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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q1. The Indian economy grew _____in the April-June quarter the highest in two years , driven by robust growth in the manufacturing, construction and farm sectors. Ans- 8.2%
Q2. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant (2011-12) prices in the first quarter of 2018-19 is estimated at _____ as against 31.18 lakh crore in Q1 of 2017-18. Ans- 33.74 lakh crore
Q3. Recently who announced doorstep delivery of various government services, including driving licences, marriage certificates and ration cards, from September 10? Ans- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Q4. Draft of the ______declaration issued at the end of the two-day fourth BIMSTEC summit by Mr. Oli, the current chairman of the BIMSTEC ? Ans- The Kathmandu Declaration.
Q5.At the end of the 4th BIMSTEC summit Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli handed over the chairmanship of the grouping to ______? Ans- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Q6. Which to Indian telecomm giants getting merged to create the country's largest telco with a subscriber base of 408 million overtaking Bharti Airtel ? Ans- Idea Cellular and Vodafone India
Q7.______has been appointed as the CEO of Vedanta Resources Plc.(Vedanta) with effect from August 31, 2018? Ans- Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan
Q8.Which country wins the Asian Games crown for the first time? Ans- Japan
Q9. Name the duo who won silver in the 49erFX women’s event in the Asian Games 2018. Ans- Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar
Q10. ______won bronze with a total of 53 after race 15 in the 49er men's event. Ans- Varun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda
Q11. Two Indians,______received the Ramon Magsaysay award, popularly known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. Ans- Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
Q12.Heavy rain lashed Odisha as cyclonic storm ______. Ans-Daye
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q13. Wich state has pass the bill to protect the public from any fraudulent intention of financial institutions.
Ans- Meghalaya Protection of Interest of Depositors (in FinancialEstablishments).
Q14.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up a third launch pad at ______to undertake the Gaganyaan manned space flight programme. Ans-Sriharikota
Q15. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scouting for a location on ______launch pad for Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV). Ans- western seacoast near Gujarat
Q16.Tran Dai Quang, known as a tough politician and committed communist with little tolerance for dissent, died on recently he was President of ______. Ans-Vietnam
Q17.Managing director and chief executive officer of yes bank ? Ans-Rana Kapoor
Q18. Who has been endorsed as the 46th Chief Justice of India by present CJI Dipak Misra? Ans- Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Q19. The number of income tax return (ITR) filings surged _____ % to 5.42 crore till August 31. Ans- 71 %
Q20. ______will host an international chess tournament for school students next year jointly organized by the government of Moscow? Ans- Delhi government
Q21.The Army has issued a global Request for Information to procure 6,50,000 assault rifles for its infantry soldiers,which will cost over ______? Ans- Rs 12,000 crore
Q22. An all-women SC Bench comprising of ______and ____will hold court on September 5. Ans- Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee
Q23. Name of the Jain monk who died on September 1st at east Delhi’s Radhapuri Jain Temple? Ans- Tarun Maharaj
Q24.According to the RBI ______% of the demonetised currency notes, or Rs 15.31 lakh crore of thr 15.41 lakh crore withdrawn, had been returned. Ans- 99.3%
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Q25.In a directive issued on August 28 to all States and Union Territories, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has stopped the manufacture, sale, distribution, import, trade and advertisement of______? Ans- Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
Q26. Who was selected as India's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games? Ans- Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal
Q27. What was India’s medal tally at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang ? Ans- 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze
Q28. Who won the India's lone gold in boxing at the 18th Asian Games? Ans- Amit Panghal
Q29. Who won the men’s pairs gold in the debut sport of bridge in the Asian Games. Ans- Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar
Q30. Name the Indian duo who registered their maiden victory in the Pro-Stock 165cc class of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National motorcycle racing championship at the MMRT. Ans-Jagan Kumar and Mithun Kumar
Q31. GST collections dropped to _____ in August from Rs 96,483 crore in the previous month. Ans- Rs 93,960 crore
Q32. Who is the author of the book 'Naveen Patnaik'? Ans- Ruben Banerjee
Q33. Name the author of the book 'The Disobedient Indian:Towards a Gandhian Philosophy of Dissent'? Ans- Ramin Jahanbegloo
Q34. Who is the author of the book 'We Who Wove with Lotus Thread: Summoning Community in South Asia by'? Ans- Aarti Kawlra
Q35.The Union Cabinet on recently cleared an ordinance that makes talaq-e-biddat, or instant triple talaq, a criminal off ence that will attract a maximum jail term of______.
