9: Quit India Movement Day 9: Nagasaki Day 12: International Youth Day 13: World Left handers Day 14: Pakistan Independence Day 15: Independence Day

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1 D.C. Notes (August) 1. RBI Policy Rates ( ) Repo Rate: 6.50% Reverse Repo Rate: 6.25% MSF Rate: 6.75% Bank Rate: 6.75% CRR: 4.00% SLR: 19.50% FY19 GDP growth forecast: 7.4% 2. Who has chosen for 24th Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award? Gopal krishna Gandhi 3. Which state became 1st in India to implement National Policy on Biofuels? - Rajasthan 4. World Breastfeeding Week observed from - Aug 1-7 Theme of Breastfeeding Week Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life 5. India s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application "Go Whats That has launched in which city? - Chandigarh 6. Who has been conferred with the 2018 Mohun Bagan Ratna? Pradip Choudhury 7. Who has become the first Asian to swim UK-France channel? Prabhat Koli 8. Q: Find the next number in the given number series? 2, 3, 7, 16, 32,? A) 49 B) 52 C) 54 D) 57 Answer: D (57) 9. AUGUST 1: Friendship Day 6: Hiroshima Day 7: National Handloom Day

2 9: Quit India Movement Day 9: Nagasaki Day 12: International Youth Day 13: World Left handers Day 14: Pakistan Independence Day 15: Independence Day (India) 10. Which country's team has become the first-ever team to achieve playing 1000 test matches? - England 11. Who is the Chairman of UIDAI or Aadhaar? - J. Satyanarayana 12. Which company beat TCS and became India's Most Valued Company? Reliance Industries 13. Which state Govt. will setup a state of the art "B-Hub" (biopharma hub)? - Telangana 14. Which state Govt. will setup "i-hub" (intelligent hub)? Andhra Pradesh 15. The 11th World Hindi Conference will be held in which country? - Mauritius 16. Which of the following is a property of water? A) High polarity B) Universal solvent C) High specific heat D) All of the above Ans: D (All of the above) 17. Name the Indian-origin Mathematician, Who has won the prestigious Fields Medal, known as Nobel Prize for Maths? Akshay Venkatesh 18. Who became the fastest captain to reach 7000 International runs? - Virat Kohli (124 ings) 19. Which State is called the 'Cradle of Buddhism'? - Bihar 20. Who was the author of Buddha Charita? - Ashvaghosha 21. Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at University of? - Nalanda 22. The word Gotra occurs for the first time in? - Rigveda 23. Where did Buddha breathe his last? Kushinagar 24. The famous Goddess Meenakshi Amman temple, which has got its first non-brahmin as 'archaka (priest), is located in which state? - Tamil Nadu 25. Which Indian film bagged the best film award at the 3rd edition of the BRICS Film Festival 2018? Newton 26. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of J&K High Court? - Gita Mittal 27. Which state has recently made the e-way bill mandatory? - Kerala 28. What is the digital service app of SBI? - YONO 29. Which state made Yoga mandatory for all Colleges & Universities? Karnataka 30. The International Festival of Photography will be held in? - Chennai 31. Who has won the Zimbabwe Presidential election? Emmerson Mnangagwa 32. Which state tops in Renewable Energy Generation: IEEFA Report? - Karnataka 33. The BRICS Summit 2018 held in which country? South Africa 34. What is the current repo rate, as per 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy review for of RBI? %

3 35. Which state launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign publicity campaign for2018 men s hockey World Cup? - Odisha 36. The most valuable brand in the world? - Walmart 37. Which state CM has become the India's longest serving Chief Minister? - Sikkim 38. Which state has become the India's first state to give pension for single woman at Rs.1000 per month? - Telangana 39. In which year the Indian Parliament adopted "Right to Information Act"? The viceroy who brought about the partition of Bengal was? (A) Lord Lytton (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Rippon (D) Lord Minto Ans: B (Lord Curzon) 41. Who originally promoted Friendship Day? - Joyce Hall 42. Who proposed world friendship day in 1958? - Dr. Ramon Artemio Bracho 43. Where was this day traditionally celebrated first? - America 44. Where are friendship bands mostly popular during that day? India 45. Smriti Mandhana becomes 2nd Indian cricketer 2hit a 100 in T20, after? Mithali Raj 46. NASA selects Indian origin among 9 astronauts for human spaceflight? Sunita Williams 47. Which country overtakes China as world's 2nd biggest stock market? - Japan 48. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga? - Godavari 49. The state having largest area under waste land is? - Rajasthan 50. Which 'water body' separates Andaman & Nicobar Islands? - 10 Degree Channel 51. The deepest land locked and protected port in india is - Vishakhapatnam 52. Which state has launched 'Mukhya Mantri Yuva Nestham' scheme will provide Rs 1000 per month to unemployed youths? Andhra Pradesh 53. Who has won the Biel Masters Chess title 2018? Vaibhav Suri 54. Which country researchers create the world s first single chromosome yeast? - China 55. Which state signed a MoU with Tech Mahindra to launch India's 1st blockchain district? - Telangana 56. Who appointed as President of the Asia Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development? Fayyaz Sheheryar 57. The AIBD was established in under the auspices of UNESCO? Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India? A) Hydro-electricity B) Solar C) Nuclear D) Thermal Ans: D (thermal power) 59. The 'Move Hack, global mobility hackathon launched by? NITI Aayog 60. The 'Shaur Nahin' Mobile App launched to the control noise pollution by? Himachal Pradesh 61. Name of high-resolution Earth observation satellite launched by China? - Gaofen What was the name of the plane that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima? - Enola Gay

