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1. India has recently donated how much amount to UN Peace Building Fund (PBF)? ($5 Lakh)
2. Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India? (K K Venugopal)
3. Which Indian American personalities will be honoured with the 2017 “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award?
(Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy)
4. Who has been appointed as the new Economic Relations Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? (Vijay
Gokhale)
5. Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? (RK Pachnanda)
6. Minaketan Das, the noted film actor has passed away. He was associated with which film industry? (Odia)
7. Simone Veil, the iconic European feminist politician passed away. She hailed from which country? (France)
8. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Best astrologer of the world award? (T S Vneeth)
9. Who has been awarded the 2017 USIBC Global Leadership Awards? (Adi Godrej)
10. What is the theme of the 2017 International Co-operative Day (IDC)? (Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind)
11. Which country is hosting the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee conference? (Poland)
12. Sabita Chowdhury, the noted singer has passed away. She hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
13. Which football team has won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup? (Germany)
14. Which Indian personality has been bestowed with the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes Award?
(Mahesh Bhagwat)
15. The 2017 National Doctors Day (NDD) is celebrated on which date in India? (July 1)
16. India’s biggest Global Skill Park will be set up in which city? (Bhopal)
17. Who has become the first female Chief Executive of Hong Kong? (Carrie Lam)
18. India’s tallest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower will be operational at which airport? (Indira Gandhi International
Airport)
19. What is the India’s economic growth rate in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2017-18, as per RBI’s Financial
Stability Report (FSR) June 2017? (7.3%)
20. The World Sports Journalist Day (WSJD) is observed on which date? (July 2)
21. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with ADB for improving road connectivity and efficiency in
Rajasthan? ($220 million)
22. The 2017 International Plastic Bag Free Day (IPBFD) is observed on which date? (July 3)
23. Who has become the first female Prime Minister of Serbia? (Ana Brnabic)
24. Who has become the first Indian to win in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship? (Jehan Daruvala)
25. What is the India’s rank in money hoarded in Swiss banks in 2016, as per analysis by the Swiss National Bank (SNB)?
(88th)
26. Which Indian commodity exchange will merge with Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX)? (National Multi-
Commodity Exchange of India Ltd)
27. Which state government has launched “G-Ride”, a digital ride sharing app for techies? (Kerala)
28. Which Indian NGO has won the 2017 UNDP Equator Prize for sustainable farming model? (Swayam Shikshan Prayog
(SSP))
29. Which city is hosting the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue? (New Delhi)
30. The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
31. Which union minister has launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav-2017? (Harsh Vardhan)
32. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar? (Sanjay Gupta)
33. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved how much amount of loan to build roads in Gujarat?
($329 million)
34. The 2017 Save Public Sector Banks Day (SPSBD) will be celebrated on which date in India? (July 19)
35. Which state government has launched ‘Elevate 100’ scheme to identify and nurture innovative start-ups? (Karnataka)
36. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)? (Sanjay Kumar)
37. The 2017 Indo-Thai joint military exercise “Maitree” has started in which Indian state? (Himachal Pradesh)
38. Which union misiter has launched MERIT app and e-bidding portal for providing e-Bidding solution to States to select
Independent Power Producers (IPPs)? (Piyush Goyal)
39. The 2017 Dree festival has recently celebrated in which state of India? (Arunachal Pradesh)
40. The Wilpattu National Park (WNP) is located in which country? (Sri Lanka)
41. Which Indian city is hosting the International conference on sports “CII ScoreCard 2017”? (New Delhi)
42. Which Indian athlete was the flag bearer for the Indian contingent in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship
(AAC)-2017? (Tintu Luka)
43. Which state government has signed an Expression of Intent (EOI) with IAAF and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to
establish a High Performance Academy? (Odisha)
44. Which country’s team has won the 2017 Asian Team Snooker Championship? (India)
45. Who is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)? (Achal Kumar Jyoti)
46. Which city is hosting the 12th edition of G-20 Summit 2017? (Hamburg)
47. Who will become the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia? (Pradeep Kumar Rawat)
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48. Which country is hosting the 7th edition of BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting-2017? (China)
49. The Guindy National Park (GNP) is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
50. Which Indian Institute has been ranked 2nd in the 2016 ICCG Top Climate Think Tanks in the Rest of the World –
Absolute Ranking? (The Energy Resources Institute (TERI))
51. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI)? (23rd)
52. Govindan Laxman, who has won gold at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships (AAC), is associated with which
sports? (Sprint)
53. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of IIT-Kharagpur? (Sanjiv Goenka)
54. The student scientist connect program “Jigyasa” has officially launched in which city? (New Delhi)
55. India’s first university only for Dalit students will come up in which city? (Hyderabad)
56. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, as per latest report by BMI Research? (6.9%)
57. Indus OS has partnered with which Indian Bank to launch an OS-integrated UPI payment platform? (YES Bank)
58. The 2017 Malabar trilateral naval exercise has started between India and which country? (United States and Japan)
59. Who lead the Indian delegation in the 5th edition of BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting-2017? (Prakash Javadekar)
60. The Karian Shola National Park (KSNP) is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
61. Which Indian city has been declared as a World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO? (Ahmedabad)
62. Which Indian music composer has been shortlisted for the 2017 World Soundtrack Awards – a public choice award? (A
R Rahman)
63. Which Indian-origin personality has been honoured with the highest civilian award “Order of Australia” in Australia for
community work? (Guruswamy Jayraman)
64. Which city hosted the first edition of WINGS 2017 – “Sab Uden, Sab Juden” to expand regional connectivity? (New
Delhi)
65. Which city to host the 2017 World Food India (WFI)? (New Delhi)
66. Saima Wazed Hossain has been appointed as WHO goodwill ambassador for Autism in South-East Asia Region. She
hails from which country? (Bangladesh)
67. Which country to host 2017 World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference? (Turkey)
68. Who has clinched the 2017 South Australian Open Squash tournament? (Harinder Pal Sandhu)
69. Mohammad Anas, who has won gold at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships (AAC), is associated with which
sports? (Sprint)
70. Which union minister has launched GST Rates Finder app to verify accurate tax rate under GST regime? (Arun Jaitley)
71. Which city is hosting the National Conference of NITI Aayog? (New Delhi)
72. Who has become first Indian to finish toughest cycle race Race Across America (RAAM) in solo category? (Srinivas
Gokulnath)
73. Who has been appointed as the head of the Indian consulate in New York? (Sandeep Chakravorty)
74. Who is the newly elected President of Mongolia? (Khaltmaagiin Battulga)
75. Sumita Sanyal, who passed away recently, was associated to which field? (Film Industry)
76. Which steel firm has won the Prime Minister’s trophy for ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in 2015-16? (Tata
Steel Ltd)
77. Who is the newly appointed director-general of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)? (Debi Prasad Dash)
78. Which IIT institute hosted the 2017 International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance? (IIT
Kharagpur)
79. Sudha Singh, who has won gold at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships (AAC), is associated with which sports?
(Steeplechase)
80. Who is the newly elected president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)? (Raninder Singh)
81. Which country is hosting the 2017 SAARC Ministers of Law and Order (Interior/ Home Affairs) meeting? (Sri Lanka)
82. Which union minister has launched a new tax payer service module ‘Aaykar Setu’? (Arun Jaitley)
83. Which state government has signed MoU with Union Ministry of Health to set up Centre of Excellence in Transfusion
Medicine? (West Bengal)
84. Mangesh Tendulkar, the renowned cartoonist has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
85. What is the theme of the 2017 World Population Day (WPD)? (Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing
Nations)
86. Which company has been conferred with the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award (GPEMA)? (Danfoss
India)
87. Which country is hosting the 2017 Family Planning Summit (FPS)? (United Kingdom)
88. Who has been appointed as new Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI)? (John Joseph)
89. Which state government to host the 2017 International conference on “Reclaiming Social Justice, Revisiting Ambedkar”?
(Karnataka)
90. Who has won the 2017 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix tournament? (Valtteri Bottas)
91. Which state has become the India’s first state to launch free injectable contraceptive for women? (Maharashtra)
92. Which Indian bank has tied up with Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) to boost trade with Latin America?
(Axis Bank)
93. Who has taken charge as new secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the finance ministry? (Subhash
Garg)
94. Which state government has recently launched Livelihood Intervention and Facilitation of Entrepreneurship (LIFE)?
(Meghalaya)
95. Which country is hosting the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference? (Turkey)
96. Which state has become the first Indian state to fix minimum education qualification for cooperative body poll?
(Rajasthan)
97. Which state government has formed committee to study legalities for separate state flag? (Karnataka)
98. Which Indian sportsperson has been honoured with the Maruti Suzuki Living Legend of the Year award 2017? (Milkha
Singh)
99. The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Karnataka)
100. IROAF has won the 2017 Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation. What does “IROAF” stands for? (Indian Railways
Organization for Alternate Fuel (IROAF))
101. Which country will become the world’s largest milk producer by 2026, as per latest “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
2017-2026” report? (India)
102. Which country has been selected by IUCN for the construction of the world’s first saola breeding centre? (Vietnam)
103. India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) will be set up in which state? (Punjab)
104. Which state hosted the National conference on crowd management? (Kerala)
105. Who has become the first woman cricketer to score 6000 runs in women’s ODI cricket? (Kerala)
106. Ray Phiri, the Jazz legend has passed away. He hailed from which country? (South Africa)
107. The National Gandhi Museum (NGM) is located in which city? (New Delhi)
108. Which country to host 8th Edition of Theatre Olympics ‘The Biggest Theatre Celebration of the World’? (India)
109. The Indian Railways has launched which virtual server to optimise server usage and faster connectivity? (RailCloud)
110. The Murlen National Park is located in which state? (Mizoram)
111. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index? (116th)
112. India’s first high-speed rail training centre will set up in which state? (Gujarat)
113. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)? (Vikramajit
Sen)
114. Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has passed away. He hailed from which country? (China)
115. Who has been conferred the 2017 Personality of the Year award by Skoch Consultancy Services (SCS)? (Kishore Sansi)
116. Which state has become the first Indian state to make social boycott a crime? (Maharashtra)
117. Which state government will set up modern ornamental fish hatchery in the state? (Haryana)
118. Which country hosted the 2017 Everest International Model United Nations (EIMUN) Regional Conference? (Nepal)
119. Who is the author of the book “Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend”? (Bindeshwar Pathak)
120. The Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) is located in which state? (Sikkim)
121. Which country has renamed part of the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea? (Indonesia)
122. Indian Railways has launched an integrated mobile app “Rail Saarthi” for railway passengers. What does “Saarthi”
stands for? (Synergised Advanced Application Rail Travel Help and Information)
123. Who has been appointed the new brand ambassador of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC)? (Bilal Dar)
124. Which Indian-origin personality has been appointed as the new UNICEF’s Global Goodwill Ambassador? (Lilly Singh)
125. India’s first solar-powered 1600 HP DEMU train has launched from which railway station? (Safdarjung railway
station)
126. What is the theme of 2017 World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)? (Skills for the Future of Work)
127. Sundar Singh, who has won gold at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, is associated with which sports?
(Javelin throw)
128. Who has won the 2017 women’s singles Wimbledon tennis tournament? (Garbine Muguruza)
129. Who is the author of the book “President’s Lady” (Pranaber Preyosi)? (Sangeeta Ghosh)
130. The Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state? (Tripura)
131. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Nepal? (Gopal Prasad Parajuli)
132. The 2017 United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP-02) has started in which Indian city?
(New Delhi)
133. Maryam Mirzakhani, the renowned mathematician passed away. She hails from which country? (Iran)
134. Who has won the 2017 men’s singles Wimbledon tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
135. Who has won the 2017 Formula One British Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
136. Damneet Singh, who has won silver at the 2017 IAFF World U-18 Athletics Championship, is associated with which
sports? (Hammer throw)
137. Nar Bahadur Bhandari, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which Indian state? (Sikkim)
138. Who has won the 2017 Victorian Open Squash tournament? (Harinder Pal Sandhu)
139. Who has won the first-ever National Masters snooker tournament-2017? (I H Manudev)
140. The Kalesar National Park (KNP) is located in which state? (Haryana)
141. Who has been given additional charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B)? (Smriti Irani)
142. Who has won the 2017 under-15 girls Dutch Open Junior Squash Championship? (Ananya Dabke)
143. The 2017 World Day for International Justice (WDIJ) is observed on which day? (July 17)
144. Which railway station has become the India’s first station to run by all women staff? (Matunga railway station)
145. Which Bollywood actress has won the 2017 IIFA Women of the Year award? (Tapsee Pannu)
146. The 2017 Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID) is observed on which day? (July 18)
147. Which portal has been launched by the State Bank of India (SBI) for home buyers? (SBI Realty)
148. India’s first bio-methane bus has been manufactured by which Indian company? (Tata Motors Ltd.)
149. Thangjam Tababi Devi has won gold at the 2017 Asian Cadet Judo Championship (ACJC). She hails from which Indian
state? (Manipur)
150. The Dachigam National Park (DNP) is located in which state? (Jammu and Kashmir (J&K))
151. Who is the head of the 9-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) to determine whether privacy is a
fundamental right or not under the Constitution? (J S Khehar)
152. Who has been sworn-in as the new chief minister of Nagaland? (TR Zeliang)
153. The Government of India (GoI) has launched which low-cost screening device to detect congenital hearing loss in
newborns? (Sohum)
154. Amit Saroha, who has won silver at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championship, is associated with which sports?
(Club throw)
155. Which country to host the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships? (Russia)
156. Who has been conferred with a fellowship by the Department of Culture, Government of India (GoI)? (Nandakishore
Kapote)
157. Antim Yadav has won bronze at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). He hails from which Indian state?
(Madhya Pradesh)
158. Which mobile app has been launched by UIDAI to carry unique identification profile on mobile? (mAadhaar app)
159. Who has topped a poll of the most powerful Arab women in government 2017, according to latest Forbes Middle East
report? (Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi)
160. The Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which state? (Haryana)
161. The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to IRDAI – IAIS pact for information exchange. What does “IAIS”
stands for? (International Association of Insurance Supervisors)
162. Who has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement (LTA) award for his contributions as a Lok Sabha member?
(LK Advani)
163. Which state government has launched “Janahitha” to receive complaints from public? (Telangana)
164. The Union Government has approved climate change projects for which three states under NAFCC? (Rajasthan,
Gujarat and Sikkim)
165. What is the India’s projected growth rate for 2017, as per supplement of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Outlook 2017?
(7.4%)
166. Odisha’s longest road bridge “Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu” has built over which tributary of the Mahanadi River?
(Kathajodi river)
167. Fanaceso Totti, the legendary footballer has announced his retirement. He hails from which country? (Italy)
168. Which state will be the focus state at the 2017 World Food India (WFI)? (West Bengal)
169. The 1817 Paika rebellion was held in which Indian state? (Odisha)
170. The Nameri National Park (NNP) is located in which state? (Assam)
171. Which new pension scheme has been launched by the Union Government for the senior citizens? (Pradhan Mantri
Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY))
172. Which State Civil Secretariat has become the India’s first secretariat to be fully under wireless coverage? (Arunachal
Pradesh)
173. Which state to host the 5th North East Connectivity Summit-2018? (Arunachal Pradesh)
174. Which country to host 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS)-2017? (India)
175. Who has been appointed as secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind? (Sanjay Kothari)
176. Who has been appointed as the first female President of the Supreme Court (SC) in United Kingdom (UK)? (Brenda
Marjorie Hale)
177. Which state to host 5th South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) literary festival? (Kerala)
178. Karamjyoti Dalal, who has won bronze medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, is associated with which
sports? (Discus-throw)
179. Which state will have India’s first Eco-friendly bridges for the movement of tigers? (Telangana)
180. The Mouling National Park (MNP) is located in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
181. Which union ministry has launched an online complaint system “sexual harassment e-box” at workplace? (Ministry of
Women and Child Development)
182. Which oil company will operate India’s first petroleum R&D facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions?
(Indian Oil Corp (IOC))
183. India has recently signed pact which country to connect both the countries by waterways? (Bangladesh)
184. Which country is hosting the 2017 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships? (Nepal)
185. Who has clinched the 2017 Men’s singles US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament? (H S Prannoy)
186. The 2017 National Broadcasting Day (NBD) is celebrated on which date in India? (July 23)
187. Dr. U R Rao, the internationally acclaimed scientist has passed away. He was the former chairman of which
organisation? (Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO))
188. Who will be new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? (Raveesh Kumar)
189. Varun Bhati, who won bronze at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, is associated with which sports? (High
Jump)
190. Which union minister has inaugurated RIWATCH Museum in Arunachal Pradesh? (Kiren Rijiju)
191. Which country to host the men’s World Boxing Championship in 2021? (India)
192. What is the India’s rank in the new global Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) index? (132nd)
193. Mervyn Rose, the well-known tennis player passed away. He hailed from which country? (Australia)
194. Which mobile app has been launched by the Union Government for road maintenance? (Aarambh)
195. Which metro will become the India’s first metro to have its own FM radio station? (Lucknow Metro)
196. Sachin Siwach, who won gold at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, is associated with which sports?
(Boxing)
197. Who has been chosen as the captain of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 team? (Mithali Raj)
198. Prof. Yash Pal, who passed away recently, was the famous scientist from which field? (Physics)
199. Konsam Ormila Devi is associated with which sports? (Weightlifting)
200. The Sri Venkateshwara National Park is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
201. The 18th anniversary of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ has celebrated on which day in India? (July 26)
202. Which country is hosting the 2017 BRICS Youth Forum (BYF)? (China)
203. Which country has recently declared total independence from IMF and World Bank (WB)? (Bolivia)
204. The United Nations has selected which city as data hub for Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA)
region? (Dubai)
205. Which state government has signed MoU with Airport Authority of India (AAI) for aviation development?
(Uttarakhand)
206. Which union minister has chaired the first-ever meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency (IDA)?
(Rajnath Singh)
207. Who has been appointed as India’s alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank
(ADB)? (Subhash Chandra Garg)
208. Kylie Masse, who won women’s 100m backstroke gold at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, is associated with
which country? (Canada)
209. Who has been honoured with the 2017 Mahanayak Samman? (Shakuntala Barua)
210. The Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Nagaland)
211. Which country is hosting the 2017 BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting? (China)
212. Which high court has made National song ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in Tamil Nadu schools? (Madras High Court)
213. Dharam Singh, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state? (Karnataka)
214. Where is the headquarters of Dredging Corporation of India Limited? (Visakhapatnam)
215. Which Indian organisation has designed and build the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial? (Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO))
216. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar? (Nitish Kumar)
217. Who has led Indian delegation at the 2017 BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet? (Bandaru Dattatreya)
218. The GST council has formed which committee to select members of National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAPA) under
GST? (Pradeep Kumar Sinha)
219. Who has been honoured with the Life Time Excellence Award at the 2017 National Earth System Sciences (NESS)
awards? (K. Gopalan)
220. The Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? (Karnataka)
221. India’s first bullet train project “MAHSR” will be built with the help of which country? (Japan)
222. Which metro will launch India’s first mobile ticketing system? (Mumbai Metro)
223. Which Indian bank has acquired Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge? (Axis Bank)
224. Ajay Singh, who has won bronze at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, is associated with which
men’s junior category? (77kg category)
225. Which technological giant has launched Kaizala – a productivity app to empower Indian organizations? (Microsoft)
226. Where is the headquarters of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)? (Lucknow)
227. Which Indian cities are in the 2017 Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index? (Bengaluru and Delhi)
228. What is the theme of the 2017 World Hepatitis Day (WHD)? (Eliminate Hepatitis)
229. The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched which app for dissemination of earthquake parameters?
(India Quake)
230. The Rajaji National Park (RNP) is located in which state? (Uttarakhand)
231. Which state government has launched its flagship health scheme “Care Companion Programme (CCP)”? (Punjab)
232. Which state prisons department has proposed to accommodate prisoners from overcrowded prisons in India?
(Telangana)
233. Which country is not taking part in the 7th edition of SAARC Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings? (Afghanistan)
234. Lovepreet Singh, who has won bronze at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, is associated with
which men’s junior category? (105kg category)
235. The Canara Bank has launched its first digital banking branch “CANDI” in which city? (Bengaluru)
236. Which country to host the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 championship? (Indonesia)
237. Which Indian metro has become the world’s first completely green metro system? (Delhi Metro)
238. The 2017 Global Tiger Day (GTD) is observed on which date? (July 29)
239. Which country has successfully launched satellite-carrying rocket “Simorgh” into space? (Iran)
240. The Mrugavani National Park (MNP) is located in which state? (Telangana)
241. The Union government has recently launched “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” scheme in which state? (Maharashtra)
242. Who has been appointed as the part-time member of the board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of
India (IRDA)? (Ravi Mittal)
243. Which Indian sportsperson has won bronze in the Under-7 rapid championship at the 2017 Asian Schools Chess
Championship (ASCC)? (Aditya Patil)
244. Which country is the world’s largest exporter of beef, as per recenlty released OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-
2026 report? (Brazil)
245. Which government agency has developed India’s first unmanned tank “Muntra”? (Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO))
246. K E Mammen, the noted Gandhian and freedom fighter has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Kerala)
247. Which state government has recenltly banned use Of Liquid Nitrogen in Drinks & food items? (Haryana)
248. Gaurav Bidhuri is associated with which sports? (Boxing)
249. What is the theme of the 2017 World Day against Trafficking in Persons? (Act to protect and assist trafficked persons)
250. The Indravati National Park (INP) is located in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
251. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI)? (53rd)
252. Which state government has launched “Apni Gaddi Apna Rojgar” scheme for jobless youth? (Punjab)
253. Who has won the 2017 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix tournament? (Sebastian Vettel)
254. Which IIT institute has invented a low-cost dirt detector that alerts authorities when a place needs cleaning? (IIT
Kharagpur)
255. Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer-winning playwright passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
256. Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar, the noted Dhrupad Maestro passed away. He hailed from which state? (Rajasthan)
257. Which city to host the 2024 Summer Olympics? (Paris)
258. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan? (Shahid Khaqan Abbasi)
259. Jeanne Moreau, the legendary film actress passed away. She hailed from which country? (France)
260. The Gangotri National Park (GNP) is located in which state? (Uttrakhand)
261. Which committee has been constituted by Union Government to identify key data protection issues? (B N Srikrishna
committee)
262. The Union government has launched “e-RaKAM” portal to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce. What does
‘RaKAM’ stands for? (Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi)
263. Santosh Mohan Dev, the veteran political leader passed away. He hailed from which state? (Assam)
264. What is the current repo rate, as per recently released RBI’s 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY 2017-18?
(6.0%)
265. Which country hosted the 19th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) meeting? (India)
266. The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in which country? (Switzerland)
267. Pushpa Bhargava, the renowned scientist passed away. He was related to which field? (Biology)
268. Which Indian shuttler has won the men’s singles Lagos International 2017? (Rahul Yadav Chittaboina)
269. Veer Dev Gulia, who has won bronze at the Junior World Wrestling Championships, is related to which freestyle
category? (74kg category)
270. The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
271. The 2017 Aadi Perukku festival is celebrated in which Indian state? (Tamil Nadu)
272. Who has been named as the new secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI)? (Sanjaya Baru)
273. Indian Army has developed which mobile app for soldiers to track promotions and postings? (Humraaz app)
274. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Iran? (Hassan Rouhani)
275. Which Indian sportsperson has been honored with the East Bengal football club’s highest honour “Bharat Gaurav”?
(Dhanraj Pillay)
276. What is the theme of 2017 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)? (Sustaining Breastfeeding Together)
277. Which Indian has become the Asia’s second richest man, according to latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI)?
