C u r R e n t A f f a i r s

JUNE 2018

DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY

D-22 , NEHRU COLONY

OPPOSITE CENTRAL EXCISE OFFICE

DEHRADUN , UTTARAKHAND

PHONE : 7060503010

PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY

D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S A C A D E M Y

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Ab o u t d e f e n c e o f f i c e r s a c a d e my

A L ITTLE BIT ABOUT

DEFENCE OFFICERS

ACADEMY

Defence Officers Academy is a premier

Defence coaching institute in Nehru

Colony , Dehradun which prepares

candidates for various examinations for

entrance to schools and institutions such

as RIMC , Sainik Schools , RMS , NDA ,

IMA /OTA , AFA and ACC . Established in 2015

with an aim to provide high quality

transformational training to students ,

Defence Officers Academy trains to

improve their individual performance so

that their ful l potential can be reached and

they can do best possible in the entrance

exams .

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F o u n d e r s

B .TECH(I .C) , M .A IN PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

SURAJ ARYA

B .TECH , PGPX FROM IIM

AHMEDABAD

LT COL GAURAV

BHANDARI B .TECH(I .T) , PGDM IN

MARKETING &

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

PANKAJ ARYA

Vision : To provide best training

to the young candidates so that

they can join the defence forces

as off icers and to produce

employable resource for defence

sector . We aim to remain source

of inspiration for society to make

the future better with the help of

our knowledge , imagination and

innovation .

Motto : The motto of Defence

Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se

Jeet “ and the training provided

to students makes them walk on

path of continuous improvement

to achieve victory with patience .

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1. Which of the following states in India has maximum numberof Unesco World Heritage Sites? [A] Rajasthan [B] Karnataka [C] Maharashtra [D] Tamil Nadu 2. Who will lead Indian women’s team for the 2018 Women’sHockey World Cup tournament in London? [A] Sunita Lakra [B] Rani Rampal [C] Nikki Pradhan [D] Gurjit Kaur 3. According to data on language released as part of Census2011, which is the most spoken language in India? [A] Marathi [B] Bengali [C] Telugu [D] Hindi 4. Who has been sworn-in as the first-ever visually impairedjudge of Pakistan? [A] Yawar Ali [B] Sana Afzal [C] Yousaf Saleem [D] Zubair Sabir 5. Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the 26th edition ofworld’s largest multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC -2018”? [A] INS Satpura [B] INS Sahyadri [C] INS Vikramaditya [D] INS Kamorta

Current Affairs June 2018

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6 . Who o f the fo l lowing have won the Wor ld Food Pr ize2018? [A] B . R . Barwale and Sur inder K . Vasa l [B ] Rober t F . Chandler and John N iederhauser [C] Lawrence Haddad and Dav id Nabarro [D] Hans Rudol f Her ren and Gurdev Khush 7 . Who has authored the book “Ahimsa” , wh ich sheds l ighton Ind ia ’s f reedom st rugg le? [A] Shantanu Dut tagupta [B] Amala Shankar [C ] Supr iya Ke lkar [D] Nandi Kather ia 8 . Which count ry to host the 2018 ICC Women’s Wor ld T20tournament? [A] Eng land [B] New Zea land [C] West Ind ies [D] South Af r ica 9 . Who has been crowned as the Ind ia ’s f i rs t T r iba l Queen? [A] Panchami Ma jh i [B ] Rashmirekha Hansdah [C] Tu las i Munda [D] Pa l lav i Durua 10 . Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Pr ixtournament 2018? [A] Va l t te r i Bot tas [B] Lewis Hami l ton [C] Max Vers tappen [D] K imi Ra ikkonen

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11. What is the theme of 2018 International Day against Drug Abuse andIllicit Trafficking? [A] Listen First [B] Lets Develop [C] Say No! [D] Value yourself 12. Which movie has won the Best Picture Award at the InternationalIndian Film Academy (IIFA) awards 2018? [A] Tumhari Sulu [B] Hindi Medium [C] Mom [D] Newton 13. Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution “NoToilet, No Bride”? [A] Bishangarh [B] Nimriwali [C] Godikan [D] Ishapur Kheri 14. The first edition of naval exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” willbe conducted between India and it’s which neighbouring country? [A] Sri Lanka [B] China [C] Nepal [D] Bangladesh 15. Which country’s researchers have developed the world’s smallestcomputer “Michigan Micro Mote”? [A] United States [B] China [C] Japan [D] Germany

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16. Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men’s 50 meterbreaststroke event at 2018 Singapore National SwimmingChampionships? [A] Virdhawal Khade [B] Arvind Mani [C] M M Sahu [D] Sandeep Sejwal 17. What is the theme of the 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? [A] Yoga for Peace [B] Yoga for Health [C] Yoga for Harmony and Peace [D] Yoga for Peaceful Mind 18. Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated’sSportsperson Of The Year award for 2017? [A] Kidambi Srikanth [B] Manav Thakkar [C] Jitu Rai [D] Shubhankar Sharma 19. The 2018 Ambubachi Mela has started in which state? [A] Manipur [B] Mizoram [C] Arunachal Pradesh [D] Assam 20. Which city has set a Guinness World Record (GWR) forlargest number of people performing yoga at one place at thesame time on 2018 International Yoga Day (IYD)? [A] Kolkata [B] Mysuru [C] Kota [D] New Delhi

