Whose birthday is celebrated on 15 September as

Engineer's Day?

A. E Sreedharan
B.M Visvesvaraya
C. G V Loganathan
D.U B Desai
Which state celebrated the Nuakhai festival
recently?

1. Bihar
2. Karnataka
3. Odisha
4. Andhra Pradesh
Who is the head of the committee to look into the harrowing
arrest and alleged torture of former space scientist Nambi
Narayanan in the ‘ISRO spy scandal’?

A. Kurian Joseph
B. Madan Lokur
C. D K Jain
D. K K Joshwa
Mehlli Gobhai who passed away recently was
associated with which field ?

A. Art
B.Journalism
C. sport
D.Engineering
What is the rank of India in the United Nations Human
Development Index 2018?

A. 131
B.135
C. 130
D.156
Which state government has introduced electric cars
for official use?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Jharkhand
C. Bihar
D.Uttar Pradesh
The book “The Twice-Born – Life and Death on the
Ganges” has been authored by whom?

A. Vikram Seth
B.Amish Tripathi
C. Ravindra Singh
D.Aatish Taseer
 Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship which is the second in
the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and was
commissioned by Defence Secretary Sanjay
Mitra in Chennai?

A. Dhruv
B. Surya
C. Vijaya
D. Shourya
Name the India’s first underwater robotic drone which was
launched and handed over to the Naval Physical and
Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO?

A. EyeRovTuna
B. SeaTuna
C. RiverEyeTuna
D. None of the above
 Wicket-keeper James Foster has announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket. He plays for which
cricket team?

A. West Indies
B.England
C. Australia
D.South Africa
 Which International Airport has received the Airports Council
International Airport Service Quality World no.1 airport award
trophy for the second consecutive year?

A. GMR Hyderabad International Airport

B. Indira Gandhi International Airport
C. Kempegowda International Airport
D. Mopa Airport
Which state government has launched the website to tackle
unemployment under Yuva Nestam scheme?

A. Telangana
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
World's first thermal battery plant in Amaravati

UNESCO Gaming University – Vizag

Lakes – Kolleru, Pulicat

E-Rythu
 Rajasthan Forest Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has
inaugurated Rajasthan’s first lion safari at which Biological
Park?

A. Nahargarh Biological park

B. Machia Biological park
C. Sajjangarh Biological Park
D. Mewar Biological Park
Which state has flagged off the 'Swachh Dhara'
programme?

A. Tamil Nadu
B.Telangana
C. Karnataka
D.Andhra Pradesh
 In an attempt to combat human trafficking, which state
government has rolled out a scheme, Swayangsiddha ?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Bihar
C. West Bengal
D.Punjab
 The Delhi government has signed a “Friendship and
Cooperation Agreement”, with which city, under which the two
cities would exchange expertise for betterment in 12 fields?

A. Seoul
B. Berlin
C. Tokyo
D. Kathmandu
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by using PSLV-
C42 has successfully launched two satellites— NovaSAR and
S1-4-belonging to which country?

A. Russia
B. Japan
C. America
D. United Kingdom
The 15 th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2019 will
be held in which city of Uttar Pradesh?

A.Lucknow
B.Varanasi
C.Allahabad
D.Meerut
 Which state has declared itself open defecation free
(ODF) at the launch of “Swachhata Hi Seva“ campaign?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Maharashtra
C. Tripura
D.Jammu and Kashmir
First ever dedicated dog park of India was
constructed in which city?

A.Pune
B.Mumbai
C.Hyderabad
D.Delhi
Jaipur Literature Festival was held in which city ?

A.Jaipur
B.Udaipur
C.Houston
D.London
Who has authored the book Kashi: Secret of the
Black Temple?

A.Vineet Bajpai
B.Gaurav Bhatia
C.Navin Chawla
D.Amish Tripathi
Which country has won the SAFF (South Asian
Football Federation) Cup 2018?

A.India
B.Bhutan
C.Maldives
D.Sri Lanka
India stood at which rank in
52 nd ISSF World
Championship?

A.Fifth
B.Fourth
C.Second
D.Third
China topped the medal tally by winning 43 medals (20 gold, 15 silver, 8
bronze). Republic of Korea secured 2nd position with 36 medals (11
gold, 14 silver, 11 bronze). India finished in 3rd spot with a total of 27
medals (11 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze).

