Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2018

1. Kendrick Lamar has been honoured with the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music. He belongs to which country?
[A] South Africa
[B] United States
[C] Russia
[D] Egypt

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2. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched a new EPS to predict severity and intensity of weather. What does “EPS” stands for?
[A] Ensemble Prediction Systems
[B] Enable Prediction Systems
[C] Epact Prediction Systems
[D] Emanate Prediction Systems

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3. Who of the following has been conferred with the ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian’ award 2018?
[A] Dalai Lama and Sudha Murthy
[B] Narayan Desai and Gautam Navlakha
[C] Kailash Satyarthi and A S Kiran Kumar
[D] Parvez Imroz and Akshay Kumar

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4. Timothy Pereira, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?
[A] Football
[B] Boxing
[C] Polo
[D] Chess

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5. Which country is the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day (WED -2018) event?
[A] Belgium
[B] Norway
[C] South Korea
[D] India

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6. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)?
[A] Pippa Harris
[B] Jane Lush
[C] Caro Newling
[D] Sam Mendes

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7. Leela Menon, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Journalism
[C] Science
[D] Law

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8. NTPC Ltd has adopted the iconic Charminar in Hyderabad under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This historical monument was built by whom?
[A] Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
[B] Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
[C] Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
[D] Subhan Quli Qutb Shah

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9. Which country hosted the 2018 IBSA Foreign Ministers’ Meeting?
[A] India
[B] Brazil
[C] South Africa
[D] Argentina

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10. Who will head the group to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India?
[A] Ajay Pandey
[B] Neel Raheja
[C] Baba Kalyani
[D] Anita Arjundas

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