Current Affairs Quiz 4 December 2018
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- When is the Indian Navy Day observed annually?
A) December 2
B) December 5
C) December 3
D) December 4
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Option D
Explanation: Navy Day in India is celebrated on 4 December every year to celebrate the achievements and role of the naval force to the country. Theme for 2018 Navy Day: ‘Indian Navy, Mission-deployed and Combat-ready.’
- The maiden India-Japan Joint Air Exercise SHINYUU Maitri-18 is being held in which city?
A) Agra
B) Gurugram
C) Pune
D) Panaji
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Option A
Explanation: The first edition of the bilateral air exercise “SHINYUU Maitri-18” between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) is being held from December 3-7, 2018 at the Air Force station in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The theme of the exercise is Joint Mobility and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) on Transport Aircraft.
- Who has been conferred with the 2018 Ballon d’Or?
A) Lionel Messi
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Luka Modric
D) Kylian Mbappe
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Option C
Explanation: The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by France Football since 1956 to honour the best player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year. Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has bagged the 2018 Ballon d’Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade.
- According to the rating agency CRISIL, India’s GDP is expected to be at______________ percent in 2018-19
A) 7.7%
B) 7.4%
C) 7.5%
D) 7.2%
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Option B
Explanation: Crisil cut India’s GDP growth forecast for financial year 2018-19 to 7.4 per cent from the earlier 7.5%.
- Name the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
A) Craig Reedie
B) Yu Zaiqing
C) Svein Arne Hansen
D) Jon Ridgeon
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Option D
Explanation: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced the appointment of Jon Ridgeon as its new CEO. Ridgeon will take up the new role in March 2019. IAAF President: Sebastian Coe
- The government of India has constituted 6 member panel to look into matter related to selling 149 oil and gas fields of ONGC and OIL. Who has been appointed as the head of the panel?
A) Subhash Chandra Garg
B) Amitabh Kant
C) Rajiv Kumar
D) Shashi Shanker
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Option C
Explanation: The government has constituted a six-member committee headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar to look at selling as many as 149 small and marginal oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC and OIL to private and foreign companies to boost domestic output.
- Who has been sworn in as the new Finance Secretary?
A) Ajay Narayan Jha
B) Binoy Kumar
C) S K Vashishtha
D) Rajiv Gauba
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Option A
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Mr Ajay Narayan Jha as the new Finance Secretary. 59-year old A.N. Jha, is a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.
- Which city hosted the 2nd meeting of the ‘NITI Forum for North East’?
A) Agartala
B) Guwahati
C) Shillong
D) Kohima
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Option B
Explanation: The second meeting of the ‘NITI Forum for North East’ was held in Guwahati, Assam on December 4, 2018. The meeting was Chaired by Vice Chairman, NITI AAYOG, Rajiv Kumar while Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh co-chair it.
- Which Indian city is hosting the 2018 International Conference on Bear Care?
A) Bengaluru
B) Pune
C) Delhi
D) Agra
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Option D
Explanation: For the first time, India is hosting the International Conference on Bears Care from December 3-6 at Agra Bear Rescue Facility in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The four-day conference is aimed at sharing knowledge on principles of the welfare of bears and other wild animals in zoos, sanctuaries and rescue centres.
- Which state has launched an initiative named PEETHA to create awareness about government welfare schemes?
A) Odisha
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Karnataka
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Option A
Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced Peoples Empowerment – Enabling Transparency and Accountability of Odisha (PEETHA) Initiatives to create awareness about the government’s welfare schemes, and improving transparency in the implementation of the same. The initiative is a sub-scheme of the government’s flagship “Ama Gaon Ama Bikas” scheme. PEETHA is a part of the 3-T initiative of Technology Transparency and Teamwork model.
- The Operation Minimum Wage has been launched by which state recently to ensure minimum wage to all workers.
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Delhi
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation: Delhi government has launched a 10-day drive ‘Operation Minimum Wage’ and a helpline number for people to register their complaints in order to ensure minimum wage to all workers.
- The India Water Impact Summit 2018 is being held in which city?
A) Pune
B) Gurugram
C) Agra
D) New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The annual India Water Impact Summit 2018 will be held from 5-7 December 2018 in New Delhi. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the event. Theme: Showcasing and Enhancing Impacts of National and International Efforts on Ganga Rejuvenation.
- Name the first northeastern state to launch the single number (112) emergency number?
A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Meghalaya
D) Sikkim
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Option B
Explanation: Nagaland became the first state in the Northeast and second in the country, after Himachal Pradesh, to launch a pan-India single-number (112) emergency mobile application which will have a special women safety feature SHOUT for immediate assistance from police and volunteers.
- Who among the following has become the first Indian to be selected as one of the seven member of the Judges Committee of the ISSF?
A) Pradeep Pandey
B) Ashok Dhiman
C) Pawan Singh
D) Rajendra Saxena
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Option C
Explanation: Pawan Singh has become the first Indian to be elected one of seven member’s of the Judges Committee of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF). Mr. Singh also holds the post of the Joint Secretary General of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
- Who among the following has been felicitated with the maiden Ballon d’Or Féminin in 2018?
A) Ada Hegerberg
B) Dzsenifer Marozsán
C) Amandine Henry
D) Pernille Harder
