Current Affairs 5-07-2018

1. Which state/UT government has launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’ for students up to class 8?

[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Pondicherry
[D] Delhi

2. Who has been appointed new Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)?

[A] Stephanie T. Williams
[B] Jose EladioAlcain
[C] Per GustafLodin
[D] Antony K Luce

3. Who is the newly appointed Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) & Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?

[A] P K Shrivastava
[B] Saurabh Kumar
[C] P W Ralegankar
[D] S P Mishra

4. India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in which city?

[A] Bengaluru
[B] Mumbai
[C] Delhi
[D] Kolkata

5. The famous cultural festival “Behdienkhlam 2018” was celebrated in which state?

[A] Mizoram
[B] Tamil nadu
[C] Meghalaya 
[D] Himachal Pradesh

6. Who has become the first serving Indian Army officer to complete Ironman competition?

[A] ManojPandey
[B] Balwan Singh
[C] VikramDogra
[D] Udi Adam

7. Which country to host the 19th edition of IUFoST World Food Science and Technology Congress 2018?

[A] Italy
[B] India
[C] New Zealand
[D] Canada

8. Which high-level committee has submitted its report to Finance ministry to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and to create credit capacity?

[A] Rajnish Kumar committee
[B] Viral Acharya committee
[C] V S Jayakumar committee
[D] Sunil Mehta committee

9. Which state government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Tripura
[D] Andhra Pradesh

10. Which city is set to host the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislature after a gap of 47 years?

[A] Aurangabad
[B] Nashik
[C] Mumbai
[D] Nagpur

11. Who among the following was first black Formula One World Champion in history?

[A] Felipe Massa
[B] Jensson Button
[C] Lewis Hamilton
[D] Fernando Alonso

12. Benson Hedges Cup is related to which of the following sports?

[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Football
[D] Basket Ball

13. “Prince of Wales Cup ” is related to which of the following sports?

[A] Boxinng
[B] Golf
[C] Hockey
[D] Tennis

14. Since which of the following year Winter Olympics are held ?

[A] 1896
[B] 1900
[C] 1888
[D] 1924

15. What is the tile of the autography of Major Dhyanchand?

[A] Goal
[B] Hockey Days
[C] Hockey – My Life
[D] Me & My Hockey