(Mukesh Ambani)
278. BB Shivappa, the noted Indian political leader passed away. He hailed from which state? (Karnataka)
279. Which international organisation has recently released 2017 ICT Facts and Figures report? (International
Telecommunication Union (ITU))
280. The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) is located in which state? (Karnataka)
281. Which committee has been constituted by the SEBI on fair market conduct? (T.K. Viswanathan committee)
282. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)? (Dhirendra Swarup)
283. Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea? (Peter O’Neill)
284. The 2nd Agri UDAAN, food & agribusiness accelerator program has launched from which city? (New Delhi)
285. Manju Kumari, who has won bronze in the Junior World Wrestling Championship, is related to which category? (59kg
category)
286. The Maharashtra government has constituted committee on safety measures for women in IT sector? (Rashmi Shukla
committee)
287. Which state government has launched Aadhaar-authenticated Direct Benefit Transfer portal “MahaDBT”?
(Maharashtra)
288. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)? (Mohammad
Mustafa)
289. Which city hosted the 2017 meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers? (Shanghai)
290. The Pin Valley National Park (PVNP) is located in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
291. India has recently signed how much amount of loan pact with AIIB for Gujarat road project? ($329 million)
292. India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility has set up in which city? (Hyderabad)
293. Who has will be the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog? (Rajiv Kumar)
294. Which country to host the 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries? (Nepal)
295. Which committee has recently submitted report on institutionalization of arbitration mechanism in India? (BN
Srikrishna committee)
296. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan? (Prabhat Kumar)
297. Microsoft has tied up with which Indian state to use its AI-based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems?
(Telangana)
298. Robert Hard, the noted actor has passed away. He hailed from which country? (England)
299. The Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? (Kerala)
300. Ankur Mittal is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
301. Who has been appointed as new Executive Director of the World Bank (WB) to represent the constituency of India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka? (S. Aparna)
302. The 2017 National Handloom Day (NHD) is celebrated on which date? (August 7)
303. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in Uttar Pradesh? (Akshay Kumar)
304. Sajan, who bagged a bronze at the Junior World Wrestling Championships, is related to which Greco-Roman category?
(74kg class category)
305. India’s first helicopter-taxi service will start in which city? (Bengaluru)
306. Where is the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)? (Dehradun)
307. Who has won the 2017 Rwandan presidential election? (Paul Kagame)
308. Who has been selected for the 2017 Prem Nazir Award? (Sharada)
309. Which Indian institute has developed a highly sensitive nanometre-scale carbon monoxide sensor? (Indian Institute of
Science (IISc), Bengaluru)
310. The Pampadum Shola National Park (PSNP) is located in which state? (Kerala)
311. ISRO and NASA are jointly working on which mission to launch dual frequency SAR satellite by 2021? (NISAR)
312. Which country to host the 8th edition of Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)? (India)
313. Which union minister has recently launched a Swachh Survekshan (Gramin) -2017? (Narendra Singh Tomar)
314. Which country is hosting the 2017 FIBA Asia Championship? (Lebanon)
315. Where is the headquarters of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD)? (New Delhi)
316. Which team has won the 2017 All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament? (Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC))
317. The ‘Dawn of cruise tourism in India’ has launched in which city to promote cruise tourism in India? (Mumbai)
318. Amazon India has signed a MoU with which state handloom department to educate weavers and artisans to directly sell
their products to Amazon customers? (Telangana)
319. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI)? (Dipak Misra)
320. The Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (NSBS) is located in which state? (Gujarat)
321. Kynan Chenai has won bronze in men’s trap event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun. He hails from which city?
(Hyderabad)
322. Sanwar Lal Jat, the former Union minister has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Rajasthan)
323. India’s first micro forest will be built in which state? (Chattisgarh)
324. Which city to host the 2017 India – ASEAN Youth summit? (Bhopal)
325. Shapath Bhardwaj has become the India’s youngest athlete to be named in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme.
He is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
326. Which fish has been officially declared as one of the rarest species of fish in the world by the Marine Living Resources
Department of Andhra University? (Rayichapalu)
327. Which Indian-origin personality will be honoured with the 2017 Asia Game Changers Award? (Dev Patel)
328. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Natixis Global Retirement Index (GRI)? (43rd)
329. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on which date? (August 9)
330. The Keoladeo National Park (KNP) is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
331. The 15th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries has started in which city? (Kathmandu)
332. Rinku Hooda, who won silver at the World U-20 Para Athletics Championships, is associated with which sports?
(Javelin throw)
333. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has launched Android Skill Development programme with which
tech giant? (Google)
334. Which state government has launched a new awareness drive “Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra”? (Uttar Pradesh)
335. Which state will become the India’s first state to implement coal utilisation between power units? (Gujarat)
336. Which parliamentary panel has recently recommended 100% pension to widow of deceased soldier? (B C Khanduri
panel)
337. Which union minister has launched the NCERT web portal for home delivery of books? (Upendra Kushwaha)
338. Sitaram Panchal, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
339. The Mandla Plant Fossils National Park (MPNP) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
340. Which team has won the 2017 UEFA Super Cup football tournament? (Real Madrid)
341. ISRO will launch a full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO) satellite “HySIS” to enable distinct identification of objects
from space. What does “HySIS” stands for? (Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite)
342. The Oxford University Press (OUP) has recently launched online dictionaries in which Indian language? (Tamil and
Gujarati)
343. M Venkaiah Naidu has been sworn-in as 13th Vice President of India. He hails from which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
344. Who has been chosen for the first-ever Kesari Media Award? (T J S George)
345. SEBI has recently allowed Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) to launch gold options. The headquarters of
MCX is located in which city? (Mumbai)
346. Who is the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)? (Anil Sahasrabudhe)
347. The 2017 International Biodiesel Day (IBD) is celebrated on which date? (August 10)
348. Which city to host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)? (Hyderabad)
349. Who has become the first Indian athlete to qualify for javelin throw final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships
(WAC)? (Davinder Singh Kang)
350. The Vansda National Park (VNP) is located in which state? (Gujarat)
351. Who has won the 2017 Kenya Presidential election? (Uhuru Kenyatta)
352. Maheshwari Chauhan is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
353. What is the theme of 2017 International Youth Day (IYD)? (Youth Building Peace)
354. Which Indian sportsperson has been appointed as the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for physical activity in the South-
East Asia Region (SEAR)? (Milkha Singh)
355. Who has been appointment as the new chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)? (Prasoon Joshi)
356. Who has won the 2017 The Hindu Playwright Award? (Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam)
357. Which nationwide campaign has been launched by the Union Government to protect elephants? (Gaj Yatra)
358. Which state government has launched mobile therapy vans for elderly people? (Bihar)
359. Ruth Pfau, popularly known as Pakistan’s Mother Teresa has passed away. She hailed from which country? (Germany)
360. The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS) is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
361. The Union Government will launch a new sub-scheme “AGEY” as part of the DAY– NRLM. What does “AGEY” stands
for? (Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana)
362. Which bank has recently launched two digital products: Bharat QR and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) for online
payments? (Canara Bank)
363. Vijay Nambisan, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Poetry)
364. Which state government has launched Facebook’s ‘She Means Business’ programme to train women entrepreneurs?
(Odisha)
365. Which state is hosting the 2017 India-ASEAN Youth Summit? (Madhya Pradesh)
366. Which Indian pair has won gold in the skeet mixed team event at the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun? (Mairaj
Ahmad Khan and Rashmmi Rathore)
367. Yisrael Kristal, the world’s oldest man passed away. He hailed from which country? (Israel)
368. The 2017 World Elephant Day (WED) is observed on which date? (August 12)
369. Which state government has launched “Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra” for unemployed youth? (Maharashtra)
370. The Orang National Park (ONP) is located in which state? (Assam)
371. Which union minister has launched the live twitter wall for promoting Bharat Ke Veer portal? (Rajnath Singh)
372. Dr Bhakti Yadav, who passed away recently, was the first woman doctor of which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
373. India’s first-ever railways disaster management centre will come up in which city? (Bengaluru)
374. India’s first-ever aviation university will come up in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
375. Which country will chair the IONS maiden International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX)-2017?
(Bangladesh)
376. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)? (Santosh Sharma)
377. Which country to host 2017 G7 Interior Ministers summit on security issues? (Italy)
378. Who is the newly appointed CEO of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV)? (Shashi Shekhar Vempati)
379. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)? (Sankara
Rao)
380. Stephen Wooldridge, the former world cycle champion has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Australia)
381. The CCEA has approved the proposal of DIPAM for strategic disinvestment. What does “DIPAM” stands for?
(Department of Investment and Public Asset Management)
382. Who has won the 2017 Kalpana Chawla Award for courage and daring enterprise? (Preethi Srinivasan)
383. Which Indian shuttler has won the men’s singles 2017 Bulgaria Open International Series tournament? (Lakshya Sen)
384. The Desert National Park (DNP) is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
385. Which country has been declared the world’s most liveable city by The Economist’s Global Liveability Report-2017?
(Melbourne)
386. Which country to host the steering committee of the proposed TAPI Gas pipeline? (India)
387. India’s first museum on the Partition of the Indian Sub-continent will open in which state? (Punjab)
388. NABARD has conferred the ‘best performance award’ for 2016-17 to which regional rural bank? (Karnataka Vikas
Grameen Bank)
389. Which state government has launched “Indira Canteen” for urban poor? (Karnataka)
390. Who has authored the book “The Adivasi Will Not Dance”? (Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar)
391. S Paul, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Photography)
392. Which union minister has launched “Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali” campaign to celebrate pollution-free diwali? (Harsh
Vardhan)
393. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched which consumer mobile app for smooth functioning of
electronic toll collection? (MyFASTag)
394. Which football club has won the 2017 Spanish Super Cup? (Real Madrid)
395. Who has taken charge as the new Pakistan’s high commissioner to India? (Sohail Mahmoodm)
396. The 2017 World Photography Day (WPD) is observed on which date? (August 19)
397. BSNL has launched its “BSNL Wallet” in partnership with which digital payment company? (MobiKwik)
398. India has recently signed $24.64 million GEF grant agreement with which international organization for ecosystems
service improvement project? (World Bank)
399. Where is the headquarters of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)? (Mumbai)
400. The Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (PTR) is located in which state? (Kerala)
401. Which city hosted the Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories? (New Delhi)
402. The National Conference on “Insolvency and Bankruptcy: Changing Paradigm” was held in which city? (Mumbai)
403. Who will be the chairman of the technical committee for the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2017?
(Nagesh Kukunoor)
404. The United Nations (UN) has launched which global campaign for 2017 World Humanitarian Day (WHD)?
(NotATarget)
405. Who has been appointed as the new Russia’s new ambassador to India? (Nikolay Kudashev)
406. India’s first world peace university has come up in which state? (Maharashtra)
407. Which has become the first power utility to introduce a QR code based bill payments system in India? (Tata Power)
408. Who has taken charge as new Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)? (Mamta Suri)
409. Which country to host the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017 (India)
410. The Periyar National Park (PNR) is located in which state? (Kerala)
411. Which Indian-origin boy has been crowned as the UK’s ‘Child Genius’ in a popular television quiz competition? (Rahul
Doshi)
412. Which state government has launched an exclusive 24×7 helpline ‘181’ for women? (Telangana)
413. Which city is hosting the 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress? (New Delhi)
414. MK Damodaran, who passed away recently, was the former Advocate General of which state? (Kerala)
415. Which state government will launch a new scheme for Compassionate Family Pension (CFP) in lieu of compassionate
appointment? (Assam)
416. Which state chief minister has been chosen for the National Agriculture Leadership Award-2017? (Telangana)
417. Jerry Lewis, the famous comedian passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
418. Who is the author of the book “I am HIV positive, so what”? (Jayanta Kalita)
419. The Mrugavani National Park (MNP) is located in which state? (Telangana)
420. The 2017 World Mosquito Day (WMD) is observed on which day? (August 20)
421. Who have been selected for the 2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? (Devendra Jhajharia and Sardar Singh)
422. Where is the headquarters of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)? (New Delhi)
423. Who has been appointed as the new director general of Railway Protection Force (RPF)? (Dharmendra Kumar)
424. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has signed a pact with which organization to collaborate on vaccine
research and development? (International Vaccine Institute)
425. Velichko Cholakov, the noted weightlifter passed away. He hailed from which country? (Bularia)
426. Which union minister has launched “Swasth Bachche Swasth Bharat” programme? (Prakash Javadekar)
427. Who will be the head of a newly constituted preview committee for International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017?
(Vivek Agnihotri)
428. Which state government has launched clouding seeding Project Varshadhari under which an aircraft will spray
chemicals to induce rainfall? (Karnataka)
429. Which union minister has launched digital police portal under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
Project (CCTNS)? (Rajnath Singh)
430. The Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is located in which state? (Tripura)
431. The NITI Aayog has launched Mentor India Campaign from which city? (New Delhi)
432. Under the chairmanship of whom the 17th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was
held? (Arun Jaitley)
433. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board? (Ashwani Lohani)
434. Rishang Keishing, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state? (Manipur)
435. The 58th edition of Subroto Cup International Football Tournament has started in which city? (New Delhi)
436. TRAI has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with which country’s telecom regulator to jointly conduct capacity building
exercises in telecom sector? (Malaysia)
437. Brian Aldiss, the renowned science fiction writer passed away. He hailed from which country? (England)
438. The National Sports Museum will be established in which city? (New Delhi)
439. Where is the headquarters of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? (New Delhi)
440. The Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park (KBRNP) is located in which state? (Telangana)
441. The constitution bench of Supreme Court has declared right to privacy as Fundamental right under constitution. The
bench was headed by whom? (JS Khehar)
442. The 2017 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on which date?
(August 23)
443. Which tech giant has launched ‘Project Brainwave’ for real time Artificial Intelligence (AI)? (Microsoft)
444. Which city will host the first-ever beauty pageant for transgenders “Miss Transqueen India”? (Gurugram)
445. Which state government has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system?
(Odisha)
446. The Karnataka government has tied up with which tech giant to develop India’s first Farm Price Forecasting Model?
(Microsoft)
447. Which country is hosting the International Military Music Festival (IMMF-2017)? (Russia)
448. The Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR) is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
449. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India? (Rajiv Bansal)
450. Who is leading the Indian delegation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting on disaster prevention?
(Rajnath Singh)
451. India’s first Videsh Bhavan will come up in which state? (Maharashtra)
452. Which state power discoms has become the India’s first state-owned discoms to accept payments through Bharat QR?
(Andhra Pradesh)
453. Who has been appointed as the new non-executive Chairman of Infosys? (Nandan Nilekani)
454. Tony de Brum, the well-known climate awareness activist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Marshall
Islands)
455. The Union government has recently hiked OBC creamy layer ceiling limit to how much for central government jobs?
(Rs 8 lakh)
456. Which city to host Digital Haryana Summit (SHS)? (Gurugram)
457. Which former RBI governor has authored the book “I Do What I Do”? (Rahguram Rajan)
458. Sanjivani Jadhav, who won silver in the World University Games, is associated with which sports? (Sprint)
459. As per 2017 UNWTO report on least-visited nations, which is the least visited country in 2016? (Tuvalu)
460. The Murlen National Park (MNP) is located in which state? (Mizoram)
461. Which state government has launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in state schools? (Kerala)
462. Who has won the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence-2016? (Digambar Behera)
463. The first edition of Grameen Khel Mahotsav will kick-start from which city? (New Delhi)
464. Which RBI committee has recently recommended that banks should link home loan rates to repo rate? (Tarun
Ramadorai)
465. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recently signed MoU with which country on mutual co-
operation? (Nepal)
466. Who will officially launch the National Sports Talent Search Portal? (Venkaiah Naidu)
467. Which task force has been constituted by the Union Government on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India’s economic
transformation? (V. Kamakoti task force)
468. Jay Thomas, the noted comic actor passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
469. The Chitwan National Park (CNP) is located in which country? (Nepal)
470. Who has won bronze in the 2017 women’s singles World Badminton championships (WBC)? (Saina Nehwal)
471. Which country has won the 2017 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under-15 football Championship? (India)
472. Who has won the 2017 women’s singles World Badminton championships (WBC)? (Nozomi Okuhara)
473. Who has won 2017 Formulae 1 Belgian Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
474. The National Sports Talent Search Portal has officially launched in which city? (New Delhi)
475. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI)? (Dipak Misra)
476. Which country to host the 2017 Indian Ocean Conference (IOC)? (Sri Lanka)
477. Which Indian-origin boy has recently got top score in Mensa IQ in United Kingdom (UK)? (Dhruv Garg)
478. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently approved Spice Digital to process bill payments under BBPS. Where is the
headquarters of the Spice Digital? (Noida)
479. Which IIT institutes have developed biosensor to detect kidney disorders? (IIT Bombay and IIT Indore)
480. The Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in which state? (Punjab)
481. The 2017 National Sports Day (NSD) is celebrated on which day in India? (August 29)
482. Who will lead Indian delegation at the 2017 BRICS Summit? (Narendra Modi)
483. Ahmed Khan, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Football)
484. Which city hosted the Defence Accounts Department (DAD)’s first synergy conference on Defence Pensions? (New
Delhi)
485. India has signed pact with which country to improve grid integration of renewable energy? (Germany)
486. ICEX has launched the world’s first diamond future exchange. What does “ICEX” stands for? (Indian Commodity
Exchange)
487. Nungthang Tampak, which has become North-East (NE)’s first 100% computer literacy village, is located in which
state? (Manipur)
488. Who is the newly appointed chief of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)? (Ashish Chauhan)
489. Which country has launched the world’s first climate-smart snow-leopard plan? (Nepal)
490. The Lawachara National Park (LNP) is located in which country? (Bangladesh)
491. Who has been crowned as India’s first-ever Miss TransQueen 2017? (Nitasha)
492. The 2017 International Day against Nuclear Tests (IDANT) is observed on which date? (August 29)
493. Who has become the 2nd Indian women and first Sikh women to be selected by NASA for the Mars Expedition
happening in 2030? (Jasleen Kaur Josan)
494. The world’s first IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank has opened in which country? (Kazakhstan)
495. Who is the current Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)? (H
Purushotham)
496. India and which country will jointly issue postage stamps with Diwali as theme? (Canada)
497. The Uttar Pradesh government has launched Startup Yatra programme from which city? (Lucknow)
498. Which state/UT police has launched a skill development programme “YUVA”? (Delhi Police)
499. The Gobindobhog rice has recently got Geographical Indication (GI) status. This type of rice is primarily grown in which
state? (West Bengal)
500. Sumiteru Taniguchi, who passed away recently, was the prominent nuclear disarmament campaigner of which
country? (Japan)
501. Who will be the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India? (Rajiv Mehrishi)
502. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC 2017)? (Sushma Swaraj)
503. Who has taken charge as the new Union Home Secretary? (Rajiv Gauba)
504. Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus? (R.K. Raghavan)
505. ISRO had launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into orbit, but the mission has failed. It was launch by which rocket
vehicle? (PSLV C39)
506. The Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) Ltd has received ‘Scheduled Bank’ status by the RBI. Where is the headquarters of
Ujjivan SFB? (Bengaluru)
507. Which IIT institute has successfully developed an implantable bioartificial pancreas? (IIT Guwahati)
508. The Tanintharyi National Park (TNP) is located in which country? (Myanmar)
509. The 10th India-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue was held in which country? (India)
510. Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner (EC)? (Sunil Arora)
511. India and which country have recently signed pacts for technical cooperation in the field of Railways? (Switzerland)
512. Myanmar will sign pact with which country for the conservation of earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan? (India)
513. Which city is hosting the annual conference Rajaswa Gyan Sangam (RGS – 2017)? (New Delhi)
514. Who has been appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog? (Rajiv Kumar)
515. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary in the Department of Financial Services (DFS)? (Rajiv Kumar)
516. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? (Anita Karwal)
517. Which country is hosting the 2017 International Hindu Conference (IHC)? (Nepal)
518. NTPC has signed a Rs 3,000-crore term loan agreement with which bank for partially funding its capital expenditure?
(ICICI Bank)
519. Which state government has launched an online Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS)? (Goa)
520. The Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Goa)
521. Nirmala Sitharaman, who has become the new Defence Minister of India, is currently a representative of which state in
Rajya Sabha? (Karnataka)
522. Which city is hosting the 9th edition of BRICS summit-2017? (Xiamen)
523. Which Indian sportsperson has won gold in the girls’ Under-12 category at the World Cadets Chess Championship?
(Divya Deshmukh)
524. Which state government will provide free education to girls up to graduation? (Karnataka)
525. The world’s highest sandcastle has recently built in which country? (Germany)
526. Which Indian-origin personality has been appointed as the acting President of Singapore? (J Y Pillay)
527. Shirish Pai, who passed away recently, was the noted poet of which language? (Marathi)
528. Which city has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO? (Ahmedabad)
529. Who has been appointed as the new Union Minister of Railways? (Piyush Goyal)
530. The Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) is located in which state? (Nagaland)
531. Who has been appointed as the new Union Minister of Skill Development? (Dharmendra Pradhan)
532. Satish Kumar has got Rs 25 lakh as compensation for being barred from the 14th Asian Games 2002. He is associated
with which sports? (Wrestling)
533. Who has become the first wicket-keeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals (ODI)?
(Mahendra Singh Dhoni)
534. Nepal has signed how much amount of United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for 2018-2022?
($635 million)
535. Which Indian pair has won the mixed doubles title at 2017 Hellas Open International badminton Series? (Rohan
Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg)
536. Rajyavardhan Rathore, who has become the new Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, is currently a representative of
which Lok Sabha constituency? (Jaipur Rural)
537. Who has won the 2017 Italian Formula One Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
538. Who has been nominated as the new U.S ambassador to India? (Kenneth Juster)
539. Sultan Ahmed, who passed away recently, was the Member of Parliament (MP) from which Lok Sabha constituency?
(Uluberia)
540. The Jaldapara National Park (JNP) is located in which state? (West Bengal)
541. Jomde Kena, who passed away recently, was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of which state? (Arunachal
Pradesh)
542. Which company has won the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights for 2018-23? (Star India)
543. Konsam Ormila Devi has bagged a gold at 2017 Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships. She is related to
which weight category? (44kg)
544. The biennial joint maritime fleet exercise “SLINEX 2017” will be conducted between India and which country? (Sri
Lanka)
545. The Union Environment Ministry has launched which Environment Quiz on National Teachers’ Day? (Prakriti Khoj)
546. Which airport has bagged the National Award for ‘Excellence’ in Energy Management? (Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport)
547. Which state government has launched Gyankunj e-class project? (Gujarat)
548. Who has been appointed as new Union Minister of State (IC) in Ministries of Power & New & Renewable Energy? (Raj
Kumar Singh)
549. Which Indian personality has been conferred the PLuS Alliance Prize for Global Leadership? (N R Narayana Murthy)
550. The Shirui National Park (SNP) is located in which state? (Manipur)
551. NITI Aayog has launched the National Nutrition Strategy from which city? (New Delhi)
552. Which state government has recently set DBT cell for implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme? (Assam)
553. Which Indian sportsperson has won silver in senior men’s double trap at 2017 ISSF World Shotgun Championship?
(Ankur Mittal)
554. Which bollywood actress has become the first Indian woman ambassador for Tourism Australia? (Parineeti Chopra)
555. Which country to host 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships? (India)
556. Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist was shot dead. She hailed from which state? (Karnataka)
557. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who has been qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games, is associated with which weight
category? (48kg)
558. The Union government will organize North East Calling event in which city to promote tourism of North East India?
(New Delhi)
559. Which Indian organisation has developed an artificial leaf to create fuel from sunlight? (Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR) Pune)
560. The Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park (PBMNP) is located in which state? (Mizoram)
561. Which expert committee has constituted by the Union Government to identify key data protection issues in India? (BN
Srikrishna)
562. Which expert committee has constituted by the NITI Aayog to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing
India’s exports? (Rajiv Kumar)
563. Which country is hosting the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2017)? (Russia)
564. Who has become the first Indian to be signed by Australian Basket Team? (Amritpal Singh)
565. Who is the newly appointed Chairperson of National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC)? (Inder Jit
Singh)
566. Who is the newly appointed CMD of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)? (N Baijendra Kumar)
567. The joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas – 2017” will be conducted between India and which country? (United
States)
568. Which state government has signed MoU with Amul to save the children of anganwadi from malnutrition? (Gujarat)
569. Who is the author of the book “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”? (Shyam Saran)
570. The Kalesar National Park (KNP) is located in which state? (Haryana)
571. Which union minister has launched online registration portal for 2017 BSF Half Marathon in New Delhi? (Kiren Rijiju)
572. India’s first Hyperloop project will come up in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
573. Which online facility has been launched by the Union government to resolve foreign trade issues? (Contact@DGFT)
574. Sathish Sivalingam, who recently qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games, is associated with which sports?
