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Exclusive Monthly GA MCQs: (May 01–31,
2018)
1. Which country will be hosting the first edition of Global Wind Summit?
1) France
2) Germany
3) India
4) UK
5) US
2. Who among the following has signed an MoU with the union govt to provide development support in eight worst
Naxal-affected districts in Chhattisgarh?
1) Amicorp Trusts
2) Vistra Trusts
3) News India Trusts
4) Tata Trusts
5) Patanjali Trusts
3. Which country has become the first Latin American to formally join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) as global partner?
1) Colombia
2) Ecuador
3) Peru
4) Venezuela
5) Cuba
4. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently recognised which international airport as the
world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport?
1) Indira Gandhi International Airport
2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
3) Cochin International Airport
4) Kempegowda International Airport
5) Mangalore International Airport
5. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently teamed up with who among the following to send
extreme weather warnings (alerts) to people?
1) Airtel
2) Jio
3) Vodafone
4) Idea
5) BSNL
6. India has recently concluded price negotiations with which country to procure S-400 Triumf air defence missile
systems for Indian Air Force (IAF)?
1) Russia
2) Japan
3) France
4) US
5) Israel
7. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix?
1) Valtteri Bottas
2) Sebastian Vettel
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3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Daniel Ricciardo
5) Marcus Ericsson
8. Who among the following has become the oldest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest?
1) Lhakpa Sherpa
2) Sangeeta Bahl
3) Ang Rita
4) Anshu Jamsenpa
5) Malavath Purna
9. Which bollywood actor has launched advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) in Delhi?
1) Aamir Khan
2) Sushant Singh Rajput
3) Akshay Kumar
4) Salman Khan
5) Nana Patekar
10. Who won the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018?
1) Kolkata Knight Riders
2) Mumbai Indians
3) Rajasthan Royals
4) Sunrisers Hyderabad
5) Chennai Super Kings
11. The Telangana govt has announced a unique scheme to provide life insurance upto what amount for farmers?
1) Rs 2 lakh
2) Rs 4 lakh
3) Rs 5 lakh
4) Rs 8 lakh
5) Rs 10 lakh
12. Which company has recently created history by becoming the first Indian company to reach Rs. 7 lakh crore
market capitalisation (m-cap) milestone?
1) Reliance Industries
2) TCS
3) HDFC Bank
4) HUL
5) ITC
13. Which Indian actor has signed a statement of intent (SoI) with NITI Aayog for the promotion of Women
Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) launched by the Cenrtal govt?
1) Ranveer Kapoor
2) Aamir Khan
3) Salman Khan
4) Ranveer Singh
5) Sushant Singh Rajput
14. Who has become the first female Prime Minister of the Caribbean island of Barbados?
1) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2) Isabel Martínez de Perón
3) Yingluck Shinawatra
4) Mia Amor Mottley
5) None of these
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15. Which IIT institute along with Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) has won the
Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 in the Academic Institutions category? 1) IIT Bombay
2) IIT Kharagpur
3) IIT Kanpur
4) IIT Delhi
5) IIT Guwahati
16. The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated which country for having eliminated trachoma as a public
health problem?
1) Bangladesh
2) Afghanistan
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
17. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram?
1) Kummanam Rajasekharan
2) Ganeshi Lal
3) Nirbhay Sharma
4) Satya Pal Malik
5) S C Jamir
18. Which country has clinched the 2018 Uber Cup?
1) India
2) Japan
3) China
4) South Korea
5) France
19. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has recently set up cloud-enabled National Data Centre at which Indian city?
1) Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Pune
4) Bhubaneswar
5) Chennai
20. Who won Man Booker International Prize 2018?
1) Virginie Despentes
2) Han Kang
3) László Krasznahorkai
4) Antonio Muñoz Molina
5) Olga Tokarczukv
21. Prime Minister of Netherlands has recently inaugurated the Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum. Who among the following
is the PM of Netherlands?
1) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
2) Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
3) Mark Rutte
4) Atonio Costa
5) None of these
22. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha?
1) Kummanam Rajasekharan
2) Ganeshi Lal
3) Nirbhay Sharma
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4) Satya Pal Malik
5) S C Jamir
23. The prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 has been presented to the members of the INSV Tarini team in New
Delhi. The six-member all-women team of INSV Tarini was led by
1) Lt Commander Vartika Joshi
2) Lt Commander Pratibha Jamwal
3) Lt Commander Swathi Patarpalli
4) Lt Aishwarya Bodapatti
5) Lt Payal Gupta
24. Which country in association with India has launched Clean Air India Initiative in New Delhi?
1) Germany
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Netherlands
5) Myanmar
25. The ninth edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ under the Ministry of Culture held in which Indian state?
1) Telangana
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Maharashtra
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Uttarakhand
26. Surya Kiran-XIII exercise will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand between India and which country?
1) Vietnam
2) Myanamar
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
5) Bangladesh
27. Which payments bank has appointed Anubrata Biswas as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer?
1) Airtel
2) India Post
3) Paytm
4) Jio
5) Fino
28. Which Indian shooter won gold in the women’s 50m rifle prone event at the Munich Grand Prix?
1) Anjum Moudgil
2) Apurvi Chnadela
3) Heena Sidhu
4) Tejaswini Sawant
5) Manu Bhaker
29. Geeta Kapoor has passed away recently. She was a/an
1) Dancer
2) Singer
3) Actress
4) Musician
5) Journalist
30. The 4th man to walk on the Moon, Alan Bean has passed away. He was an astronaut of which country?
1) Russia
2) Canada
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3) Japan
4) United States
5) European
31. Which city hosted the ASEAN India Film Festival 2018?
1) Mumbai
2) Bengaluru
3) New Delhi
4) Panji
5) Chennai
32. The World Thyroid Awareness Day is observed every year on
1) 24 May
2) 25 May
3) 26 May
4) 27 May
5) 28 May
33. India Biodiversity Award 2018 has been conferred to Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve (SBVCR) in
the “Conservation of wildlife species” category. The reserve is related to which state/UT?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Andaman & Nicobar
34. The 5th India-CLMV Business Conclave 2018 is hosted by which country?
1) India
2) Laos
3) Vietnam
4) Myanmar
5) Cambodia
35. Zorawar Chand Bakshi passed away recently. He was associated with which Indian armed forces?
1) Indian Coast Guard
2) Indian Air Force
3) Indian Navy
4) Indian Army
5) None of these
36. The Union Cabinet has recently approved USOF to provide mobile connectivity in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
areas. What does ‘O’ in USOF stands for?
1) Obligation
2) Offshore
3) Organisation
4) Open
5) Offer
37. The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recently constituted a high level group to explore and give
recommendations for a balanced expansion of the health sector. The committee will be headed by
1) N. K. Singh
2) Dr. Randeep Guleria
3) Shaktikanta Das
4) Anoop Singh
5) Ashok Lahiri
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38. Which Indian development bank has recently signed MoU with Common Service Centres (CSC) Special Purpose
Vehicle (SPV) for providing financial support village level entrepreneurs in CSCs?
1) NIDC
2) NABARD
3) IDBI
4) IFCI
5) SIDBI
39. Which Indian e-commerce has recently launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on its platform via its own
virtual payment address?
