1.

Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
(PMEGP) beyond the 12th Plan period (2012-2017) for three years up to 2019-20. What is the fund
allocated for this purpose?
a) Rs 4000 crore b) Rs 4500 crore c) Rs 5000 crore d) Rs 5500 crore e) Rs 6000 crore

2. India has signed MoU with which country, to enhance best practices in the administration of
contractual employment, implementing latest reforms in recruitment processes and enhance the
protection and welfare of Indian workers who are working in that country?
a) Jordan b) South Africa c) Fiji d) Macedonia e) Argentina

3. King Abdullah II of which country visited India on a three-day official visit from February 27, 2018 to
March 1, 2018?
a) UAE b) Iran c) Saudi Arabia d) England e) Jordan

4. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave
approval to Capital Acquisition Proposals of the Services and Coast Guard valued at approximately
Rs._________?
a) 8135 crore b) 9405 crore c) 9435 crore d) 9930 crore e) 9999 crore

5. Which state government has decided to establish State Sanskrit Education Council to improve formal
education of Sanskrit in the state?
a) Rajasthan b) Assam c) Sikkim d) Karnataka e) Delhi

6. Name the Union territory that joined UDAY (Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) Scheme
recently?
a) Union territory of Lakshadweep b) Union territory of Delhi c) Union territory of Andaman &
Nicobar d) Chandigarh e) Gujarat

7. Government has decided to consolidate how many overseas Operations of the PSU’s (public sector
banks)?
a) 30 b) 33 c) 35 d) 39 e) 41

8. In which state, the Avaada Power Pvt Ltd had planned to invest Rs 3,500 crore to establish 500 MW
solar projects?
a) Telanagana b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Assam e) Andhra Pradesh

9. In which Indian city, Tata Boeing Aerospace Ltd (TBAL) inaugurated the facility to manufacture
fuselages for the AH-64 Apache helicopter?
a) Pune b) Hyderabad c) Agra d) Mumbai e) Mysore
10. Who was appointed the new Secretary, Higher Education, in the Ministry of Human Resource
Development?
a) R K Narayanan b) R Subramanyam c) Senthil Nathan d) Raphael Geeth e) Sonal Monika

11. Who has been named the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan?
a) Vijaya Singh b) Vinay Kumar c) Mohammed Thoufeq d) Mohammed Rasool e) Sherif
Suraender

12. Who was made the brand ambassador of Luminous Power Technologies for its new independent brand
Amaze?
a) MS Dhoni b) Hardik Pandya c) Sachin Tendulkar d) Virat Kohli e) Virendar Sehwag

13. India successfully test-fired Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) Nag in desert conditions, at
Pokhran's field firing range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag was developed by ___________?
a) TATA b) NASA c) HAL d) ISRO e) DRDO

14. Which state government launched “T App Folio”, a mobile governance application, for delivery of
government to citizen (G2C) and business to citizen (B2C) services anytime and anywhere?
a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Bihar d) Tamil Nadu e) Manipur

15. Which company launched the world’s first 5G commercial chip?

a) NELCO b) Huawei c) Aplab d) Valiant e) HFCL

16. The moon is about to get its first mobile phone network in 2019. Vodafone Germany, Nokia and Audi
was jointly working to support this project. They have decided to build which network there?
a) 2G b) 3G c) 4G d) 5G e) None of the above

17. Which country was banned by International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2014, to which, now the
membership was restored in 2018?
a) Japan b) Russia c) China d) Australia e) Canada

18. Which city will host the 2020 Summer Olympics?

a) Bern b) Beijing c) Tokyo d) Greece e) Mumbai

19. Name the para-swimmer who was suspended for 3 years by the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)
due to allegations of recording videos of female para-swimmers at the National Championships 2017 in
Jaipur?
a) Sharat Gayakwad b) Devendra Jhajharia c) Mariyapan Thangavelu d) Deepa Malik e)
Prasanta Karmakar
20. Arabinda Muduli passed away recently. Who was he?
a) Dancer b) Singer c) Doctor d) Athlete e) Lawyer

21. In which state, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the World Rare Disease
Day Conference 2018?
a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Assam e) New Delhi

22. Cabinet approves Establishment of National Financial Reporting Authority. How many members are
there in NFRA?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 7

