August 2018 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set (Part 2)

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Here is the second 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 77 questions altogether. Make sure you have set aside considerable amount of time to attempt them. There is no negative marking.

1. Who among the following is not a recipient of the 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research?





2. Anandiben Patel was already the Governor of which state before being given additional charge of Chhattisgarh?





3. In which state was the first project under Swadesh Darshan Scheme 'North East Circuit' inaugurated?





4. By which year has Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to launch India's first manned space mission?





5. Who became the first Indian to get elected as Chair of International Nitrogen Initiative?





6. Where was the 24th World Congress of Philosophy held?





7. Who was the first non-Congress leader who completed full term as Prime Minister of India?





8. Where was the 11th World Hindi Conference held?





9. Which city will be the first in India to have hologram-based coloured stickers on according to the fuel they run on?





10. Indian teen Esow Alben created history by winning the country's maiden medal in _______ at the world level.





11. With which country did India co-develop the multi-purpose Barak 8 missile defence system?





12. Who is heading the committee constituted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to look into draft food labeling and display regulations?





12. The Union Home Ministry has agreed to relax conditions laid down in 'four-corner' agreement signed with Bru migrants for their repatriation from Tripura to which Indian state?





14. According to NABARD's All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17, agriculture (farming) generates only ___% of the rural income.





15. Who is heading the committee proposed to be set up by the HRD Ministry to suggest changes to JEE (Advanced) in the wake of an inadequate number of candidates qualifying the entrance test?





16. Who won the South Asian Football Federation Under-15 Women's Championship?





17. Where were the 18th Asian Games held?





18. What was Kofi Annan's term as the Secretary General of the UN?





19. Who was awarded the prestigious World Health Organization World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award?





20. Which country's Air Force conducts the Pitch Black biennial multinational air exercise?





21. Name the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) that was successfully flight tested from Indian Army Helicopter at Pokhran range.





21. When is World Humanitarian Day observed every year?





22. Joint platoon level military exercise Maitree 2018 between India and ________ was conducted from 6th to 19th August 2018.





24. Who won India's first gold medal at the 18th Asian Games, Jakarta?





25. Who became the fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut?





26. Five northern states and two Union territories have decided to set up a centralised secretariat in which state to tackle the drug menace?





27. Which IIT has decided to set up Re-Water Research Center to replenish and rejuvenate the water resources?





28. Who was awarded by the US Government Legion of Merit for his exceptionally meritorious service as Chief of Army Staff?





29. Who was conferred with the 2018 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavana Award?





30. Which month was chosen by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development as the National Nutrition Month to mark India's fight against malnutrition?





31. India won bronze medal in men's Sepak Takraw event at the 2018 Asian Games. Sepak Takraw has similarities with which commonly played game?





32. Supreme Court scrapped use of NOTA option for which elections, saying it defeats fairness and destroys democratic values?





33. When is World Mosquito Day observed every year?





34. When is World Senior Citizens Day observed every year to raise awareness of the condition of elder people and support them?





35. Which PSU became the first to make transaction on RXIL TReDS platform?





36. Where is the Government going to set up the Cyclone Warning Centre?





37. Which country has unveiled its first domestically manufactured fighter jet named Kowsar?





38. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Bihar?





38. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura?





40. Which Indian sportswoman was ranked seventh on Forbes list of highest-earning women sportspersons in the world?





41. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition was observed on?





42. Which company became the first in India to cross Rs. 8 lakh crore market capitalisation?





43. Who was heading the committee that was set up to suggest a road map for the adoption of 5G?





45. Name the world's first public blockchain bond created, allocated, transferred and managed by using blockchain technology and recently launched by the World Bank.





45. The Airport Authority of India has allotted space to the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) for opening of Tribes India outlets at three airports. Which among the following is not one?





46. Where is English news broadcaster Al Jazeera based and which country funds it?





47. Where was the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission held?





48. Freedom baby was India's first captive-born ____.





49. Which IIT has launched "Fabless Chip Design Incubator", an exclusive incubator to boost chip design and which will be a first that will focus on creating an ecosystem for start-ups in chip design?





50. Indian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and ________ won gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.





51. India's first inter-state transmission auction was commissioned in which state?





52. Dr. G Satheesh Reddy was appointed as the Chairman of which esteemed science organization?





53. Name the world's first wind-sensing satellite that was launched into orbit on board of Vega rocket from French Guyana by the European Space Agency.





54. Where was the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting held?





55. Name the target asteroid whose first images were captured by NASA's asteroid sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx.





56. The Bombay Natural History Society will open its first regional centre or avifauna observatory near?





57. Which state's forest department wants to revive its Cheetah Reintroduction Project?





58. Name India's only aircraft carrier that will be fitted with marine hydraulic system to boost the air operations.





59. India's first flight using biofuel will fly from ________ to Delhi.





59. The Central Government signed $250 million Development Policy Loan agreement with World Bank for Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in which Indian state?





61. Which State's Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed bills making sacrilege of all religious texts punishable with life imprisonment?





62. Who has been appointed as Assistant Secretary General of United Nations and will head the New York office of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)?





63. Name the new platform that Google unveiled to make online content relevant for more Indian users especially in local languages.





64. The Union Government has collaborated with ______ for research programme named Horizon 2020 to develop Next Generation Influenza Vaccine to protect citizens across the globe.





65. Who is heading the newly constituted 21-member advisory panel on science, technology and innovation called Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)?





66. Which state has passed a bill for creation of three new districts - Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi?





67. In which event did Arpinder Singh win gold at the 2018 Asian Games?





68. Who became the first Indian to win gold medal in Heptathlon Athletics?





69. Which IT giant partnered with Indian IT companies for its 'Call for Code' initiative that aims to build global solutions for disaster management?





70. The Asian Development Bank has approved financing package of $245 million to implement project for providing safe, sustainable drinking water service to million people in districts of which Indian state?





71. A $375 million loan agreement was signed by the Union Government with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for an irrigation efficiency improvement project in which state?





72. India inked a $346 million loan agreement with ADB to finance improvement of state highways of over 400 kms in which state?





73. Where was the 6th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Ministers' Meeting held?





74. Which country has announced that it will provide a soft loan of 120 million euros to India to strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand in an effort to clean River Ganga?





75. Where was the 4th BIMSTEC Summit held?





76. The Indian Naval Ship Sahydri has reached which country's port Darwin to participate in the multilateral regional maritime exercise KAKADU 2018?





77. India has opened Zokhawthar land immigration check-post along the border with which neighbouring country?









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