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AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
1 MAY 2018
National
Under the ‘Adopt a heritage’ This corporate house has signed MoU to maintain historic site red fort – Dalmia Bharat ltd.
Shriui Lily festival 2018 is celebrated in this state - Manipur
International
Researchers recorded world’s oldest spider – a 43-year-old arachnid in – Australia
The country has pledged half a billion dollars to restore Great Barrier Reef - Australia
Person in News
He has become India's Longest-Serving Chief Minister – Pawan Charmling
The Gujarati poet has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman – Sitanshu Yashchandra
Sports
She has won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik - Bhavani Devi
He has clinched his first ever singles title on the ATP Challenger circuit – Prajnesh
He has lifted the 11th Barcelona Open tennis title – Rafael Nadal
He has won gold at Belgrade International Boxing - Sumit Sangwan
General knowledge
Name of the capital and largest city in Iceland- Reykjavik
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
2 MAY 2018
National
The Government kicks off a Pilot Scheme on competitive basis for 3 (three) years for Procurement of Aggregate Power of - 2500 MW
Govt. has launched the Gobardhan Scheme in – Haryana
The city hosted the 2018 international Buddhist conference - Lumbini
International
The country has been projected the second fastest growing country in the world for air passenger traffic – India
India-South Africa Business Summit 2018 was held in – Johannesburg
This institute has been honoured with the with Vaisakh Samman Prasasti Patra, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Person in News
She has been honoured with Chaplin Award 2018 - Helen Mirren
Saudi Aramco has appointed first woman to board of directors - Lynn Elsenhans
The singing legend has been honoured with the 26th PC Chandra Puraskaar 2018 – Asha bhosle
Sports
The football club has won this season's Spanish La Liga title after beating Deportivo La Coruna – Barcelona FC
General Knowledge
Every year 01 May is observed as the International Labour Day, it is also known as – May Day
Oil Company with world's second-largest proven crude oil reserves – Saudi Aramco
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
3 MAY 2018
National
Exercise 'Vijay Prahar' is being held in – Rajasthan
City to host the 15th Prasavi Bhartiya Divas - Varanasi
International
The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in - New Delhi
Emmanuel Issozet Ngondet resigned, he is the Prime Minister of – Gabon
India-China Border trade resumes through - Nathu La
Person in News
He has been appointed as the new DG of PIB – Sitnashu Ranjan Kar
He has been appointed as the chairman of IRDA - Subhash Chandra Khuntia
The renowned sculpture and mentor of artist has passed away - Ravindra Sharma
Sports
He has been named as the new coach for the India’s Men hockey team – Harendra Singh
The football player who has won the Football Writers' Footballer of the Year - Mohamed Salah
He has claimed No.1 spot in 10m air pistol rankings of ISSF - Shahzar Rizvi
General knowledge
The largest city and the capital of Gabon is - Libreville
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
4 MAY 2018
National
President of India presented Visitor’s Awards 2018 at - New Delhi
This scheme has been approved in agriculture sector beyond 12th Five Year Plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 - Krishonnati Yojana
Chandrapur and Ballarshah railway stations have bagged the first prize in the "most beautiful" stations category of the Indian Railways in – Maharashtra
According to the latest report of World Anti doping Agency, India ranked at the – 6th position
International
Country to host the Multi nation counter-terrorism exercise Peace Mission 2018 - Russia
Person in News
Noted Malayalam novelist passed away at the age of 80 - Kottayam Pushpanath
The noted scholar and the first Finance Minister in the left front govt. in West Bengal passed away recently - Ashok Mitra
Chennai based transgender has won the 2018 Miss Koovagam beauty pageant Title - Mubina
Sports
Wimbledon champions' prize money has been hiked by - £50,000
He has won Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018 - Lewis Hamilton
General knowledge
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was introduced in -2017
Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India – Eighth
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
5 MAY 2018
National
According to a recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI); India ranked in military spending at - 5th Position
This state has become the first Indian state to provide Digitally- signed land record receipts – Maharashtra
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is chairing the 27th GST Council Meeting in - New Delhi
International
An 18-year-old Chennai-born girl has won this year’s A Star Talent Search award in – Singapore
The theme of the World Press Freedom Day 2018 - Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
Person In News
Indian-American woman appointed as interim civil court judge in US – Deepa Ambedkar
Oscars Academy expelled him, the expulsion comes more than 40 years after he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl – Roman Polanski
He has sworn in as the acting governor of Manipur – Jagdish Mukhi
Sports
New Coach appointed for the Australian cricket team - Justin Langer
The Indian Shuttler, who has climbed to the third spot in the latest rankings as per the the report released by the Badminton World Federation - Srikanth Kidambi
General knowledge
World Press Freedom Day is being observed every year on – 3 May
The most important document which establishes the ownership of the land, and is primarily used by farmers – 7/12 Receipts
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
6 MAY 2018
National
NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence with – IBM
The Airport in northeast India has obtained license for commercial operation – Pakyong Airport
The aircraft has been inducted into Indian Air Force recently - Dakota-DC3 VP 905
International
The country has changed its time zone, in order to sync with the southern half – North Korea
The Swedish Academy has decided that No Nobel Prize will be announced this year for – Literature
12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in – Manila
As per the Harvard study, this country has topped the list of fastest growing economies for coming decade - India
Person In News
The sitting BJP MLA, from Jayanagar in Karnataka has passed away recently – B.N Vijay Kumar
The well-known Gandhian Freedom fighter and writer passed away recently in Chattisgarh – Keyur Bhusan
Sports
The IAAF will scrap morning sessions at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in – Doha
A Sports initiative 'Star Khel Mahakumbh' launched at - Dharamshala
General knowledge
SAARC - the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia was founded in – 1985
Manila is the capital of – Philippines
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
7 MAY 2018
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
8 MAY 2018
National
The International Children Theatre festival will be held in June 2018 at – Kolkata
'Noon Assembly' campaign gains momentum in schools of - Delhi
The 19th edition of TOONZ Animation Masters Summit 2018 was held in – Kerala
International
The country to host the 15th Asia Media Summit – India
This US state Surpasses UK to Become World's 5th Largest Economy – California
Person In News
The person who has won this year's annual ONV Literary Prize - M.T Vasudevan Nair
The veteran Marathi singer passed away recently in Mumbai – Arun Date
Sports
The country has finished on top in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo – India
This Indian player has won the Abu Dhabi Open Squash title – Ramit Tondon
No. of silver medals India has bagged at Grand Prix of liberation International Competition -Two
General Knowledge
This year (2018) 6th May is observed as the – World Laughter Day
The 2018 World cartoonist day was observed on – 5th May
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
9 MAY 2018
National
The Supreme Court struck down the amendment which allows former chief ministers of the state to retain government accommodation even after demitting office to - Uttar Pradesh legislation
NITI Aayog has signed SoI to help grow AI ecosystem in India with – Google
The First organized census of Indus Dolphin will be out in - Punjab
International
This country has proposed India’s induction as Organisation of Islamic Cooperation observer – Bangladesh
Anitha-SAT, a lightweight satellite, to measure the effects of air pollution and global warming, developed by a 17 yr. old student is launched from - Mexico
Person in News
The Indian American professor who gets USD 1.6M grant to protect kidneys from obesity – Tahir Hussain
He has as sworn-in as the President of Russia for the fourth time, renewing another six-year term in office - Vladimir Putin
Sports
This team has lifted third Premier League trophy in seven seasons – Manchester City
She has clinched silver Medal in the 10 mtr Air rifle mixed Team Event in the Grand Pix of Liberation International Competition – Pooja Ghatkar
General Knowledge
It is the most populated place in Central America. Guatemala City is the capital of this country – Guatemala
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
10 MAY 2018
National
President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi government's proposed Bill to amend the - Minimum Wages Act
First integrated smart cities control centre has been launched in – Madhya Pradesh
International
This nation has announced its withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran – US
This country will host the 15th Asia Media Summit from May 10-12, 2018 – India
With a score of 89, the country is at the sixth place in the business optimism index – India
The technology company has launches Android Things for IoT platform - Google
Person In News
He has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India – Pradeep kumar Sinha
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigned - General Eric Schneiderman
General Knowledge
Every year 8th May is observed as the - World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
Every year 7th May is observed as the – World Athletics Day
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
11 MAY 2018
National
The state to start 31 government colleges for girl – Harayana
World’s second oldest rock has been found from - Odisha
India’s Ranking in Asia-Pacific On Power Index - 4th
