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Q. 1 RBI (RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das from Odisha) recently made Legal Entity Identifier
(LEI) code mandatory for all market transactions regulated by it. The LEI is of how many
characters?
Answer: 20-characters. It is a unique identity code assigned to entities who are parties to a
financial transaction.
Explanation: RBI also increased the interest subsidy, called the Interest Equalisation Rate, to
5 per cent from 3 per cent on post and pre-shipment export credit for MSME sector to boost
the exports in the MSME sector. In a separate guideline RBI announced the date of
implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ration (NSFR) norms to be from April 1, 2020.
Q. 2 The World Gold Council (Headquarter: London) announced whom as the next Chief
Executive Officer (CEO)?
Answer: David Tait
Q. 3 Indian Railways launched a software of what name that will enable the Railways to keep
track of punctuality of trains as well as freight and passenger earnings from anywhere in the
country?
Answer: e – Drishti
Explanation: Also, Indian Railways launched “Utkrisht” project to upgrade 140 rakes of
Mail/Express trains in the first phase.
Q. 4 Who were honoured at the 7th ‘Asian of The Year’ awards acknowledging their selfless
service and bravery in rescue operations during the devastating floods in Kerala?
Answer: Indian Navy Commander (Pilot) Vijay Varma and Captain (Pilot) P Rajkumar. The
winners were announced at the Straits Times Global Outlook Forum 2019 held in Singapore.
Q. 5 As per Consultancy firm Bain & Company’s latest report states that, India has the fastest
growing online retail market among top global economies. India had a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of?
Answer: 53% from 2013 to 2017
Q. 6 First ever India Indonesia Business forum (IIBF) was held recently at?
Answer: Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Explanation: India launched ‘Operation Samudra Maitri’ to help disaster hit Indonesia, also,
recently, INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia
Q. 7 Who would replace Muhtar Kent as the next chairman of Coca -Cola company?
Answer: James Quincey
Q. 8 Vanessa Ponce de Leon of which country won the Miss World 2018 crown at the 68th
edition of the prestigious Miss World grand event held in Sanya, China?
Answer: Mexico (Capital: Mexico City, Currency: Peso). India was represented by Anukreethy
Vas (Miss India 2018).
Q. 9 India’s first underwater museum to be established in Union territory of Puducherry will be

in which Navy’s vessel?

Answer: INS Cuddalore
Q. 10 Military Literature Festival 2018 jointly organized by Punjab, Haryana and Indian Army
was held in?
Answer: Chandigarh
Q. 11 India has the highest number of ‘stunted’ children in the world and nearly a third of all
stunted children worldwide are to be found in India as per recently released Global Nutrition
Report, 2018, the report is released by?
Answer: World Health Organisation (WHO) (Headquarter: Geneva). About 46.6 million children
in India suffer from stunting due to poor nutrition intake in the long term and repeated
infections.
Q. 12 Which state recently became the first state in the country to have four international
airports with the inauguration of Kannur airport?
Answer: Kerala. The first commercial flight from this airport was of Air India to Abu Dhabi. The
other three international airports are Trivandrum International Airport, Cochin International
Airport and Calicut International Airport.
Q. 13 Which world finance body has launched World Bank assisted State of Maharashtra’s
Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (SMART) Project to transform rural Maharashtra?
Answer: World Bank
Explanation: Also, According to World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, India will
retain its position as world’s top recipient of remittances in 2018, receiving a total remittance
of $80 billion.
Q. 14 What are the key decisions of RBI’s recent (5th) Monetary Policy Review meeting?
Answer: RBI retained its earlier prediction of GDP i.e. GDP growth for the year 2018-19 would
be 7.4%. Also, GDP of first quarter of the next financial year 2019-2020 is projected to be
7.5%.
Repo Rate: 6.5 per cent.
Reverse repo rate: 6.25%
Marginal Standing Facility stands: 6.75%.
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR): 19.5%
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): 4%.
Q. 15 World Bank has unveiled what amount as climate action investment for 2021 to 2025 to
fight impact of climate change?
Answer: US $200 billion
Q. 16 Which middle east country has announced its withdrawal from Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) (Headquarters: Vienna, Austria) from January 2019 to focus more
on the production of natural Gas?
Answer: Qatar (Capital: Doha, Currency: Riyal)
Q. 17 The first bilateral air exercise SHINYUU Maitri-18 was held between Indian Air Force
(IAF) and which country’s Air Force at Agra airbase?

Answer: Japan. Theme of this exercise is joint Mobility/Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster
Relief (HADR) on Transport aircraft.
Explanation: Also, Indian Navy will conduct its flagship large-scale coastal defence exercise
Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX) from January to March.
Q. 18 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched country’s first
advance earth observation satellite called?
Answer: Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS)
Explanation: Also, ISRO made GSAT – 11, India’s heaviest and most-advanced communication
satellite was launched on board of Ariane 5 VA-246 rocket from Kourou Launch Base, French
Guiana.
Q. 19 Which Indian shooter was awarded coveted International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF) (Headquarters: Munich, Germany) Blue Cross?
Answer: Beijing Olympic Gold – medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra
Explanation: Raninder Singh became the first Indian to be elected as the vice-president of the
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). Also, Pawan Singh became the first Indian to
be elected as one of the 7 members of the Judges Committee of the International Shooting
Sports Federation (ISSF).
Q. 20 The International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK), a cylinder of a platinum alloy stored
at BIPM will be replaced by which constant?
Answer: Planck’s Constant (h).
Explanation: Likewise, standard definitions of kilogram, Ampere, Kelvin and mole. This
decision was made at the General Conference on Weights and Measures held in Versailles,
France.
Q. 21 As per World malaria report by WHO, India has registered what percent reduction in
cases from 2016 to 2017?
Answer: 24%
Q. 22 Union Government has approved building and development of Kartarpur Corridor from
Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab to international border with Pakistan.
Kartarpur is located on the banks of river?
Answer: Ravi
Q. 23 As per National Health Agency, after two months of launch of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, which state has emerged as the top performer among the states
under the scheme?
Answer: Gujarat
Q. 24 Top Indian boxer Mary Kom (from Manipur) won gold medal (her 6th medal in all) at
World Women’s Boxing Championships. The championship was held at?
Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: Sonia Chahal (Silver), Simrajit Kaur (Bronze) and Lovlina Borgohain (Bronze),
helped the India finish at the third position overall.
Also, BSNL has signed Indian Boxer Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of the company.

Q. 25 United Nations selected which two Indian cities to participate in its Global Sustainable
Cities 2025?
Answer: Noida and Greater Noida
Explanation: Also, 46th edition of world’s largest IHGF-Delhi Fair was held at India Expo Centre
& Mart in Greater Noida.
Q. 26 Which Indian organisation was chosen by United Nations Environment Program for 2018
Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards?
Answer: Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), India and its enforcement officer RS Sharath.
Q. 27 Which district of Uttar Pradesh, well known for its hand-woven carpets around the world,
was granted the export ‘excellence tag’ by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)?
Answer: Bhadohi
Q. 28 Dipa Karmakar won the bronze medal in the Vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics World
Cup which was organised in?
Answer: Germany
Q. 29 Bihar government unveiled 70-feet tall statue of Lord Buddha at?
Answer: Rajgir, Nalanda district, the statue has been installed in the middle of lake Ghora
Katora.
Q. 30 Which member of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been appointed as the
convenor of Task Force that is drafting New Direct Tax Legislation Law?
Answer: Akhilesh Ranjan
Q. 31 Which country won the seventh title of the Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy held in
China with the victory over Australia?
Answer: Netherlands (Capital: Amsterdam, Currency: Euro)
Q. 32 Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched which scheme to boost Intellectual
Property Right (IPR) culture in the Indian defence industry?
Answer: Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti
Q. 33 Which state has become the first state in the country to implement Emergency Response
Support System (ERSS)?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh. Rajnath Singh launched ERSS number 112 for the state.
Explanation: The state also launched Sashakt Mahila Yojna which aims to empower rural
women by providing them an interface for organization and socio-economic development.
Q. 34 Which state government has launched Bhuseva and Bhudaar web portal through which
people can view land records online?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Q. 35 Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched which portal for quicker processing
of loans under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission?
Answer: PAiSA’ (Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access) portal

Q. 36 According to the ‘SBI Ecowrap’ report released by the State Bank of India, the GDP
growth in the September quarter (2nd quarter) is expected to decelerate to what percent?
Answer: 7.5-7.6 per cent. Also, the report said that owing to rise in oil prices and moderate
growth in exports, the current account deficit of the country will rise to 2.8% of the GDP in the
current financial year.
Explanation: Also, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

(Headquarter: Paris) released its Economic Outlook 2018 and predicted GDP at market prices
to decline marginally to 7.3% in 2019 and 7.4% in 2020.
Q. 37 According to the 2017-18 annual report of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Non-
Banking Financial Company (NBFC) sanctioned Mudra loans of what amount under PMMY?
Answer: Rs 27,000 crores. In the same period PSBs lent Rs 92,492.68 crores. Among this, AU
Small Finance Bank was the top lender among Small Finance Banks (SFBs) and the State Bank
of India (SBI) was the top lender among state-run banks.
Q. 38 Which country’s president will be chief guest at India’s 70th Republic Day celebrations
on 26 January 2019?
Answer: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (Capital: Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein
(judicial) Cape Town (legislative), Currency: Rand)
Q. 39 Union Government has constituted six-member committee headed by whom to look at

selling of small and marginal oil and gas fields of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC)
and Oil India Ltd (OIL) to private and foreign companies to boost domestic output?
Answer: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
Q. 40 Recently what amount of loan was signed by Union Government and Asian Development
Bank (ADB) for Odisha Skill Development Project and development of India’s first skill training
center in Bhubaneshwar?
Answer: $85 million
Q. 41 Which small finance bank recently became the first small finance bank to introduce a
new personal loan scheme for salaried individuals?
Answer: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Headquarters: Bengaluru). Personal loans starting from
Rs 50,000 up to Rs 15 lakhs would be given to individuals who earn more than 15 thousand
per month.
Q. 42 Recently SEBI set up 24-member panel, released the amended SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 with new rules for re-classification of a
promoter as a public investor. Who was the head of this panel?
Answer: Uday Kotak. As per new rules an outgoing promoter cannot hold over 10 per cent
stake in the firm.
Q. 43 Paytm (parent company One 97 Communications Limited) has recently partnered with
which insurance company to offer online insurance premium payments on its platform?
Answer: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) (Headquarters: Mumbai)
Q. 44 India has been given chairmanship of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
from 1st January 2019. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Plenary 2018, was
held at?

Answer: Brussels, capital city of Belgium (Currency: Euro)
Q. 45 The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently began at?
Answer: Katowice, Poland (Capital: Warsaw, Currency: Zloty)
Q. 46 2018 G- 20 Summit (13th summit) was held at?
Answer: Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina (Currency: Peso). Also, PM Modi announced
that India will host G20 Summit in 2022, when it celebrates its 75th year of Independence.
Next G – 20 summit (14th summit) will be held in Japan.
Q. 47 26th Conference of Central and States Statistical Organizations was held at?
Answer: Dharamshala. Theme of this year’s Conference is “Quality Assurance in Official

Statistics”.
Explanation: As per CSO, Gross domestic product (GDP) was at 7.1% in the second quarter
of the fiscal year.
Q. 48 According to the report by the International Energy Agency titled ‘World Energy Outlook’,
India would surpass US as the 2nd biggest emitter of carbon dioxide from the power sector in
the world after China by which year?
Answer: 2030
Explanation: Also, according to research firm Canalys, India has overtaken US to become
second largest smartphone market in the July-September 2018 quarter.
Q. 49 Recently, Nongkrem dance festival, was celebrated by the people of which state?
Answer: Meghalaya.
Explanation: Also, Nagaland recently celebrated Hornbill Festival.
Q. 50 Indian cueist Pankaj Advani recently won International Billiards and Snooker Federation
billiards championship, held at?
Answer: Yangon, Myanmar
Q. 51 Who has been appointed as the chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)
recently?
Answer: Jalaj Shrivastava
Q. 52 Who will replace Hasmukh Adhia as the next Revenue Secretary of India?
Answer: Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Q. 55 Indian army has picked Igla-S missile system as choice for its man-portable air defence
systems (MANPADS) recently, Igla – S missile system is of which country?
Answer: Russia
Q. 56 Four-day regional meeting of World Customs Organisation (WCO) was held recently in?
Answer: Jaipur
Explanation: Also, the 80th session of Policy Commission of World Customs Organization
(WCO) was held Mumbai.

Q. 57 What is India’s position in the Global Annual talent ranking released by renowned IMD
Business School, Switzerland?
Answer: 53
Q. 58 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recently inaugurated the Indian Armed Forces Memorial
at Villers-Guislain town in which country?
Answer: France
Q. 59 Union Government announced setting up of Animation, Gaming and Visual effects

Institute in which city?
Answer: Mumbai
Q. 60 Aabid Hamid from J&K, India recently has won gold medal in which sport?
Answer: Kick Boxing at World Kick Boxing Championship in Argentina.
Q. 61 Which is the focus country in the 49 th International Film Festival of India being organised
in Panaji, Goa?
Answer: Israel. Theme of the festival is “New India”. Jharkhand is the focus state.
Explanation: Best film (Golden Peacock) award was given to Donbass (Ukrainian movie)
directed by Sergei Loznitsa. ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Medal has been given to ‘Walking with the
Wind’ film directed by Praveen Morchhale.
Q. 62 Who was presented “Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement” at New Delhi
for his immense contribution to the enrichment and promotion of Indian Classical Music?
Answer: Sarod Master Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Q. 63 India’s first specialized hospital for elephants by Wildlife SOS NGO was formally opened
in?
Answer: Mathura, UP
Q. 64 Kuldip Singh Chandpuri passed away recently he was from which field?
Answer: Defence. He was the hero of the Longewala battle in 1971 (he was portrayed by
Sunny Deol in movie Border).
Q. 65 Which Indian American has been named by Fortune in its 2018 Business Person of the
year list?
Answer: Shantanu Narayen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adobe. However, Progressive
CEO (US Insurance company) Tricia Griffith is the 2018 FORTUNE Businessperson of the
Year.
Q. 66 Which bank has launched first interactive Credit Card in India with buttons called “Nexxt”
Credit Card?
Answer: IndusInd Bank (Headquarters: Mumbai)
Q. 67 Which exchange launched a mobile app “goBID” and web-based platform for retail
investors to buy government securities?
Answer: National Stock Exchange
Q. 68 Which of the following government organisation has launched its own e – commerce
portal recently?

