CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Overview Of India Quiz 10 - MCQExams.com

Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia?
  • Neel Reddy
  • Y S Khan
  • Subrata Bhattacharjee
  • Ankita Mehra
Who has become the youngest Indian weightlifter to win medal at Commonwealth Games(CWG)?
  • Aleena Reji
  • Saraswati Rout
  • Deepak Lather
  • P Gururaja
Steven Bochco, the noted writer has passed away. He belonged to which country?
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • South Africa
  • United States
Kollam Ajith, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
  • Journalism
  • Film Industry
  • Politics
  • Law
The conference of Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of UTs has held in which city?
  • Aizawl
  • New Delhi
  • Chandigarh
  • Port Blair
Indian's first high-speed electric locomotive has been flagged off from which state?
  • Assam
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
Who has been appointed as the new member of Union Public Service Commission(UPSC)?
  • M Sathiyavathy
  • Manoj Bassi
  • Bhim Sain Joshi
  • Sujata Bhonsle
Who has been appointed as the new Director General(DG) of Central Industrial Security Force(CISF)?
  • OP Singh
  • Karambir Singh
  • Rajesh Ranjan
  • Om Prakash Mitharval
The Maharashtra government has tied up with which philanthropic organisation to finance tribal women's poultry company?
  • Tata Trusts
  • Wipro
  • Shiv Nadar Foundation
  • Vedanta
Who has been appointed the new Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)?
  • Krishna S Paul
  • Balram Bhargava
  • Soumya Swaminathan
  • Vikram Kocheta
What is the India's GDP forecast for FY$$20$$, according to latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) $$2018$$?
  • $$7.3\%$$
  • $$7.6\%$$
  • $$7.5\%$$
  • $$7.4\%$$
Niranjan Thomas Alva, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field?
  • Law
  • Sports
  • Journalism
  • Film Industry
Who has been appointed the whole-time member of market regulator SEBI?
  • Sanjeev Kaushik
  • PK Barua
  • SK Mohanty
  • Ananta Nagpal
The Kamuthi Solar Power Project is located in which state?
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Kerala
  • Andhra Pradesh
RBI has tightened reporting norms for LRS under which an individual can transfer upto $$2,50,000$$ US Dollars abroad in a year. What does "LRS" stands for?
  • Liberalised Remittance Scheme
  • Liability Remittance Scheme
  • Liaison Remittance Scheme
  • Liberal Remittance Scheme
Bajrang Punia has won gold medal in which men's freestyle wrestling category at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $$2018$$?
  • $$68$$kg
  • $$57$$kg
  • $$60$$kg
  • $$65$$kg
Ram Kumar, who passed recently, was associated with which field?
  • Painting
  • Film Industry
  • Sports
  • Law
Who has become first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold?
  • Sarjubala Devi
  • Sarita Devi
  • Mary Kom
  • Pinki Jangra
Who will head a task force for fast-tracking roll-out of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology?
  • Jayant Sinha
  • Arun Jaitley
  • Suresh Prabhu
  • Piyush Goyal
Which IIT Institute has installed India's first $$5$$G radio laboratory?
  • IIT-Delhi
  • IIT-Mumbai
  • IIT-Indore
  • IIT-Roorkee
Who has become the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold at the Commonwealth Games?
  • Devendra Jhajharia
  • Neeraj Chopra
  • Davinder Singh Kang
  • Kashinath Naik
Which state is hosting the 10th edition of a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware "DefExpo India-2018"?
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
Which movie bagged the best film award at the 65th National Film Awards for 2017?
  • Newton
  • Village Rockstar
  • Nagarkirtan
  • Water Baby
Who has been conferred with the $$2017$$ Dedasaheb Phalke Award?
  • Shatrughan Sinha
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Vinod Khanna
  • Sri Devi
Which city to host the $$7$$th edition of Home Expo India $$2018$$?
