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Question 1Single Answer
Ross Island of Andaman and Nicobar was renamed as on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Shaheed Dweep
  2. B
    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
  3. C
    Swaraj Dweep
  4. D
    Mahatma Gandhi Dweep
  5. E
    None of these
Question 2Single Answer
Where did Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launch the Ujjawal Sanitary Sanitary Napkin initiative on 30thย  December 2018?
  1. A
    Pune, Maharashtra
  2. B
    Agra, Uttrar Pradesh
  3. C
    Bhubaneswar, Odisha
  4. D
    Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 3Single Answer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 50 MW LNG-based power project at Hope Town in ย on 30th December 2018, which will be established by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam at a cost of Rs 387.80 crore?
  1. A
    Tamil Nadu
  2. B
    Odisha
  3. C
    Kerala
  4. D
    Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  5. E
    None of these
Question 4Single Answer
Which state government announced its plan to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing departments, on 29th December 2018?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Rajasthan
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 5Single Answer
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has extended the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for Middle Income Group (MIG) Scheme by another 12 months tillย ?
  1. A
    March 31, 2020
  2. B
    April 30, 2020
  3. C
    June 30, 2020
  4. D
    January 1, 2020
  5. E
    None of these
Question 6Single Answer
Deen Dayal Veterinary University of which state proposed to set up the first goat fertility lab in the state under Rastriya Krashi Vikas Yojna at a cost of Rs 22 crore, on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh
  2. B
    Gujarat
  3. C
    Chhattisgarh
  4. D
    Goa
  5. E
    None of these
Question 7Single Answer
Which body issued guidelines to enable the government to monitor online food and grocery operators and food delivery platform on 29thย  December 2018?
  1. A
    Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B
    Food Safety and standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
  3. C
    Indian Standards Organisation (ISO)
  4. D
    Controller of certifying Authorities (CCA)
  5. E
    None of these
Question 8Single Answer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative postal stamp, 75 rupees coin, and dedicated a 150 feet Flag Mast to mark the 75thย  anniversary of hoisting of Tricolour flag on Indian soil by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and formation of Azad Hind government, on 30thย  December 2018, inย  ?
  1. A
    Panaji, Goa
  2. B
    Kolkata, West Bengal
  3. C
    Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  4. D
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  5. E
    None of these
Question 9Single Answer
A 'bancassurance' pact was signed between which bank and SBI life Insurance to sell the policies of the insurer in over 3,200 branches of the bank, on 31stย  December 2018?
  1. A
    Allahabad Bank
  2. B
    State Bank of India
  3. C
    Canara Bank
  4. D
    Federal bank
  5. E
    None of these
Question 10Single Answer
India will remain the fastest growing major economy with GDP growth estimated to be % in FY19, as per Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)'s report titled 'Growth Outlook for 2019'?
  1. A
    7.2 %
  2. B
    7.5 %
  3. C
    7.7 %
  4. D
    7.9 %
  5. E
    None of these
Question 11Single Answer
Onisha Patel, Devika Kamath andย  are the 3 Indian-origin women scientists who were among the 60 superstars of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) list awarded by Australian government?
  1. A
    Praneethi Roy
  2. B
    Asha Rao
  3. C
    Synthia Thomas
  4. D
    Manisha Hegde
  5. E
    None of these
Question 12Single Answer
Which Indian cricketer was adjudged 'Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the Women's Cricketer of the Year' and 'Women's ODI Player of the Year' by international Cricket Council (ICC), on 31st December 2018?
  1. A
    Mithali Raj
  2. B
    Smriti Mandhana
  3. C
    Harmanpreet Singh
  4. D
    Jhulan Goswami
  5. E
    None of these
Question 13Single Answer
Who became the first Bangladesh women's cricket player to have been selected in the ICC T20I Team?
  1. A
    Anjali Sena
  2. B
    Mathurima Patel
  3. C
    Rumana Ahmed
  4. D
    Poorna Sen
  5. E
    None of these
Question 14Single Answer
Name the US-based Kathak dancer who will be honoured with the National Nritya Shiromani award at the opening day of 10th Cuttack Mahotsav: International Dance and music festival in Cuttack on 2ndย  January, 2019?
  1. A
    Rukmani Sharma
  2. B
    Anindita Neogy Anaam
  3. C
    Sharon Joy
  4. D
    Rithvika Mittal
  5. E
    None of these
Question 15Single Answer
Who won the third term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on 31stย  December 2018?
  1. A
    Mohammed Abdul Hamid
  2. B
    Sheikh Hasina
  3. C
    Abu Thahir Bhutto
  4. D
    Abdul Salam Khan
  5. E
    None of these
Question 16Single Answer
has been appointed the new Information Chief Commissioner by the Government of India?
