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New Batch P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y 14 JAN 2019 DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY 21 JAN 2019 D-22, NEHRU COLONY,OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE, DEHRADUN, 28 JAN 2019 PHONE: 7060503010 About defence officers academy

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

0 1 Vision & Mission

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

0 2 Current Affairs December 2018

1). Which Indian philanthropist has been bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction

Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?

a) Azim Premji b)Shiv Nadar c) P. N. C. Menon d)Kushal Pal Singh

2). The bilateral naval exercise ‘Konkan 18’ has started between and which country?

a) Japan b) Singapore c) Indonesia d) United Kingdom

3). The air force units of India & which country are scheduled to participate in exercise ‘Cope India

2019 (CI19)’?

a) South Africa b) United States c) China d) Maldives

4). Which country has become the first NATO nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces?

a) Slovenia b) Belgium c) Italy d) Luxembourg

5). Who has become the first Indian to won the ISSF’s highest shooting honour ‘Blue Cross’? a) Gagan Narang b) Jitu Rai c) Abhinav Bindra d) Vijay Kumar

6). What is the theme of the 2018 World AIDS Day (WAD)?

A) On the fast track to end AIDS b) Hands up for HIV prevention c) Know your status d) My Health, My Right

7). Which country will chair the Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019? a) China b) Belgium c) India d) United States

8). India’s first owl festival was held in which of the following cities? a) Udaipur b) Lucknow c) Pune d) Kolkata

9). Who is the author of the book “Architecture of Justice: A Pictorial Walk-through of the Supreme

Courts and High Courts of India”? a) Kuldip Singh b) Vinay Thakur c) Nageswara Rao d) S. Chandra Roy

10). Which Northeast state of India has recently signed pact with Estonian academy on e- governance? a) Assam b) Nagaland c) Tripura d) Mizoram

0 3 11). Which of the following cities is the venue of the UN Climate Summit (COP24)? a) Ottawa b) Brasilia c) Katowice d) Santiago

12). Recently, it was in news that India will host the G20 summit in 2022. Which of the following is not a member of G-20?

a) Spain b) Canada c) Saudi Arabia d) Turkey

13). Cyril Ramaphosa, who is expected to be the chief guest at 2019 Republic Day of India is

President of which African country? a) Morocco b) South Africa c) Ghana d) Senegal

14).Which of the following words has been declared People’s Word of 2018 by Cambridge

Dictionary? a) Nomophobia b) No-platforming c) Gender gap d) Ecocide

15). What is the name of India’s first locomotive-less train, which was recently in news? a) Train 21 b) Train 18 c) Train 11 d) Train 36

16). Which country has recently decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January

2019? a) Kuwait b) Qatar c) Venezuela d) Saudi Arabia

17). The “rakhi with khaki” initiative of which police station of Chhattisgarh holds the Guinness

World Records? a) Raipur Police b) Bhilai Police c) Bilaspur Police d) Korba Police

18). Which of the following theatre level maritime war exercise will be conducted by ? a) Sagar Kavach b) Avardhan c) Sea Vigil d) TROPEX

19). EX SHINYUU Maitri-2018 has started between India and which country? a) South Korea b) Sri Lanka c) Japan d) China

20). Who has been honoured with the 2018 Men’s Ballon d’Or award? a) Lionel Messi b) Cristiano Ronaldo c) Luka Modric d) Zlatan Ibrahimovic

0 4 21). Who has clinched India’s first-ever International medal in Ultra Running? a) Sunil Sharma b) LL Meena c) Ullas Narayan d) K S Jha

22). India’s longest rail-road bridge ‘Bogibeel Bridge’ has built over which of the following rivers? a) Ganga b) Godavari c) Yamuna d) Brahmaputra

23). Which of the followin g is the India’s heaviest communication satellite i.e. recently launched successfully from French Guiana? a) GSAT-10 b) GSAT-17 c) GSAT-11 d) GSAT-9

24). Who is the author of the book ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’? a) Anup Singh b) c) Robin K Dhowan d) Devendra Kumar Joshi

