1.

Which State Government has published first draft of Supreme Court monitored National Register of
Citizens (NRC)?
a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Assam d) Nagaland e) Sikkim

2. After Sikkim, Which state was declared as the second state in the Northeast to be declared Open
Defecation Free (ODF)?
a) Manipur b) Mizoram c) Nagaland d) Arunachal Pradesh e) West Bengal

3. Who won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time by defeating Delhi in the final match?
a) Salil Mishra b) Vijay Hazare c) Rajneesh Gurbani d) Syed Mushtaq e) Charles Debolin

4. Uttarayan festival is celebrated in which state?

a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh d) Punjab e) Haryana

5. Upto how much Rupees Finance Ministry stated that there will be no charges on debit card
transactions?
a) Rs 1000 b) Rs 1500 c) Rs 1750 d) Rs 2000 e) Rs 2250

6. In which state GAIL India Ltd it has commissioned India’s second largest rooftop solar power plant?
a) Gujarat b) Karnataka c) Bihar d) Uttar Pardesh e) West Bengal

7. Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was appointed the new Prime Minister of which country?
a) Mali b) Maldives c) Liberia d) Libya e) Somalia

8. Who has become the India's highest ranked player in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
rankings?
a) Sharath Kamal b) G Sathiyan c) Manika Batra d) Mouma Das e) Kamlesh Mehta

9. Name the state which launched an e-governance policy to help public, government and commercial
establishments avail all services through digital medium?
a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu d) Andhra Pradesh e) Telangana

10. Which state launched ‘Chah Bagichar Dhan Puraskar Mela 2017-18’?
a) Assam b) Manipur c) Mizoram d) Nagaland e) Sikkim

11. To make political funding more transparent, electoral bonds scheme was introduced by the
government. These bonds would be valid for how many days?
a) 10 days b) 15 days c) 25 days d) 50 days e) 90 days
12. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) operationalised its first desktop ATM in which
state?\
a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Karnataka e) Kerala

13. Which of the following is the world’s largest cleanliness survey carried out by Union Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs?
a) Swachh Abhiyan- 2018 b) Swachh Bharat – 2018 c) Swachh Survekshan – 2018 d) Swachh
Sankalp – 2018 e) Swachh Siddhi - 2018

14. Which state will host the third edition of Science Film Festival-2018?
a) Bihar b) Manipur c) Assam d) Rajasthan e) Goa

15. India has excluded which country from the list of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the-art National Knowledge
Network (NKN)?
a) Maldives b) Pakistan c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh e) Afghanistan

16. Name the Housing finance company, which has raised Rs 1000 crore by selling the India's first "Social
Bonds"?
a) LIC Housing Finance Limited b) Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited c) GIC Housing
Finance Limited d) Housing Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) e) Indiabulls Housing
Finance

17. Name the platform launched by the Government, to get suggestions from citizens of India from all
walks of life?
a) MySuggestions b) MyGov c) MyGovernment d) MyIndia e) MyLife

18. Which country’s Navy successfully conducted a test fire of a naval cruise missile named ‘Harba’?
a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) Iran d) Iraq e) Singapore

19. Who became the first batsman to score three hundreds in T20 internationals?
a) Virat Kohli b) Andre Adams c) Kylle Mills d) Jeff Wilson e) Colin Munro

20. Union Defence Ministry had sanctioned how much money for the procurement of simulated training
solutions for Indian Navy’s P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft and electronic warfare systems for
the Army?
a) Rs. 2220 crore b) Rs. 2320 crore c) Rs. 2420 crore d) Rs. 2520 crore e) Rs. 2620 crore

21. Which state has made its logo, highlighting the "Biswa Bangla" theme with Ashoka Pillars?
a) Odisha b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Maharashtra e) Punjab
22. Which is the first country in the world to legalise equal pay for men and women for the same work?
a) Netherlands b) Iceland c) Finland d) Argentina e) Chile

