Sunday, February 13, 2022

(University Rankings 2018-19) (Top 10 MCQs)

Q. Which IIT has signed pact with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in research and education? किस आईआईटी ने अनुसंधान और शिक्षा में नार्वेजियन विश्वविद्यालय विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी (एनटीएनयू) के साथ समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
(A) IIT Kanpur 
(B) IIT Kharagpur 
(C) IIT Madras 
(D) IIT Bombay

(B) IIT Kharagpur 

Q. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) has recently signed pact with which state University to set up the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science’? भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन ने हाल ही में किस राज्य विश्वविद्यालय के साथ अंतरिक्ष विज्ञान के लिए सतीश धवन केंद्र स्थापित करने के लिए समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए है?
(A) Assam 
(B) Odisha 
(C) Jammu 
(D) Tamil Nadu

(C) Jammu

(MCQs)

1. Which of the following has been declared the cleanest government university in the Swachh Campus Rankings 2018? Swachh Campus Rankings 2018 में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा सबसे स्वच्छ सरकारी विश्वविद्यालय घोषित किया गया है?
(A) Panjab University (Chandigarh)
(B) Maharshi Dayanand University (Rohtak)
(C) Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar)
(D) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

(B) Maharshi Dayanand University (Rohtak) | The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar has recently announced the “Swachh Campus rankings 2018” under different categories.

2.  India’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy is to be set up in which city? भारत की पहली AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) अकादमी किस शहर में स्थापित की जानी है?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Thiruvananthapuram
(C) Baroda
(D) Guwahati

(A) Jaipur | India’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy will be established by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Jaipur.

3. India’s first railway university “National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)” is located in which city? भारत का पहला रेलवे विश्वविद्यालय "राष्ट्रीय रेल और परिवहन संस्थान" किस शहर में स्थित है?
(A) अहमदाबाद
(B) कानपुर
(C) पटना
(D) वडोदरा

(D) वडोदरा

4. Which new ranking system has been announced by the Union Government for higher educational institutions to promote innovation? नवाचार को बढ़ावा देने के लिए उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों के लिए केंद्र सरकार द्वारा कौन-सी नई रैंकिंग प्रणाली की घोषणा की गई है?
(A) ATAL
(B) ARGW
(C) ARIIA
(D) QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

(C) ARIIA | The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has announced new ranking system – named Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) – for higher educational institutions to promote culture of innovation and research in higher education at AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) in New Delhi.

5. Which IIT has recently conducted study on River Ganga that indicates that river is drying up in summers due to groundwater depletion? किस आईआईटी ने हाल ही में गंगा नदी पर अध्ययन किया है जो इंगित करता है कि भूजल की कमी के चलते गर्मी में नदी सूख रही है?
(A) IIT-Kharagpur
(B) IIT-Madras
(C) IIT-Bombay
(D) IIT-Delhi

(A) IIT-Kharagpur

6. Which of the following is India's first state to host a Defense University?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Haryana | The principle proposal of Indian National Defense University (INDU) was accepted by the union cabinet on 13 May 2010.

7. India’s first greenfield skill training centre is proposed to come up in which state? भारत का पहला ग्रीनफील्ड कौशल प्रशिक्षण केंद्र किस राज्य में स्थापित किया जायेगा ?
(A) Odisha
(B) Assam
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Manipur

India’s first greenfield skill training centre will come up at Baranga near Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

8.  UNESCO has signed pact with which state government to set up Design University for Gaming? UNESCO ने किस राज्य सरकार के साथ गेमिंग के लिए डिजाइन विश्वविद्यालय स्थापित करने के लिए हस्ताक्षर किए हैं ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Punjab
(D) Assam

(A) Andhra Pradesh | As per agreement, UNESCO will soon set up the Design University for Gaming in Visakhapatnam. The Gaming Digital Learning hub is being seen as potential medium for creating around 50,000 jobs in 10 years.

9. The new digital initiative of HRD Ministry "National Digital Library of India (NDLI)" has developed by which IIT institute? HRD मंत्रालय की राष्ट्रीय डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी (एनडीएलआई) की नई डिजिटल पहल किस आईआईटी संस्थान द्वारा विकसित की गई है?
(A) IIT Kharagpur
(B) IIT Kanpur
(C) IIT Kolkata
(D) IIT Bombay

(A) IIT Kharagpur

10. India’s first national sports university will come up in which state? भारत का पहला राष्ट्रीय खेल विश्वविद्यालय किस राज्य में खोला जाएगा ?
(A) Assam
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Sikkim

(C) Manipur

 (Current Affairs 2018) (10 MCQs)

1. Which country to host the first-ever General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)? अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सौर गठबंधन की पहली आम सभा की मेजबानी करने वाला कौन-सा देश है?
(A) Germany 
(B) India 
(C) Belgium 
(D) France

(B) India

2. Which IIT institute has installed India’s first 5G radio laboratory? किस आईआईटी संस्थान ने भारत की पहली 5G रेडियो प्रयोगशाला स्थापित की है?
(A) IIT-Delhi
(B) IIT-Mumbai
(C) IIT-Indore
(D) IIT-Roorkee

(A) IIT-Delhi

3. On which date, the 2018 World Students Day (WSD) is observed recently?
(A) October 14
(B) October 15
(C) October 16
(D) October 17

(B) October 15 | The World Students’ Day (WSD) is observed every year on 15th of October to mark the birth anniversary of former President of India and great scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr. Kalam was also the great author. Among his books are: ‘Wings of Fire’, ‘My journey’, ‘Ignited Minds – Unleashing the power wings’, ‘My journey’, ‘Ignited Minds – Unleashing the power within India’ and ‘India 2020 – A Vision for the New Millennium’. In 2015 the United Nations declared 15 October “World Students’ Day”. The day is a celebration of multiculturalism, diversity and cooperation among students across the globe.

4. Which of the following has been declared the "Cleanest Religious Place" in India at Safaigiri Summit and Awards 2018? निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा सफाईगीरी शिखर सम्मेलन और पुरस्कार 2018 में भारत में "स्वच्छतम धार्मिक स्थान" घोषित किया गया है?
(A) Jagannath Temple (Puri)
(B) Mata Vaishno Devi shrine (J&K)
(C) Kashi Vishvanath Temple (Varanasi)
(D) Meenakshi Temple (Madurai)

(B) Mata Vaishno Devi shrine (J&K)

5. Which IIT institute has established India’s first advisory Centre for Energy Regulation (CER)? किस आईआईटी संस्थान ने ऊर्जा विनियमन के लिए भारत का पहला सलाहकार केंद्र स्थापित किया है?
(A) IIT Delhi
(B) IIT Bombay
(C) IIT Kanpur
(D) IIT Indore

(C) IIT Kanpur

6. Which of the following movies has been chosen as the India’s official entry to Oscars 2019?
(A) Kadvi Hawa 
(B) Raazi
(C) Village Rockstars 
(D) Hichki

(C) Village Rockstars | Assamese movie “Village Rockstars” has been chosen to represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 91st Academy Awards 2019. The film, which is directed by Rima Das, also won the Best Feature film Award at the 65th National Film Awards.

7. Who has been appointed new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? परमाणु ऊर्जा आयोग के नए अध्यक्ष कौन नियुक्त किए गए हैं?
(A) Manu Aahuja 
(B) Shekhar Basu
(C) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas 
(D) JL Malhotra

(C) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas | Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, the renowned nuclear scientist, has been appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) till May 3, 2021. He succeeded Shekhar Basu. At present, Vyas is the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. The DAE is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister.

8. Which country has rolled out world’s first hydrogen-powered train? किस देश ने दुनिया की पहली हाइड्रोजन संचालित ट्रेन शुरू की है?
(A) Italy 
(B) Norway 
(C) Germany 
(D) Denmark

(C) Germany | Germany will introduce 14 other hydrogen train in the Lower Saxony region of the country by 2021.

9. What is the theme of the 2018 International Literacy Day (ILD)? 2018 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय साक्षरता दिवस का विषय क्या है?
(A) Literacy and skills development (साक्षरता और कौशल विकास)
(B) Literacy in a digital world (डिजिटल दुनिया में साक्षरता)
(C) Reading the Past, Writing the Future (अतीत पढ़ना, भविष्य लिखना)
(D) Literacy and Sustainable Societies (साक्षरता और सतत संस्थाएं)

(A) Literacy and skills development (साक्षरता और कौशल विकास) | The International Literacy Day (ILD) is celebrated every year on 8 September to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. 

10.  Who has been appointed new chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee? लोकसभा आचार समिति के नए अध्यक्ष कौन नियुक्त किए गए हैं?
(A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 
(B) Chandrakant B Khaire 
(C) LK Advani 
(D) P Karunakaran

(C) LK Advani 

(People & Environment) (General Awareness 2018)

1. Which of the following country is the venue of the 2018 WETEX (Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition)? निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा देश 2018 WETEX (जल, ऊर्जा, प्रौद्योगिकी और पर्यावरण प्रदर्शनी) का स्थान है?
(A) USA
(B) South Africa
(C) Dubai
(D) India

(C) Dubai | The 2018 WETEX (Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition) has started at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai from October 23...

2. Which UN organization is supporting the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has recently approved $43 million for India’s coastal communities? कौन-सा संयुक्त राष्ट्र Green Climate Fund का समर्थन कर रहा है, जिसने हाल ही में भारत के तटीय समुदायों के लिए $ 43 मिलियन को मंजूरी दे दी है?
(A) UNDP
(B) WHO
(C) NACO
(D) UNO

(A) UNDP | यह भारत के 2030 का जो Agenda है Sustainable Development.(सतत विकास) उसमें मदद करेगा।

3. The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) started in which city?
(A) Gandhi Nagar
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Kochi
(D) Madras

(A) Gandhi Nagar | The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) has started in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on October 22. The 3-day event is organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by the Department of Atomic Energy and Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research.

4. Which Union Minister of India will be honoured with the 2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy? भारत के किस केंद्रीय मंत्री को  2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जाएगा?
(A) Yogi Adityanath
(B) Nitin Gadkari
(C) Piyush Goyal
(D) Arun Jaitley

(C) Piyush Goyal | Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Railways & Coal, will be honored with the 2018 Carnot Prize of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Design. The 2018 Carnot Prize is a recognition of India’s efforts towards eliminating energy poverty with sustainable energy solutions. It is the most prestigious award in the energy sector. The Prize is named after French physicist Nicolas Sadi Carnot who recognized that the power of the steam engine would “produce a great revolution” in human development.

5. Which of the following Indian research organizations has developed an affordable Water Disinfection System “OneerTM”? निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय शोध संगठन ने एक किफायती जल कीटाणुशोधन प्रणाली "OneerTM" विकसित की है?
(A) BARC
(B) ISRO
(C) CSIR
(D) DRDO

(C) CSIR | The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection System” with Trade name “OneerTM”. ONEER TM is useful for continuous treatment of water and eliminates all disease causing pathogens such as virus, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and cyst to provide safe drinking water to domestic and communities settings as per National and International standards prescribed for potable water (BIS, WHO etc.). It will provide access to safe and clean drinking water at a cost of just 2 Paise / Ltr. The technology will be helpful especially for rural people since it can be solar powered and this development is in line with the ‘Make in India’ Mission. The smaller unit of Oneer is particularly suitable for homes, street food vendors and small establishments.