23. Which state Government announced the launch of a 24-hour helpline, claiming to be the first in India,
to offer information and guidance on education to students?
a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Delhi d) Tamil Nadu e) Maharashtra

24. Which state government has partnered with Wikipedia, to spread the Marathi language and enhance its
online usage?
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Telangana d) Odisha e) Maharashtra

25. In which state, the Satara Mega Food Park was inaugurated by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food
Processing Industries?
a) Maharashtra b) Sikkim c) Rajasthan d) Haryana e) Assam

26. Central Government approved projects worth Rs. __________ under the ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ for eight
major cities of India, in order to make them safer for women?
a) 1911.55 crore b) 1914.55 crore c) 2916.55 crore d) 2919.55 crore e) 3920.55 crore

27. Which state inaugurated the 27th Technological Conference of Indian Jute Industries' Research
Association (IJIRA) on Shaping the Future of Jute?
a) Maharashtra b) Odisha c) Assam d) Manipur e) West Bengal

28. As per Hurun Global Rich List 2018, which country has the highest number of billionaires in the
world?
a) Germany b) USA c) China d) India e) Britain

29. India and Bangladesh signed a tripartite agreement with which other country, that allows Indian firms
to participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur
nuclear power plant project in northwest Bangladesh?
a) USA b) Pakistan c) Srilanka d) Japan e) Russia
30. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed a limit of Rs. ___________ for foreign portfolio investors
(FPIs) to go long in Interest Rate Futures (IRFs)?
a) 1000 lakh b) 5000 lakh c) 1000 crore d) 2500 crore e) 5000 crore

31. In a bid to support Indian farmers, Central Government has raised import tax on crude and refined palm
oil to the highest level in more than a decade. What is the % increase?
a) Crude palm oil-44%, Refined palm oil-54% b) Crude palm oil-42%, Refined palm oil-52% c)
Crude palm oil-40%, Refined palm oil-50% d) Crude palm oil-38%, Refined palm oil-48% e)
Crude palm oil-36%, Refined palm oil-46%

32. Name the Indian-American scientist, who has been granted over USD 1.1 million for cancer research?
a) Ashok Das b) Navin Vardarajan c) Krishan Sabnani d) Jogesh Pati e) Har Gobind

33. Who was appointed as the director and managing director of the HCL Infosystems Ltd?
a) Rangarajan Raghavan b) Ananda Krishnan c) Subash Kak d) Sudir Venkatesh e) Praveen
Chaudri

34. In which state, the world’s largest solar park ‘Shakti Sthala’ was inaugurated?
a) Kerala b) Rajasthan c) Karnataka d) Madhya Pradesh e) Uttarkhand

35. What is the name of the interceptor boat which was delivered to Indian Coast Guard (ICG) by Bharati
Defence and Infrastructure Ltd (BDIL)?
a) A-175 b) B-175 c) B-162 d) C-162 e) C-175

36. Who won silver medal in in the women’s 50kg freestyle event, at the Asian Wrestling Championships
in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
a) Subba Reddy b) Aravind Godson c) Rajendra Kumar d) Harpreet Singh e) Vinesh Phogat

37. Khagendra Jamatia recently passed away. Who was he?

a) Lawyer b) Singer c) Politician d) Dancer e) Doctor

38. When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed all over the world?
a) 1st March b) 2nd March c) 3rd March d) 4th March e) 5th March

39. Under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Textiles, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- New Delhi, will conduct a National Sizing Survey of India to develop an ‘India size chart’ for the
garment industry. At present India is following which country’s tweaked version of size charts?
a) US or UK b) US or China c) US or Japan d) US or Malaysia e) US or UAE
40. Which state government launched 'Khushi', a scheme that offers free sanitary pads to lakh girl students
in the state?
a) Goa b) Bihar c) Punjab d) Odisha e) Gujarat

41. Which country announced that it will be on the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) from
June 2018?
a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) India d) China e) Srilanka

42. In a bid to increase the importance of services sector and to encourage banks to lend more to this
sector, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to remove the per borrower loan limits for
________________ involved in services, for classification under priority sector lending?
a) IT Companies b) MSME’s c) Agricultural Companies d) Film Industry e) All the above

43. How many total Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) are introduced by Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) so far?
a) 190 b) 198 c) 200 d) 203 e) 205

