JUNE

 The 22nd edition of the trilateral naval exercise “Malabar 2018” has started between India,
Japan and United States from June 6-15. The exercise will feature both ashore and at-sea
training off the coast of Guam in the Philippine Sea.
 India will host the first military exercise of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) group focusing on counter-terrorism in Pune
on September 2018.
 Which app has been launched by the Ministry of Railways to expedite & streamline
passenger grievance redressal? Rail Madad
 Which state government will launch awareness programme “Sanskar” against superstition?
Assam
 The Central Government has launched which Yoga Day Contest to generate awareness
regarding benefits of Yoga at workplace for women? #YogaFor9to5
 What is the theme of the 2018 World Day against Child Labour? Generation Safe & Healthy
 Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Indirect taxes and
Customs (CBIC)? S Ramesh
 Who has been appointed as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC)? Arvind Saxena
 India’s first-ever national police museum will establish in which city? Delhi

 The 44th edition of G7 summit 2018 was hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
in Quebec on June 8–9.

 Which country’s women cricket team has clinched the Asia Cup Twenty-20 tournament
2018? Bangladesh by beating India
 India’s football national team has lifted the 2018 Intercontinental Cup football title by
defeating Kenya .
 India has been ranked 137th among 163 countries in Global Peace Index 2018 . The Index is
prepared by Sydney-based international think-tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
The index is topped by Iceland.
 The 18th edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was held in Qingdao,
China
 New Zealand women’s cricket team posted the highest-ever total in One-Day International
(ODI) cricket by scoring an incredible 490-4 against Ireland in the first match in Dublin.
 Maria Bueno (78) , the legendary Brazilian tennis player, has passed away in Sao Paulo on
June 9, 2018. She won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles titles. During her
11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Grand Slam titles (seven in women’s
singles, 11 in women’s doubles, and one in mixed doubles), making her the most successful
South American female tennis player in history.
 What is the theme of 2018 World Oceans Day (WOD)? Preventing plastic pollution and
encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean
 Which state will become the first Indian state to use auto-disable syringes for all clinical
purposes to prevent infection? Andhra Pradesh
 Which variety of pineapple has been declared as the state fruit of Tripura? Queen (type of
pineapple)
 Who has become the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket?
Mithali Raj
 Who is the fastest cricketer to score 2000 runs in T20 international Cricket: Virat Kohli
 Which South African city hosted the Mandela-Gandhi Youth Conference 2018?
Pietermaritzburg
 On which committee’s recommendations, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will set up Public
Credit Registry (PCR) to check loan defaults? YM Deosthalee committee
 Who will be honoured with the IIFA Lifetime Achievement award at the 19th edition of
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA-2018)? Anupam Kher
 Which country is the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day (WED
-2018) event? India
 Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of British Academy of Film and Television
Arts (BAFTA)? Pippa Harris
 Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha has become the Asia’s first beach to get
the Blue Flag certification — the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches,
equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists.

 Which Indian sportsperson has won the Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) award at the
Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018? Sanjana Ramesh

 The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting has started in the South African city of Johannesburg .
 Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Spain? Pedro Sanchez
 Who is the newly elected President of Egypt? Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
 India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory will come up in which city? Chandigarh

 India has recently signed Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in nursing with which country?
Singapore
 Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? Giuseppe Conte
 Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? Dinesh
Gupta
 Under whose chairmanship executive committee has been constituted by the Union Government to
spread Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy among people? Narendra Modi
 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched a new EPS to predict severity and intensity
of weather. What does “EPS” stands for? Ensemble Prediction Systems
 Which social networking giant has partnered with National Commission for Women (NCW) to offer
digital literacy programme for women? Facebook

 Which Indian cricketer has been honoured with the ‘Most inspiring icon of the year for Social Welfare’
award by the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)? Yuvraj Singh
 The first biannual Indian Air Force Commanders’ Conference 2018 was held in which city? New Delhi
 Who will be honoured with the ‘Hero to Animals Award 2018’ from People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals (PETA) India? Zubeen Garg
 Who is the newly appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B)? Amit
Khare

 Who will become the first Indian cricketer to appear in Kia Super League in
England? Smriti Mandhana
 Russia has successfully launched a Glonass- M positioning satellite by using a
Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center on June 17, 2018.

 Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Jordan? Omar al-Razzaz
 Who has become the first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot from South
India? Meghana Shanbough
  Who authored the book “The Ivory Throne : Chronicles of the House of
Travancore”? Manu S Pillai
 The 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019) will be held at Lovely Professional
University (LPU) in Jalandhar, Punjab
 India will host the 23rd European Union Film Festival (EUFF-2018) at the Siri
Fort Auditorium in New Delhi
 Which state government has signed pact with Quebec province of Canada for
economic cooperation & welfare of tribal communities? Maharashtra
 Shujaat Bukhari, the veteran journalist has passed away. He was editor of
Srinagar-based which newspaper? Rising Kashmir
 Which Indian-American personality has been named the Chief Finance Officer
(CFO) of the US’ largest automaker, General Motors? Dhivya Suryadevara
 Which state has topped the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) of Niti
Aayog? Gujarat
 The Union Cabinet has recently approved the final extension of tenure of the
Commission constituted to examine the issue of Sub-categorization within OBCs
in the Central List. The Commission is headed by whom? G. Rohini
 Which state government has initiated a ‘water literacy’ campaign to create
awareness about the importance of water conservation in the State? Kerala
 The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked an agreement with which state-
based Smart Village Movement (SVM) for its smart village initiative? Andhra
Pradesh
 What is the India’s rank in the Global Environment Performance Index 2018, as
per latest released State of India’s Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures by Down
To Earth magazine? 177th out of 180 countries The top five countries in terms
of green rankings are Switzerland, France, Denmark, Malta and Sweden.
 Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first
session of a Test match? Shikhar Dhawan joining the illustrious ranks of Sir Don
Bradman, Victor Trumper, Majid Khan, David Warner
 Which country has approved a deal to sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
to India for $930 million? United States
 What is the theme of the 2018 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)? Blood
Connects us All
 Which country to host the 2018 International Conference on Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)? Nepal
 Which of the following countries to host the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026? USA,
Canada and Mexico

 Gujarat government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY), solar

power scheme for farmers enabling them to generate electricity for their
captive consumption as well as sell surplus power to grid and earn extra buck.

 The first satellite named RemoveDEBRIS was successfully deployed from

International Space Station (ISS) and to demonstrate a range of innovative
technologies to clean up space debris orbiting Earth. It was transported to ISS
via SpaceX CRS-14 launch in early April 2018.
 India has signed two Memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with Cuba to
enhance cooperation in biotechnology and traditional medicine

 The Union Ministry of Power is considering making 24 degrees celsius as

mandatory default setting and labeling of air conditioners within few months.
This has been planned after six months campaign was launched to promote
energy efficiency in the area of air-conditioning.

 The Indian Army contingent comprising of 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion

Group was awarded United Nations Medal for “selfless service”. The
contingent is part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in
South Sudan...

 The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has notified that use of
Aadhaar biometric data for criminal investigation is not allowed under
Aadhaar Act, 2016.

 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has banned al Qaeda in Indian

Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) under anti-
terror laws, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. AQIS is an
affiliate of al Qaeda and ISKP is Afghanistan wing of Islamic State (IS).

 4th International Yoga day theme this year was “Yoga for Peace”

 USA has announced its withdrawal from United Nations Human Rights Council
(UNHRC) terming it hypocritical and self-serving. It has blamed UNHRC for
bias against Israel and refusing to eject members who are violators of human
rights.

 The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was

launched in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The centre is joint venture of Regional
delegation of International Committee of Red Cross (ICCR) in India, Bhutan,
Nepal and Maldives and also Gujarat Forensic Science University.

 Surat smart city from Gujarat was selected for ‘City Award’ for showing great
momentum in implementation of projects under India Smart Cities Awards
2018 especially in categories of urban environment, transport and mobility
and sustainable integrated development.

 Canada the first G7 country to legalise the marijuana drug for recreational use
and the second to have a nationwide, legal marijuana market, after Uruguay
(permitted in December 2013).
 The theme for World Refugee Day 2018 is “Now More Than Ever, We Need to
Stand with Refugees.”.

 Punjab government has launched ‘i-Hariyali’ mobile application under

‘Mission Tandarust Punjab’ aimed at increasing the state’s green cover.

 Sikkim Government has appointed renowned music composer AR Rahman as

Brand Ambassador of the State for a year.

