Current Affairs Quiz 14 September 2018
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- Which country’s Central Bank has recently kept the highest interest rate in the world at 60%?
A) Paraguay
B) Chile
C) Brazil
D) Argentina
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Option D
Explanation: Argentina’s central bank kept its key interest rate on September 11, 2018 at 60 percent, the highest in the world. Central Bank of Argentina President – Luis Caputo.
- The India Tourism Mart (ITM) is being organised in which city to promote Tourism for All moto?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Surat
D) Bhopal
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Option B
Explanation: The Tourism Ministry will organize the India Tourism Mart (ITM) from 16th to 18th September, 2018 in partnership with the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) in New Delhi.
- When is the Hindi Divas observed?
A) September 14
B) September 12
C) September 13
D) September 15
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Option A
Explanation: Hindi Divas or Hindi day is an annual day celebrated on 14 September in India. Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.
- Which Indian metro city is top Indian city in the 2018’s Global Metro Monitor report?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Delhi
D) Kolkata
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Option C
Explanation: As per the 2018’s edition of Global Metro Monitor report of Brookings Institution, Delhi is sixth best performing metropolitan economy in the world. Other Indian cities in the list are: 14. Hyderabad; 19. Surat; 23. Mumbai (Total 4 Indian in the list of 300)
- What is the rank of India in terms of number of family owned businesses according to the ‘Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ report by CSRI?
A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
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Option B
Explanation: According to the ‘Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ report, published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI), in terms of the number of family-owned businesses, India ranks third globally in terms of the number of family-owned businesses with 111 companies of $839 billion total market capitalisation. Top- China with 159 firms; Second- United States with 121 firms.
- The Global Green Bond Partnership (GGBP) was launched at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). The Summit was held in which US state?
A) Florida
B) Hawaii
C) California
D) Michigan
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Option C
Explanation: Global Green Bond Partnership (GGBP) was launched at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). The Global Climate Action Summit 2018 was held in San Francisco, California.
- Which of the given Ministries has organised 12 days long Paryatan Parv?
A) Ministry of Tourism
B) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
C) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Option A
Explanation: The Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders is organizing the second edition of “Paryatan Parv”, a nation-wide celebration of Tourism, from the 16th to 27th September, 2018. Paryatan Parv is being organized reinforcing the principle of “Tourism for All”
- Which city has topped the 2018’s Global Metro Monitor report?
A) Manila
B) San Jose
C) Beijing
D) Dublin
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Option D
Explanation: The Irish city Dublin has topped the list of Global Metro Monitor report of Brookings Institution with nearly “unprecedented” GDP per capita growth.
- India’s first tribal tourism circuit under Swadesh Darshan scheme has been launched in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
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Option B
Explanation: The country’s first tribal tourism circuit was today inaugurated in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. The tourism circuit is being developed under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. It covers 13 sites in Chhattisgarh.
- Brij Katyal was a veteran Indian __________
A) Journalist
B) Scientist
C) Script Writer
D) Actor
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Option C
Explanation: Veteran film and TV shows writer Brij Katyal passed away battling cancer. He was around 85-86 years old. Katyal was known for TV shows such as Pal Chhin and Saans and films like Jab Jab Phool Khile.
