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Question 1 |
Who has been chosen for the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for 2017?
A | SatyanAnthikkad |
B | K.G.George |
C | Sreekumaran Thampi |
D | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
Question 2 |
Which football team has won the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2018?
A | Services |
B | West Bengal |
C | Kerala |
D | Hyderabad |
Question 3 |
‘Foal Eagle’, recently in news is a:
A | Military Excercise |
B | Endangered species |
C | Surveillance Program |
D | Solar Telescope |
Question 4 |
Which one of the following species was recently named after the BBC’s Blue Planet series – the first time that a species has been named after a television programme ?
A | A shark |
B | A tree frog |
C | A rare tropical butterfly |
D | A phytoplankton |
Question 5 |
Who was the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2017?
A | K.Viswanath |
B | Vinod Khanna |
C | Sridevi |
D | Manoj Kumar |
Question 6 |
A Seven-Star rating system was recently launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. This tool is specifically related to
A | Scientific solid waste management |
B | Provisioning of safe piped water |
C | Making cities safe for pedestrians |
D | Eradication of open defecation |
Question 7 |
The ‘Global Land Outlook’ report is published by
A | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
B | World Bank |
C | UN Convention to Combat Desertification |
D | UN Environment Programme |
Question 8 |
‘Trends.Earth’, a tool developed by Conservation International and funded by the Global Environment Facility, concerns which among the following issues ?
A | Land degradation |
B | Species extinction |
C | Plastic pollution |
D | Methane emissions |
Question 9 |
The first water ambulance service in Kerala was inagurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at:
A | Kollam |
B | Thiruvananthapuram |
C | Eranakulam |
D | Alappuzha |
Question 10 |
World Health Day is observed an :
A | April 5 |
B | April 7 |
C | April 14 |
D | April 15 |
Question 11 |
In the overall rankings of NIRF 2018, the top three institutions are
A | IISC-Bangalore, IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay |
B | IISC-Bangalore, IIT-Kharagpur, JNU-New Delhi |
C | IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kharagpur |
D | IIT-Delhi, JNU-New Delhi, Banaras Hindu University-Varanasi |
Question 12 |
The “Van Dhan Vikas Kendra” will enable
- Upgradation of skills of tribals
- Integration of Minor Forest Produce value addition with the Mega Food Parks Scheme
A | 1 only |
B | 2 only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 13 |
Consider the following statements:
- Huddle Kerala, held in April 2018 was Asia’s largest start-up conclave
- It aims to connect satrt-ups and tech talent with investors, executive, and media
- It was organised by Software Technology Park of Kerala (STPK)
A | 1 & 2 only |
B | 2 & 3 only |
C | 1 & 3 only |
D | 1, 2 & 3 |
Question 14 |
The ‘Swadhar Greh Scheme’ targets
A | Women |
B | Adolescent children |
C | Senior citizens |
D | Families whose sole breadwinner is convicted of a heinous criminal offence |
Question 15 |
Consider the following statements about the ‘Micro Solar Dome (MSD)’ or ‘Surya Jyoti’, a green energy initiative of the Department of Science and Technology:
- It gives an illumination equivalent of a 60W incandescent light bulb
- It is a day-and-night lighting device
A | 1 only |
B | 2 only |
C | Both 1 and 2 |
D | Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 16 |
Kadaknath or Kali Masi, an Indian breed of chicken recently awarded GI tag is indigenous to:
A | Madhya Pradesh |
B | Uttar Pradesh |
C | Bihar |
D | Rajasthan |
Question 17 |
‘Cryptojacking’, increasingly appearing in the news, refers to
A | The use of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money in the form of cryptocurrencies is paid |
B | Hijacking of a system’s processing power in order to mine cryptocurrency |
C | The spike in cryptocurrency mining leading to recurring shortages of Graphics Processing Units |
D | None of the above |
Question 18 |
NASA’s ‘TESS’, to be carried by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, is a
A | Space telescope to discover exoplanets |
B | A space submarine to study Europa’s subsurface ocean |
C | Mechanical spacewalker to reduce the risks associated with humans spacewalking |
D | “Mousetronaut” experiment to understand the impact of long-term space travel on living beings |
Question 19 |
The “Open Heritage Project”, recently in the news, is a joint effort of
A | Archaeological Survey of India and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage |
B | IIT Madras and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
C | Google and CyArk |
D | UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites |
Question 20 |
Kerala is the first state to start a ‘Community Radio’ to update the farmers of recent developments in the agricultural sector. The first community farm radio is expected to start broadcast from:
A | Pattambi |
B | Kuttanad |
C | Cherthala |
D | Vellanad |
Question 21 |
‘Bhabha Kavach’, developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, refers to
A | An armoured civilian vehicle that is meant to be used by security firms to carry money |
B | Advanced nuclear protective gear that has been specifically designed for one-time use in contaminated nuclear site |
C | A next-generation bulletproof jacket |
D | Specialised armour to protect ISRO’s launch vehicles against impacts from fragments of space debris |
Question 22 |
The ‘CLOUD Act’, recently signed by the US President, is related to
A | Cross-border data sharing |
B | Defence partnerships |
C | Intellectual Property Rights |
D | Work Visas |
Question 23 |
The WHO’s ‘One Health’ approach is particularly relevant for
- Food safety
- Control of diseases that can spread between animals and humans
- Combating lifestyle diseases
A | 1 and 2 only |
B | 2 and 3 only |
C | 1 and 3 only |
D | 1, 2 and 3 |
Question 24 |
What is the India’s rank in global startup ecosystem in 2017, as per latest Startupblink report?
