June Month Current Affairs Quiz

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1. The last leg of intra-state e-way bill system from the earlier estimate of 3.2%.For the implementation involves how many states? current fiscal year, government estimates to trim the deficit to 3.3% of GDP.Fiscal deficit a) 10 is the difference between total revenue & total expenditure of the government. b) 5 3. Which of the following PSU has emerged as c) 8 India's most profitable state-owned company for the second consecutive year? d) 4 a) BHEL Explanation: The e-waybill system for intra- State movement of goods will be implemented b) NTPC for the final eight States. The new system would be implemented for intra-State transport c) IOC in Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and in d) HPCL West Bengal. E-way bill operations are Explanation: Indian Oil Corporation has compulsory for inter-state movement of goods emerged as India's most profitable state- throughout the nation and intra-state owned company for the second consecutive movement. year. Indian Oil posted a record profit of 2. What was the fiscal deficit target of the Rs21,346 crore in 2017-18, followed by Indian Government for 2017-18? ONGC, whose profit stood at Rs 19,945 crore.

a) 4.0% 4. What is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh?

b) 2.8% a) Indian Roller

c) 3.0% b) Palapitta

d) 3.5% c) Rose ringed parakeet

Explanation: Government has met its fiscal d) All of the above deficit target for 2017-18 at 3.53% of the Explanation: Four years after the bifurcation Gross Domestic Product.Government in the of Andhra Pradesh, the government of the Budget had revised the fiscal deficit target for residual state has announced its state symbols. 2017-18 to 3.5% The notable change is the state bird. The state bird of undivided Andhra Pradesh was Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis) or Palapitta. This has been changed to Rama Chiluka (psittacula krameri) or rose ringed parakeet.

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5. Which of the following country bans Burqa d) Hexane in public spaces? Explanation: Pluto is covered with surprising a) Barbados dunes made of methane ice, which have formed relatively recently despite the frigid b) Denmark dwarf planet's very thin atmosphere, international researchers have said. Pluto's c) Iraq atmosphere has a surface pressure 100,000 d) Russia times lower than Earth. The dunes were spotted with NASA's New Horizons Explanation: The Danish(Denmark) spacecraft. Parliament has passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, 8. The Indian economy grew ______% in the becoming the latest European country to do January-March quarter of 2017-18. so. "Anyone who wears a garment that hides a) 5.9 the face in public will be punished with a fine," says the law, which was passed by 75 b) 8.3 votes to 30. c) 7.1 6. In which city The First biannual Indian Air Force Commanders' Conference was d) 7.7 inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharanlan? Explanation: The Indian economy grew 7.7% in the January-March quarter of 2017-18 a) New Delhi on account of robust performance in manufacturing, construction and service b) Bangalore sectors as well as good farm output according to the Central Statistics Office. However, the c) Mumbai economic growth slowed to 6.7% in 2017-18 d) Chennai compared to 7.1% in 2016-17. The previous high GDP growth of 8.1% was recorded in Explanation: The First biannual Indian Air April-June quarter of 2016-17. Force Commanders' Conference was inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala 9. What is the target of house constructions for Sitharaman in New Delhi. the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) by 2022? 7. Pluto has been found to be covered with dunes made of ______ice. a) 50 lakh

a) Methane b) 1.2 crore

b) Propane c) 3 crore

c) Butane d) 2 crore

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Explanation: The Centre has approved Explanation: Ministry of Housing & Urban construction of 1.5 lakh houses for urban poor Affairs has approved the construction of under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana another 1.5 lakh affordable houses for the (Urban).The approval was given in the 34th benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Monitoring Committee.Under the PMAY(U), Rs.7,227cr with central assistance of Rs.2,209 the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry cr. targets construction of 1.2 crore houses for urban poor by 2022. 12. How many Indian cities feature in the list of 20 most polluted cities in the world, as per 10. How much amount did Andhra Pradesh data released by World Health Organisation government had decided to pay a month as (WHO)? unemployment allowance to eligible youth? a) 12 a) Rs 1,00 b) 10 b) Rs 2,000 c) 14 c) Rs 3,000 d) 15 d) Rs 1,000 Explanation: 'Polluted Cities' in context of Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh this news, implies particulate matter (PM) 2.5 government has decided to pay Rs 1,000 a concentrations in air in 2016. It includes month as unemployment allowance to eligible pollutants like sulphate, nitrate and black youth. Approximately, 10 lakh carbon. 14 Indian cities that have figured in graduates/diploma holders will benefit, IT the list are: Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Patna, Minister Nara Lokesh said. A final decision Agra, Muzaffarpur, Srinagar, Gurgaon, Jaipur, would be taken after eliciting suggestions Jodhpur, Patiala, Lucknow, Delhi and from the youth. Varanasi.

11. Under which scheme Ministry of Housing & 13. Which state became the first state of India to Urban Affairs has approved the construction provide digitally-signed land record receipts of another 1.5 Iakh affordable houses for the (also known as 7/12 receipts) on 2nd May benefit of urban poor? 2018?

a) PMAY(urban) a) Tamil Nadu

b) PMAY(rural) b) Madhya Pradesh.

c) PMJDY c) Maharashtra

d) PMAY d) Gujarat

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Explanation: Maharashtra Chief Minister country‘s first national sports university in Devendra Fadnavis claimed that this initiative Imphal, Manipur. will enhance 'ease of doing business', would check irregularities and bring in transparency. 16. Who has been sworn in as the new Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS)? 14. Who hosted the meeting of Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities and presented the a) Lt. Gen. Sarath Chand Visitors Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New b) Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh Delhi, on 2nd May 2018? c) Lt General Devraj Anbu a) Arun Jaitley d) Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma b) Narendra Modi Explanation: Lt General Devraj Anbu has c) Venkiah Naidu assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Army d) Ram Nath Kovind Staff (VCOAS). He succeeds Lt. Gen. Sarath Chand who completed his tenure on May 31, Explanation: Ram Nath Kovind handed over 2018 the Visitor Awards for Research in Basic and Applied Science, Humanities, Arts and Social 17. India has recently signed Mutual Recognition Science. Recipients of the Visitor Awards Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with which 2018: • Prof. Sanjay K. Jain - for development country? of a drug delivery system having the potential a) Nepal to make cancer treatment more effective and affordable b) Singapore

15. According to the National Sports University c) United States Ordinance, 2018, India‘s first national sports university will be set up in which state? d) Indonesia

a) Assam Explanation: India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing b) Manipur with Singapore. This is the first MRA being signed by India with any of our FTA partners. c) Chandigarh Under the agreement, Singapore has agreed to d) Delhi expand coverage of Indian nursing institutions by recognising seven nursing institutions in Explanation: The National Sports University the MRA. Ordinance, 2018 has come into force as the President of India has given his assent to the 18. The Ministry of Women and Child Union Cabinet‘s decision to promulgate the Development has laid the foundation stone of said Ordinance. The Union Cabinet, had on India‘s first Advanced Forensic Lab ‗Sakhi May 23, approved an ordinance to set up the Suraksha‘ in which state/UT?

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a) Chandigarh Prabhu, attended the India- South Africa business summit. He addressed the plenary b) Rajasthan session of the Summit.

c) Haryana 21. Which among the following has launched a Digital Literacy Program for women in d) Maharashtra partnership with National Commission for Explanation: Women to train women population on safe use of internet? ―Sakhi Suraksha‖ at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory campus in Chandigarh a) Google with the aim to reduce the backlog of cases b) Amazon needing advanced forensic analysis. The state- of-the-art lab, built at a cost of Rs 99.76 crore c) Whatsup from the Nirbhaya Fund, will assist in investigation and prosecution of crimes d) Facebook including those committed against women and children. Explanation: Explanation: Social networking giant Facebook has announced a partnership 19. World Environment Day is observed with National Commission for Women, under on______which it has launched a Digital Literacy Program for women. This programme will run a) June 2 in collaboration with the Cyber Peace Foundation, and attempts to conduct training b) June 4 across local languages to ensure safe use of c) June 5 the internet.

d) June 3 22. Which country Successfully Test-Fires SFDR Propulsion Based Missile? Explanation: 2018 theme- Beat Plastic Pollution a) China

20. On 29th and 30th April 2018, where was the b) Germany India- South Africa business summit held ? c) Japan a) Johannesburg, South Africa d) India b) New Delhi, India Explanation: Making a breakthrough in c) Mumbai, India missile technology, India successfully carried out the flight test ofSolid Fuel Ducted Ramjet d) Hyderabad, India (SFDR) propulsion based missile, according to the Defence Ministry. The technology Explanation: Indian Minister of Commerce demonstrator flight test was conducted from and Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh

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theLaunch Centre- IIIof Integrated Test Range b) Maharashtra at Chandipur in Odisha. c) Gujarat 23. Which country Successfully Launches New Earth Observation Satellite? d) Uttarkhand

a) China Explanation: The Maharashtra Government has announced the opening up of a ‗sandbox‘ b) Germany to boost start-ups. Sandbox is seen as a safe zone to test financial innovation which sees a c) Japan limited rollout of new products to select customers. Reserve Bank panel had d) India recommended introducing a ―regulatory Explanation: China successfully launched sandbox‖ to faster financial technology anew Earth observation satellite'the Gaofen- innovation. 6'which will be mainly used in agricultural 26. Zero Based Natural Farming (ZBNF), a resources research and disaster monitoring. scheme related to agriculture, is launched by The Satellite was launched on a Long March- which of the following state? 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. It was the 276th a) Andhra Pradesh mission of the Long March rocket series. b) Telanagana 24. India‘s first superfast train Deccan Queen completes how many years of service? c) Uttar Pradesh

a) 55 d) Madhya Pradesh

b) 66 Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh government launched a Zero Based Natural c) 77 Farming (ZBNF) scale-out scheme, aimed at benefitting around six million farmers by d) 88 2024. The state agriculture department also Explanation: India‘s first superfast train, signed a MoU in this regard, with the Deccan Queen express from Mumbai to Pune Sustainable India Finance Facility (SIFF). The has completed 88 years on June 1, 2018. Also SIFF will extend financial and investment known as ‗Queen of Deccan‘ the train started support to the farmers. on June 1, 1930. This was the first deluxe train 27. WongDoody, US-based company, is acquired introduced on the railway to serve 2 important by which of the following Indian IT cities of the region. company? 25. Which State Government announced a) TCS ‗sandbox‘? b) Wipro a) Madhya Pradesh

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c) Infosys Explanation: Sergio Mattarella is an Italian politician, lawyer and judge serving as the d) Satyam 12th and current President of Italy since 2015.

Explanation: The country's second largest IT 30. Which is the loan Indian institution to make it services firm Infosys has completed the to the top 100 Universities in the Times acquisition of US-based Higher Education‘s World Reputation WongDoody.WongDoody Holding Company Rankings 2018 is a US-based digital creative and consumer insights agency WongDoody. has clients a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) across industries like telecommunications, Bengaluru consumer electronics, healthcare and consumer packaged goods. WongDoody is b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) headquartered in Seattle and has an office in Madras Los Angeles. c) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

d) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) 28. HDFC Bank was founded in which year? Bombay

a) 1999 Explanation: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has made it to the top 100 b) 1990 universities in the Times Higher Education‘s World Reputation Rankings 2018. This makes c) 1994 IISc the only Indian institution to make it to the prestigious list this year and has been d) 1997 ranked in the 91-100 band of the list. The top Explanation: 5 Institutes in the list comprises of American universities Harvard, Massachusetts Institute In 1994 HDFC Bank was incorporated, with of Technology (MIT) , Stanford, UK‘s its registered office in Mumbai, India. Cambridge and Oxford respectively.

29. Sergio Mattarella is the President of which 31. The National Mission for Clean Ganga country? (NMCG) has tied up with which bank to organise a cleanliness drive at Yamuna‘s a) Italy Kalindi Kunj ghat in New Delhi?

b) Egypt a) Yes Bank

c) South Africa b) ICICI Bank

d) Indonesia c) SBI

d) HDFC Bank

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Explanation: In the run up to the World overall score by 14 points from 754 to 768 on Environment Day 2018, National Mission for a scale of 1000.Singapore and Slovenia are Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with Yes placed at the top sharing the first place in the Bank organised a cleanliness drive at Kalindi index and Niger figures at the end of the list at Kunj ghat on river Yamuna in New Delhi. 175.

32. IBSA is a tripartite group for international 34. Which two countries have agreed to cooperation. Which country is not a part of permanently restore the direct postal service? this group? a) US and Germany a) India b) Cuba and China b) Bangladesh c) Cuba and US c) South Africa d) Japan and China d) Brazil Explanation: Cuba and the US have agreed to Explanation: The IBSA Dialogue Forum permanently restore the direct postal service (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international between the two countries. This service allows tripartite grouping for promoting international the postal delivery of mail, parcels, and cooperation among these countries. express courier deliveries on direct flights between Cuba and the United States, and 33. According to "End of Childhood Index through post offices in both countries. The 2018‖,India ranks______among 175 direct postal service between the two countries. neighbouring nations was suspended by Havana in 1968. a) 116 35. Which State Government launched b) 117 ―Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima c) 115 Yojana‖?

d) 113 a) Bihar

Explanation: According to a Save the b) Odisha Children‘s"End of Childhood Index c) Assam 2018‖,India ranks 113 among 175 countries with regards to where childhood is threatened d) Goa as a result of poor health, malnutrition, exclusion from education, child labour, and Explanation: The Odisha government child marriage.The child marriages in India launched a health insurance scheme, called have come down to 15.2% from 21.1% in ―Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima 2017. India jumped three positions up from Yojana‖. for working journalists. In the first 116 last year with improvement in India‘s phase, as many as 3,233 working journalists

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will get health insurance coverage up to Rs 2 day.Berlin & New York are the other two lakh a year. At least five members of the places. The day is celebrated to raise journalists family will be covered under the awareness about the multiple societal benefits scheme. The scribes will get their health of using the bicycle for transport and leisure. insurance card. The day, which is celebrated for the first time this year, was approved on 12 April 2018 as 36. 'Waste-Proofing the Future', a consortium is an official United Nations day. set up under the Ministry of which of the following department? 38. Who win the 'Most Valuable Player'award?

a) Earth Sciences a) Barkha Sonkar

b) Information and Technology b) Raspreet Sidhu

c) Environment and climate change c) Anitha Paul Durai

d) Human Resources d) Sanjana Ramesh

Explanation: The Environment Ministry Explanation: India's Sanjana Ramesh was signed a MoU with TERI for setting up a awarded the'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) resource efficiency cell. The MoU to set up even as compatriotVaishnavi Yadav won the the cell at the ministry aims to provide 'Girls Grit Award'on the fourth and final day mainstream resource efficiency in public of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018, policy. An industry consortium on 'Waste- which featured 66 campers from 16 countries Proofing the Future' to identify the from the Asia-Pacific region. The camp got institutional and policy interventions needed to underway with the girls championship game sustainably manage waste was also launched between the New York Liberty and the at the event. Minnesota Lynx. Coached on the sidelines by Ruth Riley and Sakshi Sheoran, the Lynx 37. World Bicycle Day was celebrated on? defeated the Liberty 20-13.

a) June 1 39. Which State government decided to give 15 days paternity leave to all male government b) June 2 employees? c) June 3 a) Bihar d) June 4 b) Patna Explanation: On June 3, 2018, the first c) Haryana official World Bicycle Day was celebrated. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu flagged off a d) Gujarat mega cycling event in New Delhi. New Delhi is one of the three cities in the world where Explanation: Haryana Government has major events are being organized to mark the decided to give 15 days paternity leave to all

