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1. Name the scheme that Union Cabinet has approved the first extension to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad. (a) Pooled Finance Development Fund Scheme (b) National Pension Scheme (c) Concessional Financing Scheme (d) National Rural Livelihood Mission 2. Which state has released its final draft of National Registry of Citizens and 40 lakh declared ‘illegal citizens’ of ? (a) Meghalaya (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Nagaland (d) Assam 3. Which entity launches Mission Solar Charkha for implementation of 50 Solar Charkha Clusters across India ? (a) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) (b) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (c) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) 4. Oscar Kerketta appointed the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of ______? (a) Uganda (b) Burundi (c) Zambia (d) Rwanda 5. Deepak Parekh re-appointed as Non-Executive Director on the board of ______? (a) Axis Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) HDFC (d) Indian Bank 6. President Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the years 2013-2017, in New Delhi.Who was the winner of the year 2014? (a) Bhartruhari Mahtab (b) Dr Najma Heptullah (c) Dinesh Trivedi (d) Hukum Dev Narayan 7. Name the Indian origin mathematician wins prestigious Fields Medal ? (a) Manjul Bhargava (b) Akshay Venkatesh (c) Kannan Soundarajan (d) Srinivasa Reddy 8. Which Indian company has topped in the Indian Private sector in the Fortune’s 500 list 2018? (a) Reliance Industries (b) Hindustan Petroleum (c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (d) Tata Consultancy Services 9. Which agency of the Government of India made an agreement with SBI to receive an unsecured loan of Rs 25,000 crore from State Bank of India (SBI) for 10 years with 3 years of moratorium on repayments? (a) Indian Oil Corporation (b) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (c) National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (d) National Highways Authority of India 10. Which of the below payment bank has barred by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from adding new customers after it observed anomalies regarding deposits in the existing accounts? (a) Cholamandalam Distribution Services (b) Sun Pharmaceuticals (c) Aditya Birla Nuvo (d) Fino Payments Bank 11. Which country based SBM Group became the first foreign lender has received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to operate in the country as SBM Bank (India)? (a) Maldives (b) Bahamas (c) Seychelles (d) Mauritius 12. Find the name of award which will be honored to all sportspersons and coaches who won a position or medal in Olympics as per the new policy implemented by Union Minister of Railways for promotion of Railway Sportspersons? (a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna‎ (b) Ekalavya Award (c) Padma Vibhushan (d) Padma Shri 13. Who has launched Logo, tagline for Geographical Indications (GI) by Commerce and Industry? (a) Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation (b) Minister of Science and Technology (c) Minister of Information and broadcasting (d) Minister of Commerce and Industry 14. What is the name of new scheme launched by Ministry of Culture in India and total outlay of the scheme is Rs. 325.00 Crores for financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20? (a) Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (b) Seva Bhoj Yojna (c) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (d) Pradhan Manthri Mudra Yojna

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15. How many amendments of GST Laws were approved in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? (a) 46 (b) 35 (c) 26 (d) 15 16. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and which telecom service provider signed an MoU for extending benefits in customer services? (a) Vodafone India (b) Bharti Airtel (c) BSNL (d) Reliance Jio 17. Which football club has been recognised by the United Nations as the World’s first certified carbon neutral football club? (a) Forest Green Rovers Football Club (b) PSG Football Club (c) Real Madrid Football Club (d) Liverpool Football Club 18. The World Junior Squash Championships 2018 was held in Chennai. Which men’s team emerged as the 2018 World Junior Squash Champions? (a) England (b) India (c) Egypt (d) Spain 19. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the 6th time, at the Hungaroring circuit, in Hungary? (a) Valterri Bottas (b) Sebastian Vettel (c) Lewis Hamilton (d) Daniel Riccardio 20. What is the current repo rate, as per the 3rd bi-monthly policy, released by RBI on August 1, 2018? (a) 6.50 % (b) 6.25 % (c) 6.00 % (d) 6.75 % 21. Where was the first ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit? (a) Kathmandu, Nepal (b) New Delhi, India (c) , India (d) Bengaluru, India 22. Name the smartphone distribution scheme under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY), launched by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and actress Kangana Ranaut? (a) Mobile Vision (b) Mobile for All (c) Mobile Tihar (d) Mobilise the State 23. Which has become the first state to implement Centre’s ‘Biofuel Policy’? (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Assam 24. ____ that implements Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) and Common Service Centres (CSC) have signed a MoU to provide information and eligibility validation services to beneficiaries, mainly in remote areas? (a) National Health Agency (NHA) (b) Indian Medical Association (IMA) (c) Rural Welfare Association (RWA) (d) Rural Health Association (RHA) 25. NITI Aayog will host an Investors’ Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands in which city? (a) Port Blair (b) Chennai (c) Panaji (d) New Delhi 26. Where did Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik lay the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of Construction of North East Institute of Ayurveda & Homeopathy (NEIAH)? (a) Mawdiangdiang, Shillong (b) Changlang, Itanagar (c) Kiphire, Kohima (d) Longleng, Itanagar 27. Name the desktop software launched by IT Ministry to enable editing and printing of text in scanned documents, in a conference for Indian Languages Technology Industry ‘Bhashantara’, in New Delhi? (a) e-Aksharayan (b) e-EditnPrint (c) e-DocType (d) e-ReadnType 28. Which hospitality firm signed MoUs with State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda for extending financial support to the company’s hotel partners? (a) OYO (b) GoIbibo (c) MakeMyTrip (d) Trivago 29. Which state government signed a MoU with a private trust for the first cow sanctuary in the state? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh 30. When was International Day of Friendship celebrated all over the world? (a) July 30 (b) July 29 (c) July 31 (d) July 28 31. What was the theme of World Day against Trafficking in Persons that was observed all over the world on 30th July 2018? (a) Responding to the trafficking of children and young people (b) Eliminate trafficking of children and young people (c) Safeguard the victims of human trafficking (d) Welfare of human trafficking victims 32. Name the Indian swimmer who has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather? (a) Prabhat Koli (b) Prithviraj R (c) Satheesh Reddy (d) Bharath Singh 33. Where was the International Army Games 2018 inaugurated on 28th July 2018? (a) Beijing, China (b) Moscow, Russia (c) New Delhi, India (d) Tokyo, Japan

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34. The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, laid the foundation stone of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at ______? (a) Patiala, Punjab (b) Mohali, Punjab (c) Guwahati, Assam (d) Raipur, Chhattisgarh 35. The high-level panel on data protection framework headed by _____ submitted its report to the government, that included recommendations on changes to the Aadhaar Act, amending the Right to Information Act etc. ? (a) Justice B N Srikrishna (b) B M Deosthalee (c) Malhom Roy (d) Sunil Mehta 36. Which state government approved a proposal for setting up a riverine port on river Mahanadi in Kendrapara district? (a) Assam (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Odisha (d) West Bengal 37. The Chief Minister of which state announced that the state government would implement its own food security act from October 2? (a) Gujarat (b) Telangana (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha 38. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over two types of indigenously built high-power multi-fuel engines named V92S2 and V-46-6, to the Vice Chief of Army Staff Devaraj Anbu. The engines were manufactured by the Engine Factory in _____? (a) Avadi, Tamil Nadu (b) Pune, (c) Nagpur, Maharashtra (d) Dehradun, Uttarakhand 39. Which firm was awarded the INFRA Icon Award in the ‘Global Energy’ category at the mid-day INFRA Icons Awards 2018, in Mumbai? (a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) (b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) (c) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) (d) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 40. A rare celestial event of the longest lunar eclipse to date called the _____ was seen? (a) Rare Moon (b) Red Moon (c) Blood Moon (d) Black Moon 41. When was 8th International tiger day or Global Tiger day celebrated all over the world? (a) July 30 (b) July 31 (c) July 29 (d) July 28 42. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of India’s first Mobile Open Exchange Zone (MOX) at World Trade Centre in which city? (a) Noida (b) Mumbai (c) Pune (d) Kolkata 43. Government set up a High Level Empowered Committee headed by _____ to address the issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects? (a) Pradeep Kumar Sinha (b) Kuldeep Singh (c) Inder Jit Singh (d) Anil Kumar Jha 44. The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been taken away from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and brought under which ministry? (a) Ministry of Finance (b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry (c) Ministry of Agriculture (d) Ministry of Science and Technology 45. The 3rd BRICS Film Festival was held in Durban, . Which Indian Film won the ‘Best Film’ award in the festival? (a) Village Rockstars (b) Newton (c) Tumhari Sulu (d) Hindi Medium 46. Who has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command? (a) Anil Kumar Chawla (b) Praveen Hebbal (c) Arun Kumar S (d) Prajin Mahanth 47. Who was appointed the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India? (a) Surendra Rosha (b) Maninder Singh (c) Hanif Khan (d) Mithun Dawan 48. What rank has India secured in the biannual United Nation’s E-Government Index 2018 among 193 countries released by UN? (a) 100 (b) 105 (c) 96 (d) 88 49. Defence acquisitions council (DAC) approved the acquisition of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System- II (NASAMS-II) for $1 billion from which country? (a) United States (b) Russia (c) Germany (d) Japan 50. Which firm has received the best performing primary lending institution in Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category? (a) HDFC (b) HSBC (c) ICICI (d) SBI 51. China successfully launched _____ satellite, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project? (a) Gaofen-11 (b) Gaofen-12 (c) Tianhiu 1B (d) Tanhen 1C 52. Name the rare blood group that has been identified by doctors from Kasturba Medical College (KMC) in Mangaluru, Karnataka? (a) pp or P null phenotype (b) ss or S null phenotype (c) rx or R phenotype (d) d or Dx phenotype

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53. Which Indian javelin thrower won a gold medal in the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland ? (a) Neeraj Chopra (b) Sushil Kumar (c) Bharghav Reddy (d) Arjun Kumar 54. Name the mobile app that has been launched by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur as a part of the first phase of ‘horn not ok’ awareness campaign in Manali and Shimla? (a) No horn (b) Shaur Nahin (c) Say no to horns (d) Peaceful driving 55. Which state government launched ‘Swachha Meva Jayate’ cleanliness campaign? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat (d) Jharkhand 56. _____ topped N-SIPI (State Investment Potential Index) series by economic think-tank NCAER, as the top ‘most investor-friendly’ destination? (a) Gujarat (b) Delhi (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh 57. Where has the World’s First Intertidal Art Gallery named Coralarium been opened? (a) Mauritius (b) Maldives (c) Seychelles Island (d) Sri Lanka 58. HDFC Life Insurance and which bank signed a where the bank will sell the insurer’s products through its branches? (a) Canara Bank (b) YES Bank (c) Vijaya Bank (d) Karnataka Bank 59. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance has tied up with which small finance bank to offer specialised product offerings to the bank customers? (a) Fincare Small Finance Bank (b) Jana Small Finance Bank (c) City Small Finance Bank (d) AU Small Finance Bank 60. Name the Indian-origin prison guard from Adelaide who has won the title of MasterChef Australia 2018? (a) Sashi Cheliah (b) Gagandeep Sidhu (c) Arjun Rampal (d) Surendra Saini 61. Name the Madras High Court Chief Justice who was appointed as Supreme Court justice? (a) Punita Manohar (b) Anil Mehta (c) Indira Banerjee (d) Sashank Singh 62. Name the mobile app launched by FICCI Ladies Organisation that is aimed at creating awareness on preventive healthcare? (a) WOW (Wellness of Women) (b) EOW (Empowerment of Women) (c) Women Warriors (WW) (d) Rise of Women (ROW) 63. Which state government has launched the ‘Mukhya Mantri-Yuva Nestham’ scheme to provide allowance to unemployed youth in the state? (a) Telengana (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu 64. Kadaknath chicken meat from Jhabua district of which state was awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand 65. Which bank launched a new deposit scheme called Vikas Bonanza 456 for a tenure of 456 days with interest rate of 7.10 % for public and 7.60 % for senior citizens? (a) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) (b) Andhra Pradesh Vikas Grameen Bank (APVGB) (c) City Cooperative Bank (CCB) (d) Hindustan Cooperative Bnak (HCB)

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