1 st September, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams
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2 1 st September, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams September GA Quiz 1 Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. 1. Which of the following countries is going to host the fifth BIMSTEC Summit? A. Bangladesh B. Sri Lanka C. Thailand D. India E. None of these 2. Which of the following naval ships from India has recently participated in the regional maritime engagement exercise KAKADU 2018? A. INS Vikrant B. INS Virat C. INS Satpura D. INS Sahyadri E. None of these 3. HRD Ministry has recently launched Atal rankings for. A. Secondary schools B. Primary Schools C. Higher Education Institutions D. Nursery E. None of these 4. Which of the following union ministries has recently signed a new wage agreement to benefit over one lakh port workers, pensioners? A. Ministry of Shipping B. Ministry of Home Affairs C. Ministry of Transport D. Ministry of Urban Development E. None of these 5. Which Indian team has recently won their fifth consecutive gold medal at the 18th Asian Games? A. Men s 4x400 relay B. Women s badminton team C. Women s squash team D. Women s 4x400 relay E. None of these 6. Who among the following has recently been appointed as India s High Commissioner to United Kingdom? A. Rama Tyagi B. Komal Seth C. Ruchi Ghanashyam D. Sujata Krishnan E. None of these
3 7. The 6th edition of RCEP Trade Ministers Meeting 2018 has recently begun in. A. India B. Singapore C. China D. Sri Lanka E. None of these 8. India has recently signed an USD 375 million loan agreement with to improve irrigation in Madhya Pradesh? A. ADB B. AIIB C. World Bank D. IMF E. None of these 9. Who among the following has recently ended India's 48-year wait for a gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the Asian Games? A. Tajinder Pal Singh B. Arpinder Singh C. Jinson Johnson D. Manjit Singh E. None of these 10. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, is going to launch the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in: A. Agra B. New Delhi C. Gwalior D. Patna E. None of these
4 Correct answers: B D C A D C B A B B Explanations: 1. Who: Sri Lanka What: will be hosting country of the fifth BIMSTEC Summit When: published on 31st August 2018 The 4th BIMSTEC Summit concluded in Kathmandu on August 31, 2018 with the signing and adoption of the Kathmandu Declaration by all the seven members. Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli gave a closing speech after handing over the Chairmanship of the next BIMSTEC Summit to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. BIMSTEC is the sub-regional group of seven countries in South Asia and South East Asia lying in littoral and adjacent areas of Bay of Bengal constituting contiguous regional unity. It was established on 6 June 1997 through Bangkok Declaration. It is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh Who: INS Sahyadari What: reached Australia for Exercise KAKADU 2018 When: published on 29th August 2018 After having been deployed to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean for over four months, representing Indian Navy in multinational exercises MALABAR 18 at Guam and RIMPAC 18 at Hawaii, INS Sahyadri has now reached the Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in Exercise KAKADU 2018.
5 Exercise KAKADU, which started in 1993, is a multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exercise is held biennially in Darwin and the Northern Australian Exercise Areas (NAXA). It derives its name from Kakadu National Park and the 14th edition of the exercise is scheduled from August 29 and would see participation from 23 warships, one submarine, 45 aircraft, 250 marines and about 52 foreign staff from over 25 different countries. 3. Who: HRD Ministry What: introduces Atal ranking for institutions to promote innovation When: published on 31st August 2018 To promote a culture of innovation and research in higher education, the Union government has introduced Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announcement. Here is the Salient Features of #ARIIA - Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Ministry of HRD (@HRDMinistry) He made the announcement at the inauguration of an innovation cell at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in New Delhi.
