Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC),2018 Men's Hockey World Cup

1. The 4th BIMSTEC Summit to be held in __________.

Pokhara Delhi Kathmandu Mumbai

2.Which country is the current chairperson of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?

India Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh

3. NGT directed __________ government to submit an action plan on e-waste management.

Andra Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Haryana Karnataka

4.The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup will be hosted by;

Odisha Chattissgarh Rajasthan Tamil Nadu

5.This state government will set up a befitting memorial to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Meghalaya Gujarat Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra

World Senior Citizen Day,sexual violence,Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

1.Which airport has emerged as the second fastest growing airport in the world?

Kempegowda International Airport Chennai International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport

2.When was World Senior Citizen Day celebrated?

August 23 August 22 August 21 August 20

3.Which space agency has confirmed presence of ice on Moon using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft?

JAXA NASA Roscosmos CNSA

4.Home Minister assigned which Bureau to curb "sexual violence" videos involving women and children?

Central Bureau of Investigation Narcotics Control Bureau Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems National Crime Records Bureau

5.Who won the 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award recently?

Gopalkrishna Gandhi Satyajit Gandhi Rajiv Menon Lenin Martha Antony

Mountain Echoes Literature Festival 2018 ,bond-i,distributed ledger technology

1.The 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival 2018 is hosted by the country of;

Nepal South Korea Bhutan Bangladesh

2.Which company planned to launch an all-electric car sharing service in Berlin?

Mercedes-Benz Toyota Volkswagen Ford

3.India Wins it 5th Gold in which of the following game at the Asian Games History?

Sepak takraw Rowing Wushu Lawn Tennis

4.Who launched overdraft facility for medium and small enterprises recently?

Ujjivan SFB Janalakshmi Financial Services Bandhan Bank Equitas Small Finance Bank

5.Name the bank which launched 'bond-i', the world's first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and managed by using distributed ledger technology.

World Bank ADB IMF IFC

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD),in-body GPS,Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

1. Who clinched silver in the men's double trap shooting event at the 2018 Asian Games?

Shardul Vihan Ankur Mittal Anwer Sultan Ravi Kumar

2.Name of the Indian-American scientist who has found simple way to predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?

Ashok Das Chander Mohan Krishan Sabnani Jogesh Pati

3. Scientists have developed a wireless 'in-body GPS' which helps to track tumours inside the body. It is named as;

Delta Atlas ReMix Atlas

4. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has given recognition to __________.

Kabaddi Kho-Kho Lagori Gateball

5.Who is appointed as head of India investments by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)?

Rakesh Sharma Narendra singh Raju Kumar Kabir Mathur

Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI), Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS),anjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)

1. Who has become the new brand ambassador of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)?

Medha Patkar Raveena Tandon Vandana Shiva Sugathakumari

2.What is the name of the European wind survey satellite launched from French Guiana?

Aeolus Planck GIOVE Swaram

3.How much amount did the European Union announce to aid flood-hit Kerala to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)?

€ 190,000 € 180,000 € 170,000 € 160,000

4.According to Forbes magazine, what is the position of Akshay Kumar in the highest-paid actor list?

3rd 5th 7th 9th

5.This institute launches Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI) to incubate a minimum of 50 'Make-in-India' chip design companies.

IIT Delhi IIT-Hyderabad IIT Gandhinagar IIT Bombay

Civil Service Exam – General Studies 2018

1. Karnataka government launched a drive under Hasiru Karnataka programme on 15th August to increase the tree cover of the city and the district. It is named as;

Clean Ganga drive Green Mysuru drive Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyothi Yojana Ganga Kalyana Scheme

2.Whom will be conferred the Shaurya Chakra award?

Abhishek Sharma and Vernon Desmond Keane Vrahma Pal Singh and Rifleman Aurangzeb Major Aditya Kumar and Vrahma Pal Singh Rifleman Aurangzeb and Major Aditya Kumar

3.Who among the following was ranked first in the 'Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women 2018 list?

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Indu Jain Roshni Nadar Smitha V. Crishna

4. International left handers day is observed on which date?

Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15

5. The Indian Banks' Association has appointed __________ as a 'Knowledge Partner' to the Banks Board Bureau.

Zehnder Group Egon Zehnder International Russell Reynolds Associates Deloitte

International Geography Bee World Championship 2018,SCO Peace Mission 2018

1.Name of the Justice who taken charge as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, recently?

Rajendra Mal Lodha Rajendra Menon Madan Lokur K. M. Joseph

2.Who sworn as the 60th and youngest president of Colombia?

Jane Martin Juan Manuel Santos Ivan Duque Morris Mano

3.Which Indian-American personality has won the International Geography Bee World Championship 2018 in junior varsity division?