6. Who heads the reconstituted Pollution watchdog Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)? पुनर्निर्मित प्रदूषण निगरानी पर्यावरण प्रदूषण (रोकथाम और नियंत्रण) प्राधिकरण का अध्यक्ष कौन है?
(A) Bhure Lal
(B) Ajay Mathur
(C) Navroz K Dubash
(D) Arunabha Ghosh

(A) Bhure Lal | The purpose of the EPCA is to protect & improve the quality of the environment, and prevent & control the environmental pollution in the NCR (National Capital Region).

7. Which of the following global financial institution provides financial support for Dam rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)? निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा वैश्विक वित्तीय संस्थान बांध पुनर्वास और सुधार परियोजना के लिए वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान करता है?
(A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(B) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
(C) World Bank
(D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

(C) World Bank

8. India signed MoU (memorandum of understanding) with International Energy Agency (IEA) on increasing innovation for the Clean Energy Transition. Where is the headquarters of IEA? स्वच्छ ऊर्जा संक्रमण के लिए नवाचार बढ़ाने पर भारत ने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा एजेंसी के साथ MOU (समझौता ज्ञापन) पर हस्ताक्षर किए। अंतर्राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा एजेंसी का मुख्यालय कहां है?
(A) Paris
(B) London
(C) New York
(D) Geneva

(A) Paris

9. Which European country has sanctioned Euro 120 million soft loan to India for National Clean Ganga Mission? किस यूरोपीय देश ने राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन के लिए भारत को 120 million Euro soft loan मंजूर कर दिया है?
(A) France
(B) Belgium
(C) Germany
(D) Spain

(C) Germany

10. संजय गांधी राष्ट्रीय उद्यान का नया brand ambassador किस जाने माने personality को बनाया गया है ? Which well-known personality has become the new brand ambassador of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)?
(A) Medha Patkar
(B) Raveena Tandon
(C) Vandana Shiva
(D) Sugatha kumari

(B) (Raveena Tandon)
(Purpose :- Environmental Awareness)
(The SGNP is spread over 103 Square Kilometer)
(Formerly known as Borivali National Park)
(Renamed ;- SGNP in 1996)

(Indian Polity Current Affairs 2018) (Top 10 MCQs)

1. Who has been honoured with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration? लोक प्रशासन में उत्कृष्टता के लिए 19 वें लाल बहादुर शास्त्री राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार से किसे सम्मानित किया गया है?
(A) Fali S Nariman
(B) Bindeshwar Pathak
(C) DK Srivastava
(D) Ajit Doval

(A) Fali S Nariman | On October 22, renowned jurist Fali S. Nariman has been honoured with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration for year 2018 by the Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu. The award was instituted by the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management in 1995 in the field of Public Administration, Academics and Management. Each year, the award honours an Indian who is an exceptionally outstanding and distinguished business leader, management practitioner, public administrator, educator or institution builder for his/her sustained individual contributions and achievements...

2. Who heads the Lokpal Search Committee to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal? भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी ombudsman लोकपाल के अध्यक्ष और सदस्यों की सिफारिश करने के लिए Lokpal Search Committee का अध्यक्ष कौन है?
(A) A Surya Prakash 
(B) Ranjana Prakash Desai 
(C) Arundhati Bhattacharya 
(D) S Kiran Kumar

(B) Ranjana Prakash Desai | The Union government has recently constituted an 8-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The committee has former chief of State Bank of India (SBI) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Prasar Bharati, chairperson A Surya Prakash and ISRO head S Kiran Kumar as members.

(What is ombudsman?) :- an official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against a company or organization, especially a public authority... एक कंपनी या संगठन, के खिलाफ व्यक्तियों की शिकायतों की जांच करने के लिए नियुक्त एक अधिकारी।

3. Under which article, the Odisha Assembly has passed a resolution for establishing Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) in the state? किस अनुच्छेद के तहत, ओडिशा विधानसभा ने राज्य में विधान परिषद की स्थापना के लिए एक प्रस्ताव पारित किया है?
(A) Article 169 
(B) Article 170 
(C) Article 171 
(D) Article 168

(A) Article 169 | Currently, 7 states have Legislative Councils – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, J&K, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and UP.

4. The Parliament of India has passed which Constitutional Amendment Bill to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)? भारत की संसद ने पिछड़े वर्ग के लिए राष्ट्रीय आयोग को संवैधानिक दर्जा देने के लिए कौन-सा संवैधानिक संशोधन विधेयक पारित किया है?
(A) 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
(B) 143rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
(C) 133rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
(D) 153rd Constitutional Amendment Bill

(A) 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill (123 वां संवैधानिक संशोधन विधेयक)

5. The Supreme Court has recently allowed the Union government to implement the reservation in promotion policy for SC/ST employees. As per which article of the Constitution, reservation in promotions are mandated? सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने हाल ही में केंद्र सरकार को अनुसूचित जाति / अनुसूचित जनजाति कर्मचारियों के लिए पदोन्नति नीति में आरक्षण लागू करने की अनुमति दी है। संविधान के किस अनुच्छेद के अनुसार, प्रचार में आरक्षण अनिवार्य है?
(A) Article 16 (4A)
(B) Article 17 (4A)
(C) Article 18 (4A)
(D) Article 21 (4A)

(A) Article 16 (4A)

6. The Union Cabinet has recently approved inclusion of tribal-dominated Scheduled areas of Rajasthan under which Schedule to the Constitution of India? केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने हाल ही में राजस्थान के जनजातीय वर्चस्व वाले अनुसूचित क्षेत्रों को शामिल करने की मंजूरी दे दी है जिसके अंतर्गत भारत के संविधान की अनुसूची है?
(A) 4th Schedule
(B) 9th Schedule
(C) 5th Schedule
(D) 6th Schedule

(C) 5th Schedule

7. The Digambarpur gram panchayat has recently declared as the India’s best panchayat. It is located in which state? दिगंबरपुर ग्राम पंचायत को हाल ही में भारत की सर्वश्रेष्ठ पंचायत के रूप में घोषित किया है। यह किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(A) Karnataka
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Assam

(B) West Bengal | Out of 2.5 lakhs gram panchayats... The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj...

8. The 2018 National Panchayati Raj Day (NPRD) is celebrated on which date in India? 2018 राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस भारत में किस तारीख को मनाया जाता है?
(A) April 21
(B) April 22
(C) April 24
(D) April 23

(C) April 24 | On this day, in 1993, the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force that has institutionalized Panchayati Raj through the village, Intermediate and District level Panchayats...

9. The High Court of which state declared fatwas as unconstitutional? किस राज्य के उच्च न्यायालय ने फतवा को असंवैधानिक घोषित किया?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Chandigarh

(A) Uttarakhand | 30 अगस्त, 2018 को उत्तराखंड उच्च न्यायालय ने फतवा को असंवैधानिक और अवैध (illegal) घोषित कर दिया। उच्च न्यायालय ने राज्य में सभी धार्मिक निकायों और वैधानिक पंचायतों (religious bodies and statutory panchayats) को फतवा जारी करने से प्रतिबंधित (banned) कर दिया।

10. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of NFRA to oversee auditors. What does ‘NFRA’ stands for? केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने लेखा परीक्षकों की निगरानी के लिए NFRA की स्थापना को मंजूरी दे दी है। "NFRA" क्या है?
(A) National Fund Reporting Authority (राष्ट्रीय निधि रिपोर्टिंग प्राधिकरण)
(B) National Financial Reporting Authority (राष्ट्रीय वित्तीय रिपोर्टिंग प्राधिकरण)
(C) National Finance Reporting Authority (राष्ट्रीय वित्त रिपोर्टिंग प्राधिकरण)
(D) National File Reporting Authority (राष्ट्रीय फाइल रिपोर्टिंग प्राधिकरण)

(B) National Financial Reporting Authority (राष्ट्रीय वित्तीय रिपोर्टिंग प्राधिकरण)

(People & Environment) (10 Most Expected MCQs) (General Awareness 2018)   

1. The 2018 World Biodiesel Day (WBD) is observed on which date?
(A) August 11
(B) August 8
(C) August 10
(D) August 9

(C) August 10 | to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels. The day also honours the research experiments by Sir Rudolf Diesel who ran an engine with peanut oil in the year of 1893. In India, the 2018 WBD is observed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched “Pro Active and Responsive facilitation by interactive and Virtuous Environment Single window Hub” (PARIVESH) at WBD Programme at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. He also released book on National Biofuel Policy 2018. The Biofuels policy has the objective of reaching 20% ethanol-blending and 5% biodiesel-blending by the year 2030. (जैव ईंधन नीति का उद्देश्य 2030 तक 20% इथेनॉल-मिश्रण और 5% बायोडीजल-मिश्रण तक पहुंचने का उद्देश्य है।)

2. NITI Aayog’s International Conference on “Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling: Policy Prescriptions” was held in which city?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kanpur

(A) New Delhi

3. Which state government has launched a rural cleanliness and sanitation campaign “Swachhameva Jayate”? किस राज्य सरकार ने ग्रामीण स्वच्छता और स्वच्छता अभियान "स्वच्छमेव जयते" लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Goa
(D) Karnataka

(D) Karnataka

4. The Madhya Pradesh government has recently inaugurated the 250MW National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)’s Solar Power Plant in which district? मध्यप्रदेश सरकार ने हाल ही में किस ज़िले में 250 मेगावाट नेशनल थर्मल पावर कॉरपोरेशन लिमिटेड के सौर ऊर्जा संयंत्र का उद्घाटन किया है?
(A) Panna
(B) Mandsaur
(C) Indore
(D) Jabalpur

(B) Mandsaur |  New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Wednesday dedicated to the state, state-run power giant NTPC's 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Suwasra, District Mandsaur. This project has been set up by NTPC at an investment of about Rs 1,500 cr mainly on non-agricultural land and generation of electricity has been achieved without affecting the natural eco-system with zero carbon emission, an NTPC statement said. Under the Make in India initiative, this is one of the biggest solar plant developed using domestically manufactured Solar cells and modules. 

5. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to oversee the Yamuna rejuvenation project. Who is the The current chairperson of the NGT? नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल ने यमुना कायाकल्प परियोजना की निगरानी के लिए एक निगरानी समिति गठित की है। NGT के वर्तमान अध्यक्ष कौन हैं?
(A) Anupriya Patel
(B) Adarsh Kumar Goel
(C) Faggan Singh Kulaste
(D) Neeta Verma

(B) Adarsh Kumar Goel

6. Which most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting has been launched the Union Government in Delhi? कौन-सी वायु गुणवत्ता और मौसम पूर्वानुमान की सबसे उन्नत प्रणाली दिल्ली में केंद्र सरकार द्वारा लॉन्च की गई है?
(A) SATARA
(B) SAHAR
(C) SAFAR
(D) SAVAR

(C) SAFAR | Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Union Environment Minister, has launched a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) at Chandni Chowk in Delhi on July 21, 2018.

7. The Union Government has declared the area around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). The MTR is located in which state? केंद्र सरकार ने मुडुमालाई टाइगर रिजर्व के आसपास एक इको-सेंसिटिव जोन के रूप में क्षेत्र घोषित कर दिया है। मुडुमालाई टाइगर रिजर्व किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

8. Who headed the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)? कावेरी जल प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण की पहली बैठक की अध्यक्षता किसने की ?
(A) Kavindra H Dholakia
(B) Suryanath Upadhyay
(C) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(D) S Masood Hussain

(D) S Masood Hussain | On July 2, the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will be held at Central Water Commission (CWC) office in New Delhi to resolve disputes over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.

9. Which state to host the conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of States & Union Territories?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Himachal Pradesh

(D) Himachal Pradesh | The conference will be inaugurated by R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC | Independent charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy.

