Last Minute Tips – Current Affairs for SNAP General Knowledge Preparation
Saturday, December 15th, 2018
SNAP exam is scheduled for tomorrow and General Knowledge forms a very important part of it. Not only it is a high scoring section but you can wrap it up very quickly as well. The problem, however, with the GK section in SNAP is that there is no pre-defined syllabus. Although the official notification says that it will be based on current affairs but what that it is such a vast field – it is virtually impossible to cover everything. Given below are some of the key highlights from ‘Current Affairs of 2018’ that might help.
Important Posts / Appointments in 2018
Organizations
| Chief Economic Advisor | Krishnamurthy Subramanian |
| Governor, RBI | Shaktikanta Das |
| Chief Economist, IMF | Gita Gopinath (Jan 2019) |
| Chairman, ISRO | Kailasavadivoo Sivan |
| President, Sahitya Akademi | Chandrashekhar Kambar |
| Chairman, Competition Commission of India | Ashok Kumar Gupta |
| Solicitor General of India | Tushar Mehta |
| Sports Brand Ambassador of Assam | Hima Das |
| Chairman, National Green Tribunal | Adarsh Kumar Goel |
Corporate World
| CEO, Pepsico | Ramon Laguarta |
| CEO, Axis Bank | Amitabh Chaudhary (Jan 2019) |
| CEO, ICICI | Sandeep Bakshi |
| CEO, WPP | Mark Read |
| CEO, Vodafone Idea | Balesh Sharma |
| Chairman, SBI | Rajnish Kumar |
| CEO, Intel | Robert Swan |
| CEO, Fiat Chrysler | Micahel Manley |
| CEO, Goldman Sachs | David Solomon |
| CEO, American Express | Stephen Squeri |
Politics – World
| Prime Minister, Egypt | Moustafa Madbouly |
| President, Liberia | George Weah (Footballer) |
| President, South Africa | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Prime Minister, Bhutan | Lotay Tshering |
| Prime Minister, Iraq | Adel Abdul Mahdi |
| Prime Minister, Malaysia | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Prime Minister, Nepal | Khadga Prasad Oli |
| Prime Minister, Pakistan | Imran Khan (Cricketer) |
| Prime Minister, Sri Lanka | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister, Italy | Giuseppe Conte |
| President, Spain | Pedro Sánchez |
| Prime Minister, Australia | Scott Morrison |
| President, Brazil | Jair Bolsonaro (Jan 2019) |
Politics – India
| Karnakata | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Megalaya | Conrad Sangma |
| Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio |
| Tripura | Biplab Kumar Deb |
| Madhya Pradesh | Kamal Nath |
| Rajasthan | Ashok Gehlot |
| Mizoram | Zoramthanga |
| Telangana | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Chattisgarh | TS Singh Deo or Bhupesh Baghel |
Sports in 2018
Wimbledon 2018
| Category | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Kevin Anderson (South Africa) |
| Women’s Singles | Angelique Kerber (Germany) | Serena Williams (USA) |
| Men’s Doubles | Mike Bryan (USA) and Jack Sock (USA) | Michael Venus (New Zealand) and Raven Klaasen (South Africa) |
| Women’s Doubles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Nicole Melichar (USA) and Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) |
US Open 2018
| Category | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) |
| Women’s Singles | Naomi Osaka (Japan) | Serena Williams (USA) |
| Men’s Doubles | Mike Bryan (USA) and Jack Sock (USA) | ŁukaszKubot (Poland) and Marcelo Melo (Brazil) |
| Women’s Doubles | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) and CoCoVandeweghe (USA) | Timea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) |
French Open 2018
| Category | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Dominic Thiem (Austria) |
| Women’s Singles | Simona Halep (Rome) | Sloane Stephens (USA) |
| Men’s Doubles | Nicolas Mahut (France) and Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) | Oliver Marach (Austria) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) |
| Women’s Doubles | Barbara Krejcikova (Czech Re- public) and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | EriHozumi (Japan) and Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) |
Australian Open 2018
| Category | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | Marin Cilic (Croatia) |
| Women’s Singles | Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) | Simona Halep (Romania) |
| Men’s Doubles | Oliver Marach (Austria) & Mate Pavic(Croatia) | Robert Farah (Colombia) & J. Cabal (Colombia) |
| Women’s Doubles | Kristina Mladenovic (France) &Tímea Babos (Hungary) | Elena Vesnina (Russia) & Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) |
National Sports Awards Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
- Virat Kohli (Cricket)
- Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
2018 Formula World Championship
- 2018 World Drivers’ Championship title was won by Lewis Hamilton
- 2018 World Constructors’ Championship title was won by Mercedes
2018 Commonwealth Games
- Held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- India’s Rank – 3rd
- No of Gold Medals – 26
- No of Total Medals – 66
The 21st FIFA World Cup 2018
- Host Country – Russia
- Winners – France
- Runners- Up – Croatia
Awards in 2018
Nobel Prizes – 2018
| Physiology or Medicine | James P Allison (USA) and TasakuHonjo (Japan) |
| Physics | Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland (Canada) |
| Chemistry | (a) one half to Frances H. Arnold (USA) (b) other half jointly to George P. Smith (USA) and Sir Gregory P. Winter (UK) |
| Peace | Denis Mukwege (Congo) and Nadia Murad (Iraq) |
| Economic Sciences | William D. Nordhaus (USA) and Paul M. Romer (USA) |
Literary Awards – 2018
Jnanpith Award – Amitav Ghosh (First English Writer)
Man Booker Prize – Anna Burns (Milkman)
Golden Man Booker – Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient)
Man Booker International Prize – Olga Tokarczuk (Author), Jennifer Croft (Translator) for the book ‘Flights’
Pulitzer Prize – Kendrick Lamar (for Damn. First rapper)
I sincerely hope that you get at least 1 question from the data given above. If you do, please remember to come back and comment on this post so that we know about it as well.
Cheers,
Ravi Handa
Founder, Handa Ka Funda
WE got a question from this post in snap exams. Thanks a lot
Got 3 questions from this post.Handa sir you are great.