Quizes

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 […]

1) Dachigam National Park is located in which one of the following Indian states? a) Manipur b) Madhya Pradesh c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Uttarakhand Answer: c • The hangul, the state animal of Jammu and Kashmir, is an endangered species. But the recent discovery that the animal, long thought to be confined to the […]

1) Which one of the following Indian states has launched Vajpayee international schools for rural students? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Gujarat Answer: b • Marking the 94th birth anniversary celebrations of the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee International […]

1) Which of the following districts topped the Second Delta Ranking under the Aspirational Districts Programme? a) Nuapada b) Siddarthnagar c) Virudhunagar d) Aurangabad Answer: c • The NITI Aayog released the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts which measures the incremental progress made by them between June 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018, […]

1) Rythu Bandhu is an agriculture investment support scheme launched in which of the following Indian states? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Haryana c) Telangana d) Karnataka Answer: c • According to Telangana Government, investment is one of the ways to enhance agriculture productivity and also income of the farmers. This is scheme is also known as “Agriculture […]

1) Lalitgiri is a major Buddhist complex comprising major stupas, Buddha images, and monasteries located in a) Telangana b) Maharashtra c) Bihar d) Odisha Answer: d • PM to open Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha • Lalitgiri o One of the earliest Buddhist settlements in Odisha, Lalitgiri, where excavations have yielded ancient seals […]