10. Which state government has launched a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground water? भूमिगत पानी की कमी की जांच के लिए किस राज्य सरकार ने "पानी बचाओ, पैसे कमाओ" की एक नई योजना शुरू की है?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab

(D) Punjab

(People & Environment) (January To October 2018)  (Current Affairs) (10 MCQs)

1. Which of the following union ministries has won the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ award, recently? निम्नलिखित में से किस यूनियन मंत्रालय ने हाल ही में "स्वच्छता ही सेवा" जीता है?
(A) Ministry of Law and Justice कानून और न्याय मंत्रालय
(B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय
(C) Ministry of Defense रक्षा मंत्रालय
(D) Ministry of Railways रेल मंत्रालय

(D) Ministry of Railways रेल मंत्रालय | The Ministry of Railways has been declared the best department for its contribution to “Swachchta Pakhwada” under the “Swachchta Hi Seva” category of awards in an inter-ministry initiative organized by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to promote cleanliness in government offices and health facilities. The award was presented to the Railway Ministry on the 4th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ campaign was launched in 2017 to spur the public to donate their time for building toilets and cleaning public places.

2. The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) has recently concluded in which city? महात्मा गांधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छता सम्मेलन (एमजीआईएससी) हाल ही में किस शहर में हुआ है?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Mumbai
(D) Goa

(A) New Delhi | The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) has recently concluded in New Delhi on October 2. The purpose of the 4–day event was to share sanitation success stories and lessons from the participating countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addressed (संबोधित) the convention. MGISC is organised by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi. The convention also coincides with the fourth anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission. The international conference brings together Sanitation Ministers and other leaders in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) from around the world.

3. किस भारतीय अर्थशास्त्री को Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) नियुक्त किया गया है? Which Indian economist has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(A) Nikhil Seth
(B) Atul Khare
(C) Rahguram Rajan
(D) Satya S Tripathi

(D) Satya S Tripathi | (The veteran Indian development economist and UN official)
(Appointed by ;- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres)

4. Which state government has launched “Horn Not Ok’’ awareness campaign? किस राज्य सरकार ने "हॉर्न नॉट ओके" जागरूकता अभियान लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala

(B) Himachal Pradesh | The Himachal Pradesh government has launched “Horn Not Ok’’ awareness campaign in Shimla and Mandi along with a statewide mobile application ‘shaur nahin’ (no noise). The main aim of the campaign is to spread awareness of unnecessary blowing horn as it creates unnecessary noise pollution.

5.  The 2018 International Tiger Day (ITD) is observed on which date? 2018 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय टाइगर डे (आईटीडी) किस तारीख को मनाया जाता है?
(A) 28 July
(B) 29 July
(C) 30 July
(D) 31 July

(B) 29 July | The International Tiger Day (ITD) is celebrated every year on July 29 to spread the message to protect these endangered species and assist... India is home to 70% of tigers in the world.

6. Which state government has launched a plantation drive ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’? किस राज्य सरकार ने 'ग्रीन महानदी मिशन' बागान अभियान शुरू किया है?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Chhattisgarh

(B) Odisha | The Odisha government has launched a plantation drive ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’ to stop soil erosion and recharge groundwater reserve of Mahanadi river...

7. Which country to host the high-level Conference on “International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”? "अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दशक के लिए कार्रवाई: सतत विकास के लिए पानी, 2018-2028" पर उच्च स्तरीय सम्मेलन की मेजबानी करने वाला कौन सा देश है ?
(A) Tajikistan
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka

(A) Tajikistan | will be held in Tajikistan from June 20, 2018. The two-day conference is being organized by the United Nations and Government of Tajikistan to discuss key water-related issues of sustainable development goals adopted by UN member countries. India will be represented by Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

8. The Union Water Resources Ministry has teamed up with which technology giant for flood forecasting? केंद्रीय जल संसाधन मंत्रालय ने बाढ़ की भविष्यवाणी के लिए किस प्रौद्योगिकी के साथ मिलकर काम किया है?
(A) Facebook
(B) Google
(C) Microsoft
(D) Wipro

(B) Google

9. Which country is hosting the first International conference on ‘Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership’? कौन सा देश 'जल, पर्यावरण और जलवायु परिवर्तन: ज्ञान साझाकरण और साझेदारी' पर पहला अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन आयोजित कर रहा है?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal

(D) Nepal

10. What was the theme of the 2018 World Coconut Day (WCD)? 2018 विश्व नारियल दिवस (डब्ल्यूसीडी) का विषय क्या था?
(A) Coconut: A Healthy Drink (नारियल: एक स्वस्थ पेय)
(B) Coconut for Family Nutrition, Health, and Wellness ( पारिवारिक पोषण, स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण के लिए नारियल)
(C) Coconut for Healthy Life (स्वस्थ जीवन के लिए नारियल)
(D) Coconut for Good Health, Wealth & Wellness (अच्छे स्वास्थ्य, धन और कल्याण के लिए नारियल)

(D) Coconut for Good Health, Wealth & Wellness (अच्छे स्वास्थ्य, धन और कल्याण के लिए नारियल) | The World Coconut Day (WCD) is observed every year on September 2 to enhance coconut farming with focus on productivity and product diversification. 

(Current Affairs 2018)

1. Which of the following cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? निम्नलिखित शहरों में से कौन-सा शहर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सौर गठबंधन (आईएसए) की पहली आम सभा का स्थान है?
(A) Goa
(B) New Delhi
(C) Indore
(D) Mohali

(B) New Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi from 2nd October 2018.

2. The Union Cabinet has recently approved umbrella scheme “O-SMART” of Ministry of Earth Sciences. What does “O” stands here? केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने हाल ही में पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय के छतरी योजना "ओ-स्मार्ट" को मंजूरी दे दी है। "ओ" का यहाँ क्या मतलब है?
(A) Oxfords
(B) Oxidize ऑक्सीकरण
(C) Outbox
(D) Ocean महासागर

(D) Ocean महासागर

3. Who has been appointed the new Chairman (अध्यक्ष) of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (भारत के दूरसंचार नियामक प्राधिकरण) (TRAI)?
(A) Ram Sewak Sharma
(B) Vikram Limaye
(C) Rajan Mathews
(D) D Shivalingaiah

(A) Ram Sewak Sharma | Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma has been reappointed the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) till 30th September 2020. He was in July 2015 named as the TRAI chief for a three-year period. TRAI is a statutory body set up by the Government of India (GoI) under section 3 of the TRAI Act, 1997. Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.

4. Who has been elected as the Deputy Chairman (उपाध्यक्ष) of the Rajya Sabha?
(A) Harivansh Narayan Singh
(B) BK Hariprasad
(C) Ananth Kumar
(D) Ram Gopal Yadav

(A) Harivansh Narayan Singh | NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha after defeating opposition nominee B K Hariprasad on 9th August 2018. Mr Harivansh, a veteran journalist, represents the state of Bihar in the House as a JD(U) member. He polled 125 votes as against 105 by Hariprasad in a division of voting in the House. The post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman was lying vacant since the retirement of P J Kurien on July 1, 2018.

5. Who is the newly appointed President of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)?
(A) Furqan Qamar
(B) Ranbir Singh
(C) Sandeep Sancheti
(D) PB Sharma

(C) Sandeep Sancheti | 97th President of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The AIU was founded in 1925, and initially it was known as the Inter-University Board of India. The AIU currently has more than 720 members, represented by Vice Chancellors.

6. Recently, the term of K Kasturirangan Committee was extended by the Government of India (GoI). The committee was constituted for which purpose? हाल ही में, के कस्तुरिरंगन समिति की अवधि भारत सरकार (जीओआई) द्वारा बढ़ा दी गई थी। किस उद्देश्य के लिए समिति गठित की गई थी?
(A) To draft new education policy
(B) To draft new income-tax policy
(C) To draft new FDI policy
(D) To draft new forest policy

(A) To draft new education policy

7. B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is native of which state? बी सुजाता देवी, जाने-माने कविता और पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ता का निधन हो गया है। वह किस राज्य की मूल निवासी है?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala | B Sujatha Devi (72), the well-known poetess, environmental activist and travel writer, has passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on June 23, 2018.

8. Under which campaign the "Jan Aushadhi Suvidha"- the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin has been launched by the Union Government? किस अभियान के तहत  "Jan Aushadhi Suvidha"- the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शुरू की गई है?
(A) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(B) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Nagariya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(D) Pradhan Mantri Nari Janaushadhi Pariyojana

(B) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana | Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya launched the ‘Jan Aushadhi Suvidha’- the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) in New Delhi on June 4, 2018.

9. Which of the following agendas were discussed in the 49th Conference of Governors and Lieutenant Governors? Governors and Lieutenant Governors के 49 वें सम्मेलन में निम्नलिखित में से किन agendas पर चर्चा की गई ?
(A) Clean India mission
(B) Internal security
(C) Skill development
(D) All of the above

(D) All of the above | The 49th Conference of Governors and Lieutenant Governors has started at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 4, 2018. The 2-day conference was commenced with the inaugural address by the President Ram Nath Kovind. The important agendas listed for conference are such as Clean India mission, internal security, higher education and skill development.

10. Which country has launched the world’s first floating nuclear power station? किस देश ने दुनिया का पहला फ़्लोटिंग परमाणु ऊर्जा स्टेशन लॉन्च किया है?
(A) United States
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) France

(B) Russia | Russia has launched the world’s first floating nuclear power station ” Akademik Lomonosov ”

(10 MCQs) (Current Affairs 2018)

1. The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? 2018 डेटा गोपनीयता दिवस (डीपीडी) किस तारीख को मनाया जाता है?
(A) January 30 
(B) January 31 
(C) January 29 
(D) January 28

(D) January 28

2. Which city is hosting the India’s first-ever radio festival? भारत का पहला रेडियो त्यौहार किस शहर द्वारा आयोजित किया गया ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Pune
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kanpur

(A) New Delhi

3. The Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) is located in which state? चंद्रपुर सुपर थर्मल पावर स्टेशन (सीएसटीपीएस) किस राज्य में स्थित है?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha

The Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) is located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. With the total capacity of 3340MW, the plant is largest power plant in the Maharashtra.

4. In which city was the International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels (ICSB-2018) organized?
(A) Patna
(B) Guwahati
(C) New Delhi
(D) Shillong

(C) New Delhi

5. Where is the headquarters of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)?
(A) Udaipur 
(B) New Delhi 
(C) Jhansi 
(D) Patna

(B) New Delhi

6. Microsoft has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in which city? माइक्रोसॉफ्ट ने भारत में अपनी नई सुविधा को सशक्त बनाने के लिए भारत में अपना पहला नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा सौदा किस शहर में किया है?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Kolkata
(D) Kochi

(B) Bengaluru | his deal is part of Karnataka government program to encourage investments in local solar energy operations, in line with the country’s goal of ramping up solar power generation to 100 gigawatts by 2022.

