Assam Direct Recruitment 2022 Grade-III Mock Test Series

Current Affairs MCQ- August 2018 (Part-3)

This set of August 2018 Current Affairs MCQ contains 20 multiple choice questions. One mark for each correct answer. No negative marking for incorrect answer.

1. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018 was held in:

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2. NETA App has been launched for:

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3. Trans-Himalayan Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition (THE MTB) has been launched by:

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The MTB has been launched by IAF in order to celebrate 86th anniversary of the IAF on 8th October 2018

4. Which of the following private sector Indian company has become the first one to cross Rs. 8 trillion market capitalization?

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5. Which one is correct about the Indian Banking Conclave 2018?

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6. Rahi Sarnobat is related to which of the following sport?

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Rahi Sarnobat became the first woman shooter to win gold at the 2018 Asian Games.

7. Which of the following union government agency has directed universities & higher educational institutes of India to ban the sale of junk food within their campuses?

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This ban of junk food in universities & higher educational institutes campus will help to set a new standard for healthy food, making students live better, learn better, and reduce obesity levels.

8. Sixth International Buddhist Conclave, 2018 was organized in:

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9. Parker Solar Probe is a:

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This spacecraft has been launched by NASA on 12 August to study the Sun's atmosphere. This spacecraft will approach to within 8.86 solar radii from the "surface" of the Sun and will travel, at closest approach, as fast as 700,000 km/h

10. Who has been appointed as the governor of Meghalaya?

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President of India appointed Tathagata Roy as the governor of India on 22 August 2018 by exercising his authority under article 156.

11. Which of the following Indian site has been added to the UNECSO World Heritage List in the 42nd session of world's heritage committee held at Manama, Bahrain?

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12. Which of the following organization has been designated by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to curb online child pornography & sexual violence?

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13. World Senior Citizen Day is observed on:

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This day is observed to raise awareness about conditions of elderly people across the globe.

14. Which of the following bank is the first to introduce IRIS authentication for AADHAR based transaction?

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Through IRIS authentication, eyes of customer would be scanned for authentication

15. Who has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award 2018?

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This award is presented every year for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration & peace. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a former IAS officer & retired governor of West Bengal. His parental grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi & maternal grandfather is C. Rajagopalachari

16. Who has been awarded the Legion of merit by US government?

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With the award, he became the second Indian to get that award after general Rajendrasinhji Jajeda

17. Panini language laboratory was launched by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to promote Hindi among youth in which of the following country?

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The lab was launched at Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Mauritius

18. Anti-Tank Guided Missile (AGTM) HELINA is a:

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It is an indigenously developed helicopter version of NAG-ATGM launched by the Indian Army at the Pokhran launch range

19. Which one is CORRECT about the Multi-Option Payment Acceptance Device (MOPAD) launched by SBI?

Correct! Wrong!

20. Which of the following disease has been recently added by insurers to cover under medical insurance as per the order of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India?

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