In the 10m Air Rifle Women Junior Team event, Elavenil

Valarivan (631), Shreya Agarwal (628.5) and Manini Kaushik(621.2)
scored a total of 1880.7 points and created a world record. They also
won a gold medal in the event.

ii.In the 10m Air Pistol Men Junior event, Saurabh Chaudhary beat his
own world record with a score of 245.5 and also won a gold medal in the
event.
Which bank was awarded with “Rajbhasha Kirti” award
on the occasion of Hindi Divas ?

A. State Bank of India

B.Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D.Bank of Baroda
Time magazine was sold to Salesforce CEO Marc
Benioff and his wife for
$_____________million?

A.$ 180 million

B.$ 160 million
C.$ 200 million
D.$ 190 million
Which is the Asia's highest volcanic peak that was
recently scaled by Mousumi Khatua and Satyarup
Siddhanta?

A. Mount Fuji
B. Mount Damavand
C. Mount Bromo
D. Mount Takao
Who has sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of
Sudan ?

A. Bakri Hassan Saleh

B.Umar Al-Bashir
C. Moutaz Mousa Abdallah
D.Sadiq Al Mahdi
 Former Asian Games champion Ganpatrao Andalka
passed away recently. He was associated with which
sports?

A. Badminton
B. Boxing
C. Tennis
D. Wrestling
 Ganpatrao Andalkar (83), the former Asian Games champion
wrestler, has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on
September 17, 2018. Andalkar, who took part in the 1964
Tokyo Olympics, had bagged the coveted “Hind Kesari” title in
1960.

He also went on to clinch Gold and Silver medals in two

different weight categories in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games.
World’s first hydrogen-powered train was rolled out in
which country?

A. Spain
B.Germany
C. China
D.Russia
With which country India has signed three MoUs in
Maritime Cooperation, Tourism and Training?

A. Serbia
B.Malta
C. Czech Republic
D.France
Which state is going to launch first-ever 'dial-FIR'
scheme?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Haryana
C. Gujarat
D.Uttar Pradesh
To combat crime, an online dossier of over 1-lakh
small and big criminals in the state has also been
prepared.

UP is the only second state to prepare such a

localised online criminal database after Punjab.
Which city is going to have India’s first ever
gender-neutral hostel?

A.Delhi
B.Mumbai
C.Bengaluru
D.Gurugram
To which country Bangladesh has given its approval to
use the Chittagong and Mongla seaports?

A. Sri Lanka
B.Myanmar
C. India
D.China
The Fourth edition of Asian Paralympic Games
2022 will be held by which Chinese city?

A.Beijing
B.Guangzhou
C.Hangzhou
D.Shanghai
Which Canadian company is all set to buy the East West
Pipeline Ltd for Rs 14,000 crore?

A. Brookfield
B.Eagle
C. J. P. Morgan
D.Allianz
Who along with Virat Kohli was recommended for this
year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?

A. PV Sindhu
B.Saina Nehwal
C. Mary Kom
D.Mirabai Chanu
The Centre has proposed the merger of state-owned Bank of
Baroda, Dena Bank and which bank in order to create India’s
third-largest bank?

A. Canara Bank
B. Syndicate Bank
C. Vijaya Bank
D. Punjab and Sindh Bank
 Vijaya Bank - A friend you can bank on

Dena Bank - Trusted Family Bank

Bank of Baroda - India’s International Bank

What was the name of the First Indian woman IAS officer
of Independent India who passed away recently?

A. Aruna Sundarajan
B.B. Chandrakala
C. Mughda Sinha
D.Anna Rajam Malhotra
Who has won women’s singles title of 2018
Japan Open?

A.Nozomi Okuhara
B.Yuki Fukushima
C.Sayaaka Hirota
D.Carolina Marin
Which of the following series won the award for Best
Drama Series at Emmy Award 2018?

A. Seven seconds
B.Game of Thrones
C. The Americans
D.The Crown
India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was
launched at which border?

A.Bangladesh Border
B.China border
C.Myanmar border
D.Pakistan Border
 Q3)Which state government has Launched ‘Star-
Rating’ System For Industries to Cut Air Pollution ?

A.Karnataka
B.Bihar
C.Rajasthan
D.Odisha
 Q5) India-Bangladesh Friendship Product Pipeline
Project will connect which city of West Bengal with the
Parbatipur of Bangladesh ?

A. Haldia
B.Siliguri
C. Asansol
D.Darjeeling
 The project involves construction of 130-kilometre long
pipeline that will connect Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur
in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.

