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Q1. During the visit of Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, India has agreed for the deputation of experts in five fields to assist Zimbabwe. Who is the present President of Zimbabwe?
(a) Constantino Chiwenga
(b) Emmerson Mnangagwa
(c) Grace Mugabe
(d) Robert Mugabe
(e) Jonathan Moyo
Q2. National Ayurveda Day 2018 was observed on ____________.
(a) 2nd November
(b) 15th October
(c) 4th November
(d) 5th November
(e) 25th October
Q3. The 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meeting 2018 was held recently in ___________.
(a) Shanghai
(b) Durban
(c) Beijing
(d) Tokyo
(e) New Delhi
Q4. Name the Indian Badminton player who has won the SaarLorLux Open at Saarbrucken in Germany.
(a) Ajay Jayaram
(b) Pullela Gopichand
(c) Subhankar Dey
(d) Parupalli Kashyap
(e) Sameer Verma
Q5. Name the gymnast who had recently made history by picking up her record 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics championships in Doha, Qatar.
(a) Simone Biles
(b) Nastia Liukin
(c) Gabby Douglas
(d) Aly Raisman
(e) Shawn Johnson
Q6. In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has executed a trade finance transaction using blockchain for an export by ____________ to US-based Tricon Energy.
(a) Tata Steels
(b) Reliance Industries Ltd
(c) Jindal and Sons
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Indian Government
Q7. The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation which was established in ____________.
(a) 1995
(b) 1997
(c) 1999
(d) 2002
(e) 2005
Q8. Name the Indian Navy Hero who commanded a naval unit of the Eastern Fleet in the 1971 India-Pakistan war who passed away recently.
(a) Admiral Anil Khuntia
(b) Admiral Ansan Zayas
(c) Vice-Admiral Krunal Sinha
(d) Vice-Admiral M.P. AwatI
(e) Vice-Admiral Biswajeet Ray
Q9. Which of the following is the global satellite navigation system of European Union?
(a) BeiDou
(b) Galileo
(c) Falcon
(d) GLONASS
(e) Newton
Q10. The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) headquarters in _____________.
(a) Singapore
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) Switzerland
(d) Mauritius
(e) Poland
Solutions
Ans.1.(b)
Exp. During the visit of Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, India has agreed for the deputation of experts in five fields to assist Zimbabwe. Around 6 agreements in various fields were signed in areas including Mining, Visa waiver, Broadcasting and Culture. India will extend Line of credits of more than 350 million US Dollars to Zimbabwe for two power projects and a drinking water project. Emmerson Mnangagwa is the present President of Zimbabwe.
Ans.2.(d)
Exp. Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on 5th November 2018.
Ans.3.(b)
Exp. The 18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meeting was held in Durban, South Africa. Gen.(Dr.) VK Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for External Affairs, attended the IORA Council of Ministers Meeting.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. In Badminton, Subhankar Dey has won the SaarLorLux Open at Saarbrucken in Germany. In the summit clash, the unseeded Indian defeated fifth-placed Rajiv Ouseph of Britain, in straight games, in what was the first encounter between the two shuttlers.
Ans.5.(a)
Exp. Simone Biles made history by picking up her record 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics championships in Doha, Qatar. Simone Biles became the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship gold medals. She hails from the USA.
Ans.6.(b)
Exp. In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has executed a trade finance transaction using blockchain for an export by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to US-based Tricon Energy. The blockchain-enabled letter of credit (LC) transaction substantially reduced the time taken for such deals.
Ans.7.(b)
Exp. The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation which was established on 7 March 1997.
IORA Headquarters in Ebene, Mauritius.
Ans.8.(d)
Exp. Vice-Admiral M.P. Awati (retd.), who commanded a naval unit of the Eastern Fleet in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and whose actions led to the destruction of an enemy submarine, passed away.
Ans.9.(b)
Exp. Galileo is the global satellite navigation system of European Union.
Ans.10.(d)
Exp.The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation which was established on 7 March 1997. IORA Headquarters in Ebene, Mauritius.
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