G.K.

Notes (September)
1. Which city is the venue of the "MOVE: India’s First Global Mobility Summit 2018? - New Delhi
2. Which state has organised an interactive programme “Mil -Banche” in govt schools? - Madhya
Pradesh
3. Name the Indian boxer wins gold at Asian Games 2018 in 49kg category? – Amit Panghal
4. Who is set to become next Chief Justice of India? – Ranjan Gogoi
5. Who appointed India’s new High Commissioner to UK? - Ruchi Ghanashyam
6. Which country host 1st-ever SAARC Agriculture Cooperative Business Forum? - Nepal
7. SEPTEMBER
2: World Coconut Day
5: Teachers Day
7: World Forgiveness Day
8: World Literacy Day
10: World Anti Suicide Day
14: Hindi Diwas
15: International Day of Democracy
15: Engineers Day
8. Who has been named for this year’s prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award? - Dr B.K. Misra
9. Which became the first Indian poet to record his poems at Library of Congress? - Mr. Abhay K
10. Who was elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association? - Sunil Mehta
11. Governor General of India
• Lord William Bentick : 1833-35
• Lord Auckland: 1836-42
• Lord Ellenborough: 1842-44
• Lord Hardings 1: 1844-48
• Lord Dalhousie: 1848-56
• Lord Canning: 1856-58
12. Name the Bollywood actor, who offered to lead an anti-drug campaign to be launched by six northern
states? – Sanjay Dutt
13. Which is the most trending Twitter hashtag in India, it's an Actor & Leader birthday tweet count
(6.8M)? – Jana Senani Pawan Kalyan
14. Who has been named India's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2018? – Rani
Rampal
15. India ended their Asian Games campaign with a total of 69 medals, including 15 goldWhich country is
host to 4th Int'l Ayurveda Congress 2018? - Netherlands
16. Who is the newly appointed Secretary of Ministry of Steel? – Binoy Kumar
17. Which Indians has received 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award? – Bharat Vatwani & Sonam Wangchuk,
24 silverand 30 bronzeand stands at? - 8th
18. Who sworn-in as 1st female high court Chief Justice in Pakistan? - Tahira Safdar
19. Who appointed as new Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? - Satya Pal Malik
20. The book “281 and Beyond” is autobiography of? - VVS Laxman
21. Name the England cricketer who announced his decision to retire from international cricket? –
Alastair Cook
22. Who was appointed as new CEO of WPP plc.? – Mark Read
23. Name the Japanese swimmer has been named as the "Most Valuable Player" in Asian Games 2018? –
Ikee Rikako
24. India ended its Asian Games campaign with how many gold medals? - 15
25. The High Court of which state declared fatwas as unconstitutional? - Uttarakhand
26. Which place 7th Meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board? - New Delhi
27. Which of the following award is popularly known as Asia's Nobel Prize?
A) Academy Awards
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Ramon Magsaysay
D) Booker Prize
Ans: C (Ramon Magsaysay)
28. In October, ISRO will launch GSLV Mk III-D2, also known as? - Bahubali
29. Which country topped in the 18th Asian Games 2018 medals? - China (132 with gold)
30. For the first time in independent India, Census2021 will collect data on? - OBC
31. Who is the author of the book “Moving On, Moving Forward: A year in Office”? – Venkaiah Naidu
32. Which state govt. has decided to organize employment camps for martyrs’ families? - Rajasthan
33. Who has the nick name "Grand old man of India"? – Dadabhai Naoroji
34. Who wrote the book "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India"? - Dadabhai Naoroji
35. Name of newspaper started by Dadabhai Naoroji? - Voice of India
36. The first Indian calculated the national Income? - Dadabhai Naoroji
37. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant announced that India will shortly unveil a policy of? - "One Nation-