4 63. Who flew the plane that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima? - Paul Tibbets 64. Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII? - Hirohito 65. What type of plane dropped the A-bomb on the two cities? - B What day did the bomb get dropped on Hiroshima? - Aug 6th, What was the name of A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima? - Little Boy 68. Which was the explosive element used in little boy? - Uranium Who was the President of the America at that time? - Harry S Truman 70. Who won the women's singles title at World Badminton Championship? Carolina Marin 71. Which country won Women's Hockey Tournament? - Netherlands 72. Which country got warning from UNICEF about the outbreak of cholera? - Yemen 73. Which is the world's biggest stock market? - USA 74. During which decade did the population of India record a negative growth rate? A) B) C) D) Ans : A ( ) 75. Who is the recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for? Najma Heptullah Hukum Dev Narayan Ghulam Nabi Azad Dinesh Trivedi Bhartruhari Mahtab This award was instituted in 1992 by? - Shivraj Patil 76. The National Handloom Day is being observed every year on August 7 since? The date August 7th was chosen as National Handloom Day as it was the day that an important movement was started in 1905? Swadeshi Movement 78. Who was started the Swadeshi Movement? M K Gandhi 79. In which year was Rabindranath Tagore awarded Nobel Prize for Literature? A) 1915 B) 1941 C) 1913 D) 1933 Ans : C (1913) 80. The world's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in? Andhra Pradesh 81. Which Indian golfer has won the 2018 Fiji International Golf title? - Gaganjeet Bhullar 82. Name the Tamil Nadu's DMK leader who passes away today at the age of 94? - Karunanidhi 83. Former CM of Tamil Nadu Sri Karunanithi was elected how many times as Chief Minister? - Five 84. M Karunanidhi belongs to which South Indian political party? - DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) 85. Who is the founder of DMK party in 1949? C N Annadurai

5 86. Which state has launched a rural cleanliness and sanitation campaign Swachhameva Jayate? - Karnataka 87. Which state has launched a Horn Not Ok awareness campaign? Himachal Pradesh 88. Which country has been elected as the President of AIBD? - India 89. Who is the President of Venezuela? Nicolas Maduro 90. Article35A gives special status to state & people of? Jammu And Kashmir 91. Who resigned her position as CEO of Pepsi Co? Indra Nooyi 92. ISRO to launch its heaviest satellite so far GSAT11 on Nov 30, weighing of? - 5,700-kg 93. Which state Govt. has launched life insurance scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for farmers? - Telangana 94. Who has been sworn in as the 3rd sitting judge of Supreme Court of India? - Indira Banerjee 95. Which state recently launched the Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana for girl child? - Bihar 96. India s first official census was conducted in During the voiceroyship tenure of? A) Lord Dufferin B) Lord Lytton C) Lord Mayo D) Lord Ripon Ans : D (Lord Rippon) 97. The joint military exercise Maitree 2018 has started b/w India and which country? - Thailand 98. Which IIT institute has developed the first indigenous microprocessors RISECREEK under project Shakti? IIT Madras 99. National Income estimates in India prepared by? - Central statistical org 100. Who estimated 1st National Income? -Dadabhai Naoroji 101. In India, Agriculture income is calculated by? - Output method 102. The main source of National Income in India is - Service Sector 103. August Kranti in Indian History is also known as? - Quit India Movement 104. Quit India Movement started in? Who was the viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement? - Lord Linlithgow 106. Who given slogan of Do or Die during Quit India Movement? Gandhi 107. The Quit India Movement was launched at INC Bombay session by Gandhi on during - World War II 108. The 'Quit India Resolution' was drafted by? - Jawaharlal Nehru 109. Who started Congress Radio, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942? - Usha Mehta 110. The operation started by British Govt. to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was? - Operation Thunderbolt 111. Who is known as 'Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement? - Aruna Asif Ali 112. The slogan "Bharat Chhodo" (Quit India) was given by? - Yusuf Meher Ali 113. Who set to become 1st Muslim woman in US Congress? Rashida Tlaib 114. Who has been named as new UN Human rights chief? Michelle Bachelet

