Q.

1 Khongjaingamba Ching wildlife sanctuary is located in

which state?
खोंगजाईग्बा
ं च ंग वन्यजीव अभयारण्य चिस राज्य में चथित है?
1. Mizoram/ चमजोरम
2. Manipur/ मचिपुर
3. Meghalaya/ मेघालय
4. Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र
5. Assam/ असम
Q.2 Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI AAYOG?
नीचत आयोग िे उपाध्यक्ष िौन है?
1. Rajiv Kumar/ राजीव िुमार
2. Narendra Modi/ नरेंद्र मोदी
3. Amitabh Kant/ अचमताभ िांत
4. N. K. Singh/ एन िे चसंह
5. Shaktikanta Das/ शचििांत दास
Q.3 In which year Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) was founded?
चिस वर्ष में भारतीय बीमा चवचनयामि एवं चविास प्राचििरि
(आईआरडीएआई) िी थिापना हुई िी?
1. 1995
2. 2001
3. 1999
4. 2004
5. 2005
Q.4 Who is the Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT)?
िे न्द्रीय प्रत्यक्ष िर बोडष (सीबीडीटी) िे अध्यक्ष िौन हैं?
1. Sushil Chandra/ सश
ु ील ंद्र
2. Bhanu Pratap Sharma/ भानु प्रताप शमाष
3. Vanaja N. Sarna/ वनाजा एन सरना
4. Debjani Ghosh/ देबजानी घोर्
5. Usha Ananthasubramanian/ उर्ा अनासिसब्रु माचियन
Q.5 Where is the Headquarters of UN Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)?
एचशया और प्रशांत हेतु सयं ुि राष्ट्र िा आचिषि और सामाचजि आयोग
(एथिे प) िा मुख्यालय िहां है?
1. Vienna, Austria/ चवयना, ऑचथरया
2. Bangkok, Thailand/ बैंिॉि, िाईलैंड
3. Geneva, Switzerland/ चजनेवा, चथवट्जरलैंड
4. Paris, France/ पेररस , फ्ांस
5. New York, USA/ न्यूयॉिष , यूएसए
Q.6 Which Day is observed as the World Red Cross Day?
िौन सा चदन वर्लडष रेड क्रॉस डे िे रूप में मनाया जाता है?
1. 8 June/ 8 जून
2. 8 May/ 8 मई
3. 8 July/ 8 जुलाई
4. 8 August/ 8 अगथत
5. 8 March/ 8 मा ष
Q.7 Who has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of
India?
चिसे भारत िे नए िै चबनेट सच व िे रूप में चनयुि चिया गया है?
1. Pradeep Kumar Sinha/ प्रदीप िुमार चसन्हा
2. CK Mishra/ सीिे चमश्रा
3. Hasmukh Adhia/ हसमुख अचिया
4. Sanjay Mitra/ सज
ं य चमत्रा
5. Ashok Lavasa/ अशोि लवासा
 MIZORAM
 Formation: 20 February 1987
 Capital: Aizawl
 Governor: Nirbhay Sharma
 Chief Minister: Lal Thanhawla
 Districts: 8
 Lok Sabha: 1 + Rajya Sabha: 1
 Official language: Mizo, English, Hindi
 Border {State}: Tripura, Assam and Manipur
 Border {Country}: Bangladesh and Myanmar
 MIZORAM

 Murlen National Park  Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary

 Phawngpui National Park  Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary
 Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary  Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
 Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary
 Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary  Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary
 Dance : Cheraw, Khuallam,
THE HINDU

Nikol Pashinyan has been elected as the

Prime Minister of Armenia.

चनिोल पाचशन्यन िो आमेचनया िे प्रिान मंत्री

िे रूप में ुना गया हैं।
 INTERNATIONAL : APPOINTMENT
Armenia’s Parliament has elected Opposition leader Nikol
Pashinyan as Prime Minister.
16th Prime Minister of Armenia.

