Current Affairs May 16-31, 2018

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Question 1

Consider the following statements: 1. The ‘Vidya Lakshmi Portal’ on education loans has been developed and is maintained by NSDL e-Gov 2. NSDL e-Gov is a fully central government-owned enterprise Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A	1 only
B	2 only
C	Both 1 and 2
D	Neither 1 nor 2

Question 2

‘M-Sand’, sometimes in the news, refers to

A	A manufactured alternative to natural sand for construction purposes
B	A novel ingredient created by ISRO, used the manufacture of heat-resistant space shuttle tiles
C	A novel ingredient created by ISRO, used the manufacture of heat-resistant space shuttle tiles
D	Powdered diamond, used in the manufacture of bullet-proof vests

Question 3

Nipah virus is transmitted through

A	Animal to human only
B	Human to human only
C	Both Animal to human and human to human.
D	Can’t be transmitted

Question 4

The joint US-German GRACE mission will

A	Weigh the water on earth
B	Predict volcanic eruptions
C	Aid the discovery of oil shale reserves
D	Help shield earth from solar storms

Question 5

Where in India will you come across the Sapori people?

A	Riverine islands of Brahmaputra
B	Rann of Kutch
C	Thar desert
D	Eastern Ghats

Question 6

‘Ocean Seven’, recently in the news, refers to

A	A swimming marathon challenge
B	The world’s first all-woman crew to circumnavigate the globe on a sail boat
C	An underwater rover that is the world’s first to reach the seven deepest known points of the Earth’s oceans
D	The seven-most critically endangered keystone species in the oceans

Question 7

Mount Kilauea volcano, recently in the news due to its explosive eruption, is located in

A	DR Congo
B	Japan
C	USA
D	Italy

Question 8

Author of the book The RTI story : Power to the People’

A	Pranab Mukherji
B	Aruna Rai
C	Chetan Bhagat
D	Raghuram Rajan

Question 9

According to Swach Sarvekshan Survey -2018, cleanest city in India

A	Pune
B	Indore
C	Bhopal
D	Mysore

Question 10

Which one of the following African countries was recently in the news due to the Lassa fever?

A	Western Sahara
B	Nigeria
C	South Africa
D	Mozambique

Question 11

Who has been appointed as ’eminent jurist’ in the high-profile Lokpal selection committee?

A	P.P.Rao
B	DipakMisra
C	MukulRohatgi
D	Ranjan Gogoi

Question 12

What is the India’s position in world in 2017, as per Mercom Communications’ latest report “India Solar Market Leaderboard 2018”?

A	5th
B	3rd
C	1st
D	4th

Question 13

Who has been honoured with the DRDO Lifetime Achievement Award – 2017?

A	VasudevKalkunteAatre
B	GSatheeshReddy
C	SChristopher
D	V K Saraswat

Question 14

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)?

A	DeepakKumar
B	SanjayMitra
C	RaghavChandra
D	Yudhvir Singh Malik

Question 15

What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2018-19, as per latest UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report 2018?

A	7.5%
B	7.6%
C	7.7%
D	7.3%

Question 16

What is the theme of 2018 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)?

A	Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All
B	Big data for big impact
C	ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
D	Reduce digital divide

Question 17

Who has taken charge as the new President of Hockey India (HI)?

A	MariammaKoshy
B	RajinderSingh
C	AiyappaMallengadaSubramani
D	Ranachandra Singh Lisham

Question 18

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi?

A	M L Srivastava
B	P Krishna Setty
C	N K Jaishankar
D	Uttam Pacharne

Question 19

What is the theme of the 2018 International Bio-diversity Day (IBD)?

A	Invasive Alien Species
B	Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism
C	Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity
D	Convention on Biological Diversity

Question 20

What is the theme of the 2018 International Museum Day (IMD)?

A	Museums for peace and harmony in society
B	Behind the scenes in museums
C	Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new publics
D	Museums and Cultural Landscapes

Question 21

Which country is hosting the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA-2018)?

A	India
B	Switzerland
C	Australia
D	Russia

Question 22

Which city to host the 5th edition of Kalinga literary festival 2018?

A	Kalahandi
B	Bhubaneswar
C	Cuttack
D	Paradip

Question 23

The 2018 National Anti Terrorism Day (NATD) is celebrated on which date in India?

A	May22
B	May23
C	May21
D	May20

Question 24

The military exercise of Indian Army “Gandiv Vijay 2018” was concluded in which state?

A	Punjab
B	Rajasthan
C	HimachalPradesh
D	Uttar Pradesh

Question 25

The joint military exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XIII” between India and Nepal will be conducted at which place?

A	Gorakhpur
B	Jaisalmer
C	Pithoragarh
D	Saljhandi

Question 26

What is the India’s rank in the 2018 IMD’s competitiveness rankings?

A	54th
B	44th
C	35th
D	26th

Question 27

The Union Cabinet has recently approved USOF to provide mobile connectivity in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) areas. What does “USOF” stands for?

A	Universal Service Obligation Fund
B	Universal Service Offering Fund
C	Universal Service Oak Fund
D	Universal Service Opacity Fund

Question 28

The 2018 World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed on which date?

A	May22
B	May23
C	May21
D	May 24

Question 29

Which city is hosting the ASEAN India Film Festival 2018?

A	Pune
B	NewDelhi
C	Kochi
D	Mumbai

Question 30

Which International organisation has launched ‘data visualisation app’ to provide a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education scenario in India?

A	FAO
B	WHO
C	UNICEF
D	UNESCO

Question 31

Which city to host the main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018)?

A	Dehradun
B	NewDelhi
C	Nagpur
D	Pune

Question 32

The Talakona waterfall is located in which state?

A	Himachal Pradesh
B	Andhra Pradesh
C	Kerala
D	Assam

Question 33

Which country will become the first Latin American ‘Gobal Partner’ of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

A	Argentina
B	Brazil
C	Peru
D	Colombia

Question 34

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognized which Indian airport as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport?

A	Indira Gandhi International Airport
B	Goa International Airport
C	Cochin International Airport Ltd
D	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Question 35

Patanjali has tied up with which telecom company to launch Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards?

A	BSNL
B	RelianceJio
C	Vodafone
D	Airtel

Question 36

Who has been appointed the first-ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A	Ashoke Sen
B	Sudha Balakrishnan
C	Jayant Narlikar
D	Usha Subramaniam

Question 37

What is the theme of the 2018 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)?

A	Get Ready for Plain Packaging
B	Tobacco and Heart Disease
C	Tobacco – a threat to development
D	Stop Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products

Question 38

The book “Straight Talk” has been authored by which Indian political personality?

A	Manmohan Singh
B	M. Venkaiah Naidu
C	Abhishek Manu Singhvi
D	Shashi Tharoor

Question 39

New Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

A	Hrishikesh Roy
B	Antony Dominic
C	Navniti Prasad Singh
D	Ashok Bhushan

Question 40

Vikas Gowda has recently announced his retirement from which sports?

A	Boxing
B	Race walking
C	Swimming
D	Discus throw

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