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1. The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is celebrated as which
Day in India?
a) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
b) Vijay Diwas
c) Sadbhavana Diwas
d) Shaheed Diwas
2. Who won the 2018 Gleitsman Award?
a) Kailash Satyarthi
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Nadia Murad
d) Befeqadu Hailu
3. What was India’s rank in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2019?
a) 104th
b) 96th
c) 77th
d) 59th
4. Name the renowned actor who recently resigned as the Chairman of
FTII?
a) Anup Jalota
b) Naseeruddin Shah
c) Amir Khan
d) Anupam Kher
5. What is the name of India’s first made-in-India engineless train?
a) Fastrack 18
b) Train 18
c) Quix 18
d) Bullet 18
6. Which country will be the partner country for 25th DST-CII Technology
Summit 2019?
a) Netherlands
b) Denmark
c) Romania
d) Brazil
7. Who was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court?
a) Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya
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b) Justice Debasish Kar Gupta
c) Justice DB Bhosale
d) Justice Sanjay Karol
8. When is the World Cities Day observed every year?
a) 28 October
b) 29 October
c) 30 October
d) 31 October
9. Which Indian business tycoon has been conferred with the highest
French civilian honour?
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Lakshmi Mittal
c) Azim Premji
d) Dilip Shanghvi
10. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of UPSC?
a) M. Sathiyavathy
b) Pradeep Kumar Joshi
c) Sujata Mehta
d) Arvind Saxena
11. Who among the following was not sworn-in as the Supreme Court
judge on November 2, 2018?
a) Justice Naresh Harishchandra
b) Justice Hemant Gupta
c) Justice R Subhash Reddy
d) Justice Ajay Rastogi
12. The Supreme Court on November 1, 2018 fixed what deadline for
filing of claims and objections by individuals excluded from the first draft
of Assam NRC?
a) November 15
b) December 15
c) January 15
d) February 15
13. Which organisation publishes the Ease of Doing Business Index every
year?
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a) United Nations
b) World Economic Forum
c) World Bank
d) International Monetary Fund
14. Which space probe of NASA will get retired from its service soon?
a) Juno
b) Project Mercury
c) Hubble
d) Kepler
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Union Government’s Support and Outreach Initiative for which sector?
a) MSME
b) Agriculture
c) Defence
d) Transport
16. The Ministry of Home Affairs recently approved a Safe City project
under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme for which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Lucknow
c) Indore
d) Jaipur
17. India’s first Justice City will come up in which of the following cities?
a) Jaipur
b) Kochi
c) New Delhi
d) Amaravati
18. When is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against
Journalists observed?
a) 2nd November
b) 4th November
c) 30th October
d) 29th October
19. Name the renowned actor who recently resigned as the Chairman of
FTII?
a) Anup Jalota
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c) Amir Khan
d) Anupam Kher
20. What is the name of India’s first made-in-India engineless train?
a) Fastrack 18
b) Train 18
c) Quix 18
d) Bullet 18
21. The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed every year to commemorate the
birth anniversary of which leader?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
22. Which country agreed to start 2+2 Dailouge with India at the foreign
and defence ministers level?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) Nepal
23. Which state will observe the ‘Clean Air Week’ from November 1,
2018?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Kerala
d) Delhi
24. The world’s tallest statue has been built in which country?
a) India
b) Nepal
c) US
d) Japan
25. The Supreme Court recently prohibited the plying of 15-year-old
petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in which state?
a) Delhi
b) Punjab
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d) Mumbai
26. India entered into a USD 75 billion currency swap agreement with
which country to boost its economy?
a) Qatar
b) Japan
c) Brazil
d) Peru
27. Which country became the 71st country to sign the ISA Framework
Agreement?
a) Guinea
b) Spain
c) Japan
d) Israel
28. Which country launched the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond?
a) Brunei
b) Romania
c) Italy
d) Seychelles
29. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?
a) Ranil Wickremesinghe
b) Maithripala Sirisena
c) Arjuna Ranatunga
d) Mahinda Rajapaksa
30. What was India’s rank in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2019?
a) 104th
b) 96th
c) 77th
d) 59th
31. India recently announced credit support of USD 350 million for which
country?
