Q1. Name the formula one driver who set a blistering time in his final lap of qualifying to take pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for a record seventh time, outpacing his nearest rival Kimi Raikkonen by a sizable 0.664 seconds.
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Valtteri Bottas
(d) Nico Hulkenberg
Q2. Name the Indian player who was chosen by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
(a) Saina Nehwal
(b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Deepa Karmakar
(d) PV Sindhu
Q3. At the function in New Delhi, the Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, released the TB INDIA 2018 Report and National Drug Resistance Survey Report. She also launched a TB portal named as _______________.
(a) Sarva Niwaran Portal
(b) Cure TB Portal
(c) Nikshay Aushadi Portal
(d) Sarva Shakti Portal
Q4. Shooter Manu Bhaker secured India’s second individual gold after prevailing over Thailand’s Kanyakorn Hirunphoem in a thrilling final of the women’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup. The tournament is being held in ______________.
(a) New York
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Sydney
Q5. Name the lender that has signed an agreement with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) under which the bank will facilitate a host of services to the public procurement portal for Central and state government organizations.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) SBI
(d) Allahabad Bank
Q6. Name the person who has been sworn in as the Peru’s new president.
(a) Mercedes Araoz
(b) Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
(c) Fernando Zavala
(d) Martin Vizcarra
Q7. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism to senior journalist and television presenter _______________.
(a) Raveesh Kumar
(b) Sadeep Jain
(c) Karan Thapar
(d) Deepak Shah
Q8. Which of the following city hosted the country’s first-ever International Print Biennale 2018 with a record number of 17 countries taking part in it.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Pune
Q9. What is the name of the central bank of Germany?
(a) Deutsche Bundesbank
(b) The bank of Germany
(c) Banque de Germany
(d) Reserve Bank of Germany
Q10. What is the Capital city of Peru?
(a) Bogotá
(b) Santiago
(c) Manama
(d) Lima
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(d)
