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1. Amid rising air pollution 'Clean Air Week' is being observed from Nov 1-5 in? - Delhi 2. Which country recently announced to withdraw from the United Nations' migration pact? - Austria 3. Which naval ship returned after 205-day world tour? - INS Tarangini 4. NOVEMBER 01 – World Vegan Day 08 – World Quality Day 09 – Legal Services Day 11 – National Education Day 13 – World Kindness Day 14 – Children’s Day 14 – World Diabetes Day 15 – World Philosophy Day 5. Which state will organize 2018 Sangai Festival to boost tourism? - Manipur 6. Who appointed as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court? - Debasish Kar Gupta 7. World Cities Day observed across the globe on? - Oct 31 The theme of WCD 2018? - ‘Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities' 8. Which state is the first linguistic state of India? (A) West Bengal (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala Ans: B (Andhra Pradesh) 9. India will become 3rd largest aviation market in world by? - 2020 10. Which country to host World Corporate Games in 2019? - Qatar 11. The 49th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2018, will be held in? – Goa 12. Who named brand Ambassador of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships? - Mary Kom 13. Who were sworn-in as new Judges of Supreme Court? - Naresh Harishchandra, - Hemant Gupta, - R Subhash Reddy, - M R Shah & - Ajay Rastogi 14. India’s 1st Justice City will come up in? - Amaravati (AP) 15. Which org. publishes the Ease of doing business Index every year? – World Bank 16. NASA's space probe will retired from its service soon? - Kepler 17. PM Modi launched Union Govt’s Support & Outreach Initiative for which sector? - MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) 18. Which is the India’s first decommissioned aircraft carrier that will be turned into a floating museum? – INS Viraat 19. The GST-registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can now avail of loan of up to Rs ______in just 59 minutes.- 1 Crore 20. Which city topped ‘Ease of Moving Index 2018’ study by Ola Mobility Institute? - Kolkata 21. Dharma Guardian 2018 is a joint military exercise between India and ______? - Japan 22. Who is appointed as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC? - Ramesh Ranganathan 23. Which Indian cricketer officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame? – Rahul Dravid 24. Which state recently launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? - Odisha 25. Which is the only Indian film included in BBC’s 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century? – Pather Panchali 26. Which Indian Sculptor designed the world’s ‘tallest statue’ & ‘Statue of Unity’? - Ram V. Sutar 27. What is the height world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? - 182 m 28. The Sardar Patel statue built by which Ltd at a cost of Rs. 2,989 crore? - Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 29. "Post - Oath - Resignation" • President - CJ of SC - Vice President • Vice President - President - President • Prime Minister - President - President • Governor - CJ of HC - President • CJ of SC - President - President • Speaker LS - no oath - Deputy Speaker 30. The Vision Document 2030 is long term vision for? - Department of Forest 31. Recently, Atul Kumar Goel assumed charge as MD and CEO of ____? – UCO Bank 32. With the induction of four new judges on 2nd Nov 2018, the strength of the Supreme Court has increased to? – 28 33. Who was named India's wealthiest according to Forbes India's Richest 2018 list? A) Ravi Ruia B) Pallonji Mistry C) Azim Premzi D) Mukesh Ambani Ans: D (Mukesh Ambani) 34. Who is the Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)? - Sanjay Kumar 35. India ranked globally in web-borne threats: Kaspersky Lab? - 12th 36. The first Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health held at WHO Headquarters in? - Geneva 37. In which year King Kohli awarded with Arjuna Award? - 2013 38. In which year Virat Kohli awarded with Padma Shri? - 2017 39. In which year Virat Kohli awarded with Rajiv Khel Ratna? – 2018 40. The Ministry of AYUSH observes the Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras)? - 5th November 41. Who has won the Saar Lor Lux Open 2018? - Subhankar Dey 42. Who has become the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals? – Simone