6 115. The Oscar Academy is adding a new category for? Popular Film 116. Which nation wins the U-20 and U-16 titles in football? - India 117. Who was sworn in as the newly elected President of Colombia? Ivan Duque 118. Who has been elected as the new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman? Harivansh Narayan Singh 119. Which state has launched its own new app-based taxi service? - Goa 120. Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'? A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad C) Bipan Chandrapal D) Sekhar Bandyopadhyay Ans: B (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad) 121. Which mineral also called Most Colourful Mineral in the World? - Fluorite 122. The author of "History of British India"? - James Mill 123. The Mahalwari system was related to? - Land revenue 124. Which country tops in "Rule of Law Index"? Denmark 125. Which state has launched a round-the-clock information and grievance helpline for SCs and STs ( )? - Karnataka 126. Which city to host the India Baja Jaisalmer 127. Name the bollywood actress who penned her first book titled The Book of Untold Stories? Manisha Koiraila 128. Who will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018? - Neeraj_Chopra 129. What is the India s rank on the Global Innovation Index 2018? - 57th 130. The World Biofuel Day is observed every year on? August 10th 131. Who was the last emperor of India? [A] Bahdur Shah 1 [B] Md Azam Shah [C] Jahandar Shah [D] Bahdur Shah 2 Ans : D (Bahdur Shah 2) 132. In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of? - Barium 133. What does airbag, used for safety of car driver, contain? - Sodium azide 134. Which oxidizing agent used for purifying drinking water? - Potassium Permanganate 135. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women? Rekha Sharma 136. Who re-appointed as Chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI? Ram Sewak Sharma 137. India s GDP is poised to grow by: IMF? % in % in Who sworn in as new Chief Justice of Delhi HC? Rajendra Menon 139. The 1st Indian tribal_language to get own Wikipedia edition? - Santali

7 140. Ministry of Tourism launched the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign in? - March How many biosphere_reserves are present in India? Which one of the following is not a mixture? A) Cement B) Milk C) Mercury D) Air Ans: C (Mercury) 143. Int'l Youth Day is observed across the world on? - 12 August 144. Theme for 2018 International Youth Day is? Safe Spaces 4 Youth 145. The first International Youth Day observed on? - August 12, When do we Celebrate National Youth Day? - 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda 147. Which country topped the Global Innovation Index for 2018? - Switzerland 148. TK Viswanathan Committee recently recommended which org. to tap phone calls? - SEBI 149. Which operation launched by Southern Naval Command at Kochi for disaster relief? - Madad 150. World s first ever high energy storage device wil be unveiled in which city? - Amravati, Andhra Pradesh 151. Rugby World Cup 2019 will be held in which country? - Japan 152. Who topped the list of men s ATP world singles rankings? Rafael Nada 153. Where is the HQs of Pepsi Co? New York 154. A Nobel Prize laureate and author has died at the age of 85? VS Naipaul 155. Name the App that was launched by Ministry of Commerce & Industry for exporters & importers of the country? Niryat Mitra 156. Who is the present Chairman of the SBI? Rajnish Kumar 157. Which city is known as the City of Prime Ministers? (A) Hyderabad (B) Ahmedabad (C) Allahabad (D) Varanasi Ans : C (Allahabad) 158. Which state host the One District One Product Summit 2018? Uttar Pradesh 159. Who voted the most influential woman, as per Readers of BBC History magazine? Marie Curie 160. World s first Hindi speaking robot Rashmi, developed by? Ranjit Srivastava 161. Which city to overtake Qatar as world's richest place by 2020? - Macau 162. India to launch its 2nd lunar mission on Jan3, 2019? Chandrayaan Who sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras HC? - Justice Tahilramani 164. Which nation gets its first all women 'SWAT' unit? - India 165. Name the former Lok Sabha speaker who passed away at 89? Samnath Chatterjee