International
The retail company has purchased 77% stake in Flipkart worth $16 billion – Walmart
India have signed two agreements on exemption of Visas for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports and in the field of Agriculture with – Panama
The country has successfully launched new satellite to monitor Air pollution - China
Person In News
The Former Malaysian Prime Minister who has scored a historic victory in the country's general elections- Mahathir Bin Mohamad
He has sworn in as the new President of Costa Rican - Carlos Alvarado
Former Test cricketer passed away - Rajinder Pal
Sports
India U-16 football team registers 2-1 win against - Jordan
General knowledge
San Jose is the capital of - Costa Rica
The Birth anniversary of Asia’s first laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is celebrated in india every year on – 9th May
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
12 MAY 2018
National
This UT has become the first to bring amendments in the law to ensure "effective implementation" of the Majithia Wage Board in the country – Delhi
The Supreme Court on directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to throw open the Eastern Peripheral Expressway for the public by - May 31
The theme for the National technology Day 2018 is - Science Technology for a sustainable Future
International
The 2018 World Robot Conference (WRC) will be held in – Beijing
The theme of the 15th Edition of Asian Media summit – Telling our Stories – Asia and More
Person In News
The Railway Protection Force constable will be awarded with “Railway Minister’s Medal” for his Bravery – Shri Shivaji
He has sworn in as the PM of Malaysia - Mahathir Mohamad
The author of book ‘Ranji and the Music Maker’, which is to be launched on 19th May 2018 - on his 84th birthday – Ruskin Bond
Sports
He broke John McEnroe’s 34-year record by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open - Rafael Nadal
This player has been recommended for Khel Ratna award – Neeraj Chopra
General knowledge
Every year 11th may is observed as the - National Technology Day
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
13 MAY 2018
National
The Book first of its kind that delves into the depths of Military Judicial System released recently - Across the Bench - Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System
This Indian Naval Ship, has been deployed to undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives – INS Sumedha
Rythu Bandhu Scheme for farmers is launched in - Telangana
International
PM Narendra Modi, has laid the Foundation stone of Arun III Hydro electric project in – Nepal
India and Peru signed an agreement in the field of Renewable Energy at – Lima
The theme of International Nurses Day 2018 - Nurses A Voice to Lead - Health is a Human right
The aerospace company has launched most powerful Falcon 9 rocket – Space X
Person In News
The Sikkim govt. has nominated this Bollywood personality as the Green Ambassador of the state – Mohit Chauhan
The Parliamentary panel to study the recovery of black money and performance pf public sector banks of 2018-19, the panel will be headed by – Murali Manohar joshi
Sports
She has won gold medal in the 40kg on 1st day of Asian Cadet Judo Championships - Rohini S Mohite
This academy is to host Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018 - NBA Academy
General knowledge
Every year 12th May is being observed as the – International Nurses Day
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
14 MAY 2018
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
15 MAY 2018
National
This organization is making green propellant- ISRO
This city hosted the first –ever joint conference of Indian customs and department of India posts – New Delhi
International
First home-built aircraft carrier begins sea trials in this country – China
This is the largest remittance-receiving country in the world – India
Union Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan and UAE Minister of State & Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group flagged off first consignment of 2 million barrels of ADNOC crude for - Mangalore Cavern
Person in News
She has been conferred with Swara Mauli award – Lata Mangeshkar
He has been conferred with the 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018- Muhammad Yunus
Sports
The team has won against Tajikistan 4-2 and emerged as champions in the four-nation Under-16 Tournament held in Serbia – India
He has won his third Masters title by beating Dominic Thiem in the final of the Madrid Open- Alexander Zverev
General knowledge
The first vocalist to be conferred with the Swara Mauli award - MS Subbulakshmi
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
16 MAY 2018
National
The Centre submitted before the Supreme Court the draft Cauvery management scheme, to ensure smooth distribution of water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and – Puducherry
Four north Indian states and one Union Territory signed a pact with the National Health Mission to implement - Ayushman Bharat scheme
E-way has been rolled out recently in Rajasthan and – Assam
Global Extension of Services 2018 inaugurated in - Mumbai
International
The country to host the 2018 meeting of the BIMSTEC sub group on prevention of illicit Trafficking on Narcotic drugs and precursor chemicals – Nepal
India have agreed to expand their partnership for socio-economic development with - Nepal
Person In News
Eminent physicist passed away recently at the age of 86 years - George Sudarshan
The Australian mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest on 14 May 2018, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time - Steve Plain
He has been assigned as the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Sports
She has won gold at Hanover International Shooting Competitions –Anjali Bhagwat
He has won the France's player of the year – Neymar
The player has replaced Rafa Nadal as number one in ATP rankings - Roger Federer
General knowledge
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) came into existence in -1958
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
17 MAY 2018
National
President inaugurated a mutant variety of DUBRAJ rice developed by BARC in – Mumbai
The first ever executive committee meeting of South Asia Wildlife enforcement network was held in - Kolkata
International
The regular US-South Korea joint military exercise is running for 15 days known as - Max Thunder
The United States has formally opened its embassy in – Jerusalem
India has released grant for river training & construction of embankments in – Nepal
The country has emerged as the third largest solar market in the world in 2017 – India
Person in News
He became the first double amputee to climb Mt Everest - Xia Boyu
He has been chosen for the 2018 RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism William Mark Tuly
Sports
He has been elected unopposed as ICC chairman for second term – Shankar Manohar
General knowledge
Every year 15 May is observed across the world as the – International Day of Families
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
18 MAY 2018
National
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in - Jharkhand's Deoghar
Cabinet approves setting up of a Central University in - Andhra Pradesh
National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation, first of its kind in the country in the area of mental health rehabilitation has been set up in – Bhopal
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the development of trunk infrastructure components for the integrated multi-modal logistics hub known as 'Freight Village' in – Haryana
Micro Irrigation Fund worth Rs 5000 crore to be set with - NABAR
International
After US this country has opened its embassy in Jerusalem – Guatemala
The organization has Publishes Its 1st Essential Diagnostics List - WHO
Person In News
He has sworn in as the new CM of Karnataka -B.S. Yeddyurappa
The first South Asian to be elected in Oregon - Susheela Jayapal
He has been appointed as the eminent jurist in the high profile lokpal selection committee – Mukul Rohatgi
Sports
In Women's Hockey, in the second round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy, India defeated - China
General knowledge
Salem is the capital of – Oregon
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
19 MAY 2018
National
The state launched free treatment scheme for road accident victims – Gujarat
The first ever all woman post office Kendra has started its operations in – Phagwara
The city have been ranked India’s first cleanest city as per the latest survey report – Swachh Survekshan 2018 - Indore
International
Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "SAGAR" over - Gulf of Aden
Person in News
He is appointed as the Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi - Uttam Pacharne
He is elected as Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation - Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Noted lyricist, poet, politician Balkavi Bairagi who died recently in MP - Balkavi Bairagi
The person confirmed to be the first female director of the CIA - Gina Haspel
Sports
Chennaiyin FC's head coach has been honoured with a special achievement award - John Gregory
He has won the 2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix tournament – Lewis Hamilton
General Knowledge
Every year 17th May is 0bserved as the – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
20 MAY 2018
National
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology has decided to adopt this word in Hindi and English languages for scientific and technical purposes – AYUSH
The draft related to management of this river was approved by the Supreme Court – Cauvery River
The researchers of this institute have developed a device to detect and remove arsenic from water – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
This Indian corporate giant has acquired 72% stake in Bankrupt Bhushan Steel – Tata Steel
This department has been established by the Union Commerce Ministry – Directorate General of Trade Remedies
The first Parcel Cargo Express Train (PECT) connecting northeast region to Western Coast commenced its operation from this place – Guwahati
International
This country saw the worst airline crash in decades leaving 100 dead – Cuba
Person in News
This person has been appointed as Secretary of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) – Atanu Chakraborty
This person has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL) – Anil Kumar Jha
She became the youngest Indian woman to scale the world’s highest mountain Mt Everest – Shivangi Pathak
