January

1) Indian Panorama Film Festival was recently held in a) Goa b) Mumbai c) Thiruvananthapuram d) New Delhi Answer: d • Indian Panorama Film Festival, being organized by Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of I&B, was inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of I&B, Shri Amit Khare at Siri Fort Auditorium II, New Delhi. 2) The Centre […]

1) Who among the following is the first female amputee to have conquered Mt Everest? a) Malavath Purna b) Tamae Watanabe c) Premlata Agarwal d) Arunima Sinha Answer: d • Arunima Sinha, the Indian mountaineer who became the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2013, has now become the first woman amputee […]

1) The 106th Indian Science Congress was recently held in which of the following Indian states? a) Punjab b) New Delhi c) Maharashtra d) Kerala Answer: a • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress at Jalandhar, an annual congregation that witnesses deliberations by top scientific minds of the country. […]

1) Who among the following was recently sworn-in as the first ever Chief Justice of Telangana High Court? a) Justice T B Radhakrishnan b) Justice Ramesh Ranganathan c) Justice Sujata Manohar d) Justice Naresh Patil Answer: a • Four years and seven months after it was carved out as a separate State, Telangana got a […]

1) Which of the following monument/(s) have been declared as monuments of national importance in 2018 by Archaeological Survey of India? a) Hathi Khana b) Neemrana Baori c) Group of Temples at Ranipur Jharail d) All of the above Answer: d • The 125-year-old Old High Court Building in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and two Mughal-era monuments […]

1) Which of the following islands of Andaman group has been recently renamed as Shaheed Dweep? a) Neil island b) Ross island c) Havelock island d) Sentinel island Answer: a • Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of tricolour hoisting by Netaji […]