Answer: Department of Post
Q. 69 Union Government has launched Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and

Innovation Scheme of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). The scheme will
be funded by ‘Cooperative Start-up and Innovation Fund (CSIF)’. What is the outlay of this
fund?
Answer: Rs. 1000 crores
Q. 70 PM Modi recently launched APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange), a

banking technology platform at Fintech Festival held at?
Answer: Singapore
Q. 71 Sunil Mehta committee announced for formation of an asset management company, for
resolving large bad loans. What is the name of the company?
Answer: Sashakt India Asset Management
Q. 72 Union Government has inked $300 million Loan Agreement with which financial
institution to support lending by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)?
Answer: Asian Development Bank (Headquarters: Philippines)
Explanation: Government of India also signed a $200 million loan with ADB to fund
upgradation of 230 kilometres State Highways in Bihar.
Q. 73 As per the 10th annual ‘Innovation in Retail Banking’ report, digital assistants, social
media and third-party channels are expected to be the primary channels for banking by?
Answer: 2022
Q. 74 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of India’s first Sri Vishwakarma Skill
Development University in which state?
Answer: Haryana (Palwal District)
Q. 75 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit was held at?
Answer: Singapore. The theme of the summit was “Resilient and Innovative”.
Q. 76 1st Indo-Japan Business Council- KONNICHI WA PUNE Festival concluded in?
Answer: Pune, Maharashtra
Explanation: Indian Owl Festival, India’s first owl fest, was held at Pingori village of Pune,
Maharashtra.
Also, World’s largest dome was recently opened in, Pune, Maharashtra
Q. 77 To commemorate 550th birth anniversary of first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh religion
Guru Nanak, a first-of-its-kind institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set up at?
Answer: Punjab. A National Implementation Committee (NIC) under Chairmanship of Union

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been set up to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of
Guru Nanak in the country and abroad.
Q. 78 Shri Ramayana Express, a special tourist train to run on Ramayana circuit covering major
spots related to Hindu epic was flagged off by Indian Railways recently from?
Answer: Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi. Journey will have two will have two travel
components — one each in India and Sri Lanka.

Q. 79 Veteran Actor and Politician MH Ambareesh who was popularly known as “Rebel Star”
passed away recently. He was from which state?
Answer: Karnataka
Q. 80 As per the 6th edition & 2019 version of India Skills Report, which state topped the list
of states with the highest employability?
Q. 81 Which Indian PSU won the CII-Exim Bank Business Excellence Award, for being a role-
model organization, at the Quality Summit held in Bengaluru?
Answer: BEL
Explanation: Also, Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank, Headquarter: Mumbai)

announced extension of credit facility of USD 500 million to Tanzania (Capital: Dodoma,
Currency: Shilling) for water supply projects in the country.
Q. 82 Which Indian actor was awarded the third Sayaji Ratna Award for his social contribution
recently?
Answer: Amitabh Bacchhan
Q. 83 Which Indian shuttler has won Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold badminton title 2018
held in Lucknow, UP in men’s singles category?
Answer: Sameer Verma
Q. 84 Kim Jong Yang has been elected as the new president of INTERPOL (Headquarter: Lyon,
France). He is from?
Answer: South Korea (Capital: Seoul, Currency: Won)
Q. 85 Popular teenage singer Nahid Afrin has been appointed by UNICEF as the first ‘Youth
Advocate’ of the north-eastern region to fight for child rights. She is from which state?
Answer: Assam
Q. 86 Who has been appointed as the next chairman of Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)?
Answer: Arvind Saxena
Q. 87 The International Gita Festival 2018 will be organised at?
Answer: Kurukshetra, Haryana
Q. 88 Casio has launched world’s first Goods and Services Tax (GST) calculator in India for
simplify the GST calculations for the tax payers. Casio is headquartered at?
Answer: Japan
Q. 89 Biennial World Congress on Mountain Medicine was recently organised in Kathmandu,

Nepal. What was its theme?
Answer: Mountain Medicine in the Heart of the Himalayas
Q. 90 Annual ‘Jangalmahal’ festival was recently held in which state?
Answer: West Bengal

Q. 91 Which Pharma company recently launched India’s First chatbot named ‘ANYA’ to provide
medically verified information for health-related queries?
Answer: Lupin
Q. 92 Which country won the 2018 Davis Cup Tennis Tournament?
Answer: Croatia (Capital: Zagreb, Currency: Kuna) defeated France.
Q. 93 International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) announced to
host the 4-day 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in which city?
Answer: Hyderabad
Q. 94 Who has been senior appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India?
Answer: Sunil Arora
Q. 95 Which state government approved renaming the Jolly Grant airport after former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Q. 96 Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of nine sub-
schemes of umbrella scheme ACROSS. The scheme deals with?
Answer: Climate and Weather Forecasting
Q. 97 Seventh edition of the ‘International Tourism Mart’ was held in which state recently?
Answer: Agartala, Tripura
Q. 98 To give boost to Malabar tourism, which state’s Tourism Department launched ______
a Virtual Tour Guide’?
Answer: SMILE(‘Small and Medium Industries Leveraging Experiential’)
Q. 99 The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India’, is a book on women’s cricket
co-authored by Siddhanta Pathak and?
Answer: Karunya Keshav
Q. 100 According to a study named ‘Ease of Moving Index’ which Indian city has been adjudged
best among all metro cities in public transport?
Answer: Kolkata. Patna and Bhubaneswar topped the list for growing and emerging cities.
Q. 101 According to the World Bank’s latest Ease of Doing Business 2019 report, what is India’s
rank?
Answer: 77. New Zealand topped the rankings.
Q. 102 India recently signed a $75 billion currency swap agreement which country?
Answer: Japan
Q. 103 Recently which group got RBI licence to open Rs. 1000 crore NBFC?
Answer: Kirloskar group. The NBFC would be headed by Vimal Bhandari as CEO.
Q. 104 RBI allowed banks to provide PCE to bonds issued by the systemically important non-
deposit taking non-banking financial companies (NBFC-ND-SIs). What does ‘PCE’ stand for?

Answer: Partial Credit Enhancement. This shall be done by maintaining the exposure limit of
the bank within the aggregate PCE exposure limit of 20 percent.
Q. 105 Who was elected president of International Boxing Association (AIBA) recently?
Answer: Gafur Rahimov of Uzbekistan (Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Som)
Q. 106 First-of-its-kind ‘Little India Gate’ was inaugurated at Madras Village area in Medan city
of which country?
Answer: Indonesia (Capital: Jakarta, Currency: Rupiah)
Q. 107 The film “Pather Panchali” which has been listed in BBC’s list of 100 best foreign
language films was directed by?
Answer: Satyajit Ray
Q. 108 As per engineering firm Arcadis, which city has maintained its rank as number one
Asian city in the Sustainability Index?
Answer: Singapore
Q. 109 “Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meeting” was held recently
in which country?
Answer: South Africa
Explanation: The Theme of the IORA meeting was: “IORA: Uniting the Peoples of Africa, Asia,
Australasia and the Middle East through enhanced cooperation for Peace, Stability and
Sustainable Development”.
Q. 110 To combat Air Pollution first Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was
conducted at?
Answer: Geneva. Theme of the conference was: “Improving Air Quality, Combatting Climate
Change-Saving Lives”.
Q. 111 Which city hosted the 23rd edition of the World Corporate Games recently?
Answer: Qatar (Capital: Doha, Currency: Riyal)
Q. 112 Which Indian nuclear submarine has become the first submarine to successfully
complete first deterrence patrol?
Answer: INS Arihant
Q. 113 India has been ranked ________ in the world in terms of web-borne threats, according
to a recent report by global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab?
Answer: 12th
Q. 114 Which Western Pacific nation has become the first country to ban many kinds of
sunscreen, in a move to protect its coral reefs?
Answer: Palau (Capital: Ngerulmud, Currency: USD)
Q. 115 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC) India and ING Bank Belgium have jointly
executed a trade transaction using blockchain enabling cross border payment from a US-based
company to which Indian company?
Answer: Reliance Industries

Q. 116 India recently signed an agreement to link which country’s Asia Health and Well-being
Initiative (AHWIN) with India’s healthcare initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat?
Answer: Japan
Q. 117 Which Insurance company recently launched the ‘Cyber Security Awareness Week’
from October 21 to October 27, 2018?
Answer: HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
Q. 118 Who has replaced Elon Musk as the new chairman of electric car maker Tesla?
Answer: Robyn Denholm (from Australia)
Q. 119 According to a report by “which? Travel”, which is the safest country to visit?
Answer: Iceland (Capital: Reykjavik, Currency: Krona). India has been ranked at 17 th position
in the list of 20 countries.
Q. 120 In order to encourage women voters to vote in the recent assembly elections Election
Commission has set up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in which state?
Answer: Chattisgarh
Q. 121 Which online platform has launched “PowerOf18” campaign aimed at encouraging youth
to contribute in public debates and participate in civic engagement for the 2019 General
Elections?
Answer: Twitter
Q. 122 Union government awarded the which state’s police for “good practices” under the
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), an e-governance project?
Answer: Assam
Q. 123 34th National Junior Athletics Championships 2018 were recently held in which state?
Answer: Jharkhand
Q. 124 The government recently announced to release commemorative coin of what

denomination on occasion of 75th anniversary of hoisting of Tricolour by Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose at Cellular Jail, Port Blair on December 30, 1943?
Answer: Rs. 75
Q. 125 The 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) was recently held at Pragati Maidan in
New Delhi, which state was the partner state of the fair?
Answer: Jharkhand. The theme of this edition of fair was “Rural Enterprises in India”.
Afghanistan is partner country, while Nepal is focus country.
Q. 126 Indian Army inducted three important combat proven artillery gun system recently,
M777 is one of those, it has been imported from which country?
Answer: M777 A2 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) (imported from US). The other two are K-9 Vajra
(imported from South Korea) guns and ‘Composite Gun Towing Vehicle’ (manufactured by
Ashok Leyland, India).
Q. 127 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and which e-commerce giant have formed
strategic partnership to support efforts to eliminate hunger globally by 2030?
Answer: Ali Baba

Q. 128 In a historic achievement PM Modi inaugurated India’s first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal
Port on National Waterways-I at?
Answer: Ramnagar in Varanasi
Explanation: In a historic achievement PM Modi inaugurated India’s first Inland Multi-Modal

Terminal Port on National Waterways-I (Haldia to Prayagraj) on river Ganga at Ramnagar in
Varanasi and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo.
Also, Ramnagar Multi-Modal is one of the four terminals being constructed on National
Waterways-I (NW1) on River Ganga. The other three terminals are Sahibganj, Haldia and
Gazipur.
Also, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a dedicated portal named FOCAL
to connect cargo owners and shippers with real time data on availability of vessels.
Q. 129 Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd. (ISPRL) has constructed and commissioned
underground rock caverns (storage Units) at three locations, Name them?
Answer: Mangalore (1.5 MMT), Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), and Padur, Karnataka (2.5
MMT).
Explanation: The total 5.33 MMT capacity under phase-I of the programme is currently
estimated to supply approximately 9.5 days of India’s crude requirement.
Q. 130 Aimed at cutting down fish imports which state government recently announced a Rs.
378 crores investment in Aqua Mission?
Answer: Meghalaya
Explanation: Also, world’s only autumn cherry blossom festival was recently held in
Meghalaya.
Q. 131 Union Government has appointed whom as the next chairperson of Competition
Commission of India (CCI)?
Answer: Ashok Kumar Gupta
Q. 132 Moody’s Investor Service in its report titled ‘Global Macro Outlook 2019-20′ stated that
Indian economy will slow down to what percent in 2019?
Answer: 7.3%
Q. 133 Writer-critic Dr Debabhuson Borah for his book on literary criticism titled 'Nirbochon'
was given Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018. The award is given primarily for works in which
language?
Answer: Assamese
Q. 134 Who was presented with France’s highest civilian honour Chevalier de la Legion
d’Honneur, in recognition of his contribution towards strengthening of Indo- French cultural
ties?
Answer: Jawaharlal Sarin. Also, Azim Premji (Wipro Chairman) was awarded the same prize
recently.
Q. 135 According to a recent research paper ‘Mobility & Congestion in Urban India,’ by National
bureau of economic research (NBER) which Indian city has been ranked as the most congested
Indian city?

Answer: Bengaluru. In a separate index ranking fastest Indian cities Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) has
the fastest traffic.
Q. 136 Having facilities like: free wi-fi, CCTV surveillance, public information display system
and on-board announcements, the “MO Bus” service was recently inaugurated in which state?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: Odisha also recently launched a new programme for transparency and awareness
on various government schemes, called- the Peoples Empowerment Enabling Transparency and
Accountability or PEETHA.
Q. 137 Which world body has withdrawn ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award, from Myanmar
Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi, for her inability to stop violence against the Rohingya Muslim
minority?
Answer: Amnesty International (Headquarter: London, England)
Q. 138 The first Global Cooling Summit was recently inaugurated by Union Environment
Minister, Harshvardhan at?
Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: The aim of the summit was to address climate threat that comes from growing
demands of Air Conditioners.
Also, Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC) 2018 was recently organised by in
New Delhi by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) in association with World Bank.
Q. 139 Union Government has approved strategic disinvestment of its entire 73.44% share in
Dredging Corporation of India (DCIL) to consortium of four ports. Name them?
Answer: Vishakhapatnam Port Trust (Andhra Pradesh), Paradeep Port Trust (Odisha), Jawahar
Lal Nehru Port Trust (Maharashtra) and Kandla Port Trust (Gujarat).
Q. 140 “Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman” has been written by?
Answer: Krishna Trilok
Q. 141 To improve the socio-economic conditions of the weavers residing in the phumdis at
Loktak Lake and build tourism first ever “Water Handloom Hut” in the North East region was
inaugurated at?
Answer: Loktak Lake in Imphal, Manipur
Explanation: Also, the annual Sangai Festival was celebrated recently in Manipur.
Q. 142 India and Singapore recently held its 25th joint naval exercise SIMBEX at?
Answer: Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. INS Sahyadri took part from India’s side.
Q. 143 According to an annual report 2018 Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report released
by International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) (Headquarter: Baltimore, USA) nearly half a
million pneumonia and diarrhoea deaths still occurred in two countries. Which are these
countries?
Answer: India and Nigeria (Capital: Abuja Currency: Niara)
Q. 144 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recently was on a seven-day visit to three South
African nations. Name them?

