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Exclusive Monthly GA MCQs
(Apr 01–30, 2018)
1. India’s CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal at the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship
in Reykjavik, the capital city of
1) Iceland
2) Greenland
3) Finland
4) Denmark
5) New Zealand
2. The govt has entered into a legal agreement with which of the following for financing arrangement for
early development of biopharmaceuticals?
1) ADB
2) NDB
3) IMF
4) World Bank
5) Federal Reserve
3. Leisang village was the last village that was brought on the national
power grid on 28 Apr 2018. The village is situated in the state of
1) Jharkhand
2) Manipur
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Chhattisgarh
4. India and Pakistan will participate in a military drill under the
framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Ural
mountains in
1) China
2) Kazakhstan
3) Uzbekistan
4) Turkmenistan
5) Russia
5. Which country recently offered India a 30 per cent discount on crude oil purchases if India uses the
country’s crypto-currency Petro?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Qatar
3) Venezuela
4) Iraq
5) Iran
6. The govt had acquired 59.73 per cent stake held by RBI in the country’s largest bank SBI for Rs
35,531.33 cr in the year
1) 2006
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2) 2007
3) 2008
4) 2009
5) 2010
7. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections during financial year 2017-2018 stood at
1) Rs 6.19 lakh cr
2) Rs 6.78 lakh cr
3) Rs 6.89 lakh cr
4) Rs 7.19 lakh cr
5) Rs 7.69 lakh cr
8. The Axis Bank board recently approved a proposal to increase its borrowing limit up to
1) Rs 50,000 cr
2) Rs 75,000 cr
3) Rs 1 lakh cr
4) Rs 1.5 lakh cr
5) Rs 2 lakh cr
9. Prajnesh Gunneswaran is associated with which of the following games? He won his maiden singles title
at Anning, China recently.
1) Badminton
2) Squash
3) Tennis
4) Snooker
5) Table tennis
10. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed every year on
1) 08 Apr
2) 18 Apr
3) 20 Apr
4) 28 Apr
5) 30 Apr
11. The Global remittances, including flows to high-income countries, grew 7 per cent in 2017 to
1) $411 bn
2) $512 bn
3) $613 bn
4) $705 bn
5) $802 bn
12. The RBI sold almost all its holding in the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(Nabard) to the Central Govt in the year
1) 2006
2) 2007
3) 2008
4) 2009
5) 2010
13. The Defence Acquisition Council approved capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 3,687 cr recently. It
includes development of NAG Missile System which is a/an
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1) anti-tank missile
2) anti-aircraft missile
3) anti-submarine missile
4) missile defence system
5) torpedo
14. Shirui Lily State Festival 2018 was held in which of the following states recently?
1) Assam
2) Sikkim
3) Tripura
4) Manipur
5) Jharkhand
15. The World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed every year on
1) 30 Apr
2) 21 Apr
3) 11 Apr
4) 07 Apr
5) 01 Apr
16. Dalmia Bharat Ltd has signed an MoU with the govt to take up Red Fort in Delhi and Gandikota Fort in
which state under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project?
1) Karnataka
2) Rajasthan
3) West Bengal
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Andhra Pradesh
17. The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to pursue a permanent peace and the complete
denuclearization. The capital of North Korea is
1) Kaesong
2) Hamhung
3) Pyongyang
4) Wonsan
5) Seoul
18. Aditya Ghosh resigned as the President of which of the following India airlines recently?
1) IndiGo
2) Spicejet
3) Jet Airways
4) Vistara
5) AirAsia India
19. Which state govt has appointed international shooter Gauri Sheoran as the brand ambassador for its two
health-related programmes?
1) Punjab
2) Haryana
3) Telangana
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Rajasthan
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20. The book Why I am a Hindu has been authored by who among the following?
1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Siddaramaiah
3) Mamata Banerjee
4) Shashi Tharoor
5) Arvind Kejriwal
21. The foundation day of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) was observed on 25
Apr. The present MD and Chairman of HUDCO is
1) Hardeep Singh Puri
2) Ravi Kanth Medithi
3) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
4) Sriram Kalyanaraman
5) Mohammad Mustafa
22. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland
as his new special envoy on
1) Syria
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Myanmar
5) Philippines
23. The HRD ministry launched the second edition of which of the following schemes recently to make
students adopt villages and learn about lifestyle and problems of people?
1) Ek Bharat Abhiyan
2) Sampark Bharat Abhiyan
3) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
4) Sundar Bharat Abhiyan
5) None of these
24. In a historical meeting, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently met the South Korean President
1) Moon Jae-in
2) Roh Moo-hyun
3) Ahn Hee-jung
4) Park Geun-hye
5) Ahn Cheol-soo
25. Which of the following is NOT a scheme launched by the central govt?
1) Gobar-Dhan
2) Jan Dhan
3) Van Dhan
4) Kuber Dhan
5) None of these
26. Which of the following is the most trusted Internet brand in India in the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018?
1) Google
2) Facebook
3) Microsoft
4) Twitter
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5) TCS
27. The govt will soon acquire RBI’s stake in housing finance regulator National Housing Bank (NHB). RBI
currently holds what per cent stake in the NHB?
1) 25 per cent
2) 49 per cent
3) 65 per cent
4) 74 per cent
5) 100 per cent
28. _________ has been awarded the National Intellectual Property Award, 2018.
1) JNU
2) CSIR
3) BHU
4) IISc, Bengaluru
5) IIT Mumbai
29. The World Intellectual Property Day is observed every year on
1) 06 Apr
2) 16 Apr
3) 20 Apr
4) 26 Apr
5) 30 Apr
30. Which of the following is the world's largest remittance recipient in 2017 with about $69 bn?
1) India
2) Nigeria
3) Mexico
4) Philippines
5) China
31. The development bank Nabard provided an assistance of Rs 10,012 cr to which state during 2017-18 to
facilitate overall development?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Odisha
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32. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the launch of its e-Gsec platform to invest in govt
securities. The present MD and CEO of NSE is
1) Ashok Chawla
2) Vikram Limaye
3) Ravi
4) Dhirendra Swarup
5) Ajay Tyagi
33. _______ has emerged as India’s most attractive employer brand according to findings of Randstad
Employer Brand Research 2018.
1) Amazon India
2) TCS
3) Infosys
4) Microsoft India
5) Google India
34. What is India’s ranking in the 2018 Press Freedom Index?
1) 175th
2) 98th
3) 112th
4) 132nd
5) 138th
35. Which of the following countries has topped the 2018 Press Freedom Index released by the Reporters
Without Borders (RSF)?
1) Sweden
2) New Zealand
3) Norway
4) Australia
5) Denamark
36. Mario Abdo Benítez was elected as the next President of which of the following countries in the recent
elections?
1) Uruguay
2) Paraguay
3) Chad
4) Colombia
5) East Timor
37. Who among the following has launched a new political party named “Hamro Sikkim”?
1) Bhaichung Bhutia
2) Jeje Lalpekhlua
3) Subrata Pal
4) Sunil Chhetri
5) Gouramangi Singh
38. The ICC has decided to convert the 2021 Champions Trophy into a World T20 event. The 2021 event is
scheduled in
1) England
2) New Zealand
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3) India
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
39. India and which of the following countries will hold a two-week military exercise beginning Apr 30
named ‘Harimau Shakti’?
