Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2018

11. Who has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
[A] Umesh Dattatraya Salvi
[B] Adarsh Kumar Goel
[C] Jawad Rahim
[D] Lokeshwar Singh Panta

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12. Which city is hosting the International Round Table Conference on “Data for New India”?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Guwahati
[C] Pune
[D] New Delhi

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13. Recently, the term of K Kasturirangan Committee was extended by the Government of India (GoI). The committee was constituted for which purpose?
[A] To draft new education policy
[B] To draft new income-tax policy
[C] To draft new FDI policy
[D] To draft new forest policy

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14. Which state hosted the 67th plenary meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC)?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Tripura
[C] Nagaland
[D] Meghalaya

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15. Which state government has recently granted religious minority status to Jews living in the state?
[A] Manipur
[B] Kerala
[C] Goa
[D] Gujarat

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16. Which Indian destination has bagged the 4th best tourist spot in Lonely Planet’s top five “2018 Best in Asia” list?
[A] Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
[B] Ajanta Caves
[C] Western Ghats
[D] Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

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17. M. Venkaiah Naidu became the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU. He signed an agreement with which country for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue?
[A] Egypt
[B] Rwanda
[C] Spain
[D] Argentina

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18. Which Indian University has discovered a pigment in wild edible mushroom that may help fight against cancer?
[A] Goa University
[B] IISC Bangalore
[C] IIT Roorkee
[D] University of Calcutta

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19. India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and Light Bullet Proof Vehicles (LBPV) will be set up in which city?
[A] Patna
[B] Kota
[C] Indore
[D] Guwahati

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20. The book “Aluminium: The Future Metal” has been authored by whom?
[A] Aruna Sharma
[B] Anil Gopishankar Mukim
[C] Haribhai Chaudhary
[D] Tapan Kumar Chand

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