6 4. Who: Ministry of Shipping What: signed a new wage agreement to benefit over one lakh port workers, pensioners When: published on 30th August 2018 The 12 major ports run by the Centre will raise the wages of its more than 32,000 Group C&D category port and dock workers and some 105,000 Group C&D pensioners by 10.6 per cent beginning January 2017, according to a five-year agreement signed on Thursday. The settlement will raise the overall wage and pension bill of the dozen ports by about 560 crore per annum, a Shipping Ministry statement said. The finalisation of the wage settlement was first reported by BusinessLine on July 13. The settlement provides for 10.6 per cent fitment on basic pay plus DA. The lowest grade of workers will get a pay-scale of 20,900-43,600 and the highest grade worker, 36,500-88, Who: Women s 4x400 relay What: won their fifth consecutive gold medal at the 18th Asian Games When: published on 30th August 2018 India's 4x400m women's relay team today clinched its fifth consecutive gold medal in the Asian Games here to maintain a remarkable domination in this event in the continental showpiece. The Indian women's quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth ran 3 minute and seconds to claim the gold x400m-relay-team-wins-gold-for-fifth-time-on-trot-at-asian-games html
7 6. Who: Ruchi Ghanashyam What: appointed as India s High Commissioner to United Kingdom When: published on 28th August 2018 Ruchi Ghanashyam has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. Ms Ruchi Ghanashyam (IFS:1982), presently Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. She is expected to take up the assignment shortly. India+to+the+United+Kingdom 7. Who: 6th edition of RCEP Trade Ministers Meeting 2018 What: has begun in Singapore When: published on 30th August 2018 Union Minister of Commerce& Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers Meeting which begins in Singapore. The Minister will participate in the meeting consisting of 10 ASEAN countries and six ASEAN FTA partners namely, India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The meeting is being held on 30th-31st August India has been constructively engaged in the RCEP negotiations with an aim to work towards a high quality, balanced and inclusive outcomes that take into consideration sensitivities and interests of member countries. The Ministers will give guidance to the Trade Negotiating Committee of RCEP to enable negotiations move forward. On 1st September 2018, Suresh Prabhu will take part in the 6th East-Asia Economic Ministers Meeting(EAS-EMM), attended by Trade and Economic Ministers of 10 ASEAN countries and 8 Dialogue Partners of ASEAN including India, China, US, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The Ministers will deliberate on the current global economic situation and
8 exchange views on promotion of rule-based multilateral trading system and its importance to the stability and effective functioning of the global economic order Who: ADB and India What: have signed $375 Million Loan to Improve Irrigation in Madhya Pradesh When: published on 29th August 2018 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency. The Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project will develop 125,000 hectares (ha) of new, highly efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks, and improve water use efficiency in more than 400 villages, benefiting over 800,000 people in Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, signed the loan agreement for the Government of India, and Mr. Sabyasachi Mitra, Deputy Country Director of ADB s India Resident Mission, signed on behalf of ADB. A separate project agreement was signed by Mr. A. K. Upmanyu, Project Director, on behalf of the State of Madya Pradesh Who: Arpinder Singh What: ended India's 48-year wait for a gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the Asian Games When: published on 30th August 2018
9 A dehydrated Arpinder Singh today ended India's 48-year long wait for a gold in triple jump at the Asian Games with an effort of 16.77m even as he had aimed at shattering the national record. India's last Asian Games gold medal in men's triple jump had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill. Arpinder, who has been without a medal in multi-sporting events since winning a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, produced his best jump of 16.77m in his third attempt. The 25-year old said that his performance dipped because of a training in UK, where he could not adjust to new training methods. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan took the silver with a best jump of 16.62m while Shuo Cao of China was third with an effort of 16.56m year-wait-for-asiad-gold-in-triple-jump/articleshow/ cms 10. Who: PM Narendra Modi What: to launch India Post Payments Bank in New Delhi When: published on 31st August 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) that seeks to leverage the expansive network of the postal department to ensure financial inclusion for the masses. The event is scheduled to be held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, along with simultaneous launch events at 650 branches and 3,250 access points that will go live tomorrow, an official statement said.
10 Top 10 News of the Day : 1 st September, PM Narendra Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank in New Delhi. (1 st September 2018 Current Affairs Questions) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) that seeks to leverage the expansive network of the postal department to ensure financial inclusion for the masses. The event is scheduled to be held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, along with simultaneous launch events at 650 branches and 3,250 access points that will go live tomorrow, an official statement said. 2. Sri Lanka will be hosting country of the fifth BIMSTEC Summit. (Top 10 Current Affairs Questions 1 st September 2018) The 4th BIMSTEC Summit concluded in Kathmandu on August 31, 2018 with the signing and adoption of the Kathmandu Declaration by all the seven members. Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli gave a closing speech after handing over the Chairmanship of the next BIMSTEC Summit to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. BIMSTEC is the sub-regional group of seven countries in South Asia and South East Asia lying in littoral and adjacent areas of Bay of Bengal constituting contiguous regional unity. It was established on 6 June 1997 through Bangkok Declaration. It is headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 3. INS Sahyadari reached Australia for Exercise KAKADU (1 st September 2018 Top Current Affairs MCQs) After having been deployed to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean for over four months, representing Indian Navy in multinational exercises MALABAR 18 at Guam and RIMPAC 18 at Hawaii, INS Sahyadri has now reached the Port of Darwin, Australia to participate in Exercise KAKADU Exercise KAKADU, which started in 1993, is a multilateral regional maritime engagement exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exercise is held biennially in Darwin and the Northern Australian Exercise Areas (NAXA). It derives its name from Kakadu National Park and the 14th edition of the exercise is scheduled from August 29 and would see participation from 23 warships, one submarine, 45 aircraft, 250 marines and about 52 foreign staff from over 25 different countries.