Ans-three years
Q36.who has the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan .
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Q37.Air Marshal ______, a highly decorated Indian Air Force veteran, passed away here recentaly at the age of 97 he was awarded Vir Chakra.
Ans-Randhir Singh
Q38.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by ______.
Ans- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Q39.which indian state has proposed to offer insurance cover of Rs •10 lakh to all candidates participating in the polls to the civic bodies and panchayats in the State.
Ans-Jammu and Kashmir
Q40.Kumar Mangalam Birla led ______Aditya Birla Group has sold its entire stake in retail arm Aditya Birla Retail Limited (ABRL), which owns and operates food and grocery retail under the ‘More’ brand, to mid market private equity firm Samara Capital.
Ans-$45 billion
Q41.Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) is the largest commodity bourse with over ______market share.
Ans-90%
Q42.Savita Punia is related to which sport ?
Ans- Hockey
Q43. The inaugural 'two-plus-two dialogue' between India and ______will be held on September 6 in New Delhi. Ans- The US
Q44. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind visited on the first leg of his threenation tour to continue India’s highlevel engagements with European countries. Ans- Cyprus
Q45. ______remained the top source of foreign direct investment into India in 2017-18 followed by Singapore. Ans- Mauritius
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q46. Name the Indian firm who has won a 10-year $1.5-billion deal from the Illinois-based Alight Solutions. Ans- Wipro
Q47. Who won the gold for India in the men's 800m event at the Asian Games 2018? Ans- Manjit Singh
Q48. Who was declared as the Most Valuable Player of at the Asian Games 2018? Ans- Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee
Q49. Who won both the Caterham Asia Championship races at the MMRT. Ans- Peter Reynolds (UK)
Q50. The trade rivalry between the ______and ______both countries announcing new tariffs on imports from each other whose retaliatory tariffs between 5% and 10% will apply to $60 billion.The new tariffs on both sides will go into effect on September 24. Ans- U.S.and China
Q51. ______, has been appointed as secretary, Central Vigilance Commission. Ans-Anindo Majumdar
Q52.______has been appointed the secretary of Department of Atomic Energy, and chairman of Atomic Energy Commission till May 2021. Ans-Kamlesh Nilakanth Vyas
Q53.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a space technology incubation centre in ______on recently.It is the first of six such centres planned nationally to build capacity in new locations. Ans-Agartala
Q53.______and ______on recently began construction of the first bilateral energy pipeline project that will take refined diesel from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery to Parbatipur across the border. Ans- India,Bangladesh
Q54.North Korean leader Kim Jongun said that his “historic” summit with ______in ______stabilised regional security,that he expected further progress at an inter•Korean summit aimed at reviving stalled nuclear diplomacy. Ans-Donald TrumpSingapore
Q55. ______will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along.he will be the first lunar traveller since the last U.S. Apollo mission in 1972. He paid an unspecified amount of money for the privilege. Ans-Yusaku Maezawa
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Q56. An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or one every five seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to the new mortality estimates released by ______. Ans- UNICEF
Q57.The amalgamation of ______, ______and ______create India’s thirdlargest bank.The decision was taken at the meeting of a ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Ans-Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bankto
Q58.what is Internet of Things (IoT) . Ans-The Internet of Things refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity, and the communication that occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.
