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“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” ImportantQuestion Points 1 / प्रश्न 1

भारत में ूचुअल फंड एसोससएशन का अध्यक्ष ककसे ननर्वाचचत ककया गया है? Who has been elected as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India?

1. आर. सी. भागगर्व / R. C. Bhargava 2. र्वी जी ससद्धार्ग / V. G. Siddhartha 3. ननमेश शाह / Nimesh Shah 4. र्वेणुश्रीननर्वासन / Venu Srinivasan ImportantAnswer Points

ननमेश शाह / Nimesh Shah • Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as Chairman of trade body, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). • Shah has replaced A Balasubramanian, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. ImportantQuestion Points 2 / प्रश्न 2

ककस संगठन के सलए कियंका कनोन्गो को अध्यक्ष ननयुक्त ककया गया है? For which organisation, Priyank Kanoongo appointed as the Chairperson?

1. राष्ट्र ीय बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (एनसीपीसीआर)/ National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

2. सामुदाययक नर्वकास का नर्वाजो राष्ट्र िभाग (एनएनडीसीडी)/ Navajo Nation Division of Community Development (NNDCD)

3. राष्ट्र ीय नतलहन एर्वं र्वनस्पनत तेल नर्वकास (एनओर्वीओडी)/ National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development (NOVOD)

4. राष्ट्र ीय सहकारी नर्वकास ननगम (एनसीडीसी) / National CO- Operative Development Corporation(NCDC) ImportantAnswer Points

राष्ट्र ीय बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (एनसीपीसीआर)/ National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) • Priyank Kanoongo appointed to the post of Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India for a period of 03 years. • Kanoongo has been member of the commission from November 2015. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 3 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न3 3

उत्तर िदेश के इलाहाबाद जंक्शन रेलर्वे स्टेशन कानाम बदलकर______कर ददया गया है। Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad Junction railway station is renamed to ______. 1. सोनभद्रस्टेशन / Sonbhadra Station 2. िभादेर्वी स्टेशन / Prabhadevi station 3. पंकडत दीन दयाल उपाध्यायस्टेशन / Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya station

4. ियागराज / Prayagraj ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 3

ियागराज / Prayagraj • Uttar Pradesh Cabinet led by CM Yogi Adityanath has approved the proposal to rename Allahabad, which will be called Prayagraj with immediate effect. • Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh informed the media regarding the decision. • The new name derives from a place in the city called Prayag, where three rivers flowing across the state meet. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 4 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न4 4

भारत तीसरे एसशयाई पैरा खेलⴂ, जकाता, इंडोनेसशया में ______र्वें ान पर रहा। India took ______rank in the third Asian Para Games, Jakarta, Indonesia.

1. 6 2. 7 3. 9 4. 12 ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 4

9 • The third Asian Para Games took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. • Around 3000 athletes from 43 countries took part in 15 Paralympic and three non-Paralympic sports. • The official mascot of the 2018 Asian Para Games is a Bondol eagle named MOMO, which was chosen to represent motivation and mobility. ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 4

• India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para Games by ending the 2018 edition with 72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver, and 33 bronze medals) and placed in the 9th position. • Continental giants, China were at the top of the pecking order with 172 gold. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 5 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न5 5

उस भारतीय कलाकार का नाम क्या है सजन्हⴂने 2018 फुकु ओका कला और संस्कृनत पुरस्कार ?जीता Name of the Indian artist who won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize?

1. इला अ셁ण / Ila Arun 2. स्व셁प खान / Swaroop Khan 3. तीजन बाई / Teejan Bai 4. मासलनी अर्वी / Malini Awasthi ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 5

तीजन बाई / Teejan Bai • Dr. Teejan Bai, the folk artist from Chhattisgarh, has won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, one of the top honours of Japan. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 6 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न6 6 आर्वास एर्वं शहरी मामलⴂ के केंद्रीय मंत्रीहरदीप ससंह पुरी और ककस मंत्री ने हाल ही में नई ददल्ली में भारत के ििान मंत्री पर िानर्वत संग्रहालय की आिारसशला रखी? Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri and this minister jointly laid the foundation stone for proposed Museum on Prime Ministers of India at New Delhi, Recently.