One Card" The Int'l Aviation Summit held in? - New Delhi
38. Who have become first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for 2020 Olympics? – Apurvi
Chandela & Anjum Moudgil
39. Which month is observed across India as National Nutrition Month? - September
40. Who launched India Post Payments Bank across India? – Narendra Modi
41. Which country was the top source of FDI in India in 2017-18? - Mauritius
42. National Teachers Day being celebrated every year in which date across India? - 5th September
43. Who is elected as the new President of Pakistan? – Arif Alvi
44. What has been made mandatory for organ transplant by TRANSTAN? - Aadhaar card
45. Which bridge in Kolkata collapsed recently after heavy rainfall? – Majerhat Bridge
46. Which state to provide free mobile phones to women of BPL families? - Rajasthan
47. World's first lion cubs born via artificial insemination in? – South Africa
48. Who has won the Italian GP 2018? – Lewis Hamilton
49. What is the capital of Italy? - Rome
50. Which country topped the list in Int'l tourist arrivals in 2017 in South Asian Region? - India
51. Who was crowned as the Miss Universe India 2018? – Nehal Chudasama
52. Indo-Kazakhstan conducts Joint Army exercise? - KAZIND
53. The tsunami mock exercise “IOWave18” starts in? - Indian Ocean
54. India host it’s 1st-ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters event in? - Hyderabad
55. The Nobel Prize was given in memory of _______ ?
A) Alfred Nobel
B) Samual Nobel
C) Allan Nobel
D) Sam Nobel
Ans-A (Alfred Nobel)
56. Which Indian player won gold in men’s 50m pistol event at ISSF World Championships? – Om
Prakash Mitharval
57. When was US India Business Council founded? - 1975 Where is the HQ of USIBC? – Washington
DC
58. Which census for the first time will collect data on OBC in India? – 2021
59. Which country has recently announced to launch the Mars Mission “HOPE” by 2020? - UAE
60. Which city is the venue of the first round of India-US ‘2+2' dialogue’? – New Delhi
61. Which state cabinet adopted the resolution to dissolve the state legislative Assembly? - Telangana
62. What is the new name of Mesopotamia?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Israel
D) Ireland
Ans. B (Iraq)
63. What is the new name of Persia?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Israel
D) Ireland
Ans. A (Iran)
64. When Section377 was introduced in India? - 1861
65. India’s first bullettrain is likely to start run b/w Mumbai & ___ by 2022? - Ahmedabad
66. India is planning to buy 18 bullet trains from ____, for Rs 7,000 crore? - Japan
68. The Supreme Court abolished which of the Indian Penal Code, the 1862 law which criminalised
homosexuality? - Section377
69. Who nominated for 2nd term as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia? - Dr. Poonam Singh
70. Indian Boxer signed as brand A Ambassador by BSNL? – Mary Kom
71. India's first Global Mobility summit 'MOVE' inaugurated in? - New Delhi
72. The 87th Izmir International Tradeshow Begins in? - Turkey
73. India-Sri Lanka joint exercise begins in Sri Lanka? - SLINEX-2018
74. Who clinches gold at ISSF World Jr. Championship? – Saurabh Chaudhary
75. What is the escape velocity of the rocket in the earth is?
[A] 10.2 km/sec
[B] 11.2 km/sec
[C] 12.2 km/sec
[D] 13.2 km/sec
Ans: B (11.2 km/s)
76. What was India’s rank in “Theft Ranking” for countries with weapons usable nuclear materials by
Nuclear Security Index, While Switzerland at top? - 19th
77. A book named “Nai Talim” released by HRD Min. It was based on which famous personality? -
Gandhiji
78. What is the theme of International Literacy Day 2018? - Literacy and skills development
79. The 1st Gulf nation to grant permanent residency to expatriates is? - Qatar
80. The three govt. schools which have been selected for ‘Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2018’ are in? -
