Current Affairs Quiz 15 August 2018
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- India observed its_______ Independence day on 15 August 2018
A) 73
B) 72
C) 74
D) 71
- E-Pay app has been launched by which organisation?
A) Supreme Court of India
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Bombay Stock Exchange
D) NITI Aayog
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Option A
Explanation: The e-committee of the Supreme Court of India has launched the applications – e-courts services, E-pay and NSTEP (National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes)
- According to the latest notification by the Ministry of Home Affairs, no ATMs in cities would be allowed to be replenished with cash after___________
A) 6 pm
B) 9 pm
C) 11 pm
D) 7 pm
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Option B
Explanation: The home ministry has notified rules relating to cash loading of ATMs and cash transportation. The major instructions are: No ATM should be replenished with cash after 9 pm in cities and No ATMs will be cash-loaded in rural areas post 6 pm.
- India is planning to launch a manned spacecraft________ to send its astronauts to space by 2022.
A) Aakashyaan
B) Vayuyaan
C) Gaganyaan
D) Ambaryaan
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Option C
Explanation: India has resolved to send manned spacecraft “Gagan-Yaan” to the space by 2022 using its own capabilities. India will be the fourth country to do this.
- Which city has topped the Global Liveability Index 2018?
A) Paris
B) Dubai
C) New York
D) Vienna
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Option D
Explanation: Austria’s capital, Vienna, has been ranked as the most liveable of the 140
cities surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit. This was released in the Global Liveability Index 2018. Damascus, Syria has been ranked last. New Delhi is the top Indian city ranked at 112th then Mumbai is next at 117th.
- Chemmanam Chacko was a well known poet of which language?
A) Kannada
B) Malayalam
C) Marathi
D) Bengali
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Option B
Explanation:Noted Malayalam poet and Sahitya Akademi awardee Chemmanam Chacko died at his residence. He was 92. Chacko had won several awards, including those by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Sanjayan Award, Kunjan Nambiar Kavitha puraskaram, P Smaraka Puraskaram and Mahakavi Ulloor Award.
- The Supreme Court has launched NSTEP app. What does NSTEP stands for?
A) National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes
B) National System and Technique of Electronic Processes
C) National Solution and Trail of Electronic Processes
D) National Structure and Trace of Electronic Processes
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Option A
Explanation: National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP)- The court staffers, who are entrusted with the task of serving court summons and notices on litigants, would be provided smart phones and they can digitally serve them on litigants by using the NSTEP.
- Which state has launched the Rythu Bima scheme?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Telangana
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Option D
Explanation: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao launched two major new schemes, including free life insurance for farmers, on the occasion of Independence Day. ‘Rythu Bima’ scheme- every farmer would get life insurance cover of Rs five lakh. 28 lakh farmers in the age group of 18 to 59 would be insured. The government would bear an annual premium of Rs 2271.50 per farmer. Economic support scheme for backward classes- The government would provide a grant of Rs 50,000 to the beneficiaries to start small businesses.
- The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Abhiyan will be launched on__________
A) August 30
B) October 2
C) September 25
D) November 5
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Option C
Explanation: In order to provide free health services to the poorest people, Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Abhiyan under which any person can get relief from dreaded diseases by going to the good hospitals. It will be launched on 25th September, 2018, the anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
- What is the maximum limit of cash that can be carried by the Van for ATM replenishment in single trip as per the latest norms for ATM cash loading notified by the government?
A) Rs 10 crore
B) Rs 5 crore
C) Rs 7 crore
D) Rs 8 crore
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Option B
Explanation: No cash van should carry more than Rs 5 crore on a single trip. Cash for loading into an ATM machine will be collected from the bank on the previous day or in the first half of the day.
- The ‘Pitch to MOVE’ competition has been launched by which organisation?
A) National Payments Corporation of India
B) Ministry of Finance
C) FICCI
D) NITI Aayog
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Option D
Explanation: NITI Aayog has launched “Pitch to MOVE” – a mobility pitch competition to provide budding entrepreneurs of India a unique opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a distinguished jury. Startups working in the various fields of mobility can pitch their ideas to industry leaders and Venture Capitalists for raising investments.
- Hakam Singh Bhattal passed away. He was a renowned_________
A) Sportsman
B) Politician
C) Scientist
D) Author
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Option A
Explanation: Asian Games gold medallist and Dhyan Chand awardee Hakam Singh Bhattal passed away at 64. He won the gold in the 20km race walk event of the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. He also won a gold in the Asian Track and Field Meeting held at Tokyo in 1979. Bhattal got the Dhyan Chand Award on August 29, 2008.
- Anandiben Patel has been appointed as the Governor (additional charge) of which state?
A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Jharkhand
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Option C
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel took oath as the Governor of Chhattisgarh. She took the additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the demise of its Governor, Balramji Dass Tandon. Anandiben will discharge the additional duties until the regular arrangements for the office of governor of Chhattisgarh are made.
- The Economist Intelligence Unit has its headquarter in which country?
A) Paris, France
B) London, UK
C) Geneva, Switzerland
D) New York, US
- The ‘MOVE:Global Mobility Summit’ will take place in which city?
A) Gandhinagar
B) Gurgaon
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
