- Which country’s team has won the 2018 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy?
Correct Answer: C [Australia]
Notes:Australian hockey team has won the 2018 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy by defeating India in the final via penalty shoot-off at Breda, the Netherlands on July 1, 2018. It was Australia’s record 15th Champions Trophy title.
While India won their second consecutive silver medal, hosts the Netherlands bagged the bronze beating Olympic champions Argentina 2-0 in the third-fourth place match.
The 2018 Hockey tournament was the 37th and the last edition of the prestigious Hockey Champions Trophy for men.
It will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.
2.Who has been conferred with the National Kalidas Samman in visual arts by the Madhya Pradesh government?
[A] Kalamandalam Gopi [B] Anjolie Ela Menon [C] Satish Gujral [D] Puttaraj GavaiCorrect Answer: B [Anjolie Ela Menon]
Notes:Anjolie Ela Menon, the well known muralist, has recently been conferred with the prestigious National Kalidas Samman by the Madhya Pradesh government in Delhi for her contribution in visual arts.
The award was conferred in recognition of her insightful and sensitive portrayal of the identity and spirit of women through her meaningful paintings in a variety of media.
Beside her, Artist A. Ramachandran was also conferred with the Kalidas Award. Menon is counted among India’s most accomplished artists and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the Padma Shri.
She recently received a doctorate from Rabindra Bharati University.
3.Which of the following is the world’s first medicine made from marijuana that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ?
[A] Aconite [B] Epidiolex [C] Nux Vomica [D] CalendulaCorrect Answer: B [Epidiolex]
Notes:For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s first-ever cannabis-based medicine “Epidiolex” made from marijuana.
It is a milestone approval that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law.
The drug, manufactured by UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals, will be used to cure children aged 2-years old, who suffer from Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy. Epidiolex is a purified form of cannabidiol (CBD), one of the hundreds of molecules found in the marijuana plant. It contains less than 0.1% of Tetra-Hydro-Cannabinol (THC), which makes people high.
In simple words, the new drug is an oral solution of cannabidiol (CBD) and does not cause intoxication or a high.
4.The International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on which date?
[A] June 27 [B] June 30 [C] June 28 [D] June 29Correct Answer: B [June 30 ]
Notes:The International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed every year on June 30 to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near-Earth object threat.
In December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution A/RES/71/90 to proclaim Asteroid Day globally on June 30.
The day is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on 30th June 1908, the most harmful known asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history.
5.Who will chair the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)?
Correct Answer: D [S Masood Hussain]
[A] Kavindra H Dholakia [B] Suryanath Upadhyay [C] Bhagat Singh Koshyari [D] S Masood HussainNotes:On July 2, the first meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will be held at Central Water Commission (CWC) office in New Delhi to resolve disputes over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.
The meeting of the 9-member Authority will be chaired by the CWC Chairman S Masood Hussain, who is also heading the Cauvery Authority. The meeting will discuss the issues including water storage in Cauvery basin reservoirs, the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from Karnataka as per the schedule and duly complying with all aspects of the judgement of the Supreme Court in this regard.
As per Supreme Court’s direction, the Central Government constituted CWMA on 1st June 2018.
The CWMA is an umbrella body, which will monitor water management on a day-to-day basis, including the water level and inflow and outflow of reservoirs in all the basin states.
