Current Affairs MCQ 17th & 18th July 2018
Q1. Former world number one Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in the women’s singles final to clinch her first-ever Wimbledon title. Angelique Kerber hails from ______________.
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) Russia
(e) Serbia
S1. Ans.(b)
Q2. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee for review of the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013. The committee will be headed by ____________.
(a) Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Injeti Srinivas
(b) Minister of Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal
(c) Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, P.P. Chaudhary
(d) None of the given options is true
(e) Both (a) and (b)
S2. Ans.(a)
Q3. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid done the foundation stone of important projects, cumulatively worth over _____________ in Varanasi.
(a) Rs. 600 crore
(b) Rs. 800 crore
(c) Rs. 900 crore
(d) Rs. 700 crore
(e) Rs. 1000 crore
S3. Ans.(c)
Q4. Name the country that has recently become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Australia
(d) India
(e) China
S4. Ans.(d)
Q5. Name the country with which India signed a revised travel agreement to ease visa restrictions for citizens from the neighboring country.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan
(e) Myanmar
S5. Ans.(c)
Q6. In which of the following city, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Mirzapur
(e) Alwar
S6. Ans.(d)
Q7. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018, Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men’s singles Title for the fourth time. He defeated _____________ in the finals.
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Rafale Nadal
(c) Kevin Anderson
(d) Andy Murray
(e) Pete Sampras
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup concluded in Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital of Moscow. France emerged as the champion team of the FIFA World Cup 2018. It has defeated ____________.
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) Croatia
(d) Belgium
(e) Brazil
S7. Ans.(c)
Q9. In which of the following country, the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the second joint commission meeting with her counterpart Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa?
(a) Bahrain
(b) Oman
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Uzbekistan
(e) The UAE
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. The World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in __________.
(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) Monaco
(d) Jakarta
(e) Brussels
S10. Ans.(e)
Q11. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018, Angelique Kerber of Germany won in Women’s singles. She defeated ___________.
(a) Martina Navratilova
(b) Venus Williams
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Serena Williams
(e) Simona Halep
S11. Ans.(d)
Q12. India’s supersonic cruise missile (SCM) BrahMos was test fired from Odisha’s Chandipur range launch pad under extreme conditions. The test was conducted in order to increase ______________.
(a) firing range
(b) speed of launch
(c) longevity of its life
(d) accuracy of hit
(e) None of the given options is true
S12. Ans.(c)
Q13. Name the country in which the US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held the first summit.
(a) Iceland
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) Norway
(e) Finland
S13. Ans.(e)
Q14. Name the Union Minister for electronics and IT and law and justice who has unveiled the Goa IT Policy 2018 at the Inox complex in Panaji on the final day of Goa IT Day celebrations.
(a) Sriti Irani
(b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(c) Manoj Sinha
(d) Piyush Goyal
(e) Manohar Parrikar
S14. Ans.(b)
Q15. The 2018 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis tournament which takes place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The 2018 tournament was the ______________ edition of the Championships.
(a) 124th
(b) 132nd
(c) 144th
(d) 127th
(e) 146th
S15. Ans.(b)
Q16. The University of Houston, Texas has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) to build scientific and technical knowledge through joint research. IIPE was established in 2016 in _____________.
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Karnataka
(e) Kerala
S16. Ans.(b)
Q17. The Indian team won four silver medals and five bronzes at the 7th World Junior Wushu Championships. The Championship was held in ________________.
(a) Russia
(b) Georgia
(c) Serbia
(d) Brazil
(e) France
S17. Ans.(d)
Q18. Bhushan Steel has approved the appointment of ___________ as Chairman and Non-Executive Additional Director of the company.
(a) T Rajasekharan
(b) VM Shankar
(c) TV Narendran
(d) Mahendra Das
(e) Gurinder Chaddha
S18. Ans.(c)
Q19. In which of the following state, the first of world’s cheapest drinking water project was launched?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Bihar
(c) Kerala
(d) Jharkhand
(e) Karnataka
S19. Ans.(b)
Q20. Indian boxers ruled the ring at the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina youth tournament, ending with seven gold medals to claim the overall top spot in the event. This tournamnet was held in which of the following country?
(a) France
(b) Serbia
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) Uzbekistan
S20. Ans.(b)