25). Kandhamal Haldi, which is in news for its GI tag, is produce in which of the following states?

a) Jharkhand b) Tripura c) Odisha d) West Bengal

26). Which Indian Armed Force has recently conducted ‘Ex Clean Sea-2018’ at sea off Port Blair? a) Indian Navy b) Indian Air Force c) Indian Army d) Indian Coast Guard

27). Who among the following have won the IAAF Athletes of the Year award recently? a) Eliud Kipchoge b) Caterine Ibarguen c) Both A and B d) Valerie Adams

28). Which short story writer has bagged 2018 Sahitya Academy Award for the Kashmiri language?

a) Rehman Rahi b) Mushtaq Ahmad Tantray c) Nayantara Sahgal d) Rahman Abbas

29). Which country’s government has recently enacted controversial law to accept foreign blue- collar workers? a) Indonesia b) South Korea c) North Korea d) Japan

30). Which country is set become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by

2019?

a) Laos b) Venezuela c) Vietnam d) Luxembourg

0 5 31). Ajay Rohera, who has created world record for highest first-class debut score in cricket history, is from which state? a) Rajasthan b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Jharkhand

32). Which of the following states has become the India’s first state to have four international airports? a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra c) West Bengal d) Kerala

33). Who has won the trophy of Mister Supranational 2018? a) Prathamesh Maulingkar b) Jitesh Singh Deo c) Vishnu Raj Menon d) Kawaljit Anand Singh

34). On which date India Navy celebrated the Submarine Day? a) December 10 b) December 11 c) December 8 d) December 9

35). What is the name of China mission launched to the far side of the Moon recently? a) Chang ‘e-4’ b) Tang ‘e-9’ c) Karman d) Lunar ‘e-4’

36). Who has become the youngest Indian golfer to win Asian Tour Order Of Merit? a) Shubhankar Sharma b) Shiv Kapur c) Aditi Ashok d) Arjun Atwal

37). Which of the following district Courts will become the first in India to accept e-payments? a) Delhi b) Pune c) Kolkata d) Chennai

38). Which of the following has become the new district of Arunachal Pradesh?

a) Lepa Rada b) Pakke-Kessang c) Manigong d) Shi Yomi

39). Who is the newly appointed of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? a) Arvind Panagariya b) Shaktikanta Das c) Kaushik Basu d) Rajiv Mehrishi

40). Which Indian sportsperson has been honoured with Meethoileima title? a) Heena Sidhu b) Mirabai Chanu c) Mary Kom d) Neeraj Chopra

0 6 41). Indo-China joint military exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand’ has started in which of the following locations? a) Chengdu b) Tianjin c) Guangzhou d) Hangzhou 42). Who has been appointed as new SWIFT India Chairman? a) Sunil MehtaRavi b) Venkatesan c) Arundhati Bhattacharya d) Girish Chandra Chaturvedi 43). Which Indian Armed Force has conducted its first-ever exercise ‘CROSS BOW-18’? a) Indian Navy b) Indian Coast Guard c) Indian Air Force d) Indian Army 44). Who has been selected for the Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) for 2018? a) Nirmala Sitharaman b) Smriti Irani c) Roopa Ganguly d) Kanimozhi 45). Under which article of the constitution, the member of UPSC shall be appointed by the President? a) Article-315 b) Article-318 c) Article-320 d) Article-316 46). Which high court has recently banned online sale of medicines across India? a) Bombay b) Delhi c) Madras d) Kerala 47). Which country has em erged as the World’s No.2 arms producer, as per latest Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPTI) report? a) China b) Russia c) United States d) United Kingdom 48). Which Indian start up has been honoured by UN Climate Action Award at the 2018 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24)? a) EcoFemme b) Sustain Earth c) Help Us Green d) Sustain Earth 49). Which Atomic Power Station (APS) has created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941 days? a) Kaiga b) Kakrapar c) Kudankulam d) Kalpakkam 50). Who has been honoured with Jnanpith Award for 2018? a) Krishna SobtiG. b) Sankara Kurup c) Raghuveer Chaudhari d) Amitav Ghosh