23. What will be the base colour of the new Rs.10 note which will be issued by RBI?
a) Burnt umber b) Sulphate Blue c) Chocolate Brown d) Dark pink e) Army green

24. Who was awarded the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018 by UK- based magazine,
“The Banker?”
a) Ravi Shankar b) Bhaskaran c) Ravi Menon d) Seetha Raman e) Adarva Jaishankar

25. Union Health Ministry has launched India’s first online oncology tutorial series, aimed at training
doctors to detect and diagnose early signs of which disease?
a) Cancer b) Tuberculosis c) HIV d) Dengue e) Malaria

26. Which state hosted the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts 2018?
a) Punjab b) Bihar c) Manipur d) Karnataka e) New Delhi

27. Which state announced the setting up of 24X7 'Gudiya helpline' for reporting crimes against
women?
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Kerala d) Karnataka e) Andhra Pradesh

28. In which city of telangana state, India's first National Park for differently abled people was
inaugurated?
a) Warangal b) Karimnagar c) Nizambad d) Hyderabad e) Nalgonda

29. Which country hosted the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018?

a) India b) Pakistan c) Bhutan d) Myanmar e) Nepal

30. Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced the first advance estimates of National Income 2017-18
and stated that growth in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during 2017-18 is estimated at _____
%?
a) 5.9% b) 6.0% c) 6.2 d) 6.3% e) 6.5%

31. Which space agency, has announced that it would launch two missions – GOLD and ICON – during
2018 to explore the little-understood area of 96 km above Earth’s surface?
a) ISRO b) Nasscom c) NASA d) JAXA e) Roscosmos

32. According to All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), which Indian state topped in terms of
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education?
a) Telangana b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh e) Tamil Nadu
33. Which is the first State in India to launch High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal which helps in early
identification of high-risk pregnant cases, ensures timely referral of such cases to the civil hospitals for
further management and delivery by specialists?
a) Punjab b) Assam c) Kerala d) Goa e) Haryana

34. Name the Football player, who has moved from Liverpool to Barcelona team for 160 million Euros
($192 million) making this the second most expensive transfer in the world soccer history?
a) Francis Marion Bates b) Artem Yurievich Sitak c) Philippe Coutinho d) Daniel King-Turner
e) Emily Fanning

35. Who is the first person to fly in space shuttle and walk on the moon?
a) Ricki-Lee Coulter b) Daniel Bedingfield c) Aryan Jonnes d) John Young e) Jas Reegans

36. Which city in India launched a common card for rides on public buses and the metro and thereby
became the first city to have such common mobility card?
a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) Pune d) Chennai e) Delhi

37. Which state hosted the Annual Conference of DGPs and IGPs at the BSF (Border Security Force)
Academy?
a) Assam b) Madhya Pradesh c) Bihar d) Jharkhand e) Odisha

38. Which International Bank is planning to issue its first US dollar-denominated bond by June 2018?
a) World Bank b) International Monetary Fund c) Asian Development Bank d) Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank e) Multilateral development bank

39. In which Indian City, the Defence Ministry has decided to set up a Defence Innovation Centre to assist
small industries in manufacturing components for the defence sector?
a) Coimbatore b) Chennai c) Trichy d) Bangalore e) Manglore

40. Who was awarded the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life at General
Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu?
a) Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed b) Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis c) New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal d) Bihar Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar e) Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal

41. Which company launched the world’s thinnest laptop?

a) Acer b) Apple c) Toshiba d) HP e) Dell

42. Name the former World Trade Organization (WTO) director general who has recently passed away?
a) Andrew Maths b) Sergilli Billy c) David Koimbra d) Peter Sutherland e) OrhanBilichan
43. Flipkart-owned payments platform PhonePe announced a strategic tie-up with which leading Wallet
player to enable over 45 million users to link their existing Wallets to the PhonePe app?
a) Ezetap b) FreeCharge c) Citrus Pay d) Citi MasterPass e) Mobikwik

44. Who was appointed the Managing Director (MD) and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI)?
a) Shree Ansol b) Sabari Mehta c) Vins Voger d) Hans Christin e) Dilip Asbe

