General Knowledge - Mock Test 59

Question 581

Which of followings made history as the first transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe 2018?

A) Sharifa Akeel (Philippines) B) Venessa Ponce De Leon (Mexico) C) Angela Ponce (Spain) D) Catriona Gray (Philippines)

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Question 582

Who was crowned Miss Universe 2018 after a tough contest between 94 contestants in the 67th edition of the beauty pageant that was held in Bangkok?

A) Venessa Ponce De Leon (Mexico) B) Catriona Gray (Philippines) C) Angela Ponce (Spain) D) Sharifa Akeel (Philippines)

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Question 583

Who among the following has been conferred with the Skoch Golden Jubilee Challenger Award at the 55th Skoch Summit in New Delhi on December 22, 2018 for his contribution to reforms?

A) Arun Jaitley B) Piyush Goyal C) Suresh Prabhu D) Sushma Swaraj

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Question 584

W.V. Raman has been appointed as the coach of which of the followings?

A) Indian men’s hockey team B) Indian women cricket team C) Under-19 Indian cricket team D) Indian women’s hockey team

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Question 585

In a bid to search for signs of life on which planet’s moon Europa, scientists are designing a nuclear-powered ‘Tunnelbot’ that can penetrate through the icy shell of the moon?

A) Jupiter B) Uranus C) Neptune D) Saturn

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Question 586

What is the objective of the first satellite launched by China on December 22, 2018 under the Hongyun project?

A) To remove space junk B) Discovering rare metals on asteroids C) Providing broadband internet services D) Measuring climate change

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Question 587

Where did the Defense Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launch the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) on 22 Dec 18, at Information Management and Analysis Centre?

A) Goa B) Chennai C) Mumbai D) Gurugram

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Question 588

At which place did Union Minister Shri Harshvardhan inaugurate the Atal Complex for the International Training Center for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) on December 22, 2018?

A) Hyderabad B) Chennai C) Goa D) New Delhi

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Question 589

Which state on December 21, 2018 approved the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme amounting to Rs.10,000 crore to accelerate agricultural prosperity in the State and to reduce poverty?

A) Mumbai B) Odisha C) Karnataka D) West Bengal

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Question 590

Which country has announced to build the 288 megawatt Storheia wind park in an area used for reindeer grazing despite UN calls to suspend the project to study the impact on the indigenous herders’ livelihoods?

A) Sweden B) Russia C) Norway D) Canada

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