Current Affairs MCQs – 13 - 15 July 2018

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Q1. The Ministry of Mines organized the 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals on

A. New Delhi

B. Indore

C. Pune

D. Nagpur

Answer: B

Explanation: The Ministry of Mines organized the 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals on

13th July 2018 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

State Mining ministers, officials of central ministries including Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate Change (MoEFCC), officials of the state government, CEOs of mining industries, industry

associations, academic institutions and others participated in the conclave.

The conclave, first of its kind, will go a long way in strengthening the efforts of the Ministry in

enabling the mining sector to contribute its fullest to foster the rapid growth of national economy

and employment generation. It will help the Central Government to further improve the policy

environment to promote best practices and addressing various issues in the mining sector leading to

the enhanced contribution to GDP.

Q2. _______ appointed as Director General of Indian Council of World Affairs.

A. Dr T.C.A. Raghavan

B. Ananthalakshmi Rajavarapu

C. Dipali Sangare

D. Karish Moghal Nair

Answer: A

Explanation: The Vice President of India and the President of ICWA, M. Venkaiah Naidu has

appointed Dr T.C.A. Raghavan (IFS: 1982) as the Director General, ex officio Member-Secretary

of the Council, ICWA.

The decision was taken in the meetings of the Governing Body and Governing Council of the

Indian Council of World Affairs.

The appointment was made in terms of Section 7(2)(c) and Section 15(1) of the Indian Council of

World Affairs Act, 2001, read with the Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) Act, 2003,

the Council, constituted under Section 7(2) of the Act, and the post is equivalent to the rank of

Secretary to the Government of India, with effect from 24th July, 2018.

Dr T.C.A. Raghavan has served as India‟s High Commissioner to Islamabad and Singapore and has

served in our missions at London, Thimphu and Kuwait.

Q3. The government has set up a high-level task force under of ______ to identify various

items and policy interventions to reduce dependence on import.

A. P K Sinha

B. Rajnath Singh

C. Smriti Irani

D. Jitender Singh

Answer: A

Explanation: The government has set up a high-level task force under the chairmanship of Cabinet

Secretary P K Sinha to identify various items and policy interventions to reduce dependence on

import.

The task force includes secretaries from departments of commerce, industrial policy and promotion,

skill development, revenue, defence production, steel, petroleum, electronics and

telecommunications.

Q4. _______ has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the

IAAF World Under- 20 Athletics Championships.

A. Hima Das

B. Vishnu Priya

C. Shamily Mehta

D. Nandini Kumar

Answer: A

Explanation: Sprinter Hima Das scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman athlete to

win a gold at the world level.

She clinched the top spot in the women‟s 400m final race in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics

Championships in Tampere, Finland. She clocked 51.46 seconds to win the gold

Das, from Dhing village in Assam‟s Nagaon distrist, now joins the illustrious company of star

javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold in Poland in the last edition in 2016 in a world

record effort. In fact, Das is the first Indian track athlete to have won a medal in the history of this

competition.

Q5. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited has appointed ______ as the

Head of Investment Banking for HSBC India.

A. Amitabh Malhotra

B. Balvanth Reddy

C. Suresh Mehta

D. Sandeep Maheshwari

Answer: A

Explanation: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited has appointed Amitabh

Malhotra as the Head of Investment Banking for HSBC India.

In his role, Amitabh will lead the Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets (ECM) business.

Prior to HSBC, Amitabh worked at Rothschild India, where he was the co-head and managing

director of the Global Investment Bank, based in Mumbai. He has also worked with KPMG and JP

Morgan.

Q6. The First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between MGNREGA

and Agriculture was held in

A. Hyderabad

B. Chennai

C. New Delhi

D. Nagpur

Answer: C

Explanation: The First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between

MGNREGA and Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog, New Delhi.

The Convener of the Sub-Group Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh,

and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh participated in the meeting in person.

Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani joined

in the deliberations through video conferencing.

Five critical areas in which MGNREGA could positively help came to the fore in the meeting.

These include – those related to reducing the cost of cultivation, enhancing the production through

efficient use of water or other inputs, providing remunerative price to farmers by incentivising

aggregation and market infrastructure, rehabilitation of agricultural land and assets after natural

hazards or re-plantation using MGNREGA fund and bringing diversification in agriculture to help

occupational diversification and maximising profit. Besides, incentivising farm fencing to protect

the farmer fields from wild animals was also suggested.

