Important Current Affairs Questions for RRB ALP/Technician Exam 2018: 19th June

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Q1. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for a 4-nation tour to which among the following 4 countries?
विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ____________ के 4-राष्ट्र दौरे के लिए निकल गयी हैं.
(a) Italy, Germany, Poland and Belgium / इटली, जर्मनी, पोलैंड और बेल्जियम
(b) Germany, France, Luxembourg and Iceland/ जर्मनी, फ्रांस, लक्समबर्ग और आइसलैंड
(c) Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium/ इटली, फ्रांस, लक्ज़मबर्ग और बेल्जियम
(d) Denmark, Poland, Switzerland and Denmark/ डेनमार्क, पोलैंड, स्विट्ज़रलैंड और डेनमार्क

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Ans.(c)
Sol. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for a 4-nation tour to Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium. On her first leg of the tour, she will visit Italy. It will be the first major political exchange between India and Italy following the swearing- in of Mr Giuseppe Conte as Italy’s new Prime Minister.

Q2. Name the minister who has inaugurated the European Union Film Festival recently at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.
किस मंत्री ने नई दिल्ली में सिरी फोर्ट ऑडिटोरियम में यूरोपीय संघ फिल्म समारोह का उद्घाटन किया
(a) Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Culture, Dr. Mahesh Sharma/ संस्कृति मंत्रालय के राज्य मंत्री (आईसी), डॉ महेश शर्मा
(b) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi/ प्रधान मंत्री, नरेंद्र मोदी
(c) President of India, Ram Nath Kovind/ भारत के राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद
(d) Information and Broadcasting Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore/ सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री कर्नल राज्यवर्धन राठौर

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Ans.(d)
Sol. Information and Broadcasting Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated the European Union Film Festival at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. The festival will improve cultural ties between India and European countries.

Q3. Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP title and re-established his unrivalled superiority on grass. He had defeated ______________.
रोजर फेडरर ने अपना 98वां एटीपी खिताब का हासिल किया और अपनी बेजोड़ श्रेष्ठता को फिर से स्थापित किया. उन्होंने ______ को हराया.
(a) Rafael Nadal/ राफेल नडाल
(b) Milos Raonic/ मिलोस राओनिक
(c) Andy Murray/ एंडी मरे
(d) Pete Sampras/ पीट सम्प्रस

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Ans.(b)
Sol. Roger Federer claimed his 98th ATP title and re-established his unrivalled superiority on grass with a victory over Milos Raonic in the Stuttgart Cup final. Top-seeded Swiss beat his Canadian opponent for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning a first Stuttgart title.

Q4. The U.S. has surpassed which of the following country to become the top destination for greenfield foreign direct investment in 2017, according to the FDI Report 2018, compiled by FDI Intelligence?
एफडीआई इंटेलिजेंस द्वारा संकलित एफडीआई रिपोर्ट 2018 के मुताबिक 2017 में ग्रीनफील्ड विदेशी प्रत्यक्ष निवेश के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ गंतव्य बनने के लिए अमेरिका ने निम्नलिखित में से किस देश को पीछे छोड़ दिया है?
(a) China/ चीन
(b) Japan/ जापान
(c) Russia/ रूस
(d) India/ भारत

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Ans.(d)
Sol. The U.S. has surpassed India to become the top destination for greenfield foreign direct investment in 2017, according to the FDI Report 2018, compiled by FDI Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd. The number of greenfield FDI projects in India during the year fell sharply by 21% to 637.