Sports
Thomas cup Badminton tournament started in this country – Thailand
General Knowledge
He heads the 15th Finance Commission constituted to chalk out devolution of finances from Centre to States – Nand Kishore Singh
The world’s highest peak Mt Everest in Nepal is known as – Sagarmatha
In this year the Department of Disinvestment was renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) – 2016
The debt-laden Bhushan Steel Limited acquired by Tata Steel is the largest manufacturer of this steel in India - Auto-grade steel
AYUSH” is a popular acronym for five traditional and complementary systems of medicine, namely – Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) were created under the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill of – 2010
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
21 MAY 2018
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
22 MAY 2018
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
23 MAY 2018
National
These three north-eastern states are protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 – Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland
This state’s chief minister inaugurated the 32-meter ‘Sabhyata Dwar’ to attract tourism – Bihar
India received the first cargo of oil from this country’s national oil company for its Mangalore Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This supersonic missile was successfully test-fired by DRDO at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha for life service extension – BrahMos
This agency under Ministry of Home Affairs will be creating a registry for crimes against women – National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
The name of the Indian Navy ship with all-women crew that completed the historic circumnavigation in 8 months – INSV Tarini
This Commodity Exchange launched India’s first copper options contract - Multi Commodity Exchange
International
The theme for International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2018 observed in May 22 is - Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity
The third country to open its embassy in Jerusalem after the US and Guatemala is – Paraguay
The voters of this African continent country voted to extend the limit of President’s power until 2034 - Burundi
Sports
She won the women’s singles title of the Rome tennis Open (also called Italian Open) – Elena Svitolena
Person in News
He has won the Top Male artist award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Ed Sheeran
The name of the commander of all-women crew onboard INSV Tarini that completed its historic circumnavigation – Lt Commander Vertika Joshi
She has won the Top Female artist award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Taylor Swift
She is the first African American female to win the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Janet Jackson
General Knowledge
The Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) came into force on December 29 in this year – 1993
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act of this year – 1955
The Billboard Music Awards (BBM) were first presented in this year – 1990
The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, is – Pataliputra
This UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution mentions the ‘Occupied Territories’ applied to West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza – Resolution 242
BrahMos missile is the result of collaboration between DRDO of India and Military Industrial Consortium NPO Mashinostroyenia of this country – Russia
The President and capital of Burundi is - Pierre Nkurunziza and Bujumbura
The President and capital of South American country Paraguay is - Horacio Cartes and Asuncion
The current Director General of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is – Ish Kumar
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
24 MAY 2018
National
Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, has set up this 21-member board to censor films – Sikh Film Censor Board (SFCB)
The name of the security exercise conducted by Indian Navy off the Western Coast in Mumbai – Prasthan
This state government has decided to provide monthly pension of Rs 250 to its senior citizens – Assam
The Jatayu Nature Park housing the world’s largest bird sculpture is located in this state – Kerala
Rajasthan Government launched this software for disease monitoring – Nidaan
The rank of India in the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index presented in Global Burden of Disease study – 154
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved US $66 billion acquisition of US biotech major Monsanto by this German pharma company – Bayer AG
International
This country has adopted a bill to freeze export and import with the hostile countries – Russia
The first Ebola vaccine was administered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in this country – Congo
This country has topped the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index presented in Global Burden of Disease study – Switzerland
Person in News
This veteran actor who played a memorable role in “Lage Raho Munnabhai” died recently at the age of 81 – Hemu Adhikari
She is the first Indian woman to become a police officer in New York Police Department – Gurusoch Kaur
He was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka – HD Kumaraswamy
He was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka – G Parmeshwara
This author from Poland won the Man Booker International Prize 2018 for the novel ‘Flights’ – Olga Tokarczuk
Sports
This footballer won the European Golden Shoe Award for the fifth time – Lionel Messi
He has been named as the President of Hockey India – Rajinder Singh
This IPL team reached the final for the record seventh time – Chennai Super Kings
General Knowledge
He is the current chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) – Prasoon Joshi
The name of lower house of Russian Parliament is – Duma
Every year National Dengue Day is observed on – 16 May
This foundation funds the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
In this year the Man Booker International Prize was announced first to complement the Man Booker Prize – 2004 (June)
Under this Act, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) was formed as a fair trade regulator – Competition Act, 2002
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
25 MAY 2018
National
These many mobile towers will be set up in 10 Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states in the second phase to improve e-governance – 4072
Union Cabinet approved the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme for provision of mobile services in this state – Meghalaya
This Act protects the interests of farmers, considering them as weaker of the two parties entering into a contract – Model Contract Farming Act, 2018
NITI Aayog has tied up with this Swedish company to benefit India from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics – ABB India
International
The United States of America (USA) has disinvited China from this multi-nation exercise over South China Sea issue - RIMPAC Exercise
The name of the Indo-Dutch initiative to be launched on May 25, 2018 in Bengaluru for the Startup sector – #Startuplink
India launched an international incubator for clean energy innovators at the 3rd edition of Mission Innovation (MI) held in this country – Sweden
The successful launch of this this spacecraft will track Earth’s water cycle over its five-year mission – GRACE-FO
The name of the project that will chart world’s ocean floor by 2030 using drones, ships and explorers – Seabed Project 2030
This country has lodged a complaint against the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium by the United States (US) – India
Person in News
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands who will be visiting India from May 25, 2018 – Mark Rutte
The Pulitzer-winning author who died at age of 85 – Philip Roth
Sports
This cricketer is one of the two cricketers who has an average of more than 50 in both Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) – AB de Villiers
General Knowledge
The term given to 10 Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states is – Red Corridor
The National Telecom Policy of this year provided for setting up Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) by levying a “Universal Access Levy” on telecom company’s revenue – 1999
This year budget announcement of Union Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley provided for creation of a “Model Contract Farming Act” – 2017-18
The Mission was launched by leaders of 20 countries on November 30 in this year – 2015
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
26 MAY 2018
National
Name of the scheme for the holistic development of school education launched by HRD Ministry – Samagra Siksha
At this place the 9th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav began on May 25, 2018 – Tehri (Uttarakhand)
The name of India-Nepal Joint Nepal exercise that will begin on May 30 in Pitthoragarh – SURYA KIRAN-XIII
This institute has bagged the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
The Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 was presented by Minister for Women and Child Development to the all-women crew of – INSV Tarini
International
The 5th India-CLMV Business Conclave was held in the capital city of Cambodia - Phnom Penh
The United States (US) cancelled the June 12 Summit with North Korea to be held at this place – Singapore
North Korea dismantled its nuclear testing site on May 24, 2018 in front of journalist – Puggye-re
Person in News
This Bollywood actor has been roped in by the NITI Aayog for the promotion of its BHIM app and Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) – Sushant Singh Rajput
The 15th Finance Commission constituted a High-Level Group on Health Sector under the chairmanship of – Dr. Randeep Guleria
He was elected as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - Ramesh Kumar
This person has been appointed as the Director General of West Bengal Police – Virendra
General Knowledge
The Operation Blackboard to supply the bare minimum crucial facilities to all primary schools in the country was started in this year – 1987
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 in this year – 2015
The ‘M’ denotes this country in the CLMV group of countries – Myanmar
This state was the first state to implement the e-way bill system for the inter-state transportation of goods – Karnataka
This person is heading the 15th Finance Commission constituted under the Article 280 of the Indian Constitution – NK Singh
