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1
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Trilateral Naval
Exercise Malabar 2018
between India, Japan and
United States

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coast of Guam in

Philippine Sea

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Cauvery
Water Management
Authority (CMA)

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address the dispute over
sharing of river water
among Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Kerala and
Puducherry.
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Agni- 5 missile

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Agni missile is a
surface to surface
missile and is launched
with the help of mobile
launcher of the Integrated
Test Range at Dr Abdul
Kalam Island formerly
known as Wheeler Island.
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4
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India, Brazil and South
Africa was organized in
Pretoria, South Africa

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outcome of this meeting
was a document titled
IBSA Declaration on
South-South
Cooperation.
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5
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eight- nation Shangai
Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) in
Qingdao, China on the
9
th & 10th of June
A 
India's first
participation in the summit
as a full-time member of
the organisation. India,
along with Pakistan,
became the full-time
member during Astana
summit in June 2017. The
summit concluded with
the adoption of the
Qingdao declaration.
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6
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U.S. President Donald
Trump and North
Korea’s Supreme
Leader Kim Jong-un
met on 12 June 2018
A

at
Sentosa, a resort island
off Singapore’s port.

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India’s first indigenous,

long-range artillery gun

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Dhanush

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8
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US has reclaimed the
title of having the fastest
supercomputer in the
world

A 
“Summit” was
unveiled at the
Department of Energy’s
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory in Tennessee.
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Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)
member Arvind Saxena

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appointed as the
acting chairman of the
commission

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10
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United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) elected
South Africa,
Indonesia, Dominican
Republic, Germany and
Belgium as nonpermanent members of
UN Security Council
(UNSC).
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two-year term beginning

January 1, 2019.

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11
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China awarded its first
highest state honour
Friendship Medal to
Russian President
Vladimir Putin.
A 
The
award was personally
bestowed on Vladimir
Putin by Chinese President
Xi Jinping in grand
ceremony held at Great
Hall of the People in
capital city of Beijing.
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12
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Mauritius is going to
host 11th World Hindi
Conference in its
capital city Port Lois

A 
organised
by the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA), Government
of India in association with
Government of
Mauritius.
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13
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President Ram Nath
Kovind has appointed
former National
Investigation Agency
(NIA) chief Sharad
Kumar
A

as vigilance
commissioner in
Central Vigilance
Commission (CVC)

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14
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India will host first
military exercise of the
BIMSTEC (Bay of
Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic
Cooperation) Countries
in September 2018 in
Pune, Maharashtra
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the theme of the exercise
includes counter-terrorism
in semi-urban terrain and
cordon and search.

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15
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founder of Sulabh
International, Dr
Bindeshwar Pathak was
honored with the Japan’s
prestigious
A 
Nikkei Asia
The prize for Asia’s
development. He was
presented with this award
at 23rd Nikkei Asia Prize
ceremony held in Tokyo,
Japan under ‘Culture and
Community’ category for
his significant work in
tackling poor hygiene and
discrimination
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16
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The 106th Indian

Science Congress

A 
Lovely
Professional University
(LPU) in Jalandhar.The theme for the five-day
science congress is ‘Future
India: Science &
Technology’.
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17
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Ministry of Drinking Water

& Sanitation has launched

A

Swajal Scheme in 115

Aspirational districts

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18
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India’s R.

Praggnanandhaa

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become the country’s
youngest and the world’s
second youngest Grand
Master at the age of 12
years, 10 months and
13 days after reaching
the final round of the
Grendine Open in Italy.
Ukraine’s Sergey Karjakin
remains the youngest ever
GM, having achieved the
feat at the age of 12 years
and seven months in 2002.
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19
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NASA’s record-breaking

spacewoman, Peggy Whitson

A 
announced
her retirement as
astronaut less than a year
after returning from her
last and longest
spaceflight.
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20
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Femina Miss

India 2018

A

Anukreethy

Vas from Tamil Nadu

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21
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Brand Ambassador of the

Sikkim Government.

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Music composer A. R.

Rahman

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22
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.President Ram Nath
Kovind has given his
assent to the imposition of
Governor’s rule in
Jammu and Kashmir.
A 
eighth time in
the last four decades J&K
was put under Governor’s
rule and third time under
J&K Governor N. N. Vohra
tenure
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23
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World Refugee Day

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june 20 , now more than ever

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24
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Dhivya Suryadevara has
been named the Chief
Finance Officer (CFO) of
General Motors

A 
largest auto company
of the United States. She
is thus the first woman to
get this position in the
auto industry.
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25
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Chandrabhaga
beach on the Konark
coast of Odisha

A

first in Asia to get the

Blue Flag certification.

26
Q

Chief
Economic Advisor
(CEA) Arvind
Subramanian

A

submitted his
resignation to the
Finance Ministry

27
Q

Canadian Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau

A

recreational use of
marijuana will become
legal in the country
from 17 October 2018.

28
Q

Virat Kohli was
awarded the Polly
Umrigar Award

A 
for the
best international
cricketer at the BCCI
Annual Awards in
Bengaluru.
29
Q 
Harmanpreet
Kaur and Smriti Mandhana
were awarded their first
BCCI awards for the best
international cricketer
(women) for the 2016-17
and 2017-18 season,
respectively.
A 
Former
England captain Kevin
Pietersen delivered the 6th
MAK Pataudi Memorial
Lecture at the BCCI award.
He has become the first
non-Indian cricketer to deliver the opening speech
of the award ceremony
30
Q

21st edition of the

FIFA world Cup

A

Luzhniki stadium in

Moscow.

31
Q 
Sebastian Vettel claimed
his 50th win of his career
and reclaimed the lead of
this year’s World
championship,
A

Canadian Grand

Prix.

32
Q

Noor Jehan, a cousin of
Shahrukh Khan, has
been accepted

A 
by the
Election Commission of
Khyber Pakthunkhwa
province as an
independent candidate
33
Q

Veteran journalist and

editor of Rising Kashmir

A

Shujaat Bhukari was

shot down by gunmen, Lal Chowk

34
Q

4th International

Yoga day

A

June 21,
2018 The
the theme this year was
“Yoga for Peace”.

35
Q

Justice Jasti
Chelameswar retired
on June 22

A 
served as an Additional
Judge at the then High
Court of Andhra Pradesh.
He was made the Chief
Justice of Guwahati High
Court in 2007. He also
served as the Chief Justice
of the Kerala High Court.
He was elevated as a
judge in the Supreme
Court in October 2011.
36
Q 
Mumbai on June 23
became the first city in
India to have
implemented plastic
ban.
A

23 June 2018 Saudi
Arabia became the last
country in the world to lift
the ban on women driving

37
Q

The
President of India, Shri
Ram Nath Kovind, received

A 
His Excellency Mr Danny
Antoine Rollen Faure,
the President of the
Republic of Seychelles,
at Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi.
38
Q 
Seychelles has gifted pair
of Giant Aldabra
tortoise to India as a
goodwill gesture. They
were brought to India as
a gift from the President of
Seychelles Danny Faure,
during his five-day visit to
India.
A 
. India and Seychelles
have signed six
Memoranda of
Understanding (MoUs)
including in area of
infrastructure development
in Seychelles, cyber
security and white shipping arrangement.
39
Q

The World Food Prize

2018 was awarded to

A

Lawrence Haddad and

Dr. David Nabarro

40
Q

The Indian Institute of
Science (IISc) in
Bengaluru

A 
has made it to
the top 100 universities
in the Times Higher
Education’s ‘World
Reputation Rankings
2018’, becoming the only
Indian institution to
make it to the prestigious
list this year.
41
Q

UN General Assembly

declared 27th June as

A

Micro, Small and
Medium-sized
Enterprises Day in
2017.

42
Q 
Monsoon Session
of Parliament will be
held from July 18 to
August 10, 2018. It will
span over 24 days and will
have 18 sittings.
A 
Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
has banned manufacture
and sale of Oxytocin
drug formulations for
domestic use in private
sector to prevent its
misuse from 1st July
2018.
43
Q

The National Statistics

Day is celebrated

A 
June 29
The day also
acknowledges notable
contribution of Late
Professor Prasanta
Chandra Mahalanobis in
fields of statistics,
statistical system and
economic planning.
44
Q

Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has won the re-election
and has become the
President of Turkey

A

Pedro Sanchez was sworn

in as the Prime Minister of Spain

45
Q 
India’s first
superfast train which runs
between Mumbai and
Pune which marked 88
years of service
A

deccan queen

46
Q

June 3rd, 2018, the

first ever

A

world bicycle day

47
Q

Justice Nasir ul Mulk has
been appointed as the
caretaker Prime Minister of

A

pakistan

48
Q 
June 2nd was observed as
the Statehood Day 
On June 25, 2018, the
Chief Minister of which
state released Rs.15 crore
for organizing Bonalu
Festival
A

Telangana

49
Q

Environment

day observed on June 5th

A

beat plastic pollution

50
Q 
Who was appointed as the
chief operating officer
(COO) of ICICI Bank by
bank’s board on 19 June
2018 after MD and CEO
Chanda Kochhar went
A

sandeep Bakshi

51
Q 
Spanish tennis great
Rafael Nadal defeated
which player to win his
record 11th French Open
men’s singles title on 10
June 2018?
A

Dominic thiem Austria

52
Q 
Which state topped the
first ever national disaster
risk index to map hazards
and vulnerabilities across
640 districts that was
released by the Union
Government on 9 June
2018
A

maharashtra

53
Q 
Who was appointed as 
the fourth deputy governor of
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) by the Union
The government on 4 June
2018
A

Mahesh Kumar Jain

54
Q

Which city has secured the
number one spot in the
Swachh Survekshan 2018
report

A

indore

55
Q 
June 21, 2018, A
Guinness World Record
was created in which
Indian city, where more
than 1.05 lakh people
performed yoga to mark
International Yoga Day
A

Kota Rajasthan

56
Q

Who will be succeeding
Sunil Bharti Mittal as ICC
(International Chamber of
Commerce) Chairman

A

paul Polman

57
Q 
8.Central Water Commission
(CWC) has entered into a
Collaboration Agreement
with software giant for
flood forecasting?
A

google

58
Q 
Which country is working
to bring together a group
of 8-10-member countries
of the WTO to develop an
agenda to create a
conducive atmosphere in
Geneva for smooth
functioning of WTO (World
Trade Organisation)
A

india

59
Q 
Jammu and Kashmir
government is to host its
first ever “global investors
meet” in the end of July
2018 in \_\_\_\_, focused on
harnessing hydropower
potential of 20,000
megawatts in Jammu
Kashmir
A

Srinagar

60
Q

On 5th June 2018, who
was appointed as next
Ambassador of India to
ASEAN

A

rudrendra tandon

61
Q

What title was bestowed
upon Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle after their
wedding on May 19th

A

Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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