D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S A C A D E M Y O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 C u r R e n t A f f a i r s New Batch P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y 12 Nov 2018 DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY D-22, NEHRU COLONY 19 Nov 2018 OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND 26 Nov 2018 PHONE: 7060503010 About defence officers academy A L I T T L E B I T A B O U T Defence Officers Academy is a premier Defence coaching institute in Nehru D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S Colony, Dehradun which prepares A C A D E M Y candidates for various examinations for entrance to schools and institutions such as RIMC, Sainik Schools, RMS, NDA, IMA/OTA, AFA and ACC. Established in 2015 with an aim to provide high quality transformational training to students, Defence Officers Academy trains to improve their individual performance so that their full potential can be reached and they can do best possible in the entrance exams. 0 1 Founders S U R A J A R Y A L T C O L G A U R A V P A N K A J A R Y A B.TECH(I.C), M.A IN PUBLIC B H A N D A R I B.TECH(I.T), PGDM IN ADMINISTRATION B.TECH, PGPX FROM IIM MARKETING & AHMEDABAD INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Vision: To provide best training to the young candidates so that they can join the defence forces Motto: The motto of Defence as officers and to produce Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se employable resource for defence Jeet “ and the training provided sector. We aim to remain source to students makes them walk on of inspiration for society to make path of continuous improvement the future better with the help of to achieve victory with patience. our knowledge, imagination and innovation. 0 2 Current Affairs October 2018 1. Who will lead India at the 2018 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy in Muscat? [A] Manpreet Singh [B] Rupinder Pal Singh [C] Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil [D] Harendra Singh 2. The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of which cancer therapy? [A] Chemotherapy [B] Radiation [C] Surgery [D] Immunotherapy 3. India’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy is to be set up in which city? [A] Jaipur [B] Thiruvananthapuram [C] Baroda [D] Guwahati 4. Who has been appointed the first-ever female major general in the 47 years history of Bangladesh? [A] Nasreen Jahan [B] Selina Hossain [C] Monica Ali [D] Susane Giti 5. The 17th century ‘Oonth Kadal’ bridge, which is in news recently, is located in which state? [A] Punjab [B] Uttar Pradesh [C] Himachal Pradesh [D] Jammu & Kashmir 0 3 6. Which new initiative has been launched by the Government of India (GoI) to promote use of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG)? [A] CBG-U [B] SATAT [C] STAAR [D] AMOKSH 7. Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018? [A] Mehuli Ghosh [B] Saurabh Chaudhary [C] Manu Bhaker [D] Lakshya Sena 8. India’s tallest National flag from the average city elevation has recently installed in which city? [A] New Delhi [B] Guwahati [C] Gandhi Nagar [D] Kolkata 9. The joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise “IBSAMAR 2018” has kicked off in which country? [A] India [B] Brazil [C] South Africa [D] South Korea 10. Which of the following women physicists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics? [A] Lisa Randall [B] Lisa Randall [C] Donna Strickland [ D ] Gabriela G o n z a l e z 0 4 11. Who has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Paralympic Asian games 2018? [A] Devendra Jhajharia [B] Thangvellu Mariyappan [C] Amit Kumar Saroha [D] Girisha Nagarajegowda 12. Which of the following women scientists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? [A] Christiane Volhard [B] Ada Yonath [C] Frances H. Arnold [D] Carol W. Greider 13. Who has been elected as the new President of Iraq? [A] Barham Salih [B] Fuad Masum [C] Jalal Talabani [D] Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 14. Which of the following cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? [A] Pune [B] New Delhi [C] Chennai [D] Kolkata 15. The world’s largest dome has recently inaugurated in which country? [A] Israel [B] Iran [C] India [D] Bangladesh 0 5 16. Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 is held between India and which country? [A] Sri Lanka [B] South Africa [C] Thailand [D] Vietnam 17. Which gynecologist has been named winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize? [A] Denis Mukwege [B] Evelyn Varnado [C] Tara J. Cole [D] Blanca Duncan 18. Which technology-driven futuristic initiative will be roll out by the Civil Aviation Ministry to make hassle-free air travel for passengers? [A] BHIM Yatra [B] Bharat Yatra [C] Digi Yatra [D] Aadhaar Yatra 19. India has launched which humanitarian assistance operation to provide assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia? [A] Operation Trident [B] Operation Samudra Parakram [C] Operation Maitri [D] Operation Samudra Maitri 20. What is the theme of the 4th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF – 2018)? 0 6 21. What is the theme of the 2018 World Teachers’ Day (WTD)? [A] Valuing teachers, improving their status [B] A call for teachers [C] Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers [D] The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher 22. India’s first ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ has launched in which state? [A] Assam [B] Manipur [C] Himachal Pradesh [D] Jammu & Kashmir 23. The Indo-Japan bilateral maritime exercise “JIMEX 18” has started at which of the following cities? [A] Chennai [B] Kochi [C] Visakhapatnam [D] Agartala 24. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Girls title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships 2018? [A] M S Jyoti [B] Anupama Ramachandran [C] Manasvini Sekar [D] Keerthana Pandian 25. Who has been adjudged man-of-the-tournament at the 2018 Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament? [A] Harsh Tyagi [B] Ayush Badoni [C] Prabh Simran Singh [D] Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 7 26. Who has become the India’s first judoka to win a medal at the Olympics – junior or senior? [A] Garima Chaudhary [B] Kalpana Thoudam [C] Tababi Devi Thangjam [D] Shushila Likmabam 27. Which of the following have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Economics? [A] Damian Roland and Christina Choung [B] William Nordhaus and Paul Romer [C] Daniel Kahneman and Richard H. Thaler [D] Friedrich Hayek and Elinor Ostrom 28. Who is the winner of India’s first Gold Medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics? [A] Srihari Nataraj [B] Mehuli Ghosh [C] Jeremy Lalrinnunga [D] Manav Thakkar 29. On which date, the 2018 World Post Day (WPD), is observed recently? [A] October 11 [B] October 8 [C] October 10 [D] October 9 30. Who clinched India’s first gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para Games? [A] Paramjeet Kumar [B] Sandeep Chaudhary [C] Farman Basha [D] Devanshi Satijawon 0 8 31. Who is the author of the book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India”? [A] Shashi Tharoor [B] Sanjay Baru [C] Piyush Goyal [D] Ravi Mantha 32. Which sports personality has been honoured with the Ramineni Foundation’s outstanding person award? [A] Sakshi Malik [B] Pullela Gopichand [C] Dipa Karmakar [D] P V Sindhu 33. Who has become the first shooter from India to claim a gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics? [A] Manu Bhaker [B] Tushar Mane [C] Mehuli Ghosh [D] Anjum Moudgil 34. Who has been appointed the new Solicitor General of India? [A] Ranjit Kumar [B] Kunal Mangal [C] Tushar Mehta [D] Pankaj Jain 35. Which Indian armed force has launched an innovative mobile health App ‘MedWatch’? [A] Indian Air Force [B] Indian Navy [C] Indian Army [D] Indian Coast Guard 0 9 36. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of the Girl? [A] With Her: A Skilled Girl Force [B] Empower Girls: Before, during and after crises [C] Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls [D] The Power of Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030 37. India’s first 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery will be set up in which state, where ethanol will be produced from rice straw? [A] Assam [B] Odisha [C] Rajasthan [D] Punjab 38. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched Gold in the 10-metre air pistol event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games? [A] Anish Bhanwala [B] Shardul Vihan [C] Saurabh Chaudhary [D] Rushiraj Barot 39. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched men’s individual recurve gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para-Games? [A] Harvinder Singh [B] Mariyappan Thangavelu [C] Mohammed Yasser [D] Monu Ghangas 40. Which state government has decided to set up anti-terrorist force ‘Kavach’? [A] Arunachal Pradesh [B] Haryana [C] Jammu & Kashmir [D] Sikkim 1 0 41. Who has been chosen as India’s first ‘Miss Trans Queen’? [A] Veena Sendre [B] Sanya Sood [C] Nitasha Biswas [D] Namita Ammu 42. Which of the following musicians has recently won the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy? [A] Lalgudi G Jayaraman [B] Vikku Vinayakram [C] Hariprasad Chaurasia [D] Kamala Lakshminarayanan 43.