General Knowledge
Q1. Which prestigious award was conferred to the 70th Je Khenpo of Bhutan for recognition of his lifetime services to the nation by His Majesty the King at 111th National Day ( 17th December, 2018) in Samtse?Answer : Ngadag Pelgi Khorlo
Q2. What is the English translation for the Highest Civilian Decoration in the country 'Ngadag Pelgi Khorlo'?
Answer:The Order of the Druk Gyalpo
Q3. Who is the current Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot ) of Bhutan?
Answer :70th Je Khenpo Trulku Ngawang Jigme Chhoedra
Q4. Who was the first recipient of the Highest Civilian Decoration in the country?
Answer : Gyalyum Azhi Kesang Choden Wangchuck.
Q5. Which country become the first country in the world to recognize so-called Orphanage trafficking as a form of Modern day Slavery?
Answer :Australia
Q6. 'World Aids Day' is observed on which date?
Answer :1st December
Q7. What is the theme for 'World Aids Day' 2018?
Answer : Know Your Status
Q8. Which world is declared as the Cambridge Dictinary's word of the year 2018?
Answer :Nomophobia
Q9. Who has been sworn-in as the first female President of Georgia 2018?
Answer :Salome Zurabishvili
Q10. Which country topped the Global Passport Power Bank released by Passport Index 2018?
Answer: United Arab Emirates
Q11. On which date International Day of Person's with Disabilities celebrated?
Answer:3rd December
Q12.What is the theme for ' International Day of Person's with Disabilities' 2018?
Answer : Empowering Person's with Disabilities and Ensuring inclusiveness and Equality.
Q13.international Ant- Corruption day is observed on....
Answer :9th December
Q14. Name the first country in South East Asia to legalize the use of Marijuana for medical use and research.
Answer :Thailand
Q15. Who was crowned Miss Universe 2018 held in Bangkok 2018 ?
Answer : Miss Philippines Catriona Elisa Magnayon
Q16. Who has been elected as the new President of Mexico 2018?
Answer : Leftist Lopez Obrador
Q17. International Volunteer Day is observed on
Answer :5th December
Q18. What is theme for International Volunteer Day 2018?
Answer :Volunteers build Resilient Communities.
Q19. What prestigious award was conferred to Tshugla Lopen Samten Dorji of the Central Monastic Body in recognition of his contributions towards Buddhism by the Chairman of the World Buddhist Scout Council in Bangkok?
Answer: International Buddhist Peace Award
Q20. When was Royal Highland Festival introduced?
Answer: 16th, October 2016
Q21. Who was the winner of Laya run in men’s category?
Answer: Sangay Wangchuk
Q22.Who was the winner of Laya Run in Women’s category?
Answer: Kinley Zam
Q23. What is the current form of government in Bhutan?
Answer: Democratic Constitutional Monarchy
Q24. When was the third primary election for National Assembly took place?
Answer: 15th September, 2018
Q25. How many voters are registered in Primary Round according to the Election Commission of Bhutan 2018?
Answer: 438,663
( Female = 224,550 ,Male=214,113)
Q26. Q13. What is the overall voter turnout (Provisional) for the Third National Assembly Election in Primary Round?
Answer: 291,098
(Male voter turnout = 144,028 (49.5%), Female voter turnout=147,070 (50.5%).
Q27. What is the full form of EVM?
Answer: Electronic Voting Machine.
Q28. How many EVM voter turnouts for the Third National Assembly Election in Primary Round?
Answer: 182,518
(Male voter turnout = 87,952 (48.2%), Female voter turnout=94,566 (51.8%).
Q29. How many Postal Ballot voter turnouts for the Third National Assembly Election in Primary Round?
Answer: 108,580
(Male= 56,076, Female = 52,504)
Q30. . How many political parties were registered by the Election Commission of Bhutan to contest the Third National Assembly Parliamentary election in Primary Round?
Answer: 4 Political Parties
(Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party ( BKP), Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa , Druk Phuensum Tshogpa and People’s Democratic Party).
Q31. Which party secured the maximum number of votes and led the primary election results in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election?
Answer: Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa
Q32. Which party secured maximum EVM votes in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election (Primary Round)?
Answer: People’s Democratic Party
Q33. Which party secured highest votes in Postal Ballots in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election (Primary Round)?
Answer: Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa
Q34. Which party won the maximum constituencies in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election (Primary Round)?
Answer: Druk Phuensuem Tshogpa (22 Constituencies)
Q35. Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa and People’s Democratic Party won the _____ constituencies in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election ( Primary Round).
Answer: 16 & 9
Q36. What was the total EVM and PB votes secured by Druk Phuensum Tshogpa,Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa, ,People’s Democratic Party and Bhutan Kue-Nyam Party in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election ( Primary Round)?
