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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PDF – FEBRUARY 2018

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1. 7th India Energy Congress recently held in which of the city?

a) Mumbai

b) Chennai

c) New Delhi

d) Pune

Answer c) New Delhi

The India Energy Congress is the flagship event of World Energy Council India (WEC

India) and joint event of ministries of power, coal, new & renewable energy, petroleum

& natural gas, external affairs and Department of Atomic Energy.

The theme of the 7th edition of India Energy Congress is 'Energy 4.0: Energy Transition

Towards 2030'.

2. Which of the following day Indian Coast guard recently celebrates is 41st foundation

day?

a) February 01

b) February 02

c) February 03

d) February 04

Answer: a) February 01

On 1st February 2018, the Indian Coast Guard celebrated it's 41st anniversary of

dedicated and distinguished service to the Nation. This day is an opportune moment to

reaffirm their resolute commitment and selfless service for safeguarding maritime

interests of our Nation.

3. Who has been director general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?

a) shashi kapoor

b) Neelam Kapoor

c) Nitha ambani

d) Vikram Singh Sisodia

Answer: b) Neelam Kapoor

Senior bureaucrat Neelam Kapoor was today appointed director general of the Sports

Authority of India (SAI).

Kapoor, a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Information Service (IIS), is at present the

Principal Director General of the Directorate of Field Publicity.

4. The inauguration of 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela held in which of the

following city?

a) Jaipur

b) Faridabad

c) Varanasi

d) Purana Qila


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Answer: b) Faridabad

Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have signed a Reciprocal Transport Agreement. The

agreement was signed during the inauguration ceremony of the 32nd Surajkund

International Crafts Mela in Faridabad, adjoining Delhi.

5. Which of the following country to become 1st poor country to provide eye care for

all?

a) Ethiopia

b) Rwanda

c) Somalia

d) Angola

Answer: b) Rwanda

Rwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care for its 12

million population.

The government has partnered with the organisation Vision for a Nation (VFAN) to train

more than 3,000 eye care nurses based in 502 local health centres, prescribing glasses and

referring those with serious eye problems to national clinics. Nurses have visited each of

Rwanda’s 15,000 villages.

6. A state-wide e-network of ambulance services on the lines of uber taxi will be

formulated by which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kerala

d) Karnataka

Answer: c) Kerala

Kerala will soon launch an e-network of ambulances on the lines of app-based global taxi

operator Uber.

An app-based facility would be launched for people to seek the service of the nearest

ambulance from the accident spot and rush the victim to appropriate hospitals. A state-

wide e-network of ambulance services on the lines of uber taxi will be formulated.

7. Indo-UK Institute of Health will pump in Rs 1,600 crore to set up a medicity with a

1,000-bedded hospital in which state?

a) Meghalaya

b) Bihar

c) New Delhi

d) Assam

Answer: d) Assam

Indo-UK Institute of Health will pump in Rs 1,600 crore to set up a medicity with a 1,000-

bedded hospital in Assam, taking the total investment in India to Rs 19,200 crore.


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The Indo-UK Institute of Health (IUIH) shall be signing a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with the Assam government during the two day-long ‘Advantage

Assam – Global Investors Summit 2018 beginning on 03 February 2018.

8. Mehrauli Archaeological Park situated in which state?

a) Maharastra

b) New Delhi

c) Punjab

d) Rajasthan

Answer: b) New Delhi

The state archaeology department has planned a major revamp of Mehrauli

Archaeological Park (MAP) to put it on the tourist map. The task to prepare a detailed

concept was assigned to Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

(INTACH).

9. Telangana to set up clean authority with the help of which country?

a) Tokyo, Japan

b) Moscow, Russia

c) Beijing, China

d) Rome, Italy

Answer: Tokyo, Japan

Telangana will soon set up a body to address issues of environment and it would function

on the lines of a similar agency in Tokyo. Clean Authority of Telangana’, to be set up on

the lines of one existing in Tokyo, will address issues of environment.

10. The startup incubator EduMentum recently launched by whom?

a) Salil Parekh

b) SD Shibulal

c) Nandan nilekani

d) N. R. Narayana Murthy

Answer: b) SD Shibulal

Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal has launched a startup incubator EduMentum. The

incubator will work for early-stage startups in offline education transformation space.

The platform has been launched in partnership with Shibulal’s Advaith Foundation and

Mantra4Change.

11. Which of the satellite recently into orbit by SpaceX?

a) Falcon 7

b) Falcon 8

c) Falcon 9

d) Falcon 6


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Answer: c) Falcon 9

SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a geocommunications satellite

commissioned by the Government of Luxembourg. The satellite, created by Orbital STK

and to be operated by SES, will support humanitarian and military operations for

Luxembourg, among other communications functions.

12. Which state has been laid foundation stone to set up Universal peace research

center?

a) Odisha

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Haryana

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has laid the foundation for

"Universal Peace Retreat Center" of 'Prajapita Brahmakumari Eswariya University'.

The Andhra Pradesh government has allotted 10 acres of land for this center at Nekkollu

village within the Amaravati capital region.

13. Who have been won Khelo India Girls’ Hockey games?

a) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

b) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

c) Punjab and Haryana

d) Delhi and Haryana

Answer: c) Punjab and Haryana

Punjab and Haryana overpowered their respective rivals to chalk out their second

successive victories in the girl’s hockey competition of the Khelo India School Games at

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

14. World Wetland day to be observed on which date?

a) February 01

b) February 02

c) February 03

d) February 04

Answer: b) February 02

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. The Standing Committee of

the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved "Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban

Future" as the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2018.

15. Which of the following airport to accept crypto coins at its terminal shopping areas?

a) Beijing Capital International Airport

b) Dubai International Airport

c) Los Angeles International Airport


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d) Australia’s Brisbane Airport

Answer: d) Australia’s Brisbane Airport

Australia’s Brisbane Airport has announced that that it will soon allow travelers to pay

with crypto co. ins at its terminal shopping areas.

To a deal struck with cryptocurrency travel firm TravelbyBit, which will equip the

airport’s retail stores with technology to accept the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin,

Dash and Steem.

16. Saurav Ghosal is related to which of the sprots?

a) Tennis

b) Hockey

c) Squash

d) Cricket

Answer: c) Squash

India’s leading squash player, Saurav Ghosal jumped five places to No 14 to become the

highest ranked Indian in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings

released.

17. Who has been clinched gold medal at India Open International Boxing

Tournament?

a) Mary Kom

b) Manish Kaushik

c) Pwilao Basumatar

d) Pinki Rani

Answer: a) Mary Kom

Not just Mary Kom, six other Indian boxers’ cliched gold medals in the India Open

International Boxing Tournament.

Apart from the inimitable Mary Kom, Sanjeet, Manish Kaushik, Pwilao Basumatar,

Lovlina Borgohain and Pinki Rani and Manisha emerged victorious at the Thyagaraj

Stadium.

18. Who has been appointment as Alphabet’s Board Chairman?

a) John Hennessy

b) Eric Schmidt

c) Larry Page

d) Sergey Brin

Answer: a) John Hennessy

Google parent Alphabet Inc replaced long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt with

board veteran John Hennessy, a former Stanford University president and one of search

engine company’s first users.

19. Who recently appointed as Ambassador of India to Romania?


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a) Daniela Grigore Gitman

b) Dr. A.V.S. Ramesh Chandra

c) Thanglura Darlong

d) Ram Mohan

Answer: c) Thanglura Darlong

Thanglura Darlong has been made the new Ambassador of India to Romania. Darlong is

a 1988 batch IFS officer and is currently serving as CLO at South Asian University, New

Delhi.

20. India recently joined which of the following agreement which envisages setting up

of an international transport with the Persian Gulf?

a) Ashgabat Agreement

b) Astana Agreement

c) Bishkek Agreement

d) Persian Gulf Agreement

Answer: a) Ashgabat Agreement

India has joined the Ashgabat agreement, which envisages setting up of an international

transport and transit corridor linking central Asia with the Persian Gulf to significantly

ramp up trade and investment.

21. Uttar Pradesh government has recently set up its first ever butterfly Park in which

city?

a) Luck now

b) Pune

c) Kanpur

d) Agra

Answer: c) Kanpur

The Uttar Pradesh government has inaugurated the state’s first ever butterfly park in

Kanpur to preserve the ecosystem. According to the Kanpur Zoo authority, the butterfly

park was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore.

22. India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) developed

jointly by CRISIL & SIDBI has been launched by whom?

a) Arun Jetley

b) Nitin Gatkari

c) Suresh Prabu

d) Kalraj Misra

Answer: a) Arun Jetley

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley launched

CriSidEx , India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises ( MSEs) developed

jointly by CRISIL & SIDBI.


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CriSidEx is a composite index based on a diffusion index of 8 parameters and measures

MSE business sentiment on a scale of 0 (extremely negative) to 200 (extremely positive).

The parametric feedback was captured through a survey of 1100 MSEs in November –

December.

23. Who has been received lifetime achievement award at MIFF?

a) Shyam Benegal

b) Ranveer Singh

c) Kabir Khan

d) B.D. Garga

Answer: a) Shyam Benegal

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal was conferred with V Shantaram Lifetime

achievement award at the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary,

Short and Animation Films.

The filmmaker was honoured with the award for his outstanding contribution in the field

of feature and documentary films.

24. The Book “Exam Warriors” recently launched at a function in Pravasi Bharatiya

Kendra. Who is the author of this Book?

a) Kiran Desai

b) Narendra Modi

c) Ruskin Bond

d) Chetan Bhagat

Answer: b) Narendra Modi

Students now will be able to refer to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s advice on how

to tackle exam challenges in his book, ‘Exam Warriors’. It seeks to help spread smiles

during examinations, viewing them as occasions to celebrate learning with festive joy.

25. World’s Longest Zip Line is launched which of the following country?

a) Australia

b) Russia

c) Chinna

d) UAE

Answer: d) UAE

Guinness World Records officials certified the zip line in Ras al-Khaimah. The Jebel Jais

Flight takes thrill-seekers atop the country’s largest mountain peak, from a launch pad

1,680 meters (5,512 feet) above sea level.

26. Which team has been won ICC Under-19 World Cup Final 2018?

a) West Indies

b) Australia

c) India


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d) Zimbabwe

Answer: c) India

India became U-19 World champions by defeating Australia in the final by eight wickets

at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

This is India’s fourth U-19 World Cup title after Mohammad Kaif’s team won it in 2000,

Virat Kohli’s team won it in 2008 and Unmkut Chand led India won in 2012.

27. Who recently won Times Power Woman 2017 Award?

a) Arundhati bhattacharya

b) Shabnam Asthana

c) Indra Nooyi

d) Deepika padukone

Answer: b) Shabnam Asthana

The Times Group recently celebrated the invaluable contribution of women by

introducing The Times Power Woman 2017 (Pune) awards. These awards were initiated

to celebrate the victories of women who have been a great source of inspiration.

28. Who has been won International Young Chef Olympiad 2018?

a) Lai Jia Yi

b) Suborno Bose

c) David Foskett

d) Sanjeev Kapoor

Answer: a) Lai Jia Yi

The 4th edition of International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) concluded with Lai Jia Yi

from Malaysia winning the top spot and Indian student chef Surya Sekhar Roy

Choudhury claiming the second position.

29. Who is the Indian Ambassador to Nepal?

a) Vijay Keshav Gokhale

b) Chanakya Neeti

c) Ranjit Rae

d) Pavan K. Varma

Answer: c) Ranjit Rae

India’s annual financial allocation to Nepal for 2018-19 has nearly doubled under the

Union Budget presented. The External Affairs Ministry has been allocated a total Rs.

15,011 crore, which indicates a marginal increase of Rs. 1,321 crore over the previous

year’s grant.

30. What is the abbreviation of IWAI?

a) Inland Waterways Authority of India

b) Island Waterways Authority of India

c) Identified Waterways Authority of India


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d) Integrated Waterways Authority of India

Answer: a) Inland Waterways Authority of India

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has inked pact with the World Bank for Jal

Marg Vikas Project to enhance navigation on National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to

Haldia.

The signing of the pact follows the Cabinet nod for implementation of the USD 800

million JMVP for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (River

Ganga) from Varanasi to Haldia.

31. The first of the two defence industrial production corridors link connected which

two cities?

a) Chennai and Delhi

b) Mumbai and Chennai

c) Chennai and Bengaluru

d) Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Answer: c) Chennai and Bengaluru

The first of the two defence industrial production corridors, as announced in the Union

Budget, will link Chennai and Bengaluru. , Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the

government will develop two defence industrial production corridors.

32. Who recently appointed as new new chief justice of Bangladesh

a) Surendra Kumar Sinha

b) Syed Mahmud Hossain

c) Shahabuddin Ahmed

d) Mahmudul Amin Choudhury

Answer: b) Syed Mahmud Hossain

Bangladesh has appointed Syed Mahmud Hossain as the new chief justice, three months

after his predecessor and the country’s first Hindu chief justice was virtually forced to

resign amid “grave” graft allegations. Justice Hossain had been appointed as the 22nd

chief justice of the country.

33. Which of the following city to host International Conference on ‘Demetrios

Galanos and His Legacy’?

a) Mumbai

b) Pune

c) New Delhi

d) Chennai

Answer: c) New Delhi

The International Conference on 'Demetrios Galanos and His Legacy’ was inaugurated

in New Delhi. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is organising the

8-days International Conference on, 'Demetrios Galanos and His Legacy'. Besides the 8-


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day long convention in Delhi and Varanasi, it is also organising the exhibition and folk

music of Greece.

34. Which of the ministry recently launched ‘Green Good Deeds’ campaign?

a) Environment Ministry

b) Human resource Ministry

c) Child and Women Development Ministry

d) Corporate affairs Ministry

Answer: a) Environment Ministry

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan has

appealed to the teaching community to join the “Green Good Deeds” campaign, launched

by the Ministry to sensitise the peopleand students, in particular, about climate change

and global warming.

The Minister reminded the teachers of their “Green Social Responsibility” (GSR), similar

to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

35. Who has been inaugurated First International Kala Mela in New Delhi?

a) President of India

b) Prime Minister of India

c) Vice President of India

d) Culture Minister

Answer: c) Vice President of India

The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the First

International Kala Mela in New Delhi. Lalit Kala Akademi, the premier institution for the

promotion of Art and Culture is organizing an International Kala Mela (Arts Festival)

wherein artists and groups can showcase their art works from 4th to 18th February.

36. The Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is situated in which city?

a) Guwahati

b) Nagpur

c) Pune

d) Mumbai

Answer: a) Guwahati

The Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati will be the centre

for project UDAN in the North East region and ASEAN. Small airports will be developed

in towns such as Jorhat and Tezpur in Assam under the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik

(UDAN) project.

37. Which state is to set up country’s First transgender welfare board?

a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Assam


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d) Maharashtra

Answer: d) Maharashtra

The Transgender Welfare Board (TWB) would finally see light of the day with the

Maharashtra government making a provision of Rs 5 crore for welfare of the community.

Maharashtra will be the first such state to have such a Board. The Transgender Welfare

Board was first conceptualised in 2014 by the previous government.

38. In which place Maharashtra government approved as new wildlife sanctuary?

a) Vidarbha

b) Ahmednagar

c) Ghodazari

d) Aurangabad

Answer: c) Ghodazari

The Maharashtra government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new

wildlife sanctuary in the state. Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife, chaired by Chief

Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The sanctuary, in the North East of Tadoba, will include

159 sq km of Brahmapuri forest.

39. World Cancer day is to be observed on which date?

a) February 01

b) February 02

c) February 03

d) February 04

Answer: d) February 04

February 4, 2018 commemorated internationally as World Cancer Day, it was founded

under the direction of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) with the aim of

supporting the World Cancer Declaration goals written in 2008. The theme for observing

World Cancer Day is ‘We Can. I can.’

40. Biggest floating island of India is introduced in which of the following lake?

a) Neknampur Lake

b) Chilika lake

c) Loktak Lake

d) Wular

Answer: a) Neknampur Lake

On the occasion of World Wetland Day, city-based NGO Dhruvansh has introduced

biggest floating island of India at Neknampur Lake. The water body is affected due to

sewage. The floating island introduced close to the inlet ensures filtration of inflows

passing through its different layers.

41. Which country recently launched world’s smallest rocket to carry a satellite?

a) China


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b) Japan

c) Russia

d) Australia

Answer: b) Japan

Japan has set a new spaceflight record the country’s Aerospace Exploration Agency

(JAXA) has successfully launched the smallest-ever rocket to carry a satellite into orbit, a

modest SS-520 sounding rocket modified with a third stage inside its nose cone to get its

payload into orbit.

