Q1. Bishkek is the capital city of which of the following country where External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was recently the second leg of 3-central Asian nations’ visit.
(a) Ujbekistan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) Azerbaijan
Q2. Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in New Delhi. The 5 crore feat has been achieved in the time period of over how many years?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2
Q3. Which of the following country has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for a period of two years?
(a) Nigeria
(b) The Netherlands
(c) India
(d) Paraguay
Q4. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed an MoU with which of the following bank for getting Long Term Unsecured Loan of Rs 25000 crore for 10 years with 3 years of moratorium on repayments?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Allahabad Bank
Q5. Under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), which of the following state has got the maximum number of LPG connections (87 lakh)?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
Q6. The Supreme Court will have three serving women judges for the first time, after the Centre cleared the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice. Which among the following is not among those three judges?
(a) Indira Banerjee
(b) R Banumathi
(c) Indu Malhotra
(d) Deepti Tanwar
Q7. The 2018 BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament which was held recently in Nanjing, China. Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the silver medal in the final. She was defeated by _____________.
(a) Akane Yamaguchi
(b) Ratchanok Intanon
(c) Tai Tzu Ying
(d) Carolina Marin
Q8. Government has approved 122 new research projects of 112 crore rupees under its ‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme. IMPRINT stands for _________________.
(a) Impacting Remittance Innovation and Technology
(b) Impacting Research Innovation and Technology
(c) Inactive Research Innovation and Technology
(d) Inherited Remittance Innovation and Technology
Q9. In the 2018 BWF World Championships, who won the men’s singles title after defeating Shi Yuqi of China?
(a) Viktor Axelsen
(b) Chen Long
(c) Kento Momota
(d) Lee Chong wee
Q10. AIBD is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation to achieve a vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in the Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development. AIBD (established in 1977) was established under the auspices of which of the following organization?
(a) UNICEF
(b) UNESCO
(c) UNDP
(d) World Bank
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(b)
