Important Current Affairs Questions for RRB Group-D Exam 2018: 12th October

October 12, 2018    


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Q1.  IDBI Bank has announced that _________ has taken charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank.
IDBI बैंक ने घोषणा की है कि ________ ने बैंक के प्रबंध निदेशक और मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी के रूप में प्रभारी पदभार संभाला है.
(a) Anand Mahindra/ आनंद महिंद्रा
(b) Sunil Mehta/ सुनील मेहता
(c) Rakesh Sharma/ राकेश शर्मा
(d) Usha Ananthasubramanian/ उषा अनंतसब्रमण्यम
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Ans.(c)
Sol. State-run IDBI Bank has announced that Rakesh Sharma has taken charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank. He has replaced B Sriram.


Q2. The Severe Cyclonic Storm _______ has hit the west-central Bay of Bengal. 
गंभीर चक्रवात तूफान _______ बंगाल की पश्चिम-केंद्रीय खाड़ी की ओर बढ़ा.
(a) KATRINA
(b) HUDHUD
(c) LINA
(d) TITLI
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘TITLI’ over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of about 14 kmph over West-central Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.

Q3. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the merger of the existing regulatory institutions in the skills space - National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) into the ________.
प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने कौशल प्रशिक्षण में मौजूदा नियामक संस्थानों के विलय को मंजूरी दे दी है – राष्ट्रीय व्यावसायिक प्रशिक्षण परिषद (एनसीवीटी) और राष्ट्रीय कौशल विकास एजेंसी (एनएसडीए) का ______ में विलय हुआ है.
(a) NITV
(b) NCVET
(c) NCDA
(d) NSVTI
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Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the merger of the existing regulatory institutions in the skills space - National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) into the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).


Q4.  The theme for International Day of the Girl Child 2018 is _______.
इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ गर्ल चाइल्ड 2018 के लिए थीम _______ है.
(a) Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All
(b) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
(c) A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against girls
(d) With Her: A Skilled Girl Force
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The theme for International Day of the Girl Child 2018 is 'With Her: A Skilled Girl Force'. 

Q5. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Paris on a three-day visit to France. Who is the present president of France?
रक्षा मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण फ्रांस की तीन दिवसीय यात्रा पर पेरिस गई हैं. फ्रांस के वर्तमान राष्ट्रपति कौन हैं?
(a) Edouard Philippe/ एडौर्ड फिलिप
(b) Emmanuel Macron/ इमानुअल मैक्रॉन
(c) Nicolas Hollande / निकोलस होलैंड
(d) François Fillon/ फ्रैंकोइस फिलॉन
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Emmanuel Macron is the present president of France.

Q6. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj participated in the 17th Council of Heads of Government, CHG, meeting of the SCO. It was held in_______.
विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज ने एससीओ की बैठक, सरकार के प्रमुखों, सीएचजी की 17 वीं परिषद में भाग लिया. यह_______ में आयोजित की गई थी.
(a) Magnolia/ मंगोलिया
(b) Turkmenistan/ तुर्कमेनिस्तान
(c) Kyrgyzstan/ किर्गिज़स्तान
(d) Tajikistan / ताजीकिस्तान
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Ans.(d)
Sol. External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj participated in the 17th Council of Heads of Government, CHG, meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This was the second CHG meeting since India became a full member of SCO in June 2017. 

Q7. Saurabh Chaudhary has bagged the Gold Medal in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in Argentina. He is related to which of the following sport?
अर्जेंटीना में जारी युवा ओलंपिक खेलों में सौरभ चौधरी ने स्वर्ण पदक जीता है. वह निम्नलिखित में से किस खेल से संबंधित है?
(a) Javelin throw/ भाला फेंक
(b) Sprint/ स्प्रिंट
(c) Weightlifting/ भारोत्तोलन
(d) Shooting/ शूटिंग
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has bagged the Gold Medal in the 10-meter air pistol event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.

