrition Report for 2018?
(a) FAO (b) WHO (c) UNESCO (d) ILO

74. Which state government has recently launched a 24-hour helpline ‘181’ for women facing harassment?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Kerala

75. Which Hockey Academy has clinched the 115th All India Aga Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament 2018?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) SAIL (d) Indian Railways
76. Which city is the venue of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration for year 2018?
(a) New Delhi (b) Kathmandu (c) Marrakech (d) New York

77. Which Twitter handle has been launched by the Union Government to spread awareness about cyber crimes?
(a) @Cyber 18 (b) @CyberFriend (c) @CyberVigyan (d) @CyberDost

78. Which Indian sportsperson has been honoured with Meethoileima title by the Manipur Government?
(a) Heena Sidhu (b) Mirabai Chanu (c) Mary Kom (d) Neeraj Chopra

79. Which Indian personality has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019?
(a) Anupam Hazra (b) R. Radhakrishnan (c) Rajiv Mehrishi (d) Geroge Baker

80. Indo-China joint military exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ has started in which of the following locations?
(a) Chengdu (b) Tianjin (c) Guangzhou (d) Hangzhou

81. Which Indian Armed Force has conducted its first-ever exercise ‘CROSS BOW-18’?
(a) Indian Navy (b) Indian Coast Guard (c) Indian Air Force (d) Indian Army

82. Who has been selected for the Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) for 2018?
(a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Smriti Irani (c) Roopa Ganguly (d) Kanimozhi

83. What is the theme of the 2018 International Mountain Day?

(a) Mountain Matter (b) Mountain Cultures (c) Mountain Minorities (d) Mountain Environments

84. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?
(a) 10th (b) 11th (c) 12th (d) 13th

85. Which country has recently become a full member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
(a) Laos (b) Israel (c) Brazil (d) Myanmar

86. Which high court has recently banned online sale of medicines across India?
(a) Bombay (b) Delhi (c) Madras (d) Kerala

87. Which country has emerged as the World's second largest arms producer, as per latest Swedish think tank Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPTI) report?
(a) China (b) Russia (c) United States (d) United Kingdom

88. Which Indian start up has been honoured by UN Climate Action Award at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24)?
(a) EcoFemme (b) Sustain Earth (c) Help Us Green (d) Change Earth Green

89. Which country has recently picked the Chinese character "disaster" to define 2018?
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea (c) Russia (d) Japan

90. The EU Parliament has recently approved the world's largest free trade deal with which Asian country?
(a) India (b) Japan (c) Thailand (d) Vietnam

91. The 2018 International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) was observed on ___
(a) 13 December (b) 12 December (c) 15 December (d) 14 December
92. Who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018?
(a) Krishna Sobti (b) G. Sankara Kurup (c) Raghuveer Chaudhari (d) Amitav Ghosh

93. The world's first Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) has become operational in which country?
(a) Russia (b) France (c) Japan (d) United States

94. Which city is the venue of the 39th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (GCCS-2018)?
(a) Baghdad (b) Riyadh (c) Muscat (d) Tehra

95. On which date, the 2018 National Energy Conservation Day (NECD) was recently observed in India?
(a) 14 December (b) 13 December (c) 15 December (d) 16 December

96. The Nigerian military has recently lifted ban on which UN agency operations in ravaged northeast?
(a) UNESCO (b) UNIDO (c) WHO (d) UNICEF

97. Which Indian Armed Force (IAF) has launched Operation Oliva to safeguard turtles in Odisha?
(a) Indian Coast Guard (b) Indian Army (c) Indian Air Force (d) Indian Navy

98. Which state government passed resolution to seek 33% reservation for women in both Parliament as well as state legislative
assemblies?
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

99. Who has become the first Indian to lift Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals title?
(a) Sania Nehwal (b) P V Sindhu (c) Ashwini Ponnappa (d) N. Sikki Reddy

100. "One City-One Operator scheme" which was recently in news, is related to which of the following?
(a) Traffic (b) Sewage (c) Roads (d) Electricity

101. Which Indian American film producer has recently been honoured with the French Knight of the National Order of Merit?
(a) Ashok Amritraj (b) Mira Nair (c) Kal Penn (d) Jay Chandrasekhar

102. Which neighboring country of India has banned all Indian currency notes above Rs 100?
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka

103. Who has been crowned the 67th Miss Universe 2018?
(a) Tamaryn Green (b) Catriona Elisa Gray (c) Sthefany Gutierrez (d) Demi Leigh Nel-Peters

104. Which country’s team has won the 2018 men’s Hockey World Cup?
(a) Netherlands (b) Belgium (c) Australia (d) England

105. Which city is venue of the 37th Senior National Rowing Championship 2018?
(a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) Hyderabad (d) Dehradun

106. NITI Aayog's 3rd edition Women Transforming India Awards 2018 was organised in collaboration with which of the following
international organisation?
(a) WHO (b) UNICEF (c) ILO (d) United Nations

107. India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel has been successfully flown on which of the following aircrafts?
(a) AN-30 (b) AN-32 (c) AN-33 (d) AN-34
108. What is the theme of the 2018 International Migrants Day (IMD) (celebrated on 18 December)?
(a) Migration with Dignity (b) I Am a Migrant
(c) Safe Migration in a World on the Move (d) Migration with Self Respect

109. Which of the following countries has recently declared 2019 as ‘Year of Tolerance’ with focus on “Five Pillars”, to highlight the
country as the Global Capital of Tolerance?
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Israel (c) Australia (d) UAE

110. Which Indian film has been shortlisted for the 91st Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category?
(a) How Far can you go for you art? (b) In Defence of Freedom
(c) The School Bag (d) Period. End of Sentence

111. Which state has become the India’s first state to bring a law against ‘sextortion’?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Manipur (d) Arunachal Pradesh

112. Nasscom has partnered with which IIT for its Future Skills Platform that is targeted at re-skilling/ upskilling workforce in
digital skills?
(a) IIT-Kanpur (b) IIT-Bombay (c) IIT-Madras (d) IIT-Indore

113. Who has been named PETA India's Person of the Year 2018?
(a) Shahid Kapoor (b) Medha Patkar (c) Sonam Kapoor (d) Kiran Bedi

114. Which state government has launched ‘Shiksha Setu’ app to ensure better connectivity with college students?
(a) Punjab (b) Assam (c) Haryana (d) Uttar Pradesh

115. What is the India’s rank at the WEF’s Gender Gap Index 2018?
(a) 111th (b) 108th (c) 96th (d) 87th

116. ISRO has successfully launched its military satellite ‘GSAT 7A’ through which launch vehicle?
(a) GSLV-F13 (b) GSLV-F14 (c) GSLV-F11 (d) GSLV-F16

117. Which state has emerged as the best performing state in the Startup Ecosystem Ranking 2018?
(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Telangana

118. Which International organization has officially adopted the global framework on International migration?
(a) UNHCR (b) UNGA (c) WHO (d) FAO

119. Which Indian politician is the author of the book “A Rural Manifesto – Realising India's Future through her Villages”?
(a) Shashi Thakur (b) Jairam Ramesh (c) Varun Gandhi (d) Manmohan Singh

120. On which date, the International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD) was observed?
(a) 19 December (b) 20 December (c) 22 December (d) 21 December

121. Silao Khaja, which recently got GI tag, is the traditional delicacy of which state?
(a) Nagaland (b) Kerala (c) Bihar (d) Jharkhand

122. The first-ever meeting of the newly constituted India-China High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People
Exchanges was held in which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi (b) Beijing (c) Shanghai (d) Ahmedabad
123. What is the main purpose of the iGOT programme launched by the Union Government?
(a) Hybrid Course on Administrative Law (b) Judgements/ Orders of Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC
(c) Training program for Government employees (d) All of the above

124. National Mathematics Day is observed on which of the following day?

(a) 21 December (b) 23 December (c) 22 December (d) 24 December

125. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has retained the highest aviation safety ranking for India in 2018, is the
national authority of which country?
(a) Canada (b) United States (c) United Kingdom (d) France