Of the total stretch, six-kilometre will be in Indian side and

remaining 124 kilometres will in Bangladesh. Indian leg of the
pipeline project will be implemented by Assam-based
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
 The Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba has
launched which online ‘’ portal for grant of Security
Clearance?

A. e-Sahaj
B.e-Suraksha
C. e-Kushal
D.e-Raksha
 Union government along with UN body Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an
agriculture project which will be implemented in how
many states ?

A. Three
B.Four
C. Seven
D.Five
Madhya Pradesh
Mizoram
Odisha
Rajasthan
Uttarakhand
India has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA),with
which country, to focus on the field of dual vocational
education and training and skill development?

A. Argentina
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Germany
India has signed a financing loan agreement with the
World Bank for USD 74 million for which state’s
Workforce Development Project (UKWDP)?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B.Jharkhand
C. Uttarakhand
D.Bihar
 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary of
Department of Atomic Energy, and Chairman of Atomic
Energy Commission?

A. Shekhar basu
B.Kamlesh Nilkanth
C. Vijay Kumar
D.Narendra Karmarkar
 Who has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of National Insurance Company Limited
(NIC)?

A. Sanath Kumar
B. Alice Vaidyan
C. VK Sharma
D. Tajinder Mukherjee
Who has been signed as ambassadors of Skill India
Campaign to promote the Skill India Mission?

A. Anushka Sharma
B.Aishwarya Rai
C. Deepika Padukone
D.Alia Bhatt
 Who has been conferred with 'Mexican Order of the Aztec
Eagle', the highest honour accorded to non-nationals by the
Government of Mexico?

A. Raghupati Singhania
B. Anil Manibhai Naik
C. Deepak Parekh
D. None of these
The Punjab government has signed an agreement with
which state for Shahpurkandi dam project?

A. Rajasthan
B.Haryana
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D.Himachal Pradesh
Q2) ISRO’s first Space Technology Incubation Centre
was inaugurated in which state?

A. Odisha
B.Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D.Tripura
Within the next 6 months, ISRO plans to set up five more
space technology incubation centres at

Jalandhar in Punjab
Bhubaneswar in Odisha
Nagpur in Maharashtra
Indore in Madhya Pradesh
Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu
2018 Track Asia Cup cycling tournament will be
organized by which country?

A.Sri Lanka
B.India
C.China
D.Iran
Which state government has announced the proposal of
construction of new Cyber University?

A. Assam
B.Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D.Maharashtra
 Which state Assembly has passed the Resolution
Seeking 'Mother of the Nation' Status for the Cow?

A. Rajasthan
B.Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D.Uttar Pradesh
Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Dena
Bank?

A. Padmaja Chundru
B.Pallav Mohapatra
C. Atul Kumar Goel
D.Karnam Sekar
 1. Padmaja Chundru - Indian Bank
2. Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank
3. Pallav Mohapatra - Central Bank of India
4. Packirisamy - Andhra Bank
5. Karnam Sekar - Dena Bank
6. SS Mallikarajuna Rao - Allahabad Bank
7. AS Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra
8. Atul Kumar Goel - UCO Bank
9. S Harisankar - Punjab & Sind Bank
10. Ashok Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved a
new scheme- ___________ for Insured Persons covered under
the Employees’ State Insurance Act?

A. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna

B. PM Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
C. Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
D. PM Bima Kalyan Yojana
 Which country has signed an MoU with India for the
implementation of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention
Centre (MGICC) with the Indian government's grant
assistance?

A. Nigeria
B. Malta
C. Niger
D. Serbia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone
of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC)
in which city?

A. Lucknow
B.Dwarka
C. Mathura
D.Varanasi
Tran Dai Quang, who passed away recently, was
the President of which country?

A.Indonesia
B.Thailand
C.Vietnam
D.Laos
Sundeep Misra is going to write a book titled “Story So
Far”, the book is based on the life of which sport
person?

A. Neeraj Chopra
B.Bajrang Punia
C. Swapna Barman
D.Dutee Chand
7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism was held in
which country?

A. India
B.Australia
C. South Korea
D.Spain
 UN WTO HQ – Madrid, Spain

7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism held in Seoul,

Republic of Korea

The theme of the summit is: A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism.

The venue of 8th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism 2019 will
be Astana, Kazakhstan.
Newly-built Jharsuguda airport of Odisha is to be
renamed after which freedom fighter?

