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1. Which of the following countries has become the world’s first nation to ban reef-killing toxic sunscreen?

[A] Nauru
[B] Papua ✅
[C] New Guinea
[D] Vanuatu

2. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage?

[A] Ravish Kumar
[B] Arnab Goswami
[C] Swati Chaturvedi ✅
[D] Dhruv Rathee

3. As per latest US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) report, which of the following cities is the India’s most congested city?

[A] Bengaluru ✅
[B] Delhi
[C] Chennai
[D] Kolkata

4. Which article of the Constitution provides free legal assistance to the poor and weaker sections of the society?

[A] Article 39A ✅
[B] Article 38A
[C] Article 37A
[D] Article 36A

5. Who is the author of the book “Notes of a Dream The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman”?

[A] Anuja Chauhan
[B] Krishna Trilok ✅
[C] Mridula Behari
[D] Devapriya Roy

6. The Union HRD ministry has launched the LEAP initiative for higher education faculty. What does ‘LEAP’ stands for?

[A] Legitimate for Academicians Programme
[B] Lasting for Academicians Programme
[C] Leadership for Academicians Programme ✅
[D] Legible for Academicians Programme

7. Which India’s restoration project has won the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for conservation in Award of Distinction category?

[A] Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain
[B] Rajabai Clock Tower
[C] Agra Fort
[D] LAMO center ✅

8. The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between India and which country?

[A] Indonesia ✅
[B] Seychelles
[C] Vanuatu
[D] Philippines

9. Which social initiative has been launched by Twitter India to boost youth engagement for 2019 General Elections?

[A] #PowerOf18 ✅
[B] #PowerOfVoters
[C] #PowerOf19
[D] #PowerOfElection

10. Stan Lee, who passed away recently, was the legendary comic book writer of which country?

[A] South Africa
[B] United States ✅
[C] France
[D] Canada

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