Q59.Name of first India’s woman IAS officer after Independence, who recentaly died in Mumbai. Ans-Anna Rajam Malhotra
Q60.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated the fi•rst phase of hi- tech ‘smart fencing’ of a ______stretch on the Interna-tional Border (IB) in Jammu. The Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) would provide for round- the-clock laser-guided surveillance of the borders. Ans-11km
Q61.Indian cricket captain ______and weightlifter ______, the first Indian to win gold at the World Championships in more than two decades last year, were recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Monday, the highest sporting honour in the country. Ans-Virat Kohli,Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Q62.______rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with cos-tlier but eco-friendly technology. Ans-Germany
Q63. Who was the author of Malayalam novel Meesha (Moustache)? Ans- S. Hareesh
Q64. According to the latest study released by The World Health Organisation (WHO) globally more than ______adults are at risk of diseases from not doing enough physical activity. Ans- 1.4 billion
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q65. Who won the junior mixed air rifle bronze behind Italy and Iran in the 52nd World Shooting Championship in Korea. Ans- Shreya Agrawal and Divyansh Panwar
Q66. Fear Trump book is related to ______. Ans- Donald John Trump
Q66. Indians ______male and ______females are not active enough to stay healthy, according to the latest study released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ans- Male-24.7% Females-43.9%.
Q67. ______study notes that there is no improvement in global levels of physical activity since 2001. The data shows that if current trends continue, the 2025 global activity target of a 10% relative reduction in insuffi cient physical activity will not be met. Ans- Lancet Global Health
Q68. Where is Sriharikota located ? Ans-Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Q69.The PSLVC•42 rose into the skies Almost ______later, the two satellites were placed in the desired orbit by ISRO. Ans-18 minutes.
Q70. MPATGM extend for ? Ans-Man Portable AntiTank Guided Missile
Q71.MPATGM was developed by ? Ans-It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
Q72.Which Indian state Police to launch a first of its kind dial FIR scheme in the country ? Ans-The Uttar Pradesh Police
Q73.Eliud Kipchoge belong to which country ? Ans-Kenya
Q74.Lewis Hamilton belong to which country ? Ans-United Kingdom
Q75.who capture the Japan Open badminton title ? Ans-Japan’s Kento Momota
Q76.Which bank has decided to quit the Antwerp diamond hub in Belgium ?
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Q77.Silesian Open boxing tournament for women held in ______? Ans-Gliwice, Poland
Q78.______, ______and ______claimed gold medals as Indian boxers notched up an impressiveseven podium finishes at the Ahmet Comert Tournament inIstanbul, Turkey. Ans-Simranjit Kaur (64kg), Monika(48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg).
Q79. Supreme Court, lifted the centuries old prohibition on women from the age of menarche to enter the famed _____ temple in Kerala. Ans- Sabarimala temple
Q80. Bachendri Pal is the chief of ? Ans- Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF)
Q81. A 40member team, including 20 women, will undertake a month long rafting expedition _____ in October. Ans- Mission Ganga
Q82. Which firm is set to introduce methanol as cleaner, cheaper alternative to liquefied petroleum gas? Ans- Public sector Assam Petrochemicals Limited
Q83. Japan has granted a loan of Rs. ______for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Ans- 5,500 crore
Q84. Who has been elected as the president of the prestigious Indian Newspaper Society, an apex body of the country’s print media industry? Ans- Jayant Mammen Mathew
Q85. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cracked the whip on _____ Bank freezing the remuneration of its MD and CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh for not bringing down promoters’ shareholding in the bank to 40% within three years of operations as mandated by it while granting the bank licence. Ans- Bandhan Bank
Q86. The average revenue shortfall of States due to the Goods and Services Tax has fallen to ___ in the ongoing financial year up to August 2018, from 16% in 2017-18 Ans- 13%
Q87. Yes Bank MD and CEO ______refused to sell his shares even after he demits office. Ans- Rana Kapoor
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q88. The government has decided to reduce its borrowing requirement for the year by Rs. _____ . Ans- 72,000 crore
Q89. Who is the present Economic Aff•airs Secretary ? Ans- Subhash Chandra Garg
Q90. The RBI met the large shareholders of debt-laden ______to decide on revival and capital infusion plans for the company. Ans- Infrastructure Leasing & Finance Services (IL&FS)
Q91. The Reserve Bank issued the draft guidelines on prohibiting ______which propose to debar errant participants from accessing the market. Ans- Market abuse
Q92. AIMA Best LMA Award Panel of Jury unanimously selected ______for the National Excellence Award for 2017-18 for outstanding performance in India. Ans- The Madras Management Association (MMA)
Q93. With a view to fasttracking the adoption of data analytics in the government to improve delivery of services to citizens, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled a ______. Ans- Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA)
Q94. Who erased Gopal Saini’s 37 year old National record to retain the men’s 3000m steeplechase title in the National Open athletics championships? Ans- Avinash Sable
Q95. Paul McCartney has written a children’s book called ? Ans- Hey Grandude!