1) Indonesia
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) Malaysia
5) Vietnam
40. Which of the following banks reported a surprise fourth-quarter (FY18) loss for the first time since its
listing in 1998?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) YES Bank
5) Axis Bank
41. What is the currency of Mongolia?
1) Togrog
2) Rand
3) Kyat
4) Ngultrum
5) Peso
42. ________ has signed a loan agreement with India for IBRD credit of USD 125 mn for the “Innovate in
India for Inclusiveness Project”.
1) IMF
2) Federal Reserve
3) World Bank
4) ADB
5) NDB
43. India has tied up with the United States and which of the following countries to develop a pollution-
forecast system?
1) Norway
2) Sweden
3) New Zealand
4) France
5) Finland
44. The two-day coastal security exercise, ‘Sagar Kavach’, was held on Apr 18 and 19 in
1) Mumbai
2) Goa
3) Chennai
4) Vishakhapatnam
5) Kandla
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45. Warangal Durries has received Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It has brought much acclaim to the
weaver community of Warangal region in the state of
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Maharashtra
4) Telangana
5) Gujarat
46. The payment solutions company Razorpay will soon enable eNACH for its merchant customers. Here,
the term NACH means
1) National Automated Commodity House
2) National Automated Clearing House
3) National Automated Curing House
4) National Automated Commissioning House
5) None of these
47. Who among the following is all set to become the first woman advocate to be recommended for
appointment as an SC judge as the govt has cleared her appointment?
1) Abhilash Kumari
2) Indira Banerjee
3) Gita Mittal
4) Indu Malhotra
5) Vijaya Tahilramani
48. The World Bank has released a report “The Global Findex.” As per this report, the total bank account
ownership in India is what per cent of the population in 2017?
1) 53 per cent
2) 77 per cent
3) 80 per cent
4) 83 per cent
5) 90 per cent
49. Who among the following is the author of the book Evolution?
1) Emmanuel Macron
2) Justin Trudeau
3) Jacinda Ardern
4) Theresa May
5) Angela Merkel
50. The World Malaria Day is observed every year on
1) 05 Apr
2) 15 Apr
3) 20 Apr
4) 25 Apr
5) 30 Apr
51. The Commonwealth Heads of Govt Meeting (CHOFM) 2018 concluded recently in the UK. The next
CHOGM will be held in 2020 in
1) Rwanda
2) Australia
3) Mauritius
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4) Canada
5) Malaysia
52. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 6th round of India-Mongolia Joint
Consultative Committee meeting recently. The capital city of Mongolia is
1) Manama
2) Baku
3) Ulaanbaatar
4) Nassau
5) Tirana
53. The Home Ministry has decided to relax the six-decade-old Protected Area Permit regime from which of
the following states for five years for foreign tourists?
1) Nagaland
2) Mizoram
3) Manipur
4) All the above
5) Only 2) and 3)
54. PM Narendra Modi visited which state on the National Panchayati Raj Day and unveiled a roadmap for
development of tribal areas over the next five years?
1) Rajasthan
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
55. Adilabad Dokra, an ancient bell metal craft popular in the tribal regions of Adilabad district in which
state has been issued the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
1) Karnataka
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
5) Telangana
56. The govt has achieved the disbursal target for agriculture credit of Rs 10 lakh cr in 2017-18 fiscal. The
target for the current financial year has been set at
1) Rs 11 lakh cr
2) Rs 11.5 lakh cr
3) Rs 12 lakh cr
4) Rs 12.5 lakh cr
5) Rs 13 lakh cr
57. The Nabard is planning to raise about Rs 40,000 cr through bond issuance in FY2019. The present
Chairman of Nabard is
1) TS Vijayan
2) David Rasquinha
3) Ajay Tyagi
4) Mohammad Mustafa
5) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
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58. The Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance) has approached the Sebi, BSE and NSE for
necessary approval for the merger with
1) Federal Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) YES Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) IDFC Bank
59. The National Panchayati Raj Day is observed every year on
1) 04 Apr
2) 14 Apr
3) 24 Apr
4) 28 Apr
5) 30 Apr
60. The theme of the Commonwealth Heads of Govt Meeting (CHOFM) 2018 was
1) Towards a Shared Future
2) Towards a Better Future
3) Towards a Bright Future
4) Towards a Common Future
5) Towards a Green Future
61. Which country is the biggest shareholder at the World Bank as of now?
1) China
2) US
3) UK
4) Japan
5) France
62. Which country won the 8th South Asian Judo Championship held in Nepal recently?
1) India
2) Nepal
3) Pakistan
4) Sri Lanka
5) Bangladesh
63. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was removed completely from which of the
following states recently?
1) Assam
2) Manipur
3) Sikkim
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Meghalaya
64. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in principle to give an aid of Rs 1,700 cr for
infrastructure development to
1) Jharkhand
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Uttarakhand
5) Bihar
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65. The World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year on
1) 03 Apr
2) 13 Apr
3) 23 Apr
4) 27 Apr
5) 30 Apr
66. Which of the following firms created history recently by becoming the first Indian company to reach the
$100 bn market capitalisation (m-cap) mark? Market capitalisation is the value of a company that is traded
on the stock market.
1) Infosys
2) Wipro
3) Reliance Industries
4) Tata Consultancy Services
5) Tata Motors
67. Who among the following won the 2018 Monte Carlo Masters title recently?
1) Kei Nishikori
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Andy Murray
5) Stan Wawrinka
68. Mohamed Salah won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year award for the
2017-2018 season. He is first from which country to win the award?
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
5) Egypt
69. The Digambarpur Garm Panchayat has bagged the India’s best Gram Panchayat award. The Panchayat is
located in which state?
1) West Bengal
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Kerala
70. The public sector bank Indian Overseas Bank entered into an agreement with NeSL recently. Letter ‘e’
in the term NeSL stands for
1) education
2) environment
3) e-Governance
4) electronic
5) e-Banking
71. The Idea Cellular’s proposal to allow up to 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the company is
under consideration of the DIPP which means
1) Department of Industrial Priority and Promotion
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2) Department of Industrial Policy and Protection
3) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
4) Department of Industrial Priority and Protection
5) None of these
72. India’s forest cover has increased by 6,778 sq km during the last two years. Which state has made the
largest contribution in it, according to the Forest Survey of India (FSI)?
1) Jharkhand
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Andhra Pradesh
73. Who among the following is the present Foreign Minister of China? He will be China's new special
representative for border talks with India.
1) Wang Yi
2) Li Keqiang
3) Hua Chunying
4) Yang Jiechi
5) Wang Qishan
74. The World Intellectual Property Day is observed every year on
1) 06 Apr
2) 16 Apr
3) 20 Apr
4) 26 Apr
5) 30 Apr
75. According to the World Bank, the percentage of inactive bank
accounts is highest (48 per cent) in which country in the world?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Indonesia
4) India
5) Pakistan
76. The National Institute of Bank Management, a RBI-owned institute, is located in which of the following
cities?
