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1. Who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?a) James P Allison and Tasuku Honjob) Michael W. Young and Michael Rosbashc) Jeffrey C. Hall and Yoshinori Ohsumid) Tu Youyou and Satoshi Omura

2. The Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth year celebrations were launched on October 2, 2018, marking the beginning of the final year of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). When was the mission launched?a) 2013b) 2014c) 2015d) 2016

3. When was the 2018 World Habitat Day observed?a) 29 Septemberb) 30 Septemberc) 1 Octoberd) 2 October

4. The Union Government constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the Competition Act under whose chairmanship?a) Tapan Rayb) KVM Murthyc) MS Sahood) Injeti Srinivas

5. Who was elected as the new Chairman of the Press Trust of India?a) N Ravib) Vijay Kumar Choprac) Rajat Sharmad) Vinod Dua

6. Which two countries have reached a deal to replace NAFTA?a) US and Canadab) Canada and Mexico c) UK and USd) Russia and China

7. Which high court has issued directions to provide reservation to transgenders in educational institutions?



a) Delhi HCb) Allahabad HCc) Uttarakhand HCd) Madras HC

8. Which has launched a new wage compensation scheme for pregnant women in tea gardens?a) Arunachal Pradeshb) Assamc) Himachal Pradesh d) Meghalaya

9. When is International Day of Non-Violence celebrated globally?a) October 2b) October 5c) October 1d) September 30

10 Which city hosted the 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship?a) Puneb) Bengaluru c) Hyderabad d) Thiruvananthapuram

11. The National Khadi Festival 2018 was held in which city?

a) Mumbaib) Bengaluru c) New Delhi d) Ahmedabad

12. Which state government has launched its own food security scheme to cover those left out from NFSA?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradeshc) Odishad) Jharkhand

13. Barham Salih has been newly elected as the President of which nation?



a) Iran b) Israelc) Iraqd) Turkey

14. The third highest national flag was unfurled recently in which city?

a) New Delhi b) Guwahatic) Bengaluru d) Siachen

15. Who has been elected as the President of Hockey India?

a) Gyanendro Ningombam b) Asima Ali c) Bhola Nath Singhd) Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad

16. Which city has launched India’s first flood forecasting and early warning system (FFEWS)?

a) Kochib) Vishakhapatnam c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Kolkata

17. Which alcohol control initiative has been launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), recently?

a) UNACb) SAFERc) STAY CLEANd) UN-PROF

18. According to UNCTAD’s latest report “Trade and Development Report”, which is India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018?

a) 7.7 per centb) 6.8 per cent



c) 7.5 per centd) 7.0 per cent

19. India’s first methanol-based alternative cooking fuel is going to be established in which state?

a) Keralab) Assamc) Punjabd) Uttar Pradesh

20. When was International day of non-violence observed?

a) October 1b) September 30c) October 3d) October 2

21. Chanda Kochhar has quit her position as the CEO and MD of this bank with immediate effect.

a) ICCIb) PNBc) Axisd) HDFC

22. The RBI has imposed penalty worth Rs 5 crore on which Indian bank for non-compliance of certain direction?

a) State Bank of Indiab) Punjab National Bank c) Canara Bankd) Federal Bank

23. Which bank has reduced its ATM withdrawal limit to Rs 20,000?

a) Punjab National Bankb) Bank of Indiac) State Bank of Indiad) Federal Bank



24. International Court of Justice has ordered the United States to ease its sanctions on which nation?

a) Chinab) Iran c) Canadad) Russia

25. Which state’s cabinet has given its approval to regularise 8886 teachers?

a) Madhya Pradeshb) Delhi c) Punjabd) Rajasthan

26. The Union Cabinet has hiked the MSP of which crops?

a) Rabib) Kharifc) Riced) Maize

27. Which Under-19 player became the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut?

a) Prithvi Shawb) Shikhar Dhawanc) Cheteshwar Pujarad) Abbas Ali Baig

28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance in which city?

a) Mumbaib) New Delhic) Kanpurd) Noida

29. Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, Sir Gregory P. Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize in which field?



a) Medicineb) Physicsc) Chemistryd) Literature

30. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped off which honour?