ARMENIA
Capital: Yerevan
Currency: Dram
President: Armen Sarkissian
ECONOMIC TIMES
According to International Monetary
Fund's (IMF) Asia and Pacific Regional
Economic Outlook report, India's GDP
growth rate is expected to 7.4 % in the
Financial Year 2018-19.
अंतराषष्ट्रीय मुद्रा िोर् (आईएमएफ) िी एचशया
और प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय आचिषि आउटलुि ररपोटष िे
अनुसार, चवतीय वर्ं 2018-19 में भारत िी
सिल घरेलू उत्पाद िी वचृ ि दर 7.4 % रहने िा
अनुमान है।
 ECONOMY
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed(चफर से पुचि िी)
that India will be the fastest growing major economy in 2018, with
a growth rate of 7.4 per cent that rises to 7.8 per cent in 2019 with
medium-term prospects remaining positive.
 IMF's Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook report, India is
recovering from the effects of demonetization and the introduction
of the Goods and Services Tax.
 Bangladesh is projected to be the fastest-growing economy in South
Asia with growth rates of seven per cent for 2018 and 2019.
Organization 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
World Bank 6.7% 7.3% 7.5% (20-21)
IMF 6.7% 7.4% 7.8%
Nomura - 7.8%(1stHalf) -
Deutsche Bank 6.7% 7.5% -
BMI Research 6.6% 7.3% -
ADB 6.6% 7.3% 7.6%
Harvard
- 7.9% -
University
 STATIC

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)

Formation: 27 December 1945
Managing Director: Christine Lagarde: France
HQ: Washington, D.C., United States
Member Country: 189
FINANCIAL EXPRESS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

been ranked ninth in the world's top 10
most powerful people of 2018 by Forbes
magazine.
फोर्बसष पचत्रिा द्वारा 2018 िे चवश्व िे शीर्ष 10
सबसे शचिशाली लोगों में प्रिान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी
नौवें थिान पर रहे हैं।
 INDEX/RANKING
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked among the world’s
top 10 most powerful people of 2018 by Forbes magazine.
 At the ninth position, PM Modi is ahead of Facebook CEO Mark
Zuckerberg (ranked 13), United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa
May (14), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (15) and Apple CEO Tim
Cook (24).
 The Forbes list of most powerful people of the world this year is
topped by Chinese president Xi Jinping. He is followed by Vladimir
Putin, President, Russia; Donald Trump, President, United States;
Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
 STATIC

FORBES
“Forbes is an American business magazine”
Founded: 1917
CEO: Michael Perlis
HQ: New York City, New York, United States
BUSINESS-STANDARD

Madhya Pradesh government has

launched the country's first Integrated
Control and Command Centre (ICCC).
मध्य प्रदेश सरिार ने देश िे पहले एिीिृत
चनयंत्रि और िमान िें द्र (आईसीसीसी) िा
शुभारंभ चिया है।
 NATIONAL
 Madhya Pradesh government has launched country's first Integrated
Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for all seven smart cities of
the state in Bhopal.
 Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, and Sagar are
the seven smart cities under SCM in Madhya Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union
Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri
inaugurated the integrated command centre.
 MADHYA PRADESH
 Capital: Bhopal
 Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
 Governor: Anandiben Patel
 Districts: 51
 Largest city: Indore
 Official language: Hindi
 Loksabha Seat: 29 Rajya Sabha Seat: 11
 Nicknamed: Heart of India + 2nd Largest State (Area)
 Border (State): Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Rajasthan
 MADHYA PRADESH
 Bandhavgarh National Park  Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary
 Kanha National Park  Phen Wildlife Sanctuary
 Madhav National Park  Bori Wildlife Sanctuary
 Panna National Park  Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary
 Pench National Park  Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary
 Fossil National Park  Chutka Nuclear Power Plant
 Satpuda National Park  Bhojtal (Upper Lake)
 Van vihar National Park
 DD NEWS

Carlos Alvarado has been sworn in as the

president of Costa Rica.