1. श्री सजतेंद्र ससंह / Shri Jitendra Singh 2. श्री महेश शमा / Shri Mahesh Sharma 3. श्री राजनार् ससंह / Shri Rajnath Singh 4. श्री हर्गर्विगन / Shri Harsh Vardhan ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 6

श्री महेश शमा / Shri Mahesh Sharma • Minister of state for culture, Mahesh Sharma and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri jointly laid the foundation stone for proposed Museum on Prime Ministers of India at Teen Murti Estate, New Delhi. • The new museum will incorporate the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) at the Teen Murti Estate, the official residence of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. • The Museum will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 271 crore. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /7 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 7

मंकत्रमंडल की ननयुयक्त सनमनत ने िबंि ननदेशक और मुख्य कायगकारी अधिकारी पीएस जयकुमार के कायगकाल में नर्वार को मंजूरी दे दी है। र्वह ककस बℂक के एमडी और सीईओ हℂ? The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in tenure of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer PS Jayakumar.He is the MD and CEO of which bank?

1. भारतीय स्टेट बℂक / SBI 2. आईडीबीआई / IDBI 3. बℂक ऑफ बड़ौदा / Bank of Baroda 4. पंजाब नेशनल बℂक / Punjab National Bank ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 7

बℂक ऑफ बड़ौदा / Bank of Baroda

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in tenure of Bank of Baroda’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer PS Jayakumar given one year extension, i.e. till October 12, 2019. ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /8 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 8

ििान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने ककस राष्ट्र ीय शहर में राष्ट्र ीय मानर्वाधिकार आयोग के जुबली समारोह का उदघ् ाटन ककया? Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Jubilee celebrations of National Human Rights Commission in which city?

1. चेन्नई / Chennai 2. कानपुर / Kanpur 3. पुणे / Pune 4. नई ददल्ली / New Delhi ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 7

नई ददल्ली / New Delhi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said National Human Rights Commission said has an important role to play in government’s efforts to achieve sustainable development goals. • Addressing an event in New Delhi to mark the 25th to mark the anniversary of the founding of the NHRC, he said the government is committed to improve the lives of people by ensuring their rights ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 9 प्रश्न / प्रश्न9 9

केंद्र ने तनमलनाडु में चमडा उद्योग को बढार्वा देनेके सलए ककतनी रासश की मंजूरी दे दी है? Centre has approved how much amount to promote leather industry in Tamil Nadu?

1. 102 करोड / 102 cr 2. 100 करोड / 100 cr 3. 105 करोड / 105 cr 4. 104 करोड / 104 cr ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 9

105 करोड / 105 cr • The central government has approved a special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector. • Centre has approved 4 projects worth over 105 crore rupees to promote leather industry in Tamil Nadu.

• Chief minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami • Governor Banwarilal Purohit QuestionImportantQuestion Points /10 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 10

र्वैसिक िनतस्पिाकता सूचकांक, 2018 में भारत का रℂक क्या है? What is the rank of India in Global Competitiveness Index, 2018? 1. 54 2. 58 3. 69 4. 82 5. 98 ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 10

58 • USA has topped the Global Competitiveness Index, 2018 • Global Competitiveness Index report is released by World Economic Forum QuestionImportantQuestion Points /11 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 11 हाल ही में गोर्वा समुद्रीय संगो� ठी- 2018 का उदघ् ाटन ऩौसेना िमुख एडनमरल सुनील ला륍 बा ने ककया र्ा। इस साल के संगोष्ठी का नर्वर्य क्यार्ा? Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018 was recently inaugurated by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba in Goa. What was the theme of this year's Symposium? 1. दहꅍ द महासागर क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्रीय भागीदारीको िो配सादहत करना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR

2. अटलांकटक क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी का ननमाण/ Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Atlantic Region

3. िशांत महासागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Pacific Ocean

4. बंगाल की खाडी में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Bay of Bengal

5. अरब सागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी का ननमाण / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Arabian Sea QuestionImportantQuestion Points /11 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 11 हाल ही में गोर्वा समुद्रीय संगो� ठी- 2018 का उदघ् ाटन ऩौसेना िमुख एडनमरल सुनील ला륍 बा ने ककया र्ा। इस साल के संगोष्ठी का नर्वर्य क्यार्ा? Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018 was recently inaugurated by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lamba in Goa. What was the theme of this year's Symposium? 1. दहꅍ द महासागर क्षेत्र में मजबूत समुद्रीय भागीदारीको िो配सादहत करना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR

3. िशांत महासागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Pacific Ocean

4. बंगाल की खाडी में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी बनाना / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Bay of Bengal

5. अरब सागर में मजबूत समुद्री साझेदारी का ननमाण / Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in Arabian Sea QuestionImportantQuestion Points 12/ प्रश्न / प्रश्न11 12

13 अक्टूबर 2018 को गोर्वा में ककस देश की ब्लाइंड किके ट टीम ने कत्रकोणीय श्रृंखला जीती है? The blind cricket team of which country won the triangular series in Goa, on 13th October 2018?

1. श्रीलंका / Sri Lanka 2. भारत / India 3. नेपाल / Nepal 4. दसक्षण अफ्रीका / South Africa 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 11

भारत / India • On 13th October 2018, Indian blind cricket team defeated Sri Lanka and won the triangular series in Goa. • Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final. • Indian captain Ajay Reddy was named man of the match. • Goa Governor Mridula Sinha was invited as the chief guest for the final. • India played the tri-series against England and Sri Lanka. QuestionImportantQuestion Points /13 प्रश्न / प्रश्न12 13

8 से 14 अक्टूबर 2018 तक चीन के कटयांसजन में आयोसजत 2018 कटयांसजन ओपन (टेननस) का मदहला एकल खखताब ककसने जीता? Who won the women’s singles title of 2018 Tianjin Open (tennis) that was held in Tianjin, China, from 8th to 14th October 2018?

1. कैरोसलन गाससगया / Caroline Garcia 2. ननकोल मेसलचार / Nicole Melichar 3. जेइऊ कह्य / Květa Peschke 4. ससमोना हेलप / Simona Halep 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 12

कैरोसलन गाससगया / Caroline Garcia • From 8th to 14th October 2018, 2018 Tianjin Open (tennis) was held in Tianjin, China. • It was a women’s professional tennis tournament. • It was played on hard courts. • It was the 5th edition of the tournament Winners: Women’s Singles - Caroline Garcia (France) • Women’s Doubles - Nicole Melichar (United States), Květa Peschke (Czech Republic) QuestionImportantQuestion Points /14 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न14 14

11 अक्टूबर 2018 को आयोसजत भारत-फ्रांस मंकत्ररीय र की र्वाकर्गक रक्षा र्वाता कहां हुई र्ी? Where was the first India-France Ministerial level annual defence dialogue held on 11th October 2018?

1. नई ददल्ली, भारत / New Delhi, India 2. मुंबई, भारत / Mumbai, India 3. पेररस, फ्रांस / Paris, France 4. ूयॉकग , संयुक्त राज्यअमेररका / New York, United States 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 14

पेररस, फ्रांस / Paris, France • On October 11, 2018, Defence Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the first India-France Ministerial level annual defence dialogue in Paris, France. • She was accompanied by her French counterpart, the Minister for the Armed Forces Ms. Florence Parly. QuestionImportantQuestion Points /15 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न15 15