8 166. The Rupee hit an all-time low record of against US dollar today? - Rs Which city emerged as No. 1 city in the Ease of Living Index? - Pune 168. Which is the current chair of the BIMSTEC? - Nepal 169. Who was the first President of Independent India? A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Rajendra Prasad C) S Radhakrishnan D) Jawaharlal Nehru Ans : B (Rajendra Prasad) 170. India's rank in different Indices 2018 Economic Freedom: 130 Health: 130 Talent Competitiveness: 81 Peace: 136 Wealthiest countries: 6 Democracy: 42 Corruption Perception: 81 Happiness: 133 Ease of Doing Business: 100 Milk production: Which state Govt. will reward people on returning used bottles? - Odisha 172. Golfer Jarrod Lyle passed away. He belonged to which country? - Australia 173. Where is the HQ of Paypal? - California 174. The HDFC bank was founded in which year? Which agency launches its historic small car-size Solar Probe to touch the sun? - NASA 176. In which year NASA was founded? Where is the HQ of NASA? - Washington DC Olympics Games will be held in which city? - Tokyo, Japan 178. In which year ISRO was founded? Who first embrace Swaraj? - Bal Gangadhar Tilak 180. Who created Indian National Army for Indian Independence? - Subas Chandra Bose 181. Who is the author of the National Anthem of India? - Rabindranath Tagore 182. When did India gain Independence? East India Company started trade with India from which city? - Surat 184. What does 3-colours of national flag represent? - Sacrifice, Peace & Prosperity 185. The rebellion of 1857 started from? - Meerut 186. Which was the first European country to start trade with India 1st? Portugal 187. Who designed our national flag? - Pingali Venkayya 188. Who was the last Viceroy of India? - Lord Mountbatten 189. Why Am I an Atheist' was written by which Indian freedom fighter? - Bhagat Singh 190. The first Indian Governor-General of India? - C. Rajagopalachari

9 191. On Independence Day, who hoist flag at national level event? A) Prime Minister B) Vice-President C) President D) Chief of Army Ans: A (PrimeMinister) 192. On Republic Day, who hoist flag at national level event? A) Prime Minister B) Vice-President C) President D) Chief of Army Ans: C (President) 193. Which railway station ranked as the cleanest in A1 Category as per Report on Station Cleanliness? - Jodhpur 194. Which is the cleanest in A Category? - Marwar 195. The 3rd place goes to South Central Railway in Telangana? Warangal 196. The Ease of Living Index 2018 Top 3 cities 1. Pune 2. Navi Mumbai 3. Greater Mumbai Bottom 3 cities 111. Rampur 110. Kohima 109. Patna The cities from AP & TS state's 4. Tirupati 9. Vijayawada 11. Karimnagar 17. Vizag 27. Hyderabad 61. Warangal 64. Kakinada 197. India's first Genetic Bank for wildlife conservation inaugurated in? - Hyderabad 198. Which is ranked as India's Most Patriotic Brand? - SBI 199. Which operation launched by Indian Navy to disaster relief of Kerala Floods? Operation Madad 200. Who wins the Rogers Cup 2018? Rafael Nadal 201. What was the first battle for Indian Independence in 1857 called? - Sepoy Mutiny 202. Who headed the body that drew the border b/w India and Pakistan? - Cyril Radcliffe 203. Who became India's head of state after August 15, 1947? - King George VI

10 204. Which commission is recommended self-government to Indian leaders in 1942? A) Simon Commission B) Cripps Commission C) Churchill Commission D) Atlee Commission Ans: B (Cripps Commission) 205. What is the theme of the 2018? World Earth Day (April 22): End Plastic Pollution World Environment Day (5 June): Beat Plastic Pollution World Population Day (11 July): Family Planning is a Human Right World Hepatitis Day (28 July): Test. Treat. Hepatitis 206. Researchers found that which drug could help prevent HIV transmission? - Aspirin 207. India ranks out of 180 countries on Environmental Performance Index 2018? - 177th 208. World's largest bird (Jatayu) sculpture will be inaugurated in? - Kerala 209. Which is the most liveable city in the world, survey by The Economist? - Vienna, Austria 210. Which is the worst liveable city in the world? - Damascus, Syria 211. Which Indian cities are listed in the most liveable out of 140 cities across world? New Delhi 117. Mumbai 212. How many times Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India? - 3 times - 1st term in 1996 for 13 days - 2nd term in for 13 months - 3rd term b/w for 5 years How many times was he a Member of Parliament? - 9 times 213. In which year Vajpayee became the first person to deliver a speech to UN General Assembly in Hindi? In 2001, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee launched a movement aimed at improving the quality of education in primary and secondary schools. Name it? Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 215. In which year Atal Bihari Vajpayee awarded Padma Vibhushan? Vajpayee's birthday (25th December) is declared as? Good Governance Day 217. In which year AB Vajpayee awarded with Bharat Ratna? Former PM Atal Bihari Vaajpayee dies today at the age of? Who was the Prime Minister of India, during Kargil War against Pakistan in 1999? [A] Inder K Gujral [B] Manmohan Singh [C] H D Deve Gowda [D] Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ans : D (Atal Bihari Vaajpayee) 220. India s first-ever women s bank- Bharatiya Mahila Bank was merged with which bank in April 2017? - SBI

