1. According to a recently released report on Tribal health in India, what is the sex ratio of the tribal population in the country? (1) 940 females per 1000 males (2) 950 females per 1000 males (3) 970 females per 1000 males (4) 980 females per 1000 males (5) 990 females per 1000 males

Correct option : 5 Solution: According to the first-ever report on the health of tribals, the sex ratio of the tribal population in the country is higher than the national average at 990 females per 1,000 males, but the child sex ratio has declined from 972 in 2001 to 957 in 2011. The report is titled- “Tribal health in India Bridging the Gap and a Roadmap for the Future”. The committee was constituted in 2013 by the UPA government to look into the health status of the tribal population 2. "India will have a one-nation-one-card policy for public transport" was recently announced by ______(1) NITI Aayog (2) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (3) Ministry of Home Affairs (4) Ministry of Science and Technology (5) RBI

Correct option : 1 Solution: NITI Aayog will shortly unveil a one-nation-one-card policy for public transport that will bring seamless connectivity between various modes of transport. The objective of the strategy is to plan for the citizens first, rather than focusing on vehicles alone, by providing sustainable mobility and accessibility by switching to cleaner mode of transportation. This was announced at "Future Mobility Summit-2018-India's Move to NextGen Transport Systems" 3. 71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia' was recently held in which city? (1) Kuala Lampur (2) (3) (4) (5)

Correct option : 4 Solution: J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare participated at the inauguration of the ‘71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia'. It is being held in New Delhi India. India has recently adopted the National Health Policy 2017 with the aim to provide affordable healthcare for all. 4. Smartgram Yojana, which ensures a humane, hi-tech and happy village was inaugurated recently in which state? (1) Uttrakhand (2) Haryana (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) Madhya Pradesh

Correct option : 2 Solution: Smartgram Yojana in Haryana was inaugurated recently by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Pranab Mukherjee. A smart village is a humane, hi-tech and happy village which ensures an enhanced quality of life that contributes to the harmony, happiness, and well-being of all the villagers. Works done under this initiative in the villages has been classified into projects, programmes and skill development. 5. ISRO will have its first overseas ground station at ______(1) Africa (2) Greenland (3) South Pole (4) North Pole (5) South America

Correct option : 4 Solution: ISRO will have its first overseas ground base at the North Pole. The ground station will enhance the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) operations for civilian needs like disaster management and for the armed forces. already has a ground station at the North Pole. 6. Which digital payments service provider has recently launched its mutual funds app? (1) Ola Money (2) Amazon Pay (3) Paytm (4) PhonePe (5) FreeCharge

Correct option : 3 Solution: Paytm Money Ltd company has launched its mutual funds app, which enables customers to buy and sell mutual funds and manage their portfolio from a mobile phone. It expects the number of mutual fund investors in India to more than double from the current 20 million to 50 million by 2023. 7. Which of the following correctly depicts the Net Primary Deficit in an economy?

(1) Net Primary Deficit = Net Fiscal Deficit - net interest payments. (2) Net Primary Deficit = Net revenue and total expenditure - net interest payments. (3) Net Primary Deficit = Net Fiscal Deficit + net interest payments. (4) Net Primary Deficit = Net revenue and total expenditure + net interest payments. (5) Net Primary Deficit = difference between all receipts and expenses of the government

Correct option : 1 Solution: Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit - interest payments. Net Primary Deficit = Net Fiscal Deficit - net interest payments. Net interest payment = interest paid - interest receipt. 8. KrishiTharanga services and a mobile app was recently launched for increasing productivity of which of the following crops? (1) Tea (2) Coffee (3) Cashew (4) Arecanut (5) Rubber

Correct option : 2 Solution: Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu launched 2 initiatives for coffee stakeholders. 1. Coffee Connect - India coffee field force app. 2. Coffee KrishiTharanga - digital mobile extension services. The Coffee KrishiTharanga services are aimed at providing customized information and services to increase productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. 9. 'Somudra Joy', a naval ship recently arrived at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the largest ships of ______(1) China (2) Vietnam (3) Malaysia (4) Bangladesh (5) Sri Lanka

