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The United Nations World Youth Skills Day is observed on : 
a) 10th July
b) 15th July
c) 17th July
d) 31st July

The United Nations, at its General Assembly in November 2014, declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day.

Which State Government has launchd a smartphone application 'i-Hariyalli' to increase green cover?
a) Haryana
b) Kerala
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan

Punjab government has launched 'i-Hariyali' mobile application under 'Mission Tandarust Punjab' aimed at increasing the state's green cover.

Which of the following states in India has maximum number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites? 
a) Maharashtra 
b) Odisha
c) Karnataka
d) Tamilnadu

Maharashtra has the maximum number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Who has been honoured with the 2018 Sri Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Prativa Award? 
a) Ruchi Sharma
b) Manisha Gulyani
c) Anindita Anam
d) Anupama Rai

US-based Kathak dancer Anindita Anaam has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Shri Jayadev Rastriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2018’ for outstanding contribution to the field of art. The award was presented to the Kathak exponent during the ‘Jayadev International Dance Festival’.The 4-day festival that began on May 13 has been organised under the aegis of Odisha’s culture department and National Culture Mission.

Which Indian - American Personality has become the first South Asian to be elected in Oregon in the Western USA? 
a) Sushila Jayapal 
b) Satya Atluri
c) Akhil Amar
d) Mahzarin Banaji

Susheela Jayapal, 55, was elected as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Multnomah County in Oregon on May 15.

C.V. Rajendran who died recently was associated with : 
a) Journalism
b) Film Industry 
c) Science
d) Sports

C. V. Rajendran (died April 1, 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi film industry.

Kazuo Ishiguro won : 
a) UNSECO Award for Literature
b) Best man of Literature in UK
c) Nobel Prize for Literature 2017 
d) Best Literature Award for E.U

Kazuo Ishiguro. Kazuo Ishiguro, (born November 8, 1954, Nagasaki, Japan), Japanese-born British novelist known for his lyrical tales of regret fused with subtle optimism. In 2017 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his works that “uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world.”

The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is located in : 
a) Assam 
b) Tripura
c) Meghalaya
d) Uttar Pradesh

Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (सक्रसिला) is a wildlife sanctuary falling under Dhubri and Kokrajhardistricts of Assam, India. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langur in India.

Which country has renamed part of South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea? 
a) Indonesia 
b) Malaysia
c) Brunei
d) Philippines

The government of Indonesia has decided to rename its part of the South China Sea, a move that appears calculated to assert sovereignty in the face of increasing pressure from China. The name of the world's newest body of water, the "North Natuna Sea," now features prominently on Indonesian charts, and it overlaps areas of China's sweeping "nine-dash line" maritime claims.