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male government employees to take care of Explanation: NTPC Ltd has adopted the the new-born child. Chief Minister Manohar iconicCharminar in Hyderabad under the Lal Khattar said in Rohtak that the state Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This is government has also decided to raise the part of a special drive under the Centre‘s strength of women in police force from Swachh Bharat Mission. NTPC Ltd and the existing 11 percent to 20 percent. He said, due Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to court cases about 13,000 recruitments are (GHMC)have signed an MoU for held up in education, power and other implementation of development and departments. beautification works under the Charminar Pedestrianization Project in Hyderabad. 40. Asia's 1st 13 'Blue Flag' Beaches To Be NTPC, in partnership with the GHMC, will Developed in which country? take up development and beautification works at Charminar. a) U.S.A 42. India received the first-ever cargo of b) India Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from c) Australia a) Russia d) Japan b) France Explanation: Environment-friendly, clean c) Italy and equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists, 13 Indian beaches will d) Germany soon get the Blue Flag certification. These beaches of Odisha, Maharashtra and other Explanation: India received the first-ever coastal states will be the first in not just India, cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from but in Asia, to get the Blue Flag certification. Russia as New Delhi diversifies import basket The Indian beaches are being developed by the to meet its vast energy needs. State-owned gas Society for Integrated Coastal Management utility GAIL India Ltd will bring the shipload (SICOM), an environment ministry's body of LNG from Gazprom, a Russian supplier, at working for the management of coastal areas. Petronet LNG Ltd‘s import terminal in Dahej, Gujarat. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister 41. NTPC Ltdhas adopted the iconicCharminar in Dharmendra Pradhan received the first which city? consignment at the terminal.

a) Banglore 43. Which of the following is the only Indian University that has made it to the list of top b) Delhi 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2018? c) Mumbai a) Nalanda University d) Hyderabad b) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

c) AIIMS New Delhi

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d) IIM Chennai b) Kolkata

Explanation: Bangalore's Indian Institute of c) Rajasthan Science (IISc) has made it to the list of top 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2018. d) New Delhi Ranked at 91, Indian Institute of Science is the Explanation: The Minister of State for only Indian University to have made it to the AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad prestigious list. Yesso Naik will inaugurate the 3rd National 44. Which State Transport Service has set a new Health Editors' Conference on Yoga at Morarji record in its monthly collection even amidst Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) in crisis? New Delhi on June 05, 2018.

a) Tamilnadu 47. Which among the following express trains has completed 88 years of successful service? b) Kerala a) Pearl City c) Karnataka b) Tea Garden d) Himachal c) Deccan Queen Explanation: KSRTC (Kerala) has set a new record in its monthly collection even amidst d) Rockfort crisis. For the first time, the transport Explanation: Deccan Queen, the legendary corporation's monthly earnings crossed Rs 200 Express train, also known as Dakkhan ki Rani, crore riding on efficient service delivery. that has formed an irreplaceable part of fairy 45. Who has appointed as the deputy governor of tales and poems in the state of Maharashtra the Reserve Bank of India? completed 88 years of service on June 1. Deccan Queen is India‘s first deluxe train a) MS Sahoo launched by the Indian Railways in 1930 to connect two of Maharashtra‘s most prominent b) Arundathi Batachariya cities- Mumbai and Pune.

c) MK Jain 48. Which among the given flowers has been named after PM Modi by the government of d) Adithiya Puri Singapore? Explanation: MK Jain has appointed as the a) Jasmine deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India. b) Orchid 46. Where does National Health Editors' Conference on Yoga held? c) Ginger Lily

a) Mumbai d) Hibiscus

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Explanation: The Government of Singapore d) Punjab has named an Orchid after Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate his visit to Explanation: Ayan Gogoi Gohain was the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. unable to speak after his third birthday. Today, at 4, he is the author of a book of anecdotes. 49. World Environment day is observed on? The India Book of Records had in May adjudged Ayan as India‘s youngest author. But a) Jul 5 he never wrote a word; he recorded his daily experiences through an app he made his b) Aug 5 mother download on her mobile phone and c) Jun 5 shared the audio clips with his grandfather via WhatsApp for safekeeping. d) Oct 5 51. Who becomes the Fifth man in the Open Era Explanation: World Environment Day is to win900 matches during his entire tennis organized around a theme that focuses career? attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. The theme for 2018, a) Maximilian Marterer ―Beat Plastic Pollution,‖ to combat one of the b) Roger Federer great environmental challenges of our time. The theme makes changes in our everyday c) Guillermo Vilas lives to reduce the heavy burden of plastic pollution on our natural places, our wildlife, d) Rafael Nadal and our own health. While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become over-reliant on Explanation: World No. 1 Rafael Nadal single-use or disposable plastic with severe added another feather to his cap by becoming environmental consequences. The 2030 thefifth man in the Open Era to win900 Agenda for Sustainable Development states matches during his entire tennis career. The our resolve ―to ensure the lasting protection of Spaniard achieved it after recording a 6-3, 6-2, the planet and its natural resources‖. In 7-6(4) win over Germany‘s Maximilian particular, Goals 14 and 15 focus on Marterer in the fourth round of French Open protecting underwater and on land ecosystems, 2018. Earlier the record has been achieved as well as on sustainably using marine and only by by Jimmy Connors (1,256), Roger terrestrial resources. Federer (1,149), Ivan Lendl (1,068) and Guillermo Vilas (948). The 10-time French 50. Ayan Gogoi Gohain, the Youngest Author of Open champion got his 224th Grand Slam India belongs to which state? win.

a) Bihar 52. Which of the following seas are the cleanest seas on the planet? b) Assam a) Arctic Seas c) Gujarat b) Antarctic Seas

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c) Indian Ocean b) 70

d) Red Seas c) 76

Explanation: According to Murmansk d) 59 Marine Biology Institute , the Arctic's seas are the cleanest seas on the planet. In 2017, the Explanation: India has bagged the 76th Institute's scientists organized several big position in a list of the world's most powerful expeditions to the Arctic. The institute's passports, granting its holders visa-free access experts worked in the Barents, Norwegian and to 59 countries. Greenland Seas. 56. Which of the following is the most forested 53. Which of the following State Pollution state in the country? Control Board calls for ban on single-use a) Lakshadweep plastics? b) Arunachal Pradesh a) Kerala c) Mizoram b) Tamil Nadu d) Assam c) Karnataka Explanation: According to the report, d) West Bengal Mizoram with 89 per forest area is the most Explanation: West Bengal State Pollution forested state in the country. After this, Control Board calls for ban on single-use Lakshadweep with 84.56 per cent, Andaman plastics. Nicobar Islands with 82 per cent and Arunachal Pradesh with 80 per cent forest area 54. Which country's passport ranked 'most occupied second, third and fourth places powerful' in world? respectively. According to the report, 15 states of the country have more than 33 per cent of a) Japan the forest area. Assam is at the bottom with 35 percent forest area among these 15 states. b) China According to the report, the level of intensive c) Australia forest area in the total area of the country is 9.59 percent. d) US 57. Asia‘s 1 st ‗Blue Flag‘beaches will be Explanation: Japanese passport ranked 'most developed in which of the following country? powerful' in world. a) India 55. What is the rank of India in a list of the world's most powerful passports? b) Japan

a) 60 c) China

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d) Sri lanka b) Hani Mulki

Explanation: To get Blue Flag standards, a c) Saad Jumaa beach has to strictly comply with 33 environment and tourism related conditions. d) Omar Razzaz The Indian beaches are being developed Explanation: Jordan‘s King Abdullah II has according to the Blue Flag certification appointed a Harvard-educated former senior standards by the Society for Integrated Coastal World Bank official, Omar Razzaz, as the new Management (SICOM), an environment Prime Minister. He replaces Hani Mulki, who ministry‘s body working for the management quit a day before Razzaz‘s appointment amid of coastal areas. widening protests against his government‘s 58. Who is the author of book Straight Talk? austerity program.

a) Vengaiya Naidu 61. The 3rd edition of National Health Editors‘ Conference on Yoga was held in which city? b) Manmohan Singh a) New Delhi c) Abhishek Manu Singhvi b) Kolkata d) Chidambaram c) Ahmedabad Explanation: Book 'Straight Talk', authored by Abhishek Manu Singhvi. d) Gurugram

59. Who has been appointed as new attorney Explanation: The 3rd edition of National general of Malaysia? Health Editors‘ Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by the Minister of State for a) Tommy Thomas AYUSH (Independent Charge), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at Morarji Desai National Institute b) Mohamad Apandi Ali of Yoga in New Delhi. The Conference was jointly organized by Morarji Desai National c) Najib Razak Institute of Yoga and Press Information d) Tony Fernandes Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Information Broadcasting ahead of International Yoga Day Explanation: Malaysia‘s king has approved (June 21).The objective of the Conference was the appointment of an ethnic Indian lawyer as to spread awareness about principles and the new attorney general, amid protests from practices of Yoga and to bring out the Islamic groups that the job must be held by a scientific and technical aspects of Yoga with Muslim. the help of experts.

60. Who has been appointed as the new Prime 62. Which State Government announces an Minister of Jordan? outstanding power bill waiver scheme?

a) Ibrahim Hashem a) Andhra Pradesh

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b) Madhya Pradesh 64. Which country has issued its first driving license to women? c) Uttar Pradesh a) Saudi Arabia d) Bihar b) Oman Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh government announced an outstanding power c) Germany bill waiver scheme for laborers and poor families.  The state cabinet headed by Chief d) Canada Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the Explanation: Saudi Arabia issued its first Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill driver's licenses to 10 women on Monday as Waiver Scheme) which is expected to benefit the kingdom prepared to lift the world's only about 77 lakh people of the state.  Laborers ban on women driving in three weeks, but falling under the unorganized sector in some who campaigned for the right to drive Madhya Pradesh will get power supply at a remain under arrest.  A government subsidized rate. The state cabinet also statement said the 10 women who were issued approved Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) licenses already held driving licenses from Yojana 2018 (a scheme to provide subsidized other countries, including the U.S., U.K., power) in the meeting. Lebanon and Canada.  They took a brief 63. Who is appointed as Deputy governor of driving test and eye exam before being issued RBI? the licenses at the General Department of Traffic in the capital, Riyadh. International a) BP Kanungo media were not present for the event.

b) N S Vishwanathan 65. India and Netherland signed MOU based on______c) Viral Acharya a) Technical Cooperation d) Mahesh Kumar Jain b) Joint stamps Explanation: The Centre appointed MK Jain, Managing Director, and CEO of IDBI Bank, c) Peaceful outspace as the RBI‘s Deputy Governor.  Jain will fill a position that had been lying vacant since d) Mobility Managemant August 2017 after the retirement of SS Explanation: Cabinet approves the extension Mundra.  With the appointment of Jain, the of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Centre has stuck to the tradition of having a between India and Netherlands on technical commercial banker occupy this post of RBI cooperation in the field of Spatial Planning, Deputy Governor (reserved for bankers).  Water Management and Mobility The central bank now has four serving RBI Management  The objectives of this MoU Deputy Governors. Jain has been appointed sihned in April 2018 are topromote and for a term of three years. strengthen the collaboration between the

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signatories in the areas of Spatial Planning, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Water Management and Mobility will receive the award. Management on the basis of equivalence, affordable housing, smart city development, 68. Name the IT major which has acquired geographical information system (GIS) for software development platform ‗GitHub‘? water supply & sewerage system, waste water a) Google reuse and recycle, conservation of fresh water by artificial recharge of aquifer, integrated b) Microsoft solid waste management and heritage conservation and mutual benefit, taking into c) Amazon account the practical needs of both the countries. d) Apple

66. Where is the headquarters of corporation Explanation: Tech giant Microsoft has Bank? announced to acquire San Francisco based software development platform GitHub for a) Bangalore $7.5 billion. The two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of b) Chennai the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring c) Mangalore Microsoft‘s developer tools and services to d) Mumbai new audiences.GitHub‘s current CEO, Chris Wanstrath, will become a Microsoft technical Explanation: The bank was chosen for fellow, reporting to Executive Vice President ‗Investor Relations Awards 2018‘ under the Scott Guthrie. category ‗Best Expectation Management (Mid Cap)‘ for 2017-18.  The Investor Relations 69. What is the rank of India according to Global Award has been recognising companies in Peace index? investor relation space since 2012. a) 137 67. Who is the Chairman of the Parliamentary b) 132 Standing Committee on Finance? c) 141 a) Arun Kumar Jaitley d) 145 b) Ananth kumar Khadge Explanation: One June 7, 2018, According c) Yashvant Sinha to a report ofEconomics and Peace in Sydney d) M.Veerappa Moily Australia, India moved up4places to rank 137 th on theGlobal Peace Index 2018.  The Explanation: Prime Point Foundation has number of countries ranked is163. India been awarding top performing MPs since improved by 4 places from141 st to 137 th due 2010.  M. Veerappa Moily, Chairman of the to the reduction in violence caused by the

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enforcement of new laws.  Icelandgot the top Explanation: On 7 th June 2018, Mithali Raj rank . It has been ranked the most peaceful became the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 country from 2008. New Zealand is2 nd runs in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). ,Austria is3 rd ,Portugal is 4 th andDenmark is 5 th .  The 5 least peaceful countries are: 72. Who has been appointed as the head of the Afghanistan (162 nd ), South Sudan, Iraq and panel constituted to study the Special Somalia.Syriabeing the least peaceful country Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India? ranking163 rd . a) Ravindra Sannareddy 70. The Earliest animal fossil footprints b) Baba Kalyani discovered in which country? c) Neel Raheja a) India d) Arun Misra b) Germany Explanation: The Government of India has

c) Japan constituted a group of eminent persons led by Baba Kalyani, chairman, Bharat Forge, to d) China study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Explanation: The earliest known animal Policy of India. fossil footprints have been discovered by 73. Which bank had received the RBI's approval researchers in China.  The fossil footprints for merger of Capital First? date back to nearly 635-541 million years. A study regarding this was published in the a) IDBI journal Science Advances. Trackways and burrows discovered in the Ediacaran b) IDFC Shibantan Member of the Dengying Formation (551-541 million years ago) in the Yangtze c) SBI Gorges area of South China were studied. d) Axis bank The trackways hint that they were made by bilaterian animals with paired appendages. Explanation: IDFC bank had received the The body fossils of the animals that produced RBI's approval for merger of Capital First. these traces have not been found. 74. Which bank Best Expectation Management 71. Who becomes the first Indian to score 2000 (Mid Cap)' award for 2017-18? in T20I runs? a) Canara Bank a) Charlotte Edwards b) Cooperative Bank b) Stafanie Taylor c) Corporation Bank c) Mithali Raj d) Karnataka Vikas Bank d) Suzie Bates

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Explanation: Corporation Bank bags Best : A force multiplier for defence & Industrial Expectation Management (Mid Cap)' award Security. for 2017-18. 78. Who is the chief minister of himachal 75. Who won the 'National Gopal Ratna' award? Pradesh?

a) Pippa Harris a) Veerbhadr signh

b) Anupam Kher b) Jai ram thakur

c) Virat Kohli c) Sarbananda Sonowal

d) Dhiraj Ram Krishna d) Anurag Thakur

Explanation: Dhiraj Ram Krishna won the Explanation: Himachal bans use of 'National Gopal Ratna' award. thermocol plates

76. Which beach becomes Asia's first beach to 79. Which State Government launches Business get the Blue Flag certification? First Portal?

a) Marina a) Gujarat

b) Kovalam b) Punjab

c) Chandrabhaga c) Bihar

d) VGP Goldan Beach d) Odisha

Explanation: Chandrabhaga beach becomes Explanation: In a major step to give a big Asia's first beach to get the Blue Flag push towards the ease of doing business in certification. Punjab, the state government launched a"Business First Portal".It was unveiled by 77. Where was the 11 th edition of Industry Minister Sunder Sham Arora in Geointelligence Asia 2018 held? Jalandhar yesterday.  Addressing the industrialists the online portal will facilitate a) New delhi the industrialists for Regulatory Clearances b) Mumbai and Fiscal Approvals, real-time tracking of applications at a common platform.  He said c) Goa that the Punjab government has decided to accelerate economic growth by providing d) Rajasthan liberal incentives to the entrepreneurs under new Industrial Policy, which would be Explanation: The 11 th edition of Geointelligence Asia 2018 was held in New implemented soon.  The Minister said that Delhi. The theme of Seminar was ―GeoSpatial the state government is committed to ensuring

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100 percent VAT refund to industrialists by the top institute in the country rising to 17 the end of this year. positions from 2018 to 162, displacing IIT- Delhi which has remained at 172. The Indian 80. World Oceans Day is celebrated on? Institute of Science too has overtaken IIT- Delhi and is now ranked 170.  The 15th a) 8 th feb edition of the QS World University Rankings, b) 8 th mar released by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds and considered one c) 8 th jun of the most authoritative and prestigious rankings in the world sees six of India‘s eight d) 8 th sep top-ranked IITs/IISCs improving their rank, with two remaining stable year-on-year. Explanation: World Oceans Day is held every year on 8th June to raise awareness of 82. Which was declared as Tirpura‘s state fruit? the vital importance of our oceans and the role they play in sustaining a healthy planet.  a) Apple Originally an idea put forward by the Canadian Government at the 1992 Earth b) Peach Summit in Rio, World Oceans Day has been c) Pineapple organised by the Ocean Project group since 2002. In 2008 the day gained official d) Guava recognition from the UN General Assembly.  The conservation action theme for World Explanation: The state of Tripura got a new Oceans Day 2018 is―Preventing Plastic gift ―Queen Pineapple‖ as its state fruit. The Pollution and Encouraging Solutions for a fruit was declared by President Ram Nath Healthy Ocean‖. Kovind during his visit to the state. Along with this, he inaugurated the National 81. Which is the Top Institute in the country? Highway from Matabari to Sabroom in Udaipur (Tripura).  The Development of the a) IIT-D Northeast is high on the Government of b) IIT-B India‘s list of priorities. Road projects covering a length of 5,200 km are being c) IISC constructed in the region to enhance connectivity. The Bharatmala project too is d) IIT-C giving special attention to the Northeast.  As part of these programmes, 500 km of roads are Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology, being constructed in Tripura. He expressed Bombay (IIT-B), Indian Institute of Science confidence that Tripura will develop rapidly (IISc), Bangalore, and Indian Institute of after the completion of these projects. The Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) are in the top 200 President noted that there is immense potential in QS World University Rankings 2019.  The for tourism in Tripura and this too will be number of Indian universities in the top 1,000 helped by connectivity projects. increased from 20 to 24.  IIT-Bombay is now

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83. Who has unveiled a two-faced Mahatma 85. With which country India has signed an Gandhi bust at South Africa's agreement for cooperation in the field of Pietermaritzburg railway station? health sector for a period of three year till 2020? a) Narendra Modi a) Norway b) Ram Nath Kovind b) Sweden c) David Mabuza c) Germany d) Sushma Swara d) Iceland Explanation: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj unveiled a two-faced Explanation: Ministry of Health and Family Mahatma Gandhi bust at South Africa's Welfare has signed a Memorandum of Pietermaritzburg railway station. The bust Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian depicts Gandhi ji's younger version on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to extend the front and older version on the back side. cooperation within health sector through the Notably, it is the same station where Mahatma Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) for Gandhi was thrown out of a 'whites-only' train a period of three years starting from 2018 to compartment in 1893. 2020.