िालोस अर्लवाराडो ने िोथटा ररिा िे राष्ट्रपचत िे

रूप में शपि ली।
 INTERNATIONAL: APPOINTMENT
 Carlos Alvarado has been sworn in as the president of Costa Rica.
 48th President of Costa Rica.
 At 39, Alvarado is the country's youngest president in modern
history.
COSTA RICA
Central American country
Capital: San Jose + Currency: Colon
BUSINESS TODAY

India has been ranked 6th on the global

optimism index in the first quarter of 2018.
भारत 2018 िी पहली चतमाही में वैचश्वि आशावाद
सू िांि पर 6वें थिान पर रहा है।
 RANKING/INDEX
 According to a survey by Grant Thornton's International Business Report,
After topping the chart for four years, India has been ranked 6th on the
“GLOBAL OPTIMISM INDEX” in the first quarter of 2018.
 The report says the business optimism in India has deteriorated.
 The confidence has shaken with a weakening currency and a surge in oil
prices. The top five nations are Austria, Finland, Indonesia, the Netherlands
and the US.
Grant Thornton
world's fifth largest professional services network of independent
accounting and consulting firms
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
According to International Renewable
Energy Agency's (IRENA) Report,
Renewable energy or green energy sector
has created an estimated 1,64,000 jobs in
India in 2017.
अंतराषष्ट्रीय नवीिरिीय ऊजाष एजेंसी
(आईआरईएनए) िी ररपोटष िे अनुसार, अक्षय ऊजाष
और हररत ऊजाष क्षेत्र ने 2017 में भारत में अनुमाचनत
1,64,000 नौिररयों िा सजषन हुआ हैं।
 NATIONAL
 The renewable energy or green energy sector has created an
estimated 1,64,000 jobs in India in 2017, according to a report
published by the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA).
 While China has remained the undisputed leader in the solar
photovoltaic (PV) sector
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Formation: 26 January 2009
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Director-General: Adnan Amin
 PIB.NIC.IN

15th Finance Commission has constituted

an Advisory Council to advise and assist
the Commission.

15वें चवत्त आयोग ने आयोग िो सलाह और

सहायता देने िे चलए एि सलाहिार पररर्द िा
गठन चिया है।
 COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
 The Fifteenth Finance Commission has constituted an Advisory
Council to advise and assist the Commission.
 The Role And Functions of the Advisory Council will be:
 To advise the Commission on any issue or subject related to the
Terms of Reference (ToR) (purpose and structures)of the
Commission, which may be of relevance;
 To assist in the preparation of any paper or research study
which would enhance the Commission's understanding on the
issues containing in its ToR.
 Arvind Virmani is the President of Advisory Council.
Q.1 Nikol Pashinyan has been elected as the Prime Minister
Of_________.
चनिोल पाचशन्यन िो ________िे प्रिान मंत्री िे रूप में ुना गया हैं।
1. Gambia/ गाचबबया
2. Albania/ अर्लबाचनया
3. Armenia/ आमेचनया
4. Zambia/ जाचबबया
5. Bulgaria/ बुर्लगाररया
Q.2 Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
डबपा वन्यजीव अभयारण्य चिस राज्य में चथित है?
1. Mizoram/ चमजोरम
2. Manipur/ मचिपुर
3. Meghalaya/ मेघालय
4. Sikkim/ चसचकिम
5. Nagaland/ नागालैंड
Q.3 What is the Capital of Armenia?
अमेचनया िी राजिानी कया है?
1. Banjul/ बांजुल
2. Tirana/ चतराना
3. Yerevan/ येरेवन
4. Lusaka/ लुसािा
5. Sofia/ सोचफया
COUNTRY CAPITAL CURRENCY
Gambia Banjul Dalasi