(Weightlifting)
575. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)? (New Delhi)
576. What is the theme of 2017 International Literacy Day (ILD)? (Literacy in a Digital World)
577. Which country to host the Across Barriers-International Business Women’s Summit (ABIBWS)? (Nepal)
578. Who has been appointed as high performance specialist coach for Indian Senior Women Hockey Team (ISWHT)?
(Harendra Singh)
579. Who is the newly elected chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) ? (Viveck Goenka)
580. The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Haryana)
581. The traditional Bonderam festival has started in which state? (Goa)
582. The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has signed an agreement with which telecom company to roll out open mobile wallet
Speedpay? (BSNL)
583. Konjum Taba, who has clinched gold at the 2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, is associated with
which weight category? (94 kg)
584. Which union minister has launched North East Festival ‘North-East Calling’ in New Delhi? (Jitendra Singh)
585. Who has been appointed as new chief coach of the Indian Senior Men Hockey Team? (Waltherus Marijne)
586. Who has been appointed as new interim Chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)? (Ajay Bhushan
Pandey)
587. Which Indian university has been named the top university in India, according to 2018 Times Higher Education (THE)
World University Rankings? (IISc-Bangalore)
588. Which country to host 2018 Junior Asian Wrestling Championship (JAWC)? (India)
589. Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Film Industry)
590. The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Haryana)
591. The researchers of which institute have developed a low-cost method for treating Osteoarthritis (OA)? (IIT Roorkee)
592. Who is the president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)? (Syed Mohammad Rabe Hasani)
593. Who has won the 2017 Men’s singles US Open Tennis tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
594. Who has won the 2017 women’s singles US Open Tennis tournament? (Sloane Stephens)
595. Who has won the prestigious Prof N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award? (Tahir Mahmood)
596. Parali I island, which has vanished due to coastal erosion, was part of which state/UT? (Lakshadweep)
597. Which state has topped in manufacturing excellence according to recent study by ASSOCHAM? (Karnataka)
598. Who has been appointed as the new President of All India Mahila Congress? (Sushmita Dev)
599. What is the theme of the 2017 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)? (Take a minute, change a life)
600. Which country’s team has won the 2017 U-16 South Asian Basketball (SABA) Championship? (India)
601. Who will be the first recipient of the lifetime achievement award instituted by the Badminton Association of India
(BAI)? (Prakash Padukone)
602. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched which online platform for food inspection &
sampling? (FoSCoRIS)
603. Which union ministry has organized the second State Start Up Conference in New Delhi? (Ministry of Commerce and
Industry)
604. Which Indian state is hosting the 2017 BWF World Senior Badminton Championships? (Kerala)
605. Which union minister has launched the nation-wide hackathon #OpenGovDataHack? (Ravi Shankar Prasad)
606. Which campaign has been launched by the Union Environment Ministery at conference on “Sustainable Landscapes &
Forest Ecosystems: Theory to Practice”? (Wood is Good)
607. The joint bilateral air force exercise “Shaheen VI” has started between Pakistan and which country? (China)
608. P.S. Kayal has won gold in the 8th Modern Pentathlon National Championship – 2017. She hails from which state/UT?
(Puducherry)
609. Which city has topped the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI)? (London)
610. The Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary (SRS) is located in which state? (Sikkim)
611. Who has been declared as the new President of Singapore? (Halimah Yacob)
612. Which state is hosting the 2017 Border Security Force (BSF) sports? (Jammu and Kashmir (J&K))
613. Which state government has tied up with Mother Dairy to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing
plant? (Maharashtra)
614. Who has been elected as the new president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for 2017-18?
(Abhay Firodia)
615. Who has won the 8th MCC – S R Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures Men’s singles tennis championship? (Sumit
Nagal)
616. Airtel launched ‘Office-in-a-Box’ connectivity solutions for which state start-ups? (Karnataka)
617. Which union minister will inaugurate the 2017 National Conference on “Uniformed Women in Prison Administration”?
(Kiren Rijiju)
618. Which has won the 2017 Container Terminal of the Year Award? (Jawaharlal Nehru Port)
619. Who has been appointed as the first special envoy for the oceans by the United Nations? (Peter Thomson)
620. The Udawalawe National Park (UNP) is located in which country? (Sri Lanka)
621. Which operation has started by India to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh? (Operation Insaniyat)
622. Which city hosted the Indo-Sri Lanka Hindi conference? (Colombo)
623. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to monitor tech issues of GST? (Sushil Modi
committee)
624. Which city to host the 2028 Summer Olympics? (Los Angeles)
625. Which state hosted the 12th edition of the India-Japan annual summit-2017? (Gujarat)
626. Which city to host the 5th edition of Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Summit-2017? (Kochi)
627. Who has been appointed as the working president of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan? (Sadanand Gupta)
628. The 2017 National Hindi Day (NHD) is celebrated on which day in India? (September 14)
629. Which union ministry has signed an MoU with Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for automatic and regular
exchange of information? (Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
630. The Phrumsengla National Park (PNP) is located in which country? (Bhutan)
631. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swacchata Hi Seva’ from which city? (Kanpur)
632. India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab has come up in which city? (Kolkata)
633. Which state has become the first Indian State to approve e-vehicle policy? (Karnataka)
634. The Shiretoko National Park (SNP) is located in which country? (Japan)
635. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Human Capital Index (GHCI)? (103rd)
636. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day of Democracy? (Democracy and conflict prevention)
637. The National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) has signed MoU with Bonn food industries to promote coloured
wheat. The NABI is an autonomous body of which union ministry? (Ministry of Science and Technology)
638. Who has been appointed as new President of Advertising Club? (Vikram Sakhuja)
639. Which state government has launched a comprehensive land survey for rectification of land records in the state
(Telangana)
640. Which city is hosting the first-ever National Ayurveda Youth Festival (NAYF)? (Jaipur)
641. India’s first Lithium-Ion battery unit will set up in which state? (Gujarat)
642. India’s first Centre for Animal Law has opened in which city? (Hyderabad)
643. The 2017 National Engineers Day (NED) is celebrated on which day in India? (September 15)
644. Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with Global Diversity Award at Britain’s House of Commons?
(Salman Khan)
645. India signed how much amount of loan deal with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to upgrade Alang-
Sosiya Shipyards? ($76 million)
646. Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran actor passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
647. Which team has won the 2017 Kalpathi AGS – Buchi Babu All-India Invitation cricket tournament? (Hyderabad)
648. Which sportsperson has authored the book “Unstoppable: My Life So Far”? (Maria Sharapova)
649. What is the theme of 2017 International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer? (Caring for all life under the sun)
650. The Indravati National Park (INP) is located in which country? (Chhattisgarh)
651. IAF Marshal Arjan Singh has passed away recently. He led the Indian Air Force (IAF) in which India-Pakistan War?
(1965)
652. Which state is hosting the 5th edition of “Kaju India 2017- The Global Cashew Summit”? (Goa)
653. Who has won the 2017 women’s singles Korea Open Super Series badminton tournament? (P V Sindhu)
654. Mahant Chand Nath, who passed away recently, was the Member of Parliament (MP) from which Lok Sabha
constituency of Rajasthan? (Alwar)
655. Who has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament? (Lewis Hamilton)
656. Which union minister has launched Google’s UPI-based digital payment service ‘Tez’? (Arun Jaitley)
657. The 13th edition of Indo-USA joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas-2017” has started in which citiy?
(Washington)
658. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Peru? (Mercedes Araoz)
659. Who has won the best actor in drama series at the 69th Prime time Emmy Awards-2017? (Sterling K Brown)
660. The Gorumara National Park (GNP) is located in which state? (West Bengal)
661. Which city hosted the first-ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition”? (New Delhi)
662. Soniya, who won gold at the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women, is related to which weight
category? (48kg)
663. Who will be the new chief of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? (Rajni Kant Mishra)
664. Which state government has launched Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana to provide houses to freedom fighters? (Jharkhand)
665. Dr K S Chugh, the father of nephrology in India has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Punjab)
666. Who will be new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)? (YC Modi)
667. The Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
668. Which high level committee has recommended that NRIs who harass or desert their wives could face cancellation of
passport? (Arvind Kumar Goel committee)
669. Which union minister will inaugurate the first ‘Pension Adalat’ in New Delhi? (Jitendra Singh)
670. Which GST committee on exports has been constituted by the Union Finance Ministry? (Hasmukh Adhia committee)
671. Which state has become the India’s first state to set up family welfare committees? (Tripura)
672. Who has won the 2017 Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award? (S.S. Rajamouli)
673. Purnima Hembram has won gold at the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. She hails from which Indian state?
(Odisha)
674. The joint military exercise “Iron Union 5” will start between United States and which country? (UAE)
675. Which has become the India’s first payments bank to integrate the UPI on its digital platform? (Airtel Payments Bank)
676. Which international organisation has granted $175,000 for healthcare of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar of
Bangladesh? (WHO)
677. Which cricket team is not directly qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019? (West Indies)
678. Who has been appointed as new Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan? (Ajay Bisaria)
679. Which country to conduct the first BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise -2017 (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017)? (India)
680. The Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Bihar)
681. Which state government has launched a mobile app ‘People First’ for citizens? (Andhra Pradesh)
682. Which country has signed MoU with Sri Lanka to upgrade Thondaman Vocational Training Centre? (India)
683. Which city hosted the National conference on Agriculture for Rabi campaign 2017? (New Delhi)
684. Which bollywood personality has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand Swachh Bharat Mission
(SBM)? (Akshay Kumar)
685. Shakila, who passed away recently, was the famous personality from which field? (Film Industry)
686. Who has been appointed as the new interim chairman of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)? (B
Sambamurthy)
687. What is the theme of 2017 International Day of Peace? (Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All)
688. Zannah Mustapha has won the 2017 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. He hails from which country? (Nigeria)
689. Ajay Kumar Saroj, who won gold at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, is associated with which category
(Race)
690. The Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
691. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)? (Balraj Joshi)
692. Which city is hosting the 6th edition of International Textile and Apparel Fair “VASTRA-2017”? (Jaipur)
693. Lillian Ross, the noted journalist has passed away. She hails from which country? (United States)
694. Which Indian film has been chosen as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018?
(Newton)
695. India’s first electric bus service has launched in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
696. Which is the India’s first indigenously built Scorpene submarine delivered to the Indian Navy? (INS Kalvari)
697. Which has become the world’s first airline to launch double beds in business class? (Qatar Airways)
698. Jake LaMotta, who passed away recently, was the legendary personality of which sports? (Boxing)
699. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)? (P Alli Rani)
700. The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) is located in which state? (Kerala)
701. Which union minister has launched a nation-wide ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat’? (Dharmendra Pradhan)
702. The 2017 Bathukamma festival has started in which state? (Telangana)
703. Who has become the first Indian to be picked as AIBA representative at IOC athletes’ forum? (Mary Kom)
704. Which union minister has launched multi-media exhibition “Naya Bharat-Hum Karke Rahenge”? (J P Nadda)
705. Jayantilal Barot, who passed away recently, was the leader of which political party? (Bharatiya Janata Party)
706. The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and which country? (China)
707. The Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Karnataka)
708. Abdul Majid, the famous actor, Director and writer passed away. He hailed from which state? (Assam)
709. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned how much amount of loan facility to carry forward fiscal reforms in
West Bengal? ($300 million)
710. Dabur India has tied up with which e-commerce major for an online ayurveda marketplace? (Amazon)
711. Which campaign will be launched by Central Government to promote development and cleanliness in rural areas?
(Gram Samridhi Evam Swachhta)
712. Which Indian personality has been chosen for the 2017 Von Hippel Award? (C.N.R. Rao)
713. The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise ‘Pralay Sahayam’ was held in which state?
(Telangana)
714. Who is the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India? (Rajiv Mehrishi)
715. Arun Sadhu, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language? (Marathi)
716. Which union minister has launched Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana ‘Saubhagya’ to supply electricity to poor households?
(Narendra Modi)
717. Who has clinched the women’s singles U-19 title at the Belgian Junior Open badminton tournament? (Vaishnavi
Reddy)
718. Bajrang has won gold at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. He is associated with which sports? (Wrestling)
719. Which state is hosting the 57th National Open Athletics Championships 2017? (Tamil Nadu)
720. The Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
721. Which state government has declared 2017 as e-Pragati year? (Andhra Pradesh)
722. Which country hosted the 7th ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM EMM7)? (South Korea)
723. The joint military exercise “DRUZBA 2017” has started between which countries? (Pakistan and Russia)
724. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded India’s GDP growth forecast for FY18 from 7.4% to ____? (7%)
725. Who is the author of the book “The Shershah of Kargil: Captain Vikram Batra”? (Deepak Surana)
726. The Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
727. Who is the head of the newly constituted Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)? (Bibek Debroy)
728. Which web portal has been launched by the Union Government for effective implementation of National Child Labour
Project? (Pencil)
729. Which union minister has launched an accessible and comprehensive mobile App “Divyang Sarathi” for Divyangs?
(Thaawarchand Gehlot)
730. Which city will host the first-ever India Mobile Congress 2017? (New Delhi)
731. The Union government has set up special fund ‘DPIDF’ to boost dairy sector. What does “DPIDF” stands for? (Dairy
Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund)
732. What is the theme of 2017 World Tourism Day (WTD)? (Sustainable tourism – a tool for development)
733. Who has been officially sworn-in as the new President of Angola? (Joao Lourenco)
734. The Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
735. Which country to host the South Asian Boxing Championship (SABC)-2017? (India)
736. The Maharashtra government has signed pact with which country for infra projects? (South Korea)
737. Who is the newly appointed CMD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)? (Shashi Shanker)
738. Which state government has launched Sishu Abond Matru Mrityuhara Purna Nirakaran Abhijan (Sampurna) yojna for
pregnant women? (Odisha)
739. Which state government has launched ‘Vision-2025’ project to seek public opinion for their dream state? (Karnataka)
740. Sumit Nagal, who bagged gold at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, is associated with which sports? (Tennis)
741. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is an autonomous body under which union ministry? (Ministry of
742. Under which union ministry the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) works?
(Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)
743. Which state has won the ‘Best Tourism State’ National award-2017? (Madhya Pradesh)
744. What is the theme of 2017 World Maritime Day (WMD)? (Connecting Ships, Ports and People)
745. What is the theme of 2017 World Rabies Day (WRD)? (Rabies: Zero by 30)
746. What is the theme of the 13th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)? (School
Safety)
747. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Competitiveness Rankings (GCR)? (40th)
748. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase annual lending to India to a maximum of how much amount for
2018-22? ($4 billion)
749. The Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is located in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
750. Hugh M Hefner, the founder of the iconic Playboy magazine passed away. He hailed from which country? (United
States)
751. Which state to host the 3rd India International Science Festival (IISF)-2017? (Tamil Nadu)
752. Tom Alter, the veteran actor has passed away. He hailed from which country? (India)
753. NITI Aayog will host Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2017) in which city? (Hyderabad)
754. Which city to host the 14th India-EU Summit -2017? (New Delhi)
755. Which service will be launched by BSNL in partnership with Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) to provide disaster
management in India? (Relief 123)
756. Which bank has launched ‘Project Nishchay’ to improve financial performance? (IDBI Bank)
757. The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) is located in which state? (Odisha)
758. Who has become the first woman chief proctor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU)? (Royana Singh)
759. Makhan Lal Fotedar, who passed away recently, was the political leader of which party? (Indian National Congress)
760. Which will be the first big state after Goa to use EVMs with VVPAT? (Gujarat)
761. Which Indian entrepreneur has won the prestigious International Business Person of the Year award in London for
innovative IT solutions? (Birendra Sasmal)
762. Who has taken charge as new Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)? (R. K. Mishra)
763. Which city is hosting the 3rd edition of Women of India Organic Festival? (New Delhi)
764. The Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary (GAS) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
765. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Bihar? (Satya Pal Malik)
766. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Non-Violence is observed on which date? (October 2)
767. The 2017 International Day of Older Persons is observed on which date? (October 1)
768. H. M. Marathe, the renowned journalist passed away. He hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
769. Which union minister has launched nationwide Free Eye Check-up Campaign? (Nitin Gadkari)
770. Which city is hosting the National Hard Court Tennis Championship? (New Delhi)
771. Which country to host the 6th edition of World Government Summit (WGS)? (UAE)
772. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017? (Jeffrey, C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young)
773. The Port of Benghazi which is officially opened for the first time in 3 years, is situated in which African country?
(Libya)
774. Which state government has launched a state-wide campaign against child marriage and dowry on the occasion of
Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary? (Bihar)
775. The Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state? (Odisha)
776. The 8th Conference of Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians to be held in which country? (Sri Lanka)
777. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of OBCs. Who will be
chairperson of the commission? (G Rohini)
778. Which city is hosting the Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference-2017? (New Delhi)
779. Which committee has drafted the 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) for 2017-2031? (JC Kala committee)
780. What is the theme of the 2017 United Nations (UN)’s World Habitat Day (WHD)? (Housing Policies: Affordable
Homes)
781. Who have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017? (Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson)
782. For the first time, India and which neighboring state will conduct joint tiger census using a globally-recognised
method? (Nepal)
783. Which union minister has launched SECURE Himalaya project in association with UNDP? (Harsh Vardhan)
784. Which state government has launched ‘Mathru Poorna’ scheme for pregnant women? (Karnataka)
785. Who has become the first Indian to hold deputy director general post at World Health Organisation (WHO)? (Soumya
Swaminathan)
786. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI)? (Rajnish Kumar)
787. What is the current repo rate, according to recently released 4th bi-monthly monetary policy review statement for the
year 2017-18? (6%)
788. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2017? (Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish)
789. Where is the headquarters of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)? (New Delhi)
790. The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
791. Who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2017? (Kazuo Ishiguro)
792. Which has become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) tribe district of Rajasthan? (Dungarpur)
793. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 8th Conference of Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians?
(Sumitra Mahajan)
794. The 2017 World Animal Day (WAD) is observed on which date? (October 4)
795. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Meghalaya? (Ganga Prasad)
796. The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? (Assam)
797. Which high-level committee has been constituted by the Union government for proper management of water resources
in the NE region? (Rajiv Kumar committee)
798. What is the theme of 2017 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)? (Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers)
799. From where the Union Ministry of Tourism has started ‘Paryatan Parv’ to promote tourism across India? (Delhi)
800. Pooja Kadian is associated with which sports? (Wushu)
801. Bangladesh has signed how much amount of loan deal with India for its infrastructure and social sector development?
($4.5 billion)
802. India’s first-ever Industrial Training Institute for the Divyangans will come up in which state? (Assam)
803. Purushottam Lal Kaushik, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Politics)
804. Which insurance company has launched ‘Neo’ a servicing bot for Twitter? (HDFC Life)
805. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mongolia? (Ukhnaa Khurelsukh)
806. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu? (Banwarilal Purohit)
807. The Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in which state? (Karnataka)
808. What is the theme of 2017 World Space Week (WSW)? (Exploring New Worlds In Space)
809. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed how much of loan pact with India for Bangalore Metro Rail Project
Phase II? (€ 300 million)
810. Which city is hosting the first ever ASEAN-India Music Festival? (New Delhi)
811. The international exhibition ‘World Dental Show 2017’ has opened in which city? (Mumbai)
812. Which state government has launched a mass marriage scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Samoohik Vivaah Yojana’ for BPL
families? (Uttar Pradesh)
813. Which city to host the first-ever conference of Partner NGOs? (New Delhi)
814. Who has become the first person from India to win Anna Politkovskaya Award? (Gauri Lankesh)
815. Kundan Shah, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Film Industry)
816. The Union government has set up a study group to examine the problems of people along IB, LOC in J&K. Who will
head the team? (Rina Mitra)
817. The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Where
is the headquarters of ICAN? (Geneva)
818. The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
819. Who has been appointed by the Supreme Court (SC) as amicus curiae on plea seeking re-probe of Mahatma Gandhi
assassination? (Amrender Sharan)
820. What is the theme of the 2017 India Water Week (IWW)? (Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth)
821. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship-2017? (Anupama
Ramachandran)
822. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2017? (Richard H. Thaler)
823. Who has won the 2017 men singles title at the Bulgarian International Future Series Badminton tournament? (RMV
Gurusaidutt)
824. Which Indian personality has been conferred the ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’, the highest civilian honour of Germany?
(Rajesh Nath)
825. Samiya Imad Farooqui has clinched gold at women’s singles U-15 Asian Junior Championship (AJC). She hails from
which city? (Hyderabad)
826. The Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (MTWS) is located in which state? (Karnataka)
827. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project ‘Jeevamritham’ from which state?
(Kerala)
828. Under ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bhara’programme, which states have signed MoU to boost cultural ties? (Arunachal
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya)
829. Who has won the 2017 China Open Tennis tournament? (Rafael Nadal)
830. Who has been chosen for the 2017 Vayalar Ramavarma Literacy award? (T D Ramakrishna)
831. Which country is hosting the International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations – IV? (India)
832. Which IIT institute has signed a MoU with Samsung for digital academy? (IIT-Kharagpur)
833. Which state government has launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ to provide electricity in remote areas? (Uttarakhand)
834. What is the India’s rank in the world’s most valuable nation brands, according to Brand Finance’s Nation Brands 2017
report? (8th)
835. Which union minister has inaugurated the first ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-
2017)? (Rajnath Singh)
836. The 5th edition of India Water Week (IWW-2017) has launched in which city? (New Delhi)
837. What is the theme of the 2017 International Conference on Yoga? (Yoga for wellness)
838. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state? (Kerala)
839. Which state has become the India’s first state to incorporate skill development programme in higher education?
(Rajasthan)
840. Who will head the US-India Business Council (USIBC)? (Nisha Biswal)
841. What is the theme of the 2017 World Mental Health Day (WMHD)? (Mental health in the workplace)
842. Which has been named as the India’s best FMCG Company in the food sector by the International Advertising
Association (IAA)? (Amul)
843. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY18 by the World Bank (WB) in its South Asia Economic Focus (Fall 2017) report?
(7.0%)
844. What is the India’s GDP forecast for FY18 by IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report? (6.7%)
845. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)? (Anupam Kher)
846. The Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) is located in which state? (Sikkim)
847. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC)? (Empower Girls: Before, during and after
crises)
848. Who has been appointed the new Ambassador to Principality of Monaco? (V M Kwatra)
849. Who has been sworn-in as the new Governor of Assam? (Jagdish Mukhi)
850. Who has been bestowed with the 2017 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration,
Academics and Management? (Bindeshwar Pathak)
851. Which city is hosting the 48th Conference of Governors? (New Delhi)
852. India to sign pact with which country for setting up flexible LNG market? (Japan)
853. Who chaired the first meeting of the newly-constituted Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM)?
(Bibey Debroy)
854. Who will head the 2nd National Judicial Pay Commission (NJPC) to look into pay hike issue of lower court judges? (PV
Reddi)
855. Gurbax Singh Sandhu has been honoured with the 2017 National Awards for senior citizens. He is associated with
which sports? (Boxing)
856. Which parliamentary committee on External Affairs has been formed to examine India-China relations? (Shashi
Tharoor committee)
857. The Balpakram National Park (BNP) is located in which state? (Meghalaya)
858. Jemson Ningthoujam is associated with which sports? (Archery)
859. The Andhra Pradesh government has tied up with which financial services company for Vizag Digital Dhan Sankalp
(VDDS) project? (Visa)
860. Which state government has recently implemented the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS)? (Himachal
Pradesh)
861. The joint training exercise “Mitra Shakti 2017” has started between India and which country? (Sri Lanka)
862. Aleena Reji is associated with which sports (Cycling)
863. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI)? (100th)
864. The Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary (LWS) is located in which state? (Mizoram)
865. Who has become the first Indian Brand Ambassador of Laureus? (Yuvraj Singh)
866. Which country to host the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup – 2019? (UAE)
867. Who has become the 1st cricketer from Bangladesh to be inducted in MCC World Cricket Committee? (Shakib Al
Hasan)
868. Which city is hosting the 3rd edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF-2017)? (Chennai)
869. Who has been chosen for the 2017 Mathrubhumi Literary award (MLA)? (M K Sanu)
870. What is the theme of 2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR)? (Home Safe Home: Reducing Exposure,
Reducing Displacement)
871. Who will be the new Director-General (DG) of UNESCO? (Audrey Azoulay)
872. Who has won the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for 2015 -16? (T M Krishna)
873. The world’s largest combustion research centre has inaugurated in which IIT institute? (IIT Madras)
874. Who has been appointed as the India’s new ambassador to China? (Gautam Bambawale)
875. Which city to host International Puppet Festival (IPF-2017)? (Kolkata)
876. Which Indian Armed Force has launched an innovative mobile health App “MedWatch”? (Indian Air Force)
877. Which has become the first Indian Oil Marketing Company (OMC) to launch lubricants in Myanmar? (Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL))
878. The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns CO2 into stone has opened in which country? (Iceland)
879. The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
880. The 2017 International Day of Rural Women is observed on which date? (October 15)
881. Which Indian sportswoman has won triple gold at Egypt Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Championship 2017?