11 221. Where was the 24th World Congress of Philosophy held? - China 222. Who sworn in as new President of Paraguay? Mario Abdo Benitez 223. The Schemes launches on 15 th August 2018 India: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan for national healthcare Telangana: 1. Kanti Velugu Aim: providing free eye care of medicines, spectacles & surgeries. 2. Rytu Bima Aim: providing life insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to every farmer The world s oldest cheese was discovered from a tomb in which nation? - Egypt 225. The Supreme Court has directed which state to reduce water level at Mullaperiyar Dam by 3 feet? Tamil Nadu 226. Which state to observe September as month of nutrition? - Rajasthan 227. Who has been re-elected as new President of Mali? - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita 228. India s first project of Swadesh Darshan launched in? - Manipur 229. Niti Aayog has launched an app? - Pitch to MOVE 230. Odisha launches Govt. health scheme on 15 th August 2018? - Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana 231. Name the bollywood Actor becomes brand ambassador For Road Safety Campaigns? Akshay Kumar 232. Who tops list of India s wealthiest women 2018 with an estimated 37,570 crore? - Smitha V. Crishna 233. Who is the India's 1st ODI cricket captain passed away at 77? Ajit Wadekar 234. AUGUST 19: World Photography Day 19: World Humanitarian Day 20: World Mosquito Day 20: Sadbhavna Diwas 26: Women Equality Day 29: Telugu Language Day 29: National Sports Day 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests 235. Ministry Of Agriculture proposes to UNFAO to declare 2019 as? - International Year Of Millets 236. India improve to World No. in FIFA rankings? - 96th 237. Former UN Secretary-General who won the Nobel Prize in Peace for humanitarian work, dies aged 80? Kofi Annan 238. Name the India s (ISRO) maiden mission to the Sun, will be launched in 2019? Aditya L Which nation is all set to host the Asia Cup 2018 in September? - UAE 240. Who has tops Forbes list of highest paid female actor in the world with earning $ 40.5 million? Scarlett Johansson 241. The 18th edition of Asian Games 2018 begins in? - Jakarta, Indonesia 242. The 11th World Hindi Conference inaugurated in Mauritius with the theme of? - Hindi World and Indian Culture 243. Who was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan? Imran Khan

12 244. The Awards of Atal Bihari Vaajpayee received 1992 : Padma Vibhushan 1993 : D. Lit. from Kanpur University 1994 : Lokmanya Tilak Award 1994 : Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 1994 : Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant Award 2015 : Bharat Ratna 2015 : Bangladesh Liberation War honour 245. The Central Govt. launched the 'Digital Northeast Vision Document 2022' in? - Guwahati 246. Indian economy (GDP) clocked % and % growth in and respectively : Min. of Statistics? %, 10.78% 247. India's 1st Humboldt penguin was born at? - Mumbai's Byculla zoo 248. World Photography Day is observed every year on? August August19 chosen to commemorate invention of a photographic by? Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce in Who coined the term photography? - Sir John Herschel 'Camera is a Latin word meaning? - light box 251. Who took the world's first selfie? - Robert Cornelius (1839) 252. Who suggested the method of first color photography? - James Clerk Maxwell (1855) 253. Who took the first color photograph? - Thomas Sutton (1861) 254. Who created the first negative photo? - William Henry Fox Talbot (1839) 255. Which mobile operator has launched WINGS application? - BSNL 256. Min. of Railways launched which scheme to spread awareness about Indian Railways Heritage? Digital Screens 257. Which state launched Dial100 Mobile App, which will help needy at the time of emergency? Madhya Pradesh 258. India is planning to launch #Understanding India programme in which country? - China 259. India Ratings and Research has revised down its FY19 economic growth for India at how much percent? Who has become India s latest Women chess Grandmaster? R Vaishali 261. Which latitude passes through the middle of India? A) Equator B) Arctic Circle C) Tropic of Capricorn D) Tropic of Cancer Ans: D (Tropic of Cancer) 262. The World Humanitarian Day was observed across the world on? August The UN General Assembly and was first officially celebrated in? The WHD 2018 theme is? Not A Target 265. Which nation to host the shooting World Cup 2020? - India

