Current Affairs MCQ 1st August 2018
Q1. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) formed a monitoring committee on the cleaning of the Yamuna River. Who is the present chairperson of NGT?
(a) N K Singh
(b) Shailaja Chandra
(c) B S Sajwan
(d) A K Goel
(e) Vikram Saraswat
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Green Tribunal formed a monitoring committee on the cleaning of the Yamuna River. The tribunal headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson A K Goel directed the committee to develop an action plan on the same and submit it by September 2018 and submit a detailed report on the issue by December 31, 2018.
Q2. Name the Ace Indian shuttler who has recently lifted the Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok.
(a) Srikanth Kidam
(b) Ajay Jayaram
(c) B. Sai Praneeth
(d) Sourabh Verma
(e) H. S. Prannoy
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma lifted the Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok. In the title clash, he defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe and won his first title of the season. Sourabh had won the Chinese Taipei Masters in 2016, and finished runners-up at Bitburger Open the same year.
Q3. The Government has decided to set up a High-Level Empowered Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary to address issues of Stressed Thermal Power Projects. Who is the present Cabinet Secretary of India?
(a) MK Surana
(b) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
(c) Mahipal Gill
(d) Nirmal Ratna Pathak
(e) Ajit Doval
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. With a view to resolve the stress and revive such assets, the Government has decided to set up a High-Level Empowered Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Sinha with representatives from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and the lenders having major exposure to the power sector.
Q4. Name the Indian teenager who has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather.
(a) Anil Kampal
(b) Sumit Sungh
(c) Prabhat Koli
(d) Bhavesh Nagar
(e) Atul Singhania
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. A city college student, Prabhat Koli (19), who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather.
Q5. The two-day Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 started in ____________ for discussions at the Apex Level on all ‘Joint Issues’ amongst the three Services & Ministry of Defence.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kanpur
(d) Lucknow
(e) Pune
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The two-day Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 started at New Delhi. The Annual Conference provides a platform for discussions at the Apex Level on all ‘Joint Issues’ amongst the three Services & Ministry of Defence and enables stock-taking of the previous year and planning the way ahead for the next year.
Q6. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh launched the Meghalaya Milk Mission in Shillong. The amount sanctioned for the project is of _____________ through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
(a) Rs 100 crores
(b) Rs 215 crores
(c) Rs 340 crores
(d) Rs 400 crores
(e) Rs 525 crores
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh launched the Meghalaya Milk Mission in Shillong. The mission will facilitate in achieving the Centre’s goal of doubling farmer’s income by 2022 through the promotion of milk business in the state. The amount sanctioned for the project is of Rs 215 crores through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Q7. Name the Indian wrestler who has won his second consecutive international gold at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey.
(a) Sandeep Tomar
(b) Sushil Kumar
(c) Bajrang Punia
(d) Akhil Singh
(e) Ajay Thakur
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia has won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event. Vicky won a bronze in the 57 kilogram.
Q8. The Indian Railways launched a mission named _____________ on Ethics in Public Governance, in a first-of-its-kind event, at a day-long function held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
(a) Mission Kartavyanishtha
(b) Mission Ahinsawad
(c) Mission Sanskar
(d) Mission Satyanishtha
(e) Mission Pratishtha
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Railways launched ‘Mission Satyanishtha’ and a programme on Ethics in Public Governance, in a first-of-its-kind event, at a day-long function held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi. The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal administered the oath to the officers and supervisors at the programme.
Q9. Name the state owned PSU that was awarded the INFRA Icon Award in the ‘Global Energy’ category at the mid-day INFRA Icons Awards 2018, in Mumbai.
(a) SAIL
(b) ONGC
(c) HPCL
(d) IOCL
(e) BEL
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was awarded the INFRA Icon Award in the ‘Global Energy’ category at the mid-day INFRA Icons Awards 2018, in Mumbai. The award was given away by Additional Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Pravin Darare. ONGC has received this award as a recognition of its valuable contribution in upgrading India as a whole.
Q10. Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’, the highest honour of Mohun Bagan club was awarded to former India international ____________ at its foundation day programme.
(a) Sudip Chatterjee
(b) Shilton Paul
(c) Pradip Chowdhury
(d) Rahim Ali
(e) Sourav Das
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’, the highest honour of Mohun Bagan club was awarded to former India international Pradip Chowdhury at its foundation day programme. Pradip Chowdhury is a former Mohun Bagan captain. He is the 18th recipient of Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’ award. This award was first given to Sailen Manna in 2001.
