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

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Here is the first set from the month of October 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 56 questions altogether. Make sure you have set aside considerable amount of time to attempt them. There is no negative marking.

1. Niwari is the 52nd district of which Indian state?





2. Where is the country's first All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) i.e. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy going to be established?





3. When is the International Translation Day observed?





4. Which state became the first to give legal protection to good Samaritans who help accident victims with emergency medical care within golden hour?





5. Who is heading the Competition Law Review Committee as constituted by the Finance Ministry?





6. Name the Indian-born economist who was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).





7. When is World Habitat Day observed?





8. What is India's rank among the 206 countries in Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report 2018 released by Canadian Cancer Society?





9. James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were awarded the Nobel Prize in?





10. Which stock exchange in the country became the first to launch commodity derivative contracts?





11. Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence every year?





12. Who was appointed as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority of India?





13. The 6th edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multi-national maritime exercise between three countries was held. Which among the following countries is not a part of this exercise?





14. Where was the world's largest dome with a diameter of 160 feet inaugurated?





14. Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland (Canada) were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking inventions in the field of?





16. Where is the National institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) going to be established?





17. Who is the first Chief Justice of India from the north-east region?





18. What was India's rank in 2018 Government e-Payments Adoption Ranking?





19. Operation Samudra Maitri was a humanitarian operation launched by India to provide assistance to earthquake and tsunami victims in?





20. Where was the 4th India International Science Festival 2018 held?





21. Who was appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor recently?





22. Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 was the first joint exercise of the Coast Guards of India and ______ held in Bay of Bengal.





23. In the recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018, which State was ranked the best?





24. In the recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018, which district was ranked the best?





25. National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has launched its Centre of Excellence for the Internet of Things (CoE - IoT) in?





26. The Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed a flyby of which planet during its first gravity assist from that very planet?





27. Who was appointed as Ambassador and India's permanent representative to United Nations Conference on Disarmament?





28. Where will the National Dolphin Research Centre be set up in India?





29. Alphonso mango from five districts of which state have been granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag?





30. Dr. Denis Mukwege is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2018. Where does he hail from?





31. When was the 86th Indian Air Force Day celebrated?





32. Which State Government has launched 'Nirman Kusuma' programme for providing financial assistance to the children of construction workers for their technical education?





33. Where was the 3rd edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) held?





34. In the Youth Olympics, Thangjam Tababi Devi clinched India's first gold medal in what event?





35. Name the peasant leader whose 64 foot tall statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rohtak, Haryana.





36. China has agreed to sell 48 Wing Loong II high-end armed drones to which country?





37. When is the World Post Day observed?





38. The Union Cabinet has approved establishment and operationalisation of two new permanent campuses of the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research in Tirupati and _________.





39. When is the International Day of the Girl Child observed every year?





40. Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new _____________ of India, replacing Ranjit Kumar.





41. Inland Waterways Authority of India in collaboration with _______ Government has launched a new Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) facility connecting Neamati to Manjuli Island in ________.





42. ISRO signed MoU with which university today for setting up of Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science?





43. Where is the World Economic Forum launching its Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution?





44. India was certified polio-free in which year?





45. According to the rankings of Reuters, which university was named as World's Most Innovative University?





46. Which South-East Asian country recently abolished death penalty for all crimes?





47. Who was awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature?





48. When is International Day for Disaster Reduction observed?





49. Which Indian state was awarded UN FAO's Future Policy Gold Award for its achievement in becoming the world's first totally organic agriculture state?





50. NITI Aayog signed an agreement with _________ to deploy AI technologies to address challenges in agriculture and healthcare and promote adoption of local language computing among others.





51. India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the ___ time.





52. In which year was the National Human Rights Commission set up?





53. Where was the India International Silk Fair 2018 held?





54. Which government has launched CM's Urban Leaders Fellowship Programme that seeks to attract young leaders across the country to work with it on addressing some of the most pressing urban challenges?





55. Who was appointed as the Director General of CSIR?





56. Which is the only country with whom India conducts tri-services exercise?









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