44. Which Indian Actor-Politician has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his
contribution to the fields of arts and politics at the annual ‘Political and Public Life Awards’ presented
by Britain’s Asian Voice weekly newspaper?=
a) Kamal Hasan b) Amitabh Bachchan c) Shatrughan Sinha d) Govinda e) Vinod Khanna

45. Armen Sarkisian was elected as the new president of which country?
a) Bolivia b) Peru c) Chile d) Ecuador e) Armenia

46. Which Space Organisation launched GOES-S, the world’s most advanced weather satellites?
a) ISRO b) NASA c) Roscosmos d) JAXA e) CNES

47. By defeating Pakistan, which country won the inaugural IBSF Snooker Team World Cup 2018 in
Doha, Qatar?
a) Argentina b) USA c) India d) Japan e) Malaysia

48. Shubhankar Sharma is related to which of the following?

a) Swimming b) Golf c) Hockey d) Wrestling e) Tennis

49. Name the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Senior Asian Championships by winning gold
medal in the 65kg freestyle category in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
a) Babitha Kumari b) Vinesh Phogat c) Kavita Devi d) Anisha Sayyed e) Navjot Kaur

50. T Thomas recently passed away. Who was he?

a) Dentist b) Surgeon c) Businessman d) Architect c) Judge

51. When is the “World Wild Life Day” celebrated all over the world?
a) 28th February b) 1st March c) 2nd March d) 3rd March e) 4th March

52. Name the healthcare scheme introduced by Karnataka government to provide quality primary,
secondary and tertiary treatment to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and above Poverty Line (APL) families
in Karnataka.
a) Attention Karnataka b) Healthcare Karnataka c) Arogya Karnataka d) Nomadic Karnataka
e) Rehabilitative Karnataka

53. Which State Government has launched 'Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas' (our village, our development)
programme with an objective to reach out to the people in rural areas of the state and involve them in
developmental activities?
a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Odisha e) Goa

54. In the October-December 2017 quarter (Q3) of the current fiscal, Indian economy grew at ______%
rate and there by regained its tag of world’s fastest growing economy?
a) 7.1% b) 7.2% c) 7.3% d) 7.4% e) 7.5%

55. Gadchiroli book reading event conducted in which Indian state, created a new Guinness world record
by breaking the Guinness world record created in Turkey on 18th May 2017?
a) Goa b) Madhya Pradesh c) Bihar d) West Bengal e) Maharashtra

56. For the first time, a team of astronomers from Arizona State University have discovered signals from
the period when the universe's earliest stars emerged. Name the astronomer who led the team.
a) Johannes Kepler b) Claudius Ptolemy c) Judd Bowman d) Bartolomeu Velho e) Karl Tate

57. Name the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) which had arrived at a port in Cape Town in South
Africa on 2nd March 2018?
a) Tarini b) Nandhi c) Dhanvi d) Varuna e) Mhadei

58. Which Indian state’s women team won the interstate national tennis championship 2018 held in
Chhattisgarh?
a) Rajasthan b) Madhya Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat e) Punjab

59. Rashid Khan has become the youngest captain in international cricket. He belongs to which country?
a) Pakistan b) South Africa c) Srilanka d) Russia e) Afghanistan

60. Who won gold medal with a world record score at the ISSF World Cup 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico?
a) Stacy Keibler b) Shahzar Rizvi c) Trish Stratus d) Mehuli Ghosh e) Jitu Rai

61. Prafulla Das passed away recently. Who was she?

a) Dietician b) Physician c) Lawyer d) Chess Player e) Litterateur
62. Davide Astori, passed away recently due to a sudden illness, in his room at the La di Moret hotel in
Udine, Italy. He belonged to which of the following sport?
a) Volleyball b) Handball c) Football d) Wrestling e) Swimming

63. President Tran Dai Quang was on an official visit to India from 2nd – 4th March 2018. Which
country’s president is he?
a) Norway b) Italy c) Canada d) Vietnam e) Germany

64. In which Indian city, the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smiriti Irani inaugurated 2018
edition of FICCI Frames, which was athree-day global convention covering the entire gamut of Media
and Entertainment Industry?
a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Darjeeling d) Pune e) Patna

65. Which state Government inaugurated the week-long 29th edition of annual International Yoga Festival
(IYF)?
a) Odisha b) Mizoram c) Punjab d) Bihar e) Uttarakhand

66. India holds which rank in Global Firepower (GFP) list 2017?
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th e) 5th

