Q1. Ikee Rikako has been named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the recently-concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games. She is _______________.
इकी रिकाको को हल ही में संपन्न हुए एशियाई खेलों के 18 वें संस्करण के सबसे मूल्यवान खिलाड़ी (MVP) के रूप में नामित किया गया है. वह एक _______________ हैं.
(a) Chinese Javelin Thrower/चीनी जवेलिन थ्रोवर
(b) Japanese Swimmer/जापानी तैराक
(c) Chinese Sprinter/चीनी धावक
(d) Japanese Tennis Player/जापानी टेनिस प्लेयर
Sol. Japanese swimmer Ikee Rikako has been named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the recently-concluded 18th edition of the Asian Games. The 18-year-old, who bagged six gold and two silver medals in the tournament, became the first female athlete to win the MVP title.
Q2. India along with 23 other nations participated in a major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock drill which will involve evacuation of thousands of people from coastal areas in over half a dozen coastal states. The exercise is known as _______________.
भारत ने 23 अन्य देशों के साथ एक बड़ी हिंद महासागर सुनामी मॉक ड्रिल में भाग लिया, इसमें आधा दर्जन तटीय राज्यों में तटीय क्षेत्रों के हजारों लोगों की निकासी शामिल है. इस अभ्यास को _______ के नाम से जाना जाता है.
(a) WAVE18/
(b) Indianami18
(c) IOWave18
(d) TWAVE18
Sol. India along with 23 other nations participated in a major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock drill which will involve evacuation of thousands of people from coastal areas in over half a dozen coastal states. The exercise, known as ‘IOWave18’, is being organised by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which coordinated the setting up of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) in the aftermath of December 2004 tsunami
Q3. NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant announced that India will shortly unveil a Policy for public transport that will entail connectivity between various modes of transport. What is the name of that policy?
नीति आयोग के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी अमिताभ कांत ने घोषणा की है कि भारत जल्द ही सार्वजनिक परिवहन के लिए एक नीति का अनावरण करेगा जो परिवहन की विभिन्न प्रणालियों के बीच कनेक्टिविटी को लागू करेगा. उस नीति का नाम क्या है?
(a) Go India Policy/ गो इंडिया पोलिसी
(b) One India Policy/ वन इंडिया पोलिसी
(c) Trans India Policy/ ट्रांस इंडिया पोलिसी
(d) One Nation-One Card policy/वन नेशन-वन कार्ड पोलिसी
Sol. NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant announced that India will shortly unveil a One Nation-One Card policy for public transport that will entail connectivity between various modes of transport. The announcement was made at a function on Future Mobility Summit-2018 in New Delhi.
Q4. India and Cyprus signed key agreements in various fields cementing bilateral ties after delegation-level talks between President Ram Nath Kovind and his Cyprus counterpart Nicos Anastasiades. What is the capital city of Cyprus?
भारत और साइप्रस ने राष्ट्रपति राम नाथ कोविंद और उनके साइप्रस समकक्ष निकोस अनास्तासियादेस के बीच प्रतिनिधिमंडल स्तरीय वार्ता के बाद द्विपक्षीय संबंधों को मजबूत करने के लिए विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में महत्वपूर्ण समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर किए. साइप्रस का राजधानी शहर क्या है?
(a) Nicosia/ निकोसिया
(b) Sofia/ सोफिया
(c) Prague/ प्राग
(d) Baku/ बाकू
Sol. India and Cyprus signed key agreements in various fields cementing bilateral ties after delegation-level talks between President Ram Nath Kovind and his Cyprus counterpart Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia. One of MoUs was signed between Financial Intelligence Unit of India and Unit for Combating Money Laundering of Cyprus. Another MoU was signed for cooperation in the field of environment. Cyprus reaffirmed its support to India for its membership of the Nuclear Supplier’s Group (NSG).
Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked all scheduled commercial banks with more than how many branches to appoint an Internal Ombudsman (IO), recently?
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (RBI) ने सभी अनुसूचित वाणिज्यिक बैंकों की कितने से अधिक शाखाओं के साथ एक आंतरिक लोकपाल (IO) नियुक्त करने के लिए कहा है?
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 14
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked all scheduled commercial banks with more than 10 branches to appoint an Internal Ombudsman (IO). The apex bank has, however, excluded regional rural banks (RRBs) from appointing IOs.
Q6. Name the two shooters have become the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics.
2020 ओलंपिक के लिए कोटा स्थानों को सुरक्षित करने वाले और भारत के पहले दो शूटर सेट बन्ने भारतीय शूटरों का नाम बताइए?
(a) Rahi Sarnobat and Tejaswini Sawant/ रही सरनोबत और तेजस्विनी सावंत
(b) Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela/ अंजुम मौदगील और अपूर्वी चंदेला
(c) Anisa Sayyed and Seema Tomar/ अनिस सय्यद और सीमा तोमर
(d) Rahi Sarnobat and Apurvi Chandela/ रही सरनोबत और अपूर्वी चंदेला
Sol. Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela have become the first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for the 2020 Olympics. Anjum finished second on the podium and won a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle event of the International Shooting Sports Federation’s (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South Korea. Apurvi finished fourth in the same event.
Q7. As per the recent announcement by the government the National Nutrition Month will celebrated across the country in ___________________ to mark the fight against malnutrition.
