1. The WHO has commended India’s progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 130 per 1,00,000 live births in 2016. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target for MMR is less than
1) 100
2) 90
3) 80
4) 70
5) 50
2. The 45th G7 Summit will be held in mid-2019 in Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine in
1) France
2) Italy
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) US
3. Sharad Kumar has been appointed as the vigilance commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Who is the present chief vigilance commissioner?
1) TM Bhasin
2) KV Chowdary
3) Rakesh Asthana
4) Alok Verma
5) YC Modi
4. India is the second highest sender of foreign students to the US, next only to
1) Japan
2) Philippines
3) China
4) Thailand
5) Indonesia
5. NITI Aayog’s AIM has selected 3,000 additional schools for the establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs. Here, the term AIM means
1) Atal International Mission
2) Atal Integration Mission
3) Atal Information Mission
4) Atal Indigenous Mission
5) Atal Innovation Mission
6. The Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently launched a mobile application which will enable travelers to lodge complaints. The name of the application is
1) Rail MADAD
2) Rail SHIKAYAT
3) Rail PRAHARI
4) Rail SUVIDHA
5) Rail SEVA
7. Under the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS), the interest subvention is NOT provided to which of the following?
1) Private Banks
2) NABARD
3) Cooperative Banks
4) Regional Rural Banks
5) None of these
8. Which country recently approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for $930 mn?
1) Sweden
2) Switzerland
3) US
4) Norway
5) France
9. The World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on
1) 02 Jun
2) 12 Jun
3) 22 Jun
4) 28 Jun
5) 30 Jun
10. The term DPRK was doing round in the media recently. What is DPRK?
1) A meteor
2) A new planet
3) A virus
4) A country
5) A dedicated road corridor
Answers:
1. 4
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 5
6. 1
7. 5
8. 3
9. 2
10. 4