42. Who recently won title of Maybank Championship in Malaysia?

a) Shubhankar Sharma

b) Rory McIlroy

c) Ryo Ishikawa

d) Keegan Bradley

Answer: a) Shubhankar Sharma

India’s Shubhankar Sharma roared back from a four-stroke deficit to claim a remarkable

two-shot win at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia for his second European Tour

title.

43. Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary is situated in which state?

a) Assam

b) Megalaiya

c) Bihar

d) Nagaland

Answer: c) Bihar

The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, is Asia's

largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately three times the size of the

Bharatpur Sanctuary.

44. Hukum Singh, who recently passed away related to which field?

a) Politician

b) Columnist

c) Writer

d) Sports Person

Answer: a) Politician

BJP leader and Kairana MP Hukum Singh passed away. He was 79. Hukum Singh had

been a seven-time member of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly.

45. Who recently won Cyprus presidential Election for the 2nd term?

a) Nicos Anastasiades

b) Alexis Tsipras

c) Giorgos Lillikas


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d) Ioannis Kasoulidis

Answer: a) Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades has won a second five-year term as president of the Republic of

Cyprus. Anastasiades, 71, is now expected to pick up the pieces of a suspended peace

process on the ethnically split island, as well as oversee the economic recovery of a

country still bouncing back from a crippling financial crisis.

46. What is the capital of Cyprus?

a) Lira

b) Som

c) Nicosia

d) Lima

Answer: c) Nicosia

Cyprus

Capital Nicosia

Currency Euro

47. Which of the Airport recently topped world’s busiest Airport for international

Passengers?

a) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

b) Beijing Capital International Airport

c) Dubai International Airport

d) O'Hare International Airpor

Answer c) Dubai International Airport

Dubai Airport handled 83.6 million travellers in 2017, new figures have shown, making

it - still - the busiest in the world in terms of international passengers.

Istanbul’s biggest airport, and the main hub for Turkish Airlines, has grown even more

rapidly than Dubai. Turkish Airlines, the world’s largest carrier in terms of number of

countries served, is its biggest customer.

48. UP government has fined ₹10 lakh over e-waste on which of the river bank?

a) Ganga

b) Gomti River

c) Sharda Rivers

d) Ramganga river

Answer: d) Ramganga river

The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakh

on the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to take action on disposing e- waste from the

banks of the Ramganga river in Moradabad.


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A bench, headed by Acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi, took exception over the

state government’s inaction in the matter and observed that nothing has been done till

date.

49. Who is the chairman of National Green Tribunal?

a) Umesh Dattatraya Salvi

b) Umesh Das salvi

c) Umesh Dasgupta Salvi

d) Umesh Dev Salvi

Answer: a) Umesh Dattatraya Salvi

Current acting chairmen of NGT is justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi.

National Green Tribunal:

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (NGT) is an Act of the Parliament of India which

enables creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases

pertaining to environmental issues.

It draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 21, which assures

the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.

50. Which of the state would organize Global Agriculture Summit?

a) Jharkhand

b) Assam

c) Meghalaya

d) Tripura

Answer: a) Jharkhand

Jharkhand state government would organise Global Agriculture Summit this year on the

pattern of Momentum Jharkhand Investors Summit. The Global Agriculture Summit

would involve scientists, processing experts, innovators and agro-entrepreneur.

51. Who is the Governor of Jharkhand?

a) Kalyan Singh

b) Draupadi Murmu

c) Vajubhai Vala

d) Ram Naik

Answer: b) Draupadi Murmu

Jharkhand

Capital Ranchi

Chief Minister Raghubar Das

Governor Draupadi Murmu 52. With which taxi aggregator recently signed an MoU to brought app based river taxi

service in Assam?

a) Uber


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b) Ola

c) Grab

d) Meru

Answer: b) Ola

Taxi aggregator Ola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the

Government of Assam to pilot a one-of-its-kind app-based river taxi service in Guwahati.

Assam has a very unique transportation landscape where water transport plays an

important role in cities such as Guwahati. Ola has played a key role in streamlining road

transport over the last few years in the state.

53. Jasprit Bumrah is related to which of the sports?

a) Cricket

b) Hockey

c) Golf

d) Football

Answer: a) Cricket

Indian cricketers Jasprit Bumrah and Harmanpreet Kaur as well India women’s hockey

team goalkeeper Savita Punia and shooter Heena Sidhu are among Forbes India 30 Under

30, a list that celebrates ‘twenty-somethings who are shaping the new India’.

54. Which Country researchers recently developed AI system to train robots for army?

a) Brazil

b) Russia

c) UAE

d) US

Answer: d) US

Researchers at the US Army Research Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin

have developed new algorithms for robots to learn to perform tasks effectively by

interacting with a human instructor. The findings of the study were presented at the

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference in New Orleans,

Louisiana.

55. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is situated in which of the state/UT in

India?

a) Pudhucherry

b) Maharashtra

c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

d) Odisha

Answer: c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands


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Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is situated in Wandoor at a distance of about 29

kilometers from Port Blair in Andaman. It was placed under the protection of the Chief

Wildlife Warden of the forest department of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands

56. Ajit Singh Kohar is passed away recently. He is related to which field?

a) Writer

b) Sports Person

c) Politician

d) Journalist

Answer: c) Politician

Veteran Shiromani Akali Dal leader and party’s sitting legislator from Shahkot in

Jalandhar district, Ajit Singh Kohar, passed away following a cardiac arrest. He was 78.

The chief minister described Kohar as a leader committed to the development and

prosperity of his constituency, besides ensuring the welfare of all sections of the society.

57. Who has been appointed as CEO of RIL-BP JV India Gas Solutions?

a) Vinod Tahiliani

b) Vinod roy

c) Sanjay Kumar

d) Ravi kumar

Answer: a) Vinod Tahiliani

India Gas Solutions Pvt Ltd – the 50:50 joint venture of UK’s BP plc and Reliance

Industries, named a new chief executive in Vinod Tahiliani as the firm looks to step up

natural gas marketing in the country. IGS was formed in 2011 when BP bought 30 per

cent stake in RIL’s gas producing KG-D6 and 20 other blocks for USD 7.2 billion.

58. CSE ranked top environment policy think tanks in India, which secured what rank

in global rankings?

a) 15th

b) 16th

c) 17th

d) 18th

Answer: b) 16th

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been ranked the top environment

policy think tanks in India while it has secured the 16th position in global rankings,

climbing up two positions from the last year.

The rank was given by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the

Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.

59. Which union Minister recently launched new tools for States and Union Territories

for ranking of startups?

a) Union Minister of Finance


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b) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry

c) Union Minster of MSME

d) Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer: b) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry

Three new tools for States and Union Territories for ranking of startups in the country

were launched by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry at a function in New Delhi.

The tools are: the State and Union Territory Startup Ranking Framework, the

Compendium of Good Practices for Promoting Startups in India and the Startup India

Kit. These will act as catalysts to help the Startup India initiative to drive India’s economic

growth.

60. Who recently appointed as new director of Management Development Institute,

Gurugram?

a) K R Dupta

b) C. P. Shrimali

c) Dr. Himadri Das

d) Rajinish Kumar

Answer: Dr. Himadri Das

Dr. Himadri Das has joined as the Director, MDI Gurugram. He took over from Prof. C.

P. Shrimali, Acting Director, MDI.

61. Which of the state Government recently launch an app to spread awareness against

pollution?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Haryana

Answer: b) Madhya Pradesh

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a mobile application to spread

awareness against pollution in the western part of the state. The mobile app “pollution

metre” was available on ‘Google Play Store’.

62. Who has been appointed as new Financial Commissioner of Railway Board?

a) Das Gupta

d) R K Misra

c) A K Prasad

d) Briendra kumar

Answer: c) A K Prasad

A.K.Prasad has been appointed as new Financial Commissioner (Railways), Railway

Board and ex-officio Secretary to Government of India vice B.N.Mohapatra, who

superannuated on 31st January, 2018.


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63. An Indian Institute of Technology Madras alumnus has launched a non-profit

accelerator. In which Country they launched such a startup?

a) UK

b) US

c) UAE

d) Singapore

Answer: b) US

An Indian Institute of Technology Madras alumnus has launched a non-profit accelerator

at the Bay Area in San Francisco, America.

The initiative is to provide mentorship, incubation and other necessary support to the

budding entrepreneurs and to connect the IIT alumni at the Silicon Valley in America.

64. Who is the Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)?

a) Usha Anandasubramaniyam

b) Rajinish Kumar

c) Surina Rajan

d) Raguram Rajan

Answer: c) Surina Rajan

BIS has signed MoUs with National Standards Bodies (NSBs) of 23 countries. The

objective of the MoUs is to facilitate closer cooperation between the bodies with the

common aim of strengthening core activities of standardization and conformity

assessment which helps the national economy by providing safe, reliable and quality

goods, minimizing health hazards to consumers, protecting the environment, promoting

exports and imports etc.

65. Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav 2018 would be held in which of the state?

a) Telangana

b) Karnataka

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Kerala

Answer: b) Karnataka

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate the Mahamastakabhisheka

Mahotsav 2018 of Gommateshwara Bhagwan Sri Bahubali Swami at Shravanabelagola

on February 7, 2018.

The Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav is celebrated once every 12 years. It has been

celebrated for about a 1,000 years.

66. India recently test fired its nuclear capable missile named _____________

a) Agni I

b) Agni II

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d) Agni IV

Answer: a) Agni I

India has successfully test-fired indigenously developed short-range nuclear-capable

Agni-I ballistic missile. It was 18th version of Agni-I, which could achieve all parameters

within the stipulated time period. The missile was inducted into service in 2004.

67. Abdul Kalam Island situated in which of the Indian state?

a) Karnataka

b) Rajasthan

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Odisha

Answer: d) Odisha

India has successfully test-fired indigenously developed short-range nuclear-capable

Agni-I ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

68. Which country recently signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement committing an

unprecedented $370 million dollars to UN World Food Programme?

a) Norway

b) Sweden

c) Finland

d) Peru

Answer: b) Sweden

World Food Programme has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement committing an

unprecedented $370 million dollars to WFP over the next four years, hailing the

Scandinavian nation as a global leader in aid. The contribution for the period 2018-2021

is the biggest ever made by a donor within a WFP Strategic Partnership Agreement.

69. Who is the Current president of Sweden?

a) Göran Persson

b) Fredrik Reinfeldt

c) Stefan Löfven

d) Ingvar Carlsson

Answer: c) Stefan Löfven

Sweden

Capital Stockholm

Currency Swedish krona

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven 70. Safer Internet Day 2018 to be observed in what date?

a) February 04

b) February 05

c) February 06


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d) February 07

Answer: c) February 06

To commemorate Safer Internet Day 2018 and reiterate its commitment to make the web

a safer place for everyone, tech giant Google announced its collaboration with NCERT to

integrate a course on digital citizenship and safety in the information and communication

technology (ICT) curriculum.

71. Which space agency recently launched World’s Most Powerful Rocket to mars?

a) JAXA

b) SpaceX

c) NASA

d) ISRO

Answer: b) SpaceX

SpaceX is set to launch “World’s most powerful rocket” called Falcon Heavy from

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon Heavy rocket aims for touching

red planet Mars and moon, someday. During the launch, David Bowie’s hit “Space

Oddity” would play in the vehicle.

72. Frida Topno, who is a Congress leader of which state?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Odisha

d) Gujarat

Answer: c) Odisha

Odisha Congress leader Frida Topno breathed her last in Bhubaneswar. The Congress

leader was 92-years-old at the time of her death.

Frida Topno served as a member of Lok Sabha from Sundergarh in Odisha in 1991(10th

Lok Sabha) and in 1996 (11th Lok Sabha). She was also elected to the Rajya Sabha for the

term 1998-2002 from Odisha.

73. Which firm has been won ASSOCHAM Medical Technology Excellence Award for

Best Technology Solution in Surgical and Best Technology Solution in

Ophthalmology?

a) Alcon Laboratories

b) Sun pharma

c) Cipla

d) Fourrts india laboratories Pvt ltd

Answer: a) Alcon Laboratories

Alcon, the global leader in eye care, a division of Novartis, has won the prestigious

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Technology Excellence Award in two categories, Best Technology Solution in Surgical

and Best Technology Solution in Ophthalmology.

74. Who is the head of ASSOCHAM?

a) Balkrishan Goenka

b) D. S. Rawat

c) Sandeep Jajodia

d) Kiran Grandhi

Answer: c) Sandeep Jajodia

Sandeep Jajodia is President of ASSOCHAM. And also He is a chairman and managing

director of Monnet Ispat & Energy.

75. Which state recently organized ‘India Grape Harvest, Wine Festival 2018’?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Haryana

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Answer d) Maharashtra

The state government has organised its first wine festival — ‘India Grape Harvest, Wine

Festival 2018’. This festival is an initiative of the Maharashtra Tourism Development

Corporation (MTDC), a government subsidiary that works for tourism development in

the state.

76. The government of Maharashtra would develop app recently for which of the

vehicle?

a) Taxi

b) Bike

c) Autorickshaw

d) Bus

Answer: c) Autorickshaw

The government of Maharashtra is throwing its collective virtual weight behind

autorickshaw drivers in Pune by committing to start a mobile app for them.

The app is expected to make autorickshaw services in Pune completely transparent and

more efficient. Four private companies are already running apps that offer autorickshaw

services.

77. First ever Global submit on Information Technology to be held in which state?

a) Kerala

b) Karnataka

c) New Delhi

d) Manipur

Answer: a) Kerala


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Kerala’s first ever global IT summit to be held in Kochi by the third week of next month.

The summit, #Future, will set in motion the process to locate high quality and

experienced people from the knowledge sector who can contribute to the future of the

state, M Sivasankar, IT Secretary to the Government of Kerala.

78. Who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala?

a) VS Achuthanandan

b) Oommen Chandy

c) Pinarayi Vijayan

d) Vijay Rubani

Answer: c) Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala, in

office since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India

(Marxist), he was the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the

CPI(M) from 1998 to 2015.

79. Assam Government recently signed an MoU with AISECT Group of Universities

worth how much amount?

a) ₹ 500 crore

b) ₹ 600 crore

c) ₹ 300 crore

d) ₹ 450 crore

Answer: c) ₹ 300 crore

The Assam Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding worth Rs 300

crore with the AISECT Group of Universities for setting up a university in the state. The

university, the location of which was not yet finalised, would be named after physicist

Dr C V Raman.

80. Which payment bank recently partnered with the Mumbai Dabbawala Association

for the pioneers of home-cooked food delivery?

a) Airtel payment Bank

b) India Post Payment Bank

c) Paytm Payment bank

d) Fino Payment Bank

Answer: c) Paytm Payment bank

Paytm Payments Bank, a digital bank which provides zero balance accounts and zero

charges on digital transactions, partnered with the Mumbai Dabbawala Association, the

pioneers of home-cooked food delivery. As part of this association, around 5000

dabbawalas will now be able to collect instant payments for their Dabba service through

Paytm QR.

81. India’s Central bank RBI has kept its repo rate at which percentage?


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a) 6%

b) 6.50 %

c) 6.75%

d) 7 %

Answer: a) 6%

The central bank has kept its main repo rate at 6.00 percent. Its statement projected

inflation to reach 5.1 to 5.6 percent in April to September and then 4.5 to 4.6 percent in

October to March.

82. In how many villages to demonstrate for development of rural areas, ISRO

established Village Resource Centres (VRCs) on a pilot scale?

a) 356

b) 473

c) 586

d) 897

Answer: b) 473

To demonstrate the potential of satellite technology for development of rural areas, ISRO

established Village Resource Centres (VRCs) on a pilot scale, in association with selected

NGOs, Trusts and State Government Departments. About Rs 18 crores was spent for

establishing 473 VRCs.

83. What is the name the Missile of India recently test-fired its indigenously developed

nuclear capable?

a) Prithvi-II

b) Prithvi-III

c) Prithvi-I

d) Prithvi-IV

Answer: a) Prithvi-II

India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II

missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha. The surface-to-

surface missile has a strike range of 350 km. It was launched from launch complex-3 of

the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore.

84. Which of the following country as to be host the Olympics 2032?

a) Brazil

b) Africa

c) Greece

d) America

Answer: b) Africa


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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach stated that Africa could

host the Olympics for the first time as early as 2032. It came after the IOC approved plans

to target Africa to host the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022.