The BHIM app developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was on – December 30, 2016
AIMS DARE TO SUCCESS MADE IN INDIA
27 MAY 2018
National
This state government has announced a unique life insurance scheme for farmers providing Rs 5 lakh as insurance cover - Telangana
The Patratu Super Thermal Power Project was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this state – Jharkhand
The fourth ship of landing craft utility (LCU) MK-IV was commissioned by the Indian Navy in – Port Blair
International
This country became the 64th country to join Internal Solar Alliance (ISA) – The Netherlands
This law of European Union will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The bill to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with this region was passed by the Pakistan Parliament – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sports
India bagged a Silver and a Bronze in the Archery World Cup Stage II being held in this country – Turkey
Person in News
This person was elected as the chairperson of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) - Ramesh Chand Meena
This person has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha – Prof Ganeshi Lal
This person has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram - Kummanam Rajasekharan
The book titled "The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace" has been authored by – AS Dulat and Assad Durrani
General Knowledge
The country’s indigenous landing craft utility (LCU) series ships are manufactured at – Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
This Article of Indian Constitution says that there shall be a Governor of State – Article 153
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in this year – 1987
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech during Paris Climate Change Summit in – November 2015
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28 MAY 2018
National
This Union Ministry has created a division for women safety – Home Ministry
The 135-km Eastern Peripheral Expressway inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will connect Ghaziabad with – Palwal
The only 14-lane expressway inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 27, 2018 is – Delhi-Meerut Expressway
International
The researchers of this University have developed a new blood test to detect liver damage in minutes – University College London
This country became the first Latin American country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – Colombia
This German city will host the 2018 Global Wind Summit in September 2018 – Hamburg
Sports
This football club from Spain won the Champions League by defeating Liverpool – Real Madrid
The women badminton team of this country won the 2018 Uber Cup – Japan
Person in News
This veteran actress from film Pakeezah recently died at the age of 57 – Geeta Kapoor
He became the youngest person to summit six peaks over 8000-m – Arjun Vajpai
She was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Barbados – Mia Mottley
General Knowledge
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was founded on April4, 1949 with its headquarter at – Brussels (Belgium)
This country is the world’s fourth largest wind power generator – India
The Uber Cup, also called the World Team Championships for Women, was first held in this year – 1956-57
The capital of Barbados, an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation, is – Bridgetown
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29 MAY 2018
National
The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed an agreement with this organization to promote ‘green' Cricket in India – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This state government has increased the age of retirement of teaching professors of state health department from 58 to 65 – Telangana
This app has predicted that Delhi’s air is as bad as smoking 7.7 cigarettes a day – Sh**t! I Smoke App
These Indian airlines are into the list of top five cheapest airlines of the world – Air India, IndiGo
This constitutional body has ruled that political parties are out of purview of RTI Act – Election Commission of India
International
This province of Pakistan has passed a landmark bill allowing Hindu widows to remarry – Sindh
The nation to invent twin pit toilet technology for promotion of sanitation in rural areas is – India
Person in News
This Bollywood actor launched an ad campaign to promote twin pit toilet technology in rural areas – Akshay Kumar
Sports
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated this team to win the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) – Sunrisers Hyderabad
He was awarded with the ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the IPL 2018 – Sunil Narine
This IPL team was awarded with the ‘Fair Play Award’ – Mumbai Indians
This player from Delhi Daredevils was awarded with the ‘The Emerging Player’ of IPL 2018 – Risabh Pant
The male badminton team of this country won the Thomas Cup by defeating Japan in the final – China
The country of origin of Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo who won the F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Australia
General Knowledge
The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is at – Nairobi (Kenya)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted by India in this year – 2005
This article of Indian Constitution mentions about the Election Commission of India – Article 324
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India is – Radha Krishna Mathur
The winner of the first edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 is – Rajasthan Royals
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, was held for the first time in this year – 1948-49
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30 MAY 2018
National
The Indian Navy sent an all-women expedition to this mountain in Himachal Pradesh – Mt Deotibba
This Nagpur-based research institute has devised a novel method to clean garbage dumped in Lakes – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
The Tamil Nadu government ordered the closure of the Sterlite Copper factory in this place – Thoothukudi
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognised this Indian airport as the world’s first fully solar energy powered Airport – Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
This state government launched a new scheme 'Prakritik Kheti-Khushhal Kisan' to promote organic farming – Himachal Pradesh
International
This place will see the conduct of 22nd edition of Malabar Exercise between India, Japan and the US – Guam Island
Guinea President Alpha Conde named this person as the country's new prime minister – Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Pakistan has appointed this former Chief Justice as the interim Prime Minister – Nasir-ul-Mulk
Person in News
The leader of all-women crew to Mt Deotibba expedition organized by Indian Navy – Lt Commander Kokila Sajwan
This person has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Sudha Balkrishnan
Sports
He has won the International Cricketer of the Year Award at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards – Virat Kohli
He has won the International Bowler of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards – Trent Boult
He has won the International Batsman of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards – Shikhar Dhawan
General Knowledge
The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) was established in this year – 1958
Sterlite Copper Limited is a unit of Vedanta owned by this business tycoon – Anil Agarwal
CEAT Cricket Ratings (CCR) was formed in this year in association with Professional Management Group – 1995
This airport is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999 – Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
Guam Island in Micronesia in Western Pacific is a territory of this country – United States (US)
Japan became a permanent participant of the Malabar Maritime Exercise in this year – 2015
Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is – Conakry
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31 MAY 2018
National
The name of the app and web portal launched by Ministry of Power for bringing in transparency in transactions between DISCOMs and power generation companies – PRAAPTI
The Chhau Mask of this place in West Bengal has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag – Purulia
International
The hosting of first-ever gathering of Indian-American by US Capitol has been organized by – Indian-American Impact Project
This country has banned import of fruits and vegetables from Kerala in light of Nipah Virus (NiV) – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This custom union has tightened the law on foreign temporary workers – European Union (EU)
India and Pakistan DGMOs have agreed to fully implement the ceasefire pact of this year in ‘letter and spirit” – 2003
Person in News
The Bombay High Court has appointed him as an arbitrator in NSE-SGX dispute case – Justice (retd) S J Vazifdar
India's envoy to Russia has been appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) – Pankaj Saran
He has been appointed as the President of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) – Justice R K Agrawal
She has been named as the first woman president of Paraguay – Alicia Pucheta
Sports
In the Pro Kabaddi League 2018 auction, this Kabaddi player surpassed Sunil Chhetri as the costliest non-cricketer in professional sports leagues – Monu Goyat
The Pro Kabaddi League is a professional-level Kabaddi league in India which was launched in – 2014
General Knowledge
In energy parlance DISCOMS in India stands for – Distribution Company of India
First Indian to be elected to US Senate is – Kamla Harris
The home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government is – Capitol Hill
The National Stock Exchange (NSE), established in 1992, is presently headed by – Vikram Limaye
The most preferred fruits by Nipah Virus (NiV) carrying fruit bat is – Mangoes, Dates, Banana
The quasi-judicial body National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was set up in this year – 1988
Landlocked Paraguay is a country sandwiched between Argentina, Bolivia and – Brazil
Geographical Indication (GI) tags are given on the basis of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of this year – 1999
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1 MAY 2018
National
Under the ‘Adopt a heritage’ This corporate house has signed MoU to maintain historic site red fort – Dalmia Bharat ltd.
