Important Current Affairs Questions for RRB ALP/Technician Exam 2018: 10th July

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Q1. Name the Indian lifter who has bagged the bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
भारतीय भारोत्तोलक ने ताशकंद, उज्बेकिस्तान 2018 में आईडब्ल्यूएफ जूनियर वर्ल्ड वेटलिफ्टिंग किस चैम्पियनशिप में कांस्य पदक जीता है.
(a) Sahdev Yadav/ साहदेव यादव
(b) Mirabai Chanu/ मीराबाई चानू
(c) Jhilli Dalabehera/ जिहिली दलाबेरा
(d) Akshara Phogat/ अक्षरा फोगट

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Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian lifter Jhilli Dalabehera has bagged the bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent. She lifted 167 kg in the 48 kg category to finish third on the podium.

Q2. South Korean President ____________ has recently arrived in India on a four-day visit.
दक्षिण कोरियाई राष्ट्रपति ____________ हाल ही में चार दिवसीय यात्रा पर भारत पहुंचे हैं.
(a) Kim Jong-un/ किम जोंग-उन
(b) Moon Jae-in/ मून जे-इन
(c) Lee Nak-yeon/ ली नाक-योन
(d) Kim Suk-hee/ किम सुक-ही

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Ans.(b)
Sol. South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in New Delhi evening on a four-day visit to India. He is being accompanied by First Lady Kim Jung-sook on his maiden visit to the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited South Korea in 2015 during which the bilateral partnership was elevated to a special strategic partnership.

Q3. India’s premier gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup. The championship was held in _____________.
भारत की प्रमुख जिमनास्ट दीपा कर्माकार ने एफआईजी आर्टिस्टिक जिमनास्टिक वर्ल्ड चैलेंज कप के वॉल्ट इवेंट में स्वर्ण पदक जीता. चैंपियनशिप ————-में आयोजित की गयी थी.
(a) Turkey/ तुर्की
(b) Indonesia/ इंडोनेशिया
(c) France/ फ्रांस
(d) Georgia/ जॉर्जिया

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Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s premier gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin in Turkey. She returned to action after nearly two years of lay-off due to injury.

Q4. Michael Ondaatje’s bestselling novel titles ______________ was announced as the winner of the ‘Best Booker Prize Winner In 50 Years’ at the Southbank Centre in London.
माइकल ओंडाटेजे के बेस्टसेलिंग उपन्यास ______________ शीर्षक को लंदन के साउथबैंक सेंटर में ’50 वर्ष के सर्वश्रेष्ठ बुकर पुरस्कार विजेता’ के रूप में घोषित किया गया.
(a) A Little Life
(b) The Essence of the Thing
(c) The Dark Room
(d) The English Patient

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Ans.(d)
Sol. Michael Ondaatje’s bestselling novel ‘The English Patient’ was announced as the winner of the Golden Man Booker Prize at the Southbank Centre in London. The prize was instituted as part of celebrations to mark the Booker’s having completed 50 years.

Q5. Name the Brexit Secretary who has resigned from the UK government after British Prime Minister Theresa May secured the Cabinet’s backing for her Brexit plan at a meeting at Chequers outside London.
ब्रक्सिट सचिव का नाम बताएं जिसने ब्रिटेन सरकार से इस्तीफा दे दिया है. ब्रिटिश प्रधान मंत्री थेरेसा मे ने लंदन के बाहर चेकर्स में एक बैठक में अपनी ब्रेक्सिट योजना के लिए कैबिनेट के समर्थन को सुरक्षित करने के कुछ दिन बाद यह इस्तीफा आया.
(a) Boris Fox/ बोरिस फॉक्स
(b) David Davis/ डेविड डेविस
(c) Jacob Rees-Mogg/ जैकब रीस-मोग
(d) Jeremy Corbyn/ जेरेमी कॉर्बिन

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Ans.(b)
Sol. Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned from the UK government. The resignation comes days after British Prime Minister Theresa May secured the Cabinet’s backing for her Brexit plan at a meeting at Chequers outside London.