 19-year old Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu crowned Femina Miss India
2018 in Mumbai.

 Vishwas Mandalik from Nasik and the Yoga Institute in Mumbai win Prime
Minister’s award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development
of yoga.

 “Happiness Curriculum” to be introduced in Delhi’s govt. schools from the

coming academic session.
 The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched National
Health Resource Repository (NHRR) Project. It is country’s first ever
healthcare establishment census to collect data of all public and private
healthcare establishments.

 The tri-service joint military exercise Indra-2018 between India and Russia
will take place at Indian military base in second half 2018.

 Indian Army is observing year 2018 as “Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of

Duty” to honour soldiers who have been disabled in line of duty.
 The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has set up 10-
member committee to review norms related to Insurance Marketing Firms
(IMF) . with an aim to increase insurance penetration in the country. The
committee will be headed by Suresh Mathur.

 Google launches training programme for journalists, aimed at raising

awareness against misinformation and fake news.
 India to construct a war memorial at Villers Guislain in France as tribute to
Indian soldiers who died in World War I.
 Microsoft acquires video discussion platform Flipgrid which is used by 20
million teachers and students across the world.
 Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is richest man in the world with a net
wealth of $141.9 billion: Forbes World’s Billionaires list.
 South Korea and the U.S.A have cancelled Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise a
major military exercise planned for August to fulfil one of President Donald
Trump’s promises to North Korea from last week’s summit.
 Central Water Commission (CWC) has signed collaboration agreement with
search engine giant Google for flood forecasting and dissemination of flood
related information to masses.

 European Union Film Festival begins in New Delhi, to be held in 11 cities and
conclude on August 31.

 The last of the five Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) project of Coast Guard Ship ‘Rani
Rashmoni’ commissioned in Visakhapatnam on 19th June 2018.

 ‘COP CONNECT’, a mobile app to support communication needs of the police

department, launched in Hyderabad Telangana

 Ivan Duque elected new President of Colombia.

 Mexico’s Raia Marquez becomes only the third player to play at five World
Cups. Other players are Mexico compatriot Antonio Carbajal and Germany's
Lothar Matthaus. Italian player Gianluigi Buffon was in the Italy squad for five
World Cups from 1998 through 2014, but didn't play in his first tournament.
 WHO includes “gaming disorder” as a mental health condition in its 11th
edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
 French Open 2018

Men Singles:
Champion: Rafael Nadal(Spain)
Runner: Dominic Thiem (Austria)
Women Singles:
Champion: Simona Halep (Romania)
Runners: Sloane Stephens (USA)

 Twelve years and ten months old, R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest Indian
Grandmaster and the second youngest Grand Master in the world after Sergey
Karjakin of Ukraine 12 years and 7 month of age in 2002.
 Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister‟s Safe
Motherhood Campaign (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan-
PMSMA).

 Portugal‟s Antonio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino was elected as

next Director General (DG) of International Organization for Migration
(IOM), an UN Migration Agency.

 The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation has launched
mobile application “ReUnite” in New Delhi to track and trace missing and
abandoned children in India.
 Integral Coach Factory launches first stainless steel bodied MEMU in Chennai
plant
 India was ranked 35th among 100 countries (countries) in recently released
Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI). 1st UK

 Haryana Government is going to host 2018 World Union of Wholesale

Markets (WUWM) Conference at Gurugram.
 The 3rd Annual Meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
concluded in Mumbai, Maharashtra .
 India has pledged $5 million for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East.
 Anant Barua is appointed as whole-time member of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

 S Ramesh is appointed as chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and

Customs (CBIC).
 The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking theme of
2018 is “Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help
them grow healthy and safe”.