14 अक्टूबर 2018 को गंभीर शहरी चुऩौनतयⴂ का समािान करने के सलए युर्वा नेताओ ं को आककर्तग करने हेतु ककस राज्य/संघ शाससत िदेश ने “चीफ नमननस्टर अबगन लीडसग फैलोसशप िोग्राम” की घोर्णा की? Which state/union territory announced Chief Minister’s Urban Leaders Fellowship Programme to attract young leaders to address serious urban challenges on 14th October 2018? 1. ससक्किम / Sikkim 2. गोर्वा / Goa 3. चंडीगढ / Chandigarh 4. ददल्ली / Delhi 5. इनमें से कोई नहीं / None of these ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 15

ददल्ली / Delhi • The Delhi government announced Chief Minister’s Urban Leaders Fellowship Programme. To attract young leaders to address serious urban challenges. • Under this, a total of 30 young professionals, under 35 years age, have been invited with #DelhiGovernanceRevolution. • Accoding to the scheme, the selected candidates will work with Ministers or Senior Officials of Education, Health, Water, Environment, Transport, etc. QuestionImportantQuestion Points /16 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न16 16

भारत ने ककस देश से ननर्वेश की सुनर्विा हेतु एक नर्वशेर् डेस्क ाकपत करने का फैसला ककया है? India has decided to set up a special desk to facilitate investments from which nation?

1. संयुक्त अरब अमीरात / UAE 2. कुर्वैत / Kuwait 3. कतर / Qatar 4. जॉडगन / Jordan ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 16

संयुक्त अरब अमीरात / UAE • India will soon set up a special UAE desk to facilitate investments and resolve any business issues between the two nations. • Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu made the announcement after co-chairing the sixth meeting of UAE-India High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments in Mumbai on October 15, 2018 QuestionImportantQuestion Points /17 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न17 17

ननर्वेशक, उद्यमी और परोपकारी पॉल गाडगनर एलन का 15 अक्टूबर, 2018 को ननिन हो गया। र्वह ककस कं पनी से जुडे हुए र्े? Paul Gardner Allen, an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, passed away on October 15, 2018. He was associated with which company?

1. इंफोससस /Infosys 2. गूगल / Google 3. इंटेल / Intel 4. माइिोसॉफ्ट / Microsoft ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 17

माइिोसॉफ्ट / Microsoft • Paul Gardner Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, passed away on October 15, 2018. • He was 65. • He died in Seattle from complications related to Non- Hodgkin's lymphoma, the less-common Hodgkin's disease, is a cancer of the lymphatic system. QuestionImportantQuestion Points /18 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न18 18 ककस राज्य में, केंद्र सरकार की स्वास्थ्य बीमायोजना 'आयुष्मान भारत' का राज्य सरकार के 'स्वस्थ्य' सार्ी के सार् नर्वलय कर ददया गया है? In which state, central govt’s health insurance scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has been merged with state govt’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’?

1. केरल / Kerala 2. पंजाब / Punjab 3. पसिम बंगाल / West Bengal 4. कनाटक / Karnataka 5. तनमलनाडु / Tamil Nadu QuestionImportantQuestion Points /18 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न18 18 ककस राज्य में, केंद्र सरकार की स्वास्थ्य बीमायोजना 'आयुष्मान भारत' का राज्य सरकार के 'स्वस्थ्य' सार्ी के सार् नर्वलय कर ददया गया है? In which state, central govt’s health insurance scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat’ has been merged with state govt’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’?

1. केरल / Kerala 2. पंजाब / Punjab 3. पसिम बंगाल / West Bengal 4. कनाटक / Karnataka 5. तनमलनाडु / Tamil Nadu QuestionImportantQuestion Points /19 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न19 19

अंतराष्ट्र ीय ओलंकपक सनमनत के खेल और सकिय सोसायटी आयोग का अनुदान पुरस्कार 2018 ककसने जीता है? Who has won the International Olympic Committee's Sport and Active Society Commission's Grant Award 2018?