Q7. HDFC securities announced the launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on

Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant named ______

A. Arya

B. Vrya

C. Srya

D. Prya

Answer: A

Explanation: HDFC securities announced the launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on

Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant, "Arya".

HDFC securities rolled out a theme called "The Pace of Innovation" which is structured to innovate

and provide intuitive and relevant digital solutions to customers and this effort, is in line with the

vision.

Q8. Who launched first consolidated Bridge Management System, a web-enabled IT

application to store data on its 1 lakh 50 thousand bridges?

A. Piyush Goyal

B. Suresh Prabhu

C. Narendra Modi

D. Venkaiah Naidu

Answer: A

Explanation: The Railways has launched its first consolidated Bridge Management System, a web-

enabled IT application to store data on its 1 lakh 50 thousand bridges.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal launched the service in New Delhi. It will be for "meaningful

assimilation, analysis and dissemination of information related to various activities" about its

bridges.

Q9. The India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre was Inaugurated in

A. New Delhi

B. Mumbai

C. Chennai

D. Hyderabad

Answer: A

Explanation: The India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre was Inaugurated by the Minister of

State (I/C) MSMEGiriraj Singh and Minister of SMEs and Start-ups of Republic of Korea, Hong

Jong-hak in New Delhi.

Q10. Mouling National Park is in which state?

A. Goa

B. Bihar

C. Assam

D. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: D

Explanation:

Q11. Which parliament approved new gender change law

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. Italy

D. greece

Answer: B

Explanation: The Portuguese parliament on Thursday approved a law that will allow citizens to

change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing “identity

disruption”.

Portugal joins Denmark, Malta, Sweden, Ireland and Norway to become “the sixth European

country to grant the right to self-determination of transgender identity.

Q12. Which state has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST?

A. Gujarat

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Karnataka

D. Telangana

Answer: A

Explanation: Haryana has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST, and is

also the fourth highest generator of e-way bills in the country.

Haryana has widened the tax base by 82.22% and logged 19% hike in revenue collections.

Besides, the compliance percentage of assessees in the state is 5-7 per cent higher than the national

average and revenue collection under commercial taxes has registered double-digit growth.

Q13. The world‟s largest integrated Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) in which

country?

A. Nepal

B. Sri Lanka

C. Bangladesh

D. Indonesia

Answer: C

Explanation: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman

Khan Kama on Saturday inaugurated the world‟s largest integrated Indian Visa Application Center

(IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The state-of-the-art IVAC will have 48 counters and can cater to around 700 applicants

simultaneously. Spread over 18,500 square feet.

The IVAC will replace the existing centres in Motijheel and Uttara from July 15, while the

remaining two centres in Dhaka - Gulshan and Mirpur Road - will also be shifted to this centre by

August 31.

Q14. Which state Government constituted Heritage Cabinet to preserve the history and

culture?

A. West Bengal

B. Odisha

C. Rajasthan

D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: B

Explanation: The Odisha State Government constituted Heritage Cabinet headed by Chief Minister

Naveen Patnaik to preserve the history and culture of Odisha.

The Cabinet comprises eight members, including the Chief Minister. The other members are

Ministers of Finance, Odia Language, Literature and Culture and Tourism, Handlooms, Textiles

and Handicrafts, SC/ST Development, Higher Education, School and Mass Education and

Electronics and Information.

Q15. Mohammad Kaif announced his retirement. He belongs to which sport?

A. FootBall

B. Cricket

C. Badminton

D. Tennis

Answer: B

Explanation: Mohammad Kaif announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket. He

played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India.

Kaif was the captain of Under 19 cricket team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2000 against Sri

Lanka.

Q16. Narendra Modi, laid the Foundation Stone of the Poorvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh

in _______ State

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Odisha

D. Maharashtra

Answer: B

Explanation: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, laid the Foundation Stone of the

Poorvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

The 340-kilometre longPoorvanchal Expressway would transform the towns and cities that it passes

through. It would also provide swifter connectivity between Delhi and Ghazipur.

Q17. A book titled „Aluminium: The Future Metal' is authored by

A. Tapan Kumar Chand

B. Rajnath Singh

C. Vishnu Prasad

D. Surendar Rao

Answer: A

Explanation: A book titled „Aluminium: The Future Metal‟, authored by Nalco CMD Dr Tapan

Kumar Chand was released by Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore.

