Current Affairs Questions: 1 st to 7 th October

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2 Current Affairs Questions: 1 st to 7 th October 1. The SATAT Initiative, launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, is aimed at providing. a. a clean energy source for Transportation b. Efficient municipal solid waste management c. Better use of agricultural residue, cattle dung d. All the above 2. What does 'A' in SATAT stands for? a. Alternative, Affordable b. Affordable, Alternative c. Agriculture, Alternative d. Affordable, Agriculture 3. Where was the 9th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission held on 27th September 2018? a. London b. New Delhi c. New York d. Munich 4. How much money did RBI inject into the system through purchase of government bonds, on 1st October 2018? a. 38,000 Cr b. 36,000 Cr c. 24,000 Cr d. 30,000 Cr 5. Name the hockey player who has been selected for the Ekalabya Puraskar 2018? a. Sindhu Turadi b. Pavithra Ranjan c. Lilima Minz d. Akash Sharma 6. How much money did International Finance Corporation (IFC) invest in India Resurgence Fund (IRF)? a. $50 Million b. $150 Million c. $90 Million d. $100 Million

3 7. approved micro-insurance disbursal through point-of-sales (PoS) on 1st October 2018? a. RBI b. LIC c. GIC d. IRDA 8. Who is the new President of Hockey India (HI)? a. Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad b. Asima Ali c. Gyanendro Ningombam d. Rajinder Singh 9. Recently IDBI Bank CEO retired from the bank and Govt. is yet to decide the new chief. Who was the CEO of IDBI Bank? a. Prathik Chawla b. Mahesh Kumar Jain c. B Sriram d. Rangaraj Pandey 10. MINERVA-II robots/rovers recently started sending images of the Ryugu Asteroid surface. The rovers belong to which country? a. China b. USA c. France d. Japan 11. What is the name of Japanese mission to explore the surface of Ryugu asteroid? a. Hayabusa 1 b. Hayabusa 2 c. Shikazo II d. Nasuka I 12. The Archery World Cup final got concluded on 30th September, in. a. Samsun, Turkey b. Istanbul, Turkey c. Cairo, Egypt d. Seoul, South Korea 13. Who emerged as the winner of Russian Grand Prix 2018? a. Sebastian Vettel b. Valtteri Bottas c. Lewis Hamilton d. Daniel Riccardio

4 14. Recently the World Habitat Day was celebrated on 1st October. What was the theme this year? a. Wate The Waste b. Municipal Solid Waste Management c. Think Beyond Environmet d. None of these 15. Every year, the World Vegetarian Day is celebrated on. a. 1st October b. 1st September c. 30th Septeber d. 3rd October 16. Who was appointed Director-General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF)? a. Dharmendra Kumar b. Arun Kumar c. Ganga Prasad d. Varun Kumar 17. Which state recenty launched the wage compensation scheme for pregnant women working in tea gardens? a. Meghalaya b. Sikkim c. West Bengal d. Assam 18. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which state government launched State Food Security Scheme (SFSS)? a. Maharashtra b. Jharkhand c. Chattisgarh d. Odisha 19. India decided to extend a line of credit (LoC) of dollars to Uzbekistan through Exim Bank for housing and other social infrastructure projects? a. $200 million b. $500 million c. $400 million d. $300 million 20. Which payment company became the leading contributor to Unified Payments Interface (UPI)? a. Mobikwik b. PayTm c. Amazon Pay d. Phne Pe

5 21. The first stock exchange in India to launch the commodity derivative contracts in gold and silver is. a. NSE Ltd. (National Stock Exchange) b. BSE Ltd. (Bombay Stock Exchange) c. India International Exchange (India INX) d. Ahmedabad Stock Exchange Ltd. 22. Who were conferred with Noble Medicine Prize 2018? a. Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou b. Gerald Patrick, Donna Strickland c. James P Allison, Tasaku Honjo d. Mikey Jonas, Morgan Reed 23. IMF and released the Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth. a. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) b. Asian Development Bank (ADB) c. Softbank d. World Bank 24. Which country has decided to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi for his contribution towards promotion of peace and non-violence? a. Germany b. France c. South Africa d. USA 25. When was International Day of Non-Violence observed throughout the world? a. 1st December b. 10th December c. 2nd October d. 1st October 26. What was the theme of International Coffee Day celebrated on 1st October 2018? a. Women in Coffee b. Wake Up Bright With Coffee c. Coffee Without Caffeine d. Watch The Sun With Coffee 27. Who won the 25th Asian junior individual squash championship title? a. Yuvraj Wadhwani b. Arnav Sareen c. Parasrampuria d. Sanya Vats