84. The RBI said that the interest subsidy scheme 86. Which Indian University has emerged as the on short-term crop loans of up to Rs ______top institution to be featured in QS World will be implemented through the DBT mode. University rankings 2019?

a) 1.5 lakh a) IISC Bangalore

b) 2.8 lakh b) IIT Delhi

c) 3 lakh c) IIT Bombay

d) 4 lakh d) IIT Madras

Explanation: The RBI said that the interest Explanation: Three Indian universities subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans of up feature in the top 200 universities of the QS to Rs 3 lakh will be implemented through the World University rankings 2019. IIT-Bombay DBT mode. The Centre has earmarked 15,000 is now the top institute in the country at 162 crore rupees for 2018-19 towards interest rising 17 positions from 2018, IIT-Delhi subvention for short-term crop loans. As per retained its 2018 position with a rank of 172 the scheme, farmers can avail of short-term while the Indian Institute of Science has crop loans of up to three lakh rupees at overtaken IIT-Delhi and is ranked 170. The subsidised interest rate of 7%. list has been topped by Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the seventh year in a row

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followed by Stanford University and Harvard a) Haryana University respectively. b) Odisha 87. Who has been named to be honored with the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International c) Andhra Pradesh Cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18)? d) Telangana a) Virat Kohli Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister b) Ravichandran Ashwin N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the state was now Open Defecation Free (ODF) as c) Ravindra Jadeja it had achieved its goal of constructing 2.77 lakh individual toilets. With this achievement, d) Shikhar Dhawan Andhra Pradesh becomes the first large state in the country to be declared as Open Explanation: Team India captain Virat Kohli Defecation Free.The state is now working will be presented with the prestigious Polly towards achieving the ODF+ status. Umrigar Award for the Best International Cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) at the BCCI 90. Which Indian state has decided to scrap Awards to be held in Bengaluru on June 12th, semester system in undergraduate courses 2018. In the women‘s category, Harmanpreet from this academic session? Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are set to be maiden recipients of the award for Best a) Haryana International Cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons respectively. b) Gujarat

88. Who among the following has been given the c) Madhya Pradesh additional charge as the governor of Tripura? d) Himachal Pradesh a) Kummanam Rajasekharan Explanation: The Himachal Pradesh b) Jagdish Mukhi government has decided to discontinue with the semester system in undergraduate c) Keshari Nath Tripathi coursesand re-establish the annual examination system from the coming session d) Ganeshi Lal under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). The government also decided to start Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind has nursery classes in 3,000 schools from the given West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath current year. Tripathi additional charge of Tripura Governor, during the absence of Tathagata 91. The Government of India has announced to Roy who is on leave. establish a committee for recommending on the formation of an Asset Reconstruction 89. Which state has declared itself as the India‘s Company. The committee will be headed first state to achieve the status of Open by______Defecation Free (ODF) state?

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a) Sunil Mehta a) Rs 129 crore

b) P S Jayakumar b) Rs 95 crore

c) Rajnish Kumar c) Rs 107 crore

d) G. Padmanabhan d) Rs 111 crore

Explanation: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Explanation: The state government of West has announced setting up of a committee to Bengal has decided to invest Rs 107 crore to give recommendations on the formation of an check erosion at vulnerable areas along the Asset Reconstruction Company for faster banks of the Ganga and the Padma. The work resolution of stressed accounts of public sector will be completed by March 2019. A stretch of banks. The committee is chaired by Sunil 15 kilometres will be concretised, to prevent Mehta, the non- executive Chairman of Punjab erosion. National Bank, and would examine whether such an arrangement would be good for the 94. Which among the following women‘s cricket banking system. team has clinched the world record of posting highest ever One-Day International (ODI) 92. The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) is an score of 490? annual literary fest. organised by which state? a) England a) Kerala b) Ireland b) Odisha c) India c) Tamil Nadu d) New Zealand d) Andhra Pradesh Explanation: New Zealand women‘s team Explanation: The 5th edition of the Kalinga smashed the world record for the highest ever Literary Festival (KLF) kick- started in Odisha One-Day International (ODI) score by posting in the presence of eminent personalities from a mammoth 490-4 against Ireland at at the Indian literature, politics, media, and public YMCA Sports Club, Dublin. New Zealand services. KLF is an annual literary festival broke their own 21-year-old record women‘s held in the Smart and Temple city of ODI total of 455 -5 made against Pakistan at Bhubaneswar of Odisha normally in the month Christchurch in 1997. of June each year. Kalinga Literary Festival was launched in 2014 to celebrate the 95. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has Classical Language Status of Odia language. sanctioned over Rs 5500 crore for the procurement of ____High Power Radars for 93. How much amount has been approved by the the Indian Air Force under ‗Buy (Indian) West Bengal government to check riverbank IDDM‘ category. soil erosion along Ganga and Padma? a) 21

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b) 9 a) Austrlia

c) 12 b) United States

d) 17 c) United Kingdom

Explanation: The Defence Acquisition d) Russia Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, has approved the Explanation: US Anthony Bourdain, procurement of equipment for the Defence celebrity chef, adventurer and television host, Forces valued at over Rs 5500 crore. Pursuing has died at the age of 61. Bourdain was in the goal of indigenisation and self-reliance in France shooting for the upcoming episode of the field of Defence Procurements, the DAC his award-winning CNN series, ―Parts approved procurement of 12 High Power Unknown‖during which he was found dead in Radars for the Indian Air Force under ‗Buy his hotel room. (Indian) IDDM‘ category. The DAC also 98. When is the World Ocean Day observed? accorded approval for procurement of Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) for the Indian Coast a) June 7 Guard and Indian Army from Indian Shipyard. b) June 6 96. The northeastern state of Sikkim has got its longest state of the art tunnel ‗Theng Tunnel‘. c) June 8 This tunnel will connect capital city Gangtok to______d) June 5

a) Chungthang Explanation: World Oceans Day is held every year on 8th June to raise awareness of b) Namchi the vital importance of our oceans and the role they play in sustaining a healthy planet. c) Rangpo 99. Which country has the world powerful super d) Gyalshing computer?

Explanation: Minister of State for Defence a) India Subhash Ramrao Bhamre inaugurated 578- metre- long Theng Tunnel in Sikkim. This is b) China the longest tunnel in Sikkim constructed on Gangtok- Chungthang State Highway by the c) Japan Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The tunnel d) America would provide all-weather connectivity. Explanation: The Department of Energy 97. Renowned celebrity chef and TV anchor USA again has world‘s most powerful Anthony Bourdain died recently. He hailed supercomputer – Summit operating at max from which country? capacity, it can run at 200 petaflops — that‘s

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200 quadrillion calculations per investments have been made. Fiscal second.Breaking the previous record holder‘s prudence, able macroeconomic record, which is China‘s Sunway TaihuLight management, and strong reforms would be (which has a 93 petaflop capacity). the reasons for the growth.  Good performance across sectors such as 100. Which of the following bank launched a automotives, white goods, steel, cement, deposit scheme named‘Green Future: and capital goods.Manufacturing of Deposit’,which could fetch up to 8 per cent for a smartphone components is set to go up, tenure of little over 18 months? indicating upward local value-addition. In a) YES Bank the manufacturing sector, although input costs are rising , the overall demand is b) Laxmi Vilas Bank healthy.

c) Soft Bank 102. Who among the following has won the women‘s single Grand Slam title at 2018 d) HDFC Bank French Open?

Explanation: Yes Bank, India‘s fourth a) Simona Halep largest private lender, announced the launch of a deposit scheme which could b) Nathalie Dechy fetch up to 8 per cent for a tenure of little over 18 months.Coinciding with the World c) Sloane Stephens Environment Day (5th June), the scheme d) Iva Majoli named ‗Green Future: Deposit‘, is targeted at securing Rs 1,000 crore for the private Explanation: Explanation: Top-ranked lender. Romanian Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens in final sets to claim her first 101. Industry expects close to ______% GDP Grand Slam title at the French Open. growth over next two years? Halep became the second Romanian a) 7% woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy after Virginia Ruzici at Roland b) 6% Garros in 1978. This was Halep‘s fourth major final and has lost all three in the c) 8% past, including two at Roland Garros.

d) 9% 103. Recently the Government of India has initiated a National Media Campaign to Explanation: Industry expects close to encourage smoking cessation. What is the 8% GDP growth over next two years: CII name of the campaign?  On June 10, 2018, According to a report byConfederation of Indian Industries (CII) a) Every Try Counts-Tips from Former a growth close to8% GDP in next2years is Smokers expected. Rs 50,000 crore worth of

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b) What Damage Will This Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Cigarette/Bidi Do ______?

c) Would You Use Your Heart as an a) Bihar Ashtray b) Odisha d) How Long Will You Live With Cigarette/Bidi c) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: At a World Health d) Gujarat Organisation event held recently, the Explanation: On June 9, 2018, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Petroleum and Natural Gas Government of India launched a National MinisterDharmendra Pradhan Media Campaign titled ‗What Damage inauguratedtwo Compressed Natural Gas Will This Cigarette/Bidi Do‘ to encourage (CNG) stations inCuttack district smoking cessation. The campaign will ofOdisha. He also attended the the9thCity achieve pan-India reach by being Gas Distribution (CGD) bidding round broadcast in 17 languages on all major programme.  The CNG stations, located national government and private TV and atCDA Sector 1 andBidyadharpur in radio channels. In addition, the campaign Cuttack. Twomore CNG stations are will be supported by a comprehensive social media campaign and will run on coming up atKhandagiri andTamando. In major digital platforms. 2018 more than20CNG stations will be commissioned inBhubaneswar and Cuttack 104. The 18th Summit of the Shanghai to supply CNG to vehicles.7 GAs will be Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in set up in19districts of Odisha in the ______? nextfiveyears with an investment of aboutRs 3000-3500 crore in the state. a) Germany Work for CGD network has been started in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. b) Japan 106. Who won the Women‘s Asia T20 Cup c) China 2018 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

d) India a) India

Explanation: The18th Summit of the b) Afghanistan Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held from 9- 10 June 2018 in Qingdao, c) Bangladesh China concluded with the adoption of theQingdao declaration. d) Pakistan

105. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Explanation: On 10 th June MinisterDharmendra Pradhan inauguratedtwo 2018,Bangladesh won the Women‘s Asia T20 Cup 2018 at the Kinrara Academy

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Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  b) Rajnath Singh Bangladesh defeated India by three wickets in the final and won their first c) Piyush Goeal Asia Cup title. Bangladesh has become the d) Suresh Prabhu only other team to win the title apart from India. Scores: Bangladesh 113 for 7 Explanation: Heavy Vehicle Factory (Sultana 27, Rumana 23, Poonam 4-9, (HVF) at Avadi in Chennai has set up a 16 Harmanpreet 2- 19). India 112 for 9 MW grid-connected Solar Power Plant at a (Harmanpreet 56, Rumana 2-22, Tul cost of₹105 crore.  The solar project, set Kubra 2-23).  Bangladesh‘sRumana up by Navratna defence PSU Bharat Ahmed was named thePlayer of the Match. Electronics Ltd (BEL), was launched by the Union Defence Minister Nirmala 107. Rafael Nadalwon his ______French Sitharaman on Friday.  ―BEL is Open title French Open tennis tournament establishing energy security for the was held in Paris, France. Ordnance Factory Estates under the a) 10 th Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme by setting up utility scale grid-connected b) 11 th Solar Power Plants. As part of this, a 16 MW (AC) power plant, developed on a 80 c) 12 th acre land area, has been set up for the annual captive consumption of HVF & d) 13th Engine Factory (EFA), Avadi, according Explanation: Simona Halep is currently to a statement of BEL. number one in the WTArankings. She 109. Green Mizoram Day was observed defeated Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in In______? the final andwon the French Open 2018 title. Simona Halep has won her first a) 8 th june Grand Slam title. Simona Halep had lost in two previous French Open finals to Maria b) 9 th june Sharapova in 2014 and Jelena Ostapenko c) 10 th june in 2017.  On 10 th June 2018,Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, d) 11 th june 6-2 in the final andwon his 11th French Open title. This victory has confirmed his Explanation: On 11 th June 2018, Green world No 1 ranking for Rafael Nadal. Mizoram Day was observed throughout Mizoram.  On this day government 108. Who has inaugurated a 16 MW solar ‗PV employees, students and members of power plant‘ set up by the defence PSU NGOs planted large number of trees.  Bharat Electronics LTD at the Heavy Vehicle Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla Factory in Avadi, Chennai? inaugurated the Green Mizoram Day 2018. a) Nirmala Sitharaman The function was attended by cabinet

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ministers, legislators and senior Budget – A Commemorative Volume‘ was government officials.  The trees were released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen planted as a part of this event along the Patnaik.Odisha‘s annual budget was Chite river in Aizawl. The Green Mizoram onlyRs 1.77 crore for the year1936-37 Day is observed every year on 11 th June which has increased to Rs1,20,028 crore since 1999. in2018-19.  Odisha is thefirst state in the country to bring out such a compilation.  110. Who has been appointed as the Vigilance The state government has come up with a Commissioner in the Central Vigilance separate agricultural budget in 2016 with Commission? focused attention on the agricultural sector. In the year of 2000, the budget had a) Sharad Kumar only beenRs 14,000 crore. b) K. V. Chowdary 112. Which among the following entity will c) Nittoor Srinivasa give technology for India‘s first indigenous Lithium Ion Battery project to reduce d) RauAlok Verma dependence on import?