Albania Tirana Lek

Armenia Yerevan Dram

Zambia Lusaka Kwacha

Bulgaria Sofia Lev

Q.4 According to International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Asia
and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook report, India's
GDP growth rate is expected to _________in the Financial
Year 2018-19.
अंतराषष्ट्रीय मुद्रा िोर् (आईएमएफ) िी एचशया और प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय
आचिषि आउटलुि ररपोटष िे अनुसार, चवतीय वर्ं 2018-19 में भारत
िी सिल घरेलू उत्पाद िी वचृ ि दर ________ रहने िा अनुमान है।
1. 7.1 %
2. 7.3 %
3. 7.4 %
4. 7.8 %
5. 7.9 %
Q.5 Where is the Headquarters of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
अंतराषष्ट्रीय मुद्रा िोर् (आईएमएफ) िा मुख्यालय िहां है?
1. Washington, D.C., USA/ वाचशंगटन, डी.सी., यूएसए
2. Bangkok, Thailand/ बैंिॉि, िाईलैंड
3. Geneva, Switzerland/ चजनेवा, चथवट्जरलैंड
4. Paris, France/ पेररस, फ्ांस
5. New York, USA/ न्यूयॉिष , यूएसए
Q.6 How Many Countries are the Member of International
Monetary Fund (IMF)?
चितने देश अंतराषष्ट्रीय मुद्रा िोर् (आईएमएफ) िे सदथय हैं?
1. 193
2. 190
3. 189
4. 160
5. 169
Q.7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked ____in the
world's top 10 most powerful people of 2018 by Forbes
magazine.
फोर्बसष पचत्रिा द्वारा 2018 िे चवश्व िे शीर्ष 10 सबसे शचिशाली लोगों
में प्रिान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ______थिान पर रहे हैं।
1. Second/ दूसरे
2. Fourth/ ौिे
3. Ninth/ नौवें
4. Seventh/ सातवें
5. Eighth/ आठवें
Q.8 Kanha National Park is located in which state?
िान्हा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान चिस राज्य में चथित है?
1. Uttar Pradesh/ उत्तर प्रदेश
2. Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश
3. Andhra Pradesh/ आंध्र प्रदेश
4. Kerala/ िे रल
5. Tamilnadu/ तचमलनाडु
Q.9 What is the Currency of Costa Rica?
िोथटा ररिा िी मुद्रा कया है?
1. Colon/ िोलन
2. Cedi/ सेडी
3. Gourde/ गौरडे
4. Lempira/ लेबपीरा
5. Togrog/ टोगरोग
COUNTRY CAPITAL CURRENCY
Costa Rica San Jose Colon

Ghana Accra Cedi

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde

Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Togrog

Q.10 Carlos Alvarado has been sworn in as the president
of______.
िालोस अर्लवाराडो ने ______िे राष्ट्रपचत िे रूप में शपि ली।
1. Ghana/ घाना
2. Haiti/ हैती
3. Honduras/ होंडुरास
4. Costa Rica/ िोथटा ररिा
5. Mongolia/ मंगोचलया
Q.11 According to Grant Thornton’s International Business
Report (IBR), India has been ranked _______on the global
optimism index in the first quarter of 2018.
ग्ांट िॉनषटन िी अंतराषष्ट्रीय व्यापार ररपोटष (आईबीआर) िे अनुसार,
भारत 2018 िी पहली चतमाही में वैचश्वि आशावाद सू िांि में
________थिान पर रहा है।
1. Fourth/ ौिे
2. Fifth/ पां वें
3. Sixth/ छठवें
4. Second/ दूसरे
5. Third/ तीसरे
Q.12 Where is the Headquarters of International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA)?
अंतराषष्ट्रीय नवीिरिीय ऊजाष एजेंसी (आईआरईएनए) िा मुख्यालय िहां है?
1. Berlin, Germany/ बचलषन, जमषनी
2. Paris, France/ पेररस, फ्ांस
3. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates/ अबू िाबी, संयुि अरब अमीरात
4. Vienna, Austria/ चवयना, ऑचथरया
5. Geneva, Switzerland/ चजनेवा, चथवट्जरलैंड
Q.13 15th Finance Commission has constituted an Advisory
Council to advise and assist the Commission. Who is the
President of Advisory Council?
15वें चवत्त आयोग ने आयोग िो सलाह और सहायता देने िे चलए एि
सलाहिार पररर्द िा गठन चिया है। सलाहिार पररर्द िे अध्यक्ष
िौन हैं?
1. Arvind Virmani/ अरचवंद चवरमानी
2. Surjit S. Bhalla/ सरु जीत एस भर्लला
3. Sanjeev Gupta/ सज ं ीव गुप्ता
4. Pinaki Chakraborty/ चपनािी क्रवती
5. Neelkanth Mishra/ नीलिंठ चमश्रा
Q.14 Which Company has acquired a 77 per cent stake in
Flipkart for about $16 billion?
चिस िंपनी ने चललपिाटष में िरीब 16 अरब डॉलर में 77 फीसदी िी
चहथसेदारी खरीदी है?
1. Walmart/ वॉलमाटष
2. Google/ गूगल
3. Microsoft/ माइक्रोसॉलट
4. Facebook/ फेसबुि
5. Amazon/ अमेज़ॅन