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1. World Milk day is celebrated and observed word over on 1 June every year to recognise the importance of milk as a global food since 2001. The theme for 2018 World Milk Day is - "Drink Move Be Strong”. 2. JUNE 1: World Milk Day 2: International Sex Workers Day 4: World Blood Donor Day 5: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 5: World Environment Day 8: World Oceans Day 12: World Day Against Child Labour 3. Indian Economy grows in 4th Quarter: Central Statistics? - 7.7% 4. Who received Pulitzer Prize in music for his album “Damn"? – Kendrick Lamar 5. Who gets 'Santokbaa Humanitarian' Award? – Kailash Satyarthi & AS Kiran Kumar Who confers FICCI smart Policing Awards 2018? – Vijay Goel 6. Which country to host 2018 Int'l Conference on TRIPS- CBD Linkage? - Switzerland 7. Which social networking giant partnered with "National Commission for Women" to offer digital literacy programme for women? - Facebook 8. The Somasila Dam is located in which state? - Andhra Pradesh 9. Who is the CEO of BCCI? - Rahul Johri 10. Who is the President of BCCI? - CK Khanna 11. Who is the founder of IPL? - Lalit Modi 12. Who is the Chairman of IPL? - Rajeev Shukla 13. Who is the President of IPL? - Lalit Modi 14. Full Forms BCCI-Board of Control for in IPL- 15. The 29th state of India is Formation on? - 2nd June 2014 16. Who is the PM of India on that time of Telangana formation? – Manmohan Singh 17. Who is the first CM of Telangana state? - KCR 18. What is the capital of Telangana? - 19. Telangana formed by dividing which state? – Andhra Pradesh 20. Who is the Brand Ambassador for Telangana? – Mirza Sania 21. State Festival of Telangana? - Bathukamma 22. Telangana Language Day celebrates on? - Sep 9 23. The main language of Telangana state? - Telugu and 24. Which one is Telangana state dance? - Perini Tandavam 25. The state Sport of Telangana is? - Kabaddi 26. What is the state Animal of Telangana? - Spotted deer 27. What is the state bird of Telangana? - Indian Roller 28. Telangana Formation Day (The bill passed on) • Loka Sabha: 18th February 2014 • Rajya Sabha: 20th February 2014 • President: 1st March 2014 • State formation: 2nd June 2014 29. World’s highest masonry Nagarjuna sagar dam was built on which river______? A) Godavari B) Bhima C) Manjira D) Krishna -Ans: D (Krishna) 30. When Telangana merged with Andhra Pradesh in? - 1st Nov, 1956 31. Which party demanded statehood for Telangana & contested elections in 1971 later merged with Congress? - Telangana Praja Samiti 32. Which article can deals with formation of new states? - Article3 33. India’s 1st national sports university will be set up in which state? - Manipur 34. Who appointed as the new Prime Minister of Spain? – Pedro Sanchez 35. Who is the President of FIFA? - GianniInfantino 36. Who sworn in as new Vice Chief of Army Staff of India? - Lt General Devraj Anbu 37. Which of the following states is meet together with the three seas of Arabian Sea, Bay Of Bengal and Indian Ocean in India? [A] [B] Tamil Nadu [C] [D] Andhra Pradesh Ans: B (Tamil Nadu) 38. The UN declared 3rd June as World Bicycle Day to promote the tool as a sustainable development thing not just of transportation but also of access to education, healthcare, and sport. The theme for World Bicycle Day 2018? - “Cycling for Fitness.” 39. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable international ballistic missile from Odisha coast? – Agni 5 40. What is the strike range of surface-to-surface Agni-V missile? - 5,000 km 41. This missile was developed by? - DRDO_India 42. Name the newly appointed Prime Minister of Italy? – Giuseppe Conte 43. Who has re-elected as President of Egypt? - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi 44. Who tie up with national women commission to launch digital literacy program? - Facebook 45. Which scheme Union govt. launched? – Seva Bhoj Yojna 46. Important_Acts • Indian Forest Act-1927 • Wildlife Protection Act-1972 • Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act-1974 • Forest Conversation Act-1980 • Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act-1981 • Environmental Protection Act-1986 47. Which state launched a scheme “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” for journalists? - Odisha 48. Who appointed as new Director General of Geological Survey of India? - Dinesh Gupta 49. The first biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference 2018 was held