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1. The first-ever metal craft exhibition was held in Chilling village of _____? (a) Ahmedabad, Gujarat (b) Ranchi, Jharkhand (c) Surat, Gujarat (d) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir 2. Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a library built by the Indian Government in the presence of Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri. How much financial assistance did India offer for construction of the building? (a) NRs. 56.89 million (b) NRs. 4(c)94 million (c) NRs. 25.50 million (d) NRs. 75.44 million 3. India secured what position among the world’s largest economy overtaking France, according to World Bank data on the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017? (a) fifth (b) sixth (c) fourth (d) third 4. HDFC securities announced the launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant, ____? (a) Amit (b) Arya (c) Alsa (d) Asha 5. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) launched India’s first Internet telephony service. What is the name of the service? (a) Wings (b) B connect (c) Telnet (d) Outreach 6. According to a ‘Twiplomacy’ study on ‘world leaders on social media’ conducted by communications firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the ____ most followed world leader on Twitter with 42 million followers on his personal account @NarendraModi? (a) 4th (b) 5th (c) 3rd (d) 2nd 7. The BJP Tripura state committee proposed the government to appoint gold medal winner in the FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin, Turkey, ____, as the brand ambassador of the state? (a) Sushil Kumar (b) Dipa Karmakar

(c) Mary Kom (d) Deepak Punia 8. Who was appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Congo? (a) Nina Tshering La (b) Naomi Pushkar (c) Ranjith Ragunathan (d) Amit Kumar Jain 9. India bagged three silver medals and a bronze to finish joint _____ with Iran in the Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 3 in Taipei? (a) 2nd (b) 3rd (c) 5th (d) 4th 10. What was the theme of World Population Day that was celebrated on 11th July 2018? (a) Family Planning is the need of the hour (b) Family Planning is a Human right (c) Family Planning and Sustainable Goals (d) The right to family planning 11. Name the reigning World’s Ugliest Dog title winner that passed away in the United States on 10th July 2018? (a) Zsa Zsa (b) Shi Zsu (c) Mi Jun (d) Tan Zing 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Dharohar Bhawan’, the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in which city? (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai 13. Niti Aayog has proposed a 15-point action plan named “_____” for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in India? (a) Healthy Breathing (b) Breathe India (c) Pure Breathing (d) Healthy Breathing 14. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in collaboration with which portal has launched a video contest titled “Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao”? (a) MyGov (b) NewIndia (c) CitizenConnect (d) IndiConnect 15. Which Ministry has launched a technology challenge with an aim to eliminate human entry into septic tanks and drains for cleaning, seeking suitable solutions

from individuals and NGOs? (a) Ministry of Agriculture (b) Ministry of Science and Technology (c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (d) Ministry of Home Affairs 16. _____ approved the net neutrality rules implying the internet will remain open to everybody in India? (a) Ministry of Communications (b) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (c) Telecom Commission (d) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 17. Andhra Pradesh Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a canteen in Vijayawada to mark the launch of much-awaited ‘____ Canteens’ in various parts of the state? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Anna (d) Seva 18. Which state Cabinet approved Information Technology policy 2018? (a) Maharashtra (b) Assam (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Goa 19. India has ranked ____ in the Global Innovation Index (GII) developed by Cornell University, the Paris-based business school Insead and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva? (a) 61 (b) 68 (c) 69 (d) 57 20. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Indian Army and which bank on the Defence Salary Package? (a) ICICI Bank (b) YES Bank (c) State Bank of India (d) Canara Bank 21. India has become the _____ shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)? (a) 72nd (b) 50th (c) 101st (d) 69th 22. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra appointed _____ as the advocate general of Jammu and Kashmir? (a) Anil Kumar (b) Sumeet Singhania