1) Pune
2) Bengaluru
3) Mumbai
4) Chennai
5) Bhopal
77. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the Narendra Modi govt for doing well in the area of
reforms. The present Managing Director of the IMF is
1) Haruhiko Kuroda
2) Jim Yong Kim
3) Christine Lagarde
4) Takehiko Nakao
5) Roberto Azevedo
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78. At the International Monetary Finance Committee in Washington, the RBI Governor Urjit Patel said that
the real GDP growth of India is expected to expand in 2018-19 at
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.2 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.4 per cent
5) 7.6 per cent
79. For the first time after Independence, a record number of more than 1 lakh 75 thousand people will go to
Haj this year. The Minority Affairs Minister in the present govt is
1) Najma Heptulla
2) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
3) Shazia Ilmi
4) MJ Akbar
5) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
80. Which of the following teams won the inaugural edition of Super Cup Football tournament at the
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar?
1) Pune City
2) Jamshedpur
3) Kerala Blasters
4) East Bengal
5) Bengaluru FC
81. The govt has promulgated Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists of
girls below 12 years which amends POCSO Act. In the term POCSO letter P means
1) Prevention
2) Protection
3) Provision
4) Prison
5) Perpetrator
82. The leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London have
unanimously agreed to take action on cybersecurity by
1) 2019
2) 2020
3) 2021
4) 2022
5) 2023
83. The govt has approved restructured scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for which the
total outlay during 1 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2022 is
1) Rs 4,500.50 cr
2) Rs 5,455.50 cr
3) Rs 6,355.50 cr
4) Rs 7,255.50 cr
5) Rs 8,100.50 cr
84. Nasa recently launched its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, Tess, which means
1) Transforming Exoplanet Survey Satellite
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2) Traversing Exoplanet Survey Satellite
3) Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
4) Touring Exoplanet Survey Satellite
5) None of these
85. The group of ministers (GoM) constituted by the Road Ministry has recommended a uniform structure of
road tax across states. The GoM recently met in
1) Jaipur
2) Lucknow
3) Bhopal
4) New Delhi
5) Guwahati
86. The first ever four-day International Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) convention was held
recently in
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Patna
87. The first meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held recently on the
sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in
1) London
2) Geneva
3) Washington
4) Basel
5) Davos
88. _____ and India have reached an agreement under the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) system on
the tax issue related to Nokia.
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Norway
4) Spain
5) Finland
89. As said by the eeconomic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg at the 97th meeting of the
Development Committee of the World Bank in Washington, India’s GDP is expected to reach $5 tn by
1) 2021
2) 2023
3) 2025
4) 2026
5) 2028
90. The World Bank recently approved $13 bn capital increase as the US dropped its objection. The present
president of the World Bank is
1) Haruhiko Kuroda
2) Jim Yong Kim
3) Takehiko Nakao
4) Christine Lagarde
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5) Roberto Azevedo
91. The govt wants to garner what amount from the three gold schemes this fiscal (2018-19)?
1) Rs 5,000 cr
2) Rs 10,000 cr
3) Rs 15,000 cr
4) Rs 20,000 cr
5) Rs 25,000 cr
92. The govt has launched ‘Study in India’ programme to attract more foreign students. What number of
seats India is offering in the 2018-19 academic year?
1) 5,000
2) 10,000
3) 15,000
4) 20,000
5) 25,000
93. The Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recently launched the cashless health scheme of which state govt
named ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan’?
1) Gujarat
2) Haryana
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
5) Assam
94. According to the recent database of the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for Apr 2018, at $2.6
tn, India is world’s _____ largest economy.
1) third
2) fourth
3) fifth
4) sixth
5) seventh
95. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM 2018) was held recently in London.
It was overall ______ CHOGM.
1) 21st
2) 22nd
3) 23rd
4) 24th
5) 25th
96. The Commonwealth countries have unanimously agreed to take action on cybersecurity by 2020. Which
of the following is NOT a member of Commonwealth?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Singapore
3) Malaysia
4) Brunei Darussalam
5) None of these
97. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited which country to participate in a meeting of the foreign
ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
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1) Russia
2) China
3) Pakistan
4) Kazakhstan
5) Uzbekistan
98. The Civil Services Day is observed every year on
1) 01 Apr
2) 06 Apr
3) 11 Apr
4) 21 Apr
5) 30 Apr
99. The World Liver Day (WLD) is observed every year on
1) 01 Apr
2) 09 Apr
3) 11 Apr
4) 19 Apr
5) 29 Apr
100. The Malaria Summit 2018 was held recently in
1) Tokyo
2) Beijing
3) New Delhi
4) London
5) Sydney
101. The govt has formed a new thinktank, called the Defence Planning Committee (DCP), to reform the
process of higher defence planning. Its chairman is
1) Ajit Doval
2) Brajesh Mishra
3) Rajinder Khanna
4) Arvind Gupta
5) Sanjay Mitra
102. Which state has bagged the Most Film Friendly Award given by the central govt for its efforts to ease
filming in the state?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Telangana
103. The govt is set to launch the first tranche of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) for the current fiscal. The
SGBs will offer ________ annual interest to investors.
1) 1.5 per cent
2) 2 per cent
3) 2.5 per cent
4) 3 per cent
5) 3.5 per cent
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104. The govt launched DARPAN app recently. The app is aimed at achieving total digitisation of ________
in the country.
1) medical services
2) pharmacy services
3) passport services
4) postal services
5) subsidies
105. The Finance Ministry is considering coming out with Rs 10,000-cr follow-on fund offer of the Bharat-
22 ETF. Here, the term ETF stands for
1) Externally Traded Fund
2) Exchange Traded Fund
3) Exchange Traded Future
4) Externally Traded Future
5) None of these
106. The Law Commission has favoured the simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies,
possibly in 2019. The law commission is headed by
1) BS Chauhan
2) Kurian Joseph
3) Madan Lokur
4) Ranjan Gogoi
5) Jasti Chelameswar
107. The Poshan Abhiyaan was launched in Mar 2018 by PM Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu situated in the
state of
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Bihar
4) Karnataka
5) Rajasthan
108. What is India’s ranking on the new Commonwealth Innovation Index?
1) 3rd
2) 4th
3) 6th
4) 8th
5) 10th
109. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit
support of Rs 14,690 cr to which state for 2017-18?
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Rajasthan
4) Sikkim
5) Assam
110. The State Bank of India (SBI) recently allowed customers to withdraw money up to what amount via
Point of Sale (PoS) machines?
1) Rs 2,000
2) Rs 3,000
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3) Rs 5,000
4) Rs 8,000
5) Rs 10,000
111. As announced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently, India is expected to grow at what
per cent in 2019?
1) 7.3 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.8 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
112. The Pulitzer Prizes is given to the people related to which of the following fields?
1) Film industry
2) Journalism
3) Music
4) Science
5) Sports
113. Lieutenant General PP Malhotra recently assumed charge as the Director General of
1) National Cadet Corps
2) Border Security Force
3) Central Reserve Police Force
4) Central Industrial Security Force
5) National Investigating Agency
114. Which country joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s
recent visit to the country? It is 62nd country to join ISA.