Correct option : 4 Solution: Bangladesh Naval Ship Somudra Joy arrived Visakhapatnam on a four-day visit to the Eastern Naval Command. It is one of the largest ships of the Bangladesh Navy. During the ship’s stay in Vizag, a variety of activities including professional interactions, cross deck visits, sports fixtures and social interactions between IN and BN personnel have been scheduled. 10. RBI has recently bought gold for the first time in nearly a decade. ______metric tonnes of gold was added to its stock. (1) 8.46 (2) 21.46 (3) 15.46 (4) 4.46 (5) 11.46

Correct option : 1 Solution: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has bought gold for the first time in nearly a decade, signalling that the metal could be in demand The RBI added 8.46 metric tonnes of gold to its stock of holdings during the financial year 2017-18 that ended June 30, taking the level of gold reserves to 566.23 metric tonnes. It last bought 200 metric tonnes from the IMF to boost its reserves in November 2009. 11. Which company recently become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion after Apple? (1) Netflix (2) Samsung (3) Microsoft (4) Amazon (5) Walmart

Correct option : 4 Solution: Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion after Apple. The company's blowout success has made its founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, No. 1 on Forbes' billionaires list this year. 12. Om Prakash Mitharval is an Indian sportsman who was recently in the news. He is associated with which sport? (1) (2) Shooting (3) Athletics (4) (5)

Correct option : 2 Solution: Om Prakash Mitharval won a gold medal in the men’s 50m pistol at the ongoing ISSF World Championship in Changwon, South Korea. It was the first gold in ISSF competitions for Om Prakash who had won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast 13. Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an . She belongs to ______(1) Japan (2) China (3) South Korea (4) (5) Uzbekistan

Correct option : 1 Solution: (OCA) has chosen Japanese woman swimmer Rikako Ikee (18) as winner of Most Valuable Player (MVP) Trophy Award in 2018 Jakarta and Asian Games. With this, she became first female winner of MVP award, which OCA introduced at in , . She was presented with trophy and $50,000 cheque. 14. Lockheed Martin and Tata will manufacture F-16 combat planes in India. Lockheed Martin is a company based in ______(1) France (2) Israel (3) Russia (4) Germany (5) US

Correct option : 5 Solution: Lockheed Martin will build wings for its F-16 combat plane in India with its local partner, Tata Advanced Systems Limited. Lockheed is bidding for a contract - of $15 billion - to supply the Indian air force with 114 combat planes, which must be all manufactured locally. Lockheed Martin is a company based in US. 15. Cabinet recently approved the establishment of permanent campus of seven new IIMs. Which of the following place is not among that list? (1) Vishakhapatnam (2) Shimla (3) Bodh Gaya (4) Jammu (5) Sambalpur

Correct option : 2 Solution: The Cabinet has approved the establishment and operationalization of permanent campus of seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Amritsar, Bodh Gaya, Nagpur, Sambalpur, Sirmaur, Vishakhapatnam and Jammu. These institutes are presently functioning from transit campuses. 16. HRD Ministry recently released a curriculum on Experiential Learning in 13 languages. What is the name? (1) Gandhiji's Nai Siksha (2) Gandhiji's Nai Seekh (3) Gandhiji's Nai Talim (4) Gandhiji's Naye Paath (5) Gandhiji's Naye Updesh

Correct option : 3 Solution: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar released the curriculum on Experiential Learning – Gandhiji's Nai Talim. This curriculum was brought out simultaneously in 13 languages. Gandhiji’s Nai Talim or basic education was a holistic approach of developing body, mind and soul (hand, head and heart), by making a productive art, craft or community engagement activity as the centre of learning. 17. The 3rd ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons’ will be held in ______(1) Phnom Penh (2) Singapore (3) Manila (4) (5)