(Selena Selvakumar)
882. What is the theme of the 2017 World Food Day (WFD)? (Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and
rural development)
883. Jackson Singh Thounaojam is associated with which sports? (Football)
884. Satish Chandra, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (History)
885. Which state assembly has become the first in India to call motions online? (Rajasthan)
886. Which union ministry will organize International mega food summit “World Food India 2017”? (Ministry of Food
Processing Industries)
887. The Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary (SCSABS) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
888. Which country is hosting the 6th annual LNG Producers Consumer Conference – 2017? (Japan)
889. Who has won the 2017 Shanghai Masters tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
890. Which football team has won the 37th All India Governor’s Gold Cup football tournament-2017? (Mohun Bagan)
891. Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 American Bazaar Philanthropy award? (Ajay Raju)
892. The AYUSH Festival of Stamps 2017 has started in which city? (Panaji)
893. The NIIF of India has signed a pact worth $1 billion with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). What does NIIF
stands for? (National Investment and Infrastructure Fund)
894. The Karera Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
895. India’s first-ever All India Institute of Ayurveda has come up in which city? (New Delhi)
896. What is the theme of 2017 World Spine Day (WSD)? (Your Back in Action)
897. The first-ever International tri services joint exercise “INDRA – 2017” will be conducted between India and which
country? (Russia)
898. Lekh Tandon, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? (Film Industry)
899. Who is the author of the book “Beyond the Dream Girl”? (Ram Kamal Mukherjee)
900. What is the theme of 2017 Global Handwashing Day (GHD)? (Our hands, our future!)
901. Which union minister has signed pact with Japan for a Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)? (Dharmendra
Pradhan)
902. Which commodity exchange has launched India’s first commodity options in gold? (Multi-Commodity Exchange of
India Ltd (MCX))
903. Which online campaign has launched by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) to end gender bias
in women against women? (IamThatWoman)
904. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize? (George Saunders)
905. The Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? (Haryana)
906. The 2017 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is observed on which date? (October 17)
907. Which e-commerce company has tied up with Union Ministry of Textile to promote handloom industry? (Myntra)
908. Who has been chosen for the 2017 Padma Prabha Puraskaram? (Prabha Varma)
909. Who has become the India’s first-ever woman wrestler to sign for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)? (Kavita
Devi)
910. Shamsher Khan, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Swimming)
911. The first-ever International tri services joint exercise “INDRA – 2017” has started between which countries? (India and
Russia)
912. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)?
(Sunny Verghese)
913. Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has won the 2017 Blue Planet Prize. He hails from which country? (Germany)
914. Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge? (Gitanjali
Rao)
915. As per RBI’s revised guidelines on interest subvention scheme, banks will provide funds to women SHGs in rural areas
at how much percentage under DAY-NRLM for FY18? (7.0%)
916. Which country to host 4th ADMM (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting)-Plus meeting 2017? (Philippines)
917. Roy Dotrice, the veteran actor passed away. He hailed from which country? (England)
918. Which state government has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojna (BBY) for farmers? (Madhya Pradesh)
919. The National Police Commemoration Day (NPCD) is observed on which date in India? (October 21)
920. Which committee has been constituted to select candidate for post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV)? (A
Surya Prakash committee)
921. Which country’s team has won the 2017 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament? (India)
922. Which Indian golfer has clinched the 2017 Macao Open golf tournament? (Gaganjeet Bhullar)
923. Which Indian sportsperson has won the 2017 Denmark Open Superseries Badminton tournament? (Kidambi Srikanth)
924. The Ratapani Tiger Reserve (RTS) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
925. India’s first Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) ferry service has launched in which state? (Gujarat)
926. Which state government has recently signed a pact with National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) to develop
technologies relating to banana production? (Andhra Pradesh)
927. Who is leading Indian delegation in the 4th ASEAN Defence Minister’s Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) -2017? (Nirmala
Sitharaman)
928. India’s first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for Skilling in Smart Cities has come up in which city? (New
Delhi)
929. Who has been appointed as the Government of India (GoI) representative to hold sustained dialogue on Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K)? (Dineshwar Sharma)
930. The 2017 World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed on which date? (October 24)
931. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will analyse social media trends & data in monitoring security. Where is the
headquarters of CISF? (New Delhi)
932. Who has been appointed as the new Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)? (Rakesh Asthana)
933. Who will be the new chief executive of India operations of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd (HSBC)? (Jayant
Rikhye)
934. Which state election department has entered the Limca Book of Records for formation of biggest human logo?
(Meghalaya)
935. Who has been named as the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
936. The 2017 World Polio Day (WPD) is observed on which date? (October 24)
937. The 2017 United Nations Day (UND) is observed on which date? (October 24)
938. The 56th raising day of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has celebrated on which date? (October 24)
939. Which country to host the 2nd edition of World Congress on Marxism? (China)
940. The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) is located in which state? (Karnataka)
941. Who will be head of the newly constituted task force of RBI on Public Credit Registry (PCR)? (M Deosthalee)
942. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)? (Suresh Sethi)
943. Which Indian bank has recently signed MoU with Escorts for tractor financing? (State Bank of India)
944. Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, who passed away recently, was the legendary personality of which field? (Film Industry)
945. EEPC India has signed pact with which Indian bank for export finance? (Punjab National Bank)
946. Gaur Kishore Ganguli, the noted freedom fighter passed away. He hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
947. Which Indian state has topped in digital initiatives, as per recent report by Coeus Age Consulting? (Madhya Pradesh)
948. RBI will make LEI compulsory for companies with over Rs 5 crore exposure. What does ‘LEI’ stands for? (Legal Entity
Identifier)
949. The Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
950. The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a Commission under which article of the Constitution to examine sub-
categorization of OBCs in the central list? (Article 340)
951. Which Indian origin couple has won the 2017 IHV Lifetime Achievement Award for AIDS research? (Salim Abdool
Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim)
952. Which country hosted the first-ever meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine? (India)
953. What is the theme of the 2017 Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW)? (My Vision-Corruption Free India)
954. Which state will be the ‘Focus State’ at World Food India (WFI) 2017? (Odisha)
955. What is the India’s passport position in the Global Passport Power Rank 2017, as per global financial advisory firm
Arton Capital? (75th)
956. Which union ministries have jointly launched a new scheme “SAATHI”? (Ministries of Power and Textiles)
957. Girija Devi, who passed away recently, was the renowned classical singer of which gharana? (Seniya and Banaras
gharanas)
958. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state? (Kerala)
959. Who is the author of the e-book “India 2017 Yearbook”? (Rajiv Mehrishi)
960. Which country is hosting the 2017 global conference on consumer protection? (India)
961. Which city is hosting the International Conference on Green Initiatives & Railway Electrification? (New Delhi)
962. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support coastal
protection in Karnataka? ($65.5 million)
963. Who has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award 2017? (Javed Akhtar)
964. What is the theme of the 2017 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH)? (Discover, remember and share)
965. Which country has been named the best country to visit in 2018, according to Lonely Planet ‘Best in Travel 2018’ list?
(Chile)
966. Which state/UT Cricket Association has become the newest associate member of the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI)? (Puducherry)
967. The Sai Yok National Park (SYNP) is located in which country? (Thailand)
968. Digamber Singh, who passed away recently, was related to which field? (Politics)
969. Which country is hosting the 14th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW)
Conference? (Sri Lanka)
970. The 2017 Infantry Day is celebrated on which date in India? (October 27)
971. Which country has become the first country to leave International Criminal Court (ICC)? (Burundi)
972. Punathil Kunjabdulla, the renowned Malayalam writer passed away. He hailed from which state? (Kerala)
973. Which state chief minister has been honoured with the Golden Peacock Award under the category ‘Global Leadership in
Public Service and Economic Transformation’? (Andhra Pradesh)
974. Who has officially been sworn in as the new Prime minister of New Zealand? (Jacinda Ardern)
975. Which state to host the 36th edition of National Games of India in 2018? (Goa)
976. Which country’s team has won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup? (England)
977. India and which country have agreed to implement HOSTAC to strengthen maritime security? (United States)
978. Gautam Adhikari, who passed away recently, was the co-founder of which TV channel? (SAB TV)
979. The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary (IGWLS) is located in which country? (Tamil Nadu)
980. Which team has won the 5th edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2017? (Patna Pirates)
981. Which country to host 2018 Asian Cricket Council Emerging Nations Cup? (Pakistan)
982. Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia? (N.J.Gangte)
983. The world’s first hybrid electric tram powered by hydrogen fuel cells has started in which country? (China)
984. Which Bollywood personality has been bestowed with the 2017 PHDCCI Lifetime Achievement Award? (Sharmila
Tagore)
985. Which state government will sign MoU with Microsoft to empower smallholder farmers with technology-oriented
solutions? (Karnataka)
986. Which ministerial committee has been constituted by the Central Government on PSU bank mergers? (Arun Jaitley
committee)
987. The Akan Mashu National Park (AMNP) is located in which country? (Japan)
988. Which Indian shuttler has won the 2017 men’s singles French Open Superseries badminton tournament? (Kidambi
Srikanth)
989. Who will head the parliamentary standing committee on defence to examine operational preparedness of armed forces?
(B C Khanduri)
990. Who has been appointed the Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? (Vikram Singh)
991. What country has topped the list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016, according to WHO’s Global TB Report 2017? (India)
992. The 2017 National Unity Day (NUD) is celebrated on which date in India? (October 31)
993. India has signed how much amount of Loan Agreement with World Bank (WB) for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural
Transformation Project? ($200 million)
994. Which union minister has launched MSME Delayed Payment Portal “MSME Samadhaan”? (Giriraj Singh)
995. Which country to host the 13th session of United Nations (UN) Global Wildlife Conference? (India)
996. Who has taken charge as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS)? (Ajit Kumar P)
997. Who has won the 2017 Swiss Indoors men’s singles tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
998. Heena Sidhu clinched gold in which air pistol event at Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane? (10m air
pistol)
999. The Jasper National Park (JNP) is located in which country? (Canada)
1000. What is the theme of the United Nations for 2017 World Cities Day (WCD)? (Innovative Governance, Open Cities)
1001. Which state is hosting the first-ever India-US Ocean Dialogue? (Goa)
1002. Which city is hosting the 2017 Global clubfoot conference? (New Delhi)
1003. Which country will be the ‘Country of Honour’ at the 36th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2017?
(United Kingdom)
1004. Who has taken over charge as new Director-General (DG) of National Investigation Agency (NIA)? (Yogesh Chander
Modi)
1005. Who has been appointed as the Karnataka’s first woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP)?
(Neelmani N. Raju)
1006. Who has been elected as the 95th Prime Minister of Japan? (Shinzo Abe)
1007. What is the India’s rank in the latest World Bank (WB)’s Ease of Doing Business ranking 2018? (100th)
1008. The Inderkilla National Park (INP) is located in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1009. Which state government will give lifetime monthly pensions to ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’? (Haryana)
1010. Which Indian bollywood personality has been honoured with the 2017 Parmod Mahajan Smriti Award? (Anupam
Kher)
1011. The joint training exercise “PRABAL DOSTYK – 2017″ has started between India and which country? (Kazakhstan)
1012. Which city is hosting the 9th CMS Vatavaran Film Festival and Forum? (New Delhi)
1013. Who has been selected for Kerala’s top literary award “Ezhuthachan Puraskaram-2017”? (K Satchidanandan)
1014. Who has been appointed as Honorary Consul General in Hyderabad by the Republic of Korea? (Suresh Chukkapalli)
1015. Pension regulator PFRDA has increased maximum age of joining National Pension Scheme (NPS) Private Sector from 60
to _____? (65 years)
1016. Which country is hosting the 21st World Congress of Mental Health (WCMH) 2017? (India)
1017. Who will be honoured by the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award 2017? (Girish Karnad)
1018. Gagan Narang clinched silver in which rifle prone event at Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Brisbane? (50m
rifle prone)
1019. Who is the author of the book “Dreamnation: Uniting a Country with Handwritten Dreams”? (Saji Mathew)
1020. The Samaspur Sanctuary is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1021. Which word has been named official word of the year 2017 by Collins dictionary? (Fake news)
1022. India’s first-ever conservation reserve for black buck will come up in which city? (Allahabad)
1023. Which state to host the second edition of Nobel Prize Series – India? (Goa)
1024. Which country is hosting the International Conference on “Ramayan Circuit and Mithila-Awadh Relations”? (Nepal)
1025. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap index? (108th)
1026. The 2017 World Food India (WFI) has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1027. The Assam government has recently signed MoU with which country for skilling state’s youth? (Singapore)
1028. The bi-annual multilateral exercise ‘Blue Flag-17’ has started in which country? (Israel)
1029. Who led the Indian delegation at the 7th Asia Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER7)? (Dharmendra Pradhan)
1030. The Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) is located in which state? (Goa)
1031. Which state has topped the 2017 Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI), which is recently released by the Child development
NGO Plan India? (Goa)
1032. The 2017 World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) is observed on which date? (November 5)
1033. Who will be the new US Ambassador to India? (Kenneth Juster)
1034. The 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 has started in which city? (New Delhi)
1035. Which union ministry has launched Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to promote philately? (Ministry of Communications)
1036. Which Indian temple has won the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Merit 2017? (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple)
1037. The Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS) is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
1038. Who has been chosen for the 53rd Jnanpith Award 2017? (Krishna Sobti)
1039. The National Cycling Championship (NCC) has organized in which city to promote fuel conservation? (New Delhi)
1040. Which city is hosting the 2017 World Youth Forum (WYF)? (Egypt)
1041. Which Indian golfer has won the 2017 Panasonic Open (India) Golf tournament? (Shiv Kapur)
1042. Which state government will organise village-level tourneys to curb drug menace? (Punjab)
1043. Which country’s team has clinched the 2017 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup Tournament? (India)
1044. Baddam Narasimha Reddy, who passed away recently, was the former MP from which Lok Sabha Constituency?
(Miryalaguda Constituency)
1045. Which city has won the Best City Bus Services Award of Government of India? (Surat)
1046. Who has been honoured with the 2017 Vishnudas Bhave award? (Mohan Joshi)
1047. Which city is hosting the International Conference – ‘FIPSPHYSIOCON 2017? (New Delhi)
1048. Who has been awarded “Bharat Gaurav Award” – 2017 in Science and Technology category? (Anil K. Tripathi)
1049. The 2017 Bali Jatra festival has started in which state? (Odisha)
1050. The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) is located in which state? (Odisha)
1051. Who has been designated as the new Finance Secretary of India? (Hasmukh Adhia)
1052. Who will inaugurate the latest conference of States Power Ministers in Bihar? (Raj Kumar Singh)
1053. Which committee has been constituted by the Central Government to probe into NTPC’s Unchahar Thermal Power
Plant incident? (PD Siwal committee)
1054. The Indo-Nepal folk crafts festival has started in which city? (Kathmandu)
1055. Which Multi-Agency Group (MAG) has reconstituted by the Union Government to probe into cases of Paradise Papers?
(Sushil Chandra group)
1056. Who has been appointed the new Special Secretary in Union commerce ministry? (Binoy Kumar)
1057. India has pledged to contribute how much amount to UN partnership fund at the 2017 UN Pledging Conference for
Development Activities? ($100 million)
1058. Where is the headquarters of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)? (Washington DC)
1059. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for Odisha Higher Education
Programme for Excellence and Equity (OHEPEE) Project? ($119 million)
1060. The Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) is located in which state? (Tripura)
1061. The 2nd edition of India International Cherry Blossom festival has started in which state? (Meghalaya)
1062. Who has won the 2017 men’s singles National Badminton Championships? (H S Prannoy)
1063. Which country to host the Organic World Congress (OWC) – 2017? (India)
1064. The Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise “Sampriti-7” has started in which states? (Meghalaya and Mizoram)
1065. Which state will be the first state to use EVMs with VVPAT machines on all booths during assembly elections?
(Himachal Pradesh)
1066. Which Indian organization has developed sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’, which is successfully test fired recently?
(DRDO)
1067. The Nokrek National Park (NNS) is located in which state? (Meghalaya)
1068. Which city is hosting the 20th International Children’s Film Festival of India (ICFFI)? (Hyderabad)
1069. Mary Kom has won gold medal in which category at 2017 Asian women’s Boxing Championships? (48kg category)
1070. Who has been awarded with the Israel’s 2018 Genesis Prize? (Natalie Portman)
1071. Which Insurance Company has won the “2017 General Insurance Company of the Year” at the 21st Asia Insurance
Industry Awards? (Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company)
1072. Which is the official mascot of the 2017 AIBA Youth Women’s World Boxing Championship? (Guppy)
1073. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to continuously monitor the solutions to air
pollution? (C.K Mishra committee)
1074. Which IIT institute to host the Blockchain summit and hackathon, which will be organised by NITI Aayog? (IIT Delhi)
1075. Shahzar Rizvi is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
1076. Which state government will set up village climate resilient committees for adopting different agricultural practices?
(Maharashtra)
1077. Who has won the 2017 Women’s singles National Badminton Championships? (Saina Nehwal)
1078. The Mathikettan Shola National Park (MSNS) is located in which state? (Kerala)
1079. Which state government has launched She Pad scheme for school girls? (Kerala)
1080. The 5th meeting of Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was held in which city? (Kathmandu)
1081. Which city to host the first-ever Nordic-Baltic Youth Film Festival? (New Delhi)
1082. Who has been honored with the 2017 National Entrepreneurship Award under Mentor (Government) Category? (Renu
Swarup)
1083. The 3rd edition of international film festival “Russian Film Days” in India has started in which city? (Delhi)
1084. Where is the headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED)? (New Delhi)
1085. Which Indian city has been included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for its rich musical tradition? (Chennai)
1086. The IDFC Bank has partnered with which digital wallet company for co-branded virtual Visa prepaid card?
(MobiKwik)
1087. The Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary (UWS) is located in which state? (Bihar)
1088. Which country is hosting the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit? (Vietnam)
1089. Which city is hosting the 2017 India Disaster Response Summit? (New Delhi)
1090. Which country hosted the 39th session of the General Conference of the UNESCO? (France)
1091. Which union ministry will celebrate Child Rights Week ‘Hausla 2017’? (Ministry of Women and Child Development)
1092. Which state has become the India’s first state to treat Hepatitis-C patients through oral medicine? (Haryana)
1093. Which international organisation will get 2017 Mother Teresa Memorial Award Award for social justice? (United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR))
1094. Which language has been declared as the second official language by the Telangana state government? (Urdu)
1095. India’s first cartoon network theme park “Amaazia” will come up in which city? (Surat)
1096. The 2017 National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated on which date in India? (November 9)
1097. The Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park (MHVNP) is located in which state? (Telangana)
1098. Who has been appointed the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government? (M Mahender
Reddy)
1099. Kirti Nidhi Bista, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of which country? (Nepal)
1100. Which country to host the 12th edition of East Asia Summit (EAS-2017)? (Philippines)
1101. Which union minister has released India Youth Development Index and Report 2017? (Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore)
1102. The 2017 traditional Lavi Fair has started in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1103. Ashok Khale, the veteran cyclist passed away. He hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
1104. Who has won the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship? (Pankaj Advani)
1105. Audrey Azoulay has been appointed as the new chief of UNESCO. She hails from which country? (France)
1106. Which Indian department is organisaing the National Conference on utilization models leveraging BharatNet
infrastructure? (Department of Telecommunications (DoT))
1107. The Ghughuwa Fossil Park (GFP) is located in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
1108. Who is leading the Indian delegation in the 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue -2017? (Suresh Prabhu)
1109. The 2017 Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated on which date in India? (November 12)
1110. Who is leading the Indian delegation in the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2017 (ABIS 2017)? (Narendra
Modi)
1111. Who has won the 2017 Slovenian presidential election? (Borut Pahor)
1112. Which Indian states will jointly organize a security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ on coastline? (Odisha and West Bengal)
1113. Which city to host Asian Bankers Association summit? (Mumbai)
1114. Which country is hosting the 10th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES-2017)? (Nepal)
1115. Which country is hosting the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan? (Turkmenistan)
1116. What is the theme of the 2017 World Diabetes Day (WDD)? (Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future)
1117. The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) is located in which state? (West Bengal)
1118. Which country is the partner country at the 37th India International Trade Fair (IITF-2017)? (Vietnam)
1119. Which state is hosting the India’s first Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit-2017? (Chhattisgarh)
1120. Who is leading the Indian delegation in the 15th ASEAN-India Summit 2017? (Narendra Modi)
1121. Who has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for LPGA Tour Championships? (Aditi Ashok)
1122. Which country has launched the world’s first fully electric cargo ship? (China)
1123. Manu Sharma, the noted author has passed away. He hails from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1124. President Ramnath Kovind has launched JOHAR scheme in which state to double income of rural poor? (Jharkhand)
1125. India’s first offshore desalination plant will be set up by NIOT in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1126. Which city is hosting the 15th Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) Conference? (New Delhi)
1127. Which state government is organising the AP AgTech summit 2017? (Andhra Pradesh)
1128. Who represented India at ‘UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial: Vancouver 2017’? (Subhash Bhamre)
1129. Ganga Kumari has become the first transgender to be appointed in Rajasthan Police. She hails from which district?
(Jalore district)
1130. The Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1131. Which country has recently declared Yoga as sports activity? (Saudi Arabia)
1132. Which is the India’s longest expressway that will soon provide free Wi-Fi services along its length? (Agra to Lucknow
Expressway)
1133. Who has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020)? (Vijay Prasad
Dimri)
1134. Kunwar Narayan, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Poetry)
1135. Which Indian personality has been appointed as advisory board member of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the
BIS? (Urjit Patel)
1136. Who will be honoured with the Personality of the Year Award at the IFFI 2017? (Amitabh Bachchan)
1137. The 2017 National Press Day (NPD) is celebrated on which date in India? (November 16)
1138. Which Indian city to host the 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS-2017)? (New Delhi)
1139. Who has been chosen by the Andhra Pradesh Govt for the 2016 NTR National Film Award? (Rajinikanth)
1140. The Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
1141. The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) was held in which country? (Germany)
1142. Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded India’s sovereign ratings from its lowest investment grade “Baa3” to ____?