1) Brazil
2) UAE
3) UK
4) Australia
5) Tuvalu
115. The pace of construction of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads reached an eight-year
high in 2017-18 at
1) 74 km per day
2) 82 km per day
3) 95 km per day
4) 116 km per day
5) 134 km per day
116. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was first launched in which of the following years?
1) 2000
2) 2001
3) 2002
4) 2003
5) 2004
117. Aditi Rao Hydari received Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady
(Critics Award) for her memorable performance in
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1) Secret Superstar
2) Mom
3) Bhoomi
4) Pink
5) Hindi Medium
118. India has topped the election to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, a UN subsidiary.
How many votes did India get?
1) 47
2) 43
3) 58
4) 39
5) 46
119. Fourteen new sites have been designated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. The
Cascaded Tank-Village System is one of them which is situated in
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Maldives
4) Nepal
5) Bhutan
120. The World Heritage Day is observed every year on
1) 02 Apr
2) 08 Apr
3) 18 Apr
4) 28 Apr
5) 30 Apr
121. As announced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
recently, India is expected to grow at what per cent in 2018?
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.8 per cent
5) 8.1 per cent
122. ______ has topped the list of salary trends in 2017 (average annual cost to company (CTC) for talent at
about Rs 11 lakh) according to Randstad Insights.
1) Bengaluru
2) Gurugram
3) Noida
4) Hyderabad
5) Chennai
123. The World Bank has projected what per cent growth rate for India for 2019 and 2020?
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
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124. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, has projected a
global growth of what per cent in 2018 and 2019?
1) 3.1 per cent
2) 3.3 per cent
3) 3.5 per cent
4) 3.7 per cent
5) 3.9 per cent
125. The Environment Ministry has come out with a draft national action plan called NCAP. The plan
pertains to
1) reducing air pollution
2) community development
3) agriculture
4) pharmaceuticals
5) cattle care
126. PM Narendra Modi visited which of the following countries to attend the two day Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting recently?
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) Canada
4) UK
5) Sweden
127. The Nordic countries has supported India's candidature for a permanent seat in reformed UN Security
Council. Which of the following is NOT a Nordic country?
1) Norway
2) Iceland
3) Finland
4) Denmark
5) New Zealand
128. As revealed by the UIDAI recently, it has imposed disincentives on which of the following for failing
in their duties while seeking authentication of Aadhar identity?
1) Axis Bank
2) Airtel
3) YES Bank
4) All of these
5) Only 1) and 2)
129. Bandhan Bank has become one of the top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms in India. The bank is
headquartered in
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Kolkata
4) Mumbai
5) Kochi
130. The World Haemophilia Day is observed every year on
1) 03 Apr
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2) 07 Apr
3) 17 Apr
4) 27 Apr
5) 30 Apr
131. PM Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his counterpart Stefan Lofven recently during his visit to
1) Ireland
2) Denmark
3) Norway
4) Sweden
5) Finland
132. The World Bank has projected what per cent growth rate for India for 2018 in its recent report?
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent
4) 7.9 per cent
5) 8.1 per cent
133. The Govt has preponed the target year for completion of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY)-I to
1) 2022
2) 2021
3) 2019
4) 2020
5) 2018
134. The inflation, based on wholesale prices, remained at what per cent in Mar 2018?
1) 2.47 per cent
2) 3.81 per cent
3) 4.28 per cent
4) 4.70 per cent
5) 5.11 per cent
135. The Indian Air Force conducted a pan-India exercise, the biggest such exercise in terms of scale since
1986-1987 recently. The operation was named
1) GaganShakti
2) Brasstacks
3) Parakram
4) Arjun
5) Prahar
136. The Mecca Masjid was in news for acquittal of accused in a blast case in the mosque eleven years ago.
The mosque is located in
1) Chennai
2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi
4) Ahmedabad
5) Jaipur
137. Who among the following is the present CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
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1) AP Hota
2) Dilip Asbe
3) Renu Satti
4) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
5) Salil Parekh
138. The World Bank released its bi-annual South Asia Economic Focus report for Spring 2018 titled
‘Jobless Growth?’ recently. The report says that India needs to grow at what per cent per year to ensure
employment to the burgeoning workforce?
1) 08 per cent
2) 11 per cent
3) 14 per cent
4) 16 per cent
5) 18 per cent
139. The Central govt has fixed a threshold of what amount for foreign direct investments (FDIs) in
unregistered fund-based activities?
1) $10 million
2) $15 million
3) $20 million
4) $25 million
5) $30 million
140. Riddhi Sen won the best actor award at the 65th National Film Awards for the movie
1) Nagar Kirtan
2) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
3) Village Rockstars
4) Bhayanakam
5) Toilet Ek Prem Katha
141. The 2018 Commonwealth Games concluded recently. India won how many gold medals in the game?
1) 35
2) 26
3) 24
4) 21
5) 18
142. Which of the following countries topped the medal tally with 198 medals including 80 gold medals at
the recently concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games?
1) Australia
2) Canada
3) England
4) India
5) New Zealand
143. India won highest number of gold medals (7) in which of the following games in the recently
concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games?
1) Wrestling
2) Weightlifting
3) Shooting
4) Tennis
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5) Badminton
144. The traditional new year ‘Vishu’ was celebrated by the people of which of the following states
recently?
1) Jharkhand
2) Assam
3) Sikkim
4) Maharashtra
5) Kerala
145. Bulumgavhan, a remote tribal village got electrified after 70 years of independence recently and was
complemented by PM Narendra Modi. The village is situated in
1) Rajasthan
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Maharashtra
5) Chhattisgarh
146. The 29th Arab League Summit was held recently in Dahran in
1) UAE
2) Qatar
3) Iran
4) Bahrain
5) Saudi Arabia
147. PM Narendra Modi left for which country recently for the India-Nordic Summit?
1) Sweden
2) Netherlands
3) Spain
4) New Zealand
5) Germany
148. In a major boost to Air India’s divestment, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said it may
participate in the airline’s selloff. The IFC is the investment arm of
1) Federal Reserve
2) World Bank
3) IMF
4) AIIB
5) ADB
149. The CATOBAR (catapult assisted take-off but arrested recovery) is a technology generally used in
1) Intercontinental missiles
2) Submarines
3) Torpedoes
4) Aircraft carriers
5) Unmanned Ariel Vehicles
150. The Centre has appointed a new Banks Board Bureau (BBB) under the Chairmanship of
1) Vinod Rai
2) Pradip P Shah
3) Bhanu Pratap Sharma
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4) P Pradeep Kumar
5) Vedika Bandarkar
151. The AU Small Finance Bank wants to ramp up its business via crowd-sourcing with the help of an app
called ‘Kamao’. The bank is headquartered at
1) Bhopal
2) Jaipur
3) Chennai
4) Hyderabad
5) Bengaluru
152. Which of the following banks has bagged the prestigious Banco Award for best performing cooperative
bank?
1) Citizen Credit Cooperative Bank Limited
2) Bharat Cooperative Bank Mumbai Limited
3) Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank
4) Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank
5) None of these
153. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in which
game recently?