126. Which app has been launched by the Ministry of Aviation for Global Aviation Summit 2019?
(a) GVS-2019 (b) GPS-2019 (c) GIS-2019 (d) GAS-2019

127. Arjuna Awardee Anup Kumar, who recently announced his retirement, is associated with which sports?
(a) Wrestling (b) Boxing (c) Judo (d) Kabaddi

128. Which of the following Indian politicians has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award for 2018?
(a) Sarbananda Sonowal (b) Pinarayi Vijayan (c) N Chandrababu Naidu (d) Mamta Banerjee

129. The Assam government has launched credit subsidy, interest relief scheme for farmers to mark the 125th anniversary of
which battle?
(a) Battle of Itakhuli (b) Battle of Saraighat (c) Battle of Patharughat (d) Battle of Alaboi

130. Which Indian politician is the author of the book “Changing India”?
(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Shashi Tharoor (c) Varun Gandhi (d) Pranab Mukherjee

131. Which Indian organisation has released SDG India Index - Baseline Report 2018 which is intended to provide a holistic view on
the social, economic and environmental status of the country and its States and UTs?
(a) Election Commission (b) RBI (c) SEBI (d) NITI Aayog

132. Which country is the most deadliest place for journalists in 2018, as per latest report of Reporters without Borders (RSF)?
(a) Syria (b) Yemen (c) Afghanistan (d) Iraq

133. India’s largest cancer hospital-cum-research facility has been launched in which of the following states?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Haryana (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab

134. Who has been appointed the new Indian Ambassador to US?
(a) Riva Ganguly Das (b) Harsh Vardhan Shringla (c) Kapil Mishra (d) Navtej Sarna

135. Which Indian woman has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?
(a) Deborah Herold (b) Vedangi Kulkarni (c) Harsha Mishra (d) Savitri Murmu

136. Which city of Tamil Nadu is to be venue of India's first Music Museum?
(a) Madurai (b) Vellore (c) Thiruvaiyaru (d) Tiruchirappalli

137. The National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas), to honor of the former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh is celebrated
on which date?
(a) 24 December (b) 25 December (c) 22 December (d) 23 December
138. Which police station has acquired the top slot in the list of "Top 10 Police Stations in India for Year 2018”?
(a) Munsyari, Uttarakhand (b) Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu (c) Farakka, West Bengal (d) Kalu, Rajasthan

139. Which of the following states have emerged as top performing states in NITI Aayog's SDG India index 2018?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & Himachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu
(c) Uttar Pradesh, Kerala & Assam (d) Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh

140. The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) has recently launched in which of the following cities?
(a) Gurugram (b) Kochi (c) Kolkata (d) Mumbai

141. Which of the following African countries has declared the new political capital ‘Gitega’?
(a) Tanzania (b) Burundi (c) Algeria (d) Senegal

142. Which state assembly has recently passed anti-mob violence bill recommending Life Imprisonment?
(a) Manipur (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

143. Which football team has won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup?
(a) Al-Ain (b) Real Madrid (c) River Plate (d) Kashima Antlers

144. Which country has recently decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC)?
(a) Japan (b) Indonesia (c) France (d) Brazil

145. Which state government has launched the ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee International Schools’ for students in rural
areas?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Haryana (d) Assam

146. Which tribal community of Tamil Nadu is celebrating their 2018 Heddaiyamman festival?
(a) Toda (b) Irula (c) Baduga (d) Paniya

147. Which of the following countries has become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize medical use of marijuana?
(a) Indonesia (b) Thailand (c) Malaysia (d) Vietnam

148. Which country has recently legalized exports of medical marijuana?

(a) France (b) Israel (c) Australia (d) Japan

149. Which of the following is the first state in India to offer universal health coverage?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Assam (c) Uttarakhand (d) Uttar Pradesh

150. Which wildlife sanctuary has been declared as National Park by the Madhya Pradesh government?
(a) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary (b) Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Nauradeshi Wildlife Sanctuary (d) Kheoni Sanctuary

151. Which state's chief minister has been conferred the 2018 ‘Champions of Change’ award by the Union Government?
(a) Assam (b) Jharkhand (c) Manipur (d) Bihar

152. Who has become the 1st Indian youngster to won the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup 2018 held at
Yale University?
(a) Anand Rai (b) Jayashree Vijiyan (c) Akash Banerjee (d) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran
153. Who is head of the RBI committee to review the existing Economic Capital Framework (ECF)?
(a) Subhash Chandra Garg (b) Bimal Jalan (c) N S Vishwanathan (d) Rakesh Mohan

154. Which country has successfully tested a new hypersonic nuclear weapon delivery system ‘Avangard’?
(a) Russia (b) China (c) Germany (d) United States

155. Which Arab country resumed its diplomatic service in Syria after six years of suspension?
(a) UAE (b) Jordan (c) Kuwait (d) Qatar

156. Bahuda Rookery, which is in news recently, is the proposed Olive Ridley Nesting Site of which state?
(a) Karnataka (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

157. The researchers of which country have recently built Virtual Reality (VR) 3D model of cancer?
(a) Brazil (b) France (c) UK (d) Japan

158. The 26th International Camel Festival (ICF-2019) will be held in which city of Rajasthan?
(a) Bikaner (b) Jaipur (c) Barmer (d) Jaisalmer

159. Which city was awarded Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings?
(a) New Delhi (b) Hyderabad (c) Pune (d) Dehradun

160. Indian Railways has developed which AI-powered robot to check for faults in trains?
(a) Madad (b) Milap (c) Cris (d) Ustaad

161. Which Indian organisation has launched a 'Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’?
(a) SEBI (b) SBI (c) RBI (d) IRDAI

162. Who is the author of the book "Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From"?
(a) Ashok Rajagopalan (b) Tony Joseph (c) Roopa Rai (d) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

163. India is mandated to submit 2nd Biennial Update Report (BUR) on greenhouse gas inventory to which international
organisation?
(a) UNICEF (b) WHO (c) UNODC (d) UNFCCC

164. Which union ministry has recently brought a booklet on cyber safety for school children?
(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development (b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs (d) Ministry of Science and Technology

165. The Union Cabinet has recently approved Amendment in the POCSO Act of 2012. The act is related to which of the following
causes?
(a) SC/ST Atrocity Law (b) Women Safety (c) Public Safety (d) Child Sexual Abuse

166. Which state government has decided to form a new Spiritual Department?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha

167. The 6th IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) has recently inaugurated in which of the following cities?
(a) Patna (b) Guwahati (c) Shillong (d) Varanasi
168. Which of the following Indian documentaries has bagged the Best Short documentary film award in Asia South East
International Short Film Festival?
(a) Legends of the wild: Kahani Beehad Ki (b) Finding Beauty in Garbage
(c) India's Daughter (d) 7 Notes to Infinity

169. Which Asian country has recently launched its first messaging app ‘BizBarde’?
(a) Turkmenistan (b) Afghanistan (c) Palestine (d) Uzbekistan

170. The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) has been banned under which section of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) of
1967, aiming at the secession of Punjab?
(a) Section 38 (b) Section 35 (c) Section 36 (d) Section 34

171. Which neighboring country of India has recently approved the issuance of 'Panda bond'?
(a) Myanmar (b) Bangladesh (c) Nepal (d) Pakistan

172. Which of the following state police has become the first police force in India to digitize all malkhanas?
(a) Tamil Nadu Police (b) Mumbai Police (c) Delhi Police (d) Bihar Police

173. Chidaoba wrestling got UNESCO heritage tag. Chidaoba is a traditional wrestling in ______.
(a) Ireland (b) B. Georgia (c) C. Jamaica (d) D. Jordan

174. Who has been selected as the recipient of 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award for Classical
Music?
(a) Nityanand Haldipur (b) Anand Modak (c) Pandit Keshav Ginde (d) Ronu Majumdar

175. Name the Indian shooter who won the won the Women's, Youth Women's and Junior Women's 10m Air Pistol competitions
at the National Shooting Championship at Thiruvananthapuram?
(a) Abhishek Verma (b) Sanjeev Rajput (c) Anish Bhanwala (d) Esha Singh