a) Canadian citizenshipb) US Green Cardc) Nobel Peace Prized) Myanmar leadership

31. The Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and which country on bilateral cooperation in the road transport and road industry?

a) Franceb) Russiac) Spaind) Japan

32. The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of Metro Rail Project comprising Ring Line of length 31.55 Km from Bengali Square to Patasia in which city?

a) Indoreb) Bhopalc) Kanpurd) Ranchi

33. India’s first Global Skills Park will be set up in which state?a) Andhra Pradeshb) Maharashtrac) Madhya Pradeshd) Rajasthan

34. Who was appointed as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA)?a) Justice Ranjan Gogoi



b) Justice Indu Malhotrac) Justice Suresh Kumard) Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur

35. Who won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize?a) Nadia Muradb) George P Smithc) Oprah Winfreyd) Sir Gregory P Winter

36. When the Worlds Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year?a) 4 Octoberb) 5 Octoberc) 6 Octoberd) 7 October

37. India recently signed a USD 5.43 billion deal to procure the S-400 Triumf missile system from which country?a) USAb) Japanc) Russiad) South Korea

38. In its fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2018-19, the RBI fixed the Repo Rate at what percent?a) 7.5 percentb) 5.5 percentc) 6.0 percentd) 6.5 percent

39. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased foreign exchange rules for which sector?a) Oil Marketing Companiesb) Financing Institutionsc) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprisesd) Travel and Tourism

40. Which state was awarded as the best state under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018?a) Telanganab) Haryana



c) Karnatakad) Gujarat

41. When the Air Force Day is celebrated every year in India?a) 8 Octoberb) 9 Octoberc) 10 Octoberd) 11 October

42. Election Commission recently announced the election schedule of how many states during November-December 2018?a) 4b) 5c) 6d) 7

43. Recently, Pankaj Sharma was appointed as India's Ambassador to Conference on Disarmament of which organisation?a) World Bankb) International Peace Institutec) United Nationsd) Amnesty International

44. Where was the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit held?a) Moscowb) Mumbaic) Kazand) New Delhi

45. Which mango in October 2018 received the GI tag?a) Alphonso b) Chaunsa c) Langra d) Safeda

46. India’s first Dolphin Research Centre will be set up in which city?a) Bengalurub) Patnac) Kochid) Rishikesh



47. Who was honoured with Ramineni Foundation's outstanding person award?a) Rahul Dravid b) Sachin Tendulkarc) Abhinav Bindra d) Pullela Gopichand

48. NGO ‘Habitat for Humanity India’ is launching a campaign featuring which Bollywood actress to repair houses in flood ravaged Kerala?a) Deepika Padukoneb) Alia Bhattc) Jacqueline Fernandezd) Priyanka Chopra

49. Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has resigned after being in detention since over a week. Which nation does he belong to?a) South Koreab) Chinac) North Koread) Japan

50. Who has been newly appointed as India's Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament?a) Pankaj Sharmab) Nirupama Raoc) Navtej Sarnad) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

51. Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the development work of Ghagra River as National Waterway-40 in which state?

a) Biharb) Uttar Pradeshc) Odishad) Tamil Nadu

52. The Union Government, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on October 8, 2018 decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds 2018-19 from which month?



a) Octoberb) Novemberc) Decemberd) January

53. The government constituted the Strategic Policy Group (SPG) to assist the National Security Council under whose chairmanship?

a) Ajit Dovalb) Tapan Rayc) Sushil Modid) Bipin Rawat

54. Recently, over 25 persons were found positive of Zika virus in which Indian state?

a) Haryanab) Keralac) Karnatakad) Rajasthan

55. JIMEX 18, a joint maritime exercise was conducted between India and which country?

a) Jordanb) Russia c) Japand) Indonesia

56. When the World Post Day is celebrated every year?

a) 8 Octoberb) 9 Octoberc) 10 Octoberd) 11 October

57. Which state is going to be the partner state at Goa International Film Festival?

a) Kerala



b) Jharkhandc) Karnatakad) Telangana

58. Which social network platform is going to shutdown following exposure of private date due to a bug?

a) Facebookb) Googlec) Reddit d) Myspace

59. The Election Commission has established pink booth in which state for its upcoming assembly elections?

a) Keralab) Telanganac) Rajasthand) Madhya Pradesh

60. The Indian Railways has signed two agreements with which nation?

a) Russiab) UKc) Japand) Germany

61. The 29th edition of Accountants General Conference was held in which city?a) New Delhi b) Lucknowc) Bengalurud) Pune

62. India has offered USD 20 mn grant to which nation for development projects?a) Afghanistanb) Sri Lankac) Tajikistan d) Lebanon



