1.The first Indian National Institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set up in which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Punjab
c) Telangana
d) Delhi
ANSWER: (b) Punjab
India’s first National Institute of Inter-Faith Studies will be set up by in Punjab to promote brotherhood and diversity as part of the year-long activities to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, for which the state Government will provide land free of cost.
2. An 80-feet statue of the Buddha is being planned to be built in which state?
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Jharkhand
d) Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER: (b) Gujarat
After the 182-meter tall `Statue of Unity’ of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sanghakaya Foundation, a non-profit Buddhist organisation on November 22, 2018 demanded land from the government for installing an 80-feet high statue of Lord Buddha in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.
3. Which state has allowed pregnant woman to vote without standing in queue?
a) Telangana
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER: (d) Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, Pregnant women will not have to stand in queue to vote in assembly election. Understanding the physical problems of such women, the Election Commission is allowing them to vote without standing in line. According to Chief Election Officer of Madhya Pradesh, these women will have to register themselves in the Sugamya portal designed by state election commission.
4. Which country’s largest exhibition on construction equipment and technology ‘ConMac 2018’ began on November 22, 2018?
a) India
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bangladesh
ANSWER: (c) Nepal
Nepal’s largest exhibition on construction equipment and technology “ConMac 2018” started in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu on November 22, 2018. Development is the main agenda of the present government and it is committed to infrastructure development in Nepal and machines and technology are very essential to achieve this goal.
5.The second edition of India’s Strategic Conclave with this nation will be held on November 27, 2018 in Abu Dhabi.
a) UAE
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Kuwait
d) Dubai
ANSWER: (a) UAE
The second edition of the India-UAE Strategic Conclave will be held in capital city of Abu Dhabi on November 27, 2018. The day-long conclave will initiate a dialogue to widen the scope of bilateral investments. The event will see key business leaders and senior government officials come together to lay the blueprint for greater economic cooperation between the two countries.
