Q1. IDBI Bank has announced that _________ has taken charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of the bank.
(a) Anand Mahindra
(b) Sunil Mehta
(c) Rakesh Sharma
(d) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(e) Viral Acharya
Q2. The Severe Cyclonic Storm _______ has hit the west-central Bay of Bengal.
(a) KATRINA
(b) HUDHUD
(c) LINA
(d) NARGIS
(e) TITLI
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 ________.
(a) NITV
(b) NCVET
(c) NCDA
(d) NSVTI
(e) SDII
Q4. The theme for International Day of the Girl Child 2018 is _______.
(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
(e) Investing in Women and Girls
Q5. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Paris on a three-day visit to France. Who is the present president of France?
(a) Edouard Philippe
(b) Emmanuel Macron
(c) Nicolas Hollande
(d) François Fillon
(e) Brigitte Macron
Q6. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj participated in the 17th Council of Heads of Government, CHG, meeting of the SCO. It was held in_______.
(a) Magnolia
(b) Turkmenistan
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) Tajikistan
(e) UAE
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?
(a) Javelin throw
(b) Sprint
(c) Weightlifting
(d) Boxing
(e) Shooting
Q8. UK-based charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index was released in which India ranked _____ among 157 countries.
(a) 96th
(b) 131st
(c) 142th
(d) 147th
(e) 101st
Q9. Which of the following country topped Oxfam World Inequality Index 2018?
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) Finland
(d) Switzerland
(e) Japan
Q10. Recently, who has been chosen as India’s ‘Miss Trans Queen’- 2018?
(a) Nitasha Biswas
(b) Manpreet Brar
(c) Veena Sendre
(d) Veena Malik
(e) Arisha Rani
Solutions
Ans.1.(c)
Exp. 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.
Ans.2.(e)
Exp.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.
Ans.3.(b)
Exp. 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).
Ans.4.(d)
Exp. 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’.
Ans.5.(b)
Sol. Emmanuel Macron is the present president of France.
Ans.6.(d)
Exp. 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.
Ans.7.(e)
Exp. Pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has bagged the Gold Medal in the 10-meter air pistol event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
Ans.8.(d)
Exp. 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.
Ans.9.(a)
Exp. 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.
Ans.10.(c)
Exp. 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.
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