Q6. In which of the following country, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had inaugurated the 17th World Sanskrit Conference?
निम्नलिखित में से किस देश में मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्री प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने 17 वें विश्व संस्कृत सम्मेलन का उद्घाटन किया?
(a) Norway/ नॉर्वे
(b) Canada/ कनाडा
(c) Sweden/ स्वीडन
(d) France/ फ्रांस

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Ans.(b)
Sol. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the 17th World Sanskrit Conference held at Vancouver, Canada. More than 500 scholars and delegates from over 40 countries will participate in the five-day conference and exchange their knowledge by presenting papers on various subjects.

Q7. In which of the following city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in inaugurated one of the world’s largest mobile factory of Samsung?
निम्नलिखित में से किस शहर में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और दक्षिण कोरियाई राष्ट्रपति मून-जे-इन ने सैमसंग की दुनिया के सबसे बड़े मोबाइल कारखाने में से एक का उद्घाटन किया?
(a) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली
(b) Mumbai/ मुंबई
(c) Pune/ पुणे
(d) Noida/ नोएडा

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Ans.(d)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Noida and inaugurated the New Mobile Manufacturing Plant of Samsung at Noida. Notably, it will be the world’s largest mobile factory.

Q8. The Union Environment Ministry has recently issued a notification setting noise standards for all airports across the country. The rules state that busy airports, a civil airport with more than 50,000 aircraft movements per year (take-off or a landing), should not exceed noise levels beyond ____________ during the daytime.
केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने देश भर के सभी हवाई अड्डों के लिए ध्वनी मानकों के लिए अधिसूचना जारी कर दी है. नियम बताते हैं कि व्यस्त हवाई अड्डे – प्रति वर्ष 50,000 से अधिक विमान आवाजाही के साथ एक नागरिक हवाई अड्डा (टेक-ऑफ या लैंडिंग) – दिन के दौरान —————– से अधिक ध्वनी के स्तर से अधिक नहीं होना चाहिए.
(a) 75 decibels/75 डेसीबेल
(b) 70 decibels/70 डेसीबेल
(c) 65 decibels/65 डेसीबेल
(d) 60 decibels/60 डेसीबेल

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Ans.(a)
Sol. The Union Environment Ministry has issued a notification setting noise standards for all airports across the country. The limits, however, exclude defence aircrafts, and those that are landing and taking off. The rules state that busy airports — a civil airport with more than 50,000 aircraft movements per year (take-off or a landing) – should not exceed noise levels beyond 75 dB(A) Leq (decibels) during the daytime (6am to 10pm) and 65 dBA during the night (10pm to 6am).

Q9. The Reserve Bank of India has announced the cancellation of licence of Rajasthan based _______________ as it was not in a position to pay its depositors in full.
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक ने राजस्थान स्थित _______________ का लाइसेंस रद्द करने की घोषणा की है क्योंकि यह अपने जमाकर्ताओं को पूरी तरह से भुगतान करने की स्थिति में नहीं था.
(a) Bank of Rajasthan/ बैंक ऑफ राजस्थान
(b) Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank/ अलवर शहरी सहकारी बैंक
(c) Jodhpur Cooperation Bank/ जोधपुर सहयोग बैंक
(d) Ajmer Co-operative Bank/ अजमेर सहकारी बैंक

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Ans.(b)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has announced that the licence of Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank in Alwar, Rajasthan has been cancelled as it is not in a position to pay its depositors in full as and when their claims accrue, among other reasons.

Q10. Name the Indian Hockey player who will lead the 18-member Indian men’s hockey squad in the 18th Asian Games.
18वें एशियाई खेलों में 18 सदस्यीय भारतीय पुरुष हॉकी टीम का नेतृत्व करने वाले भारतीय हॉकी खिलाड़ी का नाम बताएं.
(a) Chinglensana Singh Kangujam/ चिंगलेन्साना सिंह कंगंजम
(b) Sardara Singh/ सरदार सिंह
(c) PR Sreejesh/ पीआर श्रीजेश
(d) Rupinder Pal Singh/ रुपिंदर पाल सिंह

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Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian men’s hockey squad while Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will serve as his deputy in the 18th Asian Games, which will begin in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in August 2018.

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