Current Affairs SET-12

Month: July-2018
1. Antonio Vitorino elected as new Director General of UN migration agency. He is from which
country?
A. Iran
B. Pakistan
C. Portugal
D. Spain

2. At the Asian Games in 2014, Indian boxer Mary Kom won a gold medal in category of
A.50KG
B.51KG
C.48KG
D.46KG

3. Which country conducts drill in Tibet 1st time since Doklam standoff?
A.India
B.Pakistan
C. Japan
D. China

4. Which will be the World’s largest government funded health care programme?
A. Ayushman Bharat programme
B. Janani Suraksha Yojana
C. National Ayush Mission (NAM)
D. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

5. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to upgrade norms for state &
district level economic data collection?
A. Kabir Khan committee
B. Ravindra H Dholakia committee
C. A.Sen committee
D. R S Kashyap committee

6. Which Indian journalist has authored the book “Eleventh Hour” to pay tribute to the men in
uniform?
A. Hussain Zaidi
B.Ravish Kumar
C. Karan Thapar
D.Abisar Sharma

7. Who has become the first Sikh man to be hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan?
A. Sushant Singh
B. Ravi Kumar Bhagat
C. Harmeet Singh
D. None of these

8. When did Indian Government celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as
GST day?
A. June 30
B. July 1
C. April 1
D.March 31
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9. Which site in Mumbai has been recently declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
A. Victorian & Art Deco Ensembles
B. Elephanta
C. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
D. Konark

10. Which country won “Hockey Champions Trophy 2018” title?

A. Argentina
B. India
C. Australia
D. Netherlands

11. Lee Chong Wei has won the Malaysian Open Badminton 2018 singles title for a historic
A. 12th time
B. 11th time
C. 10th time
D. 9th time

12. India's first Khadi mall will be set up in

A. Jharkhand
B. Assam
C. Uttarakhand
D. Mizoram

13. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has claimed victory in presidential election of
A. Denmark
B. Canada
C. Cuba
D. Mexico

14. Which city is called the 'Smartest City' among the UAE country?
A. Abu Dhabi
B. Sharjah
C. Fujairah
D. Dubai

15. Which country has recently replaced India’s tag on ‘World’s largest poor population’?
A. Congo
B. Burundi
C. Nigeria
D. South Korea
16. Sathyasri Sharmila has become the first transgender lawyer in India. She belongs to which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka

17. Which state passed the “Freedom of Religion Act” in 1967, becoming the first state in the country
to do so?
A.West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Madhya Pradesh
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18. Rahul Dravid becomes the _________ Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
A.3rd
B.4th
C. 5th
D.6th

19. India is currently in the process of inducting the first batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile
system _____?
A. Agni-VI
B. Agni-V
C. Agni-II
D. Agni-I

20. who won the Austrian Grand Prix in Austria?

A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Kimi Raikonen
D. Max Verstappen

21. Which state started a scheme to provide milk to 62 lakh school students?
A. Rajasthan
B. West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Gujarat

22. India to host 19th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in
A.Kolkata
B. Navi Mumbai
C. New Delhi
D. Hyderabad

23. Which state government awarded “Kalidas Samman Award” to Artist Anjolie Ela Menon and
Ramachandran?
A.West Bengal
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat

24. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in

A. Odisha
B.West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Gujarat

25. Which national park in India became the largest habitat of Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles?
A. Dachigam National Park
B. Bhitarkanika National Park
C. Rajaji National Park
D. Kanha National Park
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26. RBI issued license to “Bank of China (BoC)” to operate in India. Where is the headquarter of BoC
located?
A. Beijing
B. Xiamen
C. Shanghai
D. Chengdu

27. Indian- Made Indigenous fighter aircraft “Tejas” of No 45 Squadron 'The Flying Daggers' formally
commenced operations from
A. Kalaikunda station, West Bengal
B. Naliya station, Gujarat
C. Dundigal station, Telangana
D. Sulur station, Kerala

28. Which startup has announced launch plan for its first 10-kg nanosatellite Centauri I with ISRO’s
PSLV?
A. Fleet Space Technologies
B. Deep Space Industries
C. Arianespace
D. Team Indus

29. Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?

