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1. Which scheme was re-introduced by the Environment Ministry that awards Indian authors for their original work in Sanskrit language on environment, pollution and climate change subjects?
1) Vansamrakshan Yojana
2) Medini Puraskar Yojana
3) Beach cleanup program
4) Van samridhi Yojana

2. What is the theme of Odisha Triennial of International Art (OTIA), India’s first private sector triennial, in December-January?
1) Conceive-ContemplateCommunicate
2) Create-ContemplateCommunicate
3) Innovate-Develop-Exhibit
4) Create-Exhibit-Educate

3. Which state has released the first tribal atlas consisting of a set of maps and statistics highlighting the tribal demography of the state?
1) Odisha
2) Tamilnadu
3) Assam
4) Meghalaya

4. Under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the government has cut the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts to how much from Rs 1,000 earlier?
1) Rs. 500
2) Rs. 350
3) Rs. 250
4) Rs. 750

5. Which Ministry will be implementing The ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’ scheme?
1) Ministry of Culture
2) Ministry of Science and Technology
3) Ministry of Urban Development
4) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

6. Which month will be celebrated as the National Nutrition Month under POSHAN Abhiyaan announced at the 2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges held in New Delhi?
1) August
2) September
3) October
4) November

7. Which platform was launched by NITI to create and encourage a structured ecosystem for innovation in India, with collaboration between the Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov Aayog?
1) #InnovateIndia
2) #NewIndia
3) #CreateIndia
4) #ThinkIndia

8. In which state the 18th International Children’s Film Festival was inaugurated?
1) Gujarat
2) Tamil Nadu
3) West Bengal
4) Kerala

9. Which state has launched ‘Project Gandiva’ for students aged between 10-16 years to offer them international level facilities and coaching with an aim to secure medals in Olympic Games in a period of 10 years?
1) Telengana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu

10. Under which of the following scheme all villages adopted by the Member of Parliament would get free Wi-Fi services?
1) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
2) Samskar Adarsh Gram Yojana
3) Sarkar Adarsh Gram Yojana
4) Shrishti Adarsh Gram Yojana

11. Which of the following is the new name of West Bengal as state Assembly passed a resolution to rename in three languages: Bengali, English and Hindi?
1) Bangla
2) Paschim Bango
3) Bengda
4) Balam

12. In which city a museum for all former prime ministers of India will be built in the 25 acre estate of Teen Murti Bhavan of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library complex?
1) Kolkata
2) Mumbai
3) New Delhi
4) Chennai

13. Which scheme was approved by Government of India to empower rural women through community participation for 2017-18 upto 2019-20?
1) Mahila Shakti Kendra
2) Mahila Shiksha Kendra
3) Mahila Suraksha Kendra
4) Mahlia Vikas Kendra

14. Which program was organised by Indian Railways on Ethics in Public Governance and Launched at National Rail Museum, New Delhi?
1) Mission Satyaneethi
2) Mission Satyanishtha
3) Mission Satyavadhi
4) Mission Satyameva Jayathe

15. In which state the 11th state-level pineapple festival cum Sellers & Buyers Meet and Youth Festival, 2018, was held?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Haryana
3) Manipur
4) Sikkim

16. In which city Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of India’s first Mobile Open Exchange Zone (MOX) at World Trade Centre?
1) Noida
2) Mumbai
3) Pune
4) Kolkata

17. Which state government signed a MoU with a private trust for the first cow sanctuary in the state?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Bihar

18. Where was the first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats held?
1) Dacca, Bangladesh
2) Chittagong, Bangladesh
3) Agartala, Tripura
4) Kolkatta, West Bengal

19. In which country the Global Disability Summit 2018 was held?
1) London, United Kingdom
2) New York, United States
3) New Delhi, India
4) Tokyo, Japan

20. Which country has announced that it will remove five zeroes from currency as hyperinflation increased to 1,000,000%?
1) Venezuela
2) Paraguay
3) Guatemala
4) Indonesia

21. In which city The Indian Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Coast Guard conducted a 2 day bilateral table-top exercise on maritime pollution?
1) Vishakapatnam, India
2) Kolkata, India
3) Dhaka, Bangladesh
4) Chittagong, Bangladesh

22. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan?
1) Imran Khan
2) Shahid Afridi
3) Bhilawar Butto
4) Nawaz Sharif