Q96. The Supreme Court extended the "creamy layer exclusion" to ______and ______to deny reservation to the "elite" among the two underprivileged comcommunities. Ans- Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs)
Q97. ______upheld the plea for livestreaming of its proceedings. Ans- The Supreme Court
Q98. The National Green Tribunal constituted a oversight committee to look into the issue of ______? Ans- The Chardham highway project
Q99. The government dissolved ______the apex body that regulated medical education in the country, and replaced it with a seven-member Board of Governors (BoG) by bringing an ordinance.
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Q100. The Indian Air Force on Wednesday successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile ____from a Su30 aircraft. Ans- Astra Missile
Q101. Who has been awarded with the UN’s highest environmental honour for his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and pledge to eliminate single use plastic by 2022? Ans- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Q102. Which Airport of India was honoured with the award for Entrepreneurial Vision, for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy? Ans- Cochin International Airport
Q103. India and other Group4 (G4) countries reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism and called for the early reform of the ____? Ans- UN Security Council (UNSC)
Q104. _____ will launch delivery based futures contract in gold (1 kg) and silver (30 kg) on October 1. Ans- BSE
Q105. The Cabinet approved the new telecom policy named as ______that aims to provide broadband access to every citizen at 50 Mbps speed by the year 2022. Ans- National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018
Q106. The Union Cabinet approved increasing the government’s ownership in the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) to ___ from the existing 49%. Ans- 100%
Q107. ______recently dismissed a plea to ban lawmakers from practising as advocates saying the Bar Council of India rules do not prohibit them. Ans- The Supreme Court
Q108. The Supreme Court extended the time for Uttar Pradesh government to come out with a vision document on protecting the Taj Mahal till _____? Ans- November 15
Q109. The armed forces will observe ______from September 28 to 30 to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes against terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC), on the India Gate lawns at Rajpath in New Delhi. Ans- Parakram Parv
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q111. A Supreme Court Bench is scheduled to hear on September 26 a petition challenging the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next and 46th Chief Justice of India, bench will be led by ? Ans- Justice Dipak Misra
Q112. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved procurement of 1,000 engines for the Army’s _____ tanks at an approximate cost of Rs.2300 crore. Ans- T 72
Q113. Recently Swedish parliament ousts Prime Minister ______in vote of no-confidence. Ans- Stefan Lofven
Q114. Which bank has formed a search and selection committee for finding a successor to its managing director and chief executive officer Rana Kapoor. Ans- Yes Bank
Q115. Yes Bank has decided to request the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to its managing director and chief executive offi•cer Rana Kapoor’s term till _____. Ans- September 2019
Q116. Microsoft have formed an alliance with ______to offer clients using their applications a unified view of data on their respective endcustomers? Ans- Adobe Systems and SAP
Q117. ______had acquired Israelbased tech startup Upstream Commerce. Ans- Flipkart
Q118. _____ and ______honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Ans- Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu
Q119. ______won the women’s javelin gold medal on the opening day of the National Open athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium. Ans- Sharmila Kumari
Q120. Who won the FIFA’s Player of the Year award? Ans- Luka Modric
Q121. The crucial claims and objections round of the exercise to update ______is scheduled to start from 25th September. Ans- The National Register of Citizens (NRC)
Q122. Which Indian Navy officer was rescued by French shipping vessel Osiris from the Southern Indian Ocean? Ans- Commander Abhilash Tomy