67. Which country has announced that, it will launch its own cryptocurrency and it will be circulated as
legal tender along with the U.S. dollar?
a) Nauru b) Palau c) Marshall Islands d) Tuvalu e) Fiji

68. Central Government has constituted a Steering Committee to consider various issues relating to
development of Financial Technology (Fintech) space in India. This committee will be headed by
_____________________?
a) Prime Minister b) President c) Secretary of Corporate Affairs d) Secretary of NABARD e)
Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs(DEA)

69. In a bid to increase the importance of services sector and to encourage banks to lend more to this
sector, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to remove the per borrower loan limits for
________________ involved in services, for classification under priority sector lending?
a) IT Companies b) MSME’s c) Agricultural Companies d) Film Industry e) All the above
70. Which Bank introduced a new variable interest rate mortgage product that will be linked to the 90-day
Treasury bills and will change every quarter?
a) Axis Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Union bank of India d) Citibank e) IDBI Bank

71. Who is the first Hindu woman to be elected to Pakistan's Senate?

a) Fathima Beevi b) Kamala Harris c) Thahira S d) Krishna Kumari Kohli e) Suhaina Beham

72. Who was made the brand ambassador of Dream11, a gaming platform?
a) Hardik Pandya b) Sachin Tendulkar c) MS Dhoni d) Amir Khan e) Priyanka Chopra

73. 90th Academy Awards ceremony, popularly referred to as Oscars 2018, honouring the best films of
2017 was held in Los Angeles, California, United States. Which movie won the maximum number of
awards?
a) Darkest Hour b) Call Me by Your Name c) A Fantastic Woman d) The Shape of Water e)
Blade Runner 2049

74. Who won the rapid event at the 11th Tal Memorial chess in Moscow, Russia?
a) Viswanathan Anand b) Garry Kasparov c) Anatoly Karpov d) Bobby Fischer e) Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov

75. i) He was a disability rights activist

He also held the position of Global Chair of Disabled People International (DPI)
He was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He had worked for the welfare for disabled people.
He had lead protests that urged the passing of the Persons with Disabilities Act in 1992.
a) Viktor Korchnoi b) Javed Abidi c) Emanuel Lasker d) Boris Spassky e) Judit Polgar

76. Sarat Mohanty passed away recently. Who was he?

a) Dietician b) Comedian c) Wrestler d) Horse Racer e) Bike Racer

77. Shigmotsav or Shigmo is the biggest Hindu festival celebrated in which state?
a) Rajasthan b) Gujarat c) Goa d) Odisha e) Maharashtra

78. In which Indian city, the first helicopter taxi service (heli taxi) was launched?
a) Mumbai b) Mysore c) Kolkata d) Pune e) Bengaluru

79. Which State Government approved the setting up of a regional-cum-facilitation centre of the National
Medicinal Plants Board of the Ministry of Ayush?
a) Bihar b) Himachal Pradesh c) Kerala d) Madhya Pradesh e) Punjab
80. Which neighbouring country of India has indefinitely postponed signing an agreement to streamline the
free movement of people within 16 km along the border?
a) Myanmar b) Nepal c) Bhutan d) Srilanka e) Pakistan

81. Indian Navy concluded a gruelling two-month long War Games. This War Games were conducted on
both, the Western Seaboard of India as well as the Eastern Seaboard. What is the codename of the
Eastern Seaboard?
a) EPL b) ENCORE c) HARDCORE d) LEHAR e) IONE

82. Which state Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nandan Nilekani’s e-
Governments Foundation (e-Gov) for managing of electronic governance of Urban Local Bodies
(ULBs) across the state?
a) Telangana b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Punjab e) Karnataka

83. Which city of US, for the first time, passed its own net-neutrality law after US regulator, Federal
Communications Commission's (FCC) repealed rules set during Obama administration that banned
internet providers from blocking content or interfering with online traffic?
a) New York b) Los Angeles c) Washington d) Chicago e) Houston
b) erfering with online traffic.

