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Q1. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on __________.
विश्व खाद्य दिवस प्रत्येक वर्ष दुनिया भर में __________को मनाया जाता है।
(a) 13 October/13 अक्टूबर
(b) 26 November/26 नवंबर
(c) 24 October/24 अक्टूबर
(d) 16 October /16 अक्टूबर
Sol. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.
Q2. The theme for World Food Day (WFD) 2018 is ____________.
वर्ल्ड फूड डे (WFD) 2018 के लिए विषय ____________ है।
(a) Climate change: Climate is changing, Food and agriculture must too
(b) Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth
(c) World food security: the challenges of climate change and bioenergy
(d) Our Actions Are Our Future
Sol. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. The theme for WFD 2018 is “Our Actions Are Our Future”.
Q3. The 6th edition of India International Silk Fair (IISF) was inaugurated recently by Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani in ________.
इंडिया इंटरनेशनल सिल्क फेयर (IISF) के 6 वें संस्करण का हाल ही में वाणिज्य मंत्री, स्मृति जुबिन ईरानी द्वारा ________ में उद्घाटन किया गया था।
(a) Varanasi/ वाराणसी
(b) New Delhi / नई दिल्ली
(c) Mumbai/ मुंबई
(d) Jammu/ जम्मू
Sol. Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, inaugurated the 6th edition of India International Silk Fair (IISF) in New Delhi. Minister of State for Textiles, Ajay Tamta was also present on the occasion.
Q4. Paul Allen, recently passed away. He was the co-founder of _________.
पॉल एलन, का हाल ही में निधन हो गया. वह _________ के सह-संस्थापक थे।
(a) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट
(b) Time Magazine/ समय पत्रिका
(c) Forbes Magazine/ फोर्ब्स पत्रिका
(d) Fortune Magazine/ फॉर्च्यून पत्रिका
Sol. Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975 passed away aged 65 after battling cancer. Allen was the childhood friend of Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates. It was Allen who came up with the name Microsoft and had left the company in 1983.
Q5. India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para Games by winning ____ total medals.
भारत ने कुल ____ पदक जीतकर एशियाई पैरा खेलों में अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ पदक दर्ज किया।
(a) 69
(b) 92
(c) 101
(d) 72
Sol. India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para Games by ending the 2018 edition with 72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver, and 33 bronze medals). Continental giants, China were at the top of the pecking order with 172 gold.
Q6. Recently Prof. G.D. Agarwal died. He was a well-known _________.
हाल ही में प्रो. जी.डी. अग्रवाल की मृत्यु हो गई। वह एक प्रसिद्ध _________ थे।
(a) RTI Activist/ आरटीआई कार्यकर्ता
(b) Environmentalist / पर्यावरणविद
(c) Physicist/ भौतिक विज्ञानी
(d) Economist/ अर्थशास्त्री
Sol. Environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was on a fast for the last 111 days demanding a clean Ganga, died after a heart attack in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Q7. The government has announced ________rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme.
सरकार ने राज्यों के लिए ________रु पुरस्कार की घोषणा की है जो सौभाग्य योजना के तहत घरेलू विद्युतीकरण को पूरा करेगा।
(a) 200 crore /200 करोड़
(b) 50 crore /50 करोड़
(c) 150 crore/ 150 करोड़
(d) 100 crore/100 करोड़
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The government has announced 100 crore rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under the Saubhagaya scheme. Apart from discoms, employees would also collectively get 50 lakh rupees award for completing the task of electrifying households under the scheme.
IRCTC ने अपनी वेबसाइट के लिए एक नया एआई-आधारित सहायक लॉन्च किया है। उस सहायक का नाम क्या है?
(a) R-Siri/ आर-सिरी
(b) Purva/ पूर्वा
(c) Disha / दिशा
(d) Anugrah/ अनुग्रह
Sol. IRCTC has launched a new AI-based assistant, Disha for its website. This new assistant will be prompt in answering generic queries about most frequently asked questions on the ticket booking platform.
