1. Who wrote the memoir book “My Brief History”?
(a) Dr. G. Madhavan Nair
(b) Stephen Hawking
(c) Angeline Merkel
(d) Rosalind Franklin.
2. What is the Motto of the Commonwealth Games 2018?
(a) People, Place, Passion
(b) Share the Dream
(c) Come out and play
(d) United by the moment.
3. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France for a third time. How many years before that, did the city host the Summer Olympics for the second time?
(a) 100 YEARS
(b) 96 YEARS
(c) 92 YEARS
(d) 88 YEARS.
4. Who won the Men’s Singles title in Australian Open 2018?
(a) Dylan Alcott
(b) R. Nadal
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Marin Cilic.
5. In which election was the Electronic Voting Machines tried out on an experimental basis in India?
(a) The 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections
(b) The Karnataka State for the 1984, Legislative Assembly Elections
(c) The U.P. State for the 1989, Lok Sabha Elections
(d) The 1987, Delhi Corporation Election in Karol Bagh constituency.
6. Recently a star, Icarus was seen by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. What was the approximate time taken by lcarus’ light to reach the Earth?
(a) Nine billion years
(b) Ten million years
(c) Seven trillion years
(d) One hundred years.
7. Who won the first Gold Medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2018?
(a) Punam Yadav
(b) Mirabai Chanu
(c) Jitu Rai
(d) Sanjita Chanu.
8. Who is the first Indian to hold the post of Deputy Director General for Programmes at the World Health Organisation?
(a) Rasha Omar
(b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(c) Soumya Swaminathan
(d) Kiran Bedi.
9. Who is the first female fighter pilot of India?
(a) Punit Arora
(b) Avani Chaturvedi
(c) Mitali Madhumita
(d) Priya Jhingan
10. The Reserve Bank of India issued the 100 rupee coin to mark the birth centenary of which Carnatic Music Legend?
(a) Dr. Balamurali Krishna
(b) Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi
(c) Muthuswami Deekshithar
(d) Chembai Vaidynatha Bhagavathar.
11. Which type of mango from Andhra Pradesh received a Geographical Indication (Gl) Tag in 2017?
(a) Alphonso
(b) Banganapalle
(c) Totapuri
(d) Himsagar.
12. The International Day of the Girl Child is observed by the UN on
(a) March 8
(b) August 12
(c) October 16
(d) October 11.
Answers: 1. (b), 2. (b), 3. (a), 4. (c), 5. (a),
6. (a), 7. (b), 8. (c), 9. (b), 10. (b), 11. (b), 12. (d)
