1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently raised currency derivative trade limit to how much amount for residents and foreign portfolio investors?
[A] $150 million
[B] $200 million
[C] $50 million
[D] $100 million
[A] $150 million
[B] $200 million
[C] $50 million
[D] $100 million
Ans . D
2. The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project (NBPP) is located in which state?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Punjab
[D] Uttar Pradesh
Ans . B
3. What is the India’s GDP growth rate forecast for year 2018, as per latest report by Moody’s Investors Service?
[A] 7.6 %
[B] 7.7 %
[C] 7.5 %
[D] 7.8 %
Ans . A
4. Which city hosted the 2nd India-Korea Business Summit 2018?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Shimla [D] Kochi
Ans . A
5. Which state cricket team has won the 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy?
[A] Saurashtra
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Hyderabad
Ans . B
6. Who has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of the television channel Rajya Sabha TV?
[A] Sudhir Chaudhary
[B] Nidhi Razdan
[C] Rahul Mahajan
[D] Shereen Bhan
Ans . C
7. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Inclusive Internet Index (III), which is recently released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
[A] 88th
[B] 47th
[C] 19th
[D] 24th
Ans . B
8.Vijayendra Saraswathi has become the 70th Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The Hindu monastic institution is located in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
Ans . B
9. Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards?
[A] Roger Federer
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] M S Dhoni
[D] Cristiano Ronaldo
Ans . A
10. What is the theme of the 2018 National Science Day (NSD)?
[A] Science for Nation Building
[B] Scientific Issues for Development of the Nation
[C] Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future
[D] Science and Technology for Especially Abled Persons
Ans . B
11. The Central institute of Psychiatry is located in which city?
[A] Shimla
[B] Pune
[C] Ranchi
[D] Kolkata
[A] Shimla
[B] Pune
[C] Ranchi
[D] Kolkata
Ans . C
12. Who led the Indian delegation at the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (20CCEM)?
[A] Satya Pal Singh
[B] Manoj Sinha
[C] Mahesh Sharma
[D] Jitendra Singh
Ans . A
13.Recently, CSIR has signed MoU with IORA to designate CIMAP as coordinating center on medicinal plants. Where is the headquarters of Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Jaipur
[C] Bhopal
[D] Delhi
Ans . A
13. The Union Government has launched 2nd project of Swajal Yojana in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Gujarat
Ans . B
14. The 7th Meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India Relations was recently held in which city?
[A] Kanpur
[B] Shimla
[C] Kathmandu
[D] New Delhi
Ans . C
15. Which high-level committee of Union Government has recently approved financial assistance to several flood affected states?
[A] Rajiv Gauba committee
[B] Rajnath Singh committee
[C] Arun Jaitley committee
[D] Rajiv Kumar committee
Ans . D
16. Kanakalata Mohanty, the noted author has passed away. She was associated with which language?
[A] Malayalam
[B] Tamil
[C] Telugu
[D] Odia
Ans . D
17. Who has bagged the prestigious Aravindan Puraskaram for the best debutant director of 2017?
[A] Sanju Surendran
[B] P S Manu
[C] Sagar Chaya Vanchar
[D] Atanu Ghosh
Ans . C
18. What is the theme of the 15th Edition of Bio Asia conference 2018?
[A] Right Time, Right Now
[B] Power of the Fast, Force of the Future
[C] Leveraging India to Succeed Globally
[D] New Era of Life sciences
Ans . A
19. The Tamil Nadu government has tied up with which software company to accelerate cloud technology adoption?
[A] Alphabet
[B] Tata
[C] Infosys
[D] Microsoft
Ans:- D