176. Which University has been ranked A+ in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) review 2018?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru University (b) University of Mumbai
(c) Banaras Hindu University (d) Delhi University

177. World's first GST calculator was launched by which of the following company?
(a) Armani (b) Casio India (c) Tissot (d) Festina

178. Border Security Force celebrated its 54th Raising Day on December 1, 2018. It was celebrated with the motto of____
(a) Be in Humanity (b) Quest for Peace (c) Duty Unto Death (d) Manthan-An Introspection

179. Name of the Chinese firm which unveils plans to provide free worldwide WiFi with 272 satellites.
(a) Baidu Inc (b) NetEase Inc (c) Qihoo 360 Technology (d) LinkSure Network

180. Name the country that amended the Offensive Weapons Bill 2018 to ensure the right to possession of kirpans by Sikhs.
(a) United Nations (b) France (c) Germany (d) United Kingdom

181. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador became first leftist president of this country?
(a) Peru (b) Canada (c) Mexico (d) Spain
182. Where was the 2018 Global Agriculture and Food Summit held?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jharkhand (c) Tripura (d) Maharashtra

183. Which of the following has been approved under UNESCO's world's most treasured cultural practices?
(a) Savate (b) Kendo (c) Korean Wrestling (d) Hapkido

184. World Computer Literacy Day is observed on ____

(a) 5 December (b) 4 December (c) 3 December (d) 2 December

185. Which of the following is the first manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS)?
(a) Soyuz mission (b) Apollo 11 mission (c) Shenzhou mission (d) Tiangong-2 mission

186. Which creature was named Dermophis donaldtrumpi after US President Donald Trump in recongnition of his stance on
climate change?
(a) A blind amphibian discovered in Panama
(b) A frog of Brazil
(c) A snake species of Ecuador on the verge of extinction
(d) A type of lizard on the verge of extinction discovered in Spain

187. TIPS an Instant Payment System launched by ____

(a) Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union (b) Bank of England
(c) European Central Bank (d) Bank of France

188. Who was named as the brand ambassador of SBI's YONO?

(a) Saurabh Chaudhary (b) Neeraj Chopra (c) Swapna Barman (d) Vinesh Phogat

189. The 2nd Russia-India-China 'RIC' Trilateral Summit has recently held in which of the following cities?
(a) Buenos Aires (b) New Delhi (c) Beijing (d) London

190. India signed Rs 3500 crore swap agreement with which of the following country?
(a) UAE (b) Germany (c) Singapore (d) South Africa

191. Which state government launched the PEETHA scheme which is a part of the 3T initiative of Technology, Transparency and
Team Work model?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

192. Name the Indian origin woman who was appointed as South Africa's 1st female chief prosecutor.
(a) Shamila Batohi (b) Vrinda Grover (c) Meenakshi Arora (d) Indira Jaising

193. Who launched 'Chance of Approval' the industry-first feature that will help loan applicants choose their most-suited lender?
(a) Google Pay (b) Mobiwik (c) Paytm (d) Paisabazaar

194. eATM : Instant fund credit feature to get cash within 30 minutes launched by _______
(a) Almondz Global Securities (b) IDBI Capital
(c) ICICI Securities (d) Geojit Financial Services

195. Armed Forces Flag Day was observed on ___

(a) 4 December (b) 5 December (c) 6 December (d) 7 December
196. Who has approved India's proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023?
(a) IRRI (b) IFAD (c) UNICEF (d) FAO

197. Which country is planning to increase its green cover by building 20,000 national forest villages by 2020 in the country?
(a) Malaysia (b) Germany (c) India (d) China

198. Name the professor who won the 2018 Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award.
(a) Bala V. Balachandran (b) Abraham Verghese (c) Dr. Rajanish Giri (d) Anindya Sinha

199. NASA's 'OSIRIS-REx' spacecraft's mission involves a close-up survey of the asteroid __________
(a) Bennu (b) Vesta (c) Ceres (d) Eros

200. Central Government has approved Anti-Smuggling National Coordination Centre (SCord) under which directorate to tackle
Smuggling.
(a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) (b) Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)
(c) Directorate of Defence Trade Controls (DDTC) (d) Directorate of Maritime Safety (DMS)

201. India's first underwater museum will be come up in __________.

(a) Kerala (b) Puducherry (c) Delhi (d) Chandigarh

202. Which Indian city tops in the list fastest growing cities in the world from 2019 to 2035?
(a) Surat, Gujarat (b) Mumbai, Maharashtra (c) Agra, Uttar Pradesh (d) Bengaluru, Karnataka

203. Name the state which is the only state in the country with four international airports.
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Goa (d) Maharashtra

204. Smartworks a leading workspaces player, introduced a female AI robot in productivity mascot, named as ____
(a) Anamika (b) SmaMo (c) Smart Mitri (d) Anushka

205. According to the Yahoo Year in Review list, who has retained the position of top newsmaker in India in the year 2018?
(a) Virat Kohli (b) Narendra Modi (c) Anushka Sharma (d) Rahul Gandhi

206. Scientists from which country developed a "rewritable" paper?

(a) Germany (b) India (c) China (d) USA

207. The world's largest Arabic audio library launched in __________.

(a) Abu Dhabi, UAE (b) Dubai, UAE (c) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (d) Muscat, Oman

208. On which date, International Day of Neutrality observed?

(a) 11 December (b) 12 December (c) 13 December (d) 14 December

209. Which of the following system was launched by Indian Navy to rescue crew members from submarines?
(a) Long Submergence Rescue Vehicle (LSRV) (b) Medium Submergence Rescue Vehicle (MSRV)
(c) Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) (d) Ultrasonic Submergence Rescue Vehicle (USRV)

210. As per the study of Royal Society Open Science, which of the following is the fastest animal on earth?
(a) Pronghorn (b) Blue Wildebeest (c) Dracula Ant (d) Blackbuck
211. With which country, India signed the bilateral annual Haj 2019 agreement?
(a) Iraq (b) Saudi Arabia (c) Israel (d) Kenya

212. For which state, Union Ministry of Agriculture conferred an award named Krishi Karman?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Jharkhand (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

213. With which tea market has the Indian Tea Association (ITA) signed an MoU to promote green and tea consumption in major
tea markets?
(a) TTMA (b) NTMA (c) KTMA (d) CTMA

214. Which company has set up its Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator (GAIA) in India?
(a) Etisalat (b) Siemens (c) Ericsson (d) ZTE

215. Who of the following has been selected for the National Bravery Award?
(a) Sajin Paul (b) Vimal Gogoi (c) Satyabatra Das (d) Situ Malik

216. Name of the Atomic Power Station (APS) which has created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941
days.
(a) Kaiga (b) Kakrapar (c) Kudankulam (d) Kalpakkam

217. Who has been appointed as the presiding officer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai?
(a) Justice Pranay Tilak (b) Justice Mohit Aluwalia (c) Justice Varshani Mohak (d) Justice Tarun Agarwala

218. Who has entered the Limca Book of Records for training 2,08,125 women and girls in 989 self-defence programme in 2017?
(a) Hyderabad Police (b) Delhi Police (c) Rajasthan Police (d) Uttar Pradesh Police

219. The new human protein discovered by researchers to fight the Ebola virus.
(a) ERPT7 (b) ZAUN4 (c) THUL9 (d) RBBP6

220. Where was the 4th WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices "Increasing access to medical devices" held?
(a) Patna, Bihar (b) Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Guwahati, Assam (d) Kolkata, West Bengal

221. Union Ministers Shripad Yesso Naik and Dr. Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of IHAMP in which state?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Jharkhand (d) Uttarakhand

222. The British Telecommunication firm which plans to set up a research centre in Bengaluru?
(a) Verizon Communications (b) Global Telecom (c) Mobilink (d) Telefonica

223. India's first railway university was opened in __________.

(a) Delhi (b) Vadodara (c) Ahmedabad (d) Mumbai

224. The ban on Pheron in Jammu and Kashmir was withdrawn. What is Pheron?
(a) Musical Instrument (b) A type of dance (c) A winter dress (d) A type of weapon