Q8. UK-based charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index was released in which India ranked _____ among 157 countries. 
यूके स्थित चैरिटी 'ऑक्सफैम इंटरनेशनल की रिपोर्ट' कम करने के लिए वचनबद्धता (सीआरआई) इंडेक्स नामक एक रिपोर्ट जारी की गई जिसमें भारत 157 देशों में _____ स्थान पर रहा.
(a) 96th/96वें
(b) 131st/131वें
(c) 142th/142वें
(d) 147th/147वें
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Ans.(d)
Sol. UK-based charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index was released in which India ranked 147th among 157 countries analysed and was labeled as “a very worrying situation” with respect to the rising inequality in the country.

Q9. Which of the following country topped Oxfam World Inequality Index 2018?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा देश ऑक्सफैम वर्ल्ड असमानता सूचकांक 2018 में सबसे ऊपर है?
(a) Denmark/ डेनमार्क
(b) Norway/ नॉर्वे
(c) Finland/ फिनलैंड
(d) Switzerland/ स्विट्जरलैंड
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Out of 157 countries measured, Denmark topped the list based on its high and progressive taxation, high social spending and good protection of workers. Germany and Finland followed at 2nd and 3rd place. India ranked 147th.

Q10. Recently, who has been chosen as India’s ‘Miss Trans Queen'- 2018?
हाल ही में, किसे भारत की 'मिस ट्रांस क्वीन - 2018' के रूप में चुना गया है?
(a) Nitasha Biswas/ नताशा विश्वास
(b) Manpreet Brar/ मनप्रीत ब्रार
(c) Veena Sendre/ वीना सेंड्रे
(d) Veena Malik/ वीना मलिक
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Veena Sendre from Chhattisgarh has been chosen as India's first 'Miss Trans Queen'. Veena defeated Namita Ammu of Tamil Nadu to claim the title at the national-level beauty contest organised in Mumbai.

Q11. Harvinder Singh notched up the men’s individual gold in Asian Para-Games 2018. He is a _______.
हरविंदर सिंह ने एशियाई पैरा-गेम्स 2018 में पुरुषों के व्यक्तिगत स्वर्ण पदक जीता. वह एक _______ है.
(a) Boxer/ मुक्केबाज
(b) Weightlifter/ भारोत्तोलक
(c) Archer/ आर्चर
(d) Wrestler/ पहलवान
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Archer Harvinder Singh notched up the men’s individual recurve gold. Harvinder defeated China’s Zhao Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category final to claim the top honors and take India’s gold tally to seven.


Q12. Name the first Indian company in the service sector which won the Deming Prize for 2018.
सेवा क्षेत्र में पहली भारतीय कंपनी का नाम बताइए जिसने डेमिंग पुरस्कार 2018 जीता है.
(a) Airtel/ एयरटेल
(b) Jio/ जियो
(c) Vodafone / वोडाफोन
(d) Indus Towers / इंडस टावर्स
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Indus Towers, world's largest telecom tower company (outside China), won the Deming Prize for 2018, being the first Indian company in the service sector and the fifth in the world to achieve this.

Q13. Who has been announced as the new Secretary General of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)? 
पीएचडी चेम्बर ऑफ कॉमर्स एंड इंडस्ट्री (पीएचडीसीसीआई) के नए महासचिव के रूप में किसका नाम घोषित किया गया है?
(a) Nandan Nilekani/ नंदन नीलेकणी
(b) Pravin Srivastava/ प्रवीण श्रीवास्तव
(c) Isha Dua/ ईशा दुआ
(d) Mahesh Y Reddy/ महेश वाई रेड्डी
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Ans.(d)
Sol. PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has announced that Mahesh Y Reddy has taken over as its Secretary General with immediate effect.