63. Jeremy Lalrinnunga won the first gold for India at Youth Olympics in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires. He won the medal in which of the following sports?a) Judob) Shootingc) Wrestlingd) Weightlifting

64. Which state has flagged off the test run of its first electric bus?a) Himachal Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Uttarakhandd) Delhi

65. The mobile health application ‘MedWatch’ is an initiative of which Indian armed force?a) Indian Armyb) Indian Navy c) Border Security Forced) Indian Air Force

66. When is the World Mental Health Day 2018 observed every year?a) October 9b) October 10c) October 11d) October 12

67. Indian-American Nikki Haley on October 9, 2018 resigned as the United States Ambassador to which organisation?a) World Trade Organizationb) Conference on Disarmamentc) United Nationsd) International Solar Aliiance

68. As per the ‘Break Free From Plastic Movement’, which company did not contribute most to ocean pollution with single-use plastics?a) Coca-Colab) PepsiCoc) Nestled) Del Monte



69. The Strategic Policy Group (SPG) constituted recently will be headed by whom? a) National Security Adviserb) Union Defence Ministerc) Union Finance Ministerd) Central Information Commissioner

70. Which state partnered with 49th Goa International Film Festival to showcase its culture?a) Haryanab) Jharkhandc) Rajasthand) Odisha

71. Who was appointed as the Solicitor General of India?

a) Tushar Mehtab) KK Venogopalc) Ranjith Kumard) Sunil Mehta

72. The World Conference on Access to Medical Products was held in which city?

a) New Yorkb) New Delhic) Melbourned) Beijing

73. NITI Aayog entered into a first-of-its-kind internship programme with which organisation for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission?

a) Googleb) Infosysc) IBMd) Wipro

74. Which country recently offered its support to the Swachh Bharat Mission?

a) Japan



b) Russiac) USAd) France

75. Which country’s passport is the most powerful one as per the 2018 Henley Passport Index?

a) Singaporeb) Germanyc) Franced) Japan

76. Which city’s police has inducted DRDO's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) into its service on experimental basis to help in detection and disposal of bombs?

a) New Delhib) Mumbaic) Puned) Chennai

77. Which city hosted the inaugural training cum brainstorming workshop on ‘Best Practices in International Arbitration’?

a) New Delhi b) Bengaluruc) Kolkatad) Hyderabad

78. The Union Home Ministry has issued clarification to Assam government on the citizenship status of which community?

a) Gorkhasb) Tibetansc) Bodosd) Rohingyas

79. When is the International Day of Girl Child observed?

a) October 5b) October 8



c) October 11d) October 10

80. The 13th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission will be held in which city?

a) Kanpurb) Delhic) Puned) Mumbai

81. What was India’s rank in the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI), published on October 10, 2018?a) 103rd b) 98thc) 88thd) 72nd

82. Which country is suffering from an extremely alarming level of hunger as per 2018 Global Hunger Index?a) Angolab) Central African Republicc) South Sudan d) Rwanda

83. The Central Government has mandated which river to maintain a minimum quantity of water all through the year?a) Kosib) Krishnac) Gangad) Yamuna

84. Which is the official mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup scheduled to be held from November 28 to December 16, 2018?a) Doudou b) Appuc) Kakad) Olly

85. Who was appointed as the Chief Statistician of India and Secretary of the Statistics Ministry in October 2018?



a) Pravin Srivastavab) Rajeev Sabherwalc) Sandeep Ojhad) Ratul Singh

86. Who was appointed to the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India in October 2018?a) Robin Chakrobortyb) Sachin Chaturvedic) Revathy Iyer d) Jairam Sridharan

