Current Affairs Quiz 5 August 2018
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- What is the total cost of the 122 new research projects approved under the second phase of the IMPRINT initiative of HRD Ministry?
A) Rs 100 crore
B) Rs 112 crore
C) Rs 125 crore
D) Rs 138 crore
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Option B
Explanation: For advancing research in the high education institutions, the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved 122 new research projects at a cost of Rs 112 crore under IMPRINT-2 covering Energy, Security, Healthcare, Advanced Materials, ICT and Security/Defence domains.
- Name the station which has recently been renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction.
A) Patna Junction
B) Kanpur Central
C) Mughalsarai Junction
D) Allahabad Junction
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Option C
Explanation: BJP president Amit Shah inaugurated the new Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station, which was earlier known as Mughalsarai.
- Name the first Indian state to have an Umbrella Organisation (UO) for the Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs)?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Gujarat
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Option D
Explanation: India’s co-operative banking sector is set to undergo a transformation with the concept of Umbrella Organisation (UO) of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-fund-based umbrella organisations at State levels, where respective State federations will take the lead. Gujarat is the first State in the country to have an UO for the UCB sector. ‘Centre for Banking Research, Development & Excellence’ (CBRDE) was designed in 2014 for the same.
- Which state has planned to set up an IMAGE Tower to boost animation, gaming and visual effects sector?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Kerala
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Option C
Explanation: Telangana government is working on building the IMAGE Tower (Innovation in Multimedia, Animation, Gaming and Entertainment) to give a boost to the animation, gaming and visual effects sector. The facility is being developed in the PPP mode at a cost of around Rs 900 crore and would be ready by the end of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020. More than 200 companies would be able to operate from the exclusive facility.
- Name the winner of the 2018 Women’s Badminton World Championships.
A) P V Sindhu
B) Carolina Marin
C) Garbine Muguruza
D) Simona Halep
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Option B
Explanation: Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin (Spain) defeated Indian badminton star PV Sindhu in straight games in her second consecutive final of the Women’s Badminton World Championships. Kento Momota of Japan defeated China’s highly promising Shi Yuqi to win the Men’s Badminton World Championships.
- Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ for empowerment of women?
A) Bihar
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Haryana
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Option A
Explanation: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launches ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ for empowerment of women. The ambitious ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ will be run by three departments — education, health and social welfare. A sum of Rs 7221 crore will be spend in a year on the programme.
- How many Asian countries have received the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status from United States?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 6
D) 2
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Option B
Explanation: India has become the third Asian country after Japan and South Korea to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status from United States. This will pave way for high-technology product sales to New Delhi, particularly in civil space and defense sectors. India is the 37th country to be designated the STA-1 status by the United States.
- The world’s first ever thermal battery plant is set to come up in which state of India?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
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Option C
Explanation: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is set to unveil the world’s first-ever thermal battery in Andhra Pradesh. Manufactured by the Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), the first-of-its-kind cell is aimed at boosting up renewable sources of energy production, instead of non-renewable fossil fuel-based energy generation.
- Who is the head of the committee formed by the GST Council to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?
A) Hari Shankar Tiwari
B) Radha Mohan Agarwal
C) Prakash Dubey
D) Shiv Pratap Shukla
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Option D
Explanation: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, who chaired the 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting, announced that a committee has been set up to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). For the same, a sub-committee has been formed, which will be headed by Minister of State (MoS) for Finance, Shiv Pratap Shukla.
- Gaganjeet Bhullar is related with which sports?
A) Golf
B) Tennis
C) Weightlifting
D) Badminton
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Option A
Explanation: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar produced one of the best shots of the week on the 17th hole which eventually sealed his ninth Asian Tour win at the Fiji International golf tournament.
