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

May 10, 2018    


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Q1. ______________ is celebrated globally as the World Red Cross Day to mark the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
रेड क्रॉस (ICRC) के रेड क्रॉस और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय समिति के संस्थापक हेनरी डुनेंट की जयंती को चिह्नित करने के लिए विश्व रेड क्रॉस डे वैश्विक स्तर पर ______________ को  मनाया जाता है.
(a) 4 May / 4 मई
(b) 6 May / 6 मई
(c) 10 May / 10 मई
(d) 8 May / 8 मई
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Ans.(d)
Sol. May 8 is celebrated globally as the World Red Cross Day. The day is celebrated on this day because it marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Q2. Name the leader who was sworn in as the new President of Costa Rica and became the country's youngest president in modern history.
उस राष्ट्रपति का नाम बताईये जिन्होंने  कोस्टा रिका के नए राष्ट्रपति के रूप में शपथ लेकर  आधुनिक इतिहास में देश के सबसे युवा राष्ट्रपति बन गये है.
(a) Fabricio Alvarado Munoz  / फब्रिकियो अल्वारादो मुनोज़
(b) Carlos Alvarado / कार्लोस अल्वाराडो
(c) Otton Solis / ओटन सोलिस
(d) Laura Chinchilla / लौरा चिंचिला
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Carlos Alvarado was sworn in as the new President of Costa Rica. Alvarado swept to victory against conservative Protestant singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz. At 39, Alvarado is the country's youngest president in modern history.

Q3. President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with ____________.
राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प ने ______के साथ 2015 के ऐतिहासिक परमाणु समझौते से अमेरिकी वापसी की घोषणा की है. 
(a) Iraq / इराक
(b) Syria / सीरिया
(c) Iran / इरान
(d) Pakistan / पकिस्तान
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Ans.(c)
Sol. President Donald Trump announced US withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran. Mr Trump signed a fresh set of sanctions against Iran and warned countries against any cooperation with Tehran on its controversial nuclear weapons programme.


Q4. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced to hold a climate summit in September 2019 in ___________ to review the commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासचिव एंटोनियो ग्युटेरेस ने सितंबर 2019 में जलवायु परिवर्तन पर 2015 पेरिस समझौते की प्रतिबद्धताओं की समीक्षा के लिए ________में जलवायु शिखर सम्मेलन आयोजित करने की घोषणा की है.
(a) Paris /पेरिस
(b) Geneva / जिनेवा
(c) Moscow / मास्को
(d) New York / न्यू यॉर्क
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Ans.(d)
Sol. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced to hold a climate summit in September 2019 in New York to review the commitments of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the 37th session of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Q5. Google had appointed  as the country head for its cloud business in India, as the search giant looks at taking a larger share of the booming demand for those services in the country.
गूगल ने भारत में अपने क्लाउड बिजनेस के लिए देश के प्रमुख के रूप में __________ को नियुक्त किया था, जैसा कि खोज की दिग्गज देश में उन सेवाओं के लिए बढ़ती मांग का बड़ा हिस्सा बनने पर विचार कर रहा है. 
(a) Arvind Khosla / अरविन्द खोसला
(b) Gaurav Bimbawale / गौरव बिम्बवाले
(c) Sarvan Khasa / सर्वं ख़ासा
(d) Nitin Bawankule / नितिन बावनकुले
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Google had appointed Nitin Bawankule as the country head for its cloud business in India, as the search giant looks at taking a larger share of the booming demand for those services in the country.

Q6. Armenia’s parliament has recently elected _____________ as a new prime minister of the country.
आर्मेनिया की संसद ने एक नए प्रधान मंत्री के रूप में _____को चुना है. 
(a) Serzh Sargsyan / सरज़ सार्गसयन
(b) Nikol Pashinyan / निकोल पशिन्यां
(c) Robert Kocharyan /  रॉबर्ट कोचर्यन
(d) Karen Karapetyan / करेन करपेटियन
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Armenia’s parliament elected Nikol Pashinyan as a new prime minister in a 59-42 vote. His election comes after Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation as Prime minister of Armenia.

Q7. Facebook has announced that the company's Vice President of Product _______________ will be taking over Whatsapp.
फेसबुक ने घोषणा की है कि व्हाट्सएप के लिए कंपनी के उत्पाद उपाध्यक्ष ________ होंगे.
(a) Chris Daniels / क्रिस डेनियल
(b) Jan Koum / जन कौम
(c) Dave Wehner / डेव वेहरर
(d) Mike Schroepfer / माइक श्रोफेर
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Facebook has announced that the company's Vice President of Product Chris Daniels will be taking over Whatsapp after Co-founder Jan Koum announced his departure, recently.

Q8. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a space act agreement with which of the following company to explore concepts and technologies related to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) for future air transportation.
नेशनल एयरोनॉटिक्स एंड स्पेस एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन (NASA) ने भविष्य में हवाई परिवहन के लिए शहरी एयर मोबिलिटी (UAM) से संबंधित अवधारणाओं और प्रौद्योगिकियों का पता लगाने के लिए निम्नलिखित में से किस कंपनी के साथ एक अंतरिक्ष अधिनियम समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए.
(a) Ola / ओला
(b) Meru / मेरु
(c) SpaceX / स्पेसएक्स
(d) Uber / उबर
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a space act agreement with Uber Technologies to explore concepts and technologies related to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) for future air transportation such as flying cars in populated areas.

Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked _______ on Forbes' 2018 list of 'the world's most powerful people'.
प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी फोर्ब्स की 2018 की सूची में दुनिया के 'सबसे शक्तिशाली लोगों' की सूची में ______स्थान पर हैं. 
(a) 5th / पांचवां
(b) 9th/ नौवां
(c) 6th/  छटवां
(d) 13th / तेरवां
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked ninth on Forbes' 2018 list of 'the world's most powerful people'. Chinese President Xi Jinping ranked first, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the second and third rank, respectively.

Q10. US-based retail giant Walmart had bought _____________ stake in India's largest e-commerce startup Flipkart for $16 billion in the largest e-commerce deal in the world.
अमेरिका स्थित खुदरा कंपनी वॉलमार्ट ने दुनिया के सबसे बड़े ई-कॉमर्स सौदे में $ 16 बिलियन के लिए भारत के सबसे बड़े ई-कॉमर्स स्टार्टअप फ्लिपकार्ट में _____________ की  हिस्सेदारी खरीदी थी.
(a) 65%
(b) 19%
(c) 71%
(d) 77%
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Ans.(d)
Sol. US-based retail giant Walmart has confirmed that it will buy 77% stake in India's largest e-commerce startup Flipkart for $16 billion. The acquisition, which is the largest e-commerce deal in the world, will value the homegrown startup at a reported amount of $20.8 billion.



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