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q123. ______has approved guidelines proposed by Ministry of Women and Child Development for for nutritional management of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Ans- The National Technical Board on Nutrition (NTBN)
Q124. Domestic aviation traffi•c registered a growth of ___ in August, with airlines ferrying a total of 11.3 million passengers. Ans- 17%
Q125. The Reserve Bank of India will conduct an open market operation (OMO) on Thursday to purchase government bonds to infuse liquidity worth Rs._____ ? Ans- •10,000 crore
Q126. Who has assumed charge as MD & CEO of Indian Bank? Ans- Padmaja Chunduru
Q127. Infosys Public Services Monday has been awarded a computer-aided design contract worth $80.3 million (about Rs 451 crore) contract by ______to modernise and automate their procurement processes. Ans- Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Q128. Who has been appointed as a new chairman of IT firm Cognizant? Ans- Michael PatsalosFox
Q129. WHich Indian firm has won a multiyear deal worth $40 million over five years to provide digital content management services to a leading technology company’s industrial products segment? Ans- L&T Technology Services (LTTS)
Q130. ____ a global financial technology fi•rm has acquired technology startup Mubble which is backed by venture capital firm Accel Partners and tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani. Ans- OBOPAY
Q131. The board of which bank became the first bank to approve the merger proposal with Bank of Baroda and Vijaya Bank? Ans- Dena Bank
Q132. Facebook has appointed ______as managing director and vice-president of the social networking site’s India operations. Ans- Ajit Mohan
Q133. Who won Khel Ratna award ? Ans- Virat Kohli
Q134. ______honoured with the Dronacharya Award ?
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Q135. Name the former BCCI president who passed away recently? Ans- Biswanath Dutt
Q136. The Right Livelihood Award also known as the Alternative Nobel was awarded to ? Ans. Abdullah alHamid, Mohammad Fahad alQahtani and Waleed Abu alKhair
Q137. Who won the presidential election in Maldives unseating strongman President Abdulla Yameen in a major upset? Ans- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Q138. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the mega healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat also known as ______from Ranchi in Jharkhand. Ans- the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY)
Q139. Name the ministry which has directed all States to expand TB diagnostics services to all primary health centres (PHCs) to meet its ambitious target to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025. Ans- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Q140. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the first airport in Sikkim at ? Ans- Paykong
Q141. Which company has appointed a grievance officer for India to clamp down on fake messages? Ans- WhatsApp
Q142. The first Women Foreign Ministers meeting to bring a "women's perspective" to foreign policy organised at? Ans- Montreal,Canada
Q143. Japan’s Kento Momota lost to ______in the China Open badminton final. Ans- Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Q144. ______retained his world heavyweight titles by inflicting the first stoppage defeat of Alexander Povetkin’s professional career with a ruthless seventhround fi•nish at Wembley Stadium. Ans- Britain’s Anthony Joshua
Q145. Kalpana Lajmi who recently passed away was a well known ______? Ans- film director
Q146. Name the author of the book named 'God Save The Hon’ble Supreme Court'? Ans- Fali S. Nariman
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Q147. India bagged the silver medal after losing to ______in the final of the Asian Team snooker. Ans- Pakistan
Q148. Name the author of the book named 'The Billionaire Raj: A Journey through India’s New Gilded Age'? Ans- James Crabtree
Q149. The Donald Trump administration is moving ahead with a proposal to end work permits for spouses of? Ans- H1B workers
Q150. Name the author of the book named 'The Beauty Of All My Days'? Ans- Ruskin Bond
Q151. The 12th edition of the PII ICRC annual awards for best article and photograph on a humanitarian subject was jointly organized by ? Ans- The Press Institute of India and the International Committee of the Red Cross New Delhi Regional Delegation.