1) Discuss throw
2) Javelin thrower
3) Pole vault
4) Triple jump
5) High jump
154. Sanjeev Rajput won a gold medal in which of the following games in the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
1) Boxing
2) Archery
3) Shooting
4) Wrestling
5) Weightlifting
155. The World Bank recently approved $55mn to expand the use of clean renewable energy in rural areas
of which country?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) Maldives
4) Afghanistan
5) Bangladesh
156. The SIDBI has announced a plan to promote micro-enterprises in 115 aspirational districts across the
country. It has tied up with CSCs which stand for
1) Common Service Counters
2) Common Service Centres
3) Community Service Centres
4) Common Support Centres
5) None of these
157. Which of the following is India’s largest private bank by market capitalization at present?
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1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) YES Bank
158. The CBI booked Arun Kaul and others for allegedly cheating which of the following banks to the tune
of Rs 621 cr recently? He is the former CMD of the bank.
1) Dena Bank
2) Bank of India
3) UCO Bank
4) Canara Bank
5) Central Bank of India
159. India and which country signed seven MoUs at Defence Expo in Chennai recently?
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) Ukraine
4) Japan
5) Russia
160. Which of the following banks launched new products such as pre-approved credit card and UPI
solution to mark its 124th foundation day recently on 12 Apr?
1) Indian Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) Canara Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) State Bank of India
161. The 127th birth anniversary of who among the following was observed on 14 Apr?
1) Jyotirao Phule
2) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
3) Swami Vivekanand
4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
5) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
162. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first health centre under Ayushman Bharat Scheme recently in
Bijapur in
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Jharkhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Uttar Pradesh
163. Who among the following has been given the 49th Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema's highest
honour, posthumously?
1) Shashi Kapoor
2) Rajesh Khanna
3) Sridevi
4) Vinod Mehra
5) Vinod Khanna
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164. The Best Film award went to the film Village Rockstars at the 65th National Film Awards. This is a/an
1) Bengali film
2) Marathi film
3) Bhojpuri film
4) Assamese film
5) Tamil film
165. Who among the following has been awarded with the Best Actress award at the 65th National Film
Awards?
1) Zaira Wasim (The Secret Superstar)
2) Bhumi Pednekar (Toilet: Ek Prem Katha)
3) Sridevi (Mom)
4) Saba Qamar (Hindi Midium)
5) Kangana Ranaut (Rangoon)
166. Rongali or Bohag Bihu is a festival observed in the month of Apr in the India state of
1) West Bengal
2) Tripura
3) Sikkim
4) Jharkhand
5) Assam
167. The US has announced eligibility review of India for the GSP which means
1) Generalized System of Participation
2) Generalized System of Preferences
3) Generalized System of Promotion
4) Generalized System of Parameters
5) None of these
168. The names of Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan are associated with the game of
1) Badminton
2) Squash
3) Snooker
4) Tennis
5) Shooting
169. Malabo is the capital city of which of the following African countries?
1) Equatorial Guinea
2) Zambia
3) Mozambique
4) Ghana
5) Swaziland
170. Which of the following has topped the annual Index of Economic Freedom released by the Heritage
Foundation?
1) New Zealand
2) Singapore
3) Hong Kong
4) South Korea
5) Switzerland
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171. As said in the Asian Development Outlook (ADO), 2018, by the Asian Development Bank, India's
economic growth will be what per cent in 2019-20?
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.9 per cent
5) 8.1 per cent
172. Sushil Kumar won a gold medal recently at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the game of
1) boxing
2) shooting
3) weightlifting
4) wrestling
5) archery
173. Kidambi Srikanth recently became World number one in
men’s singles category. He plays
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Table tennis
4) Squash
5) Snooker
174. According to the data released by the Central Statistics
Office (CSO), the retail inflation remained at what per cent in
the month of Mar 2018?
1) 4.28 per cent
2) 4.44 per cent
3) 5.07 per cent
4) 5.22 per cent
5) 5.33 per cent
175. Which of the following countries recently announced to
scrap the quota system in govt services after across the country
protests?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Nepal
3) Bhutan
4) Pakistan
5) Bangladesh
176. The RBI has tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme under which an
individual can transfer up to ________ abroad in a year.
1) USD 1,50,000
2) USD 2,00,000
3) USD 2,50,000
4) USD 3,00,000
5) USD 5,00,000
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177. Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the govt will achieve the target of
constructing ________ houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin by 31 Mar 2019.
1) one crore
2) two crore
3) three crore
4) four crore
5) five crore
178. President Ram Nath Kovind visited three African nations recently. These nations were Swaziland,
Zambia and
1) Nigeria
2) Equatorial Guinea
3) South Sudan
4) Somalia
5) Eretria
179. India (with sales of 5,60,806 units in Jan-Feb 2018) has become the fourth-largest passenger vehicle
market globally. The largest market is
1) France
2) Brazil
3) Japan
4) US
5) China
180. Which of the following firms has signed a pact with HAL and Mahindra Defence Systems to
manufacture F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter planes in India?
1) SAAB
2) Dassault
3) Lockheed Martin
4) Boeing
5) Airbus
181. Shreyasi Singh won a gold medal in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games recently. She is an Indian
1) boxer
2) weightlifter
3) wrestler
4) shooter
5) archer
182. India's foreign exchange reserves hit a life-time high of 424.361 bn US dollar in the week to Mar 30,
2018. Which of the following is NOT a component of India’s foreign reserves?
1) Reserve position in IMF
2) Special Drawing Rights with the IMF
3) Gold reserves
4) Foreign Exchange
5) None of these
183. As said in the Asian Development Outlook (ADO), 2018, by the Asian Development Bank, India's
economic growth will be what per cent in 2018-19?
1) 6.9 per cent
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2) 7.1 per cent
3) 7.3 per cent
4) 7.6 per cent
5) 7.8 per cent
184. What is India’s position in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2018 released by American think-
tank the Heritage Foundation?
1) 122th
2) 130th
3) 143rd
4) 147th
5) 153rd
185. Which of the following countries has approved the issuance of the Law on Equal Wages and Salaries
for Men and Women to provide women with equal opportunities?
1) United Arab Emirates
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Iran
4) Qatar
5) Bahrain
186. As per a recent RBI study titled 'Union Budget 2018-19: An Assessment,' India's social sector
expenditure as per cent of GDP in 2016 was
1) 7.5 per cent
2) 10.4 per cent
3) 14.5 per cent
4) 15.2 per cent
5) 29 per cent
187. India and Morocco have signed a pact to promote mineral exploration. The currency of Morocco is
1) Rand
2) Dirham
3) Pound
4) Dollar
5) Euro
188. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 10th edition of Defence Expo in which of the following cities
recently?
1) Hyderabad
2) Bengaluru
3) New Delhi
4) Chennai
5) Kochi
189. The Indian Space Research Organisation recently launched the eighth satellite in the NavIC navigation
satellite constellation which was named
1) IRNSS-1J
2) IRNSS-1K
3) IRNSS-1L
4) IRNSS-1M
5) IRNSS-1N
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190. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Association of Software
and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for 2018-19?