  • Bhopal
  • Pune
  • Kochi
  • Greater Noida
What is the theme of the $$2018$$ World Haemophilia Day(WHD)?
  • Listen Carefully Their Voices
  • Together We Care
  • Hear Their Voices
  • Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger
The Tilaiya Dam is located in which state?
  • Punjab
  • Jammu & Kashmir
  • Jharkhand
  • Himachal Pradesh
The famous Bisket Jatra festival $$2018$$ has started in which country?
  • Sri Lanks
  • Indonesia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
The India Tourism Development Corporation(ITDC) has bagged first private contract to develop mega tourism project in Andhra Pradesh. Where is the headquarters of ITDC?
  • New Delhi
  • Jaipur
  • Surat
  • Raipur
Who has been elected as the new international president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP)?
  • Amrita Kaur
  • Neeraj Kumar
  • Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje
  • Raghava Reddy
Which of the following countries has been elected to crucial United Nations Committee on Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) in the Asia Pacific States category?
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • China
  • All of the above
Which city is hosting the biannual Army Commander's Conference?
  • Pune
  • New Delhi
  • Kochi
  • Kolkata
Which state has been conferred the Most Film Friendly State Award for $$2017$$ at the $$65$$th National Film Awards?
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttarakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Kerala
Surendra Nihal Singh, who passed away recently, was the famous personality of which field?
  • Journalism
  • Sports
  • Film Industry
  • Painting
Who will become the first-ever Indian Filmmaker in Madame Tussauds Collection?
  • Neeraj Pandey
  • Rajkumar Hirani
  • Shoojit Sircar
  • Karan Johar
The regional conference on "Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges" has started in which city?
  • Ahmedabad
  • New Delhi
  • Patna
  • Varanasi
The Union Government has constituted Defence planning Committee(DPC) to facilitate comprehensive planning for the defence forces. The committee will be headed by whom?
  • P S Krishnan
  • Arvind Subramanian
  • Arvin Panagariya
  • Ajit Doval
Which of the following has been declared the official mascot of the FIBA Basketball World Cup $$2019$$?
  • Mother of Peace
  • Qiu Qiu
  • Speed Tiger
  • Son of Dreams
Rajinder Sachar, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Justice of which High Court?
  • Kolkata High Court
  • Delhi High Court
  • Madras High Court
  • Mumbai High Court
What is the India's rank in the latest Commonwealth Innovation Index(CII-$$2018$$)?
  • $$16$$th
  • $$24$$th
  • $$10$$th
  • $$5$$th
Who has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award $$2018$$ for the Best Leading Lady(Critics Award)?
  • Alia Bhatt
  • Anushka Sharma
  • Aditi Rao Hydari
  • Deepika Padukone
Which country is hosting the meeting of the Council of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)?
  • India
  • China
  • Russia
  • South Africa
Dharampal Choudhary, who passed away recently, was the BJP MLA from which Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajasthan?
  • Suratgarh
  • Nagar
  • Mundawar
  • Hanumangarh
Which football team has won the $$2018$$ Indian Super Cup Football Tournament?
  • East Bengal FC
  • Kerala Blasters FC
  • Bengaluru FC
  • Churchill Brothers FC
The coastal security exercise 'Sagar Kavach' has recently held in which state?
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
Which country has officially changed its name to the 'Kingdom of eSwatini'?
  • Swaziland
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • Suriname
Which city is hosting the $$2018$$ Secure India Conclave?
  • Kanpur
  • Indore
  • Jaipur
  • New Delhi
Who has won the $$2018$$ Formula One Chinese Grand Prix tournament?
  • Carlos Sainz
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Daniel Ricciardo
  • Valtteri Bottas
The $$2018$$ National Panchayati Raj Day(NPRD) is celebrated on which date in India?
  • April $$21$$
  • April $$22$$
  • April $$24$$
  • April $$23$$
The Basava Sagar Dam is located in which state?
  • Odisha
  • Karnataka
  • Assam
  • Punjab
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