Correct option : 4 Solution: Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment will attend the 3rd ASEM (Asia- Europe Meeting) Conference on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons’ organised by Republic of Korea. It will reaffirm the universal value of the human rights of older persons. 18. RBI has tightened operating procedure for internal ombudsman (IO) in banks. Banks with over ______branches will have an internal ombudsman (1) 15 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 20 (5) 5

Correct option : 2 Solution: Banks with over 10 branches will have an internal ombudsman. RBI has tightened the selection and operating procedure for internal ombudsman (IO) in banks, making it mandatory for lenders with more than 10 branches to have an independent authority to review complaints that were partially or wholly rejected by the respective banks. 19. Which Indian city has the highest 4G services availability across India’s 22 telecom circles according to UK mobile analytics company, OpenSignal? (1) Kolkata (2) Mumbai (3) Bengaluru (4) Chennai (5) Delhi

Correct option : 1 Solution: Kolkata has highest 4G services availability across India’s 22 telecom circles. It has also surpassed Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur on this metric. Mumbai is second, followed by Delhi. The data was presented by UK mobile analytics company and speeds tester, OpenSignal. 20. Taranjeet Singh was recently in the news for stepping down as the Director of ______(1) Facebook India (2) Whatsapp India (3) Amazon India (4) Twitter India (5) Microsoft India

Correct option : 4 Solution: Taranjeet Singh, who built the India business for Twitter, has stepped down from his position as Country Director. Balaji Krish will become the interim head. During 4 yr period, he helped double the user base in India for the microblogging platform to nearly 30 million users 21. India's first automated convenience store without any salespersons or cashiers manning the counters has been opened at ______(1) Hyderabad (2) Pune (3) Kochi (4) Bengaluru (5) Mumbai

Correct option : 3 Solution: A bunch of techies from Kerala have teamed up to open the country’s first autonomous retail store in Kochi- branded as ‘Watasale’. It does not feature any salespersons or cashiers manning the counters. Instead, it offers shoppers a unique ‘checkout-free’ experience using - artificial intelligence, sensor fusion and computer vision. They have funding from Japan’s largest corporate groups – the Mitsui & Co Ltd. 22. Supreme Court of India in a recent judgement decriminalised homosexuality. The hearing diluted which section of IPC? (1) Section 337 (2) Section 373 (3) Section 733 (4) Section 377 (5) Section 737

Correct option : 4 Solution: The Supreme Court restored a landmark Delhi High Court judgement which had decriminalised homosexuality. A five-judge bench led by CJI Dipak Misra diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, to exclude all kinds of adult consensual sexual behaviour. 23. Google recently launched a new search engine ______for helping the scientific community. (1) Google Scientist (2) Dataset Search (3) Search Scientist (4) Google Scholar (5) Google Dataset

Correct option : 2 Solution: Google launched a new search engine for the scientific community that will help them make sense of millions of datasets present online. The service, called Dataset Search, will help scientists, data journalists, etc. 24. India will be launching a mega business pavilion ‘Source India’ at the 87th Izmir International tradeshow. It is being held in which country? (1) Turkey (2) Egypt (3) Saudi Arabia (4) UAE (5) None of the above

Correct option : 1 Solution: India is the Partner Country in the 87th Izmir International tradeshow which began in Turkey. In this tradeshow, India will also be launching a mega business pavilion ‘Source India’ hosting 75 Indian companies with the aim of tie-ups in order to increase India’s exports to Turkey and other neighbouring countries. 25. India will organize a global sanitation convention to mark the birth anniversary celebrations of ______(1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2) Syama Prasad Mukherjee (3) Deendayal Upadhyaya (4) Mahatma Gandhi (5) Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct option : 4 Solution: Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation will organize a global sanitation convention to mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, also coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission. Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) will be a 4-day international conference that will bring together Sanitation Ministers and other leaders in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)