Answer : – Bhanu Pratap Sharma. (He replaced Vinod Rai)
2. Who became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal for India at the Commonwealth Games on April 13, 2018?
Answer : – Anish Bhanwala (15 years). (He won the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event)
3. SLINEX is a bilateral naval exercise between India and:
Answer : – Sri Lanka
4. Which country launched the world’s first climate-smart landscape management plan for snow leopard conservation?
Answer : – Nepal
5. The State Great Khural is the unicameral parliament of:
Answer : – Mongolia
6. The world’s first AYUSH University will come up at:
Answer : – Kurukshetra
7. Prospina missile was earlier known as:
Answer : – Nag
8. Who is the author of the book “Unstoppable: My Life So Far”?
Answer : – Maria Sharapova
9. What is India’s rank in the World Economic Forum’s Global Manufacturing Index? (It was released on January 14, 2018)
Answer : – 30
10. Who took charge as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on January 15, 2017?
Answer : – K. Sivan
11. India’s border trade with Myanmar takes place mainly through Moreh, a town located in the State of:
Answer : – Manipur
12. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
Answer : – Arunachal Pradesh
13. Berggruen Prize is awarded annually for:
Answer : – Philosophy
14. India has declared 2010-2020 as:
Answer : – Decade of Innovation
15. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is celebrated every year on:
Answer : – May 17
16. Which is the first team in the history of one day internationals (ODIs) to score hundred 300 plus scores?
Answer : – India
17. Which State government has taken a historic decision to have separate State flag recently?
Answer : – Karnataka
18. Who became the first Indian architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize in March 2018?
Answer : – Balkrishna Doshi
19. Who has been appointed India’s G20 Sherpa till December 31, 2018?
Answer : – Shaktikanta Das
20. Suresh Sethi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of:
Answer : – India Post
21. Where is the headquarters of the “International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons”?
Answer : – Geneva
22. “Pralay Sahayam” is a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief held recently in:
Answer : – Hyderabad
23. Addis Ababa is the capital city of which African country?
Answer : – Ethiopia
24. Which public sector lender has initiated “Project Nishchay” to improve its financial performance?
Answer : – IDBI Bank
25. The first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda was inaugurated recently in:
Answer : – New Delhi
26. RBI constituted a ‘High Level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India. It is headed by:
Answer : -YM Deosthalee
27. Who scored India’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup?
Answer : – Jeakson Singh Thounaojam
28. The World Happiness Report 2018 ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. What is India’s rank?
Answer : – 133
29. NEOM is a planned mega city to be constructed in:
Answer : – Saudi Arebia
30. Who is the first Indian to get Anna Politkovskaya Award?
Answer : – Gauri Lankesh
31. Reach All Women in War (RAW in WAR) is a non-governmental organization based in:
Answer : – London
32. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched PENCIL portal to combat:
Answer : – Child Labour
33. Who has been appointed India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan?
Answer : – Ajay Bisaria
34. India’s first insect museum opened in March 2018 at:
Answer : – Coimbatore
35. Who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award?
Answer : – Mo Farah
36. Which is the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2017?
Answer : – YouthQuake
37. What is the theme of this year’s World Health Day?
Answer : – Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
38. Who is India’s current Foreign Secretary?
Answer : – Vijay Keshav Gokhale
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