7. Who is the new head of the Press Information Bureau (PIB)?
(A) Ira Josh
(B) Sitanshu Kar
(C) Frank Noronha
(D) TS Baku

(B) Sitanshu Kar

8. Which committee will be constituted by the Haryana government to find solution to polluted water flowing in Yamuna river? यमुना नदी में बहने वाले प्रदूषित पानी के समाधान के लिए हरियाणा सरकार द्वारा कौन-सी समिति गठित की जाएगी?
(A) Ram Bilas Sharma committee
(B) Om Parkash Dhankhar committee
(C) Krishan Lal Panwar committee
(D) Narbir Singh committee

(B) Om Parkash Dhankhar committee | State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Parkash Dhankhar

9. Which high-powered committee has been formed by the Union government to examine CBSE’s exam conduct process? सीबीएसई की परीक्षा आचरण प्रक्रिया की जांच करने के लिए केंद्र सरकार ने किस उच्चस्तरीय समिति का गठन किया है?
(A) Nirmal Jain committee
(B) VS Oberoi committee
(C) Sundaram Das committee
(D) Mithali Kumar committee

(B) VS Oberoi committee

10. Who has been appointed as the new member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)? संघ लोक सेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) के नए सदस्य के रूप में किन्हें नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) M Sathiyavathy
(B) Manoj Bassi
(C) Bhim Sain Joshi
(D) Sujata Bhonsle

(A) M Sathiyavathy

(10 MCQs) (Current Affairs 2018)

1. Who has taken charge as the new secretary of the Press Council of India (PCI)?
(A) Vibha Bhargava
(B) Jagdish Mukhi
(C) Anupama Bhatnagar
(D) KS Saraswat

(C) Anupama Bhatnagar

2. The Government of India (GoI) has launched the web-based application e-FRRO scheme for foreigners. What does ‘FRRO’ stands for? भारत सरकार ने विदेशियों के लिए वेब-आधारित एप्लिकेशन ई-एफआरआरओ योजना शुरू की है। 'एफआरआरओ' क्या है?
(A) Foreigners Regional Registration Office
(B) Foreigners Registry Registration Office
(C) Foreigners Reacceptance Registration Office
(D) Foreigners Regaining Registration Office

(A) Foreigners Regional Registration Office | Transparent online platform for foreigners to avail visa related services...

3. Which union ministry in collaboration with Google India has launched a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) video on Incredible India? Google इंडिया के सहयोग से कौन-सा केंद्रीय मंत्रालय ने अविश्वसनीय भारत पर 360 डिग्री वर्चुअल रियलिटी (वीआर) वीडियो लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय)
(B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय)
(C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (सामाजिक न्याय और सशक्तिकरण मंत्रालय)
(D) Ministry of Tourism (पर्यटन मंत्रालय)

(D) Ministry of Tourism (पर्यटन मंत्रालय)

4. The GOBAR-DHAN scheme has launched from which state to promote wealth and energy from waste? GOBAR-DHAN किस राज्य से कचरे से धन और ऊर्जा को बढ़ावा देने के लिए शुरू की गई है?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Haryana

(D) Haryana | Uma Bharti, the Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, has launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) – DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal, Haryana on May 1, 2018...

5. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament? संसद की लोक लेखा समिति (पीएसी) का नया अध्यक्ष किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Ghulam Nabi Azad‎
(B) Mallikarjun Kharge
(C) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(D) Kamal Nath

(B) Mallikarjun Kharge | Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, an MP from Gulbarga (Karnataka), has been re-appointed chairman of the 22-member Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament for its fresh term starting on May 1. Kharge, is the leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha...

6. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)? भारत के बीमा नियामक और विकास प्राधिकरण (आईआरडीएआई) के नए अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Nilesh Sathe
(B) Badri Singh Bhanda
(C) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
(D) VK Sharma

(C) Subhash Chandra Khuntia | Appointment for a period of 3 years...

7. Google.org has granted how much amount of fund for teacher training and educational content creation in India? Google.org ने भारत में शिक्षक प्रशिक्षण और शैक्षिक सामग्री निर्माण के लिए कितना धन दिया है?
(A) $2.5 million
(B) $4.0 million
(C) $3.5 million
(D) $3.0 million

(D) $3.0 million

8. The 2018 National Technology Day (NTD) is celebrated on which date in India? 2018 राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी दिवस (एनटीडी) भारत में किस तारीख को मनाया जाता है?
(A) May 11
(B) May 12
(C) May 13
(D) May 14

(A) May 11 | The National Technology Day (NTD) is celebrated every year in India on May 11. On this day in 1998, India successfully tested its nuclear bombs in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The tests were conducted under the leadership of Former President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who was then DRDO Chief, and Dr R Chidambaran, then Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission. A team of more than 100 scientists, technicians and soldiers were involved in the successfully conducted tests.

9. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)? नए मुख्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) YS Reddy 
(B) Om Prakash Rawat 
(C) Ashok Lavasa 
(D) Sunil Arora

(B) Om Prakash Rawat | Replaced AK Joti

10. The Union Government has launched a mobile application “ReUnite” for which purpose? केंद्र सरकार ने किस उद्देश्य के लिए एक मोबाइल एप्लिकेशन "ReUnite" लॉन्च की है?
(A) To track and trace bank defaulters
(B) To track and trace missing children
(C) to track and trace Sagarmala project
(D) to track and trace Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

(B) To track and trace missing children | On June 29, Suresh Prabhu, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, launched a mobile application “ReUnite” in New Delhi to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.

(General Awareness & Current Affairs 2018)

1. Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019 के According, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore का Rank क्या है ?
(A) (291 - 300)
(B) (301 - 350)
(C) (201 - 250)
(D) (251 - 300)

(D) (251 - 300)

2. QS Asia University Rankings 2019 के According, Panjab University का Rank क्या है ?
(A) (251 - 300)
(B) (271 - 280)
(C) (291 - 300)
(D) (501 - 550)

(C) (291 - 300) (Last Year 301 -350)

3. Which of the following is the India’s first engine-less train?
(A) Train 15
(B) Train 18
(C) Train 21
(D) Train 24

(B) Train 18 | India’s first engine-less train “Train 18” is set to hit the tracks for trials on October 29, which is designed and manufactured by the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at a cost of Rs 100 crore.

4. Which of the following states is set to become the India’s first smoke-free State? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा राज्य भारत का पहला धूम्रपान मुक्त राज्य बनने के लिए तैयार है?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Sikkim
(D) Kerala

(D) Kerala  

5. The 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival will be held in which city? भारत की महिला कार्बनिक महोत्सव का 5 वां संस्करण किस शहर में आयोजित किया जाएगा?
(A) Goa
(B) New Delhi
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(B) New Delhi | The 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival will be held from October 26 to November 4 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi. It is being organized by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry to promote women organic farmers and entrepreneurs. The move aims to empower women to boost organic culture and promote women organic farmers and entrepreneurs. Over 500 women entrepreneurs from across the country would take part in the fest with their organic products such as cereals, rice, pulses, skin-care products, fabric and jewelry.

6. Smart City Expo India-2018 has recently held in which city?
(A) New Delhi 
(B) Jaipur 
(C) Bhopal 
(D) Pune

(B) Jaipur | On September 26, Vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Smart City Expo India-2018 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

7. Who has been appointed new secretary of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)? केन्द्रीय सतर्कता आयोग (सीवीसी) के नए सचिव कौन नियुक्त किए गए हैं?
(A) Anindo Majumdar 
(B) Shakuntala Gamlin 
(C) Shashi Sharma 
(D) Alka Tiwari

(A) Anindo Majumdar

8. ISRO has recently launched its first Space Technology Incubation Centre in which state?
(A) Maharashtra 
(B) Odisha 
(C) Tripura 
(D) Tamil Nadu

(C) Tripura | It was jointly launched by ISRO Chairman Dr. KV Sivan and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. 

9. केरल के बाढ़ (Flood) प्रभावित क्षेत्रों में भारतीय सेना द्वारा कौन-सा बचाव अभियान शुरू किया गया था?
(A) Operation Madad
(B) Operation Kerala Flood
(C) Operation Safety 
(D) Operation Sahyog

(D) Operation Sahyog

10. Who is the head of the newly formed Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Council (PM-STIAC)? नवगठित प्रधान मंत्री की विज्ञान प्रौद्योगिकी और इनोवेशन काउंसिल (पीएम-एसटीआईएसी) का प्रमुख कौन है?
(A) Subhash Ghai
(B) Baba Kalyani
(C) K Vijay Raghavan
(D) Sangamitra Bandopadhyay

(C) K Vijay Raghavan | The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a 21-member committee to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi on policy matters related to science, technology and innovation.

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

(NTA UGC NET Paper 1) (Information and Communication Technology)

1. The "IBM-DOS" is a :- 
(A) Single user operating system
(B) Multiuser operating system
(C) Batch operating system
(D) Time-sharing operating system 

(A) Single user operating system

2. Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU) ?
(A) Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse
(B) Arithmetic logic unit, Control unit
(C) Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated Circuits
(D) Control Unit, Monitor

(A) Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse

3. Which among following first generation of computers had ?
(A) Vaccum Tubes and Magnetic Drum
(B) Integrated Circuits
(C) Magnetic Tape and Transistors
(D) All of above

C) Magnetic Tape and Transistors

4. Full form of URL is ?
(A) Uniform Resource Locator
(B) Uniform Resource Link
(C) Uniform Registered Link
(D) Unified Resource Link

(A) Uniform Resource Locator

5. In which of the following form, data is stored in computer ?
(A) Decimal
(B) Binary
(C) HexaDecimal
(D) Octal

(B) Binary

6. Technology used to provide internet by transmitting data over wires of telephone network is ? टेलीफोन नेटवर्क के तारों पर डेटा संचारित करके इंटरनेट प्रदान करने के लिए कौन-सी तकनीक का उपयोग किया जाता है?
(A) Transmitter
(B) Diodes
(C) HHL
(D) DSL

(D) DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)

7. Which level language is Assembly Language ?
(A) High-level programming language
(B) Medium-level programming language
(C) Low-level programming language
(D) Machine language

(C) Low-level programming language

8. What is full form of GUI in terms of computers ?
(A) Graphical user Instrument
(B) Graphical unified Interface
(C) Graphical unified Instrument
(D) Graphical user Interface

(D) Graphical user Interface

9. Who was the Founder of Bluetooth ?
(A) Ericson
(B) Martin Cooper
(C) Steve Jobs
(D) Apple

(A) Ericson

10. Who was the father of Internet ?
(A) Chares Babbage
(B) Vint Cerf
(C) Denis Riche
(D) Martin Cooper

(B) Vint Cerf

11. Verification is process of ?
(A) Access
(B) Login
(C) Logout
(D) Authentication

(D) Authentication

12. What is LINUX ?
(A) Malware
(B) Operating System
(C) Application Program
(D) Firmware

(B) Operating System

13. What is the name of first super computer of India ?
(A) Saga 220
(B) PARAM 8000
(C) ENIAC
(D) PARAM 6000

(B) PARAM 8000

14.  Who is also known as Father of Computer ?
(A) Vint Cerf
(B) Tim Berners Lee
(C) Charles Babbage
(D) Steve Jobs

(C) Charles Babbage

15. What is full form CMOS ?
(A) Content Metal Oxide Semiconductor
(B) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
(C) Complementary Metal Oxygen Semiconductor
(D) Complementary Metal Oscillator Semiconductor

(B) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

16. Second generation of computers consist of which of following ?
(A) Vacuum Tubes
(B) Diodes
(C) VLSI Microprocessor
(D) Transistors

(D) Transistors

17. What is full form of SMPS ?
(A) Switch Mode Power Supply
(B) Simple Mode Power Supply
(C) Storage Mode Power Supply
(D) Storage Mode Power Shortage

(A) Switch Mode Power Supply

18. Which component of computer is also considered as it Heart ?
(A) Monitor
(B) Keyboard
(C) Scanner
(D) Microprocessor

(D) Microprocessor

19. What is used to make computer chips ?
(A) Copper
(B) Steel
(C) Silicon
(D) Iron

(C) Silicon

20. What is full form of EXIF ?
(A) Exchangeable Image Fine Finish
(B) Exchangeable Image File Format
(C) Executable Image File Format
(D) Executable Image File Finish

(B) Exchangeable Image File Format

21. BIOS (basic input/output system) is used for ?
(A) Updating system information on network
(B) Loading operating system
(C) It helps in routing
(D) It take inputs from keywords and other devices

