D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S A C A D E M Y

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DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY D-22, NEHRU COLONY OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE , UTTARAKHAND 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 June 2018

1. Which of the following states in has maximum number of Unesco World Heritage Sites? [A] Rajasthan [B] Karnataka [C] [D] Tamil Nadu 2. Who will lead Indian women’s team for the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup tournament in London? [A] Sunita Lakra [B] Rani Rampal [C] Nikki Pradhan [D] Gurjit Kaur 3. According to data on language released as part of Census 2011, which is the most spoken language in India? [A] Marathi [B] Bengali [C] Telugu [D] Hindi 4. Who has been sworn-in as the first-ever visually impaired judge of Pakistan? [A] Yawar Ali [B] Sana Afzal [C] Yousaf Saleem [D] Zubair Sabir 5. Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the 26th edition of world’s largest multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC -2018”? [A] INS Satpura [B] INS Sahyadri [C] INS Vikramaditya [D] INS Kamorta

0 3 6. Who of the following have won the World Food Prize 2018? [A] B. R. Barwale and Surinder K. Vasal [B] Robert F. Chandler and John Niederhauser [C] Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro [D] Hans Rudolf Herren and Gurdev Khush 7. Who has authored the book “Ahimsa”, which sheds light on India’s freedom struggle? [A] Shantanu Duttagupta [B] Amala Shankar [C] Supriya Kelkar [D] Nandi Katheria 8. Which country to host the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20 tournament? [A] England [B] New Zealand [C] West Indies [D] South Africa 9. Who has been crowned as the India’s first Tribal Queen? [A] Panchami Majhi [B] Rashmirekha Hansdah [C] Tulasi Munda [D] Pallavi Durua 10. Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament 2018? [A] Valtteri Bottas [B] Lewis Hamilton [C] Max Verstappen [D] Kimi Raikkonen

0 4 11. What is the theme of 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking? [A] Listen First [B] Lets Develop [C] Say No! [D] Value yourself 12. Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2018? [A] Tumhari Sulu [B] Hindi Medium [C] Mom [D] Newton 13. Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution “No Toilet, No Bride”? [A] Bishangarh [B] Nimriwali [C] Godikan [D] Ishapur Kheri 14. The first edition of naval exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” will be conducted between India and it’s which neighbouring country? [A] [B] China [C] Nepal [D] Bangladesh 15. Which country’s researchers have developed the world’s smallest computer “Michigan Micro Mote”? [A] United States [B] China [C] Japan [D] Germany

0 5 16. Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men’s 50 meter breaststroke event at 2018 Singapore National Swimming Championships? [A] Virdhawal Khade [B] Arvind Mani [C] M M Sahu [D] Sandeep Sejwal 17. What is the theme of the 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? [A] Yoga for Peace [B] Yoga for Health [C] Yoga for Harmony and Peace [D] Yoga for Peaceful Mind 18. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017? [A] Kidambi Srikanth [B] Manav Thakkar [C] Jitu Rai [D] Shubhankar Sharma 19. The 2018 Ambubachi Mela has started in which state? [A] Manipur [B] Mizoram [C] Arunachal Pradesh [D] Assam 20. Which city has set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for largest number of people performing yoga at one place at the same time on 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? [A] Kolkata [B] Mysuru [C] Kota [D]

0 6 21. Who has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2018? [A] Shreya Rao [B] Anukreethy Vas [C] Meenakshi Chaudhary [D] Neelam Khurrana 22. Which renowned personality has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government? [A] Akshay Kumar [B] Sachin Tendulkar [C] Virat Kohli [D] A R Rahman 23. Which Indian Armed Force is observing the year 2018 as ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’? [A] [B] [C] Indian Navy [D] Indian Coast Guard 24. Who has won the 118th edition of the US Open Golf Championship 2018? [A] Brooks Koepka [B] Patrick Reed [C] Dustin Johnson [D] Tommy Fleetwood 25. Who has become the first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot from South India? [A] Asistha Singh [B] Bhaanupriya [C] Bhawana Kanth [D] Meghana Shanbough

