Current Affairs Quiz 14 August 2018
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- Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Road Safety Campaign of the government of India?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Irrfan Khan
C) Virat Kohli
D) Akshay Kumar
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Option D
Explanation: Shri Nitin Gadkari announced the appointment of Akshay Kumar as Road Safety Brand Ambassador. Shri Nitin Gadkari launched three short films for generating public awareness towards road safety. Film actor Akshay Kumar has featured in these films.
- How many states have been identified by the government for the establishment of water aerodromes of the country?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
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Option C
Explanation: The Civil Aviation Ministry has approved a proposal for setting up of water aerodromes in the country for the first time ever. The Airports Authority of India has already identified the sites in Odisha, Gujarat, Assam, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh where water aerodrome would be developed.
- Who among the given has become the first Indian to be appointed as Chairperson of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI)?
A) N Raghuram
B) Abhinav Srivastava
C) Yash Pal
D) Chandrashekar Ramanathan
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Option A
Explanation: Indian scientist-academician, N Raghuram, has been elected Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI), a global policy making initiative. Raghuram is the first Indian and Asian to be elected to the Chair. He will succeed Mark Sutton of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh.
- The All India Institute of Ayurveda is in which city?
A) Pune
B) New Delhi
C) Bhopal
D) Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation: The Ministry of AYUSH has introduced new Central Sector scheme for promoting pharmacovigilance ofAyurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs. All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH, has been designated as National Pharmacovigilance Centre for coordinating various activities of the initiative.
- Which among the following bank’s server has been hacked recently withdrawing Rs 94 crore illegally?
A) Cosmos Bank
B) DNS Bank
C) RBL Bank
D) Abhyudaya Bank
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Option A
Explanation: Hackers managed to siphon off over Rs 94 crore through a malware attack on the server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank and cloning thousands of the bank’s debit cards over a period of two days.
- The spacecraft of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission has been named as___________
A) Satish
B) Abdul
C) Vikram
D) Chandra
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Option C
Explanation: The lander on the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which is scheduled to be launched on January 3, 2019 will be named ‘Vikram’ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space programme. The 3,890-kg Chandrayaan-2, which will be launched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-3, will orbit around the moon and study its lunar conditions to collect data on its topography, mineralogy and exosphere.It is a Rs 800 crore project.
- Balram Das Tandon was the Governor of which state?
A) West Bengal
B) Bihar
C) Haryana
D) Chhattisgarh
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Option D
Explanation: Chhattisgarh present Governor Balram Das Tandon passed away in at the age of 90. Tandon assumed office as the Governor of Chhattisgarh on July 25, 2014. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Which state has recently removed the income ceiling limit of 1.2 lakh from its Kanyashree scheme?
A) Haryana
B) West Bengal
C) Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: The West Bengal government has removed the annual income ceiling limit of Rs 1,20,000 from its ‘Kanyashree’ scheme.
- Usha Ananthasubramanian has been removed from post of MD and CEO of which bank?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Bank of India
C) Allahabad Bank
D) Union Bank of India
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Option C
Explanation: State-owned Allahabad Bank said Usha Ananthasubramanian no longer heads the bank following the Finance Ministry directive to remove her from the post. The central government removed Usha Ananthasubramanian in exercise of powers under section 9 of the Banking Companies Act, 1970.
- Who has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian women’s cricket team?
A) Ramesh Powar
B) Murali Kartik
C) Venugopal Rao
D) Lakshmipathy Balaji
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Option A
Explanation: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former Indian off-spinner Ramesh Powar as the head coach of the national women’s cricket team.He will fill the position of Tushar Arothe who resigned earlier in July.
- Viraj Madappa is related to which sports?
A) Tennis
B) Golf
C) Badminton
D) Archery
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Option B
Explanation: Twenty-year-old Viraj Madappa became the young Indian golfer to win on the Asian Tour after he won at Take Solutions Masters in Bengaluru.
- The Cosmos Bank is located in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Pune
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam is located in which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra
- Chilika Lake is situated in which of the given states?
A) Assam
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Gujarat
- What is the annual scholarship applicable for unmarried girls between 13 to 18 years under the Kanyashree scheme of Bengal government?
A) Rs 2000
B) Rs 3000
C) Rs 2500
D) Rs 1000
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Option D
Explanation: As per the scheme, unmarried girls above 13 years are offered cash incentive for remaining unmarried till 18. Kanyashree was launched in 2013 to prevent child marriage in economically weaker sections with an annual household income of ₹1.2 lakh. Successful applicants got ₹1,000 a year scholarship from 13 to 18 years and an one-time grant of ₹25,000 on remaining unmarried till 18 years.
