Current Affairs Quiz 25 September 2018
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- The Ballon d’Or is a football award given to the best player of the year by which country?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Singapore
D) Switzerland
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Option A
Explanation: For the first time ever, France Football has introduced the new award for women named “Women’s Ballon d’Or” to be awarded from the year 2018. The award is another step towards equality for women’s football. Ballon d’Or is awarded every year by France Football magazine since 1956 for the best player of the year and in 2018, the award will be given to both a woman and a man on December 3 in Paris.
- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik recently inaugurated the Odisha Bhawan in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
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Option C
Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Odisha Bhawan in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It will serve as a platform for engagement between his State and Tamil Nadu.
- United Nations has announced to observed Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace from ____________
A) 2016-2025
B) 2017-2026
C) 2018-2027
D) 2019-2028
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Option D
Explanation: The United Nations has unveiled the statue of Nelson Mandela at its headquarters in New York during the Mandela Peace Summit on September 24. The 1.9 m high statue of former South African President, who died in 2013, has been unveiled at the United Nations to mark 100th birth anniversary of the late South African leader. The U.N. is also declaring 2019-2028 as the “Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace”.
- Antyodaya Diwas is observed annually on __________
A) September 25
B) September 24
C) September 23
D) September 22
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Option A
Explanation: September 25 is observed as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The day was declared by the Modi Government on September 25, 2014.
- The Ministry of environment forest and climate change has unveiled an air pollution control device named _______________ in New Delhi
A) HAWA
B) WAYU
C) PAWAN
D) SAMEER
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Option B
Explanation: Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has inaugurated air pollution control device Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit (WAYU), at ITO in New Delhi. The device WAYU is developed by Council of Science and Industrial Research to mitigate air pollution at traffic junctions.
- Which country has won the most medal to achieve top rank in the 2018 Track Asia Cup (cycling)?
A) Hong Kong
B) Indonesia
C) China
D) India
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Option D
Explanation: The 5th edition of the Track Asia Cup was held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex Velodrome, New Delhi from September 21-23, 2018. It was organised by the Cycling Federation of India. India won the top spot by bagging 13 medals that includes 6 gold medals, 5 silver and 2 bronze.
- The 2nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting will be held in which city?
A) Jakarta
B) Beijing
C) New Delhi
D) Berlin
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Option C
Explanation: The First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA); the 2nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting and the 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo, (REINVEST- 2018) will be organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy from October 2-5, 2018 in New Delhi.
- TransUnion Cibil reports states that three Indian states constituted about 40 percent of all retail loan in India as on June 30, 2018. Which state given below is not among the three?
A) Karnataka
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra
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Option B
Explanation: Based on a new report by TransUnion Cibil, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka make up for nearly 40 percent of all retail loans in the country as well as 32 percent of the credit active population as on June 30, 2018. These three states account for just about a fifth of the overall population of the country, in other words it comprises just 20 percent of the total population.
- The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 for best men’s player of the year has been conferred to_____________
A) Ivan Rakitic
B) Mario Mandzukic
C) Luka Modric
D) Cristiano Ronaldo
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Option C
Explanation: Best FIFA Men’s Player: Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia); Best FIFA Women’s Player: Marta (Orlando Pride, Brazil)
- The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry reports that India will attract USD 100 billion FDI inflows per annum by which year?
A) 2019
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2022
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Option D
Explanation: As per the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India is likely to have USD 100 billion FDI inflow per annum by 2022 as volumes of foreign direct investment are increasing year after year.
- Name the ministry which has launched an NeVA app and portal to make the all the Legislatures of India paperless
A) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Finance
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Option A
Explanation: NeVA, an initiative by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, aims to make all the Legislatures of the country paperless by making the proceedings of the Houses digital. It is an attempt to provide the information about the functioning of House to the common citizen at the click of a button.
- Supreme Court has formed 3 member panel to be headed by ___________ for looking into aspects of jail reforms in India.
A) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
B) Amitava Roy
C) Prafulla Chandra Pant
D) H. L. Dattu
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Option B
Explanation: The Supreme Court has formed a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms across the country and suggest measures to deal with them. The committee will also look into the various issues concerning women prisoners as well as over-crowding in prisons.
