CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Overview Of India Quiz 14 - MCQExams.com

Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men's $$50$$ meter breakstroke event at $$2018$$ Singapore National Swimming Championships?
  • Virdhawal Khade
  • Arvind Mani
  • M M Sahu
  • Sandeep Sejwal
Which union ministry has been conferred the SKOCH's 'Best performing Social Sector Ministry award? [June 2018]
  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Which state government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) for farmers?
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  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
Which state Chief Minister has been conferred with 'Chief Minister of the Year' award at the $$52$$nd Skoch Summit $$2018$$?
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Assam
  • Punjab
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved an equity investment of how much amount in National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India?
  • $$\$ 500$$ million
  • $$\$ 300$$ million
  • $$\$ 200$$ million
  • $$\$ 400$$ million
Which state government has launched a new scheme 'Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao' to check depletion of underground water?
  • Rajasthan
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Punjab
Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards $$2018$$?
  • Tumhari Sulu
  • Hindi Medium
  • Mom
  • Newton
The first edition of naval exercise "Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)" will be conducted between India and it's which neighbouring country?
  • Sri Lanka
  • China
  • Nepal
  • Bangladesh
Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women's recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US?
  • Laxmirani Majhi
  • Bombayla Devi Laishram
  • Atanu Das
  • Deepika Kumari
B Sujatha Devi, the well-known poetess and environmental activist passed away. She is native of which state? [June 2018]
  • Karnataka
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Kerala
  • Andhra Pradesh
Which committee will be constituted by the Union Government to lay down standard for metro rail systems in the country?
  • K S Mehta committee
  • Elattuvalapil Sreedharan committee
  • Vijay Kapoor committee
  • Neeraj Pandey committee
Which city is hosting the 4th National Review and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places?
  • Hyderabad
  • Kurnool
  • Allahabad
  • Murshidabad
Which country hosted the $$2018$$ anti-doping sports conference 'Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?'
  • Germany
  • India
  • Argentina
  • Norway
Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution "No Toilet, No Bride"?
  • Bishangarh
  • Nimriwali
  • Godikan
  • Ishapur Kheri
The Union Government has launched a mobile application "ReUnite" for which purpose?
  • To track and trace bank defaulters
  • To track and trace missing children
  • To track and trace Sagarmala project
  • To track and trace Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
What was the theme of Statistics Day-$$2018$$?
  • Statistics for Common Man
  • Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
  • Statistics for New India
  • Statistics for Development
Which committee has been constituted by the Maharashtra Government to study issues related to floating solar power plant at Ujani dam?
  • Puneet Mehta committee
  • Satish Chavan committee
  • Akshita Patil committee
  • Nidhi Patel committee
At present(June, $$2018$$), which of the following state governments Disaster Management Authorities are working with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System(RIMES)?
  • Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
  • Odisha and Tamil Nadu
  • West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
  • Goa and Karnataka
As per Mercer's $$24$$th annual Cost of Living Survey $$2018$$, which is the India's most expensive city?
  • New Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Bengaluru
  • Chennai
The $$2018$$ Kabir Mahotsav held in which state to mark the $$500$$th death anniversary of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das?
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Gujarat
The Getalsud Dam is located in which state?
  • Jharkhand
  • Kerala
  • Odisha
  • Manipur
Which country was the partner country at the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018?
  • Uzbekistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Oman
What was the theme of the $$2018$$ World Leprosy Day (WLD)?
  • Zero Child Leprosy
  • Leprosy defeats, Live transform
  • Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
  • To live is to help to live
UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is celebrated on which of the following dates?
  • $$25$$ June
  • $$26$$ June
  • $$27$$ June
  • $$28$$ June
Khwaja Haleem, the former Uttar Pradesh minister has passed away. He associated with which political party? [Feb 2018]
  • Nationalist Congress Party
  • Bahujan Samaj Party
  • Samajwadi Party
  • Indian National Congress
Which country hosted $$2018$$ Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit?
  • China
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Tajikistan
Which city hosted India's biggest international conference on pharmaceutical industry "India Pharma & India Medical Device $$2018$$"?
  • New Delhi
  • Pune
  • Bengaluru
  • Jaipur
The world's tallest hotel 'Gevora' has opened in which city? [Feb 2018]
  • Paris
  • Beijing
  • Tokyo
  • Dubai
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has recently signed a project agreement with World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP). It is signed for which river?
  • Narmada
  • Ganga
  • Godavari
  • Kaveri
Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the National security Guard (NSG)?
  • Sudeep Lakhtakia
  • Sarath Chand
  • Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
  • V S Vagede
Which city  hosted the India's first-ever radio festival? [Feb 2018]
  • New Delhi
  • Pune
  • Mumbai
  • Kanpur
Which city hosted the 2018 Kala Ghoda Arts festival?
  • New Delhi
  • Kochi
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
Who has been name the EY Entrepreneur of the Year $$2017$$? [Feb 2018]
  • E Sreedharan
  • Sanjiv Bajaj
  • Puneet Dalmia
  • Nitin Kamath
Which city hosted the National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018?
  • Pune
  • Nagpur
  • New Delhi
  • Jabalpur
Which state government has recently made vaccinations compulsory for school admissions? [Feb 2018]
  • Karnataka
  • Punjab
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Kerala
The India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) held in which city? [Feb 2018]
  • New Delhi
  • Kathmandu
  • Kolkata
  • Colombo
The Raja Lakhamagouda dam is built across on which tributary of Krishna river in which Karnataka?
  • Koyna River
  • Ghataprabha River
  • Mand River
  • Venna River
Billy Graham, the renowned Christian evangelist has passed away. He was related to which country? [Feb 2018]
  • France
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa
The Bheemgarh dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?
  • Barna River
  • Singh River
  • Tawa River
  • Wainganga River
Who will chair the NITI Forum for Northeast, which will be set up by the Union Government?
  • Vice-Government of NITI Aayog
  • Minister of State (I/C)
  • Ministry of Development of North-eastern Region (DoNER)
  • All of the above
The Ranganadi Dam is located in which state?
  • Punjab
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Jammu & Kashmir
What was the theme of the $$2018$$ International Mother Language Day (IMLD)?
  • Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes
  • Inclusion in and through education: Language counts
  • Linguistic diversity and multilingualism court for sustainable development
  • Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
Where is the headquarters of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR)?
  • Kochi
  • Lucknow
  • New Delhi
  • Jaipur
Which city hosted the $$2018$$ Sanskriti Mahotsav 'Swachhagarh - Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali"?
  • Hyderabad
  • Varanasi
  • Patna
  • Shillong
What was the theme of the $$21$$st National conference on e-Governance $$2018$$?
  • Internet of Things and e-Governance
  • Technology for Accelerating Development
  • Artificial Intelligence & e-Governance
  • Technology for Humankind
Who authored the book "Hari Singh Nalwa: Champion of the Khalsaji- $$1791-1837$$"?
  • Vanit Nalwa
  • Aravind Adiga
  • Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
  • Rohinton Mistry
Which country hosted the $$2018$$ SAARC Business Leaders Conclave?
  • Nepal
  • Myanmar
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
After Sikkim, which North-East state has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)?
  • Manipur
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Nagaland
  • Mizoran
India and signed how much amount of loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improvement and expansion of water supply in Bihar? [feb 2018]
  • $$\$ 84$$ million
  • $$\$ 68$$ million
  • $$\$ 95$$ million
  • $$\$ 111$$ million
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently launched the Ombudsman Scheme for NBFCs. The NBFC Ombudsman will have office in which of the following cities? [Feb 2018]
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
  • New Delhi
  • All of the above
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