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APRIL FOOLS’ DAY

1st of April is the time of the time of the year where we spend the day on playing tricks and pranks and spreading hoaxes on our friends and family. It is certainly a day of celebrating foolishness. Practices include having someone look for things that don’t exist or trying to get someone to believe ridiculous fake things. It is an annual celebration worldwide. The victims of these jokes and pranks are called ‘‘April fool’’.  April Fools’ Day is also called All Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day, Gowkie Day, St. All-Fools Morn etc. The pranks and hoaxes are meant to be completely safe and harmless and funny. This day is most popular in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Europe and Australia. The custom of April Fools ’ Day has existed since Roman times when practical jokes were played on each other during a festival called Hilaria. The thing about this day is that nobody is offended. It is good to have a light-hearted day of the year.  The exact origins, however, remain...

Famous personality

Q.1. Who is the architect of the world's longest constitution? A. BR Rao B. BR Ambedkar C. C Rajagoplachari D. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. BR Ambedkar Q.2. Which famous scientist and former Indian president had a bacteria named after him? A. President Abdul Kalam B. President Pratibha Patil C. President Pranab Mukherjee D. None of the above Ans. President Abdul Kalam Q.3. Which journalist broke the news of WWII? A. Clare Hollingworth B. Claire Hollingsworth C. Clara Hollingsworth D. None of the above Ans. Clare Hollingworth Q.4. Who became the first person to complete the Indian Golden Quadrilateral on foot in July 2016? A. Michelle Kakkad B. Michelle Kakade C. Anushka Kakade D. None of the above Ans. Michelle Kakade Q.5. Which world leader had his statue placed at Madam Tussauds? A. Narendra Modi B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel C. VP Singh D. Jawaharlal Nehru Ans. Narendra Modi Q.6. Business tycoon Vijay Mallya has resigned from which of the follo...

General Awareness

Q.1. The Government of India (GoI) has approved to set up a Plastic Park in which district of Jharkhand A. Jamtara B. Godda C. Deoghar D. Sahebganj Ans. Deoghar Q.2. The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of India has become the world’s first trusted digital repository. The NCAA project is implemented by which union ministry? A. Ministry of Culture B. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting C.  Ministry of Science and Technology D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ans. Ministry of Culture Q.3. Which city has topped the Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2018? A. Zurich B. Hyderabad C. Munich D. Vienna Ans. Vienna Q.4. The Union Government has constituted which task force to draft new Direct Tax Law? A. Arun Jaitely B.Arvind Subramanian C. Pritam Das D. Arvind Modi Ans. Arvind Modi Q.5. What is the theme of the 2018 World Water Day (WWD)? A. Why Waste Water? B. Nature for Water C. Water is Life D. Better Wat...

GK

Q.1. As part of the 10th edition of MILAN 2018, which first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea has started? A. COAST-18 B. MILES-18 C. NAVAL MEET-18 D. SEA-18 Ans. MILES-18 Q.2. Which of the following countries have co-chaired the first founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA-2018)? A. India and Bangladesh B. India and Russia C. India and France D. India and Germany Ans. India and France Q.3. The first-ever crime-free zone along the international border between India and which county has launched? A. Sri Lanka B. Bhutan C. Myanmar D. Bangladesh Ans. Bangladesh Q.4. Which online payment service provider has become the official umpire partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 5 years? A. PhonePe B. Flipkart C. JioMoney D. Paytm Ans. Paytm Q.5. The Union Government has launched TB-free India Campaign from which city to eradicate TB from India by 2025? A. Lucknow B. Varanasi C. New Delhi D. Gandhi Nagar Ans. New Delh...

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...

Current Affairs

Q.1. The Tamil Nadu government has tied up with which software company to accelerate cloud technology adoption? A.  Alphabet B. Tata C. Infosys D. Microsoft Ans. Microsoft Q.2. Which country has recently declared to impose a ‘carbon tax’ from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions? A. India B. Singapore C. Malaysia D. Japan Ans. Singapore Q.3. Which committee has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to look into bank frauds? A. Y H Malegam committee B. A.K. Misra committee C. Nandkumar Saravade committee D. S Raman committee Ans. Y H Malegam committee Q.4. What is the India’s rank in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2017, which is recently released by the Transparency International (TI) A. 76th B. 93rd C. 55th D. 81st Ans. 81st Q.5. Which state government has recently made vaccinations compulsory for school admissions? A. Karnataka B. Punjab C. Uttar Pradesh D. Kerala Ans. Kerala Q.6. Which state govern...

Current affairs

Q.1. Which Indian swimmer has become the first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven? A. Bhakti Sharma B. Ashwin Menon C. Rehan Poncha D. Rohan More Ans. Rohan More Q.2. What is the theme of the 2018 World Radio Day (WRD)? A. Radio and Sports B. Radio and Peace C. Radio and World D. Radio is You Ans. Radio and Sports Q.3. Which Indian city has been named in the list of 15 wealthiest cities globally, as per the latest report by New World Wealth? A. Delhi B. Hyderabad C. Mumbai D. Chennai Ans. Mumbai Q.4. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature? A. Vyakaranna Baso Varsh B. Urmi Ghanshyam Desai C. Afsar Ahmed D. Jayant Madhab Bora Ans. Jayant Madhab Bora Q.5. Which country to host the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics 2018? A. Russia B. Brazil C. India D. China Ans. India Q.6. Which of the following is India’s first online radio station? A. Radio Sansar B. Radio Umang C. Radio Aadhaar D. Radio Teacap Ans. Radi...