225. Who was the author of the book named "God of Sin: The Cult, The Clout and Downfall of Asaram Bapu"?
(a) Kiran Desai (b) Jhumpa Lahiri (c) Aravind Adiga (d) Ushinor Majumdar
226. What is the name of the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system?
(a) Farout (b) VG 18 (c) A1689-zD1 (d) Quasar

227. Who has been named as the 2018 ITF World Champion under Women's Singles category?
(a) Serena Williams (b) Barbona Krejcikova (c) Simona Halep (d) Katerina Siniakova

228. A statue of former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been unveiled at which of the following museum?
(a) Jaipur Wax Museum, Jaipur (b) Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Delhi
(c) Melody World Wax Museum, Mysore (d) Mayapuri Wonder Wax, Kanyakumari

229. Which Institute launched an e-library of ancient religious and historical works in Pune?
(a) Deccan College Post-Graduation and Research Institute
(b) Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
(c) Agharkar Research Institute
(d) Indian Institute of Science Education & Research

230. Who has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018?
(a) Asma Jahangir (b) Yarabati Bhaskar Rao (c) Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi (d) Pinaki Chandra Ghose

231. Which word has been chosen by Merriam-Webster as its 2018 word of the year?
(a) Stalemate (b) Nano (c) Meme (d) Justice

232. India, Nepal and this country plans to form a joint task force that would allow free movement of wildlife across political
boundaries and check smuggling of wildlife across the Kanchenjunga Landscape.
(a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka (c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

233. Which country plans to introduce a tax system named 'GAFA tax' on internet firms from 1 January 2019?
(a) USA (b) Spain (c) France (d) Switzerland

234. Indian Armed Forces inaugurate the Tri Services Cycling and Trekking Expedition in which of the following state?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Rajasthan (c) Sikkim (d) Jammu and Kashmir

235. Which of the following was launched to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing earth
observation satellites?
(a) Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) (b) Indian Remote Sensing Communication (IRSCS)
(c) Indian Satellite Communication System (ISCS) (d) Indian Satellite Data Transfer System (ISDTS)

236. Which state launched Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS-IV) merging it with Ayushman Bharat scheme?
(a) Odisha (b) Meghalaya (c) Tripura (d) Himachal Pradesh

237. Who among the following was appointed as the first full-time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of SEBI for 3 years?
(a) Arti Chhabra Srivastava (b) Veena Naik (c) Subash Mukthi Singh (d) Lal Chandra Nath

238. Who has been appointed the new coach of the Indian women's cricket team?
(a) Ashok Malhotra (b) Atul Bedade (c) W V Raman (d) Venkatapathy Raju

239. Which of the following outdoor mural got into Guinness World Records?
(a) Nature (b) Mother Earth (c) Abandoned and desolated poor woman (d) Dreary grain silo
240. What is the name of the new autonomous body that has been recommended by NITI Aayog's 'Strategy for New India @75',
which aims to complete Bharat Net Programme till 2019?
(a) Arbitration Court of India (b) Arbitration Committee of India
(c) Arbitration Council of India (d) Arbitration Panel of India

241. Qualcomm won a patent dispute case against Apple, which could lead to a ban on sales of iPhones in which of the following
country?
(a) Germany (b) Italy (c) Poland (d) Denmark

242. Where was the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) Complex inaugurated?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Jaipur (c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad

243. Name the company who has partnered with self-drive rental car firm Zoomcar to offer the electric version in Pune?
(a) Skoda (b) Ford Motors (c) Mahindra & Mahindra (d) Tata Motors

244. NASA's first flight to moon that marked its 50th anniversary is____
(a) Apollo 8 (b) Apollo 12 (c) Colombia 2 (d) Colombia 11

245. Name of the Genetically Modified (GM) indoor plant to remove pollutants inside the house.
(a) Amaryllis (b) Pothos Ivy (c) Blushing Bromeliad (d) Busy Lizzle

246. Which metro plans to launch mobile app to book a ride for travelling to areas around stations?
(a) Mumbai Metro (b) Hyderabad Metro (c) Chennai Metro Rail Limited (d) Bengaluru Metro

247. Who amoung the following has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India?
(a) Hari Babu (b) Atul Sobti (c) Rupak Debroy (d) B V P Rao

248. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, which state tops in atrocities by police?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Delhi (d) Uttar Pradesh

249. Who has conferred the Skoch Golden Jubilee Challenger Award at the 55th Skoch Summit in New Delhi?
(a) Piyush Goyal (b) Prakash Javadekar (c) Nitin Gadkari (d) Suresh Prabhu

250. Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Genetic Blood Disorders in which of the following city?
(a) Karimnagar, Telangana (b) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karimpuzha, Kerala (d) Conoor, Tamil Nadu

251. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a stamp and a coin to commemorate the Paika rebellion of 1817 in which of the
following state?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Odisha (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka

252. Who has been conferred with the 'Tansen Samman' for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government?
(a) G. S. Sachdev (b) Lalith J Rao (c) Manju Mehta (d) Zakir Hussain

253. Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology has announced draft rules of __________ to end the complete
encryption system to trace 'unlawful' activities for better national security.
(a) Cyber Encryption (Updating) Rules 2018
(b) Information Security (Amendment) Rules 2018
 (c) Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2018
(d) Software Encryption (Restriction) Rules 2018

254. Russia planned to introduce the new type of strategic weapon. It was named as_____
(a) Silbervogel System (b) Sosna-R system (c) Avangard System (d) PBK-500U Drel System

255. Name the person who became the first one to complete a solo trek across Antarctica.
(a) Jeb Corliss (b) Adrian Ballinger (c) Colin Timothy O'Brady (d) Brandon Semenuk

256. The Scientist from this Institute have developed world's Thinnest Material by making usage of Magnesium Diboride.
(a) IIT Indore (b) IIT Guwahati (c) IIT Gandhinagar (d) IIT Bhubaneswar

257. Union Cabinet approved Framework Agreement between India and which country for Cooperation in the Exploration and
Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes?
(a) Marshall Islands (b) Nauru (c) San Marino (d) Sao Tome & Principe

258. With reference to Surrogacy Bill passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2018, consider the following statements;
(i) It permits surrogacy only for couples who cannot conceive a child.
(ii) The intending couple must be Indian citizens.
(iii) The intending couple must married for atleast five years with atleast one of them being infertile.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only (i) and (ii) (b) Only (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (i) and (iii) (d) All of the above

259. For which field, the Government of India will award "Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar award"?
(a) Safety Service (b) Disaster Management (c) Risk Management (d) Scientific Inventions

260. Who is the author of the book "Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From"?
(a) Shashi Tharoor (b) Kamala Markandaya (c) Arvind Adiga (d) Tony Joseph

261. India will provide grant assistance of _____ rupees towards Bhutan’s 12th Five Year Plan, and a transitional Trade Support
Facility of INR 400 Crore over a period of 5 years to strengthen bilateral trade and economic linkages.
(a) 2500 Crore (b) 3000 Crore (c) 4000 Crore (d) 4500 Crore

262. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched pension management software SAMPANN for pensioners of telecom department, on
29th December 2018 in Varanasi. Expand SAMPANN?
(a) System for Accounting and Management of Pension (b) System for Automated Management of Pension
(c) Scheme for All-India Management of Pension (d) Systematic Allocation of Monthly Pension

263. Name the Indian-American teenager who has won the inaugural “Digital Transformation Hackathon” at Cornell University,
New York, USA?
(a) Sharon Sebastian (b) Mahum Siddiqi (c) Ashwin Muralidaran (d) Raghav Sanghvi

264. Keonjhar Police of which state, in collaboration with India Post, issued 10 postage stamps of Rs 5.00 denomination, each
featuring the Ashok Chakra Awardees from Police Department across India, under the “My Stamp” scheme?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Odisha (d) Assam

265. Name the head of the single-member panel that has recommended creation of new specialised units for information warfare
in areas where the counter-insurgency operations are being conducted?
(a) Sanjay Mitra (b) DS Hooda (c) Arindam Chaudhary (d) Ravi Handa
266. Name the inventor of Rosogolla, in whose honour a postal stamp was dedicated and a statue was also unveiled, at the
inauguration of “Bagbazar-O-Rasogolla” fest on 28th December 2018?
(a) Satyarupa Das (b) Nabin Chandra Das (c) Azeem Banerjee (d) Binod Roy

267. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) launched toll-free number _____ and a facility to file complaints through
Common Service Center (CSC)?
(a) 18121 (b) 14433 (c) 15567 (d) 17552

268. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted two Russian Resolutions on _____ and has been backed by India regarding
the same, on 28th December 2018?
(a) International Information Security (IIS) (b) International Maritime Security (IMS)
(c) International Cyber Security (ICS) (d) International Data Security (IDS)

269. Which country announced 2019 as the ‘Year of Active Investment and Social Development’ in the backdrop of proposed
investments from India to boost its economy?
(a) Bangladesh (b) Australia (c) Uzbekistan (d) Afghanistan

270. Which country successfully tested Russia’s S-400 missile air defence system worth USD 3 billion, on 27thDecember 2018?
(a) China (b) Japan (c) India (d) USA

271. Where is the 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) conference held from 27th to 30th
December 2018?
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai

272. Name the district that has topped the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog
CEO Amitabh Kant, on 26th December 2018?
(a) Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu (b) Nuapada, Odisha (c) Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh (d) Aurangabad, Bihar

273. K J Alphons, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, handed over a MoU under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project to which company
for development of a mobile Audio Guide App for five iconic sites, on 27th December 2018?
(a) M/s Resbird Technologies (b) Can Do Automation Pvt. Ltd.
(c) M/s Bluechip Technologies (d) Rexxit Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

274. Name Indian Navy’s 10th Naval Hospital Ship that was commissioned at the Naval station Karanja in Uran, Maharashtra?
(a) INHS Sandhani (b) INHS Pratham (c) INHS Nakshatra (d) INHS Drakshi

275. The 1st meeting of the Follow-up Committee for implementation of the Trilateral Chabahar Agreement between India, Iran
and ______ was held in Chabahar, Iran.
(a) Afghanistan (b) Turkey (c) Pakistan (d) Kazakhstan

276. Researchers of which country made the world’s smallest tic-tac-toe game board using dynamic DNA microscopic organic
structures, on 23rd December 2018?
(a) Japan (b) China (c) USA (d) Russia

277. _____ won the men’s title in the CCI Western India Squash Championship organized by Squash Rackets Federation of India in
Mumbai, on 23rd December 2018?
(a) Rutvik Rau (b) Mahesh Mangaonkar (c) Tushar Shahani (d) Sumit Rawat
278. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the highest denomination in the form of a coin worth _____ rupees, on
commemoration of the birth anniversary of late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25th December 2018?
(a) Rs 50 (b) Rs 75 (c) Rs 100 (d) Rs 200

279. Which state houses the Lalitgiri Archaeological Museum which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th
December 2018?
(a) Gujarat (b) Odisha (c) Jharkhand (d) Himachal Pradesh

280. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated the new campus of IIT-Bhubaneswar built at a cost of 1660 crore
rupees at _____
(a) Aragul, Odisha (b) Sambalpur, Odisha (c) Berhampur, Odisha (d) Balasore, Odisha

281. Where was the Centre for Agricultural Research and Training set up by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in
collaboration with Eklavya foundation inaugurated on 23rd December 2018?
(a) Goa (b) Telangana (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh

282. Punjab National Bank (PNB) in collaboration with which state government launched a special card called PNB Rupay card, for
Kumbh Mela 2019?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan

283. Name the new exotic planet discovered by researchers outside our solar system in the constellation Cassiopeia, which is
called “super-Earth”, and is five times the mass of Earth?
(a) HD219134 b (b) SD687999 s (c) GY789700 d (d) FX126888 r

284. _____ launched the U.S. Air Force’s newest ‘Global Positioning System (GPS) III’ satellite nicknamed “Vespucci,” on a Falcon 9
rocket from Florida, USA?
(a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (b) SpaceX
(c) European Space Agency (ESA) (d) Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

285. A tsunami following a volcanic eruption hit the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra islands of which country and caused
heavy damage to the people, on 22nd December 2018?
(a) Philippines (b) Indonesia (c) Japan (d) Vietnam

286. Name India’s national accreditation body that became the 3rd one in Asia- Pacific region to get recognition for its
accreditation programme for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) Certification Bodies?
(a) National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) (b) Indian Standards Institute (ISI)
(c) Board of Indian Standards (BIS) (d) Indian Board of Certification (IBC)

287. Name the asteroid that made its closest approach to Earth in more than 400 years on 22nd December 2018?
(a) 2003 SD220 (b) 2005 SD567 (c) 2015 VX950 (d) 2022 BC456

288. New GST (Goods and Services Tax) return filing system will be implemented mandatorily by _____?
(a) July 1, 2019 (b) August 1, 2019 (c) September 1, 2019 (d) March 1, 2019

289. India became the world’s _____ largest stock market by overtaking Germany for the first time in seven years, on 22nd
December 2018?
(a) Third (b) Second (c) Fourth (d) Seventh
290. When did India celebrate National Mathematics day honouring the 131st birth anniversary of Great Indian Mathematician
Srinivasan Ramanujan?
(a) December 21 (b) December 20 (c) December 19 (d) December 22

291. Ministry of Home Affairs has authorized 10 security and intelligence agencies of India to access any computer in India for
monitoring, decrypting and interception, as per sub section (1) of section 69 of which act?
(a) Cyber Security Act, 2016 (b) Information Technology Act, 2000
(c) Computer Security Act, 2003 (d) Internet Surveillance Act, 2012

292. Which union territory ranked the highest among union territories in the ‘Front Runner’ category with a composite score 68 in
the SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) India Index 2018?
(a) Puducherry (b) Chandigarh (c) Delhi (d) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

293. Name the first-ever negotiated global framework on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions,
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on 10th December 2018, in Marrakesh, Morocco?
(a) Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
(b) Global Compact for Migrant Safety
(c) Global Compact for Migrant Regulation
(d) Global Compact for Protection and Support of Migrants

294. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) re-issued safety guidelines regarding the use of which oral drug, on
20th December 2018?
(a) Isotretinoin (b) Tryptophanin (c) Allegra (d) Deryphlin

295. Scientists of which country have found evidence of water on 17 asteroids for the first time using data from the infrared
satellite Akari?
(a) China (b) USA (c) France (d) Japan

296. Which state government provided 80 fishing boat groups with 200 ISRO developed satellite, NavIC (Navigation with Indian
Constellation), enabled communication devices free of cost, on 17th December 2018?
(a) Kerala (b) Odisha (c) Gujarat (d) Tamil Nadu

297. Indian Navy inducted the ship named _____, the fifth ship of Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV class, on 19th December 2018?
(a) IN LCU L55 (b) IN LCU B12 (c) IN LCU S11 (d) IN LCU TH2

298. Where did Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurate a three-day conference on Soft Power?
(a) Kolkata (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Bengaluru

299. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) signed a MoU with which company for training rural youth for skill development
under Deendayal upadhyaya grameen kaushalya yojana (Ddu-Gky)?
(a) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (b) Infosys Limited (c) Google India Limited (d) Tata Motors Limited

300. Name the author of the book “Timeless Laxman”, written on famous cartoonist RK Laxman, released by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Maharashtra?
(a) Usha Srinivas Laxman (b) Jayanti Laxman (c) Manish Chawla (d) Suchampa Bhaji

301. Where did the high-level meeting between Indian and Indonesian Coast Guard conclude in December 2018?
(a) Mumbai (b) Ahmedabad (c) New Delhi (d) Visakhapatnam
302. Which Union Ministry has released the drafts of a new child protection policy, which would be the first policy dedicated to the
protection of children which was earlier under National Child Policy 2013?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development (d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

303. Where was the 7th round of India – South Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations, held
from 11th to 13th December 2018?
(a) Mumbai, India (b) New Delhi, India (c) Seoul, South Korea (d) Pyeongchang, South Korea

304. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) with effect from January 1,
2019?
(a) Rajiv Mishra (b) Anita Nair (c) S Paramesh (d) Pranab Kumar Das

305. Name the Belgium Prime Minister who resigned amid pressure on his government because of his support for the UN global
pact on migration?
(a) Rufus Mikovich (b) Charles Michel (c) Marshal Gallagher (d) Daniel Silverado

306. Researchers at _____ institute have developed a new technique to produce high value graphene with 88 % graphene yield
from discarded dry cell batteries?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (b) Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
(c) MS Ramiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru (d) Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), New Delhi

307. When was 57th Goa Liberation Day celebrated?

(a) December 17 (b) December 18 (c) December 19 (d) December 20

308. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ordered creation of a 12 member committee of senior officials chaired by _____ for a
fresh cadre review and restructuring of the Income Tax Department, on 17th December 2018?
(a) S Ramesh (b) S K Dash (c) Virendra Singh (d) Rahul Dawan

309. Union Cabinet was apprised of joint issue of postage stamps by India and which country on the theme “125th Year of
Mahatma Gandhi’s Pietermaritzburg Station Incident and Birth Centenary of Nelson Mandela”, on 17th December 2018?
(a) South Africa (b) Australia (c) United Kingdom (d) United States of America

310. Union Cabinet approved signing of a MoU between India and _____ on cooperation in Human Resource Development (HRD)
which will facilitate students and faculty in that country to use SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young Aspiring
Minds) courses, on 17th December 2018?
(a) Afghanistan (b) Nepal (c) Sri Lanka (d) Myanmar

311. Union Cabinet approved establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Tamil Nadu and Telangana
under which scheme on 17th December 2018?
(a) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (b) Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Scheme
(c) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (d) Central Government Health Scheme

312. Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and _____ act, to provide legal backing for seeding of Aadhaar
with mobile number and bank accounts as an optional KYC(Know your customer), on 17th December 2018?
(a) Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) (b) Right To Information (RTI) Act
(c) Data Privacy and Protection (DPP) Act (d) Customer Information Protection (CIP) Act
313. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research confirms which planet is losing its iconic rings at the
maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made before several years?
(a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

314. The Corbett Foundation in collaboration with Conservation India and Sanctuary Nature Foundation has launched a campaign
to save the bird ‘Great Indian Bustard’. Which Indian state has the largest population of Great Indian Bustard?
(a) Gujarat (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Himachal Pradesh

315. Geeta Iyengar passed away recently. She was related to which field?
(a) Hindustani Music (b) Yoga (c) Bharatanatiyam Dance (c) Basket Ball

316. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Swachch Kumbh’ Model on 16th December 2018, on the banks of _____ , where
the ‘Ganga Puja’ would be performed?
(a) River Ravi (b) River Ganga (c) River Sangam (d) River Yamuna

317. The military of which country lifted a ban on United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) operations from the northeast part of
the country, that was imposed based on accusations of training “spies” supporting Boko Haram jihadists, on 14th December
2018?
(a) Kenya (b) Nigeria (c) South Sudan (d) Syria

318. Name the world’s oldest plant virus dating back 1,000 years that has been discovered by scientists at an archaeological site in
Arizona, United States of America?
(a) Zea mays chrysovirus 1(ZMCV1) (b) Cucumber Mosaic Cucumovirus 11 (CMV11)
(c) Banana bunchy top nanovirus 16 (BBTV16) (d) Barley yellow dwarf disease luteovirus 1 (BYDDL1)

319. Mount Sopurat Volcano of which country erupted twice on Sulawesi Island sending ash about 7.5 km high in the sky, on 16th
December 2018?
(a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia (c) Vietnam (d) Philippines

320. Australia became one of the few countries to formally recognize which city as the capital of Israel?
(a) West Jerusalem (b) Tel Aviv (c) Haifa (d) Eilat

321. Who was crowned as Miss India Worldwide 2018 at 27th annual global pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey, United
States?
(a) Sakshi Sinha (b) Shree Saini (c) Anusha Sareen (d) Roopa Hebbar

322. Where did Sports Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore flag off a special marathon ‘Soldierathon’ in the honour of Martyrs and
wounded Soldiers, on Vijay Diwas?
(a) Kolkata (b) New Delhi (c) Indore (d) Ahmedabad

323. A National Medical Devices Promotion Council will be set up under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, headed by ____
(a) Ramesh Abhishek (b) Arthika Chaudhary (c) Ramesh Seth (d) Sindhya Johnso

324. Which state has become the first state in India to enact a law banning sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of
authority, having a fiduciary relationship or a public servant?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Telangana (c) Haryana (d) Jammu and Kashmir
325. Name the Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R) launched by Ministry of Power on the
occasion of National Energy Conservation Day 2018 in New Delhi?
(a) National Building Code of India 2018 (b) Green Building Guidelines 2018
(c) ECO Niwas Samhita 2018 (d) ECO Imaarat Niyam 2018

326. Which state/union territory launched a community policing scheme named “Prahari’’, to prevent crime, and maintain law and
order?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Goa (c) Puducherry (d) Delhi

327. President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, dedicated the Advanced Centre for Agricultural Research and Education (ACARE) and
Rice Bio-Park at the in Yezin Agricultural University, to the people of which country?
(a) South Korea (b) Nepal (c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

328. Korean Won and _____ are the two new currencies added to the List of Currencies for Exchange Rate, by Central Board of
Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC), on 12th December 2018?
(a) Turkish Lira (b) Japanese Yen (c) Chilean Peso (d) Brazilian Real

329. Where was the 18th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC), held?
(a) Dehradun (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Kochi

330. The Dam Safety Bill 2018 was introduced in Lok Sabha. The bill was drafted by which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
(b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(c) Ministry of Science and Technology
(d) Ministry of Urban Development

331. Where is the Pratibha Parva programme to nurture talent in school children, organized in December 2018?
(a) Delhi (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Goa

332. Global financial technology company OBOPAY, announced the launch of a new generation pre-payment instrument called
OBOPAY Card in partnership with Mastercard and which bank?
(a) Axis Bank (b) Canara Bank (c) Federal Bank (d) ICICI Bank

333. Sharad Pawar and _____ received the Lokmat Parliamentary Award under the category of ‘Lifetime achievement award’ at
Lokmat National Conclave 2018, in New Delhi?
(a) Murli Manohar Joshi (b) Gulam Nabi Azad (c) Nishikant Dubey (d) Rama Devi

334. Which state government announced the creation of an umbrella university named after former Prime Minister late Atal
Bihari Vajpayee?
(a) Gujarat (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Karnataka

335. India signed an ascension pact to the 30-member Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN). T-RMN is led by which country?
(a) France (b) Russia (c) United States (d) Italy

336. Port ____ System, ‘PCS1x’, a cloud based new generation technology, to increase ease of doing business was launched by
Indian Ports Association (IPA). What does “C” represent in PCS?
(a) Cloud (b) Communication (c) Code (d) Community
337. Name the Indian Railway employee who has been conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award 2018 for his novel “Marom” in
Santhali language?
(a) Anuj Kumar (b) Shyam Sundar Besra (c) Sajin Vohra (d) Ram Nath Bhalla

338. Name the campaign launched for International Day of Human Rights 2018 or Human Rights Day 2018 celebrated on 10th
December 2018?
(a) #StandUp4Human Rights (b) Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity
(c) Stand up for someone’s rights today (d) Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always

339. Name the Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Law & Justice, who launched a National Challenge for Youths, “Ideate for India –
Creative Solutions using Technology”, in New Delhi?
(a) Suresh Prabhu (b) Narendra Singh Tomar (c) Ravi Shankar Prasad (d) Manoj Sinha

340. Who was elected as the 14th chairman of the Coca-Cola Company?
(a) Muhtar Kent (b) James Quincey (c) Joel Davis (d) Sean Goldman

341. Name the 2nd edition of the 11-day exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF)
that commenced at Air Force Station Jodhpur?
(a) INDRAAIR 2018 (b) AIRINDRA 2018 (c) AVIAINDRA 2018 (d) AVIONICS 2018