Answer: Druk Phuensum Tshogpa ( EVM=53,108,PB=36,912),Druk Nyamrub Tshogpa ( EVM = 55,166 ,PB = 37,556), ,People’s Democratic Party ( EVM = 56,180, PB = 23,703 ) & Bhutan Kue-Nyam Party ( EVM = 18,064 , PB = 10,404).
Q37. How many Bhutanese Citizens voted through EVM in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election (Primary Round)?
Answer: 182,595
Q38. When was the third general election for National Assembly took place?
Answer: 18th October, 2018
Q39.How many constituencies won by the Druk Nymrub Tshogpa in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election ( General Round)?
Answer: 30 Constituencies
Q40. Druk Phuensuem Tshogpa won _____ constituencies in Third National Assembly Parliamentary election (General Round).
Answer:17
Q41. Who was the winner of Man Booker Prize in 2018?
Answer: Anna Burns , Novel title: Milkman
Q42. Which country topped the Global Competitiveness Index 2018 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?
Answer: USA
Q43. Which country secured maximum medals in the Asian Para Games 2018?
Answer: China
Q44. Which country is planning to Launch Artificial Moon by 2020
Answer: China
Q45. Which team won the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) National League title in 2018 after vanquishing Paro Football Club (FC) 2-1 in the final?
Answer: Transport United
Q46. Name the first Female (Pilot & Captain) in Bhutan.
Answer: Ugyen Dema
Q47. Who is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Druk Air?
Answer: Mr. Tandin Wangchuk
Q48. When was His majesty the King bestowed Dakyen to the newly elected Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering officially making him the new Prime Minister of Bhutan’s Third Democratically elected?
Answer: 07/11/2018
Q49. ‘World Toilet Day’ is observed on which date?
Answer: 19th November
Q50. Which country topped the ranking of ‘Ease of Doing Business 2019’ released by World Bank?
Answer: New Zealand
Q51. Which English word declared ‘Oxford Word of The year 2018?
Answer: Toxic
Q52. What is the theme of ’World Cities Day 31st October, 2018?
Answer: Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities.
Q53.Who has been named as the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships?
Answer: Mary Kom
Q54. Who designed the world’s tallest statue 'Statue of Unity’ with a height 182cm?
Answer: Ram V. Sutar
Q55. Which team won the 5th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-15 Championship 2018 title?
Answer: Bangladesh
Q56. Where was the first World Health Organization (WHO) Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health was held?
Answer: Geneva, Switzerland
Q57.On which date World Radiology is celebrated?
Answer: 8th November
Q58. Who has been elected the new President of International Boxing Association (AIBA)?
Answer: Gafur Rakhim
Q59. In which year Bank of Bhutan ( BoB ) established?
Answer: May 1968
Q60. When was Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) established?
Answer: 1982
Q61. Who became the first Central Bank Governor of Bhutan?
Answer: Daw Tenzin
Q62. Who was the first Finance Minister of Bhutan?
Answer: Lyonpo Chogyal
Q63. Name the first Finance Secretary of Bhutan.
Answer: Dorji Tshering
Q64. Who became the first woman Finance Secretary of Bhutan?
Answer: Dasho Yangki T. Wangchuk
Q65. Who became the first Bhutanese Managing Director of Bank of Bhutan?
Answer: Tshering Dorji
Q66. Who was the first Manager of Bank of Bhutan?
Answer: John Roger Stansfield Holmes.
Q67. Who inaugurated the first Bank in Bhutan?
Hint: He was the first person to open a bank account in the country.
Answer: Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Q68. Who is the present Managing Director of Bank of Bhutan (2018)?
Answer:Mr.Pema Namgyel Nadik
Q69. Which country hosted 16th SAARC summit in 2010?
Answer: Bhutan
Q70. What is the toll free phone number of Bank of Bhutan?
Answer: 1095
Q71. In which year first Bhutanese currency bearing note Nu: 1, Nu: 5 ,Nu: 10 & Nu: 100 was issued?
Answer: June 2nd, 1974
Q72. Which film won the best film award at the 17th Bhutanese National Film awards 2018 held at Clock Tower in Thimphu?
Answer: Tsawai Lama རྩ་བའི་བླ་མ།
Q73. How many pillars are there in Gross National Happiness?
Answer: Four
1.Equitable and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development
2.Preservation and Promotion of Culture
3.Conservation of Environment
4.Good Governance
Q74. What are nine domains of Gross National Happiness?
Answer:
1.Psychological Well being
2.Living Standards
3.Good Governance
4.Health
5.Education
6.Community Vitality
7.Cultural Diversity and Resilience
8.Time use
9.Ecological Diversity and Resilience
Q75. How many indicators are there in GNH?