The IOC hopes to elect a host city at the next IOC session, to be held in October 2018 in

Buenos Aires

85. Veteran sports player Jhulan Goswami is associated with which of the following

sports?

a) Hockey

b) Badminton

c) Tennis

d) Cricket

Answer: d) Cricket

India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami has added another feather to her illustrious cap by

becoming the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets. Goswami achieved the feat

during the second ODI between India and South Africa. The 35-year-old, playing her

166th ODI, dismissed opener Laura Wolvaardt for her 200th scalp.

86. Who recently appointed as non-executive chairman of National Payments

Corporation of India (NPCI)?

a) B Sambamurthy

b) Dilip Asbe

c) Biswamohan Mahapatra

d) Rejesh Mathew

Answer: c) Biswamohan Mahapatra

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has appointed Biswamohan Mahapatra

as non-executive chairman for two years. He succeeds B Sambamurthy who was the

interim chairman. Last month NPCI had appointed Dilip Asbe as its managing director

and CEO.

87. Which State Minister recently launched bike ambulances in the state?

a) Vijay Rubani

b) Nithish Kumar

c) Chandra Babu Naidu

d) Manohar Parrikar

Answer: d) Manohar Parrikar

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is set to launch 20 bike ambulances to deal with

casualties in the tourism belt and other hot-spots. The two-wheeler ambulances,

equipped with basic life-saving equipment and two oxygen cylinders will serve as rapid

service at places where 108 ambulances (four-wheeler) cannot reach.


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88. Which of the union minister has launched a campaign to connect people with the

“Rashtra Raksha Mahayagya”?

a) Nitin Gadkari

b) Ravi Sankar Prasad

c) Suresh Prabhu

d) Arun Jetley

Answer: a) Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has launched a campaign to connect people with the

“Rashtra Raksha Mahayagya” to be held at the Red Fort Grounds here next month.

Gadkari unveiled a mobile phone number, issued by the organisers, where people can

give a missed call to connect with the Mahayagya and get details about the event.

89. How many coastal economic zones were going to be developed under Sagarmala

Project?

a) 12

b) 14

c) 16

d) 18

Answer: b) 14

For promoting port-led industrialization, 14 Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs) covering all

the Maritime States and Union Territories have been identified as part of the National

Perspective Plan under the Sagarmala Programme.

The Perspective Plans for all 14 CEZs have been prepared in consultation with relevant

State Governments and Central Ministries.

90. With which country, India recently signed an agreement for Nuclear Energy

Collaboration?

a) France

b) Canada

c) Japan

d) Russia

And: b) Canada

An agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Canada for

Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed on 27.06.2010. Nuclear

technologies are being developed and applied in the areas of health, including cancer

care; agriculture; food preservation; waste management apart from generation of power.

91. Recently Bank of Baroda launched a product of digitizing cash management of

corporate and government customers. Name the Product.

a) Baroda DigiNext

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c) Baroda DigiNext

d) Digi Next BoB

Answer: a) Baroda DigiNext

Bank of Baroda has launched ‘Baroda DigiNext’, a product for digitising cash

management of corporate and government customers.

Baroda DigiNext aims at bringing the benefits of the new digital landscape to its

corporate and government customers by seamlessly connecting them with their

customers, suppliers, employees and revenue departments.

92. Who are the managing director and CEO of Bank of Baroda?

a) Ravi Venkatesan

b) P. S. Jayakumar

c) Ashok Kumar Garg

d) Gopal Krishan Agarwal

Answer: b) P. S. Jayakumar

P. S. Jayakumar, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Bank of

Baroda since October 13, 2015.

93. India has been signed an MoU between Which of the country to improve transport

system and passenger service?

a) France

b) Russia

c) Britain

d) Norway

Answer: c) Britain

AMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and Britain to

improve public transport system and passenger services.

The MoU would help in sharing of information in the areas of Public Transport System,

passenger services, data analysis, induction of electric vehicles, introduction of

technology.

94. Which of the television channel has been bagged the rights to broadcast the Winter

Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 across India?

a) Star Sports

b) NDTV

c) Jio TV

d) Sky Sports

Answer: c) Jio TV

Reliance Jio’s live television app Jio TV has bagged digital rights to broadcast the Winter

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JioTV will work with IOC (International Olympic Committee) to provide comprehensive

coverage of the Games in India, thus enabling millions to access live and catch-up content

on their mobile devices, on the move.

95. A transgender activist, who has become a member of the judicial panel at a National

Lok Adalat conducted. What is the name of transgender activist?

a) Deepika Kamble

b) Sowmya Kamble

c) Vidya Kamble

d) Preyanka Kamble

Answer: c) Vidya Kamble

A transgender activist, who has become a member of the judicial panel at a National Lok

Adalat conducted. Vidya Kamble (29), who has been working as a social activist for

around 10 years, is the first transgender to be a panel member of the Lok Adalat in the

state, district legal aid committee secretary Kunal Jadhav claimed.

96. Which of the state to set up first ever co-operative society for transgenders?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kelara

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: c) Kelara

The Kerala government has plans to set up co-operative societies for transgenders. Such

societies were the first of their kind in the country.

Kerala was the first state to come out with a Transgender Policy, envisaging ending

societal stigma towards them and ensure non-discriminatory treatment.

97. Which of the following university recently offered a course on Spoken Sanskrit?

a) Hindu Banaras University

b) Manipal University

c) Anna University

d) Gujarat University

Answer: d) Gujarat University

Gujarat University has announced a course on spoken Sanskrit in order to popularise the

ancient language, making it possibly the first course of its kind in the country.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the university’s Centre for Spoken

Sanskrit which will offer a six-month course for people on how to speak the language.

98. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently inaugurated the PNG supply to

kitchens in the Campus of Border Security Force (BSF) is located in which place?

a) Agra

b) Chhwala


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c) Purana Qila

d) Dilli Haat

Answer: b) Chhwala

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas; Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated the PNG supply to kitchens in the Campus

of Border Security Force (BSF), located in Chhwala in South West Delhi.

99. Brahmaputra Literary Festival 2nd edition has been inaugurated in which of the

state?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Assam

c) Manipur

d) Odisha

Answer: b) Assam

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the second edition of

Brahmaputra Literary Festival at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra.

The three-day literary event, which kick-started, has been jointly organised by the

National Book Trust and Assam Publication Board saw a huge assembly of young literary

enthusiasts and authors from across the globe.

100. The two-day International conference on Unani Medicine recently inaugurated on

10th February, 2018 in which of the state?

a) Haryana

b) New Delhi

c) Punjab

d) Tamil Nadu


The Minister of State (IC) for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS

PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic

Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the two-day International

conference on Unani Medicine on 10th February, 2018 at New Delhi.

101. National Deworming Day 2018 to be observed on which of the day?

a) February 08

b) February 09

c) February 10

d) February 11


National Deworming Day 2018 is celebrated all over India on 10th of February.

Deworming day is a day dedicated to deworm all the school going children of the country

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It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost STH treatment

administering albendazole tablets

102. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the National Deworming

Day at a function at which place?

a) Agra

b) Gurugram

c) Pune

d) Indore

Answer: b) Gurugram

J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the National

Deworming Day at a function at Gurugram.

Government of India is committed to ensuring high quality healthcare, accessible to every

child and upto the last mile. One of the interventions, the National Deworming Day, is

one of the largest public health initiatives in the world.

103. Union Culture and Environment Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated the

16-day Grand Spiritual Expo, 2018 in which of the following city?

a) Pune

b) Noida

c) Guwahati

d) Varanasi

Answer: b) Noida

Union Culture and Environment Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated the 16-day

Grand Spiritual Expo, 2018 in Noida.

Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya organised the Spiritual

Exposition at India Expo Mart in Noida to highlight the importance of ‘Raj Yoga’ among

the civilians.

104. How much amount recently the defence Minister recently san sanctioned to Army

to boost perimeter security?

a) 1487 crore

b) 1550 crore

c) 1650 crore

d) 1545 crore

Answer: a) 1487 crore

The Defence Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,487 crore to the Army to fortify its bases in

Jammu and Kashmir, North East and several other places to plug their security gaps and

protect them from any terror attacks.

105. Which of the following payment bank to enable digital payment by April?

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b) Airtel Payment Bank

c) Fino payment Banks

d) India post Payment Bank

Answer: d) India post Payment Bank

With the nationwide rollout of the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) Expansion

Programme scheduled to begin in April this year, digital payments in post offices are

expected to be enabled around the same time. IPPB will be providing the largest financial

inclusion network in the country.

106. What is the name of additional instrument for liquidity management released by

RBI?

a) Standing Deposit Facility Scheme

b) Standard Deposit Facility Scheme

c) Statuary Deposit Facility Scheme

d) Stability Deposit Facility Scheme

Answer: a) Standing Deposit Facility Scheme

The Reserve Bank will soon have greater flexibility in terms of managing its liquidity

operations with the addition of one more tool ‘Standing Deposit Facility Scheme’ to its

kit.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget has proposed to amend the RBI Act to

empower the central bank to come up with an additional instrument for liquidity

management.

107. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated First Hindu Temple in which

of the following country?

a) Omen

b) Palestine

c) Abu dhabi

d) Isreal

Answer: c) Abu dhabi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would witness the foundation stone-laying ceremony for

the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. In UAE there are over three

million people of Indian origin and many of them are looking this as a historic event.

108. How much amount would be given by India to boost capacity building in

Palestine?

a) $100 million

b) $75 Million

c) $50 Million

d) $25 Million

Answer: c) $50 Million


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India has set up an institute for diplomacy in Palestine and double the number of

scholarships to Palestinians to study in India among several measures to help it in

capacity building and infrastructure development with an investment of USD 50 million.

109. India and Palestine have signed _________ Memorandums of Understanding

(MoU)s worth USD 40 million.

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

Answer: b) 6

India and Palestine have signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoU)s worth USD

40 million.

Six MoUs were signed between India and Palestine worth USD 40 million. This was

welcomed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his team.

110. Which of the following country recently withdraw from UN refugee programme?

a) Myanmer

b) Palestine

c) Tanzania

d) Iraq

Answer: c) Tanzania

Tanzanian Government has announced his country will pull out of the UN’s

“comprehensive refugee response framework”, which provides lasting solutions for

refugees, including integration into host communities.

Tanzania informed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in

January that it was suspending the granting of citizenship to some Burundian refugees

and that it would discourage new asylum applications.

111. Who is the president of Tanzania?

a) John Magufuli

b) Ali Hassan Mwinyi

c) Benjamin Mkapa

d) Jakaya Kikwete

Answer: a) John Magufuli

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has announced his country will pull out of the UN’s

“comprehensive refugee response framework”, which provides lasting solutions for

refugees, including integration into host communities.

Capital: Dodoma

Currency: Tanzanian shilling

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a) Cleveland

b) Mark McMorris

c) Max Parrot

d) Redmond Gerard

Answer: d) Redmond Gerard

American Redmond Gerard claimed the United States’ first gold medal of the

Pyeongchang Winter Games. The 17-year-old crashed on both of his first two runs amid

high winds at Pheonix Park, but pulled off a spectacular final effort that no one could

match to become the youngest American man to win an Olympic winter gold medal since

1928.

113. Which state won 1st Khelo India School Games with 38 gold medals?

a) Maharashtra

b) Haryana

c) New Delhi

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: b) Haryana

114. Rohan More is related to which of the following sports Filed?

a) Swimming

b) Football

c) Hockey

d) Tennis

Answer: a) Swimming

Pune-based swimmer, Rohan More became the first Asian as well as the first Indian to

swim across the Ocean Seven. Rohan is the youngest person in the world to swim across

the Ocean Seven.

The Ocean’s Seven marathon consists of seven long-distance open-water swims, which

includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel,

the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar.

115. Shiva Keshavan recently retired from which fo the following sports?

a) Luge

b) Polo

c) Boxing

d) Badminton

Answer: a) Luge

India’s winter sports poster boy Shiva Keshavan has brought the curtains down on his

over two-decade international career with a 34th-place finish in the men’s luge singles

event of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

116. Asma Jahangir recently died, who is hails from which of the country?


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a) Libya

b) Iran

c) Pakistan

d) Bangladesh

Answer: c) Pakistan

Pakistan’s well known human rights activists and senior lawyer Asma Jahangir passed

away in Lahore due to cardiac arrest. She was 66 year old and was first woman to serve

as the president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association.

She was also the United Nations Rapporteur for Human Rights, and a former Pakistan

Human Rights Commission chief.

117. Qazi Wajid is related to which of the following field?

a) Pakistan

b) Tanzania

c) Iraq

d) Abu Dhabi

Answer: a) Pakistan

Qazi Wajid, one of Pakistan’s veteran television actors and radio entertainers, has died in

Karachi. He was 87.

Born in 1930 in the eastern city of Lahore, he started his carrier as radio drama artist and

remained attached to the “sound box” until television was introduced in Pakistan in 1964.

118. Film composer Johann Johannsson is belongs to which of the country?

a) Iceland

b) Finland

c) Greece

d) Egypt

Answer: a) Iceland

Film composer Johann Johannsson, known for giving background scores to films such as

“Arrival”, “Sicario” and “The Theory of Everything”, has died. He was 48.

Johannsson won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for his

score for the James Marsh-directed film “The Theory of Everything”, starring Eddie

Redmayne as celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

119. Which country’s minister recently won world’s Best Minister Award?

a) Malaysia

b) Singapore

c) Indonesia

d) US

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Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia Sri Mulyani Indrawati was announced

as the ‘Best Minister in the World’ during the sixth World Government Summit.

She was ranked as the 38th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine and

was selected among eight ministers who were shortlisted during the final round of the

award.

120. Who is the president of Indonesia?

a) Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

b) Joko Widodo

c) H. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla

d) Valentino Rossi

Answer: b) Joko Widodo

Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, is the seventh and current President of Indonesia,

in office since 2014.

121. Which country’s Engineers have been won Sci-Tech Oscars 2018?

a) India

b) US

c) China

d) Russia

Answer: a) India

Vikas Sathaye, an enginner from Mumbai was part of the technical team that was

honoured with the scientific and engineering award at the Oscars 2018 Scientific and

Technical Awards recently.

The ceremony was held at the Beverly Hills in which all the four members of the team

(Brad Hurndell, John Coyle Shane Buckham and Vikas Sathaye) was felicitated for the

concept, design, engineering and implementation of the Shotover K1 Camera System.

122. A Three day long Youth Festival organised by Indian Red Cross Society?

a) Pune

b) Bengaluru

c) Chennai

d) Noida

Answer: d) Noida

A three-day National Youth Festival organised by the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)

began in Noida to help the youth understand their potential and encourage them to

contribute to the society in a more effective manner.

Around 400 Red Cross volunteers from across the country participated in the festival

which aims to give the volunteers direction towards self-sufficiency and sustainability.

123. 12th International Conference on corporate social responsibility to be held in

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a) Chennai

b) Varanasi

c) Bengaluru

d) Pune

Answer: c) Bengaluru

After organising the largely-attended Indo-Global Business Meet at the House of Lords,

UK and the IOD Global Convention on Corporate Governance and Sustainability at

London in October, 2017, and Global Convention on Risk Management and Business

Meet at Singapore in December, 2017, the Institute Of Directors organised it’s 12th

International Conference on corporate social responsibility (CSR) on February 9 and 10

at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru (India).

124. Which state recently launched the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and

Systems (CCTNS)?

a) Goa

b) Punjab

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Assam

Answer: b) Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has launched the Crime and Criminal Tracking

Network and Systems (CCTNS), a project to keep digitised records of FIRs and

information on crimes and criminals.

FIRs and General Diaries can now be updated online by police officials on CCTNS ‘Go-

Live’. They would be provided Tablets for this purpose. The basic objectives of the project

include improving quality of investigation and prosecution, linking crimes with

criminals and vice versa.

125. National Productivity day to be observed on_______

a) February 10

b) February 11

c) February 12

d) February 13


The commerce and industry ministry has stated that national productivity week will be

observed till February 18.

The National Productivity Council, under the ministry, has selected ‘Industry 4.0

Leapfrog Opportunity for India’ as the theme for the week.

126. Which state would be provided free sanitary pads in rural areas?

a) Rajasthan

b) Maharashtra


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c) Sikkim

d) Haryana

Answer: a) Rajasthan

A new scheme promoting menstrual hygiene, under which sanitary pads will be

provided to girls and women in rural areas of Rajasthan, will be launched in Rajasthan.

Raje, who also holds the financial portfolio, allotted Rs 76 crore for the scheme which she

announced during her budget speech in the assembly.

