Current Affairs Quiz | 14th December 2018

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Q1. In a bid to make retirement income scheme more attractive for central government employees, the government has agreed to chip in a higher ____________ of the basic salary of an individual as its contribution to the National Pension System (NPS).

(a) 12%

(b) 20%

(c) 10%

(d) 14%

(e) 25%

Q2. The government has appointed Shaktikanta Das as the new RBI governor, a day after Urjit Patel resigned as RBI Governor. He is the _________ Governor of the RBI.

(a) 25th

(b) 23rd

(c) 26th

(d) 22nd

(e) 27th

Q3. Which of the following ministry has launched a Twitter account named ‘@CyberDost’ to spread awareness about cybercrimes and normal precautions to be taken?

(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

(d) Finance Ministry

(e) Home Ministry

Q4. Who has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” alongside several other journalists recently?

(a) Xi Jinping

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Jamal Khashoggi

(d) Donald Trump

(e) Vladimir Putin

Q5. Which state government has honored AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title “Meethoileima” (par excellent queen)?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Manipur

(c) Assam

(d) New Delhi

(e) Haryana

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the fourth Partners’ Forum in-

(a) New Delhi

(b) Kolkata

(c) Chennai

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Jaipur

Q7. On which day International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) is celebrated?

 (a) 14th December

(b) 12th December

(c) 15th December

(d) 13th December

(e) 11th December

Q8. Which country became a full member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body set up to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other threats to the international financial system recently?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Pakistan

(d) Israel

(e) North Korea

Q9. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on _______________ for violating cybersecurity norms recently.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) Indian Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) United Bank of India

Q10. Who has become the first-ever recipient of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Coach of the Year Award?

(a) Serena Williams

(b) Caroline Wozniacki

(c) Steffi Graf

(d) Maria Sharapova

(e) Sascha Bajin

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. In a bid to make retirement income scheme more attractive for central government employees, the government has agreed to chip in a higher 14% of the basic salary of an individual as its contribution to the National Pension System (NPS). The move would benefit over 36 lakh central government employees. Currently, the minimum employee contribution in NPS is 10% of basic pay and an equal contribution is made by the government.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. The government has appointed Shaktikanta Das as the new RBI governor, a day after Urjit Patel resigned as RBI Governor. He is the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. A former economic affairs secretary from 2015 to 2017, Das worked closely with the central bank. He is currently a member of the Finance Commission of India, and the government’s representative at the Group of 20 summits.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp.  Home Ministry has launched a Twitter account named ‘@CyberDost’ to spread awareness about cybercrimes and normal precautions to be taken. The Twitter handles is aimed at enhancing people’s basic knowledge about cybercrimes and precautions to be taken for prevention.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp.  Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October 2018 at his country’s Istanbul consulate, has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” alongside several other journalists.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Manipur Government honored AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist MC Mary Kom with the title “Meethoileima” (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal, Manipur. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared that the Imphal West DC Road towards Game Village will be named as MC Mary Kom Road.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the fourth Partners’ Forum in New Delhi. The objective of the conference is to improve knowledge, alignment and accountability to accelerate action on women’s, children’s and adolescents health.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp.  International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) is celebrated globally on 12 December. In 2017 the United Nations proclaimed 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day by resolution 72/138.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp.  Israel became a full member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body set up to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other threats to the international financial system. The Jewish state has now taken its place alongside 37 other members including most of the G20, the world’s 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies just 16 years after being blacklisted by the organization.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp.  The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Indian Bank for violating cybersecurity norms. The contravention is with regard to RBI’s directions on Frauds – Classification and Reporting by Commercial Banks.

Ans10..(e)

Exp.  Sascha Bajin, coach of the world number five Naomi Osaka, has become the first-ever recipient of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Coach of the Year Award.

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