1. जैक्स रोजगे / Jacques Rogge 2. सगेई बु녍का / Sergey Bubka 3. सुहेल एफ टंडन / Suheil F. Tandon 4. नर्वली कक्配चनमट लुजान / Willi Kaltschmitt Luján 5. इर्वो फेररयानी / Ivo Ferriani ImportantQuestionAnswer Points / प्रश्न 19

सुहेल एफ टंडन / Suheil F. Tandon • Suheil F. Tandon has won the International Olympic Committee's Sport and Active Society Commission's Grant Award. • The award has been given for his contribution to sports for development. • The award ceremony was held at Buenos Aires, Argentina. • Suheil is the founder of Pro Sport Development (PSD) and Executive Director of Martha Farrell Foundation. QuestionImportantImportant Points 20Questions/ प्रश्न 20

केरल के बाढ िभानर्वत राज्य के पुनननगमाण के सलए नर्वधभन्न पररयोजनाओ ं के कायान्वयन के सलए ______की अध्यक्षता में एक सलाहकार सनमनत की ापना की गई है। An advisory committee headed by ______has been set up for implementation of various projects for rebuilding the flood-ravaged state of Kerala.

1. श्री ए के बालन / Sri. A K Balan 2. ओमेन चांडी/ Oommen Chandy 3. र्वी एस अच्युतानंदन / V. S. Achuthanandan 4. कपनाराई नर्वजयन / Pinarayi Vijayan 5. ए के एंटनी / A. K. Antony ImportantImportantAnswer Points Questions

कपनाराई नर्वजयन / Pinarayi Vijayan • An advisory committee headed by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been set up for implementation of various projects for rebuilding the flood-ravaged state. • The first meeting of the committee would be held on 22 October 2018. • The Chief Minister also launched a portal for crowd funding to mobilise funds for rebuilding and rehabilitating the people affected by the flood in the state. QuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points /21Questions प्रश्न/ प्रश्न20 21 भारत और ______22 अक्टूबर 2018 को आंतररक सुरक्षा सहयोग समझ़ौते पर हाक्षर करेंगे। India and ______will sign an internal security cooperation agreement on 22 October 2018.

1. US / US 2. फ्रांस / France 3. UK / UK 4. जापान / Japan 5. चीन / China ImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points /Questions प्रश्न 20

चीन / China • India and China will sign an internal security cooperation agreement on 22 October 2018. • The proposed pact is expected to cover areas of intelligence sharing, exchange programme, sharing of best practices, cooperation in disaster mitigation. • This will be the first such agreement between the authorities of India and China which look after internal security of the respective countries QuestionImportantQuestionImportantQuestion 22Points 22/Questions /प्रश्न प्रश्न/ प्रश्न192222 ______16 अक्टूबर 2018 को नर्वि खाद्य ददर्वस के अर्वसर पर राष्ट्र ीय अधभयान 'स्व भारत यात्रा' का नेतृत्व कर रहा है। ______is leading a national campaign 'Swasth Bharat Yatra' on the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October 2018. 1. भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक िाधिकरण / Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

2. स्वास्थ्य और पररर्वार कल्याण मंत्रालय/ Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

3. पतंजसल आयुर्वेद / Patanjali Ayurved 4. केंद्रीय और्धि मानक ननयंत्रणसंगठन / Central Drugs Standard Control Organization

5. खाद्य िसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्रालय/ Ministry of Food Processing Industries ImportantQuestionImportantQuestionAnswer 22Points /Questions /प्रश्न प्रश्न1922

भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक िाधिकरण / Food Safety and Standards Authority of India • The government launched a national campaign 'Swasth Bharat Yatra' on the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October 2018. • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is leading this campaign to create consumer awareness about eating safe and nutritious food for becoming healthy. • Under the campaign, cycle rally is being organised to sensitise people about eating safe food. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 23/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2323

ननम्नसलखखत में से ककसने व्यापारⴂ को ननजी 4G सेर्वाओ ं की पेशकश करने के सलए दरू संचार उपकरण ननमाता नोककया के सार् साझेदारी की है? Which of the following has partnered with telecom gear maker Nokia to offer businesses private 4G services?

