Mixed General Awareness

Name the state team that has lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title in a thrilling final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

(a) West Bengal

(b) Kerala

(c) Mizoram

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Jharkhand

The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared ______________ as World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society. 

(a) 4th April

(b) 13th April

(c) 22nd April

(d) 2nd April

(e) 10th April

India is now the second-largest mobile phone producer in the world after China, according to the data shared by Indian Cellular Association with the government. India has replaced _____________.

(a) Japan

(b) Russia

(c) Vietnam

(d) The USA

(e) Saudi Arabia

John Isner has recently won his first ever Masters 1,000 title with a victory over Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open final. John Isner is from which country?

(a) Germany

(b) Latvia

(c) Russia

(d) Switzerland

(e) America

 In which of the following year, Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) was set up?

(a) 2003

(b) 2001

(c) 1999

(d) 2005

(e) 2007

The Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) was set up to provide guaranteed clearing and settlement functions for-

(a) Derivative markets

(b) Foreign Exchange

(c) G-Secs

(d) transactions in Money

(e) All of the above

Who is the non-executive chairperson of CCIL?

(a) Bhavesh Zaveri

(b) R Sridharan

(c) Usha Thorat

(d) MS Sundara Rajan

(e) Sudhir Joshi 

Name the city that has become first city in the country to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-V (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms).

(a) New Delhi

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Varanasi

(d) Indore

(e) Ahmedabad

The United States and South Korea had recently begun their joint military training exercise named _______________.

(a) Tiger Roar

(b) Foal Eagle

(c) Cobra

(d) Panther Exercise

In which of the following Indian state, Asia's largest startup ecosystem congregation was held recently?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Assam

(d) Kerala

(e) Goa

Name the statutory/regulatory body of India that has recently changed the methodology used by debt market players, including banks and primary dealers, for their valuation. 

(a) Forward Markets Commission

(b) Reserve Bank of India

(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(d) NABARD

(e) SIDBI

NRI Day is observed on which of the following date? 

(a) May 8

(b) February 24

(c) March 18

(d) April 17

(e) January 9

Wankhede Stadium is in which of the following city? 

(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(b) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

(c) Kolkata, West Bengal

(d) Delhi

(e) Pune, Maharashtra

Nizam Sagar Dam is in which of the following state? 

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Telangana

(c) Bihar

(d) Karnataka

(e) Maharashtra

The Miami Open tournament 2018, who among the following won in the Women's singles category?

(a) Barbora Krejcikova 

(b) Jelena Ostapenko

(c) Sloane Stephens

(d) Katerina Siniakova

(e) Maria Sharapova

What was the theme for the World Autism Awareness Day 2018 _______________.

(a) Autism for Sustainable Development

(b) Empowering Women and Girls with Autism

(c) A World without Autism

(d) None of the given theme is true

(e) Autism for women Empowerment

Name the state in which Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, laid the foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project (NMHEP).

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Gujarat

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Odisha

Name the senior bureaucrat who has been recently appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government. 

(a) Chandra Bhushan Kumar

(b) Soman Padmanabhan

(c) Prasoon Chaubey

(d) Abhishek Banerjee

(e) Kamlesh Chattopadhyay

Former Chief Minister R K Dorendra Singh had passed away recently. He was CM of which of the following state?

(a) Assam

(b) Sikkim

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

The Central Government has constituted National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under section ___________ of the Companies Act, 2013.

(a) section 8

(b) section 502

(c) section 102

(d) section 408

(e) section 203

In which year National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) was set up-

(a) 2012

(b) 2013

(c) 2014

(d) 2015

(e) 2016

In the first phase of National Company Law Tribunal, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has set up eleven Benches, one Principal Bench. The Principal Bench is located in-

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai

(d) New Delhi

(e) Chennai

In which of the following district, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has recently inaugurated a 10.30-km-long elevated road, touted to be the longest of its kind in the country? 

(a) Noida

(b) Ghaziabad

(c) Varanasi

(d) Lucknow

(e) Allahabad

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) decided to double the investment limit by angel funds in venture capital undertakings to _______________.

(a) Rs. 2 crore

(b) Rs. 4 crore

(c) Rs. 5 crore

(d) Rs. 10 crore

(e) Rs. 15 crore

Name the Indian Sportsperson who was recently appointed as a Deputy Collector in the state government by the CM of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu.

(a) PV Sindhu

(b) Saina Nehwal

(c) Kidambi Srikanth

(d) PT Usha

(e) Venkatapathy Raju

Name the SFB that has recently (In first week of April 2018) announced commencement of its banking operations in India.

(a) Samriddhi Small Finance Bank

(b) Sukriti Small Finance Bank

(c) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

(d) None of the given options is true

(e) Jana Small Finance Bank

Narora Atomic Power Station is in which of the following Indian state? 

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Karnataka

Dharoi Dam is in which of the following state? 

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Bihar

(d) Karnataka

(e) Andhra Pradesh

What is the Currency of Saudi Arabia? 

(a) Marka

(b) Riyal

(c) Leone

(d) Koruna

(e) Tala

Name the officer who has been recently appointed as Director General Border Roads (DGBR).

(a) Lt Gen Satnam Yadav

(b) Lt Gen T Sathasivam

(c) Lt Gen Harpal Singh

(d) Lt Gen Gurubaksh Bakshi

(e) Lt Gen Mahendra Rana