Current Affairs Quiz 31 July 2018
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- Based on the BSE data for April-June quarter, which company has become India’s most valued firm in terms of market capitalization?
A) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)
B) Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
C) HCL Technologies
D) Tata Group
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Option A
Explanation: Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has surpassed India’s biggest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) to become the country’s most valued firm in terms of market capitalization as per the data from the BSE for April-June Quarter. RIL recorded a market cap of Rs 7.51 trillion compared to TCS which was valued at Rs 7.43 trillion.
- The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Durban
C) Bangkok
D) Beijing
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Option B
Explanation: The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban along with the International Durban Film Festival from 22-27 July.
- Who has been selected for the 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award?
A) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
B) M.K. Narayanan
C) Viren J. Shah
D) Devanand Konwar
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Option A
Explanation: Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace.
- Which Indian state has recorded to be the highest contributor to incremental deposits in scheduled commercial banks by household sector?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Telangana
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Option C
Explanation: The Reserve Bank released data on the composition and ownership pattern of deposits with scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) as on March 31, 2018. The highlights of which are: Uttar Pradesh was the highest contributor to incremental deposits by households for the second consecutive year, with Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka also recording significant shares in deposit mobilisation.
- Which film has won the best film award at the 2018 BRICS Film Festival?
A) Bareilly Ki Barfi
B) Sachin: A Billion Dreams
C) Hindi Medium
D) Newton
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Option D
Explanation: Best Film Award: Newton; Best Actress honour: Bhanita Das for Village Rockstars; Special Jury Award: Village Rockstars
- The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit was held in which city?
A) New Delhi
B) Kathmandu
C) Hyderabad
D) Mumbai
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Option B
Explanation: The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit was held in Kathmandu to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries. The summit was jointly organized by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs and Nehru Memorial Museum Library.
- Which state has launched the smartphone distribution scheme, ‘Mobile Tihar’?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Punjab
D) Haryana
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Option B
Explanation: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, along with actress Kangana Ranaut, launched a smartphone distribution scheme, ‘Mobile Tihar’, under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY).
- Which ministry has launched the e-Aksharayan software to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents?
A) Ministry of Minority Affairs
B) Ministry of Skill Development
C) Ministry of Human Resource Development
D) Ministry of Information Technology
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Option D
Explanation: The IT ministry has launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents and it can be downloaded for free from its website. e-Aksharayan is a desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding.
- The Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs is located in which country?
A) Nepal
B) India
C) China
D) Japan
- The e-Aksharayan software will enable editing of document in how many languages?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 7
D) 6
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Option C
Explanation: The software supports editing in seven Indian languages – Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese.
