Q1. In which of the following state Dwijing Festival is celebrated?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Assam
Q2. Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri recently passed away. He was the tallest figure in the world of__________.
(a) Konkani literature
(b) Afghani literature
(c) Classical Singing
(d) Urdu literature
Q3. Which of the following state/UT has got a separate High Court that will start functioning from January 1?
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
Q4. Who among the following has taken over as India’s chief boxing coach?
(a) Devendro Singh
(b) Nicola Adams
(c) C A Kuttappa
(d) Ren Cancan
Q5. Kuno wildlife sanctuary has been declared as a national park. It is located in which of the following state?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Q6. Who among the following has been conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018?
(a) Manju Mehta
(b) Preeti Mallick
(c) Saroj Khan
(d) Alka Yagnik
Q7. International Whaling Commission (IWC) is recently in news. The headquarters of IWC is located in which of the following country?
(a) Japan
(b) Spain
(c) The United States
(d) United Kingdom
Q8. Who among the following has created history by winning the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup held at Yale University, the USA?
(a) Sai Parnab Kumar
(b) A K Vijay
(c) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran
(d) Akash Mehta
Q9. Which of the following country formally announced that it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resume commercial whaling in its territorial waters?
(a) Japan
(b) The UK
(c) The USA
(d) China
Q10. Prime Minister of Bhutan is in New Delhi on a three-day official visit to India. Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan.
(a)Tandi Dorji
(b) Dawa Gyeltshen
(c) Lotay Tshering
(d) Ugyen Dorji
Q11. The ‘Raja Mansingh Tomar Honour’ is given in the field of________.
(a) Painting
(b) Poetry
(c) Economy
(d) Music
Q12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed former governor _________ as the chairman of the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) committee formed to address the issue of excess reserves with the central bank.
(a) Y V Reddy
(b) Bimal Jalan
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) D. Subbarao
Q13. Which among the following former Australian player has recently been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?
(a) Adam Gilchrist
(b) Claire Taylor
(c) Greg Ritchie
(d) Ricky Ponting
Q14. The NITI Aayog released the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts which measures the incremental progress made by them in some developmental areas. How many developmental areas are taken in count preparing the list?
(a) 6
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 11
Q15. As per the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts released by the NITI Aayog, which of the following district is the most improved district?
(a) Virudhunagar
(b) Dehradun
(c) Nuapada
(d) Guntur
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(d)
S6. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(c)
S11. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(b)
S13. Ans.(d)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(a)