Q152. What was the theme for this year of the 12th edition of the PII ICRC annual awards ? Ans- 'Changing lives through innovation in health and sanitation'
Q153. Researchers at ______have developed a new battery made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. Ans- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Q154. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), which had fellows like Charles Darwin, and Alfred Russel Wallace and Ernst Mayr, nominated ______for its fellowship. Ans- Shabuddin Shaik
Q155. Shabuddin Shaik found the micro-crustacean named after him in the Guthikonda cave in Guntur district, name of the micro-crustacean is? Ans- Andhracoides shabuddin
Q156. Recently which state government announced to establish mobile Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) units in each of 14 police districts in the city? Ans- Delhi government
Q157. ______lifted a ban on Russia’s antidoping agency named RUSADA paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports. Ans- The World AntiDoping Agency (WADA)
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q158. Which Indian wrestler defeated Russia’s Alina Kazymova 115 to win bronze at the junior World wrestling championship? Ans- Anshu Malik
Q159. The Supreme Court has asked the ______to maintain status quo and not to initiate insolvency proceedings against defaulting power companies till November 11, 2018, when it would hear the case again. Ans- State Bank of India
Q160. Name the present SBI Chairman ? Ans- Rajnish Kumar
Q161. PSLV-C42 will carry two earth observation satellites of Britain’s Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) ____ weighing 450 kg each to the space. Ans- NovaSAR and S1-4
Q162. Name the Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir? Ans- Shaleen Kabra
Q163. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ______campaign on 15th September,2018. Ans- Swachhata Hi Seva (cleanliness is service)
Q164. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sikkim on September 23 to inaugurate the state’s first airport at____. Ans- Pakyong
Q165. Name the programme which offers pregnant women and lactating mothers •5,000 as assistance for the first birth in the family? Ans- The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
Q166. Name the author of the book named 'India Connected: How the Smartphone is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy'? Ans- Ravi Agrawal
Q167. What is the title of the autobiography of A.R. Rahman written by Krishna Trilok? Ans- Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman
Q168. India lost against which team in the South Asian Football Federation Cup . Ans- Maldives
Q169. ______Prize for Literature instituted this year announced its longlist on September 5. Ans- The JCB Prize
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q170. What is the title of the second book of Anam Zakaria, the KLF-German Peace Prize 2017 winner? Ans- Between the Great Divide: A Journey Into Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
Q171. Name the Russian President who is expected to visit India in early October? Ans- Vladimir Putin
Q172. Who is the 46th Chief Justice of India appointed by the President? Ans- Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Q173. ______is the first Chief Justice of India from Assam. Ans- Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Q174. Inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) eased to _____ in August on account of decline in the prices of food commodities such as vegetables and pulses. Ans- 4.53%
Q175. Reliance Infrastructure sold its Mumbai city power distribution business to ______for Rs. •18,800 crore, making it the largest deal in the Indian power sector till date. Ans- Adani Transmission Limited (ATL)
Q176. Which U.S.based firm has signed two agreements with the NITI Aayog and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to speed up its Country Digital Acceleration programme in India. Ans- Cisco
Q177. What is the position of India in terms of total medal count in the 52nd World shooting championships. Ans- Third
Q178. India is sending a ___ member wrestling contingent accompanied by nine coaches at the Junior World Championships in Slovakia. Ans- 30
Q179. Who will replace the retired IAS officer Sanat Kaul as the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) Administrator? Ans- Justice S.P. Garg
Q180. _____the richest person on the planet, has announced that he is creating a philanthropic fund to help homeless families and launch preschools in low-income communities, committing an initial $2 billion. Ans- Jeff Bezos(Amazon founder)
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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Q181. Vijay Shankar Vyas, who had worked with former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh as a member of their Economic Advisory Councils passed away after a brief illness was a renowned ______. Ans- Agricultural economist
Q182. ______has approved the proposal for electrification of the remaining 13,675 route km of railway tracks at an estimated cost of over ?12,134 crore, converting the entire railway network into electric. Ans- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Q183. Retail inflation eased to a 10-month low of ____ in August 2018. Ans- 3.69%
Q184. Name the former Indian captain who is set to retire from international hockey? Ans- Sardar Singh
Q185. The Sports Authority of India on held presentations and discussions with the state governments of ______to explore the possibilities of holding the Khelo India Youth Games in January, 2019, in their respective State capitals. Ans- Assam,Jharkhand and Maharashtra
Q186. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is planning to set up a ?40,000-crore petrochemicals plant at Rasayani in Raigad District of Maharashtra to manufacture ______. Ans- polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene
Q187. Name the company with which Tata Power has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) for distribution, transmission and generation of power in Afghanistan? Ans- Da Afghanistan Bresha Sherkat
Q188. Who has been named as the chairman of the 11-member election committee to pick this year’s Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awardees? Ans- Justice Mukul Mudgal
Q189. ______is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s •first missile tracking ship by the •first week of October. Ans- Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
Q190. PM has announced ______and anganwadi workers will also be provided free insurance cover under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and the Prime Minister Suraksha Bima Yojana. Ans- Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA)
Q191. According to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi anganwadi workers will receive an enhanced honorarium, which has gone up from 3,000 to ______.