45. Who has been made the brand ambassador of Sikkim?

a) Sharukh Khan b) AR Rahman c) Kamal Hassan d) Rajini Kanth e) Ajith Kumar

46. Name India's Fastest Supercomputer established at Pune's IITM, with Petaflops as the measure of a
computer’s processing speed?
a) Pragya b) Pratyush c) Shukruthi d) Supriya e) Jeeth

47. Union Home Ministry has appointed a 12-member inter-ministerial committee to recommend changes
in the existing law of playing of the national anthem in cinemahalls and public places. This committee
is headed by whom?
a) Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi b) HarilalJekisundas Kania c) Dipak Misra d) JastiChelameswar
e) B.R. Sharma

48. Which state government has started to digitise 10,000 pages every day, in order to preserve
administrative and historical records of its princely states?
a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Himachal Pradesh d) Rajasthan e) Jammu & Kashmir

49. The UIDAI launched 'Virtual ID' to reduce privacy issues, which an Aadhaar-card holder can generate
from UIDAI website. This Virtual ID will have how many digits?
a) 6-digits b) 9-digits c) 15-digits d) 16-digits e) 20-digits

50. Which country will host the upcoming Winter Olympics 2018?
a) North Korea b) Greece c) Sweden d) South Korea e) Norway

51. According to the 2018 Global Economics Prospect released by the World Bank on January 9, 2018,
Indian economy is projected to grow at ___ % in next 2 years?
a) 7.9% b) 7.8% c) 7.7% d) 7.6% e) 7.5%

52. Who has been appointed the New Chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD)?
a) Paul Polman b) Sunny Verghese c) Stephan Schmidheiny d) Vallathol Narayana Menon e)
 Mannathu Padmanabhan
53. Who is the first Indian to win an international medal in skiing, by winning a bronze medal in the
Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup?
a) Kalpana Reva b) Rihana Jones c) JamyangNamgial d) Ajeet Bajaj e) Aanchal Thakur

54. “Water ATM project” was launched in which Indian state?

a) Odisha b) West Bengal c) Goa d) Gujarat e) Bihar

55. Which is the first railway station in the country to have Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine?
a) Mumbai Station b) Bhopal Station c) Kolkata Station d) Pune Station e) Chennai Central
Station

56. China had set up the world’s first 3D-printed bus stop in which of its city?
a) Beijing b) Tianjin c) Chongqing d) Anshan e) Shanghai

57. Central Government has successfully divested 2.52 % of paid-up capital in National Mineral
Development Corporation (NMDC) for an amount of Rs. 1200 crore (approx).Post this divestment,
Government of India’s shareholding in NMDC has dropped down to ___ % from the earlier
capital?
a) 71.42% b) 72.42% c) 73.42% d) 74.42% e) 75.42%

58. Who was appointed the new chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
a) Dr. Aadharsh b) Dr. Shankar c) Dr. Aadesh d) Dr. Bala e) Dr. Sivan K

59. Name the patrol vessel of the Indian Coast Guard, which was commissioned at Karaikal in the Union
Territory of Puducherry?
a) Charlie-435 b) Shaurya c) Samarth d) Vikram e) Varuna-435

60. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) has set up its first food testing lab in which IIT campus?
a) Bombay b) Delhi c) Kharagpur d) Kanpur e) Madras

61. To promote Hindi language all over the world, When is World Hindi Day celebrated all over the
world?
a) 6 January b) 7 January c) 8 January d) 9 January e) 10 January

62. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 22nd edition of National Youth Festival (NYF) through
Video conferencing in which city?
a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Chennai e) Pune

63. Which state hosted the 4th ASEAN-INDIA Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry?
a) Assam b) Manipur c) New Delhi d) Mizoram e) Sikkim
64. The Election Commission has formed a 14-member panel to study the usage of social media and other
digital platforms before elections and to suggest modifications in the Model Code of Conduct. This
panel will be headed by whom?
a) Rajiv Shakdher b) V.P. Sharma c) Rattan Deep Singh d) Umesh Sinha e) Jayant Patel