Avi Goel Anand Sharma Sam Mehta Janaki Ammal

4.The head of the 4-member Group of Ministers (GoM) who has been constituted to discuss concerns of trade pact with RCEP countries is;

Smt Sushma Swaraj Shri Suresh Prabhu Shri Rajnath Singh Shri Piyush Goyal

5. Exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018 to be held in __________.

Malaysia Singapore Russia Italy

Iris Scan Authentication feature,National Commission for Women,India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

1. Which Union Minister launched Bid round -II under Discovered Small Field Policy?
Rajnath Singh Dharmendra Pradhan RK Singh Ananth Kumar

2.Which become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar -based transactions through its micro ATM tablets?
KVB Bank ICICI Bank Yes Bank Axis Bank

3.Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women, recently?
Rekha Sharma Nicki Clyne Leah Cairns Kate Vernon

4.Which country has emerged as the top source of inward remittances according to the Reserve Bank of India's survey for 2016-17?
Malaysia United States Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

5. How many branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will be opened by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 21st August, 2018?
480 520 650 340

Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF)

1.Which of the following test did the Navy recently perform on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in Goa?

LCA Naval Prototype 1 LCA Naval Prototype 2 LCA Naval Prototype 3 LCA Naval Prototype 4

2.Indian-origin prison guard, who won MasterChef Australia 2018 is __________.

Harpal Sokhi Vikas Khanna Sashi Cheliah Saransh Goila

3.Who taken charge as a Director (Finance) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?

Kota Harinarayana C B Ananthakrishnan Vishnu Madav Ghatage Roddam Narasimha

4.Who of the following wins 6th Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix, recently?

Sebastian Vettel Kimi Raikkonen Daniel Ricciardo Lewis Hamilton

5.Which firm makes history by becoming first US company to reach $1 trillion market value?

Apple Walmart Amazon Microsoft

floating solar power plants,Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile

1.Who announced to set up the floating solar power plants?

ONGC GAIL IOCL MRPL

2. India successfully test-fires Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile from __________.

Abdul Kalam Island Sriharikota Thiruvananthapuram Visakhapatnam

3. India & __________ to cooperate in bamboo sector in Tripura.

Russia Germany Japan France

4.Which company inks pact with Telangana govt?

HCL Wipro Infosys Tech Mahindra

5. Who has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs?

Vijay Thakur Singh R. K. Shanmukham Chetty Ruchi Ghanashyam Subhash Chandra Garg

Civil Service Exam – General Studies 2018

1. Which Indian-Australian mathematician has bestowed with the prestigious 2018 Fields medal?

C.S. Seshadri Akshay Venkatesh Calyampudi Radha krishna Narendra Karmarkar

2.This country becomes World's 2nd biggest stock market.

US China Japan Germany

3.Name of the Indian player who becomes the second Indian cricketer to smash a hundred in women's T20 cricket.

Jhulan Goswami Smriti Mandhana Harmanpreet Kaur Shikha Pandey

4.What is the current repo rate, as per the 3rd bi-monthly policy, released by RBI?

6.32 6.50 6.75 7.20

5. Gita Mittal is appointed as new Chief Justice of __________ high court.

Goa Rajasthan West Bengal Jammu and Kashmir

UPSC Civil Services Examination 2019

1.Which state government approves over Rs 7,000 crore for water projects?

Odisha Maharashtra Haryana Uttar Pradesh

2. This ministry and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship join hands to train one lakh RAC Service Technicians.

Ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministries of Defence Ministries of Minority Affairs Ministry of Consumer Affairs

3.Which state government has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for 2018 men's hockey World Cup?

Maharashtra Goa Odisha West Bengal

4.Who of the following won the 2018 International Contributions Award given by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA?

K Anvar Sadath Kapil Bansal Harish Bhatt P S Mohan

5.How many amendments of GST Laws were approved in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1st August 2018?

26 35 46 15

GK & Current Affairs Quiz

1.How many Indian personalities are named in the list of Fortune's 40 Young Influential People?

2 7 5 4

2.Which Indian player received the International Player of the Year award for 2017-2018 from England's Barmy Army?

Rohit Sharma M S Dhoni Virat Kohli Suresh Raina

3.Who introduced the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha?

Shashi Tharoor Maneka Gandhi Hardeep Singh Puri Vijay Goel

4. The 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council (SIC) meeting held in __________.

Chennai New Delhi Pune Mumbai

5. Which state government has released the draft state Forest Policy that aims to conserve forests and wildlife, ecosystems, and climate change mitigation?

Assam Bihar Andhra Pradesh Tamilnadu

Civil Service Exam Syllabus for IAS Preliminary Exam – General Studies

1.Which union ministry has organized the 2nd meeting of National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Delhi?

Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

2.This country topped in the Freestyle team of 2018 Junior Asian Wrestling Championship.

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan India Iran

3.According to a report on US journal Science, a massive underground lake has been detected in which planet?

Pluto Jupiter Mars Mercury

4.Who has been appointed as the Chancellor of Pondicherry Central University?

Ajay Aloof Ranveer Raj M. Venkaiah Naidu Ruchi Sinha

5. Recently, Which scheme was launched to increase the income of farmers by three to five times in the national capital?

Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna

Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Wind Power Yojna

Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Bijili Yojna

Mukhyanmantri Kisan Aaye Badhotri Jal Yojna