Desizn Circle G.K. (MARCH 2018) 1. Who appointed as new Deputy Election Commissioner of India? - C. Bhushan Kumar 2. Which state recently raised retirement age from 60 to 62 for employees? - Madhya Pradesh 3. Which country launches twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space? – China 4. The Election Commission of India operates under which article of the authority of Constitution? A) Article 329 B) Article 333 C) Article 318 D) Article 324 Ans. D (Article324) 5. Grasslands & Regions • Pampas - South America • Prairies - North America • Velds - South Africa • Steppes - Asia • Dawns – Australia • Canterbury - New Zealand • Savannahs - East Africa • Campos – Brazil • Lianos - Venezuela • Taiga - Europe & Asia • Pustaz – Hungary 6. Who becomes 1st woman to head UN political affairs? – Rosemary Di Carlo 7. NASA set2send 1st ever mission to explore the deep interior of? - Mars 8. Scientists identified a new organ in the human body, its help in understanding the spread of cancer within the body? - Interstitium 9. Which is the most backward district in India, as per latest report by NITIAayog? - Mewat, & Haryana 10. Which is the best performing district in India, as per report by Niti Aayog? - Vizianagaram & AP 11. Who becomes new Prime Minister of Ethiopia ? – Abiy Ahmed 12. Which domestic Indian airline has introduced its first set of male cabin crew? - Vistara 13. Which state government has launched toll-free helpline 181- Sakhi for women? - Assam 14. Who was appointed as the new Director General Border Roads? - Harpal Singh 15. Articles related to Vice President (63-73) Articles 63. Vice-president of India Articles 64. Ex-officio Chairman of Council of States Articles 65. Act as President Articles 66. Election of Vice-president Articles 67. Term of Office Articles 68. Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President Articles 69. Oath by Vice-president Articles 70. Discharge of President’s functions in other contingencies Articles 71. Matters related to election of Prez/Vice-Prez Articles 72. Power of President to grant pardons, etc Articles 73. Extent of executive power of the Union 16. ISRO launched which communication satellite on March 29? A) GSAT-6A B) GSAT-6 2B C) PSAT-4 E D) X-PAT 1 Ans: A (GSAT-6A) 17. Who has been elected as the President of Myanmar? - Win Myint 18. Name the incumbent President of Egypt who has re-elected for a 2nd term on the post? - Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 19. Who has been appointed as acting chairperson of National Green Tribunal? - Jawad Rahim 20. Who is the current Chairman of ISRO? - Dr. K Sivan 21. The ISRO stands for? - Indian Space Research Organization Where is the Headquarters of ISRO? - Bengaluru 22. Which state has decided to add 'Ramji' as Dr BR Ambedkar's middle name in all documents & records? - Uttar Pradesh 23. ISRO successfully launched of the GSLVf08 carrying the indigenously developed communication satellite from Srihari kota on March 29, 2018? - GSAT6A 24. India’s first Insect Museum has opened in which state? - Tamil Nadu 25. Who appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India (GoI)? - K Vijay Raghavan 26. Which state has highest number of fully covered tribal habitations with safe drinking water? - Madhya Pradesh 27. MahavirJayanti is the? - birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir 28. Vardhman Mahavir was the? - 24th Tirthankara of Jains 29. At what age did Mahavir become an ascetic? - 30 Jain spiritual guides are called? - Tirthankaras 30. What is the central principal of Jainism? - Ahimsa 31. Articles related to President 52. President of India 53. Executive Power 54. Election of Prez 55. Manner of election 56. Term of Office 57. Eligiblity of re-election 58. Qualification for election 59. Conditions of Office 60. Oath by Prez 61. Procedure for Impeachment 32. Which country proposed 10 years' jail for publishers of fake news? - Malaysia 33. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Ayushman Bharat mission? – Indu Bhushan 34. Which company acquired GIf search platform Tenor recently? - Google 35. The yellow colour of cow’s milk is due to the presence of riboflavin. 36. The yellow colour of human urine is due to the presence of urochrome. 37. Air Transport started in India - 1911 38. Water Transport started in India - 1887 39. Who was first to describe great mutiny of 1857 as the first War of Independence of India? A) Jawarlal Nehru B) Balagangadhar Tilak C) V.D Savarkar D) Lala Lajpat Rai Ans: C) V.D Savarkar 40. World’s new largest cruise ship named "Symphony of the Seas" has left for its maiden sail. The ship designed by? - France 41. Which is the largest electricity producing country in world? - China 42. Which is the largest automobile market country in world? – China 43. India's ranks in globally data speed, while Norway at top? - 109th 44. Which country will host the "Regional 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) forum in Asia and Pacific" 2018? - India (Indore) 45. The 3R Forum launched in? - 2009 (Japan) Asia's largest tulip garden opens in? - Srinagar, J&K 46. Which of the following part of the Sun is visible at the time of eclipse? A) Photosphere B) Corona C) Chromosphere D) Core Ans: B) Corona 47. The Min. of External Affairs launched an initiative ‘Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar’ in which city? - Hyderabad 48. Which state is hosting the 11th Rashtriya Rifles Biennial Conference 2018? - Jammu and Kashmir 49. Who is India’s representative to Executive Board of UNESCO? - J S Rajput 50. 