87. Which country has topped the rankings in World Bank’s first Human Capital Index?a) Japanb) Hong Kongc) Singapored) South Korea

88. Which country was placed at the bottom of the list in World Bank’s first Human Capital Index?a) Syriab) South Sudanc) North Koread) Chad

89. Which Asian country has decided to abolish capital punishment?a) China b) Malaysiac) Indonesiad) Thailand

90. Which country’s Parliament has passed a law to compensate victims of its 30-year-long civil war?a) Syriab) Tunisiac) Sri Lankad) Myanmar

91. India won how many gold medals in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia?



a) 13b) 15c) 14d) 17

92. Which among the following countries has been elected to the UNRC with the highest votes?

a) Indiab) Sri Lankac) Pakistand) Bangladesh

93. India has signed a protocol on trade and economic, science and technology cooperation with which nation?

a) Azerbaijanb) Afghanistanc) Bangladeshd) Myanmar

94. SC Collegium has recommended the name of Justice NH Patil to be appointed as the Chief Justice of which court?

a) Uttarakhand High Courtb) Sikkim High Court c) Bombay High Courtd) Patna High Court

95. Which nation’s naval force has inducted into service its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV)?

a) Sri Lankab) Bangladeshc) Pakistan d) India

96. Which Indian state won the FAO’s Future Policy Gold Award for 100% organic farming?



a) Sikkim b) Punjabc) West Bengald) Himachal Pradesh

97. What was India’s rank at the newly launched global Women’s T20I Team Rankings by ICC?

a) 4b) 5c) 6d) 7

98. When is International Day for Disaster Reduction observed every year?

a) October 11b) October 12c) October 13d) October 14

99. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently signed pact with which state to prompt MSMEs growth in state?

a) Haryanab) Odishac) Manipurd) Uttarakhand

100. India’s first-ever India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC) was launched in which city?

a) Bengalurub) Punec) Jaipurd) Chennai

101. Who won the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature, which was formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize?a) Maryse Condeb) Kazuo Ishiguro



c) Bob Dylan d) Patrick Modiano

102. India launched the first joint programme for Afghanistan to train its diplomats in partnership with which country?a) Russiab) Chinac) Nepald) Sri Lanka

103. The Museum on Prime Ministers of India will be set up in which state?a) Uttar Pradeshb) Gujaratc) Delhid) Maharashtra

104. Paul Gardner Allen, an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, passed away on October 15, 2018. He was associated with which company?a) Infosysb) Googlec) Inteld) Microsoft

105. Who was appointed as Director-General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?a) Shekhar C Mandeb) Girish Sahnic) Vijnana Bharati d) Sumit Rathore

106. Who won the Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize 2018?a) Nooran Sisters b) Teejan Baic) Wadali Brothers d) Malini Awasthi

107. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved renaming of which city as Prayagraj?a) Varanasi



b) Allahabadc) Lucknow d) Kanpur

108. Which Indian council has signed two pacts with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to promote environmental awareness?a) ICFREb) CSEc) CEEWd) NPC

109. India has decided to set up a special desk to facilitate investments from which nation?a) UAEb) Kuwaitc) Qatar d) Jordan

110. The Union Government has launched an air quality warning system to combat air pollution in which city?a) Bengaluru b) Chandigarhc) Mumbai d) New Delhi

111. When was International Day of Rural Women observed?a) 13th Octoberb) 16th Octoberc) 15th Octoberd) 14th October

112. The Union Transport Ministry has launched which programme to improve road safety awareness, especially among the youth?a) Be Safe and Sober on the road programmeb) Don’t Drink and Drive Programmec) Youth Safety Awareness Programmed) Youth Road Safety Learners Licence Programme