a) Zimbabwe
b) Brazil
c) Malaysia
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32. Which state launched Saura Jalnidhi Scheme?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Odisha
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
33. Which decommissioned carrier will be converted into India’s first-ever
maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre?
a) INS Vahaan
b) INS Vikram
c) INS Viraat
d) INS Vikrant
34. The joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ began between
India and which country?
a) France
b) Indonesia
c) Russia
d) Japan
35. Which Indian cricketer was recently officially inducted into the ICC
Cricket Hall of Fame?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) VVS Laxman
c) Virender Sehwag
d) Ajay Jadeja
36. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Union Government’s Support and Outreach Initiative for which sector?
a) Agriculture
b) MSME
c) Defence
d) Transport
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37. The USITC has ruled against putting an anti-dumping duty on the
import of polytetrafluoroethylene from which nations?
a) India, China
b) China, Japan
c) India, Bangladesh
d) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
38. Which branch of IIT has developed India’s first microprocessor
‘Shakti’?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Kharagpur
c) IIT Roorkee
d) IIT Madras
39. Which among the following banking institutions has started the
process of setting up a digital Public Credit Registry?
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) BOI
d) PNB
40. Which country has extended its working holiday visas to ease farm
labourers’ shortage?
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) United States
d) Canada
41. Which Indian state is going to become ODF by November 15?
a) Delhi
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Jharkhand
42. The iconic Signature Bridge has been inaugurated in which Indian
city?
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a) Kolkata
b) Pune
c) New Delhi
d) Mumbai
43. Which state has approved funds worth Rs 25000 for girls graduating
from 2018 onwards?
a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Jharkhand
44. The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a Central Tribal University in which state?
a) Telangana
b) Chhattisgarh c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Jharkhand
45. Which city hosted the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health?
a) New Delhi b) Beijing
c) Kathmandu d) Geneva
46. Which city hosted the global IT challenge for Youth with Disabilities
2018?
a) Mumbai b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi d) Hyderabad
47. Which state celebrated its 18th Foundation Day on November 9?
a) Uttarakhand b) Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand d) Meghalaya
48. Which district has been renamed as Ayodhya by Uttar Pradesh Chief
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a) Lucknow b) Allahabad
c) Faizabad d) Kanpur
49. Which state has launched the technology-driven and citizen-friendly
‘Mo bus’ service?
a) Telangana
b) Karnataka c) Goa
d) Odisha
50. Which Indian actor was honoured as a ‘Distinguished Fellow’ at the 3rd IndiaGlobal Summit held in Boston, United States?
a) Anupam Kher
b) Priyanka Chopra c) Shah Rukh Khan
51. India is planning to resume exporting raw sugar to which nation from
early 2019? a) Germany
b) Malaysia
c) China d) Bangladesh
52. Which nuclear submarine among the following has successfully
completed its first deterrence patrol?
a) INS Arihant
b) INS CHAKRA
c) INS Kalvari
d) INS Khanderi
53. When the National Education Day is celebrated every year in India?
a) 9 November
b) 10 November
c) 11 November
d) 12 November
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54. The Supreme Court recently approved a separate High Court for
which state?
a) Sikkim
b) Bihar
c) Daman & Diu
d) Andhra Pradesh
55. Which state recently launched the technology driven ‘Mo Bus’ service?
a) Odisha
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Karnataka
56. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of Lok Sabha?
a) Anupama Singh
b) Snehlata Shrivastava
c) Sumitra Mahajan
d) Lily Sen
57. When was Public Service Broadcasting Day observed?
a) 12th November
b) 10th November
c) 9th November
d) 11 November
58. The nation has unveiled a bronze statue commemorating role of
Indian soldiers in World War I?
a) Germany
b) India
c) France
d) Britain
59. Which city hosted the Global Cooling Innovation Summit?
a) Beijing
b) New Delhi
c) Kathmandu
d) Colombo
60. The Armistice bringing an end to the First World War was signed on
which day?
a) 10th November
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c) 12th November
d) 11th November
61. India undertook bilateral naval exercise 'SIMBEX 2018' with which
nation?
a) Sri Lanka
b) South Korea
c) Singapore
d) Switzerland
62. Which Indian state has announced a ban on fish imports for 6
months?