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Q192. Tech giant Google will expand its ‘Neighbourly’ app which aims to help people source local information from their neighbours to how many cities? Ans- Five Indian cities
Q193. The Delhi government launched its ambitious project to deliver ______at the doorstep of residents. Ans- public services
Q194. Name the player who won his third U.S. Open title at Flushing Meadows. Ans- Novak Djokovic
Q195. The first military exercise of the multilateral grouping BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) began in ______. Ans- Pune
Q196. Name the two countries those who have not participated fully in the first military exercise of the multilateral grouping BIMSTEC. Ans- Nepal and Thailand
Q197. Alastair Cook played his final Test innings against which country? Ans- India
Q198. Name the Pakistan's newly elected 13th President who replaced Mamnoon Hussain? Ans- Arif Alvi
Q199. Naomi Osaka of Japan has defeated ______by 6-2, 6-4 in the women's final at the US Open in New York. Ans- Serena Williams
Q200. Who won the men's singles titles at the Hyderabad Open badminton tournament. Ans- Sameer Verma
Q201. Arpinder Singh won ______medal in the men’s triple jump in the IAAF Continental Cup athletics at Ostrava. Ans- Bronze
Q202. Who won the gold in the men’s triple jump in the IAAF Continental Cup athletics at Ostrava? Ans- Christian Taylor
Q203. ______and ______have been nominated as heritage structures at the 69th Internal Executive Council meeting of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage(ICID 2018).
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Q204. What is the length of the country’s longest road-rail bridge, the Bogibeel bridge over the Brahmaputra river near Dibrugarh? Ans- 4.94 km
Q205. ______has approved the supplementary nutrition guidelines, prepared by the Ministry for Women and Child Development. Ans- The NITI Aayog
Q206. The 12th edition of Aero India will be held in ______. Ans- Bengaluru
Q207. Which nation has withdrawn from the first BIMSTEC military exercise to be held in India? Ans- The Nepal Army
Q208. Recently India concluded the third foundational agreement ______which is meant for secure encrypted communications. Ans- Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)
Q209. The India U.S. foundational agreement for mutual logistics support named as ? Ans- The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)
Q210. Who is the author of the book 'Fear: Trump in the White House'? Ans- Bob Woodward
Q211. Who is the author of the book 'Staggering Forward: Narendra Modi and India’s Global Ambition'? Ans- Bharat Karnad
Q212. Name the author of the book 'She Goes to War:Women Militants of India'? Ans- Rashmi Saksena
Q213. Who won the gold in men’s double trap in the 52nd World shooting championship? Ans- Ankur Mittal
Q214. Alibaba’s cofounder and executive chairman ______planned to stepdown from the Chinese ecommerce giant. Ans- Jack Ma
Q215. Who will become the Axis bank’s next managing director and chief executive officer? Ans- Amitabh Chaudhry
Q216. Axis Bank’s present MD & CEO ______had decided to step down from December 31.
