Important Current Affairs Questions for RRB ALP/Technician Exam 2018: 20th April

April 20, 2018    


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Q1. Name the actor who will receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable performance in Bhoomi.
किस अभिनेत्री को भूमि में उनके शानदार और यादगार प्रदर्शन के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ अग्रणी महिला (क्रिटिक अवार्ड्स ) [Best Leading Lady (Critics Award)] के रूप में दादासाहेब फालके उत्कृष्टता पुरस्कार 2018 से सम्मानित किया जाएगा. 
(a) Radhika Apte/ राधिका आपटे
(b) Aditi Rao Hydari/ अदिति राव हादारी
(c) Swara Bhaskar/ स्वरा भास्कर
(d) Shilpi Marwaha/ शिल्पी मारवाहा
(e) Sujata Kumar/ सुजाता कुमार
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Aditi Rao Hydari will receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable performance in Bhoomi.

Q2. Name the Former US first lady who has passed away at the age of 92.
अमेरिका की पूर्व प्रथम महिला का नाम बताइए जिसका 92 साल की उम्र में निधन हो गया है. 
(a) Kathleen Kennedy/ कैथलीन केनेडी
(b) Laura Lane Bush/ लौरा लेन बुश
(c) Nancy Davis/ नैन्सी डेविस
(d) Barbara Bush/ बारबरा बुश
(e) Eleanor Rosalynn/ एलेनोर रोसेलीन
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Former US first lady Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92. Office of George H.W. Bush informed about her demise in a statement. As the first lady, from 1989 to 1993, she embraced the cause of universal literacy and founded a foundation for family literacy.

Q3. The Indian Government has launched the initiative named ________________ to attract international students to study in India.
भारत सरकार ने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय छात्रों को भारत में अध्ययन करने के लिए आकर्षित करने के लिए ________________ नाम की पहल शुरू की है.
(a) India for All
(b) India- Ocean of Opportunities
(c) Study in India
(d) Chances in India
(e) None of the given options is true/ दिए गए विकल्पों में से कोई नहीं है
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Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Government has launched the ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India. The website of Study in India can be accessed at www.studyinindia.gov.in. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human Resources Development Satya Pal Singh jointly launched the initiative in New Delhi.


Q4. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme of the Assam government named _____________ that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from BPL and APL families.
उपराष्ट्रपति एम वेंकैया नायडू ने ________ नामक असम सरकार की एक स्वास्थ्य योजना को लॉन्च किया है, जो गरीबी रेखा से नीचे (BPL) और गरीबी रेखा से ऊपर (APL) परिवारों हेतु प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के लिए 2 लाख रुपये तक की मुफ्त चिकित्सा देखभाल प्रदान करती है
(a) Atal Amrit Abhiyan/ अटल अमृत अभियान
(b) Jan Suraksha Abhiyan/ जन सुरक्षा अभियान
(c) Lok Seva Abhiyan/ लोक सेवा अभियान
(d) Atal Suraksha Abhiyan/ अटल सुरक्षा अभियान
(e) None of the given options is true/ दिए गए विकल्पों में से कोई सत्य नहीं है
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme of the Assam government named Atal Amrit Abhiyan that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families.

Q5. For which of the following Indian state, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore for 2017-18?
राष्ट्रीय कृषि और ग्रामीण विकास बैंक (NABARD) ने 2017-18 में किस राज्य के लिए 14,690 करोड़ रुपये का कुल क्रेडिट समर्थन बढ़ाया
(a) Gujarat/ गुजरात
(b) Rajasthan/ राजस्थान
(c) Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र
(d) Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश
(e) Kerala/ केरल
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Ans.(b)
Sol. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18.

Q6. The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by _______________. 
पोषण(POSHAN) अभियान के तहत भारत की पोषण चुनौतियों पर राष्ट्रीय परिषद की पहली बैठक आज नई दिल्ली में आयोजित की गई. इस बैठक की अध्यक्षता _______ द्वारा की गई थी?
(a) Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog/ नीती आयोग के सीईओ, अमिताभ कांत
(b) Bibek Debroy, Member of NITI Aayog/ बिबक देबराय, नीती आयोग के सदस्य
(c) Arvind Panghariya, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog/ अरविंद पानगारीय, निति आयोग के पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष
(d) Ajit Doval, NSA of India/ अजीत डोवाल, भारत के एनएसए
(e) Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog/) डॉ राजीव कुमार, नीती आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष
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Ans.(e)
Sol. The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held today in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.

Q7. India is now the world’s sixth largest economy worth Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at $2.6 trillion for 2017, according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO). It has replaced _______________.
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष के वर्ल्ड इकनोमिक आउटलुक (WEO) के डाटाबेस के अनुसार 2017 में 2.6 ट्रिलियन डॉलर के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद के साथ भार दुनिया में छठा सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था वाला देश है. इसने __________ को प्रतिस्थापित किया है
(a) Russia/ रूस
(b) Japan/ जापान
(c) Switzerland/ स्विट्जरलैंड
(d) France/ फ्रांस
(e) Singapore/ सिंगापुर
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Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6 trillion for 2017, according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018. India is now the world’s sixth largest economy, displacing France. The Top 3 economies of the world are:
1. The United States,
2. China, 
3. Japan.

Q8. The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced recently by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. Name the state that was conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State.
सर्वाधिक फिल्‍म अनुकूल राज्‍य पुरस्‍कार की घोषणा ज्‍यूरी के अध्‍यक्ष श्री रमेश सिप्‍पी द्वारा की गई. राज्य में फिल्मांकन को आसान बनाने के प्रयासों के लिए किस राज्य को सबसे अधिक फिल्म फ्रेंडली स्टेट का पुरस्कार प्रदान किया गया है?
(a) Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र
(b) Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश
(c) Odisha/ ओडिशा
(d) Gujarat/ गुजरात
(e) Karnataka/ कर्नाटक
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Ans.(b)
Sol. The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. State of Madhya Pradesh was conferred the award for the Most Film Friendly State for its efforts towards easing filming in the State by creating a well-structured website and film-friendly infrastructure. Total 16 states have participated in this award.


Q9. The country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has come up with an alternate and convenient method of cash withdrawal for its customers. Name the initiative with which bank is now providing facilities of cash.
देश का सबसे बड़ा ऋणदाता स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (एसबीआई) अपने ग्राहकों के लिए नकद निकालने का वैकल्पिक और सुविधाजनक तरीका लेकर आया है. बैंक अब _____________ पहल के माध्यम से नकद की सुविधा प्रदान कर रहा है
(a) Cash@POS
(b) SBI for Cash
(c) SBI@POS
(d) POS@Lending
(e) None of the given options is true/ दिए गए विकल्पों में से कोई सत्य नहीं है
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Amid the ongoing difficulties of cash crunch being faced in various states of India, the country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has come up with an alternate and convenient method of cash withdrawal for its customers. The bank is now providing facilities of cash through ‘Cash@POS’ initiative.

Q10. As per the recently released 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index, what is the ranking of India?
हाल ही में जारी 2018 राष्ट्रमंडल इनोवेशन इंडेक्स के अनुसार, भारत की रैंकिंग क्या है?
(a) 5
(b) 12
(c) 7
(d) 15
(e) 10
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Ans.(e)
Sol. As per the 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index, India fetched 10th position in the index topped by the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. The index was launched on the sidelines of the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub.

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