in? - New Delhi 50. Which one of the following Organizations is not a part of the Armed Forces of India? [A] BSF [B] Army [C] Air Force [D] Coast Guard Ans: A (BSF) 51. Governor of RBI : Dr. Urjit R. Patel Deputy Governors of RBI 1. NS. Vishwanathan (appointed on 4th July 2016) 2. Viral V. Acharya (appointed on 23rd January 2017) 3. BP. Kanungo (appointed on 3rd April 2017) 4. MK. Jain (appointed on 4th June 2018) 52. Which flower has named after PM Modi by the govt of Singapore? - Orchid 53. Name the India’s first deluxe train launched by Indian Railways in 1930? – Deccan Queen 54. The Zero Based Natural Farming (ZBNF) Scheme has been launched by which state? – Andhra Pradesh 55. DRDO India recently conducted the 6th successful test firing of nuclear capable Agni 5. The long range (5,000km) ballistic missile is a type of____? A) air-to-surface B) surface-to-surface C) surface-to-air D) air-to-air Ans: B (surface-to-surface) 56. When is World Environment Day observed across the globe? - 5th June 57. When was Environment Day observed for the first time? - 1972 58. Which country is hosting 2018 World Environment Day celebrations? - India 59. What is the theme of WED 2018? – Beat Plastic Pollution 60. Which state govt. has announced to implement state-of-the-art Unemployment Scheme for the unemployed graduate youth of the state? A) Gujarat B) Andhra Pradesh C) Madhya Pradesh D) Telangana Answer: B 61. The UN - India Business Forum 2018 will take place in which city? - Bengaluru 62. India received its first supply of cheapest LNG in energy sector’s history under long term deal with which country? - Russia 63. Noted Bengali litterateur has died recently? – Arabinda Guha 64. The Environment Protection Act enacted on? - 1986 65. The first International Conference on environment held on? - June,1972 66. Almost 99% of clean air consists of two gases which are? - Nitrogen & Oxygen 67. Ozone layer is being depleted by? – Chloroflurocarbon 68. The Union Govt launched which scheme to help farmers raise their income? – Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan 69. What is India's first oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin called? - Suvidha 70. The Taj Declaration, adopted in June 2018, aims to beat which form of pollution? – Plastic Pollution 71. India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up in which city? - Chandigarh 72. Which country is hosting the 2018 BRICS_Foreign Ministers’ meeting? – South Africa 73. What is the India's rank in “End of Childhood Index 2018” According to a Save the Children’s? - 113th 74. Which Indian beach become Asia’s 1st2get Blue Flag certification? - Chandrabhaga, Odisha 75. Who won ‘National Gopal Ratna’ award from Central Govt for cattle rearing & dairying? - Dhiraj Ram Krishna 76. Under which theme, RBI launched 2018 Financial Literacy Week? - Customer Protection 77. Human being can hear range of sound frequency between? A) 20-20,000 Hertz B) 10-1,000 Hertz C) 1-100 Hertz D) 1-7 Hertz Ans: A (20-20,000Hz) 78. RBI Policy Rates (06-06-2018) • Repo Rate: 6.25% • Reverse Repo: 6.00% • MSF: 6.50% • Bank Rate: 6.50% • CRR: 4.00% • SLR: 19.50% • FY19 GDP growth forecast: 7.4% • The retail inflation at 4.8-4.9% for April-Sep, 4.7% in H2 FY18 79. Forbes highest-paid sportsman 2018 $million 1. Floyd Mayweather 285 2. L Messi 111 3. C Ronaldo 108 4. Conor McGregor 99 5. Neymar 90 6. LeBron James 85. 5. 7 R Federer 77.2 8. StephenCurry 76.9 9 Matt Ryan 67.3 10. Matthew Stafford 59.5 80. Who was elected the next President of the UN_General Assembly? – Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces 81. Who appointed as new Prime Minister of Jordan? – Omar Razzaz 82. Who has become the first visually-challenged woman IAS officer in India? – Pranjal Patil 83. The biopic “The Making of the Mahatma” screened in South Africa. It is based on which novel? - Apprenticeship of a Mahatma 84. World Bank approved how much amount for Atal Bhujal Yojana of Govt. of India? - Rs.6000 cr 85. Which country host 2018 IBSA Foreign Min's Meeting? - South Africa 86. India's forest cover stood at ____ in 2015, with an increase 1.9% from 2009? - 21.34 percent 87. Which is the highest forest cover among the states and UTs in the country? - Mizoram (89%) 88. Which is the lowest forest cover among the states and UTs in the country? - Assam (35%) 89. Recently Rafael Nadal achieved the record of his career’s 900th win. This makes him only the _____ man to achieve such feat? - 5th 