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
63. The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum (WBF -2018) was recently
held in which country?
a) China
b) India
c) Bhutan
d) Nepal
64. ISRO will be launching which satellite aboard GSLV Mark III on
November 14, 2018?
a) GSAT-29
b) PSAT- 23
c) PSAY- 27
d) DRVS- 35
65. Which institution liberalised the norms governing foreign borrowings
for infrastructure creation?
a) SIDBI
b) SEBI
c) RBI
d) FICCI
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66. 17th AEC Council Meeting was held in which country?
a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) Singapore
67. Which platform selected 20 teams to curb fake news globally,
including India?
a) Facebook
b) Whatsapp
c) Instagram
d) Snapchat
68. India has signed an agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal
Matters with which nation?
a) Mongolia
b) Indonesia
c) Uruguay
d) Morocco
69. The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves has signed an MoU with the
national oil company of which country to explore the possibility of storing
its crude oil at Karnataka’s Padur storage facility?
a) UAE
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Kuwait
d) Qatar
70. ‘Notes of a Dream’ is the biography of which renowned Indian
musician?
a) Lata Mangeshkar
b) Kailash Kher
c) Asha Bhosle
d) AR Rahman
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71. The Union Ministry of Finance decided to release commemorative coin
of what amount on the occasion of 75th anniversary of the hoisting of
Tricolour for the first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
a) Rs 75
b) Rs100
c) Rs150
d) Rs200
72. The multi-modal inland waterways project was inaugurated recently in
which city?
a) Bengaluru
b) Varanasi
c) Agra
d) Prayagraj
73. Which organisation in November 2018 stripped Aung San Suu Kyifrom
its highest honour Ambassador of Conscience Award?
a) Norwegian Nobel Committee
b) UNESCO
c) Amnesty International
d) All of them
74. Which Indian wrestler was ranked world No. 1 rank in 65 Kg
category?
a) Sushil Kumar
b) Pawan Kumar
c) Yogeshwar Dutt
d) Bajrang Punia
75. India procured M777 Howitzers, recently inducted into Indian Army,
from which country?
a) United States
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) Saudi Arabia
76. Union Minister Ananth Kumar passed away recently. He belonged to
which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu
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77. Which Union Minister was given the additional charge of the Ministry
of Parliamentary Affairs?
a) Nitin Gadkari
b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
c) Birender Singh
d) Narendra Singh Tomar
78. Which Union Minister has been given the additional charge of the
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer?
a) D V Sadanand Gowda
b) Smriti Irani
c) Suresh Prabhu
d) Dharmendra Pradhan
79. Exercise INDRA 2018 was held between India and which nation?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Singapore
d) Russia
80. The Parliament of which among the following nations has passed a no
confidence motion against its new Prime Minister?
a) Pakistan
b) Sri Lanka
c) Brazil
d) Malaysia
81. Indian government has decided to release a Rs 75 commemorative
coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour for
the first time by this Indian freedom fighter.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi
82. Which country will participate in the 'Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit'
as a partner country for the second consecutive year?
a) Russia
b) Japan
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d) France
83. ISRO launched communication satellite GSAT 29 aboard which launch
vehicle?
a) GSLV Mk III
b) GSLV 2
c) PSLV III
d) ASLV IV
84. As per the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
report, which Indian city is the most congested one?
a) Delhi
b) Gurgaon
c) Kolkata
d) Bengaluru
85. The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ began
between India and which country?
a) Cuba
b) Indonesia
c) Philippines
d) Maldives
86. According to a Cisco-led study, which country is going to add 14 lakh
IT jobs in new-age technologies by 2027?
a) Bangladesh
b) Japan
c) China
d) India
87. The 26th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisation has
held in which state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Delhi
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d) Uttar Pradesh
88. The UNSC has unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against which
nation after nine years?
a) Botswana
b) Burundi
c) Cameroon
d) Eritrea
89. According to ISRO Chief K Sivan, the first unmanned programme of
'Gaganyaan' has been planned for when?
a) December 2020
b) March 2019
c) January 2019
d) November 2020
90. The Election Commission has appointed Ashish Kundra as the Chief
Electoral Officer of which state?
a) Telangana
b) Mizoram
c) Rajasthan
d) Chhattisgarh
91. Which Summit was not held in Singapore recently?
a) 33rd ASEAN Summit
b) World Water Summit 2018
c) East Asia Summit
d) 2nd RCEP Summit
92. Which Indian politician delivered the keynote speech at the Singapore
Fintech Festival?