1. Swadeshi Movement : 1905 2. Save Silent Valley Movement: 1973 3. Chipko Movement: 1973 4. Namantar Andolan: 1978 5. Jungle Bachao Andolan: 1980s 6. Narmada Bachao Andolan: 1985 7. Jan Lokpal Bill - Anti Corruption Movement: 2011 8. Nirbhaya Movement: 2012 51. Who has become the fastest bowler to reach the milestone 100 ODI wickets in 44 matches? – Rashid Khan 52. The first Int'l exhibition of graphic prints "Print Biennale India 2018" inaugurated in? – New Delhi 53. Which Indian Union Territory has only two beggars? - Lakshadweep 54. India becomes the largest Auto Market in the world, while China at tops - 4th 55. World’s oldest city goes wireless - Varanasi 56. Which state tops in the list of most no. of Beggars - West Bengal 57. India becomes the largest Electricity Producer in the world, while China at tops - 3rd 58. The Government of India has set the target to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) by which year? - 2025 59. The Global has set the target to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) by which year? - 2030 60. Who is the President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)? - Praful Patel 61. Who named 'Cricketer of the Year' Wisden India Almanack? – K L Rahul 62. A Pakistan lawmaker made history by becoming the first woman leader of Opposition in the Senate? – Sherry Rehman 63. Who holds the record for smashing the fastest T20 fifty by an Indian woman? - Smriti Mandhana 64. Organization & their Motto IndianArmy : Service before Self IndianAirforce : Touching the Sky with Glory CoastGuard : We Protect CRPf : Peace Keeper to the Nation BSf : Duty unto Death NSG : National Security Guards CISf : Protection and Security 65. Which Indian sportsperson won the 2018 Asian Billiards Championships? - Pankaj Advani 66. Which city hosted the 5th India Maize Summit 2018? – New Delhi 67. Which Indian org. has won the ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ award at the 105th Indian Science Congress 2018? - DRDO 68. Which social reformer’s birth anniversary will be observed as #Social Justice Day across India? A) Dr BR Ambedkar B) Vinoba Bhave C) Swami Vivekananda D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Answer: A) Dr BR Ambedkar 69. What is the QR code ? A) Quick Receive Code B) Quick Ready Code C) Quick Read Code D) Quick Response Code Ans: D) Quick Response Code 70. Which of the following part of the Sun is visible by human? [A] Photosphere [B] Corona [C] Chromospheres [D] Core Ans: [A] Photosphere 71. Who was sworn in as the new President of Peru? – Martin Vizcarra 72. Which state launches Naipunya Ratham a multy utility vehicle? – Andhra Pradesh 73. Who will be the flag bearer of Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of Common wealth Games 2018? – Pv Sindhu 74. Vaccine - Discovered by • Small Pox: Edward Jenner (1786) • Rabies: Louis Pasteur (1885) • Typhus: Charles Nicolle (1909) • TB: Leon Calmette & Camille Guerin (1992) • Polio: Jonas E. Salk (1954) • Cholera: Louis Pasteur (1880) • Measles: John f. Enders (1960) 75. What are the inner planets in the solar system? 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars What are the outer planets in the solar system? 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 7. Uranus 8. Neptune 76. Who has conferred with 2017 "G. K. Reddy Memorial National Award" for journalism? – Karan Thapar 77. Indian shooter has clinched a gold in women’s air rifle 10 m event at 2018 junior ISSf World Cup? – Elavenil Valarivan 78. India is expected to itself as world's largest travel & tourism economy by 2028? - 3rd 79. Which state observed martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru as ‘Youth Empowerment Day’? - Punjab 80. Robert Langlands, winner of 2018 Abel Prize, is belong to? – Canada 81. The HIV virus weakens the immunity of a person because it destroys? A) Monocytes B) Lymphocytes C) Platelets D) Erythrocytes Ans: B) Lymphocytes 82. The Union Govt. has decided to declare 2018 as the year of which cereal crop? - Millet 83. Which Indian naval warship was decommissioned on 23.3.2018? – INS Ganga 84. What is the theme of the World Meteorological Day 2018? - "Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart" 85. Name the Canadian mathematician is won the prestigious Abel Prize ? – Robert Langlands 86. Which airport has rated as world's best 2018 airport, report by Skytrax? - Singapore 87.