127. Who recently inaugurated World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018

recently?

a) Prime Minister

b) President

c) Vice President

d) Environment Minister

Answer: a) Prime Minister

The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018 would be inaugurated by

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 16.

Themed ‘Partnerships for a Resilient Planet’, WSDS 2018 aims to create action

frameworks to resolve some of the most urgent challenges facing developing economies

in the backdrop of climate change.

128. What is the full form of TERI?

a) The Efficient and Resources Institute

b) The Energy and Resources Institute

c) The Energy and reconstruction Institute

d) The Environment and Resources Institute

Answer: b) The Energy and Resources Institute

The Energy and Resources Institute is a research institute based in New Delhi that

conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable

development.

The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2018 will be inaugurated by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi on February 16.

The event being organised by TERI aims to bring together global leaders on the issue of

sustainable development, energy and environment. Director General of TERI is Dr. Ajay

Mathur.

129. The Rekhi Centre of Excellence for Science of Happiness was set up in which of

the following institute?

a) IIT Karagpur

b) IIT Guwahati

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d) IIT Bombay

Answer: a) IIT Karagpur

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has joined hands with Indian Institute of Technology

(IIT), Kharagpur to promote ‘Science of Happiness’. The Rekhi Centre of Excellence for

Science of Happiness was set up in IIT Kharagpur in 2016 with a vision to promote the

science and practice of positivity for fostering meaningful life, happiness, wellbeing and

holistic self- development.

130. With which bank has tied up ICICI Lombard General Insurance for non-life

insurance products?

a) RBL Bank

b) BNP Paribas

c) DBS Bank Ltd.

d) HSBC Ltd.

Answer: a) RBL Bank

ICICI Lombard General Insurance and RBL Bank have entered into a corporate agency

tie-up agreement for the distribution of non-life insurance products.

The agreement has been signed for the distribution of ICICI Lombard’s non-life insurance

products at RBL Bank branches all over the country as part of the insurer’s Bancassurance

channel focus.

131. Which of the bank would be no longer operate in South Africa?

a) State Bank of India

b) Bank of Baroda

c) Indian Overseas Bank

d) Punjab National Bank

Answer: b) Bank of Baroda

The Bank of Baroda (BoB), which is embroiled in controversial banking transactions

involving the embattled Gupta family, will no longer operate in South Africa, the

country’s central bank stated.

The Bank of Baroda has notified the Office of the Registrar of Banks of its exit from South

Africa. The Registrar, which is part of the South African Reserve Bank, is in discussions

with the Bank of Baroda to ensure its orderly withdrawal from South Africa so that no

depositor is disadvantaged.

132. The ADB would provide USD 100 million to which of the country?

a) Indonesia

b) Myanmar

c) Nepal

d) Bangladesh

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The ADB would provide USD 100 million to Nepal government for upgrading nearly 400

km of rural roads to all-weather standards.

The Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will also serve the agriculture sector and

bring access to 7.5 million people in 16 districts, according to a press release issued by the

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal.

133. India and Oman have signed how many agreements while Prime Minister visited

recently to Oman?

a) 4

b) 6

c) 8

d) 10

Answer: c) 8

India and Oman signed eight Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), including pacts

on tourism and military cooperation.

134. Who is the president of Oman?

a) Rashid bin Ali

b) Salim bin Rashid Al Kharusi

c) Malik bin Aly

d) Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said

Answer: d) Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Muscat where he attended a special dinner hosted by the

Sultan Sayyid Qaboos Bin Said Al Said of Oman.

135. Darwin Week to be observed on ____________

a) February 14 to 21

b) February 12 to 18

c) February 11 to 17

d) February 10 to 16

Answer: b) February 12 to 18

The February 12 to 18 ‘Darwin Week’ is being organised by The India March for Science

Organising Committee and the Breakthrough Science Society.

The objective of the Darwin Week will be to remove any doubt that has been planted in

the minds of the common people about Darwin’s theory of evolution.

136. Who recently won Allan Border Medal and was named Test Player of the Year at

the prestigious event in Melbourne?

a) Steve Smith

b) Virat Kholi

c) Brain Lara

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Answer: a) Steve Smith

Australia captain Steve Smith won the Allan Border Medal and was named Test Player

of the Year at the prestigious event in Melbourne. He was recently named ICC Test

Cricketer of the Year as well for scoring 1,875 runs, which included eight hundreds and

five half-centuries, in 16 matches at an average of 78.12.

137. Parbati Ghosh was passed away recently who belongs to which state?

a) Haryana

b) Bihar

c) Odisha

d) Assam

Answer: c) Odisha

Veteran Odia cine actress, director and producer Parbati Ghosh passed away following

prolonged illness. She was 85.

Born in 1933 at Manasinghpatana in Cuttack, Ghosh had carved a niche in the Odia film

industry through her stellar performance on the silver screen.

138. Who has been elected as president of the Sahitya Akademi?

a) Chandrashekar Kambar

b) Chandrashekar Gupta

c) Chandrashekar Nair

d) Chandrashekar Narayanan

Answer: a) Chandrashekar Kambar

Kannada litterateur Chandrashekar Kambar has been elected as president of the Sahitya

Akademi in the election held for the post.

Hindi poet Madhav Koushik has been elected as vice-president. Prof. Kambar is the third

Kannada writer to head the country’s premier literary institution, after Vinayak Krishna

Gokak (1983) and U.R. Ananthamurthy (1993).

139. Which of the union minster of state (I/C) recently inaugurated the ‘Indian Power

Stations 2018’?

a) Rao Inderjit Singh

b) Santosh Kumar Gangwar

c) Raj Kumar Singh

d) Mahesh Sharma

Answer: c) Raj Kumar Singh

Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh

inaugurated the ‘Indian Power Stations 2018’ – three-day International Conference on

Operations and Maintenance.

The Minister exhorted the NTPC to become India’s power sector multinational by setting

up power plants in other Nations and become world’s largest power producer.


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140. What is the constituency of Raj Kumar Singh, who is Minister of State

(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power and New and Renewable Energy?

a) Nawada

b) Ghazipur

c) Jaisalmer

d) Arrah

Answer: d) Arrah

Raj Kumar Singh is a former Indian bureaucrat and the current Minister of State in the

Government of India. He is Member of the Indian Parliament since May 2014.

141. President Ram Nath Kovind has hosted the LPG Panchayat is organised by which

Ministry?

a) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

b) Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation

c) Minister of Panchayati Raj

d) Minister of Rural Development

Answer: a) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

President Ram Nath Kovind has hosted the LPG Panchayat at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The

LPG Panchayat was organised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with an aim

to provide a platform for LPG consumers to interact with each other, promote mutual

learning and share experiences.

142. Who recently inaugurated the Global Theatre Olympics ?

a) Ram Nath Kovind

b) Narendra Modi

c) M. Venkaiah Naidu

d) Arun Jetley

Answer: c) M. Venkaiah Naidu

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 8th Global Theatre

Olympics on 17th February, 2018 at the majestic Red Fort in New Delhi. This Global

Theatre Festival is being held in India for the first time.

143. What is the theme of India Pharma & India Medical Device 2018?

a) Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals

b) Promoting NextGen Pharmaceuticals

c) Future of NextGen Pharmaceuticals

d) Development of NextGen Pharmaceuticals

Answer: a) Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals

India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices to begin in

Bengaluru on 15th February With the theme, ‘Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals’.


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144. TN Global Investors Meet to be held in Jan 2019. How much amount allotted for

this summit?

a) Rs. 50 crore

b) Rs. 25 Crore

c) Rs.75 Crore

d) Rs. 100 Crore

Answer: c) Rs.75 Crore

The Tamil Nadu government has to host the second edition of the Global Investors Meet

(GIM) will be held on January 24 next year.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami has allocated a sum of Rs 75 crore towards the conduct of

the two-day meet.

145. With which bank has signed with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL)

for information utility?

a) Bank of Baroda

b) Punjab National Bank

c) State Bank of India

d) ICICI Bank

Answer: b) Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank has signed an agreement for information utility with National e-

Governance Services Limited (NeSL).

The objective of the agreement is to augment the information infrastructure in India. The

agreement will enable storing of financial information that will help substantiate defaults

and verify claims expeditiously.

146. Who is the chairman of National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL)?

a) Ramann

b) Nivedita Haran

c) N Rangachary

d) S. Sadagopan

Answer: c) N Rangachary

N. Rangachary is the Chairman of the Company. He is a fellow member of the Institute

of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and

Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

147. ICICI bank has tied up with which of the software company for integrated

platform?

a) Zoho

b) Bitrix24

c) TCS

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Answer: a) Zoho

Software company Zoho has tied up with private lender ICICI Bank to provide

accounting and banking on an integrated platform.

Claiming to be the industry-first integration of accounting and any bank, the partnership

will deliver a streamlined digital banking experience to customers using Zoho’s cloud

accounting software, ‘Zoho Books’.

148. Who is the chairman of ICICI Bank?

a) Chanda Kochhar

b) Anup Bagchi

c) M. K. Sharma

d) N. S. Kannan

Answer: c) M. K. Sharma

Mahendra Kumar Sharma is the Chairman on the Board of ICICI Bank. He is a Member

on the Board of Governors of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and the Anglo

Scottish Education Society which runs the Cathedral & John Cannon School in South

Mumbai.

149. Which is the host city of India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit?

a) Mumbai

b) Chennai

c) New Delhi

d) Pune


An India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit held in New Delhi and celebration of 70

years of Agricultural Relationship to be held in Suratgarh, Rajasthan on 14th February

2018. This will strengthen exchange of expertise to further business ties between the two

countries.

150. World radio day to be observed on which of the day?

a) February 11

b) February 12

c) February 13

d) February 14


World Radio Day is in its seventh edition and this year’s theme is “Radio and Sports”.

February 13 was chosen to mark World Radio Day in 2011.

This year, The UNESCO has called on all radio stations around the world to showcase

the beauty of sports in all of its diversity.

151. Which country recently planed to set up a panel for issuing of sovereign fund?

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b) Malaysia

c) Nepal

d) Mauritius

Answer: d) Mauritius

Mauritius plans to establish a sovereign fund to provide seed capital for the development

of financial technology or Fintech activities in the island nation. It is also planning to give

incentives to attract Fintech operations in the country.

152. Who has been appointed as Rajasthan Royals’ mentor for IPL 2018?

a) Shane Warne

b) Anil kumble

c) Ricky Ponting

d) AB deVilliers

Answer: a) Shane Warne

Shane Warne will be associated with the Indian Premier League in 2018 as he was

appointed the mentor of the Rajasthan Royals franchise for the 11th edition of the

tournament.

During his tenure with the Rajasthan Royals, the ace Australian legspinner, who has 708

wickets, helped the team to a fairytale title finish as captain-cum-coach in the first edition

of the Indian Premier League in 2008.

153. Kishan Gangolli is realated to which of the sports?

a) Cricket

b) Football

c) Tennis

d) Chess

Answer: d) Chess

Karnataka’s Kishan Gangolli has won the National ‘A’ Chess Championship for Blind for

the fifth consecutive time, while Ashvin Makwana of Gujarat and Odisha’s Soundarya

Kumar Pradhan finished second and third respectively.

At the end of the 13 rounds, Gangolli (Rating 1996) got 10.5 points. Makwana (Rating

1744) earned 9.5 points, while Soundarya (Rating 1753) totalled 9 points.

154. Who won the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership?

a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

b) George Weah

c) Moses Blah

d) Charles Taylor

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman democratically elected as a head of state in Africa,

was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership for

“transformative leadership” in the aftermath of Liberia’s civil war.

155. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who belongs to which of the country?

a) Libya

b) Lesotho

c) Liberia

d) Lithuania

Answer: c) Liberia

Ms. Johnson Sirleaf governed Liberia, a small West African nation that was founded by

freed slaves from the United States, for 12 years. When she left office last month and

turned over power to George Weah, a former soccer star, it was the country’s first

peaceful, democratic transition of power in 73 years.

156. What is the capital of Liberia?

a) Monrovia

b) Maputo

c) Moroni

d) Mogadishu

Answer: a) Monrovia

Liberia

Capital Monrovia

Currency Liberian dollar

157. 1Who recently appointed as Director of Ayushman Bharat Scheme Mission?

a) Sanjay Dubey

b) Debashri Mukherjee

c) Manoj Jhalani

d) Parikipandla Narahari

Answer: c) Manoj Jhalani

Manoj Jhalani, 1987 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer, currently serving as

Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and family Welfare has been given

additional charge and designated as Mission Director of Ayushman Bharat.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Kerala cadre IAS officer Dr Dinesh

Arora(2002 batch) has been appointed Director for Ayushman Bharat Scheme in the

ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

158. Which of the city to host TiE Global Summit?

a) Bengaluru

b) Pune

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d) Mumbai

Answer: d) Mumbai

The TiE Global Summit (TGS) will be held in Mumbai on February 21 and 22. The summit

is being held in association with leading government agencies and over 20 TiE chapters

across India, USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Dubai,with the aim of

setting the tone for the next wave of business and innovation.

159. Which of the state has first ever to opt out of Modicare?

a) Haryana

b) Panjab

c) West Bengal

d) Assam

Answer: c) West Bengal

Bengal became the first state to opt out of the National Health Protection Scheme unveiled

in the Union Budget, with CM Mamata Banerjee announcing that the state will not

“waste” its hard-earned resources to contribute its share to the programme.

The CM also referred to the “paltry” allocation for PM Modi’s Beti Bachao project. “The

Centre has floated Beti Bachao with a paltry allocation of Rs 100 crore for the entire

country; Bengal has provided for Rs 5,000 crore for its own Kanyashree project.

160. Which bank recently has listed USD 600 million bond issued under its maiden

USD 1 billion MTN programme?

a) Yes Bank

b) South Indian Bank

c) ICICI Bank

d) Axis Bank

Answer: a) Yes Bank

Yes Bank has listed USD 600 million bond issued under its maiden USD 1 billion MTN

programme, on Global Securities Market (GSM) of India INX.

India INX is the country’s first international exchange, located at International Financial

Services Centre, GIFT City in Gujarat.

161. Who is the CEO of Yes Bank?

a) Sanjeev Misra

b) Arun Ramanathan

c) Rana Kapoor

d) Aditya Puri

Answer: c) Rana Kapoor

Rana Kapoor is an Indian billionaire, and the founder, managing director and CEO of Yes

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162. Which small finance bank recently launched the interactive digital savings

account?

a) AU Small Finance Bank

b) Equitas Small Finance Bank

c) Fincare small finance bank

d) North East Small Finance Bank

Answer: b) Equitas Small Finance Bank

City-based Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched an interactive digital savings

account – selfeSavings. Through the web-based interactive video from the bank’s website

www.equitasbank.com a selfeSavings account can be opened.

Customers by using details of Aadhaar, PAN card, can also set up a mobile banking

facility and start operating the acount in five minutes.

163. The International conference ‘Agricon 2018’ and ‘Agriexpo 2018’was held in which

of the city?

a) Kanpur

b) Shillong

c) Manipal

d) Ranchi

Answer: a) Kanpur

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the international conference

‘Agricon 2018’ and ‘Agriexpo 2018’ at Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture

& Technology (CSAUT), Kanpur on February 14, 2018. The Government has promoted

the concept of “per drop, more crop” and this message should reach every farmer in the

country.

164. Who has been launched DD Arun Prabha, a new 24×7 satellite television channel?


b) Prime Minister

c) Minister of Information and Broadcasting

d) Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer: b) Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch DD Arun Prabha, a new 24×7 satellite

television channel of Doordarshan for the north-eastern region on February 15.

DD Arun Prabha will showcase programmes on the diverse culture of the north eastern

states. This will be Doordarshan s second channel for the north-eastern region.

165. Duqm port is situated in which of the country?

a) Iran

b) Sri lanka

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d) Oman

Answer: d) Oman

An agreement to give Indian Navy access to the Duqm port in Oman will have far-

reaching consequences for India’s strategic reach westwards and in the Indian Ocean.

Seen together with the agreement with the UAE for joint naval exercises in the Persian

Gulf in March, India is making slow but sure progress in pitching its presence in the area.

166. Which state Team has won maiden senior national football championship?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Kerala

d) Karnataka

Answer: b) Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu beat Manipur 2-1 to lift their maiden title in the 23rd edition of the Senior

Women’s National Football Championship at cuttack in Odisha.

Tamil Nadu created history by becoming champions in their first-ever final with

Indumathi scoring the opener in the 3rd minute while Indrani made it 2-0 in the 40th.