113. Who was appointed as Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?



a) Priyank Kanoongob) Stuti Kackerc) Vijnana Bharati d) Sumit Rathore

114. When is the Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas celebrated in India?

a) 14th October b) 15th October c) 16th October d) 17th October

115. India’s first Agri and food business online learning platform was launched in which city?

a) Indoreb) Kanpurc) Warangald) Jaipur

116. Who was the co-founder of Microsoft along with Bill Gates who passed away recently?

a) Wayne Huizengab) Jon Huntsmanc) Charles Kochd) Paul Allen

117. When was World Food Day observed?

a) 17th Octoberb) 16th Octoberc) 15th Octoberd) 14th October

118. Which country has set up a committee to formulate strategy to help businesses invest more in India?

a) Bangladeshb) Maldives



c) Sri Lankad) Malaysia

119. According to United Nations, at least three million belonging to which country are in need of urgent food?

a) Afghanistanb) Syriac) Jordand) Sudan

120. The National Green Tribunal has fined which state government for inaction against illegal steel pickling units?

a) Karnatakab) Maharashtra c) Punjab d) Delhi

121. India is placed at which position in the ICC global women's T20I team rankings, which were launched on October 12?

a) Fourthb) Thirdc) Fifthd) Sixth

122. Which state has announced 3 per cent sub-quota in recruitments for sportspersons?

a) Maharashtra b) Tamil Naduc) Telanganad) Karnataka

123. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2018?a) Esi Edugyan b) Rachel Kushner c) Anna Burnsd) Daisy Johnson



124. Who won the India’s first medal in Athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018?a) Saurabh Singhb) Lakshya Senc) Tababi Devid) Suraj Panwar

125. Who led Indian delegation at the 12th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit 2018?a) Venkaiah Naidub) Ram Nath Kovindc) Arun Jaitleyd) Narendra Modi

126. Which organisation releases the Global Competitiveness Index?a) International Monetary Fundb) World Economic Forumc) World Bankd) United Nations

127. Which country became the second one to legalise possession and use of recreational marijuana?a) Uruguayb) USAc) Canadad) Israel

128. Which Indian organisation released the guidelines for interoperability between Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs)?a) NITI Aayogb) Supreme Courtc) Finance Ministryd) Reserve Bank of India

129. Name the Union Minister who resigned recently from his post over sexual harassment allegations?a) MJ Akbarb) Kuldeep Singh Sengarc) Bikram Singh Brahmad) M Vincent



130. What was India’s rank in Global Competitiveness Index 2018?a) 27thb) 58thc) 79thd) 97th

131. Who was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Bank?a) Sandeep Bakshib) Nimesh Shahc) A Balasubramaniand) Vandana Luthra

132. India launched the first joint programme for Afghanistan to train its diplomats in partnership with which country?a) Russiab) Chinac) Nepald) Sri Lanka

133. The Museum on Prime Ministers of India will be set up in which state?a) Uttar Pradeshb) Gujaratc) Delhid) Maharashtra

134. How many people have been benefitted till now under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana?a) 1 lakhb) 2 lakhc) 3 lkahd) 4 lakh

135. The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty was signed between which two nations?a) US and USSRb) Russia and Chinac) USSR and India



d) US and NATO nations

136. The European space agency has decided to send an aircraft, in a first-of-its-kind mission, to explore which planet?a) Venusb) Marsc) Mercuryd) Jupiter

137. When was International Day for Eradication of Poverty observed globally?a) 17th Octoberb) 16th Octoberc) 13th October d) 15th October

138. Which country has become the second one in the world to legalise use of cannabis?a) Portugalb) Mexicoc) Spaind) Canada

139. Which Indian think tank has launched guidelines for public-private partnership in treatment of non-communicable diseases?a) Indian Council of Medical Researchb) Centre for Public Policyc) Niti Aayogd) Observer Research Foundation

140. This vessel will boost Indian Navy's submarine rescue capability.a) DSRVb) INS Taranginic) INS Arihantd) INS Vikrant

141. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is about to be tabled in Parliament in its Winter Session for its passage. Which state went through complete shutdown amid protest against the Bill?

a) Meghalaya



b) Punjabc) Bihard) Assam

142. Which country is planning to launch own artificial moon by 2020?

a) Russiab) Chinac) USd) North Korea

143. Who refused to impose a blanket ban on firecrackers in India?

a) Supreme Courtb) Parliamentc) NGTd) Environment Ministry

144. The Environment Ministry has launched which campaign to protect the environment?

a) Green Diwali, Healthy Diwalib) Green and Noise-Free Diwalic) Light Diyas, Not Crackersd) Safe Diwali, Clean Diwali