0 7 51). The world’s first Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) has become operational in which country? a) Russia b) France c) Japan d) United States 52). Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram? a) Ch. Chhunga b) Lal Thanhawla c) Pu Zoramthanga d) Ṭhenphunga Sailo 53). Which Indian Armed Force (IAF) has launched Operation Oliva to safeguard turtles in Odisha? a) Indian Coast Guard b) Indian Army c) Indian Air force d) Indian Navy 54). Which state government has recently passed resolution to seek 33% reservation for women in Parliament? a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh 55). Who has become the first Indian to lift Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals title? a) Sania Nehwal b) PV Sindhu c) Ashwini Ponnappa d) N. Sikki Reddy 56). Which of the following Pakistani military officer had signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 after defeat in 1971 Indo-Pak war? a) Yahya Khan b) Khaled Musharraf Mohammad c) Hamidullah Khan d) Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi 57). Which neighboring country of India has banned all Indian currency notes above Rs 100? a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka 58). Who has been crowned the 67th Miss Universe 2018? a) Tamaryn Green b) Catriona Elisa Gray c) Sthefany Gutierrez d) Demi Leigh Nel-Peters 59). Which country’s team has won the 2018 men’s Hockey World Cup? a) Netherlands b) Belgium c) Australia d) England 60). Who has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018? a) Anusha Sareen b) Sakshi Sinha c) Shree Saini d) Pragya Jaiswal

0 8 61). India’s first military flight using blended bio-jet fuel has been successfully flown on which of the following aircrafts? a) AN-30 b) AN-32 c) AN-33 d) AN-34 62). Which woman law officer has been appointed as new Additional Solicitor General of India (ASGI) in Supreme Court? a) Mira Aggarwal b) Konamaneni Amareswari c) Madhavi Divan d) Pinky Anand 63). Which Indian film has been shortlisted for the 91st Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category? a) How Far can you go for your art? b) In Defence of Freedom c) The SchoolBag d) Period. End of Sentence 64). Who has been elected as Vice President Of FICCI for 2018-19? a) Ayaz Memon b) Vikram Chandra c) Rahul Kanwal d) Uday Shankar 65). Which state has become the India’s first state to bring a law against ‘sextortion’? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Manipur d) Arunachal Pradesh 66). Which of the following objects is the most-distant object ever spotted in our solar system? a) Goblin b) Farout c) Biden d) Eris 67). The Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla, which has been released by India Post, was associated with which of the following historical events? a) Kheda Satyagraha b) Dandi Satyagraha c) Champaran Satyagraha d) Vaikom Satyagraha 68). ISRO has successfully launched its military satellite ‘GSAT 7A’ through which launch vehicle? a) GSLV–F13 b) GSLV–F14 c) GSLV–F11 d) GSLV–F16 69). Which Indian politician is the author of the book “A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages”? a) Shashi Tharoor b) Jairam Ramesh c) Varun Gandhi d) 70). On which date, the 2018 National Mathematics Day (NMD) was observed in India recently? a) December 21 b) December 23 c) December 22 d) December 24

0 9 71). Who has been appointed the new coach of the Indian women’s cricket team? a) Shantha Rangaswamy b) Kapil Dev c) Anshuman Gaekwad d) W V Raman 72). Which Indian politician is the author of the book “Changing India”? a) Manmohan Singh b) Shashi Tharoor c) Varun Gandhi d) Pranab Mukherjee 73). Which country is the most deadliest place for journalists in 2018, as per latest report of Reporters without Borders (RSF)? a) Syria b) Yemen c) Afghanistan d) Iraq 74). India’s largest cancer hospital-cum-research facility has been launched in which of the following states? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Haryana c) Maharashtra d) Punjab 75). Which Indian woman has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe? a) Deborah Herold b) Vedangi Kulkarni c) Harsha Mishra d) Savitri Murmu 76). Which city of Tamil Nadu is to be venue of India’s first Music Museum? a) Madurai b) Vellore c) Thiruvaiyaru d) Tiruchirappalli 77). The National Farmers’ Day (NFD) is celebrated on which date? a) December 24 b) December 25 c) December 22 d) December23 78). Krakatoa island, which is in news recently, is situated in which of the following countries? a) Malaysia b) Singapore c) Indonesia d) New Zealand 79). Which of the following African countries has declared the new political capital ‘Gitega’? a) Tanzania b) Burundi c) Algeria d) Senegal 80). Who was popularly known as the “Nightingale of Assam”? a) Dipali Borthakur b) Anima Choudhury c) Beauty Sharma d) BaruaMalabika Bora