342. The 10th edition of ‘INDRA NAVY’, the bilateral exercise between the navies of India and _____took place at Vishakhapatnam.
(a) Australia (b) Russia (c) France (d) United States of America

343. Lieutenant governors (LGs) and administrators of Union territories have been empowered by the central government to
designate civil courts as special courts to adjudicate contracts related to infrastructure projects. This comes under which
section of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (47 of 1963)?
(a) Section 20B (b) Section 21A (c) Section 40C (d) Section 31A

344. Bharti Enterprises chairman ____ has received ESCP Europe’s highest honour ‘Doctor Honoris Causa’ for his innovative
entrepreneurship and contribution towards philanthropy in education?
(a) Sunil Bharti Mittal (b) Aunbrata Biswas (c) Arpit Singh (d) Ranjan Mishra

345. Name the person who is the most followed world leader on Instagram, according to the Twiplomacy study 2018, conducted
by Burson-Marsteller, an international public relations and communications firm?
(a) Donald Trump (b) Narendra Modi (c) Joko Widodo (d) Pope Francis

346. Vice President [Link] Naidu released two books named “The Republican Ethic” in English and “Loktantra ke Swar” in
Hindi. These books contain compilation of selected speeches made by ____?
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (b) President Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (d) Union Minister Arun Jaitley

347. When did Indian Navy celebrate Submarine Day to commemorate the induction of the first submarine, the erstwhile INS
Kalvari, into the Navy in 1967?
(a) December 6 (b) December 7 (c) December 8 (d) December 9

348. Which state/union territory government launched a 3 day, 2 night free pilgrimage scheme, consisting of five religious circuits,
for senior citizens named- the ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana’?
(a) Manipur (b) Delhi (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (d) Madhya Pradesh
349. Digital lending company CASHe has partnered with which mobile Point-of -Sale (POS) payment services provider, to launch
the CASHe emi Mcards for a smooth loan experience at the point-of-sale?
(a) Mswipe (b) MPay (c) QuickPay (d) SwipePay

350. BigRep and NOWlab firms of which country have produced the world’s first fully functioning e-motorbike NERA using a 3D
printer?
(a) China (b) Japan (c) United States (d) Germany

351. Name the author of ‘Confusion of Confusions’, the first book known to be written about a stock exchange, that went on sale
at Sotheby’s Rare Books and Manuscripts online auction, on 4th December 2018?
(a) Robert Castellano (b) Joseph Penso de la Vega (c) Regan Thomas (d) Brett Van De Camp

352. “Modiraj Main Kisan, Double Aamad Ya Double afat”, a book authored by ____ was launched in New Delhi?
(a) Sushil Modi (b) Suresh Mathur (c) Yogendra Yadav (d) Shiv Kumar

353. Special Forces of India and which country completed the three-day tactical exercise called ‘Vajra Kayaa’ which is part of their
joint military drill ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ in Jaipur?
(a) United States (b) Bangladesh (c) France (d) Sri Lanka

354. Which state announced about ‘SHOUT’ feature exclusively for women in the ‘112 India’, a pan India single mobile app?
(a) Haryana (b) Kerala (c) Manipur (d) Nagaland

355. Name the portal for online registration of drone operators in India, which was announced by Civil Aviation Minister Suresh
Prabhu?
(a) Drone Cloud (b) Digital Sky (c) Digital Fly (d) Drone Book

356. Which state won the 2018-19 BC Roy Junior National Championships (Tier II) held in Rajkot?
(a) Manipur (b) Haryana (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

357. Name the software launched by Indian Railways that will enable the Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to keep track of
punctuality of trains and freight and passenger earnings from anywhere in India?
(a) eDiary (b) RailDairy (c) eDrishti (d) RailMoney

358. Where did NITI Aayog organise Development Dialogue on “Health Systems for A New India: Building Blocks”?
(a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Pondicherry

359. Ebola outbreak in which country was declared the second largest in history, by World Health Organization?
(a) Nigeria (b) Congo (c) Libya (d) Zambia

360. Padmasree Warrior, Komal Mangtani, Neha Narkhede and _____ are the 4 Indian-origin women named by Forbes among
America’s top 50 female technology moguls?
(a) Kiran Rao (b) Sunita Sharma (c) Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan (d) Avni Singh

361. Who has become the first woman to win the Greg Norman Medal as the best Australian golfer on the international stage?
(a)Minjee Lee (b) Asha Louie (c) Sabrina James (d) Sheena Weinstein

362. Who has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year?
(a) Mithali Raj (b) Smriti Mandhana (c) Alyssa Healy (d) Sophie Ecclestone
363. _______ was American scientist who passed away recently, who helped design and build the forerunner of the internet?
(a) Bowman, James (b) Banneker, Benjamin (c) Bashen, Janet (d) Larry Roberts

364. Railway minister Piyush Goel announced that the Honey Bee plan in_______ that kept elephants away from the tracks will be
expanded to other areas of the country.
(a) Sikkim (b) Haryana (c) Assam (d) Bihar

365. Which State government has implemented the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations for all government employees from
January 1?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra

366. Which cricketer inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)?
(a) S. Sreesanth (b) Rohit Sharma (c) Virat Kohli (d) Ricky Ponting

367. Padma Shri awardee Prof Hamidi Kashmiri passed away. He was well known _______.
(a) Poet (b) Singer (c) Economist (d) Social worker

368. Who has received South Indian Education Society (SIES) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award as part
of the Kanchi Mahaswami festival?
(a) Manmohan Singh (b) Narendra Modi (c) Rahul Gandhi (d) Sonia Gandhi

369. According to the MORI Perils of Perception Survey 2018, India has secured _________rank in the “misperception index”.
(a) 10th (b) 11th (c) 12th (d) 13th

370. Which country has passed law making handshake must for citizenship?
(a) Scotland (b) Denmark (c) Belgium (d) Paraguay

371. Which US state has become 1st US state with female-majority legislature?
(a) Arizona (b) California (c) Utah (d) Nevada

372. Which country has topped in Global Gender Gap Report 2018?
(a) Iceland (b) Australia (c) India (d) Nepal

373. Who has become only the third woman to become an ASG (Additional Solicitor General) in the Supreme Court?
(a) Hima Vinoth (b) Sherly Das (c) Madhavi Divan (d) None of these

374. Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2018?

(a) Catriona Gray (b) Steffi John (c) Terasa Anders (d) Lily Berg

375. India’s first private UAV factory inaugurated in ____________.

(a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Cochin

376. Which movie has bagged ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ award at Kerala film festival?
(a) Dark Room (b) Drishyam (c) Husbands at Goa (d) Everybody Know

377. Which state becomes the first state to pass a resolution to declare cow as "Rashtra Mata" recently in December?
(a) Assam (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland
378. Who has become first Indian to win IITF's ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award?
(a) Vishnu Nath (b) Kidambi Srikanth (c) Manika Batra (d) Sonia Megham

379. Who has become India’s top-paid sportsperson of 2018 at 228 crore?
(a) MS Dhoni (b) PV Sindhu (c) Virat kohli (d) Saina Nehwal

380. Witness Protection Scheme is introduced by__________.

(a) Railways (b) Lok Sabha (c) Rajya Sabha (d) Supreme Court

381. Which of the following made history as the first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe 2018?
(a) Sharifa Akeel (Philippines) (b) Venessa Ponce De Leon (Mexico)
(c) Angela Ponce (Spain) (d) Catriona Gray (Phillippnes)

382. Which game has won ‘Best Game of 2018’ among 3 Google Play awards?
(a) PubG (b) Grand Theft (c) Minecraft (d) H1Z1

383. Who has became the recipient of the first-ever Ballon d’Or awarded to a female football?
(a) Dzsenifer Marozsán (b) Amandine Henry (c) Ada Hegerberg (d) Pernille Harder

384. ‘Share Joy, Not Rumours’, its first-ever television campaign in India is launched by______ to address fake news ahead of 2019
general elections.
(a) Facebook (b) Whatsapp (c) Twitter (d) Youtube

385. ‘Bhasha Sangam’, a unique initiative launched by the government is for______.