167. Former Union minister Bolla Bulliramaiah is passed away. He is belongs to which

of the state?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Sikkim

d) Haryana

Answer: a) Andhra Pradesh

Former Union minister and veteran Telugu Desam Party leader Bolla Bulliramaiah died

of old age-related illness in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the

Eluru constituency in 1991, 1996 and 1999 and served as the Union minister of state for

commerce during 1996-98 in the United Front government.

168. Who has been appoints as Indian envoy to Brazil?

a) Ashok Das

a) Ashok Gupta

c) Ashok Raj

d) Ashok Kumar

Answer: a) Ashok Das

Ashok Das, a 1987 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, was named India’s new

Ambassador to Brazil.

Das is presently as additional secretary in the external affairs ministry. Das earlier served

as India’s Ambassador to Iceland. He has also served in the Indian diplomatic missions

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169. In Financial Terms, What does S stands for in GSM?

a) Services

b) Savings

c) Securities

d) System

Answer: c) Securities

GSM stands for Global Securities Market.

The global securities market has been constantly evolving over the years to serve the

needs of traders. Traders require markets that are liquid, with minimal transaction and

delay costs, in addition to transparency and assured completion of the transaction.

170. Who is recently appointed as president of South Africa?

a) Jacob Zuma

b) Pravin Gordhan

c) Cyril Ramaphosa

d) Julius Malem

Answer: c) Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of South Africa by a parliamentary vote. The

appointment as head of state of Ramaphosa, 65, who became interim leader following

Zuma’s late-night resignation on 14 February was announced by South Africa’s chief

justice in Cape Town, who presided over the vote.

171. Who is the president of dailyhunt, news and regional language content app?

a) Umang Bedi

b) Preveen Nair

c) shyrll mariya

d) kiran kumar

Answer: a) Umang Bedi

Banking on the rapid growth of regional language internet users, Umang Bedi, who

resigned as Facebook India and South Asia managing director last October, has joined

news and regional language content app Dailyhunt as president.

172. Who recently inaugurated ambitious pump canal project named Bateshwar Nath

Pump Canal Project?

a) Naveen patnaik

b) Nithish kumar

c) Pema Khandu

d) Arvind kejiriwal

Answer: b) Nithish kumar


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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated an ambitious pump canal project at

Kahalgaon town in the district which would cater to a vast strech of land within the state

and neighbouring Jharkhand.

The Bateshwar Nath Pump Canal Project, which has involved a cost of Rs 389 crore. The

project would cater to a total area of 27,603 hectares of which 22,716 hectares are in Bihar

and the remaining in Jharkhand.

173. Who is the governor of Odisha?

a) Draupadi Murmu

b) Acharya Dev Vrat

c) Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

d) S.C. Jamir

Answer: d) S.C. Jamir

Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir is an Indian politician and Governor of Odisha.

174. Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary is situated in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Assam

d) Karanataka

Answer: b) Maharashtra

Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary houses a rich avian diversity. In a bid to spread awareness about

this natural heritage, Environmental Research Foundation and Educational Academy

recently held a Bird Festival.

175. India has signed an agreement with New Development Bank for financing of

Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project. How much amount approved for this

agreement?

a) USD 100 million

b) USD 500 million

c) USD 400 million

d) USD 200 million

Answer: a) USD 100 million

The Loan Agreement for financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for

the Desert Areas was signed between Government of India and the New Development

Bank (NDB) on 13th February 2018 at New Delhi.

This is the first tranche loan of USD 100 million approved by the NDB under the Multi

Tranche Financing Facility of USD 345 million for this project.

176. The upcoming summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is held which

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b) Tashkent

c) Qingdao

d) Sochi

Answer: c) Qingdao

The upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to

be held in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province of China in June 2018.

The SCO includes Pakistan, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,

Uzbekistan and India.

177. Head Quarter of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is situated in _______?

a) Beijing, China

b) Astana, Kazakhstan

c) Tashkent, Uzbekistan

d) Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Answer: a) Beijing, China

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and

security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai,

China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and

Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and

entered into force on 19 September 2003.

178. Ruud Lubbers is passed away recently who is belongs to which country?

a) Poland

b) The Netherlands

c) Sweden

d) Denmark

Answer: b) The Netherlands

The Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister, Ruud Lubbers, who pulled his country

out of recession while struggling to reform the Dutch welfare state, died aged 78.

178. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi is related to which of the sports?

a) Tennis

b) Hockey

c) Carom

d) Chess

Answer: d) Chess

World rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand and grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi

helped Mumbai Movers to hold on to their top position at the points tally in the Eastern

Division of the Pro-Chess league.

179. Name the Ethiopian prime minister who recently resigned his post?

a) Hailemariam Desalegn


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b) Mulatu Teshome

c) Meles Zenawi

d) Demeke Mekonnen

Answer: a) Hailemariam Desalegn

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on 15 February in

what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years of violent unrest that

threatened the ruling party’s hold on Africa’s second most populous nation.

180. Who is chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)?

a) K. Sudershan Rao

b) Arvind Jamkhedkar

c) Ramesh sobti

b) Manish kumar

Answer: b) Arvind Jamkhedkar

Answer: Archaeologist and historian Arvind P. Jamkhedkar will be the next Chairman of

the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).

He will replace Prof. K. Sudershan Rao, whose term as ICHR chief was mired in

controversy. The post fell vacant after Prof. Rao’s retirement.

181. Who is th chief of Bank of china?

a) Hiroshi Nakaso

b) Kikuo Iwata

c) Masayoshi Amamiya

d) Haruhiko Kuroda

Answer: d) Haruhiko Kuroda

Japan reappointed central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for another term, and chose an

advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies in a strong signal to investors

that policymakers are in no rush to turn off a sweeping stimulus programme.

182. Who recently won the award named ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for

Business Transformation’?

a) Ajay Singh

b) Vijay Metha

c) Sunil Metha

d) Krichna Garg

Answer: a) Ajay Singh

SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh has been named as ‘Indian

Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for Business Transformation’ by leading consultancy EY.

183. Who has inaugurated the two-day 6th conference of Commonwealth

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b) Prime Minister of India

c) Speaker of Rajya Sabha

d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer: d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the two-day 6th conference of

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region, which is likely to be

attended by about 100 delegates from across the country and abroad.

The conference will feature discussions on Parliament’s role in development agenda and

legislature and judiciary – two important pillars of democracy.

184. Which nation recently reelected K P Sharma Oli as Prime Minister?

a) Nepal

b) Bhutan

c) Myanmar

d) Indonesia

Answer: a) Nepal

Nepal president Bidhya Devi Bhandari has appointed moderate communist K.P. Sharma

Oli, who led an alliance with former Maoist rebels to a sweeping victory in recent

elections, as prime minister.

185. Khwaja Haleem is passed away recently who is related to which of the profession?

a) Sports person

b) Writer

c) Politican

d) Actor

Answer: c) Politican

Former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Khwaja Haleem

passed away. He was 75.

Haleem, who belongs to a family of freedom fighters, completed his masters from Aligarh

Muslim University in 1969. He started his political career with the Youth Congress in the

early 1970s.

186. Which of the social media has approved to launch BHIM UPI?

a) Facebook

b) Instagram

c) WhatsApp

d) Twitter

Answer: c) What’s app

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has accorded its consent to roll out

WhatsApp BHIM UPI beta launch with limited user base of one million and low per

transaction limit.


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Four banks will join the multi-bank BHIM UPI model in the coming weeks and full

feature product shall be released after the beta test is successful.

187. Jayadeva Yogendra is passed away recently, he is a _________ trainer?

a) Yoga

b) Tennis

c) Dance

d) Music

Answer: a) Yoga

Yoga guru Jayadeva Yogendra died in Mumbai. He was 88. He was the president of the

institute located in suburban Santacruz. The National Council of Educational Research

and Training (NCERT) invited him to design the first standardised yoga syllabus for

schools in the country.

188. With which country, Botanical Survey of India and Natural History Museum have

signed MoU in the field of genetic/taxonomic studies?

a) USA

b) UK

c) China

d) Russia

Answer: b) UK

Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Natural History Museum (NHM), UK signed a

Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of genetic/taxonomic

studies, research and training, conservation in India, including species and habitat

conservation assessment.

189. Which of the Indian cricket player has became the third wicketkeeper to take 600

catches in international cricket?

a) Rohit Sharma

b) Virat Kohli

c) M S Dhoni

d) Virender Sehwag

Answer: c) M S Dhoni

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has became the third wicketkeeper to take

600 catches in international cricket.

Dhoni achieved the feat by taking the catch of Hashim Amla off pacer Shardul Thakur’s

bowling during the sixth India-South Africa ODI. Dhoni has taken 256 catches in Tests,

297 in ODIs and 47 in T20Is as a wicketkeeper so far.

190. Who has been named as brand ambassador of Pakistan Cricket Board?

a) Shoaib Akhtar

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c) Umar Akmal

d) Younus Khan

Answer: a) Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was named the brand ambassador of the Pakistan

Cricket Board and was also appointed as advisor to chairman on cricket affairs.

He represented Pakistan in 46 Tests, 163 ODIs and 15 T20Is picking 444 wickets in

international cricket (178 in Tests, 247 in ODIs and 19 in T20Is).

191. Who has recently won best director award in Jio Filmfare Awards East 2018?

a) Ashutosh Gowariker

b) Kaushik Ganguly

c) Anurag Kashyap

d) Sanjay Leela Bansali

Answer: b) Kaushik Ganguly

Bengali film ‘Bishorjon’ was adjudged the ‘Best Film’ in popular category and its director

Kaushik Ganguly got the ‘Best Director’ crown in the Jio Filmfare Awards East 2018.

192. Khajuraho Dance Festival to be held in which state?

a) Odisha

b) Haryana

c) Maharastra

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: d) Madhya Pradesh

Myriad forms of classical dance in India will be on dispaly at a festival beginning in

Khajuraho from February 20.

The week-long Khajuraho Dance Festival at the temple town in Chhatarpur district is

being organised by the culture department of the Madhya Pradesh government.

193. Who recently inaugurated water pipeline project in Narela?

a) Nithish Kumar

b) Arvind Kejriwal

c) Sarbananda sonowal

d) Manohar parikkar

Answer: b) Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has inaugurated the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) project of

laying a water pipeline in Narela resettlement colonies which is likely to benefit 1.2 lakh

residents.

The project will add 12 resettlement colonies of the Narela assembly constituency to the

supply network.

194. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will

be set up in which of the following state/UT?


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a) Tamil Nadu

b) New Delhi

c) PudhuCherry

d) Kerala

Answer: c) PudhuCherry

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has stated that the International Crops

Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will soon be setting up a soil

fertility development centre at Karaikal.

Puducherry Government would be entering into a MoU with ICRISAT, an international

organisation engaged in agricultural research for rural development with headquarters

at Hyderabad.

195. Which company has launched center’s first flight under UDAN scheme?

a) Air Asia

b) Air Haryana

c) Air Odisha

d) Air India

Answer: c) Air Odisha

Air Odisha has launched its maiden flight under the Centre’s UDAN scheme, linking

Mundra with Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the

inaugural flight of the Bhubaneswar-based airline.

196. Which bank recently launched the Global NRI Center to enhance customer

experience?

a) SBI

b) Indian Bank

c) ICICI Bank

d) Bank of Baroda

Answer: a) SBI

The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its Global NRI (GNC) center, a one-stop

customer service solution for all NRI banking related services, in Kochi.

Leveraging its strong NRI customer base of over 33 lakh as on January 31, the bank,

through its GNC aims to centralize operations which are currently spread across 16

circles, 92 NRI branches in 66 different locations and several NRI intensive branches.

197. How many agreements were signed between India and Iran during bilateral talks?

a) 7

b) 9

c) 6

d) 4

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held “substantive” talks with Iranian President Hassan

Rouhani to boost cooperation in key areas of security, trade and energy, after which the

two sides inked nine pacts, including one on double taxation avoidance.

198. With which country, Russia has dealt with $1.1 bn deal to bought 11 jets?

a) India

b) Myanmar

c) Indonesia

d) Sri Lanka

Answer: c) Indonesia

Indonesia has inked a billion-dollar deal to buy 11 Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia. The

contract, signed by both countries representatives in Jakarta, is worth a total $1.14 billion.

The EU and US have targeted Russia with sanctions for alleged meddling in the US

presidential election and its annexation of Crimea.

199. Who recently won silver medal in the Qatar Open Shotgun meet in Lusail, Qatar.?

a) Manavaditya Singh Rathore

b) Angelo Scalzone

c) Jeremy Schulz

b) Brjesh Damani

Answer: a) Manavaditya Singh Rathore

Manavaditya Singh Rathore has won a silver medal in the Qatar Open Shotgun meet in

Lusail, Qatar.

Participating in the junior men’s trap event, Manavaditya shot 118 to finish second on the

podium behind Italy’s Angelo Scalzone, who shot 119. Germany’s Jeremy Schulz won the

bronze medal with a score of 115.

200. Who has won CCI All India Open Snooker Championship?

a) Manavaditya Singh Rathore

b) Angelo Scalzone

c) Jeremy Schulz

b) Brjesh Damani

Answer: b) Brjesh Damani

Indian Oil’s Brijesh Damani has won the Rs 12.25 lakh prize-money CCI All India Open

Snooker Championship here after he defeated ONGC’s Sourav Kothari by a stunning 7-

1 margin in a one-sided best-of-13 frame final.

Damani went home richer by Rs two lakh and received the CCI Snooker Trophy, and a

fine crystal trophy, while Kothari received Rs 1.30 lakh.

201. Who has become the Oldest World No 1 in Tennis, Defeats Dutch Opponent

Robin Haase?

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b) Novak Djokovic

c) Andy Murray

d) Roger Federer

Answer: d) Roger Federer

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has become the oldest world number

one after he defeated his Dutch opponent Robin Haase at Rotterdam’s ABN Amro World

Tennis Tournament.

The Swiss great secured his spot in the history books and the last four of the tournament

with a 4-6 6-1 6-1 victory against Haase.

202. Which state government to be set up a international educational institution for

minorities?

a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Goa

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: b) Rajasthan

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has to set up an international educational

institution for minorities in Rajasthan’s Alwar city as part of the Centre’s ambitious plan

to set up five such institutes across the country.

The plan for building these institutes was initially prepared in 2016 and an 11-member

committee was formed under former bureaucrat Afzal Amanullah to oversee it.

203. Who have been won the Virginia’s top science award for their contribution and

deep commitment towards the betterment of human health globally?

a) Arun J Sanyal and Parthik Naidu

b) William A. Petri and Shuhau Xiao

c) Marc A. Edwards and Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

d) Purusottam Jena and Timothy E. Long

Answer: a) Arun J Sanyal and Parthik Naidu

Two Indian-American researchers have been selected for Virginia’s top science award for

their contribution and deep commitment towards the betterment of human health

globally.

Arun J Sanyal and Parthik Naidu are among six people selected by Virginia Governor

Ralph Northam for the 2018 Outstanding STEM Awards. STEM stands for science,

technology, engineering and mathematics.

204. Who is the director (HR) of Indian Oil Corporation?

a) Kamal Kumar Gwalani

b) Sanjiv Singh

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d) Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra

Answer: d) Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra has taken over as Director (Human Resources) of state-owned

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). A mechanical engineer joined IOC in 1987, and has since

worked on varied assignments, including terminal operations, supply chain management

and logistics.

205. Which state government has issued orders to constitute a task force on urban

mobility?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Telangana

d) Karnataka

Answer: c) Telangana

The Telangana government has issued orders to constitute a task force on urban mobility

to study the monorail model in the IT corridor of the city.

Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao underlined the need to integrate and

synergise various modes of mass transportation systems such as metro rail, buses,

monorail, MMTS, tram, e-vehicles and other models, keeping in view the present traffic

density and emerging traffic requirement for the next five decades.

206. Which nation in the Global Host for the World Environment Day 2018?

a) US

b) India

c) Kuwait

d) UAE

Answer: b) India

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan announced that

his ministry’s headquarters at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan will now be plastic-free.

The decision was announced during a function, where India and United Nations signed

a document declaring India as the Global Host of World Environment Day, 2018.

207. World Environment Day is to be observed on which of the day?

a) February 05

b) March 05

c) June 05

d) July 05

Answer: c) June 05

India will host World Environment Day, 2018, scheduled to be held on June 5, with a

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Beat Plastic Pollution, the theme for World Environment Day 2018, urges governments,

industry, communities and individuals to come together and explore sustainable

alternatives and urgently reduce the production and excessive use of single-use plastic

polluting our oceans, damaging marine life and threatening human health.