90. Who heads the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee? A) Finance Minister B) Prime Minister C) RBI's Governor D) Finance Secretary Ans: C (RBI's Governor) 91. The Supreme Court of India recently allowed Union govt to implement the reservation in promotion policy for SC/ST employees under which article of the Constitution? A) Article 19 B) Article 18 C) Article 17 D) Article 16 Answer : D 92. India is at which position as a generator of e-waste in the world, according to ASSOCHAM study? - 5th 93. Which become the top-ranked Indian institute in the QS World University Rankings? - IIT Bombay (162) 94. The Maternal Mortality Ratio has reduced by 22% in which nation? – India 95. In which of the following years, was the Indian Premier League (IPL) started? (A). 2007 (B). 2009 (C). 2006 (D). 2008 Ans: D (2008) 96. Who will head the group to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India? – Baba Kalyani 97. The Fuego Volcano has recently erupted in which country? - Guatemala 98. Which country hosted the 11th edition of Geo Intelligence Asia 2018? - India 99. What is the current repo rate in the second bi-monthly monetary policy review of RBI for FY19? [A] 6.25% [B] 6.50% [C] 6.00% [D] 6.75% Ans : A (6.25%) 100. What is the rank of India in the 2018 Global Peace Index? - 137th 101. Which is the most peaceful country in the world in the 2018 Global Peace Index? - Iceland 102. Which is the least peaceful country in the world in the 2018 Global Peace Index? - Syria 103. Which Indian state recorded the best Maternal Mortality Ratio since 2013? - Kerala 104. When is the World Oceans Day observed every year? - June 8 105. NASA approved extension of which space mission? - Juno 106. Who becomes 1st Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International? – 107. What is GST? – Goods & Services Tax GST rate slabs? - 5%, 12%, 18% & 28% What are CGST & SGST? – Central & State GST implemented on? - 1 July 2017 What is the constitutional amendment of GST? - 122nd The items not affected by GST? - Crude oil, diesel, petrol, natural gas & jet fuel 108. Which South African city host Mandela-Gandhi Youth Conference 2018? - Pietermaritzburg 109. Which state launched a “Business First Portal? - Punjab 110. Which variety of pineapple declared as state fruit of Tripura? - Queen 111. The 1st Indian film release in Saudi Arabia in 35yrs? - Kaala 112. Which state has declared itself as the India’s first state to achieve the status of Open Defecation Free state? – Andhra Pradesh 113. Which country's women’s cricket team has clinched the world record of posting highest ever ODI score of 490? – New Zealand 114. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2018 has organised in which country? - China 115. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is a national sports award given to? - Universities 116. The "Kalinga Literary Festival" is an annual literary fest. organised by which state? – Odisha 117. Who to receive outstanding achievement award at IIFA2018? – 118. The Mitti Dam is located in which state? - Gujarat 119. The Kune Falls is located in which state? - Maharashtra 120. The United States has unveiled the world's most powerful supercomputer titled - Summit 121. When is the World Brain Tumor Day observed? - June 8 122. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is the current head of? - UNDP 123. Who won the women’s single Grand Slam title at 2018 French Open? - Simona Halep 124. Who is the director of Kaala movie? – Pa Ranjith 125. Which Indian public authority has launched its online RTI Portal? - Election Commission of India 126. Which state has been ranked the most vulnerable state in the draft National Disaster Risk Index? - Maharashtra 127. Which nation has won the Women's Asia Cup 2018? - Bangladesh 128. Name the iconic photojournalist, best known for capturing image during World War II & Korean war, who passed away recently. - David Douglas Duncan 129. Who honored with the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction? - Kamila Shamsie 130. The 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championship held in? – Japan 131. The 44th G7 Summit was held on June 8–9, 2018 in? - Canada 132. Who defeating Dominic Thiem to win 11th title of French Open 2018? – Rafael Nadal 133. Which nation has beats Kenya to lift the International cup Football title? - India 134. The Group of Seven (G7) nations are? 1. Canada 2. France 3. Germany 4. Italy 5. Japan 6. United