1) Keshav Murugesh
2) Vineet Nayar
3) Anant Gupta
4) C Vijayakumar
5) Rishad Premji
191. President Ram Nath Kovind visited Zambia recently. The capital city of Zambia is
1) Lusaka
2) Baku
3) Manama
4) Lobamba
5) Bogota
192. PM Narendra Modi interacted with over 100 MUDRA beneficiaries from across the country recently.
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched in
1) 2013
2) 2014
3) 2015
4) 2016
5) 2017
193. The conference of Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Territories was held recently at
Megapode Resort in
1) Chandigarh
2) New Delhi
3) Kavaratti
4) Diu
5) Port Blair
194. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced to organise the 50-over 2018 Asia Cup in which
country?
1) Pakistan
2) UAE
3) Bangladesh
4) Sri Lanka
5) Afghanistan
195. India's most powerful locomotive (12,000 horsepower) was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi
recently. The loco has been assembled in
1) Varanasi
2) Gonda
3) Marhowra
4) Madhepura
5) Chittaranjan
196. Hlane Royal National Park, which is home to diverse wildlife including lions, hippos and elephants, is
situated in which country? President Ramnath Kovind visited the country recently.
1) Zimbabwe
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2) Swaziland
3) Nigeria
4) Mozambique
5) Zambia
197. Which of the following banks has announced the launch of its UK subsidiary with an initial capital
commitment of 225 mn pounds?
1) PNB
2) Bank of Baroda
3) ICICI Bank
4) SBI
5) Axis Bank
198. Which public sector bank will invest a total of Rs 80 bn in the Arun III hydropower project of Nepal as
per a recent agreement?
1) Canara Bank
2) Dena Bank
3) Bank of India
4) Central Bank of India
5) State Bank of India
199. Heena Sidhu set Commonwealth Games record to win gold in a women's event recently. She is an
Indian
1) shooter
2) pugilist
3) shuttler
4) wrestler
5) boxer
200. India has become the world’s second largest importer of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). The world’s
largest importer of LPG is
1) US
2) Japan
3) China
4) Indonesia
5) Malaysia
201. The World Homeopathy Day is observed every year on
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 15 Apr
4) 20 Apr
5) 30 Apr
202. Shikha Sharma, the longest serving woman CEO in the financial sector, will step down in Dec 2018 as
the MD and CEO of
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) YES Bank
5) IDBI Bank
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203. President Ram Nath Kovind, on his recent three-nation Africa visit, held delegation-level talks with
Mswati III who is the king of
1) Swaziland
2) Zimbabwe
3) Namibia
4) Botswana
5) Zambia
204. Ankita Raina recently became only the third Indian woman player to breach the top-200 rankings in
singles in the game of
1) badminton
2) table tennis
3) squash
4) tennis
5) snooker
205. Who won 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix F1 Championship?
1) Valtteri Bottas
2) Daniel Ricciardo
3) Kimi Räikkönen
4) Lewis Hamilton
5) Sebastian Vettel
206. The RBI has switched back to gross domestic product (GDP) model from the GVA methodology for
estimating economic activities. Here, term GVA means
1) Gross Value Accredited
2) Gross Value Acquired
3) Gross Volume Acquired
4) Gross Volume Accumulated
5) Gross Value Added
207. The Indian Navy recently conducted multi-agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR)
exercise named ‘Chakravat’ with
1) West Bengal
2) Kerala
3) Maharashtra
4) Odisha
5) Tamil Nadu
208. The RBI has hiked the foreign portfolio investors investment limit in Central govt securities from 5 per
cent of outstanding stock now to what per cent in FY 2019?
1) 5.5 per cent
2) 6 per cent
3) 6.5 per cent
4) 7 per cent
5) 7.5 per cent
209. The PMUY is a central govt scheme to distribute new LPG connections to families belonging to below
poverty line category. Letter ‘U’ in the term PMUY means
1) Ujala
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2) Urja
3) Udan
4) Ujjwala
5) Unnatti
210. Indian men’s table tennis team won gold medal in the final at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in
Gold Coast. The team defeated
1) Singapore
2) Bangladesh
3) Nigeria
4) Australia
5) Canada
211. Which state govt has recently launched Ganga Hariteema Yojana (Ganga Greenery scheme) to enhance
green cover in catchment areas of river Ganga?
1) Haryana
2) Bihar
3) Gujarat
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
212. Which state has topped in 4G connectivity according to a report by a wireless coverage mapping
company, OpenSignal?
1) Bengaluru
2) Mumbai
3) Patna
4) Delhi
5) Chennai
213. President Ram Nath Kovind has embarked on three-nation official state visit to African countries of
Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia. What is the capital city of Swaziland?
1) Malabo
2) Lusaka
3) Zürich
4) Mbabane
5) None of these
214. Which of the following banks has become the first Indian bank to go live on SWIFT’s GPI service?
1) SBI
2) ICICI Bank
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
215. Which women’s team has won the table tennis gold at the CWG 2018?
1) India
2) Singapore
3) Switzerland
4) China
5) Japan
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216. Which state govt has recently launched the 'Gobardhan Yojana' to provide for the sale of organic
manure and cow urine?
1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Bihar
4) Jharkhand
5) Assam
217. Which Indian armed force has recently conducted a combat exercise, ‘Gagan Shakti, 2018’ along
Pakistan and China borders?
1) Indian Army
2) Indian Coast Guard
3) Indian Air Force
4) National Security Guard
5) Indian Navy
218. Venkat Rahul Ragala has claimed India’s fourth Gold medal at 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold
Coast. He belongs to which of the following sports?
1) Boxing
2) Shooting
3) Rowing
4) Badminton
5) Weightlifting
219. Linguist from University of Hyderabad has discovered two endangered languages Walmiki and Malhar.
The languages are predominantly spoken in
1) Bihar
2) West Bengal
3) Rajasthan
4) Odisha
5) Telangana
220. With which country India has signed an MoU on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector?
1) Japan
2) United Arab Emirates
3) France
4) Singapore
5) UK
221. Which of the following railway stations in Bihar has got complete makeover with Mithila paintings?
1) Patna railway station
2) Madhubani railway station
3) Kahalgaon railway station
4) Nalanda railway station
5) Katihar railway station
222. Which state govt has recently signed a $420 million project with the union govt and the World Bank to
help small and marginal farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha region of the state?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Maharashtra
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4) Uttarakhand
5) Telangana
223. The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), often called Summer Davos, held recently at Boao in Hainan
province of China. What is the capital city of Hainan?
1) Haikou
2) Kunming
3) Nanjing
4) Harbin
5) Fuzhou
224. The national film-maker, Munin Barua has passed away recently. He belonged to
1) Nagaland
2) Telangana
3) Meghalaya
4) Assam
5) Odisha
225. Who has been appointed a whole-time member of market regulator SEBI?
1) Subrata Bhattacharjee
2) Arijit Basu
3) Akhilesh Das Gupta
4) Abhilasha Kumari
5) Santosh Kumar Mohanty
226. The central board of direct taxes (CBDT) has constituted a working group to examine taxation aspects
related to HNWIs. Who will be heading the working group?