(c) Pawan Singh (d) D C Raina 23. Scientists have developed a computer named “_____” that mimics the human brain’s neural networks, and would overcome the speed and power consumption problems of conventional supercomputers? (a) Simunoid (b) SpiNNaker (c) Rapidex (d) EXpro 24. Dada JP Vaswani who died due to old age related ailments in Pune, Maharashtra, was a ____? (a) Politician (b) Musician (c) Freedom Fighter (d) Spiritual Leader 25. When was International Malala Day celebrated to commemorate Malala Yousafzai’s birthday? (a) July 12 (b) July 13 (c) July 11 (d) July 9 26. Who has been appointed the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Madhya Pradesh? (a) Shantha Kumar (b) Kamalesh Yadav (c) V L Kantha Rao (d) Ranjith Bhargav 27. India Women’s Cricket Team Coach ____ resigned from his position citing personal reasons? (a) Harpal Singh (b) Rajinder Singh (c) Tushar Arothe (d) Diana Edulji 28. Where was the 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals held on July 13, 2018? (a) Indore, Madhya Pradesh (b) Nagpur, Maharashtra (c) Pune, Maharashtra (d) Bhopal, Maharashtra 29. Odisha government announced the constitution of a ‘_____ Cabinet,’ headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik? (a) Monument (b) Heritage (c) Culture (d) Conservation 30. On 11th July 2018, which state has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Haryana (d) Gujarat 31. The Botanical Garden in Kothaguda reserve forest was re-launched after renovation in which state? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka 32. Where was the Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue held on 13th July 2018? (a) Beijing, China (b) Shanghai, China (c) New Delhi, India (d) Hyderabad, India 33. The parliament of which country approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing identity disruption? (a) Portugal (b) Germany (c) Denmark (d) The Netherlands 34. The market valuation of which Indian company surged past Rs 7 lakh crore mark, making it the second company after TCS to achieve this milestone? (a) Reliance Industries (b) Aditya Birla Group (c) Essar Chemicals (d) Wipro Technologies 35. Name the asteroid discovered in 2017, that is actually two objects, each around 900 meters in size and orbiting each other? (a) Near-Earth asteroid 2017 YE5 (b) Near-Earth asteroid 5674 TU5 (c) Near-Earth asteroid 7890 G17 (d) Near-Earth asteroids 5555 G16 36. Name the Indian cricketer who officially retired from all forms of cricket, on 13th July 2018? (a) Mohammed Kaif (b) Suresh Raina (c) Rohit Sharma (d) R Ashwin 37. On 14th July 2018, where was the Ratha Yatra, the Festival of Chariot: Chariots of Lord Jagannath celebrated? (a) Puri, Odisha (b) Ahmedabad, Gujarat (c) Surat, Gujarat (d) Indore, Madhya Pradesh 38. Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Dev Vrat inaugurated 69th Van Mahotsava celebrations at _____ near Shimla?

(a) Ganevag (Nehra) (b) Kufri (c) Chail (d) Mashobra 39. When did Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurate Goa IT Day celebrations in Panaji, Goa? (a) July 15 (b) July 14 (c) July 16 (d) July 13 40. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is likely to partner with which state government to build the Rs 2,000 crore Dholera airport project? (a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Meghalaya 41. ____ Metro Rail Limited launched Peters Inn, India’s first exquisite air- conditioned bed space dormitory, on 13thJuly 2018? (a) Bengaluru (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kochi 42. Who has overtaken Alibaba Group’s Jack Ma to become Asia’s richest person? (a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Wang Jianlinis (c) Ma Huanteng (d) Xu Jiayen 43. 2 Indian-origin technology executives ______have made it to the Forbes’ list of America’s 60 richest self-made women? (a) Susheela Jayapal, Sarayu Kumar (b) Jayshree Ullal, Neerja Sethi (c) Surya Devarra, Julia Jacob (d) Samantha Prathik, Rajshree 44. Metals and Mining company Vedanta Ltd. has re-appointed _____ as a Whole- time Director? (a) Samarth Reddy (b) Navin Agarwal (c) Pravin Rishab (d) Sajan Ranjith 45. Who was appointed by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC) as the head of investment banking for HSBC India? (a) Amitabh Malhotra (b) Pramod Roy (c) Deepak Karmakar (d) Sanjay Arora 46. Chelsea football club has appointed _____ as their new manager on a three-year deal and replaces Antonio Conte?

(a) Maurizio Sarri (b) Azurro Segal (c) Brian Clark (d) Philip Duke 47. Where was the 2nd National Tourism Conclave organised by Elets held? (a) Mumbai, Maharashtra (b) Guwahati, Assam (c) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir (d) Jaipur, Rajasthan 48. ‘Sulabh Jal’, the first of world’s cheapest drinking water project was launched by Sulabh International in Darbhanga district, of which state? (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam 49. The Education Department of which state launched ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative from Class 1 in the state’s primary schools, on July 15, 2018? (a) Haryana (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam 50. State Bank of India (SBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) have joined hands to provide collateral-free credit in which state? (a) Maharashtra (b) Jharkhand (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Telangana 51. Militaries of India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in _____ in August which is being organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)? (a) China (b) Pakistan (c) India (d) Russia 52. The University of Houston and which Indian university signed an MOU on mutual collaboration on various fields? (a) Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) (b) Indian Institute of Metallurgy (IIME) (c) Indian Institute of Mines and Coal Engineering (IIMC) (d) Indian Institute of Ocean Sciences (IIOS) 53. Name the 8-year-old Indian origin schoolboy who has been named the “British Indian of the Year” for his achievements in Yoga? (a) Ishwar Sharma (b) Kishwar Singh (c) Pawan Kunha (d) Srijeet Kapoor