  1. A
    Raghav Sanghvi
  2. B
    Sudhir Bhargava
  3. C
    Ajay Mishra
  4. D
    Ram Mathur
  5. E
    None of these
Question 17Single Answer
Name the second senior-most Supreme Court judge who retired on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Justice Ananth Chaari
  2. B
    Justice Madan B Lokur
  3. C
    Justice Lal Chandra Kanth
  4. D
    Justice Sumit Sharma
  5. E
    None of these
Question 18Single Answer
Sports Ministry has allottedย  rupees for the funding of athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for their preparations for 2020 Olympics?
  1. A
    Rs 100 crore
  2. B
    Rs 200 crore
  3. C
    Rs 400 crore
  4. D
    Rs 500 crore
  5. E
    None of these
Question 19Single Answer
Who became the highest international wicket-taker of 2018 with 78 wickers, on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Jasprit Bumrah
  2. B
    Kagiso Rabada
  3. C
    Kuldeep Yadav
  4. D
    Adil Rasheed
  5. E
    None of these
Question 20Single Answer
Indian Cricket captain equaled former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly's record with 11th away test win as a captain on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Shikhar Dawan
  2. B
    MS Dhoni
  3. C
    Rohit Sharma
  4. D
    Prithvi Shaw
  5. E
    None of these
Question 21Single Answer
Name the Indian wicket-keeper who became the 1st ever player to take 20 catches in a Test series, on 30th December 2018?
  1. A
    Rishabh Pant
  2. B
    Prithvi Shaw
  3. C
    R Ashwin
  4. D
    Hardik Pandya
  5. E
    None of these
Question 22Single Answer
Indian pace trio of Island Sharma, jasprit Bumrah andย  broke the 34 year record of highest test wickets in a calendar year and became the most successful pace trio with 131 wickets in 2018?
  1. A
    Mohammed Shami
  2. B
    Ravindra Jadega
  3. C
    K. L. Rahul
  4. D
    Ajinkya Rahane
  5. E
    None of these
Question 23Single Answer
Hong Kong-born Ringo Lam died on 31st December 2018. What was his profession?
  1. A
    Film maker
  2. B
    Cricketer
  3. C
    Business man
  4. D
    Photographer
  5. E
    None of these
Question 24Single Answer
Larry Roberts died on 26th December 2018. He was a ?
  1. A
    Spiritual Leader
  2. B
    Internet Pioneer
  3. C
    Virtual Reality Pioneer
  4. D
    Mathematician
  5. E
    None of these
Question 25Single Answer
Which Union Ministry has established an Export Promotion Cell with an aim to create a sustainable ecosystem for the entire MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) development?
  1. A
    Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. B
    Ministry of Finance
  3. C
    Ministry of Human Resource Development
  4. D
    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  5. E
    None of these
Question 26Single Answer
A government appointed panel headed by has suggested all India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to stop setting up new engineering colleges from 2020 and review the creation of new capacity every 2 years after that?
  1. A
    B V R Mohan Reddy
  2. B
    A K R Sriram
  3. C
    Bijay Panda
  4. D
    Sreejith Singh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 27Single Answer
Which state got a separate high court on 1st January 2019, which is the 25th high court of India?
  1. A
    Telangana
  2. B
    Mizoram
  3. C
    Sikkim
  4. D
    Andhra Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 28Single Answer
Israel and officially quit the United Nations Education,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 31st December 2018, amid concerns that UNESCO fosters anti-Israel bias?
  1. A
    Palestine
  2. B
    Iran
  3. C
    United States of America (USA)
  4. D
    Egypt
  5. E
    None of these
Question 29Single Answer
Reserve Bank of India has granted permission to which payments bank to add new customers, after it had initially barred the bank from opening bank accounts in June 2018?
  1. A
    Jana Small Finance Bank
  2. B
    ESAF Small Finance Bank
  3. C
    AU Small Finance Bank
  4. D
    Paytm Payments Bank
  5. E
    None of these
Question 30Single Answer
Government of India has infused rupees of capital into UCO bank through preferential allotment, as on 31st December 2018?
  1. A
    Rs 3076 crore
  2. B
    Rs 4567 crore
  3. C
    Rs 2345 crore
  4. D
    Rs 5009 crore
  5. E
    None of these
Question 31Single Answer
Gross Non-performing Assets (GNPA) ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks declined from 11.5 % in March 2018 to what per cent in September 2018, as per the 18th Fiscal Stability Report of India released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
  1. A
    10.8 %
  2. B
    9.78 %
  3. C
    8.75 %
  4. D
    7.65 %
  5. E
    None of these
Question 32Single Answer
Which country introduced a new "GAFA tax" named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon to ensure that the companies pay a fair share of taxes in Europe, on 1st January 2019?
  1. A
    Italy
  2. B
    Germany
  3. C
    France
  4. D
    Switzerland
  5. E
    None of these
Question 33Single Answer
Government has introduced Minimum Support prices for how many items of Minor Forest Produce (MFP), based on recommendation of the MFP Pricing Cell constituted by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED)?