1) Paytm
2) Freecharge
3) MobiKwik
4) Flipkart
5) Makemytrip
40. What is the India’s ranking in 2018 IMD’s competitiveness?
1) 12th
2) 25th
3) 36th
4) 44th
5) 46th
41. Stacey Cunningham was appointed as the first female chief of which of the following stock exchanges in its 226-
year-old history recently?
1) London Stock Exchange
2) New York Stock Exchange
3) NASDAQ
4) Chicago Stock Exchange
5) NASDAQ
42. The International Bio-diversity Day is observed every year on
1) 02 May
2) 12 May
3) 22 May
4) 26 May
5) 31 May
43. Which state govt has announced to provide pension (Rs 250/month) to 16 lakh senior citizens of the state?
1) Odisha
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Assam
5) West Bengal
44. India’s Prajnesh Gunnesweran is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Squash
4) Basketball
5) Snooker
45. The joint military exercise named SURYA KIRAN-XIII is scheduled to be held between India and which country
in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand?
1) Bangladesh
2) Maldives
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3) Bhutan
4) Myanmar
5) Nepal
46. The govt has claimed that more than 31.56 cr accounts have been opened so far under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan
Yojana (PMJDY). The PMJDY was launched in
1) 2012
2) 2013
3) 2014
4) 2015
5) 2016
47. In Congo, the number of confirmed Ebola cases is increasing every day. The capital of Congo is
1) Kinshasa
2) Tirana
3) Nassau
4) Yerevan
5) Bogota
48. Upendra Kushwaha is the Minister of State in which of the following ministries in the present govt?
1) Home Affairs
2) External Affairs
3) Information and Broadcasting
4) Health
5) HRD
49. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will provide financial support to Common Service
Centres that act as access points for delivery of electronic services. The SIDBI is headquartered at
1) Patna
2) Lucknow
3) Jaipur
4) Bhopal
5) Hyderabad
50. What is India’s ranking among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare according to a
Lancet study?
1) 48th
2) 71st
3) 134th
4) 145th
5) 149th
51. Who among the following was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka recently?
1) HD Deve Gowda
2) HD Kumaraswamy
3) DK Shivakumar
4) Siddaramaiah
5) G Parameshwara
52. Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, visited India recently. The capital of the Netherlands is
1) Helsinki
2) Copenhagen
3) Oslo
4) Amsterdam
5) Willington
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53. India launched a complaint against which country recently with the World Trade Organization, WTO to challenge
that country’s tariffs on Steel and Aluminium?
1) China
2) Japan
3) US
4) South Korea
5) UK
54. The US recently withdrew its invitation to which country to participate in the biennial maritime exercise called,
Rim of the Pacific or RIMPAC?
1) China
2) Russia
3) North Korea
4) India
5) Iran
55. AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. He has been playing for
1) New Zealand
2) West Indies
3) England
4) Australia
5) South Africa
56. India’s Ankita Raina is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis
2) Squash
3) Badminton
4) Shooting
5) Boxing
57. Manika Batra plays which of the following games? She is a Commonwealth gold medal winner.
1) Archery
2) Discuss throw
3) Javelin
4) Table tennis
5) Fencing
58. The World Bee Day is observed every year on
1) 02 May
2) 12 May
3) 20 May
4) 24 May
5) 31 May
59. As announced by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the family of a paramilitary soldier who dies in action
will be given a minimum compensation of
1) Rs 25 lakh
2) Rs 50 lakh
3) Rs 75 lakh
4) Rs 90 lakh
5) Rs 1 cr
60. Who among the following has won the Man Booker International Prize 2018?
1) Jenny Erpenbeck (Go, Went, Gone)
2) Olga Tokarczuk (Flights)
3) Virginie Despentes (Vernon Subutex 1)
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4) Javier Cercas (The Impostor)
5) Laurent Binet (The 7th Function of Language)
61. In which of the following states at least 9 people were killed during violent protests demanding closure of a
Vedanta’s Sterlite plant over pollution concerns?
1) Karnataka
2) Kerala
3) Odisha
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh
62. Who among the following won the 2018 Italian Open tennis tournament recently?
1) Alexander Zverev
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Kei Nishikori
4) Andy Murray
5) Novak Djokovic
63. An outbreak of Nipah virus was reported in which of the following states recently which has so far killed 10
people?
1) Kerala
2) Jharkhand
3) Assam
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Goa
64. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for another six year term in the recent Presidential election in
1) Cambodia
2) Nigeria
3) Venezuela
4) Chile
5) Peru
65. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes inaugurated his country’s Israel embassy in Jerusalem recently. The capital
of Paraguay is
1) Tegucigalpa
2) Bucharest
3) Dodoma
4) Montevideo
5) Asuncion
66. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited which of the following countries recently to held informal summit with the
President of that country in Sochi?
1) Japan
2) Mongolia
3) South Korea
4) Russia
5) Israel
67. Film Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. This is a
1) Korean film
2) Japanese film
3) Mongolian film
4) Spanish film
5) Turkish film
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68. Which of the following public sector banks has reported whopping Rs 77.18 bn loss in its fourth quarter of FY18?
1) Dena Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Corporation Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) State Bank of India
69. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, went on a four-day visit to which country recently?
1) Israel
2) Sweden
3) France
4) Germany
5) Vietnam
70. The 71st World Health Assembly was held recently in
1) London
2) New York
3) Geneva
4) Paris
5) The Hague
71. Anil Kumar Jha has been appointed as the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of
1) Nalco
2) Indian Oil
3) Coal India
4) BHEL
5) OFB
72. Who among the following won the European Golden Shoe for the fifth time recently?
1) Cristiano Ronaldo
2) Harry Kane
3) Mohamed Salah
4) Lionel Messi
5) Neymar
73. The govt approved the signing of MoU between India and Colombia on establishing cooperation on Traditional
Systems of Medicine of India. The capital city of Colombia is
1) Bogota
2) Baku
3) Manama
4) Yerevan
5) Nassau
74. The RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 cr on which bank for non-compliance with its directions on Income
Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and treasury function?
1) Federal Bank
2) South Indian Bank
3) RBL Bank
4) YES Bank
5) IndusInd Bank
75. The MoU between India and Equatorial Guinea for cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine was
approved by the govt. The currency of Equatorial Guinea is
1) US Dollar
2) Pound
3) Peso
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4) Krona
5) Central African CFA franc
76. The Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games? The 27th edition of the game was held recently.
1) Tennis
2) Cricket
3) Football
4) Hockey
5) Badminton
77. Which of the following countries recently unveiled world's first floating nuclear power station?
1) Russia
2) Japan
3) China
4) US
5) UAE
78. The govt has approved the establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at
1) Patna
2) Jaipur
3) Bhopal
4) Bengaluru
5) Chennai
79. The govt has approved the setting up of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) with a provision of
funds worth Rs 1103 cr in
1) Raipur
2) Gangtok
3) Kochi
4) Deoghar
5) Indore
80. The Shirui lily is a unique species of land-lily which is the State Flower of
1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Odisha
4) Assam
5) Karnataka
81. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest country in the world
and India’s position in this regard with a total wealth of 8,230 bn US dollars is
1) Third
2) Fourth
3) Fifth
4) Sixth
5) Seventh
82. A Delhi court recently sentenced who among the following former diplomats to three years in jail for passing on
sensitive information to Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI?