Shriui Lily festival 2018 is celebrated in this state - Manipur
International
Researchers recorded world’s oldest spider – a 43-year-old arachnid in – Australia
The country has pledged half a billion dollars to restore Great Barrier Reef - Australia
Person in News
He has become India's Longest-Serving Chief Minister – Pawan Charmling
The Gujarati poet has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman – Sitanshu Yashchandra
Sports
She has won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik - Bhavani Devi
He has clinched his first ever singles title on the ATP Challenger circuit – Prajnesh
He has lifted the 11th Barcelona Open tennis title – Rafael Nadal
He has won gold at Belgrade International Boxing - Sumit Sangwan
General knowledge
Name of the capital and largest city in Iceland- Reykjavik
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2 MAY 2018
National
The Government kicks off a Pilot Scheme on competitive basis for 3 (three) years for Procurement of Aggregate Power of - 2500 MW
Govt. has launched the Gobardhan Scheme in – Haryana
The city hosted the 2018 international Buddhist conference - Lumbini
International
The country has been projected the second fastest growing country in the world for air passenger traffic – India
India-South Africa Business Summit 2018 was held in – Johannesburg
This institute has been honoured with the with Vaisakh Samman Prasasti Patra, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
Person in News
She has been honoured with Chaplin Award 2018 - Helen Mirren
Saudi Aramco has appointed first woman to board of directors - Lynn Elsenhans
The singing legend has been honoured with the 26th PC Chandra Puraskaar 2018 – Asha bhosle
Sports
The football club has won this season's Spanish La Liga title after beating Deportivo La Coruna – Barcelona FC
General Knowledge
Every year 01 May is observed as the International Labour Day, it is also known as – May Day
Oil Company with world's second-largest proven crude oil reserves – Saudi Aramco
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3 MAY 2018
National
Exercise 'Vijay Prahar' is being held in – Rajasthan
City to host the 15th Prasavi Bhartiya Divas - Varanasi
International
The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in - New Delhi
Emmanuel Issozet Ngondet resigned, he is the Prime Minister of – Gabon
India-China Border trade resumes through - Nathu La
Person in News
He has been appointed as the new DG of PIB – Sitnashu Ranjan Kar
He has been appointed as the chairman of IRDA - Subhash Chandra Khuntia
The renowned sculpture and mentor of artist has passed away - Ravindra Sharma
Sports
He has been named as the new coach for the India’s Men hockey team – Harendra Singh
The football player who has won the Football Writers' Footballer of the Year - Mohamed Salah
He has claimed No.1 spot in 10m air pistol rankings of ISSF - Shahzar Rizvi
General knowledge
The largest city and the capital of Gabon is - Libreville
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4 MAY 2018
National
President of India presented Visitor’s Awards 2018 at - New Delhi
This scheme has been approved in agriculture sector beyond 12th Five Year Plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 - Krishonnati Yojana
Chandrapur and Ballarshah railway stations have bagged the first prize in the "most beautiful" stations category of the Indian Railways in – Maharashtra
According to the latest report of World Anti doping Agency, India ranked at the – 6th position
International
Country to host the Multi nation counter-terrorism exercise Peace Mission 2018 - Russia
Person in News
Noted Malayalam novelist passed away at the age of 80 - Kottayam Pushpanath
The noted scholar and the first Finance Minister in the left front govt. in West Bengal passed away recently - Ashok Mitra
Chennai based transgender has won the 2018 Miss Koovagam beauty pageant Title - Mubina
Sports
Wimbledon champions' prize money has been hiked by - £50,000
He has won Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018 - Lewis Hamilton
General knowledge
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was introduced in -2017
Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India – Eighth
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5 MAY 2018
National
According to a recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI); India ranked in military spending at - 5th Position
This state has become the first Indian state to provide Digitally- signed land record receipts – Maharashtra
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is chairing the 27th GST Council Meeting in - New Delhi
International
An 18-year-old Chennai-born girl has won this year’s A Star Talent Search award in – Singapore
The theme of the World Press Freedom Day 2018 - Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law
Person In News
Indian-American woman appointed as interim civil court judge in US – Deepa Ambedkar
Oscars Academy expelled him, the expulsion comes more than 40 years after he was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl – Roman Polanski
He has sworn in as the acting governor of Manipur – Jagdish Mukhi
Sports
New Coach appointed for the Australian cricket team - Justin Langer
The Indian Shuttler, who has climbed to the third spot in the latest rankings as per the the report released by the Badminton World Federation - Srikanth Kidambi
General knowledge
World Press Freedom Day is being observed every year on – 3 May
The most important document which establishes the ownership of the land, and is primarily used by farmers – 7/12 Receipts
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6 MAY 2018
National
NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence with – IBM
The Airport in northeast India has obtained license for commercial operation – Pakyong Airport
The aircraft has been inducted into Indian Air Force recently - Dakota-DC3 VP 905
International
The country has changed its time zone, in order to sync with the southern half – North Korea
The Swedish Academy has decided that No Nobel Prize will be announced this year for – Literature
12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in – Manila
As per the Harvard study, this country has topped the list of fastest growing economies for coming decade - India
Person In News
The sitting BJP MLA, from Jayanagar in Karnataka has passed away recently – B.N Vijay Kumar
The well-known Gandhian Freedom fighter and writer passed away recently in Chattisgarh – Keyur Bhusan
Sports
The IAAF will scrap morning sessions at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in – Doha
A Sports initiative 'Star Khel Mahakumbh' launched at - Dharamshala
General knowledge
SAARC - the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia was founded in – 1985
Manila is the capital of – Philippines
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7 MAY 2018
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8 MAY 2018
National
The International Children Theatre festival will be held in June 2018 at – Kolkata
'Noon Assembly' campaign gains momentum in schools of - Delhi
The 19th edition of TOONZ Animation Masters Summit 2018 was held in – Kerala
International
The country to host the 15th Asia Media Summit – India
This US state Surpasses UK to Become World's 5th Largest Economy – California
Person In News
The person who has won this year's annual ONV Literary Prize - M.T Vasudevan Nair
The veteran Marathi singer passed away recently in Mumbai – Arun Date
Sports
The country has finished on top in the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo – India
This Indian player has won the Abu Dhabi Open Squash title – Ramit Tondon
No. of silver medals India has bagged at Grand Prix of liberation International Competition -Two
General Knowledge
This year (2018) 6th May is observed as the – World Laughter Day
The 2018 World cartoonist day was observed on – 5th May
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9 MAY 2018
National
The Supreme Court struck down the amendment which allows former chief ministers of the state to retain government accommodation even after demitting office to - Uttar Pradesh legislation
NITI Aayog has signed SoI to help grow AI ecosystem in India with – Google
The First organized census of Indus Dolphin will be out in - Punjab
International
This country has proposed India’s induction as Organisation of Islamic Cooperation observer – Bangladesh
Anitha-SAT, a lightweight satellite, to measure the effects of air pollution and global warming, developed by a 17 yr. old student is launched from - Mexico
Person in News
The Indian American professor who gets USD 1.6M grant to protect kidneys from obesity – Tahir Hussain
He has as sworn-in as the President of Russia for the fourth time, renewing another six-year term in office - Vladimir Putin
Sports
This team has lifted third Premier League trophy in seven seasons – Manchester City
She has clinched silver Medal in the 10 mtr Air rifle mixed Team Event in the Grand Pix of Liberation International Competition – Pooja Ghatkar
General Knowledge
It is the most populated place in Central America. Guatemala City is the capital of this country – Guatemala
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10 MAY 2018
National
President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Delhi government's proposed Bill to amend the - Minimum Wages Act
First integrated smart cities control centre has been launched in – Madhya Pradesh
International
This nation has announced its withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran – US
This country will host the 15th Asia Media Summit from May 10-12, 2018 – India
With a score of 89, the country is at the sixth place in the business optimism index – India
The technology company has launches Android Things for IoT platform - Google
Person In News
He has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India – Pradeep kumar Sinha
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigned - General Eric Schneiderman
General Knowledge
Every year 8th May is observed as the - World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
Every year 7th May is observed as the – World Athletics Day
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11 MAY 2018
National
The state to start 31 government colleges for girl – Harayana
World’s second oldest rock has been found from - Odisha
India’s Ranking in Asia-Pacific On Power Index - 4th
International
The retail company has purchased 77% stake in Flipkart worth $16 billion – Walmart
