CURRENT AFFAIRS (JULY-2018,SET-1)

1. Which union ministry has launched Mission Satyanishtha on ethics in public governance for its employees?
Answer: A [Ministry of Railways]
2. Which country has been designated as a nodal centre for preparing flash-flood forecasts to Asian nations by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)?
[ Answer: D [India]
3. It is in news that the tiger population in the reputed Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has doubled to 60 from 30. The MTR is located in which state?
 Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]

4. Which city is hosting the 2018 Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) to review country’s security preparedness?

Answer: B [New Delhi]
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5. The completed draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has been officially published by which state government?

Answer: A [Assam]
6. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to oversee the Yamuna rejuvenation project. Who is the The current chairperson of the NGT?


 Answer: B [Adarsh Kumar Goel]
7. The 2018 International Tiger Day (ITD) is observed on which date?
 Answer: A [July 29]
.8. Which country’s team has won the boy’s title at the WSF-World junior squash team championship 2018?
 Answer: C [Egypt]
9. Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in which wrestling category at the 2018 Yasar Dogu International tournament?
 Answer: D [71kg]
10. Which acclaimed Bengali author has passed away, whose story ‘Abhimanyu’ was made into a Hindi movie ‘Ek doctor ki maut’?
 Answer: B [Ramapada Chowdhury]