A. Veer Savarkar
B.Veer Surendra Sai
C. Birsa Munda
D.Baji Rout
Which Bollywood actress has been bestowed with the
prestigious Smita Patil Memorial Award 2018 ?

A. Nandita Das
B.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
C. Priyanka Chopra
D.Anushka Sharma
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the
parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence?

A. Rakesh Singh
B. BC Khanduri
C. Kalraj Mishra
D.None of these
There are 24 parliamentary standing committees, of these 16 are
under

Chintamani Malviya- Chairman of the Standing Committee on Coal

and Steel

Shashi Tharoor - Chairman of the Standing Committee on External

Affairs

Veerappa Moily - Chairman of the Standing Committee on

Finance.
Recently which player has refused to accept Doctorate
Degree from Jadavpur University?

A. Mary Kom
B.Virat Kohli
C. Rahul Dravid
D.Sachin Tendulkar
Mount Paektu which was in news recently, it is the tallest
mountain of which country?

A. South Korea
B. North Korea
C. Canada
D. Argentina
 Government has hiked Interest on PPF, Sukanya Samrudhi
Yojana, Kisan Vikas Patra by ______ percent for October-
December quarteR?

A. 0.2 %
B. 0.3 %
C. 0.4 %
D. 0.5 %
 PPF – 8%
KVP – 7.7%
SSY – 8.5%
62 nd General Conference of International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) was held in which city?

A. Sydney
B. Brussel
C. Vienna
D. Seoul
The country’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt
(mw) prototype fast breeder reactor was set up at which
state?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
The design of the country’s first fast breeder reactor, called Prototype Fast
Breeder Reactor (PFBR), was done by the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic
Research (IGCAR).

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (Bhavini), a public sector company under

DAE (Department of Atomic Energy), has been given the responsibility to
build the fast breeder reactors in the country.

India’s plans to build 21 reactors by 2030 was well on track

Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), was appointed as
the secretary to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and chairperson, Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC)
Indian Air Force is planning to set up its drone
manufacturing facility in which state?

A. Maharashtra
B.Uttarakhand
C. Karnataka
D.Andhra Pradesh
Major helicopter training facility at Donakonda in
Prakasam district

Amaravati - Cyber security centre

Anantapur - Drone manufacturing facility

 DRDO has successfully test fired the surface-to-surface
short-range tactical ballistic missile Prahaar. What is the
strike range of it?

A. 200 Km
B.150 Km
C. 350 Km
D.250 Km
The first-ever Mizoram International Short Film Festival
was held in which city?

A. Thenzawl
B.Lunglei
C. Aizawl
D.Serchhip
India opens Zokhawthar immigration check-post in Mizoram along
Myanmar border

Bru migrants repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram

Northeast India’s first regional Centre for Agriculture with

collaboration of Israel was inaugurated in Mizoram
 Which country’s Post and India Post have released
commemorative stamps on renowned Physicist and
Innovator Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda?

A. Malta
B. Romania
C. Sweden
D. Serbia
Which of the following movies is India’s official entry to
Oscars 2019?

A. Kadavi Hawa
B.Village Rockstar
C. Ishu
D.Padmavat
SV Rajendra Singh Babu, Chairman, Selection
Committee for Oscar Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone
for Talcher ferlitiliser plant in which state?

A. Karnataka
B. Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
Who has taken charge as chairman of state-owned Steel
Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?

A. P K Singh
B. Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C. Atul Sobati
D. B. C. Tripathi
India’s largest Cyclotron facility named Cyclone-30 has
become operational in which city?

A. Pune
B. Bengaluru
C. Delhi
D. Kolkata
Which state has become the first State in North East India to
introduce Smart e-Public Distribution System (e-PDS)?

A. Tripura
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh
 Which country is to join as the third strategic partner of
the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?

A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. Myanmar
D. Saudi Arabia
The inaugural Naval Flight Test Seminar was held in
which state?

A. Goa
B.Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D.Tripura
The coach who mentored the Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar
and Yogeshwar Dutt, passed away recently, what was his
name?

A. Yashvir Singh
B. Uday Chand
C. Satpal Singh
D. Asit Kumar Saha
Who has become the youngest author ever shortlisted
for the Man Booker Prize?

A. Anna Burns
B.Richard Powers
C. Robin Robertson
D.Daisy Johnson
Who has won the FIFA world player of the year award
2018?

