Q1) The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been removed from the ambit of Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways and has brought under the domain of which ministry?
1. Ministry of External Affairs 2. Ministry of Finance
3. Ministry of Home Affairs 4. Ministry of Defence
Finance Secretary – Hasmukh AdhiaDefence Secretary - Sanjay MitraForeign Secretary - Vijay Gokhle
Cabinet Secretary – P K SinhaHome Secretary - Rajeev Gauba
Q2) In which country was the third BRICS Film Festival organized?
A.RussiaB.ChinaC.India
D.South Africa
Best Film - Newton (Directed by Amit Masurkar)Best Actress - Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)
Q3) Which Indian film received the Best Film Award in the BRICS Film Festival?
A.PikuB.Newton
C.RaaziD.Pink
Q4) What is the name of the person who has resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer of Paytm
Payments Bank? She will now lead as Chief Operating Officer of 'New Retail' initiative.
A.Anisha SinghB.Renu Satti
C.Avni davadaD.Naina Lal Kidwai
Q5) Who has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern
Naval Command?
A.Anil Kumar ChawlaB.Ajit KumarC.A K Chawla
D.Karmbir Singh
Command HQs
1. Western Naval Command Mumbai
2. Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam
3. Southern Naval Command Cochin
Q6) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has appointed whom as Chief Executive
Officer for HSBC India ?
A.Jayant RikhyeB.Kishore Kharat
C.Surendra RoshaD.Parvez Ahmed
Q7) Which famous Bengali writer passed away recently? The Hindi film "A Doctor's Death" was made on the story
"Abhimanyu" written by him.
A.Ikram AliB.Ramapad Chowdhury
C.Joy GoswamiD.Subodh Sarkaar
Q8) International Friendship Day is celebrated on?
A.July 31B.July 28C.July 29D.July 30
Q9) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over two types of indigenously built high-power
multi-fuel engine to the army, one engine is V-46-6 and second one is ________?
A.V92G2B.V92C2C.V92S2D.V92F2
Q10) As per the study conducted by the researchers at the School of Environmental Studies at Jadavpur University, there has been an increase
in arsenic levels in Paddy Plants of which state?
A.PunjabB.Uttar PradeshC.West Bengal
D.Madhya Pradesh
Q11) Who will be honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for this year?
A.Gopalakrishna GandhiB.Kesari Nath Tripathi
C.Satya Pal MalikD.Jagdish Mukhi
20 August – Sadhbhavna Diwas/National Harmony Day – Rajeev Gandhi
31 October–National Unity Day-Vallabhbhai Patel
19 November–National Integration Day–Indira Gandhi
Q12) Which desktop software is launched by the Central IT Ministry, with the help of it, one can edit
the scanned documents?
A.E-LekhB.E- Aksharayana
C.E-SampadanD.E-Lafz
Q13) The European Union has decided to move the block’s “Anti-piracy Atalanta patrol”
headquarters from London to where ?
A.ParisB.French port of Brest
C.Port of DurbanD.Spanish Port of Rota
Q14) Which country has granted India the Strategic Trade Authorization status STA-1, this status has
been accorded largely to its NATO allies ?
A.ChinaB.AmericaC.RussiaD.France
Q15) Which amendment bill has been approved by LokSabha for change in homeopathy sector?
A.Homeopathy AYUSH (Amendment) Bill 2018B.Homeopathy Ayurveda Council (Amendment) Bill 2018
C.Homeopathy Siddha Council (Amendment) Bill 2018D.Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2018
Q16) Which Indian – American has taken over the position of CEO of the Democratic National Party
of USA?
A.Bobby JindalB.Seema NandaC.Richer Sharma
D.Vivi Cherry
Q17) Where was the first Nepal-India think tank summit organized?
A.New DelhiB. KathmanduC. Lucknow
D. Gandhinagar
Q18) Prime Minister Modi has announced the release of _________ and Nelson Mandela's twin
postage stamps in South Africa?
A.A P J Abdul KalamB.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Chandrashekhar AzadD.Bhagat Singh
Q19) President Ram Nath Kovind launched the 'Sanchar Kranti Yojna‘ in which state ?
A.Madhya PradeshB. ChhattisgarhC. Uttar Pradesh
D.Gujarat
Q20) Which state has launched the smartphone distribution scheme
called 'Mobile Tihar‘?
A.Madhya PradeshB.Uttar Pradesh
C.OdishaD.Chhattisgarh
Q21) Which company has surpassed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to become the
most valued company in India ?
A.WiproB.HCL
C.RelianceD.ITC
Q22) Scientists have discovered a new shape from human cells, what is the name of
this shape ?
A.ScutoidB.Rhompent
C.RectoidD.Octoid
Q23) The government of Odisha will built a riverine port in the Kendrapara district, on which river it will
be built?
A.Brahmani RiverB.Subarnarekha River
C.Godavari RiverD.Mahanadi
Q24) Which dynasty came after the Tughlaqdynasty in India?
A.Gupta DynastyB.Sayyid dynastyC.Khilji Dynasty
D.Mughal dynasty
Q25) In 1528, _________ defeated Rajputs at Chanderi?
A.HumayuB.Akbar
C.JahangirD.Babur
Q26) Who has written the book of God of Antarctica?
A.Yashwardhan ShuklaB.Andy Marino
C.Raghav BahalD.Neel Mukherjee
Q.27
Which Indian actress was among the jury members of the 2018 edition of the UNESCO-MadanjeetSingh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and
Non-Violence?
1. Priyanka Chopra2. Aishwarya Rai3. Nandita Das 4. Shilpa Shetty