208. Who recently appointed as executive director of Canara Bank?

a) Debashish Mukherjee

b) Murali Ramaswami

c) Rajesh Kakkar

d) Rajiv Josh

Answer: a) Debashish Mukherjee

Debashish Mukherjee was appointed as executive directors of Canara Bank. Mukherjee

is at present the general manager of United Bank of India and Ramaswami is the GM of

Vijaya Bank.

209. Which ecommerce firm has launched its first food retail service in India?

a) Snapdeal

b) Filpkart

c) Amazon

d) Ebay

Answer: c) Amazon

Amazon has rolled out its own food retailing business in India with a pilot in Pune,

becoming the first foreign ecommerce firm to stock and sell food items directly to

consumers.

Amazon is now a vendor on Amazon.in and is currently operating in Pune. It is the only

global entity to have applied for the food-only retailing business, an area where the

government allowed 100% overseas investment in 2016 to help producers and generate

employment.

210. Which of the country would be recently imposed carbon tax from 2019?

a) Malaysia

b) Singapore

c) Pakistan

d) India

Answer: b) Singapore

Singapore would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions

and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take

effect.

Finance minister Heng Swee Keat said the tax would be levied on all facilities producing

25,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gas emissions a year.

211. Who recently appointed as executive director of Vijaya Bank?


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a) Debashish Mukherjee

b) Murali Ramaswami

c) Rajesh Kakkar

d) Rajiv Josh

Answer: b) Murali Ramaswami

Murali Ramaswami has taken charge as Executive Director of Vijaya Bank with effect

from February 19. He is a commerce graduate, MBA in Finance, CAIIB and Qualified Cost

Accountant.

212. India won how many total medals in Czech Junior and Cadet Open shooting

tourney held in Hodonin, Czech Republic?

a) 3

b) 4

c) 5

d) 6

Answer: c) 5

India’s cadet girls grabbed a silver medal while the junior boys and junior girls settled

for a bronze each in the team events of the Czech Junior and Cadet Open that concluded

in Hodonin, Czech Republic.

India’s Payas Jain picked up two bronze too to make it a grand six-medal haul for the

country, following the silver that Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah won in the junior

doubles’ competition.

213. Gunda Hanumantha is passed away recently who is a/an _________?

a) Singer

b) Comedian

c) Actor

d) Musician

Answer: b) Comedian

Noted Telugu film comedian Gundu Hanumantha Rao died. He was 61. Gundu

Hanumantha Rao, born in Vijayawada, started his film career with “Aha Na Pellanta” in

1987 and acted in around 400 films such as “Rajendrudu Gajendrudu” and “Yamaleela”.

214. Who has been conferred for top emerging technologies award?

a) Sunil Kumar

b) Rajiv Kumar

c) Sanjay Joshi

d) Rajiv Joshi

Answer: d) Rajiv Joshi

Rajiv Joshi, an Indian-American scientist from IBM, has been selected for a top emerging

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215. Who has took over as charge of ONGC’s offshore director?

a) Rajesh Kakkar

b) Shashi Shanker

c) D D Misra

d) A K Dwivedi

Answer: a) Rajesh Kakkar

Rajesh Kakkar has taken over as the Director (Offshore) of Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation (ONGC).

As Director (Offshore), he will look after oil and gas production from ONGC’s offshore

fields that contribute 70 per cent and 78 per cent of ONGC’s domestic crude oil and gas

production, respectively.

216. The union cabinet has approved setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute

between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over which of the river?

a) Cauvery

b) Ganga

c) Mahanati

d) Narmadha

Answer: c) Mahanati

The union cabinet has approved setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between

Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi river waters.

The tribunal has been constituted under the Inter-State River Disputes Act, 1956 on the

request of Odisha which has repeatedly sought its formation stating that negotiations

have failed to resolve the matter.

217. Which of the following state has celebrated its 31st statehood day on February 20?

a) Assam

b) Mizoram

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Haryana

Answer: b) Mizoram

Mizoram celebrated its 31st state day with all the government offices and educational

institutions remaining closed on the occasion.

Mizoram was elevated to a full-fledged state and was inaugurated at Aizawl by the then

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on February 20, 1987.

218. With which state government, Nasscom has inked pact to establish a Centre of

Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence?

a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Tamil Nadu


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d) Telangana

Answer: d) Telangana

The Telangana government has signed an agreement with Nasscom to establish a Centre

of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

To be established on a public-private partnership model, the CoE is the most recent

addition to Nasscom’s ‘hub-and-spoke’ network of CoEs across major locations in the

country, aimed at evangelising new and emerging technologies.

219. Sakina Khatun is related to which of the following sports?

a) Athletics

c) Weight Lifting

c) Swimming

d) Football

Answer: c) Weight Lifting

Indian para-powerlifter Sakina Khatun who was initially snubbed for the

Commonwealth Games 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia, has been awarded conditional

slot in women’s lightweight Para Powerlifting event of the prestigious games.

220. Indian and which country has signed bilateral agreement to support startups?

a) Russia

b) Canada

c) Israel

d) Morocco

Answer: b) Canada

Amid Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s India visit, India and Canada have

signed a bilateral agreement to provide market access for startups from both countries.

The programme has been sanctioned by both the governments and will be launched in

India in partnership with Zone Startups India (ZSI), a private accelerator.

221. What is the constituency Union Minister of State with Independent Charge in the

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Punjab

c) Maharashtra

d) Haryana

Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh

Union minister of state (independent charge) of housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh

Puri as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Uttar Pradesh.

222. How much amount has approved from union cabinet for National Urban Housing

Fund to finance the government’s Housing for All programme?

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b) Rs.4000 Crore

c) Rs.6000 Crore

d) Rs.8000 Crore

Answer: c) Rs.6000 Crore

The Union cabinet has approved the creation of a Rs.60,000-crore National Urban

Housing Fund to finance the government’s Housing for All programme, which aims to

build 12 million affordable housing units in urban areas by 2022.

The newly created fund will be placed under the aegis of the Building Materials and

Technology Promotion Council, an autonomous body under the ministry of housing and

urban affairs, whose primary task is the mainstreaming of new construction technologies.

223. For this fiscal year, The budget has proposed how much budgetary support in

order to finance housing programmes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

(PMAY)?

a) Rs.15,000 crore

b) Rs.35,000 crore

c) Rs.25,000 crore

d) Rs.45,000 crore

Answer: c) Rs.25,000 crore

For this fiscal year, the budget proposes to raise Rs25,000 crore as extra-budgetary

support in order to finance housing programmes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

(PMAY). The urban component of the flagship scheme targets more than 4,300 cities and

towns.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley had proposed the creation of such a fund in his budget

speech and said that 3.7 million homes would be built in urban areas in 2018-19 and 5.1

million in rural areas.

224. The Union Cabinet has gaven its ex-post facto approval to the cooperation

agreement between India and which of the nation’s railway?

a) Egypt

b) Mongolia

c) Saudi Arabia

d) Morocco

Answer: d) Morocco

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave its ex-

post facto approval to the cooperation agreement between India and the Moroccan

National Railways Office (ONCF) to develop cooperation and partnership in the railway

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The agreement, which was signed in December last year, will enable technical

cooperation in training and staff development; expert missions, exchange of experience

and personnel; and mutual technical assistance, including exchanging of experts.

225. What is the capital of Morroco?

a) Casablanca

b) Marrakesh

c) Fes

d) Rabat

Answer: d) Rabat

Morocco

Capital Rabat

Currency Moroccan dirham

Prime Minister Mohammed VI of Morocco

226. K Kunjiraman Panoor was passed away recently. Who is a _____?

a) Director

b) Actor

c) Writer

d) Singer

Answer: c) Writer

Renowned writer K Kunjiraman Panoor, whose pen name is K Panoor, passed away.

Panoor, a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, is the author of the work

Keralathile Africa , Keralathile America and ‘Ha, Naxalbari’.

227. The Indian Railways has decided to manufacture Metro coaches and is setting up

a factory in which of the following state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Odisha

c) Maharashtra

d) Haryana

Answer: c) Maharashtra

The Indian Railways has decided to manufacture Metro coaches and is setting up a

factory in Latur, for the same. However, there’s something different about this Rs 600

crore project.

According to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goel, the plan is being implemented, and

the authorities will acquire the land needed for constructing the coach factory in Latur

from the state authorities.

228. B K Goyal died. Who is an eminent doctor of which of the field?

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c) Dermatologist

d) Gynecologist

Answer: a) Cardiologist

Eminent cardiologist Dr B K Goyal died after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 82. A

recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, Dr Goyal also founded the

Dhanvantari Medical Foundation (DMF) with an aim to bring all the branches of

medicine together and create a difference to people’s lives.

229. The seventh edition of the three-day International Conference on Clean and Green

Energy (ICCGE-2018) held in which of the place?

a) Italy

b) Delhi

c) Newyork

d) Paris

Answer: d) Paris

The seventh edition of the three-day International Conference on Clean and Green

Energy (ICCGE-2018) is held in Paris from 07 February.

The ICCGE is a premier forum for leading global scientists and engineers to present their

new theoretical, experimental and applied research projects on clean and green energy.

230. Who has won awarded at Clean Energy Conference in Paris?

a) Rajiv Mehta

b) Ankur Mehta

c) Sunil Mehta

d) Ashok Mehta

Answer: b) Ankur Mehta

Ankur Mehta, a chemical engineering student, was awarded the ‘Best (Oral) Presentation

Certificate’ in the seventh edition of the three-day International Conference on Clean and

Green Energy (ICCGE-2018) in Paris from February seven.

A fourth year undergraduate student of the IIT Kharagpur has won an award at an

international conference on ‘Clean and Green Energy’ in Paris.

231. Prime Minister has announced a Rs 20,000-crore defence industrial corridor in

which of the region?

a) Bengaluru

b) Chandigarh

c) Bundelkhand

d) Pathankot

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Prime Minister has announced a Rs 20,000-crore defence industrial corridor in

Bundelkhand region to bring development in one of the most backward regions of Uttar

Pradesh.

232. Which state government has decided to set up an Integrated Project Monitoring

Unit for its proper Mineral utilization?

a) Odisha

b) Punjab

c) Haryana

d) Delhi

Answer: a) Odisha

With the collection of about Rs 4,000 crore under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF)

Trusts till January this year, the Odisha government has decided to set up an Integrated

Project Monitoring Unit for its proper utilisation.

233. Who are the Managing director and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange?

a) Ashish kumar Chauhan

b) Ajay Tyagi

c) A K Dwivedi

d) Rajesh Kakkar

Answer: a) Ashish kumar Chauhan

Ashishkumar Chauhan is the MD & CEO of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the first stock

exchange of Asia. He is one of the founders of India's National Stock Exchange ("NSE")

where he worked from 1992 to 2000. He is best known as the father of modern financial

derivatives in India due to his work at NSE.

235. International Mother Language Day has to be observed on which of the date?

a) February 20

b) February 23

c) February 27

d) February 21


UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). Keeping

this in mind, the UN agency introduced International Mother Language Day in 1999, a

world-wide annual observance held on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic

and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism.

The theme of 2018’s International Mother Language Day is ‘linguistic diversity and

multilingualism for sustainable development.’

236. SEBI has recently approved which of the stock exchange to launch cross-currency

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b) Bombay Stock Exchange

c) London Stock exchange

d) U S Stock exchange

Answer: b) Bombay Stock Exchange

SEBI has given approval to the stock exchange to launch cross-currency derivatives and

has also allowed trading in such contracts for a longer period between 9:00 AM and 7:30

PM.

The exchange will introduce cross-currency derivatives (future and options) on pairs

such as Euro (EUR)-US Dollar (USD), Pound Sterling (GBP)-USD and USD-Japanese Yen

(JPY).

237. Marit Bjoergen became the most successful athlete in Winter Olympics history.

He belongs to which of the nation?

a) U S

b) Sweden

c) Norway

d) Australia

Answer: c) Norway

Norway’s Marit Bjoergen became the most successful athlete in Winter Olympics history

as she took bronze behind a stunning win for USA in cross country skiing’s women’s

team sprint free.

238. Kalyan Singh passed away recently who is a __________

a) Poet

b) Politician

c) Sports Person

d) Journalist

Answer: b) Politician

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kalyan Singh Chauhan passed away in Udaipur.

Chauhan, who represented Nathdwara constituency (Udaipur district) in the assembly

Singh, an MLA from Rajasthan’s Nathdwara, was suffering from cancer since last three

years. He was 58.

239. Which of the state has commemorated Language Movement Day on 21 February

2018?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Telangana

d) West Bengal

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A number of programmes were held in different parts of West Bengal on 21 February

2018, the Language Movement Day, which commemorates the beginning of a movement

to protect Bengali language in erstwhile East Pakistan.

The day is termed simply as ‘Ekush-e’ (21st) in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, which

share the same linguistic and cultural heritage.

240. UP Investors’ Summit 2018 has been inaugurated by whom?

a) Prime Minister

b) Vice President

c) Finance Minister

d) President of India

Answer: a) Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the two-day Uttar Pradesh Investors

Summit 2018 along with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow.

The Prime Minister visited an exhibition at UP Investors’ Summit in Lucknow. The

Summit is being attended by at least 5,000 people including industry heads from India

and abroad, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, policy makers and academics.

241. How much amount has been contributed by India for rehabilitation work in

cyclone-hit Tonga?

a) $2 Million

b) $7 Million

c) $1 Million

Answer: c) $1 Million

India has contributed USD one million for the rehabilitation efforts in Tonga after the

Tropical Cyclone Gita caused massive destruction in the Pacific island nation.

India has allocated USD 500,000 in the India-UN Development Partnership Fund for the

rehabilitation efforts while USD 500,000 will be provided for immediate relief assistance.

242. India placed which of the rank position in Global Corruption Perception Index

released by Berlin-based non-government organisation Transparency International

(TI)?

a) 69

b) 81

c) 75

d) 82

Answer: b) 81

India’s ranking in the annual corruption index, released by Berlin-based non-government

organisation Transparency International (TI), slid to 81 among a group of 180 countries.

The Corruption Perception Index 2017 also singled out India as one of the “worst

offenders” in the Asia-Pacific region.


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243. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?

a) Anil Baijal

b) Praful Khoda Patel

c) V. P. Singh Badnore

d) Devendra Kumar Joshi

Answer: a) Anil Baijal

Anil Baijal is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer and is the 21st Lieutenant

Governor of Delhi.

244. An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)

has been set up for which of region in India?

a) South-West Region

b) North-East Region

c) North-West Region

d) South-east Region

Answer: b) North-East Region

An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) has

been set up for the North Eastern Region (NER). This was decided after a meeting

between Secretaries of DoNER and AYUSH. The IMC is to create synergy in various

programmes of the Union Government to enable medicinal and aromatic plants sector

become vibrant and develop the resources to its potential.

245. Who is the Minister of state independent charge of Development of North Eastern

Region?

a) K Alphons

b) Mahesh Sharma

c) Jitendra Singh

d) Sonthosh Kumar

Answer: c) Jitendra Singh

Jitendra Singh he is the Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of

Development of North Eastern Region. He is Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from

Udhampur Constituency.

246. Who is the President and CEO of India operations of Honda Company?

a) Kushick Kumar

b) Rajiv Mehta

c) Marit Bjoergen

d) Gaku Nakanishi

Answer: d) Gaku Nakanishi

Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co has announced appointment of Gaku Nakanishi

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Nakanishi, who will take over from incumbent Yoichiro Ueno, will assume the role from

April 1, consequent to the management changes announced annually by Honda Motor

Co., Ltd.

247. Union ministry of agriculture and farmers, the government of Israel and which of

the Indian state government collaborate for setting up a Agri center?

a) Mizoram

b) Tripura

c) Assam

d) Nagaland

Answer: a) Mizoram

A first of its kind regional centre for agriculture for the Northeast with Israeli

collaboration will be inaugurated in Mizoram on March 7. Set up with a cost of Rs 8-10

crore, the centre will exclusively process citrus fruits.

The project has come up with the tripartite collaboration of the Union ministry of

agriculture and farmers, the government of Israel and the Mizoram government.

248. Israel Ambassador to India, who led a discussed issues of common interest

including start-ups, food processing, innovation and technology with Union Minister

for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh ?

a) Ruth Cahanoff

b) Daniel Carmon

c) Zeev Boker

d) Naor Gilon

Answer: b) Daniel Carmon

A delegation led by Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon met Union Minister for

Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh and discussed issues of

common interest including start-ups, food processing, innovation and technology.