Answer: Botswana (capital: Gaborone, currency: Pula), Zimbabwe (capital: Harare, currency:
USD, Euro and Rand) and Malawi (capital: Lilongwe, currency: Kwacha)
Q. 145 Which country won the 2018 Fed Cup Trophy (International women’s tennis
tournament) for the 6th time in eight years by defeating defending champions US?
Answer: Czech Republic (Capital: Prague, Currency: Koruna)
Q. 146 6th Indian Social Work Congress was recently held in?
Answer: New Delhi, Also, during this event Late Dr. Martha Farrell was honoured with the
“Lifetime Achievement Award”.
Also, International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE
2018) launched in New Delhi.
Q. 147 Union minister of state for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik (Lok Sabha Constituency: North
Goa) laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy?
Answer: Dhargal, North Goa
Explanation: Union minister of state for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik also inaugurated fourth
International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) held in Leiden, Netherlands.
Q. 148 In a recent move of RBI which aimed at liberalising norms governing External
Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) for infrastructure creation, RBI has reduced minimum average
maturity required for the ECBs to how many years?
Answer: Three earlier it was five years, Additionally, it also has reduced average maturity
requirement for mandatory hedging to five years from earlier ten years.
Explanation: Also, RBI has reduced the mandatory hedging provision to 70 per cent from 100
per cent to ease the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms. The move will help Indian
companies to borrow foreign currency-denominated ECBs for more liquidity.
Q. 149 SEBI recently gave nod for launching its State Shelter Fund for attracting investments
in the affordable housing segment in which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q. 150 Which Indian golfer became the first Indian to win Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the year
award recently?
Answer: Shubhankar Sharma. He also became the youngest and the fifth Indian to win Asian
Tour Order of Merit in golf.
Q. 151 14th edition of Jashne Bachpan, a theatre festival was recently held at?
Answer: New Delhi. Also, “Hausla 2018” national festival of children of the Ministry of Women
and Child Development was held recently in New Delhi.
Explanation: Also, the first India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit was held in New Delhi. It was
organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
Also, the India Water Impact Summit-2018 was held in New Delhi.
Q. 152 Which state government recently launched ‘Gau Samriddhi Plus scheme’ or ‘Cow
Samriddhi Plus Scheme’?
Answer: Kerala

Q. 153 Which word was recently announced as the world of the year by Oxford Dictionary?
Answer: Toxic
Explanation: “Single – Use” is the word of the year as per Collins. Also, UK’s Cambridge
Dictionary has confirmed “nomophobia” the inaugural People’s Word of the Year (2018).
Q. 154 T. S. Kanaka recently passed away, she was the Asia’s first _____?
Answer: Neurosurgeon
Q. 155 Who was appointed as full-time Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)?
Answer: Sanjay Kumar Mishra
Q. 156 Which sportsperson was appointed as first ever youth ambassador of United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India?
Answer: Hima Das
Q. 157 On October 31, 2018, on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s
first Home Minister, a 182-metre high Statue of Unity was unveiled by-
Answer: PM Modi
Explanation: The statue was built at a cost of Rs. 2989 crores and is located in Gujarat, 3.2
kms downstream of Narmada Dam. The statue was designed by Padma-Bhushan winning
sculptor Ram V Sutar and was built by Larsen and Toubro.
It stands 177 feet higher than the current world’s tallest, China’s Spring Temple Buddha and is
twice taller than Statue of Liberty, US.
Also, Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani unveiled the Fabric of Unity on the occasion in
Gurugram in Haryana.
Q. 158 Karnataka Social Welfare Department launched which scheme to boost employment
opportunities for SC/ST youth through entrepreneurship?
Answer: Samruddhi scheme
Explanation: Karnataka government recently also launched Unnati scheme, which will invest
up to Rs 20 crore to create infrastructure for start-ups and entrepreneurs from a marginalised
or SC/ST background.
Q. 159 19th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held under
the Chairmanship of -
Answer: Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley
Q. 160 Which sports body will be awarded the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry) India Sports Awards 2018 for the category of Best National Sports
Federation (NSF)?
Answer: Athletics Federation of India
Q. 161 Which team beat Delhi to lift its 3rd Vijay Hazare Trophy title at M Chinnaswamy
stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka?
Answer: Mumbai
Explanation: Also, India Blue team defeated India Red to lift the 2017-18 Duleep Trophy.

Q. 162 15th edition of World Wrestling Championship recently concluded in Budapest, Hungary.
What was India’s performance?
Answer: India was at the 17th place with 2 medals – 1 silver and 1 bronze. Bajrang Punia
bagged the silver medal. Pooja Dhanda won Bronze medal.
Q. 163 Which female tennis player has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women’s
Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy?
Answer: Simona Halep of Romania (Capital: Bucharest, Currency: Leu)
Q. 164 An international standard Stadium for differently-abled was announced by the Union
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot. The stadium would be
located at?
Answer: Shillong, Meghalaya (CM: Conrad Sangama, Governor: Tathagata Roy)
Explanation: Also, the first edition of North East Olympic Games 2018 was held at Main
Stadium Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, in Imphal, Manipur.
Q. 165 As per the Asian Economic Integration Report 2018 by Asian Development Bank which
country hosted the highest number of outward international migrants (17 million) in 2017?
Answer: India. It was followed by China and Bangladesh.
Q. 166 The second International conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) was inaugurated
at?
Answer: Astana, Kazakhstan (currency: Tenge). J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare addressed the conference, on the theme “The Future of Primary Health Care”.
Q. 167 India’s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed a pact with which country’s aerospace
industries’ worth USD 777 million?
Answer: Israel (Capital: Jerusalem, Currency: Shekel)
Q. 168 To combat extreme impacts of climate change on people living in the coastal states of
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha, Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved what
amount for supporting climate resilience?
Answer: USD 43.4 million
Q. 169 India released its first engineless semi-high-speed train called?
Answer: Train 18 (Built by Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai). It breached the 180 kmph
speed limit in the Kota-Sawai Madhopur section.
Q. 170 Union HRD Ministry has constituted an Expert Group headed by whom to formulate a
draft policy to reduce weight of schoolbag?
Answer: Professor Ranjana Arora of NCERT
Q. 171 India’s investment promotion body, called ______ has won United Nations (UN) Award
for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development.
Answer: “Invest India”
Q. 172 Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) is going to issue masala bonds of
what amount to mobilise funds for various development works?
Answer: Rs. 5,000 crores

Q. 173 International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018)
was held at?
Answer: Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep. The theme of the conference was “Reef for Life”.
Q. 174 Instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA), the first World
Agriculture Prize was given to?
Answer: Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
Q. 175 Recently by opening over 16 lakh postal savings accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi
Yojana which state has created a national record?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the government has cut the minimum
annual deposit requirement for accounts to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 earlier.
Q. 176 Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, a Manipuri dancer, Chhayanaut, a cultural organization of

Bangladesh and Ram Vanji Sutar a renowned sculptor was awarded which award for Cultural
Harmony for the year 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively?
Answer: Tagore Award
Q. 177 The Central Vigilance Commission observed the Vigilance Awareness Week from ____
to ________to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Answer: 29th October to 3rd November, 2018. The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week-2018
is Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India.
Q. 178 US-based which Indian writer has won 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for her
debut book “Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India?
Answer: Sujatha Gidla
Q. 179 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, in
New Delhi. What was the theme of the conclave?
Answer: “Nuclear Power: Towards A Clean and Base Load Energy”
Q. 180 Which is the only Indian firm to be featured among the top 25 companies in the
Forbes’ global 2000 best employers list?
Answer: Larsen & Toubro. It has ranked at 22 position.
Q. 181 Who was awarded 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public
Administration by the Vice President in New Delhi?
Answer: Fali S. Nariman an eminent jurist
Q. 182 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public
Health Care Systems in India was held at?
Answer: Kaziranga in Assam.
Q. 183 Name the joint military exercise between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United
States (US) which was held near Dubai?
Answer: Iron Magic 19
Q. 184 Uzbekistan’s (Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Som) ambassador to India Farhod Arziev
inaugurated a 4-day international dance festival titled “Udbhav Utsav” at?

Answer: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Q. 185 Who inaugurated 3-day SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region)
Discourse 2 conference in Panaji, Goa?
Answer: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu
Q. 186 According to the 7th edition of the ‘Word Cooperative Monitor’ report 2018, which of
India’s fertilizer major has been ranked as the biggest cooperative in the world?
Answer: IFFCO
Q. 187 Name the girl from Haryana who won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international
pageant held in Prague?
Answer: Nishtha Dudeja
Q. 188 According to survey The Teen Age Girls (TAG)’s report, conducted by Project Nanhi
Kali, which state topped the TAG index in the state category?
Answer: Kerala
Explanation: Mumbai topped it in the city category
Q. 189 According to Brand Finance’s annual Nation Brands 2018 report what was India’s rank
in the 10 most valuable nation brands in the world for the year 2018?
Answer: 9
Q. 190 European Parliament awarded the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to jailed
Ukrainian filmmaker-
Answer: Oleg Sentsov
Q. 191 Life Insurer PNB MetLife launched AI powered customer service app called?
Answer: Khushi.
Q. 192 Organised by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India and International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) (Headquarter: Austria, Vienna) 27 th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC
2018) was held in?
Answer: Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Q. 193 What is the name of India’s first ever passenger cruise ship which was launched
between Mumbai and Goa?
Answer: “Angriya”. The cruise ship Angriya has been named after first Maratha Navy Admiral
Kanhoji Angre and the great Angria bank coral reef near Vijaydurg, Maharashtra.
Q. 194 Currently at seventh position in Global Aviation market India will be _______ biggest
aviation market after China and US by 2024 according to International Air Transport
Association’s (IATA) (Headquarter: Havana, Cuba) 20- year air passenger forecast report?
Answer: 3rd
Q. 195 The Indian Mobile Congress’ second edition (IMC-2018) was held recently at?
Answer: New Delhi. The theme was “New Digital Horizons. Connect. Create. Innovate”.
Q. 196 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched which portal and app to enhance collaboration
towards the service of the weaker sections of society, through technology?

Answer: “Main Nahin Hum”
Q. 197 Which country has announced to acquire U.S. software company Red Hat Inc for $34
billion?
Answer: IBM
Q. 198 Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), Rebeca Gyumi (Tanzania) (Capital: Dodoma, Currency:
Shilling), Wapichana (Brazil) Capital: Brasilia, Currency: Real) and Front-Line Defender, a
human rights organisation of Ireland was recently awarded which award?
Answer: UN Human Rights Award for 2018.
Q. 199 Name the 23-year old Indian scientist, who won the World Health Summit start-up
award, 2018?
Answer: Roopam Sharma. He was awarded for his invention, Manovue – the world’s first
intelligent personal assisting system for the visually impaired. The event was held in Berlin.
Q. 200 According to a Lloyd’s report, “A world at risk- Closing the insurance gap,” India has
the _________ largest insurance gap in the world of USD 27 billion (in absolute terms) after
China.
Answer: Second
Q. 201 Which country recently launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond worth US$15
million to finance sustainable marine and fisheries projects?
Answer: Seychelles (Capital: Victoria, Currency: Rupee)
Q. 202 According to a new Standard Chartered study- ‘The Emerging Affluent Study 2018–
Climbing the Prosperity Ladder’, which country is Asia’s most investment savvy economy?
Answer: India
Q. 203 State Bank of India (SBI) has entered into an agreement with which payments solution
provider for establishing a card acceptance and digital payment platform?
Answer: Hitachi Payment Services
Explanation: State Bank of India has made Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman
(Heptathlete) as brand ambassador for its digital app YONO (You only need one).
Q. 204 How was India’s performance in the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia?
Answer: India finished the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia with a total of
72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze) medals. India secured ninth position. Mariyappan
Thangavelu (High Jumper) was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Q. 205 Name the Dutch photographer who has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018.
He got the award for his photo titled “The Golden Couple”?
Answer: Marsel van Oosten
Q. 206 Name the Stephen Hawking’s last book which was launched recently after his death.
Answer: “Brief Answers to the Big Questions”
Explanation: Also, according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2019, National University of
Singapore is the best educational University of Asia, IIT Bombay is the best rank Indian
Institute with the All Asia rank of 33.

Also, as per Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings for 2019 Indian Institute of
Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has secured number one position among Indian universities.
Q. 207 Which Indian educational Institute was ranked the best Indian Institute in the recent
QS India University Rankings 2019?
Answer: IIT Bombay
Explanation: Also, according to the QS Asia University Rankings 2019, National University of
Singapore is the best educational University of Asia, IIT Bombay is the best rank Indian Institute
with the All Asia rank of 33.
Also, as per Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings for 2019 Indian Institute of
Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has secured number one position among Indian universities.
Q. 208 India’s first agri and food business online learning platform was launched at the SR
Innovation Exchange (SRiX) Campus at?
Answer: Warangal in Telangana.
Q. 209 India announced a railway station named, the Keylong station, to be built inside a
tunnel at a height of 3,000 metres in which state?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh. It will be built along the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line close to the China
-India border.
Explanation: Also, in Lippa-Asra wildlife sanctuary in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh,

snow leopard was spotted recently.
Q. 210 Natwar Thakkar died in Guwahati, Assam. He was a-
Answer: Gandhian and Socialist
Q. 211 M N Paloor died recently, He was a-
Answer: Malayalam poet. Also, Chemmanam Chacko died in recently, he was a Malayalam
poet and Sahitya Akademi awardee.
Q. 212 What has been declared as the official mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup,
to be held in Odisha (Kalinga Stadium)?
Answer: Turtle ‘Olly’
Explanation: Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh inked pact with Adidas. Also,
former Indian Hockey player Sandeep Michael passed away recently.
Q. 213 Name India’s first judo medallist at the Olympic level who won a silver medal at Youth
Olympics Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
Answer: Thangjam Tababi Devi (from Manipur)
Q. 214 Who won an alternative award -The New Academy Prize formed in protest to the Nobel
Literature Prize?
Answer: Maryse Conde (from France) ]
Q. 215 Who was selected as India’s first ‘Miss Trans Queen’?
Answer: Veena Sendre (from Chhattisgarh)
Q. 216 According to the RTI rating by Access Info Europe and the Centre for Law and
Democracy, India ranked at what position out of 123 countries?

Answer: Sixth
Q. 217 As per World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), India stands at what position out of
157 countries?
Answer: 115
Explanation: According to the HCI, a child born in India today will be only 44 per cent as
productive. Girls fared slightly better at 0.45 than boys, who scored 0.43. The HCI seek to
measure the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect on attaining the age
of 18. Singapore topped the rating.
Q. 218 Which University was named as World’s Most Innovative University by Reuters news
agency rankings?
Answer: Stanford University
Q. 219 India’s first India-Israel Innovation Centre (IIIC), an entrepreneurial technology hub,
was recently launched in?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q. 220 RBI (RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das from Odisha) in consultation with SEBI and the
Union government proposed a VRR for FPIs to invest in debt markets. What is the full form of
VRR?
Answer: Voluntary Retention Route
Explanation: Under this, a foreign portfolio investor will be required to invest a minimum of
67% of the committed portfolio size (CPS) within the one-month period. After this FPIs will be
eligible to invest in any government security, including treasury bills, corporate debt
instruments, including commercial papers. They can also take part in repo for liquidity but given
their amount doesn’t exceed 10% of their investment under VRR.
Q. 221 RBI recently released the direction for the ETPs. What is the full form of ETP?
Answer: Electronic Trading Platforms
Explanation: Stock exchanges are not included in the ETPs. Any entity wanting to operate as
an ETP, has to obtain the permission of the RBI and must also possess and maintain a minimum
net-worth of Rs 5 crore at all times. ETP directions come into force with effect from October
05, 2018.
Q. 222 Country’s first 58- acre Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Bio-Refinery plant has been
set up at?
Answer: Bargarh district of Odisha.
Q. 223 PM Modi has unveiled a 64-foot-tall statue of peasant leader Sir Chotu Ram at-
Answer: Sampla in Rohtak.
Q. 224 Number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary recently died due to which deadly virus?
Answer: Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) and protozoa infections
Q. 225 Who was appointed as Chairman of the Working Committee and Director on the Board
of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) (Headquarter: London)?

Answer: Vikram Limaye
Q. 226 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) (Headquarter: Lucknow) launched
a six-day national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign named?
Answer: Udyam Abhilasha.
Q. 227 National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to change the board and management control
of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) appointed 6 members panel. The panel
is headed by?
Answer: Uday Kotak
Explanation: Vineet Nayyar has been appointed as the Vice-chairman and Managing Director
(MD) of the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
Q. 228 Ekalabya committee selected which Odia hockey player for the prestigious Ekalabya
Puraskar, 2018?
Answer: Lilima Minz
Explanation: Also, two other sportswomen were felicitated with the award. They are: weight
lifter Jhili Dalabehera and Badminton player Rutuparna Panda.
Q. 229 NSE Indices launched how many dynamic asset allocation indices designed to
combine equity and debt?
Answer: Two
Explanation: These indices are: Nifty 50 & short duration debt –Dynamic P/E index and Nifty
50 & short duration debt – Dynamic P/B index. The indices compare the current price-
earnings ratio (P/E) or price-book ratio (P/B) with historical P/E or P/B ratio of Nifty 50 in the
previous seven years. In these indices, the maximum allocation to equity is 80 per cent and
minimum allocation is 65 per cent.
Q. 230 International Finance Corporation (IFC) the finance arm of World Bank approved
investment of what amount in India Resurgence Fund (IRF)?
Answer: $ 100 million. India Resurgence Fund (IRF) is a joint venture of Parimal Enterprise
Limited and Bain Capital.
Explanation: IFC also invested $100 million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.
(M&M) to give financial assistance to small and medium enterprises.
Q. 231 Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected which two persons jointly to award 2018
Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: Dr. Denis Mukwege (Congo (Capital: Kinshasha, Currency: Franc and Zaire)), Nadia
Murad (Iraq (Capital: Baghdad, Currency: Dinar) They were given award for their efforts to end
use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.
Q. 232 Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry and Intellectual Property India has
granted Geographical Tag to Alphonso mango of?
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: Shahi Litchi from Bihar has received Geographical Indication (GI) as well. MP’s
Kadaknath chicken also gets GI tag. “Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India” is the tagline of
GI Tag.

