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Most Important One Liner Questions JULY PART-II: Ans-Germany Ans - TV Narendran
Most Important One Liner Questions JULY PART-II: Ans-Germany Ans - TV Narendran
Most Important One Liner Questions JULY PART-II: Ans-Germany Ans - TV Narendran
1. Former world number one Angelique Kerber 9. Bhushan Steel has approved the appointment of
defeated Serena Williams in the women's singles ___________ as Chairman and Non-Executive
final to clinch her first-ever Wimbledon title. Additional Director of the company.
Angelique Kerber hails from ______________. Ans- TV Narendran
Ans- Germany
10. In which of the following state, the first of world’s
2. Name the country that has recently become the cheapest drinking water project was launched?
Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Ans- Bihar
Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a
period of two years. 11. Indian boxers ruled the ring at the 36th Golden
Ans- India Glove of Vojvodina youth tournament, ending with
seven gold medals to claim the overall top spot in
3. In which of the following city, the Prime Minister the event. This tournamnet was held in which of
Narendra Modi dedicated the Bansagar Canal the following country?
Project to the Nation? Ans- Serbia
Ans- Mirzapur
12. Name the bank with which the National Bank for
4. In the Wimbledon Championships 2018, Novak Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has
Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles Title for joined hands to provide collateral-free credit
the fourth time. He defeated _____________ in the through Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) in Telangana.
finals. Ans- State Bank of India
Ans- Kevin Anderson
13. For the first time after independence, Militaries of
5. The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup concluded India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-
in Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital of terror drill named "Peace Mission" in August 2018.
Moscow. France emerged as the champion team of This drill will be held in ___________.
the FIFA World Cup 2018. It has defeated Ans- Russia
____________.
Ans- Croatia
19. Name the Union Minister who co-chaired 8th 28. Name the Defence public sector undertaking which
session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting has signed an MoU with Saab, Sweden, recently for
(JCM) in Muscat, Oman. jointly marketing the L-Band 3D Air Surveillance
Ans- Suresh Prabhu Radar, RAWL-03.
Ans- BEL
20. Which of the following state government has
launched the 'Paudhagiri' campaign with an aim to 29. IIT Madras has launched world’s first remotely
increase the green cover across the state? operatable microscope "LEAP" that would enable a
Ans- Haryana precise atom-by-atom view of a material. The
‘LEAP’ stands for ____________.
21. One of the country’s first Defence incubators will Ans- Local Electrode Atom Probe
come up in Hyderabad, which is India’s missile
development centre and fast emerging the hub for
aerospace industries. The incubator will be funded
through which of the following scheme?
Ans- iDEX scheme
33. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched a gold 43. Name the company on which the European Union
medal at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in ____________. regulators have slapped a record 4.34 billion euro
Ans- France ($5 billion) antitrust fine for abusing the
dominance of its Android mobile operating system.
34. Name the digital payment company that has Ans- Google
acquired Zopper Retail – a hyperlocal Point of Sale
(POS) platform for small and medium businesses. 44. The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs100
Ans- PhonePe denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi
(New) Series. The new denomination has Motif of
35. Microsoft has partnered with ________ for a strategic _____________.
partnership that will take on rival Amazon in both Ans- Rani Ki Vav
technology and retail.
Ans- Walmart 45. The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs100
denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi
36. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has entered (New) Series. What is the base colour of the new
into a partnership with which of the following note?
company to monitor the impacts of human activity Ans- Lavender
on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online
tools? 46. What is the dimension of the new Rs100 banknote
Ans- Google that will be introduced by the RBI shortly?
Ans- 66 mm × 142 mm
37. With which of the following country, European 47. Veteran personality Gopal Das Neeraj passed away
Union (EU) has signed Economic Partnership recently in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. His
Agreement (EPA) which is biggest ever trade deal was famous _____________.
negotiated by the EU? Ans- Hindi poet
Ans- Japan
48. The Online Pension Management System of which
38. The 10th edition of the Delhi Dialogue begins in of the following state has launched an app called
New Delhi. What is the theme of this event? “Abhar aapki sewa ka”?
Ans- Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Co- Ans- Chhattisgarh
operation
49. Name the non-banking finance company that has
39. Recently, the International Olympic Committee recently received NABARD 2018 award for its
(IOC) has added how many medal events to the service to self-help group (SHG) linkage in Tamil
2022 Beijing Winter Games? Nadu for the fiscal year 2017-18.
Ans- 7 Ans- Repco Micro Finance Ltd
40. Name the bank that has organized the Kisan Mela at 50. Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of IT
its rural and semi-urban branches across the major, Infosys, signed an MoU with the Metro Rail
country to impart financial literacy to farmers. Corporation of which of the following city for the
Ans- State Bank of India construction of a station in that city?