Haryana
81. India successfully carried out first ever mid-air refuelling of - HAL Tejas
82. Which metro has become the 2nd-most unaffordable transport network in the world after Hanoi in
Vietnam? – Delhi Metro, India
83. Who inaugurated India's first ever Global Mobility Summit ? – Narendra Modi
84. The next edition of Aero India will be held in? - Bengaluru, Karnataka
85. The three-day World Hindu Congress has begun in? - Chicago, USA
86. What is the theme of World Hindu Congress? - 'think collectively, achieve valiantly
87. Who appointed as Managing Director of SBI? – Anshula Kant
88. The great poet, writer Shri. Kaloji Narayana Rao birthday (September 9) is being celebrated as? –
Telangana Language Day
89. Who become the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title at US Open by defeating
Serena Williams? – Naomi Osaka_
90. The top position in ‘National Clean School’ Award given by HRD Ministry is bagged by - Puducherry
91. Who roped as brand ambassador by govt. to promote GST & inform people about its benefits? –
Amitabh Bachchan
92. Which is the most popular fruit in worldwide ? - Mango
93. Which is the most commonly grown tree fruit in world wide? - Orange
94. The International Time meridian (prime meridian) is? - 0° longitude
95. The International Date meridian east/west is? - 180° longitude
96. Which gas is used to fill the wheels (tyres) of an Aircraft ?
[A] Oxygen
[B] Hydrogen
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Helium
Ans: C (Nitrogen)
97. Which cricket team has won the Duleep Trophy 2018? - India Blue
98. Which city is the venue of the World Summit on Accreditation 2018? - New Delhi
99. Which Indian woman writer has authored a new novel “The Rule Breakers”? - Preeti Shenoy
100. The RBI Currency Press places Trick1 : MSDN - (Mahendra Singh DhoNi)
1. Mysore
2. Salboni
3. Dewas
4. Nasik
The Coin Minting places Trick 2 : GHMC - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
1. Greater Noida
2. Hyderabad
3. Mumbai
4. Calcutta
101. Who will be honoured with the Human Rights Campaign National Equality Award 2018? –
Anne Hathaway
102. Who was named as the UEFA Men’s Player of the year award? – Luka Modric
103. Who won the men’s US Open2018 title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro for his 3rd US
Open? – Novak Djokovic
104. What is the theme of the National Nutrition Week (1st - 7th September) 2018? - Go Further
with Food
105. Which country will emerge as the biggest passenger car market by 2030? - India
106. Which organization has topped the list of Brandz India top 50? - HDFC Bank
107. Who honoured with Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at Women in Film & TV India
Award? – Aishwarya Rai
108. Who becoming the 1st Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup? – Arpinder Singh
109. India & which nation signed an implementation agreement on 'Mobilize Your City? - France
110. The first Brain bank in Asia? - Mysore
111. The first Bone bank in India? - Chennai
112. The first human DNA bank in Asia? - Lucknow
113. The longest Snake in the world? - Anakonda
114. The highest Plateau in the world? - Pamir
115. The biggest Stamp in the world? - Penny Block
117. Which country refused to join 1st ever BIMSTEC military drill in India? - Nepal
118. Which state announces Rs 2 cut in VAT on petrol, diesel? - Andhra Pradesh
119. The Ayushman Bharat Call Centre inaugurated in? - Bengaluru
120. Who won the Sarala Puraskar award? - Poet Satrughna Pandav
121. The GreyRevolution is for which of the following production?
A) Fruits
B) Fertilizer
C) Egg
D) Jute
Ans: B (Fertilizer)
122. Swami Vivekananda delivered his first speech in the Parliament of World's Religions at
Chicago in 11th September?
[A] 1890
[B] 1899
[C] 1896
[D] 1893
Ans: D (1893)