84. Sri Lankan Government declared a state of emergency for how many days to prevent the spread of
communal violence between majority Sinhala and minority Muslims in Kandy district?
a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 30 e) 90

85. In which Indian state, Paytm has launched 'Paytm for Business' app to enable merchants to track
payments, view past collections and make settlements instantly?
a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu d) Gujarat e) Madhya Pradesh

86. Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs. 2 crore on which bank for non-compliance with Know
Your Customer (KYC) norms?
a) Indian Overseas Bank b) Citibank c) IDBI Bank d) Canara Bank e) Corporation Bank

87. In which Indian city, Microsoft has inked its first renewable energy deal for powering its new facility?
a) Chennai b) Kolkata c) Patna d) Bengaluru e) Dispur

88. ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL), an overseas subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IDRO Oil (a subsidiary of state-run Iranian Development
and Renovation Organisation), in developing one of the newly found field named Susangerd field.
Susangerd field is in which country?
a) Iraq b) Saudi Arabia c) Iran d) Dubai e) Malaysia
89. Which Company released the "W-Power Trailblazers" issue, listing 25 women achievers in business?
a) Egan-Jones Rating Company b) Realpoint Rating Company c) Moody's Investors Service d)
Digital McKinsey e) Forbes India

90. Who was appointed the commander of a unit that consists of Japan’s biggest warship and thereby
became Japan’s first female chief of warship unit?
a) Mika Kamita b) Yuri Kasahara c) Ryoko Azuma d) Meiko Kaji e) Chie Kajiura

91. Who was appointed the nominee director on SBI Life Board by SBI?
a) Shikha Sharma b) Subramania Kumar c) Shekhar Sharma d) Amarinder Singh e) P K Gupta

92. Conrad Sangma took charge as the Chief Minister of which Indian state?
a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya c) Bihar d) Manipur e) Nagaland

93. Who was appointed the new chief minister of Tripura?

a) Harsh Vardhan b) Ravi Shankar c) Biplab Kumar Deb d) Nirmala Goyal e) Piyush Manik

94. The officials from India and ____________ were at the Pokhran firing range (Rajasthan) to test-fire
M777 ultra-light howitzers?
a) China b) Japan c) Canada d) USA e) Iran

95. What is “Saposhi”?

a) Malware b) Hurricane c) Warship d) Newly discovered species of Lizard e) Indian Navy
Ship

96. Who won gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico?
a) Apurvi Chandela b) Celine Goberville c) Alejandra Zavala d) Manu Bhaker e) Malaika
Goel

97. D Sreedevi recently passed away. Who was she?

a) Judge b) Singer c) Dancer d) Politician e) Doctor

98. Shammi passed away recently. Who was she?

a) Lawyer b) Actress c) Singer d) Hacker e) Engineer

99. What is the fund allocated by the Central Government for the second phase of the Impacting Research
Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programme?
a) Rs 2500 crore b) Rs 2000 crore c) Rs 1500 crore d) Rs 1000 crore e) Rs 500 crore
100. Which state government approved a proposal for delivering rations in sealed packets at the doorstep to
Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries?
a) West Bengal b) Odisha c) Goa d) Punjab e) Delhi

101. Which Indian city hosted the Fourth India-Europe 29 Business Forum (IE29BF) 2018?
a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Pune d) Hyderabad e) Patna

102. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mahesh Sharma, informed Rajya
Sabha that headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has been shifted from Chennai
to ____________?
a) Ballabhgarh b) Kurukshetra c) Mewat d) Gurgaon e) Chandigarh

103. Forty Indian-origin students from nine countries met Railways Minister Piyush Goyal as part of Know
India Programme (KIP). Which was the partner state of this KIP programme?
a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Punjab d) Rajasthan e) Madhya Pradesh

104. To celebrate the 70 years of successful Indo-Russia ties, ‘Vision for Future’ event was conducted in
which city of India?
a) Ahmadabad b) Itanagar c) Hyderabad d) Gurgaon e) New Delhi

105. Which state’s Buddhist Community celebrated the silver jubilee of the Losar Festival?
a) Sikkim b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Jammu Kashmir d) Nagaland e) Assam

106. Odisha MSME International Trade Fair 2018 is held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This MSME
International Trade Fair 2018 focused mainly on which sector?
a) Food Processing Sector b) IT Sector c) Agricultural Sector d) Infrastructure Sector e) Service
Sector

107. What was the sum allocated by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the projects aimed at advancing
women's economic empowerment in India, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda?
a) USD 250 million b) USD 200 million c) USD 190 million d) USD 170 million e) USD 160
million

