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Q.1. After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?
A. Manipur
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Nagaland
D. Mizoram
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh



Q.2. KKR & Co. has become the India’s first Foreign-Owned Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC). It is associated to which country?
A. United States
B. France
C. Germany
D. New Zealand
Ans. United States



Q.3. Which country has launched the world’s largest human genome research project?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Brazil
D. Russia
Ans. China



Q.4. Which cricket team has won the 2017 Ranji Trophy tournament?
A. Hyderabad
B. Gujarat
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Vidarbha
Ans. Vidarbha



Q.5. Which union minister has launched an online portal NARI for the empowerment of women?
A. Maneka Gandhi
B. Narendra Modi
C. Uma Bharti
D. Smriti Irani
Ans. Maneka Gandhi




Q.6. Who has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India?
A. V.Rajamani
B. Vijay Keshav Gokhale
C. Madhukar Bhave
D. Husain Dalwai
Ans. Vijay Keshav Gokhale



Q.7. The first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) has released for which state?
A. Nagaland
B. Assam
C. Punjab
D. Kerala
Ans. Assam



Q.8. The 2018 Mylapore festival has started in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. Tamil Nadu



Q.9. Which state to host the 39th National Games in 2022?
A. Meghalaya
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Assam
Ans. Meghalaya



Q.10. The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched which operation on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) International Border to curb infiltration?
A. Operation Border
B. Operation Control
C. Operation Alert
D. Operation Star
Ans. Operation Alert

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