123. Who is the author of a book, 'The Rule Breakers'? – Preeti Shenoy
124. India’s ace sprinter Hima Das was appointed as Sports Ambassador of? - Assam
125. India's 1st Railway Univarsity is National Rail and Transportation Institute starts Operations
in? - Vadodara
126. India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” will come up over which river? -
Brahmaputra
127. What is the total length of the India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel”? - 4.94 kms
128. India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” is situated in which state? - Assam
129. Who is the head of the committee to select new Chief Economic Advisor? – Bimal Jalan
130. Who will represent India at the 67th Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok? – Nehal
Chudasama
131. Name the first ever mid-air refuelling of the indigenously developed light combat aircraft? -
Tejas
132. What is the main constituent of Liquefied Petroleum Gas ?
[A] Methane
[B] Liquid Ethane
[C] Propane
[D] Liquid Butane
133. Who became the first bowler in women's cricket to pick 300 int'l wickets? – Jhulan Goswami
134. Vostok 2018 the largest military exercise held in? - Russia
135. Who set a record of leading a team for the most number of times in ODIs (118) in women's
cricket? – Mithali Raj
136. The UN Security Council holds first-ever meeting on? - Corruption
137. Indias first missile tracking ship to undergo sea trial by? – Hindustan Shipyard Ltd
138. The Health Ministry implemented of which act? - HIV-AIDS Act 2017
139. Which is the most abundant metal present in earth’s surface? - Aluminum
140. Which is the most abundant metal present in earth? - Iron
141. Which country has the oldest national Flag? - Denmark
142. Which country has the oldest national anthem? – Japan
143. Which country will host to the 2018 Global Summit on Climate Action? – United States
144. Who has been nominated for the 2018 Arjuna awards? – Amit Panghal
145. The first ever bus service was launched between Nepal and which Indian state? - Bihar
146. The joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant 2018’ is being held b/w which 2-countries? -
India & Mongolia
147. India is going to carry out the joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2018' with? - US
148. Which state signed pact with Indian Oil Corporation for ethanol plant? - Haryana
149. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
[A] President
[B] Finance Minister
[C] Vice-President
[D] Prime Minister
Ans: C (Vice President)
150. Which great patriot introduced and popularised Ganesha Chaturthi in India? - Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
151. Ganesh Utsav started in this year? - 1893
152. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in this Hindu month? - Bhadrapada
153. Which animal is Ganesha’s vehicle – Mouse
154. UN's recent study said the growing global hunger is due to? – Climate Change
155. Who is the vice chairman of the NITI Aayog? – Rajiv Kumar
156. Who is appointed as New Chief Justice of Nepal? – Om Prakash Mishra
157. Which city is the India’s top region for 4G availability? - Kolkata
158. Who has been appointed as the 46th Chief Justice of India? – Ranjan Gogoi
159. PM Narendra Modi announces launch of which movement on Oct 2nd, 2018? - ‘Swachhata
Hi Seva Movement’
160. The Samsung opens world's largest mobile experience centre in? - Bengaluru
161. Which is used as an Air pollution indicator? - Lichens
162. The study of mountains is known as? - Orology
163. The pale yellow colour of urine is due to the presence of which pigment? - Urochrome
164. Which Article specifies the Fundamental Duties of every citizen? - Article 51A
165. Which city was named as the India’s cleanest city, as per Swachh Survekshan-2018? A) New
Delhi
B) Indore
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
Ans: B (Indore)
166. Name the India's Oldest Nuclear Research Reactor, which is recently recommissioned after 9
years? - Apsara
167. Name the Indian athlete, who has won the 200m race in the 100-104 age group category at the
World Masters Athletics Championships? – Man Kaur
168. Which state Launches "E-Rythu" to boost Cashless Farm Ecosystem? – Andhra Pradesh
169. Which state has banned manufacture, sale and possession of e-cigarettes? – Tamil Nadu
170. Which city is host to the first-ever BIMSTEC military exercise “MILEX-18”? - Pune
171. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14th September across India, because On This Day in 1949
Hindi was adopted as official language of India by Constituent Assembly.
172. Under the which article Hindi was adopted as Official language? - 343
173. The first _ was celebrated in? – 1953
174. Which state has become the first state to introduce electric vehicles for official use? - Delhi
175. The 1st eastern state to introduce electric vehicles for official use? - Jharkhand And also
currently using other states are? - Maharashtra, AP & Telangana
176. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to take a hat-trick wicket in ODI cricket ?
A) Chetan Sharma
B) Kapil Dev
C) Anil Kumble
D) Kuldeep Yadav
Ans: A (Chetan Sharma)
177. The 15th September is celebrating as Engineers Day across the country to commemorate the
birth anniversary of famous personality of? – Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
178. What is the theme of the Engineers Day 2018 ? - "Digital Transformation : A New Industrial
Revolution"
179. India's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna was awarded to the Father of Engineering in India
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in?
A) 1965
B) 1955
C) 1975
D) 1985
Prev. Ans: B (1955)
180. International Day of Democracy is observed every year on 15th September with the aim of "to
raise public awareness about democracy", since? - 2008
181. What is the theme of this year's Int'l Democracy Day? - "Democracy Under Strain: Solutions
for a Changing World"
