1. What is India's rank in the World Press Freedom Index 2018?
1) 133
2) 142
3) 138
4) 148
5) 127
Answer :    3

2. Who was sworn in as the United States Secretary of State on April 26, 2018? (He replaced Rex Tillerson)
1) Wilbur Ross
2) Mike Pompeo
3) Jeff Sessions
4) Alex Acosta
5) Alex Azar
Answer :    2
3. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Christine Schraner Burgener, a Swiss diplomat, as his special envoy for which of the following countries in April 2018?
1) Syria
2) Yemen
3) Myanmar
4) Lebanon
5) Afghanistan
Answer :    3
4. The new Rs. 10 banknote has which of the following motifs on the reverse side?
1) Sanchi Stupa
2) Hampi with Chariot
3) Mangalyaan
4) Konark Sun Temple
5) None of these
Answer :    4
5. Which State government has recently approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the State?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
5) Goa
Answer :    3
6. Who is the author of the newly unched book "Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians"?
1) Boria Majumdar
2) Sourav Ganguly
3) Rajdeep Sardesai
4) Sanjay Manjrekar
5) Devendra Prabhudesai
Answer :    1
7. Who was appointed as Director General of Sports Authority of India (SAI) recently?
1) Frank Naromha
2) Neelam Kapoor
3) Rahul Bhatnagar
4) Ramsinh Parmar
5) None of these
Answer :    2
8. Sauli Niinisto was elected for a second term as the President of which of the following European countries in January 2018?
1) Sweden
2) Norway
3) Denmark
4) Finland
5) Iceland
Answer :    4
9. What is India's rank among the emerging economies in the Inclusive Development Index released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in January 2018? (Lithuania topped the list of 74 emerging economies)
1) 64
2) 72
3) 62
4) 65
5) 59
Answer :    3
10. Which country topped the list of 29 advanced economies in the Inclusive Development Index released in January 2018?
1) Norway
2) Ireland
3) Luxembourg
4) Switzerland
5) Denmark
Answer :    1
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the first of the six Scorpene class submarines built under Project 75 into the Indian Navy in December 2017. What is its name?
1) INS Kalvari
2) INS Sindhuvijay
3) INS Sindhuratna
4) INS Arihant
5) INS Arighat
Answer :    1
12. Which of the following missiles is inducted into Indian Army as Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM)?
1) Prithvi
2) Akash
3) Dhanush
4) Agni I
5) None of these
Answer :    2
13. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day is observed every year on:
1) October 12
2) November 12
3) December 12
4) January 12
5) None of these
Answer :    3
14. Which city hosted the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 13, 2017?
1) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2) Doha, Qatar
3) Muscat, Oman
4) Istanbul, Turkey
5) Tunis, Tunisia
Answer :    4
15. Westpac Banking Corporation is headquartered in:
1) Japan
2) Canada
3) Mexico
4) USA
5) Australia
Answer :    5
16. Juan Orlando Hernandez began his second Presidential term on January 27, 2018. He is the President of which of the following Central American countries?