1 0 81). India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge “Bogibeel” is located in which of the following states? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Assam c) Tripura d) Nagaland 82). Which state is the venue of the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)? a) West Bengal b) Odisha c) Punjab d) Kerala 83). Which football team has won the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup? a) Al-Ain b) Real Madrid c) River Plate d) Kashima Antlers 84). Mount Etna, which is in news, is located in which country? a) UK b) Italy c) France d) Germany 85). Divya Patidar Joshi, who has been crowned Mrs India 2018, is from which state? a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Madhya Pardesh d) Uttar Pradesh 86). Which tribal community of Tamil Nadu is celebrating their 2018 Heddaiyamman festival? a) Toda b) Irula c) Baduga d) Paniya 87). Which of the following is correct status of Palestine in United Nations as of December 2018? a) Member b) Former Member c) Non-sovereign Member d) Non-member Observer 88). Which of the following is the erstwhile name of Swaraj Dweep in Andaman & Nicobar Islands? a) Ross Island b) Neil Island c) Havelock Island d) Viper Island 89). Which of the following countries has become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize medical use of marijuana? a) Indonesia b) Thailand c) Malaysia d) Vietnam 90). Which country has recently legalized exports of medical marijuana? a) France b) Israel c) Australia d) Japan

1 1 91). Which of the following is the first state in India to offer universal health coverage? a) Jharkhand b) Assam c) Uttarakhand d) UttarPradesh 92). Which city is the venue of the 26th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC)? a) Bhubaneswar b) New Delhi c) Kanpur d) Chennai 93). Which state organized the 3rd Dwijing Festival 2018? a) Assam b) Odisha c) Nagaland d) Manipur 94). Who has become the India’s new chief boxing coach for men? a) O M Nambiar b) C A Kuttappa c) Sagar Mal Dhayal d) Ganapathy Manoharan 95). Which wildlife sanctuary has been declared as National Park by the Madhya Pradesh government? a) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary b) Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary c) Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary d) Kheoni Sanctuary 96). Which state ‘s chief minister has been conferred the 2018 ‘Champions of Change’ award by the Union Government? a) Assam b) Jharkhand c) Manipur d) Bihar 97 ). Who has become the 1st Indian youngster to won the Junior Debate Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup 2018? a) Anand Rai b) Jayashree Vijiyan c) Akash Banerjee d) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran 98 ). Which country has successfully tested a new hypersonic nuclear weapon delivery system ‘Avangard’? a) Russia b) China c) Germany d) United States 99). Bahuda Rookery, which is in news recently, is the proposed Olive Ridley Nesting Site of which state? a) Karnataka b) Odisha c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu 100). Which sportsperson has won the 2018 Balkan Athlete of the year? a) Luka Modric b) Novak Djokovic c) Simona Halep d) Cristiano Ronaldo

1 2 101). The unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival 2018 has started in which of the following states? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh

102). Who is the author of the book “Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We

Came From”? a) Ashok Rajagopalan b) Tony Joseph c) Roopa Pai d) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

103). Which Asian country has recently launched its first messaging app ‘BizBarde’? a) Turkmenistan b) Afghanistan c) Palestine d) Uzbekistan

104). Which neighboring country of India has recently approved the issuance of ‘Panda bond’? a) Myanmar b) Bangladesh c) Nepal d) Pakistan

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