(B) Loading operating system

22. An electronic path, that sends signals from one part of computer to another is ?
(A) Logic Gate
(B) Modem
(C) Bus
(D) Serial Port

(C) Bus

23. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) defines an IP address as a _____ number ?
(A) 4-bit
(B) 8-bit
(C) 16-bit
(D) 32-bit

 (D) 32-bit

24. In banking, railways etc. which computers are used ?
(A) Mini Computers
(B) Micro Computers
(C) Main Frames
(D) Super Computers

(C) Main Frames

25. Which type of software is an operating system ?
(A) Utility Software
(B) System Software
(C) Application Software
(D) Firmware Software

(B) System Software

26. Which type of switching is used in Internet ?
(A) Packet
(B) Telephone
(C) Circuit
(D) Telex

(A) Packet

27. Microsoft office is type of ?
(A) System software
(B) Application software
(C) Utility Software
(D) Firmware

(B) Application software

28. Intersection of columns and rows is called a ?
(A) Data
(B) Table
(C) Cell
(C) Schema

(C) Cell

29. ARP stands for ?
(A) Address Reverse Protocol
(B) Address Resolution Protocol
(C) Address Representative Protocol
(D) Address Recording Protocol

(B) Address Resolution Protocol

30. Who is also known as father of jQuery JavaScript ?
(A) Vint cerf
(B) John Resig
(C) Larry Page
(D) Charles Babbage

(B) John Resig

31. Who invented C++ ?
(A) Steve Jobs
(B) James Gosling
(C) Bjarne Stroustrup
(D) Dennis Ritchie

(C) Bjarne Stroustrup

32. What is the meaning of OSI, in terms of computers ?
(A) Open Software Interrelation
(B) Open System Interrelation
(C) Open Software Interconnection
(D) Open System Interconnection

(D) Open System Interconnection

33. ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) microprocessor is used in which generation of computers ?
(A) Second generation
(B) Third generation
(C) Fourth generation
(D) Fifth generation

(D) Fifth generation

34. Who invented keyboard ?
(A) James Gosling
(B) Steve Jobs
(C) Martin cooper
(D) Christopher Latham Sholes

(D) Christopher Latham Sholes

35. What is meaning of EEPROM ?
(A) Electronically Erasable Programmable Read only Memory
(B) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read only Memory
(C) Electronically Erasable Programmable Reach only Memory
(D) Electrically Erasable Practical Reach only Memory

(B) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read only Memory

36. What is meaning of OMR ?
(A) Optical Mark Reader
(B) Optical Message Reader
(C) Optical Message Render
(D) Optical Mark Render

(A) Optical Mark Reader 

37. Which is a application software among following ?
(A) Assembler
(B) Complier
(C) Operating System
(D) Microsoft office

(D) Microsoft office

38. What is full form of TIFF ?
(A) The Image File Format
(B) Tagged Image File Format
(C) Tagged Image File Front
(D) The Image Fax Format

(B) Tagged Image File Format

39.  Computer resolution measures ?
(A) Size of screen
(B) Shape of screen
(C) Number of pixels
(D) Number of colors it support

(C) Number of pixels

40. From which year 5th generation of computers is considered ?
(A) 1970
(B) 1980
(C) 1990
(D) 2000

(B) 1980

41. What is full form of CAM ?
(A) Computer Aided Manufacturing
(B) Computer And Manufacturing
(C) Computer Aided Manifesto
(D) Computer And Manifesto

(A) Computer Aided Manufacturing

42. Which term is related to database ?
(A) PHP
(B) Java
(C) Oracle
(D) Assembly

(C) Oracle

43. What is full form of BMP ?
(A) Byte map
(B) Bit map
(C) Byte map process
(D) Bit map process

(B) Bit map

44. Which language was used as first generation language ?
(A) Machine language
(B) Assembly language
(C) Java
(D) C language

(A) Machine language

45. Where is cache memory is located ?
(A) CPU
(B) Monitor
(C) Scanner
(D) On file server

(A) CPU

46. Who invented Java ?
(A) Denis Ritchie
(B) James Gosling
(C) Bjarne
(D) Linus Torvalds

(B) James Gosling

47. Which among following is an image name extension ?
(A) gif
(B) docx
(C) ppt
(D) lib

(A) gif

48. Charles Babbage designed the first mechanical computer named :-
(A) Analytical Engine
(B) Processor
(C) Comp Engine
(D) Abacus

(A) Analytical Engine

49. What is the name of a device that converts digital signals to analog signals ?
(A) Router
(B) Switch
(C) Modem
(D) None of above

(C) Modem

50. From the following which is known as the administrative section of the computer system ?
(A) Control Unit
(B) Input Unit
(C) RAM
(D) Central Processing Unit

(D) Central Processing Unit

51.  What is kind of CD-ROM ?
(A) Optical disk
(B) Magnetic disk
(C) Magneto-Optical disk
(D) None of above

(B) Magnetic disk

52. C is what kind of language ?
(A) An assembly language
(B) A third generation high level language
(C) A machine language
(D) Future language

(B) A third generation high level language

53. Which among following is not an input device ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा इनपुट डिवाइस नहीं है?
(A) Mouse
(B) Scanner
(C) Keyboard
(D) Printer

(D) Printer

54. Word "INTERPRETER" is related to ?
(A) Address resolution
(B) IP address ranges
(C) Programming Languages
(D) None of above

(C) Programming Languages

55. DPI means ?
(A) Dots processing Inch
(B) Dots per Inch
(C) Diagram per Inch
(D) Diagram processing Inch

(B) Dots per Inch

56.  Firewall is ?
(A) a hardware
(B) a software
(C) can be a hardware as well as software
(D) can neither be a hardware nor a software

(C) can be a hardware as well as software

57.  What is full form of MBR ?
(A) Mini Boot Record
(B) Master Break Record
(C) Master Boot Race
(D) Master Boot Record

(D) Master Boot Record

58. Which among following is Linux operating system ?
(A) Fedora
(B) Mint
(C) Red Hat
(D) All of above

(D) All of above

59. What is algorithm ?
(A) Application code
(B) Type of programming language
(C) Step by step procedure for calculations
(D) None of above

(C) Step by step procedure for calculations

60. Compiler is related to ?
(A) DOS
(B) Programming Language
(C) Database
(D) Internet

(B) Programming Language

61. DNS is the abbreviation of ?
(A) Domain Network Service
(B) Dynamic Network System
(C) Domain Name System
(D) Domain Name Service

(C) Domain Name System

62. Who invented Java language ?
(A) James Gosling
(B) Denis Ritchie
(C) Grace Hopper
(D) John Backus

(A) James Gosling

63. What is motherboard ?
(A) Scanner and other things are part of motherboard
(B) Keyboard otherwise known as motherboard
(C) A circuit board which connects all the elements
(D) It is a type of file server

(C) A circuit board which connects all the elements

64. Who is the founder of Apple Computers ?
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Steve Jobs
(C) John McCarthy
(D) Stephane Lyndsey

(B) Steve Jobs

65. Which among following is considered a volatile memory ?
(A) ROM
(B) RAM
(C) Hard Disk
(D) CD-ROM

(B) RAM

66. LAN stands for ?
(A) Local Area Network
(B) Long Area Network
(C) Least Area Network
(D) Leave All Network

(A) Local Area Network

67. Who invented Linux operating system ?
(A) Denis's Ritchie
(B) Linus Torvalds
(C) Steve Jobs
(D) Madam Curie

(B) Linus Torvalds

68.  What is full form of USB ?
(A) Unidirectional Serial Bus
(B) Universal Serial Bus
(C) Unidirectional Standard Bus
(D) Universal Standard Bus

(B) Universal Serial Bus

69. Firmware is stored in ?
(A) RAM
(B) Cache
(C) ROM
(D) Hard Disk

(C) ROM

70. When a document is opened in computer it is temporarily stored in? जब कंप्यूटर में कोई दस्तावेज़ खोला जाता है तो यह अस्थायी रूप से संग्रहीत होता है?
(A) Hard Disk
(B) RAM
(C) ROM
(D) All of above

(B) RAM

71. What is the meaning of FTP ?
(A) File Training Protocol
(B) File Transfer Protocol
(C) File Transit Protocol
(D) File Tracking Protocol

(B) File Transfer Protocol

72. Which among following is considered as fastest memory ?
(A) External Hard Disk
(B) Cache
(C) RAM
(D) ROM

(B) Cache

73. Which is not a function of operating system ?
(A) Process management
(B) Memory Management
(C) Internet Server management
(D) File Management

(C) Internet Server management

74. Secondary memory is also known as ?
(A) Second pass memory
(B) Dynamic memory
(C) Auxiliary memory
(D) Temporary memory

(C) Auxiliary memory

75. Mouse, trackball and joystick are the examples of ?
(A) Scanning devices
(B) Multimedia devices
(C) Pointing devices
(D) Storing devices

(C) Pointing devices

76. Which of following is not an application software ?
(A) Photoshop
(B) SAGE
(C) Dreamweaver
(D) WinRAR

(D) WinRAR

77. What is full form of VDU ?
(A) Visible Display Unit
(B) Visible Diode Unit
(C) Visual Display Unit
(D) Visual Diode Unit

(C) Visual Display Unit

78. What is full form of IP ?
(A) Interface Program
(B) Internet Program
(C) Internet Protocol
(D) Interface Protocol

(C) Internet Protocol

79. In which generation of computers microprocessor was introduced ?
(A) First Generation
(C) Second Generation
(C) Third Generation
(D) Fourth Generation

(D) Fourth Generation

80. What is meaning of LAT ?
(A) Local Area Transport
(B) Large Area Transport
(C) Local Area Transmission
(D) Large Area Transmission

(A) Local Area Transport

81. One million bytes of information are ?
(A) 1 MB
(B) 1 GB
(C) 1 KB
(D) None of above

(A) 1 MB

82. SNMP full form is ?
(A) Single Network Management Protocol
(B) Simple Network Mail Protocol
(C) Simple Network Management Protocol
(D) Simple Network Management Procedure

(C) Simple Network Management Protocol

83. SLIP stands for ?
(A) Serial Line Internet Processing
(B) Serial Line Internet Protocol
(C) Serial Line Protocol
(D) None of above

(C) Serial Line Protocol

84. BIND full form is ?
(A) Berkeley Internet Name Domain
(B) Binary Internet Domain
(C) Benefited Internet Name Domain
(D) None of above

(A) Berkeley Internet Name Domain

(Abbreviations)

85. What is meaning of FORTRAN ?
(A) Formula train
(B) Formula translation
(C) Formula train network
(D) Formula translation network

(B) Formula translation

86. What is full form of ISDN ?
(A) Integrated Services Digital Network
(B) Integrated Services Double Network
(C) Inter Services Digital Network
(D) Integrated Server Digital Network

(A) Integrated Services Digital Network

87. What is full form of PNG ?
(A) Portable Natural Graphics
(B) Portable Network Graph
(C) Pretty Network Graphics
(D) Portable Network Graphics

(D) Portable Network Graphics

88. What is full form of USB ?
(A) Unicode Smart Bus
(B) Universal Smart Bus
(C) Unicode Serial Bus
(D) Universal Serial Bus

(D) Universal Serial Bus

89. In terms of network what is meaning of SAP ?
(A) Smart Access Point
(B) Service Access Point
(C) Service At Point
(D) Service Access Permission

(B) Service Access Point

90. What is full form of CSS ?
(A) Creative Style Shots
(B) Creative Style Sheets
(C) Cascading Style Sheets
(D) Cascading Style Shots