1. एयरटेल / Airtel 2. सजयो / Jio 3. BSNL / BSNL 4. ररलायंस कुननकेशंस / Reliance Communications 5. र्वोडाफोन / Vodafone QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

BSNL / BSNL • BSNL has partnered with telecom gear maker Nokia to offer businesses private 4G services. • The first project under the partnership has been deployed at Nokia's Chennai plant using 4G connection from BSNL's network. • Nokia also signed a pact with BSNL to implement the next level of industrial automation —Industry 4.0 – leveraging 4G LTE technology QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 24/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2324

उपास "नमल्कमैन" के सलए मैन बुकर पुरस्कार ककसने जीता है? Who has won the Man Booker Prize for the novel "Milkman"?

1. निगीट लुईस / Brigitte Lewis 2. एर्वररल िैडली / Avril Bradley 3. सुआन ली र्वेइ / Suan Lee Wei 4. एना बर्न्ग / Anna Burns 5. ग्रीम टनगर / Graeme Turner QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

एना बर्न्ग / Anna Burns

• Author Anna Burns won the Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman". • She has become the first Northern Irish writer and the first woman since 2013 to win the Man Booker Prize. • Milkman, set in an unnamed city in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, is a coming-of-age story about a young girl's affair with a married man. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 25/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2325 ननम्नसलखखत देशⴂ में से कहाँ पर12र्वे एसशया यूरोप कटंगमी (ASEM) सशखर सेलन 2018 आयोसजत ककया जाएगा? In which of the following countries will the 12th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit 2018 be held?

1. बेल्जियम / Belgium 2. नीदरलℂड / Netherlands 3. फ्रांस / France 4. जमगनी / Germany 5. स्वस्वट्जरलℂड / Switzerland QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

बेल्जियम / Belgium • Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu left for Brussels in Belgium on 17 October 2018. • He will lead the Indian delegation at the 12th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit. • The theme of 2018 ASEM Summit is "Global Partners for Global Challenges”. • The event is the highest platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe in the areas of trade, investment, security and tourism. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 26/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2326 17 अक्टूबर 2018 को ककस देश में 'फूलपत्ती' का ़ौहार मनाया गया र्ा? In which country was the festival of 'Fulpati' celebrated on 17 October 2018? 1. नेपाल / Nepal 2. बांग्लादेश / Bangladesh 3. भारत / India 4. श्रीलंका / Sri Lanka 5. भूटान / Bhutan QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

नेपाल / Nepal • The festival of 'Fulpati' was celebrated in various parts of Nepal on 17 October 2018. • Fulpati is observed on the seventh day of Dashain festival. • Dashain is the biggest festival of Nepal and it began on first day of Navratri. • The tradition started during the period of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 27/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2327 ककसे लाइफटाइम अचीर्वमेंट के दयनार् पुरस्कार 2018 के सलए नानमत ककया गया है? Who has been named for 2018 Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement?

1. सादहर लुधियानर्वी / Sahir Ludhianvi 2. यश चोपडा / Yash Chopra 3. मोहद जहर खय्याम हाश्मी / Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi

4. मज셁ह सुल्तानपुरी / Majrooh Sultanpuri 5. ओ.पी. नायर / O.P. Nayyar QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

मोहद जहर खय्याम हाश्मी / Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi • Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi has been named for 2018 Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement. • The Award has been instituted by the Hridayesh Arts and carries a cash prize of Rs 100,000 and a memento. • He is famously known as 'Khayyam' and is a composer, lyricist and writer. The other past recipients of the awards are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Amitabh Bachchan. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 28/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2328 भारत और तंजाननया ने 16 अक्टूबर 2018 को समझ़ौते के ______ज्ञापनⴂ (MoU) पर हाक्षर ककए। India and Tanzania have signed ______Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 16 October 2018. 1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5 5. 6 QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