Explanation: Former NIA chief Sharad a) Council of Scientific & Industrial Kumar is the new vigilance commissioner Research for a term of four years or till he attains the age of 65.  It is the apex vigilance b) National Defense Research Institute institution. It was created via executive c) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research resolution (based on the recommendations ofSanthanam committee) in 1964 but was d) Institute for Defence Studies and conferred with statutory status in 2003. It Analyses submits its report to the President of India.  Presently, the body consists of central Explanation: Central Electro Chemical vigilance commissioner along with 2 Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, vigilance commissioners. Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and RAASI 111. Which state government releases its 80 Solar Power Pvt Ltd have signed a years annual budget? Memorandum of Agreement for transfer of technology for India‘s first Lithium Ion a) Bihar (Li-ion) Battery project.  Currently, b) Gujarat Indian manufacturers source Lithium Ion Battery from China, Japan and South c) Haryana Korea among some other countries. India is one of the largest importers and in 2017, d) Odisha it imported nearly 150 Million US Dollar worth Li-Ion batteries. Explanation: On June 11, 2018, The special booklet titled‘80-years of Odisha

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113. Recently, ISRO scientists have discovered in-class peak interest rate of 7.50% p.a. for a new planet and star 600 light years away. regular Green Future: Deposits and The new discovery has been named 8.00%* p.a. for Senior Citizens.The Bank as______will earmark equivalent proceeds raised through Green Future: Deposit towards a) Saga Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aligned sectors and for every Green b) Chronicle Future: Deposit opened, YES BANK will c) Epic contribute a Money Plant.

d) Herculean 115. Name the India‘s first indigenous long- range artillery gun which is ready for Explanation: In an epic Indian discovery, induction after successful testing in all a team from the Physical Research weather conditions. Laboratory, Ahmedabad led by Abhijit Chakraborty, has spotted for the first time a) Arjun a distant planet six times bigger than Earth b) Dhanush and revolving around a Sun-like star about 600 light years away. Both the planet and c) Rakshak the star have been named EPIC. EPIC 211945201b (or K2-236b) is the name d) Pinaka given to the planet. The host star is named EPIC 211945201 or K2-236. Explanation: India‘s first indigenous, long-range artillery gun ―Dhanush‖ has 114. Name the bank which has launched first of passed its final test at Pokhran, paving the its kind green deposit product named Green way for its induction into the Army. Gun Future: Deposit? Carriage Factory (GCF) Senior General Manager SK Singh said that, fifty rounds a) Axis Bank of shells each were fired from six Dhanush guns between June 2- 6.Dhanush is a b) ICICI Bank 155mm x 45mm calibre artillery gun and c) Yes Bank is also called the ―desi Bofors‖.

d) HDFC Bank 116. Who has been honored with the 2018 Women‘s Prize for Fiction? Explanation: Yes Bank, India‘s fourth largest private lender, has launched the a) Katy Brand first-ever green deposit scheme named b) Katy Brand Green Future: Deposit. The Bank has set the target to raise up to Rs. 1,000 crore via c) Kamila Shamsie this novel product offering.It can be opened for a tenure of 18 months and 8 d) Sarah Sands days to 18 months and 18 days, with best-

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Explanation: Renowned British Pakistani Intercontinental Cup Football Tournament author Kamila Shamsie has won the title at the Mumbai Football Arena.India Women‘s Prize for Fiction, 2018 for her beat Kenya2-0 in the final.  Indian seventh novel titled ―Home Fire‖. Ms. captainSunil Chhetri scored goals in the Shamsie was awarded the €30,000 pound 8th and 29th minutes.He has equalled ($40,000) prize at a ceremony in London. Argentina‘s Lionel Messi‘s tally of 64 international goals.  He has become the 117. Qingdao declaration adopted by the joint-second active international goal members of SCO at the 2018 Summit deals scorer after Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo with______(81 goals).

a) Preventing Plastic Pollution 119. India‘s first National Police Museum will be set up in which city? b) Combating Terrorism

c) Cooperation on Nuclear Weapons a) Mumbai

d) Setting Sustainable Development Fund b) New Delhi c) Kolkata Explanation: The 18th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) d) Kolkata held from 9-10 June 2018 in Qingdao, China concluded with the adoption of the Explanation: The central government has Qingdao declaration. The declaration calls decided to set up India first national police for implementing the three-year plan to museum in Lutyens‘ Delhi.  The museum combat terrorism, separatism and is expected to be inaugurated on October extremism. It also calls for implementation 21 (Police Commemoration Day).  The of the treaty on long-term good museum - depicting the history, artefacts, neighbourliness, friendship and co- uniforms and gear of central and operation. statepoliceforces - will come up as an underground facility in the premises of 118. Who won the Intercontinental Cup football thenational police memorial in title? Chanakyapuri area of the national capital. a) China  The project is being steered by the Intelligence Bureau and according to the b) Germany records accessed by PTI, IB Director Rajiv Jain had convened a meeting on the matter c) India last month to expedite the process.

d) Kenya 120. India beat which country to lift the Intercontinental Cup Football Tournament Explanation: India beat Kenya to lift 2018? Intercontinental Cup football title.  On 10 th June 2018,India won the a) South Korea

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b) Bangladesh thus fast tracking the entire process of redressal of complaints through c) Kenya digitisation.  The Minister also launched a new App ‗Menu on Rails‘, a Mobile d) Zimbabwe Application developed by IRCTC for Explanation: India won the title of creating awareness to the Railway Intercontinental Cup Football Tournament Passengers for the items served to them on after 2-0 victory in the final against Kenya their Rail Journey. at the Mumbai Football Arena.  Skipper 122. The India Meteorological Department is Sunil Chhetri scored in the eighth and 29th soon to use FFGS system to forecast flood minutes to hand India a convincing warnings. What is FFGS? victory.  With this he also equalled Argentina‘s Lionel Messi‘s tally of 64 a) Flash Flood Guidance System international goals, making him the joint- second active international goalscorer b) Flood Forecasting Global Service behind Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo (81 goals). c) Flood Forecast Guidance System

121. Name the app launched by the Indian d) Flash Flood Geographical Supervision Railways to register passengers grievances Explanation: India Meteorological for quick redressal. Department, IMD will use flash flood a) Rail Suvidha guidance system for the first time in the country to forecast floods. Currently, the b) Rail Sahayta Central Water Commission issues flood warnings. The national weather agency is c) Rail Madad preparing to launch the service using Flash Flood Guidance System from the next d) Rail Seva month. A new system and soil study data Explanation: Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister will enable the India Meteorological of Railways & Coal has launched a new Department to forecast floods and guide App ―Rail Madad‖ – An App to expedite the disaster management agencies on & streamline passenger grievance prevention techniques. redressal. Rail MADAD (Mobile 123. The first World Hindi Conference was Application for Desired Assistance During held in 1975 in which of the following city? travel) registers a complaint with minimum inputs from passenger(option of a) Pune photo also available), issues unique ID instantly and relays the complaint online to b) New Delhi relevant field officials for immediate action.  The action taken on complaint is c) Chennai also relayed to passenger through SMS, d) Nagpur

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Explanation: The first World Hindi produce li ion cells having total storage Conference was held in 1975 in Nagpur, capacity of 200,000 Ah (Ampere hour) per India. Since then, ten such Conferences day. have been held in different parts of the world. 126. Who won the Canadian Grand prix 2018?

124. Which is the Highest sender of foreign a) Lewis Hamilton students to the US? b) Valtteri Bottas a) China c) Max verstappen b) India d) Sebastian vettal c) Japan Explanation: Vettel wins Canadian GP d) Germany 127. Which among the following zones of the Explanation: With 1,86,000 Indian Indian Railways has launched an initiative to students currently studying in the United monitor the cleanliness and functionalities of States, India is the second highest sender train via WhatsApp groups? of foreign students to the US, next only to a) Central Railways China. b) Western Railways 125. India‘s first lithium ion cell factory will be established in which of the following state? c) Northern Railways

a) Gujarat d) Eastern Railways

b) Telangana Explanation: The Northern Railways will now monitor cleanliness of its trains using c) Andhra Pradesh WhatsApp groups supervised by senior d) Maharashtra officials. Every department will have separate WhatsApp groups, in which status Explanation: India's first lithium ion cell report of cleanliness will be uploaded on a factory to come up in Andhra Pradesh daily basis. including Munoth Industries Limited will set up photographs.WhatsApp groups have been India‘s first lithium ion cell production created for train and pantry cleanliness, project by investing Rs 799 crore in three bed rolls and functionality of air phases in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.  It conditioners in trains. will provide a trigger for enabling mobile component manufacturing in India that 128. The 44th edition of the G7 Summit was will also lead to value addition in overall held in which country? mobile phone manufacturing.  In the first a) Canada phase, Rs 165 crore will be invested to

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b) France take on Saudi Arabia in the opening match on June 14. Russia and Saudi Arabia are c) Italy placed in Group-A. The game will take place in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. d) Germany 131. Who has been appointed as the Chairman Explanation: The 44th G7 summit was of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and held on June 8–9, 2018, in La Malbaie, Customs (CBIC)? Quebec,Canada. This was the sixth time since 1981 that Canada has hosted the a) S Ramesh meetings. The 44th G7 summit was the first summit for Italian Prime Minister b) Jamuna Pd Singh Giuseppe Conte. c) P Kishore Saxena 129. Which of the following are also known as ―ghost particles‖? d) Vanaja N Sarmart

a) Electron Explanation: The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has Board b) Proton appointed senior bureaucrat S Ramesh as the Chairman of Central of Indirect Taxes c) Positron and Customs (CBIC). Ramesh, a 1981 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service d) Neutrino (customs and central excise), is at present Explanation: Researches in Germany member in the CBIC, an apex policy with Karisruhe Tritium Neutrino making body for indirect taxes.He will experiment has started collecting data to take over charge from incumbent Vanaja determine the mass of the universe‘s N Sarna who completes her term this lightest particle neutrino. Those are month-end. sometimes called ―ghost particles‖. 132. What is the currency of Cuba? 130. The 2018 FIFA World Cup has been a) Pound organised in which country? b) Euro a) Brazil c) Peso b) Russia d) Dollar c) France 133. Who has received the Polly Umrigar d) Spain award at the BCCI Annual Awards in Explanation: The 21st edition of the Bengaluru? FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia a) Ravichandran Ashwin from June 14 to July 15. Hosts Russia will

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b) Virat Kohli Day with effect from 2015.  Albinism is a genetic condition that causes very little or c) M.S.Dhoni no pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes.  The International Albinism Awareness d) Rohit Sharma Day is observed to preserve the rights of Explanation: Kohli conferred with Polly persons with albinism and take efforts to Umrigar award & Harmanpreet Kaur and ensure equal access for them to Smriti Mandhana received their maiden employment, education, justice and good BCCI awards for being best international health.  The theme for International cricketer (women).  On 12 th June 2018, Albinism Awareness Day 2018 is:―shining Indian cricket captainVirat Kohli was our light to the world‖. awarded thePolly Umrigar Awardfor the 135. Which state launched a new scheme best international cricketer at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru.Virat Kohli named ―Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana‖? was awarded for his outstanding a) Tamil Nadu performance in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.  Harmanpreet Kaur andSmriti b) Kerala Mandhana were awarded their first BCCI awards for the best international cricketer c) Bihar (women) for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 d) Odisha season, respectively. Former England captain Kevin Pietersen delivered the 6th Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture at the Naveen Patnaik has announced ahealth BCCI award. He has become the first non- assurance scheme named ―Biju Swasthya Indian cricketer to deliver the opening Kalyan Yojana‖ that will benefit around speech of the award ceremony. 3.5 crore people from over 70 lakh families in the state.  Under the Biju 134. International Albinism Awareness Day is Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, secondary and celebrated on? tertiary cashless healthcare assistance will a) 13 th September be provided up to Rs 5 lakh per family per annum to meet healthcare expenditure at b) 13 th july all government-run hospitals and the entire cost would be borne by the state c) 13 th june government.  Besides, an assistance of Rs 500 would be provided to all pregnant d) 13 th august women and infant who visit public health Explanation: On 13 th June 2018, facilities.  The scheme will come into International Albinism Awareness Day effect from August 15 2018. was observed all over the world.  In 2014,

the UN General Assembly declared 13 136. Raghavendra Swamy Temple is located in which of the following state? June as International Albinism Awareness

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a) Andhra Pradesh d) 3,000

b) West Bengal Explanation: NITI Aayog‘s Atal Innovation Mission, AIM, has selected c) Kerala 3,000 additional schools for the establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs, d) Manipur ATLs. The selected schools will receive a Explanation: Ten new Swachh Iconic grant of Rs 20 lakh spread over the next Places launched under Swachh Bharat five years to establish labs for nurturing Mission Ten new iconic sites, namely, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit RaghavendraSwamy Temple (Kurnool, among secondary school children across Andhra Pradesh); Hazardwari Palace India. (Murshidabad, West Bengal); Brahma 139. Which countries have won a united bid to Sarovar Temple (Kurukshetra, Haryana); host FIFA 2026? VidurKuti (Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh); Mana village (Chamoli, Uttarakhand); Pangong a) US, Canada and Mexico Lake (Leh-Ladakh, J&K); Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh); b) Brazil, Colombia and Chile ImaKeithal/market (Imphal, Manipur); Sabarimala Temple (Kerala); and c) Spain, Portugal and Germany Kanvashram (Uttarakhand) have been d) UK, Germany and France taken up under Phase III of the flagship project Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) of the Explanation: The United States, Mexico Swachh Bharat Mission. and Canada won theright to host the 2026 World Cup after easily beating Morocco in 137. What is the currency of Greece? a vote by FIFA member nations in a) Euro Moscow.  The North American bid received 134 of the 203 votes, while b) Dollar Morocco polled 65 in the ballot at aFIFA Congress held in Moscow.  Qatar will c) Won host the next FIFA World Cup in 2022.

d) Rupiyah 140. Which two countries have agreed to 138. How many additional schools has recently Address Trade & Economic Issues? been selected by NITI Aayog for a) India and japan establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs under Atal Innovation Mission? b) India and china

a) 4,000 c) India and US

b) 1,000 d) India and UK

c) 2,000

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Explanation: India, US Agree To Hold a) Bengaluru Comprehensive Talks To Address Trade & Economic Issues.  India and the US have b) Delhi agreed to holdcomprehensive talks to c) Indore address trade and economic issues.  The decision in this regard was taken during a d) Mumbai series of meetings, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu had Explanation: The air quality in Delhi withUS Commerce Secretary Wilbur deteriorated beyond the 'severe' level on RossandUS Trade Representative Robert Wednesday. Dust storms in western India Lighthizer.Mr Suresh Prabhu was on a increased coarser particles in the air, two-day visit to the US. according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The PM10 level was at 778 in 141. With which of the following countries, the Delhi-NCR area and 824 in Delhi India has recently approved an MoU for particularly, which led to hazy conditions cooperation in the field of new and renewable and limited visibility. energy? 143. Which of the following countries will a) France provide Apache attack helicopters to India?

b) Peru a) USA

c) Vietnam b) Russia

d) Brazil c) Japan

Explanation: The Union Cabinet has d) North Korea approved an Agreement between India and Peru for bilateral cooperation between the Explanation: The US government has two countries on new and renewable approved a deal to sell six AH-64E issues.  The agreement aims to establish Apache attack helicopters to India for the basis for a cooperative institutional $930 million. The US will also provide relationship to encourage and promote night vision sensors, control radars, technical bilateral cooperation on new and Hellfire Longbow missiles and Stinger air- renewable issues on the basis of mutual to-air missiles to India under the deal. benefit equality and reciprocity.  The "(The helicopters) will increase India's MoU which was signed in May, 2018 at capability to counter ground-armoured Lima, Peru envisages establishing a Joint threats and modernise its armed forces," Committee to develop Work Plans in order the US said. to implement the Agreement. 144. Who is the chairman of the North Eastern 142. In which of the cities has the PM10 level Council? reached 824? a) Prime minister

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b) Home Minister three years. The decision was taken at the 14th annual general geeting of the c) President shareholders of the bank. The re- appointment will be effective for a period d) Governor of Manipur of three years from September 1, 2018 Explanation: The Union Cabinet chaired subject to final approval by the Reserve by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Bank of India (RBI). has approved the proposal of Ministry of 146. Who among the following has been Development of North Eastern Region honored with the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize for (DoNER) for the nomination of the Union Culture and Community? Home Minister as ex-officio Chairman of North Eastern Council (NEC) - a statutory a) Laxmi Agarwal body with Governors and Chief Ministers of all the eight North Eastern States as its b) Anand Kumar Member.  The Cabinet also approved that Minister of State (Independent Charge), c) Kailash Satyarthi Ministry of DoNER would serve as Vice d) Bindeshwar Pathak Chairman of the Council.  NEC implements various projects through the Explanation: Noted social reformer and State and Central agencies. Under the new founder of Sulabh International, arrangement with Home Minister as Bindeshwar Pathak was honoured Chairman and Minister of DoNER as Vice withJapan‘s prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize. Chairman, NEC and all the Governors and The award was given under Culture and Chief Ministers of North Eastern States as Community category for his significant Member would provide a forum for work in tackling poor hygiene and discussing inter-state matters more discrimination. Launched in 1996, the comprehensively and also consider award honours people in Asia who have common approaches to be taken in future. made significant contributions in one of the three areas of regional growth; science, 145. Who among the following has been re- technology & innovation and culture & appointed as the MD & CEO of Yes Bank? community. a) Ashok Chawla 147. The Union Cabinet has approved which b) Aditya Puri bank‘s proposal to raise additional share capital worth Rs 24000 crore? c) Shikha Sharma a) Axis d) Rana Kapoor b) SBI Explanation: Private sector lender YES Bank has re-appointed Rana Kapoor as c) HDFC MD & CEO of the bank for a period of d) ICICI

