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Q.1. Which state government has launched DASTAK campaign to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans. Uttar Pradesh




Q.2. Which state government has launched the ‘Gobardhan Yojana’ to support farmers?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
Ans. Haryana



Q.3. Which country has successfully launched the world’s smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Australia
D. South Africa
Ans. Japan



Q.4. Michael N Hall has been chosen for the 2018 Genome Valley Excellence Award of Telangana. He hails from which country?
A. United States
B. France
C. Switzerland
D. Japan
Ans. Switzerland




Q.5. Which online security campaign has been launched by Google India to safeguard internet users?
A. #SecureInternetKiya
B. #OnlineSecurityKiya
C. #InternetSafetyKiya
D. #SecurityCheckKiya
Ans. #SecurityCheckKiya




Q.6. Who has won the ‘Times Power Women of the Year 2017’– Pune for Global PR award?
A. Pooja Chopra
B. Sonali Kulkarni
C. Shabnam Asthana
D. Niharika Kumari
Ans. Shabnam Asthana



Q.7. The Assam Government has signed MoU with which cab company for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in Guwahati?
A. Ola
B. Uber
C. Meru
D. Carzonrent
Ans. Ola



Q.8. Which Indian airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport?
A. Indira Gandhi International Airport
B. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
C. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport
D. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Ans. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport



Q.9. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)?
A. Wetlands and Tourism
B. Wetlands for our Future – Sustainable Livelihoods
C. Forests and Wetlands
D. Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future
Ans. Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future



Q.10. Which country has become the world’s first country to repeal same-sex marriage?
A. Greece
B. Portugal
C. South Africa
D. Bermuda
Ans. Bermuda



Q.11. NCERT has collaborated with which internet company to teach students digital safety?
A. Microsoft
B. Twitter
C. Facebook
D. Google
Ans. Google



Q.12. Which city to host the 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018)?
A. New Delhi
B. Kathmandu
C. Colombo
D. Dubai
Ans. Dubai




Q.13. Which state has topped the Health Index progressive report, which is recently released by NITI Aayog?
A. Punjab
B. Kerala
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. Kerala



Q.14. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Intellectual Property Index (IPI), which is released by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)?
A. 46th
B. 44th
C. 45th
D. 47th
Ans. 44th




Q.15. Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur?
A. Manjula Chellur
B. Sujata Manohar
C. Abhilasha Kumari
D. Sukhda Pritam
Ans. Abhilasha Kumari



Q.16. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala?
A. K. T. Koshi
B. Arijit Pasayat
C. Navniti Prasad Singh
D. Antony Dominic
Ans. Antony Dominic



Q.17. Which Indian personality has been conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’?
A. Sushma Swaraj
B. Lata Mangeshkar
C. Narendra Modi
D. Amitabh Bachchan
Ans. Narendra Modi



Q.18. Which railway zone has become the first Rail Zone in India with 100% LED Lighting at railway stations?
A. North Eastern Railway
B. South Central Railway
C. South Western Railway
D. North Central Railway
Ans. South Central Railway



Q.19. Who has become the world’s first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODI)?
A. Jhulan Goswami
B. Veda Krishnamurthy
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. Neetu David
Ans. Jhulan Goswami



Q.20. Which city is hosting the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018?
A. Pune
B. Nagpur
C. New Delhi
D. Jabalpur
Ans. New Delhi

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