54. When was World Youth Skills Day celebrated all over the world? (a) July 14 (b) July 15 (c) July 16 (d) July 13 55. Who has been selected for this year’s Sangita Kalanidhi Award, instituted by the Music Academy, Chennai? (a) Anuradha Sriram (b) Jayashree Ranganathan (c) Poornima Krishnan (d) Aruna Sairam 56. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has praised which bank for its effective communications strategy? (a) State Bank of India (SBI) (b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (c) ICICI Bank (d) HDFC Bank 57. In a first of its kind initiative, which state government will appoint girls as a district Brand Ambassador who have recorded significant achievements in any field under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme? (a) Haryana (b) Odisha (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh 58. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation Stone of the Poorvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh in which state? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Jharkhand 59. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bansagar Canal Project in _____? (a) Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh (b) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (c) Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (d) Guwahati, Assam 60. On July 16, 2018, the Chief Minister of which state launched a campaign called ‘Paudhagiri’ to increase the green cover of the state? (a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan (c) Bihar (d) Haryana 61. The Gujarat government launched a measles-rubella vaccination drive with the help of Centre’s _____ financial assistance? (a) Rs.249 crore (b) Rs.300 crore (c) Rs.400 crore (d) Rs.290 crore

62. Pakistan Prime Minister _____ inaugurated the Pakistan-China Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) project that will be the first land-based communication link between Pakistan and China? (a) Naseem Shah (b) Al Fatih Abidi (c) Nasirul Mulk (d) Parvez Shariff 63. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that, Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) board has approved acquiring up to 51 % stake in which bank? (a) IDFC Bank (b) Canara Bank (c) Oriental Bank of Commerce (d) IDBI Bank 64. On 16th July 2018, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test- fired from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha. BrahMos is a joint venture of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of which country? (a) Germany (b) United States (c) Russia (d) France 65. FIFA 2018 was the _____ edition of the international football tournament? (a) 18th (b) 22nd (c) 21st (d) 25th 66. Name the Official mascot of FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Zabivaka (b) Ishikova (c) Mituako (d) Xiamio 67. From 14 June to 15 July 2018, FIFA World Cup 2018 was held in 12 venues from 11 cities of which country? (a) Germany (b) Russia (c) Qatar (d) Mexico 68. Which country won the title in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Croatia (b) Portugal (c) France (d) Argentina 69. Name the player who emerged as the top scorer with 6 goals and won the Golden Boot in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Harry Kane (b) Christiano Ronaldo

(c) Daniel Cheryshev (d) Lionel Messi 70. Who was named the Best Player in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Thibaut Courtois (b) Luka Modric (c) Lionel Messi (d) Romelu Lukaku 71. Which player emerged as the Best Goalkeeper and won the Golden Glove in FIFA World Cup 2018? (a) Harry Kane (b) Christiano Ronaldo (c) Daniel Cheryshev (d) Thibaut Courtois 72. Which country secured the top position in the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina Youth Men & Women Boxing Tournament, held in Vojvodina, Serbia, from 9th to 16th July 2018? (a) Russia (b) China (c) Kazhakstan (d) India 73. How many medals did India win in the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina Youth Men & Women Boxing Tournament, was held in Vojvodina, Serbia? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 17 (d) 11 74. According to Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), which tennis player ranked 28th on the list with a jump of 153 places? (a) Simona Halep (b) Serena Williams (c) Angelic Kerber (d) Sloane Stephens 75. Who has been appointed the interim coach of Indian women’s cricket team? (a) Mohammed Kaif (b) Rahul Dravid (c) Saurav Ganguly (d) Ramesh Powar 76. India’s first Defence Incubator will come up in T-Hub in which city as proposed by the Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao? (a) Hyderabad (b) Warangal (c) Karimnagar (d) Kamam 77. Where did the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation, NMDFC, organize a workshop on financial management? (a) Bengaluru (b) New Delhi

