Current General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams

Current General Knowledge

41. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the final extension of tenure of the Commission constituted to examine the issue of Sub-categorization within OBCs in the Central List. The Commission is headed by whom?

[A] G.Rohini
 [B] J.K.Bajaj
 [C] L K Khurana
 [D] Jai Mal Singh

42. The Union Cabinet has approved the nomination of which Union ministry as the ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC)?

[A] Ministry of Hom
 [B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
 [C] Ministry of Defence
 [D] Ministry of Law and Justice

43. Which Indian personality has been honoured with Japan’s prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize under ‘Culture and Community’ category?

[A] Narayan Murthy
 [B] Ravi Shankar Prasad
 [C] Narendra Modi
 [D] Bindeshwar Pathak

44. Who has assumed charge as new Secretary in Ministry of Coal?

[A] Susheel Kumar
 [B] InderJit Singh
 [C] Anil G Mukhim
 [D] Krishna K Murti

45. Which state government has initiated a ‘water literacy’ campaign to create awareness about the importance of water conservation in the State?

[A] Gujarat
 [B] Rajasthan
 [C] Kerala
 [D] Odisha

46. The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked an agreement with which state-based Smart Village Movement (SVM) for its smart village initiative?

[A] Tamil Nadu
 [B] Kerala
 [C] Maharashtra
 [D] Andhra Pradesh

47. What is the India’s rank in the Global Environment Performance Index 2018, as per latest released State of India’s Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures by Down To Earth magazine?

[A] 165th
 [B]177th
 [C]138th
 [D] 126th

48. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match?

[A] Shikhar Dhawan
 [B] Murali Vijay
 [C] Virat Kohli
 [D] K L Rahul

49. Which country has approved a deal to sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $930 million?

[A] Japan
 [B] Australia
 [C] United States
 [D] Germany

50. What is the theme of the 2018 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)?

[A] Thank you for saving my life
 [B] Give the gift of life: donate blood
 [C] Every blood donor hero
 [D] Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share life

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