2 • India and Tanzania signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 16 October 2018. • The agreements were signed following India-Tanzania 9th Session of Joint Commission. • One MoU is between Foreign Service Institute of India and Centre for Foreign Relation, Tanzania. • The other is between National Research Development Corporation and Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Corporation. QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

Facts about Tanzania • Capital Dodoma • Currency Tanzanian shilling QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 29/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2329 अंतराष्ट्र ीय गरीबी उूलन ददर्वस कब मनाया जाता है? When is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed?

1. 15 अक्टूबर / 15 October 2. 16 अक्टूबर / 16 October 3. 17 अक्टूबर / 17 October 4. 18 अक्टूबर / 18 October 5. 19 अक्टूबर / 19 October QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

17 अक्टूबर / 17 October • International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17 October. • The theme for 2018 is "Coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal respect for human rights and dignity". • The aim is to promote people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries. QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 30/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2330

स्वयंसेर्वी काम करने के इच्छुक पेशेर्वरⴂ को माईगोर्व द्वारा '______' नामक ऐप के माध्यम से सरकार द्वारा एक मंच िदान ककया जाएगा। Professionals keen on doing volunteer work will be provided a platform by the government through an app named ______developed by MyGov.

1. Work4Society 2. Self4Society 3. Live4Society 4. Competition4Society 5. Growth4Society QuestionImportantImportantQuestionAnswer Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 23

Self4Society

• Professionals keen on doing volunteer work will be provided a platform by the government through an app. • The app named '#Self4Society' has been developed by MyGov. • The app will have incentives, gamification and intra- and inter-company competitions, and social networking. Initially this will be aimed at IT companies Important Points

“You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.” QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 123

Where is the headquarters of International Hockey Federation (FIH) situated? 1. Singapore 2. Moscow, Russia 3. Lausanne, Switzerland 4. Rome, Italy 5. Oslo, Norway QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 123

Where is the headquarters of Economic Cooperation Organization Trade and Development Bank (ETDB) situated?

1. Istanbul, Turkey 2. Moscow, Russia 3. Lausanne, Switzerland 4. Rome, Italy 5. Oslo, Norway QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 223

Where is the headquarters of Economic Cooperation Organization Trade and Development Bank (ETDB) situated?

What is the currency of Algeria? 1. Dollar 2. Pound 3. Shilling 4. Dinar 5. None of these QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 323

Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park located at____? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Assam 3. Odisha 4. Rajasthan 5. None of these QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 423

Krishnapatnam Port situated in which of the following Indian state? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Maharashtra 4. Kerala 5. None of these QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 523

DolluKunitha dance is the folk dance of which state?

1. Karnataka 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Odisha 4. West Bengal 5. Jharkhand QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 623

DolluKunitha dance is the folk dance of which state?

1. Karnataka 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Odisha 4. West Bengal 5. Jharkhand QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 723

Konsam Ormila Devi, an Indian player, belongs to which of the following sports? 1. Weightlifter 2. Chess 3. Tennis 4. Cricket 5. Badminton QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 723

Where is Deutsche Bank located? 1. Paris, France 2. Kyoto, Japan 3. Frankfurt, Germany 4. Incheon, South Korea 5. Moscow, Russia QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 823

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in which state? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Telangana 3. Goa 4. Karnataka 5. None of These QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 923

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in which state? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Telangana 3. Goa 4. Karnataka 5. None of These QuestionStaticImportantImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 1023 Ajeya Warrior is a bilateral military exercise of Indian Army with the Army troops of which which country? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Mauritius 3. United States 4. France 5. United Kingdom QuestionStaticImportantImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 1023 Ajeya Warrior is a bilateral military exercise of Indian Army with the Army troops of which which country? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Mauritius 3. United States 4. France 5. United Kingdom