145. Which state government declared 51 talukas as water scarcity hit on October 23?

a) Madhya Pradeshb) Rajasthanc) Gujaratd) Odisha

146. The Green Climate Fund has approved how much fund to assist poor countries to tackle climate change?

a) $1.5 billionb) $2 billionc) $3 billiond) $1 billion



147. Which space agency along with the European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft on 7-year journey to explore Mercury?

a) NASAb) Roscosmosc) JAXAd) CNSA

148. The ‘Invest India’ initiative of the Union Government won the top Investment Promotion Award of which organisation?

a) United Nations b) World Trade Organisationc) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotiond) World Bank

149. Which Union Minister was honoured with the 2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy?

a) Piyush Goyalb) Radha Mohan Singhc) Nitin Gadkari d) Arun Jaitley

150. Among ASEAN group of countries, the first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and which country?

a) Bruneib) China c) Malaysia d) Russia

151. India’s first cruise service was launched for which route?

a) Mumbai to Goab) Goa to Cochinc) Cochin to Thrissurd) Thrissur to Kottayam

152. National Police Memorial (NPM), recently inaugurated by Prime



Minister, is located in which city?

a) Karnalb) Amritsarc) Delhid) Chandigarh

153. Who became the 14th recipient of the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize?a) Donald Trumpb) Vladimir Putinc) Narendra Modid) Ban-Ki-Moon

154. The 4th Edition of Global Partners’ Forum will be held in which city?a) Jaipurb) Bengaluru c) Mumbaid) New Delhi

155. Which bank became the India’s first PSU bank to introduce comprehensive wealth business services for its clients?a) SBIb) HDFCc) BOBd) ICICI

156. Which country conducted its first trilateral meeting with India and Iran on Chabahar port on October 23?a) Pakistanb) Afghanistanc) Chinad) Israel

157. India has signed a MoU for the setting up of joint working group on finance technology with which nation?a) Sri Lankab) Malaysiac) Germanyd) Singapore



158. The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an extradition treaty between India and which nation?a) Maldivesb) Fiji c) Malawid) Panama

159. Which Ministry had requested the Union Home Ministry to revise the visa application process for foreign nationals travelling to India by requiring them to declare their criminal records, if any?a) Ministry of Law and Justice b) Ministry of External Affairsc) Ministry of Health and Family Welfared) Ministry of Women and Child Development

160. Which country has opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge and tunnel?a) Chinab) UAEc) Japand) South Korea

161. Who was appointed as the Director of CBI after removal of Alok Verma?

a) Rakesh Asthanab) M Nageswar Raoc) Ranjit Sinha d) AP Singh

162. What is the name of India’s first made-in-India engineless train?

a) Fastrack 18b) Train 18c) Quix 18d) Bullet 18

163. Satish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of which payments bank?

a) Fino Payments Bank



b) India Post Post Payments Bankc) Airtel Payments Bankd) Paytm Payments Bank

164. Which among the following cricketers has become the fastest batsman to reach 10000 ODI runs?

a) Ross Taylorb) Quinton de Kockc) Virat Kohlid) Kane Williamson

165. The world’s oldest intact shipwreck has been found at the bottom of which sea?

a) Black Seab) Mediterranean Seac) Caribbean Sead) South China Sea

166. Who will head the four-member Group of Ministers (GoM) that was constituted recently to strengthen the institutional frameworks dealing with sexual harassment at workplace?

a) Nitin Gadkari b) Sushma Swarajc) Maneka Gandhid) Rajnath Singh

167. Who launched 'Main Nahin Hum' portal for IT professionals?

a) Rajnath Singhb) Narendra Modic) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathored) Venkaiah Naidu

168. When the United Nations Day is celebrated every year?

a) 23rd Octoberb) 24th Octoberc) 25th October



d) 26th October

169. Which country opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge?

a) Japab) Chinac) South Koread) Australia

170. Who won the 2018 Cameroonian presidential election?

a) Paul Biyab) Robert Mugabe c) Clement Atanganad) Maurice Kamto

171. India recently signed agreements with which country for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity for trade and cruise movements?a) Bangladeshb) Sri Lankac) Indonesiad) Singapore