65. Which country has become the top borrower from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with
USD 1.5 billion worth of loans in 2017?
a) Russia b) Norway c) Argentina d) South Africa e) India

66. The annual survey of” Gallup International Association” has placed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
which position among the world leaders?
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth

67. Who is the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of Supreme Court?
a) Indu Malhotra b) Meenakshi Arora c) Karuna Nundy d) Meenakshi Lekhi e) Indira Jaising

68. Which of the following Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried 100th Satellite launched by Indian Space
Research Organisation?
a) PSLV-D40 b) PSLV-E40 c) PSLV-A40 d) PSLV-B40 e) PSLV-C40

69. Name the wrestler and Asian Games bronze medalist, who recently died in a car accident in Patiala,
Punjab.
a) Amit Kumar Dahiya b) Ravinder Khatri c) Anuj Kumar d) Ramesh Kumar e) Sukhchain Singh
Cheema

70. Who is the editor of the book “Majuli: Resources and Challenges”?
a) Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti b) Sushil Kumar c) Jeet Singh d) Sanjeev Das e) Lyan Dev Basha

71. As per data collected through National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16, which is the
richest and the poorest state in India?
a) Richest- Delhi, Poorest- Bihar b) Richest- Gujarat, Poorest- Assam c) Richest- Maharashtra,
Poorest- Mizoram d) Richest- Delhi, Poorest- Assam e) Richest- Delhi, Poorest- Manipur

72. The 13th annual Iron Fist joint exercises were held between which two country’s Military Forces?
a) US & China b) US & Japan c) US & Australia d) US & Russia e) US & Canada

73. According to a study by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), housing loans in up to Rs. ______ slab had the
highest level of non-performing assets (NPAs)?
a) 1 lakh b) 2 lakh c) 3 lakh d) 4 lakh e) 5 lakh
74. Rizhao", a new missile frigate, was commissioned by which foreign country?
a) Apan b) Nepal c) China d) Bhutan e) Russia

75. In which state Bhogali Bihu festival is celebrated?

a) Bihar b) Mizoram c) Manipur d) Assam e) Jharkhand

76. Where did the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the ‘Economic Democracy
Conclave’?
a) Thane, Maharashtra b) Mumbai, Maharashtra c) Kolkata, West Bengal d) Chennai, Tamil
Nadu e) Bangalore, Karnataka

77. What is the rank of India on Global Manufacturing Index, released by World Economic Forum (WEF)?
a) 30th b) 40th c) 25th d) 10th e) 5th

78. What is the contribution of India to the United Nations’ youth mission?
a) USD 50000 b) USD 40000 c) USD 30000 d) USD 20000 e) USD 10000

79. What is India’s First Agri-commodity Options launched by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs
Minister, Arun Jaitley on National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) platform?
a) Corn b) Gold c) Guar Seed d) Mentha Oil e) Crude Oil

80. Name the event launched by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)aimed at creating
focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric activities?
a) Swargam-2018 campaign b) Saksha-2018 campaign c) Saksham-2018 campaign d) Swach-
2018 campaign e) N-2018 campaign

81. Which country’s Security Regulator Board had prohibited local investment funds from buying
cryptocurrencies?
a) Canada b) Ireland c) Finland d) Brazil e) Portugal

82. Who was appointed the New Managing Director and CEO of National Commodity & Derivatives
Exchange Limited (NCDEX)?
a) Sudeep Sundar b) SurjithBarnala c) Sandeep Singh d) Pravin Rao e) Vijay Kumar

83. When is the Indian Army Day celebrated in India?

a) January 13 b) January 14 c) January 15 d) January 16 e) January 17

84. Which State Government announced 'Mukshyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Jojana' (MMKSJ), under
which artists from across the state will get a monthly assistance of Rs 1200?
a) Gujarat b) Karnataka c) Manipur d) Mizoram e) Odisha
85. India attended a meeting of international military cooperation departments of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) for the first time. This meeting was hosted in which city of China?
a) Shanghai b) Beijing c) Tianjin d) Shenzhen e) Anshan

