August 2018 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set (Part 1)

By Praveen Dwivedi -
2
931

Here is the first set from the month of August 2018. The questions with the correct answer appear at the end of the quiz and more importantly, check the questions that went wrong for you.

This quiz has 51 questions altogether. Make sure you have set aside considerable amount of time to attempt them. There is no negative marking.

1. Which is the first Indian state to implement biofuel policy?





2. The Union Government has imposed a ___ safeguard duty on import of solar cells from China and Malaysia.





3. ______ successfully launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of the country's high-resolution Earth observation project.





4. Who was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2017?





5. Which government launched an unemployment allowance scheme by the name Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam?





6. Kadaknath chicken meat of __________ has received the GI tag.





7. Name the architect/designer of the Indian National Flag.





8. Which constitutional amendment bill seeks to grant National Commission on Backward Classes constitutional status at par with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?





9. Researchers from which country have claimed to create the world's first single-chromosome yeast?





10. Which State launched the Shaur Nahin mobile application?





11. Which networking giant launched "Digital Literacy Library" to help young people build skills they need to safely enjoy online technology?





12. With the passage of the National Sports University Bill, 2018, where will the country's first National Sports University be set up?





13. Which country was elected as President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development?





14. Which state has signed a MoU with Tech Mahindra to launch India's first Blockchain district?





15. Who won silver at the World Badminton Championships 2018 held at Nanjing, China?





16. Which country has announced new plans to change law for organ and tissue donation to address urgent need for organs within the Indian-origin communities in the country?





17. Name the first Indian to get elected as ICANN ccNSO council member.





18. The ISRO postponed India's second mission to the moon Chandrayaan-2 to?





19. Which IIT has developed first of a family of six industry-standard microprocessors under Project Shakti?





20. Name the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army that was conducted in August 2018.





21. Which country successfully tested its first cutting edge hypersonic "waverider" flight vehicle Xingkong-2 (Starry Sky-2)?





22. Where is the world's first-ever thermal battery plant owned by Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited inaugurated?





23. Which Olympics will be the first to use facial recognition technology to increase security around the venues?





24. Who is heading the four member Group of Ministers to decide on 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations?





25. How many islands in the Andaman and Nicobar have been excluded from the Restricted Area Permit regime under the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963 till December 2022?





26. The Niryat Mitra mobile application was launched for the benefit of?





27. Which country's service members will be admitted for training in Russia's Military Training Institutes?





28. Which biosphere reserve became the 11th in India to be included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves?





29. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women?





30. Who was re-appointed as the Chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India?





31. Which is the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scam Authentication feature for Aadhaar based transactions through its micro ATM tablets?





32. Who has been appointed as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights?





33. The Indian Navy launched Operation Madad and the Indian Army launched Operation Sahyog to rescue people in which flood hit state?





34. Where were the projects for the Defence Industrial Corridor launched?





35. A reservation of ___ for women in the Railway Protection Force has been announced by the Union Government.





36. When is World Elephant Day observed every year?





37. When is the International Youth Day observed?





38. India handed over 404 houses built for Indian-origin people in which country as part of the Indian Housing Project in Plantation Areas?





39. India's first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations was inducted by the police force of which state?





40. Where was the National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank launched?





41. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity?





42. Who was appointed as the CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?





43. _____ has unveiled Fateh Mobin, its next generation short-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets on land and sea.





44. Which railway station was ranked first in the cleanliness survey on A1 category stations based on the Third Party Survey Report?





45. Who was appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority?





46. As per the Ease of Living Index released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which city ranked first among the 116 cities?





47. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Road Safety Campaigns of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways?





48. The Kanyashree Prakalpa scheme is the conditional cash transfer scheme aimed at improving status and well-being of the girl child by incentivising schooling of teenage girls and delaying their marriages. Which state has launched this scheme?





50. According to the 2018 Global Liveability Index, which is the world's most liveable city?





50. The Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal delivered its verdict ending the 50-year-old dispute over sharing of the waters of Mahadayi/Mandovi river between three states. Which among the following is not one of the three states?





51. US announced a grant of $39 million as part of its foreign military financing to which country to boost maritime security?









Mail us at clatgyan@gmail.com for any last minute queries about CLAT 2019 or if you just need someone to talk to! 🙂

To access all the previous monthly mock sets for current affairs, click here.

Check out the CLATGyan Test Series 2019 : 30 Simulated Online Tests + Personal Mentor | Run entirely by the students of NALSAR University of Law.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

2 COMMENTS

    • Hello Isha! Just checked. The page is working fine. Please use either Chrome or Firefox and avoid attempting the quiz on your mobile phone.

LEAVE A REPLY