Biles 43. The iconic Signature Bridge has been inaugurated in which Indian city? – New Delhi 44. Which Indian state is going Open Defection Free by November 15th? - Jharkhand 45. Which branch of IIT has developed India’s first microprocessor ‘Shakti’? - IITMadras 46. Which satellite is used for faster Internet connectivity in India? - GSAT-11 47. India recently announced credit support of USD 350 million for which country? – Zimbabwe 48. Which of the following nations, is the largest producer of Sugar? (A) Russia (B) China (C) India (D) Brazil Ans: D (Brazil) & India at 2nd 49. The National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on which date in India? - 7th November 50. Which country re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022? - India 51. Which is the Uttar Pradesh's district was renamed as Shri Ayodhya? - Faizabad 52. Who is elected as President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA)? – Gafur Rakhimov 53. Who bags "IPI-India Award" for excellence in journalism 2018? – Namrata Ahuja 54. Who became first cricketer in history to score four T20I hundreds? – Rohit Sharma 55. RBI started process to set up PCR for capturing borrowers’ details. The acronym “PCR” stands for? - Public Credit Registry 56. World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on which date? - 5th November 57. The ‘Little India Gate’, which is in news recently, is inaugurated in? - Medan 58. The orange color of carrot is because of? - Carotene Snake 59. Venom is highly modified saliva containing ___? - zootoxins 60. Which drug is used for Pain Relief? - Tramadol 61. What is the basic unit of heredity? - Genes 62. Sugarcane is a type of ____? – Grass 63. Who is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology"? A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek B) Robert Hooke C) Carl Linnaeus D) Charles Darwin Ans: A (Antonio van Leeuwenhoek) 64. ICC Women's T20 tournament is slated to be held from Nov 9th to 24th, 2018 in? – West Indies 65. Recently, Supreme Court given nod for a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh. The new court will be ______HC in the country. - 25th (Amaravati) 66. "Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman” by? – Krishna Trilok 67. 'The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India’, co-authored by? – Karunya Keshav & Sidhanta Pathak 68. Who is chosen for Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award by Press Council of India (PCI)? – N Ram

69. Which Indian port is planning to host an edible oil refinery? - Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Mumbai) 70. The world’s largest airport has been unveiled in which country? - Turkey 71. The newly built Int'l Cricket / of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee 72. Which Vitamin helps in healing the wound? - Vitamin C 73. Vitamin ‘C’ help in absorption of which element? - Iron 74. Vitamin ‘D’ help in absorption of which elements? - Magnesium and Calcium 75. Which Vitamin’s deficiency causes disease of slow blood coagulation? - Vitamin K 76. India’s economic growth to slow to 7.3% in which year? - 2019 77. Which country hosts the 2018 “Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities”? - India 78. Which mobile company has unveiled its first-ever foldable smartphone prototype? - Samsung 79. How much percentage did India at Unemployment rate in India by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy? - 6.9% 80. Which state celebrated its 18th Foundation Day on November 9? - Uttarakhand 81. World's first AI-based news anchor unveiled by Chinese press agency? - Xinhua 82. Which district has been renamed as Ayodhya by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath? - Faizabad 83. Which state launched the technology-driven and citizen friendly ‘MoBus’ service? - Odisha 84. Which state approved funds worth Rs 25,000 for girls graduating from 2018 onwards? - Bihar 85. The study of atmospheric phenomena is called? - Meteorology 86. A dentist’s mirror is a? - Concave mirror 87. Which waves used for tele-communication are? - Microwaves 88. A dynamo which is said to general electricity actually acts as a? - Converter of energy 89. The technique used to transmit audio signals in television broadcast is? A) Amplitude modulation B) Pulse code modulation C) Frequency modulation D) Time dimension multiplication Ans: C (Frequency Modulation) 90. Which company has received India’s first Letter of Credit (LC) payment via blockchain? – Reliance Industries 91. The Govt. of India has recently approved operationalization strategy for Operation Greens for which crops? - Tomato, Onion and Potato 92. Who is appointed as India’s Ambassador to Iran? - Gaddam Dharmendra 93. How many years did Ozone layer recovering according to Montreal Protocol? - 4 years 94. Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state? A) Sucheta Kripalani B) Padmaja Naidu C) Tarkeswari Sinha D) Sarojini Naidu Ans: D (Sarojini Naidu) 95. Star Indian wrestler achieving the number one rank in the world in the 65kg category? – Bajrang Punia 96. World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated every year on? - 10th November 97. The theme for WSDPD 2018 is? - “Science, a Human Right” 98. Which company became strategic partnership with UN World Food Programme to eliminate hunger globally by 2030? - Alibaba Group 99. Which country to start exporting raw sugar to China from early 2019? - India 100. Which country unveils ‘most advanced’ stealth drone - UAV – CH7? – China 101. Which nuclear submarine has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol? – INS Arihant 102. The world’s largest airport has been unveiled recently in which country? - Turkey 103. Which bank has started the process of setting up a digital Public Credit Registry? - RBI 104. In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission by ______to trade in India? - Jahangir 105. The first Woman President of Indian National Congress was? - Annie Besant 106. Who was the first Indian to be elected as a Member of the British House of Commons? - Dada Bhai Naoroji 107. Which book was released on the occasion National Cancer Awareness Day? - Book on Mouth 108. Cancer Armistice Day is commemorated on ______to mark the end of the 1914- 1918 conflict (World War I)? - 11th November 109. Which article of the constitution is related with national emergency? - Article 352 110. Which right removed from the fundamental rights and converted to a simple legal right? - Right to property 111. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed for how many years? - 6years 112. The 33rd edition of the ASEAN 2018 Summit has begun in? - Singapore 113. Which country has become the first country to ban reef toxic sunscreen by 2020? - Palau 114. Who appointed as Director General of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? - S. S. Deswal 115. How many layers does Human Skin have? (A) 05 (B) 03 (C) 07 (D) 02 Ans: B (3) 116. Which place will India hold, by 2022, in having highest no. of world’s air conditioning units? - 4th 117. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Multi-Modal Terminal on ___ river. – Ganga 118. Who has become the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe (4,367 m)? – Satyarup Siddhanta 119. The 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council meeting was held in? - Singapore 120. Name the inaugural edition of Indian Navy and Indonesian Navy bilateral exercise? – Samudra Shakti 121. Who won the Brazilian GP 2018? – Lewis Hamilton 122. Name the Co-founder of Flipkart who has resigned as CEO? – Binny Bansal 123. The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum 2018 recently held in? - China "Notes of a Dream" is the biography of which renowned Indian musician? – AR Rahman 124. Who's birthday celebrates as Children’s Day in India on 14th Nov? – Jawaharlal Nehru 125. When Nehru elected as Prime Minister of India? - 1947-1964 (1st) 126. Name the autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru? - An Autobiography 127. Jawaharlal Nehru was called as? - Architect of Modern India 128. In which of the following years, India's first Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru was awarded with India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna? A) 1950 B) 1960 C) 1955 D) 1965 Ans: C (1955) 129. World’s largest financial technology Fin Tech Festival held in Singapore. World Diabetes Day is organized on 14 Nov throughout the world. 130. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 is 'The Family and Diabetes'. WEF Global Future Councils meeting held in? – Dubai 131. What is the theme of the 33rd ASEAN 2018 summit? - "Resilient and Innovative Asean" 132. Who has won the 2018 Fuzhou China Open Badminton tournament? – Kento Momota 133. ISRO successfully launches communication satellite on board of GSLVMkIIID2? - GSAT29 134. NOVEMBER 3rd Thursday: World Philosophy Day 16: National Press Day 16: Int'l Day for Tolerance 17: Int'l Students Day 19: World Toilet Day 19: Int'l Men’s Day 20: Universal Children’s Day 21: World Fisheries Day 21: World Television Day 26: Constitution Day 135. Who will be India's Republic Day chief guest in 2019? – Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa's President) 136. Who is appointed as the UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador? – Hima Das 137. What is the weight of India's heaviest satellite GSAT29? - 3,423 kg 138. According to ISRO Chief K Sivan, the first unmanned programme of Gaganyaan planned for when? - December 2020 139. Which Indian politician delivered the keynote speech at Singapore Fin Tech Festival? – Narendra Modi 140. Ashish Kundra as Chief Electoral Officer of which state? - Mizoram 141. The 38th edition of "India Int'l Trade Fair" hosting in? – New Delhi 142. Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu embarked on a 3-day visit to? - France 143. Who wins 6th La Liga Player of the Year award (football)? – Lionel Messi 144. West Bengal observes Rosogolla Day on? - 14th November 145. Which waves cannot be transmitted through vacuum? (A) Sound (B) Heat (C) Light (D) Electromagnetic Ans: A (Sound) 146. The conference on the Global Digital Content Market 2018 held in which country? - India 147. The regional meeting of World Customs Organisation is host in which city? - Jaipur 148. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Munin Barkotoki Literary Award? – Debabhuson Borah 149. The 3rd edition of the India Int'l Cherry Blossom Festival 2018 held in? - Meghalaya 150. The World Tolerance Summit Inaugurated in? - Dubai 151. Name the veteran journalist received Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award 2018? - N Ram 152. The Indian Social Work Congress (ISWC) held in? - New Delhi 153. The cyclonic storm ______has recently hit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. - Gaja 154. The Women's World Boxing Championships begin in? - Delhi 155. Who takes oath as Allahabad High Court Chief Justice? – Govind Mathur 156. The Press Council of India established in which year? – 1966 157. India's first specialized hospital for elephants was inaugurated in - Uttar Pradesh 158. Which country recently unveiled Africa's first ever high speed train line (320 kph)? – 159. Morocco Which word named as 'Word of the Year 2018' by Oxford Dictionaries? - Toxic 160. Which bank launches India’s first interactive credit card named ‘Next Credit Card’? – IndusInd Bank 161. Which state govt launches ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ for dairy farmers? - Kerala 162. The 26th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organization held in? – Himachal Pradesh 163. Name of the Veda which deals with magic spells and witchcraft? – At harvaveda 164. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of? - Sapt-Sindhu (land of seven rivers) 165. According to the most widely accepted view, the Aryans originally came from? - Central Asia 166. The Vedic economy was based on? (A) Trade and commerce (B) Crafts and industries (C) Agriculture and cattle rearing (D) All the above Ans: C (agriculture & cattle rearing) 167. Who is the Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census? - CM Chandramauli 168. The motto of the 2011 Census was? - 'Our Census, Our future' 169. The 2011 Census is 15th Indian Census but after independence? - 7th Census 170. Which is the most populated state in India as per Census 2011? A) Sikkim B) Uttar Pradesh C) Kerala D) Maharashtra Ans: B (Uttar Practice) 171. Where did the 62nd National shooting championships, rifle, and pistol, begin? - Kerala 172. Which state govt. barred CBI from entering states without approval? – Andhra Pradesh 173. The 6th Indian Social Work Congress held in? – New Delhi 174. Who has been conferred the "Global Education Leaders Award" 2018? – Saroj Suman Gulati 175. Which country has built an ‘artificial sun’ (EAST) that reaches 100million °C, 6 times temperature of Sun’s core? - China 176. The Recipients of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize • Established - 1986 • Prize Money - 25 lakhs • 1st (1986) - Parliamentarians for Global Action • 2011 - Ela Bhatt • 2012 