86. Name the Professional Wrestler, who is the first to be listed in the WWE’s 2018 Hall of Fame class?
a) Goldberg b) Mikey Whipwreck c) Stan Stasiak d) George Steele e) Nikolai Volkoff

87. Government lowered the additional borrowing requirement for the current fiscal year to Rs
crore from the previously estimated Rs 50,000 crore?
a) 10,000 crore b) 20,000 crore c) 30,000 crore d) 40,000 crore e) 42,000 crore

88. Which State Government will hold a ‘Blockchain Hackathon for Governance’ from 19 th – 21st January
2018?
a) Odisha b) Gujarat c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu e) Kerala

89. Who was appointed the UK’s first-ever minister in charge to tackle loneliness and combat social
isolation?
a) Philip Hammond b) David Lidington c) Tracey Crouch d) Boris Johnson e) David Gauke

90. In which country, the world’s fifth largest gem-quality diamond has been discovered?
a) Angola b) Lesotho c) Botswana d) Namibia e) Swaziland

91. Name the Brazilian Football World Cup winner who retired from football recently?
a) Ronaldinho b) Josep Maria Bartomeu c) Ernesto Valverde d) Jairzinho e) Jean Acosta Soares

92. Which country hosted the International Solar Alliance Forum, in which Indian Government decided to
set up $ 350 million solar development fund for financing solar projects?
a) USA b) UAE c) China d) Japan e) Germany

93. The Indian government has planned to form a ____ , to combat cyber- crimes like cyber threats, child
pornography, online stalking etc?
a) Cyber Warrior Police Force b) Cyber Cell Police Force c) Cyber Warrior Police Cell d)
Cyber Information Security Cell e) Cyber Warrior Security Force

94. Which state became the first state in India to completely implement door-to-door garbage collection in
all areas under urban bodies?
a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Madhya Pradesh d) Goa e) Telangana

95. Which is the first Bank to reach Rs 5 lakh crore market capitalisation (m-cap)?
a) Yes Bank b) Canara Bank c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank e) Axis Bank

96. Chkfake Brand Protection Solutions launched 'Chkfake' - a global app to check_______ ?
a) The PNR status of Train tickets b) The details of Government Institutions c) Authenticity of
currency notes d) GST regarding details e) Climatic conditions

97. Name the Cricketer, who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Cricketer of the year, ICC Cricketer of the Year
2017 and ICC ODI cricketer of the year 2017 awards for his accomplishments in 2017?
a) AB de Villiers b) MS Dhoni c) Virat Kohli d) Don Bradsman e) Steve Smith

98. How many cities are selected under the Smart Cities Mission by Indian Government recently ?
a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 13 e) 17

99. In which state the first Blockchain academy was inaugurated?

a) Gujarat b) Kerala c) Manipur d) Meghalaya e) Karnataka

100.Which country joins Australia Group recently and thereby became the 43rd member of the Australia
Group (AG)?
a) Norway b) Sweden c) Germany d) France e) India

101.Name the Ecotourism Trust which was awarded the "Innovation in Tourism Enterprise" award, at the
14th UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) Awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain.
a) Dzüleke Eco Tourism Board, Nagaland b) Nilgiri Pipit Ecotourism, Kerala c) Mangalajodi
Ecotourism Trust, Odisha d) Munnar Ecotourism, Kerala e) Coorg Ecotourism, Karnataka

102.What is India’s position in FIFA Rankings 2018 ?

a) 100th b) 101st c) 102nd d) 103rd e) 104th

103. On what date, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated its 13th Raising Day in New
Delhi?
a) 19th January b) 18th January c) 17th January d) 16th January e) 15th January

