Current Affairs General Knowledge of October, November and December 2018

Q1.Which country launched 1st ever space mission to the dark side of the moon?
Ans-China
Q2.Who has assumed charge as Secretary of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on 14 December 2018?
Ans-Ashok Kumar Singh
Q3.Which country has won the world hockey cup 2018?
Ans-Belgium
Q4.Who became the 1st Indian to win the season-ending World Tour Finals 2018?
Ans-PV Sindhu
Q5.India’s 1st ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ has launched in which state?
Ans-Assam
Q6.Who has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans-Kamal Nath
Q7.Who has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Rajasthan?
Ans-Ashok Gehlot
Q8.Who has been sworn in as the new chief minister of Chhattisgarh?
Ans-Bhupesh Baghel
Q9.Which high court has recently banned the online sale of medicines across India?
Ans-Madras
Q10.Name the English writer who has been selected for the Jnanpith Award 2018?
Ans-Amitav Ghosh
Q11.Who has been appointed as the new president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
Ans-Brijendra Pal Singh
Q12.Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the third time, on 15th December 2018?
Ans-Zoramthanga
Q13.Under which article of the constitution, the member of UPSC shall be appointed by the President?
Ans-Article-316
Q14.Name the new human protein discovered by researchers to fight the Ebola virus?
Ans-RBBP6
Q15.Who has become the 1st-ever recipient of the WTA Coach of the Year award?
Ans-Sascha Bajin
Q16.Which high court ordered a ban on the sale of online medicines by e-pharmacists across India, on 12th December 2018?
Ans-Delhi High Court
Q17.Who is the newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Ans-Shaktikanta Das
Q18.Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana for the second term, on 13th December 2018?
Ans-K.Chandrashekhar Rao
Q19.Which Twitter handle has been launched by the Union Government to spread awareness about cyber crimes?
Ans-@CyberDost
Q20.Which city is the venue of the South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference?
Ans-New Delhi
Q21.Which Indian sportsperson has been honored with Meethoileima title?
Ans-Mary Kom
Q22.Who was appointed the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the World Gold Council?
Ans-David Tait
Q23.Which Indian personality has been appointed as Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019?
Ans-Rajiv Mehrishi
Q24.Which country’s passport is most powerful in the world?
Ans-Japan
Q25.Who has won the ‘Glinka World Soil Prize 2018’?
Ans-Prof. Rattan Lal
Q26.How many countries participated in the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)Summit?
Ans-21
Q27.Who has won the trophy of Mister Supranational 2018?
Ans-Prathamesh Maulingkar
Q28.Which word named ‘Word of the Year 2018’ by Oxford Dictionaries?
Ans-Toxic
Q29.Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to win Asian Tour Order Of Merit?
Ans-Shubhankar Sharma
Q30.What was India’s rank in the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index?
Ans-11th
Q31.Who has been appointed the new Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)?
Ans-Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Q32.Kumbh Mela will begin in January 2019 in which city?
Ans-Allahabad
Q33.Who is the author of the book ‘Blue Waters Ahoy’?
Ans-Anup Singh
Q34.Which state has been selected for the Agriculture Ministry’s ‘Krishi Karman’ award in the rice category?
Ans-Jharkhand
Q35.Who has been honored with the 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award?
Ans-Luka Modric
Q36.Murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been named as the ‘Person of the Year’ by which magazine?
Ans-Time
Q37.Who has been appointed the new Finance Secretary of India?
Ans-Ajay Narayan Jha
Q38.Which city will host the Khelo India Youth Games 2019?
Ans-Pune
Q39.Who has become the 1st Indian to be elected in ISSF’s judges’ committee?
Ans-Pawan Singh
Q40.The ‘rakhi with khaki’ initiative of which police station of Chhattisgarh holds the Guinness World Records?
Ans-Bilaspur Police
Q41.Who has been appointed the new Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)?
Ans-Anil Manibhai Naik
Q42.Who has been conferred the Best Director Award at IFFI 2018?
Ans-Lijo Jose Pellissery
Q43.Who has become the 1st Indian to win gold in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 in Canberra?
Ans-Bhavani Devi
Q44.Which country’s national team has won the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 tournament?
Ans-Australia
Q45.Who has been elected the new President of Interpol?
Ans-Kim Jong Yang
Q46.Who has been appointed the new Secretary of Revenue?
Ans-Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Q47.Who has become the 1st Indian to climb Mt Giluwe in Papua New Guinea?
Ans-Satyarup Siddhanta
Q48.Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage?
Ans-Swati Chaturvedi
Q49.Who is the author of the book ‘The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India’?
Ans-Shashi Tharoor
Q50.Which renowned personality has been honored with ‘Distinguished Fellow Award’ by IndiaGlobal in Boston?
Ans-Anupam Kher
Q51.RBI has recently permitted banks to provide PCE to NBFC bonds. What does ‘PCE’ stands for?
Ans-Partial Credit Enhancement
Q52.Which Indian cricketer has officially been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?
Ans-Rahul Dravid
Q53.What is India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018?
Ans-77th
Q54.Which Indian Sculptor designed the world’s ‘tallest statue’Statue of Unity’?
Ans-Ram V.Sutar
Q55.Who is the chairperson of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)?
Ans-Finance Minister
Q56.Which Indian scientist will be honored with the ICFA’s 1st-ever World Agriculture Prize?
Ans-M.S.Swaminathan
Q57.The World Bank has ranked India at which position in its 1st-ever Human Capital Index (HCI)?
Ans-115th
Q58.Which noted historian has authored the book ‘Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior’?
Ans-Rima Hooja
Q59.Who has been appointed the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?
Ans-R N Ravi
Q60.‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ national campaign has been launched for which purpose?
Ans-Safe Food