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Q.1. Which of the following has been awarded the ‘Marketer of the Year’ award by the International Advertising Association of India?
A. Hindustan Unilever
B. Amul
C. LIC
D. Nestle
Ans. Amul



Q.2. India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched in which city?
A. New Delhi
B. Pune
C. Chandigarh
D. Lucknow
Ans. Chandigarh



Q.3. Who has become the first Asian to swim UK-France channel?
A. Swapan Kumar
B. Prabhat Koli
C. Sharad Tiwari
D. Sourabh Verma
Ans. Prabhat Koli



Q.4. Which state government will set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub) for research and scientific learning?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans. Andhra Pradesh

Q.5. The first cow sanctuary of Rajasthan will come up in which district?
A. Bikaner
B. Jodhpur
C. Jaipur
D. Hanuman garh
Ans. Bikaner



Q.6. Which Indian film bagged the best film award at the 3rd edition of the BRICS Film Festival 2018?
A. Village Rockstars
B. Sinjar
C. Bhanayakam
D. Newton
Ans. Newton



Q.7. Which Indian origin personality has clinched the title of MasterChef Australia 2018?
A. Sashi Cheliah
B. Aarti Sequeira
C. Floyd Cardoz
D. Vikas Khanna
Ans. Sashi Cheliah



Q.8. Which country’s researchers have claimed to create the world’s first single-chromosome yeast ?
A. Germany
B. United States
C. China
D. UK
Ans. China



Q.9. Which Indian developer has claimed to develop the world’s first Hindi speaking realistic humanoid robot “Rashmi”?
A. Anand Kumar
B. Surabhi Patel
C. Kanwaljeet Sethi
D. Ranjit Srivastava
Ans. Ranjit Srivastava



Q.10. Which state has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy on bio fuels?
A. Kerala
B. Jharkhand
C. Rajasthan
D. Punjab
Ans. Rajasthan

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