6 28. Where was the 25th Asian junior individual squash championship held? a. Chennai b. New Delhi c. Indore d. Mumbai 29. Who is appointed as the first Chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)? a. Siddharth Rao b. Sridhar Krishnan c. Rangachari Sridharan d. Umesh Yadav 30. International Monetary fund appointed as its chief economist who succeeded Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld. a. Jyoti Sharma b. Gita Gopinath c. Pawan Goel d. Ritu Das 31. Which university was declared the cleanest government university in the Swachh Campus rankings by Human Resource Development Ministry? a. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi b. Rajasthan Technical University, Rajasthan c. Delhi University, New Delhi d. Maharashi Dayanand University, Haryana 32. In order to upgrade Mail/Express Trains, Indian Railway has launched project. a. Utkrisht b. Utthaan c. Rail Vikas d. Pratham Vikas 33. The National Khadi Festival 2018 was innaugrated in. a. Gandhinagar b. Rajkot c. Chennai d. Mumbai 34. In SPARC, what does 'R' stands for? a. Rendering b. Registered c. Research d. Restore

7 35. Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham scheme was launched by which state? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamilnadu c. Telangana d. Kerala 36. Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham is aimed at providing a. Unemployment allowance will be given to the eligible youth. b. Skill training will be provided to the Youth. c. Rs will be given every month as unemployment allowance. d. All The Above 37. The joint exercise Sahyog-Hop Tac 2018 was conducted near Chennain coast between and. a. India, Thailand b. India, Vietnam c. India, Sri Lanka d. India, Indonesia 38. Who is the MD and CEO of ICICI Bank after Chanda Kochhar steeped down as the CEO? a. Sandeep Bakshi b. Sandeep Mishra c. Jagdeep Bakshi d. Nayan Sharma 39. Ramon Laguarta took charge as the chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo. Whom did he replace? a. Maria Roberts b. Simon Weelington c. Indra Nooyi d. Edward Collins 40. Under Swachchta Hi Seva category of awards, which Ministry was declared the best department for its contribution to Swachchta Pakhwada? a. Ministry of Ayush b. Ministry of Civil Aviation c. Ministry of Home Affairs d. Ministry of Railways 41. As per Forbes India Rich List 2018, who has secured the top two spots in the list? a. Mukesh Ambani and Ratan Tata b. Mukesh Ambani and Azim Premji c. Mukesh Ambani and Laxmi Niwas Mittal d. Mukesh Ambani and Hinduja Brothers

8 42. What is India s rank in the 2018 Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR)? a. 26 b. 20 c. 28 d The Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR) is released by? a. Master Card b. Visa c. American Express d. RuPay 44. Name the instant loan approval and disbursal product launched by MobiKwik. a. Insta Loan b. Kwik Loan c. Boost d. Kwik Mobility 45. Who among the following won 2018 Nobel Peace Prize? a) Juan Manuel Santos and Sonam Wangchuk b) Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad c) Denis Mukwege and Tawakkol Karman d) Nadia Murad and Malala 46. Which state government has recently launched its own food security scheme to cover the poor people who left out of the National Food Security Act (NFSA)? a) Odisha b) Assam c) Maharashtra d) Goa 47. Which of the following species of mango, recently got a Geographical Indication (GI) tag? a) Badami b) Dasheri c) Alphonso d) Neelam 48. Who was appointed as the Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA)? a) Justice Ranjan Gogoi b) Justice Indu Malhotra c) Justice Suresh Kumar d) Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur

9 49. India s tallest National flag from the average city elevation has recently installed in which city? a) New Delhi b) Guwahati c) Gandhi Nagar d) Bhopal 50. The joint Multi National Maritime Exercise IBSAMAR 2018 has kicked off in which country? a) India b) Brazil c) South Africa d) South Korea 51. Who will head the Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine modalities for calamity tax under GST? a) Ravi Shankar Prasad b) Narendra Singh Tomar c) Suresh Prabhu d) Sushil Modi 52. Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of the honorary Canadian citizenship for her role in gross human rights violations. He/she belongs to which of the following country? a) Myanmar b) Taiwan c) Vietnam d) Indonesia 53. India Chem 2018, the 10th Biennial International Exhibition & Conference recently began in. a) Panaji b) New Delhi c) Chandigarh d) Mumbai 54. India s overall ranking on the government s adoption of e-payments has moved up to in a) 8th b) 22th c) 32th d) 28th 55. Which national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign has been launched by SIDBI? a) Youth For Work b) SAFAR c) Udyam Abhilasha d) e-udyam

10 56. India s first Global Skills Park will be set up in which state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan 57. India recently signed a USD 5.43 billion deal to procure the S-400 Triumf missile system from which country? a) USA b) Japan c) Russia d) South Korea 58. The world s largest dome has recently inaugurated in which country? a) Israel b) Iran c) India d) Bangladesh 59. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased foreign exchange rules for which sector? a) Oil Marketing Companies b) Financing Institutions c) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises d) Travel and Tourism 60. Who won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize? a) Nadia Murad b) George P Smith c) Oprah Winfrey d) Sir Gregory P Winter 61. Which of the following women scientists has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? a) Christiane Volhard b) Ada Yonath c) Frances H. Arnold d) Carol W. Greider 62. Which of the following cities is the venue of the first-ever General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? a) Pune b) New Delhi c) Chennai d) Bhopal

11 63. The First ever Regional Conference on Women in Detention and Access to Justice took place at. a) Lucknow b) Bhopal c) Dehradun d) Shimla 64. The private lender ICICI has appointed as managing director and chief executive officer for five years. a) Sandeep Bakhshi b) Arundhati Bhattacharya c) Rajnish Kumar d) Sunil Mehta 65. India s and Asia s first Dolphin Research Centre will be set up on the banks of the Ganga river in which city? a) Varanasi b) Patna c) Allahabad d) Kolkata 66. India s 1st Methanol Cooking Fuel Program has been launched in which state? a) Rajasthan b) Gujarat c) Assam d) Bihar 67. Youth Olympic Games 2018 has begun in country? a) Argentina b) Russia c) Japan d) Spain 68. Who has been appointed as the ambassador and India s permanent representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (UNCD)? a) Pankaj Sharma b) Anuj Mehta c) Ankita Vyas d) Mohit Saxena 69. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the working committee of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)? a) Pankaj Sharma b) Anuj Mehta

12 c) Mukesh Panchal d) Vikram Limaye 70. Which company displaced Google to become the top brand in the world in 2018? a) Apple b) Facebook c) Amazon d) Reliance 71. Government has inked $110 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade all-weather rural roads in which state under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)? a) Rajasthan b) Uttarakhand c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh 72. Which of the following union ministry has won the Swachchta Hi Seva award, recently? a) Ministry of Law and Justice b) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting c) Ministry of Defence d) Ministry of Railways 73. Which state was awarded as the best state under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018? a) Telangana b) Uttarakhand c) Karnataka d) Haryana 74. Which of the following has been declared the cleanest government university in the Swachh Campus ranking 2018? a) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak b) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar c) Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi d) Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur

13 Answers 1 d 21 b 41 b 61 c 2 a 22 c 42 c 62 b 3 c 23 d 43 b 63 d 4 b 24 d 44 c 64 a 5 c 25 c 45 b 65 b 6 d 26 a 46 a 66 c 7 d 27 a 47 c 67 a 8 a 28 a 48 d 68 a 9 c 29 c 49 b 69 d 10 d 30 b 50 c 70 a 11 b 31 d 51 d 71 c 12 a 32 a 52 a 72 d 13 c 33 d 53 d 73 d 14 b 34 c 54 d 74 a 15 a 35 a 55 c 16 b 36 d 56 c 17 d 37 b 57 c 18 d 38 a 58 c 19 b 39 b 59 a 20 b 40 d 60 a