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New Batch 19 Aug 2019 P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY 26 Aug 2019 *JUNIOR WING-D-22, NEHRU COLONY DEHRADUN (U.K.) 02 Sept 2019 *SENIOR WING- 153, E.C. ROAD DEHRADUN(U.K.) PHONE: 7060503010, 7060500801 / 802 / 803 09 Sept 2019 About defence officers academy

A L I T T L E B I T A B O U T Defence Officers Academy is a D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S premier Defence coaching institute A C A D E M Y in Nehru Colony, Dehradun which prepares candidates for various examinations for entrance to schools and institutions such as RIMC, Sainik Schools, RMS, NDA, IMA/OTA, AFCAT and ACC. Established in 2015 with an aim to provide high quality transformational training to students, Defence Officers Academy trains to improve their individual performance so that their full Team DOA potential can be reached and they can do best possible in the entrance exams.

0 1 Vision & Mission

Vision: To provide best training to the young candidates so that they can join the defence schools and to produce employable resource for defence sector. We aim to remain source of inspiration for society to make the future better with the help of our Team DOA knowledge, imagination and Motto: The motto of Defence innovation. Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se Jeet “ and the training provided to students makes them walk on path of continuous improvement to achieve victory with patience.

0 2 Current Affairs July 2019

1. Veer Chotrani is associated to which sports? [A] Athletics [B] Wrestling [C] Badminton [D] Squash 2. Who is the current director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)? [A] Anil Dhasmana [B] Arvind Kumar [C] Samant Kumar Goel [D] Rajiv Jain 3. What is the theme of the 13th National Statistics Day (NSD-2019)? [A] Administrative Statistics [B] Quality Assurance in Official Statistics [C] Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare [D] Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4. Who has become the first IPS Officer to complete ‘Seventh Summit’ Challenge? [A] Dipankar Ghosh [B] Aparna Kumar [C] MalavathPurna [D] NawangGombu 5. Which Indian politician has authored the book titled ‘The New Conspiracy’? [A] Shashi Tharoor [B] Abhishek Manu Singhvi [C] Sanjay Nirupam [D] MeenakshiLekhi 6. Who is the author of the book ‘A Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a Military Chief’? [A] Vishnu Bhagwat [B] [C] [D] Vijai Singh Shekhawat 7. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Olympic Day (IOD) is observed? [A] June 23 [B] June 29 [C] June 25 [D] June 27 8. Which water conservation campaign has been launched by Central Government? [A] Jal BachavAbhiyan [B] Jal TarangAbhiyan [C] Jal Suraksha Abhiyan [D] Jal Shakti Abhiyan 9. Which of the following butterfly species has been officially declared as state butterfly of ? [A] Cirrochroathais [B] Papiliobianor [C] Papiliobuddha [D] Troides Minos 10. Indo-French Joint Air Exercis “Garuda-V” has started in which of the following sites? [A] Montpellier [B] [C] Jodhpur [D] Mont-de-Marsan

0 3 11. Impressed tortoise, which is in news recently, is discovered in which of the following states? [A] Andhra Pradesh [B] Arunachal Pradesh [C] Nagaland [D] Odisha 12. Who is the author of the autobiography ‘Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly”? [A] Sanjay Dutt [B] Irrfan Khan [C] AnupamKher [D] Naseeruddin Shah 13. The 2nd edition of International Day of Parliamentarism (IDP-2019) was observed on which of the following dates? [A] June 27 [B] June 28 [C] June 29 [D] June 30 14. Dragonfly mission, which is in news to explore Saturn’s Moon Titan, is associated to which space agency? [A] Roscosmos [B] CNES [C] ISRO [D] NASA 15. Which international organisation has recently released its report 'Working on a Warmer Planet”? [A] ILO [B] UNICEF [C] UNESCO [D] FAO 16. Which of the following railway zones has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel in Indian Railways? [A] South Central Railway [B] Northern Railway [C] Central Railway [D] Western Railway 17. Who is the author of the book 'Whispers of Time\'? [A] JhumpaLahiri [B] Krishna Saksena [C] Vikram Seth [D]Rohinton Mistry 18. MOSAiC mission, which is in news recently, is a year-long expedition into which of the following oceans? [A] Arctic ocean [B] Antarctica ocean [C] Pacific ocean [D] Indian ocean 19. Which city of Rajasthan has recently declared UNESCO World Heritage site? [A] Bikaner [B] Udaipur [C] Jaipur [D] Jodhpur 20. Damnganga-Pinjal river inter-linking project, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following states? [A] Tamil Nadu [B] Karnataka [C] Jharkhand [D] Maharashtra

