Important Current Affairs Questions for RRB ALP/Technician Exam 2018: 9th May

May 9, 2018    


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Q1. Mr Hardeep Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has recently inaugurated the 'First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities' in _____________.
आवास और शहरी मामलों के राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) श्री हरदीप पुरी ने हाल ही में __________'स्मार्ट शहरों के सीईओ के लिए पहला सर्वोच्च सम्मेलन' का उद्घाटन किया है.
(a) New Delhi / नई दिल्ली
(b) Indore / इंदौर
(c) Bhopal / भोपाल
(d) Bhubaneswar / भुवनेश्वर
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Mr Hardeep Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs inaugurated the 'First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Since its launch in June 2015, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), has been one of the most transformational urban missions.

Q2. India has signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank for a National Mission. Name that mission.
उस अभियान का नाम बताईये जिसके लिए भारत ने विश्व बैंक के साथ $ 200 मिलियन के ऋण सौदे पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं.
(a) Mid-Day Meal Scheme /  मिड-डे मील स्कीम
(b) Khana Khajana Abjiyan / खाना खजाना अभियान
(c) GOBAR Dhan Scheme / गोबर धन स्कीम
(d) POSHAN Abhiyaan / पोषण अभियान
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Ans.(d)
Sol. India has signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan). The loan would help India in achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022.

Q3. Aiming to foster growth for India’s nascent Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) ecosystem, NITI Aayog and ______________ have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to work on a range of initiatives to help build the AI ecosystem across the country.
भारत की उदीयमान कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्‍ता (एआई) और मशीनी ज्ञान (एमएल) के पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र को बढ़ावा देने के उद्देश्‍य से नीति आयोग और _________ने आशय पत्र (SoI) पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं जिसमें वे कई पहलों पर एक साथ काम करेगा, जिससे देश में एआई पारिस्थितिक तंत्र निर्मित करने में मदद मिलेगी.
(a) Google / गूगल
(b) Microsoft / माइक्रोसॉफ्ट
(c) Infosys / इंफोसिस
(d) TCS / टीसीएस
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Aiming to foster growth for India’s nascent Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) ecosystem, NITI Aayog and Google have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to work on a range of initiatives to help build the AI ecosystem across the country.


Q4. In which among the following field, a pact has been signed between India and Guatemala for strengthening diplomatic cooperation?
निम्नलिखित में से किस क्षेत्र में , राजनयिक सहयोग को मजबूत करने के लिए भारत और ग्वाटेमाला के बीच एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए हैं?
(a) Defence Sector / रक्षा क्षेत्र
(b) Health Field / स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र
(c) Infrastructure and Development / बुनियादी ढांचा और विकास
(d) Educational Field / शैक्षणिक क्षेत्र
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Ans.(d)
Sol. A pact has been signed between India and Guatemala for strengthening diplomatic cooperation through Respective Foreign Service Institutes in the educational field. The agreement was inked after a meeting between Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his Guatemala counterpart, Jafeth Cabrera Franco in Guatemala city.

Q5. According to the Joint Plant Committee report, India’s total export of finished steel increased by how much percent in 2017-18?
संयुक्त संयंत्र समिति की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, भारत के पूर्ण इस्पात का निर्यात 2017-18 में कितना प्रतिशत बढ़ गया है ?
(a) 12.5%
(b) 14.6%
(c) 16.7%
(d) 18.9%
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Ans.(c)
Sol. India’s total export of finished steel increased by 16.7% to 9.6 million tonnes, in 2017-18. The country exported 8.2 million tonnes finished steel during 2016-17 fiscal, according to the Joint Plant Committee report.

Q6. India would be hosting the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018) in _____________.
भारत _____________ में 15 वें एशिया मीडिया शिखर सम्मेलन (एएमएस-2018) की मेजबानी करेगा.
(a) Pune / पुणे 
(b) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली 
(c) Guwahati / गुवाहटी 
(d) Chennai / चेन्नई 
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Ans.(b)
Sol. India would be hosting the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018) in New Delhi. The theme of this summit is “Telling our Stories Asia and More”.

Q7. Name the country that withdrew from a race against Germany and Belgium for two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20.
_________ ने 2019 -20 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद में अपना नाम दो सीटों के लिए जर्मनी और बेल्जियम के खिलाफ दौड़ से वापस ले लिया है.
(a) Iran / ईरान
(b) Iraq / इराक
(c) Syria / सीरिया
(d) Israel / इज़राइल
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Israel withdrew from a race against Germany and Belgium for two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20. Israel, Germany and Belgium were competing for two seats allocated to the Western European and Others Group.