Kingdom 7. United States 135. Which country wil b host the 45th G7 Summit 2019? - France 136. Who become the 1st Foreign Leader to awarded Chinese Order of Friendship? – Vladimir Putin 137. Which country’s women cricket team posted the highest-ever total (490) in One-Day International (ODI) cricket? [A] New Zealand [B] India [C] England [D] Australia Ans: A (New Zealand) 138. Thec speed of Sound in different Mediums (in m/s) CO2: 260 Air (0°C): 332 Air (20°C): 343 Steam (100°C): 405 Helium: 965 Alcohol: 1213 Hydrogen: 1269 Mercury: 1450 Water (20°C): 1482 Sea Water: 1533 Copper: 3560 Iron: 5130 Glass: 5640 Granite: 6000 Aluminum: 6420 139. What is the India’s rank in the Global Peace Index 2018? [A] 138th [B] 129th [C] 100th [D] 136th Ans: D (136th) 140. Name the app launched by Indian Railways to register passengers grievances for quick redressal? – Rail Madad 141. Indian economy is expected to grow at _____ percent in the fiscal 2018-19 report by World Bank? - 7.3% 142. India’s first National Police Museum will be set up in which city? - New Delhi 143. The 11th World Hindi Conference is scheduled to take place in which country? - Mauritius 144. When is the Police Commemoration Day observed in India? - October 21 145. BCCIAwards for 2016-17 • Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – • BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award (W) – • BCCI Special Award – Abbas Ali Baig & Naren Tamhane • Award – • Best Int'l Women Cricketer – BCCI Awards for 2017-18 • Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – • BCCI Lifetime Achievement (W) Award – Sudha Shah • BCCI Special Award – • Best Int'l Cricketer - Women – • – Virat Kohli 146. Which nation is going to host 1st military exercise of the BIMSTEC countries 2018? - India 147. What is the theme of the 2018 World Day Against Child Labour (12th june)? - Generation Safe & Healthy 148. Who become the first female to induct into Hall of Famer in UFC? – Ronda Rousey 149. Which state has launched a Rs. 5 lakh Life Insurance scheme for the benefit of farmers in the state? A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Telangana D) Tamil Nadu Ans : C (Telangana) 150. Who appointed as the acting Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? – Arvind Saxena 151. 13th June is the______? – International Albinism Awareness Day 152. What is the theme of the IAAD2018? - “Shining Our Light to the World.” 153. India has ranked 177 out of 180 countries in the Global Environment Performance Index rankings. Top 5 best countries 1. Switzerland 2. France 3. Denmark 4. Malta 5. Sweden Top 5 worst countries 180. Burundi 179. Bangladesh 178. Congo 177. India 176. Nepal 154. Which country is hosting the 21st edition of Fifa World Cup 2018? - Russia 155. Which country to host the 22nd edition of Fifa World Cup 2022? - Qatar 156. Which countries to host the 23rd edition of #FIFA World Cup 2026? - US, Canada & Mexico 157. Which place International Conference on Information and Communication Technology to be held? - Kathmandu, Nepal 158. Who has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of Yes Bank? - Rana Kapoor 159. Who has been honored with the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize? - Bindeshwar Pathak 160. World Blood Donor Day (14th June) was firstly initiated in which year? - 2004 161. Whose birth anniversary is celebrated on 14th June, he is invented the human "ABO" blood groups? – Karl Landsteiner 162. The theme for WBDD2018 is? - “Be there for someone else, Give Blood, Share Life”. 163. What is the minimum age requirement for blood donation? - 18 years 164. What is the minimum weight requirement for blood donation? - 45 kgs 165. Which org. is responsible for initiating WBDD? - WHO How much amount of blood can be taking at one sitting? - 250-300ml 166. Name the blood groups that are commonly termed ‘Universal Donor’ and ‘Universal Receiver’? 1) O; AB 2) O-; AB- 3) O+; AB+ 4) O-; AB+ 5) O+; AB- Ans : 4 (O- ; AB+) 167. Who has become the first 21st-century born to play (17 years, 78 days), achieving the feat against India? – Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) 168. Who takes the of Shikhar Dhawan it is for Afghanistan's first Test wicket? – Yamin Ahmadzai 169. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)? - S. Ramesh 170. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match? – Shikhar Dhawan 171. JUNE 16: International Day of Family Remittances 17 (3rd Sun): Father’s Day 20: World Refugee Day 21: International Yoga Day 21: World Music Day 23: Public Service Day 23: International Windows Day 23: International Olympic Day 29: National Statistics Day 172. Which state tops in Niti Aayog's composite water management index? - Gujarat 173. Which state adjudged as worst performer? - Jharkhand Top 10 states 1. Gujarat 2. MP 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Karnataka 5. Maharashtra 6. Punjab 7. Tamil Nadu 8. Telangana 9. Chhattisgarh 10. Rajasthan 174. Which city to host the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? - Jalandhar, Punjab 175. Which country to host the 23rd European Union Film Festival (EUFF-2018)? – India 176. Who has been posted as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Puducherry? - S Sundari Nanda 177. The National Institute of Yoga is located in which city? [A] Kolkata [B] Udaipur [C] New Delhi [D] Kanpur Ans: C (New Delhi) 178. The naval exercise “Malabar2018” held b/w India? - Japan & US 179. Which country to host 1st military exercise of BIMSTEC group focusing on counter- terrorism? – India 180. Which India’s 1st-ever National Police Museum will establish in which city? – Delhi 181. Who is the present Chairman? UGC: D.P. Singh Prasar Bharati: A. Surya Prakash DRDO: Sanjay Mitra Airport Authority of India: G.P. Mohapatra ISRO: K. Sivan Press Council of India: C.K. Prasad SSC: Ashim Khurana National Statistical Commission: R.B. Baman 182. Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Jordan? - Omar al-Razzaz 183. According to the latest forecast by Fitch Ratings, India’s GDP is projected to grow at___for 2018-19. - 7.4% 184. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation for May 2018 stood at_____according to CSO. - 4.43% 185. Who has become the 1st woman Indian Air Force fighter pilot from south India? - Meghana Shanbough MR 186. Who is the present World Bank CEO? - Kristalina Georgieva 187. NASA's record-breaking astronaut retired after a 22-year-long career? – Peggy Whitson 188. Which of the following individuals is not prohibited from donating blood? A) A person currently suffering from cold or flu B) A menstruating woman C) A pregnant woman D) A person whose partner is HIV positive Ans: B 189. UNSC elects 5 non-permanent members for 2-year term 1. Germany 2. Belgium 3. South Africa 4. Dominican Republic 5. Indonesia 190. Which state tops e-way bill collection? - Gujarat 191. India among over 90 nations without paid paternity leave for new dads: UNICEF 192. India will soon start producing of? - Lithium Ion batteries 193. How many iconic sites were announced under the Phase III of the Swachh Iconic Places recently? - 10 194. Which is becomes first Company to close over Rs. 7 Trillion Market Cap? - Tata Consultancy Services 195. The GST (Goods and Service Tax) was replaced of ? [A] All Central Taxes [B] All Direct Taxes [C] All Indirect Taxes [D] All State Taxes Ans : C (All Indirect taxes) 196. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked on a 4-nation visit to______? - Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium 197. President of India Ram Nath Kovind on his 3-nation tour to______? - Greece, Suriname and Cuba 198. Jio Filmfare Awards South Telugu • Best Film: Baahubali2 • Best Director: srajamouli • Best Music: keeravaani • Lifetime Achievement: K Satyanarayana In Leading Role • Male: Deverakonda • Female: Pallavi Critics • Male: • Female: 199. 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South Tamil • Best Film: Aramm • Best Director: Pushkar Gayathri • Best Music: A R Rahman • Best Lyrics: Vairamuthu In A Leading Role • Male: Vijay Sethupathi • Female: Nayanthara Critics Award • Male: • Female: 200. Jio Filmfare Awards South • Best Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshium • Best Director: Dileesh Pothen • Best Music: Rex Vijayan • Best Lyrics: Anvar Ali In Leading Role • Male: Fahad Fazil • Female: Parvathy Critics • Male: Tovino Thomas • Female: 201. 