India have signed two agreements on exemption of Visas for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports and in the field of Agriculture with – Panama
The country has successfully launched new satellite to monitor Air pollution - China
Person In News
The Former Malaysian Prime Minister who has scored a historic victory in the country's general elections- Mahathir Bin Mohamad
He has sworn in as the new President of Costa Rican - Carlos Alvarado
Former Test cricketer passed away - Rajinder Pal
Sports
India U-16 football team registers 2-1 win against - Jordan
General knowledge
San Jose is the capital of - Costa Rica
The Birth anniversary of Asia’s first laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is celebrated in india every year on – 9th May
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12 MAY 2018
National
This UT has become the first to bring amendments in the law to ensure "effective implementation" of the Majithia Wage Board in the country – Delhi
The Supreme Court on directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to throw open the Eastern Peripheral Expressway for the public by - May 31
The theme for the National technology Day 2018 is - Science Technology for a sustainable Future
International
The 2018 World Robot Conference (WRC) will be held in – Beijing
The theme of the 15th Edition of Asian Media summit – Telling our Stories – Asia and More
Person In News
The Railway Protection Force constable will be awarded with “Railway Minister’s Medal” for his Bravery – Shri Shivaji
He has sworn in as the PM of Malaysia - Mahathir Mohamad
The author of book ‘Ranji and the Music Maker’, which is to be launched on 19th May 2018 - on his 84th birthday – Ruskin Bond
Sports
He broke John McEnroe’s 34-year record by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open - Rafael Nadal
This player has been recommended for Khel Ratna award – Neeraj Chopra
General knowledge
Every year 11th may is observed as the - National Technology Day
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13 MAY 2018
National
The Book first of its kind that delves into the depths of Military Judicial System released recently - Across the Bench - Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System
This Indian Naval Ship, has been deployed to undertake joint EEZ surveillance of Maldives – INS Sumedha
Rythu Bandhu Scheme for farmers is launched in - Telangana
International
PM Narendra Modi, has laid the Foundation stone of Arun III Hydro electric project in – Nepal
India and Peru signed an agreement in the field of Renewable Energy at – Lima
The theme of International Nurses Day 2018 - Nurses A Voice to Lead - Health is a Human right
The aerospace company has launched most powerful Falcon 9 rocket – Space X
Person In News
The Sikkim govt. has nominated this Bollywood personality as the Green Ambassador of the state – Mohit Chauhan
The Parliamentary panel to study the recovery of black money and performance pf public sector banks of 2018-19, the panel will be headed by – Murali Manohar joshi
Sports
She has won gold medal in the 40kg on 1st day of Asian Cadet Judo Championships - Rohini S Mohite
This academy is to host Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018 - NBA Academy
General knowledge
Every year 12th May is being observed as the – International Nurses Day
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14 MAY 2018
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15 MAY 2018
National
This organization is making green propellant- ISRO
This city hosted the first –ever joint conference of Indian customs and department of India posts – New Delhi
International
First home-built aircraft carrier begins sea trials in this country – China
This is the largest remittance-receiving country in the world – India
Union Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan and UAE Minister of State & Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group flagged off first consignment of 2 million barrels of ADNOC crude for - Mangalore Cavern
Person in News
She has been conferred with Swara Mauli award – Lata Mangeshkar
He has been conferred with the 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018- Muhammad Yunus
Sports
The team has won against Tajikistan 4-2 and emerged as champions in the four-nation Under-16 Tournament held in Serbia – India
He has won his third Masters title by beating Dominic Thiem in the final of the Madrid Open- Alexander Zverev
General knowledge
The first vocalist to be conferred with the Swara Mauli award - MS Subbulakshmi
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16 MAY 2018
National
The Centre submitted before the Supreme Court the draft Cauvery management scheme, to ensure smooth distribution of water between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and – Puducherry
Four north Indian states and one Union Territory signed a pact with the National Health Mission to implement - Ayushman Bharat scheme
E-way has been rolled out recently in Rajasthan and – Assam
Global Extension of Services 2018 inaugurated in - Mumbai
International
The country to host the 2018 meeting of the BIMSTEC sub group on prevention of illicit Trafficking on Narcotic drugs and precursor chemicals – Nepal
India have agreed to expand their partnership for socio-economic development with - Nepal
Person In News
Eminent physicist passed away recently at the age of 86 years - George Sudarshan
The Australian mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest on 14 May 2018, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time - Steve Plain
He has been assigned as the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Sports
She has won gold at Hanover International Shooting Competitions –Anjali Bhagwat
He has won the France's player of the year – Neymar
The player has replaced Rafa Nadal as number one in ATP rankings - Roger Federer
General knowledge
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) came into existence in -1958
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17 MAY 2018
National
President inaugurated a mutant variety of DUBRAJ rice developed by BARC in – Mumbai
The first ever executive committee meeting of South Asia Wildlife enforcement network was held in - Kolkata
International
The regular US-South Korea joint military exercise is running for 15 days known as - Max Thunder
The United States has formally opened its embassy in – Jerusalem
India has released grant for river training & construction of embankments in – Nepal
The country has emerged as the third largest solar market in the world in 2017 – India
Person in News
He became the first double amputee to climb Mt Everest - Xia Boyu
He has been chosen for the 2018 RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism William Mark Tuly
Sports
He has been elected unopposed as ICC chairman for second term – Shankar Manohar
General knowledge
Every year 15 May is observed across the world as the – International Day of Families
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18 MAY 2018
National
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in - Jharkhand's Deoghar
Cabinet approves setting up of a Central University in - Andhra Pradesh
National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation, first of its kind in the country in the area of mental health rehabilitation has been set up in – Bhopal
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the development of trunk infrastructure components for the integrated multi-modal logistics hub known as 'Freight Village' in – Haryana
Micro Irrigation Fund worth Rs 5000 crore to be set with - NABAR
International
After US this country has opened its embassy in Jerusalem – Guatemala
The organization has Publishes Its 1st Essential Diagnostics List - WHO
Person In News
He has sworn in as the new CM of Karnataka -B.S. Yeddyurappa
The first South Asian to be elected in Oregon - Susheela Jayapal
He has been appointed as the eminent jurist in the high profile lokpal selection committee – Mukul Rohatgi
Sports
In Women's Hockey, in the second round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy, India defeated - China
General knowledge
Salem is the capital of – Oregon
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19 MAY 2018
National
The state launched free treatment scheme for road accident victims – Gujarat
The first ever all woman post office Kendra has started its operations in – Phagwara
The city have been ranked India’s first cleanest city as per the latest survey report – Swachh Survekshan 2018 - Indore
International
Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "SAGAR" over - Gulf of Aden
Person in News
He is appointed as the Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi - Uttam Pacharne
He is elected as Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation - Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Noted lyricist, poet, politician Balkavi Bairagi who died recently in MP - Balkavi Bairagi
The person confirmed to be the first female director of the CIA - Gina Haspel
Sports
Chennaiyin FC's head coach has been honoured with a special achievement award - John Gregory
He has won the 2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix tournament – Lewis Hamilton
General Knowledge
Every year 17th May is 0bserved as the – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
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20 MAY 2018
National
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology has decided to adopt this word in Hindi and English languages for scientific and technical purposes – AYUSH
The draft related to management of this river was approved by the Supreme Court – Cauvery River
The researchers of this institute have developed a device to detect and remove arsenic from water – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
This Indian corporate giant has acquired 72% stake in Bankrupt Bhushan Steel – Tata Steel
This department has been established by the Union Commerce Ministry – Directorate General of Trade Remedies
The first Parcel Cargo Express Train (PECT) connecting northeast region to Western Coast commenced its operation from this place – Guwahati
International
This country saw the worst airline crash in decades leaving 100 dead – Cuba
Person in News
This person has been appointed as Secretary of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) – Atanu Chakraborty
This person has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Limited (CIL) – Anil Kumar Jha
She became the youngest Indian woman to scale the world’s highest mountain Mt Everest – Shivangi Pathak
Sports
