Q1. गुरु पूर्णिमा के शुभ अवसर पर, मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय ने _______ में भारतीय उच्च शिक्षा संस्थान के कुलपति और निदेशक के राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन का आयोजन किया.
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, the Ministry of Human Resource Development organized a National Conference of Vice Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education Institutions of India in New Delhi. Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar chaired the conference and Minister of State for HRD, Higher Education Dr. Satya Pal Singh also graced the occasion. The theme of this conference is “Research and innovation in Higher Education.”
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Chiyo Miyako died on 22nd July 2018. Her death was confirmed by the government of Kanagawa, her home state south of Tokyo, Japan.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Shivangi Pathak, who became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest, has added another feather to her cap by scaling Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in 3 days. Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro measures 5,895 meters in height.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and focus on how it can be treated, and eliminated. WHO will focus on the theme: “Test. Treat. Hepatitis” for World Hepatitis Day 2018 events.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. A National Viral Hepatitis control programme aimed at eliminating the deadly condition by 2030 was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organisation.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian driver Jehan Daruvala completed an exhilarating pole to flag victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in Belgium. Formula 1 hopeful Jehan also had the fastest lap to his name in race one of the weekend at the legendary Spa Francorchamps circuit.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. International Tiger Day is being celebrated every year on 29 July to raise awareness about tiger conservation. In Madhya Pradesh, State Tiger Foundation Society of Forest Department has organized wall painting competition in 6 cities to raise awareness and support for tiger conservation.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth 60,000 crore rupees at the ground-breaking ceremony in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab. This is the first NSTI Institute for Punjab and only one of its kind in India which is exclusively for women.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and focus on how it can be treated, and eliminated. The theme for World Hepatitis Day was “Test. Treat. Hepatitis”.
