Current Affairs MCQ 7th July 2018

Q1. Name the Indian-American top White House lawyer who has been appointed as the new head of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.
(a) Sanjay Mehrotra
(b) Vinod Khosla
(c) Rajat Gupta
(d) Uttam Dhillon
(e) Monah Khasa
S1. Ans.(d)

Q2. Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application named ___________ developed by CMPDI, Ranchi in New Delhi.
(a) Kala Khan
(b) Khan Prahari
(c) Khadan Vigil
(d) Khan Vigil
(e) Koyla Khan
S2. Ans.(b)

Q3. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed an Army official Major General Jose Eladio Alcain as head of the United Nations mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan. Major General Jose Eladio Alcain is from which of the following country?
(a) France
(b) Greece
(c) Uruguay
(d) Portugal
(e) Brazil
S3. Ans.(c)

Q4. IBBI has notified the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons, 3rd amendment) Regulations, 2018. What does ‘BB’ stands for in IBBI?
(a) Bankruptcy Board
(b) Bank Board
(c) Business Board
(d) Bonding Bank
(e) Banking Board
S4. Ans.(a)

Q5. In which of the following city, the world’s first digital art museum opened its doors to the public?
(a) Paris
(b) Manhattan
(c) Beijing
(d) Tokyo
(e) New Delhi
S5. Ans.(d)

Q6. Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been renamed as _____________ after the sports body’s governing body meeting.
(a) Khelo India
(b) Sports India
(c) Khel India
(d) Khelo Bharat
(e) None of the given options is true
S6. Ans.(b)

Q7. Name the Prime Minister of Bhutan who has arrived recently in New Delhi on the three-day visit to India.
(a) Khuwo Peljor
(b) Mipham Wangpo
(c) Dasho Tshering Tobgay
(d) Jigme Singye
(e) Gawa Zangpo
S7. Ans.(c)

Q8. The Madhya Pradesh State Government launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised power scheme called _____________ for labourers and poor families.
(a) Sabal
(b) Jagriti
(c) Sabal Urja
(d) Sambal
(e) Saksham Urja
S8. Ans.(d)

Q9. Chief Election Commissioner of India Om Prakash Rawat has launched an Android-based mobile application named ___________ for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections.
(a) cVigil
(b) eVigil
(c) cElect
(d) eElect
(e) eFind
S9. Ans.(a)

Q10. For which of the following UT, the Supreme Court announced that Lieutenant Governor does not have independent decision-making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Delhi
(e) Daman and Diu
S10. Ans.(d)