Current Affairs Quiz , 22 Jul 2018

1) 11th DefExpo India-2020 is scheduled to be conducted in the city of

a) Delhi
b) Chennai
c) Lucknow
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is scheduled to be held for the first time in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow.

2) Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan were launched

a) PSLV
b) SLV
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: a
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a rocket that has failed on only two of its 48 launches since the early 1990s. Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan too, were launched by PSLV.

3) Recently, Yukiya Amano, a former Japanese diplomat passed away who served as the chief of

a) IAEA
b) IEA
c) ISA
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran’s controversial nuclear program, has died at 72

4) Who among the following arenot eligible to be service voters in India?

a) Army personnel.
b) Members of paramilitary forces
c) government employees posted outside India.
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• All of them are eligible

5) Construction Ujh and Basantar Bridge are completed under Project Sampark, by Border Roads Organisation (BRO). They are located in the state of

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Uttarakhand
d) Assam

Answer: b
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday inaugurated two bridges in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir during his daylong visit to the state.