182. Who defined democracy as a “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”?
[A] Aristotle
[B] Plato
[C] Abraham Lincoln
[D] Ruskin
Ans: C (Abraham Lincoln)
183. Which country is host to the 2018 G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting? - Argentina
184. Under which article of the constitution, President appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th
Chief Justice of India? - Article 124
185. Who is the Father of Psychology? - Wilhelm Wundt
186. Who is the Father of Modern Psychology? - Sigmund Freud
187. Who is the Father of Child Psychology? - Stanley Hall
188. India’s 1st tribal circuit tourism project has launched in which state? - Chhattisgarh
189. The agricultural festival of Nuakhai has started in which state? - Odisha
190. The DeltaII rocket successfully launched NASA‘s mission to study ice around Earth? – ICES
at 2
191. Which country became top oil supplier to India in August 2018? - Iraq
192. Which poet and writer to be honoured with ‘Meera Puruskar’ for the year 2018-19? - Sawai
Singh Shekhawat
193. On Ganesh Chaturthi, 580-kg laddu known as ‘maha prasadam’ was prepared in? -
Hyderabad
194. What is the theme of Ozone Day 2018? - Keep Cool and Carry on: Montreal Protocol
195. The 1st World Ozone Day observed on? - Sept 16, 1995
196. Which Indian airport awarded Airports Council Int'l Airport Service Quality World No.1
airport in 5-15m passengers per annum category? – RGIA Hyderabad
197. The NACO goal of attaining the End of AIDS by? - 2030
198. PM Modi launched which movement recently? – Swachhata Hi Seva
199. Which is ranked best state in constructing roads under PMGSY? - Uttarakhand
200. Who won his 5th F1 Drivers World Championship with Singapore GP? – Lewis Hamilton
201. Name the India's first underwater robotic drone? – Eye Rov Tuna
202. Name the India's first national scholarship portal app? – NSP Mobile App
203. ISRO successfully launches PSLVC42 into orbit carrying two UK satellites from Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota? - NovaSAR and S1-4
204. The Swachh Dhara programme for clean water flagged off in? - Amaravathi, AP
205. Name the typhoon that is world's strongest storm this year, recently hit in Philippines? –
Typhoon Mangkhut
206. The First ever dedicated Dog Park was constructed in? - Hyderabad
207. Which country is host to the World Chefs Congress 2018? - India
208. The Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned which indigenously built patrol vessel? -
Vijaya
209. The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 will be held at? - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
210. What is the India's rank on Family-Owned Business list, while China at top rank: CSRI
Report? - 3rd
211. Who has become the Sudan’s new Prime Minister? - Moutaz Mousa Abdallah
212. India’s first missile tracking ship is ready for sea trials. Name it? - VC 11184
213. What is the India’s rank in the latest UN’s Human Development Index 2018 among 189
countries? - 130th
214. Which nation has ranked at top position in the Human Development Index 2018? - Norway
215. Which nation has ranked at bottom position in the Human Development Index 2018? - Niger
216. Satyarup Siddhanta, MousumiKhatua created history by climbing Asia's highest volcanic
peak? - Mt Damavand (5609m)