(Baa2)
1143. The International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017) will set up Next Gen-Bioscope Village in which city to allow non-
delegates to watch films? (Panaji)
1144. Jagdish Mohan, the renowned Hindustani vocalist of Kirana Gharana passed away. He hailed from which state?
(Uttarakhand)
1145. Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bombay Stock exchange (BSE)? (Sethurathnam Ravi)
1146. Which city is hosting the Aadi Mahotsav – a fortnight long Tribal Festival of 2017? (New Delhi)
1147. The Navegaon National Park (NNP) is located in which district of Maharashtra? (Gondia)
1148. Who has won a national championship crown at the 61st National Shooting Championship – 2017? (Shagun
Chowdhary)
1149. Which country hosted the 4th Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour? (Argentina)
1150. Which committee has constituted by the Maharashtra govt to recommend ways to stop custodial deaths? (Sudhir
Shrivastava committee)
1151. Which web portal has been launched by the Union Government for monitoring universal household electrification?
(Saubhagya)
1152. The Madhya Pradesh Govt has partnered with which states under “Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat” scheme to strengthen
cultural relations between them? (Nagaland and Manipur)
1153. Patanjali group has signed a MoU with which state government for setting up a food park in the state? (Telangana)
1154. Who has been appointed as the new ambassador of World Packaging Organisation (WPO)? (Chakravarthi AVPS)
1155. Which country to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup? (France)
1156. Who has been chosen for Prof. Yashwantrao Kelkar Youth Award 2017? (Gopinath R)
1157. Sergio Ramirez has won the 2017 Cervantes Prize. He hails from which country? (Nicaragua)
1158. Sushil Kumar has won gold in which category at the 2017 National Wrestling championship? (74kg)
1159. The first-ever Namami Barak festival has started in which state? (Assam)
1160. The Nameri National Park (NNP) is located in which district of Assam? (Sonitpur)
1161. Atom Egoyan will be honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI
2017). He hails from which country? (Canada)
1162. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Indian National
Congress)
1163. Who is the author of the book “Age of Anger: A History of the Present”? (Pankaj Mishra)
1164. Who will be honoured with the 2017 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development? (Manmohan
Singh)
1165. Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted ‘Miss World 2017’ title. She hails from which state? (Haryana)
1166. What is the theme of the 2017 World Toilet Day (WTD)? (Wastewater)
1167. Which country is hosting the 42nd International Congress of Military Medicine (ICMM-2017)? (India)
1168. Which city is hosting the 2017 Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship (YWBC)? (Guwahati)
1169. Which country’s cricket team has clinched the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup tournament? (Afghanistan)
1170. Jana Novotna, the former Wimbledon tennis champion passed away. She hails from which country? (Czech Republic)
1171. The world’s biggest toilet pot model has launched in which Indian state? (Haryana)
1172. Who has been honoured with 2017 Big Little Book Award in Bengali language category? (Nabaneeta Dev Sen)
1173. What is the theme of the 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)? (Women First, Prosperity for
All)
1174. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 IMD World Talent Ranking? (51st)
1175. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR)? (Hyderabad)
1176. Which state to host the 6th edition of India’s premier open water swimming competition “Swimmathon”? (Goa)
1177. The 2017 World Fisheries day (WFD) is observed on which date? (November 21)
1178. The exercise code-named India-Myanmar Bilateral Army Exercise (IMBAX) has started in which state? (Meghalaya)
1179. India has recently signed pact with which country for visa free entry of flight crew? (Russia)
1180. The 2017 Sangai Festival has started in which state? (Manipur)
1181. Which university library has bagged the Highest Profile Registration category award for effective utilisation of the J-
Gate@eShodhSindhu platform? (Pondicherry University)
1182. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Life Time Achievement (LTA) award by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation
(IMF)? (Manik Banerjee)
1183. Sudip Datta Bhowmik, the noted journalist was shot dead. He hailed from which state? (Tripura)
1184. What is the theme of the 2017 Universal Children’s Day (UCD)? (Kids Take Over)
1185. Which Indian-origin researcher has been appointed as new UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV?
(Quarraisha Abdool Karim)
1186. The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which district of Rajasthan? (Rajsamand)
1187. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with World Bank for “Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks
Project (SISPP)”? ($100 million)
1188. Which union ministry is observing Vasectomy Fortnight in India? (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
1189. Which bank has launched Pattabhi Sitaramayya — Self Business Group (PS-SBG) scheme to encourage
entrepreneurship? (Andhra Bank)
1190. Which union minister has launched 1st World Conference on Access to Medical Products in New Delhi? (J P Nadda)
1191. Who has inaugurated the 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS)? (Narendra Modi)
1192. Who will be sworn-in as the new President of Zimbabwe? (Emmerson Mnangagwa)
1193. As per which article of Constitution, the Union Cabinet has approved to set up 15th Finance Commission? (Article 280)
1194. Who will be the convener of task force to review the Income Tax Act 1961? (Arbind Modi)
1195. Indian railways has installed Asia’s largest Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system in which state? (West Bengal)
1196. Which union ministry will conduct Multi State Mega Mock Tsunami Exercise 2017? (Ministry of Home Affairs)
1197. Who has become the first-ever female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy? (Shubhangi Swaroop)
1198. The Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state? (Tripura)
1199. Which state government has launched free learning app “Dishari” for competitive exams? (Rajasthan)
1200. Which state hosted the first- ever North East Development Summit (NEDS) 2017? (Manipur)
1201. Which city will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para-Badminton World Championships in 2019?
(Basel)
1202. Which app has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government services? (Umang)
1203. Where is the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)? (London)
1204. The Rani Jhansi Marine National Park (RJMNP) is located in which state/UT? (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
1205. IKEA has launched its first experiential centre “IKEA Hej HOME’ in India at which city? (Hyderabad)
1206. David Cassidy, the noted singer has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1207. Jon Hendricks, the legendary jazz singer has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1208. Which union ministry has launched a Digital Signature campaign on Constitution Day? (Ministry of Human
Resources Development)
1209. Which bank has launched a unified integrated app YONO (You Need Only One) for financial services? (State Bank of
India)
1210. Who will inaugurate the 2017 International Gita Mahotsav (IGM)? (Ram Nath Kovind)
1211. Ritu Phogat has clinched silver in which category at the under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championship-2017 in
Poland? (48kg)
1212. Which country to host 36th International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020)? (India)
1213. Where is the headquarters of the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC)? (Mumbai)
1214. The 2017 Constitution Day is celebrated on which date in India? (November 26)
1215. The Chandoli National Park (CNP) is located in which state/UT? (Maharashtra)
1216. Which union minister has chaired the 12th Standing Committee meeting of the Inter-State Council (ISC)? (Rajnath
Singh)
1217. Which city to host the 15th MIFF for Documentary, Short, Animation Film? (Mumbai)
1218. Which country is hosting the 2017 International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX)?
(Bangladesh)
1219. Who has won the best actor award at the most prestigious 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA)? (Rajkummar Rao)
1220. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW)? (Leave no
one behind – End violence against women and girls)
1221. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned the Miss Universe 2017. She hails from which country? (South Africa)
1222. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has clinched men’s singles gold at the the 2017 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open. He hails from
which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1223. Which union minister has launched an intensive program to train Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of
Panchayati Raj Institutions? (Maneka Gandhi)
1224. Which bank has recently launched ripple-powered instant payment service for retail and corporate customers? (Axis
Bank)
1225. Gopi Thonakal has become the first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship. He hails from which state?
(Kerala)
1226. Which will be India’s first solar mission to take off in 2019? (Aditya-L1 mission)
1227. The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in which state/UT? (Karnataka)
1228. The scientists of which country have developed the world’s first artificial intelligence politician “SAM”? (New Zealand)
1229. Who has won the women’s singles title at the Hong Kong Super Series badminton tournament 2017? (Tai Tzu Ying)
1230. Who is the director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)? (Soumya Swaminathan)
1231. Who has won the Sportsman of the Year award at the first edition of Indian Sports Honours (ISH-2017)? (Kidambi
Srikanth)
1232. Who has inaugurated the 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES-2017)? (Narendra Modi)
1233. India will provide how much amount of financial assistance to Afghanistan’s Transport Network? ($2.87 million)
1234. The Band-e Amir National Park is located in which country? (Afghanistan)
1235. India and which country have recently signed anti-terror pact to help each other in combating terrorism? (Russia)
1236. Which Indian snooker has won the 15-frame IBSF World Snooker Men Championship 2017? (Pankaj Advani)
1237. Under whose chairmanship the 15th Finance Commission has been constituted by the Union Government? (NK Singh)
1238. Who has been appointed as the first-ever female UK Ambassador to United Nations (UN)? (Karen Pierce)
1239. Which Indian monument has officially been declared the most visited place of the world by World Book of Records
(WBR)? (Golden Temple)
1240. Who has been elected the new President of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA)? (Nirmala
Sitharaman)
1241. Who has been appointed as India’s G20 Sherpa for the Development Track of the G20 summit? (Shaktikanta Das)
1242. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India? (Pradeep Singh Kharola)
1243. The first edition of the International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2017)
has started in which city? (Jaipur)
1244. Which union ministry has launched India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI)? (Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare)
1245. Who has been appointed the chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST
regime? (Badri Narain Sharma)
1246. Who has been conferred with the 3rd Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist Award?
(Hiroshi Marui)
1247. Under whose captaincy Indian men’s national team has won the 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championships? (Ajay Thakur)
1248. Who has won the 2017 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tournament? (Valtteri Bottas)
1249. Which Indian state hosted the Korea Tourism Festival 2017? (Haryana)
1250. Which Indian bank has launched digital Supply Chain Finance solution? (Bank of Baroda)
1251. Who has become the first Indian-American to hold press gaggle with reporters on board US Presidential chopper Air
Force One? (Raj Shah)
1252. Which Indian Armed Force has conducted the regional level marine oil pollution response exercise ‘Clean Sea-2017’?
(Indian Coast Guard)
1253. Who will represent India in the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO-2017) in Russia? (Sushma
Swaraj)
1254. Mirabai Chanu has become the first Indian in over two decades to win gold at the IWF World Weightlifting
Championship. She hails from which state? (Manipur)
1255. Which country to host the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games – 2019? (China)
1256. Thodupuzha Vasanthi, who passed away recently, was associated to which field? (Film Industry)
1257. Pandit Narayanrao Bodas, who passed away recently, was the veteran exponent of which gharana of Hindustani
classical music? (Gwalior gharana)
1258. The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) is in news recently due to rise in mammal population. It is located in which
district of Odisha? (Kendrapara district)
1259. India’s first crypto-currency exchange “Coinome” has launched by which payment gateway? (Billdesk)
1260. Which state government has launched ‘Fish Pond Yojana’ scheme to increase fish production? (Odisha)
1261. Which city hosted the 15th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS)? (New Delhi)
1262. Which film has won the Golden Peacock award for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017)?
(120 Beats Per Minute)
1263. Who has inaugurated the 7th edition of ‘Kathakar – International Storytellers Festival? (Kiren Rijiju)
1264. The combined military exercise “Ajeya Warrior- 2017” has started between India and which country? (United
Kingdom)
1265. Saraswati Tripathy, who passed away recently, was the prominent Gandhian and freedom fighter of which state?
(Odisha)
1266. The 18th Hornbill festival 2017 has started in which state? (Nagaland)
1267. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha? (Snehlata Shrivastava)
1268. What is the theme of 2017 World AIDS day (WAD)? (Right to health)
1269. The Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state/UT? (Assam)
1270. Who has won the Best Actor Female Award at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017)? (Parvathy
Thiruvoth Kottuvatta)
1271. Jenny Kim has been crowned Miss Supranational 2017. She hails from which country? (South Korea)
1272. Who was the chief guest of the Shared Value Summit (SVS-2017) in New Delhi? (Suresh Prabhu)
1273. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Republic of Kenya? (Uhuru Kenyatta)
1274. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day of Persons with Disabilities? (Transformation towards sustainable and
resilient society for all)
1275. Which country to host ministerial meeting of UN Security Council (UNSC) on North Korea’ nuclear efforts? (Japan)
1276. Which state government will set up the world’s first IT Campus for differently-abled persons? (Telangana)
1277. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Infosys? (Salil S Parekh)
1278. Who has been resigned as the national observer for Indian boxing? (M C Mary Kom)
1279. The 2017 Konark Dance Festival has started in which state? (Odisha)
1280. India has recently re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Where is the headquarters
of IMO? (London)
1281. Which city is hosting the first International exhibition and Conference on AYUSH and Wellness sector “AROGYA
2017”? (New Delhi)
1282. Which Indian athlete has won bronze at 2017 Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 tournament? (Deepika Kumari)
1283. The Indian Navy Day (IND) is celebrated on which date? (December 4)
1284. Which two countries have launched joint air drill exercise “Vigilant Ace-2017”? (South Korea and the United States)
1285. Who will lead India in ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018? (Prithvi Shaw)
1286. India’s first Madame Tussauds Wax Museum has officially opened for public in which city? (New Delhi)
1287. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the International conference on climate change in Nepal? (V K Saraswat)
1288. Which city to host World Telugu Conference (WTC-2017?) (Hyderabad)
1289. Which state assembly has passed Kapu reservation bill for 5% quota to community? (Andhra Pradesh)
1290. The Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) is located in which state/UT? (Andhra Pradesh)
1291. Which state is hosting the 6th International Tourism Mart 2017? (Assam)
1292. Which district of Uttar Pradesh has been included in the National Capital Region (NCR)? (Shamli district)
1293. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much fund for Reliance Bangladesh Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG)? ($583 million)
1294. What is the theme of the 2017 World Soil Day (WSD)? (Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground)
1295. India’s largest floating solar power plant has opened in which state? (Kerala)
1296. Which country has recently withdrawn from United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration? (United States)
1297. Who is the newly appointed President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)? (Rahul Singh)
1298. Which city is hosting the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP)? (New Delhi)
1299. Which country has launched new virtual currency “Petro”? (Venezuela)
1300. The Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary (JSBS) is located in which state/UT? (Gujarat)
1301. Which country’s team has won the 2017 South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship? (India)
1302. Adithyan, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Music)
1303. Which state has become the India’s first state to endorse Centre’s triple talaq draft bill? (Uttar Pradesh)
1304. Which state government will launch ‘Guru-Shishya’ programme in all districts of the state? (Rajasthan)
1305. What is the current repo rate in the 5th bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review (MPR) of RBI for 2017-18? (6.0%)
1306. Which state assembly has passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below?
(Madhya Pradesh)
1307. The Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS) is located in which state/UT? (Gujarat)
1308. Mohamad Al Jounde has been honoured with the International Children’s Peace Prize 2017. He hails from which
country? (Syria)
1309. Which Indian cricketer has launched UNICEF-ICC’s adolescent campaign “Power of Sports to Shape the Future of
Adolescents”? (Yuvraj Singh)
1310. Michael I, who passed away recently, was the former King of which country? (Romania)
1311. India and which country has recently signed MoU for cooperation in agriculture and phytosanitary issues? (Italy)
1312. The 2017 Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated on which date in India? (December 7)
1313. Which committee has been set up by the National Commission for Minorities to study minority status for Hindus in 7
states and a Union Territory? (George Kurien committee)
1314. Which has been recognized by UNESCO as India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017? (Kumbh Mela)
1315. The Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which state/UT? (Jharkhand)
1316. Who has been named Person of the Year for 2017 by the Time magazine? (The Silence Breakers)
1317. The BR Ambedkar International Centre has recently launched in which city? (New Delhi)
1318. Which country to host the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation (FIH-2018)? (India)
1319. Gurdeep Singh is associated with which sports? (Weightlifting)
1320. India and which country has recently signed MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector? (Cuba)
1321. Which city is hosting the first International Conference on Sports Medicine & Sports Sciences “SAICON 2017”? (New
Delhi)
1322. Kanchanmala Pande has become the first Indian to win gold at the World Para Swimming Championship 2017. She
hails from which state? (Maharashtra)
1323. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan? (Azar A.H.Khan)
1324. Who has won the 2017 Ballon d’Or award for the year’s best player? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
1325. The Darrah National Park (DNP) is located in which state/UT? (Rajasthan)
1326. Which union ministry has signed MoU with Rotary India to achieve immunization target? (Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare)
1327. Which country has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? (United States)
1328. Who has been chosen for the 27th edition of Vyas Samman-2017? (Mamta Kalia)
1329. Which country to host 7th International Ground Water Conference (IGWC-2017) on ground water Vision 2030? (India)
1330. Which Indian monument has been named 2nd best UNESCO world heritage site in the world, as per new survey of
travel portal TripAdvisor? (Taj Mahal)
1331. Which union ministry has signed agreement with German firm GIZ for technical cooperation in transport projects?
(Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry)
1332. Raffaele Bergamasco, who has been appointed Performance Director for women’s boxing in India, hails from which
country? (Italy)
1333. Which country has become the 42nd participating State of Wassenaar Arrangement? (India)
1334. The Satpura National Park (SNP) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Hoshangabad district)
1335. Kacheguda railway station has declared the India’s first Energy-Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway Station. It is situated in
which city? (Hyderabad)
1336. What is the theme of the 2017 World Human Rights Day (WHRD)? (Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human
dignity)
1337. Which city to host the ASEAN India Connectivity Summit (AICS)? (New Delhi)
1338. The 2017 Aadivasi Mahotsav has started in which state? (Chhattisgarh)
1339. India’s first mobile food testing lab has launched in which state? (Goa)
1340. Which country is hosting the “Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage”? (India)
1341. Mehuli Ghosh, who has secured her women’s quota place for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), is associated with
which sports? (Shooting)
1342. Lalji Singh, the father of Indian DNA fingerprinting has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1343. Alappuzha has been included in top 5 global cities by the UNEP list to successfully manage solid waste. It is located in
which state? (Kerala)
1344. Which union minister has launched a public procurement portal ‘MSME Sambandh’ for MSMEs? (Giriraj Singh)
1345. UN Women in collaboration with which social networking site launched ‘We The Women’ event in Mumbai?
(Facebook)
1346. India has been declared free from trachoma, which is a contagious bacterial infection of which part of human body?
(Eye)
1347. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 11th Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
(Suresh Prabhu)
1348. The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Sheopur district)
1349. The Union Government has sanctioned how much amount for setting up a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling
plant in Meghalaya? (Rs. 75 crore)
1350. Which country’s team has clinched bronze at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament? (India)
1351. Saurabh Chaudhary, who secured men’s quota place for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), is associated with
which sport? (Shooting)
1352. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 10th Asian Championship
10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan? (Heena Sidhu)
1353. Sukharanjan Sengupta, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
1354. Which union minister has launched the first NIC-CERT to prevent and predict cyber attacks on government utilities?
(Ravi Shankar Prasad)
1355. The 54th meeting of SAARC programming committee has started in which country? (Nepal)
1356. Who will be the chief guest at the valedictory function of the World Telugu Conference (WTC-2017)? (Ramnath
Kovind)
1357. Which new initiative has been launched by the Union Health Ministry on Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD)?
(Laqshya)
1358. The Madhav National Park (MNP) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Shivpuri district)
1359. The Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) is observed on which date? (December 12)
1360. Which country’s team has clinched gold at the Hockey World League (HWL-2017) tournament? (Australia)
1361. Who has officially launched the new multi-coloured logo for the Allahabad Kumbh Mela 2019? (Ram Naik)
1362. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, according to United Nations ‘World Economic Situation and
Prospects 2018’ report? (7.2%)
1363. Gurdev Singh Gill is associated with which sports? (Football)
1364. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Uma Shankar)
1365. The Bandhavgarh National Park (UNP) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Umaria district)
1366. Which state government has decided to recognise political prisoners held in jails during emergency as ‘Loktantra
Sainani’? (Rajasthan)
1367. What is the theme of the 90th AGM of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? (Indian
Business in a New India)
1368. Where is the headquarters of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI)? (Visakhapatnam)
1369. Which state government has launched “Safe City Surveillance” scheme for checking crime against women at public
places? (Bihar)
1370. India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will come up in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1371. OBOPAY has recently secured PPI license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). What does “PPI” stands for? (Prepaid
Payment Instrument)
1372. Which country hosted the 2nd second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture? (Oman)
1373. Neeraj Vora, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
1374. The 2017 National Energy Conservation Day (NECD) is celebrated on which date in India? (December 14)
1375. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 Legatum Prosperity Index (GPI)? (100th)
1376. The Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) is located in which state/UT of India? (Madhya Pradesh)
1377. Which state government will launch a digital platform “Seva Sindhu” for hassle-free governance? (Karnataka)
1378. Buddhist monk Dhammapiya has elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation
(IBC). He is from which Indian state? (Tripura)
1379. Which state has become the India’s first state to offer free e-mail address in Hindi to its residents? (Rajasthan)
1380. Who has been elected the new chairman of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India? (Nakul Chopra)
1381. Which Indian city is hosting the 3rd edition of World Telugu Conference (WTC-2017)? (Hyderabad)
1382. The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched the Atal Tinkering Lab’s Community Day in which
city? (New Delhi)
1383. The 4th India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Dialogue was hosted by which Indian secretary in New Delhi?
(Subrahmanyam Jaishankar)
1384. Jitesh Singh Deo has won the title of Peter England Mr India 2017. He hails from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1385. Which country is hosting the World Conference on Vedas? (India)
1386. Which country has become the world’s first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM network? (Norway)
1387. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for SANKALP project? ($250
million)
1388. Which country to host the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB)? (India)
1389. The Tuirial Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP) is located in which state? (Mizoram)
1390. The Rajbari National Park (RNP) is located in which state of India? (Tripura)
1391. Which is the official emblem for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games? (Winter Dream)
1392. Which country has recently declared polio-free country by the World Health Organization (WHO)? (Gabon)
1393. The Gita Research Institute will come up in which city of Uttar Pradesh? (Mathura)
1394. The Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary (LBS) is located in which state of India? (Uttar Pradesh)
1395. Which state government has launched India’s first social audit law? (Meghalaya)
1396. Who is the newly appointed director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)? (R Hemalatha)
1397. The 2017 Vijay Diwas is observed on which date on India? (December 16)
1398. The Union Cabinet has recently approved agreement with UNESCO on establishment of International Training Centre
for Operational Oceanography. The centre will set up in which city? (Hyderabad)
1399. The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise “EKUVERIN 2017” has started between India and which country?
(Maldives)
1400. Where is the headquarters of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)? (New Delhi)
1401. India has recently signed a MoU with which country for enhanced cooperation in healthcare? (Morocco)
1402. Eastern India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters has launched in which state? (Odisha)
1403. What is the theme of the 2017 International Migrants Day (IMD)? (Safe Migration in a World on the Move)
1404. Which country has largest diaspora population in the world, according to the UN World Migration Report 2018?
(India)
1405. The Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1406. Which state government has signed an agreement with Alphabet InC.’s X for Fiber grid project? (Andhra Pradesh)
1407. Which Indian shuttler has won silver at the 2017 women’s singles Dubai World Badminton Superseries tournament?
(P.V. Sindhu)
1408. Sushil Kumar has clinched gold at which freestyle category in the 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
(CWC) in South Africa. (74kg freestyle category)
1409. Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile? (Sebastian Pinera)
1410. The Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (GBWS) is located in which states? (Bihar and Jharkhand)
1411. Mo Farah has won the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. He hails from which country? (Britain)
1412. Who has been chosen for the 31st Moortidevi Award – 2017? (Joy Goswami)
1413. Samsung India has signed pact with which International organisation to launch VR content and 360-degree videos on
Indian heritage sites? (UNESCO)
1414. The Union government has engaged which private sector bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM? (ICICI Bank)
1415. The Union government will bear how much amount of MDR charges to promote digital transactions? (Rs 2,000)
1416. Who has been conferred with the prestigious National Design Award? (G. Satheesh Reddy)
1417. The 56th Liberation Day of Goa is celebrated on which date in India? (December 19)
1418. The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has signed a Mou with which automobile company to
impart skill training? (Maruti Suzuki)
1419. The Losar Festival has started in which region of Jammu and Kashmir? (Ladakh)
1420. Which country to host meeting of WTO member countries in February on food security and other issues? (India)
1421. Which state government has recently signed an MoU with Isha Foundation to rejuvenate its rivers? (Assam)
1422. India has signed how much amount of financing agreement with the World Bank for Strive Project? ($125 million)
1423. The Joda East Iron Mine (JEIM) has been honoured with the 2017 Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award. Who
is the honour of JEIM? (Tata Steel)
1424. Bhavesh Kattamani, who was awarded the best boxer trophy in the 2017 International Sven Lange Memorial
Tournament, was related to which weight category? (52kg)
1425. Aakarshi Kashyap is associated with which sports? (Badminton)
1426. Project Mausam is the initiative of which union ministry? (Ministry of Culture)
1427. The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWS) is located in which state/UT? (Karnata)
1428. The Southern Command of Indian Army are conducting a major army exercise ‘Hamesha Vijayee-2017’ in which state?
(Rajasthan)
1429. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has signed an agreement with which Metro Rail
Corporation for developing Metro-6 corridor? (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation)
1430. Who has been appointed acting chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)? (U D Salvi)
1431. Javed Shaikh has named in the panel of umpires for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. He hails from which country? (India)
1432. Which city is hosting the 17th Indian Science Communication Congress (ISCC-2017)? (New Delhi)
1433. India’s first-ever National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) will set up in which state? (Gujarat)
1434. Which Indian city has been ranked 7th in most expensive office locations list, according to latest JLL India Report 2017?