(a) Adults Pension (b) School Students (c) Farmers (d) Defence Soldiers

386. A committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of which of the followings for deciding the parameters and
operations modalities for Conditional Cash Transfer in lieu of Take Home Ration?
(a) Vivek Debroy (b) Amitabh Kant (c) M. K. Saraswat (d) Vinod K Paul

387. Nightingale of Assam who was Passed Away?

(a) Alka Yagnik (b) Asha Bhosle (c) Dipali Borthakur (d) Kishore Kumar

388. Who takes over as new FICCI President?

(a) Sangita Reddy (b) Uday Shankar (c) Rashesh Shah (d) Sandip Somany

389. Ramphal Pawar appointed as Director of which government Agency?

(a) National Crime Records Bureau (b) Press Information Bureau
(c) Central Information Commission (d) Bureau of Indian Standards

390. Which country sets world record in Nuclear Plant Operation, where the unit ran non-stop for over 940 days?
(a) India (b) China (c) Russia (d) Pakistan

391. How much financial assistance India has announced for Bhutan's 12th Five Year Plan during the visit of Bhutan's new Prime
Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering to India in December?
(a) Rs 2500 crores (b) Rs 3500 crores (c) Rs 4500 crores (d) Rs 5500 crores
392. According to new Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2018, approved in December 2018, how much area has been
declared as "No-Development Zone" for all islands?
(a) 20 meters (b) 30 meters (c) 50 meters (d) 100 meters

393. In which city of Andhra Pradesh, the principle seat of the High Court has been established?
(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Anantapur (c) Amravati (d) Chittur

394. The President issued order for setting up a separate High Court in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Under which article of the
Constitution, there is a provision of High Court for each state?
(a) Article 213 (b) Article 214 (c) Article 215 (d) Article 217

395. An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the National Green Tribunal's decision to uphold the environment
clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF) to the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research for the construction of the India-based Neutrino Observatory at which place?
(a) Hingoli, Maharashtra (b) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh(c) Theni, Tamil Nadu (d) Chandipur, Odisha

396. Which country's child became the world's first to be given a vaccine delivered commercially by drone?
(a) Fiji (b) Tuvalu (c) Vanuatu (d) Somalia

397. Frances Arnold and Gregory Winter have said that excessive concerns about genetically modified foods and other substances
can inhibit mankind from benefiting from developments in the field. They won 2018 Nobel Prize in
(a) Chemistry (b) Physics (c) Physiology or Medicine (d) Economics

398. PM Narendra Modi handed over the tricolour flag to Arunima Sinha, marking the beginning of her expedition to Mount
Vinson, which is situated in ____
(a) Australia (b) US (c) Antarctica (d) Russia

399. The RBI has asked all banks to replace magnetic-stripe-only cards with EMV-chip based cards by 31 Dec 2018. In the term
EVM, letter ‘E’ stands for ____
(a) Electronic (b) Europay (c) Easypay (d) Engraved

400. Who among the following has been sentenced to seven years in jail in a graft case?
(a) Begum Khaleda Zia (b) Mahinda Rajapaksa (c) Abdulla Yameen (d) Nawaz Sharif

401. "Thanka Anki" procession, which was in the news recently, is associated with which of the following temples presiding deity?
(a) Tirumala Temple (b) Sabarimala Temple (c) Padmanabhaswamy Temple (d) Jagannath Puri Temple

402. Which one of the following volcanic eruptions caused tsunami in Indonesia in December, which killed more than 200 people?
(a) Mount Merapi (b) Mount Sinabung (c) Anak Krakatoa (d) Soputan

403. What is 'Ayurjack', which was in the news recently?

(a) A variety of jackfruit (b) A variety of orange (c) A variety of mango (d) A variety of coconut

404. What is the objective of the first satellite launched by China under the Hongyun project?
(a) To remove space junk (b) Discovering rare metal on asteroids
(c) Providing broadband internet services (d) Measuring climate change

405. In a bid to search for signs of life on which planet's moon Europa, scientists are designing a nuclear-powered "Tunnelbot" that
can penetrate through the icy shell of the moon?
(a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
Answer Key
1 b 51 b 101 a 151 c 201 b 251 b 301 c 351 b 401 b
2 a 52 a 102 a 152 d 202 a 252 c 302 c 352 c 402 c
3 c 53 d 103 b 153 b 203 b 253 c 303 c 353 a 403 a
4 b 54 b 104 b 154 a 204 c 254 c 304 d 354 d 404 c
5 d 55 c 105 a 155 a 205 b 255 c 305 b 355 b 405 a
6 c 56 d 106 d 156 b 206 c 256 c 306 b 356 b
7 a 57 d 107 b 157 c 207 b 257 d 307 c 357 c
8 a 58 a 108 a 158 a 208 b 258 d 308 b 358 b
9 c 59 a 109 d 159 b 209 c 259 b 309 a 359 b
10 c 60 b 110 d 160 d 210 c 260 d 310 a 360 c
11 b 61 a 111 b 161 c 211 b 261 d 311 c 361 a
12 c 62 c 112 c 162 b 212 b 262 a 312 a 362 b
13 c 63 b 113 c 163 d 213 d 263 b 313 c 363 d
14 c 64 c 114 c 164 c 214 c 264 c 314 c 364 c
15 a 65 a 115 b 165 d 215 d 265 b 315 b 365 d
16 b 66 b 116 c 166 c 216 a 266 b 316 c 366 d
17 b 67 a 117 a 167 d 217 d 267 b 317 b 367 a
18 c 68 a 118 b 168 b 218 b 268 a 318 a 368 a
19 d 69 d 119 c 169 a 219 d 269 c 319 b 369 c
20 b 70 b 120 b 170 b 220 b 270 a 320 a 370 b
21 b 71 b 121 c 171 d 221 b 271 c 321 b 371 d
22 b 72 d 122 a 172 c 222 b 272 a 322 b 372 a
23 a 73 b 123 c 173 b 223 b 273 a 323 a 373 c
24 d 74 a 124 c 174 c 224 c 274 a 324 d 374 a
25 d 75 c 125 b 175 d 225 d 275 a 325 c 375 b
26 b 76 c 126 d 176 d 226 a 276 c 326 d 376 a
27 b 77 d 127 d 177 b 227 c 277 b 327 d 377 c
28 a 78 c 128 d 178 c 228 a 278 c 328 a 378 c
29 c 79 c 129 c 179 d 229 b 279 b 329 b 379 c
30 a 80 a 130 a 180 d 230 a 280 a 330 a 380 d
31 b 81 c 131 d 181 c 231 d 281 b 331 c 381 c
32 d 82 d 132 c 182 b 232 a 282 a 332 c 382 a
33 d 83 a 133 b 183 c 233 c 283 a 333 a 383 c
34 c 84 b 134 b 184 d 234 c 284 b 334 b 384 b
35 c 85 b 135 b 185 a 235 a 285 b 335 d 385 b
36 a 86 b 136 c 186 a 236 b 286 a 336 d 386 d
37 a 87 b 137 d 187 c 237 a 287 a 337 b 387 c
38 a 88 c 138 d 188 c 238 c 288 a 338 a 388 d
39 b 89 d 139 b 189 a 239 d 289 d 339 c 389 a
40 c 90 b 140 a 190 a 240 c 290 d 340 b 390 a
41 d 91 b 141 b 191 b 241 a 291 b 341 c 391 c
42 c 92 d 142 a 192 a 242 d 292 b 342 b 392 a
43 c 93 a 143 b 193 d 243 d 293 a 343 a 393 c
44 a 94 b 144 a 194 c 244 a 294 a 344 a 394 b
45 c 95 a 145 b 195 d 245 b 295 d 345 b 395 c
46 d 96 d 146 c 196 d 246 c 296 d 346 b 396 c
47 d 97 a 147 b 197 d 247 d 297 a 347 c 397 a
48 d 98 a 148 b 198 c 248 d 298 b 348 b 398 c
49 b 99 b 149 c 199 a 249 d 299 a 349 a 399 b
50 c 100 b 150 b 200 a 250 a 300 a 350 d 400 d