General Studies 2018

1.Who signed MoU With MSME Ministry For Financial Year 2018-19?

NSIC BSNL BHEL Ashok Leyland

2.Gujarat sign an MoU on Organizing Independence Centenary with this country recently.

Hungary Ukraine Poland Germany

3.This country sent 2nd relief consignment for Rohingyas in Bangladesh.

India Pakistan Srilanka Myanmar

4.Recently, Pawan Kalyan unfurls world's largest Indian flag which state?

Bihar Karanataka Andra Pradesh Telangana

5.Vijay Prahar Exercise Of Indian Army Concludes in the state of __________.

Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Kerala Andhra Pradesh

Pension Passbook Service,Free Intraday Trading,World Leaders on Facebook

1.This organisation launched View Pension Passbook Service on Umang App recently.

NALCO EPFO ESIC NSIC

2.This company has unveiled 'Free Intraday Trading' facility, allowing investors to trade intra-day without paying brokerage charges.

Flipkart Kotak Securities Muthoot Fincorp Reliance Finance Company

3.According to the study "World Leaders on Facebook" who is the most 'liked' world leader on Facebook

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Queen Rania Narendra Modi Donald Trump

4.India and ___________ has agreed to set up a hotline between their headquarters to enable communication to avert border tensions.

Uk USA Japan China

5.Who is appointed as head coach of Australian cricket team?

Tim Paine David Warner Glenn Maxwell Justin Langer

Aspirational Districts,India-US Joint Working Group

1.India ranks ___________ globally in data speed.

109th 100th 112th 120th

2.GIFT and this signs MoU to promote IFSC operations.

Deloitte Cognizant Panasonic Aditya Birla

3.Who launches Baseline Ranking Of 115 Aspirational Districts?

NITI Aayog Income tax Department National Stock Exchange Finance Commission

4.15th Meeting of India-US Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism held in __________.

Pune Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi

5.Which of the following Launches Exclusive Credit Card for Doctors?

Citibank SBI Card Axis Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank

General Studies 2018

1.Who announced a USD 170 million projects aimed at advancing women's economic empowerment in India, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda?

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Facebook Amazon Google

2.Which of the following sued Facebook for stealing its messaging ideas recently?

BlackBerry Apple Microsoft Samsung

3.The headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India is shifted from Chennai to ____________.

Mangalore Varanasi Ballabhgarh Chandigarh

4.The pan-India expansion of flagship programme "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)" will be start from this district of Rajasthan.

Baran JhunJhun Karauli Pratapgarh

5.Who tops in a 2018 Forbes Magazine list of billionaires?

Bill Gates Jeff Bezos Warren Buffet Bernard Arnault

Civil Service Exam Syllabus for IAS Preliminary Exam – General Studies

1.Which Indian lake becomes the largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world?

Bhojtal, Madhya Pradesh Pulicat, Tamil Nadu Wular, Jammu and Kashmir Chilika, Odisha

2.Who lays foundation stone for National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Chennai?

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Suresh Prabhu Nitin Gadkari Ramvilas Paswan

3.Which state cricket team has won the 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy?

Saurashtra Karnataka Maharashtra Hyderabad

4.Which state CM announces five lakh rupees health-cum-life insurance scheme for farmers?

Uttar Pradesh Telangana Maharashtra Punjab

5.K S Dwivedi has appointed as DGP of ___________.

Jharkhand Bihar Chhattisgarh Manipur

General Studies 2018

1.Zero Discrimination Day is observed on which date?

Feb 28th Mar 2nd Mar 1st Feb 27th

2.Who bags silver at Asian Wrestling Championship?

Dilip Menon Dinesh Karthik Suresh Vignesh Vinesh Phogat

3. Who launches Viral Load test for People Living with HIV/AIDS?

Venkaiyah Naidu Narendra Modi Ram Nath Kovind J P Nadda

4.India's first Aviation Multi Skill Development Centre launched in ___________.

Chandigarh Allahabad Gandhinagar Baroda

5.What is the sum allocated by a high level committee for nine states which suffered from natural calamities during 2017-18?

Rs 4500 crore Rs 5000 crore Rs 5500 crore Rs 6000 crore

General Studies 2018

1.Who has taken charge as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army?