(Delhi)
1435. Which Indian personality has won the Global icon award at the Zee Cine Awards 2018? (Priyanka Chopra)
1436. Which country’s parliament has recently approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas
by 2040? (France)
1437. The Union Government has recently given environmental clearance for Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The
KLIS is associated with which state? (Telangana)
1438. India and which country has recently signed pact for socio-economic development of Rakhine State? (Myanmar)
1439. The National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is located in which state? (Odisha)
1440. Who has been crowned Miss India USA 2017? (Shree Saini)
1441. Who is the lone Indian woman cricketer to feature in both the ICC’s ODI & T20I teams of the year? (Ekta Bisht)
1442. Mamang Dai has won the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award in English language. She hails from which state? (Arunachal
Pradesh)
1443. India has signed agreement with which country to share tax-related information from Jan 2018? (Switzerland)
1444. Which union minister has launched IT modernisation project “DARPAN” to improve level of postal services for rural
customers? (Manoj Sinha)
1445. Who has won the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi language? (Ramesh Kuntal Megh)
1446. The 2017 bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr” has started between India & which country? (Oman)
1447. Which program has been launched by the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to bring Indian foreign policy to
students across the country? (SAMEEP)
1448. India’s first and only design university “World University of Design (WUD)” has opened in which state? (Haryana)
1449. Which city has been officially selected to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? (Birmingham)
1450. Which country has topped the list of Forbes’ best countries for business 2018? (United Kingdom)
1451. The Union Government has launched which project at Ganga Gram Swachata Sammelan (GGSS-2017)? (Ganga Gram)
1452. The 2nd edition of Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU-2017) has started in which state? (Gujarat)
1453. Which city hosted the 32nd Indian Engineering Congress (IEC-2017)? (Chennai)
1454. The Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (PABS) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1455. Jatilshwar Mukhopadhyay, the renowned singer has passed away. He hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
1456. Who has taken charge as new Director General (DG) of National Cadet Corps (NCC)? (B S Sahrawat)
1457. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru? (M. Subbarayudu)
1458. The 2017 National Mathematics Day (NMD) is celebrated on which date in India? (December 22)
1459. Which state to host the 7th edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF-2018)? (Karnataka)
1460. The 2017 National Farmers day (NFD) is celebrated on which date in India? (December 23)
1461. Which country has launched the world’s largest amphibious aircraft “AG600”? (China)
1462. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh? (Jairam Thakur)
1463. India’s first-ever broad gauge air-conditioned AC EMU suburban train has started in which city? (Mumbai)
1464. The Betla National Park (BNP) is located in which state? (Jharkhand)
1465. Which city has become the first Indian city to get its own logo? (Bengaluru)
1466. Which city to host the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018? (Davos)
1467. Which is the India’s first home-grown high purity gold reference standard, which is launched at the India Government
Mint (IGM)? (BND-4201)
1468. Who has been appointed as the new General Manager (GM) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)? (Saba
Karim)
1469. The 2017 Good Governance Day (GGD) is celebrated on which date in India? (December 25)
1470. Naman Tanwar, who won gold at the Galym Zharylgapov Boxing Tournament, is related to which weight category?
(91kg)
1471. Which country to host the 2018 ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)? (Singapore)
1472. Partha Mukhopadhyay, the veteran actor has passed away. He hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
1473. Which state government has launched a free household power connection scheme ‘Prakash hai to vikas hai’ for the poor
in the state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1474. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with World Bank for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture
Modernization Project ? ($318 million)
1475. The world’s tallest and longest glass bridge has opened in which country? (China)
1476. India’s first runway on ‘Sea Bridge’ will come up in which state/UT? (Lakshadweep)
1477. Which state government has recently signed MoU with South Korea to enhance tourism cooperation? (Uttar Pradesh)
1478. Which union ministry has launched pilot project ‘Blue Flag’ for beach clean-up? (Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change)
1479. Who has edited the book “The Way I See It: A Gauri Lankesh Reader”? (Chandan Gowda)
1480. The National Sugar Institute (NSI) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1481. Who has been appointed the new Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)? (Abhay)
1482. As per report titled “2018 World Economic League Table”, India to become 5th largest economy in 2018. The report is
published by which international organisation? (Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR))
1483. Which union minister has launched e-HRMS for central government employees to access all service details? (Jitendra
Singh)
1484. Samsung has tied-up with which bank to offer ‘Bill Payments’ on Samsung Pay? (Axis Bank)
1485. Which Indian writer has been felicitated in Sri Lanka for his contribution to children’s literature? (Ramendra Kumar)
1486. The Simbalbara National Park (SNP) is located in which state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1487. What is the theme of the the 25th National Children Science Congress (NCSC-2017)? (Science and Innovation for
Sustainable Development)
1488. Who has inaugurated the 100th annual conference of Indian Economic Association (IEA) at Acharya Nagarjuna
University (ANU)? (Ram Nath Kovind)
1489. The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) is located in which state? (Kerala)
1490. Who has been appointed joint secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)? (Sumita Misra)
1491. Who will be the new director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)? (Amardeep Singh Bhatia)
1492. Who has been given charge for the post of Joint Secretary in the 15th Finance Commission? (Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia)
1493. The Singhbhum Elephant Reserve (SER) is located in which state/UT? (Jharkhand)
1494. Who has been named PETA’s Person of the Year 2017 ? (Anushka Sharma)
1495. Robbie Malinga, who passed away recently, was the legendary musician of which country? (South Africa)
1496. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently allowed commercial flight nod to HAL-manufactured
Dornier 228. Where is the headquarters of DGCA? (New Delhi)
1497. Anisa Sayyed has won women’s 25m pistol gold at the 61st National Shooting Championship ( NSCC-2017). She hails
from which state? (Haryana)
1498. Who has been chosen for the prestigious 2017 Harivarasanam award? (K S Chitra)
1499. Which union minister has launched Livestock Disease Forewarning (LDF) Mobile App? (Radha Mohan Singh)
1500. Under whose chairmanship, a regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop Residue
Management’ has launched? (C K Mishra)
1501. Which city is hosting the 78th session of Indian History Congress (IHC)? (Kolkata)
1502. Which has launched the India’s first bitcoin trading app? (Pluto Exchange)
1503. Which Indian bank has recently signed a MoU with POORTI Agri Services Pvt. Ltd to enable the farmers to purchase
agricultural inputs? (Bank of Baroda)
1504. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with World Bank (WB) for UP Tourism Project? ($40 million)
1505. What is the India’s ranks on a list of countries with highest Non-performing Assets (NPA) levels, according to latest
report by CARE Ratings? (5th)
1506. The Union ministry has recently sanctioned Rs 5 lakh assistance to family of sportsperson Nitisha Negi. Negi was
related to which sports? (Football)
1507. Who has been elected as the new president of Liberia? (George Weah)
1508. Who has won the 2017 World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh? (Viswanathan Anand)
1509. Which city is hosting the 25th edition of National Children Science Congress (NCSC-2017)? (Ahmedabad)
1510. Who has won gold in men’s senior 50m pistol event at the 61st National Shooting Championships Competition (NSCC-
2017)? (Jitu Rai)
1511. Sue Grafton, the author of detective novels passed away. She hails from which country? (United States)
1512. After United States, which country has officially confirmed withdrawal from UNESCO? (Israel)
1513. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is located in which city? (Bengaluru)
1514. Who has been appointed new President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR)? (Vinay Sahasrabuddhe)
1515. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has celebrated the 74th anniversary of First Flag Hoisting Day on
which date? (December 30)
1516. Who has been named Globe Soccer’s Best Player for the year 2017? (Cristiano Ronaldo)
1517. Which Indian Grandmaster has won bronze in World Blitz Chess Championship 2017? (Viswanathan Anand)
1518. Who will be the new Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh? (OP Singh)
1519. The Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which state? (Meghalaya)
1520. Which Indian golfer has won the Royal Cup tournament 2017? (Shiv Kapur)
1521. After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1522. Which country to host the mini-ministerial meeting of WTO members in Feb 2018 to revitalize the multi-lateral trade
body? (India)
1523. KKR & Co. has become the India’s first Foreign-Owned Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC). It is associated to which
country? (United States)
1524. Which country has launched the world’s largest human genome research project? (China)
1525. Which union minister has launched a new start-up incubation centre “Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and
Learning (CEOL)” in Mangaluru? (Nirmala Sitharaman)
1526. Which company has bagged the broadcast rights of 2018 Khelo India School Games (KISG)? (Star Sports)
1527. Which cricket team has won the 2017 Ranji Trophy tournament? (Vidarbha)
1528. The Chamera Dam is located in which state/UT? (Himachal Pradesh)
1529. Which state will be the theme state for the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts fair? (Uttar Pradesh)
1530. Which union minister has launched an online portal NARI for the empowerment of women? (Maneka Gandhi)
1531. Anwar Jalalpuri, the noted Urdu poet has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1532. The 171st Araadhanai Music Festival (AMF) has started in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1533. Who has taken charge as the new CEO and MD of Infosys? (Salil Parekh)
1534. Which state government has recently received the approval for purchase of electric vehicles under Central government’s
FAME-India scheme? (Karnataka)
1535. Who has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India? (Vijay Keshav Gokhale)
1536. Who has become the India’s highest-ranked player in latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings? (G
Sathiyan)
1537. R Margabandu, the noted politician passed away. He hailed from which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1538. Rajneesh Gurbani is associated with which sports? (Cricket)
1539. The Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is located in which state? (Uttarakhand)
1540. Which Container Port has won the 2017 “Samudra Manthan – Caring Organisation of the Year” award? (Jawaharlal
Nehru Port Trust)
1541. Who has taken charge as the Managing Director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)? (Pankaj
Jain)
1542. Radha Vishwanathan, the noted vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? (Karnataka)
1543. Who has taken charge as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of National Cricket Academy (NCA)? (Tufan Ghosh)
1544. The Telangana government has recently constituted the SC/ST Commission. Who will be the head of the Commission?
(Errolla Srinivas)
1545. The Union Cabinet has recently given its approval for establishment of new AIIMS in which state under the Pradhan
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)? (Himachal Pradesh)
1546. Prime Minister’s official website – www.pmindia.gov.in – is available in how many languages? (13)
1547. The first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) has released for which state? (Assam)
1548. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA)? (Rajinder Khanna)
1549. The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP) is located in which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1550. Which city to host the 2018 Karnataka International Travel Expo (KITE)? (Bengaluru)
1551. Which country has formally joined as the new non-permanent members of UNSC? (Poland)
1552. Endangered ‘bird language’ has entered the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is belong to which
country? (Turkey)
1553. The Rajasthan Government has tied up with which bank to promote and nurture startups in the state? (HDFC Bank)
1554. NABARD has signed pact with which bank to promote Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) in Bengal? (State Bank of India)
1555. The 2018 Mylapore festival has started in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1556. Who has taken charge as the new chief of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)? (Abhay)
1557. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) for Tamil Nadu and the Union
Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (B Rajendran)
1558. The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has signed MoU with which Payments Bank to provide training on
payment banking? (India Post Payments Bank)
1559. The Khadakwasla Dam is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
1560. Which union minister will inaugurate the 2018 ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)? (Nitin Gadkari)
1561. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated PCA against Allahabad Bank over its high bad loans. What does “PCA”
stands for? (Prompt Corrective Action)
1562. Who has been appointed as the Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)? (Gopal Guru)
1563. Which union ministry has launched India’s first digital online oncology tutorial series? (Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare)
1564. Which state to host the 3rd edition of the Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2018)? (Goa)
1565. Which state to host the 39th National Games in 2022? (Meghalaya)
1566. The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched which operation on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) International Border to
curb infiltration? (Operation Alert)
1567. Vasant Shankar Davkhare, who passed away recently, was the noted politician of which party? (Nationalist Congress
Party)
1568. Which city is hosting the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts? (New Delhi)
1569. The Basava Sagar Dam is located in which state? (Karnataka)
1570. Which is the focus country in the New Delhi World Book Fair 2018? (European Union)
1571. The 2018 Annual Conference of DGPs and IGPs has started in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
1572. Who has been appointed the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? (T S Tirumurti)
1573. Who has won the 2018 men’s singles Tata Open Maharashtra Tennis tournament? (Gilles Simon)
1574. Which city is hosting the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018? (Kathmandu)
1575. Which country has become the world’s first country to enforce equal pay for women and men? (Iceland)
1576. Who has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018? (Ravi Menon)
1577. The 2018 International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) has launched in which city of Gujarat? (Ahmedabad)
1578. Which city to host World Sweet Festival (WSF-2018)? (Hyderabad)
1579. The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
1580. Saksham Yadav, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? (Powerlifting)
1581. According to Union defence ministry, the Defence Innovation Centre (DIC) will be set up in which city to assist small
industries in manufacturing components for the defence sector? (Coimbatore)
1582. Who has become the first African-American to win Golden Globe for best actor in a drama television series at the 75th
Golden Globe Awards 2018? (Sterling K Brown)
1583. Peter Sutherland, who passed away recently, was the former director general of which organisation? (World Trade
Organization)
1584. Which chief minister of India has been bestowed with the 1st Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Probity in Politics and Public
Life Award? (Nitish Kumar)
1585. Baldev Raj, the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) passed away. Where is the headquarters of
NIAS? (Bengaluru)
1586. The Indian Navy has inked a MoU with which port trust for utilizing the Port’s berthing facility at Mattancherry wharf
for Naval ships? (Cochin Port Trust)
1587. Which country has won the 30th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament 2018? (Switzerland)
1588. Elina Svitolina has won the 2018 women’s singles Brisbane International tournament. She hails from which country?
(Ukraine)
1589. The Indravati Dam is located in which state? (Odisha)
1590. India’s fastest and first multi-peta-flops supercomputer “Pratyush” has established at which institute? (Indian Institute
of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune)
1591. Which Indian personality will be conferred with the France’s highest order of merit ‘Legion of Honour at the 42nd
International Kolkata Book Fair 2018? (Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
1592. Which Indian-origin personality has been appointed as the Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD)? (Sunny Verghese)
1593. Which state has become the first Indian state to launch High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) portal? (Haryana)
1594. India’s second Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will be set up in which state/UT? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1595. John Young, the legendary astronaut passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1596. Which state has topped the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index, according to recently released report
by Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry? (Gujarat)
1597. Who has inaugurated the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Parliamentary Conference in Delhi? (Narendra
Modi)
1598. The 2018 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on which date in India? (January 9)
1599. The Pandoh Dam is located on which river in Himachal Pradesh? (Beas River)
1600. What is the India’s GDP forecast in 2018, as per World Bank’s latest report “2018 Global Economic Prospects (GEP)”?
(7.3%)
1601. Aanchal Thakur has become the first Indian to win an international medal in skiing. She hails from which state?
(Himachal Pradesh)
1602. Which railway station entered Limca Book of Records 2018 for having all-women staff? (Matunga railway station)
1603. Which has become the India’s first city to have a common mobility card for rides on public buses and the metro?
(Delhi)
1604. Which research arm of Indian Railways has launched “New Online Vendor Registration System”? (Research Designs
and Standards Organisation)
1605. Which Bollywood personality has become the official brand ambassador of Sikkim? (AR Rahman)
1606. The world’s largest Ice festival has started in which country? (China)
1607. Which country has recently banned teaching of English language in primary schools to fight against western cultural
invasion? (Iran)
1608. The 2018 World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed on which date? (January 10)
1609. Where is the headquarters of the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)? (Bhubaneswar)
1610. Which country is hosting the 4th International Dharma Dhamma conference (IDDC-2018)? (India)
1611. Which state government has recently rolled out e-Raktkosh web portal in all government blood banks? (Punjab)
1612. Which Indian bank has tied up with National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) for
assisting SC families? (Punjab National Bank)
1613. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
(Dilip Asbe)
1614. Who has won the 2018 Kolkata Open International Invitation Snooker Championship? (Aditya Mehta)
1615. Who will the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)? (K Sivan)
1616. The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has signed a MoU with which country for Business co-
operation? (South Korea)
1617. Which CABE Sub-Committee on girl child education has recommended free education for girls up to PG level?
(Kadiam Srihari committee)
1618. The Ministry of Railways has recently launched which app for freight managers? (SFOORTI app)
1619. The Uri Dam is located on which river in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)? (Jhelum River)
1620. The 2018 National Youth Day (NYD) is celebrated on which date in India? (January 12)
1621. Which committee has been constituted by the Election Commission (EC) to suggest changes to Representation of the
People Act in view of social media expansion? (Umesh Sinha committee)
1622. Which country has granted citizenship to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks? (Ecuador)
1623. Who has been ranked first in the latest Gallup international annual survey “Opinion of Global Leaders”? (Emmanuel
Macron)
1624. Who has been appointed as the Chef De Mission for the 23rd Winter Olympic Games (WOG-2018) by the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA) ? (Harjinder Singh)
1625. Who has become the first woman lawyer to be directly promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC)? (Indu
Malhotra)
1626. What is the theme of the 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF-2018)? (Sankalp Se Siddhi)
1627. Which telecom company of India to launch its own cryptocurrency? (Reliance Jio)
1628. ISRO has successfully launched Cartosat 2 Series satellite into space from which launch vehicle? (PSLV C-40)
1629. Where is the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS)? (Bhopal)
1630. Sarjubala Devi has clinched gold in which category at the 2018 National Women’s Boxing Championship? (48kg
category)
1631. Which has been honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram award? (Sudhir Dalvi)
1632. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Kerala Maritime Board (KMB)? (V J Mathew)
1633. Which has become the India’s first railway station to have sanitary napkin vending machine? (Bhopal railway station)
1634. What is the India’s rank at the latest World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Manufacturing Index (GMI)? (30th)
1635. Who has been appointed the Chairman of the newly formed Finance Commission by Indian Olympic Association
(IOA)? (Anil Khanna)
1636. Which city hosted the 4th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF)? (New Delhi)
1637. The 13th joint military drill exercise “Iron Fist 2018” has started between United States and which country? (Japan)
1638. Which state is hosting the 7th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM)? (Karnataka)
1639. The Chutak Hydroelectric Plant is located in which state/UT? (Jammu & Kashmir)
1640. The 3rd edition of Raisina Dialogue 2018 will be held in which city? (New Delhi)
1641. Doodhnath Singh, the well-known Hindi writer has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
1642. Which state hosted the 12th International Film Festival on Art and Artist 2018? (Odisha)
1643. Which city is hosting the International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI)? (New Delhi)
1644. The 70th edition of Army Day 2018 has celebrated on which date in India? (January 15)
1645. Which Indian architect has been conferred France’s top cultural award “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres”?
(Aishwarya Tipnis)
1646. NK Trikha, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
1647. Which commodity exchange has launched India’s first agri-commodity options contract in guar seeds? (National
Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX))
1648. K.K. Ramachandran Nair, who passed away recently, was the MLA from which constituency of Kerala? (Chengannur
constituency)
1649. The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is located in which state? (Karnataka)
1650. Which country’s Prime Minister has inaugurated the third edition of the geo-political conference – Raisina Dialogue
2018? (Israel)
1651. Narayana Sadashiv Pharande, who passed away recently, was the leader of which political party? (Bharatiya Janata
Party)
1652. India has recently signed pacts with which country on illegal migrants’ return? (United Kingdom)
1653. Which Union minister has inaugurated the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centre in Goa?
(Shripad Naik)
1654. W.B. Rao, who passed away recently, was the noted personality of which field? (Cinematography)
1655. Which Bollywood personality has been named advocacy ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative?
(Kajol)
1656. The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ will be held in which city? (Seattle)
1657. Raghunath Jha, the former Union minister has passed away. He belongs to which state? (Bihar)
1658. India has contributed how much amount to UN’s Youth Mission to raise awareness and attention to youth issues
globally? ($50,000)
1659. The Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is located in which state/UT? (Rajasthan)
1660. Who is the head of the newly-constituted 5-judge constitution bench of the SC to hear a range of crucial cases? (Dipak
Mishra)
1661. Charu Rohatgi, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
1662. N. Vembusamy Sankaran, the renowned journalist and theatre personality has passed away. He hailed from which
state? (Tamil Nadu)
1663. The Union Government has signed pact with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for logistics. Where is the
headquarters of CII? (New Delhi)
1664. NITI Aayog has launched the first GIAN course on Sustainable Urban planning using Remote Sensing and GIS in which
IIT institute? (IIT Kanpur)
1665. Which country has build the world’s biggest air purifier? (China)
1666. The Delhi government has recently signed a friendship agreement with which country for cooperation in various
fields? (Japan)
1667. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra has dedicated iCREATE facility to the nation. This facility is located in which state?
(Gujarat)
1668. Who is leading the Indian delegation to 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture (GFFA-2018) in Germany?
(Gajendra Singh Shekhawat)
1669. The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) is located in which city? (Lucknow)
1670. Who has won the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy for Cricketer of the Year 2017? (Virat Kohli)
1671. Which Union minister has recently conferred the Honorary Fellowship of Institute of Company secretaries of India
(ICSI)? (P.P. Chaudhary)
1672. Which state government has signed a pact with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants?
(Punjab)
1673. Which state government has launched Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana (MKSY) for artists? (Odisha)
1674. Who is the newly appointed MD & CEO of National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)? (Vijay
Kumar)
1675. Kashinath, the noted Kannada actor and producer has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Karnataka)
1676. Which Indian cricketer has launched his autobiography “Imperfect”? (Sanjay Manjrekar)
1677. Which state has become the India’s first state to launch Public Cloud Policy to speed up e-governance? (Maharashtra)
1678. Which country is hosting the 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture (GFFA-2018)? (Germany)
1679. The Somasila Dam is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1680. What is the India’s economic growth forecast for FY19, as per latest report by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)?
(7.1%)
1681. Which state government has launched Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Yojna to promote climate-resilient
agriculture? (Maharashtra)
1682. Which country has recently joined the Australia Group export control regime? (India)
1683. The 13th Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has celebrated on which date? (January 19)
1684. Which union minister has recently launched 100 accessible websites for Divyangs? (Thaawarchand Gehlot)
1685. The Union Government will set up how much amount of Solar Development Fund (SDF) for financing solar projects?
($350 million)
1686. Who has been appointed as new CMD of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL)? (S
Selvakumar)
1687. Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta, who passed away recently, was a well-known maestro of which musical instrument? (Sarod)
1688. Who has led Indian delegation at the 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) military cooperation meeting?
