Current Affairs MCQs – 6 - 8 July 2018 “Get Unlimited Mock Tests For One Year at Rs. 599 Only” For Daily Updates Follow Our Telegram Channel and Group: https://t.me/govjobadda https://t.me/bank_ssc_preparation Q1. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has developed a mobile app _____ to protect interest of consumers. A. GST Verify B. GST Customer C. GST Help D. GST Interest Answer: A Explanation: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has developed a mobile app 'GST Verify' to protect interest of consumers. It is an android app to verify if the person collecting GST from the consumer is eligible to collect it or not. It also provides the details of the person/ company collecting GST. This app is developed by B Raghu Kiran joint commissioner GST Hyderabad. It can be used all across the country. Q2. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a 'Design University for Gaming' in which city? A. Hyderabad B. Visakhapatnam C. Warangal D. Amravati Answer: B Explanation: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a 'Design University for Gaming' in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. They will develop edutech gaming in the state, with the target of providing 50,000 jobs in 10 years. Q3. State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) will set up a state-of-the-art Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) at ______ A. Hyderabad B. Visakhapatnam C. Mumbai D. Chennai Answer: A Explanation: State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) will set up a state-of-the-art Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) at Hyderabad‘s Begumpet Airport. It is aimed at "finding indigenous solutions" to meet the challenges posed by the growing air traffic. Q4. ___________ Unveiled World’s First All-Digital Psychedelic Art Museum. A. China B. Japan C. Russia D. Canada Answer: B Explanation: MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, has become the world‘s first all-digital museum. It is a collaboration between the developer and art collective TeamLab, light and space is the art. Q5. Which Bank has overtaken Russia's Sberbank to become the most valuable bank in the emerging market outside China? A. HDFC B. ICICI D. Axis D. None of these Answer: A Explanation: HDFC Bank has overtaken Russia's Sberbank to become the most valuable bank in the emerging market outside China. HDFC Bank‘s current market capitalisation is $78.4 billion against Sberbank's $74.4 billion. Globally, America's JPMorgan Chase is the most valuable with a market cap of $353 billion, followed by Bank of America at $282 billion. There are four lenders from India that now rank among the world's 500 most valuable companies. HDFC Bank is followed by its housing finance cousin Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India. In all, there are now 11 Indian companies among the world's 500 biggest firms in terms of market cap. Tata Consultancy Services tops the chart with a market cap of $103 billion, followed by Reliance Industries. Q6. Which state government launched 'Poshan Abhiyan'--a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres? A. Gujarat B. Madhya Pradesh C. Odisha D. West Bengal Answer: A Explanation: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched 'Poshan Abhiyan'--a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres. The chief minister also launched 'Purna' project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18. 'Purna' stands for Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls. Q7. Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in the ___kg category at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix tournament. A. 65kg category B. 55kg category C. 75kg category D. 85kg category Answer: A Explanation: Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in the 65kg category at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix tournament. He defeated Iranian wrestler Mehran Nasiri in the final in Georgia. Meanwhile, in the 86kg category, Deepak Punia clinched a bronze with a 5-3 win over Osman Gosen of Turkey. Q8. World Zoonoses Day is observed on A. 5 July B. 6 July C. 7 July D. 4 July Answer: B Q9. Bindu Dam is in which state? A. West Bengal B. Odisha C. Madhya Pradesh D. Punjab Answer: A Q10. Bardo chham is a Folk Dance Form of which state? A. Tripura B. Uttarakhand C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Assam Answer: C Q11. Which High Court declared the “entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic” as legal entities? A. Allahabad High Court B. Jharkhand High Court C. Madras High Court D. Uttarakhand High Court Answer: D Explanation: The Uttarakhand High Court declared the ―entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic‖ as legal entities with a distinct persona and corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person. The Court was hearing a petition filed by one Mr. Narayan Dutt Bhatt seeking directions for restricting movement of horse carts/tongas from Nepal to India and vice versa through the Champawat District, Uttarakhand. Q12. ________ was appointed as the chairperson of National Green Tribunal. A. Adarsh Goel B. Pumar Vishnu C. Sukhpreet Singh D. Priyanshu Gupta Answer: A Explanation: Supreme Court judge Adarsh Kumar Goel was appointed as the chairperson of National Green Tribunal. He will have a tenure of five years from the date he assumes office or till he reaches the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier. Goel, who was elevated to Supreme Court on July 7, 2014. He had previously served as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and prior to that, he was the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. He was Born on July 7, 1953, Justice Goel had also held the position of executive chairman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority. With the retirement of Goel, the strength of the Supreme Court goes down to 22 against a maximum of 31 judges. The first chairperson of the tribunal was Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta, who was appointed on October 18, 2010, and relinquished the post in 2011 when he was made ‗lokayukta‘ of Himachal Pradesh. Q13. International Co-operative Day is observed on A. 1st friday of July B. 1st Saturday of July C. 1st Sunday of July D. 1st Monday of July Answer: B Explanation: International Co-operative Day is an annual celebration of the co-operative movement observed on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance. 2018 theme: Sustainable societies through cooperation Q14. UN member states approve $____ billion for 13 peacekeeping operations in 2018-19. A. $9.69 billion B. $8.69 billion C. $7.69 billion D. $6.69 billion Answer: D Explanation: The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly recommended authorisation of $6.69 billion to finance 13 peacekeeping missions from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The missions include MINUJUSTH (United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti), MINURSO (Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), MINUSCA (Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic), MONUSCO (Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo) and UNIFIL (Interim Force in Lebanon). The Committee also approved significant management reforms — including the creation of two new departments focused on political and peacebuilding affairs and four stand-alone divisions for Africa — aimed at streamlining the Organisation's operations. Q15. _____ gets Knowledge Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge domain. A. T.K Chand B. Rama Sharma C. Jitender Singh D. None of these Answer: A Explanation: Dr. Chand received Knowledge Excellence Award from Secretary, Mines, Govt. of India for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge domain at the 22nd International Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals 2018 at Ranchi. The Conference was inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shri Anil Gopishankar Mukim and was attended by an impressive gathering of industry leaders and policy makers, including from major Non Ferrous producers like NALCO, Aditya Birla, Vedanta and HCL. Q16. The Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organising a two- day International Round Table Conference at ______ A. Mumbai B. New Delhi C. Hyderabad D. Pune Answer: B Explanation: The Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is organising a two-day International Round Table Conference at New Delhi during 9-10th July, 2018. The objective of the Round Table Conference is to identify innovative ideas for improving the statistical system in India, taking cue from the best practices followed in advanced countries like Canada, UK and Australia. Such a Conference is being organized in India for the first time. The Conference will be inaugurated by D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon‘ble Union Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation in the presence of Shri Vijay Goel, Hon‘ble Minister of State and K.V. Eapen, Secretary, Statistics & Programme Implementation. Q17. Who chaired the first meeting of the Task Force on e-commerce in New Delhi? A. Rajnath Singh B. Suresh Prabhu C. Piyush Goyal D. Rita Teaotia Answer: D Explanation: Commerce Secretary, Rita Teaotia, chaired the first meeting of the Task Force on e- commerce in New Delhi. The meeting deliberated upon the suggestions emerging from the sub-group meetings held during 20th – 22nd June, 2018. The suggestions were on wide ranging issues such as cross border data flows, taxation, trade facilitation and logistics, consumer confidence, IPR and future tech, FDI and competition issues. Q18. Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person with net worth of $____ billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.