1) Gautam Bambawale
2) TCA Raghavan
3) Madhuri Gupta
4) Sharat Sabharwal
5) Devyani Khobragade
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83. Ethiopia has said that more than 1,000 of its citizens will be released from detention centres in which country after
a request by new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed?
1) UAE
2) Iraq
3) Iran
4) Qatar
5) Saudi Arabia
84. Britain's Prince Harry got married with who among the following US actresses in London recently?
1) Megan Fox
2) Emma Watson
3) Charlize Theron
4) Cate Blanchett
5) Meghan Markle
85. A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people aboard crashed and burned after takeoff recently. The capital
city of Cuba is
1) Budapest
2) Havana
3) Hawaii
4) Caracas
5) Santiago
86. Which of the following banks would be able to realise around Rs 1,993 cr from the first successful National
Company Law Tribunal resolution concerning Bhushan Steel?
1) Dena Bank
2) UCO Bank
3) Bank of India
4) Indian Bank
5) Bank of Baroda
87. _______ has approved a $220-mn loan and an $80-mn guarantee for the India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up
Program.
1) ADB
2) AIIB
3) IMF
4) Bank of Japan
5) World Bank
88. The US Senate approved who among the following as the CIA's first female director recently?
1) Gina Haspel
2) Heather Higginbottom
3) Kathryn Ruemmler
4) Avril Haines
5) Lisa Monaco
89. _________ has bagged the S&P Global Platts Global Metals Award 2018 in the corporate social responsibility
category.
1) Coal India
2) JSW
3) Essar Steel
4) NMDC
5) Nalco
90. The Indian women's Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy recently, as it
lost in the summit clash to
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1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) Malaysia
4) Philippines
5) China
91. The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed every year on
1) 03 May
2) 07 May
3) 17 May
4) 27 May
5) 31 May
92. Uttam Pacharne has been appointed as the chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi. He is a/an
1) cartoonist
2) sand artist
3) poet
4) sculptor
5) architect
93. Mark Rutte is soon to visit India with an aim to boost the economic and political cooperation between the two
countries. He is the present Prime Minister of
1) Netherlands
2) Denmark
3) Norway
4) Finland
5) Colombia
94. The ‘Green Good Deeds’ has found acceptance by the global community. The movement has been launched by Dr
Harsh Vardhan who holds
1) Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry
2) Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry
3) Health and Family Welfare Ministry
4) Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry
5) Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry
95. Which of the following firms recently bagged Bhushan Steel in a Rs 35,200-cr bid?
1) JSW
2) Vedanta
3) Adani Group
4) Mittal Sttel
5) Tata Steel
96. For the first time, an international rail coach expo was held recently in
1) Chennai
2) Mumbai
3) Hyderabad
4) Varanasi
5) Gonda
97. Which city now has India's first railway station run by solar power?
1) Patna
2) Gorakhpur
3) Guwahati
4) Varanasi
5) Indore
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98. An MoU was signed between India and Suriname recently for cooperation in the field of electoral management
and administration. The currency of Suriname is
1) Pound
2) Dollar
3) Peso
4) Rupee
5) Taka
99. India's economy is projected to grow at what per cent in fiscal year 2018-19, according to a recent UN report?
1) 7.2 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 7.8 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
100. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between India and Morocco in the legal field. The capital of
Morocco is
1) Rabat
2) Baku
3) Nassau
4) Yerevan
5) Bogota
101. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Zojila Tunnel in which of the following states recently?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Jammu and Kashmir
102. ECG Sudarshan passed away at 86 recently. He was an eminent Indian-American
1) physicist
2) biologist
3) chemist
4) economist
5) columnist
103. The Union Environment Ministry has launched Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) that aims to train
over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors by
1) 2019
2) 2020
3) 2021
4) 2022
5) 2023
104. The Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh visited which of the following countries recently? It
was the first high-level visit from India in 20 years.
1) Cambodia
2) Venezuela
3) Chile
4) North Korea
5) Mongolia
105. The UN General Assembly President has lauded India's contribution and commitment to UN peacekeeping
operations. The present President of the UNGA is
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1) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
2) Miroslav Lajcak
3) Jorge Sampaio
4) Ban Ki-moon
5) Antonio Guterres
106. The Thomas Cup is associated with which of the following games? The tournament started in Thailand recently.
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Hockey
4) Cricket
5) Squash
107. Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of which of the following High Courts
recently?
1) Allahabad High Court
2) Delhi High Court
3) Patna High Court
4) Manipur High Court
5) Madras High Court
108. The GLOBSEC 2018 Bratislava Forum meet was held recently in Slovakia. The capital of Slovakia is
1) Vienna
2) Budapest
3) Oslo
4) Copenhagen
5) Bratislava
109. Which of the following has become the second country to announce to open its embassy in Jerusalem in Israel?
1) Guatemala
2) Paraguay
3) Honduras
4) Chad
5) Niger
110. Which state govt will spend Rs 25 cr on renovating and developing the historic British Raj ‘Bantony Castle
Estate’ as a major tourist attraction?
1) Rajasthan
2) Gujarat
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Bihar
111. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between the India and Swaziland on cooperation in the field of Health and
Medicine recently. The capita of Swaziland is
1) Mbabane
2) Bogota
3) Manama
4) Baku
5) Caracas
112. The Union Minister Smriti Irani reviewed the progress of the ‘Samarth’ scheme at a meeting of the stakeholders
on the scheme recently. The scheme is associated with
1) IT Sector
2) Fisheries Sector
3) Dairy Sector
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4) Textile Sector
5) Women Self-help Groups
113. Which of the following banks launched ‘Agenda 25X25’ recently to create a synergetic start-up environment for
budding women entrepreneurs in India?
1) Federal Bank
2) YES Bank
3) IndusInd Bank
4) Bandhan Bank
5) Axis Bank
114. The Union Cabinet has unveiled a comprehensive biofuels policy which allows farmers to divert excess crop
produce for biofuels production. The policy sets aside what amount to help establish second-generation (2G) ethanol
refineries?
1) Rs 2,000 cr
2) Rs 2,500 cr
3) Rs 5,000 cr
4) Rs 7,000 cr
5) Rs 10,000 cr
115. Who among the following won the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix F1 championship recently?
1) Max Verstappen
2) Valtteri Bottas
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Nico Rosberg
5) Lewis Hamilton
116. Indian team won the Under-16 football tournament held in Serbia recently. India defeated which of the following
teams?
1) Tajikistan
2) Serbia
3) Jordan
4) Kazakhstan
5) Uzbekistan
117. The India Meteorological Department recently issued an advisory to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa,
Maharashtra and the Lakshadweep archipelago over cyclonic storm
1) Laher
2) Sagar
3) Tarang
4) Tandav
5) Ugra
118. The European Commission took which of the following European Union countries to court over air pollution?
1) Romania
2) Hungary
3) Italy
4) UK
5) All of these
119. Which country is considering giving India access to a deep sea port in Sabang, including to its naval vessels? PM
Narendra Modi is to visit this country shortly.