A. Khadga Prasad Oli
B. Ranil Wickremesinghe
C. Sheikh Hasina
D. Tshering Tobgay

30. Government increased the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by a record Rs 200 per quintal
amounting it to ____ per quintal?
A. Rs 1,750
B. Rs 1,850
C. Rs 1,950
D. Rs 1,650

31. On July 4, 2018, United States of America celebrated its _____ Independence Day.
A. 242nd
B. 240th
C. 245th
D. 243rd

32. What is the Currency of Bhutan?

A. Taka
B. Kyat
C. Ngultrum
D. Renminbi

33. Who will lead the Indian women’s hockey team at the Asian Games that will be held in Indonesia?
A. Rani Rampal
B. Lilima Minz
C. Monika
D. None of these
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34. Semi high-speed 'Train 2018' is capable of running at a speed of
A. 160 km per hour
B. 170 km per hour
C. 180 km per hour
D. 190 km per hour

35. 17th World Sanskrit Conference will be inaugurated by Human Resource Development Minister
Prakash Javadekar at _____ ?
A. New Delhi, India
B. Sydney, Australia
C. New York, United States
D. Vancouver, Canada

36. Name the Indian warship that reached Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit______?
A. INS Vikram
B. INS Tarini
C. INS Trikand
D. INS Sathya

37. Which novel has won the Man Booker International Prize Award, 2018?
A. The Sellout
B. Lincoln in the Bardo
C. The English Patient
D. A Brief History of Seven Killings

38. Who won the Man Booker International Prize Award, 2018?
A. Michael Ondaatje
B. George Saunders
C. Marlon James
D. Paul Beatty

39. Jhilli Dalabehera is associated with

A. Boxing
B. Swimming
C. Athlete
D. Weightlifting

40. Anju Khosla is associated with

A. Triathlon
B. Badminton
C. Gymnastics
D. Football

41. Who authored the book “Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly”?
A. Mihir Bose
B. Abhirup Bhattacharya
C. Sundeep Misra
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
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42. Dipika Pallikal is associated with which of the following sports?
A. Badminton
B. Squash
C. Table Tennis
D.Tennis

43. How many countries will take part in the RIMPAC drill this year?
A.22
B.24
C. 26
D. 28

44. For the first time, Indian Naval aircraft is deployed for RIMPAC exercise. Which of the following aircraft is
participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2018?
A. P-8I
B. HAL HT-2
C. Dornier Do 228
D. Kamov Ka-31

45. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Global Innovation Index?
A.55
B.56
C. 57
D.58

46. Which Indian naval ship has become the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia?
A. INS Viraat
B. INS Sahyadri
C. INS Vikramaditya
D. INS Sumitra

47. Manu Bhaker is associated with

A. Athletics
B. Shooting
C. Cricket
D. Gymnastics

48. which state has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST?
A. West Bengal
B. Assam
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat

49. Who has won the 2018 women singles’ Wimbledon tennis tournament?
A. Serena Williams
B. Angelique Kerber
C. Simona Halep
D. Maria Sharapova
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50. Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is likely to be named as brand ambassador of

A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Tripura
D. Odisha

Current Affairs Set-12

Answer Key
1 C 11 A 21 A 31 A 41 B
2 B 12 A 22 B 32 C 42 B
3 D 13 D 23 B 33 A 43 C
4 A 14 A 24 A 34 A 44 A
5 B 15 C 25 B 35 D 45 C
6 A 16 A 26 A 36 C 46 D
7 C 17 C 27 D 37 C 47 B
8 B 18 C 28 A 38 A 48 C
9 A 19 B 29 B 39 D 49 B
10 C 20 D 30 A 40 A 50 C