(C) Cascading Style Sheets

91. What is full form of PHP ?
(A) Processor Hypertext Program
(B) Hypertext Preprocessor
(C) Pre Hypertext Processor
(D) Pre Processor Hypertext

(B) Hypertext Preprocessor

92. What is the full form of IC ?
(A) Interrelated Circuit
(B) Integrated Conductor
(C) Integrated Conductor
(D) Integrated Circuit

(D) Integrated Circuit

93. What is full form of PDF ?
(A) Printed Document Format
(B) Public Document Format
(C) Portable Document Format
(D) Published Document Format

(C) Portable Document Format

94. What is full form of CRT ?
(A) Crystal Ray Tube
(B) Cathode Ray Tube
(C) Cabin Ray Tube
(D) Carbon Ray Tube

(B) Cathode Ray Tube

95. What is full form of SOAP ?
(A) Small Object Access Procedure
(B) Simple Object Access Protocol
(C) Simple Object Access Procedure
(D) Small Object Access Protocol

(B) Simple Object Access Protocol

96. What is full form of HTTP ?
(A) High Text Transfer Protocol
(B) Hyper Text Transfer Procedure
(C) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
(D) Hyper Typo Transfer Protocol

(C) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

97. What is full form of HTML ?
(A) Hyper Text Magic Line
(B) Hyper Text Markup Line
(C) Hyper Text Markup Language
(D) High Text Markup Language

(C) Hyper Text Markup Language

98. What is full form of ISO ?
(A) International Systems Organization
(B) International Standard Ora
(C) Indian Standard Organization
(D) International Standard Organization

(D) International Standard Organization

99. What is full form of VLSI ?
(A) Very Low Scale Immunity
(B) Very Low Scale Integrated
(C) Very Large Scale Integrated
(D) Very Large Scale Immunity

(C) Very Large Scale Integrated

100. What is full form of MAC ?
(A) Mass Access Control
(B) Media Access Control
(C) Mass Access Carriage
(D) Media Access Carriage

(B) Media Access Control

101. What is full form of Wi-Fi ?
(A) Wireless Fidelity
(B) Wired Fidelity
(C) Wireless Focus
(D) Wired Focus

(A) Wireless Fidelity

102. What is meaning of docx
(A) Document copied and Xeroxed
(B) Document extended
(C) Draft extended
(D) Draft copied and Xeroxed

(B) Document extended

103. What is full form of ASP ?
(A) Active Service Process
(B) Active Service Pages
(C) Active Server Pages
(D) None of above

(C) Active Server Pages

104. What is full form of RTC ?
(A) Real time clock
(B) Real time check
(C) Related to check
(D) Related to clock

(A) Real time clock

105. What is full form of UDP ?
(A) User Data Process
(B) User Data Protocol
(C) User Datagram Process
(D) User Datagram Protocol

(D) User Datagram Protocol

106. What is full form of TCP ?
(A) Transmission Centric Protocol
(B) Transfer Control Protocol
(C) Transmission Control Protocol
(D) Transmission Control Process

(C) Transmission Control Protocol

107. What is full form of SQL ?
(A) Straight Query Language
(B) Structured Query Language
(C) Structured Query Lainson
(D) Structured Query Linear

(B) Structured Query Language

108. What is full form of XML ?
(A) Extensible Maria Letters
(B) Extensible Media Language
(C) Xtensible Markup Language
(D) Extensible Markup Language

(D) Extensible Markup Language

109. What is full form of ARP ?
(A) Address resolution protocol
(B) Allied resolution protocol
(C) Address resolution process
(D) Address rectification protocol

(A) Address resolution protocol

110. What is full form of BASIC ?
(A) Basic All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes
(B) Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes
(C) Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Intelligent Codes
(D) Beginners Anti Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes

(B) Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Codes

111. What is full form of BPS ?
(A) Bytes Per Second
(B) Bits Per Second
(C) Bytes Pro Second
(D) Bits Per Secure

(B) Bits Per Second

112. What is full form of COMPUTER ?
(A) Competent Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research
(B) Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research
(C) Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Trade Education and Research
(D) Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Electron and Research

(B) Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research

113. What is full form of DRAM ?
(A) Duo Random Access Memory
(B) Dynamic Random Access Memory
(C) Different Random Access Memory
(D) Defector Random Access Memory

(B) Dynamic Random Access Memory

114. What is full form of DSU ?
(A) Digital Service Unit
(B) Digital Security Unit
(C) Digital Service Union
(D) Digital Service Uno

(A) Digital Service Unit

115. What is full form of FM ?
(A) Frequent Modulation
(B) Frequency Modulation
(C) Frequency Method
(D) Frequency Molecules

(B) Frequency Modulation

116. What is full form of FAT ?
(A) Frequent Allocation Table
(B) File Allocated Table
(C) File Allocation Table
(D) File Allocation Theory

(C) File Allocation Table

117. What is full form of ISDN ?
(A) Integrated Service Digital Network
(B) Intelligent Service Digital Network
(C) Integrated Service Double Network
(D) Integrated Secure Digital Network

(A) Integrated Service Digital Network

118. What is full form of JPEG ?
(A) Joint Photo Electronic Group
(B) Joint Picture Electronic Group
(C) Joint Photo Expert Group
(D) Joint Picture Expert Group

(C) Joint Photo Expert Group

119. What is full form of MODEM ?
(A) Modulation And Demodulation
(B) Modulator And Demodulator
(C) Modulator And Electronic Demodulator
(D) Modulator Or Digital Electronic Demodulator

(B) Modulator And Demodulator

120. What is full form of OMR ?
(A) Optical Mark Registers
(B) Optical Mark Recognition
(C) Optical Meter Recognition
(D) Oral Mark Recognition

(B) Optical Mark Recognition

121. What is full form of PSTN ?
(A) Process Switched Telephone Network
(B) Public Switched True Network
(C) Public Serial Telephone Network
(D) Public Switched Telephone Network

(D) Public Switched Telephone Network

122.  What is full form of SMTP ?
(A) Simple Mail Transmit Protocol
(B) Smart Mail Transfer Protocol
(C) Smart Mailbox Transfer Protocol
(D) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

(D) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

123. What is full form of STP ?
(A) Serial Twisted Pair
(B) Shielded Twisted Pair
(C) Shielded Three Pair
(D) Serials Three Pair

(B) Shielded Twisted Pair

124. What is full form of URL ?
(A) Uniform Resource Location
(B) Uniform Resource Locator
(C) Universal Resource Locator
(D) Uniform Retention Locator

(B) Uniform Resource Locator

125. What us full form of GOOGLE ?
(A) Global Orient Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth
(B) Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth
(C) Global Orient Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth
(D) Global Oriented Of Organization Group Language Of Earth

(B) Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth

126. What is full form of YAHOO ?
(A) Yet Another Hierarchical Officio Oracular
(B) Yahoo Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
(C) Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracular
(D) Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle

(D) Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle

127. What is full form of VIRUS ?
(A) Vitalize Information Resources Under Siege
(B) Vital Informational Resources Under Siege
(C) Vital Information Resources Under Siege
(D) Vital Information Resources Undead Siege

(C) Vital Information Resources Under Siege

128. What is full form of OLED ?
(A) Organic Light Emitted Diode
(B) Organic Light Emitting Diode
(C) Organ Light Emitting Diode
(D) Oscar Light Emitting Diode

(B) Organic Light Emitting Diode

129. What is full form of ESN ?
(A) Electronic System Number
(B) Electronic Serial Number
(C) Electronic Serial Network
(D) Equipment Serial Number

(B) Electronic Serial Number

130. What is full form of AMOLED ?
(A) Active-math organization light – emitting diode
(B) Active-matrix organic light – emitting data
(C) Active-matrix organization light – emitting diode
(D) Active-matrix organic light – emitting diode

(D) Active-matrix organic light – emitting diode

131. What is full form of WINDOW ?
(A) Wide interactive Network Development for Office work solution
(B) World interactive Network Development for Office work solution
(C) Wide internet Network Development for Office work solution
(D) Wide interact Network Development for Office work solution

(A) Wide interactive Network Development for Office work solution

(Current Affairs | General Awareness 2018) NTA UGC NET Paper 1 & All Exams

(Mock Test 1)

1. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)? 2018 पर्यावरण प्रदर्शन सूचकांक (ईपीआई) में भारत का रैंक क्या है?
(A) 168th 
(B) 155th 
(C) 135th 
(D) 177th

(D) 177th | India has been ranked 177th out of 180 countries in the 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).

2. The world’s largest solar park will come up in which Indian state? दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा सौर पार्क किस भारतीय राज्य में बनेगा?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Punjab
(D) Rajasthan

(A) Gujarat | Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has recently approved setting up a 5000 MW capacity solar park... As per official release, the proposed solar power generation project would be set up in 11,000 hectares of land with an investment of Rs 25,000 crore... The project will contribute significantly in achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of producing 175 gigawatt of electricity through renewable energy sources by 2022... (परियोजना 2022 तक नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा स्रोतों के माध्यम से प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के 175 गीगावाट बिजली उत्पादन के लक्ष्य को हासिल करने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान देगी ...)

3. Which state government has signed a pact with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set up bio-gas and bio-CNG plants? जैव गैस और जैव-सीएनजी संयंत्र स्थापित करने के लिए किस राज्य सरकार ने इंडियन ऑयल कॉर्पोरेशन (आईओसी) के साथ समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?
(A) Punjab 
(B) Uttar Pradesh 
(C) Haryana 
(D) Tamil Nadu

(A) Punjab

4. Which of the following is the India’s first online radio station? भारत का पहला ऑनलाइन रेडियो स्टेशन निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा है?
(A) Radio Sansar
(B) Radio Umang
(C) Radio Aadhaar
(D) Radio Teacap

(B) Radio Umang

5. What is the theme of the 2018 World Water Day (WWD)? 2018 विश्व जल दिवस (डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूडी) का विषय क्या है?
(A) Why Waste Water? (अपशिष्ट जल क्यों?)
(B) Nature for Water (पानी के लिए प्रकृति)
(C) Water is Life (जल ही जीवन है)
(D) Better Water, Better Jobs (बेहतर पानी, बेहतर नौकरियां)

(B) Nature for Water (पानी के लिए प्रकृति) | The World Water Day (WWD) is observed every year on 22 March to raise awareness about the importance of water.

6. Which country to host global World Environment Day (WED-2018) celebrations? वैश्विक विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस (WED-2018) समारोहों का आयोजन करने वाला देश कौन-सा है ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) South Africa
(D) Brazil

(A) India | Theme (Beat Plastic Pollution)

7. Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Testing Agency (NTA)? राष्ट्रीय परीक्षण एजेंसी (एनटीए) के नए महानिदेशक के रूप में किन्हें नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey
(B) Kamal Kishore
(C) Vineet Joshi
(D) Nitishwar Kumar

(C) Vineet Joshi

8. Which country has recently declared to impose a "Carbon Tax" from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions? किस देश ने हाल ही में अपने ग्रीनहाउस गैस उत्सर्जन में कटौती करने के लिए 2019 से 'कार्बन कर' लगाने की घोषणा की है?
(A) India
(B) Singapore
(C) Malaysia
(D) Japan

(B) Singapore

9. Which of the following has become the India’s first Union territory to run completely on solar power? सौर ऊर्जा पर पूरी तरह से चलाने के लिए निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा भारत का पहला संघ क्षेत्र बन गया है?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Diu
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(B) Diu

10. What is the India’s rank in the WEF Energy Transition Index 2018 ? WEF ऊर्जा संक्रमण सूचकांक 2018 में भारत का रैंक क्या है?
(A) 55th
(B) 69th
(C) 78th
(D) 47th

(C) 78th | India has been ranked 78th among 114 on the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2018.