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21. Who has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2018? [A] Shreya Rao [B] Anukreethy Vas [C] Meenakshi Chaudhary [D] Neelam Khurrana 22. Which renowned personality has been appointed asthe Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government? [A] Akshay Kumar [B] Sachin Tendulkar [C] Virat Kohli [D] A R Rahman 23. Which Indian Armed Force is observing the year 2018as ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’? [A] Indian Army [B] Indian Air Force [C] Indian Navy [D] Indian Coast Guard 24. Who has won the 118th edit ion of the US Open GolfChampionship 2018? [A] Brooks Koepka [B] Patrick Reed [C] Dustin Johnson [D] Tommy Fleetwood 25. Who has become the f irst woman Indian Air Force(IAF) f ighter pi lot from South India? [A] Asistha Singh [B] Bhaanupriya [C] Bhawana Kanth [D] Meghana Shanbough

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26. Which city to host the 106th Indian Science Congress(ISC-2019)? [A] Bhopal [B] Jaipur [C] Patna [D] Jalandhar 27. Anil Kumar clinched gold in the 10m Air Rifle event atthe 18th KSS Memorial Shooting Championship 2018. He isnative of which state? [A] Tamil Nadu [B] Madhya Pradesh [C] Rajasthan [D] Gujarat 28. The National Institute of Yoga (NIY) is located in whichcity? [A] Kolkata [B] Udaipur [C] New Delhi [D] Kanpur 29. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to scorea century in the first session of a Test match? [A] Shikhar Dhawan [B] Murali Vijay [C] Virat Kohli [D] K L Rahul 30. Which country has approved a deal to sale of AH-64EApache attack helicopters to India for $930 million? [A] Japan [B] Australia [C] United States [D] Germany

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31. Which of the following countries to host the 23rd FIFAWorld Cup 2026? [A] US, Canada and Mexico [B] Brazil, Chile and Argentina [C] Brazil, Mexico and Spain [D] Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam 32. The 22nd edition of the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar2018” has started between India and which of the followingcountries? [A] Russia and Japan [B] Japan and United States [C] Nepal and Bangladesh [D] Vietnam and United States 33. As per which inter-connectivity project, the Government ofIndia (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages? [A] Project Insight [B] e-Kranti [C] BharatNet [D] BHIM 34. Which country to host the first military exercise of theBIMSTEC group focusing on counter-terrorism? [A] India [B] Nepal [C] Bangladesh [D] Thailand 35. Which country’s women cricket team has clinched the AsiaCup Twenty-20 tournament 2018? [A] South Korea [B] Bangladesh [C] India [D] Pakistan

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36. Who has won the men’s singles French Open tennistournament 2018? [A] Novak Djokovic [B] Dominic Thiem [C] Roger Federer [D] Rafael Nadal 37. Who has won the women’s singles French Opentennis tournament 2018? [A] Simona Halep [B] Garbine Muguruza [C] Angelique Kerber [D] Serena Williams 38. Anu Kumar has won gold in which sports at the 2018Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? [A] Boxing [B] Sprint [C] Triple jump [D] Hammer throw 39. What is the theme of 2018 World Oceans Day (WOD)? [A] Prevent oceans from plastic pollution [B] Our Oceans, Our Future [C] Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet [D] Preventing plastic pollution and encouragingsolutions for a healthy ocean 40. Ashish Jakhar has won gold in which sports at the2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan? [A] Sprint [B] Triple jump [C] Hammer throw [D] Boxing

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41. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runsin T20 International Cricket? [A] Mithali Raj [B] Virat Kohli [C] Rohit Sharma [D] Harmanpreet Kaur 42. Maria Fernanda Espinosa has been elected President of the73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). She is foreignminister of which country? [A] Ecuador [B] Norway [C] Belgium [D] Brazil 43. The biopic “The Making of the Mahatma” has been screenedin South Africa to commemorate the 125th year of MahatmaGandhi’s Satyagraha. The biopic is based on which novel? [A] The Essential Gandhi [B] Apprenticeship of a Mahatma [C] Satyagraha in South Africa [D] Gandhi on non-violence 44. Which country is the global host nation for the 43rd edition ofWorld Environment Day (WED -2018) event? [A] Belgium [B] Norway [C] South Korea [D] India 45. India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up inwhich city? [A] Mumbai [B] Kolkata [C] Chandigarh [D] Guwahati

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46. Indian Navy has recently rescued 38 stranded Indians fromcyclone hit Socotra Island. The Island is located in whichcountry? [A] Egypt [B] Saudi Arabia [C] Yemen [D] Oman 47. The first official World Bicycle Day (WBD-2018) is observed onwhich date? [A] June 1 [B] June 2 [C] June 3 [D] June 4 48. Kendrick Lamar has been honoured with the 2018 PulitzerPrize for music. He belongs to which country? [A] South Africa [B] United States [C] Russia [D] Egypt 49. Who has been appointed the new General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Northern Command (Indian Army)? [A] Ranbir Singh [B] Sarath Chand [C] Devraj Anbu [D] Manoj Mukund Naravane 50. Patanjali has tied up with which telecom company to launchSwadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards? [A] BSNL [B] Reliance Jio [C] Vodafone [D] Airtel

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Answer Key

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. D

10. B

11. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. C

21. B 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C

31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. C

41. A 42. A 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. C 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. A