{"id":16456,"date":"2018-03-27T12:07:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=16456"},"modified":"2019-11-19T15:56:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T10:56:13","slug":"national-international-mcqs-jan-feb-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/studykit\/mcqs\/national-international-mcqs-jan-feb-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"National & International MCQs (Jan \u2013 Feb 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"National<\/a><\/h2>\n

NATIONAL<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. The Paigham-i-Pakistan fatwa has been signed by ______ scholars.
\n<\/strong>(a) 1124\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 1,829<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 1915\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 2029<\/p>\n

2. On Jan 17, ______ was appointed chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) for a period of three years.<\/strong>
\n(a) Mohsin Razi
\n(b) Lt Gen (R) Maqsood Ahmad<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Abdul Rauf
\n(d) Syed Mubashar Raza<\/p>\n

3. On Jan 17, the 11th Pak-Saudi joint-ministerial commission meeting was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Islamabad\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Lahore
\n(c) Riyadh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Makkah<\/p>\n

4. On Jan 18, ______ was appointed the Executive Director to Asian Development Bank (ADB) for three years.<\/strong>
\n(a) Tauqeer Shah\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Shahid Mehmood<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Fawad Hassan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Samiullah Mengal<\/p>\n

5. On Jan 21, the Pak army acquired latest drone technology in form of a drone named ______ to monitor CPEC, gas pipelines, sensitive installations, bridges, dams and borders.<\/strong>
\n(a) Khaled\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Uqab<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Falcon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Shaheen<\/p>\n

6. Munir Ahmed Qureshi, a.k.a Munoo Bhai, passed away on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Jan 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Jan 17
\n(c) Jan 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) Jan 19<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Army Institute of Military History was opened by the COAS on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Jan 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Jan 20
\n(c) Jan 22\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Jan 23<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

8. On Jan 23, ______, the culprit behind the brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab, was arrested.<\/strong>
\n(a) Fayyaz Ali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 (b) Imran Ali<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Munir Ahmad\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Shahzad Ali<\/p>\n

9. On Jan 23, ______ was appointed the new prosecutor general of NAB.<\/strong>
\n(a) Syed Asghar Haider<\/strong><\/span>
\n(b) Akram A. Sheikh
\n(c) Kamran Murtaza
\n(d) Deedar Hussain Shah<\/p>\n

10. The Senate Museum, which traces the evolution, history and reorganisation of the upper house of parliament, was inaugurated on _____.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(a) Jan 20\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Jan 21
\n(c) Jan 22\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Jan 23<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

11. On Jan 26, ______ President Joko Widodo addressed a joint sitting of the parliament of Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) Indonesian\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Malaysian
\n(c) Algerian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Moroccan<\/p>\n

12. On Jan 28, ______ became the first Pakistani Golfer to win the Qatar Open Golf title (2018).<\/strong>
\n(a) Hameed Ali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Sajjad Ahsan
\n(c) Taqi Butt\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Ahmed Baig<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

13. On Jan 29, the Sindh government appointed ______ the chairman of Sindh Higher Education Commission<\/strong>
\n(a) Manzoor Wassan
\n(b) Dr Asim Hussain<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Saeed Ghani
\n(d) Sharmila Faruqui<\/p>\n

14. On Jan 31, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered immediate removal of the chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Shaista Parvez Malik
\n(b) Tariq Fazal Chaudhary
\n(c) Siddiqul Farooq<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Daniyal Aziz<\/p>\n

15. PPP Senator Haji Saifullah Bangash died on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 01<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Feb 02
\n(c) Feb 03\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Feb 04<\/p>\n

16. On Feb 01, the Supreme Court convicted Senator Nehal Hashmi of contempt of court and sent him to jail for ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 15 Days\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 21 Days
\n(c) One month<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Two months<\/p>\n

17. Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, who died on Feb 01, was Sindh minister for ____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Excise & Taxation
\n(b) Education & Literacy
\n(c) Planning and Development<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Livestock & Fisheries<\/p>\n

18. Sonmiani Firing Range is in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sindh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) KP
\n(c) Balochistan<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Gilgit-Baltistan<\/p>\n

19. The FIFA World Cup trophy was brought to Lahore on ______. <\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 01\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Feb 03<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Feb 06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Feb 08<\/p>\n

20. The current FIFA World Cup trophy was introduced in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1968\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 1970
\n(c) 1972\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 1974<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

21. Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) is an initiative of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) United States\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Pakistan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) China\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Russia<\/p>\n

22. On Feb 06, Pakistan and _____ signed Executive Programme of Cultural Agreement.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) China<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Japan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Indonesia<\/p>\n

23. The federal cabinet approved the promulgation of Costs of Litigation Act, 2017, on ______. <\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 04\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Feb 06<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Feb 0 8\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Feb 10<\/p>\n

24. On Feb 06, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and Kashmir Council declared Ahmadis non-Muslims through ______ Amendment to the Interim Constitution of AJK.<\/strong>
\n(a) 10th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 11th
\n(c) 12th\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 14th<\/p>\n