Thomas cup Badminton tournament started in this country – Thailand
General Knowledge
He heads the 15th Finance Commission constituted to chalk out devolution of finances from Centre to States – Nand Kishore Singh
The world’s highest peak Mt Everest in Nepal is known as – Sagarmatha
In this year the Department of Disinvestment was renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) – 2016
The debt-laden Bhushan Steel Limited acquired by Tata Steel is the largest manufacturer of this steel in India - Auto-grade steel
AYUSH” is a popular acronym for five traditional and complementary systems of medicine, namely – Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) were created under the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill of – 2010
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21 MAY 2018
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22 MAY 2018
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23 MAY 2018
National
These three north-eastern states are protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 – Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland
This state’s chief minister inaugurated the 32-meter ‘Sabhyata Dwar’ to attract tourism – Bihar
India received the first cargo of oil from this country’s national oil company for its Mangalore Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This supersonic missile was successfully test-fired by DRDO at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha for life service extension – BrahMos
This agency under Ministry of Home Affairs will be creating a registry for crimes against women – National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
The name of the Indian Navy ship with all-women crew that completed the historic circumnavigation in 8 months – INSV Tarini
This Commodity Exchange launched India’s first copper options contract - Multi Commodity Exchange
International
The theme for International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2018 observed in May 22 is - Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity
The third country to open its embassy in Jerusalem after the US and Guatemala is – Paraguay
The voters of this African continent country voted to extend the limit of President’s power until 2034 - Burundi
Sports
She won the women’s singles title of the Rome tennis Open (also called Italian Open) – Elena Svitolena
Person in News
He has won the Top Male artist award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Ed Sheeran
The name of the commander of all-women crew onboard INSV Tarini that completed its historic circumnavigation – Lt Commander Vertika Joshi
She has won the Top Female artist award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Taylor Swift
She is the first African American female to win the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Award 2018 – Janet Jackson
General Knowledge
The Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) came into force on December 29 in this year – 1993
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act of this year – 1955
The Billboard Music Awards (BBM) were first presented in this year – 1990
The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, is – Pataliputra
This UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution mentions the ‘Occupied Territories’ applied to West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza – Resolution 242
BrahMos missile is the result of collaboration between DRDO of India and Military Industrial Consortium NPO Mashinostroyenia of this country – Russia
The President and capital of Burundi is - Pierre Nkurunziza and Bujumbura
The President and capital of South American country Paraguay is - Horacio Cartes and Asuncion
The current Director General of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is – Ish Kumar
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24 MAY 2018
National
Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, has set up this 21-member board to censor films – Sikh Film Censor Board (SFCB)
The name of the security exercise conducted by Indian Navy off the Western Coast in Mumbai – Prasthan
This state government has decided to provide monthly pension of Rs 250 to its senior citizens – Assam
The Jatayu Nature Park housing the world’s largest bird sculpture is located in this state – Kerala
Rajasthan Government launched this software for disease monitoring – Nidaan
The rank of India in the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index presented in Global Burden of Disease study – 154
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved US $66 billion acquisition of US biotech major Monsanto by this German pharma company – Bayer AG
International
This country has adopted a bill to freeze export and import with the hostile countries – Russia
The first Ebola vaccine was administered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in this country – Congo
This country has topped the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index presented in Global Burden of Disease study – Switzerland
Person in News
This veteran actor who played a memorable role in “Lage Raho Munnabhai” died recently at the age of 81 – Hemu Adhikari
She is the first Indian woman to become a police officer in New York Police Department – Gurusoch Kaur
He was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka – HD Kumaraswamy
He was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka – G Parmeshwara
This author from Poland won the Man Booker International Prize 2018 for the novel ‘Flights’ – Olga Tokarczuk
Sports
This footballer won the European Golden Shoe Award for the fifth time – Lionel Messi
He has been named as the President of Hockey India – Rajinder Singh
This IPL team reached the final for the record seventh time – Chennai Super Kings
General Knowledge
He is the current chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) – Prasoon Joshi
The name of lower house of Russian Parliament is – Duma
Every year National Dengue Day is observed on – 16 May
This foundation funds the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
In this year the Man Booker International Prize was announced first to complement the Man Booker Prize – 2004 (June)
Under this Act, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) was formed as a fair trade regulator – Competition Act, 2002
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25 MAY 2018
National
These many mobile towers will be set up in 10 Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states in the second phase to improve e-governance – 4072
Union Cabinet approved the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme for provision of mobile services in this state – Meghalaya
This Act protects the interests of farmers, considering them as weaker of the two parties entering into a contract – Model Contract Farming Act, 2018
NITI Aayog has tied up with this Swedish company to benefit India from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics – ABB India
International
The United States of America (USA) has disinvited China from this multi-nation exercise over South China Sea issue - RIMPAC Exercise
The name of the Indo-Dutch initiative to be launched on May 25, 2018 in Bengaluru for the Startup sector – #Startuplink
India launched an international incubator for clean energy innovators at the 3rd edition of Mission Innovation (MI) held in this country – Sweden
The successful launch of this this spacecraft will track Earth’s water cycle over its five-year mission – GRACE-FO
The name of the project that will chart world’s ocean floor by 2030 using drones, ships and explorers – Seabed Project 2030
This country has lodged a complaint against the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium by the United States (US) – India
Person in News
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands who will be visiting India from May 25, 2018 – Mark Rutte
The Pulitzer-winning author who died at age of 85 – Philip Roth
Sports
This cricketer is one of the two cricketers who has an average of more than 50 in both Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) – AB de Villiers
General Knowledge
The term given to 10 Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states is – Red Corridor
The National Telecom Policy of this year provided for setting up Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) by levying a “Universal Access Levy” on telecom company’s revenue – 1999
This year budget announcement of Union Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley provided for creation of a “Model Contract Farming Act” – 2017-18
The Mission was launched by leaders of 20 countries on November 30 in this year – 2015
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26 MAY 2018
National
Name of the scheme for the holistic development of school education launched by HRD Ministry – Samagra Siksha
At this place the 9th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav began on May 25, 2018 – Tehri (Uttarakhand)
The name of India-Nepal Joint Nepal exercise that will begin on May 30 in Pitthoragarh – SURYA KIRAN-XIII
This institute has bagged the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
The Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 was presented by Minister for Women and Child Development to the all-women crew of – INSV Tarini
International
The 5th India-CLMV Business Conclave was held in the capital city of Cambodia - Phnom Penh
The United States (US) cancelled the June 12 Summit with North Korea to be held at this place – Singapore
North Korea dismantled its nuclear testing site on May 24, 2018 in front of journalist – Puggye-re
Person in News
This Bollywood actor has been roped in by the NITI Aayog for the promotion of its BHIM app and Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) – Sushant Singh Rajput
The 15th Finance Commission constituted a High-Level Group on Health Sector under the chairmanship of – Dr. Randeep Guleria
He was elected as the Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly - Ramesh Kumar
This person has been appointed as the Director General of West Bengal Police – Virendra
General Knowledge
The Operation Blackboard to supply the bare minimum crucial facilities to all primary schools in the country was started in this year – 1987
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 in this year – 2015
The ‘M’ denotes this country in the CLMV group of countries – Myanmar
This state was the first state to implement the e-way bill system for the inter-state transportation of goods – Karnataka
