Current Affairs Quiz – 27 September 2018

Current Affairs Quiz 27 September 2018

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  1. Who among the following has been felicitated with the 2018 UN Champions of the Earth Award?
    A) Narendra Modi

    B) Ram Nath Kovind
    C) Venkaiah Naidu
    D) Arun Jaitley
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The 2018 Champions of the Earth Award has been bestowed upon 6 of the world’s most outstanding environmental changemakers that includes:

    1. Narendra Modi – Policy Leadership
    2. Emmanuel Macron – Policy Leadership
    3. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods (Jointly recognized) – Science and Innovation
    4. Cochin International Airport – Entrepreneurial Vision
    5. China’s Zhejiang’s Green Rural Revival Programme – Inspiration and Action
    6. Joan Carling – Lifetime Achievement Award

  2. Which among the given Universities has topped the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019?
    A) Stanford University

    B) University of Cambridge
    C) University of Oxford
    D) University of Hong Kong
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    Option C
    Explanation: The top 3 Universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 includes:

    • University of Oxford
    • University of Cambridge
    • Stanford University

  3. Name the head of the Lokpal Search Committee formed by the government to recommend names of its members
    A) A S Kiran Kumar

    B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
    C) Ranjana Prakash Desai
    D) Lalit K Panwar 
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    Option C
    Explanation: The government has set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice  Ranjana Prakash Desai. The Committee will  recommend the names for the Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal to the Lokpal Selection Committee
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  4. When is the World Tourism Day observed?
    A) September 24

    B) September 25
    C) September 26
    D) September 27
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    Option D
    Explanation: The World Tourism Day is observed worldwide on September 27 since 1980. In 2018 the theme of WTD is “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”
  5. As per the new SLR norms of RBI, banks will be able to carve out 15 % of SLR reserves to meet their liquidity requirement. The new rules will be applicable from_______________
    A) January 1

    B) October 1
    C) November 1
    D) December 1
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    Option B
    Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India will ease the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) norms from October 1 to induce liquidity into the financial system amid concerns of a credit crunch. RBI has enhanced the “Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity Coverage Ratio (FALLCR)” from the existing 11 percent to 13 percent of their deposits. This will enable the banks to ‘carve out’ up to 15 percent of holdings under the statutory liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) requirements as compared to 13 percent now.
     
  6. Which India state has won the National Tourism Award 2016-17 in the category of the best state for comprehensive development of tourism?
    A) Andhra Pradesh
    B) Gujarat
    C) Maharashtra
    D) West Bengal
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    Option A
    Explanation: Tourism Minister K J Alphons presented the National Tourism Awards 2016-17 in New Delhi on the ocassion of the World Tourism Day. The awards were given in various segments of the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. The Best State/UT: Comprehensive Development of Tourism. 
    Andhra Pradesh (first); Kerala  (second); Rajasthan and Goa jointly shared the third prize 
  7. The indigenously developed Astra missile was successfully tested by the Indian Air Force. It is a __________ type of missile
    A) surface-to-surface

    B) air-to-surface
    C) surface-to-air
    D) air-to-air
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    Option D
    Explanation: The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra
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  8. Which country will host the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship?
    A) Portugal

    B) Germany
    C) Turkey
    D) Spain
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    Option B
    Explanation: The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply 
    Euro 2024 will be hosted by Germany in June and July 2024. 
  9. Name the youngest Indian to feature in the 2018 Barclays Hurun India rich list
    A) Ritesh Agarwal

    B) Binny Bansal
    C) Pratham Mittal
    D) Surjit Kumar Gupta
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    Option A
    Explanation: 24 years old Ritesh Agarwal, founder of Oyo – a hospitality firm, is the youngest member of the Barclays and Hurun India rich list with a net worth of Rs. 2,600 crore. 95 years old chief of MDH, Dharam Pal Gulati is the senior most person in the list.  The list has been topped by RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani.
     
  10. The top Indian University to feature in Times Higher Education World University Rankings is___________
    A) Indian Institute of Technology Indore
    B) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
    C) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
    D) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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    Option C
    Explanation: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has once again retained the top spot in the annual ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings’ and has been place in 251-300 band. Besides, for the first time the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) has made its place in the list to become India’s second highest ranked university (351-400) ahead of IIT Bombay (401-500) and IIT Roorkee (401-500)
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