J S Sandhu Anil Chauhan P S Jain A K Bhatt

2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Global Investment summit in __________.

Bihar Assam Odisha Rajasthan

3.Which of the following is the name of the World's Biggest Health Plan?

Obamacare Aetna CVS Health ModiCare

4.Which of the following city will host the 2nd edition of Nobel Prize Series-India 2018?

Panaji Chandigarh New Delhi Kochi

5.How many rivers of Jammu & Kashmir is declared as 'Nat Waterways'?

2 4 7 5

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH),Infantry Day,HOSTAC

1.What is the theme of the 2017 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH)?

Discover, remember and share Archives at Risk: Protect, remember and share It s your story - don t lose it Protect & share your visual story

2.The 2017 Infantry Day is celebrated on __________.

October 25 October 26 October 27 October 28

3.India and this country agreed to implement HOSTAC to strengthen maritime security.

Nepal China UK USA

4.Which country Overtakes US to Become Second Largest Smartphone Market: Report?

New York Iraq Bulgaria India

5.Which is the First Indian Company to Cross Rs 6 Trillion Market Capital?

Ashok Leyland Reliance Industries Limited L&T Limited J K Limited

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - UPSC

1.The 2017 World Animal Day (WAD) is observed on __________.

October 5 October 3 October 4 October 6

2.Who is Most Followed World Leader on Twitter?

Narendra Modi Donald Trump Pope Francis Barack Obama

3.The committee which has been constituted by the Union government for proper management of water resources in the NE region is?

Rajiv Kumar committee Jagdish Mukhi committee Ram Das committee B D Mishra committee

4.The Union Ministry of Tourism has started 'Paryatan Parv' in ____________ to promote tourism across India.

Delhi Pune Mumbai Kochi

5.This city will host the first ASEAN-India Music Festival.

Lucknow New Delhi Guwahati Chennai

GK & Current Affairs – October 2017

1.This bank inks MoU with HPCL for Digital Payments.

IDBI Bank IndusInd Bank Vijaya Bank YES Bank

2.Who won the women's all-around title in world gymnastics championships?

Lin Chaopan Morgan Hurd Ellie Black Elena Eremina

3.This state bans Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in carry bags.

Chhattisgarh Haryana Rajasthan Bihar

4.Which of the following launches 'Eazy Connect' which will extend online customer service to social media platforms?

Tata AIA Life Exide Life Insurance IDBI Federal Life Insurance Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

5.PAN, Aadhaar card not mandatory for jewellery purchase above __________.

Rs 90,000 Rs 85,000 Rs 75,000 Rs 50,000

September - 2017 Current Affairs

1.September 29 is observed as the ____________.

World First Aid Day World Heart Day World Alzheimer's Day World Contraception Day

2.This country baby becomes world's first with genderless ID card.

Denmark Malaysia Switzerland Canada

3.Which institute inks MoU with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for conducting data analytics and impact evaluation studies in the skills ecosystem?

Charles Sturt University

Western Sydney University

Macquarie University

Deakin University

4.Which of the following taxi starts testing world's first self-flying taxi?

Singapore New York Dubai Tokyo

5.This state establish the Handloom and Handicrafts Development and Promotion Council in the state?

Odisha Haryana Uttar Pradesh Manipur

General Studies 2018

1.IAF Marshal Arjan Singh has passed away recently. He led the Indian Air Force (IAF) in which India-Pakistan War?

1965 1971 1999 1947

2.Which state is hosting the 5th edition of “Kaju India 2017- The Global Cashew Summit”?

Maharashtra Goa Andhra Pradesh Karnataka

3.Who has won the 2017 women’s singles Korea Open Super Series badminton tournament?

P V Sindhu Sania Nehwal Nozomi Okuhara P V Sindhu

4.Mahant Chand Nath, who passed away recently, was the Member of Parliament (MP) from which Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan?

Bharatpur Alwar Jaipur Churu

5.Who has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament?

Daniel Ricciardo Valtteri Bottas Sergio Perez Lewis Hamilton

General Studies 2018

1.Which of the following is the India’s first indigenously built Scorpene submarine delivered to the Indian Navy?