1) Venezuela
2) Myanmar
3) Philippines
4) Indonesia
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5) Cambodia
120. Volcano Mount Kilauea erupted recently. It is situated in which of the following countries?
1) Japan
2) Russia
3) US
4) Italy
5) Indonesia
121. The Union Cabinet has approved signing and ratification of pact between India and Brunei Darussalam with
regard to Taxes. The capital of Brunei Darussalam is
1) Naypyidaw
2) Phnom Penh
3) Caracas
4) Ulaanbaatar
5) Bandar Seri Begawan
122. _______ has been ranked first in India's cleanest cities survey ‘Swachh Survekshan-2018’.
1) Chandigarh
2) Bhopal
3) Indore
4) Bengaluru
5) Mysore
123. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved an initial corpus of what amount for Micro
Irrigation Fund (MIF) with NABARD under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana?
1) Rs 2000 cr
2) Rs 5000 cr
3) Rs 8000 cr
4) Rs 10,000 cr
5) Rs 12,000 cr
124. The RBI has placed lending and deposit curbs on Allahabad Bank. The bank is headquartered in
1) Chennai
2) Lucknow
3) Allahabad
4) Kolkata
5) New Delhi
125. _______ has set up India Trade Connect, a blockchain-based trade network in India, in partnership with seven
banks.
1) Infosys
2) TCS
3) Wipro
4) HCL
5) Tech Mahindra
126. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on Universal Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd with
respect to violations on loans and advances. The bank is based in
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Jharkhand
5) Odisha
127. The department of telecommunications (DoT) has approved the merger of Bharti Airtel and
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1) Idea Cellular
2) Reliance Communication
3) Aircel India
4) Telenor India
5) MTS
128. Free banking services are likely to remain out of the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Which of the
following is a free service offered by the banks?
1) Cheque book issuance
2) ATM withdrawals
3) Demand Draft issuance
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
129. The govt approved enhancement of budget for Network For Spectrum (NFS) project by what amount for laying
alternative communication network for Defence Services?
1) Rs 7,000 cr
2) Rs 9,250 cr
3) Rs 10,330 cr
4) Rs 11,330 cr
5) Rs 12,110 cr
130. ________ will serve a second two-year term as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council
after he was elected unopposed recently.
1) Shashank Manohar
2) Ajay Shirke
3) Dave Richardson
4) N Srinivasan
5) Anurag Thakur
131. India released grant of Rs 18.07 cr to which country recently for river training and construction of embankments
along Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers?
1) Bhutan
2) Bangladesh
3) Nepal
4) Pakistan
5) Myanmar
132. Which public sector bank posted its highest-ever quarterly net loss of Rs 134 bn in the last quarter of 2017-18,
owing to the fraudulent loans worth Rs 143 bn?
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) Dena Bank
4) UCO Bank
5) Canara Bank
133. What was India's trade deficit for the fiscal year 2017-18 ending in Mar 2018?
1) $125.2 billion
2) $136.6 billion
3) $145.5 billion
4) $156.8 billion
5) $165.4 billion
134. Which of the following public sector banks divested its MD and CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian of all powers
recently?
1) Allahabad Bank
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2) PNB
3) UCO Bank
4) Dena Bank
5) Corporation Bank
135. Which of the following IIMs has launched a Bharat Inclusion Initiative to build knowledge and foster innovation
and entrepreneurial activity across areas such as financial inclusion, livelihood, education and health?
1) IIM-Lucknow
2) IIM-Kolkata
3) IIM-Raipur
4) IIM-Bangalore
5) IIM-Ahmedabad
136. Atal Pension Yojana has added over 1 crore subscribers since its launch in May
1) 2014
2) 2015
3) 2016
4) 2017
5) 2018
137. Inflation based on wholesale prices touched a four-month high of _______ in Apr 2018.
1) 2.81 per cent
2) 3.12 per cent
3) 3.18 per cent
4) 3.44 per cent
5) 3.82 per cent
138. The International Day of Families is observed every year on
1) 05 May
2) 15 May
3) 20 May
4) 25 May
5) 31 May
139. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that air pollution still kills about _______ people each year,
almost all of them in poor countries in Asia and Africa
1) 02 mn
2) 03 mn
3) 05 mn
4) 07 mn
5) 09 mn
140. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a plan called 'REPLACE' to eliminate industrially-
produced artificial trans fats from the global food supply by
1) 2020
2) 2021
3) 2022
4) 2023
5) 2024
141. Which of the following banks recently filed a lawsuit against fugitive fraudster Nirav Modi in a Hong Kong court
for the recovery of the debt to the tune of USD 6.25 mn?
1) Indian Bank
2) Allahabad Bank
3) Corporation Bank
4) Bank of India
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5) IDBI Bank
142. Who among the following has been made Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting (Independent
Charge) in the recent cabinet reshuffle?
1) Rajyavardhan Rathore
2) SS Ahluwalia
3) Smriti Irani
4) Piyush Goyal
5) Alphons Kannanthanam
143. The credit rating agency Fitch has said that India's economic growth will accelerate to ________ in the current
financial year.
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.5 per cent
4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.9 per cent
144. Who among the following won the women’s singles title of the Madrid Open 2018?
1) Simona Halep
2) Maria Sharapova
3) Caroline Wozniacki
4) Kiki Bertens
5) Petra Kvitova
145. India’s Heena Sidhu is associated with which of the following games? She clinched a gold medal in the
International Competitions of Hannover, Germany recently.
1) Boxing
2) Weightlifting
3) Shooting
4) Squash
5) Tennis
146. Who among the following has been assigned the portfolio of Ministry of State in the Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology in the recent cabinet reshuffle?
1) SS Ahluwalia
2) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
3) Smriti Irani
4) Piyush Goyal
5) Alphons Kannanthanam
147. Shinmoedake volcano erupted recently in which of the following countries?
1) Italy
2) Japan
3) Philippines
4) Indonesia
5) Cambodia
148. PM Narendra Modi will visit which of the following countries (on 21 May) for an informal Summit with the
President of the country?
1) Mongolia
2) Iran
3) South Korea
4) Russia
5) Israel
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149. The ICBC of which of the following countries recently launched its first India-dedicated publicly offered
investment fund?
1) Japan
2) France
3) China
4) Russia
5) UK
150. Which of the following countries opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem recently?
1) France
2) China
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) US
151. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visited which of the following countries on a five-day visit recently?
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) Afghanistan
4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar
152. Balboa is the currency of which of the following countries?
1) Panama
2) Guatemala
3) Peru
4) Ghana
5) Belize
153. The govt has decided to come out with a new index PPI for 10 services, including telecom and railways on
experimental basis. The term PPI means
1) Purchasing Price Index
2) Production Price Index
3) Performance Price Index
4) Producers Price Index
5) None of these
154. Who among the following was declared the richest person of the UK in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2018?
1) Len Blavatnik
2) Alisher Usmanov
3) Jim Ratcliffe
4) Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja
5) Lakshmi Mittal
155. Federal Bank has approved 26 per cent strategic investment by True North in its wholly-owned subsidiary
FedFina. The bank is headquartered in
1) Chennai
2) Manipal
3) Hyderabad
4) Vishakhapatnam
5) Kochi
156. The RBI put which of the following banks under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) recently? The bank is
headquartered in Mumbai.
