Q. Who is the new Finance Secretary?
A.
Ajay Bhushan Jha
B.
Anil Narayan Jha
C.
Ajay Narayan Jha
D.
Anil Bhushan Jha
Q. Who wins Ballon d’Or 2018?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Cristiano Ronaldo
c) Cam Newton
d) Luka Modric
Q. Common mobility card ‘ONE’ for buses, metro trains
is launched by
a) Bangalore
b) Kolkata
c) Bhopal
d) Delhi
Q. Who is the chairman of ONGC?
A. Shashi Shanker
B.Utpal Bora
C.
D Rajkumar
D.
M K Surana
Q. Navy Day is observed on 4th of December. Who is the current Admiral of the Indian Navy?
a) Ajit Kumar
b) Sunil Lamba
c) G. Ashok Kumar
d) Devraj Anbu
Which country plans to leave OPEC from January 2019?
A.
Indonesia
B.
Qatar
C.
Venezuela
D.
Nigeria
Which of the following is the first manned mission to
the International Space Station (ISS)?
A.
Soyuz mission
B.
Apollo 11 mission
C.
Shenzhou mission
D.
Tiangong-2
mission
TIPS an Instant Payment System launched by;
A.
Economic and
Monetary Union of the European Union
B.
Bank of England
C.
European Central Bank
D.
Bank of France
The first Indian who won Bronze medal in the
international ultra
running event is;
A.
Ullas Narayan
B.
Sandeep Kumar
C.
Suman Kumar
Mishra
D.
Binay Kumar Sah
Where did Bureau of Police Research and Development
organise the 2nd
National
Conference of Heads of Investigating Agencies?
A.
Hyderabad
B.
Pune
C.
Chennai
D.
New Delhi
Gangotri, Yamunotri included under PRASAD scheme:
Tourism ministry
• The Centre has
included Gangotri and Yamunotri in
Uttrarakhand, Amarkantak in Madhya
Pradesh and Parasnath in Jharkhand under a
central scheme
to develop pilgrimage and heritage
destinations in the country.
• With the new additions, the number of sites under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) has now become 41 in 25 states.
PRASAD Scheme
Launched – 2014
-15
The
scheme aimed at infrastructure development such as entry points (road, rail and
water transport), last mile connectivity, basic tourism facilities like
Information/ Interpretation Centers, ATM/ money exchange,
eco-friendly
modes of transport etc.\Twelve cities
namely Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Gaya(Bihar), Dwaraka(Gujarat),
Amritsar(Punjab), Ajmer(Rajasthan), Kanchipuram(Tamil Nadu), Vellankani(Tamil
Nadu),
Puri(Odisha), Varanasi(Uttar Prasesh),
Mathura(Uttar Pradesh), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Kamakhya
(Assam) have been identified for development under Pilgrimage
Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) by the Ministry of
Tourism.
Jon Ridgeon Appointed CEO of IAAF
• The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced the appointment of Jon Ridgeon as its new CEO following approval by the IAAF Council on the first day of its 215th
Council
Meeting in Monaco.
• Ridgeon will take up the new role in March 2019. International Association of Athletics
Federations Headquarters – Monaco Founded - 17
July 1912, Stockholm, Sweden Microsoft is building its own Chrome browser to
replace Edge
• Microsoft tried hard to make everyone adopt its Edge browser but Google’s Chrome continued to rule. Now, the company is reportedly looking at introducing a brand-new browser.
• The said browser will be built on Chromium, the same open source base behind the current favorite Chrome, and others including Amazon Silk and Opera, Engadget.
• State Bank of India ropes in Swapna Barman as brand
ambassador for YONO
• State Bank of India has roped in Asian Games gold medalist Swapna Barman as brand ambassador for its digital app YONO.
• YONO, the bank’s digital platform that makes both lifestyle and banking available through a single app, was launched exactly a year back.
• Swapna won Gold medal in Heptathlon in Jakarta Asian Games with a score of 6026 and is looking to break the 6200 score
barrier to qualify for the Tokyo 2020
Olympics.
‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’ Chronicling the Indian Navy’s
History from 2001-10
• Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, released a book titled ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’ – chronicling the Indian Navy’s History from 2001-10.
• The unveiling was a part of an At Home function held at the Navy House in the presence of Ramnath Kovind, the President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
• The book has been authored by Vice Admiral Anup Singh, who retired as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command in 2011. India submits official interest to host 2032
Olympics
• The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for 2032 Olympics.
• Mumbai and Delhi are the top two options under consideration by Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has approached the International Olympic Committee.
• This is the first time that the IOA has officially submitted its expression of
interest to host an Olympic Games to the
IOC.
• The bidding process is expected to start in 2022 and a host city will be decided by 2025.PM
Narendra Modi to inaugurate Bogibeel Bridge, India's longest rail-road bridge,
on December 25
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on December 25 the Bogibeel Bridge, India's longest rail-road bridge, connecting the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra, falling in the eastern part of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
• The bridge is 4.94 km long.
• Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda laid the foundation stone for the Bogibeel bridge in January 1997, the work started only in April 2002 when former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated the construction.
• Bogibeel is part of infrastructure projects planned by India to improve logistics along the border in Arunachal Pradesh.
• This includes the construction of a trans- Arunachal highway on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, and new road and rail links over the mighty river and its major
tributaries such as the Dibang, Lohit,
Subansiri and Kameng.Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India Water Impact Summit 2018 in New Delhi
• Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India Water Impact Summit 2018 in New Delhi.
• The three days summit is jointly organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management
and Studies.
• The Summit is an annual event where stakeholders will discuss and develop model solutions for some of the biggest water- related problems in the country.
• The discussions this year will be on the rejuvenation of the Ganga River
Basin. Nearly
200 domestic and international
participants from nearly 15 countries is likely to participate in the summit.
ये प्रश्न आपके लिए है जिसका उत्तर आप स्वयं ढूढ़े
Q. For which year India submits official interest to
host Olympics game?
A.
2030
B.
2032
C.
2034
D.
2036
Q. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India
Water Impact Summit 2018 in
A.
Lucknow
B.
New Delhi
C.
Patna
D.
Kolkata
Q. Who is the brand ambassador of YONO App?
A.
Saurabh Chaudhary
B.
Rahi Sarnobat
C.
Swapna Barman
D.
Divij Sharan
Q. PRASAD Scheme was introduced by which ministry?
A.
Ministry of AYUSH
B.
Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C.
Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
D.
Ministry of
Tourism
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