11 4. Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed as India s High Commissioner to United Kingdom. (Daily Current Affairs Questions 1 st September 2018) Ruchi Ghanashyam has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. Ms Ruchi Ghanashyam (IFS:1982), presently Secretary at Headquarters has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. She is expected to take up the assignment shortly th edition of RCEP Trade Ministers Meeting 2018 has begun in Singapore. (Top 10 Current Affairs Quiz of 1 st September 2018) Union Minister of Commerce& Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, is leading the Indian delegation for the 6th RCEP Trade Ministers Meeting which begins in Singapore. The Minister will participate in the meeting consisting of 10 ASEAN countries and six ASEAN FTA partners namely, India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The meeting is being held on 30th-31st August India has been constructively engaged in the RCEP negotiations with an aim to work towards a high quality, balanced and inclusive outcomes that take into consideration sensitivities and interests of member countries. The Ministers will give guidance to the Trade Negotiating Committee of RCEP to enable negotiations move forward. On 1 st September 2018, Suresh Prabhu will take part in the 6th East-Asia Economic Ministers Meeting(EAS-EMM), attended by Trade and Economic Ministers of 10 ASEAN countries and 8 Dialogue Partners of ASEAN including India, China, US, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The Ministers will deliberate on the current global economic situation and exchange views on promotion of rule-based multilateral trading system and its importance to the stability and effective functioning of the global economic order. 6. ADB and India have signed $375 Million Loan to Improve Irrigation in Madhya Pradesh. (Important Current Affairs Questions 1 st September 2018) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.
12 The Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project will develop 125,000 hectares (ha) of new, highly efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks, and improve water use efficiency in more than 400 villages, benefiting over 800,000 people in Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, signed the loan agreement for the Government of India, and Mr. Sabyasachi Mitra, Deputy Country Director of ADB s India Resident Mission, signed on behalf of ADB. A separate project agreement was signed by Mr. A. K. Upmanyu, Project Director, on behalf of the State of Madya Pradesh. 7. Arpinder Singh ended India's 48-year wait for a gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the Asian Games. (Top 10 MCQs on Current Affairs 1 st September 2018) A dehydrated Arpinder Singh today ended India's 48-year long wait for a gold in triple jump at the Asian Games with an effort of 16.77m even as he had aimed at shattering the national record. India's last Asian Games gold medal in men's triple jump had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill. Arpinder, who has been without a medal in multi-sporting events since winning a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, produced his best jump of 16.77m in his third attempt. The 25-year old said that his performance dipped because of a training in UK, where he could not adjust to new training methods. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan took the silver with a best jump of 16.62m while Shuo Cao of China was third with an effort of 16.56m. 8. Women s 4x400 relay won their fifth consecutive gold medal at the 18 th Asian Games. (Current Affairs in Short 1 st September 2018) India's 4x400m women's relay team today clinched its fifth consecutive gold medal in the Asian Games here to maintain a remarkable domination in this event in the continental showpiece. The Indian women's quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth ran 3 minute and seconds to claim the gold. 9. Ministry of Shipping signed a new wage agreement to benefit over one lakh port workers, pensioners.
13 (Daily Current Affairs Capsule 1 st September 2018) The 12 major ports run by the Centre will raise the wages of its more than 32,000 Group C&D category port and dock workers and some 105,000 Group C&D pensioners by 10.6 per cent beginning January 2017, according to a five-year agreement signed on Thursday. The settlement will raise the overall wage and pension bill of the dozen ports by about 560 crore per annum, a Shipping Ministry statement said. The finalisation of the wage settlement was first reported by BusinessLine on July 13. The settlement provides for 10.6 per cent fitment on basic pay plus DA. The lowest grade of workers will get a pay-scale of 20,900-43,600 and the highest grade worker, 36,500-88, HRD Ministry introduces Atal ranking for institutions to promote innovation. (Current Affairs GK Questions 1 st September 2018) To promote a culture of innovation and research in higher education, the Union government has introduced Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announcement. Here is the Salient Features of #ARIIA - Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Ministry of HRD (@HRDMinistry) He made the announcement at the inauguration of an innovation cell at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in New Delhi.
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