November 2018

D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S A C A D E M Y N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8 C u r R e n t A f f a i r s New Batch P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y 10 DEC 2018 DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY 17 DEC 2018 D-22, NEHRU COLONY,OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND 24 DEC 2018 PHONE: 7060503010 About defence officers academy A L I T T L E B I T A B O U T Defence Officers Academy is a D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S premier Defence coaching institute A C A D E M Y in Nehru Colony, Dehradun which prepares candidates for various examinations for entrance to schools and institutions such as RIMC, Sainik Schools, RMS, NDA, IMA/OTA, AFCAT and ACC. Established in 2015 with an aim to provide high quality transformational training to students, Defence Officers Academy trains to improve their individual performance so that their full Team DOA potential can be reached and they can do best possible in the entrance exams. 0 1 Vision & Mission Vision: To provide best training to the young candidates so that they can join the defence schools and to produce employable resource for defence sector. We aim to remain source of inspiration for society to make the future better with the help of our Team DOA knowledge, imagination and Motto: The motto of Defence innovation. Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se Jeet “ and the training provided to students makes them walk on path of continuous improvement to achieve victory with patience. 0 2 Current Affairs November 2018 1. Who has been selected for 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy prize of the Kerala government? [A] Uma Shankar Singh [B] K Satchidanandan [C] M Mukundan [D] Ram V Kumar 2.Who has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? [A] RK Pachnanda [B] S S Deswal [C] Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar [D] Sudeep Lakhtakia 3. Which Indian cricketer has officially been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame? [A] Sachin Tendulkar [B] Saurav Ganguly [C] Rahul Dravid [D] VVS Laxman 4.Which state government has recently launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? [A] Jharkhand [B] Odisha [C] Bihar [D] Uttar Pradesh 5.What is the India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018? [A] 77th [B] 98th [C] 87th [D] 64th 6.Who has become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event? [A] Pankaj Advani [B] Lucky Vatnani [C] Varun Madan [D] Manan Chandra 7.Which union territory falls under jurisdiction of Calcutta High Court? [A] Puducherry [B] Lakshadweep [C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands [D] West Bengal 8.Which is the only Indian film has been included in BBC’s 100 best foreign language films list of the 21st century? [A] Pather Panchali [B] Aparajito [C] The World of Apu [D] The Big City 9.Which Indian Sculptor designed the world’s ‘tallest statue’Statue of Unity’? [A] Ram V. Sutar [B] Vivan Sundaram [C] Jitish Kallat [D] N. N. Rimzon 10. Which decommissioned aircraft carrier will be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre? [A] INS Chakra [B] INS Vagsheer [C] INS Vikrant [D] INS Viraat 0 3 11.Which of the following is the global satellite navigation system of European Union? [A] BeiDou [B] GPS [C] Galileo [D] GLONASS 12.The first-ever Indo-Japan joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ has started in which of the following states? [A] Mizoram [B] Nagaland [C] West Bengal [D] Odisha 13.Simone Biles, who has become the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals, is from which country? [A] United States [B] Brazil [C] South Africa [D] Chile 14.Who has been named the Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships (WWBC)? [A] Sarjubala Devi [B] Yogeshwar Dutt [C] Mary Kom [D] Pinki Jangra 15.Under the provisions of which article of the constitution, the President appoints judges of Supreme Court (SC)? [A] Article 125 [B] Article 124 [C] Article 126 [D] Article 127 16.India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge “Signature Bridge” has recently inaugurated in which of the following cities? [A] Mumbai [B] Kolkata [C] Chennai [D] Delhi 17.Which sports journalist is the author of the book “The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India”? [A] Jatin Sapru [B] Karunya Keshav [C] Mayanti Langer [D] Boria Majumdar 18.Supreme Court has recently given nod for a separate High Court for which of the following states/UTs? [A] Nagaland [B] Andhra Pradesh [C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands [D] Mizoram 19.Which state government has recently rolled out the technology-driven & citizen-friendly ‘Mo Bus’ service? [A] Andhra Pradesh [B] Karnataka [C] Odisha [D] Kerala 20.Who has been appointed the new Secretary General of Lok Sabha? [A] Snehlata Shrivastava [B] Anup Mishra [C] Rama Devi [D] Nischal Jain 0 4 21.The 25th maritime exercise “SIMBEX-18” has started between India and which country? [A] Saudi Arabia [B] Seychelles [C] Sri Lanka [D] Singapore 22.Which Indian personality has recently bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour”? [A] Kailash Satyarthi [B] Amartya Sen [C] Jawahar Lal Sarin [D] Soumitra Chatterjee 23.Who has won the 2018 Fuzhou China Open Badminton tournament? [A] Huang Yuxiang [B] Lin Dan [C] Kento Momota [D] Chou Tien-chen 24.Which Indian wrestler has been ranked world No. 1 rank in 65 Kg category? [A] Sushil Kumar [B] Sanjeet Kumar [C] Yogeshwar Dutt [D] Bajrang Punia 25.777 Howitzers, which are recently inducted into Indian Army, are procured from which country? [A] United States [B] South Korea [C] Russia [D] Italy 26.Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 London Press Freedom Award for Courage? [A] Ravish Kumar [B] Arnab Goswami [C] Swati Chaturvedi [D] Dhruv Rathee 27.The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started between India and which country? [A] Indonesia [B] Seychelles [C] Vanuatu [D] Philippines 28.ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-29 satellite into space from which launch vehicle? [A] GSLV Mk III [B] GSLV Mk I [C] GSLV Mk II [D] GSLV Mk IV 29.Which state police has launched e-learning portal ‘Nipun’ for training its personnel? [A] Tamil Nadu Police [B] Mumbai Police [C] Delhi Police [D] Kolkata Police 30. Which city is the venue of the 2018 Women’s World Boxing Championships? [A] New Delhi [B] Pune [C] Shimla [D] Patna 0 5 31.On which date, the 2018 National Press Day (NPD) was celebrated in India recently? [A] November 14 [B] November 15 [C] November 17 [D] November 16 32.Which state government has launched the ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ for dairy farmers? [A] Odisha [B] Jharkhand [C] Uttar Pradesh [D] Kerala 33.India’s first specialized hospital for elephants has opened in which of the following cities? [A] Varanasi [B] Kochi [C] Mathura [D] Bangaluru 34.Which state government has rolled out open online learning programme ‘KOOL’? [A] Kerala [B] Tamil Nadu [C] Andhra Pradesh [D] Karnataka 35.Brigadier (retd) Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, who passed away recently, is known for his heroic leadership in which of the following historic battles during 1971 Indo-Pak War? [A] Battle of Longewala [B] Battle of Bogura [C] Battle of Sylhet [D]Battle of Parbat Ali 36.Lakshya Sen is related to which sports? [A] Wrestling [B] Badminton [C] Tennis [D] Boxing 37.Who has been elected the new President of Interpol? [A] Bill Browder [B] Alexander Prokopchuk [C] Meng Hongwei [D] Kim Jong Yang 38.The world's first underground hotel has opened in which of the following cities? [A]Paris [B] Shanghai [C] Tokyo [D] New York 39.Which country’s team clinched Under-17 boys Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2018? [A] Afghanistan [B]Nepal [C] Bangladesh [D] India 40. Who has become the first Indian golfer to win European Tour ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award? [A] Arjun Atwal [B] Shiv Kapur [C]Shubhankar Sharma [D] C Muniyappa 0 6 41.Which music director has composed the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup-2018 anthem? [A] Ilaiyaraaja [B] Pritam Chakraborty [C]A R Rahman [D]M M Keeravani 42.Which state has topped the highest employability rate, as per latest India Skills Report 2019? [A] Haryana [B] Andhra Pradesh [C] Rajasthan [D] Madhya Pradesh 43.Who has become the first Indian to win gold in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 in Canberra? [A] Husnapreet Kaur [B] Bhavani Devi [C] Sundaraj Soumya [D] Shivani Barode 44.Which country’s national team has won the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty-20 tournament? [A] West Indies [B] India [C] Australia [D] England 45.The chairman of UPSC is appointed by President under which of the following articles of constitution? [A] Article 317 [B] Article 316 [C] Article 315 [D] Article 320 46.Which country has decided to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with new satellite system ‘Marathon’? [A] South Korea [B] Russia [C] China [D] Japan 47.Which Indian sportswoman has been named captain of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 XI? [A] Harmanpreet Kaur [B] Poonam Yadav [C] Smriti Mandhana [D] Mithali Raj 48.Which country’s team has won the 2018 Davis Cup tennis tournament? [A] France [B] Belgium [C] Germany [D] Croatia 49.Which sportsperson has clinched women's trap gold at the 62nd National Shotgun championship 2018? [A] Varsha Varman [B] Soumya Gupta [C] Shagun Chowdhary [D] Shreyasi Singh 50.Kerch Strait, which is in news recently, connects the Sea of Azov from which of the following seas? [A] Mediterranean Sea [B] Caspian Sea [C] Red Sea [D] Black Sea 51.Which of the following states has become the first Indian state to launch a single emergency number "112"? [A] Sikkim [B] Assam [C] Karnataka [D] Himachal Pradesh 52.Which city is the venue of the 13th G20 summit 2018? [A] Paris [B] New York [C] Buenos Aires [D] Sydney 0 7 Answer Keys 1.

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