1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Lionel Messi
3. Luka Modric
4. Mohammad Salah
Which bay of Bengal cyclone has hit the eastern coastal
states of India like Odisha recently ?

1. Florence
2. Jeba
3. Mangkhut
4. Daye
Who will be India’s first female blind chess player at
World Chess Olympiad?

A. Malika Handa
B.Harika Dronavalli
C. Vaishali Narendra Salavkar
D.Tania Sachdev
 Koneru Humpy
Harika Dronavalli
Tania Sachdev
Karavade Esha
Padmini Rout
 India has been granted the hosting rights for SHOOTING
WORLD CUP, which will be held before the 2020 Olympics in
Tokyo

The 2019 edition of Aero India will be held in Bengaluru from

February 20-24

Lucknow – Twenty Years - India Vs West Indies - T20 Ekna

Stadium
Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador for
Nepal tourism?

A. Rekha
B.Zeent Amaan
C. Jaya Prada
D.Hema Malini
 The New Development Bank (NDB) of
the BRICS announced to grant a $525-million loan
to which state for infrastructure projects?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B.Rajasthan
C. Jharkhand
D.Madhya Pradesh
$350-million loan for the Major District Roads Project II
of Madhya Pradesh and
$175 million for building and upgrading 350 bridges.

ADB - USD 375 million loan - Madhya Pradesh - Expanding irrigation

networks

India signs $210-m loan pact with World Bank for Madhya Pradesh
roads

World Bank loan around Rs 216 cr for infrastructure

development of Rewa and Mandsaur solar power plants
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the flagship
scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana‘ from which
state?

A. Chhattisgarh
B.Jharkhand
C. Maharashtra
D.Rajasthan
 The scheme will become operational from 25
September on
the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Which country is going to become world's first country
to double its tiger population before 2022?

A. Indonesia
B.India
C. Nepal
D.Cambodia
India has successfully conducted the test of which
defence vehicle?

A. Arihant Class III

B.Surya III
C. Cruise Defence Vehicle
D.Prithvi Defence Vehicle
In which Indian State the 100th airport of the country was
inaugurated?

A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland
Who won the Presidential Election In Maldives?

A. Abdullah Yameen
B.Ibrahim Mohammed Solih
C. Mohamed Nasheed
D.Ahmed Adib
Name the Former BCCI president who passed away
recently?

A. Jagmohan Dalmiya
B.Ranbir Singh Mahendra
C. Biswanath Dutt
D.Shivlal Yadav
 The Supreme Court has constituted a three-
member committee to look into the jail reforms, the
committee will be headed by whom?

A. M B Lokur
B.Amitava Roy
C. Arun Kumar Mishra
D.Ashok Bhushan
 Puzhal Central Prison – Chennai
Tihar Jail – Delhi
Yerwada Jail – Pune
Naini Central Jail, Uttar Pradesh
Rajahmundry Central Jail, Andhra Pradesh
Cells of Viper Islands, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Hijli Jail, West Bengal
Cellular Jail, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
 Dr. Harsh Vardhan has Inaugurated Air Pollution Control
Device ''WAYU'' (Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit) in which
city?

A. Bengaluru
B.Kolkata
C. Hyderabad
D.Delhi
 Which state has topped the charts among States in terms
of “Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry
of Housing and Urban Affairs?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Which country has become the first and only SAARC
country to have a quit-line number
on tobacco products?

A. Bangladesh
B.Nepal
C. India
D.Maldives
Facebook India has appointed whom as its
MD & Vice-president?

A. Umang Bedi
B.Ajit Mohan
C. Vikash Sharma
D.Nikesh Bhatia
Doob has been chosen as Bangladesh's official entry for the
Oscars 2019. Which Indian actor has worked in
this movie?

A. Kabir Bedi
B. Naseeruddin shah
C. Irrfan Khan
D. Vicky Kaushal
Tata Steel has decided to acquire which company for
Rs.4,700 crore?

A. Bhushan Steel
B.VISA Steel
C. Usha Martin
D.MESCO Steel
Who won the Tour Championship 2018
Title?

A.Justin Rose
B.Jason Day
C.Tiger Woods
D.Justine Thomas
Which Insurance Company has announced the launch of a
novel service initiative that allows use of ‘WhatsApp’
messenger for faster and seamless claims processing?

A. Bajaj Allianz
B. Bharti AXA Life Insurance
C. Kotak Life Insurance
D. Max Life Insurance