13 266. Name the campaign against sexual abuse of children launched by Amnesty International India? - 'Our Safety, Our Rights' 267. PM Narendra Modi announced immediate fund to Kerala Flood Relief? - Rs. 500 crores 268. The Telangana CMO announces relief fund for Kerala Rains Help? - Rs. 25 crores 269. What is Rajiv Gandhi s full name? - Rajiv Ratan Birjees Gandhi 270. What was Rajiv Gandhi before he entered politics? - Pilot 271. When did Rajiv Gandhi become PM of India? He became the youngest PM of India when he took office. What was his age? - 40 years 272. In which year Rajiv Gandhi awarded with Bharat Ratna? The highest sports honour in India, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was instituted in? The Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award instituted in? The Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award instituted in? What is the name of the Samadhi Sthal (resting place) of India's youngest Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi? [A] Raj Ghat [B] Veer Bhumi [C] Karma Bhumi [D] Shakti Sthal Ans: B (Veer Bhumi) 277. A helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided missile? - HELINA 278. Which Indian wrestler won gold in the 65kg men s category on 1st day of Asian Games 2018? Bajrang Punia 279. Indian Wrestler wins a goldin 50kg freestyle at Asian Games 2018? Vinesh Phogat 280. The FSSAI recently constituted which committee to look into draft food labelling? - B Sesikeran 281. Who named best Sportsperson of India by Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club? Sunil Chhetri 282. Australian fast bowler announces retirement from all forms of cricket? Mitchel ljohnson 283. Who was awarded as WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 award? - S K Arora 284. Who is elected as the President of DMK party in Tamil Nadu? M.K. Stalin 285. Who has become the first ever Indian to win a Gold in the Asian Games in 10m Air Pistol? Saurabh Chaudhary 286. Which of the following country has the highest GST in the world? [A] USA [B] Germany [C] France [D] India Ans: D (India) 287. Which month of 2018 will be observed National Nutrition Month? - September

14 288. Which is becomes first public sector enterprise to transact on TReDS? - Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd 289. Who wins bronze in women's 68kg freestyle category of wrestling in Asian Games 2018? Divya Kakran 290. Who was conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award? Gopal Krishna Gandhi 291. The Supreme Court has scrapped the use of NOTA option from which elections? - Rajya Sabha 292. Who appointed as Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? Satya Pal Malik 293. First governor-general of Bengal - Warren Hastings 294. First governor-gen of India - William Bentinck 295. Last governor-gen of British India - Lord Mountbatten 296. First governor-gen of Independent India - Lord Mountbatten 297. First Indian governor-gen of Independent India - C. Rajagopalachari 298. In the "Public Affairs Index" 2018, which state topped the list third time? - Kerala 299. The "Sunkanaya Samridhi Yojana" was launched in? The minimum amount for Sukanaya Samridhi Yojana? INR 301. "Why I am Hindu" book is authored by? - Shashi Tharoor 302. Which is the only organ in the human body that can grow cells and regenerate itself? [A] Lungs [B] Kidney [C] Liver [D] Brain Ans: C (Liver) 303. Australian cricketer Shane Warne's autobiography will be release on Oct 4? - No Spin 304. Who is the only Indian in Forbes' list of top paid female athletes 2018? - P V Sindhu 305. Who sets record in 50m backstroke swimming in Asian Games 2018? Liu Xiang 306. Which country to offer Rs.700 Cr in aid to Kerala Rain Help? - UAE 307. Which company secured the top spot in Fortune's global 'Change the World' list? Reliance Jio 308. Who becomes the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold at the Asian Games? Rahi Sarnobat 309. Where will be the BIMSTEC Summit 2018 held? - Kathmandu, Nepal 310. Who tops the Forbes list of top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2018? Serena Williams 311. The book titled '281 and Beyond' is the autobiography of? V V S Laxman 312. Which of the following country's GST model is adopted by India? (A) Canada (B) France (C) USA (D) Russia Ans: A (Canada)