INS Kalvari INS Khanderi INS Vela INS Godavari

2.Which of the following has become the world’s first airline to launch double beds in business class?

Emirates Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines Cathay Pacific

3.Jake LaMotta, who passed away recently, was the legendary personality of which sports?

Table Tennis Wrestling Boxing Sprint

4.Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)?

Nikhil Kumar Jain P Alli Rani Satish Chandra Misra Aditya Prasad Padhi

5.The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) is located in which state?

Jharkhand Maharashtra Kerala Bihar

Civil Service Exam – General Studies 2017

1.Who has been appointed as the new CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)?

Ratish Kumar K.M. Singh Anu Jain Balraj Joshi

2.Which city is hosting the 6th edition of International Textile and Apparel Fair “VASTRA-2017”?

Bhopal New Delhi Jaipur Lucknow

3.Lillian Ross, the noted journalist has passed away. She hails from which country?

China United States Germany France

4.Which Indian film has been chosen as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018?

Shubh Mangal Savdhan Bhoomi Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Newton

5.India’s first electric bus service has launched in which state?

Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Karnataka Kerala

General Studies 2018

1.President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swacchata Hi Seva’ from which city?

Kanpur New Delhi Gandhinagar Guwahati

2.India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab has come up in which city?

Pune Kolkata Chennai New Delhi

3.Which state has become the first Indian State to approve e-vehicle policy?

Kerala Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Odisha

4.The Shiretoko National Park (SNP) is located in which country?

North Korea South Korea China Japan

5.What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Human Capital Index (GHCI)?

105th 103rd 118th 121st

UPSC Prelims 2018

1.Who is the newly appointed CMD of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)?

Pramod Kumar Arup Roy N Baijendra Kumar Nikhil Srivastav

2.The joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas – 2017” will be conducted between India and which country?

United States Russia France Germany

3.Which state government has signed MoU with Amul to save the children of anganwadi from malnutrition?

Gujarat Assam Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh

4.Who is the author of the book “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”?

Shiv Shankar Menon Shyam Saran J.J.Singh Ravi Shankar Prasad

5.The Kalesar National Park (KNP) is located in which state?

Kerala Manipur Punjab Haryana

General Studies 2018

1.What is the theme of 2017 International Literacy Day (ILD)?

Literacy for the 21st Century Reading the past, writing the future Literacy in a Digital World Literacy and sustainable development

2.Which country to host the Across Barriers-International Business Women’s Summit (ABIBWS)?

Bhutan India Sri Lanka Nepal

3.Who has been appointed as high performance specialist coach for Indian Senior Women Hockey Team (ISWHT)?

Gurpreet Singh Harendra Singh Kuldeep Das S P Kumar

4.Who is the newly elected chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) ?

Mahendra Mohan Gupta M.P. Veerendra Kumar Viveck Goenka Hormusji N. Cama

5.The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state?

Manipur Haryana Punjab Himachal Pradesh

General Studies 2018

1.Which city to host Digital Haryana Summit (SHS)?

Rohtak Gurugram Panipat Sonipat

2.Which former RBI governor has authored the book “I Do What I Do”?

Duvvuri Subbarao Rahguram Rajan Manmohan Singh Amitav Ghosh

3.Sanjivani Jadhav, who won silver in the World University Games, is associated with which sports?

Boxing Sprint Wrestling Judo

4.As per 2017 UNWTO report on least-visited nations, which is the least visited country in 2016?

Bangladesh Moldova Comoros Tuvalu

5.The Murlen National Park (MNP) is located in which state?

Odisha Karnataka Mizoram Punjab

Civil Service Exam – General Studies 2018

1.Who is the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)?

Alok Prakash Mittal Manik S Das Anil Sahasrabudhe Krishna S Patil

2.The 2017 International Biodiesel Day (IBD) is celebrated on which date?

August 11 August 12 August 10 August 9

3.Which city to host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)?

New Delhi Mumbai Chennai Hyderabad

4.Who has become the first Indian athlete to qualify for javelin throw final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships (WAC)?

Anil Singh Davinder Singh Kang Devendra Jhajharia Neeraj Chopra

5.The Vansda National Park (VNP) is located in which state?

Maharashtra Gujarat Assam Rajasthan