GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 2

1. Central government has announced _____% disinvestment of Air India’s ground handling subsidiary- Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) to partially pay off the accumulated Rs 500 billion debt of Air India?
   a) 75 %
   b) 80 %
   c) 55 %
   d) 100 %
2. West Bengal Assembly passed “West Bengal Green University (Amendment) Bill 2018” to rename the West Bengal Green University as _____, on 26th November 2018?
   a) Rani Rashmoni Green University
   b) Prithvi Raj Chauhan Green University
   c) Hemchandra Vikramaditya Green University
   d) Rani PushpaChandra Green University
   e) None of these
3. Which edition of Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26th to 28th November 2018?
   a) Second
   b) Third
   c) Fourth
   d) First
4. SBI Ecowrap’ report released by the State Bank of India, states that the GDP growth in September quarter (which is the 2nd quarter) is expected to decelerate to 7.5 % – ____% over the previous three-month period?
   a) 7.7 %
   b) 7.6 %
   c) 7.8 %
   d) 7.9 %
5. Who was appointed the chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a period of three years, on 26th November 2018?
   a) Sanjeev Lade
   b) Nageshwara Rao Guntur
   c) Nitesh Parekh
   d) Anbarasan Kamath
6. Where was the 14th edition of Hockey Men’s World Cup inaugurated on 27th November 2018?
   a) Guwahati, Assam
   b) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
   c) Kolkata, West Bengal
   d) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
7. Where is the 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) conference held from 27^thto 30^thDecember 2018?
   a) New Delhi
   b) Kolkata
   c) Mumbai
   d) Chennai
   e) None of these
8. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) proposed to establish a governing council to ensure efficient delivery of export-related interventions on 25^thDecember 2018. Who will be the Chairperson of the council?
   a) Ram Mohan Mishra
   b) Dr. Arun Kumar Panda
   c) Dr. Athish Gupta
   d) Rafeek Hussain
   e) None of these
9. The 3rd ‘Dwijing Festival’ celebrations is held from 27^thDecember 2018 to 7^thJanuary 2019, on the banks of which river in Chirang district of Assam?
   a) Aie River
   b) Manas River
   c) Kopili River
   d) Barak River
10. Name the district that has topped the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, on 26^thDecember 2018?
    a) Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
    b) Nuapada, Odisha
    c) Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
    d) Aurangabad, Bihar
11. Which is the least improved district in the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, on 26th December 2018?
    a) Hailakandi, Assam
    b) Pakur, Jharkhand
    c) Kiphire, Nagaland
    d) Koraput, Odisha
12. Who won the SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year Award at the 55th SKOCH Summit held on 22nd December 2018?
    a) Chandrababu Naidu
    b) Raman Singh
    c) Vasundara Raje
    d) Mamata Banerjee
13. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for Genetic Blood Disorders on 22ndDecember 2018?
    a) Karimnagar, Telangana
    b) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
    c) Karimpuzha, Kerala
    d) Conoor, Tamil Nadu
14. Who received the South Indian Education Society (SIES) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award as part of the Kanchi Mahaswami festival, on 23rd December 2018?
    a) Arun Jaitley
    b) P Chidambaram
    c) Dr Manmohan Singh
    d) Dr Rajinish Kumar
15. 15.Which state government announced its plan to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing departments, on 29th December 2018?
    a) Gujarat
    b) Uttar Pradesh
    c) Rajasthan
    d) Madhya Pradesh
16. Who became the highest international wicket-taker of 2018 with 78 wickets, on 30th December 2018?
    a) Jasprit Bumrah
    b) Kagiso Rabada
    c) Kuldeep Yadav
    d) Adil Rasheed
17. Larry Roberts died on 26th December 2018. He was a _____?
    a) Spiritual Leader
    b) Internet Pioneer
    c) Virtual Reality Pioneer
    d) Mathematician
18. Which district of Arunachal Pradesh has achieved 100 % electrification under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya Scheme?
    a) Changalang
    b) West Kameng
    c) East Siang
    d) Tirap
19. Which state government approved 11 projects to revive the mythical Saraswati River, on 2nd January 2019?
    a) Gujarat
    b) Uttar Pradesh
    c) Madhya Pradesh
    d) Haryana
20. How many monuments were declared as ‘protected and of national importance’ by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 2018, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958?
    a) 21
    b) 15
    c) 9
    d) 6 

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