23. How many MoUs were signed between India and Uganda During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Uganda?
1) 2
2) 5
3) 4
4) 7

24. What was the theme of the 10th BRICS Summit 2018?
1) BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution
2) BRICS in Africa: Improvement and Industrial Growth in Africa and Worldwide
3) Achieving BRICS goals for 2020
4) BRICS: Working Towards 4th Industrial Revolution

25. Which rank has India secured in the biannual United Nation’s eGovernment Index 2018 among 193 countries released by UN?
1) 148
2) 136
3) 96
4) 75

26. Which bank has obtained the regulatory nod from RBI to open its branches in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore?
1) Federal Bank
2) Dhanlakshmi Bank
3) Mahesh Bank
4) Dena Bank

27. At which port a new Cruise Terminal capable of handling 5000 tourists will be set up by February 2020?
1) Cochin Port
2) Panambur Port
3) Paradip Port
4) Tuticorin Port

28. The merger of which entity with Indus Towers SEBI has given approval?
1) Vodafone India
2) Idea
3) Bharti Airtel
4) Reliance Jio

29. Which bank announced partnership with Paytm to launch a payments service in Japan?
1) Industrial and Commercial Bank of Japan
2) Soft Bank
3) National Bank of Japan
4) Cooperative Bank of Japan

30. Which satellite does Facebook is aiming to launch its own internet satellite by early in 2019?
1) Avira
2) Athena
3) Jaasos
4) Miracle

31. Which online tool IIT-Kanpur has created to help people to overcome issues related to mental health?
1) TreadWill
2) TechnoGuide
3) GoodWill
4) SmartHelp

32. How many kilometres Earth and Mars are apart on July 31, 2018 as Mars has made its closest approach to Earth in 15 years?
1) 57.6 million km
2) 100 million km
3) 140 million km
4) 24.5 million km

33. Which rare celestial event of the longest lunar eclipse to date called was seen?
1) Rare Moon
2) Red Moon
3) Blood Moon
4) Black Moon

34. Who was made the Chief Justice of the Balochistan high court, in Pakistan, making her the first woman chief justice of any court in Pakistan?
1) Justice Sahira Badna
2) Justice Tahira Safdar
3) Justice Quereshia Akbar
4) Justice Reema Asfaq

35. Which Pakistan batsman became the quickest player to reach 1000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI) by achieving this mark during the 5th ODI against Zimbabwe?
1) Fakhar Zaman
2) Asif Ali
3) Zubeer Khan
4) Sarfaraz Khan

36. Which of the following mascots have been assigned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics?
1) Pleano, Cindell
2) Shirokha, Zarakova
3) Miraitowa, Someity
4) Raza, Tindell

37. Which Indian pair won the men’s doubles title at Lagos International Badminton in, Nigeria?
1) Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy
2) Ravi Sehgal and Puneet Roy
3) Sanjay Mittal and Arvind Mani
4) Ram Pawan and Mithun Roy

38. How many medals India won in Jordan Junior and Cadet Open tournament held in Amman, Jordan?
1) 20
2) 15
3) 30
4) 25

39. Which contest The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30?
1) #Childline1098
2) #Childline1021
3) #Save Children101
4) #Fight Child Abuse108

40. When was 8th International tiger day or Global Tiger day celebrated all over the world?
1) July 30
2) July 31
3) July 29
4) July 28

41. Which state has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018 as the best governed state in India?
1) Kerala
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Telangana

42. Who were the two Indians declared winners of 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
1) David Harley, Novak Charles
2) Ravi Karthik, N Paramesh
3) Sailender Singh, Priya Sivaram
4) Bharat Vatwani, Sonam Wangchuk

43. Which Indian airport has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018?
1) Mangalore International Airport
2) Cochin International Airport Limited
3) Kempegowda International Airport
4) Indra Gandhi International Airport

44. Which former chairman of Coal India Ltd has written the book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company”?
1) Raman Singh
2) P K Singh
3) Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya
4) Sridhar Krishnan

45. Who was awarded the National award for women scientist on the occasion of the Ministry of Earth Sciences foundation day in New Delhi,?
1) Dr. Kusala Rajendran
2) Dr. Vijaya Raghavan
3) Dr. Anu Priya S
4) Dr. Preethi Reddy

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