Current Affairs 13-07-2018

1. 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

2. Which union ministry has launched technology challenge to eliminate human entry into septic tanks?

[A] Ministry of Urban Development
[B] Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
[C] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[D] Ministry of Rural Development

3. The India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre has been established in which city?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Chennai
[C] Pune
[D] Shimla

4. Who has become the 2nd Indian mountaineer to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world?

[A] Malavath Purna
[B] Premlata Agarwal
[C] Satyarup Siddhanta
[D] Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu

5. The Rajasthan government has signed a MoU with which techonological giant to provide free digital training to students?

[A] Facebook
[B] Microsoft
[C] Infosys
[D] Wipro

6. For the first time, which Indian Naval Aircraft has been deployed for Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise (RIMPAC-18)?

[A] Poseidon Eight India (P 8I)
[B] Poseidon Nine India (P 9I)
[C] Poseidon Seven India (P 7I)
[D] Poseidon Six India (P 6I)

7. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted which resolution to protect children in armed conflict?

[A] Resolution 2657
[B] Resolution 2537
[C] Resolution 2347
[D] Resolution 2427

8. Which state government has launched the ‘Anna Canteens’ across the state that will offer subsidised food for the poor?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Odisha
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala

9. Which state government will launch ‘One farmer one transformer’ scheme to curb electricity losses?

[A] Punjab
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Goa

10. 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