0 4 21. Ikram Ali Khil, who broke \'s rare World Cup record, is from which country? [A] Afghanistan [B] South Africa [C] Pakistan [D] England 22. The Athi Varadar festival has started in which of the following states? [A] Kerala [B] Odisha [C] Tamil Nadu [D] Karnataka 23. Who is the author of the book “War over Words: Censorship in , 1930-1960”? [A] Rohinton Mistry [B] DevikaSethi [C] Amitav Ghosh [D] Sudeep Nagarkar 24. Which UT / state has decided to introduce Bi-cycle sharing scheme? [A] Tamil Nadu [B] Karnataka [C] Odisha [D] Puducherry 25. The Kargil Tribute Song has been composed by which noted Hindi lyricist? [A] A M Turaz [B] SwanandKirkire [C] SammerAnjaan [D] Neelesh Misra 26. Which state government has decided to produce its own seeds under brand name Sah-Beej? [A] Chhattisgarh [B] Uttar Pradesh [C] Rajasthan [D] Madhya Pradesh 27. Who has been appointed as Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA)? [A] SauravGanguly [B] V V S Laxman [C] [D] 28. India\'s first cow sanctuary is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? [A] Neemuch [B] Agar Malwa [C] Mandsaur [D] Ujjain 29. The Union Government has launched which human atlas initiative for holistic understanding of human body? [A] Gupha Manav [B] Manav [C] Primitive man [D] Cave Manav 30. Who has become the first Indian sprinter to win Gold in the 100m event at the 30th World University Games (WUG-2019)? [A] AshwiniAkkunji [B] SathiGeetha [C] Hima Das [D] Dutee Chand

0 5 31. The famous Kataragama temple islocated in which country? [A] Nepal [B] Sri Lanka [C] Myanmar [D] Bangladesh 32. Who has been adjudged as the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year 2019? [A] JejeLalpekhlua [B] Lallianzuala Chhangte [C] Abdul Samad [D] 33. The Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) is located in which state? [A] Andhra Pradesh [B] Telangana [C] Karnataka [D] Kerala 34. The 2019 Women Startup Summit (WSS) is scheduled to be held in which city? [A] Pune [B] [C] [D] Kochi 35. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Population Day (WPD) is observed? [A] July 10 [B] July 11 [C] July 12 [D] July 13 36. Which Indian weightlifter has won Gold in 81 kg category at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships in Apia? [A] Gurdeep Singh [B] Rustam Sarang [C] Ajay Singh [D] Deepak Lather 37. Who has been elected as the new President of the European Parliament? [A] David Sassoli [B] Jan Zahradil [C] Ska Keller [D] SiraRego 38. Which state government has announced Rs 10k monthly allowance for Padma Shri awardees? [A] Jharkhand [B]Odisha [C] Punjab [D] MP 39. The Asia's largest solar Power project is located in which district of Madhya Padesh? [A] Jabalpur [B] Chhindwara [C] Indore [D] Rewa 40. Who has been appointed as MD & CFO of the World Bank (WB)? [A] Sunil Mehta [B] Anshula Kant [C] Karnam Sekar [D] R A Sankara Narayanan

0 6 41. Anthony Amalraj is associated to which sports? [A] Tennis [B] Golf [C] Badminton [D] Table Tennis 42. The first-ever Himalayan states' conclave is slated to be held in which state? [A] Meghalaya [B] Himachal Pradesh [C] Uttarakhand [D] Jammu and Kashmir 43. The 2019 Kharchi Puja Festival has celebrated in which state? [A] Nagaland [B] Arunachal Pradesh [C] Mizoram [D] Tripura 44. Who won the men’s title at the 2019 Wimbledon tennis tournament? [A] Rafael Nadal [B] Roger Federer [C] Andy Murray [D] Novak Djokovic 45. Who has been adjudged player of the tournament at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup? [A] Eoin Morgan [B] Ben Stokes [C] Mark Wood [D] Kane Williamson 46. Which Indian woman wrestler has won gold in the 53kg category at YasarDogu International in Istanbul? [A] Kavita Devi [B] BabitaKumari [C] VineshPhogat [D] 47. Which state has become the first Indian state to have water policy? [A] Meghalaya [B] Tamil Nadu [C] Rajasthan [D] Himachal Pradesh 48. Which Indian movie has won the Best Feature Film award at the 2019 SAARC film festival? [A] Walking With the Wind [B] Village Rockstars [C] Nagarkirtan [D] Na Bole Wo Haram 49. Which state government has observed the first-ever Save Water Day on 12th July? [A] Andhra Pradesh [B] Jharkhand [C] Odisha [D] 50. Who has been appointed the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh? [A] Kalraj Mishra [B] JagdishMukhi [C] LaljiTandon [D] Acharya Devvrat

