Current Affairs Quiz 18 September 2018
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- Government has launched the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUSHR) project to clean the Barapullah drain. The drain is in which state?
A) Maharsahtra
B) Delhi
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Haryana
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Option B
Explanation: Union Science & Technology minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUSHR) project at Sun Dial Park in New Delhi on September 18. The is a joint initiative of Indian and Dutch scientists. LOTUSHR can convert 10 lakh litre of sewage into clean water and generate 3 tonnes of biofuel. The project will include treating Barapullah drain to produce clean water, which can be reused for various purposes, while simultaneously recovering nutrients and energy from the urban waste water, thus converting the into profitable mines.
- India has recently signed US$ 74 million equivalent financing loan agreement with which organisation for the Uttrakhand Workforce Development Project?
A) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
B) International Monetary Fund
C) Asain Development Bank
D) World Bank
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Option D
Explanation: India has signed a Loan Agreement with the World Bank for IBRD Credit of US$74 million equivalent for the Uttrakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP).
- PM Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 557 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency _________________
A) Varanasi
B) Gandhinagar
C) Lucknow
D) Gorakhpur
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Option A
Explanation:Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the Foundation Stone for various development projects worth Rs 557 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on September 18, 2018.
- The world’s first hydrogen powered train has been launched by which country?
A) France
B) China
C) Germany
D) Singapore
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Option C
Explanation: Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, Coradia iLint, that can travel up to 140 kilometers per hour. Two models of the bright blue low noise train has been built by French TGV-maker Alstom and will ply a 100 km (62-mile) route between the towns and cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude in northern Germany.
- Which Indian Navy sailboat has been bestowed with the 2018 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INSV Tarini
C) INS Kalvari
D) INS Tarangini
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Option B
Explanation: The all-women crew of INSV Tarini has bagged the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for sailing across the world for eight long months. The award is the highest national recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of adventure on land, sea and air.
- The 7th UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Summit on Urban Tourism was held in which country?
A) South Korea
B) China
C) Russia
D) Seoul
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Option D
Explanation: The 7th UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Summit on Urban Tourism has been organised in Seoul, South Korea. Theme of the event: ‘A 2030 Vision for Urban Tourism’
- IATA has tied up with which bank to launch the EasyPay scheme?
A) ICICI Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) Yes Bank
D) HDFC Bank
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Option C
Explanation: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has rolled out a new payment model for travel agents named EasyPay Scheme.which aims to ease cash flows for airlines. Currently, travel agents in India receive seven-day credit to pay airlines for ticket bookings under the IATA’s billing and settlement plan. Agents are required to furnish a bank guarantee to avail credit. Under the EasyPay scheme announced today, agents will be able to make payments using a debit card. IATA has tied up with Yes Bank to implement the scheme.
- CBDT has made the masala bonds issued by Indian companies tax free which are issued between September 17, 2018 and ___________
A) October 17, 2018
B) January 1, 2019
C) December 31, 2018
D) March 31, 2019
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Option D
Explanation: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced tax exemption on interest payable by Indian companies to non-residents, including foreign companies, on “masala bonds” issued between September 17, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
- Name the Bollywood stars who have been roped in as the Ambassadors of Skill India Mission.
A) Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
B) Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar
C) Priyanka Chopra and Shahrukh Khan
D) Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor
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Option A
Explanation: Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed as Ambassadors on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission.
- “Story so far” is a book on which Indian athlete?
A) P. T. Usha
B) Dutee Chand
C) Seema Punia
D) Tintu Luka
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Option B
Explanation: A book on Indian athlete Dutee Chand titled “Story so far” will be released in 2019. The book is authored by Journalist, author and filmmaker Sundeep Misra.
- Name the first Indian women Indian administrative service officer who passed away recently.
A) Aruna Sundararajan
B) Renuka Ray
C) Anna Rajam Malhotra
D) Isha Basant Joshi
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Option C
Explanation: India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence, Anna Rajam Malhotra passed away at 91. Malhotra joined the civil services in 1951 and opted for the Madras cadre. She then served in the Madras state under Chief Minister C Rajagopalachari.
- Dolagobinda Pradhan who died recently was the former minister of which state?
A) Odisha
B) Maharashtra
C) Haryana
D) West Bengal
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Option A
Explanation: Veteran freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away at his residence Bhubaneswar after a brief illness. He was 93.
