General Knowledge


Q.1. What is the Zero Discrimination Day campaign for the year 2018?
A. What never
B. What not …
C. What if …
D. What sure …
Ans. What if …



Q.2. The world’s largest solar park has launched in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Kerela
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
Ans. Karnataka



Q.3. Which country’s team has won the 2018 IBSF Snooker Team World Cup?
A. China
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Japan
Ans. India


Q.4. Which Indian woman wrestler has clinched India’s first gold at the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships?
A. Navjot Kaur
B. Vinesh Phogat
C. Sakshi Malik
D. Sangeeta Phogat
Ans. Navjot Kaur



Q.5. Which Bollywood personality has won the lifetime achievement award at the 2018 ‘Political and Public Life Awards’ in the UK?
A. Amitabh Bachchan
B. Boman Irani
C. Jackie Shroff
D. Shatrughan Sinha
Ans. Shatrughan Sinha



Q.6. India has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which countries for civil nuclear cooperation?
A. USA & Nepal
B. Japan & Myanmar
C. Russia & Bangladesh
D. Germany & Sri Lanka
Ans. Russia & Bangladesh



Q.7. Which state government has launched the free sanitary napkin scheme ‘Khushi’ for girl students across the state?
A. Punjab
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
Ans. Odisha



Q.8. India’s first helicopter-taxi service has launched in which city?
A. Bengaluru
B. Kochi
C. New Delhi
D. Kolkata
Ans. Bengaluru



Q.9. What is India’s rank in the world in terms of military power, as per Global Fire Power Index (GFPI-2017)?
A. 8th
B. 6th
C. 4th
D. 5th
Ans. 4th



Q.10. Which platform has been launched by the Union Government on the occasion of 2018 International Women’s Day?
A. Women Entrepreneurship Platform
B. Women Combat Platform
C. Women Power Platform
D. Women Literacy Platform
Ans. Women Entrepreneurship Platform



Q.11. Microsoft has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Bengaluru
C. Kolkata
D. Kochi
Ans. Bengaluru



Q.12. What is the theme of the biennial event on Civil Aviation and Aerospace ‘Wings India 2018’?
A. India-Global Aviation Hub
B. Sab Uden, Sab Juden
C. Bharat-Ek Chhat
D. India-Wings of Aerospace
Ans. India-Global Aviation Hub



Q.13. Which country to host the first-ever International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit?
A. Bangladesh
B. Germany
C. India
D. France
Ans. India



Q.14. Which of the following has become India’s first Union territory to run completely on solar power?
A. Chandigarh
B. Diu
C. Lakshadweep
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans. Diu




Q.15. Which state government has started Asmita Yojana to provide sanitary napkins at subsidised rates?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
Ans. Maharashtra

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