1. Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which
field?
(a) Agriculture
(a) Agriculture
(b) Economics
(c) Medicine
(c) Medicine
(d) Peace
Answer. a
2. According to J.V. Narlikar which of the following has so far NOT
been considered as a science?
(a) Astrology
(b) Astronomy
(c) Cosmology
(d) Nanotechnology
(b) Astronomy
(c) Cosmology
(d) Nanotechnology
Answer. a
3. What is Dhing Express?
(a) Train between Dhing
and Kolkata
(b) The nickname of Hima Das
(c) The expressway between Palwal and Kundli
(d) Popular Magazine
(b) The nickname of Hima Das
(c) The expressway between Palwal and Kundli
(d) Popular Magazine
Answer. b
4. Mary Kom has recently (Sept. 2018) been made brand ambassador of
which of the following?
(a) Swatch Bharat
(b) BSNL
(c) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
(d) Project Khel
(b) BSNL
(c) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
(d) Project Khel
Answer. b
5. Supreme Courts' judgment regarding homosexuality is related to
which of the following?
(a) Section 377 of IPC
(b) Article 377 of the Indian Constitution
(c) Article 277 of the Indian Constitution
(d) None of the above
(b) Article 377 of the Indian Constitution
(c) Article 277 of the Indian Constitution
(d) None of the above
Answer. a
6. Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos is a joint venture of which of the
following?
(a) Indian and Russia
(b) India and China
(c) India and Israel
(d) None of the above
(b) India and China
(c) India and Israel
(d) None of the above
Answer. a
7. Andrez Manuel Lopez Obrador is President elected in July 2018 of
which of the following country?
(a)
Venezuela
(b) Argentina
(c) Mexico
(c) Mexico
(d) Nicaragua
Answer. c
8. On the basis of Panama Papers, the Prime Minister of which of the
following countries was sentenced to 10 years in jail for
corruption?
(a) Maldives
(b) Trinidad
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of the above
(b) Trinidad
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of the above
Answer. c
9. As per the draft National Register of Citizen (NRC) of July 2018, which of the following States more than 40 lakh illegal migrants were found?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Mizoram
(c) Assam
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
Answer. c
10. Who of the following inaugurated SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) in July 2018?
(a) Ravishankar Prasad
(b) Piyush Goyal.
(c) Dr. Harshvardhan
(d) None of the above
(b) Piyush Goyal.
(c) Dr. Harshvardhan
(d) None of the above
Answer. c
11. As per a report released by U.S. Journal, 'SCIENCE' on 26th
July 2018, a massive underground lake has been detected on which planet?.
(a) Jupiter
(b)Saturn
(c) Venus
(d) Mars
(b)Saturn
(c) Venus
(d) Mars
Answer. d
12. American President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong on
12 June 2018 in which country?
(a)
Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Singapore
(c) Singapore
(d) Thailand
Answer. c
13. The development of the concept of 'Global Village' is based on
(a) Social development
(b) Political development
(c) Transport and Communication Development
(d) International organizations
(b) Political development
(c) Transport and Communication Development
(d) International organizations
Answer. c
14. Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the
lowest female literacy rate as per the 2011 census?
(a) Rampur
(b) Balrampur
(c) Shrawasti
(c) Shrawasti
(d) Bahraich
Answer. c
15. The Sultana, Gulabi and
Kali Champa varieties in different regions of India are varieties of which of
the following major
fruits?
fruits?
(a) Custard
Apple
(b) Orange
(c) Guava
(c) Guava
(d) Grapes
Answer. d
16. Which of the following States is the largest producer of cardamom
and pepper in India?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Goa
(c) Kerala
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
Answer. c
17. According to the 2011 census, which of the following states has the
lowest child sex-ratio both in Rural and Urban areas?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer. c
18. According to the 2011 census, which of the following states has
the largest rural population?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer. d
19. Which of the following fixes the poverty line In India?
(a) Central Council of Ministers
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Planning Commission
(Now Niti Ayog)
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Planning Commission
(Now Niti Ayog)
Answer. d
20. Which of the following States ranks first in India in length of roads?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Answer. a
21. Direct Tax Code in India
is related to which of the following?
(a) Sales Tax
(a) Sales Tax
(b) Income Tax
(c) Excise Tax
(c) Excise Tax
(d) Service Tax
Answer. b
22. The Headquarters
of the 'Green Peace International' is located at
(a) Amsterdam
(a) Amsterdam
(b) Canberra
(c) Ottawa
(c) Ottawa
d) Nagasaki
Ans. a
23. According to the UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) what percentage of the world's total population is currently living in urban areas?
