(01)
With which among the following countries / organization does India
NOT have an exclusive annual summit?
(A) Russia (B) Japan
(C) USA (D)
European Union
(02)
Which among the following is NOT inscribed on UNESCO’s
Representative list of the intangible Cultural heritage of Humanity?
(A) Mudiyettu (B)
Kutiyattam
(C) Kuthiyottam (D)
Kumbh Mela
(03)
Which country test fired its latest ICBM (Inter – Continental
ballistic Missile) named Samrat?
(A) Pakistan (B)
China
(C) North Korea (D)
Russia
(04)
The “CLOUD Act”, recently signed by the US President, is related to
(A) Cross – border data sharing (B)
defence Partnerships
(C) Intellectual Property Rights (D)
Work Visa
(05)
Services under the “S – band” frequencies offered by satellites are
related to
(A) Navigation aids (B)
FM radio
(C) Radio Astronomy (D)
Microwave Telecommunications
(06)
“Forests”, under the Seventh Schedule is on the
(A) Union List (B)
State List
(C) Concurrent List (D)
Residuary List
(07)
The Sharada Prasad Committee was set up the Government of India to
look into certain issues related to
(A) Cybersecurity (B)
Cryptocurrencies
(C) Skill development (D)
Internationalisation of the Rupee
(08)
The “World Health Day”, celebrated on April 07 every year, marks the
dae on which
(A) a vaccine – preventable disease was first eradicated
(B) The World Health organization was established
(C)Pencillin, the first true antibiotic was discovered
(D) The discovery of the existence of different blood types
(09)
Which among the following cases did the Supreme Court first
introduce the American expression “due process of law” to Indian jurisprudence?
(A) A. K. Gopalan Vs. State of Madras (1950)
(B) Maneka Gandhu Vs. Union of India (1978)
(C) Mohd. Ahmed Khan Vs. Shah Bano (1985)
(D) K. S. Puttaswamy Vs. Union of India (2017)
(10)
Which of the following Indian activist, thinker and social reformer
was famously known as “Lokhitwadi”?
(A) Mahadev Govind Ranade (B)
Jyotiba Phule
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D)
Akshay Kumar Dutt
(11)
“Partner’s Forum”, the 2018 edition of which is to be hosted by New
Delhi, is related to
(A) Maternal, newborn and child health (B) Nuclear non –
proliferation
(C) Sustainable farming (D)
Financial Stability
(12)
The National Sports University Bill establishes a National Sports
University is located in
(A) Goa (B)
Chhattisgarh
(C) Manipur (D)
Kerala
(13)
Ganweriwala is spread over 80 hectares and comparable in size with
the largest sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, such as Mohenjo-daro. It is
located in
(A) India (B)
Afghanistan
(C)Pakistan (D)
Iran
(14)
The “Pathalgadi Rebllion”, a grassroots political movement, is
associated with some villages of which among the following States?
(A) Jharkhand (B)
Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D)
Uttarakhand
(15)
Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, women beneficiaries are
provided with cash assistance that covers the cost of
1. Security deposit for LPG cylinder
2. Installation charges
3. First refill charge
4. LPG stove
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only (B)
1 and 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only (D)
1, 2, 3 and 4
(16)
The National Council on India’s Nutritional Challenges, set up under
the National Nutrition Mission, will be chaired by
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) Chairperson, Indian Council of Medical Research
(D) Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog
(17)
“PETase”, seen recently in news, is
(A) An advanced floater technology that will help rid the world’s
oceans of plastic
(B) A plastic – eating enzyme produced by a naturally – occurring
bacteria
(C) A plastic harpoon which will “chase” redundant satellites and
drag them down to burn up in the atmosphere
(D) A plant-based alternative to common plastics
(18)
The “Open Heritage Project”, recently in news, is a joint effort of
(A) Archaeological Survey of India and Indian National trust of Art
and Cultural Heritage
(B) IIT Madras and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(C) Google and CyArk
(D) UNESCO and the International Council of Monuments and Sites
(19)
Thought to be similar to the cold,saline conditions in the
subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa, where have researchers recently
found subglacial lakes that may shed light on icy worlds in our solar system?
(A) Antarctica (B)
Canada
(C) Himalayas (D)
Greenland
(20)
After Petroleum Oil and Lubricants, which among the following items
accounted for the largest share of imports in the financial year 2016-17?
(A) Electronic Goods (B)
Fertilisers
(C)Gold (D)
Coal
(21)
Which amont the following bodies is/are constitutional bodies?
1. Special Officer for linguistic Minorities
2. National Commission for Minorities
3. National Human Rights Commission
(A) 1 only (B)
2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (D)
1, 2 and 3
(22)
The “Global Findex” database concerns
(A) Labour markets
(B) International Development Finance
(C) How adults save, borrow, make payments and manage risks
(D) Innovation and Startups
(23)
India may attract U.S. sanctions under the latter’s CAATS Act
(CAATSA) if
(A) it signs a medium multi – role combat aircraft deal with Russia
(B) it files a case citing discrimination with the WTO if the U. S.
did not grant exemptions from higher tariffs on steel and aluminium
(C) it does not strengthen its intellectual property rights regime
along the lines of TRIPS Plus provisions
(D) The US department of Commerce believes India is not doing enough
to address the India – US trade imbalance
(24)
The “Global Land Outlook” report is published by
(A) Food and Agriculture Organisation (B) World Bank
(C) UN Convention to Combat Desertification
(D) UN Environment Programme
(25)
Why was Mission Indradhanush launched?
(A) to prevent mortality and morbidity in children and pregnant
women against some vaccine preventable diseases
(B) To dispel myths about vaccination among parents
(C) To provide free medication to patients belonging to BPL
households admitted in private hospitals
(D) To accelerate the immunization coverage under the Universal
Immunisation Programmes
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