Current Affairs MCQ 16th July 2018

Q1. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked on a two-day visit to Manama, to co-chair the second High Joint Commission meeting. Manama is the capital city of ___________.
(a) Kuwait
(b) Bahrain
(c) Qatar
(d) Uzbekistan
(e) Oman
S1. Ans.(b)

Q2. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation launches the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018) in the Delhi. Who is the present Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation?
(a) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(b) Dharmendra Pradhan
(c) Uma Bharati
(d) Niti Gadkari
(e) Anant Geete
S2. Ans.(c)

Q3. In which of the following city, the Ministry of Mines organized the 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi
(e) Indore
S3. Ans.(e)

Q4. Name the Under-19 World Cup winning captain (in 2000) who has announced retirement from all forms of competitive cricket.
(a) Suresh Raina
(b) Mohammad Kaif
(c) Parthiv Patel
(d) Yuvraj Singh
(e) Munaf Patel
S4. Ans.(b)

Q5. Which of the following state 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?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
(e) Uttarakhand
S5. Ans.(d)

Q6. The Archaeological Survey of India decided to allow photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites. But, it has restricted the photography in how many monuments/sites?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) 5
S6. Ans.(c)

Q7. The Odisha Government constituted Heritage Cabinet to preserve the history and culture of Odisha. The cabinet comprised of eight members and is being headed by _____________.
(a) Naveen Patnaik
(b) Ganeshi Lal
(c) S. C. Jamir
(d) Kailash Nath Katju
(e) O P Kohli
S7. Ans.(a)

Q8. In which of the following country, a new integrated state-of-the-art integrated Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) has been recently inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh?
(a) Nepal
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan
(e) Japan
S8. Ans.(c)

Q9. British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed __________ as Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson resigned from the post in protest at the government’s Brexit plan.
(a) Jeremy Hunt
(b) Davis David
(c) Philip Hammond
(d) David Miliband
(e) William Hague
S9. Ans.(a)

Q10. Name the country that has topped the list of Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
(a) The Netherlands
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) Norway
(e) Denmark
S10. Ans.(b)