1. New Defence Secretary of USA
-Patrick Shanahan
2. Who is the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Kamal Nath
3. Who is the new Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh
Bhupesh Baghel
4. Who became the chief minister of Rajasthan in 2018
- Ashok Gehlot
5. Who is the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
-Sachin Pilot
6. In how many languages Sahitya Academy Awards declared
-24
7. Who was conferred Tansen Samman 2018
-Manju Mehta
8. The well-known cricket coach and the man behind Sachin Tendulkar who passed away recently
-Ramakant Acherekar
9. Who has been elected as the Vice-Chair of United Nations Panel of External Auditors
-Rajiv Mehrishi
10. The nationality of Catriona Gray, who was crowned as Miss World 2018
-Philippines
11. Who has been named PETA (People for Ethical Treatment to Animals) India’s person of the year 2018
- Sonam Kapoor
12. The chief guest of India’s 70th Republic Day Celebrations
-Cyril Ramaphosa (President of South Africa)
13. The noted economist who resigned from the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
-Surjit Bhalla
14. Which country left OPEC recently
-Qatar
15. Which country provides Rafale aircraft to India
-France
16. The venue of India’s first underwater museum
Puduchery
17. Which European country passed landmark legislation to legalize abortion
-Ireland
18. Which state has launched a 24-hour helpline “181” for women facing harassment
–Tamil Nadu
19. In which state the Bhima Basin, where small to medium size low-grade Uranium deposits found is looted
Karnataka
20. Name the country which is set to become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by 2019
-Luxembourg
21. Kandhamal Haldi, which is in news for its GI tag, is produced in the state of
–Odisha
22. Who has been selected as Miss World 2018
-Vanessa Ponce
23. Nationality of Vanessa Ponce
-Mexico
24. Who has been reelected as the Prime Minister of FijiFrank
Bainimarama
25. The scientists of which country claimed to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies
-China
26. On which planet did NASA’s InSight land of 2018 November
-Mars
27. The largest emitter of Carbon dioxide in the world
-China (27%)
28. The Second largest emitter of Carbon dioxide in the world
-USA (15%)
29. What is the Rank of India in terms of Carbon dioxide emission
-Fourth
30. The rank of India in the climate change performance index
-11th
31. In which state Zoramthanga became the Chief Minister
-Mizoram
32. The first country to submit new binding climate targets to the United Nations
-Marshall Islands
33. Lakshya San is related to which sports
–Badminton
34. The first NATO nation to appoint a female chief of Armed Forces
-Slovenia
35. Which country lifted 2018 men’s Hockey World Cup
Belgium
36. Indo-Russia joint exercise “INDRA 2018” was held in
Jhansi
37. 2018 Davis Cup Tennis tournament has been won by
Croatia
38. The United Nations security council has recently lifted sanctions against which African nation after nine years
Eritrea
39. The venue of India’s first specialized hospital for elephants
-Mathura
40. The youngest Indian golfer to win Asia Tour Order of Merit
-Shubhankar Sharma
41. The FAO has decided to observe the International year of Millets in
-2023
42. Who has been selected for the Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) for 2018
-Kanimozhi
43. Who won 2018 Ballon d'Or
- Luka Modric