  1. A
    17
  2. B
    20
  3. C
    25
  4. D
    19
  5. E
    None of these
Question 34Single Answer
Who received the 12th Shankar Vaidya Shree Award at the 19th anniversary of the Dr. P.S. Shankar Pratishtan in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, on 1st January 2019?
  1. A
    Dr. Sanjeev Bose
  2. B
    Dr. Rajan Deshpande
  3. C
    Dr. Renukha Das
  4. D
    Dr. Manushree Mittal
  5. E
    None of these
Question 35Single Answer
Name the food delivery boy who was awarded with Rs. 1,00,000 for his heroic effort of saving 10 people from fire at the ESIC hospital in Mumbai on 17th December 2018?
  1. A
    Nitesh Lade
  2. B
    Siddrameshwar Siddharam Humanabade
  3. C
    Lagnajith Roy
  4. D
    Pratheek Banerjee
  5. E
    None of these
Question 36Single Answer
Who was sworn in as the Chief justice of the Telangana High Court on 1st January 2019?
  1. A
    Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan
  2. B
    Justice Ramachandra Rao
  3. C
    Justice Manish Krishnan
  4. D
    Justice Sameer Khan
  5. E
    None of these
Question 37Single Answer
was sworn in as the acting Chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 1st January 2019?
  1. A
    Justice Vikram Thapar
  2. B
    Justice Praveen Kumar
  3. C
    Justice Ramesh Mathur
  4. D
    Justice B V R Rao
  5. E
    None of these
Question 38Single Answer
Name the person who took charge as the new chairman of Railway Board, on 1st January 2019?
  1. A
    Manoj Kumar
  2. B
    VK Yadav
  3. C
    Ranjith Kumar S
  4. D
    Deepak Saini
  5. E
    None of these
Question 39Single Answer
Who took charge as the MD and CEO of Axis bank on 1st January 2019, following the retirement of Shikha Sharma?
  1. A
    Sandeep Vaishnav
  2. B
    Murali Krishnan S
  3. C
    Amitabh Chaudhry
  4. D
    Randeep Vijay
  5. E
    None of these
Question 40Single Answer
Name NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) spacecraft that performed the farthest flyby in history, upto 6.5 billion km from Earth, as it approached the Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule, on 1st January 2018?
  1. A
    New Horizons
  2. B
    Keppler
  3. C
    RockStar
  4. D
    Orbiter
  5. E
    None of these
Question 41Single Answer
Which spacecraft of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) broke the record for smallest space object ever orbited, after successfully entering into orbit around the asteroid Bennu?
  1. A
    RAMSUS-Rfx
  2. B
    OSIRIS-Rex
  3. C
    YIPOP-Yla
  4. D
    HUTCH-Las
  5. E
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
Kader Khan passed away in Canada on 1st January 2019. He was a writer and aย  ?
  1. A
    Politician
  2. B
    Hockey Player
  3. C
    Journalist
  4. D
    Actor
  5. E
    None of these
Question 43Single Answer
When did Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) celebrate its establishment day named the DRDO day?
  1. A
    December 31
  2. B
    January 1
  3. C
    December 30
  4. D
    January 2
  5. E
    None of these
Question 44Single Answer
How many states have achieved 100 percent household electrification under Centre's 'Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' (Saubhagya), as on 31st December 2018?
  1. A
    13
  2. B
    18
  3. C
    20
  4. D
    25
  5. E
    None of these
Question 45Single Answer
The Centre has released around rupees since financial year 2015-2016 to bridge the gap between literacy levels of tribal girls and the general female population?
  1. A
    Rs 185 crore
  2. B
    Rs 209 crore
  3. C
    Rs 345 crore
  4. D
    Rs 420 crore
  5. E
    None of these
Question 46Single Answer
Where was the 5-day long 'Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2019' inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3rd January 2019?
  1. A
    Jalandhar, Punjab
  2. B
    Hisar, Haryana
  3. C
    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  4. D
    Panaji, Goa
  5. E
    None of these
Question 47Single Answer
Veer Savarkar International Airport located inย  has been declared as an authorized Immigration Check post?
  1. A
    Guwahati, Assam
  2. B
    Cuttack, Odisha
  3. C
    Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  4. D
    Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
  5. E
    None of these
Question 48Single Answer
Union Cabinet was apprised of the MoU between India and Morocco on cooperation in which field, on 2ndย  January 2019?
  1. A
    Maritime Defence
  2. B
    Sports
  3. C
    Customs Matters
  4. D
    Cyber security
  5. E
    None of these
Question 49Single Answer
Union Cabinet approved the restructuring of existing National Health Agency as for better implementation of Pradhan Mentri โ€“ Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), on 2nd January 2019?
  1. A
    National Health Authority
  2. B
    National Health Board
  3. C
    National Welfare Scheme
  4. D
    National Welfare Authority
  5. E
    None of these
Question 50Single Answer
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs allowed inclusion of merchant exporters under interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) for pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit by providing them interest subsidy of what percent?
  1. A
    3 %
  2. B
    4 %
  3. C
    6 %
  4. D
    8 %
  5. E
    None of these
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