a) Suresh Parbhu
b) Ram Nath Kovind
c) Narendra Modi
d) Venkaiah Naidu
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93. The South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure was
held in which city?
a) Hyderabad
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) New Delhi
94. The rural region of which among the following states was declared
ODF on November 15, 2018?
a) West Bengal
b) Jharkhand
c) Karnataka
d) Goa
95. Which city hosted the World Tolerance Summit 2018?
a) Dubai
b) New York
c) Geneva
d) Stockholm
96. Where was the 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council
Meeting held?
a) Singapore
b) India
c) Japan
d) Russia
97. Which of the following was the Partner Country at the 38th India
International Trade Fair?
a) Thailand
b) Afghanistan
c) Bhutan
d) Sri Lanka
98. When the World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year?
a) November 12
b) November 13
c) November 14
d) November 15
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99. India’s first multi-modal terminal was inaugurated on which river?
a) Yamuna
b) Brahmaputra
c) Kaveri
d) Ganga
100. Name the Partner Country of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019.
a) United Arab Emirates
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Saudi Arabia
101. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended which country’s presidential inauguration on November 17, 2018?
a) Indonesia
b) Sri Lanka
c) Maldives
d) Malaysia
102. Who has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary?
a) Girish Chandra Murmu
b) Yogendra Tripathy
c) N Sivasailam
d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
103. Who has been appointed as the new Expenditure Secretary?
a) Chhabilendra Roul
b) Girish Chandra Murmu
c) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
d) Sumanta Chaudhuri
104. Which state has passed the Maratha Reservation Bill?
a) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
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105. Who became the youngest champion of the ATP World Tour Finals in
men’s tennis since Djokovic claimed the first of his five titles a decade
ago?
a) Alexander Zverev
b) Kevin Anderson
c) Dominic Thiem
d) John Isner
106. Which state has formed a committee to revise auto fares?
a) Delhi
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
107. India’s first cyber "war room" is going to be set up in which of the
following technology institutes?
a) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
b) Birla Institute of Technology and Science
c) Bhilai Institute of Technology
d) Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
108. When is World Toilet Day observed?
a) 18th November
b) 19th November
c) 20th November
d) 16th November
109. Which state has announced its new Biotechnology Policy?
a) Jharkhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Telangana
110. According to commercial satellite network 'Planet', which statue is
visible from space?
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b) Statue of Unity
c) Spring Temple Buddha
d) Emperors Yan and Huang
111. Who launched the Ease of Doing Business Grand Challenge?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Suresh Prabhu
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Rajnath Singh
112. A panel led by who of the following submitted its report on India’s SEZ policy to Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu?
a) Urjit Patel
b) B.N. Mohapatra
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Baba Kalyani
113. Which nation’s cabinet has approved a proposal to rejoin the
Commonwealth, two years withdrawing?
a) Cameroon
b) Malaysia
c) Maldives
d) Zimbabwe
114. Which country has vowed to never allow any foreign military base
on its land?
a) Vietnam
b) Cambodia
c) Maldives
d) Cameroon
115. Which state government has decided to launch an interactive mobile
app for restaurants?
a) Odisha
b) Karnataka
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d) Delhi
116. Which city hosted the All India Heads of Police Communication
Conference?
a) Pune
b) Bengaluru
c) Hyderabad
d) New Delhi
117. The Union Commerce Ministry gave away the champion award to
which Indian airport for timely closure of grievances?
a) Chennai International Airport
b) Indira Gandhi International Airport
c) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
d) Kempegowda International Airport
118. Who launched AirSewa 2.0 to make air travel hassle-free?
a) Harsh Vardhan
b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
c) Suresh Prabhu
d) Prakash Javadekar
119. The 26th General Conference on Weights & Measures was held in
which city?
a) Dublin
b) Versailles
c) Stockholm
d) Berlin
120. Which among the following leaders of the 1857 rebellion was born
on November 19?
a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Tantia Tope
c) Begum Hazrat Mahal
d) Nana Sahib
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121. Which state’s eco-friendly policy has led to an increase of its forest
cover by over four per cent since 1993?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Jharkhand
122. The International Cricket Council has rejected which nation’s compensation claim against India?
a) England
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
123. Saudi and UAE have announced USD 500 million in aid to which
war-torn nation?