(a) 25
(c) 45
(b) 35
(d) 55
(c) 45
(b) 35
(d) 55
Answer. d
24. United Nations Conference on climate change, COP21 was held in
(a)
Moscow
(b) Paris
(c) Berlin
(c) Berlin
(d) Tokyo
Answer. b
25. When was India's first National Action Plan on Climate Change
released?
(a)
2000
(b) 2008
(c) 2012
(c) 2012
(d) 2015
Answer. b
25. The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom?
(a) Stephen Hawking
(b) J.V. Narlikar
(c) C.V. Raman
(d) S. Bose
(b) J.V. Narlikar
(c) C.V. Raman
(d) S. Bose
Answer. a
26. Einstein was award Nobel Prize for of his theories
(a) Theory of relativity
(b) Theory of photoelectricity
(c) Theory of specific heats
(d) Theory of Brownian motion
(b) Theory of photoelectricity
(c) Theory of specific heats
(d) Theory of Brownian motion
Answer. b
27. Who Is the author of the book “The Accidental Prime Minister”?
(a) Rajdeep Sardesai
(b) Karan Thapar
(c) Kuldeep Nayar
(d) Sanjaya Baru
(b) Karan Thapar
(c) Kuldeep Nayar
(d) Sanjaya Baru
Answer. d
28. How many teams participated in the FIFA World Cup organized in
Russia from 14 June -15 July 2018?
(a) 32
(b) 34
(c) 36
(c) 36
(d) 30
Answer. a
29. In which of the following countries did Prime Minister Modi start
'Ramayana Circuit' on May 11, 2018?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(c) Nepal
(d) Indonesia
Answer. c
30. 'Purvanchal Express Way' in Uttar Pradesh will not pass through which of the following cities?
(a) Faizabad
(b) Basti
(c) Azamgarh
(c) Azamgarh
(d) Mau
Answer. b
31.Which of the following States was in the news for the outbreak of
Nipah virus disease in May-June, 2018?
(a)
Bihar
(b) Kerala
(c) Haryana
(c) Haryana
(d) Gujarat
Answer. b
32. In which city the Indian National Digital Library was dedicated to
the nation in June 2018 by Prakash Javadekar?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Delhi
(c) Delhi
(d) Chennai
Answer. c
33. 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in January 2019 will be held in which
city?
(a)
Varanasi
(b) Vadodara
(c) Jaipur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Pune
Answer. a
34. From 4th July 2018 the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during 2018 -19
for paddy per quintal is
(a) As.
1,550
(b) As. 1,650
(c) As. 1,750
(c) As. 1,750
(d) As. 1,950
Answer. c
35. Who among the following won Pakistan's Parliamentary Elections
in July 2018 and became the Prime Minister?
(a) Nawaz
Sharif
(b) Imran Khan
(c) Bilawal Bhutto
(c) Bilawal Bhutto
(d) Reham Khan
Answer. b
36. Who among the following won the Magsaysay Award, 2018?
(a) Bharat Vatwani
(b) Son am Wangchuk
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
(b) Son am Wangchuk
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Answer. c
37. The 10th BRICS' Summit 2018 was held In which of the following
countries?
(a)
Brazil
(b) South Africa
(c) Russia
(c) Russia
(d) China
Answer. b
38. Which of the following is the largest rural employment
program in India?
(a) MNREGA
(b) TRYSEM
(c) Work for food
(d) Skill Development Programme
(b) TRYSEM
(c) Work for food
(d) Skill Development Programme
Answer. a
39. Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve?
(a) Illiteracy
(b) Unemployment
(c) Population growth rate
(d) Inequality of Income
(b) Unemployment
(c) Population growth rate
(d) Inequality of Income
Answer. d
40. Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top
but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
Answer. d
41. Which of the following taxes is levied by the Gram
Panchayats?
(a) Sales Tax
(b) Land Revenue Tax
(c) Tax on Local Fairs
(d) None of the above
(b) Land Revenue Tax
(c) Tax on Local Fairs
(d) None of the above
Answer. c
42. Which of the following
cities in Uttar Pradesh has NOT been selected for development under the Smart
City
Development Programme of the Central Government?
Development Programme of the Central Government?
(a)
Lucknow
(b) Allahabad
(c) Ghaziabad
(c) Ghaziabad
(d) Kanpur
Answer. c
43. What is the current
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of India according to the National Family Health
Survey (NFHS) (2015 - 16) ?
(a)
2.2
(b) 2.4
(c) 3.2
(c) 3.2
(d) 3.4
Answer. a
44. Which of the following committees was set up in India for the identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?
(a) Tendulkar Committee
(b) Saxena Committee
(c) Lakdawala Committee
(d) Hashim Committee
(b) Saxena Committee
(c) Lakdawala Committee
(d) Hashim Committee
Answer. d
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