Q. 223 RBI increased lenders’ single borrower exposure limit for Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs) which do not finance infrastructure, from 10% to what percent of capital
funds?
Answer: 15%
Q. 234 Surpassing Accenture, which IT company has become the world’s largest pure-play
information technology (IT) and consulting firm servicing mega banks and insurers?
Answer: TCS
Q. 235 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research,
of which location has developed an innovative technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection
System” with the trade name “OneerTM”?
Answer: Lucknow
Explanation: Also, fourth India International Science Festival 2018 (IISF 2018) was held in
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The theme of this edition of the Science. Festival is “Science for
Transformation”.
Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three-day long Krishi Kumbh 2018 in
Lucknow, to enable technology driven solution to farmers and double their income.
Q. 236 Name the MD & CEO of ICICI Prudential Asset Management who was elected as the
chairperson of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)?
Answer: Nimesh Shah
Q. 237 Which Indian minister was awarded the 4th annual Carnot Prize 2018 by University of
Pennsylvania, United States?
Answer: Minister of Railways & Coal and former Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable
Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal (MP (Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra)
Q. 238 Who has been awarded the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Active Society
Commission’s Grant Award for his contribution to sports for development?
Answer: Suheil F. Tondon
Q. 239 Renowned composer, lyricist, writer Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, will be
conferred with which award for Lifetime Achievement?
Answer: Hridaynath award
Q. 240 The world’s longest sea bridge is Zhuhai-Macao Bridge between China and?
Answer: Hong Kong
Explanation: India’s longest river bridge of length 19.3 Km will be built across the
Brahmaputra, connecting Dhubri in Assamto Phulbari in Meghalaya, by 2026-27. Currently
Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu in Assam is India’s
longest Bridge.
Q. 241 Who won the 2018 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Asia) Award for his
photograph ‘Pipe Owls’, at the Natural History Museum, London?
Answer: Arshdeep Singh

Q. 242 Union Government has appointed whom as the Director General of Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Research
(DSIR)?
Answer: Shekhar Mande
Q. 243 Who was elected as treasurer of World Steel Association (WSA) for one-year period.
WSA is headquartered at Brussels, Belgium?
Answer: Sajjan Jindal
Q. With an aim to make the state smoke – free, which state recently became the first state in
the country to have 100% penetration of LPG?
Answer: Kerala
Explanation: Also, RBI approved the proposal of Kerala government for the formation of Kerala
Bank. The decision was taken by special task force headed by Chairman M S Sriram. The bank
will be formed by consolidating State Cooperative Bank and the 14 district cooperatives. It will
have a net deposit amount of Rs 650 billion.
Q. 244 IRCTC has launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot of what name to help
its users answer various queries?
Answer: Ask Disha ((Digital Interaction to Seek Help Anytime)
Q. 245 The first joint military exercise named “Dharma Guardian” between India and which
country will be held at the Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte
(Mizoram)?
Answer: Japan
Explanation: The 3rd edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) commenced at

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Also, India and the U.S. announced participation in the bilateral ‘Cope India’ air exercise to a
trilateral format in West Bengal this month.
Also, India and United States also recently, completed the final manoeuvres of their three-day
tactical exercise called ‘Vajra Kaya ‘which is part of their joint military drill ‘Vajra Prahar
2018’ in Jaipur.
Q. 246 Which Hindustani classical music instrumentalist will be awarded annual Ustad Chand
Khan Lifetime Achievement Award?
Answer: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Q. 247 Anna Burns from Ireland won the Man Booker Prize 2018 for which of her novel?
Answer: Milkman
Q. 248 Name the Writer, journalist and critic who bagged the prestigious ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’
Konkani best book award for the year 2018?
Answer: Writer, journalist and critic, H M Pernal bagged the prestigious ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’
Konkani best book award for the year 2018. He was conferred this award for ‘Beeg Ani
Beegath’, a collection of short stories in Konkani.
Q. 249 India was ranked at what position out of 140 countries in World Economic Forum
(WEF)’s Index on Most Competitive Economy for 2018?

Answer: 58
Q. 250 Paul G. Allen, passed away in United States recently, he was a co- founder of?
Answer: Microsoft
Q. 251 Who was India’s flag bearer in the recently concluded Summer Youth Olympic Games
held in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
Answer: Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Weightlifting) was India's flag bearer at the closing
ceremony. Russia topped the medals tally. India obtained 14th position (as per IOA) with 13
Medals: 3 gold, 9 silver and 1 bronze.
Q. 252 Canelo Álvarez has signed the richest contract in the history of sports, which is a 5-
year deal worth $365 million (over Rs 2,680 crore) with streaming service DAZN. He is from
which country?
Answer: Mexico
Q. 253 According to the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) India was ranked at what position?
Answer: 103
Q. 254 Governments of which country and the UK, with support from the World Bank
launched a new Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) to support vulnerable countries to
climate and disaster shocks?
Answer: Germany
Q. 255 According to 2018 Henley Index, which country surpassed Singapore to have the
most powerful passport?
Answer: Japan. India was ranked at 81st spot.
Explanation: As per Global Passport Index Singapore tops the index; The Indian passport
was ranked 66th in the world.
Also, as per Arton Capital launched the passport index named, Global Passport Power Rank
2018, in which United Arab Emirates (UAE) topped the charts among 197 nations. India ranks
at 68th.
Q. 255 UNCTAD in its ‘Trade and Development 2017’ report predicted India’s GDP to grow to
what percent in 2018?
Answer: 7%
Q. 256 International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made which African nation the host of the
2022 Youth Olympic Games, making it the first African host of any Olympics?
Answer: Dakar, Senegal (Currency: CFA Franc)
Q. 257 Which Indian state outclassed 51 other nominations to be awarded UN Food and
Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) (Headquarter: Rome, Italy) Future Policy Gold Award (Gold
Prize)?
Answer: Sikkim
Q. 258 The Union Cabinet has approved Who has been appointed as the new Solicitor
General of India?

Answer: Tushar Mehta. KK Venugopal is the Attorney General of India.
Q. 259 GD Agrawal, died recently in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, after a 111-day hunger strike.
He was a/an?
Answer: Environmentalist
Q. 260 Which Insurance body was awarded ISSA (International Social Security Association)
ISSA Good Practice Award for administrative solution for coverage extension and for
promoting registration of employers and employees?
Answer: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Q. 261 According to United Nations report titled ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters
1998-2017’, India has suffered economic loss of what amount due to climate-related
disasters in last 20 years?
Answer: $79.5 billion
Q. 262 American economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer were jointly awarded 2018
Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences for integrating ___________ and technology.
Answer: Climate Change
Q. 263 Which Indian cricketer’s technology start-up Spektacom Technologies launched the
“Power Bat” which is powered by Microsoft’s Azure Cloud platform?
Answer: Anil Kumble
Q. 264 National Housing Bank (Headquarters: New Delhi) announced increase of the
Refinance limit to what amount?
Answer: Rs. 30,000 crores
Q. 265 32nd world conference of World Union of Wholesale Markets, WUWM was held at?
Answer: Gurugram
Q. 266 India signed a deal of what amount to buy S-400 missile deal with Russia?
Answer: $5.43 billion
Explanation: India will buy five S-400 missiles cum air defence systems. A total of eight
agreements were signed between India and Russia.
Q. 267 Who has written the new book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister”?
Answer: Shashi Tharoor. He described the book in 29-letter word floccinaucinihilipilification”.
Q. 268 India was ranked at what position in Oxfam world inequality index?
Answer: India was ranked 147th out of 157 countries
Q. 269 Which state government has launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing
financial assistance to the children of construction workers for their technical education?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Soura Jalanidhi’ scheme to
increase the use of solar power in farming.

Q. 270 International Conference on Women’s Health, Wellness and Empowerment was

recently held in?
Answer: Kanpur
Q. 271 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen
Awards 2018 to top ranked states and districts. Which state was rewarded for maximum
citizens’ participation?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen
Awards 2018 to top ranked states and districts. Haryana was ranked as best state, Satara
District of Maharashtra was ranked as best district. Uttar Pradesh was rewarded for maximum
citizens’ participation. Also, Maharishi Dayanand University in Haryana got the award for the
cleanest University.
Also, Union Territory of Puducherry has bagged top position in National Clean School Award
after seven schools from Puducherry were awarded for cleanliness.
Q. 272 India was ranked at what position in Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International
Status Report 2018 released by Canadian Cancer Society?
Answer: India was ranked 5th among 206 countries. In India, 85% of both sides of cigarette
packets depict pictorial warning.
Q. 273 According to recently released report “Future of Work in India” report, companies in
India experiencing highest growth prefer hiring men. The report is released by?
Answer: World Economic Forum
Explanation: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has also announced its first centre for
Fourth Industrial Revolution in India, the centre will be based in Maharashtra. It is the fourth
such center by WEF, the other three are in San Francisco (US), Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing
(China) are already functioning.
Also, A task force called: Closing the Skills Gap Task Force in India, was constituted by the
Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship in collaboration with WEF for
addressing the skill gap in India.
Q. 274 The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two
immunologists James P. Allison (US) and Tasuku Honjo (Japan) for their discovery of Immune
checkpoint therapy for the treatment of which disease?
Answer: Cancer
Q. 275 India was ranked at what position in 2018 Government e-Payments Adoption Ranking
(GEAR)?
Answer: India was ranked 28th among 73 countries. Norway topped the list.
Q. 276 Boost is the new product to which payment platform to offer instant loan within 90
seconds?
Answer: Mobikwik
Q. 277 Who was appointed the first chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority
(NFRA)?
Answer: Rangachari Sridharan

Q. 278 The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multi–national maritime exercise between
Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies was held in?
Answer: South Africa
Explanation: Also, the maiden joint exercise of Coast Guards of India and Vietnam- “Sahyog
HOP TAC -2018” was held in the Bay of Bengal recently
Q. 279 International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Trade Organization have
collectively launched which report through which of these organisations have sought
liberalisation of global service sector?
Answer: Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth
Q. 280 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched SATAT scheme. What does second
“A” stand for in the abbreviation?
Answer: Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT). The initiative

was launched with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs i.e. IOC, BPCL and HPCL).
Q. 281 President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to Good Samaritan and Medical
Professional (Protection and Regulation during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016 of which
state?
Answer: Karnataka
Q. 282 Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was elected the new President of?
Answer: Hockey India
Q. 283 President Ramnath Kovind has appointed which judge as Executive Chairman of
National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA)?
Answer: Madan B Lokur
Q. 284 Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland (Canada) have
been awarded Nobel Prize in Physics. They were selected for ground breaking inventions in
the field of?
Answer: Laser Physics
Q. 285 Who recently won the Russian Grand Prix?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton (England). He has also won the Abu Dhabi, Brazilian, Italian,
Hungary, Azerbaijan and Singapore Grand Prix recently. Lewis Hamilton won his 5th drivers’
world overall championship.
Explanation: Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (Finland (Capital: Helsinki, Currency: Euro) claimed
his first victory of F1 race US Grand Prix in Texas, Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand
Prix and Austrian Grand Prix and Sebastian Vettel (Germany) won the Belgian Grand Prix.
Q. 286 National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the Ganga
river in?
Answer: Patna
Q. 287 US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter
have been conferred Nobel for?
Answer: Chemistry. They were selected for harnessing power of evolution to develop
enzymes and antibodies that have led to new pharmaceuticals and biofuels.

Q. 288 India-born economist Gita Gopinath was appointed Chief Economist of International
Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the second Indian to hold the post of IMF chief economist after?
Answer: Raghuram Rajan
Explanation: Also, Goldman Sachs appointed Prachi Mishra as the managing director and chief
India economist.
Q. 289 Ministry of AYUSH has set up an AYUSH Information Cell at the premises of the Indian
Embassy in which country?
Answer: Romania (Currency: Leu, Capital: Leu)
Q. 290 Pandit Tulsidas Borkar died recently, he was a?
Answer: Renowned harmonium player.
Explanation: Also, Annapurna Devi passed away recently she was a classical musician.
Q. 291 BSE, PTC India Ltd have tied up with which bank to form India’s third electricity
exchange?
Answer: ICICI. India has two operating power exchanges—Power Exchange of India (PXIL)
and India Energy Exchange (IEX).
Q. 292 Seven-member group of ministers headed by whom was formed by the Goods and
Services Tax Council to review on ‘Modalities for Revenue Mobilisation in case of Natural
Calamities and Disasters’?
Answer: Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar (Bihar: CM: Nitish Kumar, Governor: Lal ji
Tandon)
Q. 293 India’s first corn festival was recently held at?
Answer: Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
Explanation: Also, a National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) will be

constructed in Sehore, MP.
Q. 294 As per Association of Mutual Funds of India’s (AMFI) (Headquarter: Mumbai)

statistics, which state topped the chart for state with the maximum penetration and Assets
Under Management (AUM)?
Answer: Maharashtra. Also, as per August, average assets under management (AUM) of
mutual funds rose to an all-time high of Rs 25.2 lakh crore across the country
Q. 295 Under whose chairmanship the government has formed committee on Corporate Social
Responsibility 2018?
Answer: Injeti Srinivas, Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
Explanation: Government has also constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review
the Competition Act. The committee will be headed by Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Injeti Srinivas.
Also, to deal with cross border insolvency issues Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) headed by
Injeti Srinivas recommended UNCITRAL Model Law of Cross Border Insolvency, 1997.
Injeti Srinivas is also the head of ten Member Committee, formed by Ministry of Corporate
affairs to review Companies Act 2013.