25. On Feb 06, ______ scored 209 not out, the highest-ever score recorded in Pakistan\u2019S domestic cricket.<\/strong>
\n(a) Khalid Latif\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Kamran Akmal
\n(c) Sharjeel Khan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) Abid Ali<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

26. On Feb 07, Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali was sworn in as the ______ chief justice of the Lahore High Court.<\/strong>
\n(a) 36th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 42nd
\n(c) 46th\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 50th<\/p>\n

27. Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride 400mg, the first-ever Pakistani drug accredited by WHO, has been manufactured by ______. <\/strong>
\n(a) CCL Pharma\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Getz Pharma<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Roche\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Macter<\/p>\n

28. On Feb 08, King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of ______ opened his two-day working visit to Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) Oman\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Qatar
\n(c) Kuwait\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Jordan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

29. ______ is the only Pakistani varsity in top 100 universities of Asia by Times Higher Education.<\/strong>
\n(a) LUMS, Lahore\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) COMSATS, Islamabad
\n(c) QAU, Islamabad<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) NUST, Islamabad<\/p>\n

30. On Feb 10, the ______ government unveiled its first labour policy<\/strong>
\n(a) Sindh<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Balochistan
\n(c) Punjab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) KP<\/p>\n

31. Veteran television, radio, film and theatre artist Qazi Wajid died on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 10\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Feb 11<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Feb 12\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Feb 14<\/p>\n

32. On ______, Asma Jahangir, an iconic lawyer, activist and champion of human rights, passed away.<\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 10\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Feb 11<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Feb 12\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Feb 14<\/p>\n

33. On Feb 13, ‘Chiefs of Defence Conference’ was held in ______.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(a) Islamabad\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Beijing
\n(c) Kabul\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Moscow<\/p>\n

34. On Feb 15, the Islamabad High Court removed Additional District and Sessions Judge ______ for Acquitting Shoaib Sheikh, the CEO of Axact, in a fake degree case.<\/strong>
\n(a) Bashir Ahmad Memon
\n(b) Pervaizul Qadir Memon<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Abdul Qadir Junejo
\n(d) Rehmnan Khan Tareen<\/p>\n

35. Nuclear physicist Dr Ishfaq Ahmad, who passed away on Jan 18, was a former head of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Khan Research Laboratories
\n(b) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Pakistan Institute of Physics
\n(d) Project-706<\/p>\n

36. Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park is located in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sahiwal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Lodhran
\n(c) Multan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Bahawalpur<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

37. The Senate of Pakistan has ______ seats.<\/strong>
\n(a) 100\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 102
\n(c) 104<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) 116

<\/div>
<\/div>\n

International <\/span><\/h2>\n

1. On Jan 16, Indian Premier Narendra Modi launched the construction of a $6.8 billion refinery in ______ state.<\/strong>
\n(a) Delhi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) UP
\n(c) Rajasthan<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Punjab<\/p>\n

2. On Jan 17, Viorica Dancila was nominated as the first female premier of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Denmark\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Romania<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Hungary\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Latvia<\/p>\n

3. On Jan 17, ______ World Cup winner Ronaldinho formally confirmed his retirement from football.<\/strong>
\n(a) Argentina’s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Brazil’s<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Germany’s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Portugal’s<\/p>\n

4. On Jan 18, the British government appointed ______ a \u201cminister for loneliness\u201d.<\/strong>
\n(a) Tracey Crouch\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>(b) Nigel Adams
\n(c) Peter Aldous\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Ann Coffey<\/p>\n

5. Instagram, a popular Internet-based photo-sharing application and service, is owned by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Yahoo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Facebook<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Google\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Apple<\/p>\n

6. On Jan 20, Turkey launched Operation ______, a new offensive to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave.<\/strong>
\n(a) Euphrates\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Inherent Resolve
\n(c) Olive Branch<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Shah Euphrates<\/p>\n

7. On Jan 20, India defeated _____ to retain the Blind Cricket World Cup.<\/strong>
\n(a) Australia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) England
\n(c) Pakistan<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

8. On Jan 22, former football star George Weah was sworn in as president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Liberia<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Kenya
\n(c) Senegal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Ethiopia<\/p>\n

9. Oxfam, a confederation of 19 independent charitable organizations from around the world, is headquartered in ______<\/strong>
\n(a) Chicago, USA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Oxford, UK<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Bonn, Germany\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Paris, France<\/p>\n

10. On Jan 23, the US State Department designated Mohammad Emwazi, also known as ______ a global terrorist.<\/strong>
\n(a) John Akomfrah\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Tomas Abyu
\n(c) Jihadi John\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Amir Khattab<\/p>\n

11. On Jan 24, ______ scientists cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep.<\/strong>
\n(a) Indian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Chinese<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) American\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) German<\/p>\n

12. ______, the world’s largest furniture retailer, was founded by Ingvar Kamprad who died on 27 Jan 2018, in 1943.<\/strong>
\n(a) Conforama\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Mocka
\n(c) Ikea\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (d) Starmark<\/p>\n