Q5. Muthoot Fincorp Limited announced its partnership with which of the following organization to train over 10,000 youth over the next three years under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY.2) programme?
मुथूट फिनकॉर्प लिमिटेड ने अगले तीन वर्षों तक प्रधान मंत्री कौशल विकास योजना के तहत 10,000 से अधिक युवाओं को प्रशिक्षित करने और उन्हें नौकरी के लिए तैयार करने हेतु किसके के साथ अपनी साझेदारी की घोषणा की.
(a) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority/ बीमा नियामक और विकास प्राधिकरण
(b) National Skill Development Corporation/ राष्ट्रीय कौशल विकास निगम
(c) Small Industries Development Bank of India/ लघु उद्योग विकास बैंक ऑफ इंडिया
(d) National Payments Corporation of India/ भारत के राष्ट्रीय भुगतान निगम

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Ans.(b)
Sol. Muthoot Fincorp Limited announced its partnership with National Skill Development Corporation to train over 10,000 youth over the next three years and make them job ready. With the partnership, Muthoot Fincorp claims to have become the first major private sector player to partner with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to launch the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY.2) programme.

Q6. The fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the PM Narendra Modi in ____________.
नीति आयोग की गवर्निंग काउंसिल की चौथी बैठक प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में _______ में आयोजित की गई.
(a) Jaipur/ जयपुर
(b) New Delhi/ नई दिल्ली
(c) Chandigarh/ चंडीगढ़
(d) Mumbai/ मुंबई

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Ans.(b)
Sol. The fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the PM Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. It was attended by 23 Chief Ministers and the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, apart from Union Ministers, who are ex-officio members and special invitees.

Q7. Name the Golfer who has recently made history and became the first player in 29 years to win back-to-back US Open titles in New York.
उस गोल्फर का नाम बताइए जिसने हाल ही इतिहास रच दिया है और वह न्यूयॉर्क शिनकॉक हिल्स में 29 साल में एक के बाद एक यूएस ओपन खिताब जीतने वाले पहले खिलाड़ी बन गए हैं.
(a) Brooks Koepka/ ब्रूक्स कोएपका
(b) Tommy Fleetwood/ टॉमी फ्लीटवुड
(c) Jordan Spieth/ जॉर्डन स्पीथ
(d) Dustin Johnson/ डस्टिन जॉनसन

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Ans.(a)
Sol. American golfer Brooks Koepka has made history and finished strong as he became the first player in 29 years to win back-to-back US Open titles at Shinnecock Hills in New York. The 28-year-old Florida native emerged victorious by one shot over England's Tommy Fleetwood.

Q8. For which of the following country, the World Bank has approved $700 million to help achieve its education for all vision by improving the primary education sector?
विश्व बैंक ने किस देश को प्राथमिक शिक्षा क्षेत्र में सुधार करके सभी दृष्टिकोण में शिक्षा प्राप्त करने में सहायता के लिए $ 700 मिलियन को मंजूरी दी है.
(a) Nepal/ नेपाल
(b) Bangladesh/ बांग्लादेश
(c) Myanmar/ म्यांमार
(d) Sri Lanka/ श्री लंका

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Ans.(b)
Sol. The World Bank has approved $700 million to help Bangladesh achieve its education for all vision by improving the primary education sector. The Quality Learning for All Program (QLEAP) will cover more than 18 million children studying in pre-primary level to grade 5.

Q9. Which of the following country has recently chosen Ivan Duque to be its next president after a long and divisive campaign?
निम्नलिखित में से किस देश ने इवान ड्यूक को लंबे समय और विभाजित अभियान के बाद अपने अगले राष्ट्रपति के रूप में चुना है.
(a) Cambodia/ कंबोडिया
(b) Peru/ पेरू
(c) Ecuador/ इक्वेडोर
(d) Colombia/ कोलंबिया

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Ans.(d)
Sol. Colombia has chosen Ivan Duque to be its next president after a long and divisive campaign that often centred on a controversial peace process with leftist rebels the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Q10. Muthoot Fincorp headquarters in ________.
मुथूट फिनकॉर्प मुख्यालय ________ में है.
(a) Bengaluru/ बेंगलुरु
(b) Mysore/ मैसूर
(c) Kochi/ कोच्चि
(d) Thiruvananthapuram/ तिरुवनंतपुरम

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Ans.(c)
Sol. Thomas John Muthoot is the Group Chairman & Managing Director of Muthoot Fincorp. It Headquarters in Kochi, Kerala.