1.Which country’s national team has clinched the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018?
[A] Bangladesh[B] India
[C] Bhutan
[D] Nepal
ANSWER: B [India]
Notes:
Indian Women National Football team has clinched the 2nd edition of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018 after defeating Bangladesh in the final in Thimpu, Bhutan on August 18. A solitary second-half strike by Sunita Munda helped the Indian U-15 team clinch the title. The SAFF is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia and is part of the larger Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
2.Who has become first Indian woman wrestler to bag gold at the 18th Asian Games 2018?
[A] Pooja Dhanda[B] Sakshi Malik
[C] Vinesh Phogat
[D] Priyanka Phogat
ANSWER: C [Vinesh Phogat]
Notes:
Vinesh Phogat has created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. in the final match in freestyle 50 kg category, she defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 20, 2018. The gold also enabled Vinesh to achieve another feat as she became the only woman wrestler to win two medals in back-to-back Asian Games. Earlier, Vinesh had won a bronze medal in the 48kg category at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Vinesh also won back-to-back gold medals in Glasgow and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games this year. Beside her, Wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched India’s first gold medal at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 after defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men’s 65 kg freestyle title bout.
3.Which former Indian Army chief has been awarded the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit’?
[A] Bipin Rawat[B] Vijay Kumar Singh
[C] Dalbir Singh Suhag
[D] Bikram Singh
ANSWER: C [Dalbir Singh Suhag]
Notes:
Former Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has been awarded the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit (Degree of commander)’ on August 17, 2018, at Pentagon, Washington DC. The award was given to Singh for exceptionally meritorious service as Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) from August 2014 to December 2016. With this, he became the 2nd Indian military officer to get this award after General Rajendrasinghji Jadeja in 1946. The Legion of Merit is awarded in four degrees – Degree of Chief Commander, Degree of commander, Degree of the officer, Degree of Legionnarie.
4.Which Indian Shooter bagged a Silver in the men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 ?
[A] Deepak Kumar[B] Lakshay
[C] Neeraj Chopra
[D] Saurabh Chaudhary
ANSWER: A [Deepak Kumar]
Notes:
On August 20, Indian Shooter Deepak Kumar claimed Silver in the Men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event with a score of 247.7 points at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. In the Men’s Trap, Lakshay clinched the silver medal with an impressive 43 from 50 shots. Earlier, Wrestler Bajrang Punia had given India its first Gold of the Games in the 65 kg division.
5.Uri Avnery, who passed away recently, was the renowned journalist from which country?
[A] Spain[B] Israel
[C] South Africa
[D] Palestine
ANSWER: B [Israel]
Notes:
Uri Avnery (94), a trailblazing Israeli journalist & peace activist and one of the first to openly advocate for a Palestinian state, has passed away in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 20, 2018. He was famous for crossing the lines during the Siege of Beirut to meet Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat on 3 July 1982. It was first time that the Palestinian leader ever met with an Israeli. Avnery was the author of several books about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, including 1948: A Soldier’s Tale, the Bloody Road to Jerusalem (2008); Israel’s Vicious Circle (2008); and My Friend, the Enemy (1986).