a) Yemen
b) Sudan
c) Syria
d) Tunisia
124. The US has suspended USD 1.66 billion security assistance to which
nation?
a) Pakistan
b) Israel
c) Iran
d) Sudan
125. Which nation refused to sign UN pact on migration on November 21,
2018?
a) Ireland
b) Australia
c) New Zealand
d) Russia
126. Erik Solheim resigned as the head of which UN programme, amid
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a) United Nations Development Programme
b) World Food Programme
c) United Nations Environment Programme
d) UN High Commissioner for Refugees
127. Which country plays host to the International prototype of kilogram?
a) US
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) France
128. The international space station turned how old on November 20,
2018?
a) 15 years
b) 10 years
c) 20 years
d) 8 years
129. Which state has launched an intensive project to conserve Gir lions?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Uttar Pradesh
130. Which state has passed a bill to give land rights to enclave dwellers?
a) Maharashtra
b) Jharkhand
c) West Bengal
d) Madhya Pradesh
131. Which Indian port is planning to host an edible oil refinery?
a) Marmagao Port
b) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
c) Cochin Port
d) Tuticorin Port
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132. India has signed three MoUs on matters relating to Extradition
Treaty, Atomic Energy and VISA Waiver with which nation?
a) Maldives
b) Indonesia
c) Switzerland
d) Malawi
133. The world’s largest airport has been unveiled in which country?
a) India
b) US
c) Turkey
d) Japan
134. Which nuclear submarine among the following has successfully
completed its first deterrence patrol?
a) INS Arihant
b) INS CHAKRA
c) INS Kalvari
d) INS Khanderi
135. When is the World Science Day for Peace and Development observed
globally?
a) 7 November
b) 8 November
c) 9 November
d) 10 November
136. India signed a loan pact of Rs 18.17 crore for the construction of the
Turga Pumped Storage in West Bengal with which country?
a) Japan
b) Korea
c) Brazil
d) Zimbabwe
137. The first-ever India-US Dialogue On Intellectual Property (IP) was
launched in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) New York
d) Washington DC
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138. Which city will host the 2018 India International Cherry Blossom
(IICB) festival?
a) Darjeeling
b) Gangtok
c) Shillong
d) Cherrapunji
139. The Government has announced that it will be refunding the
employers the pay for how many weeks of maternity leave given to
employees?
a) 7 weeks
b) 6 weeks
c) 26 weeks
d) 12 weeks
140. The Horn of African Nation Eritrea signed a peace deal after decades
of stand-off in July 2018 with which neighbouring nation?
a) Sudan
b) Djibouti
c) Ethiopia
d) Libya
141. ‘Zarya’, the first component of the ISS was launched by which space
agency?
a) Roscosmos
b) NASA
c) JAXA
d) ESA
142. Which nation’s spacecraft is used by astronauts to travel to and
from the International Space Station?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) United Kingdom
d) Japan
143. The first crew of ISS climbed aboard the station in which year?
a) 1999
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c) 2000
d) 2001
144. President Kovind has unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in
which city?
a) Sydney
b) Kuala Lumpur
c) Jakarta
d) Hanoi
145. India released a Joint Statement with which nation on November 21,
2018?
a) Australia
b) Indonesia
c) Vietnam
d) New Zealand
146. Which state’s governor dissolved the state assembly on November
21, 2018?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Meghalaya
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
147. The US has scaled down its annual joint military exercise ‘Foal Eagle’ with which nation?
a) France
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) North Korea
148. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones of the City Gas
Distribution (CGD) projects in 129 districts of which city?
a) New Delhi
b) Pune
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d) Mumbai
149. Which Indian filmmaker will be honoured with the International
Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) Award?
a) Mira Nair
b) Anurag Kashyap
c) Deepa Mehta
d) Nandita Das
150. Abhijit Bose has been named as the India Head of which messaging
application?
a) WhatsApp
b) Hangout
c) WeChat
d) Snapchat
151. The first Indian National Institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set
up in which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Telangana
d) Delhi
152. An 80-feet statue of the Buddha is being planned to be built in
which state?