172. Which bank recently decided to change its name due to its merger with ‘Capital First’?a) HDFC Bankb) IDFC Bankc) ICICI Bankd) IDBI Bank

173. Which Indian personality was chosen for the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize?a) Aamir Khanb) Kailash Satyarthic) Narendra Modid) Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee

174. Which organisation won the 2018 UN Award for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development?a) Reliance Industriesb) Startup India



c) International Solar Allianced) Invest India

175. Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) vehciles will be banned for sale in India from which date?a) April 1, 2022b) April 1, 2023c) April 1, 2024d) April 1, 2025

176. Sahle-Work Zewde has been appointed as the first female President of which nation?a) Ethiopiab) Ugandac) Tanzaniad) Haiti

177. Which cricketer previously held the record of being the fastest batsman to score 10000 runs in ODIs?a) Sachin Tendulkarb) Jacques Kallis c) Kumar Sangakkarad) Ricky Ponting

178. The first National Sports Stadium for differently-abled is set to come up in which state?a) Assamb) Haryanac) Meghalayad) Odisha

179. Which Indian woman wrestler won the bronze medal in the 57kg freestyle category at the 2018 World Championships, held in Budapest?a) Babita Kumarb) Vinesh Phogatc) Sakshi Malik d) Pooja Dhanda

180. Which South Asian nation is planning to send its first manned space mission in 2022?a) Pakistan



b) Nepalc) Sri Lankad) Myanmar

181. A team of archaeologists have discovered Bronze Age ruins in which nation?

a) Chinab) Indiac) Indonesiad) Pakistan

182. Which nation has signed a deal with the World Bank for cash transfer?

a) Indiab) Bangladeshc) Pakistand) Nepal

183. Which among the following universities would be launching a community radio station?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru Universityb) Delhi University c) Jamia Millia Islamiad) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

184. Which two nations were declared joint winners of the Asian Champions Trophy?

a) India and Chinab) Bangladesh and Pakistanc) India and Pakistand) Sri Lanka and Pakistan

185. The Vigilance awareness week is observed in the birth week of this freedom fighter. His commitment to national integration earned him the title – ‘Iron Man of India’. Who is he?

a) B R Ambedkar



b) Bal Gangadhar Tilakc) Dadabhai Naorojid) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

186. Which nation has slapped fine worth 500,000 pounds on Facebook?

a) Germanyb) Britainc) United Statesd) France

187. Michael D Higgins has won a second term as the President of which nation?

a) Italyb) Venezuelac) Spaind) Ireland

188. Which candidate won the 2018 Presidential elections held in Brazil?

a) Jair Bolsonarob) Dilma Rousseffc) Fernando Haddad d) Michel Temer

189. The British Council of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand cultural and educational cooperation with which Indian state?

a) Himachal Pradeshb) Sikkimc) Arunachal Pradeshd) Meghalaya

190. The Supreme Court of India has adjourned the hearing of the Ayodhya case till when?

a) December 2018b) January 2019



c) November 2018d) October 2019

191. The Supreme Court recently prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in which state?a) Delhib) Punjabc) Haryanad) Mumbai

192. India entered into a USD 75 billion currency swap agreement with which country to boost its economy?a) Qatarb) Japanc) Brazild) Peru

193. Which country became the 71st country to sign the ISA Framework Agreement?a) Guineab) Spainc) Japand) Israel

194. Which country launched the World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond?a) Bruneib) Romaniac) Italyd) Seychelles

195. Where was the 1st edition of ‘North East Olympic Games’ held?a) Imphalb) Gangtokc) Shillongd) Aizawl

196. Which country donated about USD 300,000 for the ‘Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme’ of the UN?a) Franceb) Indiac) Russia



d) Israel

197. Which country is currently undergoing a political crisis with the President replacing the Prime Minister with former President?a) Bangladeshb) Sri Lankac) Brazild) Italy

198. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?a) Ranil Wickremesingheb) Maithripala Sirisenac) Arjuna Ranatunga d) Mahinda Rajapaksa

