Top 50 Current Affairs General Knowledge

2018

Q1.Asia’s longest bi-directional Zojila Pass Tunnel has been approved for
construction in which the state of India by the Union Cabinet?
Ans-Jammu & Kashmir
Q2.Which Union Minister has launched New Swajal Project in Uttarkashi District
of Uttarakhand?
Ans-Uma Bharati
Q3.Which state will get International Educational Institution for minorities
recently?
Ans-Rajasthan
Q4.Who topped the Forbes list richest person in terms of cryptocurrency
ownership?
Ans-Chris Larsen
Q5.Which state government has recently signed a sister-state agreement with
Canton of Zurich?
Ans-Andhra Pradesh
Q6.Who was appointed the (ICC) International Cricket Council Board’s 1st
independent female director?
Ans-Indra Nooyi
Q7.What is the amount of fund allocated for the creation of National Urban
Housing Fund?
Ans-Rs 60,000 Crore.
Q8.Which film has won the best film award at the 71st British Academy of Film &
Television Arts Awards?
Ans-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Q9.What is the name of the book that addresses ways students can tackle stress
during examinations has been released?
Ans-Exam Warriors
Q10.Which railway station on Central Railway manned by a staff of 41 women has
entered the Limca Book of Records for being the 1st all-women railway station in
India?
Ans-Matunga
Q11.Which country has emerged as the 5th most attractive market for investments,
as per the survey of CEOs by global consultancy PwC?
Ans-India
Q12.Name the Italian Bank with which the Bank of Baroda has signed an
agreement to acquire its entire 51% stake in Baroda Pioneer Asset Management
Company?
Ans-UniCredit S.p.A
Q13.India’s 1st hyperloop transport system will be built to connect which two
cities?
Ans-Mumbai & Pune
Q14.Which state to launch cheap sanitary pad scheme ‘Asmita Yojana’ for rural
women?
Ans-Maharashtra
Q15.How many solar cities have been developed underdevelopment of solar cities
scheme?
Ans-60
Q16.What is the name of the initiative started by Union Sports Ministry to scout
for talent at the grassroots level and provide it substantial long-term scholarship?
Ans-Khelo India
Q17.Which Payments Bank signed a MoU with the Indian Institute of Corporate
Affairs for the training of employees of the bank in the area of payment banking?
Ans-India Post Payments Bank
Q18.Which historical Indian personality’s memorial will be set up in London?
Ans-Krishnan Memon
Q19.Where is the headquarters of the Centre for Policy Research?
Ans-New Delhi
Q20.Which city get electric vehicle charging points across the city recently?
Ans-Bengaluru
Q21.Which country has become the 1st country in the world to make equal pay for
men & women?
Ans-Iceland
Q22.How much amount did Indian government has signed an agreement with
World Bank to fund improve water supply in Uttarakhand?
Ans-120 Million
Q23.Which bank has recently entered into a partnership with Abu Dhabi based
Lulu Exchange to make cross-border remittances using blockchain technology?
Ans-Federal Bank
Q24.In which city India’s 1st Defence University is being set up?
Ans-Gurugram
Q25.Who will be the new Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research?
Ans-Arvind P Jamkhedkar
Q26.Which team launches 1st course under GIAN Program on Sustainable Urban
Planning?
Ans-NITI Aayog
Q27.National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has partnered with which
organization to make its 1st investment?
Ans-DP World
Q28.In which Indian state was the Swajal project launched by the center?
Ans-Uttarakhand
Q29.Who has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Tezpur
University?
Ans-Vinod Kumar Jain
Q30.Which state government has launched a health assurance scheme “Chief
Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang” for the poor and disabled people?
Ans-Manipur
Q31.Where in Jammu & Kashmir the state’s 1st Rural Mart was opened?
Ans-Kokernag
Q32.Who has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017?
Ans-Sanjiv Bajaj
Q33.The world’s largest refinery off the gas cracker complex has recently been
commissioned by the Reliance Industries Limited in which state?
Ans-Jamnagar, Gujarat
Q34.Who has been elected as the new President of Sahitya Akademi?
Ans-Chandrashekhara Kambar
Q35.Which Union ministry has launched the “Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-
Free Cities”?
Ans-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q36.In which Indian city was the cultural festival Swachhagarh organized?
Ans-Varanasi
Q37.Who has been sworn-in as new President of South Africa?
Ans-Cyril Ramaphosa
Q38.Which railway Become 1st Rail Zone With 100% LED Lighting At Stations?
Ans-South Central Railway
Q39.Who was appointed the new Director General of the “black cats” commando
force (NSG) National Security Guard?
Ans-Sudeep Lakhtakia
Q40.Which state to have India’s1st artificial intelligence center?
Ans-Maharashtra
Q41.Who appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola?
Ans-Srikumar Menon
Q42.Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of SBI Card?
Ans-Hardayal Prasad
Q44.What is the name of India’s 1st sentiment index for micro and small
enterprises?
Ans-CriSidEx
Q45.Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala?
Ans-Antony Dominic
Q46.Who has become the oldest tennis player to top the ATP rankings?
Ans-Roger Federer
Q47.Which film has won the Best Film Award at the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards
2018?
Ans-Hindi Medium
Q48.Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal?
Ans-KP Sharma Oli
Q49.What is the name of India’s 1st online radio station?
Ans-Radio Umang
Q50.The world’s tallest hotel ”Gevora” has opened in which city?
Ans-Dubai