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Jharkhand
d) Uttar Pradesh
153. Which state has allowed pregnant woman to vote without standing
in queue?
a) Telangana
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
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154. Which country’s largest exhibition on construction equipment and
technology 'ConMac 2018' began on November 22, 2018?
a) India
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bangladesh
155. The second edition of India’s Strategic Conclave with this nation will
be held on November 27, 2018 in Abu Dhabi.
a) UAE
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Kuwait
d) Dubai
156. Which country has decided to set up its domestic Gold Council?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Sri Lanka
157. Noted classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan passed away at the age
of 83 in the United States on November 22. Which nation does he belong
to?
a) Pakistan
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) Afghanistan
158. Which UN organisation has appointed popular Indian singer Nahid
Afrin as the first 'Youth Advocate' of the north-eastern region?
a) UNDP
b) UNHRC
c) UNICEF
d) UNEP
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159. The population of which among the following cities has fallen for the
first time in 2 decades?
a) New Delhi
b) Hong Kong
c) Guangzhou
d) Beijing
160. Which state has launched ‘Bhudaar’ portal to make land records
accessible to people?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Odisha
161. Which airport is going to be renamed after Vajpayee?
a) Jaipur Airport
b) Dehradun Airport
c) Kullu–Manali Airport
d) Kangra Airport
162. Former Union Minister and actor turned politician Ambareesh passed
away on November 24, 2018. He was known as a ‘rebel star’ in which film
industry?
a) Kannada film industry
b) Marathi film industry
c) Tamil film industry
d) Malayalam film industry
163. Mathew Thomas has resigned as the Water Resources Minister of
which state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
164. A 70 ft tall Lord Buddha's statue has been unveiled in which state?
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
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d) Bihar
165. Who has won her sixth world championship gold at the 10th World
Women’s Boxing Championships?
a) Geeta Phogat
b) Sakshi Malik
c) Mary Kom
d) Dipa Karmakar
166. When the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women was observed?
a) November 22
b) November 25
c) November 23
d) November 26
167. The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on November 26, 2018 laid the
foundation stone for the construction of Dera Baba Nanak - Kartarpur
Sahib Road Corridor in which district of Punjab?
a) Kartarpur
b) Gurdaspur
c) Ferozpur
d) Amritsar
168. The 21st round of Special Representatives talks between India and
China was held in which city?
a) New Delhi
b) Beijing
c) Mumbai
d) Chengdu
169. Which state come out with lexicons of 21 vanishing tribal languages?
a) Odisha
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
170. Who was appointed as the first ‘Youth Advocate’ of the North East
Region of India by the UNICEF?
a) Mary Kom
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c) Nahid Afrin
d) Mirabai Chanu
11. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner?
a) Bimal Jalan
b) Anil Goswami
c) Sunil Arora
d) Nandan Nilekani
172. A world-class township for autistic children, adults is set to be built
in which city?
a) Hyderabad
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Bengaluru
173. NASA's InSight spacecraft landed safely on which planet?
a) Mars
b) Moon
c) Venus
d) Saturn
174. Which cricketer was named captain of ICC Women's World Twenty20
XI?
a) Poonam Yadav
b) Mithali Raj
c) Smriti Mandhana
d) Harmanpreet Kaur
175. The tribesmen belonging to which isolated tribe recently killed an
American Traveller named John Chau?
a) Yaifo Tribe
b) Korowai Tribe
c) Sentinelese Tribe
d) Jarawas Tribe
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176. The North Sentinal Island is officially a part of which nation’s territory?
a) India
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Sri Lanka
177. When is the Indian Constitution Day observed every year?
a) 26 November
b) 27 November
c) 28 November
d) 29 November
178. Which city hosted the India Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue?
a) St. Petersburg
b) Moscow
c) New Delhi
d) Mumbai
179. Who won the FIAPF Award at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
(APSA) 2018?
a) Shobhaa De
b) Gauri Shinde
c) Nandita Das
d) Barkha Dutt
180. Which country will host 50th Union World Conference on Lung
Health in 2019?
a) Brazil
b) Japan
c) United States
d) India
181. Which organisation developed 'Impact Based Forecasting Approach’ to monitor impact of rain?
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b) NASA
c) ISRO
d) SpaceX
182. Which city hosted the 12th World Congress on Mountain Medicine?
a) Shillong
b) Kathmandu
c) Gangtok
d) Colombo
183. Who was appointed as Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board (AERB)?
a) G.C. Srivastava
b) Sunil Arora
c) Nageshwara Rao Guntur
d) Devang V Khakhar
184.Which bank has designed and developed PaiSA portal for quicker
processing of loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National
Urban Livelihoods Mission?