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Explanation: Union Cabinet has a) Maharashtra approved the proposal for grant of permission toHDFC Bank to raise b) Jharkhand additional share capital of up to a c) Himachal Pradesh maximum of 24,000 crore rupees. Thecomposite foreign shareholding in the d) Tripura Bank will not exceed 74% of the enhanced paid-up equity share capital of the bank.  Explanation: Minister for Water According to the Finance Minister Piyush Resources Nitin GadkarireleasedNiti Goyal, the proposed investment is Aayog‘s composite water management expected to strengthen the capital index reportin New Delhi.Gujarat topped adequacy ratio of the bank. The Cabinet the list whileJharkhand was adjudged as also approved reconstitution ofNorth the worst performer. Gujarat is followed Eastern Council (NEC). by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.  In the 148. Who will launch the Solar Charkha northeastern and Himalayan states,Tripura Mission on June 27? has been adjudged as the top state in 2016- 17followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim a) Narendra Modi and Assam. b) Ram Nath Kovind 150. Who has been named the Chief Finance c) Rajnath Singh Officer of the US largest automaker, General Motors? d) M Venkaiah Naidu a) DhivyaSuryadevara Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind will launchSolar Charkha b) Anshu Jain Missionwhich will entail a subsidy of 550 c) Shantanu Narayen crore rupees in the initial two years for 50 clusters.  According to the Minister for d) Mary Barra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh, the scheme is aimed at Explanation: An Indian-American linking five crore women and self-help woman, Dhivya Suryadevara has been groups to the initiative. 15 new named the Chief Finance Officer of the technology centres will be set up and out US‘ largest automaker, General Motors. of these, ten will be made operational this Ms. Suryadevara, currently the vice year. These centres will provide president of corporate finance, will technological support to small industries. succeed Chuck Stevens, the General Motor‘s present CFO, on September 1, 149. According to Niti Aayog, Which state has 2018.  She will report to Chief Executive been topped in the composite water Officer (CEO) Mary Barra, 56, who has management Index? been head of the automaker since 2014.

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151. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has financial services category‘on a list inaugurated modernised and expanded Bhilai compiled by Forbes magazine.  HDFC‘s steel plant in ______? rank has moved up from 7th place last year.American Express has topped this a) Gujarat category, while Indiabulls Housing Finance is the only other Indian company b) Bihar (at 13th place) on the list. In the overall c) Chhattisgarh list, topped by China‘s banking behemoth ICBC, HDFC took 321st place, up from d) Goa 404th a year ago.There are a total of 58 Indian companies on the overall list of Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra 2,000 firmsfrom across the world. These Modi is on a one-day visit toChhattisgarh include Reliance Industries at 83rd place, where he dedicated themodernised and the only from India in the top- expanded Bhilai steel plantto the nation. 100.Besides, HDFC Bank is at 202nd, He also took part in programmes inNaya ONGC at 266th, Indian Oil at 270th and Raipur - the upcoming capital city of the ICICI Bank at 320th. state.  The PM inauguratedIntegrated Command and Control Centre at Naya 153. The Government of India has proposed to Raipur. Thereafter, in Bhilai, he set up a National Tribal Museum in which of inaugurated Raipur-Jagdalpur air service, the following cities? laid the foundation stone for the new building ofIndian Institute of Technology a) Pune (IIT), Bhilai. He also inauguratedair b) Mumbai connectivity between Raipur and Jagdalpur under the Centre's 'Udaan' c) New Delhi scheme. d) Ahmedabad 152. HDFC is the ______Biggest Consumer Financial Services Company? Explanation: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has proposed to set up a National a) 4 Tribal Museum along with a National Level Tribal Research Institute at Delhi. b) 5 The Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual c) 3 Oram said that the Museum will showcase the rich tribal culture and heritage using d) 2 state-of-the-art technologies.

Explanation: HDFC, 5th Biggest 154. Which country has topped the 2018 Consumer Financial Services Company Environmental Performance Index (EPI)? Worldwide.Housing finance major HDFC has beenranked as the 5th biggest public a) Switzerland company globally in the‗consumer

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b) Germany c) Israel

c) Singapore d) India

d) Sweden 157. The International Weightlifting Federation is located at______Explanation: The top five countries in 2018 Environmental Performance Index a) Budapest, Hungary (EPI) in terms of green rankings are Switzerland, France, Denmark, Malta and b) Manila, Philippines Sweden. c) The Hague, Netherlands 155. The book titled ―Water productivity d) Berlin, Germany mapping of major Indian crops‖ has been published by which among the given entites? Explanation: The International Weightlifting Federation, headquartered in a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Budapest, is the international governing Welfare body for the sport of Olympic b) NABARD weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The c) NITI Aayog IWF president is Tamás Aján of Hungary.

d) CSIR 158. Which of the following E-commerce company has its own digital payment start-up Explanation: Union Minister for Water phonepe? Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shipping, Road Transport & a) Amazon Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari released a book titled ‗Water productivity mapping of b) Flipkart major Indian crops‘ published by c) Ebay NABARD. The book is based on study of 10 important crops by a team under the d) Snapdeal leadership of leading agricultural economist Dr. Ashok Gulati. The 10 Explanation: Flipkart-owned important crops include rice, wheat, maize, PhonePehas partnered cab aggregator Ola pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton and that will allow riders to book rides using potato etc. the former‘s payment platform.  With this partnership, users can enjoy the ease 156. Pinaka Rocket systems belong to which of using their preferred ride- sharing app country? from within PhonePe while being assured of the reliability and integrity of their a) China payments. PhonePe has also added‗Auto- b) Russia pay‘ feature that allows users to make payments seamlessly.

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159. Who has been appointed as the brand Explanation: Google has finally made ambassador of online fantasy sports platform available the ―App Maker‖, its low-code StarPick? tool for building business apps, generally available and open to all developers, after a) Subrata Pal a year and a half since the launch of its beta version. The tech giant first launched b) Sunil Chhetri the App Maker in November, 2016 and c) Jeje Lalpekhlua made it available through its ―Early Adopter Program for G Suite Business‖ at d) Bhaichung Bhutia that time. App Maker is G Suite‘s low- code application development environment Explanation: Indian football team captain that makes it easy for teams to build Sunil Chhetri has been named as the brand custom apps to speed up workflows and ambassador of online fantasy sports make processes better. platform StarPick. 162. The Somnath temple is situated in which 160. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place of the following states? in which of the following countries? a) Madhya Pradesh a) United States, Canada and Mexico b) Haryana b) Canada, Spain and Mexico c) Gujarat c) United States, Mexico and Spain d) Rajasthan d) Mexico, Canada and Germany Explanation: The Somnath temple Explanation: The 2026 FIFA World Cup located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in will be played in the United States, Canada Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, and Mexico. The 2026 competition is set is believed to be the first among the twelve to be the first in FIFA‘s history to feature jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an 48 instead of the usual 32 teams. important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. 161. Which among the following companies has launched low code tool ―App Maker‖ for 163. What is the currency of Georgia? G Suite business to enable easy app building facility? a) Georgian lek

a) Microsoft b) Georgian lari

b) Apple c) Georgian ruble

c) Facebook d) Georgian kuna

d) Google

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164. Which among the given states has 166. Name the Prime Minister of Georgia who launched month long School Chale Hum resigned from the post amid protest over his Abhiyan 2018 from June 15? economic policies.

a) Bihar a) Giorgi Kvirikashvili

b) Madhya Pradesh b) Irakli Kobakhidze

c) Haryana c) Bidzina Ivanishvili

d) Chhattisgarh d) Giorgi Margvelashvili

Explanation: Madhya Pradesh CM Explanation: Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Minister of Georgia, has announced his ‗School Chale Hum Abhiyan 2018‘ in resignation amid a growing disagreement Bhopal. The motive of this scheme is that over his economic policies with Bidzina no child should be deprived of Ivanishvili, the leader of the ruling schooling.Inaugurating the month long Georgian Dream party . Kvirikashvili, 50, campaign on June 15. has been prime minister since December 2015. 165. Which state has inked pact with US based Earth Networks to install lightning detection 167. How many countries are member of the system in the state? European Union?

a) Maharashtra a) 28

b) Odisha b) 25

c) Andhra Pradesh c) 21

d) Tamil Nadu d) 23

Explanation: In a move to reduce number Explanation: The European Union is a of casualties due to lightning strike political and economic union of 28 incidents, the Odisha government has member states that are located primarily in signed an MoU with US-based Lightning Europe. analysing firm Earth Networks for a lightning detection and warning system in 168. Mulubha Jadeja who passed away at the the state. Earth Networks will install age of 88 was a renowned player of______lightning detection system to get the a) Football precise location of areas likely to be affected by lightning strikes before 45 b) Cricket minutes of their occurrence. It will also be helpful in prediction of hail winds, hail c) Tennis storms and thunderstorms.

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d) Hockey against women. With the launch of the ―mobile policing‖ service, people won‘t Explanation: Former Saurashtra batsman need to go to the police, and police would Mulubha Jadeja died following age-related go to the spot within a few minutes to deal complications. He was 88. Mulubha, a with the situation.  People, with the help right-handed batsman, represented of information technology, can inform the Saurashtra and Railways between 1945 police using any electronic devices or and 1964. system and police can also, by exploiting the information technology, deal with the 169. Which country successfully launched the situation. It would save time and physical Glonass- M positioning satellite? involvement. a) India 171. Who introduced the digital payment b) Germany services in India?

c) Italy a) Facebook

d) Russia b) Whatsapp

Explanation: Russia successfully c) Twitter launched Glonass- M positioning satellite. d) Instagram On June 17,2018 Russia successfully launched aGlonass- M positioning satellite Explanation: WhatsApp Introduced using a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket.  The payments service in India On June 17, Glonass network provides real-time 2018,WhatsApp payment service has been positioning data for surface, sea and in beta testing and almost one million airborne objects around the globe, at an people are testing the feature. This is being accuracy reportedly at par with the U.S. implemented with the help ofNPCIand Global Positioning System. almost one million people are testing the feature. This is being implemented with 170. Which state government has launched the the help ofNPCIand multiple banks.  It GPS? has tied up with banks to facilitate a) Rajasthan financial transactions viaUnified Payments Interface(UPI). The Reserve Bank of b) Gujarat India has mandated all payment system operators to ensure that data related to c) Tripura payments is stored only in India giving d) Punjab firms six months to comply with it.  The compliance would be monitored byNPCI. Explanation: TheTripura government It has been stated that sensitive user data haslaunched the GPS (Global Positioning such as the last6digits of a debit card and System) and wireless based 24×7 ―mobile UPI PIN is not stored at all. policing‖ service to curb crime, especially

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172. Bellandur Lake is located in which city? b) Tathagata Roy

a) Hyderabad c) Kiran Bedi

b) Guwahati d) Banwarilal Purohit

c) Chennai Explanation: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi. d) Bengaluru 175. Recently, India has agreed to open four Explanation: A committee set up by the new air entry points to National Green Tribunal (NGT) to inspect the lakes in Bengaluru has blamed the a) CHINA Karnataka government and various state agencies for ―miserably‖ failing to b) NEPAL discharge their duties. According to the c) BANGLADESH committee, Bellandur, the biggest lake of Bengaluru, has become the largest septic d) PAKISTAN tank of the city just because of lack of interest and negligence towards duty by Explanation: India has agreed to open the authorities. four new air entry points to Nepal in the eastern and western parts of the country. 173. Name the first Indian batsman to achieve the record of scoring century before lunch 176. The World Day to Combat Desertification during one-off Test match event. and Drought will be celebrated on?

a) Gautam Gambhir a) 14 th june

b) Shikhar Dhawan b) 16 th june

c) Bhuvneshwar Kumar c) 17 th june

d) Rohit Sharma d) 13 th june

Explanation: Shikhar Dhawan became the Explanation: The World Day to Combat first Indian batsman to score a hundred Desertification (WDCD) will be celebrated before lunch on the opening day of a Test worldwide on17 th June with the focus on match. The Delhi left-hander achieved the sustainable land management as a way to feat in the opening session of the first day regenerate economies, create jobs and of the one-off Test match against revitalize communities.  World Day to Afghanistan in Bengaluru on June 14. Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year to promote public 174. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of awareness of international efforts to Puducherry? combat desertification.  2018 Theme of a) Ram Naik WDCD :- ―Land has true value – invest in

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― WDCD was established by the UN Explanation: Centrally-sponsored General Assembly 23 years ago to raise drinking water schemes, Swajal, has been awareness on the global and national launched in 115 aspirational districts of the actions that address desertification, land country. the Swajal schemes in 115 degradation and drought. aspirational districts of the country will involve an outlay of Rs 700 crores through 177. Name the female American astronaut, flexi-funds under the existing National holding the record of most spacewalks and Rural Drinking Water Programme spending the longest time in space by US (NRDWP) budget.  These schemes will astronaut, who retired from the post recently. aim to provide villages with piped water supply powered by solar energy.The a) Peggy Whitson scheme will train hundreds of rural b) Eileen Collins technicians for operation and maintenance of Swajal units. c) Stephanie Wilson 179. Which country plans to allow more foreign d) Barbara Morgan workers to work in the country?

Explanation: NASA Astronaut Peggy a) Germany Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, retired b) Japan from NASA on June 15.  The 58-year-old c) U.S.A NASA astronaut holds the US record for most cumulative time in space spending a d) Italy record-breaking 665 days in space.  She also claimed the title for most spacewalks Explanation: Japan‘s Cabinet adopted an by a woman – 10 spacewalks totalling 60 economic plan to allow more foreign hours and 21 minutes — and set the record workers to work in the country. • This for most time spent in space by a US proposal will help the country to make up astronaut, placing eighth on the all-time for its declining workforce. • In recent space endurance list. times, number of foreign workers in Japan has nearly doubled to 1.28 million. • 178. The Swajal scheme for clean water supply Under the plan, Japan will relax visa has been launched in how many aspirational requirements in sectors facing severe districts? labour shortages such as agriculture, nursing care, construction and transport. • a) 115 It will create new five-year visa category b) 119 for non-professional foreign workers.

c) 117 180. Sports person Limba Ram belongs to which sports? d) 111 a) Archery

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b) Shot Put 183. Who is the current president of China?

c) Hammer throw a) Jiang Zemin

d) Sprinter b) Shinzo Abe

Explanation: Sports Minister sanctions c) Hu Jintao Rs.5 lakhs for former International Archer Limba Ram  Minister of State (I/C) d) Xi Jinping Youth Affairs and Sports Col Explanation: Current Chinese President Rajyavardhan Rathore has sanctioned a is --- Xi Jinping. special financial assistance of Rs.5 lakhs to former International Archer & Arjun 184. What is the capital of Egypt? Awardee Shri Limba Ram.  Limba Ram, who is suffering from neuro generative a) Cairo disease or neurological illness is undergoing treatment at Jaipur. b) Asmara

181. International Picnic Day is celebrated on c) Suva

a) June 21 d) Berlin

b) June 20 185. Which among the following companies has announced to make investment in setting c) June 18 up India‘s first carbon fibre manufacturing unit to cater to aerospace and defence needs? d) June 19 a) Reliance Industries Explanation: International Picnic Day was observed all over the world on June 18. b) Larsen and Toubro

182. Who is the only Indian Investor in c) Tata Group Xiaomi? d) Adani Group a) Lakshmi Mittal Explanation: Reliance Industries (RIL) is b) Mukesh Ambani investing to set up India‘s first carbon fibre manufacturing unit to cater to aerospace c) Ratan Tata and defence needs. The company will also make low-cost and high-volume composite d) Gautam Adani products like modular toilets, homes and Explanation: As per Xiaomi‘s IPO composites for windmill blades and rotor documents, Ratan Tata is the only Indian blades. investor in the company Xiaomi. 186. Which is the home country of Roger Federer?