Q14. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Statistician of India (CSI)?
भारत के नए मुख्य सांख्यिकीविद् (सीएसआई) के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(a) Pravin Srivastava / प्रवीण श्रीवास्तव
(b) Mahesh Reddy/ महेश रेड्डी
(c) BVR Subrahmanyam/ बीवीआर सुब्रह्मण्यम
(d) E. Sreedharan/ ई. श्रीधरन
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Ans.(a)
Sol. The government has appointed 58-year-old Pravin Srivastava, a senior officer with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), as the Chief Statistician of India (CSI). Srivastava’s tenure will be till August 31, 2020.

Q15. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has picked its first African host of any Olympics, formally awarding the 2022 Youth Games to ______.
इंटरनेशनल ओलंपिक कमेटी (आईओसी) ने ओलंपिक का पहला अफ्रीकी मेजबान चुना है, औपचारिक रूप से 2022 युवा खेलों को ______ को पुरस्कृत किया है.
(a) Kenya/ केन्या
(b) Egypt/ मिस्र
(c) Cameroon/ कैमरून
(d) Senegal/ सेनेगल
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Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has picked its first African host of any Olympics, formally awarding the 2022 Youth Games to Senegal.

Q16. Well-known _________ M N Paloor passed away at the age of 86-year due to age-related ailments.
जाने-माने _________ एम एन पलूर का आयु से संबंधित बीमारियों के कारण 86 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है.
(a) Telugu actor/ तेलुगू अभिनेता
(b) Malayalam poet/ मलयालम कवि
(c) Malayalam actor/ मलयालम अभिनेता
(d) Telugu poet/ तेलुगू कवि
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Well-known Malayalam poet M N Paloor passed away at the age of 86-year due to age-related ailments. Paloor won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, the state's highest literary honour, in 1983 for his collection 'Kalikalam'.


Q17. _______will collaborate with Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) to enhance data-driven governance.
_______ डेटा संचालित संचालित शासन को बढ़ाने के लिए तमिलनाडु ई-गवर्नेंस एजेंसी (टीएनईजीए) के साथ सहयोग करेगा.
(a) SAS Academy for Data Science/ डाटा साइंस के लिए एसएएस अकादमी
(b) IISc- Bengaluru/ आईआईएससी- बेंगलुरु
(c) IIT-Madras / आईआईटी-मद्रास
(d) IIIT- Bangalore/ आईआईआईटी- बैंगलोर
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Ans.(c)
Sol. IIT-Madras will collaborate with Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) to enhance data-driven governance. Through this engagement, the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RBC DSAI) at IIT-Madras has agreed to support the State government on various data science and ICT-related challenges.

Q18. ________ and NLC India (NLCIL), formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation, has signed an MoU to jointly set up 5000 MW of power generation capacity project.
________ और एनएलसी इंडिया (एनएलसीआईएल), पूर्व में नेवेली लिग्नाइट कॉर्पोरेशन ने 5000 मेगावॉट बिजली उत्पादन क्षमता परियोजना को संयुक्त रूप से स्थापित करने के लिए समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं।.
(a) Coal India / कोएल इंडिया
(b) ONGC/ ओएनजीसी
(c) IOCL/ आईओसीएल
(d) RECI/ आरइसीआई
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Coal India and NLC India (NLCIL), formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation, will jointly set up 5000 MW of power generation capacity of which 3000 MW would be solar powered while the rest 2000 MW would be coal-fueled.


Q19. Who has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India?
भारत के नए सॉलिसिटर जनरल के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?
(a) Rajiv Mehrishi/ राजीव मेहरिशी
(b) Harish Salve / हरीश सालवे
(c) Ranjit Kumar/ रंजित कुमार
(d) Tushar Mehta / तुषार मेहता
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Ans.(d)
Sol. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India. The senior lawyer will assume the office of the Solicitor General till June 30, 2020. 

Q20. International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on _________.
इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ गर्ल चाइल्ड _________ को मनाया जाता है.
(a) 5 October/ अक्टूबर
(b) 9 October/ अक्टूबर
(c) 11 October/ अक्टूबर
(d) 14 October/ अक्टूबर
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The theme for International Day of the Girl Child 2018 is 'With Her: A Skilled Girl Force'.


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