Current Affairs Quiz 30 December 2018
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- Who has clinched the 2018 Mubadala World Tennis Championship?
A) Dominic Thiem
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Kevin Anderson
D) Alexander Zverev
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Option B
Explanation: Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion Kevin Anderson to win the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. This is his 4th Mubadala title.
- What is the extended time period granted to the banks by the RBI for offering liquidity support to NBFCs to meet their liquidity coverage ratio requirements?
A) 31 March 2019
B) 31 December 2018
C) 30 April 2019
D) 31 January 2019
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Option A
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has decided to extend the relaxation offered to banks for offering liquidity support to non bank lenders – NBFCs and HFCs – up to March 31, 2019. Earlier, this facility was available till December 31, 2018.
- Late Shri Mrinal Sen was a veteran _________
A) Journalist
B) Poet
C) Singer
D) Filmmaker
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Option D
Explanation: Noted Bengali filmmaker and Padma Bhushan awardee Mrinal Sen has died at 95. He was known for movies like Bhuvan Shome and Mrigaya.
- Which of the following islands name has been changed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep?
A) Baratang Island
B) Barren Island
C) Ross Island
D) Cinque Island
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Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on December 30, 2018. Ross Island would now be named Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep;
- Who has been selected for the National Nritya Shiromani Award 2019?
A) Yamini Krishnamurthy
B) Uma Sharma
C) Alarmel Valli
D) Anindita Neogy Anaam
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Option D
Explanation: Anindita Neogy Anaam will be honoured with the National Nritya Shiromani award 2019 for promoting the dance form across the world. She is a US-based Kathak exponent.
- Exhibition Dandi Yatra has been launched in which city as a part of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Prayagraj
D) Surat
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Option B
Explanation: The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, Government of India has organised the exhibition ‘Dandi Yatra” in New Delhi. The exhibition is a part of the celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.
- The Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins’ initiative has been launched by which state recently?
A) Odisha
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Maharashtra
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Option A
Explanation: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched ‘Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins’ initiative in Odisha to make Odisha’s 2.25 crore women empowered and self-reliant. The forms a part of CSR initiative of Oil marketing companies (OMC) in Odisha. The OMCs will set up 100 manufacturing units at the Common Service Centres (CSC) at an estimated cost of Rs 2.94 crore.
- How much amount has been earmarked by the government for funding athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to prepare for 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A) Rs 500 crore
B) Rs 200 crore
C) Rs 50 crore
D) Rs 100 crore
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Option D
Explanation: The Ministry of Sports has earmarked Rs. 100 crore for funding the athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) ahead of 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
- Which of the given islands has been renamed as Shaheed Dweep?
A) Ross Island
B) Neil Island
C) Havelock Island
D) Long Island
- The Havelock Island in Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been renamed as_____________
A) Shaheed Dweep
B) Satya Dweep
C) Swaraj Dweep
D) Subhas Dweep