217. Which country introduced world's 1st hydrogen-powered train? - Germany
218. Which country host Asian Para Games 2022? - China
219. India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was inaugurated in? - Ploura, Jammu
220. The first ever’ India Tourism Mart 2018 held in? - New Delhi
221. The winners of Japan Open badminton 2018? - Men’s Singles :Kento Momota - Women’s
Singles : Carolina Marin
222. Emmy Awards 2018
Comedy Best-The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel
Actor-Bill Hader Actress-Rachel Brosnahan
Director-AmySherman Palladino
Drama Best-Game of Thrones
Actor-Matthew Rhys
Actress-ClaireFoy
Direct-Stephen Daldry
TV Movie
 Actor-Darren Criss
Actress-Regina King
Direct-Ryan Murphy
223. Where did ISRO launch its new Space Technology Incubation Centre? - Agartala
224. Who is set to be the World's first private passenger to fly around the Moon? – Yusaku
Maezawa
225. Which crew bestowed with Tenzing Norgay Award ? – INSV Tarini
226. Which digital payment gateway has been given RBI approval to operate its own NBFC? -
PayU
227. Which state launched ‘Star-Rating’ system for industries to check air pollution? - Odisha
228. Which country has offered expats residency after retirement to boost growth? - UAE
229. India’s first woman IAS officer after Independence, died at 91? - Anna Rajam Malhotra
230. Mt Everest Friendship Exercise is the name of military exercise b/w? - Nepal & China
231. Name Bollywood actors who signed as Ambassadors of Skill India Campaign? – Varun
Dhawan, Anushka Sharma
232. Which state has the highest percentage of population, as per Census 2011?
• Hindus - Himachal Pradesh (95.4)
• Christians - Nagaland (90)
• Sikhs - Punjab (59.9)
• Muslims – Jammu & Kashmir (67%)
• Buddhists - Sikkim (28.1)
• Jainis - Maharashtra (1.3)
233. What is the purpose of recently launched ‘e-Sahaj’ portal? - Security clearance to businesses
234. Which state has rolled out “Swayangsiddha” to combat human trafficking? - West Bengal
235. Which country become the world’s first country to develop document on Cooling Action
Plan? – India
236. Who became 1st Indian 2win back-2-back medal at World Jr wrestling? - Sajan Bhanwal
Which state set up new Cyber University? - Maharashtra
237. Who conferred vt Civilian Honour of Mexico? - Raghupati Singhania
238. Which network approves merger with Aditya Birla Telecom? - Vodafone Idea
239. National Sports Awards 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
1. S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
2. Virat Kohli (Cricket) Dhyan Chand Award
1. Satyadev Prasad (Archery)
2. Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey)
3. Bobby Aloysius (Athletics)
4. Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling)
240. Which state had the highest adult HIV prevalence in India last year? - Mizoram
241. Which nation will become the ninth one to launch its National Registry of Sexual Offenders?
– India
242. Who appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission? - Kamlesh Nilkanth
Vyas
243. 21st September is the International Day of Peace .The day is devoted to strengthening the
ideas of peace, both within and among all nations and people.
244. What is the theme of World Peace Day 2018? - "The Right to Peace - The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights at 70”
245. Which Bollywood personality bestowed with Smita Patil Memorial Award 2018? – Anushka
Sharma
246. Who has been appointed new secretary of Central Vigilance Commission? – Anindo
Majumdar
247. Who has been appointed new Chairman of the standing committee on Defence? – Kalraj
Mishra
248. India successfully test fired which short-range, quick reaction missile recently? - Prahaar
249. Name the Vietnam's President passed away at the age of 61 on Sep 21? – Tran Dai Quang
250. Exercise Aviaindra18 began between India and which country? - Russia
251. ISRO was founded in which year?
A) 1959
B) 1969
C) 1979
D) 1989
Ans. B (1969)
252. Where is the Headquarters of ISRO?
A) Mumbai
B) Hyderabad
C) Chennai
D) Bengaluru
Ans. D (Bengaluru)
253. UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism held in? - Seoul
254. Who appointed as independent director on board of Air India? - D.Purandeswari
255. Name the film makes an official entry into Oscars 2019 representing India? – Village
Rockstars
256. Which of the following city is called as City of Seven Islands ?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chennai
[D] Ahmedabad
Ans : A (Mumbai)