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a) Switzerland Explanation: Ivan Duque Marquez, the Conservative political newcomer, was b) Spain elected as the President of Colombia and will assume office on August 7, 2018.  c) Germany He won the 2018 presidential election by d) France 54% of the vote on June 17, 2018  Conservative Ivan Duque has been elected 187. Who is the Chairman of Banks Board as the new President of Colombia. Duque, Bureau India? who will turn 42 just before taking office on 8 August will be Colombia‘s youngest a) Samarth Panwar ever president.

b) Anuj Kumar 190. Kaiga Generating Systems was set up in which state? c) Bhanu Pratap a) Tamil Nadu d) Sharma Asha Latha b) Kerala Explanation: Bhanu Pratap Sharma is the new Chairman of the Mumbai based c) Karnataka Bureau.It is housed in RBI‘s Central Office in Mumbai.  The BBB works as d) Andhra step towards governance reforms in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) as recommended by Explanation: The 220 MW Unit-1 of P.J. Nayak Committee. Karnataka's Kaiga Generating Systems (KGS- 1) set a new record of the 188. Where is the headquarter of NABARD? continuous operation of 766 days, surpassing the earlier record of 765 days a) Mumbai set by the Unit-5 of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS-5) in 2014.  With b) New Delhi this achievement, KGS-1 stands second in c) Chennai the world among the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and fourth d) Chandigarh among all nuclear power reactors in terms of continuous operation. 189. Who was elected as the new President of Colombia? 191. Recently US Scientists has unveiled world‘s most powerful and smartest scientific a) Marta Lucia Ramirez supercomputer named______with computing capacity of 200,000 trillion b) Juan Manuel Santos calculations per second. c) Ivan Duque Marquez a) Crown d) Christiana Pedro

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b) Apex d) Milos Raonic

c) Summit Explanation: Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP title and re-established his d) Vertex unrivaled superiority on grass with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Milos Raonic in the Explanation: US scientists have unveiled Stuttgart Cup final. The top-seeded Swiss the world‘s most powerful and smartest beat his Canadian opponent for the 11th scientific called Summit that can complete time in 14 meetings while winning a first over 200,000 trillion calculations per Stuttgart title. second. The supercomputer will be eight times more powerful than its previous top- 194. Who among the following has clinched the ranked system, Titan – providing men‘s single title in the 2018 All India Senior unprecedented computing power for Ranking Tournament? research in energy, advanced materials and artificial intelligence (AI). a) Dhruv Kapila

192. The International Conference on b) Sourabh Verma Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 2018 was held in which country? c) Shlok Ramachandran

a) Nepal d) Pratul Joshi

b) India Explanation: 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters winner Sourabh Verma registered c) Sri Lanka a stunning comeback victory over top seeded Pratul Joshi to win men‘s single d) Malaysia competition in the All India Senior Ranking Tournament. Explanation: The two-day international Information and Communication 195. Bogota is the capital of which country? Technology (ICT) 2018 conference concluded in Nepal on June 18. The event a) Macedonia was organised by the Federation of Computer Association Nepal under the b) Greece theme ―Sustainable Development Goals c) Colombia for Smart Society‖. d) Serbia 193. Who among the following has won the 2018 Stuttgart Open Cup? Explanation: Currency: Colombian peso

a) Nick Kyrgios 196. Who among the following has been ranked as the richest man in the world according to b) David Belyavskiy the 2018 Forbes World‘s Billionaires List? c) Roger Federer

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a) Jeff Bezos Chief Operating Officer (COO) of which bank? b) Bill Gates a) HDFC Bank c) Sergey Brin b) Yes Bank d) Mark Zuckerber c) Axis Bank Explanation: According to Forbes World‘s Billionaires list released on 18 d) ICICI Bank June, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest man in the Explanation: The ICICI Bank board has world with a net wealth of $141.9 billion. appointedICICI Prudential Life Insurance Bezos‘ wealth has grown more than USD CEO Sandeep Bakhshiaswhole-time 5 billion since June 1 to beat Bill Gates, director and chief operating officer (COO), the principal founder of Microsoft creating a new top position at India‘s Corporation, who is the second-richest second largest private bank, to steer all its man in the world with USD 92.9 billion. businesses.  Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Warren Buffet, one of the most successful Bank‘s managing director and CEO will investors in the world, trailed in the third remain on leave until a committee place with a total of wealth of USD 82.2 investigating allegations of impropriety billion. completes its work.  Mr Bakhshi will continue as non-executive director of 197. Indian Railways has set the target to ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.N.S. become ―net zero‖ carbon emitter by which Kannan has been appointed as CEO of year? ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for five years. a) 2025 199. The IRDAI is headquartered at______b) 2040 a) New Delhi c) 2030 b) Hyderabad d) 2035 c) Mumbai Explanation: According to a statement by Railways MinisterPiyushGoyal, the d) Kolkata Indian Railways will become a ―net zero‖ carbon emitter by 2030 through the current Explanation: The Insurance Regulatory action plans on anvil for 100 percent and Development Authority of India is an electrification of its network, coupled with autonomous, statutory body tasked with renewable strategies. regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India. 198. Sandeep Bakhshi has recently been appointed as the Wholetime Director and

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200. Name the tech giant which has acquired Chennai, Hydearbad, Kochi, Kolkata, classroom learning video platform Flipgrid? Mumbai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

a) Apple 202. China has unveiled a new Earth observation satellite named ______which b) Google will be used basically for agricultural resources research and disaster monitoring. c) Facebook a) Gaofen-4 d) Microsoft b) Gaofen-7 Explanation: Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a popular video platform used by c) Gaofen-5 more than 20 million teachers and students worldwide, for an undisclosed amount. As d) Gaofen-6 part of its attempt to win over students and educators, Microsoft will make Flipgrid Explanation: China successfully free to the 20 million educators, students launched a new Earth observation satellite, and parents already using the software and Gaofen-6, which will be mainly used in free to anyone else who decides to join the agricultural resources research and disaster video- discussion and social-learning monitoring. The satellite was launched on platform. a Long March- 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest 201. The National Association of Software and China. It was the 276th mission of the Services Companies (NASSCOM) was set up Long March rocket series.A scientific in which year? experiment satellite named Luojia-1 was sent into space at the same time. a) 1985 203. Which state has introduced ―Sandbox‖ to b) 1990 boost Fintech Innovation in the state?

c) 1981 a) Andhra Pradesh

d) 1988 b) Maharashtra

Explanation: The National Association c) Gujarat of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade association of d) Karnataka Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Explanation: The Maharashtra industry. Established in 1988, NASSCOM Government has announced the opening is a non-profit organisation. NASSCOM is up of a ‗sandbox‘ to boost start-ups, headquartered in New Delhi, India, with aiming to develop the financial capital into regional offices in the cities of Bengaluru, a fintech hub. In this sandbox, all the start- ups will be welcome who can register,

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open their APIs (application programming department in improving quality of service interface) and banks can consume. delivered to public.

204. The DRDO recently conducted the 6th 206. Name the Indian city which has been successful test firing of nuclear capable Agni- selected as the 100th city under the 5. The long range ballistic missile is a type government‘s flagship Smart Cities Mission. of______a) Imphal a) air-to-surface missile (ASM) b) Aizawl b) surface-to-surface missile (SSM) c) Shillong c) surface-to-air missile (SAM) d) Kohima d) air-to-air missile (AAM) Explanation: Shillong, the capital city of Explanation: India successfully test-fired Meghalaya has been selected as 100th its indigenously developed nuclear capable Smart City, to receive funding under the long range ballistic missile Agni-5 with a Centre‘s flagship Smart Cities Mission, strike range of 5,000 km. The surface-to- after evaluating the proposal submitted by surface missile was launched from Dr it. Till now, 99 smart cities had been Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. selected in four rounds of competition and This was the sixth trial of the state-of-the- with Shillong‘s selection, the list of 100 art Agni-5 ballistic missile. cities has been completed under the Smart Cities Mission.The total proposed 205. Which state has launched the mobile App investment in the finally selected 100 messenger ‗Cop Connect‘ for the state cities under the Smart Cities Mission police? would be Rs.2,05,018 crores.

a) Maharashtra 207. Name the winner of Femina Miss India 2018. b) Tamil Nadu a) Meenakshi Chaudhary c) Telangana b) Shreya Rao d) Kerala c) Anukreethy Vas Explanation: The Telangana police have launched a mobile-based messenger d) Gayatri Bharadwaj application named ‗Cop Connect‘ to provide real time information to over Explanation: Miss Anukreethy Vas from 60,000 police officers across 31 districts in Tamil Nadu was declared the winner of the the state. ‗Cop Connect‘ messaging App, 55th edition of Femina Miss India 2018 developed by the department on the lines pageant held at Dome, NSCI Stadium, of WhatsApp, will support the police Mumbai.

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208. Who has been appointed as the brand c) Bank of India ambassador of Sikkim? d) United Bank of India a) Bhupen Hazarika Explanation: The Bank of Baroda has b) A.R. Rahman announced its partnership with technology majors IBM and Accenture to enhance c) Mohit Chauhan business growth and portfolio diversification using ―digitisation‖. Under d) Arijit Singh the tie up, BoB will power its state-of-the- art IT Centre of Excellence (ITCoE) and Explanation: Famed Indian composer and Analytics Centre of Excellence singer-songwriter A.R. Rahman has been (ACoE).Using IBM‘s digital reinvention appointed the brand ambassador of the framework and innovation roadmap, the Sikkim government for a year. As the bank will be able to make critical strides in government‘s brand ambassador, Rahman achieving business transformation, would keep coming to the Himalayan state improving overall service delivery and from time to time and promote it. creating compelling customer experiences.

209. Who is the author of the book titled 211. Which state government has launched i- ‗Vedvigyan Alok‘? Hariyali app enabling the residents to order free plant saplings to promote greenery in a) Acharya Prashant state?

b) Acharya Santosh Shukla a) Rajasthan

c) Acharya Narendra Dev b) Haryana

d) Acharya Agnivarat Naishthik c) Punjab

Explanation: The Vice President of India, d) Gujarat Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has received the book ―Vedvigyan Alok‖ (Maharishi Explanation: To increase the state‘s green Aitareya Mahidas Praneet – Aitareya cover, the Punjab government has Brahmina ki Vaigyanik Vyakhya) launched ‗i-Hariyali‘ app that lets users authored by Acharya Agnivarat Naishthik. order free plant saplings. The ‗i-Hariyali‘ The Book Vedvigyan Alok is the scriptural app under ‗Mission Tandarust‘ can be verse in Vedas‘ prose and is divided into downloaded from the app store for four broad volumes. free.The users can book a sapling of their choice, a maximum of 25 per person, from 210. Which among the following banks has tied a nearby government nursery.The app up with IBM and Accenture to enhance aims to inspire people to plant more business growth and portfolio diversification saplings to save the environment from using ―digitisation‖? pollution.

a) Bank of Baroda 212. World Music Day is observed on which of the following date? b) Punjab National Bank

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a) 11 July 2017 was won by Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune. b) 8 may 214. The Government has launched the second c) 22 june tranche of Bharat-22 exchange traded fund (ETF) to raise Rs______from the market. d) 21 june a) Rs 7,400 crore Explanation: World Music Day is an annual music celebration that takes place b) Rs 6,400 crore on 21 June. On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to c) Rs 9,400 crore play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks.  The first d) Rs 8,400 crore all-day musical celebration was originated by the France. Explanation: The Finance Ministry has launched the second tranche of Bharat-22 213. Which of the following Institute has won exchange traded fund (ETF) on June 19 the prime minister‘s Award for outstanding which will help raise up to Rs 8,400 crore contribution for promotion and development from the markets. The issue was opened of yoge for the year 2017? for anchor investors on June 19 and for other institutional and retail investors the a) The yoge Institute,Mumbai next day. The ETF follow on offer will remain open till June 22.The investors b) Ramamani lyengar memorial yoge would get a 2.5 per cent discount over the Institute,pune issue price.The government aims to raise Rs 6,000 crore from this round. There is c) Krishnamacharya yoge also a green shoe option of Rs 2,400 crore, subject to government approval. mandiram,Chennai 215. Name the Chief Economic Advisor of d) Ashtanga Institute,Mysore India who recently resigned from the post. Explanation: PM‘s Award for a) Rajnish Kumar Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga Shri Vishwas b) Bibek Debroy Mandalik, Nasik and The Yoga Institute, Mumbai are the recipients of the Prime c) Arvind Subramanian Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for promotion and d) AS Kiran Kumar development of Yoga for the year 2018.  The selection was done from among 186 Explanation: Chief Economic Advisor nominations received under different Arvind Subramanian, who succeeded the categories.  On the occasion of the 2nd high-profile Raghuram Rajan in the International Day of Yoga celebrations at Finance Ministry in 2014, has quit the Chandigarh on 21st June, 2016, the government with plans to go back to the Hon‘ble Prime Minister had announced the US for research and writing. Subramanian institution of awards for the promotion and had joined as the CEA on October 16, development of Yoga.  The award for

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2014 for a period of three years after related to administration, standard which Jaitley had requested him to operating procedures for uniform continue for some more time. functioning of bureaus would also be deliberated. 216. Which bank has recently received RBI‘s approval to act as custodian of securities? 218. Who is the minister of state (IC) for power & Renewable Energy? a) ICICI Bank a) R.K.Singh b) Yes Bank b) Hansraj gangaram Ahir c) Axis Bank c) Arvind Subramanian d) HDFC Bank d) Piyush goyal Explanation: Explanation: Yes Bank has received approval from market regulator Explanation: RK Singh inaugurates solar Securities and Exchange Board of India plant at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib India (Sebi) for acting as custodian of securities. is making rapid strides in the field of Custodian of securities is a licence granted renewable energy and we will overshoot by Sebi to eligible entities allowing them the target of 175 GW renewable energy by to offer custodial services to financial 2022.‖ said Shri R.K Singh, Minister of market participants including foreign State(IC) for Power and New & institutional investors (FIIs) and foreign Renewable Energy. portfolio investors (FPIs). 219. Which State Government has launched 217. 19th all India Conference of Directors of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) Scheme? Finger Prints Bureaux will be held in which of the following city? a) Assam

a) Mumbai b) Gujarat

b) Pune c) Madhya Pradesh

c) Hyderabad d) Bihar

d) Kanpur Explanation: The state government of Gujarat has launched a solar power Explanation: 19th all India Conference of scheme for farmers named Suryashakti Directors of Finger Prints Bureaux Union Kisan Yojana (SKY) to enable them Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri generate electricity for their captive Hansraj Gangaram Ahir will inaugurate consumption as well as sell the surplus the 19th all India Conference of Directors power to the grid and earn an extra of Finger Prints Bureaux in Hyderabad.  income. The pilot project of the scheme During the two-day conference, was launched by chief minister Vijay participants will deliberate on latest Rupani in Gandhinagar Automatic Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS).  In the conference issues

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220. The 19th All India Conference of Finger Explanation: Jain was the MD & CEO of Print was held in IDBI Bank before being appointed as ______? Deputy Governor for a term of three years. 223. International Widows' Day is a) Hyderabad commemorating on ______? b) Kolkata a) June 23 c) Mumbai b) March 23 d) Delhi c) June 24 Explanation: 19th All India Conference of Directors of Finger Print Bureaux was d) March 24 held in Hyderabad. The prominent recommendations concerning issue to Explanation: June 23, the world is modernize Finger Print Bureaux, creation commemorating International Widows‘ of database for suspects, amendment of Day as stipulated by the United Nations. identification of prisoners act. 224. PM Modi inaugurates YO1,the largest 221. Which Ministry has received SKOCH nature cure centre in ______? Award? a) Mongolia a) Ministry of Education b) U.S b) Ministry of HRD c) U.K c) Ministry of Finance d) Australia d) Ministry of WCD Explanation: YO1 is the largest nature Explanation: Ministry of Women and cure center of the country, inaugurated in Child Development receives the ‗Best the Catskills area of New York state of Performing Social Sector Ministry‘ US. SKOCH Award. 225. PM inaugurated the Mohanpura irrigation 222. Who takes charge as the fourth Deputy project in ______? Governor of the RBI? a) Andhra Pradesh a) Viral V Acharya b) Madhya Pradesh b) B P Kanungo c) Meghalaya c) M.K. Jain d) Uttar Pradesh d) B P Kanungo Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mohanpura

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irrigation project in Rajgarh district of 228. The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Madhya Pradesh on June 23 during his day Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will long visit to the state. The Rs 3,866-crore take place at ______project includes a dam and a canal system. It will benefit 727 villages in the state and a) Beijing facilitate irrigation of agricultural land in the area. b) Mumbai 226. The headquarter of the Steel Authority of c) Seoul India Ltd (SAIL) is located in______d) Tokyo a) New Delhi Explanation: The 3rd Annual Meeting of b) Rourkela the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be inaugurated by Prime c) Durgapur Minister Narendra Modi on June 25-26 in Mumbai. The previous two AIIB annual d) Bokaro meetings have been held in Beijing, China, in 2016 and in Jeju, South Korea, in 2017. Explanation: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is an Indian state-owned 229. Name the newly appointed President of steel making company based in New International Castor Oil Association (ICOA). Delhi, India. Shri Prakash Kumar Singh is the current Chairman of SAIL. a) Joseph Stiglitz 227. Which among the following state has b) Abhay V. Udeshi introduced a new scheme to offer Rs 50 as incentives to school kids for planting a c) Marjorie Klayman sapling every 6 months for 3 years? d) Kaushik Basu a) Haryana Explanation: Abhay V. Udeshi, Director b) Gujarat at Jayant Agro Group, manufacturer of castor oil has been appointed as the new c) Rajasthan President of International Castor Oil Association (ICOA). He will be d) Telanagana succeeding Marjorie Klayman. The ICOA is an organization whose members are Explanation: The Haryana government involved in growing, processing, trading, has decided to introduce a scheme under marketing and/or consuming Castor Oil. which an incentive of Rs 50 will be given to school children for planting trees. Under 230. Which city won the cleanest city tag for the new scheme, students from Classes 6 the second time in a nationwide cleanliness to 12 of both government and private survey by the union housing and urban affairs schools will be given an incentive of Rs 50 ministry? each for every live tree planted by them every six months for a period of three a) Bhopal years.

