Q1. IT firm Cognizant has acquired Hedera Consulting, a move that will strengthen the former’s consulting and digital transformation capabilities for clients. Hedera Consulting is based in _________________.
आईटी फर्म कॉग्निज़ेंट ने हेडेरा कंसल्टिंग हासिल की है, यह एक ऐसा कदम है जो ग्राहकों के लिए पूर्व की परामर्श और डिजिटल परिवर्तन क्षमताओं को मजबूत करेगा. हेडरा परामर्श _________________ में आधारित है.
(a) The Netherlands/नीदरलैंड्स
(b) Norway/नॉर्वे
(c) Belgium/बेल्जियम
(d) Iceland/आइसलैंड
Sol. IT firm Cognizant has acquired privately-held Belgium based Hedera Consulting, a move that will strengthen the former’s consulting and digital transformation capabilities for clients in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Q2. India is organizing a five-day cultural festival in _______________ to commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
भारत नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर की 157 वीं जयंती मनाने के लिए _______________ में पांच दिवसीय सांस्कृतिक त्यौहार आयोजित कर रहा है.
(a) Azerbaijan/आज़रबाइजान
(b) Nigeria/नाइजीरिया
(c) Indonesia/इंडोनेशिया
(d) Egypt/मिस्र
Sol. India is organising a five-day cultural festival in Egypt to commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. An exhibition on the paintings of Tagore titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore: Rhythm in Colours’ will be held at the Museum of Ahmed Shawky at Giza as part of the Tagore festival.
Q3. According to the Wimbledon officials, the 2018 men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.25 million, an increase of ____________ on last year.
विंबलडन के अधिकारियों के मुताबिक, 2018 पुरुषों और महिलाओं की एकल चैंपियनशिप को £ 2.25 मिलियन मिलेगा, जिसमें पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में _______ की वृद्धि हुई है.
(a) £30,000
(b) £50,000
(c) £40,000
(d) £20,000
Sol. According to the Wimbledon officials, the 2018 men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.25 million, an increase of £50,000 on last year. Lower-ranked players at Wimbledon will enjoy a greater uplift, with an increase of 10% across qualifying and the first to fourth rounds of the singles, boosting the overhaul prize money total to £34 million this year.
Q4. Footballer Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. He is from which country?
फुटबॉल राइटर्स एसोसिएशन द्वारा मोहम्मद सलाह को ‘फुटबॉलर ऑफ द ईयर’ नामित किया गया है. वह किस देश से है?
(a) Portugal/पुर्तगाल
(b) Ghana/घाना
(c) Saudi Arabia/सऊदी अरब
(d) Egypt/मिस्र
Sol. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne came second with Tottenham striker Harry Kane third. He is from Egypt.
Q5. The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, was held in ______________.
‘वाइब्रेंट नॉर्थ ईस्ट 2018’, एक कार्यक्रम जिसमें लोगों को केंद्र सरकार की योजनाओं और कार्यक्रमों से अवगत कराया जाएगा, यह ___________ में आयोजित किया गया.
(a) Dispur/दिसपुर
(b) Guwahati/गुवाहाटी
(c) Gangtok/गंगटोक
(d) Itanagar/ईटानगर
Sol. The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, was held in Guwahati, Assam. Players from the agriculture, food processing, consumer affairs, civil supply, drinking water and sanitation sectors participated in the three-day event.
Q6. Name the Indian pugilist who has been conferred with the ‘WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award’.
उस भारतीय मुक्केबाज का नाम बताइए जिसे ‘डब्लूबीसी एशिया बॉक्सर ऑफ द ईयर अवार्ड’ से सम्मानित किया गया है.
(a) Gaurav Solanki/गौरव सोलंकी
(b) Vijender Singh/विजेंदर सिंह
(c) Neeraj Goyat/नीरज गोयाट
(d) Amit Panghal/अमित पंगहल
Sol. Indian pugilist Neeraj Goyat has been conferred with the ‘WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award’. Neeraj is the current WBC Asia champion in welterweight category. Since turning pro in 2011, Neeraj has won nine fights including two knockouts.
Q7. Name the Google’s philanthropic arm that has announced $3 million in grants for teacher training and educational content creation in India.
Google की लोकोपकारी शाखा _________ ने भारत में शिक्षक प्रशिक्षण और शैक्षिक सामग्री निर्माण के लिए अनुदान में $ 3 मिलियन की घोषणा की है.
(a) Google.ai
(b) gov.com
(c) Google.org
(d) Google.phil
Sol. Google’s philanthropic arm Google.org has announced $3 million in grants for teacher training and educational content creation in India. The organisation committed $1 million to TheTeacherApp to help them reach 5,00,000 teachers in two years, besides a $2-million grant and technical assistance from YouTube to the Central Square Foundation.
Q8. Global consultant AT Kearney released the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2018, what is the ranking of India in that Index?
ग्लोबल सलाहकार एटी कियरनी ने विदेशी प्रत्यक्ष निवेश (एफडीआई) कॉन्फिडेंस सूचकांक 2018 जारी किया है, उस सूचकांक में भारत की रैंकिंग क्या है?
(a) 6th
(b) 8th
(c) 10th
(d) 11th
Sol. Global consultant AT Kearney released the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2018, an annual survey which tracks the impact of political, economic and regulatory changes on the FDI preferences of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the country. The United States (US) topped the index, followed by Canada at 2nd and Germany at the 3rd place. The index ranked India at the 11th spot, three places down from the previous year. In the year 2017, India was ranked 8th.
Q9. State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has inked a pact with the Ministry of Power to incur capital expenditure of ____________ for the current fiscal.
राज्य संचालित पावर ग्रिड कॉरपोरेशन ऑफ इंडिया (PGCIL) ने चालू वित्त वर्ष के लिए __________ रुपये के पूंजी व्यय के लिए बिजली मंत्रालय के साथ एक समझौता किया है.
(a) Rs20,000 crore/20,000 करोड़ रूपये
(b) Rs25,000 crore/25,000 करोड़ रूपये
(c) Rs30,000 crore/30,000 करोड़ रूपये
(d) Rs35,000 crore/35,000 करोड़ रूपये
Sol. State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has inked a pact with the Ministry of Power to incur capital expenditure of Rs.25,000 crore for the current fiscal. The MoU includes various targets to be achieved by Powergrid during 2018-19.
Q10. Name the country that has topped the list of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2018, released recently by the Global consultant AT Kearney.
वैश्विक सलाहकार एटी किर्नी द्वारा हाल ही में जारी विदेशी प्रत्यक्ष निवेश (एफडीआई) कॉन्फिडेंस सूचकांक 2018 की सूची में शीर्ष स्थान प्राप्त करने वाले देश का नाम बताइए.
(a) The USA/संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
(b) Germany/जर्मनी
(c) Japan/जापान
(d) China/चीन
Sol. Global consultant AT Kearney released the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2018, an annual survey which tracks the impact of political, economic and regulatory changes on the FDI preferences of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of the country. The United States (US) topped the index, followed by Canada at 2nd and Germany at the 3rd place.
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