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South Kannada • Best Film: Ondu Motteya Kathe • Best Director: Tarun Sudhir • Best Music: BJ Bharath In Leading Role • Male: Puneet Rajkumar • Female: Shruthi Hariharan Critics • Male: Dhananjaya • Female: Shradha Srinath 202. NITI Aayog (NITI Aayog) • Chairperson: Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) • Vice Chairperson: Rajiv Kumar • Chief Executive Officer: Amitabh Kant • Full-time Members: 1. Bibek Debroy 2. V. K. Saraswat 3. Ramesh Chand and 4. Vinod Paul • Core Committee: Somdutta Singh 203. India's first Carbon fibre manufacturing unit is being set up by? - Reliance Industries Ltd 204. Which country was the top FDI investment in 2017? - USA 205. Which country is hosting the European Union Film Festival 2018? - India 206. Pinaka rocket systems is belong to which country? – India 207. Which of the following is the premier body of the NITI Aayog ? [A] Development Council [B] National Council [C] Selection Council [D] Governing Council Ans: D (Governing Council) 208. Name the American golfer wins back-to-back U S Open titles? – Brooks Koepka 209. Who has been elected as the next President of Colombia? – Ivan Duque 210. Which nation has assumed chairmanship of Nuclear Suppliers Group for 2018-19? - Latvia 211. Which state recently launched GPS based 24×7 “mobile policing” service to curb crime? - Tripura 212. Amelia Kerr recently scored record breaking 232 in women’s ODI against Ireland. She plays for which country? – New Zealand 213. Currently India's economy is estimated at - $2.5 trillion 214. Name the Jammu & Kashmir state's first woman Chief Minister, who resigns? – Mehbooba Mufti 215. Noted mimicry artiste had passed away after a brief illness in city. He was 85? – Nerella 216. A 3-day National Yoga Olympiad 2018 begins in? – New Delhi 217. The Indian Army observing year 2018 as? - ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’ 218. Which country 2host Conference on “Int'l Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”? - Tajikistan 219. The 1st Indian to play in England's Kia Super League? – Smriti Mandhana 220. Who is the Father of ______? • Geometry: Euclid • Numbers: Pythagoras • Genetics: Gregor Mendel • Internet: Vint Cerf • Economics: Adam Smith • History: Herodotus • Zoology: Aristotle • Surgery: Sushruta • Evolution: Charles Darwin 221. Who has been ranked as the richest man in the world according to the 2018 Forbes World’s Billionaires List? – Jeff Bezos 222. What is the theme of World Refugee Day 2018? - "Now more than ever, we need to stand With Refugees 223. Who was crowned Femina MissIndia 2018 ? – Anukreethy Vas 224. When is World Refugee Day observed? - June20 225. Which org. host World Refugee Day events in order to draw the public attention? - UNHCR Expand the UNHCR? - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 226. The first World Refugee Day was observed in? – 2001 227. When is International Yoga Day observed across the world? - 21stJune 228. When first International Yoga Day is observed in India? - 2015 229. What is the theme of 4th International Day of Yoga 2018? – Yoga for Peace 230. Which Veda mentions about the elements of Yoga? - Rig Veda 231. India's largest national data centre to come up in? - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 232. Who is known as "Father of Indian Mimicry" - Narella Venu Madhav 233. Where will the 7th OPEC international seminar be held? - Austria 234. Glonass-M navigation satellite has been launched in? - Russia 235. Which state launched the mobile App messenger ‘Cop Connect’ for the state police? - Telangana 236. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Sikkim? – A R Rahman 237. The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned the 5th and final ship named ____under FPV project? – Rani Rashmoni 238. Summer Solstice 2018 The Sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 11.07am. 24 hours of daylight at the North Pole After the solstice, length of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere will gradually grow shorter each day until the winter solstice on December 21. 239. Which city has set a Guinness World Record for largest number of people performing yoga at one place at the same time on International Yoga Day 2018? - Kota, Rajasthan 240. Which country has recently withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHR)? – United States 241. Which smart city has been selected for the ‘City Award’ under India Smart Cities Award 2018? - Surat, Gujarat 242. Which state has launched its wind-solar hybrid power policy–2018? - Gujarat 243. Which city has been selected as the 100th smart city? - Shillong, Meghalaya 244. "Indra" is the joint military exercise between India and in which country? - Russia 245. Who has dismissed a 3rd-party role in resolving the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan? - UnitedStates 246. Who is the CEO of Ayushman Bharat Mission? – Indu Bhushan 247. The 7th India Minerals and Metals forum organised in which city? - New Delhi 248. Who become India’s first transgender to be appointed as Operation Theatre technician? - Jiya Das 249. World’s Largest Silent Yoga Class was organised in which city on 4th International Yoga Day? – Ahmedabad 250. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated’s "Sportsperson of the Year" award for 2017? – Kidambi Srikanth 251. Which state police is hosting the 19th "All India Conference of Directors of Finger Prints Bureaux" 2018? – Telangana Police 252. Who is the Father of ______? Computer: Charles Babbage Analog Computer: Lord Kelvin Digital Computer: Howard Aiken Micro Computer: Henry Edward Roberts Super Computer: Seymour Cray Computer in India: Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar 253. 23rd June is International Olympic Day This day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. 23rd June is World Public Service Day 23rd June is International Widows Day. 254. Top 10 in BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands 2018 : 1. Google 2. Apple 3. Amazon 4. Microsoft 5. Tencent 6. Facebook 7. Visa 8. Mc Donalds 9. Alibaba 10. ATandT The HDFC bank has become the only domestic brand to be featured in this list ranks at 60th slot 255. The Indian Cricket team will play against which country in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship 2019? - WestIndies 256. Which country will host the 2023 Cricket World Cup? - India 257. The International Committee of the Red Cross is based in_____? - Geneva, Switzerland 258. After Delhi which is asked for statehood? - Puducherry 259. Which country's Parliament for 1st time organised Yoga with over 50 people? - Australia 260. Author of " Vedvigyan Alok" book? - Agnivarat Naishthick 261. Till June 2018 how many Aadhar cards have been generated in India? - 121.4 Cr 262. Swachh Survekshan 2018 263. Which is the cleanest Indian city? - Indore 264. Which is the cleanest Indian state? - Jharkhand 265. What are the positions of AP& Telangana states? - 5th & 7th 266. What are the positions of AP & TS state's cities? - Vijayawada-5 - Tirupati-6 - Vizag-7 - Hyderabad-27 267. Which state has imposed a complete ban on single-use plastic items with effect from June 23 to fight pollution? - Maharashtra 268. Who has been conferred with the Chief Minister of the Year’ award at the 52nd Skoch Summit? - Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan) 269. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in which year? A) 1980 B) 1960 C) 1950 D) 1970 Ans : B (1960) 270. Which is the first ever comic book launched by WWF-India? - The Great Indian 271. Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky Which state launched "Suryashakti Yojana" for farmers? - Gujarat 272. In which city, 2nd UN Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) was held in? - New York 273. Which country’s researchers developed the world’s smallest computer Michigan Micro Mote? – United States 274. Which state ranks No.1 in water conversation report NITI Aayog? - Rajasthan 275. Who become the India’s youngest & world’s 2nd youngest Chess Grand Master? – R Praggnanandhaa 276. How long a person should have practiced in a High Court to be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India? A) 08 years B) 15 years C) 05 years D) 10 years Ans: D (10 years) 277. The Present Manging Directors of The Official SBI are ______? 1. Arijit Basu 2. Sri Ram 3. P. K. Gupta 4. Dinesh Kumar Khara The chairman of SBI? - Rajnish Kumar 278. Which is the least cleanest state in India as per Swachh Survekshan 2018? - Tripura 279. The East India Climate Change conclave 2018 was held in which city? - Patna, Bihar 280. Who has been honored with the Living Legend Prize at Bharat Nirman awards? - Prem Chopra 281. How many Managing Directors can be appointed in the State Bank of India? – Four 282. IIFA 2018 Awards Best Film: Tumhari Sulu Best Director: Saket Chaudhary In a leading role Best Actor Male: Female: In Supporting Role Best Actor Male: Nawazzuddin Siddiqui Female: Meher Vij Playback Singer Male: Arijit Singh Female: Meghna Mishra 283. Who has won the her first Individual gold in 6 years at Salt Lake World Cup? - Deepika Kumari 284. Where is India Infrastructure Expo 2018 being held? - 285. Which state has made LED bulbs mandatory in offices by 15-8-2018? - Haryana Who won the Halle Open 2018? - Roger Federer 286. Which is the world's most dangerous country for women? - India 287. Who was crowned as the first