1) PNB
2) UCO Bank
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3) Dena Bank
4) Corporation Bank
5) Syndicate Bank
157. The Commerce and Industry Ministry has started the exercise to revise base year for the computation of
wholesale inflation to
1) 2012-13
2) 2013-14
3) 2014-15
4) 2016-17
5) 2017-18
158. Which country launched its second aircraft carrier for sea trial recently? It has also developed a new jet fighter
called A J-15 fighter to operate its carriers.
1) Japan
2) France
3) UK
4) China
5) North Korea
159. The Army has finalised a mega project under which a range of ammunition for its critical weapons and tanks will
be produced indigenously. The size of the project is
1) Rs 100 bn
2) Rs 150 bn
3) Rs 180 bn
4) Rs 200 bn
5) Rs 220 bn
160. The International Nurses Day is observed every year on
1) 02 May
2) 12 May
3) 22 May
4) 28 May
5) 31 May
161. The National Technology Day is observed every year on
1) 01 May
2) 11 May
3) 21 May
4) 25 May
5) 31 May
162. Achieving a historic feat, the Indian tea industry recorded the highest ever production during financial year 2017-
18 of
1) 925 mn kg
2) 1,032.05 mn kg
3) 1,125 mn kg
4) 1,232.05 mn kg
5) 1,325.05 mn kg
163. Which of the following firms purchased leading Pakistani online retailer ‘Daraz’ recently?
1) Alibaba
2) Amazon
3) Walmart
4) Flipkart
5) Tencent
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164. Who among the following is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism presently? He attended the
Tourism Ministers’ conference by Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Wuhan, China recently.
1) Narendra Singh Tomar
2) Anant Geete
3) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
4) KJ Alphons
5) Jagat Prakash Nadda
165. Ram Nath Kovind has become the second President to visit Siachen. Who among the following was the first
President to visit Siachen?
1) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
2) KR Narayanan
3) APJ Abdul Kalam
4) Pratibha Patil
5) Pranab Mukherjee
166. Gujarat has signed an MoU with which of the following countries for the centenary celebrations to mark
independence of that country in Delhi?
1) Poland
2) Australia
3) Canada
4) Russia
5) Belarus
167. In which state, Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the state’s biggest solar power plant at Energy
Awareness Park in Itanagar recently?
1) Nagaland
2) Mizoram
3) Sikkim
4) Meghalaya
5) Arunachal Pradesh
168. The month-long massive military exercise “Vijay Prahar” was conducted by the Indian Army is association with
Indian Air Force recently in
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Tamil Nadu
169. The Birsa Zoological Park is located in which of the following states?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Odisha
3) Jharkhand
4) West Bengal
5) Uttarakhand
170. Who among the following was honoured with the 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
recently?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Debraj Ray
3) Amartya Sen
4) Muhammad Yunus
5) Jagdish Bhagwati
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171. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that India’s growth rate will rise to ______ in 2019.
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.3 per cent
3) 7.4 per cent
4) 7.6 per cent
5) 7.8 per cent
172. PM Narendra Modi visited Nepal on a two day state visit recently. What is the currency of Nepal?
1) Rupee
2) Rufiyaa
3) Rupiah
4) Rand
5) Baht
173. Dena Bank’s net loss widened to Rs 1,225 cr in the fourth quarter ended Mar 31, 2018. The bank is
headquartered in
1) Chennai
2) Bengaluru
3) Mumbai
4) Hyderabad
5) New Delhi
174. India and which of the following countries recently held warfare training exercise called “Ekatha”?
1) Mauritius
2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) Nepal
175. The monetary threshold for public sector banks to report frauds to CBI has been revised. Now, frauds of
minimum ________ have to be reported to CBI's Anti-Corruption Branch.
1) Rs 25 mn
2) Rs 30 mn
3) Rs 50 mn
4) Rs 80 mn
5) Rs 100 mn
176. Industrial growth measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by what per cent in Mar 2018?
1) 3.4 per cent
2) 3.9 per cent
3) 4.4 per cent
4) 4.8 per cent
5) 5.4 per cent
177. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority fined Barclays Chief Executive
Jes Staley for breaching conduct rules recently. Both are the regulators of
1) UK
2) Singapore
3) Switzerland
4) Franc
5) US
178. Which of the following states has paid farmers to meet input costs by giving them Rs 4,000 each for every acre as
part of its ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
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3) Karnataka
4) Odisha
5) Telangana
179. Which of the following banks is rolling a project with farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan under its ‘Livelihood
and Water Security’ CSR initiative?
1) Federal Bank
2) RBL Bank
3) IndusInd Bank
4) YES Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
180. The govt recently approved raising the investment limit under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
(PMVVY) from Rs 7.5 lakh to
1) Rs 20 lakh
2) Rs 15 lakh
3) Rs 12 lakh
4) Rs 10 lakh
5) Rs 9 lakh
181. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in consultation with the Centre has drawn up a relief policy for
rape and acid attack victims offering minimum amounts respectively of
1) Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh
2) Rs 2 lakh and Rs 3 lakh
3) Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh
4) Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7 lakh
5) Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh
182. The 92 years old Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which of the following
countries?
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) Vietnam
4) Nigeria
5) Bangladesh
183. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited which of the following countries recently and met President
U Win Myint in the capital Nay Pyi Taw?
1) Vietnam
2) Philippines
3) Myanmar
4) Thailand
5) Cambodia
184. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu visited Peru recently. The capital of Peru is
1) Manama
2) Rabat
3) Nassau
4) Yerevan
5) Lima
185. The International Monetary Fund, IMF has reaffirmed that India will be the fastest-growing major economy in
2018, with a growth rate of
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 7.4 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
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4) 7.7 per cent
5) 7.8 per cent
186. B Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following games?
1) Tennis
2) Badminton
3) Snooker
4) Table tennis
5) Squash
187. Which state govt has launched the country's first Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for all seven
smart cities of the state in its capital?
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Andhra Pradesh
188. The 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS) was held recently in
1) Dhaka
2) Islamabad
3) Colombo
4) Kathmandu
5) New Delhi
189. Which country recently successfully launched a hyperspectral imaging satellite 'Gaofen-5' for comprehensive
observation of the atmosphere, including air pollution?
1) China
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Vietnam
190. What is India’s ranking on Global Optimism Index released as part of Grant Thornton’s International Business
Report (IBR) in the first quarter of 2018?
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fourth
4) Fifth
5) Sixth
191. The 15th Finance Commission has constituted an advisory council to advise and assist the commission. The
Council will be headed by
1) Arvind Virmani
2) Arvind Mehta
3) Ramesh Chand
4) Ashok Lahiri
5) Anoop Singh
192. PM Narendra Modi has been included among the 10 most powerful people in the world in US magazine Forbes'
2018 list. His position in the list is
1) Tenth
2) Ninth
3) Eighth
4) Seventh
5) Sixth
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193. Who among the following has been ranked on the top as the most powerful person in the world in US magazine
Forbes' 2018 list?