104. In how many cities the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs
Hardeep S Puri, announced commencement of the Liveability Index Programme?
a) 116 Indian cities b) 115 Indian cities c) 114 Indian cities d) 113 Indian cities e) 114 Indian
cities

105.To strengthen the cyber security, What is the initiative launched by the Minister of State for Electronics
& Information Technology KJ Alphons?
a) Cyber Relationship Framework b) Cybersecurity Policy Initiative c) Cyber Surakshit Bharat
 initiative d) Cybersecurity Standardization e) Cyber Subharna Bharat initiative
106.Which Indian city hosted the 4th edition of the India International Science Festival 2018?
a) Patna b) Lucknow c) Pune d) Mumbai e) Ahmadabad

107.According to Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Companies 2016-
17, released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which country was the largest source of foreign
investment (FDI) in India during 2016-17?
a) Mauritius b) Singapore c) Thailand d) France e) Dubai

108.Who was appointed the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

a) Pema Khandu b) Nitish Kumar c) Manohar Singh d) Anandiben Patel e) Ram Thakur

109.Who is the author of the book ‘The Heartfulness Way’?

a) Vivek Patnaik b) Pawan Kumar c) Kamlesh Patel d) Manish Yogi e) Suresh Prabhu

110.Which state Government launched "Yuva Udghosh programme"?

a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Uttarkhand e) Punjab

111. Which Indian city will host The DefExpo India 2018 for the first time from April 11 to 14, 2018?
a) Trichy b) Chennai c) Kolkata d) Ahmadabad e) Tripura

112. Name the Indian Navy sailboat with an all-women crew, which rounded Cape Horn?
a) INSV Navika b) INSV Tarini c) INSV Royal d) INSV Tarangini e) INSV Parikrama

113.By defeating whom, India won the Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in
UAE?
a) Pakistan b) Abu Dhabi c) China d) USA e) Afghanistan

114.Which year was declared as the ‘national year of millets’ by the Central Government?
a) 2015 b) 2016 c) 2017 d) 2018 e) 2019

115. In which state, the World War II Memorial Museum was inaugurated?
a) Maharashtra b) Sikkim c) Bihar d) Rajasthan e) Arunachal Pradesh

116. ‘Kachra Mahotsav 2018’, India’s first garbage festival was organised by which state?
a) Chhattisgarh b) Uttarkhand c) Punjab d) Haryana e) Assam

117.What is the rank of India on the annual ‘Inclusive Development Index 2018’ released by World
Economic Forum (WEF)?
a) 60th b) 62nd c) 65th d) 70th e) 74th
118.Name the global automotive company which unveiled India’s first Bharat Stage BS- VI-compliant car?
a) Toyota b) BMW c) Mercedes-Benz d) Honda e) Audi

119.Who was appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner?

a) Deepak Verma b) Om Prakash Rawat c) Saransh Agarwal d) Krishnan Prasanth e) K
Naresh

120.Roy Bennett, who recently passed away was the opposition leader of which country?
a) Zimbabwe b) South Sudan c) Somalia d) Sweden e) Finland

121.Which country will host the 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) 2018 Ministerial meeting?
a) Egypt b) India c) Iran d) China e) Dubai

122.Which State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of Zurich,
Switzerland?
a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat e) Andhra Pradesh

123. Which city of Malta was officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture?
a) Mosta b) Birgu c) Mdina d) Valletta e) Zabbar

124. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) update, Indian economy will grow at % in FY
2018-19?
a) 7.1% b) 7.2% c) 7.3% d) 7.4% e) 7.5%

125. As per the survey of CEOs conducted by consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), India holds
which position in the “most attractive market for investments“?
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth

126. Who was appointed the new Director General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI)?
a) Braj Kumar b) Kewal Singh c) Siddhartha Shankar Ray d) Dilip Chenoy e) Lalit Mansingh

127. Name the movie which has won two awards at the 11th Tehran International FICTS Festival 2018, in
Iran?
a) M S Dhoni: The Untold Story b) Sachin: A Billion Dreams c) Mary Kom d) Dangal e) Azar