This person is heading the 15th Finance Commission constituted under the Article 280 of the Indian Constitution – NK Singh
The BHIM app developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was on – December 30, 2016
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27 MAY 2018
National
This state government has announced a unique life insurance scheme for farmers providing Rs 5 lakh as insurance cover - Telangana
The Patratu Super Thermal Power Project was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this state – Jharkhand
The fourth ship of landing craft utility (LCU) MK-IV was commissioned by the Indian Navy in – Port Blair
International
This country became the 64th country to join Internal Solar Alliance (ISA) – The Netherlands
This law of European Union will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The bill to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with this region was passed by the Pakistan Parliament – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sports
India bagged a Silver and a Bronze in the Archery World Cup Stage II being held in this country – Turkey
Person in News
This person was elected as the chairperson of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) - Ramesh Chand Meena
This person has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha – Prof Ganeshi Lal
This person has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram - Kummanam Rajasekharan
The book titled "The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace" has been authored by – AS Dulat and Assad Durrani
General Knowledge
The country’s indigenous landing craft utility (LCU) series ships are manufactured at – Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
This Article of Indian Constitution says that there shall be a Governor of State – Article 153
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in this year – 1987
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech during Paris Climate Change Summit in – November 2015
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28 MAY 2018
National
This Union Ministry has created a division for women safety – Home Ministry
The 135-km Eastern Peripheral Expressway inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will connect Ghaziabad with – Palwal
The only 14-lane expressway inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 27, 2018 is – Delhi-Meerut Expressway
International
The researchers of this University have developed a new blood test to detect liver damage in minutes – University College London
This country became the first Latin American country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – Colombia
This German city will host the 2018 Global Wind Summit in September 2018 – Hamburg
Sports
This football club from Spain won the Champions League by defeating Liverpool – Real Madrid
The women badminton team of this country won the 2018 Uber Cup – Japan
Person in News
This veteran actress from film Pakeezah recently died at the age of 57 – Geeta Kapoor
He became the youngest person to summit six peaks over 8000-m – Arjun Vajpai
She was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Barbados – Mia Mottley
General Knowledge
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was founded on April4, 1949 with its headquarter at – Brussels (Belgium)
This country is the world’s fourth largest wind power generator – India
The Uber Cup, also called the World Team Championships for Women, was first held in this year – 1956-57
The capital of Barbados, an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation, is – Bridgetown
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29 MAY 2018
National
The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has signed an agreement with this organization to promote ‘green' Cricket in India – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This state government has increased the age of retirement of teaching professors of state health department from 58 to 65 – Telangana
This app has predicted that Delhi’s air is as bad as smoking 7.7 cigarettes a day – Sh**t! I Smoke App
These Indian airlines are into the list of top five cheapest airlines of the world – Air India, IndiGo
This constitutional body has ruled that political parties are out of purview of RTI Act – Election Commission of India
International
This province of Pakistan has passed a landmark bill allowing Hindu widows to remarry – Sindh
The nation to invent twin pit toilet technology for promotion of sanitation in rural areas is – India
Person in News
This Bollywood actor launched an ad campaign to promote twin pit toilet technology in rural areas – Akshay Kumar
Sports
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated this team to win the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) – Sunrisers Hyderabad
He was awarded with the ‘Most Valuable Player’ of the IPL 2018 – Sunil Narine
This IPL team was awarded with the ‘Fair Play Award’ – Mumbai Indians
This player from Delhi Daredevils was awarded with the ‘The Emerging Player’ of IPL 2018 – Risabh Pant
The male badminton team of this country won the Thomas Cup by defeating Japan in the final – China
The country of origin of Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo who won the F1 Monaco Grand Prix – Australia
General Knowledge
The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is at – Nairobi (Kenya)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act was enacted by India in this year – 2005
This article of Indian Constitution mentions about the Election Commission of India – Article 324
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India is – Radha Krishna Mathur
The winner of the first edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 is – Rajasthan Royals
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, was held for the first time in this year – 1948-49
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30 MAY 2018
National
The Indian Navy sent an all-women expedition to this mountain in Himachal Pradesh – Mt Deotibba
This Nagpur-based research institute has devised a novel method to clean garbage dumped in Lakes – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
The Tamil Nadu government ordered the closure of the Sterlite Copper factory in this place – Thoothukudi
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognised this Indian airport as the world’s first fully solar energy powered Airport – Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
This state government launched a new scheme 'Prakritik Kheti-Khushhal Kisan' to promote organic farming – Himachal Pradesh
International
This place will see the conduct of 22nd edition of Malabar Exercise between India, Japan and the US – Guam Island
Guinea President Alpha Conde named this person as the country's new prime minister – Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Pakistan has appointed this former Chief Justice as the interim Prime Minister – Nasir-ul-Mulk
Person in News
The leader of all-women crew to Mt Deotibba expedition organized by Indian Navy – Lt Commander Kokila Sajwan
This person has been appointed as the first Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Sudha Balkrishnan
Sports
He has won the International Cricketer of the Year Award at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards – Virat Kohli
He has won the International Bowler of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards – Trent Boult
He has won the International Batsman of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards – Shikhar Dhawan
General Knowledge
The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) was established in this year – 1958
Sterlite Copper Limited is a unit of Vedanta owned by this business tycoon – Anil Agarwal
CEAT Cricket Ratings (CCR) was formed in this year in association with Professional Management Group – 1995
This airport is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999 – Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
Guam Island in Micronesia in Western Pacific is a territory of this country – United States (US)
Japan became a permanent participant of the Malabar Maritime Exercise in this year – 2015
Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is – Conakry
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31 MAY 2018
National
The name of the app and web portal launched by Ministry of Power for bringing in transparency in transactions between DISCOMs and power generation companies – PRAAPTI
The Chhau Mask of this place in West Bengal has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag – Purulia
International
The hosting of first-ever gathering of Indian-American by US Capitol has been organized by – Indian-American Impact Project
This country has banned import of fruits and vegetables from Kerala in light of Nipah Virus (NiV) – United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This custom union has tightened the law on foreign temporary workers – European Union (EU)
India and Pakistan DGMOs have agreed to fully implement the ceasefire pact of this year in ‘letter and spirit” – 2003
Person in News
The Bombay High Court has appointed him as an arbitrator in NSE-SGX dispute case – Justice (retd) S J Vazifdar
India's envoy to Russia has been appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) – Pankaj Saran
He has been appointed as the President of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) – Justice R K Agrawal
She has been named as the first woman president of Paraguay – Alicia Pucheta
Sports
In the Pro Kabaddi League 2018 auction, this Kabaddi player surpassed Sunil Chhetri as the costliest non-cricketer in professional sports leagues – Monu Goyat
The Pro Kabaddi League is a professional-level Kabaddi league in India which was launched in – 2014
General Knowledge
In energy parlance DISCOMS in India stands for – Distribution Company of India
First Indian to be elected to US Senate is – Kamla Harris
The home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government is – Capitol Hill
The National Stock Exchange (NSE), established in 1992, is presently headed by – Vikram Limaye
The most preferred fruits by Nipah Virus (NiV) carrying fruit bat is – Mangoes, Dates, Banana
The quasi-judicial body National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was set up in this year – 1988
Landlocked Paraguay is a country sandwiched between Argentina, Bolivia and – Brazil
Geographical Indication (GI) tags are given on the basis of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of this year – 1999
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