0 7 26. Which city to host the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? [A] Bhopal [B] Jaipur [C] Patna [D] Jalandhar 27. Anil Kumar clinched gold in the 10m Air Rifle event at the 18th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship 2018. He is native of which state? [A] Tamil Nadu [B] Madhya Pradesh [C] Rajasthan [D] Gujarat 28. The National Institute of Yoga (NIY) is located in which city? [A] Kolkata [B] Udaipur [C] New Delhi [D] Kanpur 29. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match? [A] Shikhar Dhawan [B] Murali Vijay [C] Virat Kohli [D] K L Rahul 30. Which country has approved a deal to sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $930 million? [A] Japan [B] Australia [C] United States [D] Germany

0 8 31. Which of the following countries to host the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026? [A] US, Canada and Mexico [B] Brazil, Chile and Argentina [C] Brazil, Mexico and Spain [D] Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam 32. The 22nd edition of the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar 2018” has started between India and which of the following countries? [A] Russia and Japan [B] Japan and United States [C] Nepal and Bangladesh [D] Vietnam and United States 33. As per which inter-connectivity project, the Government of India (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages? [A] Project Insight [B] e-Kranti [C] BharatNet [D] BHIM 34. Which country to host the first military exercise of the BIMSTEC group focusing on counter-terrorism? [A] India [B] Nepal [C] Bangladesh [D] Thailand 35. Which country’s women cricket team has clinched the Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament 2018? [A] South Korea [B] Bangladesh [C] India [D] Pakistan

0 9 36. Who has won the men’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018? [A] Novak Djokovic [B] Dominic Thiem [C] Roger Federer [D] Rafael Nadal 37. Who has won the women’s singles French Open tennis tournament 2018? [A] Simona Halep [B] Garbine Muguruza [C] Angelique Kerber [D] Serena Williams 38. Anu Kumar has won gold in which sports at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? [A] Boxing [B] Sprint [C] Triple jump [D] Hammer throw 39. What is the theme of 2018 World Oceans Day (WOD)? [A] Prevent oceans from plastic pollution [B] Our Oceans, Our Future [C] Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet [D] Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean 40. Ashish Jakhar has won gold in which sports at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? [A] Sprint [B] Triple jump [C] Hammer throw [D] Boxing

1 0 41. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket? [A] Mithali Raj [B] Virat Kohli [C] Rohit Sharma [D] Harmanpreet Kaur 42. Maria Fernanda Espinosa has been elected President of the 73rd United Nations Assembly (UNGA). She is foreign minister of which country? [A] Ecuador [B] Norway [C] Belgium [D] Brazil 43. The biopic “The Making of the Mahatma” has been screened in South Africa to commemorate the 125th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha. The biopic is based on which novel? [A] The Essential Gandhi [B] Apprenticeship of a Mahatma [C] Satyagraha in South Africa [D] Gandhi on non-violence 44. Which country is the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day (WED -2018) event? [A] Belgium [B] Norway [C] South Korea [D] India 45. India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up in which city? [A] Mumbai [B] Kolkata [C] Chandigarh [D] Guwahati

1 1 46. Indian Navy has recently rescued 38 stranded Indians from cyclone hit Socotra Island. The Island is located in which country? [A] Egypt [B] Saudi Arabia [C] Yemen [D] Oman 47. The first official World Bicycle Day (WBD-2018) is observed on which date? [A] June 1 [B] June 2 [C] June 3 [D] June 4 48. Kendrick Lamar has been honoured with the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music. He belongs to which country? [A] South Africa [B] United States [C] Russia [D] Egypt 49. Who has been appointed the new General Officer Commander- in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Northern Command (Indian Army)? [A] Ranbir Singh [B] [C] [D] Manoj Mukund Naravane 50. Patanjali has tied up with which telecom company to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards? [A] BSNL [B] Reliance Jio [C] Vodafone [D] Airtel

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1. C 11. A 21. B 31. A 41. A 2. B 12. A 22. D 32. B 42. A 3. D 13. C 23. A 33. C 43. B 4. C 14. D 24. A 34. A 44. D 5. B 15. A 25. D 35. B 45. C 6. C 16. D 26. D 36. D 46. C 7. C 17. A 27. B 37. A 47. C 8. C 18. A 28. C 38. B 48. B 9. D 19. D 29. A 39. D 49. A 10. B 20. C 30. C 40. C 50. A

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