108.Which Indian Government’s Firm participated in World ATM Congress (WATMC) 2018 which was
held at Madrid, Spain from 6th to 8th March 2018?
a) Indian Railways b) ONGC c) HAL d) Airports Authority of India (AAI) e) Indian Army

109. India will join the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as its 69th member.
Which is the largest shareholder in the EBRD?
a) UK b) China c) Russia d) Germany e) USA
110. Which bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSC e-governance Services
(CSCeGS) to take Udyami Mitra portal to the unserved and the underserved Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs)?
a) SIDBI Bank b) MSME Bank c) IDBI Bank d) HDFC Bank e) Postal Payments bank

111. Indian government-owned Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) has signed a contract with which
country for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a 20-year deal?
a) UK b) Saudi Arabia c) Iran d) USA e) Malaysia

112.Name the Indian-origin British man has been selected for 'Pride of Birmingham’ award in UK?
a) Achyuta Samanta b) Harry Athwal c) Ajay Piramal d) Anil Agarwal e) Pirojsha Burjorji

113. As per a survey by Airports Council International (ACI), which Airport has been rated as the world
number one among airports handling more than 40 million passengers per annum?
a) Bilbao Airport, Spain b) Carrasco International Airport, Uruguay c) Changi International Airport,
Singapore d) Indira Gandhi International Airport, India e) Dubai World Central International
Airport

114.Name the first person with $100 billion wealth in Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s
moguls 2018?
a) Bill Gates b) Warren Buffett c) Bernard Arnault d) Jeff Bezos e) Mark Zuckerberg

115. Who was reappointed as the MD and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, for a 2 year term with
effect from 1stJune 2018 till 31 May 2020?
a) David Koch b) Sandeep Bakhshi c) Charles Simon d) David Bernard e) Larry Wilson

116. Who was appointed the new Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) by the government?
a) Prakash Dev b) Nithin David c) Pinto Ramu d) Gautam Raju e) Vivek R Wadekar

117. Neiphiu Rio was appointed the new Chief Minister of which state?
a) Nagaland b) Tripura c) Assam d) Mizoram e) Manipur

118. Name the top economic adviser of US President Donald Trump, who resigned from his position due to
disagreement with the President's decision to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports?
a) Larry Kudlow b) Gary Cohn c) Elvin Nimrod d) Carlos Raúl Morales e) Sandra Jovel

119. What is the Toll-free Emergency number launched by the Union Minister for Road Transport &
Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari, for
highway users?
a) 1011 b) 1022 c) 1033 d) 1044 e) 1055

120. A team of researchers from which Indian state has developed silver copper telluride (AgCuTe), a
thermoelectric compound?
a) Mysore b) Bengaluru c) Chennai d) Baroda e) Baghalpur

121. M K Bhargav recently passed away. He was related to which of the following sport?
a) Football b) Tennis c) Snowball d) Cricket e) Swimming

122. With the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, The Union Cabinet has approved to
release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and
Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2018. What is the increased percentage?
a) 5% b) 4% c) 3% d) 2% e) 1%

123. In which city of Haryana the first cyber police station was inaugurated?
a) Faridabad b) Kurukshetra c) Rohtak d) Panipat e) Gurugram

124. Which Indian city has ranked 16th in the top 20 costliest cities in the world list, as per the Knight
Frank Wealth Report 2018?
a) Kolkata b) Pune c) Patna d) Haridwar e) Mumbai

125. RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has imposed a penalty of Rs 40 lakh on which Bank, as the bank failed to
comply with RBI’s directions on detection and impounding of counterfeit notes?
a) PNB bank b) IDBI bank c) HDFC bank d) SBI bank e) Canara bank

126. Neewee and EFLIGHT, two start-ups accelerated at Airbus Bizlab India, inked their first contracts
with Airbus and subsidiary NAVBLUE to implement their unique innovative ideas in __________?
a) Share Markets b) Aerospace c) Greenhouse Warming d) Ozone Depletion e) Forests

127. What is the penalty amount imposed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Jet Airways,
SpiceJet and IndiGo for unfair business practices related to fixing fuel surcharge on cargo transport?
a) Rs 390 million b) Rs 400 million c) Rs 430 million d) Rs 500 million e) Rs 540 million

128. Who was appointed the official ambassador for Britain’s Industrial Cadets programme designed to
nurture manufacturing skills?
a) Sanjeev Gupta b) Nari Gandhi c) Hafeez Pandala d) B V Doshi e) Raj Rewal