Answer: 33
Q76. In which year Royal Bhutan Army was established?
Answer: 1958
Q77. Who became the first Chief of Army in Bhutan?
Answer: Brigadier Chhabdag Namgyel Bahadur
Q78. When was Royal Body Guards established?
Answer: 1959
Q79. Who is the current Chief of Army in Bhutan (2018)?
Answer: Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering
Q80. When was Royal Bhutan Police established?
Answer: 1965
Q81. What do you call ‘Lance Corporal ‘in Dzongkha?
Answer: Gopa
Q82. What is the internet code of Bhutan?
Answer: .bt
Q83. What is the dialing code of Bhutan?
Answer: +975
Q84. What is the postal code or Zip code of Bhutan?
Answer: 11001
Q85. What is the name of an optical remote sensing satellite developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) , as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project?
Answer: Gaofen-11
Q86. Which U.S firm became the world’s first trillion-dollar public company?
Answer: Apple.
Q87.Which country became the World's 2nd biggest stock market 2018?
Answer: Japan.
Q88. Google has launched a long-awaited new version of its Android smartphone operating system (OS) succeeding Android Oreo. .Name that operating system.
Answer: Android Pie.
Q89. Who sworn-in /became the 60th and youngest president of Colombia?
Answer: Ivan Duque,aged 42.
Q90.What is the theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (August 9,2018)?
Answer: Indigenous people's migration and movement.
Q91. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which place set to overtake Qatar as World's richest place by 2020?
Answer:Macau, the Chinese territory known as the Las Vegas of Asia.
Q92. Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kofi Annan passed away at the age of 80.He was the former Secretary-General of United Nations .He was the ..............Secretary-General of the United Nations, served at the UN from 1997 to 2006.
Answer: Seventh.
Q93. Who is the world's highest paid female actress according to Forbes 2018?
Answer:Actress Scarlett Johansson.
Q94. What was the theme for the World Humanitarian Day (19 August,2018?
Answer: NotATarget.
Q95. Which country will host country of the prestigious Asia Cup, that will be held from September 15 to September 28.
Answer: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Q96. The fourth Summit Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be held at.....
Answer: Nepal
Q97. Which country hosted the 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival 2108?
Answer: Bhutan.
Q98. Who became the first woman fighter pilot in Japan?
Answer: First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima
Q99. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
Answer: 8
Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 7. Uranus 8. Neptune
Q100. Which planet is closest to the sun: Mars or Jupiter?
Answer: Mars
Q101. Name the smallest Planet in the Solar System.
Answer: Mercury
Q4. Which is the largest Planet in the Solar System?
Answer: Jupiter
Q102. Which planet rotates from east to west direction?
Answer: Venus and Uranus
Q103.Which planet is hottest planet in the Solar System: Mercury or Venus?
Answer: Venus
Q103. The coldest planet in the solar system is
Answer: Neptune
Q104. In which direction does earth rotate?
Answer: West to East (Counter /Anti-clock wise direction)
Q105. Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty?
Answer: Venus
Q106. Name the largest moon in the solar system
Answer: Ganymede
Q107. Which planet is named after the Roman God of War?
Answer: Mars
Q108. Which is the brightest planet in the solar system?
Answer: Venus
Q109.Who inaugurated the Bhutan's first Air Services on February 11,1983?
Answer:Her Royal Highness Azhi Sonam Chhoden Wangchuck
Q110.When was United Nations Flag formally adopted ?
Answer:20 October 1947
Q111.Where is International Court of Justice located ?
Answer:The Hague,Netherlands
Q112.Name the Dragonfly which have been named in honor of His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Bhutan ,The Gyalsey, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck as an emblem of treasuring and indebtedness for the prodigious leadership of Bhutan in biodiversity and environmental conservation,on his first Birthday?
Answer:Gyalsey Emerald Spreadwing
Q113.Who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in Bhutan?
Answer :Druk Gyalpo
Q114.Bhutan lies in which continent and mountain range?
Answer :Asia and Himalaya
Q115.Which article of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan deals with the Royal Civil Service Commission?(BCSE 2013 General Category)
Answer:Article 26
Q116. What are the Criteria required for a person who applies for citizenship by naturalization?
Answer:
1. “Lawfully resided in Bhutan for at least fifteen years”.
2. “Not have any record of imprisonment for criminal offences within the country or outside”.
3. “Be able to speak and write Dzongkha”.
4. “Have a good knowledge of the culture, customs, traditions and history of Bhutan”.
5. “Have no record of having spoken or acted against the Tsawa-Sum”.
6. “Renounce the citizenship, if any, of a foreign state on being conferred Bhutanese citizenship.
Source: General Knowledge of Bhutan 2018.
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