257. Which animal do not make any sound? - Giraffe
258. The bird which lays more than 100 eggs in 1-nest is? - Ostrich
259. A bird which lays only one egg in 2-years is? - Albatross
260. Name the only animal that dislikes white colour? - Tiger
261. The only fish that makes nest is? - Stickleback
262. From which country did World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lift its ban? - Russia
263. Which state clears desk for RoRo ferry services expansion ? - Gujarat
264. Who is our present Health minister of India ? - Jagat Prakash Nadda
265. Name the scheme PM Modi to launch world's biggest state-run health plan? – Ayushman
Bharat
266. Ayushman Bharat rolled out from? - Ranchi, Jharkhand
267. PM JanArogyaYojana, aims to provide coverage? - Rs 5 lak-10 cr
268. How much percentage contribution of Central for PMJAY? - 60%
269. What is the toll free no. for people to get more information about #AyushmanBharat scheme?
- 14555
270. How much amount to provide free coverage of under #PMJAY per family per year? - Rs 5
lakh
271. The states still not signed MoUs with PMJAY? - Telangana, Odisha, Delhi, Kerala & Punjab
272. Name the bird that migrates from north pole to south pole & back? - Arctic tern
273. Which animal exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else? - Koala
274. The fish that can taste with its whole body? - Catfish
275. The fastest moving insect in the world is? - Tropical cockroach
276. Who is the new SAIL chairman? - Anil Kumar Chaudhary New MD & CEO of Corporation
Bank? - Jai Kumar Garg
277. Who appointed as goodwill ambassador for Nepal tourism? – Jaya Prada
278. Who is heading India's 1st human space flight project ie., Gaganyaan mission 2022? - VR
Lalithambika
279. Which is the only snake that builds nests ?
A) King Cobra
B) Anaconda
C) Python
D) Viper
Ans: A (King Cobra)
280. Which country is set to become world's first country to double its tiger population before
2022? - Nepal
281. India successfully test-fired which defence vehicle? - Prithvi Defence Vehicle
282. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 1st-ever airport of this state? - Sikkim (Pakyong Airport)
283. The first Int'l Day of Sign Languages is observed globally on which date? - 23rd September
284. What is the theme of Int'l Day of Sign Languages 2018? - “With Sign Language, Everyone is
Included!”
285. Approximately how many deaf people worldwide? - 72 million
286. The Poona Pact refers to an agreement b/w Ambedkar & Gandhi on the reservation of
electoral seats for the depressed classes, on 24th September of?
A) 1930
B) 1935
C) 1932
D) 1934
Ans: C (Poona Pact in 1932)
287. Who has won India’s first gold in the women’s jr 500 meters race at the 5th Track Asia Cup
Cycling 2018? – Mayuri Lute
288. India’s biggest cyclotron facility, which recently became operational? - Cyclone30
289. The 73rd session of the UNGA is underway in which city? – New York
290. Who is the new president-elect of Maldives? - Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
291. India is going to organise 'GandhiMarch' in which nation? - Netherlands
292. Which footballer has won FIFA Football Awards's best player of the year 2018? – Luka
Modric
293. 25th September is observed as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of?
– Deendayal Upadhyaya
294. Which country wil host 1st-ever General Assembly of Int'l Solar Alliance? - India
295. Under PMJAY, how much insurance cover will be provided to each family? - Rs 5 Lakh
296. How many countries recently signed up to Trump's pledge at U.N. to fight global drug
problem? - 129
297. What is the name of the device that recently introduced to repair the Mitral valve in heart? -
Mitraclip
298. The 1st Women-only Foreign Minister conference held recently in? – Canada
299. Who won the award for FIFA Best Women's Player of the Year 2018? - Marta(Brazil)
300. Who won the 2018 FIFA Best Goalkeeper Award? – Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
301. Bangladesh's film official entry for Oscars2019? - Doob
302. Which country Football launches Women’s Ballon d’Or? - France
303. When was the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) launched by ISRO ?
A) November 2013
B) November 2014
C) November 2015
D) November 2016
Ans: A (November 2013)
304. Which country was ranked 158th among the 195 countries for investment in healthcare and
education: The Lancet ? - India
305. Which metro rail recently becomes India's 2nd largest metro rail network with 46 km, after
Delhi Metro? – Hyderabad Metro
306. UN declared Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace, period from? - 2019 to 2028
307. Which country toped in the first-ever scientific study ranking countries for their levels of
human capital? - Finland
308. Who has toped the Barclays Hurun Rich List for 7th time in a row? – Mukesh Ambani
309. Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric ID system was launched in India? - 28 January 2009
310. Who is the head of the project of UIDAI? - Nandan Nilekani
311. Who is the present Chairman of UIDAI? - J. Satyanarayana
312. Who is the present CEO of Aadhaar? - Ajay Bhushan Pandey
313. World Tourism Day is observed Sep 27th around the globe since? - 1980
314. What is the theme of WTD2018? - “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”
315. Which org. observed World Tourism Day? - UNWTO
316. What is the slogan of the world tourism org? - Promoting universal accessibility
317. Which state has topped the charts among states in terms of “2018 Ease of Living Index”
under AMRUT? – Andhra Pradesh
318. Prime Minister Narendra Modi & French President Emmanuel Macron were bestowed with
UN’s highest environmental honour of? – Champions of The Earth
319. Which country becomes world's first to land rovers MINERVA_II1 on asteroid Ryugu? -
Japan
320. India's first electric hypercar concept ‘Shul’ was unveiled by? – Vazirani Automotive
(Mumbai)