1) Tim Cook
2) Theresa May
3) Bladimir Putin
4) Donald Trump
5) Xi Jinping
194. The US President Donald Trump has scrapped the Iran nuclear deal which was signed between five permanent
members of US Security Council as well as Germany and Iran in
1) 2012
2) 2013
3) 2015
4) 2016
5) 2017
195. India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart recently agreed to sell 77 per cent stake to which of the following
firms for $16 bn?
1) Walmart
2) Hathway
3) Nesper
4) Walmart
5) Softbank
196. Carlos Alvarado was sworn in as the new president of which of the following countries recently?
1) Colombia
2) El Salvador
3) Nicaragua
4) Honduras
5) Costa Rica
197. The parliament of which of the following countries has elected Nikol Pashinyan as the new Prime Minister?
1) Armenia
2) Estonia
3) Eretria
4) Chad
5) Peru
198. Which of the following firms and NASA have announced teaming up to develop electric flying cars?
1) Ola
2) Uber
3) Curb
4) Lyft
5) Hailo
199. There are currently four mints in the country where coins are minted. Which of the following is NOT one of
them?
1) Noida
2) Mumbai
3) Hyderabad
4) Kolkata
5) None of these
200. As announced by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a climate summit will take place in Sep 2019 in
which city to review the Paris Agreement commitments?
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1) London
2) Madrid
3) New York
4) New Delhi
5) Tokyo
201. Cochlear Implant is a modern technology to help young children who have severe to profound
1) deafness
2) blindness
3) hair loss
4) blood related disorder
5) kidney issue
202. Which of the following countries has topped the inaugural Asia Power Index by The Lowy Institute, an
Australian think tank?
1) India
2) China
3) US
4) Japan
5) South Korea
203. Jafeth Cabrera Franco is the present vice president of which of the following African countries? Vice President M
Venkaiah Naidu visited the country recently.
1) Ghana
2) Estonia
3) Swaziland
4) Peru
5) Guatemala
204. The President Donald Trump recently announced withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with
1) North Korea
2) Vietnam
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Iran
5) Russia
205. Which of the following has been the largest group of H-1B beneficiaries in the US in the 12-month period ending
Sep 30, 2017?
1) Chinese
2) Indians
3) Philippines
4) Russians
5) Indonesians
206. NITI Aayog and which of the following firms have come together to work on a range of initiatives to help build
the AI ecosystem across the country?
1) Microsoft
2) Google
3) IBM
4) TCS
5) Infosys
207. Which of the following countries recently dropped out of a race for a Security Council seat in 2019 and 2020
following a campaign by Arab states?
1) Turkey
2) Egypt
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3) Belgium
4) Israel
5) Germany
208. The third edition of the United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) was held recently
in
1) Dhaka
2) Colombo
3) Islamabad
4) Male
5) New Delhi
209. What is India’s ranking out of 25 nations in the Asia-Pacific region on Asia Power Index by The Lowy Institute,
an Australian think tank?
1) Second
2) Third
3) Fourth
4) Fifth
5) Sixth
210. The Space Applications Centre (SAC), one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), is situated in
1) Bengaluru
2) Hyderabad
3) Kochi
4) Noida
5) Ahmedabad
211. Which of the following countries finished on top in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in
Colombo?
1) India
2) Sri Lanka
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
5) Maldives
212. The US Vice President Mike Pence has urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to suspend
Venezuela’s membership. The capital of Venezuela is
1) Georgetown
2) Bogota
3) Caracas
4) Maputo
5) Nassau
213. India has signed a pact of 200-mn dollar loan with which of the following for the National Nutrition Mission
(POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts in the country?
1) Unicef
2) IMF
3) ADB
4) NDB
5) World Bank
214. India and Guatemala have signed an agreement to boost cooperation in education sector. The currency of
Guatemala is
1) Rand
2) Peso
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3) Shekel
4) Quetzal
5) Baht
215. PM Narendra Modi recently reviewed preparations for launch of Health Assurance programme under Ayushman
Bharat. Which of the following is NOT correct about the scheme?
1) Its mission is to create a network of 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres.
2) The first Health and Wellness Centre was launched in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
3) It aims at providing insurance cover to 40 per cent of India’s population.
4) The Scheme has the benefit cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year.
5) None of these
216. Arun Date passed away recently. He was a leading ______ singer.
1) Marathi
2) Punjabi
3) Bengali
4) Assamese
5) Malayalam
217. Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president. Who is the present Prime Minister of
Russia?
1) Steven Seagal
2) Dmitry Medvedev
3) Petro Poroshenko
4) Dmitry Peskov
5) Sergey Lavrov
218. Who among the following is the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment in the present govt?
1) Avtar Singh Bhadana
2) Rao Inderjit Singh
3) Thawar Chand Gehlot
4) Krishan Pal Gurjar
5) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
219. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) recently notified the protocol amending the Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and
1) Iran
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Kuwait
4) Bangladesh
5) Maldives
220. Rashid Kutbiddinovitch Alimov visited New Delhi recently. He is the present Secretary General of
1) ASEAN
2) SAARC
3) OIC
4) BIMSTEC
5) SCO
221. At the recent meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh made a call to induct
which of the following countries as observer to the OIC?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Nepal
3) India
4) US
5) Russia
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222. The US space agency Nasa sent a mission called InSight (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations,
Geodesy and Heat Transport) to which of the following planets recently?
1) Jupiter
2) Saturn
3) Mercury
4) Venus
5) Mars
223. The RBI has asked banks authorised to deal in foreign exchange (Authorised Dealer-I Banks) to share data with
the DRI which means
1) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
2) Directorate of Resource Intelligence
3) Directorate of Revenue Initiatives
4) Directorate of Resource Integration
5) None of these
224. Who among the following won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Open squash title?
1) Omar Abdel Meguid
2) Ramit Tandon
3) Mahesh Mangaonkar
4) Cyrus Poncha
5) Ryosei Kobayashi
225. The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case of money laundering in connection with an alleged Rs 621-cr
loan fraud involving
1) Dena Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Canara Bank
4) UCO Bank
5) Corporation Bank
226. The quadrennial international football tournament 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place from 14 Jun
to 15 Jul 2018 in
1) Russia
2) Spain
3) Argentina
4) France
5) England
227. Neeraj Chopra has been recommended for Khel Ratna award. He is associated with which of the following
games?
1) Shooting
2) Archery
3) Weightlifting
4) Boxing
5) Javelin throw
228. Who among the following is the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary in the present govt?
1) Rajiv Gauba
2) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
3) Rajiv Mehrishi
4) Subhash Chandra Garg
5) Hasmukh Adhia
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229. The US central bank Federal Reserve has kept interest rate unchanged. Who among the following is the present
chairman of the bank?
1) Stanley Fischer
2) William C Dudley
3) Jerome Powell
4) Daniel Tarullo
230. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will buy govt bonds worth up to Rs 10,000 cr on 17 May through OMO which
means
1) Out Market Operations
2) Open Market Operations
3) Open Market Observance
4) Open Market Option
5) None of these
231. The twelfth informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held recently in Manila, the capital of
1) Thailand
2) Myanmar
3) Vietnam
4) Philippines
5) Bhutan
232. The 4th Regional Conference on ‘Futuristic, Resilient and Digital Infrastructure’ was held recently in which of
the following cities?