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf • 2013 - Angela Merkel • 2014 - ISRO • 2015 - UNHCR • 2017 - Manmohan Singh 177. Iron Lady of India Smt. Indira Gandhi given a famous slogan in 1971 general elections? - Garibi hatao (abolish poverty) 178. Indira Gandhi awarded with which award in 1971? – Bharat Ratna 179. What is the theme of the World Toilet Day 2018? - "When Nature Calls" 180. What is the theme of International Mens Day 2018? - "Positive Male Role Models" And also birth anniversary of? – Rani Laxmibai 181. What is the maximum speed of India's first indigenously developed engineless train "Train18"? - 220 Km/hr 182. The 10th joint military exercise INDRA, between India and which country? - Russia 183. Who was elected the President of Association of Surgeons of India? – Raghu Ram 184. What is the name of India's first female Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi samadhi place? [A] Veerbhumi [B] Samathasthal [C] Ektasthal [D] Shaktisthal Ans: D (Shaktisthal) 185. Which state introduces a new Open Online Learning Programme: ‘KOOL’? - Kerala President Ram Nath Kovind on 2-nation visit to ____? - Vietnam and Australia 186. Who has won the ATP World Tour finals in London? – Alexander Zverev 187. Census 2011 Literacy Rate in India Total: 74% Males: 82.10% Females: 65.50% Highest state: Kerala (93.11%) Lowest state: Bihar (63.82%) Most UT: Lakshadweep (92.2%) Least UT: Dadra Nagar & Haweli (76.24%) Most District: Serechhip (Mizoram) Least District: Dadra Nagar & Haveli 188. Which state will be hosting 'Int'l Tourism Mart' for the first time this year? - Tripura 189. Name the mobile application launched by National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)? - NSEgoBID 190. Who is appointed as new IWAI Chairman? - Jalaj Srivastava 191. The appointments committee of UIDAI appointed whom as the revenue secretary? – Ajay Bhushan Pandey 192. Ministry of AYUSH celebrated first Naturopathy Day throughout India on? - 18th November 193. Which country built an 'artificial sun' that reaches 6 times temperature of Sun? - China 194. Who was appointed as the new Brexit Secretary by British Prime Minister Theresa May? – Stephen Barclay 195. Asia's first woman neurosurgeon who passed away at the age of 86 recently? - TS Kanaka 196. Who making the anthem for upcoming Hockey World Cup 2018's prime video? – A R Rahman 197. According to this year's World malaria report, Malaria cases declined by ____ in India. - 24% 198. Which country recently unveiled the world's first underground hotel? - China 199. India has slipped two places to rank ___ on annual 'Global Talent Ranking'? - 53rd 200. Which is the least populated state in India as per Census 2011? A) Sikkim B) Uttar Pradesh C) Bihar D) Maharashtra Ans: A (Sikkim) 201. Which city is the venue of the 8th National Conference of Women in Police? - Ranchi, Jharkhand 202. Who appointed the new Secretary of Revenue? - Ajay Bhushan Pandey 203. Which movie won the Best Film award at Kolkata Int'l Film Festival 2018? - "The Third Wife" 204. World Television Day celebrates daily value of TV as a symbol of communication and globalization on? - 21st November 205. World TV Day was proclaimed by UN in? - 1996 206. World Hello Day is observed annually on? – November 21st 207. World Hello Day was founded in 1973 by? – Brian Mc Cormack 208. Who is the next President of South Korea? - Kim Jong-yang 209. Which state approves Sashakt Mahila Yojana ? - Himachal Pradesh 210. India’s first Justice City to set up in? - Andhra Pradesh 211. What is the full form of NMCG ? - National Mission for Clean Ganga 212. Which is the most literate state in India, as per Census 2011? A) Sikkim B) Punjab C) Bihar D) Kerala Ans-D (Kerala) 213. The World Congress on Mountain Medicine 2018 started in? - Kathmandu 214. The theme of 2018 World Congress on Mountain Medicine? - “Mountain Medicine in the Heart of the Himalayas” 215. India registered a ___ reduction in Malaria cases in 2017 by WHO. - 24 percent 216. How many languages have recognized by the Constitution? - 22 languages 217. Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as? - Union of States 218. The item ‘Education’ belongs to the? - Concurrent List 219. When was zero hour introduced in the parliamentary affairs in India? - 1962 220. Which state’s governor dissolved the state assembly on Nov 21, 2018? – Jammu And Kashmir 221. President Kovind has unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in which city? - Sydney, Australia 222. Abhijit Bose has been named as the India Head of which messaging application? - WhatsApp 223. Special_Titles_of_Cities • White City - Udaipur • Pink City - Jaipur • Blue City - Jodhpur • Royal City - Patiala • Holy City - Amritsar • Orange City - Nagpur • Steel City - Jamshedpur • Leather City - Kanpur • Yoga City – Rishikesh 224. Who is the founder of Sikhism? A) Guru Angad Dev B) Guru Hargobind C) Guru Nanak Dev D) Guru Ram Das Ans: C (Guru Nanak Dev) 225. Who won Forbes India Leadership Awards 2018, Lifetime Achievement? – Azim Premji 226. Name the bollywood actor awarded with Sayaji Ratna Award? – Amitabh Bachchan 227. Who won Mexico's highest civilian honor "Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle"? - SP Ganguly 228. India's 1st National Institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set up in which state? - Punjab 229. Which state allowed pregnant woman to vote without standing in queue? - Madhya Pradesh 230. Which state launched ‘Bhudaar’ portal to make land records accessible to people? - Andhra Pradesh 231. Which country has decided to set up its domestic Gold Council? - India 232. Which city's population has fallen for the first time in 2 decades? - Beijing 233. World's first underground_hotel opened in which city? - Shanghai 234. Who elected the new President of Interpol? – Kim Jong Yang 235. World_Geography Perigee: When moon’s orbit is closest to earth. Apogee: When the moon’s orbit is farthest from the earth. Perihelion: Position of the earth is closest to the sun. Aphelion: Position of earth is farthest from the sun. 236. Who is appointed as acting Executive Director of UNEP? – Joyce Mysuya 237. Which type of fish has ability to repair its damaged heart? - Mexican tetra fish 238. Which app partners with LIC for insurance premium payments? - Paytm 239. Where is the headquarters of ICC located? - Dubai, UAE 240. Which is the least literate state in India, as per Census 2011? A) Sikkim B) Punjab C) Bihar D) Kerala Ans: C (Bihar) 241. Who become the first player to score 11,000runs in Ranji Trophy cricket? – Wasim Jaffer 242. The theme of 2018 Universal Childrens Day (Nov20)? - 'Children are taking over and turning the world blue’ 243. Which country tops at World Talent Ranking 2018? - Switzerland 244. The 41st all-India Railway bridge championship was held in? - Kolkata 245. Who resigned UN Environment Chief recently? - Erik Solheim 246. Which country launches its second earth observation satellite Mohammed VI-B? – Morocco 247. ICC Women's T20 World Cup Winners list 2009 : England 2010 : Australia 2012 : Australia 2014 : Australia 2016 : West Indies 2018 : Australia 248. Who appointss 1st Youth Advocate' of north-eastern region by UNICEF India? – Nahid Afrin 249. Theme of 2018 World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day? - 'Never too early, never too late' 250. Which airport is going to be renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee? - Dehradun Airport 251. A 70 ft. tall Lord Buddha's statue has been unveiled in which state? - Bihar 252. Which state come out with lexicons of 21 vanishing tribal languages? – Odisha 253. Which Indian actress is awardee of FIAPF award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2018? – Nandita Das 254. Which state has topped the highest employability rate: India Skills Report 2019? – Andhra Pradesh 255. Which country to host 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in 2019? - India 256. When was India's first passenger train steamed off? - 1853 257. When was first telegraph line started in India? - 1851 258. The study of Gerontology is? - Old age 259. Which city is also known as Queen of the Arabian Sea? - Kochi 260. Dantiwada Dam is located in? – Gujarat 261. Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 held in? - India 262. ICC Women Cricket WC 2021 will be host in? - New Zealand ITTF Table Tennis WC 2018 was held in? - England 263. ICC Men Cricket WC 2019 will be held in? – England 264. Who appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India? – Sunil Arora 265. The National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions “Hausla 2018” inaugurated in? - New Delhi 266. Name the NASA's spacecraft landed on Mars after nearly a 7 months? - InSight 267. Telangana CEO Dr Rajat Kumar inaugurated 5-day exhibition on ‘Our Vote Our Future’ in? - Hyderabad 268. Indian cities are selected by UN to participate in Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative? - Noida, Greater Noida 269. Which state topped in implementing Ayushman Bharat? - Gujarat 270. Which country’s national team has won the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty- 20 tournament? [A] West Indies [B] India [C] Australia [D] England Ans: C (Australia) 271. Which country has decided to venture into Internet of things with new satellite system ‘Marathon’? - Russia 272. Which cyclone declared has ‘rarest cyclone’, report by RIMES? - Titli 273. India’s first-ever Autism Township will come up in? – West Bengal 274. Who ranked top in the list of ‘Fortune India’s 50 Most Powerful Women’ in business’ this year? - Zia Mody 275. Which country recorded highest average real wage growth in South Asia during 2008-17: ILO report? - India 276. Where is the Statue of Lord Buddha (70 foot) located? – Bihar 277. Which country’s gender pay gap is the lowest in the world: Global Wage Report 2018 - Bangladesh 278. Which state won the Best State Award in cadaveric organ donation for the 4th consecutive year? – Tamil Nadu 279. ISRO to launch India’s Hys IS satellite with __ foreign satellites? – 30 280. Right to Privacy comes under which Article of Indian Constitution? - Article-21 281. Article 17 deals with? - Abolition of Untouchability 282. Which Article specifies the Fundamental Duties of every citizen? - Article 51(A) 283. Right to Constitutional Remedies’ has provided in? - Article 32 284. Who is the custodian of the implementation of the fundamental rights? (A) High Courts (B) Supreme Court (C) All Courts (D) Both A and B Ans: D (Both A and B) 285. The 13th (Group of Twenty) G20 Summit 2018 held in? - Argentina 286. The 14th G20 Summit 2019 will be held in? - Osaka, Japan 287. What is the official mascot for the Hockey World Cup 2018? - Turtle Olly 288. Which country hosts the Men's HWC 2018? - India 289. ISRO launches India's first hyperspectral imaging satellite HysIS along with 30 foreign satellites on the launching vehicle of ____ from Sriharikota, AP? – PSLVC 43 290. Which state decided to make way for electric cars to promote non-polluting vehicles? - Telangana 291. Who appointed as new chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? – Arvind Saxena 292. Which state became 1st to launch a pan-India single emergency no. 112? – Himacha lPradesh 293. Who awarded the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2017-18? - Punyasloke Bhaduri 294. Which country is partner country at Int'l Gita Festival 2018 along with India? - Mauritius 295. Who conferred with 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi LTA for Classical Music? - Pandit Keshav Ginde 296. The terms “Micro Economics” and Macro Economics” were coined by? (A) Ranger Frisch (B) Ranger Nurkse (C) Alfred Marshall (D) J.M. Keynes Ans: A (Ragner Frisch) 297. Which city largest sewage treatment plant gets green ministry nod? - Mumbai 298. Who has elected as first female President of Georgia? – Salome Zourabichvili 299. Which country tops the list of countries with 46.6 million children who are stunted: Global Nutrition Report 2018? - India 300. Which launch vehicle successfully launched ISRO’s Hys IS satellite into the orbit? – PSLVC 43 301. Which Indian movies won 2018 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal? - 'Walking with the Wind' 302. Who conferred Best Director Award at IFFI2018? - Lijo Jose Pellissery 303. How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court? - Five 304. Which state in India receives the highest rainfall? - Meghalaya 305. How many bits does an IP address contain? - 32-bits 306. The Article 343 of the Indian Constitution is about? - Hindi as official language 307. The militaries of China and India, set to hold a joint 14-day drill, named? - ‘Hand in Hand’ 308. Indian Air Force and US Air Force to Conduct Joint Exercise of? - 'Cope India 2019' 309. Name the shooter who has won the Women's, Youth Women's and Jr. Women's 3 gold medals? – Esha Singh 310. Which city hosted the first-ever "Sustainable Blue Economy Conference" 2018? - Nairobi, Kenya 311. According to WHO, which nation’s Ebola outbreak has become the 2nd-largest in history? - Congo 312. Which movie won the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th IFFI 2018? - Donbass