1. What is the name of the new type of strategic weapon that Russia has planned to introduce?
A.Silbervogel
system
B.Sosna-R
system
C.Avangard
system
D.PBK-500U
Drel system
Correct Ans:Option C
Explanation:
The Avangard is a hypersonic glider,
developed by Russia, that can be carried as a MIRV payload by the UR-100UTTKh,
R-36M2 and RS-28 Sarmat heavy ICBMs. It can deliver both nuclear and
conventional payloads.
2. What instrument did the researchers found for cancer that allows viewers to fly through tumour cells, observing every detail from different angles?
A.Virtual
Reality (VR) 3D model
B.3D
Reality model
C.Dynamic
Reality (DR) 3D model
D.Real
Status 3D model (RS3M)
Correct Ans:Option A
Explanation:
Scientists from Cancer Research U.K.
Cambridge Institute (CRUK) have built a Virtual Reality (VR) 3D model of cancer
that allows viewers to fly through tumour cells, observing every detail from
different angles.
3. Which of the following delivered of 50 U.S. made General Electric (GE) locomotives to the Indian Railways?
A.Tianjin
ports
B.Adani
ports
C.Rotterdam
ports
D.TATA
ports
Correct Ans:Option B
Explanation:
Adani Ports and Special Economic
Zone (SEZ) has concluded the import and delivery of 50 U.S.- made General
Electric (GE) locomotives to the Indian Railways. All the 50 GE locomotives
were manufactured by GE Electromotive Division in the U.S. and imported to
Mundra Port, Gujarat.
4. What type of missile system did Russia test recently?
A.hypersonic
B.ultrasonic
C.long
range
D.medium
range
Correct Ans:Option A
Explanation:
Russia successfully tested the
hypersonic missile system. The hypersonic missile could fly at 20 times the
speed of sound and manoeuvre up and down, meaning that it could breach defence
systems.
5. Which of the following country recently permitted exports of medical marijuana?
A.Iran
B.Afghanistan
C.Israel
D.Russia
Correct Ans:Option C
Explanation:
Israel’s Parliament approved a law
to permit exports of medical marijuana, allowing Israel to tap the lucrative
global market. Israel will become the third country, after the Netherlands and
Canada, to take its medical cannabis global. The Israeli Cabinet is yet to
approve.
6. Which country recently announced its withdrawal from International Whaling Commission (IWC)?
A.China
B.Indonesia
C.Japan
D.Sri
Lanka
Correct Ans:Option C
Explanation:
Japan is withdrawing from the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) and will resume commercial whaling in
July 2019, in a move expected to spark international criticism.
7.
Who has been recently appointed as managing director and chief executive
officer of the Corporation Bank?
A.P
V Bharathi
B.K
Ramachandran
C.Balakrishna
Alse
D.Birupaksha
Mishra
Correct Ans:Option A
Explanation:
P V Bharathi has been appointed as
managing director and chief executive officer of the Corporation Bank.
8. Which of the following police station bagged the top spot in the List of Top 10 Performing Police Stations 2018 across India?
A.Andaman
and Nicobar's Campbell Bay
B.Tamil
Nadu's Periyakulam
C.Puducherry's
Nettapakkam
D.Kalu
police station in Rajasthan's Bikaner
Correct Ans:Option D
Explanation:
The top three police stations in
India for 2018 are Kalu (Bikaner, Rajasthan), Campbell Bay ( Andaman &
Nicobar Islands) and Farakka (Murshidabad, West Bengal).
9. Former Union minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad, who passed recently, was a four-time Lok Sabha member from ____________ constituency of Bihar.
A.Karakat
B.Muzaffarpur
C.Darbhanga
D.Gaya
Correct Ans:Option B
Explanation:
Nishad was a four-time Lok Sabha
member from Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar, and served as a member of Rajya
Sabha between 2004-2008.
10. The Centre has reportedly decided to rename Ross Island in Andaman and Nicobar as ________.
A.Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Island
B.Shaheed
Dweep
C.Swaraj
Dweep
D.Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose Island
Correct Ans:Option D
Explanation:
The Centre has reportedly decided to
rename Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar as
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep respectively.
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