Q1. The Law Commission has recently recommended that gambling and betting on sports, including cricket, be allowed as regulated activities taxable under the direct and indirect tax regimes. Who is the present chairman of Law Commission?
(a) Justice Amitava Roy
(b) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
(c) Justice M. Y. Eqbal
(d) Justice B S Chauhan
Q2. The 2nd meeting of the joint working group on tourism cooperation between India and Nepal concluded recently in _____________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Thimphu
(d) Pune
Q3. The UN member states have approved a 6.69 billion US Dollar budget for how many peacekeeping operations for the year 2018-19?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 15
Q4. In which of the following city the Commerce Secretary, Rita Teaotia, chaired the first meeting of the Task Force on e-commerce?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai
Q5. The International Day of Cooperatives is observed across the world on ___________ with an aim to promote the co-operative model.
(a) 21 June
(b) 7 July
(c) 15 July
(d) 3 July
Q6. Name the retired Justice of the Supreme Court of India who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
(a) Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
(b) Justice Swatanter Kumar
(c) Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi
(d) Justice Jawad Rahim
Q7. In which of the following city, State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) will set up a state-of-the-art Civil Aviation Research Organization (CARO) to meet the challenges posed by the growing air traffic and for enhancing safety?
(a) Panaji
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kochin
(d) Chennai
Q8. Name the “world’s emptiest airport” that would be operated as a Sri Lanka-India joint venture.
(a) Bandaranaike International Airport
(b) Batticaloa Airport
(c) Ratmalana Airport
(d) Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
Q9. Name the bank that has gone past Russia’s Sberbank to become the most valuable bank in the emerging market outside China.
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) SBI
Q10. What is the theme for International Day of Cooperatives 2018?
(a) Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind
(b) Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future
(c) Sustainable societies through cooperation
(d) Choose co-operative, choose equality
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(a)
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(a)
S10. Ans.(c)
