Current Affairs Progress Test – Set 102

1. What is the theme of the 2018 Global Agriculture and Food Summit to be held in Ranchi?
   Redefining Agriculture, Reshaping Lives
   Growing Farmer Income Sustainably
   From Agriculture to Agribusiness
   Growing Connections for Flourishing Communities
   None of These
   Option A
   Ranchi, Jharkhand will host the 2-day Global Agriculture and Food Summit at Khelgaon on November 29, 2018. Seven countries including China, Israel, Malaysia and Tunisia will attend the event. The focus of the summit will be organic farming. The theme of the event is REDEFINING AGRICULTURE, RESHAPING LIVES.

    

2. The web platform “PAiSA” under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) has been designed and developed by which bank?
   Bank of Baroda
   State Bank of India
   Allahabad Bank
   Punjab National Bank
   UCO Bank
   Option C
   

    

3. Netherlands beat which country to lift their 2018 Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy in China?
   China
   Argentina
   England
   Australia
   New Zealand
   Option D
   The Netherlands outclassed Australia 5-1 to win its seventh Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy held in Changzhou (China) in the Wujin Hockey Stadium. This was the 43 straight win in Hockey Matches for Netherlands. Argentina were the bronze medallists.

    

4. Who among the following is also referred to as the MILK MAN of India?
   N. R. Narayana Murthy
   Verghese Kurien
   G. Madhavan Nair
   E. Sreedharan
   Prathap C. Reddy
   Option B
   National Milk Day is observed on 26 November. National Milk Day is dedicated to Dr Verghese Kurien who was the architect of Operation Flood (1970), the programme which led India from being 50th in the world in terms of milk production to become the largest producer in just a couple of decades. Dr. Varghese Kurien is the founder of dairy firm Amul.

    

5. The annual Jangalmahal Festival was recently held in which city of India?
   Guwahati
   Kolkata
   Shimla
   Imphal
   Shillong
   Option B
   

    

6. The Constitution of India came into force on __________
   26 November 1949
   26 January 1949
   26 December 1949
   26 November 1950
   26 January 1950
   Option E
   On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.

    

7. The government has recently notified to include ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act _____________.
   2017
   1989
   2000
   1988
   2005
   Option D
   Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the insertion of the item ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. A Quadricycle is a vehicle of the size of a 3-wheeler but with 4 tyres and fully covered like a car. It has an engine like that of a 3-wheeler. This makes it a cheap and safe mode of transport for last mile connectivity.

    

8. Central Government has hiked the total outlay under the phase I of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME India) scheme by Rs __________
   Rs 200 crore
   Rs 50 crore
   Rs 100 crore
   Rs 250 crore
   Rs 150 crore
   Option C
   The government has increased the outlay by Rs 100 crore to Rs 895 crore for the first phase of the FAME India scheme to promote mass adoption of electric vehicles, having extended the scheme four times, according to an official notification.

    

9. Name the recipient of Kuncha Kala Tapasvi Award 2018 for Life time Achievement
   A. N. Patil
   Ponnappa S. Kademani
   V.T. Kale
   Pratap Bahurupi
   Praful Savant
   Option A
   

    

10. The 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health will take place in which city?
    Pune
    Mumbai
    Bengaluru
    New Delhi
    Hyderabad
    Option E
    

     

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