Current affairs

Q.1. Which country’s Prime Minister has inaugurated the third edition of the geo-political conference – Raisina Dialogue 2018?
A. Israel
B. Canada
C. Afghanistan
D. Sweden
Ans. Israel



Q.2. India has recently signed pacts with which country on illegal migrants’ return?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. France
Ans. United Kingdom



Q.3. The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ will be held in which city?
A. Kochi
B. New York
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Seattle
Ans. Seattle



Q.4. India has contributed how much amount to UN’s Youth Mission to raise awareness and attention to youth issues globally?
A. $1,50,000
B. $1,00,000
C. $50,000
D. $2,50,000
Ans. $50,000



Q.5. Who is the head of the newly-constituted 5-judge constitution bench of the SC to hear a range of crucial cases?
A. AK Sikri
B. AM Khanwilkar
C. Dipak Mishra
D. Ashok Bhushan
Ans. Dipak Mishra




Q.6. Which country has build the world’s biggest air purifier?
A. Japan
B. Australia
C. Germany
D. China
Ans. China



Q.7. Who has won the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy for Cricketer of the Year 2017?
A. Steve Smith
B. Virat Kohli
C. Quinton de Kock
D. AB de Villiers
Ans. Virat Kohli



Q.8. Which Indian cricketer has launched his autobiography “Imperfect”?
A. Dilip Vengsarkar
B. Sanjay Manjrekar
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Sourav Ganguly
Ans. Sanjay Manjrekar




Q.9. Which state government has launched Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Yojna to promote climate-resilient agriculture?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Goa
D. Maharashtra
Ans. Maharashtra



Q.10. Which country’s team has won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Sri Lanka
D. India
Ans. India

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

First in Assamese Theatre

Q.1. The first person to introduce theatre or stage drama in Assam? Ans: Srimanta Sankardeva Q.2. First Assamese play to be staged Sankardeva? Ans: Chihnayatra (1468 A.D) Q.3. First mobile theatre of Assam? Ans: Nataraj Cine Theatre (1963-64) Q.4. First Assamese drama to be staged on a revolving stage at Calcutta? Ans: Matir Manuh (1946) Q.5. First musical drama in Assamese? Ans: Jayadrath Badh (1909) by Ambikagiri Raichoudhury. Q.6. The first person, to introduce Co-acting on stage? Ans: Brajnath Sarma (1933)
Read more

History

Q.1. Indian king who opposed Alexander was? A. Ambhi B. Porus C. Dhanananda D. Chandragupta Ans. Porus Q.2. In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at A. Pataliputra B. Rajgir C. Vaishali D. Varanasi Ans. Rajgir Q.3. When Alexander invaded India, who was the ruler of Magadha A. Haryankas B. Shishunagas C. Nandas D. Mauryas Ans. Nandas Q.4. Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was the contemporary of Alexander A. Mahapadmananda B. Dhanananda C. Sukalp D. Chandragupta Maurya Ans. Dhanananda Q.5. 'Lakh Baksh'  was a title given to the ruler A. Iltutmish B. Balban C. Raziya D. Qutub-ud-din Aibak Ans. Qutub-ud-din Aibak Q.6. Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during A. Kheda Satyagraha B. Ahmedabad Strike C. Bardoli Satyagraha D. Champaran Satyagraha Ans. Ahmedabad Strike Q.8. The key leaders of Khiafat Movement were A. Syed Ahmed Khan and Agha Khan B. Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali C. M...
Read more

CASHLESS INDIA: Are We Ready Yet?

A cashless society describes to the economic state of a place where financial transactions are not done by cash in terms of physical banknotes or coins instead electronic representation of money or its digital equivalent using cards or digital means is conducted between transacting parties. In a cashless economy, the transaction is done through the transfer of digital information using e-banking, credit cards, debit cards, POS machines, and digital wallets. Many banks and payment gateway companies are already using mobile networks as a channel for extending their transactions of services and goods. Nowadays even small retailers and almost every shop owners are using cashless models like Paytm for transactions. Talking about our country, our economy is still cash-based. Majority of our rural population are unaware of digital money and its transactions. India is the 4th largest user of cash in the world. We have two different worlds within the same nation. One world is equipped wit...
Read more