Current Affairs Quiz 5 October 2018
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- NGT has constituted a committee to monitor the proper implementation of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna’. The committee will be headed by____________
A) Justice U C Dhyani
B) Justice Sunil Satyarthi
C) Justice Vivek Kumar Tandon
D) Justice Om Prakash
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Option A
Explanation: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the ‘Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna’, which proposes to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand namely Yamnotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. However, the green tribunal has formed a committee headed by former Uttarakhand High Court Judge Justice U C Dhyani to monitor the implementation of Environment Management Plan (EMP) of the project.
- The International Teachers Day is observed annually on_______________
A) October 4
B) October 5
C) October 3
D) October 2
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Option B
Explanation: World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on October 5 since 1994. The Theme for 2018 International Teachers Day is “The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher”.
- How many MoUs have been signed between India and Russia during the 19th Annual Bilateral Summit between the two nations?
A) 17
B) 2
C) 12
D) 8
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Option D
Explanation: Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Russia Mr. Vladimir V. Putin met for the 19th edition of the Annual Bilateral Summit in New Delhi on October 4-5, 2018. The Summit concluded with the signing of 8 major Agreements and MoUs between the two nations.
- The Government has constituted a Task Force to address the Skill Gap in India. The task force will be co-chaired by Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan and ____________
A) Salil Parekh
B) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
C) Rekha M. Menon
D) Abidali Neemuchwala
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Option A
Explanation: The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, has launched a Task Force in collaboration with the World Economic Forum for Closing the Skills Gap in India. The task force will be co-chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan along with Shri Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys.
- Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 is a joint Coast Guard exercise between India and____________
A) Russia
B) Indonesia
C) Vietnam
D) France
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Option C
Explanation: The Indian Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard undertook joint exercises ‘Sahyog HOP TAC-2018″ off the Chennai coast in Tamil Nadu.
- What is the current Repo Rate?
A) 6.00%
B) 6.75%
C) 6.25%
D) 6.50%
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Option D
Explanation: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its fourth bi-monthly policy statement on October 5, 2018 decided to keep the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.5 percent. Consequently, the Reverse Repo Rate under the LAF remains at 6.25 per cent, and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent. The GDP growth projection for 2018-19 is retained at 7.4 percent.
- The Alphonso mangoes of Maharashtra has recently received GI tag by the government. Which was the first product in India to get GI tag?
A) Blue Pottery of Jaipur
B) Mahabaleshwar Strawberry
C) Darjeeling Tea
D) Banarasi Sarees
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Option C
Explanation: The government has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra.
- The 36th National Games of India is scheduled to take place in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Goa
C) Rajasthan
D) Telangana
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Option B
Explanation: The 36th National Games of India is rescheduled to take place in Goa from March 30 to April 14, 2019. It will he held in PJN Stadium, Fatorda. The Games were earlier scheduled to be held in November 2018.
- The pilot phase of India’s first “Methanol Cooking Fuel Program” has been launched in which state?
A) Assam
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Gujarat
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Option A
Explanation: India’s first “Methanol Cooking Fuel Program” was launched at the Assam Petro-chemicals campus, a state owned company at Namrup, Assam. “Methanol Cooking Fuel Program” is also Asia’s first cannisters based cooking medium. The project aims at reducing import of crude and provide clean, import substitute, cost effective and pollution free cooking medium.
- Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of IDBI Bank wef October 2018?
A) Sudhir Shyam
B) Pankaj Jain
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Ashima Goyal
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Option C
Explanation: The government has appointed senior banker and former MD and CEO of Canara Bank, Rakesh Sharma as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDBI Bank. He has been appointed for a period of six months or until further orders.
- The India International Science Festival 2018 has been inaugurated in which city?
A) Chandigarh
B) Gandhinagar
C) Indore
D) Lucknow
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Option D
Explanation: The four day long India International Science Festival has been inaugurated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by Union Minister of Science &Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The focal theme of this year’s festival is Science for Transformation.
- Name the Financial institution which has signed $110 million loan agreement with India to improve rural road connectivity in Madhya Pradesh
A) Asian Development Bank
B) World Bank
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D) International Monetary Fund
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Option A
Explanation: India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed $110 million loan to finance the upgrade of 2,800 kilometers all-weather rural roads in the State of Madhya Pradesh under the Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Program (PMGSY).
- Which Indian city is hosting the India Chem 2018 Conference?
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Pune
D) Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation: India Chem 2018, the 10th Biennial International Exhibition & Conference has been organised in Mumbai from October 4-6, 2018. The largest event of Chemicals and Petrochemical Industry in India, has jointly been organised by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India and FICCI.
- Who has been named to be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Asian Para Games?
A) Varun Bhati
B) Deepa Malik
C) Devendra Jhajharia
D) Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Option D
Explanation: Rio Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu has been named as flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Asian Para Games to be held in Jakarta from October 6-13.
- Russia has signed air defence system deal with India to supply S-400 missile system worth ______________ billion
A) USD 3 billion
B) USD 4 billion
C) USD 5 billion
D) USD 2 billion
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Option C
Explanation: India and Russia have signed signed the USD 5 billion air defence system deal for the supply of the S-400 Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile System to India.
- Which state has launched the state-wide Common payment card system named Odyssey City Card?
A) Odisha
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana
D) Kerala
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Option A
Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled ‘Odyssey City Card’, a common payment card system (CPCS) to help the citizens use a single payment option for multi-purpose city level usage. The chief minister also launched 25 ‘My Odyssey Centres’ where the ‘Odyssey City Card’ will be available for issuance. The card is a joint initiative of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited(BSCL) and ICICI bank.
- Alphonso Mangoes are popularly known as ___________ in Maharashtra
A) Chaunsa
B) Hapus
C) Langra
D) Totapuri
- Sahyog HOP TAC-2018 joint exercise was held off the coast of____________
A) Chennai
B) Hyderabad
C) Bhubaneswar
D) Kochi
- Paralympic athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu is related to which game?
A) Swimming
B) Shot Put
C) Javelin Throw
D) High Jump
- The Fatorda Stadium is located in which state of India?
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Telangana
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Option C
Explanation: The Fatorda Stadium will host the 36th National Games of India in Goa from March 30 to April 14, 2019.