Q. 296 Which two cities have been declared as the best heritage city in the Indian Tourism
awards recently?
Answer: Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Mandu (MP)
Explanation: Qutub Minar best monument for differently-abled. Also, India will be the host
country for official World Tourism Day celebrations for the UNWTO (World Tourism
Organization) in 2019. In 2018 host country is Hungary (Capital: Budapest, Currency: Forint).
Q. 297 Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved what amount loan to establish the first multi-
skills park in Madhya Pradesh to boost employment in the state?
Answer: $150 million
Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved financing of up to $500 million for a
multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) infrastructure project in at least 10 cities of Tamil Nadu.
Q. 298 Ministry of Personnel announced that the government set up an eight-member Lokpal
Search Committee under the Chairmanship of?
Answer: Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Q. 299 According to a study named Economic Freedom in the World by Centre for Civil Society
(CCS) along with Canada’s Fraser Institute, India stands at what position out of 162 countries
in economic freedom?
Answer: 96.
Explanation: The index measures 5 areas of economic freedom. They are: Size of
Government, Legal System and Property Rights, Sound Money, Freedom to Trade
Internationally and Regulation.
Q. 300 In the Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 ceremony, held in London, who were adjudged
best footballers in the men’s and women’s category respectively?
Answer: Luka Modric of Croatia (capital: Zagreb, currency: Kuna) and Marta (female category)
of Brazil.
Explanation: Luka has also been awarded with prestigious, Ballon d’Or award. Norway’s
(Capital: Oslo, Currency: Krone) Ada Hegerberg wins Women’s Ballon d’Or in women
category.
Q. 301 Jasdev Singh passed away recently, he was primarily a?
Answer: Cricket commentator
Explanation: As per the report, India’s trade in goods with South Asia could be at $62 billion
and that with Pakistan could be at $37 billion without trade barriers. The present trade amounts
to $19 billion with South Asia and $2 billion with Pakistan.
Q. 302 ‘A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia’, is a report by?
Answer: World Bank (Headquarter: Washington DC)
Note: Accordingly, all five of World Bank’s constituent Organisations i.e. International Finance
Corporation (IFC), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
International Development Association (IDA), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA) and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) are
headquartered in Washington DC).

Q. 303 Name the mobile app launched by finance Ministry to provide guidance to the common
people in locating a Financial Service Touch Point at a given location in the country?
Answer: Jan Dhan Darshan
Q. 304 BSNL has inked a pact with which bank to roll out 5G and internet of things technology
in India?
Answer: Japan’s Softbank and NTT Communications
Q. 305 PM Modi approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP-2018). The
aims of the policy like, “Broadband for all” would be achieved by?
Answer: 2022
Q. 306 PM Modi inaugurated Sikkim’s (CM: Pawan Kumar Chamling, Governor: Ganga
Prasad) first airport and nation’s 100th operational airport, its name is?
Answer: Pakyong Airport
Q. 307 Who is the new chairman of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) (Headquarters: New
Delhi)?
Answer: Anil Kumar Chaudhary
Q. 308 Which state becomes the first State in North East India to introduce Smart e-Public
Distribution System (e-PDS)?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q. 309 Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-
Ayushman Bharat in?
Answer: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Q. 310 Reserve Bank of India enhanced the “Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity Coverage
Ratio (FALLCR)” from the existing 11 per cent to?
Answer: 13%
Explanation: Reserve Bank of India enhanced the “Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity
Coverage Ratio (FALLCR)” from the existing 11 per cent to 13 per cent of their deposits. To
overcome any possible liquidity constraints by the banks. This will enable the banks to forge
out up to 15 per cent of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves (SLR) during liquidity
coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13 per cent now.
Q. 311 Which Union Minister launched “Punch Tantra Diwali collection” and announced World
Boxing Champion Mary Kom as Brand Ambassador of the ministry?
Answer: Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs (Lok Sabha constituency: Sundargarh,
Odisha).
Q. 312 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the recipient of UN’s highest environmental honour:
Champions of the Earth Award. He received the award for?
Answer: International Solar Alliance (Headquarter: Gurugram)
Explanation: Modi along with 5 other individuals/ organisations are recipients of UN’s
highest environmental honour: Champions of the Earth Award. He along with French
President Emmanuel Macron have been conferred this award in the Policy Leadership

category. hey have been awarded for their joint effort to: Promote environmental policies
through the International Solar Alliance and Eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.
PM Modi has also been honoured with Seoul Peace Prize 2018.
Q. 313 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared 2019-2028 as the

“___________Decade of Peace” at the UN headquarters in New York?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Q. 314 Biswanath Dutt died recently, he was the former president of which sports body in
India?
Answer: BCCI
Explanation: Also, Gopal Bose former Bengal Opener passed away recently. Also, cricketers
Ajit Wadekar and Mulubha Jadeja passed away recently.
Q. 315 Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley launched a web portal
for easy fund availability for MSME sector. The facility will provide loan of upto what amount
in the record time of just 59 minutes?
Answer: Rs. 1 crore
Explanation: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley launched a
web portal for a transformative initiative in MSME credit space. This is a first one of a kind
MSME credit space which will ensure seamless loan approval up to Rs. 1 crore within 59
minutes from SIDBI and 5 Public Sector Banks (SBI, Bank of Baroda, PNB, Vijaya and Indian
Bank)
Q. 316 PM recently launched commencement of work for India’s first Coal-gasification based
fertilizer plant in?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: PM recently inaugurated Garjanbahal coal mines and marked the

commencement of coal production. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched commencement of
work for India’s first Coal-gasification based fertilizer plant with pet coke blending will come
up in Talcher, Odisha.
Q. 317 According to a new report by TransUnion CIBIL, which state has the highest retail
balance comprising of 20 per cent in the country?
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: According to a new report by TransUnion Cibil, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka make up for nearly 40 per cent of all retail loans in the country. Maharashtra had
the highest retail balance of Rs 5.50 lakh crore, comprising of 20 per cent in the country.
Q. 318 Film Federation of India (FFI) announced that, Assamese movie “Village Rockstars”
has been selected to represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 91st
Academy Awards 2019. Who is the director of the movie?
Answer: Reema Das
Q. 319 Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest
and Climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated air pollution control device WAYU. What
does “A” stand for in WAYU?
Answer: WAYU (Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit)

Q. 320 Who is the only sportsperson to feature in the Forbes India’s first ‘tycoons of
tomorrow’ list of 22 young achievers?
Answer: PV Sindhu
Q. 321 Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the first of its kind “Rail
Heritage Digitisation Project” of Indian Railways in collaboration with?
Answer: Google Arts & Culture
Q. 322 Reserve Bank recently shortlisted five IT firms for implementation of a CIMS for data
collection. What does CIMS stand for?
Answer: Centralised Information and Management System (CIMS)
Explanation: Reserve Bank shortlisted five IT firms for implementation of a centralised

information and management system (CIMS) for data collection. The 5 IT firms are: Infosys,
TCS, Capgemini, IBM, Larsen & Turbo Infotech. The CIMS would consist of: Seamless data
collection, System driven data validation and data review, Data safekeeping and storage,
providing data dissemination platform Overhauling the Data Warehouse (DW) of RBI.
Q. 323 Andhra Pradesh recently topped the “Ease of Living Index” rankings. These ranking
have been released under which mission?
Answer: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Q. 324 Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was elected the new President of?
Answer: Maldives
Q. 325 India has partnered with which country to form an alliance to jointly fight tuberculosis
to achieve a TB-free India by 2025?
Answer: US
Q. 326 Which Blind chess player will become the first Indian female to be part of the
International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) team?
Answer: Vaishali Narendra (From Maharashtra)
Q. 327 Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of
China?
Answer: Vikram Misri
Explanation: Also, Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as India’s permanent representative
to United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Q. 328 According to a study by Seattle-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation

published in The Lancet, India ranks at what position in the world for its investments in
education and healthcare among 195 countries?
Answer: 158
Q. 329 Naropa festival, also known as the ‘Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas’ concluded recently.
The festival was held in?
Answer: Ladakh
Q. 330 National Stock Exchange (NSE) signed a pact on a dual listing route for masala bonds
as well as foreign currency bonds of Indian issuers with which exchange recently?

Answer: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
Explanation: Also, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) got regulatory approval from SEBI
to launch copper large futures contract.
Q. 331 Randhir Singh died recently, he was a former?
Answer: Air Chief Marshall. Also, JG Nadkarni died recently, he was a former Chief of Naval
Staff.
Q. 332 World Cultural Culinary Heritage Committee, under the aegis of the World Association
of Chefs' Societies (World Chefs), held its first edition at?
Answer: Amritsar
Q. 333 What are the new interest rates on Small saving schemes such as Public Provident Fund
(PPF), National Savings Certificates?
Answer: PPF and NSC will earn interest at 8 per cent while Senior Citizens Savings Scheme,
which has a tenure of five years, will fetch 8.7 per cent.
Explanation: Sukanya Samriddhi: 8.5%, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme: 8.7%, Kisan Vikas
Patra: 7.7% (will now mature or double in 112 months)
Q. 334 Insurance regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) raised the minimum
insurance cover for owner-driver to ________ for a premium of Rs.750 per annum.
Answer: Rs. 15 Lakhs
Q. 335 Which financial organisation has approved a 5-year Country Partnership Framework
(CPF) for India?
Answer: World Bank
Q. 336 Which country’s post and India Post have released commemorative stamps on
renowned Physicist and Innovator Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda?
Answer: Serbia
Explanation: Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu was on a official visit to Serbia (Capital:
Belgrade, Currency: Dinar), Malta (Capital: Valletta, Currency: Euro) and Romania (Capital:
Bucharest, Currency: Romanian leu).
Q. 337 Odisha government renamed the newly-built Jharsuguda airport after which noted
freedom fighter?
Answer: Veer Surendra Sai.
Q. 338 BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) received SEBI
approval to launch commodity derivatives segment from?
Answer: 1st October 2018. Initially, entered commodity derivatives segment with non-
agriculture commodities like metals. Later it will include agriculture commodities.
Explanation: BSE became the first stock exchange in the country to launch the commodity
derivative contracts in gold and silver.
Q. 339 First ever dog park in India was recently inaugurated in which city?
Explanation: Hyderabad

Q. 340 Where was 7th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (Headquarters:
Madrid, Spain) Global Summit on Urban Tourism recently held?
Answer: Seoul, South Korea (Capital: Seoul, Currency: Won). Theme: ‘A 2030 Vision for Urban
Tourism’.
Q. 341 Name the portal launched by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to facilitate
individuals and private companies in seeking security clearance for setting up businesses?
Answer: e-Sahaj
Q. 342 Which organisation rolled out “Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna” for providing
unemployment allowance to workers rendered jobless due to changing employment pattern?
Answer: Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) Corporation (Headquarters: New Delhi).
Q. 343 Who has been recently appointed Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission?
Answer: Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
Q. 344 Who has been recently appointed to the post of the Secretary Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC)?
Answer: Anindo Majumdar
Q. 345 Where was recently a technology Incubation Centre of Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) inaugurated?
Answer: Agartala, Tripura (CM: Biplab Kumar Deb, Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki)
Q. 346 “Narendra Modi: A Charismatic & Visionary Statesman”, is a book on PM Modi. Who
has written the book?
Answer: Adish C Aggarwal and Sarah J Marchington. The foreword of this book has been
written by Amit Shah.
Explanation: “Making of a Legend” written by Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is another book on PM

Modi.
Q. 347 Anna Rajam Malhotra, passed away recently. She was?
Answer: India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence.
Q. 348 Which insurance company signed up as a global Olympic sponsor for a 4- Olympic
Games period of 10 years between 2021 and 2028?
Answer: German insurer Allianz (Germany Capital: Berlin, Currency: Euro)
Q. 349 Who recently took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National
Insurance Company Limited (NIC) (Headquarters: Kolkata)?
Answer: Tajinder Mukherjee
Q. 350 Which two actors have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign to promote
the Skill India Mission?
Answer: Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
Explanation: Also, Alia Bhatt has been announced as the ‘face of Nokia phones’/ brand
ambassador in India by HMD Global, which designs and sells phones under the Nokia brand.

Also, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched road safety awareness
program with a series of three videos with brand ambassador Akshay Kumar
Q. 351 Name the two mountaineers who recently created history by climbing Asia’s highest
volcanic peak “Mount Damavand” in Iran?
Answer: Satyarup Siddhanta and Mousumi Khatua
Q. 352 Ganpatrao Andalka passed away recently. He was a -
Answer: Asian Games champion wrestler
Q. 353 Who was recently awarded the ‘Mexican order of the Aztec Eagle’ by Ms. Melba Pría,
ambassador of Mexico to India on the eve of 128th National Day of Mexico?
Answer: Dr. Raghupati Singhania.
Explanation: Indian academician Shyama Prasad Ganguly recently was also awarded with the
same prize.
Q. 354 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently approved which payment platform India to operate
its own non-banking financial company (NBFC)?
Answer: PayU
Q. 355 Where did Cyclone-30 the biggest cyclotron in India for medical application became
operational recently?
Answer: Kolkata
Q. 366 The governments of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir signed an agreement for renewing
work on Rs. 2793 crore on which dam project?
Answer: Shahpurkandi dam project.
Q. 367 ISRO (Headquarter: Bengaluru) recently launched two satellites named NovaSAR and
S1-4 of which country?
Answer: United Kingdom (UK)
Explanation: Also, naval exercise Konkan 18 between India and United Kingdom is being
organised off Goa coast.
Q. 368 Moutaz Mousa Abdallah recently has become the Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Sudan (Capital: Khartoum. Currency: Sudanese pound)
Q. 369 The government has announced to make the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
an open- ended scheme. The over-draft limit for account holders has now been doubled to?
Answer: Rs 10,000. Also, the upper age limit for overdraft facility has been hiked to 65 from
the earlier 60 years and the free accident insurance cover for new accounts after August 28
has been doubled to Rs 2 lakh.
Explanation: Also, 20 lakh people have joined the modified Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna
(PMJDY), taking the total number of account holders in the flagship financial inclusion
programme to 32.61 crore as on September 5, according to finance ministry data.
Q. 370 Who represented India in the 2-day G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting,
held in Mar del Plata in Argentina?

Answer: Suresh Prabhu (Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation). He is the MP
(Rajya Sabha) from Andhra Pradesh.
Explanation: The theme for the G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting was: “Building
Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development”.
Q. 371 Who is the author of the book “Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple”-his third and last
book on Harappa trilogy?
Answer: Vineet Bajpai. The first two books are: “Harappa: Curse of the Blood River” and
“Pralay: The Great Deluge”.
Q. 372 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu presented “Rajbhasha Kirti” award to which bank on the
occasion of Hindi Divas (September 14) for remarkably implementing the Official Language
Policy during 2017-18?
Answer: Punjab National Bank (Headquarter: New Delhi)
Q. 373 What is India’s rank in the Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ study in terms of number
of family-owned companies?
Answer: Third. India has a total of 111 companies and $839 billion total market capitalization.
India follows China (159 companies) and the US (121 companies).
Q. 374 Which state has recently flagged off the ‘Swachh Dhara’ programme?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh (CM: N. Chandrababu Naidu, Governor: ESL Narasimhan)
Q. 375 Which state government rolled out scheme, “Swayangsiddha”, in its different districts
to combat human trafficking?
Answer: West Bengal (CM: Mamta Banerjee, Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi)
Explanation: Also, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on the occasion of World
Food Day, launched ‘Khadya Sathi’ scheme.
Q. 376 According to a recent report “HIV Estimations 2017” released by Health and Family
Welfare Ministry, which state has the highest number of people living with HIV in India?
Answer: Maharashtra (CM: Devendra Fadnavis, Governor: C Vidyasagar Rao)
Q. 377 Name India’s first underwater robotic drone which was launched and handed over to
the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO?
Answer: EyerovTUNA
Q. 378 What was India’s rank out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings
released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
Answer: India climbed one spot to 130. India’s HDI value for 2017 is 0.640
Q. 379 Which state has been ranked the best among states in the country for the construction
of maximum number of roads under the PMGSY during 2017-2018?
Answer: Uttarakhand (CM: Trivendra Singh Rawat, Governor: Baby Rani Maurya) was awarded
the best state by Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (Lok Sabha
Constituency: Gwalior)
Q. 380 The Archaeological Survey of India (Headquarter: New Delhi) has recently discovered
254 copper coins in the premises of Khirki Mosque. Where is this mosque located?

Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: Also, first national police museum will come up at New Delhi.
Q. 381 As per recent data released by Goods and Services Tax Network, which state has
generated the highest number of e-way bills since its inception in April 2018?
Answer: Maharashtra (3.13 crores)
Q. 382 Who will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his
contribution to Hindi literature?
Answer: Jaipur-based poet and writer Sawai Singh Shekhawat
Q. 383 Which Indian born women has been chosen for a prestigious award for her work to help
detect potentially life-threatening health issues using smartphones?
Answer: Rajalakshmi Nandakumar
Q. 384 Who has been elected as the new President of the Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM)?
Answer: Rajan Wadhera
Q. 385 Goura Chandra Mohapatra passed away recently he was a?
Answer: Freedom Fighter
Q. 386 PM Modi inaugurated MOVE: India’s ever first Global Mobility Summit organized by NITI
Aayog in New Delhi. The summit focused on how many themes?
Answer: Five namely Electrification, alternative fuels, reinventing public transport, goods
transport and logistics through data analytics.
Explanation: Focus would be given on ‘Clean Kilometres’ and he declared the 7Cs of future
mobility. They are: Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean,
Cutting-edge
Q. 387 Who is the head of the 7-member trustee group of the trust “Bharat Ke Veer” which
was launched by Union Minister recently?
Answer: Rajiv Gauba
Q. 388 Who has been appointed by the government to head panel to select the next Chief
Economic Adviser in the finance ministry?
Answer: Bimal Jalan
Q. 389 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100% electrification
broad gauge routes of Indian Railways (IR) by-
Answer: 2021-22
Q. 390 Where has Union Ministry of Tourism KJ Alphons (Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan)
inaugurated India’s first tribal circuit project?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
Explanation: Also, a 3-day ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM 2018) was inaugurated by
Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in New Delhi

Q. 391 Recently Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched Dairy Processing &
Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) scheme with an outlay of?
Answer: Rs. 10881 crores. Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister (Lok Sabha
constituency: Purvi Champaran, Bihar)
Q. 392 Which Odia poet would be awarded 39th ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for his poetry collection
‘Misra Dhrupad’?
Answer: Satrughna Pandav
Q. 393 Where has National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), the first of its kind
university on the transport sector in India, has started functioning?
Answer: Vadodara
Q. 394 Sadarmatt Anicut and Pedda Cheruvu irrigation tanks are the first from India to secure
a place in the register of World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) maintained by
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). These tanks are from which state?
Answer: Telangana
Explanation: The state government recently also laid foundation stone for Gattu irrigation
project.
Q. 395 Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM
Bank- headquarter- Mumbai) and member banks under BRICS Interbank Cooperation
Mechanism for?
Answer: Research on Distributed Ledger and Block chain Technology
Q. 396 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (headquarters- Hyderabad)

announced the guidelines for which method to enable testing of new innovative insurance
products?
Answer: Sandbox method. It was announced on 11th Global Insurance Summit, organised by
ASSOCHAM in Mumbai.
Q. 397 Who was recently conferred ‘Honoris Causa’ by the University of Engineering &
Management (UEM) in Kolkata?
Answer: Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
Q. 398 Who was renominated as Chairman of Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha by the speaker
Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Constituency: Indore, MP) recently?
Answer: Lal Krishna Advani (Lok Sabha Constituency: Gandhinagar, Gujarat)
Q. 399 Who is the author of the book named “The Rule Breakers”?
Answer: Preeti Shenoy
Q. 400 Marbat festival in which burning of effigies that represent evil forces called ‘Marbats’ of
Kali (black) and Pivli (Yellow) are carried out is celebrated in?
Answer: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Q. 401 Where has Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) recommissioned India’s oldest
nuclear research reactor named ‘Apsara’?

Answer: Trombay (Mahrashtra). The new version has been named as ‘Apsara-upgraded’
(Apsara-U).
Q. 402 Where has Samsung has opened world’s largest mobile experience centre which offers
virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence and Internet of Things?
Answer: Opera House, Bengaluru
Q. 403 Which Union Ministry and Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) have signed
agreement to implement-Vidya Bharati and e-Aarogya Bharati (e-VBAB) Network Project in
Africa?
Answer: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Q. 404 Recently who was named Chairman of 11-member selection committee to pick this
year’s Dronacharya and Dhyanchand awardees?
Answer: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Q. 405 NITI Aayog, Intel, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) are collaborating
to set up Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) at?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q. 406 Which Indian bank recently announced that it had raised $400 million (Rs. 2,900 crore)
via syndicated loan facility, from its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in Gujarat International Finance
Tec (GIFT) City?
Answer: YES Bank
Explanation: YES bank has also received SEBI approval to start mutual fund business named
Yes Asset Management (India) Limited (YAMIL).
Q. 407 Life Insurance Corporation (Headquarters: Mumbai) recently signed an agreement with
whom to provide group insurance coverage to all eligible demat account holders?
Answer: Central Depository Services (India)
Q. 408 With whom India Post Payments Bank has tied up with for providing banking solutions
to unorganized sector especially rural households, small and medium enterprises and women?
Answer: Financial Software and Systems (FSS)
Explanation: IPPB has also signed a 5-year corporate agency agreement with PNB and Bajaj
Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. to offer life insurance products to its consumers.
Also, Prime Minister launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) with capital of Rs 14.35
billion (Rs. 1435 crores) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. IPPB branches have opened across
650 districts and 3,250 access points.
Q. 409 Name the first field training military exercise of the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-
sectoral technical and economic cooperation (BIMSTEC-Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh) which
was recently held?
Answer: MILEX-19 in Pune, Maharashtra. Nepal and Thailand are not the part of this exercise.
Explanation: (BIMSTEC) summit 2018 was held in Nepal. The theme of the summit was
‘Towards a Peaceful Prosperous, and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region’.
Q. 410 Which Indian telecom company inked partnership with Unlimit, for Internet of Things
(IoT) solutions?

Answer: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
Q. 411 Which organisation has been awarded the 2018 Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and
Fraternity among Peoples?
Answer: Terre des Hommes, an international children rights charity
Q. 412 Where did Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of
indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1?
Answer: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The fuel was transferred from IAF’s Russian-origin
Ilyushin-78 (IL-78) tanker.
Q. 413 Which Indian IT company has signed a 3-year partnership with the Australian Open as
its official digital innovation partner?
Answer: Infosys
Q. 414 Vijay Shankar Vyas died recently in Jaipur, Rajasthan, he was a?
Answer: Padma Bhushan awardee and agricultural economist
Q. 415 Where was Nomadic Elephant 2018 joint exercise by India and Mongolia organised?
Answer: Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia, Currency: Togrog)
Q. 416 Name the India’s oldest female athlete who has won a gold medal at the World Masters
Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain?
Answer: Man Kaur
Q. 417 Who was recently appointed as the chairman of Advertising Standards Council of India
(ASCI)?
Answer: D Shivakumar
Q. 418 To commemorate 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s historic Chicago speech on

September 11, 1893, World Hindu Congress (WHC-2018) was recently held in?
Answer: Chicago, United States. Theme of WHC-2018 was “Sumantrite Suvikrante” — think
collectively, achieve valiantly”. It was attended by the Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
Q. 419 Which Indian reinsurance company, has secured 10th position among the top 40 global
reinsurers, as per a recent ranking published by Standard and Poor’s?
Answer: General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) (Headquarter: Mumbai)
Q. 420 Which Indian film personalities were honoured at the first Women in Film and Television
(WIFT) India Awards in Washington, US?
Answer: Aishwarya Rai was presented the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence.
Director Zoya Akhtar was handed the Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction. Actress Janhvi
Kapoor was presented the WIFT Emerald Award.
Q. 421 Union Cabinet approved new umbrella scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay
Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA. What is the total outlay for the scheme?
Answer: Total outlay is Rs. 45,550 crores, including additional government guarantee of
Rs.16,550 crores
Q. 422 Who inaugurated the World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) was recently in
New Delhi?

Answer: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar (MP from Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha). Theme
of the summit: “Challenges and Opportunities in Outcome Based Accreditation”.
Q. 423 Who has been conferred the UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award for his
contribution towards prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and
associated Sustainable Development Goals?
Answer: Manoj Jhalani
Q. 424 Which Indian airport is set to become first airport in Asia to introduce face recognition-
based passage system?
Answer: Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. To implement this system the
airport has signed an agreement with a Portugal based firm Vision Box.
Q. 425 Union Finance Ministry has doubled pecuniary limit to ______ lakhs for filing loan
recovery application in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT).
Answer: Rs. 20 lakhs
Q. 426 To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to urban transport, India has signed
implementation agreement with which country on Mobilise Your City (MYC) to support three
pilot cities – Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad?
Answer: France. Both the countries have also collaborated for ISRO’s first human space
mission “Gaganyaan” to be launched in 2022.
Q. 427 Festival of Harvest Nuakhai was celebrated on September 14 recently in which state?
Answer: Odisha (CM: Naveen Patnaik, Governor: Ganeshi Lal)
Q. 428 President Kovind visited Czech Republic (Capital: Prague, Currency: Koruna) on final
leg of his state visit to three European nations. Which are other two countries?
Answer: Cyprus (Capital: Nicosia, Currency: Euro) and Bulgaria (Capital: Sofia, Currency:
Lev).
Q. 429 Name the annual combat exercise between India and the US which is being held at
Chaubatia in Uttarakhand?
Answer: “Yudh Abhyas”
Q. 430 Novak Djokovic from Serbia (Capital: Belgrade, Currency: Dinar) won 2018 US Open
title of tennis in men’s singles category by defeating whom?
Answer: Argentina’s (Capital: Buenos Aires, Currency: Peso) Juan Martín del Potro. Novak has
also won Wimbledon.
Explanation: Japan’s Naomi Osaka won in the women’s category by defeating Serena Williams
of US.
Q. 431 Who was honoured at the 36th International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Congress in Athens, Greece?
Answer: Ramendra Kumar
Q. 432 Singapore-based global investment firm Temasek has signed agreement to invest up
to what amount in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF’s) Master Fund?
Answer: Rs 2,750 crore ($400 million)

Explanation: Also, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) (Headquarter: Beijing, China)
has approved $200 million investment in the National Infrastructure and Investment Fund
(NIIF).
Q. 433 Who was appointed as Sports Ambassador of Assam?
Answer: Hima Das was appointed as Sports Ambassador of Assam.
Q. 434 The enrolment age for Atal Pension Yojana has been relaxed further to ____ years,
taking into consideration rise in average age-expectancy?
Answer: 65 years
Q. 435 Which Indian cricketer was appointed the head coach of Zimbabwe national cricket
team by the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)?
Answer: Lalchand Rajput.
Explanation: Ramesh Powar was the head coach of the women’s national cricket team which
participated in the WT20 held in West Indies.
Q. 436 Statue, ‘Lingodhbhavamurti’, a 12th century granite sculpture depicting an iconic

representation of Lord Shiva, which dates back to the Chola dynasty and the second phyllite
sculpture depicts the bodhisattva of wisdom, ‘Manjusri’ are the two antique statues that have
been repatriated to India by which country?
Answer: United States
Q. 437 Which bank has retained its top spot for the 5th consecutive year, in the `WPP and
Kantar Millward Brown’s BrandZ 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands’ ranking?
Answer: HDFC Bank. The bank also featured at 60th rank in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable
Global Brands ranking.
Q. 438 Which Payments Bank has partnered with Empays to enable users to withdraw cash
from ATMs, without the need for a physical debit card?
Answer: Airtel Payment Bank. Also, Airtel Payment’s Bank has tied up with Bharti AXA to team
Airtel up to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
Q. 439 Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment attended the
3rd ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older
Persons’ held in-
Answer: Seoul, South Korea.
Q. 440 Indian navy ships and aircraft arrived in Sri Lanka to take part in the 8th edition of
joint exercise named?
Answer: SLINEX-2018
Q. 441 Vice President recently released a book ‘Constitutionalizing India: An Ideational Project’
authored by?
Answer: Shri Bidyut Chakrabarty.
Explanation: The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu also released the book ‘Bebak
Baat’, authored by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme
Implementation, Shri Vijay Goel.

Q. 442 Facebook has announced it will invest more than S$1.4 billion to construct its first data
centre in Asia in?
Answer: Singapore
Q. 443 Which country was the partner and focus country in the 87th Izmir International
tradeshow which was held in Turkey (Capital: Ankara, Currency: Lira)?
Answer: India was the Partner as well the focus country
Q. 444 According to the biennial Nuclear Security Index released by US-based Nuclear Threat
Initiative (NTI), what was India’s ranks in the ‘Theft Ranking’ for countries with weapons usable
nuclear materials?
Answer: 19th
Q. 445 US-India Business Council (USIBC), an American business advocacy group held its two-
day India Ideas Summit at?
Answer: Mumbai
Q. 446 Reserve Bank of India directed all scheduled commercial banks with more than how
many branches to appoint an internal ombudsman for a maximum tenure of five years?
Answer: 10 branches. RRBs are not included in this directive. This direction of RBI is under
‘Internal Ombudsman Scheme, 2018’ which gives ombudsman statutory powers under section
35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Q. 447 Which state government has launched a first of its kind initiative called “Mil-Banche” in
all government schools across the state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: The state government also announced Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal)
Yojana 2018 to provide subsidized power for labourer and poor families.
Q. 448 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri J P Nadda inaugurated the ‘71st
Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia,’ at?
Answer: New Delhi
Explanation: Also, Confederation of Indian industry (CII) organised its Annual Flagship, 15 th
India Health Summit-2018 in New Delhi. The theme of the summit this year is ‘Indian
Healthcare – A Changing Paradigm’.
Also, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnered with WhatsApp to train small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs on using the messaging platform.
Q. 449 Minister of Railways launched a new mobile app named _____of ‘Indian Railways e-
procurement system’ (IREPS), at the seminar on “Leveraging IT for Mobility” in New Delhi?
Answer: “AAPOORTI”
Q. 450 India, Kazakhstan joint army exercise KAZIND will be conducted between Indian and
Kazakhstan Army in?
Answer: Otar region, Kazakhstan (Capital: Astana, Currency: Tenge)
Q. 451 Major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise known as _______ will be organized
by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.

Answer: IOWave18. India along with 23 other nations will be participating.
Q. 452 Written by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, book “Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year
in Office” was released by?
Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Q. 453 Suresh Prabhu attended 6th East Asia Summit- Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM)
and 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) was held in?
Answer: Singapore. The sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade
Ministers’ Meeting was also held in Singapore. Suresh Prabhu was the head of a government
panel which decided on negotiations from Indian side in RCEP.
Explanation: Next ASEAN-India Business Summit will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in
November 2018. The theme of the meeting would be: “Towards Building Strategic”.
Q. 454 NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise
was recently held at?
Answer: Norway (Capital: Oslo, Currency: Krone) North Sea, Baltic Sea
Explanation: Russia will conduct Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercise in central and
eastern Russian military districts in the month of September.
Q. 455 Tarun Sagar died following a long-term illness, he was a?
Answer: Jain monk
Q. 456 India recently participated in the 1st International Kho-Kho Championship which was
held in?
Answer: England.
Q. 457 Justice Ranjan Gogoi will be the which Chief Justice of India?
Answer: 46th Chief Justice of India.
Explanation: Ranjan Gogoi also released a book authored by father-son duo Vinay Thakur and
Amogh Thakur named “ Architecture of Justice: A pictorial walk-through of the supreme court
and High courts of India” in New Delhi
Q. 458 Who has recently become the first Indian poet to be invited to record his poems at the
Library of Congress in Washington D.C?
Answer: Mr. Abhay K
Q. 459 Which person from Mumbai has been named for 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National Award as
an Eminent Medical Person of the Year?
Answer: Dr B.K. Misra from Mumbai has been named for 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National Award as
an Eminent Medical Person of the Year.
Q. 460 How many medals did India win in the Eighteenth Asian Games concluded in Jakarta,
Indonesia?
Answer: India stood at eighth position with 69 Medals (Gold: 15, Silver: 24, Bronze: 30).
Explanation: Flag-Bearer Opening Ceremony: Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw). Flag-
Bearer Closing Ceremony: Rani Rampal (Hockey). Chef de Mission: Mr. Brijbhushan
Sharan Singh.

Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the games: Japanese woman swimmer Rikako Ikee (18)
for winning for winning 6 gold and 2 silver medals.
Q. 461 Which country defeated Spain to lift its first FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup?
Answer: Japan. The event was played at Vannes, France.
Q. 462 According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, which country was top source of foreign
direct investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18 followed by Singapore?
Answer: Mauritius (Capital: Port Louis Currency: Rupee). Also, United Arab Emirates (UAE) is
the top source of inward remittances, and Kerala has received the maximum funds sent from
abroad.
Q. 463 Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked banks to set Bank Aadhaar
Kendras in one out of every how many branches?
Answer: 10 branches.
Q. 464 Recently a financial assistance of what amount for Shimla water supply and sewerage
project was approved by the World Bank?
Answer: Rs. 929.89 crores
Q. 465 Where was International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 held?
Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal. Theme: “Equality begins with Economic Empowerment”.
Explanation: Kathmandu also hosted International Conference on Information and

Communication Technology (ICT) recently held.
Kathmandu also hosted Asia Pacific Summit-2018.Theme: Addressing the Critical Challenges
of Our Time: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values.
Q. 466 Organised by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and (International Air Transport
Association) IATA, International Aviation Summit was held in?
Answer: New Delhi
Q. 467 The Vice President of India, released the Book 'Colonial Syndrome: The Videshi Mind
Set in Modern India', written by?
Answer: Prof. Rama Krishna Rao
Q. 468 Which movie has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia
(Capital: Riyadh, Currency: Riyal)?
Answer: Akshay Kumar- starrer “Gold"
Q. 469 Google has rebranded its payment app Google Tez to what to improve its growth in
India to add more features?
Answer: Google Pay
Explanation: Also, Google has unveiled “Project Navlekha” to make online content relevant
for more Indian users especially in local languages. Search engine giant Google has launched
Dataset Search, a new search engine for scientific community that will help them make sense
of millions of datasheets present online.
Q. 470 Who has received Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar given by Daily India Media?
Answer: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das.

Explanation: Also, Ulka Mahajan was conferred Praful Bidwai Memorial Award 2018.
Q. 471 ‘One District One Product’ scheme which has been earlier launched in UP was recently
launched by Giriraj Singh in which state at a function of the SC-ST State Conclave cum
Exhibition under National SC-ST Hub?
Answer: Odisha
Explanation: Odisha also recently launched "Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana"
for working journalists. A total of two crore saplings will be planted on the banks of the
Mahanadi, Tel and Ib rivers under the Green Mahanadi Mission.
Q. 472 Which bank’s subsidiary launched commodity broking services with MCX and became
the first bank subsidiary to enter the commodity broking business?
Answer: Axis Bank’s Axis Securities
Explanation: Axis bank has also become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan
Authentication feature for Aadhaar -based transactions through its micro ATM tablets.
Q. 473 Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has reached Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in
multilateral regional maritime exercise _________ conducted by Australia?
Answer: KAKADU 2018
Q. 474 Who was elected as new chairman of Indian Banks Association (IBA)?
Answer: Sunil Mehta
Explanation: Also, Indian Banks’ Association has appointed Egon Zehnder International as the
‘Knowledge Partner’ to the Banks Board Bureau (BBB).
Q. 475 Germany has announced to provide soft loan of what amount to India to strengthen
sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand in an effort to clean River Ganga under
Clean Ganga Mission?
Answer: Euro 120 million (Rs. 990 crores approximately)
Explanation: German development agency GIZ also has prepared ‘Ganga Box’ aimed to target
schools-going children and inform them about the river. Similarly, “Ganga Book” on the lines
of Danube book has also been prepared.
Q. 476 The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agri Cooperative
Business Forum was held in?
Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal. Theme: ‘Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers’

Cooperatives to attain the Sustainable-Development-Goals-1 and 2 in South Asia’.
Q. 477 India has inked loan agreement of what amount with Asian Development Bank (ADB)
to finance Karnataka State Highways Improvement III Project (KSHIP-III) for improvement of
over 400 km of state highways in Karnataka?
Q. 478 Global Finance magazine named which bank as the world’s best bank for digital
innovation while still maintaining stable operations for its customers?
Answer: DBS Bank (Headquarter: Singapore)
Q. 479 Who was recently appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the State Bank of
India?

Answer: Prashant Kumar
Explanation: Also, in another appointment Anshula Kant and Arijit Basu were appointed as
Managing Director of the Bank.
Also, SBI recently launched Kisan Mela outreach program for 10 lakh farmers in 14000 rural
and semi urban branches to help in imparting financial literacy to the farmers.
Q. 480 According to a report of Department of Financial Services, which Indian bank has been
rated as number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions It was ranked sixth
among all banks in digital performance?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
Q. 481 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved package of $245 million to implement
project for providing safe, sustainable drinking water services in West Bengal?
Q. 482 Who will head the new 21-member advisory panel called Prime Minister’s Science,
Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) on science, technology and
innovation?
Answer: K Vijay Raghavan.
Q. 483 Government has approved umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology,

Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART). How much amount has been
allocated for this scheme by the Government?
Answer: Rs.1623 crore.
Q. 484 Who was appointed assistant secretary general of United Nations and will head New
York office of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)?
Answer: Satya S. Tripathi
Q. 485 Central Government along with Government of Rajasthan has Development Policy Loan
(DPL) agreement with World Bank (IBRD) for Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in
Rajasthan?
Q. 486 Which Indian bank has agreed to a multi-year partnership with Manchester United?
Answer: ICICI Bank (MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakshi)
Q. 487 Who is the author of “Atal Ji Ne Kaha” a book on former Indian Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee which was released by PM Modi?
Answer: Doordarshan producer, senior journalist Brijendra Rehi.
Q. 488 Asia Society, a global cultural organization announced whose name for the Game
Changer of the Year title of the 2018?
Answer: PepsiCo’s CEO Indra Nooyi
Q. 489 In an analysis titled “The Urban Commute” by Centre for Science and Environment
(CSE) which city has got the top spot for lowest overall emission and energy use from urban
commute?

Answer: Bhopal. On the other hand, Delhi ranked last in overall emission and fuel use. Kolkata
and Mumbai are among the mega cities which emit least due to high usage of public transport
and walking.
Q. 490 The fourth edition of Asian electoral stakeholder’s forum (AESF-IV) was held at?
Answer: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Theme: ‘Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity:
Promoting and Defending Democracy Together’.
Q. 491 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) constituted a 7-

member working group headed by whom for norms regarding insurance surveyors?
Answer: Yegna Priya Bharat
Q. 492 India’s first flight using biofuel (from Jetropha seeds) was recently conducted from -
Answer: Dehradun to Delhi. The first ever biofuel test flight was conducted by SpiceJet in its
Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft.
Q. 493 Where did External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Lok Sabha constituency: Vidisha,
MP) inaugurate the third edition of Indian Ocean Conference?
Answer: Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam (Currency: Dong)
Q. 494 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival 2018 was held in-
Answer: Thimphu, Bhutan (Currency: Ngultrum)
Q. 495 President gave whom the Outstanding Parliamentarian award for 2017?
Answer: Bhartruhari Mahtab
Q. 496 Which Indian women cricketer has announced her retirement from Twenty-20
Internationals (T20Is)?
Answer: Jhulan Goswami
Explanation: Also, Mithali Raj became the first Indian women cricketer to score 2000 runs in
Twenty20 International.
Q. 497 ASSOCHAM appointed whom as its new Secretary General?
Answer: Uday Kumar Varma
Q. 498 Which telecom company has launched “WINGS” a VOIP based service?
Answer: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
Q. 499 Recently which company became the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 lakh crore
market capitalization?
Answer: Reliance Industries Ltd. Also, Reliance Jio has topped the fortune’s 4th annual ‘Change
the World’ List 2018.
Q. 500 Which company has unveiled a dedicated portal ‘2Gud‘ for refurbished goods, including
mobile phones, laptops and tablets?
Answer: Flipkart
Q. 501 Name India’s first captive-born Humboldt Penguin which also recently died barely a
week after it was born at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo (Byculla), Mumbai.

Answer: Freedom Baby
Q. 502 Which state launched India’s largest Business Incubator “Bhamashah Techno Hub”?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q. 503 Second ‘Mt Everest Friendship Exercise’ was recently concluded between which of the
two countries?
Answer: Nepal and China
Explanation: The Druzhba 2018 (Friendship 2018) joint bilateral military exercise between
Pakistan and Russian special forces was recently held in Pakistan.
Q. 504 International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) (Headquarters: Paris

(France)) which is a global monument conservation body recently launched Kerala Heritage
Rescue Initiative to assess damage to rich cultural and built heritage sites in flood-devastated
Kerala is headquartered at?
Answer: Headquarters: Paris (France). Also, Kerala government chose KPMG as the company
to help in re- establishing Kerala after the floods.
Q. 505 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank announced the launch of its overdraft facility for micro and
small enterprises (MSE) with a turnover of-
Answer: Rs 50 lakhs or more
Q. 506 According to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) data maximum
percentage (35%) of cyber-attacks on Indian websites is from which country?
Answer: China
Explanation: Also, 5th World Internet Conference (WIC), also known as the Wuzhen Summit,
was held in Wuzhen, China.
Q. 507 “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” was inaugurated by President Ram Nath
Kovind recently at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. What was this year’s theme?
Answer: Theme of this conclave is: “Buddha Path – The Living Heritage” and this year partner
country for IBC 2018 was Japan.
Q. 508 The World Bank launched world’s first public blockchain bond named ________ created,
allocated, transferred and managed by using blockchain technology.
Answer: Bond-i. There is also a beach with the same name in Australia.
Q. 509 Former President Pranab Mukherjee launched which mobile application that allows
voters to rate and review their political representatives?
Answer: National Electoral Transformation (NETA) mobile application
Q. 510 The Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL) said which PSU has become the first public
sector enterprise to make a transaction on the "TReDS platform?
Answer: Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) "TReDS (Trade Receivables electronic Discount System)
is an online electronic institutional mechanism for facilitating the financing of trade receivables
of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) through multiple financiers.
Also, R Madhavan recently took over as Chairman and Managing Director of defence PSU
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Q. 511 RBI has approved merger of SBM with SBM Bank (India). SBM is headquartered at?
Answer: Mauritius (Capital: Port Louis, Currency: Rupee)
Q. 512 Who has been awarded the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award for his remarkable
contribution towards tobacco control?
Answer: K. Arora
Q. 513 Which city was ranked as world’s most liveable city among 140 major cities in 2018
Global Liveability Index released by Economist Intelligence Unit?
Answer: Austrian capital Vienna. Also, New Delhi had figured at 112th and Mumbai 117th
position in list.
Q. 514 As per report by Nomura, India’s current account deficit (CAD) is expected to widen to
what per cent of the GDP in FY19 from 1.9 per cent of GDP, in 2017-18 fiscal?
Answer: 2.8 per cent
Explanation: RBI recently said that India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened to 2.9% of
the GDP in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal.
Q. 515 Union government observed which month as ‘month of nutrition’?
Answer: September. Theme: ‘har ghar Poshan tyohar’. Also, CM of Rajasthan launched
‘Annapurna Milk Scheme’ on the occasion.
Q. 516 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed all
insurance companies to create provision to cover which illness in policies?
Answer: Mental illness
Q. 517 Central government has constituted a panel headed by whom to coordinate the
discharge of floodwaters from Kerala-TN inter-State projects like Mullaperiyar?
Answer: Central Water Commission (CWC) chairman Narendra Kumar
Q. 518 Who has been elected the Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), a global
policy making initiative?
Answer: N Raghuram
Q. 519 Who has topped the India’s wealthiest women list for 2018, prepared by Kotak Wealth-
Hurun Report?
Answer: Smitha Crishna of Godrej
Q. 520 Who has been sworn in as the new President of Paraguay (Capital: Asuncion, Currency:
Guarani)?
Answer: Mario Abdo Benítez
Explanation: Also, Jair Bolsonaro was elected as the next President of Brazil (Capital:
Brasilia, Currency: Real)
Q. 521 Which payment platform was awarded as an outstanding merchant UPI player at the
NPCI excellence awards 2018 announced its partnership with IRCTC app ‘IRCTC Rail Connect’,
to facilitate convenient, fast and secure payments?
Answer: PhonePe

Explanation: PhonePe has also partnered with cab aggregator OLA, that will allow riders to
book rides.
Q. 522 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in-
Answer: Beijing, China. Theme for this event was: “Learning to Be Human”.
Q. 523 The Union Government has formed a group headed by whom to look into red-labelling
of packaged products containing fat, sugar and salt by FSSAI?
Answer: B Sesikeran, former director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
Explanation: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)to improve public
health and combat lifestyle disease has launched movement called “The Eat Right Movement”.
Q. 524 Where would be the centralised secretariat established by the five northern state -
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Union Territories: Delhi and
Chandigarh to tackle drug menace?
Answer: Panchkula, Haryana
Q. 525 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) was organized by the Ministry of External Affairs,
India in collaboration with the Government of -
Answer: Mauritius. Theme of the Conference was “Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiya Sanskriti” (Hindi
World and Indian Culture).
Explanation: Also, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj inaugurated 'Panini
Language Laboratory' at Mahatma Gandhi Institute (MGI) in Mauritius (Capital: Port Louis,
Currency: Rupee)
Q. 526 Ministry of Railways launched ____ and QR code-based posters to spread awareness
about Indian Railways Heritage?
Answer: “Digital Screens”
Explanation: Indian Railways also launched “Mission Satyanishtha” on Ethics in Public

Governance with an aim to bring transparency and ethics in the work culture and among all
railway employees.
Q. 527 Shane Warne and VVS Laxman will come up with their autobiographies namely-
Answer: “No spin” and “281 and Beyond” respectively.
Explanation: Abhirup Bhattacharya has written a book “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed
Like Ganguly”.
Q. 528 Sarvatra Technologies has launched which co-operative bank as 450th co-operative
bank on National Financial Switch (NFS)?
Answer: ‘Sevalia Urban Co-operative Bank’ in Gujarat
Q. 529 Telengana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao launched two major schemes name
them?
Answer: Rythu Bima: insurance to farmers and Kanti Velugu: free eye screening for all citizens.
Under Rythu Bima every farmer would be provided with life insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.
Q. 530 Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra launched 3 mobile applications made under
E-committee of the Supreme Court headed by Justice M B Lokur, for the benefit of litigants and
lawyers. Name the apps?

