Who has been awarded 2018 Einstein Prize?

• (A) Abhay Ashtekar
• (B) Peter Bergman
• (C) John Wheeler
• (D) William Nordhaus

‘eDrishti’ software is launched to facilitate:

• (A) Prime Minister to monitor implementation of policies
• (B) To help railway minister to keep track of punctuality of trains
• (C) To help the Home Minister to watch law and order problems
• (D) To help soldiers on border for night vision

Which of the following won the Fields Medal in Mathematics?

• (A) Akshay Venkatesh
• (B) Caucher Birkar
• (C) Peter Scholze
• (D) All of these

In 2018, which of the following has been awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

• (A) George Smith
• (B) Frances Arnold
• (C) Greg Winter
• (D) All of these

Who is appointed as Chairman, Competition Commission of India?

• (A) Arvind Saxena
• (B) Ashok Kumar Gupta
• (C) S.S. Deswal
• (D) Sanjay Mishra

Which state in India was given FAO’s Future Policy Award, 2018 for its 100% organic state?

• (A) Goa
• (B) Assam
• (C) Sikkim
• (D) Tripura

What is QUAD?

• (A) It is an informal mechanism between India, USA, Australia and Japan for the security in Pacific Region.
• (B) It is formal organization of India, USA, Japan and Australia for Global Security.
• (C) It is quadrilateral security dialogue between India, USA, Vietnam and Japan.
• (D) None of these

What is Blue economy?

• (A) It is the high growth rate economy
• (B) It is sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth
• (C) It is low growth rate economy
• (D) It is economy not sustainable for longer period.

ASI is undertaking renovation of which three temple groups in Vietnam?

• (A) Angkor Wat
• (B) My Son Temple
• (C) Ananda Temple
• (D) To Prohm Temple

Where is the Nongkrem dance festival being celebrated?

• (A) Mizoram
• (B) Tripura
• (C) Meghalaya
• (D) Arunachal Pradesh

Who has been awarded 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development?

• (A) Manmohan Singh
• (B) UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
• (C) Indian Space Research Organisation
• (D) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

What is the theme of International Energy Agency publication – World Energy Outlook, 2018?

• (A) Nuclear Energy
• (B) Solar energy
• (C) Electricity
• (D) Hydropower

What is the name of first microprocessor developed by IIT, Madras?

• (A) Shakti
• (B) Speed
• (C) Atal
• (D) Bharat

Recently USA announced its withdrawal from INF treaty with Russia. When was this treaty signed?

• (A) 1977
• (B) 1987
• (C) 1981
• (D) 1975

What do you mean by Mariculture?

• (A) It is a specialized branch of Aquaculture
• (B) It involves the cultivation of massive plants and animals
• (C) It is related to water bodies having tidal influences
• (D) All of these

Which are the projects selected by World Economic Forum to be launched as Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India?

• (A) Drones
• (B) Blockchain
• (C) Artificial Intelligence
• (D) All of these

Where is Banni Grassland situated?

• (A) Gujarat
• (B) Maharashtra
• (C) Rajasthan
• (D) Himachal Pradesh

Match List-1 and List-2 and give correct answer with the help of codes given below:

List-1 (Country)
i. France
ii. USA
iii. South Africa
iv. UK

List-2 (Time Zones)
A. 11
B. 12
C. 09
D. 02

• (A) (i)-A, (ii)-B, (iii)-C, (iv)-D
• (B) (i)-B, (ii)-C, (iii)-D, (iv)-A
• (C) (i)-B, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C
• (D) (i)-C, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-B

UN observes which day as International Rural Women’s Day?

• (A) 8 March
• (B) 2 October
• (C) 15 October
• (D) 10 December

‘Bathukamma’ Festival is related to:

• (A) It is floral festival of Telangana
• (B) New South Wales Parliament, Sydney celebrated this for the first time
• (C) It means- ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’
• (D) All of these