199. India has established a joint commission to review bilateral matter with which nation?a) Germanyb) Japanc) Qatard) UAE

200. The foundation stone of India’s largest dry dock will be laid at which shipyard?a) Cochin Shipyard b) Mumbai Shipyardc) Visakhapatnam Shipyardd) Kolkata Shipyard

201. The 5th National Summit on Public Health Care was held in which state?a) Assamb) Karnatakac) Uttar Pradeshd) Odisha

202. Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of which High Court?a) Bombay High Courtb) Patna High Courtc) Sikkim High Court



d) Uttarakhand High Court

203. Which country agreed to start 2+2 Dailouge with India at the foreign and defence ministers level?a) Chinab) Russiac) Japand) Nepal

204. Which state will observe the ‘Clean Air Week’ from November 1, 2018?a) Punjabb) Haryanac) Keralad) Delhi

205. Which country developed web-based tool to monitor fake news on Facebook and Twitter?a) United Statesb) United Kingdomc) Japand) China

206. The 'statue of unity' has been built to honour which former freedom fighter?a) Mahatma Gandhib) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelc) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Subhas Chandra Bose

207. The world’s tallest statue has been built in which country?a) Indiab) Nepalc) USd) Japan

208. When is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists observed?a) 2nd Novemberb) 4th Novemberc) 30th October



d) 29th October

209. Angela Merkel has announced that she will step down from her position in 2021. She is the Chancellor of which nation?a) Uruguayb) Portugalc) Franced) Germany

210. Which among the following two states signed an agreement to strengthen their inter-state bus services?a) Himachal, Uttarakhandb) UP, Delhic) UP, Uttarakhandd) Punjab, Himachal

211. Who among the following was the only Asian invitee in the Golden Globe Race (GGR) 2018? The Commander was forced to drop out recently after his sailing vessel was dismasted. a) Sunil Lanbab) Arjan Singhc) Sam Manekshawd) Abhilash Tomy

212. Which state has launched 'Nirman Kusuma' scheme to provide financial assistance to the children of the construction workers?a) Madhya Pradeshb) Odishac) Tamil Nadud) Jharkhand

213. The Indian Government has decided to cover crop loss due to wild animal attacks under which of its schemes?

a) PMJJBYb) PMSBYc) KVPd) PMFBY

214. The Confederation of Indian Industry has signed a MoU with which international body for environmental cooperation?



a) WHO b) UN Environmentc) WWFd) Greenpeace

215. Which country has passed a legislation to pay compensation to the victims of its brutal civil war?

a) Myanmar b) Sudanc) Syriad) Sri Lanka

216. Which country is planning to frame an air cargo policy?

a) Indiab) Pakistanc) Bangladeshd) Sri Lanka

217. Which state is planning to launch a blue revolution?a) Manipurb) Meghalayac) Assamd) Jharkhand

218. The Union Government has approved four projects worth over Rs 105 crore to promote which industry?a) Leather b) Fisheriesc) Handloomd) Poultry

219. Who was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Bank?

a) Sandeep Bakshib) Nimesh Shahc) A Balasubramaniand) Vandana Luthra

220. Which country launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into



space on October 15, 2018?

a) Russiab) Chinac) Israeld) Japan

221. When is the National Police Commemoration Day observed in India?a) 20 Octoberb) 21 Octoberc) 22 Octoberd) 23 October

222. The famous Shahi litchi recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It belongs to which state?a) Punjabb) Sikkimc) Bihar d) Assam

223. Which state is about to become India’s first smoke-free state?a) Karnatakab) Pondicherryc) Meghalaya d) Kerala

224. Name the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) who was removed from his post recently?a) Alok Vermab) Rakesh Asthana c) Devender Kumard) Sathish Babu Sana

225. When the United Nations Day is celebrated every year?a) 23rd Octoberb) 24th Octoberc) 25th Octoberd) 26th October



226. The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelb) Indira Gandhic) Bal Gangadhar Tilakd) Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay

227. When is the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas observed every year?a) 30th Octoberb) 31st Octoberc) 1st Novemberd) 2nd November


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