(Ajay Seth)
1689. The Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) is located in which city? (Pune)
1690. Who will lead the Indian delegation at the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-2018)? (Narendra
Modi)
1691. Which country’s team has won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018? (India)
1692. Who has become the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh? (Anandiben Patel)
1693. Which city is hosting the Ramayana Festival of ASEAN Countries? (New Delhi)
1694. Which city to host the 4th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF-2018)? (Lucknow)
1695. Chandi Lahiri, the iconic cartoonist has passed away. He hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
1696. Jo Jo White, the renowned basketball player has passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1697. Which Union minister has launched National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal? (Arun Jaitley)
1698. Who is the author of the book “The Heartfulness Way”? (Kamlesh Patel)
1699. The Jakham Dam is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
1700. Which state hosted the 8th edition of the International Conference on Wild Silk Moths? (Assam)
1701. What is the India’s rank among emerging economies at the WEF’s Inclusive Development Index (IDI-2018)? (62nd)
1702. Soloman Deksisa has won the 15th edition of Mumbai Marathon 2018. He hails from which country? (Ethiopia)
1703. India’s first garbage fest ’Kachra Mahotsav 2018’ has organized by which state? (Chhattisgarh)
1704. Which state has recently inaugurated the World War II Memorial Museum? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1705. Who has been appointed as the new DG of National Security Guard (NSG)? (Sudeep Lakhtakia)
1706. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)? (Om Prakash Rawat)
1707. Which country was the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in FY17, according to recent census by
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (Mauritius)
1708. Which has won the best film award at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018? (Hindi Medium)
1709. The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) is located in which city? (Mysore)
1710. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018, as per IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) update? (7.4%)
1711. What is the theme of the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-2018)? (Creating a Shared Future in
a Fractured World)
1712. Which city is hosting the International Conference on dam safety? (Thiruvananthapuram)
1713. Which Indian shuttler has won the 2018 Swedish Open Junior International Series? (Siddharth Pratap Singh)
1714. Who has taken charge as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)? (S Somanath)
1715. Which country to host the ministerial meeting of International Energy Forum (IEF-2018)? (India)
1716. Which city is hosting the 2018 India-ASEAN Business & Investment Conference? (New Delhi)
1717. Which country to host the 6th edition of ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018? (West Indies)
1718. Which state government has launched a health assurance scheme “Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT)” for
the poor and disabled people? (Manipur)
1719. Which Union ministry has launched the ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’? (Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs)
1720. Who has created a national record in the 63kg women’s category at the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting
Championships? (Rakhi Halder)
1721. The cultural extravaganza “2018 Bharat Parv” will organise from which Indian monument? (Red Fort)
1722. Hugh Masekela, the legendary jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist has passed away. He hailed from which
country? (South Africa)
1723. The 2018 National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is celebrated on which date in India? (January 24)
1724. Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
(FICCI)? (Dilip Chenoy)
1725. Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with the 24th Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum (WEF-
2018)? (Shah Rukh Khan)
1726. Which country has acquired the top spot for global investment, as per latest PwC 21st CEO Survey 2018? (United
States)
1727. Which state government has signed sister-state agreement with Canton of Zurich? (Andhra Pradesh)
1728. Rachel Morrison has become the first female cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar 2018. She hails from which
country? (United States)
1729. The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) is located in which city? (Chennai)
1730. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)? (177th)
1731. What is the theme of the 8th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2018)? (Accessible Elections)
1732. Which city is hosting the 2018 India-ASEAN commemorative summit? (New Delhi)
1733. Ursula K. Le Guin, the renowned science fiction author passed away. She hailed from which country? (United States)
1734. Which Indian bank has recently signed pact with National Housing Bank (NHB) for Rural Housing Interest Subsidy
Scheme (RHISS) scheme? (Indian Overseas Bank)
1735. Which state to host the 7th Asia Steel International Conference (ASIC-2018)? (Odisha)
1736. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with World Bank (WB) to improve access to water supply in
Uttarakhand? ($120 million)
1737. Which Union ministry has launched Rapid Reporting System for Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)? (Ministry of
1738. Who has authored the book ‘Staniya Svasasan Mei Addhi Aabadhi’? (Sadhana Pandey)
1739. Jawai Dam, which is built across Luni River, is located in which state? (Rajasthan)
1740. Who has been honoured with the India’s highest peacetime military decoration “Ashoka Chakra” at the 69th Republic
Day? (Jyoti Prakash Nirala)
1741. Which International organisation will launch a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity to safeguard the world from
hackers? (World Economic Forum)
1742. Which state government has launched Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) for distressed sections? (Punjab)
1743. Who has taken charge as new Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)? (V Narayanan)
1744. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI)? (81st)
1745. Who has become first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)? (Usha Ananthasubramanian)
1746. Which has become the first Indian Metro to get a floating market? (Kolkata)
1747. Which has become the India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to be pre-qualified by World Health Organisation
(WHO)? (Rotavac)
1748. The Union Government has recently allowed which scheme for Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks? (Atal
Pension Yojana)
1749. Supriya Devi, the veteran film actress has passed away. She hailed from which state? (West Bengal)
1750. Which state’s tableau has won the best tableau award at the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018? (Maharashtra)
1751. The documentary ‘Kailash’ has won the US Documentary Grand Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2018. It is
directed by whom? (Derek Doneen)
1752. The 2018 National Immunisation Day (NID) is celebrated on which date in India? (January 28)
1753. Who has won the 2018 men’s Singles title in the Australian Open 2018? (Roger Federer)
1754. Which union ministry to set up social media communication hubs in districts? (Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting)
1755. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of the Republic of Honduras? (Juan Orlando Hernandez)
1756. What is the India’s GDP growth prediction for FY19, according to 2018 Economic Survey of India? (7 to 7.5%)
1757. Who has taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India? (Vijay Keshav Gokhale)
1758. Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat, the noted Indian agricultural scientist has passed away. He hailed from which state?
(Punjab)
1759. Who has been chosen for 5th edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2018? (Asha Bhosle)
1760. India’s first ever ‘Khadi Haat’ has launched in which city? (New Delhi)
1761. Who has won the 2018 women’s singles title in the Australian Open 2018? (Caroline Wozniack)
1762. Who has won the 2018 women’s singles Indonesia Masters badminton tournament? (Tai Tzu-ying)
1763. Who has been appointed the Chef-de-Mission for the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018? (Vikram Singh Sisodia)
1764. The first-ever India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX-2018) has started in which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
1765. The 2018 International Bird Festival will be held in which National park of India? (Dudhwa National Park)
1766. Sandeep Lamichhane has become the first Nepal cricketer to get IPL contract. He will play under which IPL team?
(Delhi Daredevils)
1767. Which state government has launched ‘Shakti’ app for women’s safety in the state? (Himachal Pradesh)
1768. Which state is hosting the 2018 National Handloom Expo (NHE)? (Assam)
1769. Which union minitry has launched “Stree Swabhiman” initiative? (Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology)
1770. Which Indian-American personality has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic and Partnership
Forum (USISPF)? (Shantanu Narayen)
1771. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with ADB for construction of over 6,200-kilometre rural roads in
five states? ($250 million)
1772. Kalamandalam Geethanandan, the acclaimed Ottanthullal artist has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Kerala)
1773. Dharmasena Pathiraja, the renowned filmmaker has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Sri Lanka)
1774. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2018 11Even Sports National Senior Table Tennis Championship? (Sharath
Kamal)
1775. Who has been elected as the new President of Finland? (Sauli Niinisto)
1776. Which union minister has launched the Rapid Detection Kits for adulterants in fresh fish? (Radha Mohan Singh)
1777. What is the India’s rank in the list of wealthiest countries, according to a new report by New World Wealth? (6th)
1778. Chintaman Wanaga, who passed away recently, was the MP from which constituency of Maharashtra? (Palghar)
1779. The Anti-Leprosy Day is observed on which date in India? (January 30)
1780. Which state government has launched Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) project to promote organic farming?
(Himachal Pradesh)
1781. Who has been appointed the new director general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)? (Neelam Kapoor)
1782. The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? (January 28)
1783. Which union minister has launched 2.8 Peta Flops High Performance Computer (HPC) system ‘Mihir’? (Harsh
Vardhan)
1784. Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel
Association (WSA)? (China)
1785. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)? (Zero Disabilities in girls and boys)
1786. What is the India’s rank in the 2017 EIU Global Democracy Index? (42nd)
1787. Which city is hosting the 7th India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018? (New Delhi)
1788. Anu Kumar has grabbed the first gold medal of the Khelo India School Games in 1500 metres. He hails from which
state? (Uttarakhand)
1789. The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) is located in which city? (Faridabad)
1790. In the Union Budget 2018, the Union government has announced to build a tunnel through the Sela Pass. The Sela pass
is located in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1791. Which country is the partner country at the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018? (Kyrgyzstan)
1792. Which country has recently joined Ashgabat agreement? (India)
1793. Which state government has won the 2018 Geospatial World Excellence Award? (Odisha)
1794. Who has been honoured with the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award? (Shesh Anand Madhukar)
1795. Who has taken charge as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army? (Anil
Chauhan)
1796. Which city is hosting the 2nd edition of Nobel Prize Series-India 2018? (Panaji)
1797. Mary Kom has won gold in which weight category at the 2018 India Open boxing Tournament? (48kg category)
1798. Who has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU)? (B A Chopade)
1799. Srihari Natraj has grabbed gold medal in 100-metre Backstroke category in swimming at the Khelo India School Games.
He hails from which state? (Karnataka)
1800. Who has been bestowed with the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award 2018? (Shyam Benegal)
1801. Which city is hosting the 2018 Kala Ghoda Arts festival? (Mumbai)
1802. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has recently signed a project agreement with World Bank for Jal Marg
Vikas Project (JMVP). It is signed for which river? (Ganga)
1803. The Assam Government has signed an MoU with National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) for construction
of Twin Tower Trade Centre in Guwahati. Where is the headquarters of NBCC is located? (New Delhi)
1804. Which country’s team has won the 12th edition of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018? (India)
1805. Which union minister has launched India’s first sentiment index “CriSidEx”? (Arun Jaitely)
1806. Which country has launched the world’s longest zip line? (UAE)
1807. Which task force has been constituted by the Union government to study use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in military?
(Natarajan Chandrasekaran task force)
1808. The book “Exam Warriors” has been authored by which union minister? (Narendra Modi)
1809. Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG)? (Sudeep Lakhtakia)
1810. Which city is hosting the first-ever International Kala Mela? (New Delhi)
1811. The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD) is observed on which date? (February 4)
1812. Hukum Singh, who passed away recently, was the MP from which Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh? (Kairana)
1813. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Bangladesh? (Syed Mahmud Hossain)
1814. Which union ministry has launched Green Good Deeds campaign? (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change)
1815. The unique, first-of-its-kind, floating market has come up in which city of West Bengal? (Kolkata)
1816. Which HRD Ministry-appointed committee is drafting new National Education Policy (NEP)? (K Kasturirangan
committee)
1817. In the Union Budget 2018, the Central Government has allocated Rs 48,000 crore for which scheme to encourage farmers
for solar farming? (KUSUM scheme)
1818. Who is the newly appointed Chief Executive of the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC)? (Dinesh Srivastava)
1819. Sudha Karmarkar, the veteran theatre artist has passed away. She hailed from which state? (Maharashtra)
1820. Which state government has launched DASTAK campaign to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and
Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease? (Uttar Pradesh)
1821. Zhang Beiwen has won the 4th edition of India Open Badminton tournament 2018. She hails from which country?
(United States)
1822. Which state government has launched the ‘Gobardhan Yojana’ to support farmers? (Haryana)
1823. Michael N Hall has been chosen for the 2018 Genome Valley Excellence Award of Telangana. He hails from which
country? (Switzerland)
1824. Which country has successfully launched the world’s smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit? (Japan)
1825. The Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary (GWS) will come up in which state? (Maharashtra)
1826. Which online security campaign has been launched by Google India to safeguard internet users? (SecurityCheckKiya)
1827. Who has won the ‘Times Power Women of the Year 2017’– Pune for Global PR award? (Shabnam Asthana)
1828. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve? (Jerome H Powell)
1829. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh? (Chambal)
1830. The Assam Government has signed MoU with which cab company for a pilot project of app-based river taxi services in
Guwahati? (Ola)
1831. Which state hosted the first-ever Pelican Bird Festival-2018? (Andhra Pradesh)
1832. Which Indian airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport? (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
International airport)
1833. The Ministry of Railways has signed MoU with which Union Ministry to augment services in Railway hospitals?
(Ministry of AYUSH)
1834. Which union ministry has launched the Start-up-India ranking framework? (Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
1835. What is the current repo rate, according to 6th Bi-monthly Monetary policy statement for 2017-18? (6.0%)
1836. Shubhankar Sharma is associated with which sports? (Golf)
1837. Which city is hosting the 5th edition of South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference (SARPPC-2018)? (New
Delhi)
1838. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)? (Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future)
1839. The Kandaleru Dam is located in which state? (Andhra Pradesh)
1840. Which committee has been constituted by Union Government to expedite capital acquisition for Armed Forces
modernisation? (Vinay Sheel Oberoi committee)
1841. Which country has become the world’s first country to repeal same-sex marriage? (Bermuda)
1842. Which city is hosting the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018? (New Delhi)
1843. Madavoor Vasudevan Nair, the Kathakali maestro has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Kerala)
1844. NCERT has collaborated with which internet company to teach students digital safety? (Google)
1845. Who has become the world’s first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODI)? (Jhulan
Goswami)
1846. Where is the headquarters of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)? (New Delhi)
1847. According to Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, how many meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech to get
fellowship every year? (1000)
1848. John Mahoney, the noted actor passed away. He hailed from which country? (United States)
1849. Which city to host the 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018)? (Dubai)
1850. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala? (Antony Dominic)
1851. Which state has topped the overall medal tally at the first-ever Khelo India School Games (Haryana)
1852. Which state has topped the Health Index progressive report, which is recently released by NITI Aayog? (Kerala)
1853. Who has been appointed as the first independent female director of International Cricket Council (ICC)? (Indra Nooyi)
1854. Which city to host the 2nd edition of National Micro Drama Festival (NMDF-2018)? (New Delhi)
1855. B.G. Banakar, who passed away recently, was the former speaker of which legislative assembly? (Karnataka)
1856. Who has been chosen for the 2nd edition of Akbar Kakkattil Award 2018? (T D Ramakrishnan)
1857. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Intellectual Property Index (IPI), which is released by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)? (44th)
1858. The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) is located in which city? (Chennai)
1859. Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur? (Abhilasha Kumari)
1860. Which city is hosting the 4th Nepal Buildcon and Wood International Expo 2018? (Kathmandu)
1861. Which city is hosting the 2018 International Conference on Unani Medicine? (New Delhi)
1862. Chandrasekhar Rath, the veteran litterateur has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Odisha)
1863. Which Indian personality has been conferred the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’? (Narendra Modi)
1864. Which union minister has launched ASH TRACK Mobile App to monitor fly ash from thermal plants? (R. K. Singh)
1865. Which railway zone has become the first Rail Zone in India with 100% LED Lighting at railway stations? (South
Central Railway)
1866. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
(Biswamohan Mahapatra)
1867. The 2018 National Unani Day (NUD) is celebrated on which date in India? (February 11)
1868. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of SBI Card? (Hardayal Prasad)
1869. The Almatti Dam is built on which river in Karnataka? (Krishna River)
1870. The 2018 National Productivity Day (NPD) is observed on which date in India? (February 12)
1871. Under whose chairmanship the 4th meeting of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) held in New
Delhi? (Bibek Debroy)
1872. Who has taken charge as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range? (Swayam Prakash Pani)
1873. Which Indian swimmer has become the first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven? (Rohan More)
1874. Kishan Gangolli has won the 13th edition of National Chess Championship for blind. He hails from which state?
(Karnataka)
1875. Which hockey team has won the 8th Senior National Women’s Hockey Championship tournament-2018? (Railway
Sports Promotion Board)
1876. The first-of-its-kind Centre for learning Sanskrit language has come up in which city? (Ahmedabad)
1877. Asma Jahangir, the renowned human rights lawyer passed away. She hailed from which country? (Pakistan)
1878. Which union minister has released India’s first-ever Highway Capacity Manual (Indo-HCM) in New Delhi? (Nitin
Gadkari)
1879. The National Sugar Institute (NSI) is located in which city of Uttar Pradesh? (Kanpur)
1880. Who will be the first female Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan since 1947? (Krishna Kumari)
1881. Who has been honored with the 2018 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership? (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf)
1882. Who has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour? (Sharmila Nicollet)
1883. Johann Johannsson, the renowned musician has passed away. He hailed from which country? (Iceland)
1884. What is the theme of the 2018 World Radio Day (WRD)? (Radio and Sports)
1885. Which Indian city has been named in the list of 15 wealthiest cities globally, as per latest report by New World Wealth?
(Mumbai)
1886. K P Ramanunni has been conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam literature. He hails from
which state? (Kerala)
1887. Parbati Ghose, who passed away recently, was the first female filmmaker of which state? (Odisha)
1888. The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) is located in which city? (Bhopal)
1889. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature? (Jayant Madhab Bora)
1890. The celebration of 70 years of India-Russia Agricultural Relations has held in which state? (Rajasthan)
1891. Bolla Bulli Ramaiah, the former Union minister has passed away. He was associated with which political party?
(Telugu Desam Party)
1892. Which country to host the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics 2018? (India)
1893. Muzaffar Hussain, the noted writer and journalist has passed away. He hailed from which state? (Madhya Pradesh)
1894. Who has been elected as the new President of Sahitya Akademi? (Chandrashekhara Kambar)
1895. Which is the India’s first online radio station? (Radio Umang)
1896. Which Indian state hosted the 12th edition of International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR-2018)?
(Karnataka)
1897. Who has bagged the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kannada language? (T P Ashoka)
1898. Which union minister has inaugurated International Conference on Operations and Maintenance “Indian Power
Stations 2018”? (R.K. Singh)
1899. The Bansagar dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh? (Son River)
1900. Which city is hosting the India’s first-ever radio festival? (New Delhi)
1901. Which state has won the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2018? (Tamil Nadu)
1902. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal? (KP Sharma Oli)
1903. India has signed how much amount of 2nd loan agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) for Rajasthan Water
Project? ($100 million)
1904. Which country to host the World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018? (India)
1905. Which state has become the India’s first state to opt out of the National Health Protection Scheme “Modi Care”? (West
Bengal)
1906. The world’s first autonomous pods has launched in which city? (Dubai)
1907. The India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit 2018 was held in which city? (New Delhi)
1908. Which Indian app has won the best Best M-Govt Service Award at 2018 World Government Summit 2018? (Umang
App)
1909. The Omkareshwar Dam is bulit on which river in Madhya Pradesh? (Narmada)
1910. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Tezpur University? (Vinod Kumar Jain)
1911. Which city is hosting the India’s biggest international conference on pharmaceutical industry “India Pharma & India
Medical Device 2018”? (Bengaluru)
1912. The world’s tallest hotel ‘Gevora’ has opened in which city? (Dubai)
1913. Who has been appointed the new governor of Bank of Japan (BOJ) ? (Haruhiko Kuroda)
1914. Which country to host 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit? (China)
1915. Which union minister has inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018? (Narendra Modi)
1916. Who has been sworn-in as new President of South Africa? (Cyril Ramaphosa)
1917. Who has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017? (Sanjiv Bajaj)
1918. Khwaja Haleem, the former Uttar Pradesh minister has passed away. He associated with which political party?
(Samajwadi Party)
1919. The Bheemgarh dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh? (Wainganga river)
1920. Which Indian-origin personality has been honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the Oscars
Scientific and Technical Awards 2018? (Vikas Sathaye)
1921. Which state hosted the 6th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Regional Conference? (Bihar)
1922. The 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC-2018) was held in which country? (Germany)
1923. Who has inaugurated the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics 2018? (M Venkaiah Naidu)
1924. Which state to launch cheap sanitary pad scheme “Asmita Yojana” for rural women? (Maharashtra)
1925. Which oil company to introduce Asia’s first large scale CO2 injection technique at Gandhar field? (Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation)
1926. Who has been conferred with the 5th edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award 2018? (Asha Bhosle)
1927. India and which country has recently signed pact to avoid double taxation & to prevent fiscal evasion? (Iran)
1928. Which state is hosting the National Banana Festival (NBF) 2018? (Kerala)
1929. The Ranganadi Dam is located in which state? (Arunachal Pradesh)
1930. Which city is hosting the World Congress on Information Technology? (Hyderabad)
1931. Gundu Hanumantha Rao, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Film Industry)
1932. The 44th Khajuraho Dance Festival 2018 will held in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Chhatarpur)
1933. Who will be the new Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)? (Arvind P. Jamkhedkar)
1934. Which online payment service provider has partnered with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for deployment of
PoS terminals? (PhonePe)
1935. Which state to have India’s first artificial intelligence centre? (Maharashtra)
1936. Didier Lockwood, the noted jazz violinist has passed away. He hailed from which country? (France)
1937. The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and UK’s Natural History Museum (NHM) have signed pact for cooperation in the
field of genetic/taxonomic studies. Where is the headquarters of BSI? (Kolkata)
1938. What is the theme of the World Day of Social Justice 2018? (Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice)
1939. The Kallanai Dam is built across which river in Tamil Nadu? (Kaveri)
1940. Which city is hosting the National conference on doubling farmers income? (New Delhi)
1941. Which city is hosting the regional conference of southern states on water resources? (Hyderabad)
1942. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in
Assam? (Rajiv Kumar committee)
1943. The UK – India Joint research projects on clean water & energy has launched in which city? (New Delhi)
1944. M.S. Anantharaman, who passed away, was noted personality of which musical instrument? (Violin)
1945. Who has won the 2018 Rotterdam Open men’s singles tennis tournament? (Roger Federer)
1946. Which company has got audio-visual production rights of the 11th of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2018)? (Star
India)
1947. Which start-ups has been recognized as the Startup of the Year 2017? (Milkbasket)
1948. Which country to host global World Environment Day (WED-2018) celebrations? (India)
1949. Which film has won the best film award at the 71st British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards?
(Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)
1950. Which Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) has been constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC)? (N
Gopalaswami committee)
1951. Which union minister has launched New Swajal Project in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand? (Uma Bharati)
1952. Which country has recently declared to impose a ‘carbon tax’ from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions?
(Singapore)
1953. Which committee has been constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to look into bank frauds? (Y H Malegam
committee)
1954. Which country has won the 5th Commonwealth bridge championship 2018? (India)
1955. Which telecom company has signed pact with Japan’s NTT AT for futuristic technologies & 5G test? (BSNL)
1956. Which country is hosting the 22nd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT-2018)? (India)
1957. Which city is hosting the 2018 Sanskriti Mahotsav ‘Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali”? (Varanasi)
1958. The Union Cabinet has recently approved Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana’.
The tunnel is located in which state? (Uttarakhand)
1959. Where is the headquarters of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR)? (New Delhi)
1960. What is the India’s rank in the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2017, which is recently released by the
Transparency International (TI)? (81st)
1961. Which state government has officially launched Parivartan scheme – Cleanliness & Pollution Free Drive ? (Haryana)
1962. Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft solo. She hails from which state? (Madhya
Pradesh)
1963. The 6th edition of annual joint military exercise ‘Garuda Shakti-2018’ has started between India and which country?