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b) Indore a) Ratan Tata

c) Gujrat b) Sunil Bharthi Mittal

d) Delhi c) Anil Ambani

Explanation: Swachh Bharat Rankings d) Rana Kapoor 2018: Indore Tops Again Indore won the cleanest city tag for the second time in a Explanation: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder row, while 19 of the 25 dirtiest cities in the & Chairman of Bharthi Enterprises, will country are in West Bengal, a nationwide stepdown as the chairman of International cleanliness survey by the Union housing Chamber of Commerce. He will now and urban affairs ministry has found. function as the Honorary Chairman of ICC Commencing July 1,2018. 231. Chief minister vasundhara raje belongs to which state of india? 234. Amit Kumar Saroha has bagged a gold medal at the world Para Athletics Grand Prix. a) Madhaya Pradesh Which sport does he play?

b) West Bengal a) Volleyball

c) Kerala b) Basket ball

d) Rajasthan c) Cricket

Explanation: Rajasthan Chief Minister d) Club Throw Vasundhara Raje was conferred the ‗Chief Minister of the award for her remarkable Explanation: Indias Amit Kumar Saroha work in e-governance. has clinched the gold medal in the mens club throw F51 event at the world Para 232. Chahbahar port is located at Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia.

a) Bangladesh 235. Which is the first ever comic book launched by WWF – India? b) Iran a) The End of nature c) India b) Sharing nature with children d) USA c) The Great Indian Nature trail with Explanation: According to government Uncle Bikky statement India will make sure that Chahbahar Port in Iran becomes d) Fun with Nature operational by 2019.

233. Who among the following has been made Explanation: To foster love for nature & raise awareness about its protection among the Honorary Chairman of International children, WWF India has launched its first Chamber of Commerce? ever comic book. The book name was

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―The Great Indian Nature trail with Uncle a) 1980 Bikky‖. b) 1960 236. Which of the following states is set to become the leader in terms of International c) 1950 Airport after it recently got an approval for its fourth airport? d) 1970

a) Delhi Explanation: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is an b) Kerala intergovernmental organization of 15 nations as of June 2018, founded in 1960 c) Punjab in Baghdad by the first five members, and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, d) Gujarat Austria. 239. How many Managing Directors can be Explanation: Union Minister for civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu has announced the appointed in the State Bank of India? opening of the Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) in September 2018. a) 4 Keral will be the state with the most number of international airports in the b) 3 country. c) 2 237. The National Small Industries Corporation Limited is located at______d) 5

a) New Delhi Explanation: As per the SBI Act, the bank can have four managing directors. b) Lucknow 240. Which among the given Indian Air service c) Pune provider has launched a new category of seats named Maharaja Direct for its business and d) Indore first class passengers travelling on long route? Explanation: National Small Industries Corporation Limited is a Mini Ratna PSU a) Spice Jet established by the Government of India in 1955 It falls under Ministry of Micro, b) Air India Small & Medium Enterprises of India.Founded: 1955 Headquarters: New c) IndiGo Delhi Key people: Ravindra Nath (Chairman & MD) d) Vistara

238. The Organization of the Petroleum Explanation: State-run carrier Air India Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in has introduced ‗Maharaja Direct‘, a new which year? category of seats for the passengers on long-haul international flights. The

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revamped Maharaja business class was 243. Where is the headquarters of the Asian launched by the Civil Aviation Minister Infrastructure Investment Bank? Suresh Prabhu on June 22. a) Shanghai 241. Who among the given made history by becoming the youngest Indian to clinch the b) Beijing chess Grandmaster‘s title? c) New delhi a) Parimarjan Negi d) Moscow b) Aravindh Chithambaram 244. Recently the union government has c) R Praggnanandhaa appointed Arijit basu as managing director of which bank? d) Karthikeyan Murali a) HDFC Explanation: In a historic event, Chennai based R Praggnanandhaa has become b) ICIC India‘s youngest and the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 10 c) SBI months and 13 days. Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine had become the youngest d) PNB Grandmaster at 12 years, seven months in 1990. Praggnanandhaa became India‘s Explanation: Arijit Basu to be State Bank youngest Grandmaster after making it to of India's new Managing Director The the final round at the Gredine Open in government has appointed Arjit Basu as Italy to clinch his third GM. managing director of the country's largest lender State Bank of India. 242. Which country is the largest borrower form Asian infrastructure investment bank 245. What is the currency of Mongolia? since the time the bank started its operations? a) Mongolian somoni a) India b) Mongolian kip b) China c) Mongolian togrog c) Japan d) Mongolian tenge d) Pakistan Explanation: Capital: Ulaanbaatar Explanation: India is the largest borrower Currency: Mongolian togrog from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank With the total project portfolios of US$4.4 246. Karnataka‘s former Chief Minister B.S. Billion, India has been the largest Yeddyurappa has recommended to rename borrower of Asian Infrastructure the Haj House in Bengaluru by which famous Investment Bank (AIIB) lending since the leader? time the Bank started its operations. a) Rajiv Gandhi

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b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Explanation: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi was on a day long visit to Madhya c) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Pradesh where he inaugurated several urban development projects at various d) Tipu Sultan locations across the State worth over Rs 4700 crore.Modi inaugurated the state Explanation: Former Karnataka Chief government‘s urban transport scheme Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has suggested named ‗Sutra Seva‘. Initially this to rename the Haj House in Bengaluru economical bus service-‗Sutra Seva: MP after former president Dr. APJ Abdul Ki Apni Bus‘- is being introduced in 20 Kalam. This came two days after Minority selected cities of the state. The ambitious Welfare and Wakf Minister of Karnataka, Urban Transport Scheme will connect Zameer Ahmad raised the issue of re- divisional headquarters and remote areas naming of the state Haj House as Tipu to Bhopal. MP Ki Apni Bus – Sutra Sewa Sultan Haj Ghar. Scheme will operate with the assistance from the local bodies, state govt. and 247. The Indian Government has planned to central government (AMRUT Yojana) in make the Chabahar Port in Iran operational private partnership mode. by which year? 249. India has hiked customs duty on 29 a) 2018 products imported from which nation?

b) 2019 a) Japan

c) 2020 b) China

d) 2021 c) US

Explanation: The Indian government is d) Russia trying to make the Chabahar Port in Iran to become operational by 2019. Iran and Explanation: In a retaliatory move to the India, in February 2018, signed an heavy tariffs imposed by the United States agreement worth $85 million to develop on imported steel and aluminium items, Chabahar Port in south-eastern Iran. India has decided to raise customs duty on 29 US products including almond, walnut 248. Which state government has launched an and pulses. The duty hike by India would urban transport scheme named ‗Sutra Seva‘ have equivalent tariff implications for the to initiate economical bus service in the state? 250. Indian scientists have discovered a sub- a) Assam Saturn like planet around a sun-like star. The planet was discovered using which b) Bihar spectrograph?

c) Haryana a) POLE

d) Madhya Pradesh b) PARAS

c) RUDRA

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d) INDRA Explanation: The tri-service joint military exercise Indra-2018 between India and Explanation: An Indian team of scientists Russia will take place at Indian military led by Prof Abhijit Chakraborty of base in second half 2018. In this regard, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Russian military delegation visited India to Ahmedabad, have discovered a sub-Saturn discuss logistics of the exercise. or super-Neptune size planet around a Sun- like star. The discovery was made by 253. B V R Subrahmanyam, has been appointed measuring the mass of the planet using the as the chief secretary of which state? indigenously designed ‗PRL Advance Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search‘ (PARAS) a) Jharkhand spectrograph integrated with 1.2m Telescope at PRL‘s Gurushikhar b) Jammu and Kashmir Observatory in Mount Abu, India. c) Himachal Pradesh 251. Who has resigned from the post of Chief Economic Advisor of the central d) Uttarakhand government? Explanation: B V R Subramanyam a) Amartya Sen appointed as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, a senior b) Raghuram Govind Rajan IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, was appointed as the chief secretary of Jammu c) Jagdish Bhagwati and Kashmir.The 55-year-old bureaucrat, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, has been d) Arvind Subramanian appointed in place of incumbent B B Vyas.

Explanation: Chief Economic Advisor 254. Who is the CEO of Ayushman Bharat Arvind Subramanian resigned from his Mission? post on June 20, 2018 stating pressing family commitments as the main reason. a) Indu Bhushan He would be returning to the United States. Subramanian was appointed as the b) Rajiv Kumar CEA to the finance ministry on October 16, 2014, for a period of three years. In c) Hardeep Singh Puri 2017 his term was extended for a year. d) Amitabh Kant 252. The tri-service joint military exercise Indra-2018 will take place between India and Explanation: The central government's which country? ambitious public health insurance scheme 'Ayushman Bharat' would create more than a) Russia 1 lakh jobs. The programme's CEO Indu Bhushan said that jobs would be created in b) Japan health sector, insurance and in construction industries. The Ayushman c) Pakistan Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (ABNHPM), aims to provide Rs 5 lakh d) USA

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health cover to 100 million of India's looked upon and exploration of deep poorest families. seated minerals was also expressed.

255. ______city has been awarded best city 257. Which train became the first train across award under the Smart City Mission‘s award South Central Railway to have a ‗Train for implementation of projects in urban Captain‘? environment, transport and mobility and sustainable integrated development. a) Wainganga Express

a) Surat b) Tungabhadra Express

b) Mumbai c) Venkatadri Express

c) Jaipur d) Seven Hills Express

d) Mysore Explanation: Venkatadri Express which started from Kacheguda towards Chittoor Explanation: Surat city has been awarded became the first train across South Central best city award under the Smart City Railway (SCR) to have a 'Train Captain. Mission's award for implementation of At least 1 train in each of the 6 divisions of projects in urban environment, transport the zone will have the concept of a 'Train and mobility and sustainable integrated Captain' who will be in charge of train. development. Bhopal and Ahmedabad The captaincy is being handed over to the have been selected as joint winners under senior-most among the travelling ticket innovative idea award category. The examiner (TTE) in the train. Ministry of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued the award. 258. Which country made the highest total of 250-3 in women's Twenty20 internationals? 256. Where was the 7th India Minerals and Metals forum inaugurated? a) South Africa

a) New Delhi b) New Zealand

b) Jharkhand c) India

c) Chattisgarh d) England

d) Rajasthan Explanation: England made the highest total of 250-3 in women's Twenty20 Explanation: 7th India Minerals and internationals as they beat South Africa by Metals forum was inaugurated in New 121 runs. They overtook the previous Delhi. The forum seeks to come up with record set by New Zealand of 216-1 solutions to leverage in the mining sector against South Africa a day before. Tammy with the changing global scenario. The Beaumont hit 116 off 52 balls and made focus was on utilizing low grade minerals the second fastest century off 47 balls. to reduce burden on high end minerals. The concerns on metal recycling was also 259. What is the name of the mobile application launched by External Affairs Minister

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Sushma Swaraj, for delivering passports to Explanation: S Ramesh has appointed as applicants? chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) the apex policy a) mPassport Seva making body for indirect taxes. Ramesh an officer of the Indian Revenue Service has b) Mobile Passport mandated with the the responsibility of implementing the Goods & Services c) Online Passport Service Taxes(GST).

d) Passport Tracking 262. Saudi Arabia and UAE are jointly setting up world‘s largest integrated refinery and Explanation: External Affairs Minister petrochemicals complex in which Indian Sushma Swaraj launched Mobile Passport state? application on the occasion of the 6 th Passport Seva Divas on 26 June 2018 in a) Maharashtra Delhi. b) Gujarat 260. Who is the Prime Minister of United Kingdom? c) West Bengal

a) Enda Kenny d) Karnataka

b) Therasa May Explanation: Saudi Aramco and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) c) Malcolm Tumbull have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop d) Mark Rutte and build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri in Explanation: Britains Queen Elizabeth Maharashtra. granted royal assent to prime Minister Therasa May‘s Brexit legislation on 26 th 263. Name the Indian sports star to clinch the June. The debate over the legislation will maiden individual Gold medal in women‘s formally end the country‘s European recurve event at the stage third of Archery Union Membership. World Cup in Salt Lake city of US? 261. Who has been appointed as Chairman of a) Bombayla Devi Laishram the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs? b) Laxmirani Majhi

a) Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe c) Deepika Kumari

b) S Ramesh d) Dola Banerjee

c) Sunil Mehta Explanation: Indian Archer Deepika Kumari won her first individual gold d) Rajkiran Rai medal in six years at stage three of the Archery World Cup in Salt Lake city of US following a 7-3 win over Germany‘s

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Michelle Kroppen in the recurve event 266. What is the currency of Luxembourg? final. With this win, the four-time World Cup final silver medalist has automatically a) Euro qualified for the Archery World Cup Final to be held in Samsun of Turkey later this b) Pound year. c) Peso 264. Who among the following is the first Indian American Woman to Serve in a d) Dollar Cabinet – Level Position in any US Presendential Administration? Explanation: Capital: Luxembourg City Currency: Euro a) Niki Haley 267. When is the International Day against b) Pramila Jayapal Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?

c) Kamala Haris a) June 24

d) Lathika Mary Thomas b) June 25

Explanation: US Ambassador to the UN c) June 27 Niki Haley is on a 2 day visit to India. Haley will meet Senior Indian Government d) June 26 officials NGO leaders & the interfaith community to underscore the United States Explanation: The International Day Shared Values & a strong alliance with the against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking people of India. is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. The day is an effort of the United 265. Who among the following has/have won Nations aimed at strengthening action and the 2018 World Food Prize? 1. Lawrence spreading awareness about drug abuse and Haddad 2. Anthony Bourdain 3. David illegal drug trade in the world. Nabarro 268. Recently, PM Modi has approved to set up a committee for laying the standards for a) Only 1 metro rail systems in India. The committee b) Only 1 & 2 will be headed by______

c) Only 1 & 3 a) M. S. Gill

d) Only 3 b) T. N. Seshan

Explanation: Lawrence Haddad & David c) E Sreedharan Nabarro win 2018 world food Prize. The World food prize was created by Nobel d) G. Madhavan Nair Peace Prize Laurette Norman Borlaug in 1986 to recognize Scientists & other who Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra have improved the Quality & Availabilty Modi has approved a proposal to set up a of food. committee to lay down standards for metro