(c) Hyderabad (d) Chennai 78. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the largest Indian visa center in the world in _____? (a) Kathmandu, Nepal (b) Dhaka, Bangladesh (c) Colombo, Sri Lanka (d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 79. Which bank announced that it would unveil the 7th edition of ‘Transformation Series Challenge’? (a) Axis Bank (b) HDFC Bank (c) ICICI Bank (d) Yes Bank 80. Which software firm has announced that it had signed a partnership with French energy company Total to develop a digital innovation center in India? (a) Wipro (b) Accenture (c) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (d) Infosys 81. Name the Wrestling Federation of India president who would be named the Chef de Mission of the Asian Games-bound Indian contingent? (a) Praful Patel (b) Harpal Singh (c) Narinder Dhruv Batra (d) Brij Bhushan Saran Singh 82. _____ said that it has acquired Zopper Retail, in a move to increase its offline business? (a) Paytm (b) PayPal (c) CitrusPay (d) PhonePe 83. India has improved one spot and has reached the ____ position in the men’s hockey world rankings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)? (a) 6th (b) 5th (c) 4th (d) 9th 84. According to a report by online speed testing platform Ookla, India with a speed of 9.12 Mbps, secured what rank, in the 4G speed category? (a) 50 (b) 15 (c) 150 (d) 109 85. The first all-women branch of Jammu & Kashmir Bank was inaugurated by the first lady Usha Vohra at an event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), in which city?

(a) Srinagar (b) Jammu (c) Katra (d) Ladakh 86. Walmart and which software firm announced a new 5-year partnership to take on Amazon in both technology and retail? (a) Google (b) Microsoft (c) Cognizant (d) Infosys 87. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar featured in the Forbes list of top 100 highest- paid entertainers 2018. What was his rank in the list? (a) 25 (b) 56 (c) 76 (d) 89 88. On 18th July 2018, How many new members took an oath of office in the Rajya Sabha? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 7 89. Tata Capital has appointed ____ as the Managing Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance, with effect from 18th July 2018? (a) Ram Kapoor (b) Anil Kaul (c) Srijit Sharma (d) Aman Manjit 90. Name the Australian football player who retired from international football on 17th July 2018? (a) Steve Smith (b) John Langers (c) Tim Cahill (d) Meredith John 91. On 17th July 2018, India and Delhi pacer _____ announced his retirement from all forms of cricket? (a) Mithun Joy (b) Rajinish Sharma (c) Parwinder Awana (d) Aniketh Pawar 92. Which payments and group dining company, has acquired Click&Pay, a tech start-up, backed by Dubai-based investors, in a cash-and-stock deal? (a) PhonePe (b) Paytm (c) PayPal (d) Zaggle

93. Scientists have discovered how many new moons orbiting Jupiter, making the total number of natural satellites circling around Jupiter to 79? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 15 94. Australian scientists said that they have developed the world’s first blood test capable of detecting ____ in its early stages? (a) Asthma (b) Melanoma (c) Leukemia (d) Parkinsons Disease 95. On 18th July 2018, which Indian javelin thrower won the gold medal at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in France? (a) Neeraj Chopra (b) G Sathiyan (c) Neerav Sharma (d) Aman Mittal 96. When was Nelson Mandela International Day 2018 celebrated throughout the world? (a) July 17 (b) July 18 (c) July 19 (d) July 16 97. India won how many medals in the 7th World Junior Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil from July 10-16,2018? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 9 (d) 4 98. Who won the Men’s Singles title in the 2018 Wimbledon Championships held in Wimbledon, London, the United Kingdom from 2nd July to 15th July 2018? (a) Rafael Nadal (b) Roger Federer (c) Novak Djokovic (d) Dominic Thiem 99. Which country has passed a divisive Jewish nation-state law? (a) Iran (b) Yemen (c) Israel (d) Iraq 100. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 300 cr for effective solid waste management in which city? (a) Bengaluru (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai

101. Which state has given priority to deploy transgender security guards in its shelter homes? (a) Delhi (b) Maharashtra (c) Karnataka (d) Bihar 102. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to grant special remission to prisoners on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of which Indian activist? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Subhas Chandra Bose (c) Mother Teresa (d) Bhagat Singh 103. India’s first greenfield skill training center is going to come up in which state? (a) Gujarat (b) Odisha (c) Karnataka (d) Uttar Pradesh 104. Researchers from which IIT branch have created mini-organs that mimic hair growth? (a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Madras (c) IIT Delhi (d) IIT Kharagpur 105. The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which country for cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector? (a) Myanmar (b) Malaysia (c) Indonesia (d) Sri Lanka 106. Which messenger application has restricted simultaneous message forwarding to five chats in India? (a) Facebook (b) Whatsapp (c) WeChat (d) Hike 107. Rita Bhaduri, who passed away recently, belonged to which field? (a) Sports (b) Journalism (c) Poetry (d) Films 108. According to a recent UN report, which country has seen a major reduction in HIV infections? (a) Nigeria (b) India (c) Bangladesh (d) Libya

109. Which committee was constituted by the Union Government to synergize National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS)? (a) Anil Swarup Committee (b) Sunil Mehta Committee (c) Sushil Modi Committee (d) Ankur Virmani Committee 110. The NMCG organized “Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan” in how many Ganga basin states? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five

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