1) Chennai
2) Bengaluru
3) Hyderabad
4) Mumbai
5) Gurugram
233. Chief Minister N Biren Singh launched 'Go to Village' mission in which of the following states recently?
1) Manipur
2) Mizoram
3) Nagaland
4) Tripura
5) Meghalaya
234. Which of the following Nobel prizes was cancelled for 2018 after sexual assault scandal?
1) Physics
2) Chemistry
3) Economics
4) Medicine and Physiology
5) Literature
235. Which of the following US states has now become world’s fifth largest economy?
1) Florida
2) Georgia
3) California
4) Massachusetts
5) Virginia
236. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recently went on a five-day visit to South American nations of Guatemala,
Peru and
1) Panama
2) Honduras
3) Belize
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4) El Salvador
5) Nicaragua
237. The World Tuna Day is observed every year on
1) 01 May
2) 02 May
3) 12 May
4) 22 May
5) 31 May
238. The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmednra Pradhan has said that govt has set a target of
providing gas connections to 80 lakh households by end of Dec 2018 in
1) Odisha
2) Jharkhand
3) Karnataka
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Gujarat
239. The polling to elect new parliament was held recently in Lebanon for the first time in nine years. The capital of
Lebanon is
1) Manama
2) Nassau
3) Baku
4) Yerevan
5) Beirut
240. The Asian Development Bank has said that India’s 7% projected growth rate is ‘amazingly fast’ and will double
economy in 10 years. The ADB has its headquarters in
1) Bangkok
2) Tokyo
3) Beijing
4) Manila
5) Caracas
241. The Human Resource Development Ministry has launched a major and unique initiative of online professional
development using the online courses platform
1) SANKALP
2) SAMADHAN
3) SWAYAM
4) SAATHI
5) SUGAM
242. The market regulator Sebi has tightened know your client norms for FPIs. The term FPI stands for
1) Fresh Portfolio Investors
2) Fragmented Portfolio Investors
3) Forward Portfolio Investors
4) Foreign Portfolio Investors
5) None of these
243. Radhakrishnan Nair was recently appointed as an independent director of which of the following banks?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) Federal Bank
5) RBL Bank
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244. Justin Langer was recently named as the new head coach of the national cricket team of which of the following
countries?
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) South Africa
4) England
5) Sri Lanka
245. India’s position in the global military spending as per SIPRI?
1) Third
2) Fourth
3) Fifth
4) Sixth
5) Seventh
246. Which of the following has become the first state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts (also known as
7/12 receipts) in the country?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Karnataka
247. Which of the following countries has topped the AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index for
2018?
1) Singapore
2) UK
3) US
4) Japan
5) Indonesia
248. What was the theme of the World Press Freedom Day (3 May) observed recently?
1) Keeping Media in Check: Journalism, Justice and The Rule of Law
2) Keeping Rumour in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
3) Keeping Favourism in Check: Media, Accountability and The Rule of Law
4) Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
5) None of these
249. India’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to ______ in Apr 2018.
1) 49.4
2) 49.8
3) 50.5
4) 50.7
5) 51.6
250. The NITI Aayog and which of the following IT giants have signed a Statement of Intent to develop a crop yield
prediction model using Artificial Intelligence?
1) TCS
2) IBM
3) Infosys
4) Wipro
5) Microsoft
251. Fahad Fazil was given as the Best Supporting Actor award at the 65th National Film Awards for the movie
1) Dhappa
2) Baahubali-2
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3) Irada
4) Thondimuthalum Drikshakshiyum
5) PK
252. Who among the following is the present Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation? He attended
India-South Africa business summit in Johannesburg, South Africa recently.
1) Nitin Gadkari
2) Suresh Prabhu
3) Piyush Goyal
4) Manohar Parrikar
5) Smriti Irani
253. The World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on
1) 03 May
2) 03 May
3) 13 May
4) 23 May
5) 31 May
254. The govt has identified four regional rural banks (RRBs) for listing on stock exchanges. How many RRBs are
there in the country at present?
1) 43
2) 48
3) 56
4) 64
5) 83
255. The number of transactions on the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) has crossed the Rs 100-cr mark within two
years. The UPI was launched by
1) NPCI
2) RBI
3) Nabard
4) SIDBI
5) IBA
256. Sunil Mehta is the present Managing Director and CEO of which of the following public sector banks?
1) SBI
2) Bank of Baroda
3) Dena Bank
4) UCO Bank
5) PNB
257. The RBI has clarified that FPIs can invest in treasury bills issued by the Central Govt. The term FPI means
1) Foreign Priority Investors
2) Foreign Participatory Investors
3) Foreign Portfolio Investors
4) Foreign Proportional Investors
5) None of these
258. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh has taken over as the Deputy Chairman of CII Eastern Region (ER). He is the Managing
Director and CEO of
1) Federal Bank
2) Bandhan Bank
3) IDFC Bank
4) IDBI Bank
5) RBL Bank
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259. Who among the following is the new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
(IRDAI)?
1) Hemant Contractor
2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
3) TS Vijayan
4) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
5) Ajay Tyagi
260. What is India’s position in the AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index for 2018?
1) 3rd
2) 8th
3) 11th
4) 15th
5) 18th
261. India has been ranked sixth with which of the following countries in the list of doping violations (with 69 cases)
according to the recent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Australia
4) Spain
5) Germany
262. The GOBAR - DHAN scheme was launched recently in Haryana. The term GOBAR means
1) Gathering Organic Bio-Agro Resources
2) Growing Organic Bio-Agro Resources
3) Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources
4) Generating Organic Bio-Agro Resources
5) None of these
263. What is the capital city of Nigeria? The terror group Boko Haram has been active in the country.
1) Yerevan
2) Nassau
3) Baku
4) Maputo
5) Abuja
264. Which of the following films was awarded as the Best Hindi Film at the 65th National Film Awards?
1) Irada
2) Newton
3) PK
4) Secret Superstar
5) Hindi Medium
265. Divya Dutta was awarded as the Best Supporting Actress award at the 65th National Film Awards for her role in
the Hindi feature film
1) Bhayanakam
2) Dhappa
3) Baahubali-2
4) Irada
5) Newton
266. The Union Cabinet has approved a plan to set up how many AIIMS in the country and upgrade 73 medical
colleges as part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)?
1) 8
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2) 10
3) 12
4) 16
5) 20
267. French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the creation of a new strategic alliance among France, India
and
1) China
2) Vietnam
3) Australia
4) Canada
5) US
268. Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Tan Chun Seang were barred by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) recently. Both of
them belong to
1) Japan
2) Malaysia
3) Singapore
4) South Korea
5) Vietnam
269. The noted economist Ashok Mitra passed away recently. He was the first Finance Minister in the Left Front govt
in
1) West Bengal
2) Tripura
3) Kerala
4) Odisha
5) Nagaland
270. Who among the following was honoured with 26th PC Chandra Puraskaar recently for her contribution in the
field of Indian music?
1) Sadhana Sargam
2) Alka Yagnik
3) Anuradha Paudwal
4) Asha Bhosle
5) Lata Mangeshkar
271. ________ and India have decided to prepare a detailed project report of the Pancheshwar multi-purpose dam
project which was conceived over 22 years ago.
