Latest Current Affairs - 11th July 2018

For all the aspirants who are looking to get through competitive exams like Banking, Railway, SSC or other government jobs, it is vital to be familiarised with the current happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an inevitable subject that every test-taker must get acquainted with. Moreover, it is an important segment of your syllabus from Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English, etc. To facilitate your preparation for some of the most coveted jobs or lucrative recruitment exams, we get you the latest and updated information about anything and everything. Our experts devise every single set of topic and content for you to ease your research.

Q1. Who of the following has been appointed as the Foreign Secretary of UK?

  1. Chris Grayling
  2. George Osborne
  3. Jeremy Hunt
  4. Jeremy Corbyn

Q2. Who will lead the Indian Hockey Team at Asian Games 2018?

  1. PR Sreejesh
  2. Bharat Chettri
  3. Dhanraj Pillay
  4. Akashdeep Singh

Q3. Who has been appointed as Asia's representative Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)?

  1. P.V.Sindhu
  2. Dipika Pallikal
  3. Saina Nehwal
  4. Dipa Karmakar

Q4. The Department of Telecommunications approved the merger of Idea Cellular and __________ to create the country's largest mobile services operator.

  1. Vodafone
  2. Telenor
  3. Tata DoCoMo
  4. Videocon

Q5. Who has been appointed a member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)?

  1. Uday Kumar Varma
  2. Ravi Shastri
  3. Mridula Palkar
  4. Shankar Narayanan

Q6. How many MoUs was signed between India & South Korea in the field of Science and Technology?

  1. 5
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 8

Q7. On which date, the Global forgiveness day is observed?

  1. July 10
  2. July 7
  3. July 5
  4. July 9

Q8. The Reserve Bank of India Cancels the Licence of __________ in Alwar.

  1. Urban Co-operative Bank
  2. Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited
  3. Punjab National Bank
  4. Oriental Bank Of Commerce

Q9. Asian Development Bank has approved 503-million USD for this state to get the benefit from the agriculture sector.

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Tamilnadu
  3. Bihar
  4. Punjab

 

Q10. Recently, __________ and BBMP signed a MoU for the infrastructure project.

  1. NTPC
  2. HP
  3. HAL
  4. BHEL

Q11. Who has been appointed as new MD and CEO of Mercedes Benz India?

  1. Martin Schwenk
  2. Kenneth Chenault
  3. Denise Morrison
  4. Warren Buffett

Q12. How many initiatives were launched under AMRUT and Sensible Cities Mission?

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 5
  4. 11

Q13. Central government granted 'Institution of eminence' status for how many institutes?

  1. 10
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 7

Q14. HCL Technologies gets government's nod to set up SEZ in which state?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Pondicherry
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Q15. Dr Sandeep Sancheti has taken the charge as a President of __________.

  1. Indian Council of Social Science Research
  2. Association of Indian Universities
  3. National Institute of Open Schooling
  4. All India Council for Technical Education

Q16. Which ministry has organised an International Round Table Conference on 'Data for New India' in New Delhi?

  1. Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. Ministry of Statistics & Programme
  3. Ministry of Communications
  4. Ministry of Information and broadcasting ministry

Q17. Which city to host the first-ever ‘India Tourism Mart (ITM)’? 

  1. Pune
  2. Lucknow
  3. New Delhi
  4. Panaji

Q18. Which state hosted the 67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC)?

  1. Tripura
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Nagaland
  4. Meghalaya

Q19. The Odisha government has partnered with which organisation for the development of cancer care facilities in the State?

  1. AIIMS
  2. Tata Trust
  3. Vedanta
  4. Apollo

Q20. Which Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) has launched mobile help centre “Saathi” for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims?

  1. Sashastra Seema Bal
  2. Border Security Force
  3. Central Reserve Police Force
  4. National Security Guard

Q21. Which company has set up the world’s largest mobile phone factory in Noida?

  1. Sony
  2. Samsung 
  3. Apple
  4.  Nokia

Q22. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much amount for lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar?

  1. $352 million
  2. $488 million
  3.  $453 million
  4. $822 million

Q23. Which state government has recently granted religious minority status to Jews living in the state?

  1. Manipur
  2. Goa
  3. Kerala
  4. Gujarat

Q24. The Union Sports Ministry has recently sanctioned ₹ 5 lakh aid to National Level Archer Gohela Boro. She hails from which state?

  1. Nagaland
  2. Manipur
  3. Assam
  4. Tripura

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