Current Affairs Quiz 12 August 2018
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- Which city in North India is soon to get the first ever full-fledged Space Technology Research Centre?
A) Jammu
B) Jaipur
C) Chandigarh
D) New Delhi
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Option A
Explanation: Jammu will be the first city in North India to get a full-fledged Space Technology Research Centre, devoted to research, academics and post-graduation study. The Centre will function under the aegis of the Central University Jammu.
- India’s first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has been inducted into the police department of which state/UT?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Mumbai
C) Delhi
D) Maharashtra
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Option C
Explanation: The Delhi Police have inducted India’s first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations. The 36 member team of women commandos from the northeastern states underwent rigorous training of around 15 months from specialists all across India.
- The International Youth Day is observed on________
A) August 10
B) August 13
C) August 11
D) August 12
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Option D
Explanation: The International Youth Day is observed every year on August 12 to raise awareness about the challenges and problems facing the youth of the world.
- The historic Hussainiwala bridge has recently been dedicated to the nation by Defence Minister. The bridge is located in which state?
A) Sikkim
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Punjab
D) Himachal Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a strategically important bridge at Hussainiwala in Punjab, which was was blown off during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war to stop advance of enemy force’s armoured units. The 280-feet-long bridge will connect Ferozpur with Hussainiwala barrage on Sutlej river.
- Which bank has launched the first of its kind service involving Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based transactions using its micro ATM tablets?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Axis Bank
C) YES Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Option B
Explanation: Axis Bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based transactions through its micro ATM tablets.
- Which among the given days is observed on August 12 globally?
A) World Monkey Day
B) World Dolphin Day
C) World Tiger Day
D) World Elephant Day
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Option D
Explanation: World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants.
- The Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018 has been organised in which city?
A) Birgunj
B) New Delhi
C) Kathmandu
D) Mumbai
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Option A
Explanation: The two days Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018 began in Birgunj, Nepal on August 12, 2018. The event inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Province 2 Mohammad Lalbabu Raut was organised by Nepal India Co-operation Forum for strengthening Indo-Nepal ties.
- India’s Ajay Jayaram lost to which shuttler to settle for silver in the 2018 Vietnam Open badminton tournament?
A) Shin Baek-cheol
B) Shivam Sharma
C) Shesar Hiren Rhustavito
D) Mithun Manjunath
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Option C
Explanation: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram won Silver Medal at the Vietnam Open 2018 (Badminton) after losing the final to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia.
- The Indian Railways have decided to do away with the free travel insurance facility to the e-ticket passengers from ____________
A) October 1
B) September 1
C) November 1
D) December 1
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Option B
Explanation: The Indian Railways will no more provide free travel insurance to its passengers starting September 1. The option of free insurance will be optional. Now, travellers will have to choose from two options, either to opt-in or opt-out of travel insurance during the time of ticket booking from the website.
- V.S. Naipaul who passed away recently was a renowned Noble Prize winner in which field?
A) Economics
B) Physics
C) Peace
D) Literature
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Option D
Explanation: Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipaul passed away in London. He was 85. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2001 for his 1987 work “The Enigma of Arrival.
- What is the theme of the 2018 International Youth Day?
A) Safe Spaces for Youth
B) Youth Building Peace
C) The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production
D) Youth and Civic Engagement
