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Current Affairs MCQs – 4 - 5 July
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Q1. Who launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile
Application „Khan Prahari‟ at a ceremony in New Delhi?
A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Jitender Singh
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer: B
Explanation: Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal
launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application
‗Khan Prahari‘ at a ceremony in New Delhi.
It is developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a Subsidiary of CIL and Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space
Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG).
The basic objective of CMSMS is reporting, monitoring and taking suitable action on unauthorised
coal mining activities.
Q2. Competition Commission of India (CCI) was formed in which year?
A. 2001
B. 2002
C. 2003
D. 2004
Answer: C
Explanation: Formed 14 October 2003
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) today launched an Online Guidance System for
determining notifiability of merger & acquisitions (combinations) in terms of the Competition Act,
2002.
The Guidance System has been named as ―Do It Yourself (DIY): A notifiability check for mergers
& acquisitions under the Competition Act, 2002‖
The online guidance system has been launched as part of CCI‘s outreach initiatives and measures to
simplify compliance requirements regarding combinations.
The interactive online application has been developed based on relevant provisions of the
Competition Act, 2002, relevant regulations issued thereunder and exemption notifications issued
by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This application envisages a staged process to guide the
stakeholders in determining whether a merger/acquisition is notifiable to CCI.
DIY toolkit is accessible at https://efilingcci.gov.in/DIY
Q3. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Major General
Jose Eladio Alcain as head of mission and chief military observer for the UN Military
Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). He belongs to which country?
A. Brazil
B. Peru
C. Venezuela
D. Uruguay
Answer:D
Explanation: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Major
General Jose Eladio Alcain of Uruguay as head of mission and chief military observer for the UN
Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Alcain will succeed Major General Per Gustaf Lodin of Sweden, who will complete his two-year
assignment in July 2018.
Prior to this, Alcain served as Third Mechanized Cavalry Brigade Commander and as Director of
the Architecture and Engineering Section of the National Health Service of the Armed Forces
(2012-2013). He also worked as an instructor at the Uruguayan Peacekeeping Training Centre
(2000-2017) and the Uruguayan War College (2003-2018).
Q4. India‟s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
Explanation: India‘s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in Bengaluru,
Karnataka. It produces an estimated one lakh tonne of electronic waste a year.
The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), a research institute that
comes under the ministry, will set up the unit in the next four months.
The initiative will later be replicated at other places, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers
Ananth Kumar announced. He represents Bengaluru South in the Lok Sabha.
Bengaluru, which accounts for about a third of India‘s software exports and is home to about 7,000
startups, occupies third place in the country in producing e-waste.
The CIPET says it has developed technologies for recycling e-waste plastics into value-added
products for various applications including electrical and electronic components and structural
composites.
Q5. Which government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised
power scheme „Sambal‟ for labourers and poor families?
A. Uttarakahnd
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer: B
Explanation: The Madhya Pradesh government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver
scheme and subsidised power scheme ‗Sambal‘ for labourers and poor families.
Under the scheme, the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families would be provided electricity at a cost of
200 rupees per month. The objective of this scheme to make sure that all the households have
power facility in the state.
Q6. The Payments Council of India announced the appointment of ________ as its new
Chairman.
A. Naveen Surya
B. Vishwas Patel
C. Suresh Kumar
D. Sandeep Gupta
Answer: B
Explanation: The Payments Council of India announced the appointment of Vishwas Patel as its
new Chairman.
Patel is the Director of Infibeam Avenues and succeeds Naveen Surya, who has been elevated to the
post of Chairman Emeritus.
Vishwas has been associated with the council from its inception in 2013 and was serving as its Co-
Chairman.
The council has also announced the appointment of Loney Antony, Managing Director, Hitachi
Payment Services as its new Co-Chairman.
Q7. _________ has been appointed as the new Acting Administrator of the crucial Drug
Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.
A. Robert Patterson
B. Uttam Dhillon
C. Munish Sharma
D. John Nicks
Answer: B
Explanation: Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as
the new Acting Administrator of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling
and use of narcotics in the US.
Mr Dhillon replaces Robert Patterson, who has retired after 30 years of service.
Prior to DHS, Mr Dhillon served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General in the Department of
Justice, where he chaired the Attorney General's Anti-Gang Coordination Committee, and led
efforts to formulate and implement Department of Justice policies and programmes to combat
violent crime and criminal gangs.
Q8. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first medical drug made from
marijuana named ________
A. Epidiolex
B. Epiciolex
C. Epiviolex
D. Epiniolex
Answer: A
Explanation: The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first medical drug made from
marijuana named Epidiolex.
It is Created by GW Pharmaceuticals. Epidiolex is an oral solution of cannabidiol (OSC) and does
not cause intoxication or a high.
The drug will be used to cure severe forms of epilepsies in children. The New England Journal of
Medicine had first provided the evidence that marijuana can cure epilepsy.
Q9. Liliane Montevecchi who passed away recently was related to which field?