129. Who was appointed the next Ambassador of India to Lebanon?

a) Chitra Vishwanath b) Shimul Javeri c) Ravi Thapar d) Eugene Pandala e) Nengcha L.
Mukhopadhaya
130. Who has become the first woman to be directly inducted as combat officer into the ITBP (Indo-
Tibetan Border Police)?
a) Sukhruthi b) Prakriti c) Sophiya d) Seema e) Priyanka

131. An international team of scientists have provided the first proof of an exotic new state of matter,
known as “Rydberg polarons”. Name the University which worked on this “Rydberg polarons?”
a) Vienna University of Technology in Austria b) Harvard University in Massachusetts c) Rice
University in Texas d) All the above e) None of these

132. Shivaji Dasgupta recently passed away. Who was he?

a) Dentist b) Doctor c) Sportsman d) Broadcaster e) Skydiver

133.When is International Women's Day (IWD) celebrated?

a) March 5 b) March 6 c) March 7 d) March 8 e) March 9

134. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Commercial Courts,
Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for
introduction in the Parliament. The Bill brings down the specified value of a commercial dispute to
______ from the current 1 Crore?
a) 3 Lakhs b) 5 Lakhs c) 7 Lakhs d) 10 Lakhs e) 50 Lakhs

135. In which lake, the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Laboratory (IBSD), has established a
floating laboratory, to continuously monitor its water quality and improve it?
a) Dal Lake b) Chilika Lake c) Wular Lake d) Loktak Lake e) Sambhar Lake

136. In which Indian city, P K Sinha, Cabinet Secretary, launched “I-Metros”, an association of all Indian
Metro Rail companies, at the Conference on “Indian Metros: Collaborating for Excellence?”
a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) Chennai d) Pune e) New Delhi

137. Which state government launched a "Pink Electricity Zone' on International Women's Day, that will be
managed by women staff?
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Telangana e) Uttar Pradesh

138. After Jammu and Kashmir, which is the second state to unveil the state flag (nada dhwaja)?
a) Gujarat b) Odisha c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka e) Uttar Pradesh

139. Supreme Court passed an order permitting passive euthanasia in India. The Constitution bench for
passing this order consisted of 5 judges. It was led by___________?
a) Dipak Misra b) A K Sikri c) A M Khanwilkar d) D Y Chandrachud e) Ashok Bhushan
140. In which state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the National Nutrition Mission on the
occasion of International Women’s Day?
a) Odisha b) Goa c) Punjab d) Assam e) Rajasthan
141. Israeli and American troops train together through "Juniper Cobra" exercise in Israel. Juniper Cobra
was started in the year ____?
a) 2001 b) 2005 c) 2010 d) 2012 e) 2011

142. Which country seals agreement with UN to build homes for Nepal quake victims?
a) China b) Russia c) India d) Japan e) UK

143. Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has partnered with which company for a 3
year corporate agency tie up to sell its policies to home buyers?
a) Mahindra Finance b) Can Fin Homes c) Prestige d) Reliance e) SJR

144. According to an assessment done by leading brand valuation firm, Brand Finance, which company was
named as the fastest growing IT services brand in the world?
a) CTS b) Verizon c) HCL d) TCS e) IBM

145. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II recognised Srishti Bakshi from which country as the 26th Commonwealth
Point of Lightin honour of her exceptional service to empowering women in India?
a) Srilanka b) Canada c) Malaysia d) Australia e) India

146. Who was made the first brand ambassador of Uber in India, thus embarking on a first-of-its-kind
initiative across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region?
a) MS Dhoni b) Amitab Bachchan c) Priyanka Chopra d) Virat Kohli e) Sonakshi Sinha

147. Name the portal launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on the
occasion of International Women's Day?
a) www.udyam.org b) www.udyashakhi.org c) www.udyashakthi.org d) www.udyamsakhi.org
e) www.dhyansakhi.org

148. Indian junior archers bagged how many gold medals in the Asia Cup Archery Stage 1 campaign?
a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five e) Six

149. Who won the 2017-18 Football I-League title?

a) Churchill Brothers b) Minerva Punjab c) Bihar Rockers d) Chennai kings e) Kings England

150. South Korean player Chung Jae-sung is related to which of the following?
a) Swimming b) Handball c) Football d) Cricket e) Badminton