Current Affairs MCQ 13th July 2018
Q1. Venkaiah Naidu has become the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an agreement with a foreign counterpart for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue. He inked an MOU with which of the following country?
(a) Republic of South Korea
(b) Republic of North Korea
(c) Georgia
(d) Republic of Rwanda
(e) Denmark
S1. Ans.(d)
Q2. India has become the world’s sixth-biggest economy, according to updated World Bank figures for 2017. It has replaced _____________.
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(e) Canada
S2. Ans.(b)
Q3. In which of the following city, the India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre was inaugurated by the Minister of State (I/C) MSME Giriraj Singh and Minister of SMEs and Start-ups of Republic of Korea, Hong Jong- hak?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Pune
(d) Chandigarh
(e) New Delhi
S3. Ans.(e)
Q4. Video sharing platform YouTube has announced the investment of ___________ to counter the spread of fake news on its platform.
(a) $15 million
(b) $20 million
(c) $25 million
(d) $30 million
(e) $35 million
S4. Ans.(c)
Q5. Microsoft has signed an MoU with ____________ government to provide free digital training to 9,500 college students in one year across the state.
(a) Kerala
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Uttarakhand
S5. Ans.(b)
Q6. Name the Indian who has become the second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world.
(a) Satyarup Siddhanta
(b) Harish Kapadia
(c) Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal
(d) Jamling Tenzing Norgay
(e) Asim Mukhopadhyay
S6. Ans.(a)
Q7. Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed __________ as the Managing Director & CEO.
(a) B Sreenath
(b) Kamalapathi Mishra
(c) T Latha
(d) Anmol Singh
(e) Vikram Tuli
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. Name the state that has been ranked as the easiest Indian state to do business in the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’ that was released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Gujarat
S8. Ans.(b)
Q9. Name the India Women’s Cricket Team Coach who has recently stepped down from the role citing personal reasons.
(a) Tushar Arothe
(b) Biju George
(c) Poonam Raut
(d) Tracy Fernandes
(e) Aarti Nalge
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and light bulletproof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in ___________.
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Ajmer
(c) Barmer
(d) Kota
(e) Alwar
S10. Ans.(d)
