Q1. Former world number one Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams in the women's singles final to clinch her first-ever Wimbledon title. Angelique Kerber hails from ______________.
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) USA
(d) Russia
(e) Serbia
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former world number one Angelique Kerber defeated seven-time champion Serena Williams in the women's singles final to clinch her first-ever Wimbledon title. Angelique Kerber hails from Germany.
Q2. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee for review of the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013. The committee will be headed by ____________.
(a) Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Injeti Srinivas
(b) Minister of Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal
(c) Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, P.P. Chaudhary
(d) None of the given options is true
(e) Both (a) and (b)
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee, headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs Mr Injeti Srinivas, for review of the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013. It has been setup to examine ‘de-criminalisation’ of certain offences.
Q3. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid done the foundation stone of important projects, cumulatively worth over _____________ in Varanasi.
(a) Rs. 600 crore
(b) Rs. 800 crore
(c) Rs. 900 crore
(d) Rs. 700 crore
(e) Rs. 1000 crore
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated or laid the foundation stone of important projects, cumulatively worth over Rs. 900 crore in Varanasi. Among the projects inaugurated are the Varanasi City Gas Distribution Project and the Varanasi-Ballia MEMU train.
Q4. Name the country that has recently become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Australia
(d) India
(e) China
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years (from July 2018 to June 2020). The underlying Theme of the Inaugural Ceremony is “Customs – Fostering Trade Facilitation”.
Q5. Name the country with which India signed a revised travel agreement to ease visa restrictions for citizens from the neighboring country.
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan
(e) Myanmar
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. India signed a revised travel agreement with Bangladesh to ease visa restrictions for citizens from the neighbouring country. The agreement was signed between the two countries in Dhaka in presence of visiting Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan.
Q6. In which of the following city, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Gandhinagar
(d) Mirzapur
(e) Alwar
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. This project will provide a big boost to irrigation in the region, and will be greatly beneficial for the farmers of Mirzapur and Allahabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Q7. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018, Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles Title for the fourth time. He defeated _____________ in the finals.
(a) Roger Federer
(b) Rafale Nadal
(c) Kevin Anderson
(d) Andy Murray
(e) Pete Sampras
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles Title for the fourth time. He defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the finals.
Q8. The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup concluded in Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital of Moscow. France emerged as the champion team of the FIFA World Cup 2018. It has defeated ____________.
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) Croatia
(d) Belgium
(e) Brazil
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles Title for the fourth time. He defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the finals.
Q9. In which of the following country, the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the second joint commission meeting with her counterpart Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa?
(a) Bahrain
(b) Oman
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Uzbekistan
(e) The UAE
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the second joint commission meeting with her Bahraini counterpart Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa. Issues of trade, investment and counter-terror cooperation discussed at the joint commission meeting.
Q10. The World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in __________.
(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) Monaco
(d) Jakarta
(e) Brussels
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Customs Organization Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Kunio Mikuriya (Japan) is the Secretary-General of WCO.
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