 The World Food Prize 2018 was awarded to Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David
Nabarro .
 IRDAI has constituted which committee to review regulations governing the
Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF)? Suresh Mathur committee
 Which country to host the high-level Conference on “International Decade for
Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”? Tajikistan
 The Union Water Resources Ministry has teamed up with which technology
giant for flood forecasting? Google
 Which renowned personality has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of
the Sikkim government? A R Rahman
 The Central Government has constituted a Chief Ministers Subgroup to
coordinate policy approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS. Which state
Chief Minister will be convenor of the supgroup? Madhya Pradesh
 Which state government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow
scheme to rank panchayats on the basis of social parameters? Haryana
 The new digital initiative of HRD Ministry „National Digital Library of India
(NDLI)‟ has developed by which IIT institute? IIT Kharagpur
 Which city has set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for largest number of
people performing yoga at one place at the same time on 2018 International
Yoga Day (IYD)? Kota (around one lakh 60 thousand people performed yoga at
one place at a same time on 21st June)
 Which Indian sportsperson has won the Sports Illustrated‟s Sportsperson Of
The Year award for 2017? Kidambi Srikanth
 Under „India Smart Cities Award 2018, which Smart City has been selected
for „City Award‟ for showing great momentum in implementation of projects?
Surat
 Which state capital has been selected as 100th Smart City under the Smart
Cities Mission? Shillong (capital of Meghalaya)
 Which country‟s researchers have developed the world‟s smallest computer
“Michigan Micro Mote”? United States
 Which Indian swimmer clinched gold in men‟s 50 meter breaststroke event at
2018 Singapore National Swimming Championships? Sandeep Sejwal
 Kim Jong-pil, who passed away recently, was the former Prime Minister of
which country? South Korea
 Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has been conferred with the ‘Chief
Minister of the Year’ award for her remarkable work in e-governance. The award
was given at the 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 held in New Delhi.
 Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women‟s recurve event
at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US? Deepika Kumari
 Which village panchayat of Haryana has passed a resolution “No Toilet, No
Bride”? Godikan
 Which committee will be constituted by the Union Government to lay down
standards for metro rail systems in the country? Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
committee ( popularly known as Metro Man of India)
 The naval forces of India and Bangladesh conducted first edition of joint patrol
exercise “Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)” in the Bay of Bengal.
 Which state government has launched a new scheme „Paani Bachao, Paise
Kamao‟ to check depletion of underground water? Punjab
 Pallavi Durua, who belongs to Odisha’s Koraput district, has been crowned as the
India’s first “Tribal Queen” at the Adi Rani Kalinga Tribal Queen competition held at
Utkal Mandap
 Which state is hosting the 58th National Interstate Senior Athletics 2018? Guwahati
(Assam)
 Bollywood Actress Kalki Koechlin has been conferred with the French distinction of
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres) for her contribution in enhancing Indo-French ties in cinema.
 Who has won the 2018 Formula One French Grand Prix tournament 2018?
Lewis Hamilton
 Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the 26th edition of world‟s largest
multilateral naval exercise “RIMPAC -2018”? INS Sahyadri
 The Government of India (GoI) has recently banned which drug for domestic
use to public sector from 1st July 2018? Oxytocin
 Who has authored the book “Ahimsa”, which sheds light on India‟s freedom
struggle? Supriya Kelkar
 According to data on language released as part of Census 2011, which is the
most spoken language in India? Hindi
 India has committed to increase its grant to $15 million to the Global
Environment Facility (GEF). Who is the representative of India in the GEF
Council? Aparna Subramani
 Which state government has announced a new scheme „Kanya Van Samruddhi
Yojana‟? Maharashtra
 Which committee has been constituted by the Maharashtra Government to
study issues related to floating solar power plant at Ujani dam? Satish
Chavan committee
 Which district has been ranked first in the NITI Aayog‟s Delta ranking of
Aspirational Districts Programme? Dahod district of Gujarat
 According to Mercer’s 24th annual Cost of Living Survey 2018, Mumbai (55) is
India’s most expensive city, followed by New Delhi (103) and Chennai (144). Kolkata
(182) and Bengaluru (170) are the least expensive Indian cities ranked. Hong Kong is
 emerged as the most expensive city followed by Tokyo (2), Singapore (4), Seoul (5),
Shanghai (7), and Beijing (9).
 Who is the author of the book “Vedvigyan Alok”? Agnivarat Naishthik
 Who will lead Indian women‟s team for the 2018 Women‟s Hockey World
Cup tournament in London? Rani Rampal
 Which of the following states in India has maximum number of Unesco World
Heritage Sites? Maharashtra (5 Sites) The sites include Ajanta Caves, Ellora
Caves, Elephanta Caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the Victorian
Gothic and Art Deco buildings of South Mumbai. The last one was included on 30
June, 2018.
 At present (June, 2018), which of the following state governments Disaster
Management Authorities are working with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard
Early Warning System (RIMES)? Odisha and Tamil Nadu