Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2018

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31. Recently, Raghunath Mohapatra was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha by President Ramnath Kovind. Mohapatra is related to which of the following fields?
[A] Odia Literature
[B] Sculpture
[C] Agriculture Research
[D] Bengali Cinema

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32. World’s largest visa centre has been opened in which of the following cities recently?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Dhaka
[C] Islamabad
[D] Bangkok

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33. Which country has taken the seat vacated by United States at the UN Human Rights Council?
[A] New Zealand
[B] South Africa
[C] Iceland
[D] Norway

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34. As per the Census 2011 data, 24,821 people in India have registered Sanskrit as their mother tongue (in comparison to 14,135 in Census 2001). In which of the following states of India, Sanskrit is an official language?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand

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35. Which of the following missiles of India is a “supersonic cruise missile”?
[A] Agni-V
[B] BrahMos
[C] Prithvi-III
[D] Aakash

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36. Which of the following IITs of India has unveiled “world’s first” remotely operable Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope?
[A] IIT Kharagpur
[B] IIT Madras
[C] IIT Bombay
[D] IIT Delhi

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37. Recently, the Government of India has increased the monetary threshold for filing appeals in tax disputes in courts and tribunals to bring down the tax litigation in the country. What is the new monetary threshold for filing appeals in tribunals?
[A] Rs. 10 Lakh
[B] Rs. 20 Lakh
[C] Rs. 35 Lakh
[D] Rs. 50 Lakh

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38. Which committee has been constituted by the Union Government to synergise National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS)?
[A] Parag Motwani committee
[B] Jagrati Ray committee
[C] Milind Zaidi committee
[D] Anil Swarup committee

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39. Who has been selected for the 2018 Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy?
[A] S R G Rajanna
[B] Aruna Sairam
[C] K Oman Kutty
[D] Premeela Gurumurthy

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40. Who received the Golden Ball award for best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
[A] Luka Modric
[B] Kylian Mbappe
[C] Harry Kane
[D] Thibaut Courtois

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