0 7 51. Which Bollywood personality is set to be honoured with honorary doctorate by Melbourne's La Trobe University? [A] Priyanka Chopra [B] Shah Rukh Khan [C] Madhuri Dixit [D] Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 52. Who won the women’s title at the 2019 Wimbledon tennis tournament? [A] Angelique Kerber [B] Naomi Osaka [C] Serena Williams [D] Simona Halep 53. Which former SC Judge of India has been appointed as an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)? [A] Arjan Kumar Sikr [B] Adarsh Kumar Goel [C] Sanjay KishanKaul [D] Surinder Singh Nijjar 54. What is the theme of 2019 edition of World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)? [A] Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment [B] Skills for All [C] World Skills for peace andprosperity [D] Learning to learn for life and work 55. Which state / UT government has launched "Happiness Utsav" in its schools? [A] Haryana [B] Rajasthan [C] Madhya Pradesh [D] Delhi 56. Vijayveer Sidhu is associated to which sports? [A] Judo [B] Weightlifting [C] Shooting [D] Wrestling 57. The Markandeshwar temple is located on the bank of which river in Maharashtra? [A] Wainganga [B] Painganga [C] Wardha [D] Koyna 58. Which state government has raised financial aid for Martyrs’ Kin to Rs.1 crore? [A] Odisha [B] Kerala [C] Tamil Nadu [D] Maharashtra 59. Which country has become the 76th signatory country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement? [A] Norway [B] Palau [C] Sweden [D] Latvia 60. Which Indian woman sprinter has won gold in the 200m race at “Tabor Athletics”? [A] Duteechand [B] VK Vismaya [C] Hima Das [D] Swapna Barman

0 8 61. Who is the author of the book "Kargil: Untold stories from the War”? [A] RachnaBishtRawat [B] Mrunal Thakur [C] Prakash Kovelamudi [D] Lakshmi Manchu 62. Which Indian woman cricketer has been conferred the 2018 Arjuna Award? [A] Veda Krishnamurthy [B] Smriti Mandhana [C] Harmanpreet Kaur [D] 63. Which Indian cricketer has been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame? [A] SauravGanguly [B] V V S Laxman [C] JavagalSrinath [D] Sachin Tendulkar 64. Which state / UT Cricket Association has been granted the status of a Full Member of the BCCI? [A] Daman & Diu [B] A & N Islands [C] Pondicherry [D]Lakshadweep 65. On which date, the Nelson Mandela International Day (NMID) is observed? [A] July 19 [B] July 20 [C] July 18 [D] July 21 66. Motihari- Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline project, sometimes seen in news, is connected to India & which country? [A] Bangladesh [B] Nepal [C] Myanmar [D] Sri Lanka 67. The ‘Medicine from the Sky’ is the pilot project of which state government? [A] Telangana [B]Andhra Pradesh [C] Kerala [D] Tamil Nadu 68. Which Indian golfer has won the FCG Callaway Junior world Golf Championship 2019? [A] Arjun Bhati [B] Shubhankar Sharma [C] Rashid Khan [D] Mukesh Kumar 69. Prithu Gupta is associated to which sports? [A] Chess [B] Judo [C] Hockey [D] Football 70. The Indian women team has defeated which team to won Gold at the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019? [A] Australia [B] South Africa [C] England [D] Singapore

0 9 71. The 2019 is slated to be held in which state? [A] Bangaluru [B] Agra [C] New Delhi [D] Kolkata 72. The scientists of which country have developed a concept named Ramanujan Machine? [A] United States [B] Israel [C] Japan [D] France 73. The AIFF Golden Baby Leagues hand book 2019-20 is associated to which sports? [A] Basketball [B] Football [C] Hockey [D] Badminton 74. Who has become India\'s first gold-medallist at the President's Cup boxing tournament? [A] VikasKrishan Yadav [B] Shiva Thapa [C] Mohammed Ali Qamar [D] Jagdish Singh 75. Which state government has decided to set up India's first Space Park? [A] Kerala [B] Tamil Nadu [C] Andhra Pradesh [D] Telangana 76. Which Indian bodybuilder hasclinched 2019 Mr. South Asia title? [A] Yatinder Singh [B] Miihier Singh [C] Yogesh Kumar Sanan [D] Ravinder Kumar Malik 77. The 2019 Hand-in-Hand military exercise is scheduled to be held in which Indian state? [A] Meghalaya [B] Nagaland [C] Arunachal Pradesh [D] Sikkim 78. Chandrayaan-2 will explore & perform studies on which region of Moon? [A] North pole [B] West pole [C] South pole [D] East pole 79. Who is the author of the book \"Indo-Pak Relations : Beyond Pulwama&Balakot”? [A] Nirad C. Chaudhuri [B] Amish Tripathi [C] VinitGoenka [D] U V Singh 80. Who won the women\'s singles titles at the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships? [A] Ayhika Mukherjee [B] Pooja Sahasrabudhe [C] Krittwika Sinha Roy [D]ManikaBatra