321. Which card linking is must for PAN and filing Income Tax returns? - Aadhaar
322. Which of the following states is India’s largest Gold producer?
[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] Karnataka
[D] Rajasthan
Ans: C (Karnataka)
323. The Supreme Court held which section of IPC, which deals with Adultery, as
unconstitutional? – Section 497
324. Which airport recognised with UN Champions of the Earth Award 2018? - Cochin
325. Where will be 2018 India Int'l Science Festival held? - Lucknow
326. Which country will host the Deaf T20 World Cup in 2018? - India
327. The joint border conference between India and Bangladesh was hosted by which city? -
Aizawl
328. Which Indian was awarded with the UN Champions of the Earth Award 2018? – Narendra
Modi
329. Pay tribute to great freedom fighter on his 111th birth anniversary? – Shaheed Bhagat Singh
330. In what year was Bhagat Singh born? – 1907
331. How old was Bhagat Singh when he died? - 23 (1931)
332. Bhagat Singh was 1st Indian revolutionary to start the slogan of? – Inquilab Zindabad
333. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature ?
A) Chlorine
B) Phosphorous
C) Bromine
D) Helium
Ans: C (Bromine)
334. Who is newly appointed as the chief of Border Security Force (BSF)? - Rajni Kant Mishra
335. Which country topped Economic Freedom Index 2018? – Hong Kong
336. What is the position of India out of 162 countries, in this year's Economic Freedom in the
World? - 96th
337. The Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup ODI&T20I's was established in? - 1983
338. The first edition of Asia Cup was held in? - 1984
339. The Asia Cup originally scheduled to be held every? - 2 years
340. Which nation won the most no. of Asia Cup titles? - India (7 times)
341. India wins the 7 titles of Asia Cup
1. 1984 vs SL
2. 1988 vs SL
3. 1990-91 vs SL
4. 1995 vs SL
5. 2010 vs SL
6. 2016 vs BAN
7. 2018 vs BAN
342. The World Rabies Day is celebrated every year on? - 28th September
343. Which will be the host country for official World Tourism Day celebrations for UNWTO in
2019? - India
344. The Union Min. for Tourism, K.J. Alphons launched a mobile App for tourism promotion? –
Incredible India
345. The World Heart Day celebrating every year on 29th September, since? - 2000
346. What is the reason for celebrating world heart day ? - for raising awareness about
cardiovascular diseases or strokes
347. What is the theme of the World Heart Day 2018 ? - `My Heart , Your Heart '
348. What type of blood test to be introduced by Abbott for early prediction of heart attack? -
Troponin-I
349. Xiaomi is a based company? –
350. China High-level meeting on Tuberculosis at 73rd session of UNGA held in? – New York
351. Which state is being host the India's first Corn Festival? – Madhya Pradesh
352. Who was appointed India's next ambassador to China? – Vikram Misri
353. The Smart City Expo India-2018 recently held in which city? - Jaipur
354. India made alliance with which country to eliminate TB? - US
355. Which cities jointly won the “Best Heritage City” in National Tourism Awards? -
Ahmedabad and Mandu
356. The 5th World Internet Conference will be held in which city? - Beijing, China
357. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Tribes India? – Mary Kom
358. Which country has received the biggest loan in #IMF's history at $57 billion? - Argentina
359. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched hassle-free online loans for MSMEs valuing up to? -
10 million
360. On Oct 2, Vice-prez Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate world’s largest Dome in? - Pune
361. The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in? - Maharashtra
362. The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in? - Madhya Pradesh
363. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in? - Rajasthan
364. The Famous 'Golconda Fort' is located in which state ? - Telangana
365. Which city is known as "Queen of Arabian Sea" ?
A) Vizag
B) Delhi
C) Pune
D) Kochi
Ans: D (Kochi)
366. Indian cricketer won the country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Khel Ratna 2018 award? –
Virat Kohli
367. India’s 100th airport inaugurated recently in? - Sikkim
368. Who is the winner of the Bigg BossTelugu 2 season? - Kaushal
369. Actor-director honoured with 'Icons of Indian Cinema' Award? – Pankaj Kapur
370. Which team won the Asia Cup Final 2018? - India
371. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Museum at? - Rajkot,
Gujarat
372. Who is the winner of the Bigg BossTamil 2 season? - Riythvika
373. When did India's population touch 100 crore mark?
A) May, 2001
B) May 2000
C) May, 2002
D) May, 2003
Ans: B (May 2000)