128. Which country will host the 2018 Women’s World T20?
a) South Africa b) Australia c) India d) West Indies e) USA
129. Who has become the first Indian to obtain the world No.2 position in the boys' under-18 category of
the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings?
a) Mouma Das b) Manika Yadav c) Manav Thakkar d) Achanta Sharath e) Sabhya Virmani

130. Jimmy Armfield recently passed away. To which sport he was associated with?
a) Volleyball b) Football c) Handball d) Rugby e) Golf

131. Japan has sanctioned the Official Development Assistance loan for Yen 45 billion for which Indian
state’s Water Supply and Sewerage Project (Phase 3)?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Telangana d) Gujarat e) Bihar

132. Where did the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 held at?
a) Bern, Switzerland b) Beijing, China c) Davos, Switzerland d) Tokyo, Japan e) Mumbai,
India

133. What is the position of India in 2018 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)?
a) 75th b) 81st c) 84th d) 91st e) 100th

134. What is the rank of India in Environmental Performance Index 2018?

a) 177th b) 180th c) 182nd d) 185th e) 188th

135. Which Public sector bank has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the National
Housing Bank (NHB) for implementation of the Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) of
Union Ministry of Rural Development?
a) Allahabad Bank b) SBI c) Indian Overseas Bank d) Union Bank of India e) United Bank of
India

136. Who made a new national record by lifting 128kgs in the clean and jerk, in the 63kg women's
category, in the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships, in Mangaluru, Karnataka?
a) Mirabai Chanu b) Nandini Devi c) Aditi Bhatia d) Rakhi Halder e) Renu Bala

137. How many AMRIT pharmacy stores are there in India?

a) 100 b) 111 c) 115 d) 119 e) 125

138. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Bharat-ASEAN Maitri Park in which city of
India?
a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Pune e) None of these

139. Who has become the first female cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar awards?
a) B R Vijayalakshmi b) Deepti Gupta c) Anjuli Shukla d) Rachel Morrison e) Farah Khan
140. When is the National Voters’ Day was observed all over India?
a) 21th January b) 22th January c) 23th January d) 24th January e) 25th January

141.What are the three C’s focused on ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit held in New Delhi on
January 25, 2018?
a) Connectivity, Community and Culture b) Connectivity, Commerce and Contribution c)
Connectivity, Commerce and Culture d) Constitution, Commerce and Culture e) Coefficient,
Commerce and Curiosity

142.Which state Government launched 'Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat'?

a) Assam b) Sikkim c) Manipur d) Mizoram e) Jharkhand

143.India with which country launched the first ever set of commemorative postage stamps to highlight the
bilateral ties between them with the theme of ‘ancient architecture’?
144.Thailand b) Poland c) Vietnam d) Argentina e) Iran

145.Who became the first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)?
a) Archana Bhargava b) Usha Ananthasubramanian c) Arundhati Bhattacharya, d) Kalpana
Morparia e) Naina Lal Kidwai

146.How many chief guests graced the 2018 Republic Day Parade?
a) 15 b) 13 c) 12 d) 10 e) 8

147.Which state government hosted the 21st India International Seafood Show (IISS) on January 27, 2018?
a) Kerala b) West Bengal c) Gujarat d) Tamil Nadu e) Goa

148.Name the 10-year-old Indian-origin boy in UK, who has become the youngest applicant to achieve the
highest score in the Mensa IQ test?
a) Nikhil Joseph b) Mehul Garg c) Albrecht Beutelspacher d) Günther Jauch e) Dieter Nuhr

149.Who is the author of the pictorial book “Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After 1998″?
a) Julian Marles b) Charles Shenoy c) Jack London d) Zadie Smith e) Sheila Dikshit

150.The first Khadi Haat of India was launched in which state on 25th January 2018?
a) New Delhi b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Odisha e) Rajasthan