Tribal Queen at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen? – Pallavi Durua 288. Who was conferred with the French distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters? – Kalki Koechlin 289. Which country will host 4th Annual Meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2019? - Luxembourg 290. The annual Sindhu Darshan Festival is observed in? - Jammu & Kashmir 291. Pallavi Durua has been adjudged as the first Tribal Queen of India. She hails from which state? – Odisha 292. Name the world’s largest multilateral naval exercise begun off Hawaii in the Western Pacific Ocean. The two-month long biennial exercise is likely to be attended by navies of 26 countries including India ______? - Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 293. Who were named the 2018 World Food Prize recipients? – Lawrence Haddad, David Nabarro 294. Who appointed Chairman of CBIC? – S Ramesh 295. A 16-year-old Indian shooter set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup 2018? – Saurabh Chaudhary 296. Which Indian naval ship is participating in the 26th edition of world’s largest multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC -2018”? – INS Sahyadri 297. Russian billionaire and scientist officially declared himself as the leader of the world's first space nation 'Asgardia'? – Igor Ashurbeyli 298. Which is the first state to pass "No toilet, No bride" resolution? - Haryana 299. Who unveiled a programme named "Women Wizards Rule Tech"? - NASSCOM 300. Indian Railways has set to the target to become "net zero" carbon emitted by which year? – 2030 301. According to data on language released as part of Census 2011, which is the most spoken (43.63%) language in India? – 1. Hindi 2. Bengali 3. Marathi 4. Telugu 5. Tamil 6. Gujarati 7. Urdu 302. Which was the least spoken of the country’s 22 scheduled languages? - Sanskrit 303. Which flagship programme of Min. of Shipping got ‘Gold Award’ in Skoch Summit 2018? - Sagarmala 304. Who sworn-in as the first-ever visually impaired judge of Pakistan? – Yousaf Saleem 305. Who authored the book “Ahimsa”, which sheds light on India’s freedom struggle? – Supriya Kelkar 306. According to data on language released as part of Census 2011, which of the following is the most spoken language in India? [A] Telugu [B] English [C] Hindi [D] Mariti Ans : C (Hindi) 307. The Asian Games 2018 will be held in which country? - Indonesia 308. The Wildlife Institute of India is in? - Uttarakhand 309. Name the Bollywood celebrity who joined hands with UNESCO to promote Cyber-security for youngsters over Internet? – Sonakshi Sinha 310. The theme for 2018 National Statistics Day? - ‘Quality Assurance in Official Statistics’ 311. Which nation named “worst human trafficking nations” for the 16th straight year? – North Korea 312. Name the world’s lightest satellite which will be launched from NASA by Aug 2018? – Kalam SAT 313. Who is known as Modern Bhoja? - Krishnadeva Raya 314. Who started Shudhi Movement? - Dayananda Saraswathy 315. The shortest River in the world? - Roe(61m),US 316. Which disease is also known as Hansen's disease? - Leprosy 317. The first bank to provide ATM in India? – HSBC 318. What is the position of in the list of the most spoken languages in India, according to data on language released as part of Census 2011? [A] 3rd [B] 7th [C] 9th [D] 4th Ans: D (4th) 319. Which city is ranked as the world's costliest city to live in for expatriates: report by Mercer? – Hong Kong 320. Which is the India's most expensive city, according to Cost of Living Survey by Mercer? - Mumbai 321. Which district has ranked 1st in Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts release by NITI Aayog? - Dahod, Gujarat 322. What is the India's rank in the 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index? - 35th 323. Where is the first blockchain centre being developed? - Hyderabad 324. The National Doctors Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the legendary physician and the 2nd CM of West Bengal? - Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy 325. The Govt of India declared July 1 as the Doctor's Day in______as a mark of respect to Dr B.C Roy? – 1991 326. Which state awarded for reducing maternal mortality under PM’s Safe Motherhood Campaign? - Madhya Pradesh 327. Which state launched "Kanya Van Samruddhi Yojana"? - Maharashtra 328. Union Govt launched a mobile application “ReUnite” for which purpose? - To track and trace missing children