हाल ही में किसको 2018 के 8 वें सामाजिक उद्यमी वर्ष पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया था?
(a) Prema Gopalan / प्रेमा गोपाल
(b) Azim Premji/ अजीम प्रेमजी
(c) Narayan Singh/ नारायण सिंह
(d) Ritesh Agarwal/ रितेश अग्रवाल
Sol. Prema Gopalan, founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), was awarded the 8th Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2018, for her work in promoting women’s entrepreneurship at the grassroots and ensuring rural livelihood.
Q10. Who has been appointed to the post of Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?
राष्ट्रीय बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (NCPCR) के अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(a) Bharat Vatwani/ भारत वाटवानी
(b) Amol Gupte/ अमोल गुप्ते
(c) Kailash Satyarhi/ कैलाश सत्यार्थी
(d) Priyank Kanoongo / प्रियांक कानूनगो
Sol. Priyank Kanoongo appointed to the post of Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India for a period of 03 years.
म्यूचुअल फंड ऑफ़ एसोसिएशन इन इंडिया(AMFI) के अध्यक्ष के रूप में किसे निर्वाचित किया गया है?
(a) Aditya Puri/ आदित्य पुरी
(b) N S Kanan/ एन एस कानन
(c) Ajay Tyagi/ अजय त्यागी
(d) Nimesh Shah/ निमेश शाह
Sol. Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as Chairman of trade body, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Shah has replaced A Balasubramanian, CEO of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund.
Q12. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a biography titled ‘Building a Legacy’ of late ___________.
उपराष्ट्रपति एम वेंकैया नायडू ने _______ की ‘बिल्डिंग ए लेगेसी’ नामक जीवनी को मरणोपरांत जारी किया।
(a) Anumolu Ramakrishna / अनुमोलू रामकृष्ण
(b) Ramakrishna Ramamurthi/ रामकृष्ण राममूर्ति
(c) Shri Rama Anumolu/ श्री राम अनुमोलू
(d) K Venugopal Ayyar/ के वेणुगोपाल अय्यर
Sol. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a biography of late Anumolu Ramakrishna, a pioneer in the application of innovative systems and construction techniques in the Indian construction sector. The biography titled ‘Building a Legacy’ is authored by Chartered Accountant V Pattabhi Ram.
Q13. Museum on Prime Ministers of India is being built at ________.
भारत के प्रधान मंत्रियों पर संग्रहालय ________ में बनाया जा रहा है।
(a) Teen Murti Estate, Allahabad/ तीन मूर्ति एस्टेट, इलाहाबाद
(b) Teen Murti Estate, New Delhi/ तीन मूर्ति एस्टेट, नई दिल्ली
(c) Shakti Sthala, Delhi/ शक्ति स्थल, दिल्ली
(d) Gyan Bhawan, New Delhi/ ज्ञान भवन, नई दिल्ली
Sol. The new museum will incorporate the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) at the Teen Murti Estate, New Delhi, the official residence of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The Museum will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 271 crore.
Q14. The government has increased the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes by 0.4% points to _____ for the October-December quarter.
सरकार ने अक्टूबर-दिसंबर तिमाही के लिए सामान्य भविष्य निधि (GPF) और अन्य संबंधित योजनाओं के लिए 0.4% अंक की वृद्धि करके _____ तक ब्याज दर की गई।
(a) 7.5%
(b) 8%
(c) 8.4%
(d) 8.8%
Sol. The government has increased the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes by 0.4% points to 8% for the October-December quarter.
सूरज पंवार ने ______ आयोजन में युवा ओलंपिक खेलों 2018 में रजत पदक जीता।
(a) Half Marathon/ हाफ मैराथन
(b) Sprint/ स्प्रिंट
(c) Javelin Throw/ भाला फेंक
(d) Race walk / रेस वॉक
Sol. Suraj Panwar won India’s first medal in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games 2018 after claiming the silver medal in the men’s 5000m race walk event Buenos Aires, Argentina.