(Indonesia)
1964. Who will chair the NITI Forum for Northeast, which will be set up by the Union Government? (Vice-Chairman of NITI
Aayog, Minister of State (I/C) and Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER)
1965. Kunhiraman Panoor, the renowned author and human rights activist has passed away. He hailed from which state?
(Kerala)
1966. Which union minister has inaugurated the ‘International R&D Conclave’ in New Delhi? (R.K. Singh)
1967. Which state government has recently made vaccinations compulsory for school admissions? (Kerala)
1968. The Raja Lakhamagouda dam is built across on which tributary of Krishna river in in which Karnataka? (Ghataprabha
River)
1969. The Uttar Pradesh government has signed pact with which online company for khadi products sale? (Amazon India)
1970. The India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) has started in which city? (Colombo)
1971. The Telangana government has signed a technology partnership agreement with which country at the World Congress
on Information Technology (WCIT) 2018? (Taiwan)
1972. What is the theme of the 2018 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)? (Linguistic diversity and multilingualism
count for sustainable development)
1973. India will co-host the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit with which country? (France)
1974. Suresh Seth, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (Indian National Congress)
1975. What is the theme of 7th edition of the Youth Festival 2018 in New Delhi? (Let Love Live)
1976. Billy Graham, the renowned Christian evangelist has passed away. He was related to which country? (United States)
1977. India has contributed how much amount of aid for rehabilitation work in cyclone-hit Tonga? ($1.0 million)
1978. The Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) is located in which state? (Maharashtra)
1979. Which country to host the 23rd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT-2019)? (Armenia)
1980. Which country to host the 2018 SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave? (Nepal)
1981. Which Indian sportsman has clinched the men’s singles title at the Austrian Open International Challenge badminton
tournament? (Parupalli Kashyap)
1982. Aruna Budda Reddy has created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the 2018
Gymnastics World Cup. She hails from which city? (Hyderabad)
1983. Who authored the book “Hari Singh Nalwa: Champion of the Khalsaji – 1791-1837”? (Vanit Nalwa)
1984. India and signed how much amount of loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improvement and expansion of
water supply in Bihar? ($84 million)
1985. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently launched the Ombudsman Scheme for NBFCs. The NBFC Ombudsman
will have office in which cities? (Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi)
1986. Which city hosted the 4th edition of Economic Times – Global Business Summit (ET-GBS 2018)? (New Delhi)
1987. The International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels (ICSB-2018) will be organized in which city? (New Delhi)
1988. Kunwar Bai, the brand ambassador of Swachch Bharat has passed away. She was native of which state? (Chhattisgarh)
1989. Neelabh Mishra, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
1990. The Indian Navy will host the multi-national MILAN series of exercises in which state/UT? (Andaman and Nicobar
islands)
1991. Who has been elected the new Deputy Prime Minister of Australia? (Michael McCormack)
1992. TSR Subramanian, who passed away recently, was the well-known former secretary in which department of India?
(Cabinet Secretary of India)
1993. What is the theme of the 21st National conference on e-Governance 2018? (Technology for Accelerating Development)
1994. Who has won the gold in the men’s event at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon 2018? (Gopi
Thonakal)
1995. Bhanu Kumar Shastri, who passed away recently, was the former MP of which constituency in Rajasthan? (Udaipur)
1996. The Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank has started operations. As per which section of the Banking Regulation Act 1949,
the RBI issued licence to the bank? (Section 22 (1))
1997. Which country has been elected as the vice-president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? (China)
1998. The Assam government will observe ‘Rhino Day’ on which date to generate public awareness on protection of the one-
horned pachyderm? (September 22)
1999. The Jawahar Sagar Dam is built across which river in Rajasthan? (Chambal river)
2000. Which high-level committee of Union Government has recently approved financial assistance to several flood affected
states? (Rajnath Singh committee)
2001. Kanakalata Mohanty, the noted author has passed away. She was associated with which language? (Odia)
2002. Who has bagged the prestigious Aravindan Puraskaram for the best debutant director of 2017? (Sagar Chaya Vanchar)
2003. What is the theme of the 15th Edition of BioAsia conference 2018? (Right Time, Right Now)
2004. The Tamil Nadu government has tied up with which software company to accelerate cloud technology adoption?
(Microsoft)
2005. The 7th Meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal-India Relations was recently held in which city?
(Kathmandu)
2006. The Union Government has launched 2nd project of Swajal Yojana in which state? (Rajasthan)
2007. Recently, CSIR has signed MoU with IORA to designate CIMAP as coordinating center on medicinal plants. Where is
the headquarters of Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)? (Lucknow)
2008. Who led the Indian delegation at the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (20CCEM)? (Satya Pal
Singh)
2009. The Central institute of Psychiatry is located in which city? (Ranchi)
2010. What is the theme of the 2018 National Science Day (NSD)? (Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future)
2011. Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards? (Roger Federer)
2012. Vijayendra Saraswathi has become the 70th Sankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The Hindu monastic institution
is located in which state? (Tamil Nadu)
2013. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Inclusive Internet Index (III), which is recently released by the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU)? (47th)
2014. Who has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of the television channel Rajya Sabha TV? (Rahul Mahajan)
2015. Which state cricket team has won the 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy? (Karnataka)
2016. Which city hosted the 2nd India-Korea Business Summit 2018? (New Delhi)
2017. What is the India’s GDP growth rate forecast for year 2018, as per latest report by Moody’s Investors Service? (7.6 %)
2018. The Nimoo Bazgo Power Project (NBPP) is located in which state? (Jammu & Kashmir)
2019. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently raised currency derivative trade limit to how much amount for residents
and foreign portfolio investors? ($100 million)
2020. Which state government has recently set up toll-free helpline to provide information to students? (Tamil Nadu)
2021. Which city hosted the 27th Technological Conference of IJIRA on Shaping the Future of Jute? (Kolkata)
2022. What is the Zero Discrimination Day campaign for year 2018? (What if …)
2023. India will provide how much amount of financial assistance to Jordan in the form of vaccines and medicines for 2018?
($5 million)
2024. Arabinda Muduli, the noted bhajan singer has passed away. He belonged to which state? (Odisha)
2025. Which Indian naval command has conducted tri-Services maritime exercise ‘Paschim Leher (XPL -18)’ in the Arabian
Sea? (Western Naval Command)
2026. India has successfully test-fired Anti Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) Nag in desert conditions. The Nag missile has been
developed by which Indian organisation? (DRDO)
2027. The 42nd Civil Accounts Day (CAD-2018) is celebrated on which date in India? (March 1)
2028. The Nathpa Jhakri Dam (NJD) is built across which river in Himachal Pradesh? (Satluj River)
2029. The All India Radio and National Book Trust (NBT) has signed a MoU to preserve and promote cultural heritage. Where
is the headquarters of NBT located? (Delhi)
2030. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of NFRA to oversee auditors. What does ‘NFRA’ stands for?
(National Financial Reporting Authority)
2031. Vinesh Phogat has bagged silver in which freestyle category at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championship in Kyrgyzstan?
(50kg)
2032. Khagendra Jamataia, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party? (CPI (M))
2033. Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian, the former Supreme Court judge has passed away. He headed which Central Pay
Commission? (5th)
2034. The world’s largest solar park has launched in which state? (Karnataka)
2035. Which country’s team has won the 2018 IBSF Snooker Team World Cup? (India)
2036. Which Bollywood personality has won the lifetime achievement award at the 2018 ‘Political and Public Life Awards’ in
UK? (Shatrughan Sinha)
2037. The 2018 cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ will be held in which country? (Egypt)
2038. Which Indian woman wrestler has clinched India’s first gold at the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships?
(Navjot Kaur)
2039. Who has been elected as the new president of Republic of Armenia? (Armen Sarkisian)
2040. Manu Bhaker won gold in 10m air pistol women event at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Mexico. She hails from which
Indian state? (Haryana)
2041. Which city is hosting the 19th edition of FICCI Frames 2018? (Mumbai)
2042. Who has won the best actress award at the 90th Academy Awards 2018? (Frances McDormand)
2043. Which state government has launched ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas’ programme? (Odisha)
2044. Prafulla Das, the renowned litterateur has passed away. He was belonged to which state? (Odisha)
2045. Which state government has signed a MoU with e-Governance Foundation (e-Gov) of Nandan Nilekani to provide
citizen centric services?? (Punjab)
2046. India has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which countries for civil nuclear cooperation?
(Russia & Bangladesh)
2047. Which Indian chess master has clinched the 2018 Tal Memorial Rapid Chess tournament in Moscow? (Viswanathan
Anand)
2048. Vinod Kumar Omprakash has clinched bronze in which men’s freestyle category at the 2018 Asian Wrestling
Championships? (70kg)
2049. Which India sports personality has become the brand ambassador of gaming platform Dream 11? (M S Dhoni)
2050. Conrad Sangma has been sworn-in as the 12th Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He is MP from which Lok Sabha
constituency? (Tura)
2051. Which Indian naval command is hosting the multinational mega event ‘Milan 2018’ at Port Blair? (Andaman & Nicobar
Naval Command)
2052. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to study issues in Fintech space? (Subhash Chandra
Garg committee)
2053. The 2018 Shigmotsav festival has started in which state? (Goa)
2054. Javed Abidi, the noted disability rights activist has passed away. He belonged to which state? (Uttar Pradesh)
2055. Sarat Mohanty, the veteran film actor has passed away. He was associated with which state? (Odisha)
2056. Which state government has launched the free sanitary napkin scheme ‘Khushi’ for girl students across the state?
(Odisha)
2057. Rashid Khan has become the youngest captain in international cricket history. He belong to which country?
(Afghanistan)
2058. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wildlife Day (WWD)? (Big cats: predators under threat)
2059. Shahzar Rizvi won gold in 10m air pistol men event at the 2018 ISSF World Cup in Mexico. He hails from which Indian
state? (Uttar Pradesh)
2060. What is the theme of the 9th edition of Women’s Film Festival 2018? (Travelling Women)
2061. Neiphiu Rio will be new Chief Minister of Nagaland. He is MP from which Lok Sabha constituency? (Nagaland)
2062. The pan-India expansion of flagship programme “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP)” will be start from which district of
Rajasthan? (JhunJhun)
2063. Shammi, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? (Film Industry)
2064. India’s first helicopter-taxi service has launched in which city? (Bengaluru)
2065. The 29th edition of the world-famous International Yoga Festival (IYF-2018) was held in which Indian state?
(Uttarakhand)
2066. What is the India’s rank in the world in terms of military power, as per Global Fire Power Index (GFPI-2017)? (4th)
2067. Where is the headquarters of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)? (London)
2068. Which country will become the world’s first country to issue digital legal tender “Sovereign”? (Marshall Islands)
2069. The Konar dam is built across which tributary of Damodar river in Jharkhand? (Konar river)
2070. Which platform has been launched by the Union Government on the occasion of 2018 International Women’s Day?
(Women Entrepreneurship Platform)
2071. What is the theme of the 2018 International Women’s Day (IWD)? (Time is Now: Rural and urban activists
transforming women’s lives)
2072. Who has become the first-ever Indian architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize? (Balkrishna Doshi)
2073. Who has become the first Indian woman from the field of law and justice to be conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’?
(Gita Mittal)
2074. Which football club has clinched the I-League title (2017-18)? (Minerva Punjab)
2075. Which Indian-origin personality has been appointed as official ambassador of UK skills? (Sanjeev Gupta)
2076. Who has become the first woman officer to be inducted as the first direct-entry combat officer in Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP)? (Prakriti)
2077. Which union ministry has launched Udyam Sakhi Portal for women entrepreneurs of India? (Ministry of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises)
2078. Microsoft has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in which city?
(Bengaluru)
2079. The Mundra Thermal Power Station (MTPS) is located in which state? (Gujarat)
2080. Which state government has started Asmita Yojana to provide sanitary napkins at subsidised rates? (Maharashtra)
2081. Which country hosted the World ATM Congress (WATMC-2018)? (Spain)
2082. Pyare Lal Wadali, the famous sufi singer passed away. He belonged to which state? (Punjab)
2083. Who has been sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Tripura? (Biplab Kumar Deb)
2084. Which city to host the 2018 National Legislators Conference? (New Delhi)
2085. Which country to host the first-ever International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit? (India)
2086. Who has been appointed as the new Special Director in Enforcement Directorate? (Vivek R Wadekar)
2087. The headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has shifted from Chennai to which place?
(Ballabhgarh)
2088. Which has become the India’s first Union territory to run completely on solar power? (Diu)
2089. Anjum Moudgil is associated with which sports? (Shooting)
2090. What is the theme of the biennial event on Civil Aviation and Aerospace ‘Wings India 2018’? (India-Global Aviation
Hub)
2091. As part of the 10th edition of MILAN 2018, which first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea has started? (MILES-18)
2092. Which Indian shooter clinched gold in men’s 50m Rifle 3-Position at 2018 ISSF Shooting World Cup in Mexico? (Akhil
Sheoran)
2093. Which country’s hockey team has won the 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2018? (Australia)
2094. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has recently signed pact with which international organisation to promote solar
energy deployment in Asia & Pacific? (Asian Development Bank)
2095. Which countries have co-chaired the first founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA-2018)? (India and
France)
2096. Dr. Patangrao Kadam, who passed away, was associated with which political party? (Indian National Congress)
2097. Who will be the new head of the Press Information Bureau (PIB)? (Sitanshu Kar)
2098. Which cricket team has won the 45th edition of the Deodhar Trophy 2018? (India B)
2099. Which state government has launched India’s first state-led incubator for women entrepreneurs “WE-Hub”?
(Telangana)
2100. Which online payment service provider has become the official umpire partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 5
years? (Paytm)
2101. Which Bollywood personality has been honoured with the ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award? (Amol Palekar)
2102. Ranjan Roy, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? (Journalism)
2103. Which country has won the 2018 Best Exhibitor Award (BEA) at ITB – Berlin? (India)
2104. India has extended how much amount of line of credit to support 27 solar power projects in 15 countries at the
Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA-2018)? ($1.4 billion)
2105. Which union minister has been given additional charge of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation? (Suresh Prabhu)
2106. The first-ever crime-free zone along the international border between India and which county has launched?
(Bangladesh)
2107. The first HADR exercise ‘Samvedna’ of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in association with South Asian Region nations has
started off the coast of which Indian state? (Kerala)
2108. Ch Kamalamma, the veteran Communist leader has passed away. She was native of which state? (Telangana)
2109. The Barh Super Thermal Power Station (BSTPS) is located in which state? (Bihar)
2110. The Union Government has launched TB-free India Campaign from which city to eradicate TB from India by 2025?
(New Delhi)
2111. The first-ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit was held in which city? (New Delhi)
2112. The Union Government has constituted the tribunal to solve Mahanadi Water dispute between Odisha & Chhattisgarh.
Who will be the Chairman of the tribunal ? (AM Khanwilkar)
2113. The Festival of Democracy will be celebrated in which city of Rajasthan? (Jaipur)
2114. India’s first national coastal policing academy has set up in which district of Gujarat? (Devbhumi Dwarka)
2115. India has offered how much amount of Line of Credit (LoC) to Mauritius for defence procurement? ($100 million)
2116. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has celebrated its 33rd Inception Day on which date? (March 11)
2117. Which platform has been launched by the Government of India (GoI) as an association of all-India metro rail
companies? (I-METROS)
2118. Which bank has launched instant overdraft ‘InstaOD’ facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)?
(ICICI Bank)
2119. The Gangrel Dam is built across which river in Chhattisgarh? (Mahanadi River)
2120. Who is the newly elected President of Nepal? (Bidya Devi Bhandari)
2121. India’s tallest Flag has been unfurled in which city of Karnataka? (Belagavi)
2122. President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the World Hindi Secretariat in which country? (Mauritius)
2123. Stephen Hawking, the legendary theoretical physicist has passed away. He belonged to which country? (United
Kingdom)
2124. Narendra Jha, the noted film and television actor passed away. He was native to which state? (Bihar)
2125. Which committee will be constituted by the Haryana government to find solution to polluted water flowing in Yamuna
river? (Om Parkash Dhankhar committee)
2126. The executive committee under POSHAN Abhiyaan hold its first meeting to decide on road map for mission. The
committee is headed by whom? (Rakesh Srivastava)
2127. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been awarded the International Kochon Prize 2017. The
headquarters of ICMR is located in which city? (New Delhi)
2128. The first regional conference on ‘Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) for Urban Areas – Opportunities and Challenges
was held in which city? (Kolkata)
2129. The Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station is located in which state? (Gujarat)
2130. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 19, as per World Bank’s latest report “India Development Update –
India’s Growth Story”? (7.3%)
2131. What is the theme of the 2018 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD)? (Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer)
2132. Which Indian city hosted the the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP-2018)? (New Delhi)
2133. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has developed a coded drug AYUSH QOL-2C for
cancer patients. Where is the headquarters of CCRAS? (New Delhi)
2134. Which team has won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin?
(India-UK Joint Team)
2135. Whiich union ministry has bagged the award for best implementation of E-office? (Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation)
2136. The 2018 Pi Day is observed on which date? (March 14)
2137. Which city to host the 105th session of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)? (Imphal)
2138. The Malampuzha Dam is located in which state? (Kerala)
2139. The biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh has set up in which district? (Mirzapur)
2140. The 2018 Krishi Unnati Mela has started in which city? (New Delhi)
2141. The 5th edition of Nadi Mahotsava has started in which district of Madhya Pradesh? (Hoshangabad)
2142. Which Indian city has topped the 5th edition of Janaagraha’s Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2017?
(Pune)
2143. Who has been named as the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ in the 6th edition of Wisden India Almanack 2018? (KL Rahul)
2144. Which Indian chessmaster has clinched the 33rd Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament 2018? (Baskaran Adhiban)
2145. India’s first cloned Assamese buffalo male calf ‘Sach-Gaurav’ has born in which state? (Haryana)
2146. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recently partnered with civil aviation ministry in India. Where
is the headquarters of IATA? (Canada)
2147. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve rail
infrastructure? ($120 million)
2148. Which state is hosting the 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC-2018)? (Manipur)
2149. Which country to host the 17th Annual Conference of International Competition Network 2018 (ICN2018)? (India)
2150. Which state government will colloborate with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for
disaster management? (Odisha)
2151. What is the India’s rank in the WEF Energy Transition Index 2018? (78th)
2152. Which state has become the first Indian state to conduct a household survey exclusively to estimate the
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) at the state and district levels? (Andhra Pradesh)
2153. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Belarus? (Sangeeta Bahadur)
2154. Which Indian short film has won Best Film Award at Best of India Short Film Festival in Los Angeles? (Shunyata)
2155. Which Indian film has bagged the Grand Prix de Montreal award at the 21st Festival International du Film Pour Enfants
de Montréal Film (FIFEM)? (Halkaa)
2156. Which Indian para-athlete has recently secured the No. 1 rank in Asia in F53 Javelin category? (Deepa Malik)
2157. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched a mobile app ‘Lost and Found’ for lost items at airports across
India. The CISF is directly under which Union Ministry? (Ministry of Home Affairs)
2158. Which India’s neighboring country will be recommended for graduation from UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC)
category? (Bhutan)
2159. M Sukumaran, the renowned Malayalam author passed away. He was native of which state? (Kerala)
2160. Which city is hosting the Informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting? (New Delhi)
2161. Who has bagged the Indian Wells Masters Tennis tournament 2018? (Juan Martin del Potro)
2162. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched the women’s singles (Under-19) title at the Israel Junior Badminton tournament
2018? (Purva Barve)
2163. Which cricket team has won the Irani Trophy cricket tournament 2018? (Vidarbha)
2164. The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ has started in which state? (Goa)
2165. Which union ministry will organise the International Yoga Fest 2018? (Ministry of AYUSH)
2166. NITI Aayog has recently released SATH-Education roadmaps 2018-2020 in partnership with which states? (Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh and Odisha)
2167. Which city is hosting the 2018 Festival Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship (FINE)? (New Delhi)
2168. The first-ever India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction has started in which city? (New Delhi)
2169. The Serlui B Dam is located in which state? (Mizoram)
2170. The Nabakalebara festival is celebrated in which state? (Odisha)
2171. Satya Pal Malik, who is currently the Governor of Bihar, has been given additional charge of which state? (Odisha)
2172. European Union (EU) has recently signed pact with which country on sharing earth observation data from each other’s
satellites? (India)
2173. Which city is hosting the 3rd edition of National Conclave on Mines and Minerals? (New Delhi)
2174. Which union ministry is organising the first-ever National workshop on Poshan Abhiyaan in New Delhi? (Ministry of
2175. Kedarnath Singh, the renowned poet has passed away. He was associated with which language? (Hindi)
2176. Which state is hosting the 7th edition of the Women Science Congress (WSC-2018)? (Manipur)
2177. The 2018 World Sparrow Day (WSD) is observed on which date? (March 20)
2178. Sunil Sharma, who passed away recently, was assoicated with which field? (Journalism)
2179. The Salal Hydroelectric Power Station is built across which river in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)? (Chenab)
2180. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has signed MOU with TIFAC for supporting forest
based communities. Where is the headquarters of ICFRE is located? (Dehradun)
2181. The 17th Annual Conference of International Competition Network 2018 (ICN2018) has started in which city? (New
Delhi)
2182. The 2018 World Poetry Day (WPD) is celebrated on which date? (March 21)
2183. The estimates committee has recently recommended effective measures to modernise security systems. The committee is
headed by whom? (Murli Manohar Joshi)
2184. Which bank has signed pact with India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) to offer mortgage guarantee backed
home loan? (State Bank of India)
2185. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Happiness? (Share Happiness)
2186. The Government of India (GoI) has approved to set up a Plastic Park in which district of Jharkhand? (Deoghar)
2187. The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA) project of India has become the world’s first trusted digital
repository. The NCAA project is implemented by which union ministry? (Ministry of Culture)
2188. Who has been appointed the new Ambassador of India to Republic of Korea? (Atul M. Gotsurve)
2189. Which state to host the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? (Madhya Pradesh)
2190. Which country hosted the first G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of 2018? (Argentina)
2191. Which city has topped the Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2018? (Vienna)
2192. Who authored the book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees ‘Paramveer Parwane’? (Prabhakiran Jain)
2193. What is the theme of the 2018 World Down syndrome Day? (What I bring to my community)
2194. The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of the communities ‘Parivara and Talawara’ as synonym of “Nayaka’ in
the list of STs. Both the communities are belong to which state? (Karnataka)
2195. The Union Cabinet has recently approved North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017 with financial
outlay of how much amount upto March 2020? (Rs.3000 crore)
2196. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the launch of Ayushman Bharat -National Health Protection Mission (AB-
NHPM). The meeting was chaired by whom? (Narendra Modi)
2197. The Union Government has constituted which task force to draft new Direct Tax Law? (Arvind Modi)
2198. What is the theme of the 106th foundation day of Bihar? (Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha and Elimination of
Dowry and Child Marriage)
2199. What is the theme of the 2018 World Water Day (WWD)? (Nature for Water)
2200. Which union ministry has launched first Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary? (Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment)
2201. Which state has launched a multi-utility vehicle Naipunya Ratham (or World on Wheels)? (Andhra Pradesh)
2202. The Union Government has decided to declare 2018 as National Year of commodity? (Millets)
2203. Which state government has observed martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru as ‘Youth Empowerment
Day’? (Punjab)
2204. Robert Langlands, who has won the 2018 Abel Prize, is belong to which country? (Canada)
2205. The first-ever National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement has started in which city? (New Delhi)
2206. Elavenil Valarivan has clinched gold in which women’s air rifle event at 2018 junior ISSF World Cup in Sydney? (10m
air rifle event)
2207. Les Payne, the renowned fearless journalist has passed away. He belonged to which country? (United States)
2208. Which state government has declared Jackfruit as official fruit of the state? (Kerala)
2209. Who has been conferred with the 2017 G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism? (Karan Thapar)
2210. Which Indian sportsperson has won the 2018 Asian Billiards Championships? (Pankaj Advani)
2211. Which Indian sportsperson has been named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the
2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast? (P V Sindhu)
2212. Which Indian shooter has bagged gold in the women’s 10-metre Air Pistol Individual event at the 2018 ISSF Junior
World Cup in Sydney? (Manu Bhaker)
2213. What is the theme of the 2018 World Tuberculosis Day (WTD)? (Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world)
2214. Which Indian organisation has won the ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ award at the 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC-
2018)? (DRDO)
2215. ISRO has tied up with which Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) company for the production of space-grade lithium-ion
cells? (BHEL)
2216. The world’s longest sandstone cave has discovered in which state of India? (Meghalaya)
2217. Which has become the North India’s first city to install digital automatic speed gun cameras for traffic management?
(Chandigarh)
2218. Which city hosted the 5th India Maize Summit 2018? (New Delhi)
2219. The famous Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat has started in which district? (Porbandar)
2220. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched an initiative ‘Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke Dwaar’ in which city?
(Hyderabad)
2221. Which hockey team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2018? (Hockey Punjab)
2222. Which state is hosting the 11th Rashtriya Rifles Biennial Conference 2018? (Jammu and Kashmir)
2223. The 2018 National Conference on Down Syndrome was organised under which union ministry in New Delhi? (Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment)
2224. The first-ever International Exhibition of Graphic Prints ‘Print Biennale India 2018′ has started in which city? (New
Delhi)
2225. Who has been nominated as the India’s representative to Executive Board of UNESCO? (J S Rajput)
2226. Which London-based organisation has received the 2017 Frederick Pincott Award for promoting Hindi cinema? (South
Asian Cinema Foundation)
2227. What is the theme of 2018 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade?
(Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality)
2228. Who has been sworn-in as the new president of Peru? (Martin Vizcarra)
2229. Which country’s team has won the U-17 Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2018? (India)

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