1) Navneet Manohar
2) Pragya Sahay Saksena
3) Rajesh Bhoot
4) Zakir Thomas
5) None of these
227. Online travel portal, MakeMyTrip has partnered with which e-commerce giant to allow customers to
book domestic flight tickets and other travel services directly through the firm’s portal?
1) Amazon
2) Jabong
3) Flipkart
4) Snapdeal
5) Ebay
228. Niranjan Thomas Alva passed away recently. He was a
1) Lawyer
2) Politician
3) Actor
4) Cricketer
5) Writer
229. Manu Bhaker has recently grabbed the gold medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
She is an Indian
1) Wrestler
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2) Gymnast
3) Shooter
4) Boxer
5) Swimmer
230. Which state govt has launched a mobile application named 'Uzhavan' (farmer)?
1) Telangana
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Kerala
231. The union govt has launched an app christened as ‘UTTAM App’ for coal quality monitoring. The
word 'UTTAM' is abbreviated as
1) Unlocking Transfer by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal
2) Unlocking Trust by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal
3) Unlocking Trade by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal
4) Unlocking Transition by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal
5) Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal
232. Recently, India has conducted a joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise ‘Sahyog- Hyeoblyeog
2018’ with which country in Tamil Nadu?
1) North Korea
2) South Africa
3) China
4) South Korea
5) Russia
233. The World Health Day is observed on Apr 07, 2018 with the slogan
1) Health for World
2) Health for All
3) Health for Society
4) Health for Everyone
5) Health for Living
234. Turkey hosted the tripartite critical summit to speed up the peace process for Syria with Russia and
which country?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Israel
4) Lebanon
5) Jordan
235. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently proposed a concept of open
architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90%. Who is the present chairman
of TRAI?
1) Gopal Vittal
2) T.S.Vijayan
3) Ram Sewak Sharma
4) Ajay Tyagi
5) Rahul Khullar
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236. Who became the youngest Indian weightlifter to win medal at Commonwealth Games (CWG)?
1) Deepak Lather
2) Vikram Malhotra
3) Saraswati Rout
4) P Gururaja
5) None of these
237. Who has recently been elected President of Sierra Leone?
1) Samura Kamara
2) Salva Kiir Mayardit
3) Ernest Bai Koroma
4) Riek Machar
5) Julius Maada Bio
238. Which airport has been declared as the cleanest and best-maintained airport in the country by Authority
of India (AAI)?
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Mangaluru International Airport
3) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
4) Calicut International Airport
5) Jaipur International Airport
239. RBI has recently deferred adoption of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by commercial banks till
1) Nov 2018
2) Dec 2018
3) Apr 2019
4) Mar 2019
5) Jan 2019
240. Indian Navy has organised the joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise
‘Chakravath 2018’ with which state govt?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Karnataka
3) Odisha
4) Kerala
5) Telangana
241. The RBI issued its first bi-monthly monetary policy of FY19 recently. The RBI has projected the
economic growth for 2018-19 at
1) 6.9%
2) 7.2%
3) 7.4%
4) 7.6%
5) 7.8%
242. The World Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed every year on
1) Apr 15
2) Apr 28
3) May 28
4) May 30
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5) Mar 28
243. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has clinched India’s first gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018)
in Gold Coast, Australia. She is associated with which games?
1) Weightlifting
2) Archery
3) Pole vault
4) Rafting
5) Boxing
244. The Union Cabinet has approved for rightsizing the total number of members of Competition
Commission of India (CCI) from existing seven members to
1) Nine
2) Six
3) Five
4) Four
5) Three
245. Who bagged India’s first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018?
1) Srihari Nataraj
2) P Gururaja
3) Muthupandi Raja
4) Manoj Kumar
5) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
246. As per latest Startupblink report, India ranked at which place in 2017 global startup ecosystem?
1) 39th
2) 38th
3) 37th
4) 36th
5) 35th
247. What is the current statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) as per the first bi-monthly monetary policy of FY19
by RBI?
1) 18%
2) 18.5%
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3) 19%
4) 19.5%
5) 20%
248. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of SBI Life Insurance?
1) Sanjeev Nautiyal
2) Subrata Bhattacharjee
3) Anbumani Ramadoss
4) Arijit Basu
5) None of these
249. Who has been elected president of Badminton Association of India (BAI)?
1) Akhilesh Das Gupta
2) Himanta Biswa Sarma
3) Chandra Bhushan Kumar
4) Abhilasha Kumari
5) None of these
250. The veteran politician, S. Madhavan passed away recently. He belonged to which of the following
political parties?
1) BJP
2) Congress
3) CPI
4) AIADMK
5) DMK
251. Which payments bank has recently commenced its operations in India?
1) Airtel Payments Bank
2) India Post Payments Bank
3) Jio Payments Bank
4) FINO Payments Bank
5) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank
252. Which Indian university has been adjudged as overall best university in 2018 National Institutional
Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings?
1) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
2) Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru
3) Anna University, Chennai
4) Univ of Hyd, Hyderabad
5) Jawaharlal University, Delhi
253. 2018 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings has been released to adjudge
best universities, colleges in various categories. It was released by which union ministries?
1) Ministry of Human Resource Development
2) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
3) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
4) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
5) None of these
254. Indian Army has signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with which of the following banks on
Defence Salary Package?
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1) City Bank
2) Axis Bank
3) ICICI Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) SBI
255. Cab aggregator Ola has acquired Mumbai-based Ridlr, an end-to-end public transport ticketing and
commuting app. Who is the current CEO of Ola?
1) Shalabh Seth
2) Nitin Gupta
3) Kunal Bahl
4) Brijraj Vaghani
5) Bhavish Aggarwal
256. The HRD Ministry has recently constituted a high powered committee to examine the entire system of
conducting Class X & XII examination with a view to prevent leakages. The committee is headed by
1) Pavnesh Kumar
2) Vinay Sheel Oberoi
3) Vasudha Kamat
4) J.S. Rajput
5) Krishna Mohan Tripathy
257. Which private sector bank has received RBI's approval to buy the securities services arm of IL&FS?
1) Bandhan Bank
2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
3) Federal Bank
4) IndusInd Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
258. The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games has started in Gold Coast, Australia. Who was the flag-
bearer of Indian contingent?
1) P V Sindhu
2) Kidambi Srikanth
3) Deepika Kumari
4) Vijay Kumar
5) Dipa Karmakar
259. Which countries won the first gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth games?
1) Australia
2) India
3) Kenya
4) Sri Lanka
5) Bermuda
260. Which country hosted the trilateral talks between the three leading democratic powers viz. India, Japan
and the USA of the Indo-Pacific region?
1) Tokyo, Japan
2) Moscow, Russia
3) New Delhi, India
4) Gurugram, India
5) Saint Petersburg, Russia
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261. Tomio Mizokami was given Padma Shri award by the President Ramnath Kovind recently. He is an
expert on Indian languages and a resident of
1) Malaysia
2) Singapore
3) Japan
4) Philippines
5) Vietnam
262. Who among the following is the present Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)? He has blamed RBI
of not doing proper auditing in PNB loan fraud case.