 NTA NET Paper 1 (10 MCQs)

1. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer? ओजोन परत के संरक्षण के लिए 2018 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस का विषय क्या है? 
(A) Ozone: All there is between you and Earth 
(B) Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol 
(C) Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united 
(D) Ozone: the mission to protect world

(B) Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol

2. India has contributed how much amount to UN solar project? भारत ने यूएन सौर परियोजना के लिए कितनी राशि का योगदान दिया है?
(A) $5 million 
(B) $1 million 
(C) $8 million 
(D) $6 million

(B) $1 million

3. According to Mercom India Research, what is the current total installed capacity of solar power generation of India? मेरकोम इंडिया रिसर्च के अनुसार, भारत की सौर ऊर्जा उत्पादन की वर्तमान कुल स्थापित क्षमता क्या है?
(A) 25 GW 
(B) 22 GW 
(C) 30 GW 
(D) 28 GW

(A) 25 GW

4. India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery will be set up in which state, where ethanol will be produced from rice straw? भारत की पहली 2 जी इथेनॉल जैव-रिफाइनरी किस राज्य में स्थापित की जाएगी, जहां चावल के भूसे से इथेनॉल का उत्पादन किया जाएगा?
(A) Odisha
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Madhya Pradesh

(A) Odisha

5. Who has been appointed the new Solicitor General of India? भारत का नया सॉलिसिटर जनरल नियुक्त किसे किया गया है?
(A) Ranjit Kumar
(B) Kunal Mangal
(C) Tushar Mehta
(D) Pankaj Jain

(C) Tushar Mehta

6. Which of the following is the India’s best institute, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019? Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019 के अनुसार, इनमें से कौन-सा भारत का सबसे अच्छा संस्थान है?
(A) IISc Bengaluru 
(B) IIT Madras 
(C) IIT Roorkee 
(D) IIT Indore

(A) IISc Bengaluru

7. Which Indian personality has been awarded with the UN’s highest environmental honor "Champions of the Earth 2018"? 
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Rahul Gandhi
(C) Piyush Goyal
(D) Manmohan Singh 

(A) Narendra Modi

8. What is the theme of the 2018 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)? 2018 विश्व शिक्षक दिवस (डब्ल्यूटीआई) का विषय क्या है?
(A) Valuing teachers, improving their status (शिक्षकों की मूल्यांकन, उनकी स्थिति में सुधार)
(B) A call for teachers
(C) Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers (स्वतंत्रता में शिक्षण, शिक्षकों को सशक्त बनाना)
(D) The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher (शिक्षा का अधिकार एक योग्य शिक्षक का अधिकार है)

(D) The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher (शिक्षा का अधिकार एक योग्य शिक्षक का अधिकार है)

9. What is the purpose of Justice Amitava Roy committee constituted by Supreme Court recently? हाल ही में सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा गठित न्यायमूर्ति अमितव राय समिति का उद्देश्य क्या है?
(A) Reforms in Tax Laws of India भारत के कर कानूनों में सुधार
(B) Prison Reforms जेल सुधार
(C) Police and Public Order Reforms पुलिस और लोक आदेश सुधार 
(D) Executive-Legislative Relations reforms कार्यकारी-विधान संबंध सुधार

(B) Prison Reforms जेल सुधार

10. India’s first methanol-based alternative cooking fuel is to be established in which state? भारत का पहला मेथनॉल आधारित वैकल्पिक खाना पकाने वाला ईंधन किस राज्य में स्थापित किया जाना है?
(A) Tamil Nadu 
(B) Rajasthan 
(C) Himachal Pradesh 
(D) Assam

(D) Assam

(MCQs)

Q. Which union minister has launched an online portal NARI for the empowerment of women? महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए किस केंद्रीय मंत्री ने online portal नारी लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Maneka Gandhi
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Uma Bharti
(D) Smriti Irani

(A) Maneka Gandhi | union minister of Women and Child Development (WCD)

Q. Who has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India? भारत के नए विदेश सचिव किन्हें नियुक्त किया गया हैं?
(A) V Rajamani
(B) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
(C) Madhukar Bhave
(D) Husain Dalwai

(B) Vijay Keshav Gokhale | Replaced :- S Jaishankar

Q. Which Union minister has inaugurated the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centre in Goa? किस केंद्रीय मंत्री ने गोवा में केंद्र सरकार स्वास्थ्य योजना (सीजीएचएस) कल्याण केंद्र का उद्घाटन किया है?
(A) Smiriti Irani
(B) Rajnath Singh
(C) Vishwajit Rane
(D) Shripad Naik

(D) Shripad Naik

Q. Who has become the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh? मध्यप्रदेश का नया राज्यपाल कौन बन गया है? 
(A) Rameshwar Thakur 
(B) Kizhekethil Chandy 
(C) Anandiben Patel 
(D) Vajubhai Vala

(C) Anandiben Patel (Former Chief Minister of Gujarat)| Replaced :- Om Prakash Kohli

Q. Who has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU)? 
(A) Neeraj Tripathi 
(B) BA Chopade 
(C) Kuldeep Mehta 
(D) Ajay Singh

(B) BA Chopade | Former vice-chancellor of Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.

Q. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala? केरल के नए मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है? 
(A) KT Koshi 
(B) Arijit Pasayat 
(C) Navniti Prasad Singh 
(D) Antony Dominic

(D) Antony Dominic

Q. Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur? मणिपुर के उच्च न्यायालय के नए मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है? 
(A) Manjula Chellur 
(B) Sujata Manohar 
(C) Abhilasha Kumari 
(D) Sukhda Pritam

(C) Abhilasha Kumari 

Q. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Tezpur University?
(A) Jagadesh Kumar
(B) Yoginder K Alagh
(C) Tariq Mansoor
(D) Vinod Kumar Jain

(D) Vinod Kumar Jain | Vinod Kumar Jain, the former Professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the Tezpur University.

Q. Who has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of the television channel Rajya Sabha TV? टेलीविज़न चैनल राज्यसभा टीवी के नए संपादक-इन-चीफ के रूप में किन्हें नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Sudhir Chaudhary
(B) Nidhi Razdan
(C) Rahul Mahajan
(D) Shereen Bhan

(C) Rahul Mahajan | He is currently a consulting editor in Prasar Bharati. Mahajan has been a journalist for 26 years, He worked with leading Hindi television channels such as Aaj Tak, Zee News and Star News.

Q. What is the India’s position in the world in terms of risk of cyber threats in 2017, as per latest report by security solutions provider Symantec? सुरक्षा समाधान प्रदाता Symantec द्वारा नवीनतम रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, 2017 में साइबर खतरों के खतरे के मामले में दुनिया में भारत की स्थिति क्या है?
(A) 1st
(B) 3rd
(C) 4th
(D) 2nd

(B) 3rd

Q. कौन-सी भारतीय कंपनी रिलायंस के बाद आठ लाख करोड़ रुपये का मार्किट कैप हासिल करने वाली दूसरी कंपनी बन गयी है ?
(A) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
(B) Oil and Natural Gas
(C) Tata Motors
(D) State Bank of India

(A) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Q. Who has become the first woman lawyer to be directly promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC)? सर्वोच्च न्यायालय (एससी) के न्यायाधीश के रूप में सीधे पदोन्नत होने वाली पहली महिला वकील कौन बन गई है?
(A) Ranjana Prakash Desai
(B) Ruma Pal
(C) Indu Malhotra
(D) Gyan Sudha Misra

(C) Indu Malhotra

Q. NITI Aayog has collaborated with which company to develop precision agriculture using Artificial Intelligence? NITI Aayog ने किस कंपनी के साथ आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस का उपयोग कर परिशुद्धता कृषि विकसित करने के लिए सहयोग किया है?
(A) Tata
(B) IBM
(C) Reliance
(D) Infosys

(B) IBM

Q. Who has been appointed the new Cabinet Secretary of India? भारत के नए कैबिनेट सचिव कौन नियुक्त किए गए हैं?
(A) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
(B) Ajit Seth
(C) Hasmukh Adhia
(D) KM Chandrasekhar

(A) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Q. Who has been appointed as the country head for Google Cloud business in India? भारत में गूगल क्लाउड व्यवसाय के लिए देश प्रमुख के रूप में किन्हें नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Mohit Pande
(B) Nitin Bawankule
(C) Roopa Thakur
(D) Shilpa Mathur

(B) Nitin Bawankule | He will take over from Mohit Pande who has quit the company.

Q. Who has taken charge as the new Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B)? सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री (आई एंड बी) के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Alphons Kannanthanam
(B) SS Ahluwalia
(C) Rajyavardhan Rathore
(D) Piyush Goyal

(C) Rajyavardhan Rathore | He replaced Smriti Irani.

Q. Who has been nominated as new Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU)? मौलाना आजाद राष्ट्रीय उर्दू विश्वविद्यालय (MANUU) के नए चांसलर के रूप में किसे नामित किया गया है?
(A) Iajuddin Ahmed
(B) Zafar Sareshwala
(C) Jusuf Kalla
(D) Firoz Bakht Ahmed

(D) Firoz Bakht Ahmed | For a period of 3 years and he succeeded Zafar Sareshwala...

Q. What is the theme of 2018 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)?
(A) Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All
(B) Big data for big impact
(C) ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
(D) Reduce digital divide

(A) Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All | Observed every year on May 17...

Q. Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court? मणिपुर उच्च न्यायालय के नए मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है?
(A) Mohammad Yaqoob Mir
(B) Ramalingam Sudhakar
(C) MB Lokur
(D) Alok Aradhe

(B) Ramalingam Sudhakar

Q. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI)? भारत की प्रेस काउंसिल (पीसीआई) का नया अध्यक्ष किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) CK Prasad
(B) R Banumathi
(C) Madan Lokur
(D) Kurian Joseph

(A) CK Prasad | C K Prasad, the retired judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), has been appointed the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI) for a second term... He had succeeded Justice Markanday Katju...

Q. Which Bollywood personality to promote NITI Aayog’s ‘Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)’? NITI Aayog’s की "महिला उद्यमिता प्लेटफार्म (WEP)" को बढ़ावा देने के लिए कौन-सा बॉलीवुड व्यक्तित्व को चुना गया है ?
(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Aamir Khan
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Sushant Singh Rajput

(D) Sushant Singh Rajput

Q. The Ministry of HRD has launched which scheme for holistic development of school education? HRD मंत्रालय ने स्कूल शिक्षा के समग्र विकास के लिए कौन-सी योजना शुरू की है?
(A) Sarva Shiksha
(B) Samagra Shiksha
(C) Rashtriya Shiksha
(D) Moral Shiksha

(B) Samagra Shiksha | The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar has launched the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ – an integrated Scheme for school education in New Delhi on May 24...

Q. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha? ओडिशा के नए राज्यपाल के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Satya Pal Malik
(B) Kummanam Rajasekharan
(C) Nirbhay Sharma
(D) Ganeshi Lal

(D) Ganeshi Lal | Prof. Ganeshi Lal, the Haryana BJP leader, has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha...

Q. Which country to host the 2018 Global Wind Summit? 2018 वैश्विक वायु शिखर सम्मेलन की मेजबानी करने वाला कौन सा देश है ?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Australia
(D) India

(A) Germany

Q. In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out from which state by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)? उत्तर-पूर्व में, वन्यजीव ट्रस्ट ऑफ इंडिया (डब्ल्यूटीआई) द्वारा किस राज्य से गज यात्रा शुरू की गई है?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura

(A) Meghalaya | To protect India’s national heritage animal “elephants” and its habitat...

