GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 2 Central government has announced _____% disinvestment of Air India’s ground handling subsidiary- Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) to partially pay off the accumulated Rs 500 billion debt of Air India?a) 75 %b) 80 %c) 55 %d) 100 % West Bengal Assembly passed “West Bengal Green University (Amendment) Bill 2018” to rename the West Bengal Green University as _____, on 26th November 2018?a) Rani Rashmoni Green Universityb) Prithvi Raj Chauhan Green Universityc) Hemchandra Vikramaditya Green Universityd) Rani PushpaChandra Green Universitye) None of these Which edition of Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 26th to 28th November 2018?a) Secondb) Thirdc) Fourthd) First SBI Ecowrap’ report released by the State Bank of India, states that the GDP growth in September quarter (which is the 2nd quarter) is expected to decelerate to 7.5 % – ____% over the previous three-month period?a) 7.7 %b) 7.6 %c) 7.8 %d) 7.9 % Who was appointed the chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for a period of three years, on 26th November 2018?a) Sanjeev Ladeb) Nageshwara Rao Gunturc) Nitesh Parekhd) Anbarasan Kamath Where was the 14th edition of Hockey Men’s World Cup inaugurated on 27th November 2018?a) Guwahati, Assamb) Bhubaneswar, Odishac) Kolkata, West Bengald) Jodhpur, Rajasthan Where is the 12th Annual Indian Subcontinent Decision Sciences Institute (ISDSI) conference held from 27thto 30thDecember 2018?a) New Delhib) Kolkatac) Mumbaid) Chennaie) None of these Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) proposed to establish a governing council to ensure efficient delivery of export-related interventions on 25thDecember 2018. Who will be the Chairperson of the council?a) Ram Mohan Mishrab) Dr. Arun Kumar Pandac) Dr. Athish Guptad) Rafeek Hussaine) None of these The 3rd ‘Dwijing Festival’ celebrations is held from 27thDecember 2018 to 7thJanuary 2019, on the banks of which river in Chirang district of Assam?a) Aie Riverb) Manas Riverc) Kopili Riverd) Barak River Name the district that has topped the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, on 26thDecember 2018?a) Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadub) Nuapada, Odishac) Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradeshd) Aurangabad, Bihar Which is the least improved district in the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme, released by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, on 26th December 2018?a) Hailakandi, Assamb) Pakur, Jharkhandc) Kiphire, Nagalandd) Koraput, Odisha Who won the SKOCH Chief Minister of the Year Award at the 55th SKOCH Summit held on 22nd December 2018?a) Chandrababu Naidub) Raman Singhc) Vasundara Rajed) Mamata Banerjee Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for Genetic Blood Disorders on 22ndDecember 2018?a) Karimnagar, Telanganab) Bhopal, Madhya Pradeshc) Karimpuzha, Keralad) Conoor, Tamil Nadu Who received the South Indian Education Society (SIES) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award as part of the Kanchi Mahaswami festival, on 23rd December 2018?a) Arun Jaitleyb) P Chidambaramc) Dr Manmohan Singhd) Dr Rajinish Kumar 15.Which state government announced its plan to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing departments, on 29th December 2018?a) Gujaratb) Uttar Pradeshc) Rajasthand) Madhya Pradesh Who became the highest international wicket-taker of 2018 with 78 wickets, on 30th December 2018?a) Jasprit Bumrahb) Kagiso Rabadac) Kuldeep Yadavd) Adil Rasheed Larry Roberts died on 26th December 2018. He was a _____?a) Spiritual Leaderb) Internet Pioneerc) Virtual Reality Pioneerd) Mathematician Which district of Arunachal Pradesh has achieved 100 % electrification under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya Scheme?a) Changalangb) West Kamengc) East Siangd) Tirap Which state government approved 11 projects to revive the mythical Saraswati River, on 2nd January 2019?a) Gujaratb) Uttar Pradeshc) Madhya Pradeshd) Haryana How many monuments were declared as ‘protected and of national importance’ by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 2018, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958?a) 21b) 15c) 9d) 6 ANSWER KEY Q.NO SOLUTION 1 4 2 1 3 4 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 3 8 2 9 1 10 1 11 2 12 4 13 1 14 3 15 4 16 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 4