249. Which of the state has launched Parivartan, a scheme designed to address 10

issues, including cleanliness and pollution?

a) Rajasthan

b) Haryana

c) Assam

d) Kerala

Answer: b) Haryana

The Haryana government has launched Parivartan, a scheme designed to address 10

issues, including cleanliness and pollution, in 46 developmental blocks of the state.

The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and 46 top officials of

the state, including those from the IAS, IFS and IPS cadres, have been allotted one block

each.


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250. Telangana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

with which country for better technology partnership in the state?

a) Taiwan

b) Israel

c) Canada

d) Nepal

Answer: a) Taiwan

The Telangana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

Taoyuan City of Taiwan for better technology partnership in the state.

The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2018, concluded earlier with

Telangana, India handing over the baton to Armenia for the 2019 edition.

251. Which country to host a three day long International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) of

India?

a) Thailand

b) Malaysia

c) Singapore

d) Sri Lanka

Answer: d) Sri Lanka

A three –day India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) of India began in Sri Lankan

capital of Colombo.

It is being organized by Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council

(PDEXCIL) with the support of Union Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of Commerce &

Industry.

252. National Housing Bank (NHB) has approved the merger of the company along

with Capital Home Finance and Capital First Securities Limited with which of the

following bank?

a) IDFC Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) IDBI Bank

d) HDFC Bank

Answer: a) IDFC Bank

National Housing Bank (NHB) has approved the merger of the company along with

Capital Home Finance and Capital First Securities Limited with IDFC Bank.

The amalgamation is subject to the receipt of approval from the Reserve Bank of India

and other statutory and regulatory approvals.

253. National Housing Bank (NHB) Head Quarters situated in which of the following

city?

a) Kolkata


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b) New Delhi

c) Lucknow

d) Mumbai


National Housing Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, was set up

on 9 July 1988 under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. NHB is an apex financial

institution for housing. Sriram Kalyanaraman is the chief executive of this firm.

254. Name the missile that successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear-

capable surface-to-surface short-range?

a) Prithvi -II

b) BrahMos

c) Dhanush

d) Agni-I

Answer: a) Prithvi -II

India has successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear-capable surface-to-surface

short-range ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a defence facility off Odisha coast.

The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher positioned at the launching complex III

(LC-III) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR).

255. Which of the nation scientists develop next generation technology loop to generate

clean energy?

a) China

b) India

c) Russia

d) US

Answer: b) India

Indian scientists have developed a super critical carbon di oxide Brayton test loop facility

that would help generate clean energy from future power plants including solar thermal.

This next generation technology loop was developed indigenously by Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore.

256. Which of the following Flying Officer, who created history by becoming the first

Indian woman fighter pilot to fly solo?

a) Avani Chaturvedi

b) Archana Sharma

c) Mohana Singh

d) Bhawana Kanth

Answer: a) Avani Chaturvedi


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Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi has created history by becoming the first Indian woman

fighter pilot to fly solo. Chaturvedi flew a MiG-21 bison in her first training solo sortie, in

Jamnagar, Gujarat.

257. Billy Graham, the Christian evangelist, Who passed away recently. He belongs to

which of the country?

a) Italy

b) France

c) Russia

d) U S

Answer: d) U S

Billy Graham, the Christian evangelist who preached to more than 200 million people in

185 countries but especially know for consuling United States presidents, has passed

away. He was 99 year-old.

258. India’s central bank RBI recently launched a Ombudsman scheme for which of

the following institution?

a) Non-Banking Financial Companies

b) Infrastructure Debt Fund

c) Core Investment Company

d) Infrastructure Finance Company

Answer: a) Non-Banking Financial Companies

India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has launched the Ombudsman Scheme

for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).

The scheme will provide a cost-free and expeditious complaint redressal mechanism

relating to deficiency in the services by NBFCs.

259. The offices of the NBFC ombudsmen will not function at which of the following

metro centre?

a) Mumbai

b) New Delhi

c) Pune

d) Chennai

Answer: c) Pune

The offices of the NBFC ombudsmen will function at four metro centres -- Chennai,

Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi.

The NBFC Ombudsman does not charge any fee for filing and resolving customers'

complaints.

260. With which organisation and Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES)

have signed an agreement for sharing information relating to special economic zones?

a) CBDT


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b) ASSOCHAM

c) NASSCOM

d) Reserve Bank of India

Answer: b) ASSOCHAM

Assocham and Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) have signed an

agreement for sharing information relating to special economic zones and export oriented

units and jointly organising events in India and abroad.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Assocham and EPCES would

collaborate to actualise a shared agenda consisting of wide ranging activities of mutual

benefits.

261. Who is the president of ASSOCHAM?

a) Kiran Grandhi

b) Balkrishan Goenka

c) Sunil Kanoria

d) Sandeep Jajodia

Answer: d) Sandeep Jajodia

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) is one of

the apex trade associations of India. The organisation represents the interests of trade and

commerce in India, and acts as an interface between industry, government and other

relevant stakeholders on policy issues and initiatives. Sandeep Jajodia is the presedent of

Assocham

261. Paytm has incorporated how many insurance companies with an initial paid-up

capital / authorised capital of $15,390 (INR 1 Mn)?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

Answer: a) 2

Paytm has launched two more firms with an aim to enter the insurance sector in the

country.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led firm has started Paytm Life Insurance Corporation Limited as

well as Paytm General Insurance Corporation Limited.

One97 Communications in all now have six companies under its umbrella including

Paytm, Paytm Money, Paytm Mall and Paytm Payments Bank.

262. What is the dead line to achieve 175 GW renewable energy in India stated by New

& Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar?

a) 2026

b) 2022


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c) 2025

d) 2020

Answer: b) 2022

India would achieve the target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacities well

before 2022 for which bidding process would be completed on time and International

Solar Alliance (ISA) shall help mobilise sufficient funds for solar energy projects stated

by New & Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar at a PHDCCI event.

263. How much amount to be given by ADB to improve water supply in Bihar?

a) USD 86 million

b) USD 84 million

c) USD 88 million

d) USD 80 million

Answer: b) USD 84 million

The Finance Ministry will get a loan of USD 84 million from the Asian Development Bank

(ADB) to improve water supply in the Bhagalpur and Gaya districts of Bihar.

The Tranche 2 loan is part of the USD 200 million Multi -Tranche Financing Facility (MFF)

for Bihar Urban Development Investment Program that was approved by ADB in 2012,

to provide sustainable urban infrastructure and services in four towns – Bhagalpur, Gaya,

Darbhanga, and Muzaffarpur.

264. Name the nuclear-capable ballistic missile, India has successfully test-fired?

a) Dhanush

b) Akash

c) Prithvi

d) Agni

Answer: a) Dhanush

India has successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile with a

strike range of 350 kms from a naval ship off Odisha coast

The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed ‘Prithvi’

missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal.

‘Dhanush’ missile is capable of carrying a payload of 500 kg and hitting both land and

sea-based targets.

265. Name the sate rocket carrying internet satellites test series launched successfully

by SpaceX at Vandenberg Air Force Base?

a) Falcon 7

b) Falcon 6

c) Falcon 9

d) Falcon 5

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SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 from SLC-4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base,

its first launch since its successful Falcon Heavy test earlier this month.

This launch had a secondary purpose, however, and one that might ultimately be more

important to SpaceX’s long-term goals.

266. How many agreements signed between India and Canada including in the area of

nuclear science, energy cooperation and information communication technology?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 6

d) 8

Answer: c) 6

India and Canada have signed six agreements, including in the area of nuclear science,

energy cooperation and information communication technology.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between India’s Department of

Atomic Energy and the Department of Natural Resources of Canada for co-operation in

the fields of science, technology and innovation.

267. Which country has signed recently with India to exchange information to check

smuggling?

a) France

b) Canada

c) Sri Lanka

d) Thailand

Answer: c) Sri Lanka

India and Sri lanka have decided to regularly exchange information to check smuggling

between the two countries.

They have resolved to strengthen cooperation in preventing the smuggling of gold,

drugs, fake Indian currency notes (FICN), wildlife, and other contraband across the India-

Sri Lanka route, and to address trade-related issues such as country of origin frauds that

impact the revenue of both the countries.

268. India has signed an agreement for cooperation in the pharmaceutical industry

with which of the following country?

a) Uzbekistan

b) Turkmenistan

c) Kazakhstan

d) Azerbaijan

Answer: a) Uzbekistan

The Andijan Region of Uzbekistan and India have inked an agreement for cooperation in

the pharmaceutical industry.


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Both sides have agreed to work together in principle on the issue of creating an Uzbek-

Indian free pharmaceutical zone in the Andijan region and start joint development of a

business plan for this project.

269. The capital city of Uzbekistan is_________

a) Baku

b) Tashkent

c) Ashgabat

d) Astana

Answer: b) Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, as well as the most populated city

in Central Asia. It’s known for its many museums and its mix of modern and Soviet-era

architecture.

270. Kunwar Bai, the 106-year-old icon for Swachh Bharat campaign has died recently,

who is belongs to which of the state?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Maharashtra

c) Rajasthan

d) Gujarat

Answer: a) Chhattisgarh

Kunwar Bai, a 106-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh who was chosen as a mascot for

the `Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', died. Kunwar Bai shot to fame in 2016 when the story of

how she sold her goats to build a toilet at home got nationwide publicity.

271. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the subsidised scooter scheme for

working women in which of the Following state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Haryana

c) Karnataka

d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: a) Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the subsidised scooter scheme for working

women on the 70th birth anniversary celebrations of late leader Jayalalithaa.

The scheme, with a subsidy component of 50 per cent upto Rs 25,000 for working women,

was launched by Modi, who handed over the keys and registration certificate copies to

five women beneficiaries.

272. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit is held in which

of the state?

a) Tamil Nadu

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c) Kerala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: d) Andhra Pradesh

The annual three-day partnership summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),

being held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

The summit is being jointly organised by the State government, the CII, and the

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

273. The Andhra Pradesh government has signed how many MoUs with various

companies at the CII Partnership Summit?

a) 66

b) 70

c) 77

d) 75

Answer: c) 77

The Andhra Pradesh government has signed a total of 77 MoUs worth Rs.31,546 crore

investment with various companies at the CII Partnership Summit.

The CII Partnership Summit 2018 has been organised by the Confederation of Indian

Industry (CII) in association with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion,

Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the State Government of

Andhra Pradesh.

274. Central Excise Day to be celebrated which of the date?

a) February 20

b) February 23

c) February 24

d) February 22


Central Excise Day is commemorated every year all across the India on 24th of February

to encourage the employees of excise department to carry out the central excise duty all

over the India in better way in order to prevent the corruption in goods manufacturing

business as well as implement other rules to carry out best possible excise services.

275. UIDAI has announced that children under five years of age Aadhaar called 'Baal

Aadhaar. What is the specified colour of this Aadhaar?

a) Green

b) Blue

c) Red

d) Yellow

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Aadhaar is increasingly becoming mandatory for Indian citizens, and even newborns are

eligible to be enrolled. The UIDAI has now announced that children under five years of

age will get a special blue-colored Aadhaar called 'Baal Aadhaar.'

276. Google has commenced its first ever Developer Students Club (DSC) Summit in

India. The summit is held which of the city?

a) Chennai

b) Pune

c) Goa

d) Mumbai

Answer: c) Goa

Google has commenced its first ever Developer Students Club (DSC) Summit in India.

The three-day summit, from February 23 to 25, is being held in Goa and aims at creating

a pool of a highly-skilled workforce in the country.

It will provide Indian students with a head-start on current technologies like machine

learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile and web development.

277. Who is the award winner of Graham Bell Award?

a) Wipro Technologies

b) Parallel Wireless

c) Teleossco Software

d) Reliance Jio

Answer: b) Parallel Wireless

Parallel Wireless, the leader in end-to-end 2G, 3G, and 4G Open RAN solutions, has won

the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovation in Telecom Infrastructure in the

8th edition of the award.

The Aegis Graham Bell Awards, instituted by the Aegis School of Business, Data Science,

Cyber Security and Telecommunication in association with the Cellular Operators

Association of India (COAI), and Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOE) India, honours

innovations in the field of the telecom, social, mobility, analytics and cloud.

278. Prime Minister Narendra Nodi launched several development programmes worth

Rs 1,000 crore in which of the state/UT in India?

a) Haryana

b) New Delhi

c) Daman and Diu

d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Answer: c) Daman and Diu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore

for Daman and Diu, and also inaugurated a flight connecting Ahmedabad to coastal town

of Diu.


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The prime minister, who inaugurated Air Odisha’s flight connecting Ahmedabad with

Diu under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, stated by air connectivity

will boost tourism in the region.

279. Which country to host first-ever jazz festival?

a) Russia

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Chile

d) France

Answer: b) Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s first-ever jazz festival, the second of a three-day outdoor event that

showcases the Kingdom’s recent efforts of shedding its conservative image.

The entertainment plans are largely motivated by economics, part of a reform programme

to diversify the economy away from oil and create jobs for young Saudis.

280. Who has been won first ever individual medal at Gymnastics World Cup?

a) Ashish Kumar

b) Dipa Karmakar

c) Arena Birmingham

d) Aruna Budda Reddy

Answer: d) Aruna Budda Reddy

Aruna Budda Reddy made the country proud by winning a bronze medal in vault at the

ongoing Gymnastics World Cup in Melbourne. This is also the first time that an Indian

has won an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup.

281. Neelabh Mishra is passed away recently, who is he by profession?

a) Actor

b) Poet

c) Politician

d) Journalist

Answer: d) Journalist

Veteran journalist and editor-in-chief of Delhi-based National Herald, Neelabh Mishra,

died. In 2016, Mishra ‘steered’ the re-launch of National Herald, founded by former Prime

Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, as a digital news website.

282. Who would be inaugurated a museum dedicated to former Odisha chief minister

Biju Patnaik?

a) Venkaiah naidu

b) Narendra Modi

c) Ram Nath Govind

d) Naveen Patnaik

Answer: c) Ram Nath Govind


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President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a museum dedicated to former Odisha chief

minister Biju Patnaik. The Museum and Learning Centre has been set up at Anand

Bhawan, the ancestral house of Biju Patnaik in Cuttack.

The ancestral house of Biju Patnaik, which has been converted to a museum in memory

of the late leader, houses rare articles belonging to him and will give visitors a

comprehensive insight into the life of the legendary personality.

283. Which of the state government has decided to prepare an integrated economic

development plan?

a) Jharkhand

b) Odisha

c) Punjab

d) Haryana

Answer: d) Haryana

Haryana government has decided to prepare an integrated economic development plan

for Panchkula region.

A consultant is being appointed to prepare the plan, Khattar told a gathering after

inaugurating three projects worth more than Rs 83 crore in Panchkula.Panchkula, being

close to Chandigarh, has the advantage of location.

284. Who is the governor of Haryana?

a) Kaptan Singh Solanki

b) Mridula Sinha

c) Satya Pal Malik

d) B. D. Mishra

Answer: a) Kaptan Singh Solanki

Kaptan Singh Solanki is the Governor of Haryana and an Indian politician of the

Bharatiya Janata Party.

285. India Gas Solutions Pvt Ltd has signed with which of the state government to

create marketing infra for natural gas?

a) Assam

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Kerala

Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh

India Gas Solutions Pvt Ltd, the equal joint venture between Reliance Industries and UK’s

BP plc, have signed an agreement with Andhra Pradesh government to invest in creating

marketing infrastructure for natural gas from KG basin.

India Gas Solutions is a 50:50 joint venture company of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)

and BP International Limited (BP) in the business of marketing gas and LNG in India.


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286. Who is the Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) in

India?

a) S Christopher

b) CP Ramanarayanan

c) J Manjula

d) Kalyanaraman Ramakrishnan

Answer: b) CP Ramanarayanan

The Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) is an organisation

under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.

287. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flown

its first flight in user configuration. Name the Flight

a) Sangraha

b) Samyukta

c) 3D-CAR

d) Rustom-2

Answer: d) Rustom-2

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flew its

Rustom 2, the first flight in user configuration with higher power engine, at its

Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga’s Chalakere in Karnataka. The step is

being seen as a major push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ plan.

288. Name the fifth Payment Bank commenced operations with effect from 22

February, 2018?

a) Cholamandalam Distribution Services Limited

b) Airtel M Commerce Services Limited

c) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd

d) Fino PayTech Limited

Answer: c) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd

Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd (ABIPBL) started operations, making it the fifth

payments bank to roll out operations after the central bank gave its in-principle approval

to 11 applicants in August 2015.

289. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to integrate SWIFT (Society for

Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) with its core banking solutions

(CBS) by which of the dealline?

a) June 30, 2018

b) May 30, 2018

c) April 30, 2018

d) March 30, 2018

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to integrate SWIFT (Society for

Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) with its core banking solutions

(CBS) by April 30.

The central bank’s direction comes in the view of the Rs 11,400 crore fraud that was

detected by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) at one of its branches in Mumbai.

290. Which of the following institution will be the host of 8th Theatre Olympics?

a) Asian Academy of Film & Television

b) Indian Institute of Information Technology

c) Film and Television Institute of India

d) National School of Drama

Answer: d) National School of Drama

Theatre productions in India and abroad will be seen at the ‘8th Theatre Olympics’,

organised by the National School of Drama, from February 27, as part of its 17-city tour

of the country.

The Kolkata leg of the festival, organised for the first time in India, will end on March 13

after staging 21 theatre productions including English and other foreign and regional

languages in both verbal and non-verbal forms in three venues.

291. Who has been won silver medal at 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in

48kg category?

a) M C Mary Kom

b) Sevda Asenova

c) Seema Poonia

d) Anna Ivanova

Answer: a) M C Mary Kom

Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom had to be content with a silver medal after

going down in the final of the 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament for men and

women.

Mary Kom (48kg), who came into the event in pursuit of a third consecutive gold medal

after the Asian championships and the India Open, lost to Bulgaria’s Sevda Asenova.

292. Who recently won Austrian Open International Challenge?

a) Prakash Amritraj

b) Ashok Amritraj

c) Parupalli Kashyap

d) Akhtar Ali

Answer: c) Parupalli Kashyap

Parupalli Kashyap clinched his first title in over three years when he defeated Malaysia's

June Wei Cheam in the men's singles final of the Austrian Open International Challenge

in Vienna.


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Kashyap, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in

a 37-minute clash

293. Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi is passed away recently, who has been

conferred which of the national award?

a) Padma Shri

b) Padma Vibhusha

c) Padma Bhushan

d) None of the Above

Answer: a) Padma Shri

Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four

decades, passed away in Dubai. She was 55. Sridevi, a Padma Shri awardee in 2013,

294. Emma Chambers is passed away recently. She is a ___________?

a) Naturalist

b) Writer

c) Journalist

d) Actress

Answer: d) Actress

English actor Emma Chambers, popular for her roles in “The Vicar of Dibley” and

“Notting Hill”, has passed away at the age of 53.

295. What is the host city of 21st National Conference on e-Governance?

a) Kochi

b) Chennai

c) Hyderabad

d) Pune

Answer: c) Hyderabad

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG),

Government of India, along with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology,

Government of India in association with Government of Telangana is organizing the

21stNational Conference on e-Governance on February 26- 27, 2018 in Hyderabad,

Telangana.

The theme of the Conference this year is, ‘Technology for accelerating Development’.

296. Which union Minister has launched initiative for free viral load test for people

living with HIV/AIDS?

a) J P Nadda

b) Nitin Gadkari

c) Mahesh Kumar

d) Harsha Vardhan

Answer: a) J P Nadda


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Union Health Minister J P Nadda has launched an initiative under which free viral load

test would be provided at least once a year to the 12 lakh people undergoing treatment

for HIV/AIDS in the country.

297. Which of the research institute has entered a MoU with the Regional Center for

Science and Technology Transfer (RCSTT) of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

for designating Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants?

a) National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC)

b) National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum

c) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

d) Indian Council of Medical Research

Answer: c) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has entered into a MoU with the

Regional Center for Science and Technology Transfer (RCSTT) of Indian Ocean Rim

Association (IORA) for designating Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,

Lucknow (CSIR-CIMAP) as Coordinating Center on Medicinal Plants.

298. Who is the present chairman of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

(CSIR)?

a) Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

b) Girish Sahni

c) Harsh Vardhan

d) Narendra Modi

Answer: d) Narendra Modi

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research was established by the Government of

India in 1942 is an autonomous body that has emerged as the largest research and

development organisation in India.

299. Lalbhai Contractor Stadium is situated in ________?

a) New India

b) Gujarat

c) West Bengal

d) Mizoram

Answer: a) New India

The ‘Run for New India marathon was flagged off from the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium

of the city. The Marathon is aimed at creating awareness about social causes and call upon

all to resolve to build a New India.

300. The seventh meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations

has concluded in which place?

a) Kathmandu

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c) Vienna

d) New Delhi

Answer: a) Kathmandu

The seventh meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India relations has

concluded in Kathmandu.

Various bilateral issues including 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty, trade, environment,

border and hydropower were discussed during two-day meeting.

301. Microsoft had tied up with which of the government to Accelerate Cloud

Technology Adoption?

a) Haryana

b) Assam

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Rajasthan

Answer: c) Tamil Nadu

The government of Tamil Nadu has announced signing an agreement with IT Major

Microsoft to improve the integration of technology in teaching and learning in the state.

The partnership aims to reform education sector, build tech capacity and enhance digital

literacy across all levels.

302. T.S.R. Subramanian is passed away recently. He is a former ________?

a) Chief Justice of India

b) Cabinet Minister

c)Lok Sabha Speaker

d) Cabinet Secretary

Answer: d) Cabinet Secretary

Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian died. He was 79 years old. Subramanian was

a 1961-batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre in the Indian Administrative Services. He

served as Cabinet Secretary from August 1996 to March 1998.

303. Which of the company has won an arbitration award of Rs 292 crore against the

Goa government for non-payment of electricity dues?

a) Bharat Heavy Electricals

b) Adani Transmission Ltd

c) Tata Power

d) Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra)

Answer: d) Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra)

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) has won an arbitration award of Rs 292 crore against

the Goa government for non-payment of electricity dues.


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RInfra has won an arbitration award of Rs 292 crore against Government of Goa. The

Arbitration Tribunal, in its award on February 16, 2018, has ordered Government of Goa

to pay Rs 292 crore to Reliance Infrastructure Limited by April 15, 2018.

304. Who has been appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer of Punjab National Bank?

a) A K Pradhan

b) P V Kumar

c) Sanjiv Misra

d) L K Aswin

Answer: a) A K Pradhan

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has appointed its general manager A K Pradhan as the

Group Chief Risk Officer. The state-owned lender however did not disclose the functions

and responsibilities of the Group Chief Risk Officer.

305. The Head Office of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is

situated in which of the following city?

a) Mumbai

b) Chennai

c) New Delhi

d) Pune

Answer: b) Chennai

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute was established by Government of India

on February 3rd 1947 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and later it

joined the ICAR family in 1967.

During the course of over 65 years the Institute has emerged as a leading tropical marine

fisheries research institute in the world.

306. Which institution has developed a multivendor e-commerce website and mobile

app to help fishermen?

a) Tamil Nadu Fisheries University

b) Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

c) Central Institute of Fisheries Education

d) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)

Answer: d) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed a multivendor

e-commerce website and mobile app to help fishermen earn better income for their catch

without depending on middlemen.

The CMFRI has developed the technology to help fish farmers and fishermen selling their

farmed fish and marine catch directly to the customers online.

307. Who has been launched second Swajal Yojna project in Rajasthan?

a) Kalyan Singh


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b) Vasundhara Raje

c) Uma Bharti

d) Narendra Modi

Answer: c) Uma Bharti

To ensure availability of clean drinking water to every household, Union Minister Uma

Bharti has launched the second project under the ‘Swajal Yojna’ at Bhikampura village in

Rajasthan. Under the scheme, 90 per cent of the project cost will borne by the government

and the remaining 10 per cent will be contributed by the community.

308. Global search engine giant Google today integrated its mobile payment app, Tez

with which of the following Bank?

a) Yes Bank

b) Bank of Boroda

c) ICICI Bank

d) State Bank of India

Answer: d) State Bank of India

Global search engine giant Google has integrated its mobile payment app, Tez with the

nation’s largest lender State Bank under which its cusomters can create an SBI UPI Id–

@oksbi and get access to exclusive SBI offers.

SBI and Google’s will work towards a wider adoption of digital payments and focus on

building unique propositions for users and merchants including specially curated offers.

309. Retirement fund body EPFO has launched the facility of linking Aadhaar with

universal account number, through which of the following app?

a) UMANG mobile app

b) AAYKAR SETU

c) M-KAVACH

d) BHIM

Answer: a) UMANG mobile app

Retirement fund body EPFO has launched the facility of linking Aadhaar with universal

account number, through UMANG mobile app.

The new facility is in addition to the existing one on the EPFO website. The facility on e-

KYC portal has added a new feature to link UAN with Aadhaar online using biometric

credentials.

310. What is the U stands for the UMANG mobile App?

a) Unit

b) Universal

c) Unified

d) United

Answer: c) Unified


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Umang stands for Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance. UMANG or

Unified Mobile Application is an app launched by the government to provide access to

various government services at one place.

311. Which of the insurance company has launched online-only ULIP product?

a) SBI Life Insurance Company

b) HDFC Life

c) Reliance Life Insurance

d) Bajaj Allianz Life

Answer: d) Bajaj Allianz Life

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd has launched a value-packed and goal-based

ULIP product, available exclusively through the online channel.

Bajaj Allianz Life Goal Assure is an online-only product to keep the charges drastically

low. The product offers to even return the mortality charges if policy matures.

312. Which position India has placed in Inclusive Internet Index, released by

Facebook?

a) 86

b) 47

c) 35

d) 43

Answer: b) 47

India is ranked 47th out of 86 countries when it comes to inclusive internet and

connectivity for all, a Facebook report.

Facebook, which commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to create a

comprehensive “Inclusive Internet Index,” found India in the middle of Asian countries

(12th out of 23) when it comes to connectivity.

313. India-Korea Business Summit is to be held in which of the city?

a) Chennai

b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi

d) Kolakata


Second India-Korea Business Summit organized by the Department of Industrial Policy

and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in partnership with

ChosunILbo, KOTRA, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Invest India, was held

in New Delhi.

Aim of the summit is to strengthen the economic relationship, boost trade relations and

increase investments between India and Republic of Korea.

314. India and Nepal would hold a joint exercise in which state?


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a) Gujarat

b) Rajasthan

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: d) Uttarakhand

India and Nepal would hold a joint exercise in Uttarakhand that will include training on

jungle warfare, anti-terrorism combat as well as disaster response activities.

The 13th edition of the Nepal-India joint military exercise will be held in Pithoragarh in

a couple of months.

315. Who has been conferred for the 18th edition of Laureus World Sports Awards in

Men’s category?

a) Roger Federer

b) Rafael Nadal

c) Cristiano Ronaldo

d) Edwin Moses

Answer: a) Roger Federer

Tennis legend Roger Federer became the most decorated winner in the history of Laureus

World Sports Awards after he won twin honours, his sixth, which includes the Sportsman

and Comeback titles at the 18th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony.

316. Penny Vincenzi is passed away recently. He is a ________?

a) Actor

b) Journalist

c) Poet

d) Writer

Answer: d) Writer

British writer Penny Vincenzi, whose stories of romance, rivalry and family secrets

topped best-seller lists, has died. She was 78.

Vincenzi worked as a journalist before publishing her first novel “Old Sins,” in 1989. Her

17 novels and two story collections sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Her last

book, “A Question of Trust,” was published in 2017.

317. What is the constituency of Union Environment and Science and Technology

Minister Harsh Vardhan?

a) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

b) Chandni Chowk, Delhi

c) Sundargarh, Odisha

d) Purvi Champaran, Bihar

Answer: b) Chandni Chowk, Delhi


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Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science & Technology (India),

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences in

the BJP-led NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He represents Chandni

Chowk in Delhi as a Member of Parliament.

318. Who has launched a mobile application that enables people to better connect with

him and provides information about his work?

a) Harsh Varthan

b) Arun Jetley

c) Ram Nath Govind

d) Narendra Modi

Answer: a) Harsh Varthan

Union Environment and Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has launched

a mobile application that enables people to better connect with him and provides

information about his work.

The mobile application gives out the detailed work done by Vardhan as a minister. The

app also focuses on green good deeds that prescribes involvement of citizens in acts like

saving energy, conserving water, planting trees, reuse and recycle, promoting car-pool

and use of public transport.

319. Which of the state/UT recently joined with UDAY scheme?

a) Lakshadweep

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Chandigarh

d) Odisha

Answer: a) Lakshadweep

The Union territory of Lakshadweep has joined UDAY scheme, which is meant for

revival of debt stressed power distribution companies (discoms) in the country.

The Government of India and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance

Yojana (UDAY).

320. What is the percentage of the growth of India that estimated by Moody’s Investors

Service in 2018?

a) 7.2 %

b) 7.4 %

c) 7. 8%

d) 7.6 %

Answer: c) 7. 8%


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Moody’s Investors Service has estimated that India will grow 7.6% in calendar year 2018

and 7.5% in 2019, amid signs of economic recovery from impact of demonetisation and

goods and services tax (GST).

The budget for 2018-19 includes some measures that could stabilise the rural economy

that was disproportionately hit by the demonetisation policy and is yet to recover.

321. Retirement fund body EPFO has made it mandatory to file online claims for

provident fund withdrawals abouve the amount of ________

a) 40 lakh

b) 30 lakh

c) 20 lakh

d) 10 lakh

Answer: d) 10 lakh

Retirement fund body EPFO has made it mandatory to file online claims for provident

fund withdrawals above Rs 10 lakh, taking another step towards becoming a paperless

organisation.

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has also made it mandatory to file

online claims for withdrawals of above Rs 5 lakh under the Employees Pension Scheme

1995.

322. What is the capital city of Jordan?

a) Beirut

b) Amman

c) Byblos

d) Sidon

Answer: b) Amman

Jordan

Capital Amman

Currency Jordanian dinar

King Abdullah II of Jordan 323. The Union cabinet recently gave its approval of host of pacts, including

cooperation in the field of health, manpower, customs and mining with which of the

country?

a) Jordan

b) Iran

c) Syria

d) Egypt

Answer: a) Jordan

The Union Cabinet has given its nod to sign a host of pacts with Jordan, including

cooperation in the field of health, manpower, customs and mining.


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It approved signing an MoU with Jordan on cooperation and mutual administrative

assistance in customs matters.

324. The union cabinet has approved a MoU on Economic and Trade Cooperation with

which country?

a) Iran

b) Jordan

c) Nepal

d) Vietnam

Answer: d) Vietnam

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

between India and Vietnam on Economic and Trade Cooperation.

The MoU would expand more bilateral trade and economic cooperation between India

and Vietnam.

325. The Union Cabinet has been apprised of a MoU on Cooperation in Renewable

Energy with which country?

a) Iraq

b) Libya

c) Fiji

d) Nepal

Answer: c) Fiji

The Union Cabinet has been apprised of aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) on

Cooperation in Renewable Energy between India and Fiji. The MoU was signed on 24th

May, 201 7at Suva, Fiji.

The MoU envisages establishing a Joint Working Committee to review, monitor and

discuss matters relation to areas of cooperation. It provides for exchange of expertise and

networking of information.

326. The Union Cabinet has been apprised of a MoU on ooperation in the field of

Health with which of the country?

a) Egypt

b) Macedonia

c) Cuba

d) U S

Answer: b) Macedonia

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

between India and Macedonia on cooperation in the field of Health. A Working Group

will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the

implementation.


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327. The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was chosen, what does the

winning designs represent?

a) Tradition and Innovation

b) Innovation and culture

c) Strength and Energy

d) Tradition and Culture

Answer: a) Tradition and Innovation

328. Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi is passed away recently, how well is

known by all?

a) Poet

b) Sport person

c) Spiritual leader

d) Politician

Answer: c) Spiritual leader

Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, regarded as one of the most influential

spiritual leaders of his time but whose shock arrest in a murder case robbed the spiritual

shine of the Kanchi mutt, died in Kancheepuram. He was 82.

329. National Science day is to be observed on which of the date?

a) February 25

b) February 26

c) February 27

d) February 28


National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated every year on 28 February 2018. NSD is

celebrated on 28th February to commemorate discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’, which led

to Sir C.V. Raman winning the Noble Prize.

The theme of NSD-2018 is “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”, which has

been chosen for the purpose of raising public appreciation of the scientific issues

involved.

330. Which of the Med-tech startup has received US health regulator’s approval for its

first aid dressing product Axiostat?

a) Axio Med

b) Axio tech

c) Asia Bio

d) Axio Bio

Answer: d) Axio Bio


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Med-tech startup Axio Biosolutions has received US health regulator’s approval for its

first aid dressing product Axiostat that stops bleeding within 2-3 minutes of its

application.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) clearance allows Axiostat to

be marketed in the US as over-the-counter (OTC) product.

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