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Q.1. Who has won the 2018 men’s singles Tata Open Maharashtra Tennis tournament?
A. Roberto Bautista Agut
B. Benoit Paire
C. Yuki Bhambri
D. Gilles Simon
Ans. Gilles Simon



Q.2. Who has been appointed the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)?
A. Mukesh Agnihotri
B. Janardan Dwivedi
C. T S Tirumurti
D. Narayanan Chandrakumar
Ans. T S Tirumurti



Q.3. Which city is hosting the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018?
A. Kathmandu
B. Shimla
C. Gangtok
D. Itanagar
Ans. Kathmandu



Q.4. Which country has become the world’s first country to enforce equal pay for women and men.
A. Finland
B. France
C. Iceland
D. Sweden
Ans. Iceland



Q.5. Who has become the first African-American to win Golden Globe for best actor in a drama television series at the 75th Golden Globe Awards 2018?
A. Aziz Ansari
B. Ewan McGregor
C. Sterling K Brown
D. Alexander Skarsgard
Ans. Sterling K Brown



Q.6. The Indian Navy has inked a MoU with which port trust for utilizing the Port’s berthing facility at Mattancherry wharf for Naval ships?
A. Kandla Port Trust
B. Kolkatta Port Trust
C. Cochin Port Trust
D. Chennai Port Trust
Ans. Cochin Port Trust



Q.7. India’s fastest and first multi-peta-flops supercomputer “Pratyush” has established at which institute?
A. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun
B. Central Institute of Technology (CIT) Kokrajhar
C. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Gwalior
D. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
Ans. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune



Q.8. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) portal?
A. Punjab
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Ans. Haryana



Q.9. Which state has topped the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index, according to recently released report by Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry?
A. Punjab
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat
Ans. Gujarat



Q.10. Which railway station entered Limca Book of Records 2018 for having all-women staff?
A. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station
B. Matunga railway station
C. Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
D. Kolkata railway station
Ans. Matunga railway station



Q.11. The world’s largest Ice festival has started in which country?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Italy
D. United States
Ans. China



Q.12. Which country has recently banned teaching of English language in primary schools to fight against western cultural invasion?
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Israel
D. UAE
Ans. Iran

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