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Q217. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had given the security clearance for the appointment of ______as an independent director of Jet Airways. Ans- Sharad Sharma
Q218. Who is the new J&K police chief? Ans-Dilbag Singh
Q219. The current account defi•cit (CAD) in the first quarter of 2018-19 as a proportion of GDP declined marginally to____as compared with 2.5% in the fi•rst quarter of 2017-18 as per data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Ans- 2.4%
Q220. Who won the lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival for a 50year career directing scary movies. Ans- David Cronenberg
Q221. Name the moustachioed heartthrob of 1970s cinema who won acclaim in Deliverance and a host of awards later in his career for Boogie Nights died on 7th September? Ans- Burt Reynolds
Q222. The RBI on Friday tweaked norms for exchange of ______following the introduction of rs2,000,rs 200 and other lower denomination currencies. Ans- Mutilated notes
Q223. In a landmark judgment, a fivejudge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality. The Bench was led by? Answer. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra
Q224. Which section of the of the Indian Penal Code criminalise homosexuality? Answer. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
Q225. Name the Chief of Jammu and Kashmir police who was removed from his post recently. Answer. S.P. Vaid
Q226. India with which country sealed the landmark Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) that will lead to a new generation of bilateral military partnership between both the countries. Answer. United States
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Q227. The government has granted the status of a trust ______initiative, which aids families of paramilitary personnel killed in action. Answer. ‘Bharat Ke Veer’
Q228. IDBI Bank dragged which company to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for a default of more than Rs. 1,250 crores? Answer. Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (RNEL)
Q229. Name the Bengaluru based company that is acquired by the L&T Technology Services (LTTS) recently. Answer. Graphene Semiconductor Services
Q230. Singapore based global investment fi•rm ______has signed an agreement to invest up to $400 million in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India. Answer. Temasek
Q231. Name the famous Tennis player who was the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, announced her retirement. Answer. Francesca Schiavone
Q232. Who won the the junior men’s gold in air pistol in the 52nd World shooting championship recently? Answer. Saurabh Chaudhary
Q233. Who was elected as President of Pakistan recently? Ans- Arif Alvi
Q234. Who was the next (46th ) Chief Justice of India ? Ans -Ranjan Gogoi
Q235. Who was the Civil Aviation Secretary of India? Ans - R.N. Choubey
Q236. Saudi Arabia will punish online satire with “Producing and distributing content that disrupts public order,religious values and public morals will be punishable by a maximum of ______• years in prison and ______$.
Ans- 5 year, $8,00,000 .
Q237. Who was the Author of non-fiction book Fear: Trump in the White House ?
Ans- Bob Woodward
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Q238. Which IT company became the second Indian company to attain a market valuation of more than 8 lakh crore surge in its share price. Ans- Tata Consultancy Services
Q239. Which company became second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, hot on the heels of Apple. Ans- Amazon
Q240. Name the Bank has recently A tab-based digital initiative, intended to help eligible retail and business customers get in principle sanctions for loans within 15 minutes. Ans- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (KVB)
Q241.who won men’s 50m free pistol gold in the 52nd World shooting championship ? Ans- Om Prakash Mitharval
Q242. Which Country developed a “space elevator” blasting off a miniature version on satellites to test the technology. Ans- Japan
Q243. India signed two agreements on combating money laundering and cooperation in the fi•eld of environment with ______. Ans- Cyprus
Q244. China has pledged a ______fund to bolster industry, counter hunger, and enhance security in Africa. Ans- $60 billion
Q245. Who proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain on greater autonomy for the wealthy region? Ans- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
Q246. Name the country that launched joint military exercises with the U.S. and a string of other NATO countries? Ans- Ukraine
Q247. _____ introduced a dedicated app on Google's Android platform and Apple's mobile operating system iOS with the aim of doubling the mutual fund investor base in India to 50 million in the next five years. Ans- Paytm Money Limited
Q248. The Reserve Bank of India has asked all commercial banks having 10 or more banking outlets to have ______to review customer complaints that are either partly or fully rejected by the banks. Ans- an independent internal ombudsman (IO)
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Q249. Name the 33-year-old opener who has announced his retirement from international cricket, with the fifth Test against India at the Oval set to be his last. Ans- Alastair Cook
Q250. Who bagged the Olympic quota place in women’s air rifl•e, with a silver medal in the 52nd World shooting championship? Ans- Anjum Moudgil
Q251. Who won the second Olympic quota place attaining 4th position in the 52nd World shooting championship? Ans- Apurvi Chandela
Q252. which country has has selected its fi•rst two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station? Ans- The United Arab Emirates
Q253. Name the new astronauts selected for to go on a mission to the International Space Station from The United Arab Emirates? Ans- Hazza al-Mansouri and Sultan al-Neyadi
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