13. With an elevation of 8,126 metres (26,660 ft), Nanga Parbat is the world’s ______ highest peak.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sixth\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Ninth<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Thirteenth\u00a0 \u00a0(d) Fifteenth<\/p>\n

14. On Jan 31, the US put the head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, ____, on its terror blacklist.<\/strong>
\n(a) Khaled Mashal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Ismail Haniyeh<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Marwan Issa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Tawfik Jaber<\/p>\n

15. The theme of the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum was ______. <\/strong>
\n(a) Fourth Industrial Revolution
\n(b) Responsible Leadership
\n(c) Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Together Create a United World<\/p>\n

16. On Feb 01, ______ successfully launched 11 satellites from its Vostochny cosmodrome.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Germany
\n(c) Azerbaijan\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) India<\/p>\n

17. On Feb 03, India beat Australia to win the ICC U-19 World Cup for a ______ time.<\/strong>
\n(a) Third\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Fourth<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Fifth\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sixth<\/p>\n

18. The People’s Majlis is the parliament of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Tibet\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Maldives<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sri Lanka\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Myanmar<\/p>\n

19. On Feb 03, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain was appointed the new chief justice of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Bangladesh<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Nigeria
\n(c) Afghanistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Maldives<\/p>\n

20. On Feb 04, ____ became the first player from Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test.<\/strong>
\n(a) Abu Jayed\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Taskin Ahmad
\n(c) Mominul Haque\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong> (d) Imrul Kayes<\/p>\n

21. Tawakkol Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 2002\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 2008
\n(c) 2011<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 2014<\/p>\n

22. On Feb 05, ______ airport was named the world’s busiest for international passengers in 2017.<\/strong>
\n(a) JFK\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Dubai<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Beijing\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Hartsfield<\/p>\n

23. On Feb 06, the Maldives’ Chief Justice ______ and another Supreme Court judge were arrested.<\/strong>
\n(a) Adam Abdullah\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Abdulla Saeed<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Ali Hameed\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Abdulla Areef<\/p>\n

24. As per the latest report published by World Steel Association, ______ was the world’s largest producer of steel in 2017.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) USA
\n(c) China<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) India<\/p>\n

25. The world’s longest zip line has been launched by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) UAE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Israel
\n(c) India\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) China<\/p>\n

26. The current Chairman of the US Federal Reserve is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Janet Yellen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Jerome H. Powell<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Ben Bernanke\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Randal Quarles<\/p>\n

27. On Feb 06, ______ jockey Jorge Ricardo got his record-equalling 12,844th victory.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) American
\n(c) Brazilian<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>(d) Swedish<\/p>\n

28. On Feb 07, Saudi Arabia granted approval to ______ to use its airspace to operate direct flights from New Delhi to Tel Aviv.<\/strong>
\n(a) Air India<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Gulf Airways
\n(c) Kingfisher\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Kuwait Airlines<\/p>\n

29. The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off on its highly anticipated maiden test flight on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 05\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Feb 06
\n(c) Feb 07\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (d) Feb 09<\/p>\n

30. On Feb 08, ______ was readmitted to the Commonwealth.<\/strong>
\n(a) Gambia<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Bhutan
\n(c) Maldives\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

31. On Feb 09, the world’s first passenger drone named EHang 184 made its maiden public flight in _____.<\/strong>
\n(a) China\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 (b) USA
\n(c) France\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Japan<\/p>\n

32. On Feb 09, the Competition Commission of India imposed a Rs1.358 billion fine on ______ for \u201csearch bias\u201d and abusing its \u201cdominant position\u201d.<\/strong>
\n(a) Yahoo\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Bing
\n(c) Google\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong> (d) AOL<\/p>\n

33.On Feb 09, the ICC appointed ______, an Indian-American businesswoman and the current Chairwoman and CEO of PepsiCo, its first female Independent Director.<\/strong>
\n(a) Anju Bhargava\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Indra Nooyi<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Shanti Das\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Seema Verma<\/p>\n

34. The theme of the World Radio Day 2018 was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Radio and Peace\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Radio and Sports<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Radio is You\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Radio and World<\/p>\n

35. The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Feb 06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Feb 08
\n(c) Feb 09<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Feb 12<\/p>\n

36. On Feb 11, Gevora, the world’s new tallest hotel, opened in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) New York\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Dubai<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Makkah\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Frankfurt<\/p>\n

37. On Feb 15, Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as the president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) South Africa<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(b) Poland
\n(c) Ghana\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Ethiopia<\/p>\n

38. On Feb 15, K. P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Maldives\u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Bhutan
\n(c) Nepal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (d) Chile<\/p>\n

39. The world’s biggest air purifier has been built by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Saudi Arabia\u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Oman
\n(c) China<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(d) UAE<\/p>\n

40. The 20th president of the United States was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) James Madison\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Ulysses S. Grant
\n(c) Andrew Johnson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) James Garfield<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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