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 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.