Ans- Bangalore
41. The finance ministry has approved an infusion of
Rs 11,336 crore in five state-owned lenders. Which
54. Shubhankar Sharma has recently become the 61. According to recently released Public Affairs Index
youngest Indian to make the cut in any Major. He is 2018, which of the following is the best-governed
related to which sports? state in the country?
Ans- Golf Ans- Kerala
69. Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial Institutions 78. An Indian Air Force contingent comprising of four
have signed the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft landed at Darwin Air
framework to speed up the resolution of stressed Force Base, Australia for participating in the
assets which are under the 500-crore rupee Exercise named ___________.
bracket. The framework is part of the Project Ans- Exercise Pitch Black-2018
_____________.
Ans- SASHAKT 79. The 10th edition of BRICS Summit had begun
recently in which of the following city?
70. Name the city in which, the Men’s team event of the Ans- Johannesburg
World Junior Squash Championships has begun
recently. 80. With which of the following company, Invest India
Ans- Chennai has signed an MoU to promote investment
facilitation and cooperation between startups of
71. The Union Government has reduced the minimum India and France?
annual deposit requirement for accounts under Ans- Business France
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from Rs 1000 to
_______________. 81. The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik
Ans- Rs 250 launched the mission named _____________ by
planting a sapling on the bank of river Mahanadi in
72. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially western Odisha.
launched its Olympic mascots '___________' at a Ans- Green Mahanadi Mission
ceremony attended by Tokyo Governor Yuriko
Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori. 82. Name the mobile tower arm of telecom major
Ans- Miraitowa Bharti Airtel, that has received clearance from SEBI
for its merger with Indus Towers.
73. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially Ans- Infratel
launched its Paralympic mascot '______________'.
Ans- Someity 83. Name the SFB that has signed an agreement with e-
payment company Oxigen to roll out the Branchless
74. Considering the increasing incidents of mob Banking services, using Oxigen's flagship Point of
lynching, the Union Government constituted a Sale device called the Oxigen Micro ATM Super PoS.
High-Level Committee chaired by the Ans- Fincare Small Finance Bank
_______________________ to deliberate in the matter and
make recommendations. 84. Name the Renowned historian and author of
Ans- Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba several bestselling books who has penned a new
book titled "Gandhi: The years that changed the
75. Who among the following won the German Grand world (1914-1948)" on the father of the nation.
Prix 2018, recently? Ans- Ramachandra Guha
Ans- Lewis Hamilton
85. Name the Veteran sports journalist who passed
76. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore away recently due to diabetic complications.
announced that the rate of pension for Ans- Swapan Sarkar
sportspersons who have won medals in
international competitions and have retired from 86. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has given final
active sports has been doubled from April 1. approval to the merger of Vodafone India and
According to the revised rates, Olympic and Para _____________.
Olympic medallists will get a sum of ____________. Ans- Idea Cellular
Ans- Rs 20,000 per month each
90. Which of the following state minister has recently 96. Name the Indian teenager who has added another
inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Rukura Medium feather to her cap by scaling Africa's highest peak,
Irrigation Dam project in Sundargarh district? Mount Kilimanjaro in 3 days.
Ans- Odisha Ans- Shivangi Pathak
91. According to the US-based Institute for Energy 97. The World Hepatitis Day 2018 is organized by the
Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, World Health Organization (WHO) on _______________.
which of the following state is the new national Ans- 28 July
leader in renewable energy generation?
Ans- Karnataka 98. International Tiger Day is being celebrated every
year on ___________ to raise awareness about tiger
conservation.
Ans- 29 July
101. Name the Indian teenager who has become the first
Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an
Island in the UK) to France in cold weather.
Ans- Prabhat Koli
92. Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and 102. The two-day Unified Commanders’ Conference
Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has (UCC) for the year 2018 started in ____________ for
constituted a 16-member committee to examine discussions at the Apex Level on all ‘Joint Issues’
motor third party insurance pricing aspects and amongst the three Services & Ministry of Defence.
make recommendations on the premium rates for Ans- New Delhi
2019-20. Who has been appointed as the Chairman
of the committee? 103. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
Ans- IRDAI Member P.J. Joseph Welfare Radha Mohan Singh launched the
Meghalaya Milk Mission in Shillong. The amount
104. Name the Indian wrestler who has won his second
consecutive international gold at the Yasar Dogu
International in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ans- Bajrang Punia
105. The Indian Railways launched a mission named
_____________ on Ethics in Public Governance, in a
first-of-its-kind event, at a day-long function held at
National Rail Museum, New Delhi.
Ans- Mission Satyanishtha
106. Name the state owned PSU that was awarded the
INFRA Icon Award in the ‘Global Energy’ category
at the mid-day INFRA Icons Awards 2018, in
Mumbai.
Ans- ONGC