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Q1. _________________ is observed as Armed Forces Flag Day throughout India to honour the martyrs as well as men and women in uniform, who valiantly fight on our borders to safeguard the country’s honour.
(a) 06th December
(b) 03rd December
(c) 05th December
(d) 07th December
(e) 04th December
Q2. Name the team, which has won the Admiral’s Cup 2018?
(a) Team Italy
(b) Team Singapore
(c) Team USA
(d) Team India
(e) Team China
Q3. Which of the following Bank has extended a credit facility of USD 500 million to Tanzania for water supply projects in the country?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) Export-Import Bank of India
Q4. The ninth edition of ‘Admirals Cup’ Sailing Regatta (2018) was concluded in-
(a) USA
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Russia
(e) Italy
Q5. Which country is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transport free, implementing the move in 2020?
(a) Poland
(b) Luxembourg
(c) Switzerland
(d) Brazil
(e) Norway
Q6. Which company will acquire seven IBM products by mid-2019 for $1.8 billion (over Rs 12,700 crore) in its biggest ever acquisition so far?
(a) Sony
(b) TCS
(c) HP
(d) Apple
(e) HCL
Q7. The Union cabinet approved an export policy for agriculture, lifting all restrictions on organic and processed food, to help the government’s efforts to double farmers’ income by-
(a) 2021
(b) 2020
(c) 2022
(d) 2024
(e) 2023
Q8. Which of the following two cities is India’s new Inland Water Transport (IWT) origin-destination pair for containerised cargo movement on the National Waterway-1?
(a) Kolkata-Guwahati
(b) Kolkata-Patna
(c) Kolkata-Allahabad
(d) Kolkata-Mumbai
(e) Kolkata-Cochin
Q9. On the 62nd death anniversary of ______________________, Social Justice and Empowerment minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the website of a first-of-its-kind media school, Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar School Of Media Empowerment (ASME), to train Dalit and tribal youth in journalism.
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatama Gandhi
(d) BR Ambedkar
(e) Jayaprakash Narayan
Q10. The ‘Agriculture Export Policy, 2018’ seeks to double farm exports to $60 billion by 2022 from $30 billion currently and will invest ____________ crore to set up specialised clusters in different states for different produce to push exports.
(a) Rs. 1,400 crore
(b) Rs. 2,800 crore
(c) Rs. 1,000 crore
(d) Rs. 5,300 crore
(e) Rs. 4,700 crore
Solutions
Ans.1.(d)
Exp. Since 1949, 07 December is observed as Armed Forces Flag Day throughout India to honour the martyrs as well as men and women in uniform, who valiantly fight on our borders to safeguard the country’s honour. The ‘Armed forces Flag Day Fund’ (AFFDF) has been constituted by the Government of India for the welfare and rehabilitation of the Ex-Servicemen (ESM) community.
Ans.2.(a)
Exp. Team Italy won the Admiral’s Cup 2018. The ninth edition of ‘Admirals Cup’ Sailing Regatta (2018) concluded with a glittering closing ceremony at Ettikulam Beach at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala.
Ans.3.(e)
Exp. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a credit facility of USD 500 million to Tanzania for water supply projects in the country. Exim Bank signed an agreement in May 2018, with the Tanzania government for making available a Government of India-supported line of credit of USD 500 million for the purpose of financing water supply schemes.
Ans.4.(c)
Exp. The ninth edition of ‘Admirals Cup’ Sailing Regatta (2018) was concluded at Ettikulam Beach at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala in India.
Ans.5.(b)
Exp. Luxembourg is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transport free, implementing the move in 2020. The move is aimed at addressing environmental issues and the problem of traffic congestion. Earlier, Luxembourg introduced free transport for all people under the age of 20.
Ans.6.(e)
Exp. Noida-based IT major HCL Technologies will acquire seven IBM products by mid-2019 for $1.8 billion (over Rs 12,700 crore) in its biggest ever acquisition so far. The all-cash deal entails software in areas including security, marketing, collaboration solutions, and represents a total addressable market of over $50 billion. The deal includes the transfer of some IBM employees as well.
Ans.7.(c)
Exp. The Union cabinet approved an export policy for agriculture, lifting all restrictions on organic and processed food, to help the government’s efforts to double farmers’ income by 2022.
Ans.8.(b)
Exp. Kolkata-Patna is India’s new Inland Water Transport (IWT) origin-destination pair for containerised cargo movement on the National Waterway-1. After the success of container cargo being shipped from Kolkata to Varanasi earlier this year, Bihar’s capital Patna will be witness to a new landmark in India’s IWT sector.
Ans.9.(d)
Exp. On the 62nd death anniversary of B R Ambedkar, Social Justice and Empowerment minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the website of a first-of-its-kind media school, Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar School Of Media Empowerment (ASME), to train Dalit and tribal youth in journalism.
Ans.10.(a)
Exp. The Union cabinet approved an export policy for agriculture, lifting all restrictions on organic and processed food, to help the government’s efforts to double farmers’ income by 2022. The ‘Agriculture Export Policy, 2018’ seeks to double farm exports to $60 billion by 2022 from $30 billion currently and will invest 1,400 crore to set up specialised clusters in different states for different produce to push exports. Policy for sensitive farm goods such as onions will be reviewed from time to time.
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