A. Films
B. Sports
C. Journalism
D. Politics
Answer: A
Explanation: Tony winner Liliane Montevecchi—the Paris-born dancer, actor, and singer—passed
away June 29 at her Manhattan home, US following a battle with colon cancer. She was 85.
Q10. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarn who passed away recently was related to ________
A. Indian Army
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Air Forces
D. None of these
Answer: B
Explanation: Former Indian Navy chief, Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passed away in
Mumbai. He was 86.
Nadkarni was the 14th Chief of Naval Staff (December 1987 – November 1990).
Q11. Who inaugurated exhibition titled "Arth - art for earth" at IGNCA, New Delhi?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Suresh Prabhu
C. Jitender Singh
D. Mahesh Shrama
Answer: D
Explanation: Union Minister of State for Culture(I/c), Dr. Mahesh Shrama, inaugurated exhibition
titled "Arth - art for earth" at IGNCA, New Delhi
‗ARTH - ART FOR EARTH‘ by Manav Gupta consists of "Excavations in Hymns of Clay"-a suite
of environmental art installations by Manav Gupta weaving all of them with a storyline and poetry.
It is an evolving site, specific and dynamic engagement with the space it has an interface with -
whether it be the Travelling or the Permanent editions.
The exhibition is available for public viewing till the 22nd of October 2018.
Q12. _________ has taken over as the New Member Traffic of Railway Board
A. Girish Pillai
B. Purushotam Chandra
C. Madhu Gupta
D. Rajesh Kumar
Answer: A
Explanation: Girish Pillai has taken over as the New Member Traffic, Railway Board on 01st July,
2018.
Prior to this, he was General Manager, West Central Railway, Jabalpur from 01st September 2016
to 30th June, 2018.
He is an Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) officer of 1980 Batch. He joined Railways in
January, 1982. Girish Pillai has done M.Sc. (Maths) & M. Phil. from Delhi University.
Q13. _________ has created history by becoming the first-ever transgender woman to be
crowned Miss Universe Spain.
A. Angela Ponce
B. Sofia Dal
C. Senorita Panama
D. None of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Angela Ponce from Seville has created history by becoming the first-ever transgender
woman to be crowned Miss Universe Spain.
She will be seen competing in the coveted Miss Universe pageant later this year.
Ponce‘s crowning can be deemed iconic, especially since it comes six years after the Miss Universe
organisation put an end to the ban on transgender contestants in the competition.
Q14. _______ has been appointed as Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad.
A. L Narasimha Reddy
B. Rajshekar Pothi Reddy
C. S N Madi Reddy
D. Satayanaryana Reddy
Answer: A
Explanation: Former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Justice L Narasimha Reddy, has been
appointed as Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who is the Visitor of the university appointed Justice Reddy, who
retired as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court in July 2015, succeeds C Rangarajan.
Justice Reddy has been appointed for a period of three years.
Justice Reddy is also the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribuna, for which Presidential
approval was received just last week on June 28.
He will hold office for a little over three years, till he attains the age of 68 on August 1, 2021.
Q15. Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as _________
A. Sports India
B. Authority of Sports India
C. Indian Sports
D. Indian sports Authority
Answer: A
Explanation: Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore announced that
the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as 'Sports India'.
The decision came after the meeting of governing council of the national sports body, where some
major steps were taken keeping in view the betterment of sports in the country
Q16. World Bank Group member IFC has invested $____ million in Mahindra & Mahindra
Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra Finance).
A. $250 million
B. $200 million
C. $150 million
D. $100 million
Answer: D
Explanation: World Bank Group member IFC has invested $100 million in Mahindra & Mahindra
Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra Finance).
This would enable the Mahindra Group company to augment its growth by extending loans to
individuals along with financing small and medium enterprises.
Q17. Wipro has promoted its head of digital business _______ as a president.
A. Rajan Kohli
B. Jadav Prasad
C. Vishnu Rao
D. None of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Wipro has promoted its head of digital business Rajan Kohli as a president.
Kohli, who has spearheaded the digital tech services segment to a $2 billion business. He has joined
seven other presidents of the company and would report to chief executive Abidali Neemuchwala.
Kohli would continue be the global head of Wipro Digital.
Q18. Who flagged off Wagon Cab's taxi ambulance services in New Delhi?
A. Nitin Gadkari
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Suresh Prabhu
D. None of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari flagged off Wagon Cab's taxi ambulance services in
New Delhi. A startup, Wagon Cab claims to be India's first road emergency cab services provider.
Q19. ADB to provide Rs 5598-crore loan to _______ for urban development projects.
A. Telangana
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Haryana
Answer: B
Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in-principle to provide Rs 5,598-
crore loan on nominal interest rate to Punjab for various urban development projects.
The Smart City project is worth Rs 2,943 crore in which ADB would contribute Rs 1,606 crore and
the Union and Punjab governments would contribute Rs 1,337 crore.
The project would completely transform three big cities of Punjab -- Ludhiana, Amritsar and
Jalandhar -- on infrastructural, urban transport system, sewerage and sanitation fronts.
Q20. World Sports Journalists Day is observed on
A. 1 July
B. 2 July
C. 3 July
D. 4 July
Answer: B
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