General Knowledge Aptitude - Online Test
Q1. Which of the following country has made biggest contribution and aid of USD 370 million to United Nations World Food Programme?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Sweden has made biggest contribution and aid of USD 370 million to United Nations World Food Programme for the 2018-2021 period within WFP Strategic Partnership Agreement.
Note: UN World Food Programme is situated in Rome, Italy and its executive director is David Beasley.
Q2. Which of the following team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Woman National Championship 2018 in Ranchi, Jharkhand?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Woman National Championship 2018 (B Division) in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The CRPF team has defeated the Kerala Hockey by margin of 7-0.
Q3. Which of the following think-tank has been topped the Environment Policy Think-Tank in India?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The Centre for Science and Environment has topped the Environment Policy Think-Tank in India. The ranking has been done by The Think-Tanks and Civil Societies Programe of Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
Q4. The Garbage Festival ‘Kachra Mahotsav’, the first of its kind in India, has been organized by which of the following Municipal Corporation of India?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
The Garbage Festival ‘Kachra Mahotsav’, the first of its kind in India, has been organized by Raipur Municipal Corporation, Chhattisgarh. It was the India’s first such festival. The purpose of this festival is to increase awareness, to guide people on waste management and to showcase the multiple techniques for reusing things.
Q5. Who among the following has won the Maybank Championship 2018 in Malaysia?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Indian Golfer Shubhankar Sharma has won the Maybank Championship 2018 in Malaysia for his second European Tour Title. Now he is two-time winner of the Asian Tour and European Tour.
Q6. Uttar Pradesh govt has launched a door-to-door campaign “DASTAK” in association with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for which of the following objective?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Uttar Pradesh government has launched the “DASTAK” in association with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a door-to-door campaign to eradicate Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis Disease. The tagline for the campaign is “Darwaja Khatkhatao, AES aur JE ko bhagao”.
Q7. The Rapid Reporting System for Scheme for Adolescent Girls (RRS-SAG) has been launched for monitoring of scheme, accurate targeting of beneficiaries and reduction of leakages under which of the following Union Ministry?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The Rapid Reporting System for Scheme for Adolescent Girls (RRS-SAG) has been launched for monitoring of scheme, accurate targeting of beneficiaries and reduction of leakages under Union Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a web based online monitoring for Scheme for Adolescent Girls.
Q8. Hugh Masekela has been passed away recently. He was associated with which of the following field?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Legendry South African Jazz Musician Hugh Masekela has been passed away recently after a decade long fight with cancer. He has been described as the ‘Father of South African Jazz’. Masekela was known for his Jazz composition and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs.
Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as new Chairman of ‘Federal Reserve System’ of United States?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Jerome Hayden Powell has been appointed as new Chairman of ‘Federal Reserve System’ of United States. He took the oath of office as the 16th chairman of the ‘Federal Reserve System’ for four- year-term.
Note: He succeeded Janet Yellen, the first women to lead the US Central Bank.
Q10. Recently, which of the following state government has approved “Ghodazari” as a new Wildlife Sanctuary in the state?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Maharashtra government has approved “Ghodazari” in Chandrapur district as a new Wildlife Sanctuary in the state. Now tourism activities near Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary will be restricted.
Note: Wildlife Sanctuaries are established by IUCN Category IV protected areas.
