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Q.1. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of which Indian city has recently declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A. ‎Pondicherry
B. Panaji
C. Kochi
D. Mumbai
Ans. Mumbai



Q.2. Which Indian journalist has authored the book “Eleventh Hour” to pay tribute to the men in uniform?
A. Karan Thapar
B. Arun Shourie
C. Hussain Zaidi
D. Madhu Trehan
Ans. Hussain Zaidi



Q.3. Which Indian cricketer has recently inducted into ICC Cricket Hall Of Fame?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. V V S Laxman
D. Rahul Dravid
Ans. Rahul Dravid



Q.4. Which country’s team has won the 2018 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy?
A. Belgium
B. Argentina
C. Australia
D. India
Ans. Australia



Q.5. As per US State Department’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, which country has been tagged “worst human trafficking nation”?
A. Iraq
B. Pakistan
C. North Korea
D. Myanmar
Ans. North Korea



Q.6. The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has become the India’s first oil Public  Sector Undertaking (PSU) to introduce online legal compliance “Legatrix”. It is located in which state?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. West Bengal
D. Jharkhand
Ans. Assam



Q.7. Which of the following is the world’s first medicine made from marijuana that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ?
A. Aconite
B. Epidiolex
C. Nux Vomica
D. Calendula
Ans. Epidiolex



Q.8. UNESCO has recently declared which national park of Colombia as a world heritage site?
A. Chiribiquete Natural Park
B. Los Nevados National Park
C. Chicamocha National Park
D. Tayrona National Park
Ans. Chiribiquete Natural Park



Q.9. India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in which city?
A. Bengaluru
B. Mumbai
C. Delhi
D. Kolkata
Ans. Bengaluru




Q.10. The world’s first all-digital art museum has opened in which country?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Italy
D. India
Ans. Japan



Q.11. Which state government has launched ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ to eradicate malnutrition?
A. Maharashtra
B. Tripura
C. Gujarat
D. Mizoram
Ans. Gujarat



Q.12. Which novel has won the 2018 Golden Man Booker Prize?
A. In a Free State
B. The English Patient
C. Wolf Hall
D. Moon Tiger
Ans. The English Patient



Q.13. Who will lead Indian men’s hockey squad in the 18th Asian Games 2018?
A. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam
B. Birendra Lakra
C. PR Sreejesh
D. Rupinder Pal Singh
Ans. PR Sreejesh




Q.14. Who has become the 3rd Indian cricketer to reach the coveted milestone of playing 500 international matches?
A. M S Dhoni
B. Virat Kohli
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Ravichandran Ashwin
Ans. M S Dhoni




Q.15. Which Indian gymnast has clinched a gold in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup 2018 in Turkey?
A. Ankita Kumari
B. Aruna Reddy
C. Dipa Karmakar
D. Deepa Malik
Ans. Dipa Karmakar

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