1) KV Chowdary
2) Achal Kumar Jyoti
3) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
4) K Narayana Rao
5) Anita Kapur
263. Three TreDS, digital invoice discounting platforms, have jointly implemented a blockchain solution
billed as India’s first live blockchain. Letter ‘D’ in the term TreDS means
1) Document
2) Deal
3) Delivery
4) Distribution
5) Discounting
264. The RBI recently dropped which of the following banks from a list of banks it has cleared to import
gold and silver in the current financial?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bam
3) SBI
4) Axis Bank
5) Bank of Baroda
265. Ajay Bisaria is the India’s High Commissioner to which of the following countries at present?
1) Bangladesh
2) Pakistan
3) Nepal
4) Maldives
5) Afghanistan
266. Sushma Swaraj paid a three-day visit to Azerbaijan recently to participate in the Ministerial Meeting of
the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The capital city of Azerbaijan is
1) Nassau
2) Baku
3) Yerevan
4) Manama
5) Bogota
267. Who among the following is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?
1) Ashok Lavasa
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2) Sunil Arora
3) Rajiv Mehrishi
4) Om Prakash Rawat
5) Ajay Tyagi
268. The Union Defence Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman paid a visit to which of the
following countries and met her counterpart
General Sergei Shoigu?
1) Ukraine
2) Belarus
3) Kazakhstan
4) Uzbekistan
5) Russia
269. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was re-elected as the President of which of the following countries?
1) Greece
2) Turkey
3) Egypt
4) Libya
5) Syria
270. Which state govt recently introduced a new scheme called ‘Rupashree’ in order to provide marriage
assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families?
1) West Bengal
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Maharashtra
4) Jharkhand
5) Bihar
271. India’s Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan are associated with which of the following games?
They achieved their career-best rankings recently.
1) Badminton
2) Tennis
3) Table tennis
4) Squash
5) Snooker
272. The eight infrastructure (core) sectors grew by what per cent in Feb 2018?
1) 3.2 per cent
2) 3.6 per cent
3) 4.1 per cent
4) 5.3 per cent
5) 5.6 per cent
273. An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude shook El Salvador recently. The currency of El Salvador is
1) Pound
2) Peso
3) Dollar
4) Euro
5) Rand
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274. Laxman Pai received Padma Bhusan award from President Ram Nath Kovind recently. He is an
eminent
1) Singer
2) Dancer
3) Actor
4) Pugilist
5) Painter
275. Which state clocked highest growth in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) credit with
total outstanding of Rs 570 bn at the end of Dec 2017?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Bihar
3) Maharashtra
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Gujarat
276. Sanjiv Misra is the present Chairman of which private sector bank? The RBI has asked the bank to
reconsider appointment of Shikha Sharma as MD and CEO for fourth term.
1) Axis Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) YES Bank
277. The RBI has given respite to banks allowing them to spread their MTM losses on investments in govt
bonds. Here, the term MTM means
1) Marked-To-Move
2) Move-To-Market
3) Marked-To-Mortgage
4) Marked-To-Market
5) None of these
278. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a concessional loan of Rs 500 cr for
smarter mobility project in
1) Hyderabad
2) Bengaluru
3) Chennai
4) Kochi
5) Mumbai
279. The World Autism Awareness Day is observed every year on
1) 01 Apr
2) 02 Apr
3) 12 Apr
4) 22 Apr
5) 30 Apr
280. The foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project (NMHEP) was laid in which
state recently?
1) Himachal Pradesh
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2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Sikkim
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Uttarakhand
281. Which of the following teams won 2018 Santosh Trophy Football title in Kolkata recently?
1) Punjab
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Mizoram
5) Services
282. ______ has won the men's singles trophy of the 2018 Miami Open tennis tournament.
1) John Isner
2) Alexander Zverev
3) Jack Sock
4) Novak Djokovic
5) Sam Querrey
283. Which of the following countries has become the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world
after China?
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) Thailand
4) Philippines
5) India
284. The space station named Tiangong-1 entered Earth's atmosphere and broke up into pieces before falling
in the South Pacific Ocean recently. It was launched in 2011 by
1) US
2) China
3) Russia
4) Japan
5) European Union
285. Which of the following Air Forces celebrated its 100th anniversary of founding recently? It was created
on 1 Apr 1918.
1) US Air Force
2) Royal Australian Air Force
3) German Air Force
4) Royal Air Force (UK)
5) Russian Air Force
286. India's longest elevated road, the Hindon Elevated Road (about 10.30 km long), was inaugurated in
which of the following states recently?
1) Maharashtra
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Delhi
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287. Which country recently sent twin satellites into space with a single carrier rocket for its domestic
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)?
1) Japan
2) Iran
3) Saudi Arabia
4) China
5) South Korea
288. A record amount of Rs 71, 633.45 cr was digitally transacted/routed through the PFMS portal on a
single day recently. Letter ‘F’ in the term PFMS stands for
1) Financial
2) Facility
3) Favour
4) Forwarding
5) Fulfillment
289. Which country tested its heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Sarmat recently?
1) China
2) France
3) UK
4) Germany
5) Russia
290. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the MoU between India and which country to establish bilateral
cooperation activities in the field of Intellectual Property (IP)?
1) Australia
2) Spain
3) Canada
4) Norway
5) Sweden
291. _________ has been adjudged 'Sportsperson of the Year' at the Telangana Sports Journalists
Association annual awards for 2017.
1) Mithali Raj
2) Harmanpreet Kaur
3) Ekta Bisht
4) Smriti Mandhana
5) Jhulan Goswami
292. Who among the following has been appointed chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film
Awards?
1) Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
2) P Sheshadri
3) Rahul Rawail
4) Gautami Tadimalla
5) Shekhar Kapur
293. The “Kadaknath” chicken of which of the following states has got Geographical Indication tag?
1) Rajasthan
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
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4) West Bengal
5) Bihar
294. Which country recently conducted successful test fire of indigenously developed submarine launched
cruise missile BABUR (range of 450 km)?
1) Iran
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Afghanistan
4) Pakistan
5) Bangladesh
295. India’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the US landed at the Dabhol regasification terminal
recently in
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Kerala
5) Odisha
296. The Zero Discrimination Day is observed every year on
1) 01 Jan
2) 01 Feb
3) 01 Mar
4) 01 Apr
5) 01 May
297. The book titled Indian Cultures as Heritage has been authored by
1) Anoop Misra
2) Perumal Murugan
3) Romila Thapar
4) Sanjoy Hazarika
5) Yasser Usman
298. Which of the following states celebrates its formation day as Utkal Divas on 1 Apr?
1) Jharkhand
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Karnataka
5) Telangana
299. In order to promote and support protection, management and enhancement of the environment in the
South Asian region, the SACEP was set up in 1982 in
1) Pakistan
2) Maldives
3) India
4) Sri Lanka
5) Bangladesh
300. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for enhancing the scope of
PMRPY. In the term PMRPY, letter ‘R’ means
1) Regional
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2) Rural
3) Redevelopment
4) Rojgar
5) Ropan
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