सरकार द्वारा हालिया घोषणा के अनुसार कुपोषण के खिलाफ लड़ाई को चिह्नित करने के लिए राष्ट्रीय पोषण माह देश भर में ___________________ में मनाया जाएगा.
(a) October/ अक्टूबर
(b) November/ नवंबर
(c) September/ सितंबर
(d) August/ अगस्त
Sol. The National Nutrition Month (September) is being celebrated across the country to mark the fight against malnutrition. During this month, various programmes have been organized by the Women and Child Development Ministry to spread broad awareness on the issues related to malnutrition like stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and low birth weight in children.
Q8. Name the country that has launched annual joint military exercise named Rapid Trident with the United States and other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries.
उस देश का नाम बताइए जिसने संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका और अन्य नाटो (उत्तरी अटलांटिक संधि संगठन) सदस्य देशों के साथ रैपिड ट्राइडेंट नामक वार्षिक संयुक्त सैन्य अभ्यास शुरू किया है.
(a) Bulgaria/ बुल्गारिया
(b) Ukraine/ यूक्रेन
(c) Iran/ ईरान
(d) Nigeria/ नाइजीरिया
Sol. Ukraine has launched annual joint military exercise named Rapid Trident with the United States and other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries. The exercise will place in the western Ukrainian village of Starychi. Its main goal is to practice countering armed aggression in conditions of the hybrid war.
Q9. In a bid to boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Digital India’ campaign, _____________ government will soon distribute mobile phones to women under the Bhamashah Yojana.
प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के प्रमुख ‘डिजिटल इंडिया’ अभियान को बढ़ावा देने के लिए, _____________ सरकार जल्द ही भंसाश योजना के तहत महिलाओं को मोबाइल फोन वितरित करेगी.
(a) Uttar Pradesh/ उत्तर प्रदेश
(b) Karnataka/ कर्नाटक
(c) Uttarakhand/ उत्तराखंड
(d) Rajasthan/ राजस्थान
Sol. In a bid to boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Digital India’ campaign, Rajasthan government will soon distribute mobile phones to women under the Bhamashah Yojana. Focused on women who fall under the Below Poverty Line (BPL), the scheme aims to transfer financial and non-financial benefits of government schemes in a transparent manner.
Q10. Name the England’s highest Test run-scorer who has recently announced his retirement from International cricket after final Test against India.
इंग्लैंड के उच्चतम टेस्ट रन-स्कोरर का नाम बताइए जिन्होंने हाल ही में भारत के खिलाफ अंतिम टेस्ट के बाद अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से सेवानिवृत्ति की घोषणा की है.
(a) Alastair Cook/ एलिस्टेयर कुक
(b) Ian Bell/ इयान बेल
(c) Jonathan Trott/ जोनाथन ट्रॉट
(d) Eoin Morgan/ इऑन मॉर्गन
Sol. England’s highest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook announced his retirement from International cricket after final Test against India. He has scored 12,254 runs and made 32 centuries in 160 Tests all England records.
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय विमानन शिखर सम्मेलन 2018 हाल ही में _____________ में आयोजित किया गया था.
(a) Pune/ पुणे
(b) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली
(c) Kathmandu/ काठमांडू
(d) Thimpu/ थिम्पू
Sol. The International Aviation Summit began in New Delhi, India. The seminar has been jointly organised by the Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation and International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Q12. Name the capital city of Ukraine.
यूक्रेन के राजधानी शहर का नाम बताइए.
(a) Sofia/ सोफिया
(b) Nicosia/ निकोसिया
(c) Prague/ प्राग
(d) Kiev/ कीव
Sol. Ukraine Capital: Kiev, Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia.
Q13. Teacher’s Day is celebrated across India to commemorate the birth anniversary of _______________ to honor wonderful teachers across the country.
पूरे देश में अद्भुत शिक्षकों का सम्मान करने के लिए _______________ की जयंती मनाने के लिए भारत भर में शिक्षक दिवस मनाया जाता है.
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru/ जवाहर लाल नेहरू
(b) Mahatma Gandhi/ महात्मा गांधी
(c) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan/ डॉ सर्ववेली राधाकृष्णन
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri/ लाल बहादुर शास्त्री
Sol. India has commemorated the birth anniversary of the great Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (5 September) since 1962 to honor such wonderful teachers across the country. He was a staunch believer in education and was a well-known diplomat, scholar, President of India and above all, a Teacher.
Q14. The Indian Payments Banks cannot carry out lending activities like _____________.
भारतीय भुगतान बैंक उधार गतिविधियों जैसे _____________ नहीं कर सकते हैं.
(a) Advancing loans/ ऋण अग्रिम
(b) Accepting deposits/ जमा स्वीकार करना
(c) Issuance of credit cards/ क्रेडिट कार्ड जारी करना
(d) Both (a) and (c)/ दोनों (a) और (c)
Sol. Payments Banks cannot carry out lending activities like:
1. Advancing loans
2. Issuance of credit cards
Q15. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) headquarters in ______________.
विश्व पर्यटन संगठन (यूएनडब्ल्यूटीओ) मुख्यालय ______________ में है
(a) Geneva/ जिनेवा
(b) Madrid/ मैड्रिड
(c) Paris/ पेरिस
(d) Jakarta/ जकार्ता
Sol. Zurab Pololikashvili is Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). UNWTO’s membership includes 158 countries, 6 Associate Members and over 500 Affiliate Members. UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
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