Answer: The three apps are: e-courts services: e-filing along with user manual. E-pay: making
digital payments. NSTEP (National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes): service of
judicial notices.
Q. 531 Minister of Railways, Coal, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal has released
a report on Station Cleanliness conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI). In the A1 category
which station is the cleanest station in India?
Answer: Jodhpur is the cleanest station in India. Marwar in Rajasthan topped the list in A
category.
Q. 532 Which language has become the first Indian tribal language to get a Wikipedia edition
in its own script?
Answer: Santhali
Q. 533 Government has appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
Answer: Ashish Kumar Bhutani
Q. 534 Ease of Living Index, released by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ranks
which city as the best city to live in?
Answer: Pune. The survey rated 111 cities in India. Ease of Living Index framework comprises
four pillars namely-Institutional, Social, Economic and Physical.
Q. 535 Name the former President of Chile (Capital: Santiago, Currency: Peso) who was
appointed as next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Right?
Answer: Michelle Bachelet
Explanation: Antonio Vitorino has been elected as new Director General of UN migration
agency.
Q. 536 Global Innovation Index 2018 was launched in India, it is the 11th edition of GII. What
was its theme?
Answer: The theme for GII 2018 is: “Energizing the World with Innovation”. India has been
ranked 57th in the index. The Index is developed by Cornell University, Insead and the World
Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO headquartered at Geneva).
Q. 537 World Biofuel day is celebrated on August 10, 2018. Which state recently became the
first state to implement biofuel policy of the Government of India?
Answer: Rajasthan (Governor: Kalyan Singh)
Explanation: Also, PM Modi, launched PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by

Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) on the occasion of World Biofuel
Day.
Q. 538 The government has appointed which two people to the Central Board of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) recently?
Answer: Swadeshi Jagaran Manch co-convenor Swaminathan Gurumurthy and businessman

Satish Kashinath Marathe
Q. 539 HSBC has launched a new digital platform named _____ to simplify capital raising
process through capital markets by providing real-time access to information such as investors'
feedback, profiles, client orders and deal pricing.

Answer: My Deal
Q. 540 Who was adjudged the most influential woman in history, through a poll conducted by
BBC History Magazine?
Answer: Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie
Q. 541 Chandrayaan-2 lander would be named ________ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of
Indian space programme.
Answer: Vikram
Explanation: Also, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has decided to transfer its lithium
ion (Li ion) cell technology to successful Indian industries and start-ups on non-exclusive basis
in automobiles for Rs. 1 crore.
Q. 542 Hindi Academy Delhi has given its highest Shalaka Samman for 2017-18 to?
Answer: Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar.
Q. 543 President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the ‘Festival of Democracy’ in?
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (CM: Pinyari Vijayan, Governor: P. Sadhasivam)
Explanation: President also recently inaugurated 2nd International Ambedkar Conclave in

New Delhi as part of the commemoration of Constitution Day.
Q. 544 Name the person from Saudi Arabia (Capital: Riyadh, Currency: Riyal) who has been
crowned champion of the FIFA e-World Cup?
Answer: Mosaad Aldossary
Q. 545 Fintech start-up Nearby Technologies in partnership with which bank has gone live with
Bharat Bill Payments, the telecom bill payments ecosystem managed by National Payments
Corp of India?
Answer: Yes Bank (Headquarter: Mumbai)
Explanation: Also, YES bank launched a deposit scheme, which could fetch up to 8 per cent for
a tenure of little over 18 months, through this the bank is eyeing Rs 1,000 crores and the
scheme is named 'Green Future: Deposit'.
Q. 546 Which state CM launched Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for empowerment of
women?
Answer: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish. The scheme will provide Rs 54,100 from the birth of a girl
child till she graduates.
Q. 547 Which Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has
been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)?
Answer: The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim.
Explanation: World Heritage Committee of UNESCO declared the Victorian and Art Deco
Ensembles of Mumbai as the World Heritage Property.
Q. 548 Which IIT recently launched world’s first remotely operable LEAP microscope?
Answer: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M). IIT Madras has also recently
developed India’s first microprocessor Shakti. Also, IIT – M recently launched India’s first
indigenous Microprocessor “Shakti”.

Q. 549 Education Department of which state recently launched ‘I am not afraid of English’
initiative from Class 1 in the state’s primary schools?
Answer: Haryana (CM: Manohar Lal Khattar, Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya)
Explanation: Haryana government in addition to ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative has also
announced “Chhatra Parivahan Suraksha scheme” for girl students to provide them free
transportation to their educational institutions.
Q. 550 Which state emerged as the best state in Ease of Doing Report of DIPP and World Bank?
Explanation: DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the World Bank
conducted an annual reform exercise for all States and UTs under the Business Reform Action
Plan (BRAP) considering Ease of Doing Business. Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the top state
in the report.
Q. 551 Who won the special one-off Golden Man Booker Prize to mark the 50th anniversary of
the literary award?
Answer: Michael Ondaatje for his book ‘The English Patient’
Q. 552 17th World Sanskrit Conference was inaugurated and attended by Human Resource
Development Minister Shri Prakash Javdekar at?
Answer: Vancouver, Canada
Q. 553 Who has been appointed the chairperson of National Green Tribunal?
Answer: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
Q. 554 Which state recently launched “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class
8 in government schools?
Answer: New Delhi (Arvind Kejriwal launched it in the presence of Dalai Lama).
Explanation: Kejriwal also, announced the ‘Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’
which aims to increase to increase the income of farmers by three to five times in the national
capital.
Q. 555 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBS-2019) will be hosted by which city?
Answer: Varanasi
Q. 556 As per latest Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). What is the India’s
rank on the Global Optimism Index (GOI) in the first quarter of 2018?
Answer: Sixth
Q. 557 Which airport has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018?
Answer: Cochin International Airport. It is the first Indian airport to completely operation on
solar. Also, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognized this airport as the
world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport.
Q. 558 Where did PM recently laid the foundation stone of India’s first Mobile Open Exchange
Zone (MOX)?
Answer: World Trade Centre, Noida

Q. 559 European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new pan-European smartphone payment
system called?
Answer: TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS)
Q. 560 Which country recently became the first country to abolish all fares on public transport
by 2019?
Answer: Luxembourg (Capital: Luxembourg City, Currency: Euro)
Q. 561 Who topped the list of Forbes 100 most powerful women released recently?
Answer: Germen Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Explanation: Four Indian women also made it to the list. IT stalwart Roshni Nadar Malhotra
ranked highest at 51st in the list. The other three are Biotechnology pioneer Kiran Mazumdar-
Shaw, Media person Shobhana Bhartia at 88th position and actor Priyanka Chopra.
Q. 562 Who is the new Chief Economic Advisor of India?
Answer: Krishnamurthy Subramanian. Also, Ajay Narayan Jha is the new Finance Secretary.
Q. 563 Recently FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) approved the merger with
which company through an-all equity deal, valuing 31, 700 crores?
Answer: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) (Headquarters: Brentford, United

Kingdom)
Q. 564 Delhi Police has launched an e-learning portal by what name to impart training and
provide up to date information to police officers?
Answer: NIPUN
National Sports Awards 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards (given to outstanding sportspersons): Virat Kohli,
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
Arjuna Award: Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Savita (Hockey), Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics),
Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton), Manika Batra, G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis), Rahi Sarnobat,
Ankur Mittal, Shreyasi Singh (Shooting), Col. Ravi Rathore (Polo), Rohan Bopanna
(Tennis), Sumit (Wrestling), Pooja Kadian (Wushu), Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw), Jinson
Johnson (Athletics), Shubhankar Sharma (Golf), Manpreet Singh (Hockey), Hima Das
(Athletics), Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton), Satish Kumar (Boxing)
Head of selection committee of Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award: Justice Indermeet Kaur
Kochhar
Dronacharya Award (Given to coaches): Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo), Clarence Lobo
(Hockey), V.R. Beedu and Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics) Tarak Sinha (Cricket), A. Srinivasa
Rao (Table Tennis) Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa (Boxing), Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting).
Head of Selection Committee: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Dhyan Chand Award 2018: (life time contribution to sports): Chougale Dadu Dattatray
(Wrestling) Bobby Aloysius (Athletics), Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey), Satyadev Prasad
(Archery)

Head of selection Committee head: Justice Mukul Mudgal
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018: Sports for Development (Isha Outreach),
Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility (JSW Sports), Identification
and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited).
Head of selection committee: Rahul Bhatnagar
Recipient of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18: Guru Nanak Dev
University, Amritsar
Selection Committee head: Ashok Kumar
IMPORTANT DAYS (July, August, September, October, November and December
EVENT DATE THEME
World Youth Skills Day July 15
World Population Day July 11 Family Planning is a Human

right
World UFO day, World Sports July 02

Journalists Day
National Doctor’s Day, GST Day July 01 Doctor Day theme: Zero
tolerance to violence
against doctors and clinical
establishment.
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 August 1 Earth Overshoot Day marks

the date when humanity’s
demand for ecological
resources and services in a
given year exceeds what
Earth can regenerate in
that year.
National Handloom Day August 07
World Biofuel day August 10 Rajasthan has recently

become the first state to
implement National Biofuel
Policy
International Youth Day August 12 Safe space for Youth
World Elephant Day August 12
International left handers day August 13
World Humanitarian Day August 19 #NotATarget
World Photography Day August 19
World Mosquito Day August 20
World Senior Citizen Day August 21

International Day for the August 23

Remembrance of the Slave Trade
and Its Abolition
International Day against Nuclear August 29

Tests
National Sports Day August 29
World Coconut Day September Coconut for Good Health,

1 Wealth & Wellness
International Day of Charity September

5
International Literacy Day September Literacy and Skill

8 Development
World Suicide Prevention Day September

(WSPD) 10
International Day for South-South September

Cooperation 12
Hindi Diwas September

14
International Day of Democracy September

15
World Ozone Day September

16
International Day of Peace September The Right to Peace – The

21 Universal Declaration of
Human Rights at 70
World Alzheimer’s Day September

21
World Rose Day/ Cancer Day September

22
International Day of Sign September With Sign Language,

Languages (IDSL) 23 everyone is Included!
International Week of the Deaf 24-30

September
2018
Annual Antyodaya Divas to mark September

the birth anniversary of Pandit 25
Deendayal Upadhyaya
International Day for the Total September

Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26

World Contraception Day September

26
World Tourism Day Tourism and the Digital

Transformation
World Maritime Day IMO 70: Our Heritage –

Better Shipping for a Better
Future
International Day for Universal September The Asian Digital

Access to Information 28 Revolution: Transforming
the Digital Divide into a
Dividend through Universal
Access
World Rabies Day September Rabies: Share the message.

28 Save a life
World Heart Day September My heart, Your heart

29
International Translation Day September Translation: Promoting

30 Cultural Heritage in
Changing Times
International Coffee Day October 01
International Day of Older Persons October 01 Celebrating Older Human

(IDOP) Rights Champions
World Habitat Day October 01 Municipal Solid Waste

Management
World Vegetarian Day October 01
International Day of Non-Violence October 02
World Animal Day October 04
25th International Teacher’s Day October 05 The right to education

means the right to a
qualified teacher
Indian Air Force (IAF) 86th October 08

anniversary
World Post Day October 09 Imagine you are a letter

travelling through time
World Mental Health Day October 10 Young People and Mental

Health in a Changing World
International Day of the Girl Child October 11 With Her: A Skilled Girl
Force
World Obesity Day October 11 It’s time to End Weight

Stigma!

World Sight Day October 11 Eyecare everywhere
World Arthritis Day October 12
World Egg Day October 12
International Day for Disaster October 13 Reducing Disaster Economic

Reduction Losses
World Migratory Bird Day October 13
International Day of Rural Women October 15 Sustainable infrastructure,

services and social
(Also Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas
protection for gender
celebrated on this day).
equality and the
empowerment of rural
women and girls
World Students’ Day October 15 To commemorate the birth

anniversary of Late. Dr. APJ
Abdul kalam
World Food Day October 16 Our actions are our future –

A zero hunger world by
2030 is possible
International Day for the October 17 Coming together with those

Eradication of Poverty furthest behind to build an
inclusive world of universal
respect for human rights
and dignity
World Trauma Day October 17
World Osteoporosis Day, National October 20

Solidarity Day
Police Commemoration Day October 21
UN Day, World Polio Day and October 24

World Development Information
Day
World Day for Audio-visual October 27 Your Story is Moving

Heritage
National Unity Day October 31 To mark the birth

anniversary of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
World Vegan Day November

01
3rd Ayurveda Day November Theme: “Ayurveda for

05 Public health”
World Tsunami Awareness Day November

05

National cancer awareness Day November

07
World Science Day for Peace and November Science, a Human Right
Development 10
National Education Day of India November To commemorate the birth

11 anniversary of Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad.
World Pneumonia Day November

12
World Diabetes Day November The Family and Diabetes

14
World Philosophy Day November

15
National Press Day November

16
International Day for Tolerance November

16
World Toilet Day November When Nature Calls

19
World Fisheries Day November

21
International Day for the November

Elimination of Violence against 25
Women
National Milk Day November

26
69th Constitution Day November

26
World AIDS Day December Know Your Status

01
National Pollution Prevention Day December

02
International Day for the Abolition December

of Slavery 02
World Computer Literacy Day December

02

International Day of Persons with December Empowering persons with

Disabilities 03 disabilities and ensuring
inclusiveness and equality
World Soil Day December Be the Solution to Soil

05 Pollution
Indian Armed Forces Flag Day December

07
International Anti-Corruption Day December

09
World Human Rights Day December #StandUp4HumanRights

10

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Answer: 53% from 2013 to 2017

Answer: Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Answer: James Quincey

Q. 9 India’s first underwater museum to be established in Union territory of Puducherry will be

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Answer: World Bank

Repo Rate: 6.5 per cent.

Reverse repo rate: 6.25%

Marginal Standing Facility stands: 6.75%.

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR): 19.5%

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): 4%.

Answer: US $200 billion

Answer: Qatar (Capital: Doha, Currency: Riyal)

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Answer: Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS)

Answer: Beijing Olympic Gold – medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra

Answer: Planck’s Constant (h).

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Answer: Noida and Greater Noida

Q. 29 Bihar government unveiled 70-feet tall statue of Lord Buddha at?

Answer: Akhilesh Ranjan

Answer: Netherlands (Capital: Amsterdam, Currency: Euro)

Answer: Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

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Q. 39 Union Government has constituted six-member committee headed by whom to look at

Answer: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

Answer: $85 million

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Answer: Brussels, capital city of Belgium (Currency: Euro)

Q. 45 The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to United Nations Framework

Answer: Katowice, Poland (Capital: Warsaw, Currency: Zloty)

Q. 46 2018 G- 20 Summit (13th summit) was held at?

Next G – 20 summit (14th summit) will be held in Japan.

Answer: Dharamshala. Theme of this year’s Conference is “Quality Assurance in Official

Explanation: Also, Nagaland recently celebrated Hornbill Festival.

Answer: Yangon, Myanmar

Answer: Jalaj Shrivastava

Answer: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

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Answer: Kick Boxing at World Kick Boxing Championship in Argentina.

Answer: Sarod Master Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Answer: IndusInd Bank (Headquarters: Mumbai)

Answer: National Stock Exchange

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Answer: Department of Post

Q. 69 Union Government has launched Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and

Answer: Rs. 1000 crores

Q. 70 PM Modi recently launched APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange), a

Answer: Sashakt India Asset Management

Answer: Asian Development Bank (Headquarters: Philippines)

Answer: Haryana (Palwal District)

Q. 75 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit was held at?

Q. 76 1st Indo-Japan Business Council- KONNICHI WA PUNE Festival concluded in?

Answer: Pune, Maharashtra