1 0 81. Which hockey player has been chosen for 2019 Mohun Bagan Ratna? [A] Udham Singh [B] KeshavDutt [C] Leslie Claudius [D] 82. Which state has become the first Indian State to reserve 75% private jobs for local youths? [A] West Bengal [B] Madhya Pradesh [C] Kerala [D] Andhra Pradesh 83. Who officially took over charge as new British Prime Minister? [A] Jeremy Corbyn [B] Boris Johnson [C] Jeremy Hunt [D] Nigel Farage 84. What is the India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2019? [A] 64th [B] 52nd [C] 45th [D] 33rd 85. Who has been appointed the new national coach of the Indian table tennis team? [A] VeselinMatic [B] Igor Stimac [C] DejanPapic [D] Harendra Singh 86. Who is the author of the book 'Fire and Fury Corps -- Saga of Valour, Fortitude and Sacrifice'? [A] Brij Mohan Kaul [B] Ranbir Singh [C] MukundNaravane [D] D Anbu 87. Which company has become the official sponsor for the Indian cricket team? [A] BYJU’s [B]Jio [C] Vedantu [D] Airtel 88. SUPARCO is the official space agency of which country? [A] Sri Lanka [B] Myanmar [C] Bangladesh [D] Pakistan 89. Who is the author of the book "Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics"? [A] Rama Devi [B] Harivansh [C] BhupeshBaghel [D] SnehlataShrivastava 90. Which Arab nation has recently launched its first Underwater Military Museum? [A] Kuwait [B] Saudi Arabia [C] Jordan [D] Oman

1 1 91. The 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG-2020) is scheduled to be held in which city? [A] Kanpur [B] Guwahati [C] [D] Chennai 92. Which Indian sand artist has won People’s Choice Award in US? [A] Subodh Gupta [B] VivanSundaram [C] Akbar Padamsee [D] SudarsanPattnaik 93. Which Indian woman boxer has won gold in the 51kg category at the 23rd President's Cup? [A] LaishramSarita Devi [B] Ankushita Boro [C] Simranjit Kaur [D] 94. Who has been appointed chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)? [A] MeenakshiLekhi [B] Girish BhalchandraBapat [C] AdhirRanjan Chowdhury [D] KiritPremjibhai Solanki 95. Who clinched the Formula One German Grand Prix 2019? [A] Daniil Kvyat [B] Lance Stroll [C] Sebastian Vettel [D] Max Verstappen 96. ShawalaTeja Singh temple, which is in news recently, is located in which country? [A] [B] Indonesia [C] Pakistan [D] Cambodia 97. According to the 2018 Tiger Census report, which state has recorded highest number of tigers? [A] Madhya Pradesh [B] Uttarakhand [C] Karnataka [D] Chhattisgarh 98. Who has become the first IAF pilot to complete wingsuit skydive jump? [A] Mridula Garg [B] TarunChaudhri [C] Ramesh chandraTomar [D] Jainendra Kumar 99. Jerlin Anika, who won gold at the 2019 World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships, is from which state? [A] Kerala [B] Odisha [C] Tamil Nadu [D] Karnataka 100. Which Indian Sprinter has won gold in women's 200m at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland ? [A] Dutee Chand [B] Hima Das [C] Sarita Gayakwad [D] Sathi Geetha

1 2 Answer Keys

1. D 21. A 41. D

2. B 22. C 42. C

3. C 23. B 43. D

4. B 24. D 44. D

5. B 25. C 45. D

6. C 26. D 46. C

7. A 27. D 47. A

8. D 28. B 48. C

9. A 29. B 49. D

10. D 30. D 50. A

11. B 31. B 51. B

12. C 32. D 52. D

13. D 33. B 53. A

14. D 34. D 54. D

15. A 35. B 55. D

16. A 36. C 56. C

17. B 37. A 57. A

18. A 38. B 58. D

19. C 39. D 59. B

20. D 40. B 60. C

1 3 Answer Keys

61. A 81. B

62. B 82. D

63. D 83. B

64. C 84. B

65. C 85. C

66. B 86. B

67. A 87. A

68. A 88. D

69. A 89. B

70. D 90. B

71. D 91. B

72. B 92. D

73. B 93. D

74. B 94. C

75. A 95. D

76. D 96. C

77. A 97. A

78. C 98. B

79. D 99. C

80. A 100. B

1 4 Success Quotes

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

You cannot b-elieve in God until you believe in yourself.

- Swami Vivekananda

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

You have to dre-am before your Team DOA dreams can come true.

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

1 6 DOA Achievers

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