The book, focussing on the entire value chain of the aluminium industry is the second one by Dr

Chand named „Aluminium: The Strategic Metal‟, which was highly acclaimed by the industry

leaders and policymakers.

Q18. _______ appointed as chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission

(RERC)

A. Tapan Chand

B. Pradhyun Rai

C. Shrimat Pandey

D. Pradeep Nandrajog

Answer: C

Explanation: Shrimat Pandey newly-appointed chairman of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory

Commission (RERC), was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court

Justice Pradeep Nandrajog.

Pandey has been appointed to the post for a tenure of five years. Prithviraj, judicial member

(commission), was also administered the oath of office.

Q19. Who co-chaired the 6th meeting of India-Bangladesh in Dhaka

A. Rajnath Singh

B. Arun Jaitley

C. Suresh Prabhu

D. Piyush Goyal

Answer: A

Explanation: The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh co-chaired the 6th meeting of the

Home Minister level talks with his Bangladesh counterpart, Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhaka,

Bangladesh.

The two Ministers also witnessed the signing of the Revised Travel Arrangement 2018 (RTA 2018)

amending the earlier RTA 2013 for further liberalizing the visa regime between the two countries,

including enhanced duration for employment and student visas.

Q20. Which country has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of

World Customs Organisation (WCO)

A. Bangladesh

B. Japan

C. India

D. Sri Lanka

Answer: C

Explanation: India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of

World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from July, 2018 to June, 2020.

The WCO has divided its Membership into six Regions. Each of the six Regions is represented by a

regionally elected Vice-Chairperson to the WCO Council.

WCO represents 182 Customs administrations across the globe that collectively process

approximately 98% of world trade. As the global centre of Customs expertise, the WCO is the only

international organization with competence in Customs matters and can rightly call itself the voice

of the international Customs community.

Q21. MCA has constituted a 10-Member Committee to review the offences under the

Companies Act, 2013. The Committee is headed by

A. Injeti Srinivas

B. T.K. Vishwanathan

C. Uday Kotak

D. Sidharth Birla

Answer: A

Explanation: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee,

headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for review of the penal provisions in the

Companies Act, 2013 may be set up to examine „de-criminalisation‟ of certain offences.

The MCA seeks to review offences under the Companies Act, 2013 as some of the offences may be

required to be decriminalised and handled in an in-house mechanism, where a penalty could be

levied in instances of default.

The Committee shall submit its report within thirty days to the Central Government for

consideration of its recommendations.

Q22. World Youth Skills Day is observed on

A. 12 July

B. 13 July

C. 14 July

D. 15 July

Answer: D

Explanation: World Youth Skills Day is observed on 15th July.

It is to raise awareness on the importance of investing in youth skills development, the United

Nations General Assembly decided in resolution A/RES/69/145 to designate 15 July as World

Youth Skills Day.

Q23. Kalpesh Yagnik who passed away recently was related to which field?

A. Politics

B. Journalism

C. Films

D. None of these

Answer: B

Explanation: Kalpesh Yagnik, the veteran journalist and Dainik Bhaskar Group, has passed away

in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on July 14, 2018. He was 55.

Q24. _______ became the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul

Dravid to score 10,000 ODI runs in the 2nd ODI against England at Lord's.

A. Virat Kohli

B. Suresh Raina

C. M S Dhoni

D. None of these

Answer: C

Explanation: M S Dhoni became the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and

Rahul Dravid to score 10,000 ODI runs in the 2nd ODI against England at Lord's.

Overall, Dhoni became only the 12th player in ODI history to reach the 10000-run club. Besdies the

four Indian stalwarts, the elite list includes

Tillekaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka),

Ricky Ponting (Australia), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Brian Lara (West Indies) and Inzamam-

ul-Haq (Pakistan).

Q25. Swati Bidhan Baruah has made history by becoming the first transgender judge to be

appointed to the _____ judiciary.

A. Tripura

B. West Bengal

C. Assam

D. Telangana

Answer: C

Explanation: Swati Bidhan Baruah has made history by becoming the first transgender judge to be

appointed to the Assam judiciary. She has been appointed as a judge to mediate cases in a Lok

Adalat.

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