15 313. A special film festival on the theme Freedom Struggle and Freedom Fighters held in which city on 15Aug? - Mumbai 314. India s economy clocked double digit growth in which year? Walmart acquired 77% stake in which e-commerce company? - Flipkart 316. The Int'l Buddhist Conclave inaugurates in? - New Delhi The theme of this conclave is? - 'Buddha Path The Living Heritage' The Forbes list of world s highest-paid Actors 2018? - 1st. George Clooney $239 M Indians : - 7th. Akshay Kumar $40.5 M - 9th. Salman Khan $38.5 M 318. Name the writer of "India after Nehru" who passed away recently? Kuldip Nayar 319. Who was appointed as the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? - Satya Pal Malik 320. Who has become the youngest shooter to win silver in the men s double trap event in Asian Games 2018? Shardul Vihan 321. In which city host the Asian Games most no. of times? - Bangkok 322. In which year were the Asian Games held for first time? Where is the HQ of Olympic Council of Asia, the body which organizes Asian Games? Kuwait City 324. Where were the first Asian Games held? New Delhi 325. Which country will organize 19th Asian Games 2022? - China 326. Who is the Mascot of Asian Games 2018? - Bhin Bhin the bird of paradise, Atung the deer, Kaka the rhino 327. What is the motto of Asian Games 2018? Energy of Asia 328. Which country never hosted the Asian Games? North Korea 329. Which company became the first Indian company to hit 8 trillion in market capitalization? Reliance Industries 330. Who was sworn in as Governor of Bihar? Lalji Tandon 331. Which country has launched its first state-of-the-art domestic fighter jet Kowsar? - Iran 332. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards? A) Sunbird B) Kingfisher C) Honey eater D) Hummingbird Ans: D (Hummingbird) 333. Who become 2nd Indian woman after Sania Mirza to win Tennis singles Asiad medal? Ankita 334. Who launched a 1st women political party named as Jana Jagruti Party in AP state? Geethak 335. Who received Times Power Woman 2018 Award? Payal Ghosh 336. Who has been elected the new Prime Minister of Australia? Scott Morrison MP 337. The Indian economy is expected to grow by in 2018 and 2019: Moody's Report? - 7.5%

16 338. Who were wins their maiden men s tennis doubles gold medal at Asian Games 2018? Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan 339. Who heads the steering committee recently submitted Making India 5G Ready report to Govt.? - AJ Paulraj 340. Int'l Water Colour Festival' was held in? - Ranchi 341. Who is the Secretary General of UN? - Antonio Guterres 342. Which game gets recognition from Olympic Council of Asia? - Kho Kho 343. Who has been choosen for "JC Bose fellowship-2018"? - Apps Rao Podile 344. The Chinese Defence Minister, who visited India recently is? Wei Fenghe 345. Which Indian creates history at Asian Games 2018 as he records a 20.75m throw in men's shotput? - Tajinderpal Singh Toor 346. Who has been appointed new chairman of DRDO India? - G. Satheesh Reddy 347. Which state govt has decided to organize youths conclave ATAL in September 2018? Arunachal Pradesh 348. World s first public blockchain bond bond-i recently launched by which organization? World Bank 349. Which country is host to the multi-nation counter-terror exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018? - Russia 350. Who became the first woman fighter pilot in Japan? Misa Matsushima 351. Who recently announced her retirement from Women's T20 Internationals? Jhulan Goswami 352. India's first biofuel-powered flight landed in Delhi, covering the distance between? - Dehradun & Delhi 353. A book on Atal Bihari Vaajpayee 'Atal Ji Ne Kaha' is authored by? Brijendra Rehi 354. Name the Indian javelin-thrower wins Gold at Asian Games 2018? Neeraj Chopra 355. Which nation has won it's first ever title at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2018? - Japan 356. Who won India s first medal in 20 years in a women's 100 event? Dutee Chand 357. Who has become the first Indian badminton player to enter the finals of Asian Games? PV Sindhu 358. Former President Pranab Mukherjee launches which app to rate MPs & MLAs? NETA app 359. India's largest Business incubator Bhamashah Techno Hub launched in - Jaipur 360. Who appointed as Assocham Secretary General? - U K Varma 361. Who sworn in as new Governor of Uttarakhand? - Ms. Maurya 362. India s first-ever test flight powered by biojet fuel successfully conducted by which airline? Spice Jet 363. Which is the India s only aircraft carrier to have marine hydraulic system? INS Vikramaditya 364. According to SBI country s GDP is expected to grow by? - 7.7% 365. When was Moody s Corporation founded? Which country will be country partner for Make in Odisha 2018? - Japan 367. Who was sworn as Tamil Nadu DMK party's President? MK Stalin