Q8. The Indian Space Research Organization has recently developed an Indian atomic clock to be used in navigation satellites. ISRO was established in ________________.
भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन ने नेविगेशन उपग्रहों में उपयोग करने के लिए एक परमाणु घड़ी विकसित की है. ISRO की स्थापना ________________ में हुई थी.
(a) 1969
(b) 1958
(c) 1950
(d) 1978
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Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Space Research Organization has developed an atomic clock to be used in navigation satellites. It is supposed to measure precise location data. Once it successfully clears all tests, the desi atomic clock will be used in an experimental navigation satellite to test its accuracy and durability in space. ISRO was established in 1969.

Q9. India will be the host country for the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018). What is the theme of this summit?
भारत नई दिल्ली में 15वें एशिया मीडिया शिखर सम्मेलन (AMS-2018) की मेजबानी करेगा. इस शिखर सम्मेलन का विषय  क्या है? 
(a) Asia: the biggest continent
(b) Asia: Together for sustainable Development
(c) Hand in hand development of Asia
(d) Telling our Stories Asia and More
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Ans.(d)
Sol. India would be hosting the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018) in New Delhi. The theme of this summit is “Telling our Stories Asia and More”.

Q10. The POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister of India in March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. What does 'H' stands for in POSHAN Abhiyan?
भारत के प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा पोषण अभियान  मार्च 2018 में राजस्थान के झुंझुनू  में आयोजित किया गया था. POSHAN अभियान  में 'H' का अर्थ क्या है?
(a) Hawking
(b) Holistic
(c) Hospitality
(d) Handling
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Ans.(b)
Sol. The POSHAN (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister in March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. 

Q11. Name the New York Attorney General who has recently resigned from office hours after four women accused him of physical violence.
न्यू यॉर्क अटॉर्नी जनरल का नाम बताईये जिन्होंने हाल ही में चार महिलाओं के साथ शारीरिक हिंसा के आरोप के कारण कार्यालय घंटों में इस्तीफा दे दिया है.
 (a) Jon Huntsman / जॉन हंट्समैन
(b) Woody Johnson / वुडी जॉनसन
(c) Richard Grenell / रिचर्ड ग्रेनेल
(d) Eric Schneiderman / एरिक श्नीडरमैन
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Ans.(d)
Sol. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that he would be resigning from office hours after four women accused him of physical violence.

Q12. The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for the year 2018-19. Who is the present CMD of NSIC?
राष्ट्रीय लघु उद्योग निगम लिमिटेड (NSIC) ने वर्ष 2018-19 के लिए सूक्ष्म, लघु और मध्यम उद्यम मंत्रालय (MSME) के साथ एक समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं. NSIC के वर्तमान सीएमडी कौन है?
(a) A.K. Panda / ा.क. पांडा
(b) Gurkerrat Thakral / गुरकेररत ठकराल
(c) Saurabh Taneja / सौरभ तनेजा
(d) Ravindra Nath / रविन्द्र नाथ
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for the year 2018-19. Ravindra Nath is the CMD of NSIC.

Q13. The third edition of the United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) was inaugurated recently in ______________.
अफ्रीकी पार्टनर्स (UNPCAP) के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र शांति प्रशिक्षण पाठ्यक्रम के तीसरे संस्करण का उद्घाटन ________में किया गया.
(a) New Delhi / नई दिल्ली
(b) Bengaluru / बेंगलुरु
(c) Pune / पुणे
(d) Dehradun / देहरादून 
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Ans.(a)
Sol. The third edition of the United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) was inaugurated in New Delhi. The course is being conducted by the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping in India (CUNPK) in partnership with the United States.

Q14. The present President of the World Bank is _____________.
विश्व बैंक के वर्तमान  अध्यक्ष   _____________है.
(a) Takehiko Nakao / ताकेहिको नकाओ
 (b) Ban Ki moon/ बान की मून
(c) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus / टेड्रोस एडहानोम गेबेरियस
(d) Jim Yong Kim / जिम योंग किम
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The President of the World Bank is Jim Yong Kim. It Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Q15. What is the currency of Israel? 
इज़राइल की मुद्रा क्या है?
(a) Israeli Dinar / इज़राइली दिनार
(b) Israeli new shekel / इज़राइल नई शेकेल
(c) Israeli dollar / इज़राइली डॉलर
(d) Israeli Peso / इज़राइली पेसो
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Israel Capital- Jerusalem, Currency- Israeli new shekel, President- Benjamin Netanyahu.


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