WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 21.06.2018 TO 25.06.2018 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. Which state govt has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme to give star rankings to its panchayats on the basis of 7 social parameters? A) Haryana B) Maharashtra C) Odisha D) Assam 2. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to imposition of governor‟s rule in Jammu and Kashmir. Who is the present governor of J & K? A) E. S. L. Narasimhan B) V.P. Singh Badnore C) N N Vohra D) Banwarilal Purohit 3. Who has, recently, been crowned Femina Miss India 2018? A) Meenakshi Chaudhary B) Shreya Rao Kamavarapu C) Anukreethy Vas D) Manushi Chhillar 4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for LRS by making quoting of the PAN mandatory even for transactions below $25,000. What does LRS stand for? A) Liberalised Recover Scheme B) Liberalised Renew Scheme C) Liberalised Return Scheme D) Liberalised Remittance Scheme 5. Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Sikkim govt? A) Akshay Kumar B) Amitabh Bachchan C) Mary Kom D) A R Rahman 6. The ESAF Small Finance Bank recently received the RBI‟s approval for NRI operations. The banks is headquartered in A) Manipal (Karnataka) B) Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu) D) Thrissur (Kerala) 7. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj embarked on a four-nation visit recently to Italy, France, Luxembourg and A) Belgium B) Greece C) Turkey D) Spain 8. The Union Ministry of Power is considering making which temperature as mandatory default setting and labeling of air conditioners. A) 16 degrees celsius B) 20 degrees celsius C) 22 degrees celsius D) 24 degrees celsius 9. On the occasion of International Yoga Day celebrations (21 Jun), people in which city set a world record for largest number of people performing yoga asana at one place at the same time? A) Patna B) Kota C) Dehradun D) Jaipur 10. The book titled “The President is Missing” has been authored by who among the following and James Patterson? A) Bill Clinton B) Mike Pompeo C) Barack Obama D) George W Bush 11. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will invest $200 mn in India‟s NIIF which stands for A) National Innovation and Infrastructure Fund B) National Investment and Initiative Fund C) National Innovation and Initiative Fund D) National Investment and Infrastructure Fund 12. The govt has appointed Arijit Basu as the Managing Director of the public sector lender A) State Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank C) Canara Bank D) Bank of Baroda 13. The SKOCH has conferred the „Best performing Social Sector Ministry‟ award on the Ministry of Women and Child Development headed by A) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi B) Uma Bharti C) Ananth Kumar D) Ram Vilas Paswan 14. Vishwas Mandalik from Nasik and which Yoga Institute have been selected as recipients of the 2018 Prime Minister‟s award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development of yoga? A) Yoga Institute, Mumbai B) Yoga Institute, Gandhinagar C) Yoga Institute, Delhi D) Yoga Institute, Haridwar 15. The 7th edition of India Minerals and Metals forum was held recently in A) Thiruvananthapuram B) Tirunelveli C) Gwalior D) New Delhi 16. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved amendments to buyback and changed the time for announcing the price band of initial public offering (IPO) from 5 to A) 2 days B) 4 days C) 6 days D) 8 days 17. The world‟s first of its kind and state-of-the-art International Centre for „Humanitarian Forensics‟ (ICHF) has recently been launched in which Indian state? A) Maharashtra B) Telangana C) Gujarat D) Karnataka 18. Which country has recently withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)? A) New Zealand B) United Kingdom C) Brazil D) United States 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 21.06.2018 TO 25.06.2018 19. World Music Day is observed every year across the world on A) Jun 19 B) Jun 20 C) Jun 21 D) Jun 22 20. Under the Smart City Mission each of the 100 smart cities will receive central financial aid of what amount? A) Rs. 100 cr. B) Rs. 200 cr. C) Rs. 400 cr. D) Rs. 500 cr. 21. Which state has imposed a complete ban on single-use plastic items with effect from June 23 to fight pollution? A) Bihar B) Rajasthan C) Maharashtra D) Odisha 22. Recently which United States based University has developed the world‟s smallest computer measuring just 0.3 mm. A) Stanford University B) Harvard University C) University of Michigan D) University of California 23. PM Modi recently inaugurated the new metro section linking Delhi‟s Mundka to the Gateway of Haryana via video conference. Which among the given cities is known as the Gateway of Haryana? A) Palwal B) Sonipat C) Yamunanagar D) Bahadurgarh 24. In a first of its kind event, India has launched a fully robotic telescope GROWTH-India installed at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) which is located in A) Ladakh B) Pune C) Kodaikanal D) Vellore 25. Which city has got the city award under smart city governance category? A) Ahmadabad B) Pune C) Bhopal D) Jabalpur 26. To encourage students to plan tree & create awareness on environment & forest which state has declared to give Rs. 50 per planting a tree? A) Gujarat B) Haryana C) Punjab D) Chhattisgarh 27. Finance Ministry has launched the second tranche of the which scheme to raise Rs. 6000 cr. from the market? A) Millennium ETF B) Bharat 22 ETF C) India 22 ETF D) None of these 28. Arvind Subramanian has decided to resign from the post of A) Finance Secretary B) Commerce Secretary C) Chief Economic Advisor D) Vice Chairman of NITI Ayog 29. Indian Army has decided to observed which year as the „Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty‟? A) 2018 B) 2019 C) 2020 D) 2022 30. Recently which state has imposed a ban on plastics? A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Odisha D) Delhi 31. PM Modi inaugurated the YO1 Luxury Nature Cure centre in A) USA B) France C) Russia D) Japan 32. Name the Indian whose replica will be added in Madame Tussauds Museum in London? A) Narendra Modi B) APJ Abdul Kalam C) Baba Ram Dev D) Sri Devi 33. The International Civil Aviation Organisation has removed which country from the SSC list recently? A) India B) Afghanistan C) Myanmar D) Nepal 34. Which International Financial Institution has announced to make an equity investment of $ 100 million in Indian NIIF?? A) World Bank B) ADB C) NDB D) AIIB 35. Chief Minister of which state received the “CM of the Year” Award for remarkable performance in e- governance at the 52nd Skoch Summit in New Delhi? A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan C) Maharashtra D) Odisha 36. R. Praggnanandhaa is associated with which sport? A) Chess B) Shooting C) Boxing D) Rowing 37. GROWTH-India India‟s first robotic telescope has been launch at Indian Astronomical observatory at A) Pune B) Ladakh C) Kohima D) Mount Abu 38. Airport Authority of India has proposed to set up a water aerodrome in which place? A) Chillika B) Puri C) Konark D) Gopalpur 39. 3rd Annual meeting of AIIB was recently held at A) Beijing B) Durban C) London D) New Delhi 40. PM Modi inaugurated the Sutra Seva bus service in which state? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Chhattisgarh D) Rajasthan 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 21.06.2018 TO 25.06.2018 ANSWER KEYS 1 A 21 C 2 C 22 C 3 C 23 D 4 D 24 A 5 D 25 B 6 D 26 B 7 A 27 B 8 D 28 C 9 B 29 A 10 A 30 B 11 D 31 A 12 A 32 C 13 A 33 D 14 A 34 D 15 D 35 B 16 A 36 A 17 C 37 B 18 D 38 A 19 C 39 D 20 D 40 B 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .