Q1. BIMSTEC
is a regional economic bloc comprising seven member states lying in
the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a
contiguous regional unity. Which of the following country is the
current chair of BIMSTEC?
(a) Bangladesh
(b)
Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Thailand
(e) India
S1.
Ans.(c)
Sol. BIMSTEC is a regional economic bloc comprising
seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the
Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. Nepal is the
current chair of BIMSTEC.
Q2. An Eminent personality
of India Kuldip Nayar passed away recently in New Delhi. He was
____________.
(a) Writer
(b) Journalist
(c)
Politician
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) Both(a) and (c)
S2.
Ans.(d)
Sol. Eminent Indian writer and journalist Kuldip
Nayar passed away in New Delhi following a brief illness. He was
95. Mr. Nayar was originally born in Sialkot in 1923.
Q3.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley is back as the Finance Minister after a
three-month interval to recuperate from a kidney transplant surgery.
In Mr Jaitley's absence who among the following was holding the
additional charge of the Finance and Corporate Affairs
portfolio?
(a) Manohar Parrikar
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c)
Suresh Prabhu
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Harsimrat Kaur
Badal
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister Arun Jaitley is
back as the Finance Minister after a three-month interval to
recuperate from a kidney transplant surgery. In Mr Jaitley's absence,
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was holding the additional charge of
the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolio.
Q4. The
Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has emerged as the second
fastest growing airport in the world in the first half of 2018 in
terms of actual growth in the number of passengers according to the
report that was published by RoutesOnline. KIA is situated in
______________.
(a) Chennai
(b) Varanasi
(c)
Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Hyderabad
S4.
Ans.(d)
Sol. The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has
emerged as the second fastest growing airport in the world in the
first half of 2018 in terms of actual growth in the number of
passengers. It has recorded 1,58,50,352 flyers during the six-month
period. The report was published by RoutesOnline, a company
focussing on the quality and standards of aviation globally. KIA is
situated in Bengaluru.
Q5. Name the country that has
recently unveiled its first domestic fighter jet named 'KOWSAR'.
(a)
Iran
(b) Bahrain
(c) Kuwait
(d) The UAE
(e)
Israel
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Iran unveiled its first
domestic fighter jet named 'KOWSAR' with President Hassan Rouhani.
The new "Kowsar" is a fourth-generation fighter shown at
the National Defence Industry exhibition in Tehran. It was
"100-percent indigenously made" for the first
time.
Q6. As per the Receivables Exchange of India
(RXIL) announcement which of the following PSU has become the first
public sector enterprise to make a transaction on the "TReDS
platform".
(a) BEML
(b) HPCL
(c) DRDO
(d)
HAL
(e) IOCL
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Receivables
Exchange of India (RXIL) announced that Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL)
has become the first public sector enterprise to make a transaction
on the "TReDS platform".
Q7. Name the
footballer who will receive the UEFA President's Award 2018 for his
contribution to football and promoting the sport in "every
corner of the planet".
(a) Leonel Messi
(b)
David Beckham
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
(e) Diego Maradona
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former
England captain David Beckham will receive the UEFA President's Award
for his contribution to football and promoting the sport in
"every corner of the planet". David Beckham will become the
third Englishman to receive the UEFA President's Award.
Q8.
Name the company that became the first Indian company to cross Rs 8
trillion market capitalization after its shares surged nearly 37% in
2018.
(a) TCS
(b) Infosys
(c) HDFC Bank Ltd
(d)
Reliance Industries Ltd
(e) Tata Steels
S8.
Ans.(d)
Sol. The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd
(RIL) became the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 trillion market
capitalization after its shares surged nearly 37% in 2018.
Q9.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated various projects like
Government Civil Hospital, a milk processing plant etc worth over Rs
500 crore in Junagadh district. Junagarh is in
_________________.
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b)
Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Kerala
(e) Assam
S9.
Ans.(b)
Sol. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated
various projects in Junagadh district of Gujarat. These included the
Government Civil Hospital, a milk processing plant and some buildings
of the Junagadh Agriculture University. There were nine initiatives,
worth over Rs 500 crore, which were either being dedicated,
or their foundation stones were being laid.
Q10. The
Forbes’ has recently released the list of World’s Highest-Paid
Actors 2018. The list is topped by _______________.
(a)
George Clooney
(b) Dwayne Johnson
(c) Robert Downey Jr
(d)
Will Smith
(e) Jackie Chan
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Akshay
Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the Forbes’ list of World’s
Highest-Paid Actors 2018, which was topped by George Clooney. Akshay
and Salman made it to spot seven and nine while Shah Rukh
Khan. Top 3 on Forbes’ list of the world’s best-paid male actors
2018:
1. George Clooney: $239m
2. Dwayne Johnson:
$124m
3. Robert Downey Jr: $81m.
Q11. RXIL is a TReDS
platform operating since ___________ and is promoted by the National
Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State
Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.
(a) 2011
(b)
2014
(c) 2017
(d) 2009
(e) 2006
S11.
Ans.(c)
Sol. RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since
January 2017 and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small
Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank
and Yes Bank.
Q12. The book "281 and Beyond"
is the autobiography of which of the following cricketer?
(a)
Saurav Ganguly
(b) VVS Laxman
(c) Virender Sehwag
(d)
MS Dhoni
(e) Kapil Dev
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Veteran
cricketer VVS Laxman, known for the suppleness of his wrists, has
penned down his autobiography titled, "281 and Beyond". The
book will be released this year in November.
Q13. Satyadev
Narayan Arya is the newly appointed governor of ____________.
(a)
Meghalaya
(b) Haryana
(c) Sikkim
(d) Bihar
(e)
Jammu and Kashmir
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satyadev Narayan
Arya is the newly appointed governor of Haryana. He has replaced
Kaptan Singh Solanki.
Q14. On the Forbes’ list of
World’s Highest-Paid Actors 2018, Akshay Kumar stands at
________________ position.
(a) 7th
(b) 9th
(c)
12th
(d) 14th
(e) 16th
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Akshay
Kumar and Salman Khan have made it to the Forbes’ list of World’s
Highest-Paid Actors 2018, which was topped by George Clooney. Akshay
and Salman made it to spot seven and nine, respectively.
Top 3 on Forbes’ list of the world’s best-paid male actors
2018:
1. George Clooney: $239m
2. Dwayne Johnson:
$124m
3. Robert Downey Jr: $81m.
Q15. Bajrang Punia
is related with which of the following sports?
(a)
Boxing
(b) Arm Wrestling
(c) Weight Lifting
(d)
Wrestling
(e) Shooting
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bajrang
Punia is related with Wrestling, he won the first gold medal for
India in ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia.
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