151.Which State’s tableau has been adjudged as the ‘Best Tableau’ at the 69th Republic Day parade held at
Rajghat, Delhi on January 25, 2018?
a) Uttarakhand b) Punjab c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra e) Karnataka
152.Name the Bollywood playback singer who will be awarded the ‘Yash Chopra Memorial Award’?
a) Asha Bhosle b) Shreya Ghoshal c) Lata Mangeshkar d) Sonu Nigam e) Arjit Singh

153.Who became the first Nepal cricketer to get IPL contract after he was bought by Delhi Daredevils at
the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction?
a) Anil Mandal b) Sandeep Lamichhane c) Shakti Gauchan d) Paras Khadka e) Basantha
Pradeep

154.Which State’s Assembly has decided to introduce digital budget in its upcoming session, instead of the
conventional printed booklet?
a) Bihar b) Assam c) Manipur d) Mizoram e) Punjab

155. Which state government launched Zero Budget Natural Farming project?
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Punjab c) Sikkim d) Uttarakhand e) Telangana

156.Name Finland’s incumbent President, who has won second six-year term with an overwhelming 62.7%
of the vote?
a) Andrzej Duda b) Pekka Haavisto c) Sauli Niinistowon d) Beata Szydlo e) Mateusz
Morawiecki

157.Name Chhattisgarh's first Governor who passed away recently?

a) Surjit Singh b) Dinesh Nandan Sahay c) Krishan Kant d) Geetanjali Maken e) Syed Ahmed

158.VINBAX, a six day-long military exercise is signed between India and which other country?
a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Combodia d) Laos e) Singapore

159.Where did the 19th India International Watch and Clock Fair "Samaya Bharati 2018" held at?
a) Ahmedabad, Gujarat b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh c) Pune, Maharashtra d) Mumbai,
Maharashtra e) Patna, Bihar

160.According to a report by New World Wealth, India is in which position among the wealthiest countries
in the world, with total wealth of USD 8230 billion?
a) Third b) Fifth c) Sixth d) Ninth e) Eleventh

161.As per a report by World Steel Association, India has overtaken the US to become the world's

largest crude steel producer?

a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth e) Fifth

162.Who has been conferred the IhsanDoğramacı Family Health Foundation Prize by the World Health
 Organisation (WHO)?
a) Roger Daltrey b) Dr Vinod Paul c) Pete Townshend d) John Entwistle e) Doug Sandom

163.On 30th January 2018, Union Environment Minister Harshvardhan launched 'Mihir', a high-
performance computer system. What is the speed capacity of this system?
a) 4.0 Peta Flops b) 938 terabytes c) 132 teraflops d) 250 teraflops e) 2.8 PetaFlops

164.Which State Cabinet launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojna Grameen’, a new scheme to construct
houses in rural areas?
a) Karnataka b) Uttar Pradesh c) Punjab d) Jharkhand e) Rajasthan

165.India holds which position on the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Democracy Index 2017?
a) 30th b) 38th c) 40th d) 42nd e) 50th

166.Name the bank which has initiated a pilot scheme of credit cards for farmers?
a) Yes Bank b) City Union Bank c) State Bank of India d) Punjab National Bank e) Canara
Bank

167.Name the e-marketplace portal launched by the Government which will provide standardised and
improved catalogue management, powerful search engine, demand aggregation, user rating and
analytics?
a) GeM 1.0 b) GeM 2.0 c) GeM 3.0 d) GeM 4.0 e) GeM 5.0

168.Name the world's oldest man who passed away recently in his 113th age.
a) Jack Lokett b) James Sisnett c) Joan Deroover d) Swami Sivananda e) Francisco Nunez
Olivera

169.Name the Bengali Actor who received the Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian award.
a) Soumitra Chatterjee b) Pradeep Kumar c) Santu Mukhopadhya d) Ankush Hazra e) Biplab
Chatterjee

170.As per Airpocalypse II, a report by environmental Non-governmental organization (NGO) Greenpeace
India, % of the population in India is living in areas where there is no air quality monitoring.
a) 35% b) 47% c) 50% d) 55% e) 57%