17 368. Recently Kuldip Nayar passed away. He belongs to which profession? - Writer 369. Where is HQ of Reliance Power? - Navi Mumbai 370. Who becomes first Indian to bag silver after going down to Tai Tzu Ying (13-21, 16-21) in women's singles badminton at Asian Games 2018? PV Sindhu 371. India s first Indian human mission will be launched by ISRO by? Which bank named as world's best bank in digital innovation? DBS bank 373. Who won the GOLD and SILVER in men's 800 meters final in Asian Games2018? Manjit Singh & Jinson Johnson 374. Who is the first Chairman of Finance Communication of India? [A] K. C. Pant [B] K. Santhanam [C] K. C. Neogi [D] A. K. Chanda Ans: C (KC Neogi) 375. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at - Center of the Earth 376. As you go down into a well, your weight - Decreases slightly 377. The radioactive element most commonly detected in humans is - Potassium-40 Heavy water is - Deuterium oxide 378. The National Sports Day is observed every year across India on? - 29th August 379. Name the legendary hockey player birth anniversary celebrates as National Sports Day? Major Dhyan Chand 380. He was famously known as for his superb ball control & scored more than 1000 goals - The Wizard 381. Which Indian becomes the 1st badminton player to win silver in Asian Games? PV Sindhu 382. Who becomes the 1st Indian javelin thrower to win an Asiad gold? Neeraj Chopra 383. Who becomes the 1st Indian woman shooter to win a gold at Asian Games? Rahi Sarnobat 384. Which search engine introduced the project Navlekha? - Google 385. India's first interstate connected wind power project is commissioned in? - Bhuj, Gujarat 386. Which airport is the world's first fully solar powered airport? - Cochin International Airport 387. In which state India's tallest film Studio has been inaugurated recently? Tamil Nadu 388. What is the size of the nano medical robot that set a new Guinness World Record? nanometres 389. Which country to host "Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships"? North Korea 390. Name the mission, ISRO unveils plans for India s manned space flight by 2022? - Gaganyaan

18 391. The "World s Biggest Open Innovation Model - Smart India Hackathon 2019" launched in? New Delhi 392. Who becomes first Indian heptathlete to win Gold Medal at Asian Games? Swapna Barman 393. As you go down into a well, your weight? A) Increases slightly B) Decreases slightly C) Remains exactly the same D) None of the above Ans: B (decreases slightly) 394. RBI expected India s Economic growth rate at in ? - 7.4% 395. Who wins gold In Triple Jump at Asian Games? Arpinder Singh 396. The 4th BIMSTEC Summit began in? - Kathmandu, Nepal 397. Name the Indian who wins gold in men's 1500m finals at Asian Games 2018? Jinson Johnson 398. Which former Indian opener has been appointed as the head coach of Zim Cricket team? Lalchand Rajput 399. When was Pepsi Co founded? What is the currency of Spain? - Euro 401. Who will be honored with "Game Changer of the Year Award" 2018 by global cultural org? Indra Nooyi 402. Who first imposed Jizya Tax in India? A) Allaudin khilji B) Aurangzeb C) Mohammad Bin Qasim D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak Ans: D (Qbd. Aibak) 403. India 2018 (Positions and Names) Chairman, 15th Finance Commission-N K Singh Chairman, National Stock Exchange-Ashok Chawla Chairman, University Grants Commission-V S Chauhan Chairman, 7th Pay Commission-AK Mathur Chairman, Central Water Commission-Narendra Kumar 404. Indian rupee hits an all-time low record vs US dollar? Rupee At Which state AIIMS will be renamed as after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee? Andhra Pradesh 406. Who set a new world record of being most economical bowler in T20 cricket? - Mohd. Irfan 407. Who takes over as Vodafone Idea's first CEO? Balesh Sharma 408. The Indian ship entered the Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in exercise KAKADU 2018? INS Sahyadri 409. Which country won the gold in the women's 4X400 metre event at Asian Games 2018? - India 410. The 5th BIMSTEC Summit will be hosted by which country? Sri Lanka

19 411. What is BIMSTEC Summit? - The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation 412. When was BIMSTEC established? - June 6, Where is the HQ of BIMSTEC? - Dhaka, Bangladesh 414. Which city is the venue of the "MOVE: India s First Global Mobility Summit 2018? - New Delhi 415. Which state has organized an interactive programme Mil -Banche in govt schools? - Madhya Pradesh 416. Name the Indian boxer wins gold at Asian Games 2018 in 49kg category? Amit Panghal 417. Who is set to become next Chief Justice of India? Ranjan Gogoi 418. Who appointed India s new High Commissioner to UK? - Ruchi Ghanashyam 419. Which country2host 1st-ever SAARC Agriculture Cooperative Business Forum? - Nepal