Q. Which social networking giant has partnered with National Commission for Women (NCW) to offer digital literacy programme for women? महिलाओं के लिए डिजिटल साक्षरता कार्यक्रम की पेशकश करने के लिए किस सामाजिक नेटवर्किंग कंपनी ने राष्ट्रीय आयोग (एनसीडब्ल्यू) के साथ साझेदारी की है?
(A) Skype
(B) Facebook
(C) Twitter
(D) LinkedIn

(B) Facebook | Collaboration with the Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF)...

Q. Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B)? सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय (आई एंड बी) में नए नियुक्त सचिव कौन हैं?
(A) Jayashree Mukherjee
(B) Dhiraj Singh
(C) Amit Khare
(D) Anita Chugh

(C) Amit Khare | Replaced :- Narendra Kumar Sinha

Q. As per which inter-connectivity project, the Government of India (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages? किस inter-connectivity परियोजना के अनुसार, भारत सरकार (जीओआई) ने गांवों में 5,000 वाई-फाई Choupals लॉन्च किए हैं?
(A) Project Insight
(B) e-Kranti
(C) BharatNet
(D) BHIM

(C) BharatNet | The Government of India (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages and delivery of rail tickets through Common Service Centres (CSCs). It was inaugurated by Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi on June 11, 2018. The move is aimed at transforming rural Internet connectivity through BharatNet.

Q. 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? Down To Earth पत्रिका के आंकड़ों में नवीनतम जारी राज्य के पर्यावरण (एसओई) 2018 के अनुसार वैश्विक पर्यावरण प्रदर्शन सूचकांक 2018 में भारत का रैंक क्या है?
(A) 165th
(B) 177th
(C) 138th
(D) 126th

India has been ranked 177th among 180 nations at the 2018 Global Environment Performance Index (EPI) rankings.

Q. Which technology giant has recently announced to launch training programme for journalists in India? हाल ही में किस प्रौद्योगिकी कंपनी ने भारत में पत्रकारों के लिए प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम शुरू करने की घोषणा की है?
(A) Google
(B) Facebook
(C) Twitter
(D) Infosys

(A) Google

Q. Which country’s researchers have developed the world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”? किस देश के शोधकर्ताओं ने दुनिया का सबसे छोटा कंप्यूटर “Michigan Micro Mote” विकसित किया है?
(A) United States
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Germany

(A) United States

Q. Who has been appointed new Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (UoH)?
(A) Tirath Singh Thakur
(B) RM Lodha
(C) L Narasimha Reddy
(D) Jagdish Sharan Verma

(C) L Narasimha Reddy | Justice L Narasimha Reddy, the former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been appointed as Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad for a period of three years.

Q. Who has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh? तेलंगाना और आंध्र प्रदेश राज्यों के लिए हैदराबाद उच्च न्यायालय के नए मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है?
(A) TG Lingappa
(B) R Nagendra Rao
(C) Thottathil B Radhakrishnan
(D) KE Krishna Murthy

(C) Thottathil B Radhakrishnan

Q. Which telecom company has become the India’s first Mobile operator to launch Internet Telephony Services in India? भारत में इंटरनेट टेलीफोनी सेवाओं को लॉन्च करने के लिए कौन-सी दूरसंचार कंपनी भारत का पहला मोबाइल ऑपरेटर बन गया है?
(A) BSNL
(B) Reliance Jio
(C) Vodafone
(D) Idea

(A) BSNL | The facility will allow users to dial any telephone number in India through its mobile app. Now, BSNL Customers will be able to make calls using BSNL’s mobile app “Wings” to any phone number in the country and even from abroad. The app can be activated using internet anywhere in the world and calls can be made. The fee of Rs 1,099 includes unlimited calling within India.

Q. Who has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the Panjab University (PU)?
(A) Kapil Kapoor
(B) Shankarji Jha
(C) M Jagadeesh Kumar
(D) Raj Kumar

(D) Raj Kumar | Professor Raj Kumar of the Banaras Hindu University has been appointed the new vice-chancellor (V-C) of the Panjab University (PU) in Chandigarh. The term of the appointment will be 3 years with effect from July 23, 2018, or from the date he assumes charge as V-C. He will succeed Arun Kumar Grover. The appointment was made by the Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is chancellor of the university, by exercising powers conferred by Section 10 of the Panjab University Act, 1947.

Q. Which state government has launched smartphone scheme “Sanchar Kranti Yojna” to the people of the state? किस राज्य सरकार ने अपने राज्य के लोगों के लिए "स्वच्छ क्रांति योजना" स्मार्टफोन योजना शुरू की है?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Odisha
(D) Jharkhand

(B) Chhattisgarh | Under the scheme, 50 lakh smartphones will be distributed free of cost to rural households, urban poor and college students across the state.

Q. Which state government will set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub) for research and scientific learning? अनुसंधान और वैज्ञानिक शिक्षा के लिए कौन-सी राज्य सरकार 'iHub' (बुद्धिमान केंद्र) स्थापित करेगी?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Telangana
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q. Which union ministry has launched a desktop software ‘e-Aksharayan’ to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents? स्कैन किए गए दस्तावेजों पर मुद्रित पाठ के संपादन को सक्षम करने के लिए किस केंद्रीय मंत्रालय ने डेस्कटॉप सॉफ्टवेयर 'ई-अक्षरयान' लॉन्च किया है?
(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(D) Ministry of Science and Technology

(B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Q. Recently, Justice Gita Mittal has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of which of the following High Courts? हाल ही में, न्यायमूर्ति गीता मित्तल ने निम्नलिखित में से किस उच्च न्यायालयों के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में शपथ ली है?
(A) Punjab & Haryana
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Jammu & Kashmir | Justice Gita Mittal has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. She was administered the oath of office by Governor N.N. Vohra. She is the first woman Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court.

Q. In which three southern states, Wipro has launched Santoor women’s scholarship for higher education to girls from economically weaker families? किन तीन दक्षिणी राज्यों में, विप्रो ने आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर परिवारों की लड़कियों को उच्च शिक्षा के लिए संतूर महिलाओं की छात्रवृत्ति शुरू की है?
(A) Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(C) Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(D) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

(D) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Wipro :- Information technology consulting company) | The Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting will offer 3-year Santoor women’s scholarship for higher education to girls from economically weaker families in the three southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Approx 900 girls from the 3 states will be given Santoor scholarship, with Rs 24,000 for each of them per annum to do under-graduation. Santoor is the leading brand name of Wipro’s toilet soap.

Q. Who has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (MHC)? मद्रास उच्च न्यायालय (एमएचसी) के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है?
(A) Aniruddha Bose
(B) Mukesh R Shah
(C) R Rajagopal
(D) Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani

(D) Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani | Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (MHC) by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan in Chennai on August 12. Justice Tahilramani is the third woman chief justice of the MHC. She succeeded Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court. Apart from this, Justice Mukesh R Shah and Justice Aniruddha Bose have been sworn in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court and Jharkhand High Court, respectively.

Q. Who has been appointed the new Governor of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)? जम्मू-कश्मीर का नया राज्यपाल (Governor) किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(A) Satya Pal Malik
(B) Tathagata Roy
(C) Satyadev Narayan Arya
(D) Baby Rani Maurya

(A) (Satya Pal Malik)

(Replaced :- NN Vohra)
(He was the Governor of Bihar)

(Governors)       (States)
Lal Ji Tandon :- Bihar
Ganga Prasad :- Sikkim
Tathagata Roy :- Meghalaya
Kaptan Singh Solanki :- Tripura
Satyadev Narayan Arya :- Haryana
Baby Rani Maurya :- Uttarakhand

Q. Who heads the steering committee which recently submitted ‘Making India 5G Ready’ report to government? स्टीयरिंग कमेटी के अध्यक्ष कौन हैं जिन्होंने हाल ही में 'मेकिंग इंडिया 5 जी रेडी' रिपोर्ट सरकार को सौंपी है?
(A) Aruna Sundararajan
(B) Vinod Tawde
(C) Waqar Ali
(D) AJ Paulraj

(D) AJ Paulraj | The 9-member Steering Committee, headed by Stanford University Prof. AJ Paulraj, has recently submitted its 5G high level forum report titled ‘Making India 5G Ready’ to Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan. The committee expected the 5G commercial roll out in India by 2020.

Q. रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) के नए अध्यक्ष (Chairman) किसे नियुक्त किया गया हैं?
(A) G Satheesh Reddy
(B) Sanjay Mitra
(C) S Christopher
(D) Mrinal S Das

(A) (G Satheesh Reddy) | Renowned aerospace scientist Dr G Satheesh Reddy, |  for a period of two years.

Q. UN human rights (संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानवाधिकार परिषद्) की नई प्रमुख कौन है ?
(A) Michelle Bachelet
(B) Rekha Sharma
(C) Naresh Sharma
(D) Joe Biden

(A) Michelle Bachelet | Michelle Bachelet (Former President of Chile)

(Appoint by António Guterres | Secretary-General of the United Nations)
(Replaced :- Zeid al-Hussein) |  राष्ट्रीय महिला आयोग (National Women Commission) का अध्यक्ष किसे नियुक्त किया गया है ?
(रेखा शर्मा)

Q. What is the India’s rank in the United Nation’s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018?
(A) 70th 
(B) 96th
(C) 100th
(D) 92nd

(B) 96th

Q. Who has been sworn-in as the first female high court Chief Justice in Pakistan? पाकिस्तान में पहली महिला उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में किसने शपथ ली है?
(A) Tahira Safdar 
(B) Maria Hassan
(C) Riffat Quraishi 
(D) Asifa Ulfah

(A) Tahira Safdar | Justice Tahira Safdar has been sworn-in as the first woman Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court at a ceremony held at the Governor House in Balochistan. She will remain in this post until 4 October 2019. With this, she became the first female chief justice of any court in the history of Pakistan. Earlier, Safdar created history in 1982 when she became the first female civil judge in Balochistan.

Q. Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan? पाकिस्तान के नए राष्ट्रपति के रूप में कौन चुने गए है?
(A) Maulana Fazlur 
(B) Aitzaz Ahsan 
(C) Arif Alvi 
(D) Mamnoon Hussain

(C) Arif Alvi | Members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.

Q. What is the India’s ranks in the latest UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) report 2018? संयुक्त राष्ट्र के मानव विकास सूचकांक (एचडीआई) रिपोर्ट 2018 में भारत के रैंक क्या हैं?
(A) 130 
(B) 132 
(C) 134 
(D) 136

(A) 130 | India has been ranked 130 among 189 countries in the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report 2018, which is released by the United Nations Development. 

Q. Apple के बाद एक लाख करोड़ डॉलर मार्केट वैल्यू वाली दूसरी कंपनी कौन-सी बनी है ?
(A) Amazon
(B) Facebook 
(C) Flipkart 
(D) Twitter 

(A) Amazon 
1. PetroChina (China)
2. Apple (America)
3. Amazon (America)

Q. Who was the founder of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)? दक्षिणी भारत हिंदी प्रचार सभा (डीबीएचपीएस) के संस्थापक कौन थे?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi 
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru 
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel 
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji 

(A) Mahatma Gandhi | On September 22, President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) in New Delhi. The mail goal of DBHPS is to improve Hindi literacy among the non-Hindi speaking people of South India. It was established in 1918 by Mahatma Gandhi, who held the post of president till his death. The headquarters of the organization is located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 


:- With an installation total of over 25 GW at the end of August 2018, India now ranks fifth in terms of cumulative installed solar capacity globally, falling behind only China, the U.S., Germany, and Japan.