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rail systems in the country. The committee a) Panchami Majhi will be headed by E Sreedharan, also known as the ―Metro Man‖.A retired b) Pallavi Darua Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer, Sreedharan has served as the managing c) Meghna Mishra director of Delhi Metro from 1995 to 2012. d) Kriti Mishra

269. Where is the headquarters of Hindustan Explanation: Pallavi Darua crowned as Aeronautics Limited (HAL) located? India's first 'Tribal Queen' Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha's Koraput district, a) Hyderabad was crowned as the first Tribal Queen at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen b) New Delhi competition held at Utkal Mandap.  Panchami Majhi of Titlagarh and c) Bangalore Rashmirekha Hansdah of Mayurbhanj were declared as the first and second d) Chennai runners-up of the beauty pageant respectively.  The prime objective of the Explanation: Hindustan Aeronautics event was to promote tribal art and culture Limited (HAL) is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company 272. Who has been awarded best Actor in a headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is leading in international Indian Film Academy governed under the management of the (IIFA)2018? Indian Ministry of Defence. a) Nawazzuddin Siddiqui 270. Whats does UNESCO stands for? b) Rajkumar Rao a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization c) Irfan Khan

b) United Nations Educational, Society d) Ranbir kapoor and Cultural Organization 273. Which state has made its mandatory for all c) United Nations Educational, Specific government offices to make use of LED and Children Organization Bulbs and tube lights with the deadline for replacement set to August 15? d) United Nations Emergency, Scientific and Coordination Organization a) Haryana

Explanation: The United Nations b) Maharashtra Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized c) Bihar agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. d) Madhya Pradesh 271. Who has been crowned as India‘s first‘ Explanation: The state government of Tribal Queen‘? Haryana has made the use of LED bulbs

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and tube lights mandatory in all offices d) Deepak Lather under the Haryana government. As per the directions of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Explanation: Commonwealth gold medal- Khattar, all administrative secretaries, winning weightlifter Sathish Kumar head of departments and managing Sivalingam is the first Indian weightlifter directors of boards, corporations and to become brand ambassador for a public undertakings have been directed to product/service. Sivalingam has been replace all inefficient sodium bulbs and roped in by ―i steel TMT bars‖ as he tubelights with LED lamps or tube lights represents the core attributes of i steel latest by August 15. The initiative aims to brand strength and flexibility. ensure substantial energy savings and also cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. 276. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and 274. According to the 2018 survey by Thomson Illicit Trafficking? Reuters Foundation, which country has been ranked as the world‘s most dangerous a) Listen People country for women? b) Listen with Peace a) Pakistan c) Listen To Live b) United States d) Listen First c) Pakistan Explanation: The theme for 2018 d) India International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is ―Listen First: Explanation: Based upon the report of a Listening to Children and Youth is the first survey of global experts by the Thomson step to help them grow healthy and safe‖. Reuters Foundation, India has been ranked as the most dangerous country for women 277. Who is the Chairman of the ‗Committee in the world due to the high risk of sexual for Evolution of the New Education Policy‘ violence and being forced into slave labour. War-torn Afghanistan and Syria a) Shri T.S.R. Subramaniam ranked second and third followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. The only b) Smt. Shailaja Chandra Western nation in the top 10 was the United States, which ranked joint third. c) Shri Sevaram Sharma

275. Who among the following has been d) Prof. J. S. Rajpute appointed as the brand ambassador of i steel TMT bars? 278. Al Maktoum International Airport is located in which country? a) Vikas Thakur a) UAE b) Katulu Ravi Kumar b) Indonesia c) Sathish Kumar Sivalingam c) Singapore

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d) Bahrain programme for port-led-prosperity ‗Sagarmala‘ received the ‗Gold Award‘ in Explanation: Al Maktoum International infrastructure sector in the recently Airport is an international airport in Jebel concluded 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 in Ali, 37 kilometres southwest of Dubai, New Delhi, recognizing the programmes‘s United Arab Emirates that opened on 27 contribution to India‘s socio- economic June 2010. transformation and it's role in propelling fast-track growth and infrastructure 279. According to a Report what is the rank of development. india in cyber Attacks Globally? 281. Who among the following is the winner of a) 10 th world food prize 2018?

b) 4 th a) Dr.David Nabarro

c) 6 th b) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

d) 8 th c) Dr.Jan Low

Explanation: India ranked fourth in the d) Dr.maria Andrade list of top 10 target countries for Web Application Attacks as bot- driven abuse 282. Who is the union Minister of Health and and distributed denial of service (DDoS) Family welfare? attacks continued to rise from November 2017 till April this year, Cloud delivery a) Thaawar Chand Gehlot network provider Akamai Technologies said.  Registering over 2.8 crore attacks, b) Ravi Shankar Prasad India also ranked eighth globally in the list of Web Application Attack source c) Ananthkumar countries.  Russia, China and Indonesia occupied top three spots. d) J P Nadda

280. Sagarmala project is related to which of 283. The world‘s largest vertical farming the following ministry? facility is being set up in which country?

a) Ministry of Rural Development a) United Kingdom

b) Ministry of Road Transport and b) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Highway c) Switzerland c) Ministry of Shipping d) France d) Ministry of Environment ,Forest and Climate Change Explanation: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based carrier Emirates Airline has Explanation: ‗Sagarmala‘ receives Gold launched a joint project with US Crop One Award at the 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 Holdings to build the world‘s largest The Ministry of Shipping‘s flagship vertical farming facility near Dubai‘s Al

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Maktoum International Airport. The flight doctors in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and catering division of Emirates, Emirates Research Centre to ______years Flight Catering (EKFC) and leading global vertical farm operator Crop One will co- a) 67 invest $40 million in the project. b) 60 284. Name the city which has been ranked as the world‘s costliest city to live in for c) 62 expatriates according to 2018 Cost of Living Survey by Mercer. d) 65

a) Singapore Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Department of b) Tokyo Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to increase the age of c) Hong Kong receiving pension of general duty medical officers, specialist grade doctors and d) New York teaching medical faculty working in Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Explanation: Hong Kong is ranked as the Centre (BMHRC) to 65 years. world‘s costliest city to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo, Zurich, 287. How much amount of Flood relief package Singapore, and Seoul. has been sanctioned by the Indian government to Assam? 285. The 58th National Interstate Senior Athletics Competition has been organised in a) Rs 280 crore which Indian city? b) Rs 300 crore a) New Delhi c) Rs 340 crore b) Guwahati d) Rs 250 crore c) Hyderabad Explanation: The Central Government d) Gandhinagar has released Rs 340 crore assistance for flood relief work in Assam. Out of the Explanation: The 58th National Interstate sanctioned amount, Rs. 101 crore has been Senior Athletics kicked off at Indira released by the Ministry of State for Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati on Development of North Eastern Region June 27. Over 800 players from 29 states (DoNER), while the remaining Rs 239 will be participating in the event to be held crore rupees was given by the Home in a total of 42 categories.The Indian Ministry under the State Disaster Relief athletics team for the upcoming Asian Fund. Games to be held at Jakarta will be selected from this meet. 288. 4 th National Review & Consultation on Swachh lconic places conference held in 286. The Union Cabinet has approved to which of the following city? increase the age limit of receiving pension for

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a) New Delhi d) The Hague, Netherlands

b) Mumbai Explanation: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an c) Hyderabad intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical d) Chennai Weapons Convention, which entered into Explanation: The 4th National Review force on 29 April 1997.Headquarters: The and Consultation on Swachh Iconic Places Hague, Netherlands CEO: Ahmet Üzümcü has begun in Hyderabad to review the progress relating to maintenance and 291. Name the incumbent Minister of cleanliness of Iconic Places.  Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Inaugurating the two-day consultation and review, Director General Special projects a) Jagat Prakash Nadda under the Ministry of Drinking Water Supply, Akshay Rout underlined the need b) Harsh Vardhan for better coordination between local and state Governments in implementing SIP c) Rao Inderjit Singh Strategies. d) Prakash Javadekar 289. The Wildlife Institute of India is located in which state? Explanation: Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science a) Madhya Pradesh & Technology (India), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change b) Uttarakhand and Ministry of Earth Sciences. c) Odisha 292. Which among the following European d) Karnataka nation has been adjudged as World‘s best country for traffic safety having lowest traffic Explanation: The Wildlife Institute of accidents? India is an autonomous institution in Dehradun under the Ministry of a) Iceland Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India. b) Switzerland

290. The Organisation for the Prohibition of c) Norway Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is headquartered at______d) Netherlands

a) Berlin, Germany Explanation: According to a report from organization European Transport Safety b) Beijing, China Council (ETSC), Norway observes the lowest rate of traffic accidents in the c) Singapore world, leaving behind other European countries. Norway accounts for 20 deaths

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per one million inhabitants which is the & Ganga Rejuvenation in the Government lowest death rate in traffic since cars of India. Gadkari earlier served as the became common way of transportation in President of the Bharatiya Janata Party the post-war era. Sweden also has quite from 2010-2013. low rate of 25 fatalities, and both Britain and Switzerland have 27 fatalities per one 295. Which country unveiled 'Hello Kitty' million inhabitants. The report said that themed bullet train, to boost local economy with the exception of some micro-states and tourism? and small island states, no country outside a) Japan of Europe has reported as low death rates as Norway. b) China

293. What is the new national record in the c) Germany women‘s 100m race? d) Russia a) 11.30 Seconds Explanation: Japan unveils 'Hello b) 11.29 Seconds Kitty' themed bullet train.

c) 11.31 Seconds 296. Which country has been placed on 'Grey list' by Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? d) 11.32 Seconds a) Syria Explanation: Odisha's Dutee Chand set a new national record in the women‘s 100- b) Pakistan metre race when she clocked 11.29 seconds at the 58th National Inter-State c) Iran Senior Athletics Championships being held at Guwahati, Assam. d) Iraq

294. Who is the Minister of Shipping and Water Explanation: Pakistan placed on 'Grey resources? list' by Financial Action Task Force.

a) Rajnath Singh 297. Who among the following has won Gold in 10m air pistol event at the 2018 ISSF b) Arun Jaitley Junior World Cup in Germany?

c) Nitin Gadkari a) Anmol Jain

d) Ravishankar Prasad b) Saurabh Chaudhary

Explanation: Nitin Jairam Gadkari is an c) Gaurav Rana Indian politician and the current Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping d) Anish Bhanwala and Water Resources, River Development

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Explanation: 16 year old Indian a) Gurmit Singh shooterSaurabh Chaudhary created a new world record to win a gold medal in the b) Dedar Singh Gill 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior c) Murli Kewalram Chanrai World Cup in Suhl, Germany.Saurabh who earned the eighth Gold medal for India, d) Kartar Singh Thakral ended the eight-man final with a score of 243.7 after 24 shotsin the ongoing Explanation: An Indian-origin leading International Shooting Sport Federation intellectual property lawyer of Singapore, tournament.The other Indian in the final, Dedar Singh Gill, has been appointed as a Anmol Jain, fell short of the podium, judicial commissioner of the country‘s finishing fourth with 199.6. Supreme Court. Gill, 59, has been appointed by President Halimah Yacob for 298. Which among the given flagship a period of two years beginning August 1. programme‘s have won the Gold Award in infrastructure sector at 52nd Skoch Summit 300. The United Arab Emirates has proposed to 2018? set up a consulate in which city of India?

a) Housing for All a) Hyderabad

b) Sagarmala Project b) Mumbai

c) Smart Cities Mission c) Bengaluru

d) HRIDAY d) Gujarat

Explanation: The ‗Sagarmala‘, flagship Explanation:The United Arab Emirates programme of the Ministry of Shipping for (UAE) has proposed to set up a consulate port- led-prosperity has received the ‗Gold in Hyderabad in a bid to boost the cordial Award‘ in infrastructure sector at 52nd relationship between Telangana and UAE. Skoch Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The Telangana government will allocate land programme was recognized for its and provide infrastructure for the contribution to India‘s socio- economic consulate. The Consulate General of the transformation and it‘s role in propelling United States of America already has an fast-track growth and infrastructure office in Hyderabad at Paigah Palace in development.The Sagarmala Programme Begumpet. Countries like Turkey and the also received the ‗Order of Merit‘ at the Islamic Republic Of Iran also have offices Summit. established in Hyderabad.

299. Name the Indian origin lawyer who has 301. When is the Statistics Day observed in recently been appointed as the Judicial India? Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore. a) June 30

b) June 27

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c) June 29 303. In order to help small businesses in developing ads, Google has launched which d) June 28 of the following campaigns as new online ad tool? Explanation: In recognition of the notable contributions made by Late Professor a) Solution Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics, statistical system and b) Superior economic planning, Government of India in 2007, has designated June 29 as the c) Simple ―Statistics Day‖ in the category of Special d) Smart Days to be celebrated every year at the National level. On the occasion, Vice Explanation: In a bid to help small President of India released a businesses connect with relevant commemorative coin of Rs 125 and customers online, Google has unveiled circulation coin of Rs 5 denomination as a ―Smart‖ campaigns. Smart campaign will mark of respect to Prof. Mahalanobis on allow small businesses to create ads in the closing ceremony of his 125th Birth minutes.The tech giant has also changed Anniversary at Indian Statistical Institute, the name of its lineup of ad products Kolkata.29th June, 2017 marked the ―Google AdWords‖ which will now be beginning of the 125th year of birth of known as ―Google Ads‖. Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis. 304. Which city has been ranked at top spot in 302. Asia‘s first Arbitration Centrespecialised the list of ―Smart Cities‖ in the Middle East in intellectual property will be set up in and Africa region? which city? a) Cape Town a) New Delhi b) Dubai b) Beijing c) Abu Dhabi c) Tokyo d) Cairo d) Jakarta Explanation: Abu Dhabi, the capital of Explanation: Asia‘s first Arbitration the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has Centre specialised in intellectual property topped the list of ―smart cities‖ in the is slated to open in Tokyo in September to Middle East and Africa, according to a resolve the growing number of disputes in report by McKinsey Global Institute titled the region. The International Arbitration ―Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Centre in Tokyo (IACT) is set to have Livable Future‖. The report covering 50 around a dozen arbitrators from around the international cities views how cities all world, who would try to resolve disputes over the world use technology to improve within a period of one year. the quality of life.With a rating of 18.4,

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Abu Dhabi ranked the first in the region developed by first year students team ahead of Dubai, which was placed the headed by Harikrishnan KG will be second with a rating of 17.3. launched by NASA in August. The 4cm ‗cube‘ satellite ‗Jaihind-1S‘ has been built 305. Who among the following has been with a 3D printed outer casing from appointed as the President of the International polylactic acid (PLA) nylon material, Kabaddi Federation (IKF)? making it lighter than a medium sized egg, at just 33.39 grams. a) Janardan Singh Gehlot 307. Name the mobile App launched by the b) Mohammed Ali Pour Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh c) Yoon Yeong Hak Prabhu to trace missing and abandoned children in India? d) Ashok Das a) Mission MeetAgain Explanation: The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) has appointed Janardan b) ReUnite Singh Gehlot as the President of the c) ReJoin federation for the next four years. The announcement was made during the d) GetTogether Annual General Congress (AGC) of the IKF in Dubai on June 29. Explanation: The Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile 306. NASA is set to launch world‘s lightest application ―ReUnite‖ to trace missing and satellite named ‗Jaihind-1S‘. It has been abandoned children in India. The app is developed by Indian engineering students multiuser where parents and citizens can of______upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birth mark, a) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi address, report to the police station, search b) Hindustan Institute of Technology and identify missing kids. and Science, Chennai 308. Which among the following companies is c) International Institute of Information the only PSU to be listed among the top 25 co Technology, Bangalore mpanies in India‘s Great Place to Work For 2018 list? d) Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur a) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Explanation: Four engineering students from Hindustan Institute of Technology b) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Science near Chennai, Tamil Nadu c) National Thermal Power have developed the world‘s lightest Corporation (NTPC) satellite ‗Jaihind-1S‘. The satellite

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d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Explanation: State owned largest power producer of India, NTPC has been ranked 25th in India‘s Great Place to Work for 2018. NTPC is the only PSU among top 25. NTPC which was at 38th position last year has also been recognized as the Laureates for consistently getting featured in the list for 10 years in a row.The annual Best Workplaces List of the Great Place to Work institute is considered the gold standard certification for defining, assessing and recognising great workplaces based on their people management practices.

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