a) Punjab National Bank
b) Vijaya Bank
c) Dena Bank
d) Allahabad Bank
185. India recently signed USD 200 million Loan with which organisation
for the Bihar State Highways III Project?
a) ADB
b) World Bank
c) AIIB
d) NDB
186. The West Bengal Green University will soon be renamed after which
famous personality?
a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Rani Rashmoni
c) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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187. Which two Indian states went to polls on November 28, 2018?
a) Rajasthan, Tripura
b) Chhattisgarh, Telangana
c) Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram
d) Meghalaya, Karnataka
188. The ICC has submitted a bid to the CWG Federation to include which
format of cricket in the 2022 Games?
a) Women’s T20Is
b) Men’s T20Is
c) Women’s ODIs
d) Men’s ODIs
189. Which city will host the International conference on maternal,
newborn and child health?
a) Kuala Lumpur
b) Dhaka
c) Kathmandu
d) New Delhi
190. This disease may be predicted through MRI scans even before the
symptoms appear, as per a latest study.
a) Dementia
b) Alzheimer’s c) Cancer
d) Stroke
191. According to the fresh guidelines issued by the BCCI, a cricketer
guilty of age fraud would have to face a ban for how many years?
a) 1 year
b) 1.5 years
c) 2 years
d) 3 years
192. NASA has managed to conduct how many successful Mars landings?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Five
d) Seven
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193. Which CPSU became a Miniratna in November 2018?
a) BHEL
b) NPCC
c) OIL
d) BSNL
194. Which bloc among the following has set its goal to be ‘carbon
neutral' by 2050?
a) NATO
b) ASEAN
c) EU
d) SAARC
195. Who was awarded the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2017-
18?
a) Rahul Oberoi
b) Salil Bhattacharjee
c) Punyasloke Bhaduri
d) AS Kumar
196. Which country is the partner country at the 2018 International Gita
Festival?
a) Mauritius
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Maldives
197. Who was conferred with the 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen
Joshi LTA for Classical Music?
a) Pandit Rakesh Chaurasia
b) Pandit Keshav Ginde
c) Pandit Ram Sharma
d) Pandit Saurav Kishan
198. Which nation has launched a social security scheme for its formal
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a) India
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) China
199. A section of stairs belonging to which world-class monument got
sold for 170,000 euros?
a) Qutub Minar
b) Eiffel Tower
c) The Colosseum
d) Machu Picchu
200. India has signed a protocol on hygiene requirements for the export
of fish meal, fish oil with which nation?
a) Russia
b) China
c) UK
d) France
201. The 49th International Film Festival was held in which state?
a) Goa
b) Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
202. Mohammed Aziz passed away recently. He belonged to which field?
a) Films
b) Sports
c) Literature
d) Music
203. India was re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022 with how
many votes?
a) 165
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c) 131
d) 153
204. Where the 33rd ASEAN Summit is being held?
a) Singapore
b) China
c) Malaysia
d) Indonesia
205. Goa Government recently banned the import of which seafood item
for 6 months?
a) Prawns
b) Fishes
c) Lobsters
d) All of the above
206. Which country has increased its financial contribution to UNRWA?
a) US
b) Russia
c) India
d) China
207. The Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ was held between India and
which country?
a) Singapore
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Mauritius
208. What was the theme of the 33rd ASEAN summit 2018?
a) Resilience and Innovation
b) One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia
c) Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
d) Strengthening ASEAN Maritime Cooperation
209. Which Indian project won the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award in
‘Award of Distinction’ category?
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b) University of Mumbai Library Building
c) Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain
d) Rajabai Clock Tower
210. Who was appointed as the Convenor of the Task Force constituted
for drafting a New Direct Tax Legislation?
a) Akhilesh Ranjan
b) Rajiv Memani
c) Mukesh Patel
d) Girish Ahuja
211. Who was named as the Captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20
XI?
a) Mithali Raj
b) Harmanpreet Kaur
c) Rajeshwari Gayakwad
d) Jhulan Goswami