1) Guatemala
2) El Salvador
3) Nicaragua
4) Honduras
5) None of these
Answer :    4
17. Who is the author of the book "The Emergency- Indian Democracy's Darkest Hour"?
1) A. Surya Prakash
2) Kuldip Nayar
3) Vinod Mehta
4) Mark Tully
5) None of these
Answer :    1
18. Who took over as the new Executive Director of UNICEF on January 1, 2018?
1) Margaret Chan
2) Irina Bokova
3) Henrietta Fore
4) Helen Clark
5) None of these
Answer :    3
19. Who was appointed as the President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) on December 29, 2017?
1) Prabhat Jha
2) Vikas Mahatma
3) Om Prakash Mathur
4) Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
5) None of these
Answer :    4
20. Cape Angela is the northernmost point of the African continent. It is located in:
1) Algeria
2) Tunisia
3) Libya
4) Egypt
5) Morocco
Answer :    2
21. What is India's rank in the Legatum Prosperity Index 2017? (Norway topped the list of 149 nations)
1) 100
2) 103
3) 106
4) 131
5) None of these
Answer :    1
22. Which of the following countries is not a part of 'PIIGS'?
1) Portugal
2) Poland
3) Italy
4) Ireland
5) Spain
Answer :    2
23. Turkey has signed a deal with which of the following countries for purchase of S-400 missile defense system?
1) USA
2) Japan
3) Russia
4) Israel
5) France
Answer :    3
24. Which country topped the list of people living abroad at 17 million, according to the 2017 International Migration Report?
1) India
2) Russia
3) Mexico
4) China
5) Bangladesh
Answer :    1
25. Milos Zeman was re-elected for a second term as the President of which of the following countries in January 2018?
1) Slovenia
2) Macedonia
3) Czech Republic
4) Slovakia
5) Bulgaria
Answer :    3
26. Who was elected the first woman Chairperson of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) in January 2018?
1) Chanda Kochhar
2) Shikha Sharma
3) Archana Bhargava
4) Usha Ananthasubramanian
5) None of these
Answer :    4
27. Which of the following is the European Capital of Culture 2018?
1) Valetta, Malta
2) Vilnius, Lithuania
3) Istanbul, Turkey
4) Tallinn, Estonia
5) Marseille, France
Answer :    1
28. Anandiben Patel was sworn in as the Governor of which of the following States on January 23, 2018?
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Karnataka
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
Answer :    4
29. Shantanu Narayen has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the US- India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). He is the CEO of:
1) Cisco
2) Google
3) Adobe
4) Microsoft
5) None of these
Answer :    3
30. Who was appointed the Chairman of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in January 2018?
1) Rajesh Agarwal
2) T. Namgyal
3) Pradeep Kumar Pujari
4) Srikumar Menon
5) None of these
Answer :    3
31. Former Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Peter Sutherland passed away on January 7, 2018. He belonged to:
1) Ireland
2) UK
3) USA
4) Netherlands
5) Switzerland
Answer :    1
32. Which Bollywood actor was honored with the World Economic Forum's Crystal Award in January 2018?
1) Aamir Khan
2) Shah Rukh Khan
3) Salman Khan
4) Hrithik Roshan
5) None of these
Answer :    2
33. Who won the Best Actor award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards ceremony held on January 20, 2018?
1) Varun Dhawan
2) Akshay Kumar
3) Irfan Khan
4) Pankaj Tripathi
5) None of these
Answer :    3
34. Who won the coveted Album of the Year award at the 60th Grammy Awards held on January 28, 2018?
1) BrunoMars
2) Jay-Z
3) Luis Fonsi
4) Childish Gambino
5) Daddy Yankee
Answer :    1
35. Maharashtra Open tennis tournament was played in Pune in January 2018. Who won the men's singles title?
1) Gilles Simon
2) Kevin Anderson
3) Marin Cilic
4) Roberto Bautista Agut
5) None of these
Answer :    1
36. Which country will host the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in November 2018?
1) Australia
2) England
3) West Indies
4) India
5) South Africa
Answer :    3
37. Which team won the 5th ODI Blind Cricket World Cup in Sharjah, UAE in January 2018?
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) South Africa
4) England
5) None of these
Answer :    1
38. Ronaldinho retired from football recently. He played for which of the following countries?
1) Switzerland
2) Germany
3) USA
4) Brazil
5) Spain
Answer :    4
39. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in the Netherlands. Who won the title on January 28,  2018?
1) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
2) Anish Giri (Netherlands)
3) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
4) Viswanathan Anand (India)
5) Wesley So (USA)
Answer :    1
40. Which of the following teams won the Pro Wrestling League title in New Delhi on January 26, 2018?
1) Delhi Sultans
2) Haryana Hammers
3) Mumbai Maharathi
4) Punjab Royals
5) Veer Marathas
Answer :    4