Current Affairs Quiz 13 November 2018

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1. The joint military Exercise INDRA 2018 between India and Russia is being held in which state?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Uttar Pradesh
   C) Karnataka
   D) Haryana
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The joint military exercise between Indian and Russia EXERCISE INDRA 2018 (10th) on combating insurgency under the aegis of United Nations (UN) is being conducted at Babina Field Firing Ranges, Babina Military Station in Jhansi Uttar Pradesh from 18 November 2018. 
2. Name the minister who has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
   A) D V Sadanand Gowda
   B) Kalraj Mishra
   C) Jual Oram
   D) Birender Singh
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers – D V Sadanand Gowda (He is the Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation)
3. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched an initiative named LEAP for development of higher education teachers. What does LEAP stands for?
   A) Leadership in Education and Academic Programme
   B) Language Enhancement and Applied Programming
   C) Learning and Application Programme
   D) Leadership for Academicians Programme
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) is a three weeks Flagship leadership development training programme. The main objective is to prepare second tier academic heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership roles in the future. 
4. Chitta Jena was a veteran singer of which language?
   A) Malayalam
   B) Marathi
   C) Odia
   D) Kannada
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Eminent Odia singer Chitta Jena passed away at 76,
5. Name the noted American Comic book writer famous for creating character of Spider-Man who died recently.
   A) Jack Kirby
   B) Stan Lee
   C) Mark Ruffalo
   D) Kevin Feige
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: American comic book writer and former chief of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has died in Los Angeles. He was 95. He created titles like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk.
6. India has increased its financial contribution to UNRWA to ____________ million dollars in 2018
   A) $ 4 million
   B) $ 3 Million
   C) $ 2 million
   D) $ 5 million
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India has increased its financial contribution to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from one million dollars in 2016 to five million dollars in 2018. India is also committed to contribute five million dollars in 2019.
7. How much amount of fund has been set up by the Indian unit of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to invest in Indian MSME sector?
   A) $ 200 million
   B) $ 500 million
   C) $ 250 million
   D) $ 300 million
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Indian unit of China’s largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has set up $200 million fund for investing in the MSME ventures.
8. The Reserve Bank of India has eased the norms regarding foreign borrowings for infrastructure creation by reducing the minimum average maturity requirement for ECBs from 5 years to _________ years
   A) 4 years
   B) 2 years
   C) 3 years
   D) 1 year
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has liberalized the norms governing foreign borrowings for infrastructure creation. The minimum average maturity requirement for the External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) in the infrastructure space raised by eligible borrowers has been reduced to three years from earlier five years.
9. The additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has been given to ___________
   A) D. V. Sadananda Gowda
   B) Narendra Singh Tomar
   C) Radha Mohan Singh
   D) Thawar Chand Gehlot
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs – Narendra Singh Tomar (He is the Rural Development Minister)
10. Name the initiative based on Swayam platform which has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for the development of the higher education faculty
    A) SAMARPAN
    B) TEJASWI
    C) PRAKHAR
    D) ARPIT
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT), a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty using the MOOCs platform SWAYAM.

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