21. Which of the following smart cities has become the India’s first city to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime?
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Jaipur
(C) Indore
(D) Diu
(E) None of the above
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22. Mahmoud Abu Zeid has won the 2018 UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Pres Freedon Priz(E) He hails from which country?
(A) Israel
(B) Iraq
(C) ran
(D) Egypt
(E) None of the above
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Note – Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, has won the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Shawkan has been in jail since 14 August 2013 when he was arrested while covering a demonstration at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square in Cairo. In early 2017, the prosecutor in his case reportedly called for the death penalty. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions has qualified his arrest and detention as arbitrary and contrary to the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Prize will be awarded on 2 May on the occasion of 2018 World Press Freedom Day.
23. The bilateral military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti 2018’ has been conducted between India and which country?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Malaysia
(C) New Zealand
(D) South Korea
(E) None of the above
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24. Which Union Ministry has launched the Second Edition of the ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?
(A) The Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(C) The Ministry of Human Resource Development
(D) The Ministry of Rural Development
(E) None of the above
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25. Which Union Ministry in collaboration with Google India has launched a 360 Virtual Reality (VR) video of ‘Incredible India’?
(A) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(B) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(C) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(D) The Ministry of Tourism
(E) None of the above
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26. Which city hosted India’s firstever nationwide food archaeology conference ‘ArchaeoBroma’?
(A) Mumbai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Indore
(D) Surat
(E) None of the above
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27. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index [WPFI]?
(A) 136th
(B) 138th
(C) 135th
(D) 137th
(E) None of the above
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28. Which institute has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property Award in the category Top R & D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization?
(A) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(B) The Indian Space Research Organization
(C) The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(D) The Defence Research and Development Organization
(E) None of the above
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29. Which State has topped the list of States with most number of beggars, as per data released by the Union Ministry of Social Justice?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of the above
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30. Which district has become the India’s first district to have 100% solar powered health centers ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Surat
(E) None of the above
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31. Which Indian sports person had bagged Gold in the Mens 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event at the 2018 ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in Sydney?
(A) Rajkanwar Singh
(B) Anhad Jawanda
(C) B.Sainath
(D) Anish Bhanwala
(E) None of the above
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32. Which State Government has signed a pact with Airport Authority of India [AAI] to develop villages in Kamrup?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland
(D) Assam
(E) None of the above
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33. Which State has the highest number of fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Jharkhand
(E) None of the above
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34. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT – 6A satellite from which rocket vehicle?
(A) GSLV – F07
(B) GSLV – F09
(C) GSLV – F05
(D) GSLV – F08
(E) None of the above
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35. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of Forests?
(A) Forests and Water
(B) Forests and Energy
(C) Forests and Sustainable Cities
(D) Forests and Life
(E) None of the above
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36. Who has been elected as new President of Egypt?
(A) Moussa Mostafa Moussa
(B) El-Sayyid el-Badawi
(C) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
(D) Ahmed Shafiq Sisi
(E) None of the above
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37. Who has been chosen for the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for 2017?
(A) Sathyan Anthikkad
(B) K.G.Geogre
(C) Sreekumaran Thampi
(D) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
(E) None of the above
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38. According to recent data released by Indian Cellular Association [ICA], India acquired what position in world in producing mobile phones?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
(E) None of the above
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39. Which State Government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme ‘ for marriage of poor girls?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Odisha
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
(E) None of the above
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40. NITI Aayog has launched the ‘Atal New India Challenge’ that will provide grants of up to how much amount to innovative products and solutions?
(A) Rs.2 crore
(B) Rs.1 crore
(C) Rs.1.5 crore
(D) Rs.2.5 crore
(E) None of the above
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Q.22 d
mahamood abu zeid from egypt.
Thanks for the correction.
A.No. 85. Should be option (D) 42% – 14th Finance Commission Tax Devolution to states.