SSC & Bank Exams Daily Current Affairs - English By Dr Gaurav Garg | Free PDF Download

Q.1 Which of the following countries have been put in to
the grey list of Financial action task force (FATF) ?
(A) Iran
(B)Syria
(C)Pakistan
(D)Afghanistan
Q.2 National Statistics day is observed on which
day ?
(A) 26 June
(B) 27 June
(C) 28 June
(D) 29 June
Professor P C Mahalanobis (2nd five year plan)
This was the 12th time it was observed in 2018
Theme – (Quality Assurance in Official Statistics)
First time observed in 2007
On this occasion Vice-president launched a commemorative coin of
Rs 125
The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was set up by Prof. Mahalanobis in
1931 in Kolkata
Q.3 The Ministry of Human Resource Development has
proposed to replace the University Grants Commission
(UGC) with which of these ?
(A) Higher Education Council of India
(B) Higher Education Commission of India
(C) India Education Commission
(D) Higher Academic Commission
Q.4 Which of these states has launched a new method,
“Liquid Based Cytology”, to detect cervical cancer cases ?
(A) Tamilnadu
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Q.5 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has
approved capital infusion of how much amount in the
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) to
enhance insurance coverage to micro, small medium
enterprises exports ?
(A)2000 Crore
(B)2200 Crore
(C)2400 Crore
(D)2600 Crore
Funds to ECGC would be infused in the three
financial years —
Rs 50 crore in 2017-18
Rs 1,450 crore in 2018-19
Rs 500 crore for 2019-20
Q.6 World’s largest integrated crude oil refinery and
petrochemicals complex is being established in which
state ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Q.7 Which of these actresses will help UNESCO for a
special cause by promoting a safe and secure online
environment for children who become the target of
trolls, cyber bullying, online sexual abuse, and
exploitation ?
A) Priyanka Chopra
(B) Sonakshi Sinha
(C) Vidya Balan
(D) Deepika Padukone
Q.8 Which Ministry has approved a special “Special
Operation Medal” for Police Officers of States & Union
Territories, Central Police Organisations (CPOs),
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Security
Organisation involved in Special Operations ?
(A) Home Ministry
(B) Defence Ministry
(C)Foreign Ministry
(D) Information and Broadcasting
Q.9 Which of the following airports in India has
started ‘self-bag drop’ facility becoming first in India
to offer this service ?
(A)Delhi Airport
(B) Jaipur Airport
(C) Vishakhapatnam Airport
(D) Mumbai Airport
Q.10 The changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns
may decrease India’s GDP by how much according to
the World Bank report called “South Asia’s Hotspots —
The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes
on Living Standards” ?
(A)2.4%
(B)2.6%
(C)2.8%
(D)3.0%
Q.11 As per the ministry of finance, the Money
parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose by how
much to reach Rs 7,000 crore mark in 2017 ?
(A)25%
(B)50%
(C)75%
(D)100%
Q.12 The Centre government has proposed to
set up a Centre of Excellence for blockchain
technology in which city to drive innovation?
(A) Patna
(B) Pune
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Hyderabad
Q.13 PM Narendra Modi laid down the
foundation stone of “National Centre for Aging”
at AIIMS of which city ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Patna
(D)Bhopal
Q.14 Madan Lal Saini has been appointed as
BJP’s state unit president of which state ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Q.15 Which city has topped the first Delta
ranking released by NITI Aayog that captures
incremental improvements of aspirational
districts on health, education and other
development parameters.?
(A) Dahod (Gujarat)
(B) Akola (Maharashtra)
(C)Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)
(D) Jhalawar (Rajasthan)
Q.16 Indian navy did a military exercise “PASSEX-2018”
with the navy of which country ?
(A)Singapore
(B)Japan
(C)Indonesia
(D) USA
Q.17 Who has been made the captain of Indian women
hockey team for the Hockey World Cup 2018 ?
(A) Rani Rampal
(B) Sunita Lakra
(C) Navjot Kaur
(D) Vandana Kataria
Q.18 Which mobile app has been launched by
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh
Prabhu to trace missing and abandoned children
in India ?
(A) RECAPTURE
(B) KID UNITE
(C) REUNITE
(D) MAMTA
Q.19 Who has been appointed as the chairman of
International Kabaddi Federtation for 4 year term ?
(A) Susheel Koirala
(B) Yejuvendra Singh Ojha
(C) Raghwendra Pareek
(D)Janardhan Singh Gehlot
Q.20 Four students from Hindustan Institute of
Technology and Science near Chennai have
designed world’s lightest satellite which
weighs only 33.39 grams , What is its name ?
(A)Jaihind-1S
(B) Star-1
(C)Moonlight-1
(D)Daylight-1
Kaimur mountains is an extension of which
mountain range ?
1. Aravalis
2. Vindhya
3. Satpura
4. Shivalik
Which of these rulers was called “Amitraghat” by
the Greek Historians ?
1. Akbar
2. Ashoka
3. Bindusar
4. Chandragupta Maurya
Which of these Indus Valley Civilization sites
is in Haryana ?
1. Rakhigari
2. Dholavira
3. Kalibangan
4. Mohenjo-Daro