A | 37th |
B | 44th |
C | 24th |
D | 17th |
Question 25 |
India’s longest elevated road “Hindon Elevated Road” has come up in which state?
A | Karnataka |
B | MadhyaPradesh |
C | Rajasthan |
D | Uttar Pradesh |
Question 26 |
The Artificial Intelligence - powered voicebot developed by Kotak Mahindra Bank:
A | Lakshmi |
B | Mitra |
C | Candy |
D | Keya |
Question 27 |
Which city hosted the Global Logistics Summit (GLS-2018)?
A | NewDelhi |
B | Jaipur |
C | Hyderabad |
D | Chennai |
Question 28 |
The Government of India (GoI) has launched UTTAM App for coal quality monitoring. What does “UTTAM” stands for?
A | Unlocking Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal |
B | Underact Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal |
C | Underplay Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal |
D | Underboss Transparency by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal |
Question 29 |
Which Indian armed force will carry out combat training exercise “Gaganshakti 2018”?
A | Indian Army |
B | Indian Navy |
C | Indian Air Force |
D | Indian Coast Guard |
Question 30 |
Which among the following communities was the latest to be notified as a “national minority” ?
A | Lingayats |
B | Buddhists |
C | Jains |
D | Parsis |
Question 31 |
The ‘2018 Internal Security Threat Report’ was published by
A | Symantec |
B | Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |
C | Observer Research Foundation |
D | Kaspersky Lab |
Question 32 |
The ‘World Health Day’, celebrated on the 7th of April every year, marks the date on which
A | A vaccine-preventable disease was first eradicated |
B | The World Health Organisation was established |
C | Penicillin, the first true antibiotic, was discovered |
D | The discovery of the existence of different blood types |
Question 33 |
First complete solar - powered block panchayat in Kerala?
A | Athiyannor |
B | Mukhathala |
C | Pampakuda |
D | Pattambi |
Question 34 |
The ‘NAG Missile’, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, is a/an
A | Ballistic missile interceptor |
B | Underwater ballistic missile |
C | Nuclear-capable cruise missile |
D | Anti-tank guided missile |
Question 35 |
New State Election Commissioner of Kerala
A | Nalini Netto |
B | Teeka Ram Meena |
C | K Sasidharan nair |
D | M.S.K. Ramaswami |
Question 36 |
The joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5” was held between UAE & which country?
A | Malaysia |
B | Vietnam |
C | Indonesia |
D | Denmark |
Question 37 |
The first state in India to issue protocol to confirm brain death?
A | Kerala |
B | Madhyapradesh |
C | Goa |
D | Telangana |
Question 38 |
Which state government has launched mobile app Bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ for farmers?
A | Andhra Pradesh |
B | Telangana |
C | Tamil Nadu |
D | Kerala |
Question 39 |
India’s first high-speed electric locomotive has been flagged off from which state?
A | Assam |
B | Uttar Pradesh |
C | Maharashtra |
D | Bihar |
Question 40 |
Which country is hosting the 2018 International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia?
A | India |
B | Nepal |
C | SouthKorea |
D | China |
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