1) Bhutan
2) China
3) Bangladesh
4) Pakistan
5) Nepal
272. The govt has released the draft of the new Telecom policy - National Digital Communications Policy, 2018. The
policy aims at creating how many new jobs by 2022?
1) 10 lakh
2) 20 lakh
3) 30 lakh
4) 40 lakh
5) 50 lakh
273. How many Indian cities have figured in a list of world's 20 most polluted cities in terms of particulate matter
PM2.5 levels in 2016?
1) 05
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2) 09
3) 14
4) 16
5) 20
274. Gabon's govt resigned recently after the constitutional court dissolved the national Parliament. The capital city of
Gabon is
1) Libreville
2) Kinshasa
3) Maputo
4) Manama
5) Luanda
275. The Hockey India has named who among the following as chief coach of the Indian men's team?
1) Gagan Ajit Singh
2) Harendra Singh
3) Viren Rasquinha
4) Dilip Tirkey
5) Dhanraj Pillay
276. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in
1) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
2) Surat, Gujarat
3) Karnal, Haryana
4) Patiala, Punjab
5) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
277. What is India’s ranking in the list of doping violations with 69 cases according to World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) report for samples collected in 2016?
1) Third
2) Fourth
3) Fifth
4) Sixth
5) Seventh
278. Which country has topped the list for doping violations according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report
for samples collected in 2016?
1) Italy
2) France
3) United States
4) Australia
5) Belgium
279. Who among the following recently became the world number one shooter in the 10-metre air pistol category?
1) Zhu Qinan
2) Shahzar Rizvi
3) Jitu Rai
4) Gagan Narang
5) Abhinav Bindra
280. CA Bhavani Devi is associated with which of the following games? She won a silver medal in Reykjavik, Iceland
recently.
1) Javelin
2) Pole vault
3) Triple jump
4) Discuss throw
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5) Fencing
281. Who among the following won the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 championship?
1) Kimi Raikkonen
2) Fernando Alonso
3) Nico Rosberg
4) Sebastian Vettel
5) Lewis Hamilton
282. Sajid Javid has been appointed as Interior Minister (Home Secretary) of which of the following countries?
1) UK
2) New Zealand
3) Australia
4) Canada
5) Malaysia
283. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
1) Devinder Kumar Manyal
2) Rajiv Jasrotia
3) Satpal Sharma
4) Kavinder Gupta
5) Nirmal Singh
284. Idris Hassan Latif passed away recently. He was the former chief of
1) Indian Air Force
2) Indian Navy
3) Indian Army
4) BSF
5) CRPF
285. The Airports Council International (ACI) has projected India as the second fastest growing country in the world
for air passenger traffic. The ACI has put which country at the top position in this regard?
1) China
2) Malaysia
3) Vietnam
4) Indonesia
5) Thailand
286. The troops of India and which country kick-started “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2018” in the latter’s capital city
recently?
1) Japan
2) Maldives
3) Vietnam
4) Malaysia
5) Philippines
287. President Ram Nath Kovind recently greeted people of Maharashtra and Gujarat on their statehood day which
falls on
1) 01 Apr
2) 10 Apr
3) 25 Apr
4) 30 Apr
5) 01 May
288. The United Nations Security Council members recently visited Rakhine state, the epicenter of the Rohingya
refugee crisis. The state is situated in
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1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar
4) Sri Lanka
5) Thailand
289. The International Labour Day is observed every year on 01 May. The theme of the 2018 ILD is
1) Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement
2) Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Goals
3) Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Upliftment
4) Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Endeavour
5) None of these
290. The Dominican Republic has announced establishing diplomatic relations with China and breaking its diplomatic
ties with Taiwan. The capital of Dominican Republic is
1) Maputo
2) Santo Domingo
3) Port Luis
4) Port-au-Prince
5) San Juan
291. Who has been appointed as the first chief financial officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
1) Kummanam Rajasekharan
2) Anubrata Biswas
3) Sudha Balakrishnan
4) Pravin Agrawal
5) Anil Kumar Jha
292. The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed every year on
1) May 30
2) May 29
3) May 31
4) Jun 05
5) Jun 10
293. The union govt has rolled out an awareness campaign, ‘Gaj Yatra’ in which Indian state to protect elephants?
1) Meghalaya
2) Manipur
3) Nagaland
4) Assam
5) Sikkim
294. Which city will host the main event of the 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018)?
1) New Delhi
2) Gurugram
3) Bengaluru
4) Hyderabad
5) Dehradun
295. Which global consulting firm has entered into a strategic partnership with SmartConnect Technologies?
1) HCL AXON
2) Accenture
3) BCG
4) BMGI
5) None of these
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296. Who has been appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan?
1) Shahid Khaqan
2) Khursheed Shah
3) Nasirul Mulk
4) Jawwad S. Khawaja
5) Shaukat Aziz
297. Who has recently been appointed as President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)?
1) R K Agrawal
2) K M Enayetul Haque
3) D K Jain
4) Arvind Kapoor
5) Sangeeta Bahl
298. Which state govt has launched the ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana’ to enhance agricultural income?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttrakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Assam
299. India has recently signed a loan agreement for IBRD credit of USD 21.7 mn with World Bank for which state
project?
1) Haryana
2) Telangana
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
5) Rajasthan
300. National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has established the second digital
collaborative opportunities plaza (SIDCOP) platform in which country?
1) France
2) China
3) Japan
4) Bangladesh
5) Myanmar
301. The union minister of state for Power, RK Singh has launched the web portal and an app to bring transparency in
power purchase transactions. The app is named as
1) SAANTI
2) SAMPAATI
3) PRAAPTI
4) SAMPARK
5) SURYA
302. World Elephant Day is observed every year on
1) Aug 10
2) Aug 11
3) Aug 12
4) Aug 13
5) Aug 14
303. The union ministry of women and child and development (MoWCD) has recently signed an MoU with which
state govt for the management of home of widows?
1) Madhya Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
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3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Kerala
5) Maharashtra
304. Which state has celebrated its statehood day on May 30?
1) Jharkhand
2) Manipur
3) Uttrakhand
4) Rajasthan
5) Goa
305. Who won international award in the best caricature category at the 13th edition of the World Press Cartoon
awards 2018?
1) Peter Nieuwendijk
2) Hicabi Demirci
3) Silvano Mello
4) Thomas Antony
5) Marilena Nardi
306. According to the Moody's Investors Service report, India's GDP growth is projected at what per cent in 2018?
1) 7.3%
2) 7.5%
3) 7.6%
4) 7.8%
5) 7.9%
307. Paraguay has recently got the first interim woman President, Alicia Pucheta. The currency of Paraguay is
1) Real
2) Forint
3) Guarani
4) Colon
5) Kronur
308. Who has recently been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?
1) Shivshankar Menon
2) Pankaj Saran
3) MK Narayanan
4) Rajinder Khanna
5) None of these
309. Which global giant has recently become the third most valuable firm globally?
1) Apple
2) Amazon
3) Alphabet
4) Alibaba
5) Microsoft
310. Who among the following has emerged as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings
awards?
1) MS Dhoni
2) Rashid Khan
3) Trent Boult
4) Virat Kohli
5) Colin Munro
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